Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
West Virginia 
Barbour 
Berkeley 
Boone 
Braxton 
Brooke 
Cabell 
Calhoun 
Farms 
number 
21,489 
513 
676 
19 
386 
96 
383 
227 
Land in farms 
acres 
3,606,674 
84,748 
70,089 
2,232 
88,911 
14,707 
42,450 
49,457 
Average size of farm 
acres 
168 
165 
104 
117 
230 
153 
111 
218 
Median size of farm 
acres 
95 
101 
35 
102 
131 
98 
75 
124 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
413,407 
323,021 
596,855 
203,893 
376,614 
298,452 
332,266 
331,430 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,463 
1,955 
5,757 
1,736 
1,635 
1,948 
2,998 
1,521 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
1,074,873 
26,707 
36,065 
504 
15,760 
6,559 
16,319 
8,722 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,027 
52,061 
53,351 
26,539 
40,830 
68,325 
42,608 
38,421 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
956 
15 
126 
- 
5 
5 
12 
4 
1 0 to 49 acres 
5,128 
100 
263 
4 
59 
23 
115 
34 
50 to 179 acres 
9,692 
253 
187 
9 
176 
41 
207 
107 
180 to 499 acres 
4,457 
114 
75 
6 
99 
19 
38 
62 
500 to 999 acres 
894 
25 
15 
- 
36 
8 
9 
15 
1 ,000 acres or more 
362 
6 
10 
- 
11 
- 
2 
5 
Total cropland 
farms 
17,569 
441 
513 
17 
327 
85 
282 
195 
acres 
804,006 
19,206 
33,270 
120 
14,657 
4,344 
6,278 
7,426 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
16,690 
431 
483 
14 
311 
75 
254 
186 
acres 
699,793 
17,156 
30,332 
100 
12,393 
3,780 
5,036 
6,611 
Irrigated land 
farms 
466 
9 
29 
- 
4 
1 
11 
6 
acres 
2,064 
32 
124 
- 
6 
(D) 
15 
11 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
806,775 
6,633 
30,545 
48 
4,858 
1,383 
1,991 
2,117 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,544 
12,930 
45,184 
2,533 
12,585 
14,402 
5,198 
9,325 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
139,092 
1,163 
23,982 
21 
970 
282 
1,002 
378 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
667,683 
5,471 
6,563 
27 
3,888 
1,100 
989 
1,739 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
8,861 
178 
319 
13 
137 
36 
230 
112 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,615 
95 
101 
3 
68 
15 
80 
30 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,582 
92 
82 
2 
74 
16 
37 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,956 
95 
92 
1 
71 
17 
19 
26 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,108 
35 
30 
- 
18 
8 
7 
4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
505 
8 
20 
- 
13 
1 
8 
3 
$100,000 or more 
862 
10 
32 
- 
5 
3 
2 
6 
Government payments 
farms 
2,196 
42 
98 
2 
36 
3 
62 
15 
$1,000 
7,034 
109 
374 
(D) 
147 
(D) 
60 
40 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,525 
102 
166 
3 
83 
20 
54 
35 
$1,000 
23,233 
452 
791 
7 
240 
101 
239 
66 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
762,655 
6,620 
21,721 
60 
4,589 
1,317 
3,225 
2,829 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,490 
12,905 
32,131 
3,136 
11,887 
13,722 
8,421 
12,464 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
21,489 
513 
676 
19 
386 
96 
383 
227 
$1,000 
74,388 
574 
9,989 
2 
657 
168 
-936 
-606 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,462 
1,118 
14,776 
83 
1,701 
1,749 
-2,444 
-2,669 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
9,164 
211 
233 
14 
194 
44 
121 
81 
Other 
number 
12,325 
302 
443 
5 
192 
52 
262 
146 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
13,397 
362 
440 
7 
226 
52 
250 
156 
200 days or more 
number 
8,750 
210 
319 
4 
139 
25 
187 
113 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
12,067 
330 
322 
5 
218 
64 
189 
132 
number 
414,908 
9,948 
9,066 
(D) 
6,818 
2,054 
2,621 
4,389 
Beef cows 
farms 
10,156 
286 
259 
5 
168 
47 
155 
110 
number 
191,398 
5,221 
4,408 
(D) 
2,868 
842 
1,412 
1,547 
Milk cows 
farms 
438 
12 
18 
11 
4 
3 
6 
number 
10,095 
199 
894 
- 
24 
147 
3 
13 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,032 
280 
245 
5 
189 
49 
140 
99 
number 
250,073 
6,379 
3,832 
22 
4,401 
867 
1,420 
2,117 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
725 
6 
29 
1 
6 
6 
12 
7 
number 
5,873 
12 
739 
(D) 
44 
25 
39 
18 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
624 
6 
27 
1 
6 
7 
11 
9 
number 
8,712 
8 
1,249 
(D) 
20 
61 
58 
26 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1,043 
6 
47 
15 
4 
11 
8 
number 
31,630 
102 
726 
- 
215 
198 
166 
120 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,991 
83 
93 
5 
48 
16 
54 
46 
number 
1,113,238 
1,330 
2,352 
109 
798 
210 
1,014 
726 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
273 
4 
12 
- 
1 
- 
3 
3 
number 
93,749,081 
71 
1,675 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
21 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
702 
16 
39 
1 
9 
10 
11 
3 
acres 
35,268 
47 
3,400 
(D) 
39 
144 
103 
5 
bushels 
4,554,125 
5,191 
475,618 
(D) 
3,550 
16,775 
8,263 
530 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
447 
4 
19 
- 
5 
1 
1 
acres 
15,341 
55 
1,001 
- 
- 
144 
(D) 
(D) 
tons 
248,685 
1,110 
11,735 
- 
- 
1,963 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
97 
- 
15 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
4,200 
- 
466 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
271,542 
- 
31,441 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
96 
- 
15 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
466 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
31,441 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
224 West Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
