Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Monroe 
Morgan 
Nicholas 
Ohio 
Pendleton 
Pleasants 
Pocahontas 
Preston 
Farms 
number 
796 
196 
393 
197 
556 
150 
389 
1,084 
Land in farms 
acres 
144,630 
18,386 
58,093 
30,079 
170,120 
21,498 
118,464 
160,704 
Average size of farm 
acres 
182 
94 
148 
153 
306 
143 
305 
148 
Median size of farm 
acres 
107 
63 
86 
102 
186 
86 
148 
105 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
414,754 
419,311 
377,217 
353,063 
711,711 
277,012 
670,207 
365,799 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,283 
4,470 
2,552 
2,312 
2,326 
1,933 
2,201 
2,467 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
41,995 
7,795 
16,809 
15,935 
37,999 
8,276 
23,780 
60,113 
Average per farm 
dollars 
52,757 
39,771 
42,770 
80,887 
68,344 
55,171 
61,131 
55,455 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
18 
19 
19 
4 
19 
9 
16 
36 
1 0 to 49 acres 
200 
65 
104 
48 
32 
56 
248 
50 to 179 acres 
325 
84 
171 
96 
78 
143 
525 
180 to 499 acres 
191 
24 
79 
39 
23 
117 
236 
500 to 999 acres 
51 
4 
15 
9 
56 
6 
38 
30 
1 ,000 acres or more 
11 
- 
5 
1 
34 
2 
19 
9 
Total cropland 
farms 
643 
150 
344 
177 
439 
113 
333 
919 
acres 
29,160 
7,847 
13,626 
11,859 
24,354 
4,138 
18,693 
44,902 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
617 
146 
329 
165 
427 
99 
319 
889 
acres 
24,741 
7,061 
12,498 
10,533 
21,692 
3,111 
16,611 
40,485 
Irrigated land 
farms 
14 
15 
5 
2 
6 
2 
7 
25 
acres 
18 
52 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
15 
55 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
31,400 
3,020 
4,578 
3,479 
118,766 
(D) 
9,250 
18,156 
Average per farm 
dollars 
39,447 
15,409 
11,650 
17,658 
213,608 
(D) 
23,778 
16,749 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,977 
2,332 
768 
714 
2,873 
(D) 
1,042 
5,099 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
28,423 
688 
3,810 
2,765 
115,893 
721 
8,207 
13,057 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
290 
84 
167 
84 
107 
81 
118 
357 
$2,500 to $4,999 
96 
34 
65 
25 
53 
23 
48 
190 
$5,000 to $9,999 
117 
40 
71 
32 
70 
24 
67 
195 
$10,000 to $24,999 
133 
19 
48 
31 
115 
10 
78 
194 
$25,000 to $49,999 
62 
9 
19 
10 
72 
5 
37 
78 
$50,000 to $99,999 
38 
4 
15 
4 
22 
3 
24 
40 
$100,000 or more 
60 
6 
8 
11 
117 
4 
17 
30 
Government payments 
farms 
126 
13 
34 
48 
95 
2 
85 
91 
$1,000 
426 
86 
37 
64 
207 
(D) 
174 
222 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
198 
33 
82 
41 
185 
17 
134 
245 
$1,000 
533 
218 
592 
177 
1,344 
34 
451 
955 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
30,809 
3,563 
4,871 
3,288 
103,571 
1,404 
8,233 
18,689 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,705 
18,180 
12,394 
16,691 
186,280 
9,360 
21,164 
17,240 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
796 
196 
393 
197 
556 
150 
389 
1,084 
$1,000 
1,549 
-239 
337 
431 
16,745 
17 
1,642 
645 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,946 
-1,221 
857 
2,189 
30,117 
116 
4,221 
595 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
332 
92 
205 
75 
288 
66 
174 
500 
Other 
number 
464 
104 
188 
122 
268 
84 
215 
584 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
518 
100 
210 
132 
327 
102 
250 
634 
200 days or more 
number 
314 
68 
153 
73 
219 
64 
136 
431 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
506 
89 
219 
104 
379 
79 
229 
672 
number 
29,346 
1,466 
7,463 
3,889 
21,550 
1,351 
13,675 
22,464 
Beef cows 
farms 
408 
80 
182 
85 
316 
65 
190 
536 
number 
11,874 
914 
3,266 
1,266 
(D) 
779 
6,334 
9,571 
Milk cows 
farms 
25 
- 
5 
9 
6 
- 
9 
27 
number 
816 
- 
27 
303 
(D) 
- 
15 
1,048 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
439 
70 
177 
77 
373 
45 
209 
562 
number 
18,161 
641 
4,196 
2,077 
13,730 
761 
8,313 
12,111 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
29 
8 
23 
8 
6 
6 
17 
40 
number 
209 
48 
134 
63 
94 
53 
83 
383 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
14 
9 
22 
7 
8 
8 
16 
30 
number 
388 
268 
144 
51 
(D) 
65 
234 
688 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
52 
4 
30 
9 
90 
1 
48 
63 
number 
2,389 
55 
1,001 
94 
4,013 
(D) 
2,875 
2,436 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
79 
29 
73 
27 
36 
20 
70 
144 
number 
5,037 
1,023 
1,581 
547 
184,072 
276 
2,198 
3,746 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
- 
32 
1 
5 
11 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
20,334,302 
(D) 
408 
1,250 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
31 
8 
6 
8 
16 
3 
16 
79 
acres 
1,584 
170 
17 
172 
2,020 
(D) 
106 
2,735 
bushels 
183,873 
15,210 
2,150 
22,150 
306,779 
(D) 
12,965 
338,817 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
27 
5 
3 
16 
42 
3 
31 
36 
acres 
821 
88 
24 
498 
1,027 
38 
584 
719 
tons 
12,353 
1,034 
380 
7,411 
16,530 
550 
10,552 
12,876 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
8 
7 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
acres 
207 
193 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
36 
(D) 
bushels 
7,905 
8,606 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
1,725 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
8 
7 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
acres 
207 
193 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
36 
(D) 
bushels 
7,905 
8,606 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
1,725 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
228 West Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
