Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,074 
41 
21 
26 
67 
69 
acres 
30,211 
8,821 
3,834 
3,949 
4,907 
1,826 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,072 
89 
70 
77 
220 
222 
acres 
140,455 
26,021 
25,820 
14,206 
18,466 
12,594 
Nematodes 
farms 
188 
2 
6 
7 
10 
12 
acres 
4,028 
(D) 
1,047 
869 
348 
254 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
483 
12 
9 
6 
24 
30 
acres 
8,101 
2,784 
889 
1,018 
625 
402 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
185 
10 
4 
3 
9 
10 
acres on which used 
5,516 
2,799 
449 
(D) 
227 
207 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
942 
23 
13 
23 
52 
75 
acres 
30,973 
1,926 
1,957 
3,959 
2,712 
3,601 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,722 
20 
19 
15 
42 
58 
acres 
50,857 
1,232 
982 
1,373 
1,848 
3,764 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
307 
5 
9 
9 
19 
19 
acres 
24,031 
185 
1,046 
2,093 
2,099 
2,466 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,036 
54 
32 
54 
112 
94 
acres 
58,139 
15,181 
12,170 
8,483 
9,027 
3,271 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
444 
21 
13 
26 
39 
28 
acres 
13,045 
4,698 
1,352 
1,885 
1,820 
703 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
1,566 
38 
25 
40 
80 
78 
acres 
28,712 
6,527 
2,175 
3,265 
2,721 
2,496 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
844 
37 
17 
26 
75 
53 
acres 
16,747 
5,208 
1,178 
1,637 
2,495 
1,290 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
365 
3 
2 
3 
9 
14 
Solar panels 
farms 
249 
2 
1 
2 
3 
11 
Wind turbines 
farms 
29 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
40 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
Other 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
23 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
16,384 
74 
88 
50 
102 
195 
Part owners 
farms 
4,506 
105 
78 
73 
242 
268 
Tenants 
farms 
599 
3 
4 
23 
20 
42 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
20,902 
179 
166 
123 
344 
463 
acres 
2,785,507 
82,587 
67,035 
47,160 
138,463 
150,455 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
20,890 
179 
166 
123 
344 
463 
acres 
2,703,634 
79,385 
66,567 
44,698 
135,568 
146,157 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
5,129 
108 
82 
96 
262 
312 
acres 
909,555 
77,579 
47,169 
61,766 
101,976 
108,485 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
5,105 
108 
82 
96 
262 
310 
acres 
903,040 
77,079 
47,169 
61,766 
101,926 
108,144 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,036 
25 
7 
12 
20 
30 
acres 
88,388 
3,702 
468 
2,462 
2,945 
4,639 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
32,178 
342 
286 
222 
569 
787 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
12,448 
78 
82 
79 
192 
299 
2 operators 
7,771 
73 
75 
58 
146 
146 
3 operators 
1,021 
21 
7 
9 
19 
49 
4 operators 
186 
8 
4 
- 
7 
7 
5 or more operators 
63 
2 
2 
" 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
9,465 
84 
74 
44 
120 
174 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
8,535 
61 
74 
41 
116 
140 
2 operators 
399 
10 
- 
- 
2 
12 
3 operators 
41 
1 
- 
1 
“ 
2 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
- 
“ 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
18,784 
168 
155 
136 
346 
478 
Female 
2,705 
14 
15 
10 
18 
27 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
9,164 
153 
142 
106 
279 
343 
Other 
12,325 
29 
28 
40 
85 
162 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
92 West Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
