Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Putnam 
Raleigh 
Randolph 
Ritchie 
Roane 
Summers 
Taylor 
Tucker 
Farms 
number 
544 
332 
405 
428 
575 
345 
404 
162 
Land in farms 
acres 
60,001 
36,864 
94,151 
88,778 
110,868 
57,962 
49,114 
33,957 
Average size of farm 
acres 
110 
111 
232 
207 
193 
168 
122 
210 
Median size of farm 
acres 
79 
60 
106 
135 
116 
106 
65 
107 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
281,867 
276,125 
422,042 
331,741 
330,957 
369,195 
301,596 
641,190 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,556 
2,487 
1,815 
1,599 
1,716 
2,198 
2,481 
3,059 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
21,493 
15,716 
22,199 
23,398 
24,261 
14,702 
20,420 
7,772 
Average per farm 
dollars 
39,510 
47,337 
54,812 
54,668 
42,193 
42,615 
50,545 
47,973 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
18 
30 
17 
5 
10 
7 
11 
5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
139 
119 
95 
70 
79 
67 
136 
28 
50 to 1 79 acres 
306 
137 
146 
192 
291 
162 
186 
70 
180 to 499 acres 
73 
38 
103 
128 
154 
96 
54 
43 
500 to 999 acres 
6 
3 
32 
27 
29 
9 
12 
14 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2 
5 
12 
6 
12 
4 
5 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
428 
265 
328 
361 
478 
316 
317 
144 
acres 
12,233 
8,129 
19,843 
17,571 
21,552 
10,857 
10,403 
6,682 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
399 
244 
321 
344 
450 
296 
308 
135 
acres 
9,962 
6,857 
17,726 
14,545 
17,867 
8,973 
9,009 
5,634 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15 
11 
2 
5 
13 
12 
4 
2 
acres 
118 
43 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
12 
5 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
10,120 
3,000 
9,385 
7,608 
5,624 
4,956 
3,728 
2,200 
Average per farm 
dollars 
18,604 
9,036 
23,173 
17,777 
9,781 
14,365 
9,228 
13,583 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
8,413 
739 
2,044 
1,149 
1,473 
1,272 
714 
497 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,708 
2,261 
7,341 
6,460 
4,151 
3,684 
3,014 
1,703 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
281 
160 
125 
171 
237 
119 
168 
50 
$2,500 to $4,999 
92 
57 
54 
77 
90 
74 
98 
38 
$5,000 to $9,999 
93 
58 
84 
87 
115 
65 
65 
27 
$10,000 to $24,999 
56 
35 
67 
49 
95 
60 
46 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
17 
43 
28 
25 
8 
17 
19 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
2 
19 
11 
9 
7 
4 
4 
$100,000 or more 
6 
3 
13 
5 
4 
12 
6 
3 
Government payments 
farms 
52 
20 
40 
17 
55 
23 
17 
16 
$1,000 
85 
47 
147 
57 
209 
45 
131 
37 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
85 
51 
91 
71 
109 
75 
69 
37 
$1,000 
231 
495 
338 
171 
312 
154 
146 
549 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
10,109 
4,499 
8,451 
9,354 
6,833 
6,219 
4,801 
2,239 
Average per farm 
dollars 
18,583 
13,553 
20,868 
21,854 
11,883 
18,026 
11,883 
13,820 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
544 
332 
405 
428 
575 
345 
404 
162 
$1,000 
327 
-958 
1,418 
-1,517 
-687 
-1,065 
-796 
547 
Average per farm 
dollars 
602 
-2,886 
3,502 
-3,544 
-1,196 
-3,086 
-1,970 
3,378 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
228 
171 
179 
180 
260 
150 
162 
85 
Other 
number 
316 
161 
226 
248 
315 
195 
242 
77 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
350 
177 
222 
247 
367 
215 
280 
102 
200 days or more 
number 
229 
97 
142 
151 
259 
117 
171 
71 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
274 
175 
227 
257 
344 
202 
256 
96 
number 
4,091 
3,566 
10,183 
9,403 
9,269 
6,598 
5,977 
2,302 
Beef cows 
farms 
231 
142 
192 
225 
307 
171 
221 
84 
number 
2,398 
1,885 
(D) 
3,666 
4,833 
3,422 
3,484 
1,311 
Milk cows 
farms 
7 
6 
12 
11 
12 
6 
3 
4 
number 
19 
8 
(D) 
29 
211 
7 
5 
8 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
210 
132 
216 
200 
292 
180 
197 
92 
number 
2,150 
1,670 
5,723 
5,726 
4,355 
4,134 
3,471 
1,573 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
20 
28 
18 
12 
18 
11 
9 
5 
number 
243 
199 
163 
58 
57 
40 
52 
94 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
24 
22 
14 
13 
23 
10 
12 
5 
number 
339 
73 
204 
187 
90 
46 
35 
116 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
14 
19 
39 
14 
16 
6 
10 
15 
number 
140 
257 
1,891 
469 
193 
96 
147 
223 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
73 
48 
62 
74 
90 
52 
44 
23 
number 
1,498 
1,001 
1,183 
1,245 
1,489 
1,742 
976 
693 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
8 
2 
1 
2 
4 
12 
2 
2 
number 
74 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
32 
4,148 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
10 
2 
15 
2 
3 
7 
- 
8 
acres 
100 
(D) 
639 
(D) 
11 
23 
- 
181 
bushels 
9,294 
(D) 
94,493 
(D) 
250 
1,605 
- 
22,000 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
7 
7 
2 
1 
5 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
38 
442 
(D) 
(D) 
85 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
735 
6,445 
(D) 
(D) 
1,267 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
acres 
104 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
6,940 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
104 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
6,940 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
West Virginia 229 
