Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
4,620 
93 
68 
83 
195 
236 
$1,000 
11,538 
5,308 
1,044 
1,152 
1,329 
530 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,694 
9 
20 
9 
35 
115 
$1,000 to $4,999 
628 
25 
12 
29 
89 
93 
$5,000 to $24,999 
229 
35 
17 
30 
61 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
5 
14 
12 
8 
1 
$50,000 or more 
29 
19 
5 
3 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,198 
156 
139 
99 
239 
289 
$1,000 
128,271 
62,469 
17,028 
9,095 
13,517 
7,930 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,435 
3 
2 
10 
43 
91 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,052 
- 
8 
16 
69 
72 
$25,000 to $99,999 
419 
2 
82 
44 
76 
112 
$100,000 to $249,999 
215 
99 
32 
20 
50 
14 
$250,000 or more 
77 
52 
15 
9 
1 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,343 
45 
76 
53 
126 
167 
$1,000 
22,374 
4,660 
3,734 
2,524 
1,543 
1,675 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,820 
146 
101 
60 
168 
196 
$1,000 
105,897 
57,809 
13,295 
6,571 
1 1 ,974 
6,256 
Feed purchased 
farms 
15,066 
166 
162 
131 
323 
477 
$1,000 
327,286 
194,265 
61,089 
14,037 
10,716 
6,467 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,056 
2 
2 
5 
46 
156 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,118 
2 
7 
26 
136 
241 
$25,000 to $99,999 
537 
6 
19 
60 
123 
74 
$100,000 to $249,999 
75 
6 
24 
22 
16 
6 
$250,000 or more 
280 
150 
110 
18 
2 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
20,838 
182 
171 
147 
365 
529 
$1,000 
41,919 
8,639 
2,735 
2,059 
2,945 
2,627 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,432 
4 
36 
39 
140 
328 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,215 
66 
101 
91 
211 
199 
$25,000 to $49,999 
136 
71 
30 
13 
13 
2 
$50,000 or more 
55 
41 
4 
4 
1 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
10,208 
182 
171 
145 
322 
398 
$1,000 
15,017 
4,670 
1,606 
851 
941 
710 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,471 
- 
6 
14 
107 
210 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,223 
15 
34 
64 
166 
160 
$5,000 to $24,999 
470 
138 
123 
64 
48 
26 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
18 
8 
2 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
16 
11 
- 
1 
1 
2 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
16,324 
182 
171 
147 
348 
494 
$1,000 
47,045 
9,950 
3,430 
2,814 
3,730 
3,393 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,677 
7 
25 
32 
100 
247 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,424 
100 
103 
73 
224 
230 
$25,000 to $49,999 
152 
39 
31 
29 
20 
15 
$50,000 or more 
71 
36 
12 
13 
4 
2 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,452 
149 
95 
98 
188 
210 
$1,000 
43,344 
20,511 
3,287 
3,058 
4,197 
2,341 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,538 
23 
29 
17 
63 
127 
$5,000 to $24,999 
613 
45 
34 
40 
65 
67 
$25,000 to $99,999 
246 
54 
23 
36 
55 
13 
$100,000 to $249,999 
34 
11 
8 
4 
4 
1 
$250,000 or more 
21 
16 
1 
1 
1 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
996 
43 
32 
31 
75 
40 
$1,000 
8,139 
3,460 
608 
365 
1,143 
337 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
401 
4 
5 
6 
16 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
366 
5 
9 
4 
28 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
198 
24 
16 
19 
27 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
6 
1 
1 
2 
3 
$50,000 or more 
11 
4 
1 
1 
2 
1 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,976 
156 
113 
73 
139 
141 
$1,000 
10,518 
6,289 
1,473 
716 
567 
376 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,170 
- 
3 
5 
42 
52 
$1,000 to $4,999 
462 
9 
34 
31 
61 
75 
$5,000 to $24,999 
279 
108 
64 
30 
33 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
29 
8 
6 
2 
2 
$50,000 or more 
16 
10 
4 
1 
1 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
3,356 
100 
78 
94 
239 
290 
$1,000 
15,677 
3,685 
1,293 
1,443 
1,938 
1,305 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,763 
23 
28 
34 
114 
225 
$5,000 to $9,999 
313 
20 
16 
17 
65 
41 
$10,000 to $24,999 
186 
25 
19 
31 
50 
18 
$25,000 or more 
94 
32 
15 
12 
10 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
110 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
