1987 

Census of 

Agriculture 

AC87-A-39 

Volume 1 

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

Part 39 

Rhode Island 

State and County Data 

u.s. Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division. Many 

other divisions contributed to this preparation: Data Preparation 

performed the clerical processing; Administrative Services provided the forms design and other administrative services; Publications Services contributed in publication planning and design, 

editorial review, composition, and printing procurement; Computer Services provided the computer processing facilities; Field 

provided selected data collection activities; Economic Programming prepared the computer programs; and Economic Surveys 

assisted in preparation of data collection and processing procedures and computer programs. 

Members of the Census Advisory Committee on Agriculture 

Statistics and representatives of both public and private 

organizations made significant recommendations which helped 

establish data content. 

Members of various agencies of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture provided valuable advice in the planning, publicizing, 

and processing phases of the census, and in helping farmers and 

ranchers complete the report forms. 

The press, farm magazines, radio and television stations, and 

farm organizations were most helpful in publicizing the census 

and encouraging cooperation of farm and ranch operators. 

Special tribute is paid to the millions of farm and ranch 

operators who furnished the information requested. Only through 

their cooperation was it possible to collect and publish the data in 

this report. 

If you have any questions concerning the statistics in this report, call: 

(301) 763-8555 Division Chief 

(301) 763-8567 Crops Branch 

(301) 763-8569 Livestock Branch 

(301) 763-8566 Farm Economics Branch 

(301) 763-1113 General Information 

(301) 763-8558 Statistical Methodology 
1987 

Census of 

Agriculture 

AC87-A-39 

Volume 1 

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

Part 39 

Rhode Island 

State and County Data 

Issued March 1989 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Robert A. Mosbacher, Secretary 

Robert Ortner, Under Secretary 

for Economic Affairs 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
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BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

C. L. Kincannon, Deputy Director 

Charles A. Waite, Associate Director for 

Economic Programs 

Roger H. Bugenhagen, Assistant Director for 

Economic and Agriculture Censuses 

Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Chief, 

Economic Census Staff 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Charles P. Pautler, Jr., Chief 

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 

Census of agriculture (1987). Geographic area series. 

1987 census of agriculture. Geographic area series. 

Includes indexes. 

Supt. of Docs. no.: C 3.31/4:987/v.1 

1. Agriculture-Economic aspects-United StatesStatistics. 2. Agriculture-Economic aspects-United 

States-States-Statistics. 3. Agriculture-Economic 

aspects-United States-Territories and possessions 

-Statistics. I. United States. Bureau of the Census. 

II. Title. 

HD1769.C46 1987 338.1'0973'021 88-600103 

For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government 

Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. 
CONTENTS 

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Introduction _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ ___ _ ___ _ VII' 

Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________________ 1 

FIGURES 

1. State ~ap _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2 

2. Profile of State's Agriculture: 1987 _________________________________________________________________ 3 

3. Percent of Farms and of Value of Products Sold: 1987 ______________________________________________ 4 

4. Farms by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1959 to 1987 __________________________________________ 4 

5. Land Use: 1987__________________________________________________________________________________ 5 

6. Selected Crops Harvested: 1987 __________________________________________________________________ 5 

7. Value of Livestock and Poultry Sold: 1987 __________________________________________________________ 6 

8. Production Expenses: 1987 _______________________________________________________________________ 6 

TABLES 

CHAPTER 1. State Data 

1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census years_________________________________________________ 7 

2. ~arket Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987, 1982, and 1978 _____________________________________ 9 

3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 __________________________________________________ 10 

4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1987 _____________________________________________________ 12 

5. Government Payments and Other Farm-Related Income: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________ 13 

6. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982________________________________________________ 14 

7. Land Use and Acres Diverted: 1987, 1982, and 1978 ________________________________________________ 15 

8. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 1987 and 1982 _______________ 16 

9. Irrigation: 1987, 1982, and 1978 ___________________________________________________________________ 16 

10. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1987 and 1982___________________________ 17 

11. Value of Land and Buildings: 1987,1982, and 1978 _________________________________________________ 18 

12. Value of ~achinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982_________________________________________ 18 

13. Selected ~achinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________ 18 

14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978________________________________________________ 19 

15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987,1982, and 1978_______________________ 19 

16. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization for All Farms and Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1987, 1982, and 1978 _____________________________________________________ 20 

17. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish Origin, and Specified Racial 

Groups: 1987 and 1982__________________________________________________________________________ 21 

18. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1987___________________________ 23 

19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________________ 24 

20. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987, 1982, and 1978 ___________________________________ 25 

21. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________________ 25 

22. Broilers and Started Pullets-Sales: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________ 26 

23. Poultry-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 _________________________________________________ 26 

24. Turkeys-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 ____________________________________________________ 27 

25. Cattle and Calves-Inventory: 1987 and 1982_______________________________________________________ 27 

26. Cattle and Calves-Sales: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________________ 28 

27. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 _______________________________________ 28 

28. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Cow Herd: 1987___________________________________ 29 

29. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Beef Cow Herd: 1987______________________________ 29 

30. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of ~ilk Cow Herd: 1987 ______________________________ 30 

31. Cattle and Calves-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987___________________________________________ 30 

32. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory: 1987 and 1982__________________________________________________________ 30 

33. Hogs and Pigs-Sales: 1987 and 1982 _____________________________________________________________ 31 

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34. Hogs and Pigs-Litters Farrowed: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________ _ 

35. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 _________________________________________ _ 

36. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 ________________________________ _ 

37. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Sales, and Litters by Total Farrowed: 1987 _______________________________ _ 38. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________________ _ 

39. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 _____________________________________ _ 

40. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 1987 _________________________________ _ 

41. Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ________________________ _ 42. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________ _ 

43. Specified Crops Harvested-Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1987 __________________________ _ 44. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________ _ 

45. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________________ _ 

46. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale by Value of Sales: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _ 

47. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 __________________________ _ 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 ____________________________________________________________ _ 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 __________________________________________________________ _ 

50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 _______________________________________ _ 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 __________________________________________________________________ _ 

52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 ______________________________________________ _ 

53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 ________________________________________ _ 

CHAPTER 2. County Data 

1. County Summary Highlights: 1987 ________________________________________________________________ _ 

2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _ 

3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________________________ _ 

4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other Farm-Related Income, and 

Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________ _ 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________ _ 

6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________ _ 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________________________________________ _ 

8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________________ _ 

9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982 ____________________________ _ 

10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 and 1982 _____________________ _ 11. Cattle and CalveS-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ____________________________________________ _ 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________ _ 13. Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________________ _ 14. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________________ _ 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________________________ _ 

16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________ _ 17. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________ _ 

18. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________ _ 

19. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________________ _ 

20. Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________ _ 21. Fish Sales: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

22. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________ _ 

23. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _________________ _ 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982 _____________________________ _ 

25. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1987 and 1982 _ 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________ _ 

27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 _____________________________ _ 28. Fruits and Nuts: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________________________ _ 

29. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________________________ _ 

3~. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale: 1987 and 1982 ________________ _ 31. Other Crops: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________________ ---____________ _ 

32. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1987 and 1982 _________ _ 33. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________ _ 34. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________ _ 35. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________________ _ 36. Farms With Grazing Permits: 1987 ______________________________________________________ ---_______ _ 

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APPENDIXES 

A. General Explanation _________________________________________________________ _ ____________________ A-1 

B. Places With All Cropland in the Conservation Reserve Program _______________________________________ B-1 

C. Statistical Methodology _ _ ___ __ _ _ ___ _ ___ ___ __ __ ____ ____ _ _____ __ _ ____ _ _ __ ___ _ ___ _ ___ _ ____ ___ _ ___ ____ _ C-1 

D. Report Form and Information Sheet ________________________________________________________________ D-1 

Index _____________________________________________________________________________________ Index 1 

Publication Program ________________________________________________________________________ Inside back cover 

·Not published for this State. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE CONTENTS V 

INTROoo.CTION 

Page HISTORY _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ VII 

USES OF THE CENSUS ____________________________________ VII 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED_________________________ VII FARM DEFINITION ________________________________________ VII 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA________________________________ VII TABULAR PRESENTATION ________________________________ VII 

ADVANCE REPORTS __ __ ___ ________ __ __ ___ ____ ______ ___ __ _ VIII 

ELECTRONIC DATA DISSEMINATION_______________________ VIII SPECIAL TABULATIONS_ __________ ___ __ ___ _____ _____ _____ _ VIII 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES _____________________________ VIII 

INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES DATA ___________ VIII 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS __________________________ VIII 

HISTORY 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture is the 23d taken by the 

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The 

first agriculture census was taken in 1840 as part of the 

sixth decennial census of population. From 1840 to 1950, 

an agriculture census was taken as part of the decennial 

census. A separate mid-decade census of agriculture was 

conducted in 1925, 1935, and 1945. From 1954 to 1974, a 

census of agriculture was taken for the years ending in 4 

and 9. In 1976, Congress authorized the census of agriculture to be taken for 1978 and 1982 to adjust the data 

reference year so that it coincided with the economic 

censuses covering manufacturing, mining, construction, 

retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, and selected 

transportation activities. This adjustment in timing established the agriculture census on a 5-year cycle collecting 

data for years ending in 2 and 7. 

USES OF THE CENSUS 

The census of agriculture is the leading source of 

statistics about the Nation's agricultural production and the 

only source of consistent, comparable data at the county, 

State, and national levels. Census statistics are used by 

Congress in developing and changing farm programs and 

for determining the effects of these programs. Many 

national and.State programs are designed or allocated on 

the basis of census data, such as funds for extension 

services, research, and soil conservation projects. Private 

industry uses census statistics to provide a more effective 

production and distribution system for the agricultural 

community. 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED 

The census of agriculture is required by law under Title 

13, United States Code, sections 142(a) and 191, which 

directs that a census be taken in 1979, 1983, and in every 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

fifth year after 1983 covering the prior year. The 1987 

census includes each State, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the 

Virgin Island of the United States. A census of agriculture 

will be conducted in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in conjunction with 

the 1990 Census of Population and Housing. 

FARM DEFINITION 

Since 1850, when minimum criteria defining a farm for 

census purposes first were established, the farm definition 

has been changed nine times. The current definition, first 

used for the 1974 census, is any place from which $1,000 

or more of agricultural products were produced and sold or 

normally would have been sold during the census year. 

The farm definition used for the outlying areas varies 

according to area. The report for each area includes a 

discussion of the farm definition. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

Data on acreages and inventories for 1987 and 1982 

are generally comparable. Dollar figures shown for expenses 

and agricultural product sales are expressed in current 

dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation or deflation. In general, data for censuses since 1974 are not fully 

comparable with data for 1969 and earlier censuses due to 

changes in the farm definition. 

The 1978 U.S., region, and State data shown in the 

1978 Census of Agriculture publications included data for 

farms on the mail list plus estimates from an area sample 

for farms not on the mail list. For comparability, the 1978 

data in the 1987 publications include only farms on the 

mail list. 

TABULAR PRESENTATION 

State data-Tables 1 through 47 in chapter 1 show 

detailed State-level data usually accompanied by historical 

data for one or more past censuses. Tables 48 through 53 

provide 1987 State data cross-tabulated by various farm 

classifications. 

county data-Chapter 2 presents selected data items 

by county. Tables 1 through 16 include general data for all 

counties. The counties are listed in alphabetical order in 

the column headings. Tables 17 through 36 include only 

INTRODUCTION VII 
counties reporting the data item. Counties not having the 

item, or with a limited number of farms reporting the item, 

ha'ie data combined and presented as "all other counties." 

ADVANCE REPORTS 

Advance reports of 1987 census data have been published separately for each county with 10 farms or more, 

each State, and the United States. This series provided, at 

the earliest possible date, final data on major data items 

together with comparable final data from the 1982 census. 

Data items are standard across States except information 

on selected crops harvested, which vary by State according to their relative importance in the State. 

ELECTRONIC DATA DISSEMINATION 

The volume 1 data are available on computer tapes and 

compact disc. The advance report data are available on 

computer tapes, computer diskettes, and through electronic data services such as the AGRIDATA network, the 

CENDAT A package on Dialog, CompuServe on-line services, and the Census Bureau's State Data Center Bulletin 

Board. Computer tapes, diskettes, and compact discs are 

sold by the Customer Services Branch, Data User Services 

Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233 

(telephone (301) 763-4100). 

SPECIAL TABULATIONS 

Custom designed tabulations can be developed to 

individual user specifications on a programming cost reimbursable basis. Inquiries about special tabulations should 

be directed to the Chief, Agriculture Division, Bureau of the 

Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES 

In keeping with the provisions of Title 13, United States 

Code, no data are published that would disclose the 

operations of an individual farm. However, the number of 

VIII INTRODUCTION 

farms in a given size category or other classification, such 

as size of farm, is not considered a release of confidential 

information and is provided even though other information 

is withheld. 

INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES 

DATA 

Inventories of livestock, poultry, and machinery and 

equipment are measured as of December 31 of the census 

year. Crop and livestock production, sales, and expense 

data are for the calendar year, except for a few crops (such 

as citrus) for which the production year overlaps the 

calendar year. 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 

The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: 

Represents zero. 

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual 

farms. 

(IC) Independent city. 

(NA) 

(S) 

(X) 

(Z) 

cwt 

sq ft 

Not available. 

Withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards on the basis of either the 

response rate (associated relative standard 

error) or a consistency review. 

Not applicable. 

Less than half of the unit shown. 

Hundredweight. 

Square feet. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1987 and 1982 

[Dollar figures are in current dollars with no adjustment for price changes. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Farms _______________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms __________________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm ________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm __________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre __________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 179 acres ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

180 to 499 acres ___________________________________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1 ,999 acres ________________________________________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ____ __________ _____ __ __ _ ___ __ __ _ _ _ ______ _ _ _ _______ __ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ___ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ __ ______ __ _ ____ ____ ___ ______ __ __ __ _______ _ _ ____ __ __ __ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________________________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm __________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________ $1,000 __ Grains __ _ ______ __ __ _______ ___ ______ ____ _ ___ __ ___ _ ______ _______ ________ ___ $1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Tobacco _______ ________ _____________ _ __________ ______ ___ ___ _______ ____ __ _ $1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ Vegetables, sweet com, and melons _______________________________________ $1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse crops _____________________________________________ $1,000 __ Other crops __ __ _____ ___ __________ ___ _______ ____ ______ _________ __ ________ _ $1 ,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _________________________________________ $1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ Dairy products _____ ___________ __ _______ __ ____ ____ _ _________ _ _ __ ________ _ _ $1,000 __ Cattle and calves _________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Other ~~~~~n\'~~~ livestock and-w(xii=================================================== and livestock products (see text) _____________________________ $1,000 ~l:ggg== __ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family (sole proprietorship) _______________________________________________ _ Partnership ________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Corporation ________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ___________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Other _____________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any _______________________________________________________________________________ _ 200 days or more ________________________________________________________________ _ 

Average age of operator ________________________________________________________ years __ 

Total farm production expenses' ________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Selected farm production expenses': Livestock and poultry purchased _____________________________________________ $1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultry _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer' _______________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Agricultural chemicals' ______________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Petroleum products _________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Hired farm labor ____________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Interest expense' ___________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry inventory: Gattie and caives ____________________________________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Milk cows__ _ _ ____ __ _ _ _______ _ __ _ _______ ____ __________ ___ _ ___ _ _ ____ _ __ _____ farms __ 

numbeL_ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Chickens 3 mOnlhs old or older _______________________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Selected crops harvested: Com for grain or seed _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Com for silage or green chop _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irish potatoes __ _ _ __ ____________ _______ ___ ___________ ____ _ _ ______________ __ __ farms __ 

acres __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, smail grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) _______________________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Vegetables harvested for saie (see text) _______________________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ Land in orchards ____________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 

'Data for 1982 do not include imputation for ttem nonresponse. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

1987 

701 58685 64 

420279 

4748 

131 

250 

241 

66 

11 

2 

523 18498 105 3494 

37786 

53903 

26685 15 

526 1 929 

1666 

20786 

1764 

11 100 4190 

4775 

1 004 

568 

103 

462 

567 

45 

80 

9 

345 

356 

395 

262 

52.7 

702 29736 

1 146 3684 

1 335 

778 1 390 9536 

1 298 

253 6930 70 2975 59 4719 96 205794 

9 

99 

77 2008 22 1 410 

291 8126 99 1 947 

83 

856 

All farms 

Percent change 1982 from 1982 to 1987 

728 -3.7 62466 -6.1 86 -2.3 

237 141 77.2 2760 72.0 

113 15.9 273 -8.4 251 -4.0 82 -19.5 6 83.3 3 -33.3 

576 -9.2 21 252 -13.0 84 25.0 2224 57.1 

30376 24.4 41 726 29.2 18 139 47.1 53 -71.3 

557 -5.6 1 657 16.4 1 701 -2.0 10695 94.3 3476 -49.3 

12237 -9.3 4692 -10.7 5798 -17.6 1 006 -.2 286 98.2 86 20.7 369 25.0 

620 -8.5 52 -13.5 

51 56.9 5 80.0 

346 -.3 

382 -6.8 

413 -4.4 299 -12.4 

52.4 .6 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1 271 -9.9 5347 -31.1 1 125 18.7 647 20.4 1819 -23.6 5559 71.6 1 569 -17.3 

340 -25.6 8997 -23.0 

123 -43.1 3872 -23.2 

73 -19.2 

3030 55.7 126 -23.8 

388239 -47.0 

12 -25.0 151 -34.4 102 -24.5 

3077 -34.7 

21 4.8 2879 -51.0 

340 -14.4 

9296 -12.6 

120 -17.5 

1 908 2.0 79 5.1 827 3.6 

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CONNECTICUT 

NEW YORK 

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BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

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Figure 3. Percent of Farms and of Value of Products Sold: 1987 

Value of sales r---------------------------------

Less than $10,000 

$10,000 to $49,999 

$50,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 to $249,999 

$250,000 to $499,999 

$500,000 or more 

o 10 20 30 40 

Percent 

Iii Number of farms 

.. Value of agricultural 

products sold 

50 60 70 

Figure 4. Farms by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1959 to 1987 

(Farms) 1600,--------------------------------------. 

