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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
16,630 
7,454 
28 
185 
432 
893 
1,978 
3,938 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
acres 
1,138,037 
666,770 
1,192 
23,200 
47,945 
99,197 
171,005 
324,231 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
15,143 
6,581 
26 
152 
373 
776 
1,784 
3,470 
acres 
199,621 
100,203 
277 
1,974 
5,352 
10,175 
24,738 
57,687 
Irrigated land 
farms 
466 
251 
- 
14 
11 
57 
93 
76 
acres 
2,064 
1,581 
- 
206 
40 
430 
319 
586 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
452 
247 
- 
14 
10 
56 
91 
76 
acres 
2,008 
1,565 
- 
206 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
586 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
14 
4 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
56 
16 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Programs 
farms 
247 
129 
- 
3 
15 
23 
24 
64 
acres 
5,861 
3,051 
- 
14 
253 
596 
715 
1,473 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
306 
243 
- 
5 
15 
46 
71 
106 
acres 
51,582 
44,449 
458 
4,880 
6,102 
9,545 
23,464 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
45 
15 
- 
_ 
6 
2 
4 
3 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
2,718 
2,664 
2,630 
(D) 
11 
(D) 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
21,489 
9,164 
28 
231 
509 
1,119 
2,440 
4,837 
$1,000 
8,883,706 
4,848,027 
14,255 
132,939 
308,216 
660,004 
1,427,814 
2,304,799 
Average per farm 
dollars 
413,407 
529,030 
509,090 
575,495 
605,533 
589,816 
585,170 
476,493 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,463 
2,478 
3,046 
2,152 
2,477 
2,561 
2,733 
2,338 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
1,798 
668 
- 
38 
63 
80 
146 
341 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,555 
962 
- 
18 
52 
136 
215 
541 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,848 
1,818 
5 
48 
97 
218 
437 
1,013 
$200,000 to $499,999 
7,683 
3,250 
21 
73 
152 
372 
947 
1,685 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,933 
1,414 
- 
27 
76 
160 
404 
747 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,116 
660 
_ 
14 
40 
92 
177 
337 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
445 
300 
2 
9 
21 
46 
89 
133 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
87 
73 
- 
2 
7 
10 
18 
36 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
24 
19 
2 
1 
5 
7 
4 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
21,486 
9,164 
28 
231 
509 
1,119 
2,440 
4,837 
$1,000 
1,074,873 
568,568 
1,667 
15,039 
43,502 
80,844 
162,838 
264,677 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
1,703 
567 
2 
9 
28 
73 
129 
326 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,094 
767 
- 
27 
52 
78 
169 
441 
$10,000 to $19,999 
3,565 
1,295 
- 
19 
51 
154 
295 
776 
$20,000 to $49,999 
7,220 
2,947 
11 
85 
143 
333 
808 
1,567 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,103 
1,944 
9 
44 
109 
245 
546 
991 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,998 
1,114 
6 
33 
71 
151 
339 
514 
$200,000 to $499,999 
707 
450 
- 
11 
42 
67 
135 
195 
$500,000 or more 
96 
80 
- 
3 
13 
18 
19 
27 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
15,969 
7,450 
18 
207 
429 
919 
2,040 
3,837 
number 
24,483 
12,443 
51 
352 
783 
1,704 
3,438 
6,115 
Tractors, all 
farms 
18,672 
8,291 
22 
203 
445 
1,003 
2,212 
4,406 
number 
38,995 
19,532 
46 
431 
980 
2,355 
5,315 
10,405 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
10,132 
4,413 
14 
87 
206 
517 
1,146 
2,443 
number 
13,916 
6,430 
21 
117 
276 
728 
1,652 
3,636 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
13,788 
6,420 
20 
167 
325 
765 
1,773 
3,370 
number 
23,287 
11,962 
25 
288 
588 
1,447 
3,326 
6,288 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
1,286 
759 
- 
13 
74 
119 
219 
334 
number 
1,792 
1,140 
- 
26 
116 
180 
337 
481 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
305 
212 
2 
11 
22 
26 
58 
93 
number 
329 
227 
(D) 
11 
(D) 
27 
60 
104 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
327 
172 
- 
8 
15 
33 
44 
72 
number 
359 
189 
- 
12 
19 
37 
45 
76 
Hay balers 
farms 
11,877 
5,776 
14 
134 
290 
652 
1,518 
3,168 
number 
16,037 
8,026 
21 
179 
393 
909 
2,184 
4,340 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
