Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
179 
164 
11 
4 
106 
73 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
48 
165 
716 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
3 
- 
1 
2 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
179 
164 
11 
4 
106 
73 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
48 
165 
716 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
3 
- 
1 
2 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
10,055 
7,732 
2,129 
194 
6,166 
3,889 
$1,000 
33,136 
21,244 
10,935 
957 
19,936 
13,200 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
2 
10 
2 
9 
5 
$1,000 
1,124 
(D) 
851 
(D) 
646 
478 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
51 
35 
15 
1 
24 
27 
$1,000 
(D) 
48 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
45 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,032 
6,276 
3,410 
346 
5,876 
4,156 
$1,000 
217,411 
74,261 
130,545 
12,605 
115,863 
101,548 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
763 
200 
513 
50 
407 
356 
$1,000 
134,978 
29,385 
95,716 
9,876 
67,327 
67,651 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
140 
36 
81 
23 
77 
63 
$1,000 
32,654 
3,343 
20,614 
8,697 
12,282 
20,372 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
105 
21 
66 
18 
62 
43 
$1,000 
31,803 
3,079 
20,162 
8,562 
11,882 
19,921 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
624 
445 
167 
12 
282 
342 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
333 
21 
(D) 
534 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,425 
1,010 
366 
49 
609 
816 
$1,000 
4,322 
2,406 
1,843 
72 
1,965 
2,357 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
5 
- 
3 
2 
$1,000 
617 
- 
617 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
919 
688 
201 
30 
412 
507 
$1,000 
5,510 
4,515 
904 
91 
1,840 
3,671 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
9 
1 
- 
5 
5 
$1,000 
2,526 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
726 
1,800 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,946 
1,437 
467 
42 
739 
1,207 
$1,000 
401,439 
(D) 
200,770 
(D) 
178,614 
222,825 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
310 
178 
130 
2 
144 
166 
$1,000 
400,136 
(D) 
200,492 
(D) 
178,125 
222,011 
Aquaculture 
farms 
42 
40 
- 
2 
29 
13 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,500 
- 
(D) 
2,669 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
8 
- 
1 
7 
2 
$1,000 
3,001 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
652 
552 
85 
15 
308 
344 
$1,000 
2,088 
1,662 
418 
7 
1,123 
965 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
7 
2 
- 
5 
4 
$1,000 
1,042 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
611 
431 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
2,196 
1,255 
885 
56 
1,244 
952 
$1,000 
7,034 
3,107 
3,665 
262 
3,564 
3,470 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
497 
- 
444 
53 
291 
206 
$1,000 
1,490 
- 
1,289 
201 
966 
524 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,926 
1,384 
483 
59 
815 
1,111 
$1,000 
10,950 
5,342 
5,277 
331 
4,686 
6,264 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
21,489 
16,384 
4,506 
599 
12,448 
9,041 
$1,000 
762,655 
355,318 
381,424 
25,913 
360,922 
401,732 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,490 
21,687 
84,648 
43,260 
28,994 
44,434 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
8,102 
5,416 
2,446 
240 
4,424 
3,678 
$1,000 
22,469 
8,401 
12,724 
1,344 
11,664 
10,806 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,253 
5,128 
1,925 
200 
3,951 
3,302 
$5,000 to $24,999 
722 
268 
422 
32 
405 
317 
$25,000 to $49,999 
80 
12 
66 
2 
45 
35 
$50,000 or more 
47 
8 
33 
6 
23 
24 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
5,258 
3,495 
1,596 
167 
2,709 
2,549 
$1,000 
8,136 
2,948 
4,570 
618 
3,579 
4,557 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,034 
3,434 
1,446 
154 
2,600 
2,434 
$5,000 to $24,999 
164 
41 
114 
9 
83 
81 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
15 
12 
1 
12 
16 
$50,000 or more 
32 
5 
24 
3 
14 
18 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