1400 

1200 

1000 

800 

600 

400 

200 

1959 1964 1969 

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1974 1978 

Census year 

.. $100,000 or more 

MmM~~!~~\H~~I~~t $40,000 to $99,999 

K<>«:;<J $10,000 to $39,999 

IUil Less than $10,000 

1982 1987 

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Figure 5. Land Use: 1987 

Other land ____ _ 

11.0% 

Pastureland and 

rangeland 

5.7% 

Woodland __ 

38.8% 

Land use 

Total acres = 58,685 

Figure 6. Selected Crops Harvested: 1987 

Cropland 

Other cropland-cover, crops failed, / 

and summer fallow / " 2.6% f"-"--~~~"-'"'-'i 

Cropland idle 

9.3%/ 

Cropland pastured 

-- Cropland 

44.5% 

17.3% 

Cropland harvested70.8% 

(Thousands of acres) 10,------------------------------------------------------------------------------, 

8 

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types 

Nursery and 

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Corn for silage Vegetables Irish potatoes Landin 

orchards 

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Figure 7. Value of Livestock and Poultry Sold: 1987 

Poultry and poultry products ___ _ 

37.8% 

Hogs and pigs 

5.1% 

All other livestock 

5.1% 

Cattle and calves _ 

9.0% 

State total = $11,100,000 

Figure 8. Production Expenses: 1987 

Livestock purchased 

Feed purchased 

Fertilizer/ 

Chemicals/Seeds 

Labor-Hired/Contract 

Energy cost 

Interest expense 

Other 

6 RHODE ISLAND 

o 2 4 6 

Millions of dollars 

____ Dairy products 

43.0% 

10.1 

8 10 12 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All farms 1987 1982 1978 1974 1969 1964 1959 1954 

Farms ____________________ number __ 701 728 674 597 700 1 100 1 395 2004 Land in farms _______________ acres __ 58685 62466 66 233 61 068 68 720 103801 137 930 154 674 

Average size of farm _____ acres __ 84 86 98 102 98 94 99 77 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm _______ dollars __ 420279 237141 236436 153390 72033 48 030 37571 26475 Average per acre _______ dollars __ 4748 2760 2335 1 500 734 485 380 343 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' ______________ $1,000 __ 25178 18824 14643 11 378 6 594 (NA) (NA) (NA) Average per farm _______ dollars __ 35918 25893 21 726 19 123 9 754 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres _____________________ 131 113 120 108 85 245 287 462 10 to 49 acres ___________________ 250 273 206 177 235 314 401 645 50 to 179 acres __________________ 241 251 252 218 266 393 515 691 180 to 499 acres _________________ 66 82 82 77 102 121 147 172 500 to 999 acres _________________ 11 6 10 15 11 22 36 27 1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________ 2 3 3 - 1 4 } 9 7 2,000 acres or more ______________ - - 1 2 - 1 

Total cropland ______________ farms __ 597 655 624 543 604 941 1 131 1 632 acres __ 26121 28180 32418 29 078 31 840 45233 54 584 67225 Harvested cropland _______ farms __ 523 576 560 512 543 825 997 1 312 acres __ 18498 21 252 23704 21 422 21 553 28897 33512 34980 

Irrigated land _______________ farms __ lOS 84 78 73 60 66 34 43 acres __ 3494 2224 2801 2336 1 925 1 428 406 1 009 

Market value of agricultural products sold· ____________ $1,000 __ 37786 30376 25757 22219 15963 18513 18299 15 317 Average per farm _______ dollars __ 53903 41 726 38216 37 218 22803 16830 13117 7643 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __ $1,000 __ 26685 18 139 15211 12 121 7306 7875 6824 4789 

LivestOCk, poultry, and their products __________ $1,000 __ 11 100 12237 10 546 10 074 8636 10569 11 452 10 509 

Farms by value of sales3 : Less than $2,500 _________________ 290 271 206 184 253 430 428 1 134 $2,500 to $4,999 _________________ 79 95 112 72 60 111 176 220 $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ 82 91 65 52 87 134 210 246 $10,000 to $24,9994 ______________ 79 92 96 } { 584 261 $25,000 to $49,9995 ______________ 41 52 74 240 269 393 - 92 $50,000 to $99,999 _______________ 55 58 66 - - $100,000 to $499,999 _____________ 58 55 43 39 24 } 25 { - - $500,000 or more ________________ 17 14 9 7 3 - -

Farms by type of 

organization: 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ___________________ 567 620 571 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Partnership ______________________ 45 52 54 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Corporation ______________________ 80 51 44 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Other -cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _________________ 9 5 5 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Operators by days worked 

off farm": None ____________________________ 265 271 318 238 (NA) (NA) (NA) 936 Any _____________________________ 395 413 334 245 351 433 515 911 200 days or more ______________ 262 299 240 163 245 334 368 711 

Operators by principal 

occupation": Farming _________________________ 345 346 373 339 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Other ___________________________ 356 382 301 224 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Average age of operator" _____ years __ 52.7 52.4 52.3 53.3 52.3 52.4 52.1 53.1 

Total farm production expenses' _______________ $1,000 __ 29736 (NA) (NA) 19391 14281 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Selected farm production 

expenses': 

Livestock and poultry purchased _____________ $1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and 

1 146 1 271 1 198 928 1073 1066 1 347 (NA) 

poultry ________________ $1,000 __ 3684 5347 4941 5068 3400 4622 6478 4575 

Commercial fertilizer7 ____ $1,000 __ 1 335 1 125 1 094 1 217 678 791 (NA) (NA) Petroleum products ______ $1,000 __ 1 390 1 819 1 328 833 562 731 696 536 Hired farm labor _________ $1,000 __ 9536 5559 4482 3729 3 162 2804 3 142 1 825 Interest expenses ________ $1,000 __ 1 298 1 569 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Agricultural chemicals7 ___ $1,000 __ 778 647 580 501 356 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Livestock and poultry: 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 253 340 294 242 281 471 674 1 083 

numbeL_ 6930 8997 9431 11 200 11 163 15673 20 167 24307 Beef cows _____________ farms __ 156 192 139 114 (NA) 94 (NA) (NA) 

number __ I 133 1 251 1 123 1 093 776 659 442 444 Milk cows ______________ farms __ 70 123 135 145 177 359 580 927 number __ 2975 3872 4677 6106 6547 10448 13903 15858 

Cattle and calves sold ____ farms __ 206 260 247 218 244 385 560 740 

number __ 3259 3544 4669 4932 5758 9362 10 734 11 842 

Hogs and pigs inventory ___ farms __ 59 73 89 46 55 78 145 209 number __ 4719 3030 6141 5029 10 132 8775 9474 6933 Hogs and pigs sold _______ farms __ 49 45 54 34 39 55 82 71 

numbeL_ 4990 3269 7106 5605 10 015 8720 5905 4971 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory· _________ farms __ 96 126 105 90 130 279 536 1014 number __ 205 794 388239 256021 263 254 426 599 433" 186 418 598 450 384 

Broilers and other meat· type chickens sold _______ farms __ 6 4 4 4 10 23 47 70 number __ 58714 0 (0) 131 000 155 990 858 550 1 571 785 821 315 ( ) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 7 
Table 1_ Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years-Con_ 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory te><ll 

All farms 1987 1982 

Selected crops harvested: Irish potatoes ____________ farms __ 22 21 acres __ I 410 2 879 cwL 259 958 703 350 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, 

small grain, wild, grass 

silage, green chop, etc. (see te><l) _______________ farms __ 291 340 acres __ 8 126 9296 tons, dry __ 14 125 17 708 Vegetables harvested for sale (see te><ll'° _________ farms __ 99 120 acres __ I 947 1 908 land in orchards _________ farms __ 83 79 acres __ 856 827 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

2Data for 1974 and prior years include the value of forest products sold. 

3Data for 1982 and prior years exclude abnormal farms. 

"Data for 1959 are for $10,000 or more. 

"Data for 1954 are for $25,000 or more. 

1978 1974 

35 44 

3 535 4344 915 076 932 755 

318 272 10 623 8689 20914 17 421 

135 123 2208 1 891 62 50 702 668 

"Data for 1974 apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorship) and partnerships; see te><l. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

303 8 785 17 300 

126 2098 46 

779 

7Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications; data for agricultural chemicals exclude the cost of lime for 1987 and 1982. "Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

9Data for 1964 and prior years are for chickens 4 months old or older. 10Data for 1974 were from land area used. 

1964 1959 1954 

89 152 313 4925 4895 3806 922 699 1 055855 740 198 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

15642 19938 20 774 24820 37326 38 224 

158 185 238 

1 661 1 495 1810 85 122 247 835 1 106 1 831 

8 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 2, Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Total sales (see text) ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Value of sales': Less than $1,000 (see text) __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $1,000 to $2,499 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$20,000 to $24,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $25,000 to $39,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $40,000 to $49,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $50,000 to $99,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $250,000 to $499,999 _______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $500,000 to $999,9992 ______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $1,000,000 or more _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crop"-_______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Grains ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Corn for grain __________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans_ __ _________ _________ __ _____ __ __ ___________ __ _ ____ ___ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ____ __ _________ _______ ____ _______ ______ _ ______ ___ _ _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains' _______ __ _____ __ ____ _____ __ _____ _ ___ ___ _ __ _ ____ ___ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hay, silage, and field seeds _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Vegetables, sweet com, and melons _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse crops _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wool ___________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other livestock and livestock products (see te><l) _____________________ farms __ 

'Data for 1982 and 1978 exclude abnormal farms. 2Data for 1982 and 1978 are for $500,000 or more. 

'Data for 1982 include barley. 

$1,000 __ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1987 

701 37786 

53903 

152 

35 

138 

233 

79 

277 

82 

612 

64 

887 

15 

332 

29 

909 

12 

535 

55 3881 

43 6234 

15 4671 

9 5780 

8 13 400 

369 26685 

7 

15 

6 

13 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

139 

526 

99 

929 

83 1 666 

t21 

20786 

23 1 764 

359 

11 100 

69 4190 

51 4775 

206 

004 

49 

568 

73 

103 

93 

462 

Percent of total in 1987 

100.0 

100.0 

(X) 

21.7 

.1 19.7 

.6 11.3 

.7 11.7 

1.6 

9.1 

2.3 

2.1 

.9 

4.1 

2.4 

1.7 

1.4 

7.8 

10.3 

6.1 

16.5 

2.1 

12.4 

1.3 

15.3 

1.1 

35.5 

52.6 

70.6 

1.0 

(Z) 

.9 

(Z) 

.1 

(0) 

.3 

(0) 

19.8 

1.4 

14.1 

5.1 

11.8 

4.4 

17.3 

55.0 

3.3 

4.7 

51.2 

29.4 

9.8 

11.1 

7.3 

12.6 

29.4 

2.7 

7.0 

1.5 

10.4 

.3 

13.3 

1.2 

1982 

728 

30376 

41 726 

162 

36 

109 

177 

95 

340 

91 

612 

73 1037 

19 

430 

38 1 177 

14 

605 

58 4149 

47 6907 

8 2960 

14 11944 

367 18139 

11 

53 

5 

13 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

133 

557 

120 1657 

65 1 701 

109 10695 

22 3476 

390 

12237 

77 4692 

84 5798 

260 1006 

45 

286 

65 

86 

53 

369 

1978 

674 25757 

38216 

60 

19 

146 

235 

112 

387 

65 

458 

67 

972 

29 

663 

57 

798 

17 

750 

66 4550 

35 5041 

6 2691 

9 8171 

392 15211 

8 

19 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

151 

563 

134 1 349 

69 1 082 

121 

9308 

37 2691 

374 

10546 

54 

3229 

104 

5391 

247 1 127 

54 

457 

41 

46 

66 

297 

RHODE ISLAND 9 

" 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[Oata are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Total farm production expenses __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________ - ______ - - _____ - _____ - - ____ --_____ - -- __________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $100,000 to $249,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $500,000 or more _________________________________________________________ _ 

Uvestock and poultry purchased _______________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' ------------------------------------------------------ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,999 ____________________________________________________ _ $250,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses ofpercent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' ------------------------------------------------------ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $79,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$80,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ____________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' 

___________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $79,999 ____________________________________________________ _ $80,000 or more ______________________________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $20,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer2 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' ------------------------------------------------------ $25,000 to $29,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Agricultural chemicals' ________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49.999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- percent of totaL 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' ------------------------------------------------------ $25,000 to $39,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 

Farms 

702 

~ 

218 

187 

143 

61 

37 

35 

9 

12 

248 

(X) 

(X) 

139 

74 

13 

12 

6 

3 

1 

393 

~ 

140 

156 

31 

29 

21 

8 

5 

3 

219 

(X) 

(X) 

88 

57 

19 

25 

17 

6 

7 

237 

(X) 

(X) 

96 

59 

47 

11 

7 

2 

15 

399 

(X) 

(X) 

178 

64 

111 

24 

13 

3 

5 

1 

355 

~ 

206 

53 

63 

18 

9 

4 

2 

659 

~ 

454 

153 

26 

16 

9 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(X) 

29736 

42359 

609 

1 342 2039 

2019 

2684 

5464 

3312 

12247 

(X) 

146 

3.9 

44 

197 

79 

(0) } (0) 

(0) } (0) 

(X) 

3684 

12.4 

41 

343 

253 

545 } 704 

508 

411 } 879 

(X) 

2843 9.6 

21 

141 

111 

432 } 530 

408 } 1 200 

(X) 

1 396 

4.7 

21 

37 

85 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) } (0) 

(X) 

1 335 

4.5 

35 

46 

244 

164 

18~ } 

129 } (0) 

(0) 

(X) 

778 

2.6 

27 

34 

139 

(0) 

(0) } 155 

(0) 

(X) 

1390 4.7 

140 

337 

183 

267 } (0) 

(0) } 

1982 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

262 1 271 

(NA) 

137 

80 

16 

25 { 

4 { 

426 

5347 

(NA) 

132 

177 

28 

80 { 

9 { 

238 4227 

(NA) 

63 

83 

23 

56 { 

13 { 

262 1 021 

(NA) 

142 

45 

51 

7 

5 

12 

446 1 125 

(NA) 

230 

69 

96 

29 

14 { 

8 { 

283 

647 

(NA) 

170 

40 

42 

12 

19 

725 1819 

(NA) 

506 

148 

40 

26 { 

5{ 

1978 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

240 1 198 

(NA) 

109 

60 

41 

30 

400 4941 

(NA) 

142 

107 

41 

110 

307 3886 

(NA) 

120 

53 

51 

83 

410 

733 

(NA) 

239 

69 

70 

10 

11 

11 

442 1 094 

(NA) 

189 

74 

136 

26 

17 

431 

560 

(NA) 

268 

56 

78 

17 

12 

673 1 328 

(NA) 

430 

193 

26 

24 

10 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Item 

Total farm production expenses-Con. 

Electricity ___ ___ _ ___ __ ____ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ____ _ __ __ __ __ _ __ _ ___ _ _ ______ _ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' ------------------------------------------------------ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $79,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $80,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance ______________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment' _______ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Interest" _ __ _ _ _ ________ _ _ _ ______ __ _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ ___ _ ____ ___ ____ _ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Interest paid on debt: Secured by real estate ___________________________________________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate _______________________________________________ _ 

Cash rent _ _ __ _____ __ ___ __ ___ __ ____ _ _ _ _ __ _____ _ _ ____ _ _ __ _ ________ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Property taxes paid ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms wijh expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1987 

Farms 

452 

(X) 

(X) 

245 

82 

42 

66 

11 

5 

1 

214 

(X) 

(X) 

73 

40 

26 

26 

19 

7 

2 

21 

66 

(X) 

(X) 

18 

33 

9 

3 

1 

2 

588 

(X) 

(X) 

327 

187 

35 

29 

5 

5 

97 

(X) 

(X) 

67 

21 

4 

3 

2 

239 

(X) 

(X) 

44 

129 

35 

22 

5 

4 

177 

105 

122 

(X) 

(X) 

44 

11 

40 

15 

4 

5 

3 

635 

(X) 

(X) 

58 

88 

402 

70 

15 

2 

~enses ( 1,000) 

(X) 

549 

1.8 

41 

58 

60 

191 

69 } (D) 

(D) 

(X) 

9536 

32.1 

16 

104 

170 

(D) } 675 

(D) } (D) 

7529 

(X) 

531 

1.8 

7 

69 

59 

56 } (D) 

(D) 

(X) 

1 744 

5.9 

130 

411 

218 

397 

191 

397 

(X) 

183 

.6 

22 

45 

28 

(D) } (D) 

(X) 

1 298 

4.4 

24 

283 

230 

295 } 175 

291 

875 

423 

(X) 

786 

2.6 

8 

8 

104 

107 

59 

197 

304 

(X) 

1 795 

6.0 

12 

62 

982 

475 

(D) 

(D) 

1982 

509 

526 

(NA) 

282 

89 

62 

60 

16 

269 5559 

(NA) 

77 

104 

19 

50 

19 

42 

118 

(NA) 

16 

20 

3 

3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

114 

164 

(NA) 

86 

22 

4 

2 

211) 

1 569 

(NA) 

52 

91 

29 

38 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

{ 

{ 

1978 

401 

334 

(NA) 

210 

91 

63 

34 

3 

289 

4462 

(NA) 

76 

103 

55 

55 

28 

76 

(NA) 

14 

9 

3 

2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

104 

108 

(NA) 

74 

26 

3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

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Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978-con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. Fo.- meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

1987 

Item 

Farms ~nses ( 1,000) 

Total farm production expenses-Con. 

All other farm production expenses _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

'Data for 1978 are fo.- $10,000 or more. 

624 

!2 

357 

173 

33 

30 

17 

7 

7 

2Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications; data for agricultural chemicals exclude the cost of lime for 1987 and 1982. 3Data for 1987 exclude cost of custom applications for commercial fertilizer and agricultural chemicals. 

4Data for 1982 do not include Imputation for item nonresponse_ 

Table 4_ Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1987 

[Data are based on a ssmple of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

IIem 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text) __________________ farms __ $1,000 __ Average per farm __________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with net gains' _______________________________________________________ number __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________________________________________ doIlars __ 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 _______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _______________________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with net losses _______________________________________________________ number __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Lossof- Less than $1,000 _______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ ~ _____________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _______________________________________________________________ _ 

All farms 

702 7443 

10603 

285 10207 

35812 

46 

72 

36 

43 

38 

50 

417 2763 

6626 

73 

153 

130 

50 

5 

6 

(Xl 

3583 

12.0 

129 

392 

224 

458 

572 

415 

1393 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

232 9377 

40420 

178 9934 

55808 

9 

14 

24 

43 

38 

50 

54 

556 10303 

7 

20 

15 

8 

1 

3 

'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as fanms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1982 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1978 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of less than $10,000 

470 -1 934 -4115 

107 

273 2549 

37 

58 

12 

363 2207 

6079 

66 

133 

115 

42 

4 

3 

12 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 5. Government Payments and Other Farm-Related Income: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Government payments ___________________________________________________ 1987 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ________________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 __________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more __________________________________________________________ _ 

Amount received in cash _______________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Value of certificates received ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Other farm-related income, gross before taxes and expenses 2 _______________ 1987 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ________________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 __________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more __________________________________________________________ _ 

Customwork and other agricultural services' ______________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1987 farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ " __________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Rental of farmland _____________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Sales of forest products and Christmas trees _____________________________ 1987 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _________________________________________________ • ____ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Other farm-related income sources ______________________________________ 1987 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

'Data are in whole dollars. 'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

All farms 

Farms 

42 

(X) 

30 

11 

1 

42 

7 

152 

(X) 

64 

72 

5 

9 

2 

30 

36 

~ 

14 

11 

2 

3 

51 

(X) 

28 

20 

3 

64 

(X) 

37 

23 

2 

1 

1 

42 

(X) 

14 

24 

1 

2 

1 

Value ($1,000) 

39 

925 

10 

(0) 

(0) 

34 

5 

414 2725 

21 

141 

37 

(0) 

(0) 

106 

78 3520 

2154 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

54 

71 1 392 

7 

28 

36 

112 

1754 

12 

46 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

125 

2985 

4 

50 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Farms 

23 

(X) 

15 

7 

1 

23 

4 

46 

(X) 

15 

20 

1 

8 

2 

10 

11 

(X) 

(X) 

2 

5 

3 

4 

(X) 

2 

18 

(X) 

5 

10 

1 

1 

1 

23 

(X) 

10 

10 

2 

1 

"Data for 1987 are based on a sample Of farms; data for 1982 are nonsample and exclude abnormals from farms with sales of $10,000 or more. 

Value ($1,000) 

28 1226 

7 

(D) 

(D) 

25 

4 

259 5624 

6 

45 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

70 

53 6980 

4815 

(D) 

(D) 

54 

27 6744 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

72 4011 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

90 3900 

4 

23 

(D) 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 13 
Table 6. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

cce loans 

Total _______________________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________________________________ _ $5.000 to $9,999 ___________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________________________ _ $20,000 to $24,999 _________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________________________________ _ 

Com ________________________________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Wheat ______________________________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Soybeans ___________________________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ____________________________________________ _ Average per farm , ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Cotton ______________________________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey _________________________________ _ Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

'Data are in whole dollars. 

