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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
232 
179 
9 
15 
34 
45 
76 
500 or more 
64 
58 
1 
5 
16 
19 
17 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
10,388 
5,051 
22 
124 
275 
645 
1,294 
2,691 
number 
201,493 
127,797 
177 
3,989 
8,288 
20,385 
34,166 
60,792 
Beef cows 
farms 
10,156 
4,909 
22 
109 
265 
613 
1,247 
2,653 
number 
191,398 
118,449 
168 
3,046 
7,442 
18,666 
31,876 
57,251 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,814 
1,974 
16 
41 
123 
238 
476 
1,080 
1 0 to 49 
4,599 
2,410 
6 
51 
102 
292 
627 
1,332 
50 to 99 
508 
339 
- 
10 
23 
44 
85 
177 
100 to 199 
158 
119 
- 
5 
11 
24 
39 
40 
200 to 499 
68 
58 
- 
2 
6 
11 
18 
21 
500 or more 
9 
9 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
3 
Milk cows 
farms 
438 
264 
3 
23 
25 
51 
84 
78 
number 
10,095 
9,348 
9 
943 
846 
1,719 
2,290 
3,541 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
311 
148 
3 
7 
20 
27 
45 
46 
1 0 to 49 
56 
50 
- 
5 
- 
12 
21 
12 
50 to 99 
41 
36 
- 
7 
3 
7 
12 
7 
1 00 to 1 99 
21 
21 
- 
4 
- 
4 
6 
7 
200 to 499 
9 
9 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
6 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
9,651 
4,731 
20 
123 
273 
559 
1,235 
2,521 
number 
213,415 
144,400 
203 
4,144 
11,762 
25,842 
41,541 
60,908 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,032 
4,977 
17 
113 
262 
566 
1,323 
2,696 
number 
250,073 
168,041 
169 
5,204 
12,299 
28,163 
50,449 
71,757 
$1,000 
217,411 
147,582 
117 
4,511 
10,771 
25,576 
44,318 
62,290 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
4,755 
2,362 
7 
68 
126 
275 
612 
1,274 
number 
45,445 
27,360 
71 
1,273 
1,652 
4,117 
6,780 
13,467 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
8,772 
4,421 
17 
96 
229 
505 
1,197 
2,377 
number 
204,628 
140,681 
98 
3,931 
10,647 
24,046 
43,669 
58,290 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
183 
97 
- 
3 
3 
5 
29 
57 
number 
9,255 
6,421 
- 
92 
75 
144 
3,429 
2,681 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
725 
298 
3 
13 
40 
70 
83 
89 
number 
5,873 
3,324 
6 
61 
281 
556 
945 
1,475 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
684 
274 
3 
13 
38 
67 
72 
81 
25 to 49 
24 
12 
- 
- 
2 
- 
6 
4 
50 to 99 
12 
9 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
1 
100 to 199 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
335 
150 
- 
10 
23 
37 
36 
44 
number 
1,362 
696 
- 
30 
86 
159 
150 
271 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
584 
243 
3 
11 
27 
61 
69 
72 
number 
4,511 
2,628 
6 
31 
195 
397 
795 
1,204 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
624 
238 
- 
4 
44 
54 
55 
81 
number 
8,712 
4,808 
- 
12 
515 
1,072 
796 
2,413 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,043 
515 
- 
9 
48 
103 
128 
227 
number 
31,630 
19,086 
- 
776 
1,670 
4,884 
3,403 
8,353 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
842 
431 
- 
9 
36 
84 
109 
193 
number 
19,901 
12,187 
- 
289 
1,269 
3,172 
2,143 
5,314 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
721 
352 
- 
9 
31 
67 
73 
172 
number 
20,704 
12,866 
- 
373 
851 
3,098 
1,748 
6,796 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
5,337 
2,164 
15 
81 
174 
326 
669 
899 
number 
26,467 
12,361 
99 
461 
1,145 
1,804 
4,415 
4,437 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
5,031 
2,062 
15 
81 
168 
316 
636 
846 
number 
23,007 
10,717 
86 
369 
870 
1,606 
3,820 
3,966 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
838 
344 
2 
21 
35 
45 
107 
134 
number 
2,315 
1,144 
(D) 
(D) 
112 
209 
427 
321 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,586 
649 
10 
25 
76 
119 
167 
252 
number 
18,825 
9,075 
148 
316 
1,099 
1,814 
2,466 
3,232 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
771 
334 
6 
18 
48 
54 
90 
118 
number 
7,895 
4,224 
99 
85 
426 
871 
1,280 
1,463 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,991 
1,267 
10 
52 
123 
234 
360 
488 
number 
1,113,238 
957,870 
148 
(D) 
(D) 
354,128 
272,365 
226,985 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,912 
1,201 
10 
51 
116 
213 
339 
472 
400 to 3,199 
9 
6 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
2 
3,200 to 9,999 
14 
12 
- 
- 
1 
2 
7 
2 
10,000 to 19,999 
42 
34 
- 
- 
3 
10 
12 
9 
20,000 to 49,999 
14 
14 
- 
1 
1 
7 
2 
3 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
357 
175 
3 
5 
25 
28 
53 
61 
number 
708,412 
572,325 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
148,896 
179,488 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
