Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Clay 
Doddridge 
Fayette 
Gilmer 
Grant 
Greenbrier 
Hampshire 
Hancock 
Farms 
number 
114 
352 
232 
235 
486 
819 
798 
96 
Land in farms 
acres 
20,073 
65,364 
23,163 
70,393 
112,365 
190,178 
142,075 
8,887 
Average size of farm 
acres 
176 
186 
100 
300 
231 
232 
178 
93 
Median size of farm 
acres 
117 
128 
64 
165 
120 
91 
76 
56 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
329,791 
349,517 
245,428 
440,783 
549,519 
658,885 
641,143 
271,473 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,873 
1,882 
2,458 
1,472 
2,377 
2,837 
3,601 
2,933 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,876 
14,575 
10,094 
13,066 
21,451 
58,833 
40,914 
5,724 
Average per farm 
dollars 
34,000 
41,406 
43,507 
55,600 
44,138 
71,835 
51,271 
59,629 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
3 
4 
8 
2 
25 
24 
47 
9 
1 0 to 49 acres 
20 
65 
84 
20 
94 
221 
277 
37 
50 to 1 79 acres 
53 
159 
106 
98 
176 
311 
266 
40 
180 to 499 acres 
34 
105 
31 
89 
132 
178 
138 
9 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
13 
2 
18 
45 
55 
51 
1 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
6 
1 
8 
14 
30 
19 
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Total cropland 
farms 
90 
294 
190 
195 
384 
674 
605 
77 
acres 
2,202 
9,964 
6,139 
11,674 
21,321 
35,709 
34,793 
3,064 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
86 
280 
175 
188 
371 
650 
585 
70 
acres 
2,094 
8,423 
5,093 
9,178 
18,519 
31,440 
30,623 
2,725 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2 
2 
9 
3 
10 
22 
18 
3 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
19 
3 
48 
40 
146 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
521 
2,271 
1,735 
8,844 
51,272 
76,758 
39,183 
648 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,567 
6,451 
7,477 
37,635 
105,497 
93,721 
49,101 
6,748 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
158 
766 
720 
388 
1,237 
2,126 
7,564 
344 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
363 
1,505 
1,015 
8,457 
50,034 
74,631 
31,619 
304 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
59 
184 
105 
90 
138 
272 
329 
46 
$2,500 to $4,999 
26 
46 
47 
40 
65 
107 
140 
30 
$5,000 to $9,999 
17 
68 
38 
46 
102 
132 
120 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
11 
34 
23 
38 
75 
134 
105 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
13 
16 
14 
41 
71 
37 
3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1 
6 
1 
- 
8 
33 
23 
1 
$100,000 or more 
- 
1 
2 
7 
57 
70 
44 
1 
Government payments 
farms 
7 
15 
17 
24 
93 
126 
135 
5 
$1,000 
37 
50 
66 
139 
253 
461 
227 
2 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
16 
59 
50 
57 
156 
220 
172 
9 
$1,000 
145 
98 
99 
388 
541 
850 
969 
219 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
643 
2,718 
2,367 
6,925 
50,297 
63,030 
35,535 
1,051 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,639 
7,722 
10,204 
29,467 
103,491 
76,960 
44,530 
10,953 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
114 
352 
232 
235 
486 
819 
798 
96 
$1,000 
60 
-300 
-468 
2,446 
1,769 
15,038 
4,844 
-183 
Average per farm 
dollars 
524 
-851 
-2,015 
10,409 
3,640 
18,362 
6,070 
-1,901 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
39 
174 
93 
109 
222 
329 
346 
29 
Other 
number 
75 
178 
139 
126 
264 
490 
452 
67 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
74 
202 
138 
142 
305 
537 
517 
61 
200 days or more 
number 
50 
123 
75 
87 
211 
379 
302 
47 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
82 
180 
124 
137 
269 
486 
425 
40 
number 
901 
3,441 
2,432 
7,020 
10,837 
41,459 
15,700 
662 
Beef cows 
farms 
70 
148 
104 
122 
236 
377 
349 
38 
number 
579 
2,027 
1,461 
2,632 
6,255 
15,887 
8,537 
379 
Milk cows 
farms 
6 
7 
5 
5 
7 
28 
11 
- 
number 
17 
10 
9 
10 
110 
1,081 
32 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
61 
136 
100 
124 
256 
459 
346 
27 
number 
462 
1,723 
1,226 
9,053 
5,988 
33,840 
9,511 
206 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6 
11 
8 
3 
8 
26 
42 
- 
number 
22 
38 
15 
40 
55 
236 
279 
- 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
7 
3 
3 
5 
28 
29 
- 
number 
105 
34 
4 
72 
66 
175 
350 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1 
18 
10 
19 
35 
49 
47 
- 
number 
(D) 
156 
449 
529 
935 
2,730 
1,704 
- 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
16 
68 
36 
35 
43 
105 
130 
11 
number 
321 
3,217 
1,034 
676 
231,090 
2,001 
92,134 
220 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
30 
1 
13 
2 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
16,482,376 
(D) 
8,764,002 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
3 
12 
5 
13 
23 
36 
3 
acres 
- 
3 
46 
50 
148 
726 
917 
52 
bushels 
- 
190 
3,550 
5,728 
20,682 
113,134 
106,487 
5,134 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
3 
- 
12 
43 
19 
2 
acres 
- 
- 
21 
- 
346 
1,602 
409 
(D) 
tons 
- 
- 
195 
- 
5,987 
25,457 
6,196 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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