14 RHODE ISLAND 

1987 

Farms 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Value 

($1,000) 

=} 

1982 

Farms 

(X) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Value 

($1,000) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 7. Land Use and Acres Diverted: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Total cropland ________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _________________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 9 acres ________________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ________________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other cropland _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops failed __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle_ _ ___ __ _ _ _____ ____ ____ _ _ __ _____ _ ___ ____ _____ _ __ _ ____ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured __ __ ___ ___________ ______ __ _ _____ __ _ _ _ ___ _ __ _ ____ _ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured _____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ____ farms __ acres __ Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction programs: Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Conservation reserve program _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1987 Percent of total in 1987 

701 100.0 

58685 100.0 

597 85.2 

26121 44.5 

523 74.6 

18498 31.5 

410 58.5 

203 29.0 

91 13.0 

60 8.6 

56 8.0 

71 10.1 

27 3.9 

13 1.9 

2 .3 

242 34.5 

4513 7.7 

139 19.8 

3 110 5.3 

57 8.1 

582 1.0 

15 2.1 

94 .2 

6 .9 

11 (Z) 

96 13.7 

2423 4.1 

368 52.2 

22743 38.8 

117 16.7 

3700 6.3 

321 45.8 

19043 32.4 

143 20.4 

3345 5.7 

477 68.0 

6476 11.0 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

1982 1978 

728 674 

62468 68 233 

655 624 

28 180 32418 

576 560 

21 252 23704 

454 432 

210 177 

123 102 

52 71 

69 82 

72 68 

32 43 

16 13 

2 4 

248 258 

4632 5772 

133 138 

2296 2942 

52 48 

534 958 

19 21 

107 (0) 

8 4 

53 (0) 

86 89 

602 1 733 

396 343 

23807 23879 

139 106 

3639 3282 

337 297 

20 168 20597 

131 69 

2791 2674 

497 461 

7688 7262 

15 

189 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

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Table 8. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 1987 

and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Farms 

All farms 

1987 1982 

Land in farms ____________________ 701 728 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres _________________ 131 113 10 to 49 acres _______________ 250 273 50 to 69 acres _______________ 66 70 70 to 99 acres _______________ 67 64 100 to 139 acres _____________ 67 76 

140 to 179 acres _____________ 41 41 180 to 219 acres _____________ 23 28 220 to 259 acres _____________ 10 20 260 to 499 acres _____________ 33 34 500 to 999 acres _____________ 11 6 

1,000 to 1,999 aCreL _________ 2 3 2,000 acres or more __________ - - 5,000 acres or more ________ - -

Farms with harvested cropland _____ 523 576 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres _________________ 68 71 10 to 49 acres _______________ 182 201 50 to 69 acres _______________ 64 61 70 to 99 acres _______________ 64 52 100 to 139 acres _____________ 59 67 

140 to 179 acres _____________ 38 39 180 to 219 acres _____________ 18 26 220 to 259 acres _____________ 10 19 260 to 499 acres _____________ 28 31 500 to 999 acres _____________ 10 6 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _________ 2 3 2,000 acres or more __________ - - 5,000 acres or more ________ - -

Farms with irrigated land __________ 

Farms by size: 

105 84 

1 to 9 acres _________________ 21 20 10 to 49 acres _______________ 32 24 50 to 69 acres _______________ 13 6 70 to 99 acres _______________ 10 9 100 to 139 acres _____________ 7 4 

140 to 179 acres _____________ 5 6 180 to 219 acres _____________ 4 3 220 to 259 acres _____________ 2 1 260 to 499 acres _____________ 6 5 500 to 999 acres _____________ 5 5 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _________ - 1 2,000 acres or more __________ - - 5,000 acres or more ________ - -

Table 9. Irrigation: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Farms with irrigation 1987 1982 

Farms _______________________________ number __ lOS 64 Proportion of farms _______________ percent._ 15.0 11.5 

Irrigated land ___________________________ acres __ 3 494 2224 Average per farm ___________________ acres __ 33 26 

Acres irrigated: 1 to 9 acres ______________________ fanms __ 63 57 acres __ 130 147 10 to 49 acres ____________________ farms __ 23 15 acres __ 478 312 50 to 99 acres ____________________ fanms __ 10 4 acres __ 637 265 100 to 199 acres __________________ farms __ 4 5 acres __ 473 585 

16 RHODE ISLAND 

Land In farms Harvested cropland 

(acres) (acres) 

1987 1982 1987 

58 685 62468 18498 

484 503 161 6245 7081 1 991 

3890 4053 1 284 

5517 5359 1 701 

7692 8 711 2949 

6296 6450 1 855 4524 5462 1285 

2400 4861 939 11 591 11 983 3482 (D) 3885 (D) 

(D) 4 118 (D) 

- - - - - -

50592 56023 18498 

248 311 161 

4728 5360 1 991 

3213 3548 1 284 

4454 4377 1 701 

6846 7675 2949 

5856 6 170 1 855 

3578 5062 1 285 

2400 4626 939 9823 10 891 3482 

(D) 3885 (D) 

(D) 4 118 (D) 

- - - - - -

10652 9988 5887 

61 88 30 

876 612 452 

773 377 376 

854 793 470 

837 508 537 

811 999 440 (D) (D) (D) 

(D) (D) (D) 

2259 1 836 1 462 

2868 2947 1 647 

- (D) - - - - - - -

1978 Farms with irrigation 

78 Irrigated land-Con. 11.6 Acres irrigated-Con. 200 to 499 acres __________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

2801 500 to 999 acres __________________ farms __ 

36 acres __ 1,000 acres or more _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land use: 42 Harvested cropland __________________ farms __ 

117 acres __ 28 Pastureland and other land ___________ farms __ 

668 acres __ 2 

(D) Land in irrigated farms __________________ acres __ 

3 Cropland ____________________________ acres __ 

388 Harvested cropland _________________ acres __ 

1982 

21 252 

191 

2 412 

1 224 

1 882 2754 

2 154 1 869 

1 950 4242 

1 793 

781 

-

-

21 252 

191 

2412 

1 224 

1 882 

2764 

2154 

1 869 

1 950 

4242 

1 793 

781 

-

-

5942 

49 

277 

123 

443 

129 

642 

(D) 

(D) 

1 241 

1 727 

(D) 

-

-

1987 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

99 3 116 

11 

378 

10652 

7086 

5887 

Irrigated land 

(acres) 

1987 1982 

3494 2224 

26 48 

231 83 

199 58 

191 119 

353 190 

237 226 

(D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

437 244 1 622 982 

- (D) 

- - - -

3492 2224 

24 48 

231 83 

199 58 

191 119 

353 190 

237 226 (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

437 244 

1 622 982 

- (D) 

- - - -

3494 2224 

26 48 

231 83 

199 58 

191 119 

353 190 

237 226 

(D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

437 244 

1 622 982 

- (D) 

- - - -

1982 1978 

3 1 915 (D) 

2 

(D) 

84 77 

1 828 2798 

3 (NA) 

396 3 

9988 8210 

6908 6509 

5 942 5658 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 10_ Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory texl] 

Irrigated farms 

All farms Nonirrigated farms All harvested cropland Characteristics Any land irrigated irrigated 

1987 1982 1987 

Farms _____________________________________________ number __ 701 728 105 Land in farms ________________________________________ acres __ 58685 62466 10652 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 420279 237 141 803 721 Average per acre ________________________________ dollars __ 4748 2760 6148 

Irrigated land _________________________________________ acres __ 3494 2224 3494 

Land in farms according to use: Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 597 655 104 acres __ 26121 28180 7086 Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 523 576 104 acres __ 18498 21 252 5887 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ____________ farms __ 364 348 30 acres __ 7858 7423 306 

Land set aside in federal farm programs _______________ farms __ - (NA) - acres __ - (NA) - Owned and rented land in farms: Owned land in farms _______________________________ farms __ 627 (NA) 89 acres __ 44 188 (NA) 6582 Rented or leased land in farms ______________________ farms __ 227 239 51 acres __ 14497 15657 4070 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________ $1,000 __ 37786 30376 22036 Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 53903 41 726 209 866 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops _______ farms __ 369 367 97 $1,000 __ 26685 18139 21 922 Livestock, poultry, and their products ________________ farms __ 359 390 18 $1,000 __ 11 100 12237 113 

Total farm production expenses' _____________________ $1,000 __ 29736 (NA) 15860 Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 42359 (NA) 129 996 

Livestock and poultry purchased ____________________ farms __ 248 262 11 $1,000 __ 1 146 1 271 12 Feed for livestock and poultry _______________________ farms __ 393 426 32 $1,000 __ 3684 5347 76 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and tree5. _____________________ farms __ 237 262 76 $1,000 __ 1 396 1021 1 058 Commercial fertilizer2 _______________________________ farms __ 399 446 100 $1,000 __ 1 335 1 125 659 

Agricultural chemicals2 _____________________________ farms __ 355 283 100 $1,000 __ 778 647 403 Petroleum products ________________________________ farms __ 659 725 122 $1,000 __ 1 390 1 819 799 Electricity _________________________________________ farms __ 452 509 94 $1,000 __ 549 526 202 Hired farm labor ___________________________________ farms __ 214 269 72 $1,000 __ 9536 5559 7869 

Contract labor _____________________________________ farms __ 66 42 31 $1,000 __ 531 118 388 Repairs and maintenance ___________________________ farms __ 588 (NA) 110 $1,000 __ 1 744 (NA) 836 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment

' 

___________________________________ farms __ 97 114 24 $1,000 __ 183 164 89 Interest< __________________________________________ farms __ 239 210 61 $1,000 __ 1 298 1 569 564 Cash rent paid for land and buildings ________________ farms __ 122 (NA) 44 $1,000 __ 786 (NA) 540 Property taxes paid ________________________________ farms __ 635 (NA) 108 $1,000 __ 1 795 (NA) 480 All other farm production expenses __________________ farms __ 624 (NA) 108 $1,000 __ 3 583 (NA) 1 904 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans ___________________ farms __ - - - $1,000 __ - - - Government payments received _______________________ farms __ 42 (NA) 9 $1,000 __ 39 (NA) 9 Other farm-related income' ___________________________ farms __ 152 (NA) 41 $1,000 __ 414 (NA) 121 

Estimated market value of all machinery and 122 equipment' _________________________________________ farms __ 701 727 $1,000 __ 25 178 18824 10 654 Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 35 918 25893 87324 

Inventory of livestock: Callie and caives __________________________________ farms __ 253 340 9 

numbe,-_ 6930 8997 141 Milk cows _______________________________________ farms __ 70 123 3 number __ 2975 3872 5 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ farms __ 59 73 2 

numbe'-_ 4 719 3030 (0) Sheep and lambs __________________________________ farms __ 76 70 7 

numbe,-_ 1 681 3195 129 

, Data are based on a sample of farms. 

20ata for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 

'Oata for 1987 exclude cost of custom applications for commercial fertilizer and agricultural chemicals. 

'Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item non response. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1982 1987 1982 1987 1982 

84 50 36 596 644 9988 4221 1 399 48033 52478 

521 029 646 086 276259 339 624 207 936 

3867 7570 6226 4265 2570 

2224 2312 675 (X) (X) 

84 50 36 493 571 

6908 2 595 737 19 035 21 272 84 50 36 419 492 5942 1 962 504 12 611 15310 

17 11 5 324 331 

446 107 65 7 552 6977 

(NA) - (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) 41 (NA) 538 (NA) 

(NA) 2 515 (NA) 37606 (NA) 

(NA) 22 (NA) 176 (NA) 

(NA) 1 706 (NA) 10 427 (NA) 

12638 10894 2134 15750 17738 

150454 217 878 59282 26426 27544 

82 48 36 272 285 

12342 10885 2134 4763 5797 

17 5 5 341 373 

296 9 (Z) 10987 11941 

(NA) 7084 (NA) 13876 (NA) 

(NA) 122 144 (NA) 23 925 (NA) 

(NA) 7 (NA) 237 (NA) 

(NA) 1 (NA) 1 134 (NA) 

5 18 2 361 421 

106 34 (D) 3608 5241 

40 35 8 161 222 

654 751 43 339 367 

62 44 21 299 364 

456 273 36 676 669 

61 46 21 255 222 

378 157 77 375 269 

(NA) 58 (NA) 537 (NA) 

(NA) 436 (NA) 591 (NA) 

(NA) 55 (NA) 358 (NA) 

(NA) 91 (NA) 347 (NA) 

49 38 14 142 220 

3864 3 165 642 1 667 1 694 

9 21 3 35 33 

44 227 16 143 74 

(NA) 57 (NA) 478 (NA) 

(NA) 407 (NA) 908 (NA) 

(NA) 13 (NA) 73 (NA) 

(NA) 56 (NA) 94 (NA) 

40 36 10 178 170 

600 352 144 734 969 

(NA) 14 (NA) 78 (NA) 

(NA) 251 (NA) 246 (NA) 

(NA) 46 (NA) 527 (NA) 

(NA) 174 (NA) 1 335 (NA) 

(NA) 57 (NA) 516 (NA) 

(NA) 711 (NA) 1 678 (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) 3 (NA) 33 (NA) 

(NA) 1 (NA) 29 (NA) 

(NA) 21 (NA) 111 (NA) 

(NA) 58 (NA) 294 (NA) 

68 58 27 579 659 

5430 5055 1 416 14525 13394 

79859 87 156 52437 25086 20324 

11 2 2 244 329 

354 (0) (D) 6789 8643 

3 - - 67 120 

123 - - 2970 3749 

- 2 - 57 73 

- (0) - (0) 3030 

2 3 - 69 68 

(D) 54 - 1 532 (0) 

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Table 11. Value of Land and Buildings: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample 01 farms; see text. For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

1987 

Value 01 land and buildings Value 

Farms ($1,000) 1982 1978 

702 (X) 729 674 (X) 295 036 172 876 159 358 

Estimated market value 01 land and buildings ______________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

(X) 420 279 237 141 236436 

~~:~:~: ~~ ~~===================================================:::~== (X) 4748 2760 2335 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ 64 1 324 80 81 $40,000 to $69,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 60 3233 97 121 $70,000 to $99,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 33 2548 86 83 $100,000 to $149,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 69 8 172 126 100 $150,000 to $199,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 97 16058 71 67 

$200,000 to $499,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 218 65539 202 144 $500,000 to $999,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 117 73009 44 58 

21 24 173 } 16 52930 23 20 7 48050 

$1,000,000 to $1 ,999,999 __________________________________________________ _ $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 __________________________________________________ _ $5,000,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Table 12. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample ollarms; see text. For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

1987 1982 

Value 01 machinery and equipment Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Estimated market value 01 all machinery and equipment ___________ _ Average per larm' _________________________________________ _ 701 25 178 727 18824 (X) 35918 (X) 25893 

By value group: $1 to $4,999 ______________________________________________ _ 65 157 71 221 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________ _ 157 1 093 262 1 802 $10,000 to $19,999 ________________________________________ _ 148 1 908 148 1 890 $20,000 to $29,999 ________________________________________ _ 116 2587 92 2155 $30,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________ _ 100 3 518 82 2971 

$50,000 to $69,999 ________________________________________ _ 53 2921 26 1440 $70,000 to $99,999 ________________________________________ _ 14 1 093 13 959 $100,000 to $199,999 ______________________________________ _ 25 3068 17 2074 $200,000 to $499,999 ______________________________________ _ 15 3 896 12 2961 $500,000 to $999,999 ______________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or more ________________________________________ _ 7 (D) } 4 2350 1 (D) 

'Data are in whole dollars. 

Table 13. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample 01 larms; see text. For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

1987 1982 

Selected machinery and equipment Total Manufactured 1983 to 1987 Manufactured prior to 1983 Number 

manufactured 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 1978 to 1982 

624 1 329 218 483 

Motortrucks, including pickups __________________________________ _ 

2 or 3 ------------------------------------------------------

279 354 486 975 605 

37 79 161 364 204 1 294 306 

477 55 4 or more __________________________________________________ _ 83 523 6 39 58 342 72 488 58 

Wheel tractors ________________________________________________ _ 599 1558 175 235 523 1 321 600 1364 219 

2 or 3 ------------------------------------------------------ 209 480 28 61 191 448 250 597 70 4 or more __________________________________________________ _ 147 833 8 35 121 664 93 510 28 

455 849 

340 707 

Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ______________________________ _ 

40 horsepower (PTO) or rnore ________________________________ _ 80 93 415 756 (NA) 

115 142 276 585 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Grain and bean combines' _____________________________________ _ 8 8 2 (0) 6 (0) 5 6 (0) Cottonp;ckers and strippers ____________________________________ _ Mower conditioners ___________________________________________ _ 212 245 60 60 154 185 131 146 37 Pickup balers _________________________________________________ _ 185 196 40 40 160 156 190 205 37 

'Data lor 1982 include sell-propelled only. 

18 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

Item 

Petroleum products _ __ _____ __ ____ ___ __ __ ______ _ _______ ____ __ _____ __ __ __ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ doliars __ 

Gasoline and gasohol _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1 ,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5.000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________ .. _______________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ doliars __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _______________________________________________________________ _ $100 to $499 ___________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1 ,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4.999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

LP gas. fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _______________________________________________________________ _ $100 to $499 ___________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1 ,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

1987 

Farms 

659 

(X) 

(X) 

599 

(X) 

(X) 

336 

122 

70 

51 

9 

10 

1 

271 

(X) 

(X) 

136 

65 

42 

13 

6 

8 

1 

24 

(X) 

(X) 

11 

2 

3 

3 

4 

1 

405 

(X) 

(X) 

200 

119 

40 

20 

9 

8 

9 

~nses ( 1,000) 1982 

(X) 725 1390 1 819 2109 2508 

(X) 665 621 782 1 036 176 

53 409 79 76 92 79 140 76 60 12 (D) } (D) 13 

(X) 280 433 501 1 598 790 

26 170 39 42 

53 28 38 24 48 5 (D) } (D) 11 

(X) 12 25 7 1 044 586 

(Z) 2 (D) 8 (D) 

4 

(D) 

(D) } 

(X) (NA) 

311 528 769 (NA) 

10 (NA) 

28 (NA) 

26 

24 

(NA) 

(NA) 

24 (NA) 

52 (NA) 

149 (NA) 

Table 15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987, 1982, 

and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Chemicals used 

Any chemicals, fertilizer, or lime used __________________________ farms __ 

Commercial fertilizer' __________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Lime _________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Farms by tons used: 1 to 49 tons _____________________ _ 50 to 99 tons ____________________ _ 

100 to 199 tons __________________ _ 200 to 499 tons __________________ _ 

500 to 999 tons __________________ _ 

1,000 tons or more _______________ _ 

Agricultural chemicals' _________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

1987 

482 

399 13931 

1 335 

178 

3371 

3467 

172 

1 

3 

1 

355 

778 

1982 

474 

446 15 880 1 125 

193 5 110 6940 

163 

12 

8 

8 

2 

283 

647 

1978 Chemicals used 

Any chemicals. fertilizer, or lime 506 used-Con. 

442 17715 

1 094 

225 6220 

7888 

195 

16 

7 

5 

2 

431 

580 

Sprays, dusts, granUles, 

fumigants, etc., to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Diseases in crops and orchards ___________________ farms __ 

aeres on which used __ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________ farms __ 

aeres on which used __ 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth control of erops or thinning of fruit ____________ farms __ 

aeres on which used __ 

'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications; data for agricultural chemicals exclude the cost 01 lime for 1987 and 1982. 

1987 

210 6250 17 

195 

109 2874 

185 7317 

21 

816 

1982 

184 8 078 

12 

154 

95 3226 

177 7692 

20 

587 

1978 

673 1 328 1 973 

656 

675 1 029 

378 

104 

95 

59 

13 

7 

170 

251 1 476 

101 

26 

22 

14 

5 

2 

5 

11 2200 

2 

2 

(NA) 

391 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

INA) NA) 

(NA) 

INA) NA) 

1978 

222 7899 

23 

938 

159 5770 

196 7844 

47 

1765 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 19 
Table 16. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization for All Farms 

and Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory ted] 

Characteristics 

Tenure of opemtor: All opemtors _____________________________________ !arms __ 

aerss __ Harvested cropland _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Full owners ____________________________________ farms __ 

aerss __ Harveeted cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acrss __ 

Part owners ____________________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ Harvested eropland ___________________________ farms __ 

aerss __ 

Tenants _______________________________________ farms __ 

aerss __ Harvested eropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acrss __ 

Percent of tenancy ______________________________ percenL_ 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated ____________________________________ _ Not reported ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ________________________________________________ _ 

Other __________________________________________________ _ 

Operators None by days of work off farm; ___________________________________________________ _ 

Any ____________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days ______________________ • ___________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _________________________________________ _ 100 to 149 days _______________________________________ _ 

150 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _____________________________________ _ 

Not raported ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less __________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 years ____________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years _____________________________________________ _ 10 years or more _______________________ • ________________ _ 

Average years on present farm _________________________ _ 

Not reported ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years __________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 years __________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 years __________________________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years __________________________________________ _ 50 to 54 years __________________________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years __________________________________________ _ 60 to 64 years __________________________________________ _ 65 to 69 years __________________________________________ _ 70 yeans and over _______________________________________ _ 

Average age __________________________________________ _ 

Operators Male by sex: ____________________________________________ farms __ 

aerss __ Female __________________________________________ farms __ 

aerss __ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ________________ farms __ 

acres __ Operators not of Spanish origin ______________________ farms __ Spanish origin not reported __________________________ farms __ 

Type of organization: Individual or family (sole proprietorship) _____________ !arms __ acres __ Partnership ______________________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ Corporation ______________________________________ !arms __ 

acres __ 

Family held: More than 10 stockholda!$ ____________________ farms __ 

acrss __ 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other than family held: More than 10 stockholders ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or tnus!, institutional. etc. ____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

'For classification of social and ethnic groups, see text. 

