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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Tobacco - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
2 
2 
2 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
3 
2 
1 
- 
3 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
3 
2 
1 
- 
3 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
97 
27 
62 
8 
56 
41 
acres 
4,200 
578 
3,180 
442 
1,733 
2,467 
bushels 
271,542 
34,786 
208,320 
28,436 
99,723 
171,819 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
52 
19 
29 
4 
36 
16 
25 to 99 acres 
33 
7 
24 
2 
14 
19 
1 00 to 249 acres 
10 
1 
7 
2 
6 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
15,543 
1 1 ,227 
3,959 
357 
9,149 
6,394 
acres 
608,458 
297,776 
286,816 
23,866 
349,129 
259,329 
tons, dry 
972,238 
432,606 
502,136 
37,496 
545,736 
426,502 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
8,034 
7,003 
917 
114 
4,765 
3,269 
25 to 99 acres 
6,235 
3,893 
2,159 
183 
3,671 
2,564 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,063 
306 
712 
45 
597 
466 
250 to 499 acres 
183 
23 
147 
13 
103 
80 
500 acres or more 
28 
2 
24 
2 
13 
15 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
1,089 
727 
346 
16 
621 
468 
acres 
24,477 
13,689 
10,477 
311 
13,537 
10,940 
tons, dry 
55,388 
26,124 
27,983 
1,281 
29,114 
26,274 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
10,579 
7,216 
3,111 
252 
6,120 
4,459 
acres 
451,760 
206,934 
225,577 
19,249 
255,644 
196,116 
tons, dry 
734,909 
315,163 
389,872 
29,874 
413,965 
320,944 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
- 
- 
“ 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
729 
579 
122 
28 
317 
412 
acres 
2,190 
1,049 
1,002 
139 
974 
1,216 
Irrigated 
farms 
133 
91 
30 
12 
44 
89 
acres 
551 
183 
319 
49 
273 
279 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
638 
532 
87 
19 
276 
362 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
78 
46 
24 
8 
35 
43 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
11 
1 
9 
1 
5 
6 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
367 
305 
51 
11 
156 
211 
acres 
153 
96 
52 
5 
63 
91 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
45 
41 
4 
- 
14 
31 
acres 
9 
9 
1 
- 
4 
6 
Peas, green 
farms 
10 
9 
1 
- 
3 
7 
acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1 
1 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
342 
265 
63 
14 
156 
186 
acres 
335 
183 
144 
7 
156 
179 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
20 
18 
2 
- 
5 
15 
acres 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1 
4 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
327 
258 
55 
14 
150 
177 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
14 
7 
7 
- 
5 
9 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
382 
294 
77 
11 
172 
210 
acres 
749 
283 
422 
44 
343 
406 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
52 
44 
7 
1 
12 
40 
acres 
27 
24 
(D) 
(D) 
16 
11 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
17 
17 
10 
7 
acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
" 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
447 
366 
55 
26 
189 
258 
acres 
235 
149 
71 
15 
103 
132 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
222 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
