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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,864 
1,775 
54 
28 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,363 
3,192 
113 
66 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,450 
1,351 
63 
43 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,159 
1,031 
84 
64 
$25,000 to $49,999 
476 
396 
50 
42 
$50,000 or more 
548 
414 
64 
51 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
12,629 
11,850 
465 
332 
Average net loss 
dollars 
8,242 
7,622 
13,946 
15,662 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,950 
1,880 
47 
27 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,398 
5,124 
177 
120 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,542 
2,385 
94 
69 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,917 
1,786 
77 
61 
$25,000 to $49,999 
612 
527 
45 
34 
$50,000 or more 
210 
148 
25 
21 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
16 
14 
- 
- 
$1,000 
951 
(D) 
- 
- 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,525 
4,083 
263 
196 
$1,000 
23,233 
16,675 
2,712 
1,651 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
471 
429 
26 
18 
$1,000 
1,424 
1,274 
77 
44 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
1,004 
908 
50 
34 
$1,000 
2,135 
1,744 
179 
(D) 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
1,157 
1,068 
51 
40 
$1,000 
7,283 
6,639 
369 
(D) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
174 
139 
14 
14 
$1,000 
1,215 
472 
288 
288 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
1,481 
1,310 
112 
85 
$1,000 
2,214 
1,188 
526 
512 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
89 
77 
5 
4 
$1,000 
395 
320 
(D) 
(D) 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
282 
253 
14 
11 
$1,000 
515 
468 
(D) 
20 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
533 
461 
38 
28 
$1,000 
8,052 
4,570 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
17,569 
16,352 
736 
501 
acres 
804,006 
693,109 
64,802 
49,208 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
16,690 
15,528 
713 
483 
acres 
699,793 
599,048 
58,746 
44,295 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
12,835 
12,114 
430 
276 
50 to 99 acres 
2,388 
2,181 
132 
93 
100 to 199 acres 
969 
844 
85 
62 
200 to 499 acres 
414 
342 
49 
37 
500 to 999 acres 
60 
34 
12 
11 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
21 
12 
5 
4 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
1 
- 
- 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,547 
1,437 
73 
50 
acres 
55,318 
48,936 
4,360 
3,402 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
530 
491 
21 
18 
acres 
7,037 
6,572 
211 
161 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
1,620 
1,485 
66 
56 
acres 
40,750 
37,527 
1,443 
1,308 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
217 
203 
7 
7 
acres 
1,108 
1,026 
42 
42 
Total woodland 
farms 
16,472 
15,388 
682 
484 
acres 
1,465,010 
1,309,748 
91,614 
65,483 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
8,281 
7,757 
370 
264 
acres 
402,108 
369,395 
22,611 
16,867 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
12,030 
11,198 
501 
355 
acres 
1,062,902 
940,353 
69,003 
48,616 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
140 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
