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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
409 
200 
3 
5 
16 
47 
59 
70 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
1,096,451 
974,542 
225 
(D) 
(D) 
367,483 
254,979 
246,064 
sold 
farms 
58 
34 
- 
1 
3 
6 
12 
12 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
1,490,895 
1,117,366 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
374,400 
327,265 
sold 
farms 
273 
169 
- 
6 
28 
39 
48 
48 
Farms with- 
number 
93,749,081 
79,928,650 
(D) 
(D) 
16,752,250 
24,324,261 
23,131,983 
1 to 1,999 
123 
46 
- 
4 
8 
12 
15 
7 
2,000 to 59,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
148 
121 
- 
2 
19 
26 
33 
41 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
253 
130 
- 
4 
26 
19 
36 
45 
number 
1,817,308 
1,361,971 
- 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
625,795 
444,491 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
115 
68 
- 
- 
14 
7 
27 
20 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
4,889,115 
3,975,606 
666,142 
184,028 
1,708,341 
1,417,095 
Barley for grain 
farms 
52 
35 
- 
- 
2 
6 
6 
21 
acres 
1,480 
1,191 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
301 
583 
bushels 
92,203 
75,835 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
21,106 
36,461 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
34 
22 
- 
- 
2 
2 
2 
16 
25 to 99 acres 
14 
9 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
702 
439 
- 
26 
26 
51 
121 
215 
acres 
35,268 
28,771 
- 
1,285 
3,115 
3,356 
5,408 
15,607 
bushels 
4,554,125 
3,743,644 
- 
147,239 
397,671 
420,323 
781,818 
1,996,593 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
“ 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
482 
255 
- 
21 
8 
22 
65 
139 
25 to 99 acres 
141 
120 
- 
2 
13 
20 
43 
42 
1 00 to 249 acres 
44 
35 
- 
1 
3 
5 
9 
17 
250 to 499 acres 
23 
18 
- 
1 
1 
4 
2 
10 
500 acres or more 
12 
11 
- 
1 
1 
2 
7 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
447 
344 
- 
13 
20 
57 
91 
163 
acres 
15,341 
13,454 
- 
380 
860 
2,544 
3,096 
6,574 
tons 
248,685 
224,099 
- 
5,430 
11,923 
42,483 
54,531 
109,732 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
“ 
“ 
” 
" 
(D) 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
256 
175 
- 
10 
4 
29 
48 
84 
25 to 99 acres 
162 
141 
- 
3 
14 
23 
37 
64 
100 to 249 acres 
24 
23 
- 
- 
2 
3 
6 
12 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
500 acres or more 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
77 
45 
- 
1 
1 
7 
13 
23 
acres 
642 
431 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
167 
182 
bushels 
32,369 
23,024 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,812 
10,031 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
71 
40 
- 
- 
1 
7 
10 
22 
25 to 99 acres 
6 
5 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
1 
100 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
17 
15 
- 
- 
6 
4 
1 
4 
acres 
434 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
162 
(D) 
226 
bushels 
26,072 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
10,251 
(D) 
13,689 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
10 
8 
- 
- 
6 
- 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
3 
100 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
141 
102 
- 
7 
5 
12 
24 
54 
acres 
20,425 
17,590 
- 
555 
1,063 
4,981 
2,494 
8,497 
bushels 
1,002,947 
860,432 
- 
26,169 
49,395 
224,833 
126,138 
433,897 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
114 
(□) 
~ 
“ 
“ 
■ 
■ 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
24 
14 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
61 
40 
- 
6 
1 
5 
8 
20 
1 00 to 249 acres 
35 
29 
- 
1 
2 
2 
12 
12 
250 to 499 acres 
15 
13 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
9 
500 acres or more 
6 
6 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
3 
Tobacco 
farms 
13 
7 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 
2 
4 
acres 
60 
43 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
21 
pounds 
112,308 
83,988 
" 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
45,130 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
