Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
McDowell 
Marion 
Marshall 
Mason 
Mercer 
Mineral 
Mingo 
Monongalia 
Farms 
number 
11 
557 
682 
875 
400 
429 
20 
458 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,041 
53,355 
85,966 
138,812 
51,791 
76,184 
2,030 
57,989 
Average size of farm 
acres 
95 
96 
126 
159 
129 
178 
102 
127 
Median size of farm 
acres 
28 
69 
100 
94 
82 
100 
36 
86 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
227,076 
206,381 
277,149 
335,312 
287,660 
533,771 
143,828 
391,255 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,399 
2,155 
2,199 
2,114 
2,222 
3,006 
1,417 
3,090 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
518 
23,531 
31,918 
46,162 
18,112 
21,192 
466 
22,009 
Average per farm 
dollars 
47,104 
42,247 
46,801 
52,756 
45,279 
49,400 
23,284 
48,054 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
1 
22 
21 
29 
18 
21 
9 
17 
1 0 to 49 acres 
7 
168 
138 
200 
105 
126 
5 
104 
50 to 1 79 acres 
2 
292 
389 
417 
210 
157 
2 
237 
180 to 499 acres 
- 
70 
123 
194 
53 
93 
2 
88 
500 to 999 acres 
1 
5 
10 
23 
10 
25 
2 
10 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
1 
12 
4 
7 
" 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
6 
450 
601 
755 
335 
346 
6 
383 
acres 
151 
12,702 
22,769 
39,661 
9,697 
16,698 
67 
14,947 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4 
439 
561 
702 
316 
328 
4 
370 
acres 
(D) 
10,736 
19,260 
35,613 
8,282 
13,946 
(D) 
12,682 
Irrigated land 
farms 
- 
10 
11 
18 
9 
11 
- 
14 
acres 
- 
29 
11 
280 
9 
67 
" 
15 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,434 
3,335 
34,094 
3,916 
22,243 
106 
4,023 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(D) 
4,370 
4,890 
38,965 
9,790 
51,847 
5,282 
8,785 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
951 
1,363 
25,251 
1,302 
1,540 
(D) 
1,118 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,483 
1,972 
8,843 
2,614 
20,703 
(D) 
2,906 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
8 
287 
328 
352 
151 
180 
16 
166 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1 
113 
121 
151 
89 
76 
1 
97 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1 
91 
152 
161 
81 
76 
1 
95 
$10,000 to $24,999 
- 
57 
64 
113 
50 
49 
- 
71 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
8 
15 
36 
14 
21 
1 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
1 
2 
22 
8 
3 
1 
11 
$100,000 or more 
1 
- 
40 
7 
24 
" 
4 
Government payments 
farms 
- 
20 
52 
153 
11 
50 
_ 
28 
$1,000 
- 
49 
121 
465 
34 
257 
- 
165 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
1 
89 
125 
135 
57 
103 
7 
71 
$1,000 
(D) 
146 
209 
564 
1,237 
319 
72 
188 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
73 
3,850 
5,913 
31,947 
5,048 
22,412 
120 
5,779 
Average per farm 
dollars 
6,649 
6,911 
8,670 
36,511 
12,620 
52,243 
5,977 
12,618 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
11 
557 
682 
875 
400 
429 
20 
458 
$1,000 
(D) 
-1,220 
-2,248 
3,176 
139 
406 
(D) 
-1,403 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(D) 
-2,190 
-3,296 
3,629 
348 
946 
(D) 
-3,062 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
6 
298 
297 
340 
163 
143 
11 
157 
Other 
number 
5 
259 
385 
535 
237 
286 
9 
301 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
5 
307 
403 
573 
240 
298 
16 
306 
200 days or more 
number 
2 
185 
222 
411 
166 
209 
4 
254 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1 
291 
357 
499 
231 
218 
5 
280 
number 
(D) 
3,832 
6,075 
14,801 
5,482 
6,170 
255 
5,945 
Beef cows 
farms 
1 
260 
318 
419 
200 
181 
5 
235 
number 
(D) 
2,477 
3,418 
6,334 
2,981 
3,175 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
11 
35 
5 
12 
6 
number 
- 
4 
184 
1,027 
8 
117 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1 
221 
260 
413 
199 
178 
4 
237 
number 
(D) 
1,827 
2,246 
8,192 
3,171 
2,804 
(D) 
3,170 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
20 
21 
26 
15 
19 
15 
number 
(D) 
107 
99 
356 
257 
68 
- 
81 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2 
11 
18 
14 
10 
21 
2 
11 
number 
(D) 
130 
111 
554 
222 
163 
(D) 
74 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
23 
23 
17 
17 
22 
30 
number 
(D) 
315 
215 
385 
320 
501 
- 
947 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2 
80 
86 
109 
42 
61 
- 
65 
number 
(D) 
1,173 
1,806 
3,111 
685 
69,913 
- 
1,557 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
1 
4 
2 
13 
- 
5 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
44 
(D) 
7,168,037 
- 
191 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
8 
5 
58 
4 
23 
- 
7 
acres 
- 
35 
12 
4,874 
49 
462 
- 
33 
bushels 
- 
4,430 
2,140 
602,114 
6,614 
55,675 
- 
3,340 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
4 
20 
5 
9 
- 
4 
acres 
- 
- 
180 
968 
34 
181 
- 
76 
tons 
- 
- 
2,370 
14,055 
386 
2,491 
- 
700 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
12 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
826 
- 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
12 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
826 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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