1987 

701 58 685 

523 18498 474 32852 329 5655 

153 21 172 

141 10955 

74 4681 53 1888 

10.6 

540 

108 

53 

345 

356 

265 

395 

41 

14 

38 

40 

262 

41 

27 

55 

102 

384 

18.8 

133 

9 

71 

145 

87 } 70 

80 } 78 

57 } 104 

52.7 

611 54 046 

90 4639 

2 

(D) 

504 

195 

567 43 036 

45 

3998 80 10197 

3 

(D) 

73 9255 

4 

(0) 

9 1454 

All farms 

1982 

728 62466 576 21252 468 

35149 370 

7088 

173 22 637 

152 11523 

67 4680 54 2641 

9.2 

561 

99 

68 

346 

382 

271 

413 

47 

11 

18 

38 

299 

44 

37 

62 

112 

380 

18.2 

137 

7 

78 

144 

166 

185 

148 

52.4 

668 57740 62 4728 

4 410 

(NA) 

(NA) 

620 45 850 

52 5863 51 8393 

45 7844 

2 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

5 2360 

1978 

674 66233 560 23704 443 36810 343 7324 

185 25791 176 

14010 

46 3632 41 2370 

6.8 

535 

90 

49 

373 

301 

318 

334 

34 

9 

17 

34 

240 

22 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

8 

67 

116 

185 { 

175 { 

123 { 

52.3 

630 62917 44 3316 

2 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

571 

47462 54 5987 44 8762 

42 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

5 4022 

Farms operated by Black and other races' 

1987 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1} 

::} 

::} 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1982 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 

(0) 

1978 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

2 

2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 

(D) 

20 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 17. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish 

Origin, and Specified Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 

1982 __ Land in farms _______________________________ acres, 1987 __ 

1982 __ Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 FARMS BY SIZE 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres __________________________________________ _ 50 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 219 acres ________________________________________ _ 220 to 499 acres ________________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

1987 OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

IN FARMS 

Owned land in farms _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Rented or leased land in farms ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Part owners ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____________________ _ Partnership _____________________________________________ _ 

Family held corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other than family held corporation ________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________________________ _ 

1987 MARKET VALUE OF 

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock, pouHry, and their products _____________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ___________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ $20,000 to $24,999 __________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

CaSh grains (011) _______________________________________ _ Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________________ _ Cotton (0131) _________________________________________ _ Tobacco (0132) _______________________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; IriSh potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ___________________________________ _ 

V"Iletables and melons (016) ____________________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________________ _ General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, pouHry, and animal specialties (021) _______________________________________ _ Beef catUe, except feedlots (0212) ______________________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

General ~~~tz; =!s(~g~k================================== farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _______________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Female Operators of 

operators Spanish origin 1 

90 

62 4639 

4726 

40 

35 

820 1 189 

33 

32 

15 

6 

3 

1 

81 4289 15 

350 

75 

46 3831 

3760 6 

8 673 

856 9 

8 135 

110 

73 

7 

8 

2 

90 1 371 

25 

787 

48 

585 

54 

21 

4 

1 

10 

5 

5 

4 

7 

9 

1 

30 

12 

3 

1 

30 

2 

4 

(D) 

410 2 

4 

(D) 

318 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

4 

(D) 

410 1 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

Total 

1 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

Farms operated by Black and other races 

Black American Indian Asian 

(D) 

(0) 

(D) 

Other 

(see text) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 21 
Table 17. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish 

Origin, and Specified Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

1987 OPERATOR 

CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated __________________________________ _ Not reported __________________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________________ _ 

Any __________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ___________________________________ _ 

Not reported __________________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or les"-_______________________________________ _ 3 or 4 years __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________________ _ 

10 years or more ______________________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm _______________________ _ 

Not reported __________________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years ________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 years ________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ________________________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years ________________________________________ _ 60 to 64 years ________________________________________ _ 

65 to 69 years ________________________________________ _ 

70 years and over _____________________________________ _ Average age ________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin' _____________________________ _ 

1987 COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS AND 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Amount received from Commodity Credit Corporation loans _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Govemment payments received ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Female Operators of 

operators Spanish origin' 

79 

7 

4 

50 

40 

40 

76 

3 

44 

29 

3 

7 

6 

25 

42 

13.2 

10 

14 

36 

18 

3 

8 

4 

7 46.4 

(X) 

90 

4 

4 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

2 

'See chapter 1, table 16 for operators not of or not reporting Spanish origin. 

Farms operated by Black and other races 

Total Black American Indian Asian 

(0) 

(D) 

Other 

(see text) 

(D) 

(D) 

22 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 18_ Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Value of selected capital Market value of agricuttural products sold assets'. average per farm (dollars) ($1,000) 

SIC code Crops, including Harvested nursery and Livestock, Land in farms cropland Land and Machinery and greenhouse poultry, and Farms (acres) (acres) buildings equipment Total crops their products 

Total _________________________________________ 701 58685 18498 420 279 35918 37786 26685 11 100 

Crops (01) ____________________________________________ 344 27400 12176 608 344 59549 26741 26582 159 

Cash grains (011) ___________________________________ Wheat (0111) _____________________________________ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Rice (0112) _______________________________________ 

Corn (0115) _______________________________________ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Soybeans (0116) __________________________________ 

Cash grains, n.e.c. (0119) __________________________ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) __________________ Cotton (0131) _____________________________________ 98 8233 3908 400 340 31 177 1 876 1 838 37 

Tobacco (0132) ___________________________________ 

su~arcane and sugar beets (0133) __________________ Iris potatoes (0134) _______________________________ 13 (D) (D) 771 500 (D) (D) (D) Field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0139) _________ 85 (D) (D) 291 707 (D) (D) (D) 37 

Vegetables and melons (016) _________________________ 64 4085 1 918 447 423 49122 2139 2 115 23 

Fruits and tree nuts (017) ____________________________ 60 3 733 997 307 587 26963 (D) (D) 7 Berry crops (0171) _________________________________ 15 528 189 307 636 29091 451 444 6 Grapes (0172) ____________________________________ 5 221 83 257 750 58625 (D) (D) Tree nuts (0173) __________________________________ 

Citrus fruits (0174) _________________________________ 

Deciduous tree fruits (0175) ________________________ 29 2 415 651 341 227 26127 843 (D) (D) Fruits and tree nuts, n.e.c. (0179) ___________________ 11 569 74 247 444 12333 5 (D) (D) 

Horticultural specialties (018) _________________________ 95 9228 4881 121 266 122 378 21 212 21 157 55 Ornamental floriculture and nursery products (0181) ___ 94 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 55 Food crops grown under cover (0182) _______________ 1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ____________________ 26 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 35 

Livestock and animal specialties (02) ____________________ 357 31 285 6322 367 854 34011 11 045 103 10942 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ______________________________________________ 202 18 502 2398 287 758 19449 (D) (D) 149 Beef caltie feedlots (0211) _________________________ 31 3324 280 278 600 16950 122 (D) (D) Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) __________________ 83 10270 1 686 392 286 17379 346 (D) (D) Hogs (0213) ______________________________________ 29 1 330 158 121 400 23350 577 3 574 Sheep and goats (0214) ____________________________ 49 2007 165 193 400 23000 119 3 116 

General livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (0219) _________________________________ 10 1 571 109 308 750 15050 (D) (D) 27 

Dairy farms (024) ____________________________________ 49 8077 (D) 615 362 56026 5259 28 5232 

Poultry and eggs (025) _______________________________ 25 509 (D) 342 647 88119 4142 (D) (D) 

Broiler, fryer, and roaster chickens (0251) ____________ Chicken eg~s (0252) _______________________________ 20 967 (D) 227 500 98430 3652 (D) (D) Turkeys an turkey eggs (0253) _____________________ 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Poultry hatcheries (0254) ___________________________ 

Poultry and eggs, n.e.c. (0259) ______________________ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Animal specialties (027) ______________________________ 71 2494 369 235 949 19631 424 19 405 Fur-bearing animals and rabbits (0271) ______________ Horses and other equines (0272) ____________________ 60 2 196 299 240 273 21 397 372 15 357 Animal aquaculture (0273) __________________________ 

Animal specialties, n.e.c. (0279) _____________________ 11 298 70 212 167 9917 52 4 48 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ____________________________________ 10 703 68 675 000 16875 (D) 5 (D) 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 23 
Table 19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 

[Fer meaning .of abbreviatiens and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Farms _____________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ________________________________ acres __ 

Average size .of farm ______________________ acres __ 

Value .of land and buildings' _________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________ dellars __ 

Average per acre ________________________ dellars __ 

Estimated market value .of all machinery and equipment' ________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Land in farms according te use: Tetal crepland _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested crepland ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Crepland used .only fer pasture.or grazing __ farms __ acres __ Other cropland __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Tetal woodland ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland net pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland ether than crepland and woodland pastured ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in heuse lets, ponds, reads, wasteland, etc._ __ _ __ __ _ ___ _ _ ___ _ _____ _______________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

'Data are based en a sample .of farms. 

24 RHODE ISLAND 

1987 

3 403 

134 

4900 

633333 

12159 

203 

3 

93 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

57 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1982 Characteristics 

- Market value .of agricultural products sold _____ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________ dellars __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ___________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _______ $1,000 __ 

- Tetal farm productien expenses' _____________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars __ 

_ Tenure .of operator. Full .owners ______________________________________ _ 

Part .owners ______________________________________ _ Tenants __________________________________________ _ 

- Abnermal farms by standard industrial 

classificatien: Cash grains (011) _________________________________ _ 

Field creps, except cash grains (013) _______________ _ Cotten (0131) __________________________________ _ 

(NA) Tebacce (0132) _________________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134,0139) _____________________________ _ 

Vegetables and melens (016) ______________________ _ Fnuijs and tree nuts (017) __________________________ _ 

Herticultural specialties (018) _______________________ _ General farms, primarily crep (019) _________________ _ 

Livest.ock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlets (0212) _______________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _________________________________ _ 

Peultry and BQ!1s (025) ____________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) ___________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________ _ 

1987 

5 747 

(0) 

(D) 

281 

93805 

3 

1982 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 20. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

Livestock and poultry ____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Poultry _______________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Livestock _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep _______________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Cattle and calves _____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Cows and heifers that had calved _____________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Beef cows ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Milk cows ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Hogs and pigs ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Feeder pigs sold ____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Sheep and lambs2 ____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Horses and ponies ______________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or 0lder3 __________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ Hens and pullets of laying age _________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _____________ t987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Turkeys ________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ 

'Data are estimated; see text. 

2Value of sales includes sheep, lambs, and wool sold. 

3Sales for 1987 include pullets of less than 3 months old. 

Fanms 

449 

490 

430 

122 

141 

121 

429 

467 

398 

309 

387 

341 

253 

340 

294 

211 

288 

245 

156 

192 

139 

70 

123 

135 

59 

73 

89 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

76 

70 

49 

166 

140 

107 

96 

126 

105 

95 

126 

103 

14 

19 

16 

19 

16 

9 

Inventory 

Value' Number ($1,000) 

(X) 6421 (X) 7923 (X) 6561 (X) 648 (X) 923 (X) 583 (X) 5773 (X) 7000 (X) 5978 

(X) 4804 (X) 6531 (X) 5899 

6930 4276 

8997 5920 9431 5256 

4108 3099 

5123 4416 5800 4232 

1 133 600 1 251 738 1 123 584 2975 2499 3872 3678 

4677 3648 

4719 363 3030 273 6141 494 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

1 661 164 3 195 339 2465 149 1 020 969 782 469 523 78 

205 794 582 388 239 891 256 021 576 (D) 490 (D) 877 (D) 540 

(D) 8 (D) 7 10538 6 10253 57 (D) 25 147 1 

Table 21. POUltry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Item 

Fanms Number Fanms 

INVENTORY 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______ 96 205794 126 Fanms wlth- 1 to 3,199 _______________________ 87 5668 114 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________ 5 22416 2 10,000 or more __________________ 4 177 710 10 

Hens and pullets of laying age ______ 

Fanms wJth- 95 (D) 126 

1 to 99 _______________________ 78 1 668 99 100 to 399 ____________________ 3 450 8 400 to 3,199 __________________ 5 3 100 7 3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 5 22416 3 10,000 to 19,999 ______________ 2 (D) 3 20,000 to 49,999 1 (D) 2 

50,000 to 99,999 ============== 1 (D) 4 100,000 or more _______________ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _ 14 (D) 19 Turkeys _____________________________ 19 10253 16 For slaughter ______________________ 18 (D) 15 Hens kept for breeding _____________ 3 (D) 2 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry _______ 25 (X) 30 

'Sales for 1987 include pullets of less than 3 months old. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Number 

388239 

(0) 

(0) 

365000 

(0) 

(0) 

1 020 

11 050 

12850 

32000 (0) 

236500 

Item 

SALES 

Hens and pullets' ___________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 3,199 ______________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 __________________ _ 

10,000 or more _________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____ _ 

Fanms wJth- 1 to 99 ______________________ _ 

100 to 399 ___________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 _________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 ________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 _____________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 _____________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 _____________ _ 100,000 or more ______________ _ 

(0) Broilers and other meat-type chickens _ (0) Turkeys ____________________________ _ 

(0) For slaughter _____________________ _ 

(0) Hens kept for breeding ____________ _ 

(X) Ducks, geese, and other poultry ______ _ 

Sales 

Value 

Fanms Number ($1,000) 

359 (X) 11 100 390 (X) 12237 374 (X) 10546 69 (X) 4190 77 (X) 4692 

54 (X) 3229 

333 (X) 6911 356 (X) 7545 345 (X) 7317 

273 (X) 1 675 

320 (X) 1 378 292 (X) 1630 

206 3259 1 004 

260 3 544 1006 247 4669 1 127 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

49 4990 568 45 3269 286 54 7 106 457 11 311 10 12 1 271 47 21 2908 73 

66 2085 103 57 1 027 86 35 735 46 41 144 359 29 117 224 25 70 123 

24 169 934 (NA) 38 337 358 (NA) 

33 219 829 (NA) 

21 169 820 (NA) 

36 (D) (NA) 

32 (D) (NA) 

6 58714 (NA) 

4 (D) (NA) 

4 (D) (NA) 

18 11 631 (NA) 

14 (D) (NA) 

6 (D) (NA) 

1987 1982 

Farms Number Fanms Number 

24 169934 38 337358 

14 (0) 26 15038 

6 (0) 3 13900 

4 136339 9 308420 

21 169820 36 (0) 

7 127 15 362 

3 866 1 (0) 

1 (0) 10 14543 

6 31 988 3 13900 

2 (0) 1 (0) 

1 (0) 4 159200 

1 (0) 2 (0) 

6 58 714 4 (0) 

18 11 631 14 (0) 

18 (0) 14 (0) 

2 (0) 1 (0) 

4 (X) 5 (X) 

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Table 22. Broilers and Started Pullets-Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see IntroductolY text J 

Number sold 

Farms 

Total. ________________________________________ _ 6 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 3 2,000 to 15,999 _____________________________________ _ 2 16,000 to 29,999 ____________________________________ _ 30,000 to 59,999 ____________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

100,000 to 199,999 __________________________________ _ 200,000 to 499,999 __________________________________ _ 200,000 to 299,999 ________________________________ _ 300,000 to 499,999 ________________________________ _ 500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens 

1987 

Number 

58 714 

362 

(D) 

-

(D) 

Farms 

4 

3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1982 

Number 

(0) 

432 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 23, Poultry-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text I 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Total inventory ______________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 99 _________________________ _ 100 to 399 ______________________ _ 

400 to 1,599 ____________________ _ 1,600 to 3,199 ___________________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________ _ 10,000 to 19,999 ________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 ________________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 ________________ _ 100,000 or more _________________ _ 

No inventory ________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Total inventory ______________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 99 _________________________ _ 100 to 399 ______________________ _ 400 to 1,599 ____________________ _ 1,600 to 3,199 ___________________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________ _ 10,000 to 19,999 ________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 ________________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 ________________ _ 100,000 or more _________________ _ 

No inventory ________________________ _ 

Farms 

96 

n 

5 

5 

5 

2 

(X) 

Farms 

22 

7 

3 

3 

2 

Total 

Number 

205794 

1 838 

(D) 

3100 

22416 (D) 

-

(D) 

(X) 

Total 

Number 

(D) 

86 

406 1 100 

26988 (D) 

(D) 

(D) 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Hens and pullets of 

laying age 

Farms Number 

95 (D) 

76 1 598 5 520 5 3 100 

5 22 416 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) 

(X) (X) 

Hens and pullets 

Hens and pullets of 

laying age 

Farms Number 

19 (D) 

5 (D) 

2 (D) 

3 100 

5 26 988 

2 (D) 

2 (D) 

2 (D) 

Inventory 

Pullets 3 months old or 

older not of laying age 

Farms 

16 

11 

3 

(X) 

Sales 

Number 

(D) 

240 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(X) 

Pullets not of laying age 

Farms Number 

3 114 

2 (D) 

1 (D) 

Pullets not of laying age Pullets 3 months old or older not 

of laying age 

Farms 

3 

3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1987 

Number 

114 

114 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Pullet chicks and pullets 

under 3 months old 

Farms 

5 

4 

Number 

(D) 

32 

(D) 

Broilers and other 

meat·type chickens 

Farms 

5 

2 

3 

Number 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

Farms 

2 

2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1982 

Number 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens 

Farms 

8 

7 

6 

Number 

(D) 

279 

(D) 

196 

Poultry and poultry 

products 

Value 

Farms ($1,000) 

54 3294 

36 11 4 6 5 45 

5 542 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) 

15 895 

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Table 24, Turkeys-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Turkeys 

Total sold _____________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 ________________________________________ _ 2,000 to 7,999 ____________________________________ _ 8,000 to 15,999 ___________________________________ _ 16,000 to 29,999 __________________________________ _ 30,000 to 59,999 __________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 __________________________________ _ 100,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

Total 

Farms 

18 

16 

2 

Number 

11 631 

(0) 

(0) 

Table 25, Cattle and Calves-Inventory: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 

Item 

Farms 

Cattle and calves ______________________________________________ _ 253 Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 117 10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 48 20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 41 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 33 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 11 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 3 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 1,000 to 2,499 ____________________________________________ _ 2,500 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _____________________________ _ 211 Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 124 10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 29 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 29 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 23 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 6 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 

Beef cows ________________________________________________ _ 156 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 118 10 to 19 ______________________________________________ _ 27 20 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 10 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 1 100 to 199 ____________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ____________________________________________ _ 1,000 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _________________________________________________ _ 70 

Farms w1th- 1 to 4 ________________________________________________ _ 20 5 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 1 10 to 29 ______________________________________________ _ 4 30 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 17 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 23 100 to 199 ____________________________________________ _ 5 200 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ 500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Heifers and hener calves _____________________________________ _ 152 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________________ _ 149 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Sales for slaughter 

Farms 

18 

16 

2 

Number 

6930 

506 

612 1 306 2 314 1 450 

742 

4 108 

461 

361 1 057 1 400 

829 

1 133 

440 

341 

(0) 

(0) 

2975 

42 

(0) 

74 

694 1 431 

728 

2048 

774 

Number 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

Sales of hens kept for breeding 

Farms Number 

2 (0) 

(0) 

1982 

Farms Number 

340 8997 

154 745 60 765 65 2018 41 2706 18 (0) 

2 (0) 

288 5 123 

168 603 40 540 50 1 731 24 1 533 6 716 

192 1 251 

154 578 28 389 9 (0) 

1 (0) 

123 3872 

42 (0) 

2 (0) 

13 215 37 1 416 23 1 443 6 716 

233 2802 229 1 072 

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Table 26. Cattle and Calves-Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see in1roductory text] 

Item 

Cattle and calves sold _________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 2,499 ____________________________________________ _ 2,500 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Cattle sold __________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold _______________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ______________________________ ,---------------- 20 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ____________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ____________________________________________ _ 1,000 to 2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

