Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
179 
67 
- 
- 
3 
6 
16 
42 
$1,000 
(D) 
650 
- 
- 
90 
106 
204 
251 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
179 
67 
- 
- 
3 
6 
16 
42 
$1,000 
(D) 
650 
- 
- 
90 
106 
204 
251 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
10,055 
4,080 
9 
103 
162 
406 
1,083 
2,317 
$1,000 
33,136 
15,242 
52 
745 
857 
1,600 
3,934 
8,054 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
9 
- 
3 
1 
- 
2 
3 
$1,000 
1,124 
750 
- 
248 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
257 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
51 
30 
- 
1 
7 
10 
12 
$1,000 
(D) 
48 
- 
(D) 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,032 
4,977 
17 
113 
262 
566 
1,323 
2,696 
$1,000 
217,411 
147,582 
117 
4,511 
10,771 
25,576 
44,318 
62,290 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
763 
549 
- 
12 
56 
81 
149 
251 
$1,000 
134,978 
102,237 
- 
3,476 
8,760 
20,340 
32,221 
37,440 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
140 
124 
- 
16 
7 
25 
40 
36 
$1,000 
32,654 
31,314 
- 
1,779 
3,030 
4,420 
7,003 
15,082 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
105 
98 
- 
12 
5 
23 
32 
26 
$1,000 
31,803 
30,652 
- 
1,645 
(D) 
(D) 
6,724 
14,833 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
624 
238 
- 
4 
44 
54 
55 
81 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,425 
655 
6 
24 
76 
117 
151 
281 
$1,000 
4,322 
2,784 
28 
63 
200 
653 
460 
1,380 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
$1,000 
617 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
919 
370 
2 
21 
39 
50 
114 
144 
$1,000 
5,510 
3,605 
(D) 
(D) 
220 
509 
2,126 
654 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
8 
- 
2 
3 
3 
$1,000 
2,526 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
256 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,946 
944 
7 
30 
109 
182 
281 
335 
$1,000 
401,439 
321,311 
3 
4,698 
45,236 
55,255 
128,305 
87,815 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
310 
254 
- 
5 
33 
57 
79 
80 
$1,000 
400,136 
320,560 
- 
4,630 
45,182 
55,105 
128,103 
87,540 
Aquaculture 
farms 
42 
21 
- 
- 
- 
6 
10 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
528 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
$1,000 
3,001 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
652 
293 
- 
5 
21 
43 
97 
127 
$1,000 
2,088 
1,488 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
384 
285 
703 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
6 
- 
1 
1 
1 
3 
$1,000 
1,042 
840 
- 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
2,196 
1,269 
- 
36 
64 
162 
345 
662 
$1,000 
7,034 
4,584 
133 
357 
784 
1,414 
1,896 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
497 
225 
- 
15 
9 
36 
75 
90 
$1,000 
1,490 
894 
- 
142 
31 
124 
272 
324 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,926 
893 
- 
17 
58 
157 
307 
354 
$1,000 
10,950 
8,543 
- 
(D) 
337 
(D) 
1,784 
1,705 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
21,489 
9,164 
28 
231 
509 
1,119 
2,440 
4,837 
$1,000 
762,655 
556,834 
238 
13,493 
60,226 
114,923 
184,186 
183,768 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,490 
60,763 
8,513 
58,413 
118,323 
102,701 
75,486 
37,992 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
8,102 
4,002 
11 
114 
187 
471 
1,155 
2,064 
$1,000 
22,469 
15,541 
15 
397 
1,018 
1,992 
4,331 
7,788 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,253 
3,403 
11 
91 
139 
374 
974 
1,814 
$5,000 to $24,999 
722 
489 
- 
21 
43 
79 
139 
207 
$25,000 to $49,999 
80 
71 
- 
1 
2 
12 
34 
22 
$50,000 or more 
47 
39 
- 
1 
3 
6 
8 
21 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
5,258 
2,664 
_ 
68 
154 
366 
775 
1,301 
$1,000 
8,136 
6,600 
- 
161 
340 
1,847 
1,406 
2,846 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,034 
2,477 
- 
63 
145 
328 
714 
1,227 
$5,000 to $24,999 
164 
134 
- 
3 
6 
25 
53 
47 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
23 
- 
1 
2 
3 
5 
12 
$50,000 or more 
32 
30 
- 
1 
1 
10 
3 
15 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
