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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms 
516 
430 
49 
42 
$1,000 
1,507 
(D) 
103 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
325 
281 
30 
23 
$1,000 to $4,999 
136 
113 
13 
13 
$5,000 to $24,999 
49 
34 
6 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense farms 
4,834 
4,390 
273 
200 
$1,000 
27,775 
23,171 
2,434 
2,039 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,216 
2,969 
161 
114 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,446 
1,295 
90 
65 
$25,000 to $99,999 
165 
122 
20 
19 
$100,000 or more 
7 
4 
2 
2 
Secured by real estate farms 
3,587 
3,265 
198 
146 
$1,000 
22,384 
18,687 
1,992 
1,685 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
664 
623 
26 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,536 
1,422 
69 
48 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,251 
1,121 
84 
61 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
85 
13 
12 
$50,000 or more 
30 
14 
6 
6 
Not secured by real estate farms 
2,624 
2,351 
172 
127 
$1,000 
5,391 
4,485 
442 
354 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,341 
1,241 
76 
53 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,047 
914 
81 
62 
$5,000 to $24,999 
213 
179 
14 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
16 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
Property taxes paid farms 
20,822 
19,458 
857 
603 
$1,000 
21,036 
18,211 
1,227 
886 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,500 
19,223 
819 
573 
$5,000 to $9,999 
236 
173 
28 
22 
$10,000 to $24,999 
67 
52 
9 
8 
$25,000 or more 
19 
10 
1 
- 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 
9,348 
8,525 
491 
362 
$1,000 
32,977 
19,570 
3,496 
2,904 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,353 
7,753 
387 
276 
$5,000 to $24,999 
827 
666 
83 
69 
$25,000 to $49,999 
89 
61 
7 
5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
49 
34 
9 
9 
$100,000 or more 
30 
11 
5 
3 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
124 
107 
10 
8 
$1,000 
420 
382 
21 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
7,676 
6,954 
422 
326 
$1,000 
68,764 
53,478 
6,691 
5,636 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 
21,489 
20,009 
893 
626 
$1,000 
74,388 
37,051 
10,148 
7,010 
Average per farm dollars 
3,462 
1,852 
1 1 ,364 
11,198 
Farms with net gains 2 number 
8,839 
8,144 
426 
285 
Average net gain dollars 
20,380 
15,835 
39,343 
44,136 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,859 
1,770 
54 
28 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,378 
3,209 
112 
64 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,474 
1,367 
66 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,174 
1,046 
85 
65 
$25,000 to $49,999 
459 
372 
55 
43 
$50,000 or more 
495 
380 
54 
39 
Farms with net losses number 
12,650 
11,865 
467 
341 
Average net loss dollars 
8,360 
7,746 
14,160 
16,332 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,962 
1,890 
48 
30 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,391 
5,118 
175 
118 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,532 
2,372 
95 
69 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,920 
1,786 
81 
65 
$25,000 to $49,999 
621 
538 
41 
36 
$50,000 or more 
224 
161 
27 
23 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
21,489 
20,009 
893 
626 
$1,000 
53,790 
20,284 
8,834 
6,470 
Average per farm dollars 
2,503 
1,014 
9,893 
10,335 
Operators reporting net gains 2 farms 
8,860 
8,159 
428 
294 
Average net gain dollars 
17,819 
13,557 
35,792 
39,693 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
138 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