2,500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Calves sold _________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________________ -. _______ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 500 or more ____________________________________________ _ 

Farms 

206 

131 

15 

43 

14 

3 

179 

127 

23 

27 

2 

59 

49 

5 

5 

126 

80 

14 

25 

7 

1987 

Number 

3259 

515 

203 1 307 

892 

342 

1 584 

394 

322 

(0) 

(0) 

331 

137 

64 

130 

1 675 

257 

194 

768 

456 

Value 

($1,000) 

1 004 

212 

65 

407 

259 

61 

838 

207 

158 

(0) 

(0) 

171 

72 

37 

62 

168 

53 

30 

55 

28 

Farms 

260 

156 

33 

60 

10 

1 

220 

169 

37 

14 

55 

47 

6 

2 

162 

87 

30 

40 

5 

Table 27. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves inventory 

Cows and heifafs that Heifafs and heifer Steers, steer calves, 

CatOe and calves Total had calved calves bulls, and bull calves 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory ________________ 253 6930 211 4108 152 2048 149 n4 Farms with- t to 9 ____________________ 117 506 86 260 46 95 59 151 10 to 19 __________________ 48 612 45 339 31 149 33 124 20 to 49 __________________ 41 1 306 33 586 31 408 30 332 50 to 99 __________________ 33 2314 33 1589 30 602 20 123 100 to 199 ________________ 11 1 450 11 913 11 (O) 5 (O) 200 to 499 ________________ 3 742 3 441 3 (0) 2 (D) 500 to 999 ________________ 

1,000 to 2,499 ____________ 2.500 or more _____________ 

No inventory __________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

1982 

Number 

3544 

601 

453 1 793 

(0) 

(0) 

1 465 

591 

499 

375 

265 

140 

(0) 

(D) 

2079 

263 

424 1058 

314 

Cattle and calves sales 

Farms Number 

194 3075 

58 173 48 291 41 586 33 1 137 11 626 3 262 

12 184 

Value 

($1,000) 

1006 

228 

133 

425 

(0) 

(D) 

784 

290 

251 

242 

133 

71 

(0) 

(D) 

221 

47 

51 

87 

36 

Value 

($1,000) 

907 

73 

115 

255 

316 

115 

32 

97 

28 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 28. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Cow Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

cattle and calves inventory 

Cows and heifers that Heifers and heifer Steers, steer calves. cattle and calves sales 

Cows and heifers thet had Total calved hed calved calves bulls, and bull calves 

Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 211 6504 211 4108 129 1 884 116 512 169 2833 803 Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 81 495 81 184 40 215 41 96 44 209 101 5 to 9 ____________________ 43 481 43 277 22 80 27 124 38 160 64 10 to 19 __________________ 29 625 29 361 18 147 18 117 29 275 128 20 to 29 __________________ 8 324 8 202 6 83 3 39 8 98 32 30 to 49 __________________ 21 1243 21 855 16 303 14 85 21 521 177 50 to 99 __________________ 23 2071 23 1400 21 638 9 33 23 1077 233 100 to 199 ________________ 6 1 265 6 829 6 418 4 18 6 493 6B 200 to 499 ________________ 500 to 999 ________________ 

1,000 or more _____________ 

No inventory __________________ 42 426 (X) (X) 23 164 33 262 37 426 201 

Table 29. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Beef Cow Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

cattle and calves inventory 

Beef cows Cows and heifers that had calved Steers. steer calves, bulls, Total Heifers and hetler calves 

Total Beef cows and bull calves 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory _______________ _ 

Farms with- 156 2729 156 1 610 156 1 133 83 666 93 453 

1 to 4 ___________________ _ 76 981 76 588 76 172 37 287 41 106 5 to 9 ___________________ _ 42 570 42 327 42 268 22 113 27 130 10 to 19 _________________ _ 27 600 27 341 27 341 17 142 18 117 20 to 29 _________________ _ 6 244 6 148 6 146 4 57 3 39 30 to 49 _________________ _ 50 to 99 _________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________ _ 

4 (0) 4 (0) 4 (0) 2 (0) 3 (0) 

1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

200 to 499 _______________ _ 

500 to 999 _______________ _ 

1,000 or more ____________ _ 

No Inventory _________________ _ 97 4201 55 2498 (X) (X) 69 1382 56 321 

cattle and calves sales 

cattle 

Total GaIves 

Total Fattened on grain and concentrates Beef cows 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total inventory _______________ _ 117 997 376 97 551 309 43 181 102 66 446 67 Farms with- 1 to 4 ___________________ _ 41 393 106 33 174 85 13 31 16 17 219 20 5 to 9 ___________________ _ 38 185 71 34 111 59 12 22 13 24 74 12 

27 260 120 20 144 95 13 (0) (0) 20 116 25 

6 63 26 6 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) 4 (0) (0) 

4 (0) (0) 3 (0) (0) 3 59 32 1 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 

10 to 19 _________________ _ 20 to 29 _________________ _ 30 to 49 _________________ _ 50 to 99 _________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________ _ 200 to 499 _______________ _ 500 to 999 _______________ _ 

1,000 or more ____________ _ 

No inventory _________________ _ 89 2262 628 82 1 033 529 16 150 69 60 1229 99 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 29 
Table 30. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Milk Cow Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Cattle and calves inventory 

Milk cows 

Cows and heijers that had calved Steers, steer calves. bulls, Total Heifers and heifer calves 

Total Milk cows and bull calves 

Farms Number Famns Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory _______________ _ 70 4 610 70 3040 70 2975 57 478 33 92 Farms with- 1 to 4 ___________________ _ 20 254 20 82 20 42 14 155 10 17 5 to 9 ___________________ _ 1 (O) 1 (O) t (O) 10 to 19 _________________ _ 2 (O) 2 (O) 2 (O) 1 (O) 20 to 29 _________________ _ 

30 to 49 _________________ _ 2 (O) 2 (0) 2 (O) 2 (O) 

17 979 17 703 17 694 14 251 11 25 50 to 99 _________________ _ 23 2 203 23 1447 23 1 431 21 723 9 33 100 to 19L ______________ _ 5 1 063 5 728 5 728 5 318 3 17 200 to 499 _______________ _ 

500 or more _____________ _ 

No inventory _________________ _ 183 2 320 141 1 068 (X) (X) 95 570 116 682 

Cattle and calves sales 

Oairy procluct sales 

Milk cows Total Cattle Calves 

Value Value Farms Number ($I,OOO) Farms Number Farms Number Farms (Sl,OOO) 

Total inventory _______________ _ 67 2192 510 57 794 60 1398 50 (O) Farms with- 1 to 4 ___________________ _ 18 147 71 13 100 14 47 3 34 5 to 9 ___________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________ _ 2 (0) (O) 1 (O) 1 (O) 

2 (OJ (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (O) 17 448 139 15 (0) 15 (0) 17 (0) 

20 to 29 _________________ _ 30 to 49 _________________ _ 50 to 99 _________________ _ 23 1 099 221 21 336 23 763 23 2430 100 to 19L ______________ _ 5 448 65 5 117 5 331 5 1 292 200 to 49L ______________ _ 500 or more _____________ _ 

No inventory _________________ _ 139 1 067 493 122 790 66 277 (0) 

Table 31. Cattle and Calves-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Cattle 

Cattle and calves Calves 

Cattle and calves Total Fattened on grain and concentrates 

Value Value Value Value Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number (Sl,OOO) 

Total sold _____________________ 206 3259 1004 179 1584 838 59 331 171 126 1 675 166 Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 85 213 99 74 154 87 29 59 33 31 59 12 5 to 9 ____________________ 46 302 114 38 169 86 18 75 38 36 133 28 10 to 19 __________________ 15 203 65 12 85 41 4 33 17 13 118 25 20 to 49 __________________ 43 1307 407 38 670 356 8 164 83 31 637 51 50 to 99 __________________ 14 892 259 14 395 218 - - - 12 497 41 100 to 199 ________________ 3 342 61 3 111 51 - - - 3 231 10 200 to 499 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - 500 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - - -

Table 32. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introcluctory text 1 

1987 1982 

Item 

Farms Number Farms Number 

Totel hogs and pigs ___________________________________________ _ 59 4 719 73 3030 Farms with- 1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 43 285 53 324 25 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 3 (0) 4 148 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 2 (O) 4 223 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 5 635 6 745 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 4 (O) 6 1590 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 1 (0) 1.000 to 1,999 ____________________________________________ _ 2.000 to 4.999 ____________________________________________ _ (O) 5,000 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

H';!l:~~~;~~ used or to be used for breeding ----- ____________ _ 33 450 23 310 

1 to 24 _________________________________________________ _ 25 131 18 127 25 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 6 (O) 4 (0) 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 2 (0) 1 (O) 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 

200 or more ____________________________________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _________________________________________ _ 54 4 269 72 2720 

30 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Hogs and Pigs-Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

item Value Value Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total hogs and pigs sold _______________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 49 4990 568 45 3269 286 

1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 24 182 23 21 158 23 25 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 9 308 33 7 234 27 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 5 342 36 5 290 27 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 4 542 60 5 737 67 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 5 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ (D) (D) 7 1 850 143 

1,000 to 1,999 ____________________________________________ _ 2 2,000 to 4,999 ____________________________________________ _ (D) (D) 

5,000 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Feeder pigs sold ____________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 11 311 10 12 1 271 47 

1 10 9 __________________________________________________ _ 3 4 (Z) 3 14 1 10 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 6 (D) (D) 4 97 3 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 1 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 

2 (D) (D) 

3 (D) (D) 

1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs sold _____________________________________ _ 

Farms with47 4679 558 41 1 998 239 

25 165 26 7 228 27 

1 to 24 _________________________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 5 358 45 4 542 60 4 (D) (D) 

- 2 (D) (D) 

50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) !NA) (NA) (NA) NA) 2,000 to 4,999 __________________________________________ _ (NA) (NA) (NA) 5,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Table 34. Hogs and Pigs-litters Farrowed: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Utters 

Farms Number of litters Farms Number of litters 

Litters farrowed between Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ____ _ 35 660 24 404 

Farms wilh- 1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 21 69 12 33 10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 6 90 2 (D) 20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 4 98 8 206 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 2 (D) 2 (D) 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 2 (D) 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ SOD or more ______________________________________________ _ 

33 320 21 181 

29 340 19 223 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 __________________________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________________________________ _ 

Table 35. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Hogs and pigs inventory Hogs and pigs sales 

Total Used or to be used for Other hogs and pigs Total Feeder pigs Hogs and pigs breeding 

Value Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 59 4719 33 450 54 4269 45 4681 557 9 (D) (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________ 31 115 13 30 26 85 17 182 22 3 51 2 10 to 24 __________________ 12 170 7 35 12 135 12 718 68 4 (D) (D) 25 to 99 __________________ 5 220 3 26 5 194 5 198 18 1 (D) (D) 100 to 199 ________________ 5 635 5 120 5 515 5 842 89 1 (D) (D) 200 to 499 ________________ 4 (D) 3 (D) 4 (0) 4 (D) (D) - - - 500 to 999 ________________ 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (D) (D) - - - 1,000 or more _____________ 1 (0) 1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (D) (D) - - - No inventory __________________ (X) (X) (X) (Xl (Xl (X) 4 109 10 2 (D) (0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 31 
Table 36. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Hogs and pigs inventory Hogs and pigs sales 

Total Used or to be used for Other hogs and pigs Total Feeder pigs Hogs and pigs breeding 

Value Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total sold _____________________ 45 4682 28 443 42 4239 49 4990 568 11 311 10 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________ 15 83 4 7 14 76 17 72 12 - - - 10 to 49 __________________ 14 202 10 40 12 162 16 418 44 7 97 3 50 to 99 __________________ 5 363 5 67 5 296 5 342 36 3 (D) (D) 100 to 199 ________________ 4 625 3 70 4 555 4 542 60 - - - 200 to 499 ________________ 5 (D) 4 (D) 5 (D) 5 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 500 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 or more _____________ 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - None sold ____________________ 14 37 5 7 12 30 (Xl (X) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

Table 37. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Sales, and Litters by Total Litters Farrowed: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Hogs and pigs inventory Hogs and pigs sales 

Total Used or to be used for Other hogs and pigs Total Feeder pigs Utters farrowed breeding 

Value Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total litters farrowed ___________ 33 4306 33 450 28 3856 30 4271 497 11 311 10 

Farmswfth1 ----.----.-------------- 6 22 6 6 5 16 3 12 1 - - - 2 to 4 ____________________ 8 65 8 20 6 45 6 93 10 3 31 1 5 to 9 ____________________ 5 108 5 30 3 78 7 262 25 3 (D) (D) 10 to 19 __________________ 6 422 6 85 6 337 6 523 57 4 (D) (D) 20 to 49 __________________ 4 535 4 100 4 435 4 640 65 1 (D) (D) 50 to 99 __________________ 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - 100 to 199 ________________ 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - 200 or more ______________ - - - - - - - - - - - - No titters farrowed _____________ 26 413 - - 26 413 19 719 71 - - -

Utters farrowed between Dec. 1, 1986, and Nov. 30, 1987 

litters farrowed Total Dec. 1, 1986, and May 31, 1987 June 1, 1987, and Nov. 30, 1987 

Farms Utters Farms Utters Farms Utters 

Total litters farrowed ___________ 35 660 33 320 29 340 Farms wfth1 ------------------------ 6 6 5 (D) 1 (D) 2 to 4 ____________________ 8 20 8 10 7 10 5 to 9 ____________________ 7 43 6 17 7 26 10 to 19 __________________ 6 90 6 40 6 50 20 to 49 __________________ 4 98 4 49 4 49 50 to 99 __________________ 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 100 to 199 ________________ 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 200 or more ______________ - - - - - -

Table 38, Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

1987 1982 

Item 

Famns Number Farms Number 

Sheep and lambs inventory _____________________________________ _ 76 1 661 70 3195 

Farms wah- l to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 52 490 52 452 

23 (D) 17 (D) 

1 (D) 

25 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 299 ________________________________________________ _ 

300 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 2,499 ____________________________________________ _ (D) 2,500 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older _____________________________________ _ 69 1 001 63 2748 

62 1 521 60 2920 

(X) 10021 (X) 21 756 

Sheep and lambs shom ________________________________________ _ Pounds of wool _____________________________________________ _ 

66 2085 57 1 027 

73 103 65 86 

Sheep and lambs sold _________________________________________ _ 

Value of sales from sheep, lambs, and wool ($1 ,000) _____________ _ 

32 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 39. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Sheep and lambs inventory Sales 

Sheep and lambs shorn 

Sheep and lambs Total Ewes 1 year old Or older Sheep and lambs Sheep, lambs, and wool 

Pounds of Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number wool Farms Number Farms ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 

Farms with- 76 1661 69 1 001 62 1 521 10021 62 1 275 69 95 

1 to 24 ___________________ 52 490 46 306 39 339 2407 36 318 45 23 25 to 99 __________________ 23 (0) 23 695 23 1 182 7614 23 (0) 23 (0) 100 to 299 ________________ 1 (0) - - - - - 1 (0) 1 (0) 300 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 to 2,499 ____________ - - - - - - - - - - - 2,500 to 4,999 ____________ - - - - - - - - - - - 5,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - - No inventory __________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - 4 810 4 9 

Table 40. Sheep and lambS-Inventory and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text) 

Sheep and lambs inventory Sales 

Sheep and lambs shorn 

Ewes 1 year old or older Total Ewes 1 year old or older Sheep and lambs Sheep, lambs, and wool 

Pounds of Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number wool Farms Number Farms ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 

Farms with- 69 1 527 69 1 001 60 (0) (0) 56 1 153 65 87 

1 to 24 ___________________ 54 713 54 438 45 513 3646 43 461 50 35 25 to 99 __________________ 15 814 15 563 15 995 6319 15 692 15 53 100 to 199 ________________ 

200 to 499 ________________ 

500 to 999 ________________ 

1,000 to 2,499 ____________ 

2,500 to 4,999 ____________ 5,000 or more _____________ 

No inventory __________________ 7 134 (X) (X) 2 (0) (0) 8 932 8 16 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 33 
Table 41. Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Horses and ponies _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Mules, burros, and donkeys _____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Colonies of baas _______________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Honey sold ____________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ Bees and honey sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Goats __ ____ ______ __ _ ____ __ _ _ __ _ ___ _ _ ___ ___ ___ __ _ _____ _ farms __ 

numbeL_ Angora goats ________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Mohair sold __________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ 

Angora goats and mohair sold _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Milk goats ___________________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Goats milk sold ______________________________________ farms __ 

gallons __ 

Milk goats and goats milk sold _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other goats __________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Mink and their pelts _____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Rabbits and their pelts __________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fish and other aquaculture products sold _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other livestock and livestock products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

34 RHODE ISLAND 

Inventory 

1987 

166 1 020 

(X) 

13 

22 

(X) 

48 

270 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

45 

485 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

25 

310 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

27 

175 

(X) 

(X) 

25 

285 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

5 

(X) 

1982 

140 

782 

(X) 

5 

17 

(X) 

44 

226 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

32 

187 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

25 

171 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

8 

16 

(X) 

(X) 

8 

94 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(X) 

Sales 

1987 

41 

144 

359 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

25 11 999 

26 

22 

24 

355 

14 

206 6 3890 

15 

24 

14 

149 8 

7 310 1 

3 

(D) 

6 

35 

1982 

29 

117 

224 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

8 1 866 

(NA) 

(D) 

12 

595 

(NA) 

9 

(D) 

8 4005 

(NA) 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

4 231 1 

2 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 42. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

1987 1982 

Crop Value of Value of production 1 production' Farms Acres Quantity ($1,000) Farms Acres Quantity ($1,000) 

Harvested cropland ____________________________________________ _ 523 18498 (X) 27631 576 21 252 (X) 19 180 9 99 7585 13 12 151 10902 25 

77 2009 (X) 405 102 3077 (X) 880 

3 25 (X) 2 (X) 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) ________________________________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop or cut for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sorghum for grain or seed (bushels) _____________________________ _ 

Sorghum for silage or green chop, cut for dry forage or hay, or hogged or grazed _____________________________________________ _ 

(D) (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 2 (D) (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) (D) 

Wheat for grain (bushels) _______________________________________ _ 

Bartey for grain (bushels) _______________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain (bushels) ________________________________________ _ Rye for grain (bushels) _________________________________________ _ Rice (cwt) ____________________________________________________ _ 3 (D) (D) 2 9 357 7825 16 

Flaxseed (bushels) ____________________________________________ _ 

Sunflower seed (pounds) _______________________________________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) __________________________________ _ 

Dry edible beans, excluding dry limas (cwt) _______________________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________________________________ _ (D) (D) (D) 

Cotton (bales) _________________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (cwt) ____________________________________________ _ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________________________ _ 22 410 259 958 469 21 2879 703 350 2989 

Pineapples harvested (tons) ____________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar (tons) ____________________________________ _ Sugarcane for sugar (tons) _____________________________________ _ 

Hay - alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) (tons, dry) ______________________________________ _ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _________________________ _ Land in orchards ______________________________________________ _ 

291 8126 14 125 008 340 9296 17708 1 420 99 1 947 (X) 929 120 1 908 (X) 1 657 83 856 (X) 362 79 827 (X) 1 101 

Berries harvested for sale ______________________________________ _ 45 250 (X) 624 33 206 (X) 383 Nursery and greenhouse crops, mushrooms, and sod grown for sale (see text) ____________________________________________________ _ 121 4141 (X) 20786 109 3223 (X) 10695 Other crops ___________________________________________________ _ 2 (D) (X) 30 (NA) (NA) (X) 8 

'Data are estimated; see text. 

