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 
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 
723 
5 
9 
35 
61 
192 
421 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,363 
1,367 
4 
12 
45 
118 
307 
881 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,450 
734 
- 
20 
32 
94 
185 
403 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,159 
637 
2 
22 
31 
77 
187 
318 
$25,000 to $49,999 
476 
289 
- 
6 
17 
52 
75 
139 
$50,000 or more 
548 
430 
- 
20 
40 
85 
111 
174 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
12,629 
4,984 
17 
142 
309 
632 
1,383 
2,501 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
8,242 
10,144 
4,118 
9,463 
12,319 
12,031 
11,205 
8,892 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,950 
714 
5 
14 
31 
63 
174 
427 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,398 
1,991 
9 
48 
113 
250 
549 
1,022 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,542 
985 
- 
44 
64 
122 
268 
487 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,917 
863 
3 
28 
59 
146 
247 
380 
$25,000 to $49,999 
612 
295 
- 
3 
30 
33 
92 
137 
$50,000 or more 
210 
136 
5 
12 
18 
53 
48 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
16 
13 
3 
1 
4 
5 
$1,000 
951 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
135 
(D) 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,525 
2,150 
5 
75 
140 
258 
624 
1,048 
$1,000 
23,233 
14,694 
3 
568 
1,536 
3,144 
3,934 
5,509 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
471 
261 
13 
13 
25 
79 
131 
$1,000 
1,424 
1,039 
- 
11 
86 
181 
291 
470 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
1,004 
416 
_ 
12 
21 
36 
92 
255 
$1,000 
2,135 
943 
- 
24 
50 
81 
139 
650 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
1,157 
523 
2 
9 
35 
66 
153 
258 
$1,000 
7,283 
3,398 
(D) 
(D) 
165 
331 
894 
2,003 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
174 
97 
1 
7 
15 
34 
40 
$1,000 
1,215 
587 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
265 
171 
126 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
1,481 
777 
_ 
27 
52 
121 
213 
364 
$1,000 
2,214 
1,362 
- 
18 
190 
292 
325 
536 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
89 
63 
3 
7 
6 
20 
27 
$1,000 
395 
303 
- 
4 
37 
61 
59 
143 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
282 
150 
_ 
5 
4 
20 
56 
65 
$1,000 
515 
278 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
52 
132 
83 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
533 
260 
3 
13 
28 
22 
86 
108 
$1,000 
8,052 
6,785 
(D) 
(D) 
988 
1,880 
1,925 
1,498 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
17,569 
7,680 
19 
176 
383 
894 
2,055 
4,153 
acres 
804,006 
455,026 
1,659 
17,117 
33,411 
65,189 
116,264 
221,386 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
16,690 
7,357 
16 
168 
361 
843 
1,986 
3,983 
acres 
699,793 
403,384 
788 
15,362 
31,713 
58,085 
103,172 
194,264 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
12,835 
5,128 
14 
87 
212 
535 
1,364 
2,916 
50 to 99 acres 
2,388 
1,269 
- 
35 
64 
144 
357 
669 
100 to 199 acres 
969 
603 
- 
31 
41 
92 
176 
263 
200 to 499 acres 
414 
286 
2 
13 
37 
61 
73 
100 
500 to 999 acres 
60 
50 
- 
1 
3 
6 
16 
24 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
21 
18 
- 
- 
3 
5 
- 
10 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
3 
- 
1 
1 
" 
1 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,547 
680 
10 
19 
31 
100 
174 
346 
acres 
55,318 
30,378 
838 
1,168 
1,029 
4,328 
7,271 
15,744 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
530 
223 
9 
14 
34 
65 
101 
acres 
7,037 
3,243 
- 
208 
156 
383 
795 
1,701 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
1,620 
642 
3 
15 
27 
96 
185 
316 
acres 
40,750 
17,364 
33 
379 
437 
2,320 
4,870 
9,325 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
217 
113 
- 
- 
6 
12 
41 
54 
acres 
1,108 
657 
- 
- 
76 
73 
156 
352 
Total woodland 
farms 
16,472 
7,055 
28 
140 
351 
832 
1,912 
3,792 
acres 
1,465,010 
734,798 
1,551 
19,486 
37,726 
83,160 
210,367 
382,508 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
8,281 
3,729 
22 
77 
207 
479 
998 
1,946 
acres 
402,108 
220,406 
781 
7,208 
12,099 
29,896 
54,398 
116,024 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
12,030 
5,091 
17 
95 
229 
590 
1,436 
2,724 
acres 
1,062,902 
514,392 
770 
12,278 
25,627 
53,264 
155,969 
266,484 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
