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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
6,055 
3,081 
11 
81 
157 
350 
926 
1,556 
acres treated 
282,472 
185,490 
452 
5,664 
14,839 
22,568 
50,575 
91,392 
Manure used 
farms 
3,545 
1,923 
5 
57 
107 
235 
618 
901 
acres treated 
124,671 
81,073 
125 
2,653 
8,783 
13,911 
22,584 
33,017 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,074 
573 
- 
15 
33 
91 
169 
265 
acres 
30,211 
23,873 
- 
695 
1,042 
3,809 
5,475 
12,852 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,072 
1,637 
- 
59 
102 
226 
483 
767 
acres 
140,455 
105,668 
- 
4,077 
8,370 
17,349 
29,944 
45,928 
Nematodes 
farms 
188 
104 
- 
3 
12 
13 
30 
46 
acres 
4,028 
3,075 
- 
54 
168 
422 
831 
1,600 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
483 
239 
- 
5 
18 
34 
70 
112 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
8,101 
5,430 
- 
210 
199 
1,178 
1,364 
2,479 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
185 
96 
- 
3 
4 
20 
20 
49 
acres on which used 
5,516 
4,318 
" 
50 
47 
551 
792 
2,878 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
942 
500 
4 
19 
19 
46 
157 
255 
acres 
30,973 
20,025 
20 
2,695 
1,037 
2,192 
4,902 
9,179 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,722 
793 
4 
15 
64 
87 
232 
391 
acres 
50,857 
23,557 
160 
531 
3,581 
3,023 
6,295 
9,967 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
307 
158 
- 
5 
9 
29 
32 
83 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
24,031 
12,722 
- 
219 
298 
2,993 
3,032 
6,180 
used 
farms 
1,036 
601 
- 
30 
29 
100 
143 
299 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
58,139 
47,831 
1,753 
3,534 
8,542 
7,840 
26,162 
used 
farms 
444 
251 
- 
5 
22 
44 
67 
113 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
13,045 
10,772 
- 
58 
924 
733 
2,611 
6,446 
practices were used 
farms 
1,566 
823 
- 
23 
51 
119 
237 
393 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
28,712 
19,720 
1,422 
1,854 
4,246 
4,785 
7,413 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
844 
490 
- 
18 
21 
68 
157 
226 
acres 
16,747 
13,625 
- 
595 
842 
2,403 
2,902 
6,883 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
365 
166 
- 
1 
4 
32 
68 
61 
Solar panels 
farms 
249 
117 
- 
1 
3 
28 
45 
40 
Wind turbines 
farms 
29 
13 
- 
- 
- 
1 
7 
5 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
40 
17 
- 
- 
- 
2 
9 
6 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
22 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
6 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Other 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
23 
7 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
16,384 
6,612 
17 
103 
321 
730 
1,708 
3,733 
Part owners 
farms 
4,506 
2,288 
6 
68 
158 
329 
684 
1,043 
Tenants 
farms 
599 
264 
5 
60 
30 
60 
48 
61 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
20,902 
8,910 
23 
173 
481 
1,062 
2,394 
4,777 
acres 
2,785,507 
1,426,147 
2,295 
18,900 
64,731 
157,520 
375,448 
807,253 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
20,890 
8,900 
23 
171 
479 
1,059 
2,392 
4,776 
acres 
2,703,634 
1,391,446 
(D) 
(D) 
63,502 
154,876 
369,025 
783,175 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
5,129 
2,558 
11 
128 
189 
389 
732 
1,109 
acres 
909,555 
567,157 
2,435 
43,319 
61,132 
103,345 
153,553 
203,373 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
5,105 
2,552 
11 
128 
188 
389 
732 
1,104 
acres 
903,040 
565,351 
(D) 
(D) 
60,932 
102,845 
153,349 
202,637 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,036 
416 
3 
12 
21 
43 
94 
243 
acres 
88,388 
36,507 
51 
442 
1,429 
3,144 
6,627 
24,814 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
32,178 
13,721 
47 
381 
855 
1,771 
3,705 
6,962 
1 operator 
12,448 
5,310 
12 
106 
195 
582 
1,353 
3,062 
2 operators 
7,771 
3,312 
13 
103 
287 
463 
955 
1,491 
3 operators 
1,021 
445 
3 
19 
22 
56 
98 
247 
4 operators 
186 
74 
- 
3 
5 
12 
28 
26 
5 or more operators 
63 
23 
" 
- 
6 
6 
11 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
9,465 
3,910 
17 
135 
321 
557 
1,131 
1,749 
1 operator 
8,535 
3,517 
11 
112 
293 
494 
1,024 
1,583 
2 operators 
399 
166 
3 
7 
11 
30 
44 
71 
3 operators 
41 
19 
- 
3 
2 
1 
5 
8 
4 operators 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