Table 43. Specified Crops Harvested-Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Entire crop irrigated Part of crop irrigated None of crop irrigated 

Crop Average Average Average 

yield per Acres Acres not yield per yield per 

Farms Acres acre Farms irrigated irrigated acre Farms Acres acre 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) ________________________________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) ______________________ _ Sorghum for grain or seed (bushels) _____________________________ _ 

~:~a:a~o~r~~(b~~hs~~:s~======================================== 

9 99 76.6 

2 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 74 1 988 16.8 

1 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

Barley for grain (bushels) _______________________________________ _ Rice (cwt) ____________________________________________________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) __________________________________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________________________________ _ 

Dry edible beans, excluding dry limas (cwt) _______________________ _ 

Cotton (bales) _________________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (cwt) ____________________________________________ _ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 20 (D) (D) Sugar beets for sugar (tons) ____________________________________ _ 

Sugarcane for sugar (tons) _____________________________________ _ 

~:;,a~l~ g~:rn (~~~s{t~~J, drYl======================================= Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) (tons, dry) ____ - ______________________________________________ _ 

Wild hay (tons, dry) ____________________________________________ _ 

Grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay (tons, green) __________ _ 

3 16 14 2.9 109 2233 2.3 

11 91 1.2 

(D) (D) (D) 181 (D) (D) 

45 864 .8 

29 903 6.5 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) __________________________________________ _ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _________________________ _ Land in orchards ______________________________________________ _ 

Strawberries harvested for sale (pounds) _________________________ _ 

13 282 (X) 15 335 497 (X) 71 833 (X) 

6 (D) (X) 2 (D) (D) (X) 75 (D) (X) 

11 90 4460.7 15 22 3 065.2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 35 

r 
Table 44. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Crop lITigated land lITigated land 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Fanns Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Com for grain or seed (bushels) ____________________ 9 99 7 585 12 151 10 902 2 (D) 

Com for silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 77 2008 33 778 3 14 102 3077 43 979 (D) 

1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 36 230 3 354 3 14 45 302 3 818 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 10 181 3 076 10 196 3 258 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 18 591 8 826 29 948 14 339 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 11 (D) (D) 12 757 11 250 (D) 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 2 (D) (D) 5 (D) (D) 250 10 499 acres _______________________________ 1 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ (D) (D) 

1,000 acres or more ----------------------------

Irish potatoes (cwt) ------------------------------- 22 1 410 259 958 2 (D) 21 2879 703 350 (D) 

Hay-alfalfa. other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text)(tons. dry) ________ 291 8126 14 125 3 28 340 9296 17 708 4 22 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 133 944 1 468 161 1 249 1 990 2 (0) 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 58 1 D44 1 719 60 1 089 2 023 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 50 1 703 2 9B3 2 (D) 62 2098 3 755 2 (D) 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 35 2212 4 605 1 (D) 40 2513 5 403 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 17 2223 3 350 17 2347 4 537 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 

1,000 acres or more 

1,000 to 1,999 acres-====:=:=:====:=:=::::==::: (X) ()() ()() (Xl (Xl (Xl 2,000 to 2,999 acres __________________________ (X) ()() ()() } 3,000 to 4,999 acres __________________________ (X) (X) ()() (Xl (Xl (Xl 

5,000 acres or more -------------------------- (X) ()() ()() 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) --------------------------- 112 2263 5 159 3 (0) 126 2620 6 276 2 (D) 

Small grain hay (tons, dry) _______________________ 11 91 109 11 134 275 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text)(tons, dry) ________________________ 182 4005 6 187 (D) 231 5299 9239 (D) 1 to 14 acres _________________________________ 90 649 1 004 123 884 1 281 (0) 15 to 24 acres ____________________ • ___________ 40 773 1 264 45 843 1 555 25 to 49 acres ________________________________ 30 950 1 516 36 1 203 2025 50 10 99 acres ________________________________ 16 960 1 502 (D) 17 1 099 2411 100 to 249 acres _____________________________ 6 673 901 10 1 270 1 967 250 to 499 acres _____________________________ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ 

1,000 acres or more __________________________ 

Wild hay (tons, dry) _____________________________ 45 8S4 697 50 681 790 (0) 

Grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay (tons, green) ________________________________________ 29 903 5 911 26 562 3389 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ____________ 99 1 947 (Xl 28 617 120 1 908 (Xl 28 414 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ 12 5 (X) 3 2 (Xl 1 (D) 

1.0 to 4.9 acres 34 91 (X) 8 18 41 104 (Xl 6 10 

5.0 to 14.9 acres-==::=:=:=:====::::::::=:::::::: 20 201 (X) 6 43 38 338 (X) 12 69 15_0 10 24.9 acres ______________________________ 12 224 (X) 3 51 19 351 (Xl 2 (D) 25_0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 13 458 (X) 6 (D) 13 450 (Xl 3 94 50.0 10 99.9 acres ______________________________ 5 367 (X) 2 (0) 4 (D) (Xl 2 (D) 100.0 to 249.9 acres ____________________________ 2 (D) (X) 2 (0) 2 (D) (Xl 2 (D) 250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) (Xl 500.0 to 749.9 acres ____________________________ (X) - 750.0 to 999.9 acres ____________________________ } (Xl (X) - 1,000.0 acres or more ___________________________ (X) -

} 1,000.0 10 1,999.9 acres _______________________ ()() (X) (X) 2,000.0 10 2,999.9 acres _______________________ (Xl (Xl (Xl ()() 

~ (X) 3,000.0 acres or more _________________________ (X) (X) 

Sweet com _____________________________________ 60 1 335 (X) 20 410 72 1 147 (Xl 17 303 

land in orchards __________________________________ 83 856 (X) 8 56 79 827 (Xl 6 75 

0.1 to 0.9 acres -------------------------------- 10 5 (X) 2 (0) 4 2 

1.0 to 4.9 acres -------------------------------- 34 78 (X) 1 (0) 34 91 ~ 4 (D) 5.010 14.9 acres _______________________________ 21 165 (X) 2 (D) 23 163 (X) 15_0 10 24.9 acres ______________________________ 4 76 (X) 1 (0) 4 66 (X) 25_0 10 49.9 acres ______________________________ 12 (0) (X) 2 (D) 11 350 (Xl 2 (D) 50_0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ 2 (0) (X) 3 155 (X) 100.010249.9 acres ____________________________ (X) (Xl 250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ (X) (X) 500.0 to 749.9 acres ____________________________ (X) - 750.0 to 999.9 acres ____________________________ } (Xl (X) - 1,000.0 acres or more ___________________________ 

~ -

} 1,000.0 to 1,999.9 acres _______________________ (X) (X) 2,000_0 (X) (X) (X) to 2,999.9 acres _______________________ (X) (X) (X) 3,000.0 acres or more _________________________ (X) (X) (X) 

Table 45. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 1987 and 1982 

[Not published for this State) 

36 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale by Value of 

Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory textl 

Under glass or other protectiOn In the open Sales 

Crop Value 

Farms Square feet Farms Acres Farms ($1,000) 

79 890 384 79 868 143 68 4121 59 3203 121 20 786 109 10695 

Ng~=f~J~i=~~)~~~~~~~~~~_~~~_~ ________ 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1987 value of sales: $1 to $2,499 sales _________________________________________ _ 17 25044 10 11 25 31 $2,500 to $9,999 sales _____________________________________ _ 15 43180 13 31 22 147 $10,000 to $39,999 sales __________________________________ _ 19 135650 10 69 26 571 $40,000 10 $99,999 sales __________________________________ _ 9 108 680 10 246 16 953 $100,000 to $199,999 sales ________________________________ _ 9 155 510 5 161 11 1596 $200,000 to $499,999 sales ________________________________ _ 3 117 640 6 630 9 2619 $500,000 sales or more ____________________________________ _ 7 304 680 12 2973 12 14669 

17 330 094 19 257 594 39 1 621 37 1684 39 10368 37 5661 

Nursery crops ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 37 
Table 47. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Farms ________________________________________________________ number __ 

percenL_ Land in farms ___________________________________________________ aeres __ 

Average size of farm ________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm __________________________________________ dollars __ Average per acre __________________________________________ dollars __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL __________ $1,000 __ 

percenL_ 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ________________________________________________ aeres __ 

Harvested cropland __________________________________________ acres __ 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured _______________________ acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm __________________________________________ dollars __ 

Grains _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ ___ _ _ ___ _ __ _ __ __ ____ _ ___ _ ______ _ __ _ ___ _ ___ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco _ _ ____ _ ____ _ ___ _ ___ _ __ ___ ___ _ ___ _ ___ _ ____ ___ __ _ ___ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hay, silage, and field seeds ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melon ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products _______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle and calves ____________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Total farm production expenses' _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Selected farm production expenses': Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Agricultural chemicals ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Petroleum products ___________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Electricity __________ __ ___ _ ___ ___ __ _ ___ ____ _ ___ _______________ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hired farm labor _____________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Interest __ _ _____ _ ___ _____ _ __ _______ ___ _ ___ ___ ____ ____ ____ __ _ _ farms __ 

$I,OCO __ 

Payments from government programs ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Inventory of selected livestock: Cattle and calves ____________________________________________ farms __ 

numbe,-_ Milk cows _________________________________________________ farms __ 

numbe,-_ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________ farms __ 

numbe,-_ 

, Data are based on a sample of farms. 

38 RHODE ISLAND 

1 

All farms 

701 

100.0 

58685 

84 

702 

295036 

420279 

4748 

25178 

100.0 

26 121 

18498 

7858 

37786 

53903 

7 

15 

139 

526 

99 

929 

83 

1 686 

121 

20786 

23 

1764 

69 4190 

51 4775 

206 

1 004 

49 

568 

73 

103 

93 

462 

702 

29736 

248 

1 146 

393 

3684 

399 

1 335 

355 

778 

659 

390 

452 

549 

214 

9536 

239 

1 298 

42 

39 

253 

6930 

70 

2975 

59 4719 

10 parcent of sales 

2 

.3 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

Fewest number of farms accounting for25 percent of sales 

5 

.7 

2271 

454 

5 

18 989 

3 797 800 

8362 

2862 

11.4 

1 730 

1 285 

(D) 

10 192 

2 038 416 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

7137 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

173 

4 

75 

5 

101 

5 

99 

5 

3298 

5 

258 

50 percent of sales 

17 

2.4 6719 

395 

17 60 214 

3 542 000 

8962 

6696 

26.6 

5271 

4192 

317 

19180 

128257 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

14 

15569 

4 

(D) 

3 2374 

1 

(D) 

17 

14335 

3 

328 

4 773 

15 

691 

15 

367 

17 

505 

17 

169 

17 

6742 

16 

396 

4 

10 

1 

(D) 

75 percent of sales 

59 

8.4 

12 449 

211 

58 100632 

735 034 

8 123 

11 161 

44.3 

9 163 

7437 

919 

28359 

480654 

2 

(0) 

4 

17 

6 903 

4 581 

33 

19099 

6 1 381 

7 3507 

12 

2288 

13 

153 

3 267 

2 

(D) 

58 

20747 

13 

622 

23 

1 898 

46 

917 

50 

517 

57 

851 

54 

279 

56 8720 

42 

668 

9 

18 

13 

1 944 

12 

1 219 

3 2574 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
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1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 39 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 701 474 153 74 250 127 86 37 percent._ 100.0 67.6 21.8 10.6 35.7 18.1 12.3 5.3 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 58 685 32 852 21 172 4661 29068 8 915 16748 3405 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 84 69 138 63 116 70 195 92 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 701 474 153 74 250 127 86 37 $1,000 __ 37786 12 111 21 527 4148 36629 11 329 21 300 4000 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 53903 25 550 140 697 56 057 146515 89206 247671 108 107 

Farms bJ. value of sales: Less an $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 152 134 11 7 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 136 110 20 8 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 79 50 19 10 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 82 53 17 12 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 64 38 15 11 64 38 15 11 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 15 9 4 2 15 9 4 2 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 29 20 7 2 29 20 7 2 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 12 5 6 1 12 5 6 1 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 55 28 17 10 55 28 17 10 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 43 17 18 8 43 17 18 8 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 15 7 1 15 7 7 1 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 9 6 2 9 1 6 2 $1.000,000 or more __________________________ 8 6 8 2 6 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 7 2 4 1 4 1 3 $1,000 __ 15 (0) 4 (0) 10 (0) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 6 2 3 1 3 1 2 $1,000 __ 13 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Wheal. _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans __ __ _ __ __ __ __ _____ __ __ ____ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ I 1 1 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (OJ (0) Other grains ________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 1 1 $1,000 __ (OJ (OJ (OJ (OJ (0) 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 139 78 51 10 42 14 25 3 $1,000 __ 526 250 237 39 293 106 167 19 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____ farms __ 99 52 32 15 57 27 21 9 $1,000 __ 1 929 720 013 195 1 794 656 975 163 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 9 2 6 1 9 2 6 1 $1,000 __ 1 108 (OJ 732 (0) 1 106 (0) 732 (0) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 83 60 15 8 42 30 7 5 $1,000 __ 1666 333 290 43 1 556 247 271 40 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 10 9 1 10 9 1 $1,000 __ 1 132 (OJ (0) 1 132 (0) (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 121 68 34 19 85 41 29 15 $1,000 __ 20786 3 708 15041 2037 20646 3602 15 033 2 013 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 44 18 19 7 44 18 19 7 $1,000 __ 19863 3 141 14 835 1 888 19663 141 14835 888 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 23 7 11 5 17 5 10 2 $1,000 __ 1 764 149 496 119 1 757 (OJ (OJ (OJ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 10 2 7 1 10 2 7 1 $1,000 __ 1 678 (OJ 438 (0) 1676 (0) 1 438 (0) 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 69 49 11 9 16 13 2 3 $1,000 __ 4190 3983 9 198 4143 3939 (0) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 13 11 2 13 11 2 $1,000 __ 4087 (OJ (0) 4087 (0) (0) 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 51 16 25 10 49 14 25 10 $1,000 __ 4775 775 2 837 162 (D) (0) 2837 162 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farm"-_ 36 7 21 8 36 7 21 8 $1,000 __ 4306 (DJ 2656 (OJ 4306 (0) 2656 (OJ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farnns __ 206 114 71 21 79 24 41 14 $1,000 __ 1004 360 500 144 789 222 434 134 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farm"-_ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

40 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory teXl 1 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see teXl)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 49 37 7 5 20 15 3 2 $1,000 __ 568 535 27 6 522 496 (D) (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 2 - - 2 2 - - $1,000 __ (D) (D) - - (0) (D) - -

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ farms __ 73 51 15 7 9 3 6 - $1,000 __ 103 (0) 15 (0) 2 (Z) 1 - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Other livestock and livestock products (see teXl) ____________________________ farms __ 93 73 7 13 20 13 3 4 $1,000 __ 462 236 57 169 (0) 137 (D) 151 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 - 1 1 2 - 1 1 $1,000 __ (D) - (0) (D) (0) - (D) (D) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 702 491 138 73 232 131 74 27 $1,000 __ 29736 10573 16320 2843 26428 8050 15805 2574 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 42359 21 534 118261 38945 113915 61 451 213 575 95322 

Uvestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 248 174 54 20 75 45 23 7 $1,000 __ 1 146 874 164 107 1 000 752 149 99 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 213 150 46 17 41 22 15 4 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 25 17 7 1 24 16 7 1 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 9 6 1 2 9 6 1 2 $100,000 or more _________________________ 1 1 - - 1 1 - -

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 393 270 82 41 114 67 36 11 $1,000 __ 3684 2 157 1 023 505 3204 1 815 965 423 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 296 217 53 26 30 23 7 - $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 60 41 12 7 46 32 12 4 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 34 9 17 8 33 9 17 7 $100,000 or more _________________________ 3 3 - - 3 3 - -

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 219 151 49 19 85 45 29 11 

$1,000 __ 2843 1 644 882 316 2673 1 503 870 299 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 145 117 23 5 16 13 3 - $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 44 24 11 9 39 22 11 6 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 23 5 13 ' 5 23 5 13 5 $80,000 or more ________________________ 7 5 2 ~ 7 5 2 -

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 237 114 82 41 132 52 60 20 

$1,000 __ 1 396 192 1 115 90 1 362 173 1 104 85 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 155 84 44 27 55 25 23 7 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 47 19 18 10 42 16 17 9 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 20 9 7 4 20 9 7 4 $25,000 or more __________________________ 15 2 13 - 15 2 13 -

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 399 255 111 33 169 83 69 17 

$1,000 __ 1 335 219 1 003 113 1 210 (0) 958 (D) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 353 249 76 28 123 77 34 12 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 37 6 27 4 37 6 27 4 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 3 - 2 1 3 - 2 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 -

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 355 227 93 35 175 90 61 24 $1,000 __ 778 203 516 60 733 176 504 53 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 322 215 74 33 142 78 42 22 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 27 12 13 2 27 12 13 2 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 -

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 659 458 133 68 227 129 73 25 

$1,000 __ 1 390 451 805 134 1 198 325 759 114 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 607 442 104 61 176 114 44 18 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 42 15 20 7 41 14 20 7 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 9 1 8 - 9 1 8 - $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 599 414 121 64 216 124 69 23 

$1,000 __ 621 239 313 68 494 154 286 54 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 271 129 108 34 143 69 63 11 $1,000 __ 433 67 336 30 397 (D) 321 (D) Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 24 19 4 1 12 7 4 1 

$1,000 __ 25 12 (D) (0) 20 (D) (0) (D) 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ 98 69 22 farms __ 405 251 114 40 189 $1,000 __ 311 132 (D) (0) 288 115 (0) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 41 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Tota! farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _______ • _____________________ farms __ 452 300 105 47 200 108 69 23 $1,000 __ 549 313 181 55 468 243 177 48 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 327 235 62 30 87 52 26 9 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 108 59 33 16 97 51 33 13 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 16 5 10 1 15 4 10 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 1 1 1 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 214 111 66 37 147 66 59 22 $1,000 __ 9536 934 6642 960 9362 766 6638 958 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 113 62 24 27 48 19 17 12 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 52 30 15 7 52 30 15 7 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 28 15 12 1 26 13 12 1 $100,000 or more _________________________ 21 4 15 2 21 4 15 2 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 66 38 14 14 45 24 10 11 $1,000 __ 531 167 340 24 512 153 337 22 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 18 10 3 5 6 3 3 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 33 19 6 8 24 12 5 7 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 12 8 3 1 12 8 3 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 3 1 2 3 1 2 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 588 404 121 63 205 109 69 27 $1,000 __ 1 744 685 890 170 1 354 405 808 142 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 514 372 88 54 138 84 36 18 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 64 30 26 8 57 23 26 8 $25,000 10 $49,999 ________________________ 5 1 3 1 5 1 3 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 5 1 4 5 1 4 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 97 61 28 8 62 30 25 7 $1,000 __ 183 44 130 10 172 (D) 128 (D) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 67 49 14 4 33 19 11 3 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 21 11 6 4 20 10 6 4 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 7 1 6 7 1 6 $25,000 or more __________________________ 2 2 2 2 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 239 164 66 19 131 66 46 19 $1,000 __ 1 298 623 616 59 978 367 552 59 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 173 127 31 15 86 50 21 15 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 57 24 29 4 36 13 19 4 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 9 3 6 9 3 6 $100,000 or more _________________________ 

Secured by real estate _______________ fanms __ 177 122 55 77 41 36 $1,000 __ 875 462 413 587 218 369 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 26 21 5 10 9 1 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 108 79 29 35 21 14 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 38 21 17 27 10 17 $25,000 or more ________________________ 5 1 4 5 1 4 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ lOS 54 32 19 79 39 21 19 $1,000 __ 423 161 203 59 391 149 183 59 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 36 24 5 7 24 13 4 7 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 54 26 20 8 40 22 10 8 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 12 2 6 4 12 2 6 4 $25,000 or more ________________________ 3 2 1 3 2 1 

Cash renl. ____________________________ farms __ 122 87 35 83 67 16 $1,000 __ 786 677 109 730 661 69 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 95 67 28 60 47 13 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 15 9 6 11 9 2 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 4 4 4 4 $25,000 or more __________________________ 8 7 8 7 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 635 489 136 10 212 131 74 7 $1,000 __ 1 795 318 454 23 895 541 333 22 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 548 426 114 8 152 94 53 5 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 70 54 15 1 44 29 14 1 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 15 8 6 1 14 7 6 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 2 1 1 2 1 1 

All other farm production expenses ______ fanms __ 624 422 133 69 232 131 74 27 $1,000 __ 3583 395 1 764 423 3251 151 1 733 367 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 530 383 88 59 140 93 29 18 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 63 28 28 7 62 28 28 6 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 17 6 9 2 17 6 9 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 14 5 8 1 13 4 8 1 

See footnotes at end of table. 

