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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
16,630 
12,048 
4,131 
451 
9,411 
7,219 
acres 
1,138,037 
537,339 
554,354 
46,344 
647,759 
490,278 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
15,143 
11,650 
3,233 
260 
8,371 
6,772 
acres 
199,621 
137,655 
57,359 
4,607 
115,886 
83,735 
Irrigated land 
farms 
466 
366 
74 
26 
191 
275 
acres 
2,064 
861 
1,090 
113 
853 
1,211 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
452 
352 
74 
26 
186 
266 
acres 
2,008 
805 
1,090 
113 
836 
1,172 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
14 
14 
- 
- 
5 
9 
acres 
56 
56 
- 
- 
17 
39 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
247 
158 
86 
3 
138 
109 
acres 
5,861 
4,004 
(D) 
(D) 
3,403 
2,458 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
306 
98 
189 
19 
149 
157 
acres 
51,582 
8,110 
37,952 
5,520 
23,403 
28,179 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
45 
36 
8 
1 
18 
27 
$1,000 
2,718 
(D) 
2,631 
(D) 
49 
2,669 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
21,489 
16,384 
4,506 
599 
12,448 
9,041 
$1,000 
8,883,706 
4,874,742 
3,756,196 
252,768 
4,889,776 
3,993,930 
Average per farm 
dollars 
413,407 
297,531 
833,599 
421,983 
392,816 
441,758 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,463 
2,460 
2,500 
2,058 
2,355 
2,610 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
1,798 
1,579 
87 
132 
1,155 
643 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,555 
2,237 
236 
82 
1,645 
910 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,848 
4,176 
568 
104 
2,781 
2,067 
$200,000 to $499,999 
7,683 
5,939 
1,591 
153 
4,286 
3,397 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,933 
1,768 
1,100 
65 
1,624 
1,309 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,116 
509 
564 
43 
645 
471 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
445 
159 
271 
15 
250 
195 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
87 
12 
71 
4 
56 
31 
$10,000,000 or more 
24 
5 
18 
1 
6 
18 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
21,486 
16,381 
4,506 
599 
12,448 
9,038 
$1,000 
1,074,873 
638,213 
405,621 
31,039 
588,390 
486,483 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
1,703 
1,555 
108 
40 
1,075 
628 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,094 
1,876 
176 
42 
1,285 
809 
$10,000 to $19,999 
3,565 
3,006 
434 
125 
2,181 
1,384 
$20,000 to $49,999 
7,220 
5,764 
1,267 
189 
4,151 
3,069 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,103 
2,758 
1,234 
111 
2,239 
1,864 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,998 
1,105 
828 
65 
1,094 
904 
$200,000 to $499,999 
707 
303 
377 
27 
382 
325 
$500,000 or more 
96 
14 
82 
" 
41 
55 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
15,969 
1 1 ,448 
4,082 
439 
8,863 
7,106 
number 
24,483 
16,042 
7,728 
713 
13,027 
11,456 
Tractors, all 
farms 
18,672 
13,805 
4,358 
509 
10,712 
7,960 
number 
38,995 
25,649 
12,277 
1,069 
22,106 
16,889 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
10,132 
7,815 
2,112 
205 
5,686 
4,446 
number 
13,916 
10,480 
3,147 
289 
7,833 
6,083 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
13,788 
9,470 
3,911 
407 
7,942 
5,846 
number 
23,287 
14,323 
8,266 
698 
13,374 
9,913 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
1,286 
670 
559 
57 
663 
623 
number 
1,792 
846 
864 
82 
899 
893 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
305 
105 
178 
22 
161 
144 
number 
329 
112 
194 
23 
172 
157 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
327 
151 
166 
10 
153 
174 
number 
359 
166 
183 
10 
171 
188 
Hay balers 
farms 
11,877 
7,898 
3,653 
326 
6,879 
4,998 
number 
16,037 
10,092 
5,475 
470 
9,163 
6,874 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
