Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
McDowell 
Marion 
Marshall 
Mason 
Mercer 
Mineral 
Mingo 
Monongalia 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
6 
250 
279 
302 
160 
131 
4 
152 
2007 
7 
196 
243 
317 
202 
132 
17 
159 
Any 
2012 
5 
307 
403 
573 
240 
298 
16 
306 
2007 
8 
354 
509 
629 
243 
361 
20 
298 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
1 
34 
94 
56 
18 
20 
3 
19 
2007 
2 
39 
70 
133 
47 
47 
3 
41 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
- 
47 
26 
19 
21 
31 
- 
7 
2007 
- 
26 
15 
42 
15 
26 
- 
15 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
2 
41 
61 
87 
35 
38 
9 
26 
2007 
1 
39 
53 
79 
39 
67 
3 
41 
200 days or more 
2012 
2 
185 
222 
411 
166 
209 
4 
254 
2007 
5 
250 
371 
375 
142 
221 
14 
201 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
14 
28 
25 
14 
12 
23 
2007 
- 
21 
8 
33 
18 
14 
1 
6 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
- 
24 
25 
32 
30 
18 
- 
10 
2007 
1 
35 
37 
55 
21 
44 
3 
12 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
- 
80 
63 
129 
35 
49 
3 
39 
2007 
4 
65 
114 
163 
68 
115 
3 
61 
10 years or more 
2012 
9 
439 
566 
689 
321 
350 
17 
386 
2007 
10 
429 
593 
695 
338 
320 
30 
378 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.0 
24.6 
25.0 
23.2 
25.5 
21.9 
23.7 
26.7 
2007 
18.3 
24.6 
23.3 
21.5 
22.4 
18.7 
21.2 
24.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
13 
21 
23 
9 
7 
23 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
- 
20 
24 
30 
28 
18 
- 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
- 
69 
54 
117 
29 
47 
3 
31 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
9 
455 
583 
705 
334 
357 
17 
394 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
20.0 
26.2 
26.4 
24.8 
26.9 
22.9 
24.2 
28.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
6 
7 
2 
. 
. 
. 
2007 
- 
- 
4 
4 
1 
4 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
- 
22 
34 
62 
17 
16 
- 
8 
2007 
- 
21 
20 
60 
10 
15 
- 
12 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
- 
42 
54 
92 
32 
39 
- 
42 
2007 
1 
38 
78 
117 
45 
88 
5 
38 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
_ 
75 
135 
155 
62 
114 
_ 
81 
2007 
5 
115 
233 
218 
94 
114 
11 
117 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
2 
55 
119 
161 
63 
46 
3 
85 
2007 
1 
111 
120 
111 
65 
63 
6 
78 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
- 
108 
100 
106 
53 
69 
4 
86 
2007 
5 
72 
86 
123 
76 
56 
- 
61 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
5 
102 
78 
94 
63 
35 
- 
51 
2007 
1 
90 
86 
115 
54 
63 
7 
55 
70 years and over 
2012 
4 
153 
156 
198 
108 
110 
13 
105 
2007 
2 
103 
125 
198 
100 
90 
8 
96 
Average age 
2012 
67.3 
61.9 
58.8 
58.2 
61.0 
59.4 
70.0 
60.5 
2007 
59.6 
59.7 
57.2 
57.4 
59.3 
56.3 
60.0 
59.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
5 
364 
427 
505 
236 
270 
14 
313 
2007 
10 
244 
335 
386 
202 
218 
11 
235 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
48 
59 
65 
18 
23 
- 
19 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
72 
124 
239 
126 
165 
- 
137 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
153 
71 
72 
53 
39 
7 
108 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
5 
7 
5 
4 
3 
- 
7 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
26 
37 
71 
19 
26 
29 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
68 
147 
100 
22 
31 
2 
30 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
5 
16 
17 
8 
1 
5 
9 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
1 
2 
4 
4 
4 
- 
3 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
11 
546 
674 
851 
396 
418 
20 
448 
acres, 2012 
1,041 
52,514 
83,387 
135,396 
51,544 
72,208 
2,030 
56,476 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2 
24 
15 
14 
16 
17 
1 
23 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,989 
1,768 
2,917 
1,745 
3,529 
(D) 
4,311 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
11 
523 
655 
808 
383 
388 
20 
433 
2007 
15 
528 
725 
908 
434 
461 
37 
426 
acres, 2012 
1,041 
49,614 
81,723 
122,022 
49,791 
63,503 
2,030 
52,576 
2007 
1,481 
55,670 
91,372 
122,134 
50,013 
67,298 
3,993 
50,493 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
- 
20 
16 
41 
10 
27 
- 
15 
2007 
- 
15 
22 
27 
8 
24 
- 
21 
acres, 2012 
- 
2,390 
1,726 
7,756 
(D) 
8,805 
- 
3,140 
2007 
- 
(D) 
3,458 
(D) 
(D) 
7,233 
- 
4,588 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
3 
12 
2 
11 
3 
2007 
- 
1 
2 
2 
1 
7 
- 
4 
acres, 2012 
- 
482 
309 
5,668 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,138 
2007 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
3 
3 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2007 
- 
5 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
230 
2,061 
554 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
2007 
- 
277 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
7 
5 
10 
5 
3 
5 
2007 
- 
1 
2 
7 
2 
1 
- 
4 
acres, 2012 
- 
639 
147 
2,812 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
-continued 
450 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