42 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 702 491 138 73 232 131 74 27 $1,000 __ 7443 1 626 4909 909 9377 3253 5194 930 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 10603 3311 35573 12445 40420 24834 70189 34448 

Farms with net gains' _________________ numbeL_ 285 160 70 55 178 90 64 24 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 35812 22884 78064 19646 55808 39202 85260 39537 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 46 34 7 5 9 5 3 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 108 66 15 27 38 25 13 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 81 43 25 13 81 43 25 13 $60,000 or more __________________________ 50 17 23 10 50 17 23 10 

Farms with net losses _________________ number __ 417 331 68 18 54 41 10 3 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 6626 6150 8168 9558 10303 6706 26261 6271 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 73 60 12 1 7 7 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 283 234 36 13 35 27 5 3 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 55 34 18 3 9 6 3 $50,000 or more __________________________ 6 3 2 1 3 1 2 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 42 15 20 7 23 3 17 3 $1,000 __ 39 9 20 10 28 3 18 8 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 152 98 39 17 46 32 11 3 $1,000 __ 414 299 77 38 259 199 40 20 

Customwori< and other agricuttural services _____________________________ farms __ 30 19 7 4 10 6 3 1 $1,000 __ 106 89 (0) (0) 70 56 (0) (0) 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 51 36 14 1 4 3 1 $1,000 __ 71 50 (0) (0) 27 (0) (0) Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 64 28 25 11 18 14 3 1 $1,000 __ 112 62 31 19 72 (0) 6 (0) Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 42 21 11 10 23 14 8 1 $1,000 __ 125 98 14 14 90 76 (0) (0) 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Com _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ WheaL _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ SOybeans _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ COtton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 597 394 145 58 225 106 86 33 acres __ 26 121 9600 13980 2541 18055 4 138 11859 2058 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 523 329 141 53 213 99 85 29 acres __ 18498 5655 10955 1888 13929 2993 9397 1 539 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 410 298 71 43 121 76 25 20 50 to 99 acres _______________ • ____________ 71 31 33 7 55 21 28 6 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 27 1 24 2 22 1 19 2 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 13 1 12 13 1 12 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 2 1 2 1 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 2,000 acres Of more _______________________ 

Cropland: PastuTe Of grazing only _______________ farms __ 242 164 60 18 72 30 32 10 acres __ 4513 2648 1 543 322 1 947 584 1 121 242 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil- improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 57 40 13 4 24 11 11 2 acres __ 582 371 177 34 259 131 (0) (0) On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 15 6 9 10 2 8 acres __ 94 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) fn cultivated summer tallow ___________ farms __ 6 4 2 1 1 acres __ 11 (0) (0) (0) (0) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 98 61 24 11 42 17 16 9 acres __ 2423 878 1248 297 1 861 (0) 1 186 (0) 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 366 270 75 21 112 62 42 8 acres __ 22743 16672 4781 129C 7232 3322 3207 703 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 117 82 26 9 28 10 14 4 acres __ 3700 2131 1025 544 1 600 29C 847 463 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 321 238 55 18 95 54 35 6 

acres __ 19043 14541 3756 746 5632 3032 2360 240 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 43 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con, 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 143 91 34 18 46 16 21 9 acres __ 3345 1 728 1 183 434 1 585 402 820 363 Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 477 335 109 33 159 84 59 16 acres __ 6476 4852 1 228 396 2196 1 053 862 281 Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - acres __ - - - - - - - - Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ - - - - - - - - acres __ - - - - - - - -

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 702 491 138 73 232 131 74 27 $1,000 __ 295 036 140066 128 937 26 033 155497 41 235 104011 10251 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 420 279 285 267 934 326 356 616 670246 314771 1 405 554 379667 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 4 748 3972 5815 5 547 5722 4307 6840 4275 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 84 36 1 27 16 8 - 8 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 60 52 4 4 14 11 1 2 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 33 20 7 6 13 4 3 6 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 69 56 5 8 24 20 2 2 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 97 89 6 2 23 18 3 2 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 218 139 64 15 59 32 25 2 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 117 91 21 5 58 35 21 2 $1,000,000 to $1,999.999 ____________________ 21 5 14 2 6 2 3 1 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 16 3 9 4 12 1 9 2 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 701 491 138 72 232 131 74 27 $1,000 __ 25 178 11 748 11 122 2308 17519 6471 9411 1 637 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 65 58 - 7 4 2 - 2 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 157 128 16 13 10 7 3 - $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 148 110 15 23 39 31 6 2 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 216 147 50 19 89 58 16 15 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 67 28 33 6 45 16 25 4 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 25 14 9 2 22 11 9 2 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 15 4 10 1 15 4 10 1 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 8 2 5 1 8 2 5 1 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 624 426 133 65 225 124 74 27 number __ 1 329 687 506 136 711 271 356 B4 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 599 401 132 66 218 121 72 25 number __ 1 556 822 567 167 815 341 366 108 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 455 305 113 37 179 106 55 18 number __ 849 517 251 81 405 210 144 51 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 340 190 108 42 140 60 62 18 number __ 707 305 316 86 410 131 222 57 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 8 1 4 3 4 1 2 1 numbeL_ 8 (D) 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Cottonpickers and stlippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 212 131 61 20 68 29 30 9 number __ 245 157 62 26 78 32 31 15 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 185 93 73 19 67 26 34 7 number __ 196 96 80 20 73 28 37 8 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 399 255 111 33 169 83 69 17 acres on which used __ 13931 3985 8572 1 374 11 350 2 161 7985 1 204 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 178 112 54 12 59 26 26 7 acres on which used __ 3371 950 2103 318 2530 428 1 844 258 tons __ 3467 828 2274 365 2680 332 2040 308 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 210 141 49 20 114 62 43 9 acres on which used __ 6250 1 470 3941 639 5837 1 191 3889 757 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 17 13 4 - 14 11 3 - acres on which used __ 195 35 160 - 170 (D) (D) - Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 109 77 22 10 72 46 21 5 acres on which used __ 2874 1 052 1 267 555 2672 909 (D) (D) 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 185 99 71 15 127 64 49 14 

acres on which used __ 7317 1 372 5 129 816 6946 (D) 4938 (D) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for W0wth control of crops or thinning of rurt _______ farms __ 21 14 5 2 16 10 4 2 

acres on which used __ 816 (D) 601 (D) 790 207 (D) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

44 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory textl 

All lanms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 701 474 153 74 250 127 86 37 Full owners ___________________________________ 474 474 127 127 Part owners ___________________________________ 153 153 86 86 Tenants ______________________________________ 74 74 37 37 

White ________________________________________ 700 473 153 74 249 126 86 37 Full owners _________________________________ 473 473 126 126 Part owners _________________________________ 153 153 86 86 Tenants ____________________________________ 74 74 37 37 

Black and other races Full owners ________ ======::=::=::::::=:::::= Part owners _________________________________ Tenants ____________________________________ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ fanms __ 627 474 153 213 127 86 acres __ 45647 33925 11 722 17988 9060 8928 Owned land in farms ___________________ fanms __ 627 474 153 213 127 86 acres __ 44 188 32852 11 336 17 843 8 915 8928 

Land rented or leased from others ________ fanms __ 228 1 153 74 124 1 86 37 acres __ 14633 (D) (D) (D) 11 361 (D) (D) (D) Rented or leased land in fanms _________ lanms __ 227 153 74 123 86 37 acres __ 14497 9836 4661 1 I 225 7820 3405 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 39 31 7 1 9 6 2 1 acres __ I 595 (D) (D) (D) 281 (D) (D) (D) 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 540 377 119 44 171 87 61 23 Not on farm operated __________________________ 108 56 26 24 63 30 20 13 Not reported __________________________________ 53 39 6 6 16 10 5 1 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________ 345 206 100 39 194 94 74 26 Other ________________________________________ 356 266 53 35 56 33 12 11 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ 265 170 65 30 145 75 50 20 Any __________________________________________ 395 276 76 39 60 39 28 13 1 to 99 days ________________________________ 55 28 20 7 16 3 11 2 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 76 53 15 10 22 9 7 6 200 days or more ___________________________ 262 197 43 22 42 27 10 5 

Not reported __________________________________ 41 26 10 5 25 13 8 4 

Operators by years on present fanm: 2 years or less ________________________________ 27 17 4 6 12 4 3 5 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 55 39 9 7 18 10 4 4 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 102 63 20 19 27 13 7 7 10 years or more ______________________________ 364 259 98 27 140 69 58 13 Average years on present farm _______________ 18.6 19.7 19.5 11.2 19.6 20.7 21.5 11.1 

Not reported __________________________________ 133 96 22 15 53 31 14 6 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 9 2 7 4 1 3 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 71 30 15 26 26 10 6 8 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 145 99 33 13 48 20 20 6 45 to 49 years ________________________________ 87 62 20 5 26 12 12 2 50 to 54 years ________________________________ 70 44 21 5 33 15 13 5 

55 to 59 years ________________________________ 80 56 19 5 33 18 13 2 60 to 64 years ________________________________ 76 52 23 3 26 12 11 3 65 to 69 years ________________________________ 57 45 6 6 19 13 2 4 70 years and over _____________________________ 104 66 14 4 35 27 6 2 Average age ________________________________ 52.7 55.0 50.6 42.3 52.1 55.6 49.7 45.3 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________ 611 399 147 65 235 116 64 35 Female _______________________________________ 90 75 6 9 15 11 2 2 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ------------- 2 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ fanms __ 567 398 119 50 165 66 55 22 

acres __ 43036 26259 13526 3 249 16672 5363 9377 2 112 Partnership _____________________________ fanms __ 45 29 10 6 32 20 6 4 

acres __ 3998 2209 1 596 193 3000 1 497 (D) (D) 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 76 38 24 14 52 19 23 10 

acres __ (D) (0) 6 04B 136 (0) 2035 (D) 116 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 3 1 2 3 1 2 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 73 37 24 12 49 18 23 6 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 4 2 2 1 1 

acres __ (D) (0) (0) (0) (D) More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 

10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 4 2 2 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 9 7 2 acres __ I 454 (0) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 45 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.C. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number-_ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number-_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Cattie ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Total 

131 

250 

66 

67 

67 

41 

23 

10 

33 

11 

2 

1 

98 

98 

64 

60 

95 

26 

202 

83 

49 

25 

71 

10 

253 6930 

117 

89 

33 

11 

3 

211 4 108 

156 

133 

118 

37 

1 

70 2975 

20 

1 

21 

23 

5 

152 2048 

149 

774 

206 3259 

1004 

126 1 675 

166 

179 

584 

838 

59 

331 

171 

All farms 

Full owners 

103 

179 

47 

46 

38 

25 

13 

5 

13 

3 

2 

60 

60 

30 

52 

54 

22 

154 

56 

14 

21 

59 

8 

159 2149 

99 

51 

7 

2 

125 1213 

107 

646 

88 

18 

1 

25 

567 

13 

8 

4 

81 

601 

82 

335 

114 

978 

360 

62 

405 

54 

98 

573 

306 

38 

144 

76 

Part owners 

7 

42 

13 

18 

24 

13 

8 

4 

17 

7 

30 

30 

23 

4 

26 

3 

33 

21 

25 

2 

5 

2 

74 3706 

16 

30 

19 

6 

3 

68 2193 40 

426 

23 

17 

34 i 767 

6 

1 

11 

12 

4 

58 1 149 

56 

384 

71 1 696 

500 

51 

962 

89 

62 

734 

411 

17 

111 

66 

Tenants 

21 

29 

6 

3 

5 

3 

2 

1 

3 

1 

1 

8 

8 

11 

4 

15 

1 

15 

6 

10 

2 

7 

20 1075 

2 

8 

7 

3 

18 

702 9 

61 

7 

2 

11 

641 

13 

298 

11 

75 

21 

585 

144 

13 

308 

23 

19 

277 

120 4 

76 

28 

Total 

27 

70 

30 

24 

31 

21 

9 

7 

23 

8 

20 

20 

36 

24 

69 

2 

27 

9 

49 

14 

9 

80 5274 

5 

30 

31 

11 

3 

73 3309 27 

377 

10 

16 

1 

54 2932 

5 

1 

20 

23 

5 

63 1 658 

47 

307 

79 2683 

789 

58 1 427 

115 

72 1 256 

675 

14 

210 

108 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Full owners Part owners Tenants 

20 1 6 43 13 14 17 8 5 14 8 2 14 15 2 11 9 1 2 5 2 2 4 1 4 16 3 7 1 

7 12 

7 12 

17 13 6 20 1 3 33 24 12 2 

17 8 2 4 5 

14 25 10 12 2 7 1 

25 41 14 089 3168 1 017 

2 3 15 11 4 6 18 7 2 6 3 3 

20 41 12 670 1 968 671 9 14 4 (D) 215 (D) 

3 5 2 5 9 2 1 

13 31 10 (D) 753 (D) 

4 

1 8 10 2 4 12 7 4 1 

18 36 9 340 1 035 283 

12 30 5 79 165 63 

24 41 14 581 1 549 553 222 434 134 16 34 8 235 898 294 25 70 20 22 37 13 346 651 259 197 364 113 3 7 4 46 88 76 27 53 28 

46 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 59 44 9 6 20 15 3 2 number __ 4719 4339 305 75 4239 3932 (D) (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 43 31 7 6 4 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 3 1 1 3 1 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 2 2 1 1 100 to 199 __________________________________ 5 5 5 5 200 to 499 __________________________________ 4 3 3 2 500 or more ________________________________ 2 2 2 2 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 33 27 3 3 15 13 2 number __ 450 428 10 12 365 (D) (D) Other ________________________________ farms __ 54 39 9 6 20 15 3 2 number __ 4269 3911 295 63 3873 (D) (D) (D) 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 49 37 7 5 20 15 3 2 number __ 4990 4709 227 54 4522 4295 (D) (D) $1,000 __ 568 535 27 6 522 496 (D) (D) Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 11 10 1 4 4 number __ 311 (D) (D) (D) (D) $1,000 __ 10 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 35 29 3 3 15 13 2 number __ 660 640 10 10 553 (D) (D) Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 33 29 3 1 13 13 

numbeL_ 320 312 (D) (D) 266 266 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 29 25 1 3 14 12 2 

numbeL_ 340 328 (D) (D) 287 (D) (D) 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 76 54 16 6 9 3 6 numbeL_ 1 661 129 286 246 83 16 67 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 69 48 15 6 9 3 6 

numbeL_ 1 001 653 (D) (D) 53 6 47 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 66 46 13 7 7 3 4 

numbeL_ 2085 802 217 1 066 20 10 10 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 62 43 13 6 6 1 5 number __ 1 521 800 258 463 55 (D) (D) 

pounds of wooL_ 10021 5360 1 703 2958 234 (D) (D) 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 166 135 22 9 26 16 7 3 

numbeL_ 1 020 828 125 67 227 155 61 11 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 41 32 3 6 10 6 1 3 number __ 144 60 18 66 95 (D) (D) 62 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 45 35 6 4 5 2 1 2 number __ 485 443 22 20 24 (D) (D) (D) Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 24 18 2 4 4 1 1 2 number __ 355 324 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 96 68 17 11 17 9 4 4 number __ 205 794 197 171 1 095 7528 201 583 193510 777 7296 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 82 57 16 6 1 3 2 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 5 4 1 2 1 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 5 3 5 3 2 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 2 2 2 2 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 

50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 2 2 2 2 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 95 67 17 11 17 9 4 4 

numbeL_ (D) 166 709 927 (D) (D) 163 250 (D) 7296 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 16 10 4 2 5 3 2 number __ (D) 30462 168 (D) (D) 30260 (D) Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 34 26 4 4 13 9 2 2 

numbeL_ 200 470 193 744 168 6558 198722 192 049 (D) (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _____ __ _______ __ __ __ __ _______ __ __ _ _ farms __ 6 4 2 3 1 2 

number __ 58 714 (D) (D) 58352 (D) (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 3 3 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 3 1 3 2 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 

100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 3 3 2 2 

numbeL_ (D) (D) (D) (D) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 18 13 3 2 4 4 number __ 11 631 11 549 (D) (D) 11 130 11 130 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 47 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text[ 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ n 30 38 9 49 10 30 9 acres __ 2008 370 1 380 258 1 757 200 1 299 258 

Irrigated __________________________ ~~~~ ~=~== 33778 6377 23306 4095 29662 3208 22 359 4095 3 3 3 3 acres __ 14 14 14 14 Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 46 26 17 3 19 7 9 3 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 29 4 19 6 28 3 19 6 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2 2 2 2 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 

500 acres or more ___________________________ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 22 6 11 5 16 4 10 2 acres __ 1 410 98 1 202 110 1 393 (D) (D) (D) 

cwL 259 958 11 410 226446 22100 257 978 (D) (D) (D) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 2 2 2 acres __ (D) Farms by acres harvested: (D) (D) (D) 

0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 9 4 1 4 4 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 2 1 1 1 1 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 5 1 4 5 1 4 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 5 4 5 4 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 1 1 1 1 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small 3rain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 291 182 87 22 93 35 47 11 acres __ 8 126 3219 4156 751 4237 996 2751 490 tons, dry __ 14125 5439 7067 1 619 8617 2 118 5304 1 195 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 3 2 2 acres __ 28 Farms by acres harvested: 28 (D) (D) 

1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 189 141 37 11 38 20 13 5 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 85 40 36 9 43 14 25 4 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 17 1 14 2 12 1 9 2 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 500 acres or more ___________________________ 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) __________________ farms __ 182 103 62 17 61 22 31 8 acres __ 4005 1 601 2 152 252 1 724 455 1 116 153 tons, dry __ 6187 2389 3278 520 3411 839 2158 414 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 1 acres __ (D) (D) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 99 52 32 15 57 27 21 9 acres __ 947 603 167 177 1 785 536 117 132 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 28 15 9 4 24 12 8 4 acres __ 617 (D) 294 (D) 610 279 (D) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 46 29 10 7 11 7 1 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 32 15 10 7 25 12 8 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 18 7 10 1 18 7 10 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 2 1 1 2 1 1 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 1 1 1 1 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 83 68 12 3 33 27 5 1 acres __ 856 739 94 24 653 580 (D) (D) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 8 5 3 6 4 2 acres __ 56 41 15 (D) (D) (D) 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 44 37 6 1 9 8 1 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 25 18 5 2 11 7 3 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 14 13 1 13 12 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

48 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, 

estate or 10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock- stock- institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc_ 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 701 567 45 80 76 73 4 4 9 

percent._ 100.0 80.9 6.4 11.4 10.8 10.4 .6 .S 1.3 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 58685 43036 3998 10 197 (0) 9255 (0) (0) 1 454 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 84 76 89 127 (0) 127 (0) (0) 162 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 701 567 45 80 76 73 4 4 9 $1,000 __ 37786 14385 2376 20 997 (0) 20608 (0) (0) 27 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 53903 25371 52797 262 467 (0) 282295 (0) (0) 3044 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 152 135 4 13 10 10 3 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 138 120 4 8 8 8 6 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 79 73 2 2 2 2 2 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 82 74 3 4 4 4 1 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 64 47 8 9 8 6 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 15 8 4 3 3 3 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 29 24 2 3 3 3 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 12 11 1 1 1 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 55 34 11 10 10 10 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 43 31 5 7 7 7 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 15 7 2 6 6 5 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 9 2 7 7 7 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 8 1 7 7 7 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 7 5 2 2 2 $1,000 __ 15 (0) (0) (0) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 6 5 1 1 1 

$1,000 __ 13 (0) (0) (0) (0) Wheat ____ _ _ _ __ _ __ ___ ___ ___ __ ____ __ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans _ _________ __ _ __ ___ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 1 1 1 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) Other grains ________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 1 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ________ _ __ __ __ ___ _ ___ _____ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 139 120 5 13 13 13 1 

$1,000 __ 526 (0) 16 35 35 35 (0) 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 99 79 13 6 6 6 1 

$1,000 __ 1 929 102 666 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 9 5 2 2 2 2 $1,000 __ 1 108 530 (D) (0) (D) (D) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 83 64 11 7 6 5 1 1 1 

$1,000 __ 1 666 737 (D) 578 (0) (0) (0) (0) (D) 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 10 4 4 2 2 1 

$1,000 __ 1 132 333 (D) (D) (0) (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 121 71 10 40 39 39 1 1 

$1,000 __ 20786 4575 683 15528 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 44 15 5 24 24 24 

