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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
516 
257 
225 
34 
251 
265 
$1,000 
1,507 
351 
971 
185 
596 
910 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
325 
174 
140 
11 
157 
168 
$1,000 to $4,999 
136 
69 
57 
10 
61 
75 
$5,000 to $24,999 
49 
13 
23 
13 
31 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
4 
- 
4 
" 
1 
3 
Interest expense 
farms 
4,834 
3,269 
1,453 
112 
2,533 
2,301 
$1,000 
27,775 
16,541 
10,939 
295 
13,837 
13,938 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,216 
2,220 
898 
98 
1,752 
1,464 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,446 
970 
463 
13 
695 
751 
$25,000 to $99,999 
165 
77 
87 
1 
80 
85 
$100,000 or more 
7 
2 
5 
- 
6 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
3,587 
2,527 
1,060 
_ 
1,828 
1,759 
$1,000 
22,384 
14,075 
8,308 
- 
11,214 
11,170 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
664 
486 
178 
- 
354 
310 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,536 
1,105 
431 
- 
808 
728 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,251 
866 
385 
- 
597 
654 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
59 
47 
- 
48 
58 
$50,000 or more 
30 
11 
19 
21 
9 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
2,624 
1,608 
904 
112 
1,408 
1,216 
$1,000 
5,391 
2,466 
2,631 
295 
2,623 
2,768 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,341 
907 
398 
36 
735 
606 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,047 
620 
365 
62 
567 
480 
$5,000 to $24,999 
213 
74 
126 
13 
98 
115 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
7 
14 
1 
7 
15 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
" 
1 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
20,822 
16,203 
4,466 
153 
12,021 
8,801 
$1,000 
21,036 
14,866 
6,073 
97 
11,360 
9,675 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,500 
16,032 
4,315 
153 
11,839 
8,661 
$5,000 to $9,999 
236 
128 
108 
- 
129 
107 
$10,000 to $24,999 
67 
37 
30 
- 
47 
20 
$25,000 or more 
19 
6 
13 
- 
6 
13 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
9,348 
6,213 
2,847 
288 
4,922 
4,426 
$1,000 
32,977 
14,499 
17,377 
1,102 
12,293 
20,684 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,353 
5,773 
2,347 
233 
4,457 
3,896 
$5,000 to $24,999 
827 
377 
408 
42 
401 
426 
$25,000 to $49,999 
89 
37 
41 
11 
33 
56 
$50,000 to $99,999 
49 
12 
35 
2 
21 
28 
$100,000 or more 
30 
14 
16 
10 
20 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
124 
42 
72 
10 
69 
55 
$1,000 
420 
53 
327 
40 
218 
203 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
7,676 
5,088 
2,361 
227 
4,258 
3,418 
$1,000 
68,764 
33,997 
32,626 
2,142 
33,290 
35,474 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
21,489 
16,384 
4,506 
599 
12,448 
9,041 
$1,000 
74,388 
12,596 
55,946 
5,846 
31,360 
43,027 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,462 
769 
12,416 
9,759 
2,519 
4,759 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
8,839 
6,382 
2,181 
276 
5,520 
3,319 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,380 
13,135 
39,836 
34,160 
15,355 
28,736 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,859 
1,573 
250 
36 
1,235 
624 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,378 
2,646 
643 
89 
2,173 
1,205 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,474 
1,024 
401 
49 
877 
597 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,174 
705 
426 
43 
729 
445 
$25,000 to $49,999 
459 
235 
198 
26 
251 
208 
$50,000 or more 
495 
199 
263 
33 
255 
240 
Farms with net losses 
number 
12,650 
10,002 
2,325 
323 
6,928 
5,722 
Average net loss 
dollars 
8,360 
7,122 
13,306 
11,091 
7,708 
9,149 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,962 
1,701 
229 
32 
1,254 
708 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,391 
4,464 
812 
115 
3,022 
2,369 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,532 
1,942 
515 
75 
1,313 
1,219 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,920 
1,369 
487 
64 
928 
992 
$25,000 to $49,999 
621 
420 
175 
26 
294 
327 
$50,000 or more 
224 
106 
107 
11 
117 
107 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
21,489 
16,384 
4,506 
599 
12,448 
9,041 
$1,000 
53,790 
-560 
48,731 
5,619 
24,361 
29,429 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,503 
-34 
10,815 
9,381 
1,957 
3,255 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
8,860 
6,429 
2,159 
272 
5,519 
3,341 
Average net gain 
dollars 
17,819 
10,775 
36,762 
33,958 
14,002 
24,124 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
