Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
4,620 
4,171 
275 
216 
$1,000 
11,538 
5,624 
1,097 
896 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,694 
3,446 
169 
129 
$1,000 to $4,999 
628 
529 
63 
49 
$5,000 to $24,999 
229 
161 
33 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
23 
6 
5 
$50,000 or more 
29 
12 
4 
3 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
6,198 
5,679 
336 
229 
$1,000 
128,271 
109,299 
9,774 
8,637 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,435 
4,144 
189 
120 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,052 
943 
74 
43 
$25,000 to $99,999 
419 
365 
37 
33 
$100,000 to $249,999 
215 
165 
31 
28 
$250,000 or more 
77 
62 
5 
5 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
3,343 
3,070 
190 
126 
$1,000 
22,374 
18,583 
2,453 
1,880 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
3,820 
3,484 
216 
147 
$1,000 
105,897 
90,716 
7,321 
6,757 
Feed purchased farms 
15,066 
14,041 
652 
463 
$1,000 
327,286 
241,982 
38,203 
35,685 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,056 
11,428 
441 
299 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,118 
1,915 
117 
92 
$25,000 to $99,999 
537 
440 
53 
35 
$100,000 to $249,999 
75 
48 
11 
8 
$250,000 or more 
280 
210 
30 
29 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
20,838 
19,419 
861 
607 
$1,000 
41,919 
33,133 
3,516 
2,800 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,432 
18,284 
709 
492 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,215 
1,014 
123 
90 
$25,000 to $49,999 
136 
91 
19 
16 
$50,000 or more 
55 
30 
10 
9 
Utilities farms 
10,208 
9,291 
522 
375 
$1,000 
15,017 
10,369 
1,349 
1,135 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,471 
6,998 
300 
201 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,223 
1,959 
148 
110 
$5,000 to $24,999 
470 
314 
70 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
14 
4 
4 
$50,000 or more 
16 
6 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
16,324 
15,126 
725 
515 
$1,000 
47,045 
36,096 
3,615 
2,967 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,677 
13,783 
568 
383 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,424 
1,192 
128 
107 
$25,000 to $49,999 
152 
114 
17 
15 
$50,000 or more 
71 
37 
12 
10 
Hired farm labor farms 
3,452 
2,965 
252 
192 
$1,000 
43,344 
18,996 
4,223 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,538 
2,327 
144 
95 
$5,000 to $24,999 
613 
470 
53 
50 
$25,000 to $99,999 
246 
151 
47 
41 
$100,000 to $249,999 
34 
12 
8 
6 
$250,000 or more 
21 
5 
- 
- 
Contract labor farms 
996 
857 
71 
58 
$1,000 
8,139 
3,833 
(D) 
347 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
401 
374 
14 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
366 
312 
34 
25 
$5,000 to $24,999 
198 
152 
22 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
14 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
11 
5 
- 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
1,976 
1,761 
134 
102 
$1,000 
10,518 
5,359 
1,014 
926 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,170 
1,097 
55 
42 
$1,000 to $4,999 
462 
409 
35 
21 
$5,000 to $24,999 
279 
213 
35 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
33 
7 
7 
$50,000 or more 
16 
9 
2 
2 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
3,356 
3,014 
236 
171 
$1,000 
15,677 
(D) 
1,559 
1,180 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,763 
2,518 
182 
126 
$5,000 to $9,999 
313 
271 
29 
24 
$10,000 to $24,999 
186 
156 
10 
9 
$25,000 or more 
94 
69 
15 
12 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
