Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Putnam 
Raleigh 
Randolph 
Ritchie 
Roane 
Summers 
Taylor 
Tucker 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
544 
332 
405 
428 
575 
345 
404 
162 
2007 
625 
351 
484 
441 
674 
383 
471 
197 
acres, 2012 
60,001 
36,864 
94,151 
88,778 
110,868 
57,962 
49,114 
33,957 
2007 
66,416 
43,401 
104,441 
90,836 
117,517 
59,628 
53,806 
34,885 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
399 
244 
321 
344 
450 
296 
308 
135 
2007 
429 
256 
368 
359 
501 
295 
373 
160 
acres, 2012 
9,962 
6,857 
17,726 
14,545 
17,867 
8,973 
9,009 
5,634 
TENURE 
2007 
9,783 
9,101 
18,831 
16,116 
20,472 
8,256 
11,084 
6,514 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
463 
267 
293 
333 
437 
268 
318 
123 
2007 
512 
279 
329 
344 
508 
283 
355 
153 
acres, 2012 
44,845 
25,418 
50,496 
55,855 
58,915 
34,528 
32,703 
23,187 
2007 
51,382 
28,062 
47,643 
56,631 
61,121 
35,375 
32,402 
21,373 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
323 
194 
225 
255 
319 
226 
250 
100 
2007 
341 
197 
247 
274 
351 
208 
271 
120 
acres, 2012 
6,320 
3,731 
(D) 
7,788 
7,494 
5,211 
6,107 
2,938 
2007 
6,603 
4,991 
6,909 
8,136 
9,465 
4,381 
6,096 
2,757 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
71 
52 
106 
90 
128 
64 
76 
33 
2007 
101 
66 
128 
96 
151 
73 
113 
37 
acres, 2012 
14,232 
9,827 
43,345 
32,113 
47,560 
21,505 
15,306 
9,832 
2007 
14,714 
14,939 
53,739 
(D) 
51,514 
22,584 
21,016 
13,006 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
6,993 
5,041 
22,552 
14,128 
16,924 
10,206 
6,646 
4,439 
2007 
7,784 
7,051 
20,890 
(D) 
22,346 
10,103 
12,166 
6,720 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
7,239 
4,786 
20,793 
17,985 
30,636 
11,299 
8,660 
5,393 
2007 
6,930 
7,888 
32,849 
18,476 
29,168 
12,481 
8,850 
6,286 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
68 
44 
94 
84 
122 
58 
57 
31 
2007 
81 
57 
103 
84 
138 
70 
99 
37 
acres, 2012 
3,450 
(D) 
10,653 
6,357 
9,548 
3,337 
(D) 
2,584 
2007 
3,103 
(D) 
10,880 
(D) 
10,456 
3,587 
4,933 
3,627 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
10 
13 
6 
5 
10 
13 
10 
6 
2007 
12 
6 
27 
1 
15 
27 
3 
7 
acres, 2012 
924 
1,619 
310 
810 
4,393 
1,929 
1,105 
938 
2007 
320 
400 
3,059 
(D) 
4,882 
1,669 
388 
506 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
8 
6 
2 
5 
9 
12 
1 
4 
2007 
7 
2 
18 
1 
12 
17 
3 
3 
acres, 2012 
192 
(D) 
(D) 
400 
825 
425 
(D) 
112 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
77 
(D) 
1,042 
(D) 
551 
288 
55 
130 
Total operators 
number 
791 
501 
613 
674 
891 
505 
603 
246 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
330 
174 
244 
224 
301 
202 
233 
84 
2 operators 
192 
147 
129 
172 
245 
128 
143 
74 
3 operators 
15 
11 
23 
27 
26 
13 
28 
2 
4 operators 
5 
- 
6 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
239 
156 
164 
209 
258 
149 
167 
77 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
210 
148 
147 
193 
234 
130 
143 
67 
2 operators 
10 
4 
7 
8 
12 
8 
12 
5 
3 operators 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
904 
500 
722 
703 
990 
532 
723 
272 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
379 
217 
289 
231 
384 
247 
261 
134 
2 operators 
221 
120 
158 
173 
265 
123 
179 
56 
3 operators 
17 
13 
31 
30 
24 
13 
24 
3 
4 operators 
8 
1 
6 
5 
1 
- 
3 
3 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
" 
2 
- 
4 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
270 
137 
237 
232 
294 
148 
212 
72 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
252 
131 
210 
218 
282 
142 
184 
67 
2 operators 
9 
3 
12 
2 
6 
3 
8 
1 
3 operators 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
4 
1 
4 operators 
" 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
484 
299 
361 
362 
528 
305 
363 
143 
2007 
546 
314 
410 
362 
601 
331 
428 
171 
acres, 2012 
54,268 
33,986 
87,788 
80,606 
105,936 
52,580 
44,038 
30,133 
2007 
59,528 
40,748 
88,661 
78,257 
108,229 
52,391 
48,152 
30,177 
Female 
farms, 2012 
60 
33 
44 
66 
47 
40 
41 
19 
2007 
79 
37 
74 
79 
73 
52 
43 
26 
acres, 2012 
5,733 
2,878 
6,363 
8,172 
4,932 
5,382 
5,076 
3,824 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
6,888 
2,653 
15,780 
12,579 
9,288 
7,237 
5,654 
4,708 
Farming 
2012 
228 
171 
179 
180 
260 
150 
162 
85 
2007 
246 
130 
212 
169 
306 
180 
161 
91 
Other 
2012 
316 
161 
226 
248 
315 
195 
242 
77 
Place of residence: 
2007 
379 
221 
272 
272 
368 
203 
310 
106 
On farm operated 
2012 
475 
286 
295 
384 
521 
301 
322 
138 
2007 
536 
290 
391 
394 
613 
315 
385 
169 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
69 
46 
110 
44 
54 
44 
82 
24 
2007 
89 
61 
93 
47 
61 
68 
86 
28 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data West Virginia 445 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
