Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
occupations 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - 
■ Con. 
Tomatoes in the open - Con. 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
56 
27 
- 
1 
1 
5 
5 
15 
acres 
32 
26 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
6 
10 
Land in orchards 
farms 
613 
261 
_ 
10 
18 
42 
90 
101 
acres 
6,691 
5,116 
- 
97 
53 
1,332 
954 
2,680 
Irrigated 
farms 
36 
18 
- 
2 
- 
8 
5 
3 
acres 
136 
61 
- 
(D) 
- 
6 
24 
(□) 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
488 
199 
- 
5 
16 
32 
72 
74 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
98 
40 
- 
4 
1 
6 
13 
16 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
12 
9 
- 
1 
1 
1 
2 
4 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
10 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
250.0 acres or more 
5 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
Apples 
farms 
497 
212 
- 
8 
15 
40 
76 
73 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
4,823 
3,882 
- 
18 
44 
837 
837 
2,147 
Grapes 
farms 
188 
82 
- 
2 
4 
12 
18 
46 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
303 
171 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
13 
11 
112 
Peaches, all 
farms 
254 
116 
- 
3 
4 
24 
39 
46 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,229 
936 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
425 
(D) 
382 
Almonds 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Pecans 
farms 
20 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
10 
5 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
12 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
9 
8 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
442 
183 
- 
4 
10 
37 
67 
65 
acres 
490 
224 
- 
12 
11 
45 
87 
69 
Other occupations 
Item 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - 
■ Con. 
Tomatoes in the open - Con. 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
29 
- 
2 
5 
9 
5 
8 
acres 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
2 
2 
Land in orchards 
farms 
352 
- 
15 
35 
77 
129 
96 
acres 
1,574 
- 
52 
104 
486 
347 
586 
Irrigated 
farms 
18 
- 
2 
- 
5 
8 
3 
acres 
75 
- 
(D) 
- 
63 
(D) 
9 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
289 
- 
12 
30 
62 
107 
78 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
58 
- 
3 
5 
13 
22 
15 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Apples 
farms 
285 
- 
13 
31 
66 
99 
76 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
941 
41 
39 
200 
210 
451 
Grapes 
farms 
106 
- 
8 
8 
25 
37 
28 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
132 
- 
4 
6 
28 
48 
47 
Peaches, all 
farms 
138 
- 
8 
19 
37 
43 
31 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
293 
" 
3 
42 
138 
46 
64 
Almonds 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pecans 
farms 
16 
- 
3 
1 
4 
4 
4 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
5 
- 
1 
(D) 
1 
2 
(D) 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
259 
- 
15 
28 
77 
99 
40 
acres 
267 
- 
8 
45 
76 
100 
39 
1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
210 West Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
