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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
4,620 
2,262 
7 
85 
91 
303 
692 
1,084 
$1,000 
1 1 ,538 
9,550 
1 
341 
646 
3,763 
1,509 
3,289 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,694 
1,649 
7 
54 
59 
185 
505 
839 
$1,000 to $4,999 
628 
380 
- 
12 
17 
76 
118 
157 
$5,000 to $24,999 
229 
173 
- 
17 
9 
29 
59 
59 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
32 
- 
1 
2 
8 
8 
13 
$50,000 or more 
29 
28 
- 
1 
4 
5 
2 
16 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,198 
2,886 
18 
106 
243 
436 
836 
1,247 
$1,000 
128,271 
99,327 
67 
2,490 
8,500 
13,544 
50,052 
24,674 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,435 
1,840 
14 
64 
140 
287 
507 
828 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,052 
529 
4 
31 
48 
50 
168 
228 
$25,000 to $99,999 
419 
280 
- 
4 
17 
53 
81 
125 
$100,000 to $249,999 
215 
172 
- 
3 
32 
39 
49 
49 
$250,000 or more 
77 
65 
- 
4 
6 
7 
31 
17 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,343 
1,625 
12 
76 
140 
263 
462 
672 
$1,000 
22,374 
14,737 
23 
645 
940 
4,531 
4,887 
3,711 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,820 
1,735 
13 
56 
170 
256 
509 
731 
$1,000 
105,897 
84,590 
44 
1,845 
7,560 
9,013 
45,165 
20,963 
Feed purchased 
farms 
15,066 
6,932 
26 
181 
444 
915 
1,906 
3,460 
$1,000 
327,286 
254,174 
55 
5,061 
36,389 
49,746 
80,848 
82,076 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,056 
5,145 
23 
126 
291 
630 
1,384 
2,691 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,118 
1,146 
3 
30 
81 
174 
327 
531 
$25,000 to $99,999 
537 
344 
- 
19 
39 
44 
97 
145 
$100,000 to $249,999 
75 
69 
- 
3 
2 
14 
29 
21 
$250,000 or more 
280 
228 
- 
3 
31 
53 
69 
72 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
20,838 
9,015 
28 
229 
503 
1,107 
2,408 
4,740 
$1,000 
41,919 
26,699 
18 
856 
2,058 
5,222 
7,411 
11,134 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,432 
7,983 
28 
191 
413 
920 
2,103 
4,328 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,215 
875 
- 
31 
71 
151 
266 
356 
$25,000 to $49,999 
136 
107 
- 
6 
16 
25 
24 
36 
$50,000 or more 
55 
50 
- 
1 
3 
11 
15 
20 
Utilities 
farms 
10,208 
5,036 
13 
123 
298 
650 
1,387 
2,565 
$1,000 
15,017 
10,241 
2 
291 
969 
2,587 
2,877 
3,515 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,471 
3,366 
13 
68 
158 
373 
873 
1,881 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,223 
1,252 
- 
41 
99 
176 
388 
548 
$5,000 to $24,999 
470 
379 
- 
13 
35 
87 
120 
124 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
25 
- 
1 
4 
8 
4 
8 
$50,000 or more 
16 
14 
" 
- 
2 
6 
2 
4 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
16,324 
7,444 
19 
188 
410 
911 
2,012 
3,904 
$1,000 
47,045 
30,398 
15 
689 
2,404 
6,090 
9,166 
12,035 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,677 
6,266 
19 
148 
320 
692 
1,650 
3,437 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,424 
981 
- 
38 
73 
161 
307 
402 
$25,000 to $49,999 
152 
134 
- 
1 
11 
42 
42 
38 
$50,000 or more 
71 
63 
" 
1 
6 
16 
13 
27 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,452 
1,850 
2 
63 
102 
232 
500 
951 
$1,000 
43,344 
34,064 
(D) 
(D) 
1,892 
13,412 
7,396 
10,732 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,538 
1,271 
2 
43 
64 
137 
331 
694 
$5,000 to $24,999 
613 
347 
- 
9 
17 
52 
112 
157 
$25,000 to $99,999 
246 
181 
- 
10 
15 
28 
47 
81 
$100,000 to $249,999 
34 
33 
- 
1 
6 
6 
7 
13 
$250,000 or more 
21 
18 
" 
- 
9 
3 
6 
Contract labor 
farms 
996 
483 
_ 
19 
33 
76 
121 
234 
$1,000 
8,139 
4,736 
- 
172 
209 
1,201 
932 
2,222 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
401 
154 
- 
1 
10 
19 
43 
81 
$1,000 to $4,999 
366 
162 
- 
8 
11 
23 
40 
80 
$5,000 to $24,999 
198 
146 
- 
9 
10 
29 
36 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
13 
- 
1 
2 
3 
- 
7 
$50,000 or more 
11 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,976 
1,124 
3 
27 
68 
165 
313 
548 
$1,000 
10,518 
6,124 
(D) 
(D) 
948 
1,127 
1,902 
2,039 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,170 
574 
3 
8 
9 
62 
146 
346 
$1,000 to $4,999 
462 
264 
- 
12 
26 
45 
75 
106 
$5,000 to $24,999 
279 
231 
- 
7 
24 
47 
73 
80 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
41 
- 
- 
3 
9 
18 
11 
$50,000 or more 
16 
14 
- 
- 
6 
2 
1 
5 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
3,356 
1,788 
5 
95 
142 
292 
501 
753 
$1,000 
15,677 
10,549 
30 
671 
1,189 
1,967 
2,376 
4,316 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,763 
1,374 
3 
58 
94 
229 
384 
606 
$5,000 to $9,999 
313 
201 
- 
21 
25 
26 
54 
75 
$10,000 to $24,999 
186 
139 
2 
11 
15 
22 
47 
42 
$25,000 or more 
94 
74 
- 
5 
8 
15 
16 
30 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