$1,000 __ 19863 3976 619 15268 15268 15268 

Other crop"-__________________________ farms __ 23 16 2 4 4 4 1 

$1,000 __ 1764 906 (0) 856 856 856 (D) 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 10 7 3 3 3 $1,000 __ 1 678 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 69 61 1 5 5 5 2 

$1,000 __ 4190 1 335 (D) 2854 2854 2854 (D) 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 13 9 4 4 4 

$1,000 __ 4087 (0) (D) (0) (0) 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 51 42 6 3 3 3 $1,000 __ 4775 3546 (D) (0) (D) (0) 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 36 29 4 3 3 3 $1,000 __ 4306 3 116 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 206 178 14 10 10 8 4 

$1,000 __ 004 810 96 91 91 (0) 7 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ -[ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 49 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

(For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introduc!Oly text) 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, 

estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock- stock- institutional, Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see teld)-Con. Hogs and pigs ______________________ .- tamns __ 49 42 5 1 1 1 1 $1,000 __ 568 520 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 2 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 73 65 4 4 $1,000 __ 103 71 23 10 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ tamns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ tamns __ 93 79 2 10 10 10 2 $1,000 __ 462 298 (0) 163 163 163 (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 1 1 1 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Totel farm production expenses ___________ tamns __ 702 579 64 54 53 52 1 1 5 $1,000 __ 29 736 (0) 1 942 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Average per farm ____________________ doll8rS __ 42359 (0) 30347 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 248 210 29 8 8 8 1 $1,000 __ 1 146 558 (0) 474 474 474 (0) 

Fanns with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 213 188 23 1 1 1 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 25 17 6 2 2 2 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 9 5 4 4 4 $100,000 or more _________________________ 1 1 1 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 393 340 34 17 16 16 1 1 2 $1,000 __ 3684 2086 (0) 1 270 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 296 278 15 1 1 1 2 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 60 36 16 8 8 8 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 34 26 3 5 4 4 $100,000 or more ______________________ • __ 3 3 3 3 

Commercially mixed formula feeds __ __ farms __ 219 186 20 13 13 13 $1,000 __ 2843 1 444 236 1 163 1 163 1 163 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 145 140 3 2 2 2 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 44 26 14 4 4 4 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 23 18 2 3 3 3 $80,000 or more ________________________ 7 2 1 4 4 4 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 237 177 33 25 25 25 2 $1,000 __ 1 396 378 (0) 890 890 890 (0) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 155 129 19 5 5 5 2 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 47 33 7 7 7 7 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 20 11 5 4 4 4 $25,000 or more __________________________ 15 4 2 9 9 9 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 399 326 34 36 36 35 3 $1,000 __ 1 335 759 103 470 470 (0) 4 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 353 301 32 17 17 16 3 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 37 22 1 14 14 14 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 3 1 2 2 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 8 2 3 3 3 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 355 276 37 40 40 39 2 $1,000 __ n8 390 (0) 286 266 (0) (0) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 322 263 29 28 28 28 2 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 27 11 7 9 9 8 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 4 1 1 2 2 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 1 1 1 1 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 659 542 62 50 49 48 1 1 5 $1,000 __ 1 390 783 127 472 (0) (0) (0) (0) 8 

Farms with expenses of- 26 25 $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 6Cl7 522 55 25 4 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 42 17 6 18 18 17 1 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 9 2 1 6 6 6 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 1 

Gasoline and gasohoI ________________ farms __ 599 486 59 49 48 47 1 1 5 $1,000 __ 621 359 58 202 (0) (0) (0) (0) 2 Diesel fueI __________________________ farms __ 271 193 39 36 36 35 3 $1,000 __ 433 251 29 152 152 (0) (Z) Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 24 14 3 6 6 5 1 $1,000 __ 25 (0) 8 8 8 (0) (0) 

LP gas, fuel 011, kerosene, motor oil, 45 45 44 2 grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 405 307 51 51,000 __ 311 (0) 31 110 110 (0) (0) 

See footnotes at and of table. 

50 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of 

machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24.999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash rent _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other farm production expense"- _____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

452 

549 

327 

108 

16 

1 

214 9536 

113 

52 

28 

21 

66 

531 

18 

33 

12 

3 

588 

744 

514 

64 

5 

5 

97 

183 

67 

21 

7 

2 

239 1 298 

173 

57 

9 

177 

875 

26 

108 

38 

5 

105 

423 

36 

54 

12 

3 

122 

786 

95 

15 

4 

8 

635 

1 795 

548 

70 

15 

2 

624 

3583 

530 

63 

17 

14 

Individual 

or family 

354 

278 

288 

72 

4 

141 2270 

86 

37 

13 

5 

47 

112 

17 

23 

7 

472 

816 

431 

40 

1 

70 

(0) 

59 

9 

1 

1 

196 

785 

151 

42 

3 

152 

636 

24 

98 

28 

2 

78 

149 

28 

45 

5 

80 

202 

69 

9 

1 

1 

534 1290 

487 

39 

8 

515 

285 

463 

40 

11 

1 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Partnership 

37 

44 

22 

14 

1 

27 

265 

15 

8 

4 

9 

70 

1 

6 

1 

1 

60 

113 

55 

4 

1 

10 

(0) 

6 

4 

12 

40 

10 

2 

5 

13 

1 

3 

1 

8 

27 

4 

3 

1 

8 

(0) 

7 

1 

52 

(0) 

32 

19 

1 

51 

249 

39 

10 

1 

1 

Total 

48 

214 

16 

21 

10 

1 

43 6846 

11 

7 

9 

16 

10 

349 

4 

4 

2 

52 

771 

26 

18 

3 

5 

16 

(0) 

1 

8 

6 

1 

31 

473 

12 

13 

6 

20 

225 

1 

7 

9 

3 

19 

248 

4 

6 

6 

3 

32 

559 

17 

5 

3 

7 

47 

274 

27 

12 

6 

2 

54 1 998 

25 

13 

5 

11 

Corporation 

Family held 

10 or less 

stock- T otaJ holders 

47 

(0) 

15 

21 

10 

1 

43 6846 

11 

7 

9 

16 

9 

(0) 

3 

4 

2 

51 

(0) 

25 

18 

3 

5 

16 

(0) 

1 

8 

6 

1 

31 

473 

12 

13 

6 

20 

225 

1 

7 

9 

3 

19 

249 

4 

6 

6 

3 

31 

(0) 

16 

5 

3 

7 

47 

274 

27 

12 

6 

2 

53 

(0) 

25 

12 

5 

11 

46 

(0) 

15 

20 

10 

1 

42 

(0) 

11 

7 

8 

16 

9 

(0) 

3 

4 

2 

50 

(0) 

25 

17 

3 

5 

15 

(0) 

1 

7 

6 

1 

30 

(0) 

11 

13 

6 

20 

225 

1 

7 

9 

3 

18 

(0) 

4 

5 

6 

3 

31 

(0) 

16 

5 

3 

7 

46 

(0) 

26 

12 

6 

2 

52 

(0) 

25 

12 

5 

10 

Other than family held 

10 or less 

stock- Total holders 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Othercooperative, estate or trust, 

institutional, etc. 

3 

13 

3 156 

2 

4 

44 

2 

2 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

4 

51 

3 

RHODE ISLAND 51 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, 

estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trus~ 

Individual stock· stock· institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms __ ._. _________ ...•••• ___ ..• _ •• _ number •• 702 579 54 54 53 52 1 1 5 $1,000 .. 7443 2 128 601 4984 (0) (0) (0) (0) -270 Average per farm ..•.••• ___ • ________ .dollars __ 10603 3676 9393 92292 (0) (0) (0) (0) -53 926 

Farms with net gains2 _ ••• _______ • ___ ._ number._ 285 218 30 35 35 34 2 Average net gain ____ • _______ •• ___ . __ dollars __ 35812 (0) 24704 153040 153040 (0) (0) 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __ . _______ • __________ . ____ 46 43 2 1 1 1 $1,000 to $9,999 __ . _____ . ______ . __________ 108 89 12 5 5 5 2 $10,000 to $49,999 ______ . __ . _______ . ___ • __ 81 62 11 8 8 8 $50,000 or more ._. _______________________ 50 24 5 21 21 20 

Farms with net losses __ • ______ •• _. ____ number._ 417 361 34 19 18 18 1 1 3 Average net loss • ____ • ______________ dollars __ 6626 5469 4 117 19613 (0) (0) (0) (0) 92059 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __ .. ______ . _______________ 73 73 $l,OQO to $9,999 __ . _________ . __ . _____ . ____ 283 239 32 11 11 11 $10,000 to $49,999. ____________ . __________ 55 46 2 5 5 5 $50,000 or more • ____ • _____ • ____ • _________ 6 1 3 2 2 2 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Govemment payments _. _________ • ____ • __ farms __ 42 33 6 3 3 3 $1,000 __ 39 24 6 9 9 9 Other farm·related income' _____ • ___ •• ____ farms __ 152 125 16 10 10 10 1 $1,000._ 414 253 (0) 109 109 109 (0) 

Customwork and other agricultural services ._. ________ • _________________ farms __ 30 25 5 5 5 $1,000 __ 106 61 45 45 45 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 51 35 12 3 3 3 1 $1,000 __ 71 29 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 54 58 1 5 5 5 $1,000 __ 112 59 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Other farm·related income sources ______ farms __ 42 35 3 4 4 4 $1,000 __ 125 105 13 8 8 8 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total _________ • _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Com ____ • ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat _____ . __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 597 462 40 69 66 65 3 3 6 acres __ 26 121 17 294 2352 6 317 6297 (0) 20 20 158 Harvested cropland _____________ • ______ farms __ 523 419 37 62 59 58 3 3 5 acres __ 18498 11 919 1 999 4496 4476 (0) 20 20 64 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 410 342 25 39 36 36 3 3 4 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 71 54 7 9 9 8 1 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 27 17 3 7 7 7 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 13 5 2 6 6 6 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 2 1 1 1 1 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _____ . ___ • _____ farms __ 242 210 13 18 18 18 1 acres __ 4513 3975 175 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil· 

improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 57 48 3 4 4 4 2 acres __ 582 434 21 (0) (0) (0) (0) On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 15 13 2 2 2 acres __ 94 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 6 5 1 1 1 acres __ 11 (0) (0) (0) (0) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 96 66 9 18 18 18 3 acres __ 2423 669 157 370 370 1 370 27 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 366 308 22 30 28 26 2 2 6 acres __ 22 743 18750 (0) 2452 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 117 106 4 5 5 3 2 acres __ 3700 2941 (0) 466 466 (0) (0) Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 321 267 20 28 26 26 2 2 6 acres __ 19043 15809 906 986 (0) (0) (0) (0) 342 

See footnotes at end of table. 

52 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, 

estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, Individual stock· stock· institutional. Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 143 110 10 21 18 16 3 3 2 acres __ 3345 2543 (D) 487 (D) (D) (D) (0) (D) 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 477 396 24 50 47 45 3 3 7 acres __ 6476 4449 (D) 941 719 (0) 222 222 (D) 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - acres __ - - - - - - - - - Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - acres __ - - - - - - - - -

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 702 579 64 54 53 52 1 1 5 $1,000 __ 295 036 (D) 25549 (D) 72856 (0) (0) (0) (D) Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 420 279 (D) 399203 (D) 1 374642 (0) (0) (0) (D) Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 4748 (D) 3603 (D) 9672 (0) (0) (0) (D) 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 64 47 12 3 3 3 - - 2 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 60 54 4 2 2 2 - - - $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 33 25 5 3 3 3 - - - $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 69 60 1 8 7 7 1 1 - $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 97 87 7 3 3 3 - - -

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 218 190 18 10 10 9 - - - $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 117 91 15 9 9 9 - - 2 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 21 17 - 4 4 4 - - - $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 16 7 1 7 7 7 - - 1 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 7 1 1 5 5 5 - - -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 701 578 64 54 53 52 1 1 5 $1,000 __ 25 178 15081 2607 7249 (D) (0) (D) (D) 241 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 65 63 - 1 1 1 - - 1 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 157 145 3 8 7 7 1 1 1 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 148 118 27 3 3 3 - - - $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 216 176 24 15 15 15 - - 1 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 67 53 5 9 9 9 - - -

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 25 15 3 5 5 4 - - 2 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 15 6 1 8 8 8 - - - $500,000 or more ___________________________ 8 2 1 5 5 5 - - -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 624 504 63 52 52 51 - - 5 

number._ 1 329 970 116 229 229 (D) - - 14 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 599 480 64 51 50 49 1 1 4 

number __ I 556 1 166 143 234 (D) (D) (D) (0) 13 

Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 455 372 35 44 43 43 1 1 4 

number._ 849 641 71 129 (D) (D) (D) (0) 8 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 340 261 43 33 33 32 - - 3 

number __ 707 525 72 105 105 (D) - - 5 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 8 8 - - - - - - - number._ 8 8 - - - - - - - Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 212 181 22 9 9 9 - - - number __ 245 208 27 10 10 10 - - - Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 185 156 23 6 6 6 - - - number._ 196 166 24 6 6 6 - - -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 399 326 34 36 36 35 - - 3 

acres on which used __ 13931 9003 1 411 3469 3469 (D) - - 48 lime ___________________________________ farms __ 178 144 18 15 15 15 - - 1 

acres on which used __ 3371 2327 (0) 759 759 759 - - (D) 

tons __ 3467 2602 (D) 586 586 586 - - (D) 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 210 146 31 31 31 30 - - 2 

acres on which used __ 6250 3080 (0) 2358 2358 (D) - - (D) Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 17 17 - - - - - - - acres on which uSed __ 195 195 - - - - - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 109 82 12 13 13 12 - - 2 

acres on which used __ 2874 2048 (D) 642 642 (D) - - (D) 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ___ ___ __ _ ___ __ _______ __ __ __ _ _ _ farms __ 185 140 18 26 26 25 - - 1 

acres on which used __ 7317 4149 (D) 2400 2400 (D) - - (D) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for ~owth 

control of crops or thinning of it _______ farms __ 21 12 3 6 6 6 - - - acres on which used __ 816 314 65 437 437 437 - - -

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 53 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________ -_______ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in fanrns _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farnn operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operatons by principal occupation: Farnning _____________________________________ _ Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operatons by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ 

Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operatons by yeans on present farnn: 2 yeans or less _______________________________ _ 

3 or 4 yeans _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average yeans on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeans _______________________________ _ 35 to 44 yeans _______________________________ _ 

45 to 49 yeans _______________________________ _ 50 to 54 yeans _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 yeans _______________________________ _ 60 to 64 yeans _______________________________ _ 

65 to 69 yeans _______________________________ _ 70 years and over ____________________________ _ 

Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operatons by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operatons of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ aeres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other -cooperative. estate or trust. institutional. etc. ________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

54 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

701 

474 

153 

74 

700 

473 

153 

74 

627 45647 

627 44 188 

228 

14633 

227 

14497 

39 1 595 

540 

108 

53 

345 

356 

265 

395 

55 

78 

262 

41 

27 

55 

102 

384 

18.8 

133 

9 

71 

145 

87 

70 

80 

78 

57 

104 

52.7 

611 

90 

2 

567 43 036 

45 

3998 

76 

(D) 

3 

73 

4 

(D) 

4 

9 1454 

Individual 

or family 

567 

398 

119 

50 

566 

397 

119 

50 

517 

34420 

517 

33 299 

170 

9 813 

169 9 737 

31 

1 197 

451 

73 

43 

259 

308 

200 

333 

37 

58 

238 

34 

17 

40 

91 

316 

19.3 

103 

8 

56 

118 

69 

58 

57 

64 

46 

91 

53.0 

494 

73 

687 43 036 

Partnership 

45 

29 

10 

6 

45 

29 

10 

6 

39 2924 

39 

(D) 

16 

(D) 

16 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

34 

9 

2 

30 

15 

21 

19 

5 

6 

8 

5 

3 

1 

4 

25 

19.2 

12 

1 

5 

5 

5 

4 

3 

8 

6 

8 55.2 

38 

7 

45 

3998 

Total 

BO 

40 

24 

16 

80 

40 

24 

16 

64 6629 

64 6552 

40 

(0) 

40 

3 645 

4 

(0) 

53 

22 

5 

52 

28 

42 

36 

10 

11 

15 

2 

7 

14 

6 

40 

14.5 

13 

10 

20 

13 

7 

18 

5 

2 

5 

48.6 

70 

10 

76 

(0) 

3 

73 

4 

(D) 

4 

Corporation 

Family held 

10 or less 

stock· T alai holders 

76 73 

38 37 

24 24 

14 12 

76 73 

38 37 

24 24 

14 12 

62 61 

(D) (D) 

62 61 

(D) (D) 

38 36 

(D) (D) 

38 36 (D) (D) 

4 4 

(D) (D) 

50 46 21 21 

5 4 

50 48 

26 25 

40 38 

34 33 

8 8 

11 10 

15 15 

2 2 

7 5 

12 12 

6 6 

38 38 14.8 15_2 

13 12 

10 10 

19 19 

11 11 

7 7 

18 18 

5 2 

1 1 5 5 48.6 48.0 

68 66 

8 7 

76 73 

(D) 9255 

3 

73 73 

Other than family held 

10 or less 

stock- Total holders 

4 

2 

2 

4 

2 

2 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

9.3 

1 

2 

48.5 

2 

2 

4 

(D) 

4 

4 

2 

2 

4 

2 

2 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

9.3 

1 

2 

46.5 

2 

2 

4 

(D) 

4 

Othercooperative. estate or 

trust, 

institutional. etc. 

9 

7 

2 

9 

7 

2 

7 1 674 

7 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 251 

2 

4 

3 

4 

5 

2 

7 

3 

3 

1 

1 

3 22.0 

5 

2 

2 

1 

3 

57.7 

9 

9 1454 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

numbeL_ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Total 

131 

250 

66 

67 

67 

41 

23 

10 

33 

11 

2 

1 

98 

98 

64 

60 

95 

26 

202 

83 

49 

25 

71 

10 

253 

6930 

117 

89 

33 

11 

3 

211 

4108 

156 

1 133 

118 

37 

1 

70 2975 

20 

1 

21 

23 

5 

152 2048 

149 

774 

206 3259 

1004 

126 1 675 

166 

179 

1584 

838 

59 

331 

171 

Individual 

or family 

107 

218 

50 

56 

50 

32 

17 

10 

19 

6 

2 

1 

90 

90 

52 

50 

50 

22 

181 

77 

40 

21 

50 

10 

224 

5537 

109 

76 

29 

9 

1 

187 

3334 

141 

989 

107 

33 

1 

80 

2345 

17 

1 

21 

18 

3 

138 

1 802 

133 

6Cl 

178 2542 

810 

106 

1 282 

145 

155 

1280 

866 

48 

209 

110 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Partnership 

6 

12 

6 

3 

9 

5 

1 

3 

9 

7 

7 

2 

10 

2 

6 

4 

15 

663 

3 

8 

3 

13 

342 

7 

64 

5 

2 

7 278 

3 

4 

9 

(D) 

10 

(0) 

14 

307 

96 

10 

172 

11 

11 

135 

85 

3 

34 

21 

Total 

17 

17 

9 

7 

8 

4 

5 

8 

5 

6 

6 

2 

2 

38 

2 

6 

3 

3 

4 

17 

10 

707 

1 

5 

1 

2 

1 

7 

(0) 

4 

(D) 

2 

2 

3 352 

1 

2 

6 

(0) 

8 

(0) 

10 

396 

91 

7 

216 

10 

9 180 

81 

4 

83 

37 

Corporation 

Family held 

Total 

16 

16 

9 

7 

6 

4 

5 

8 

5 

6 

6 

2 

2 

37 

6 

3 

3 

4 

16 

10 

707 

1 

5 

1 

2 

1 

7 

(0) 

4 

(D) 

2 

2 

3 352 

1 

2 

8 

(D) 

8 

(0) 

10 

396 

91 

7 216 

10 

9 

180 

81 

4 

83 

37 

10 or less 

stock· 

holders 

16 

16 

9 

6 

6 

4 

5 

6 

5 

6 

6 

2 

1 

37 

4 

3 

3 

4 

16 

8 

(D) 

1 

3 

1 

2 

1 

7 

(0) 

4 

(D) 

2 

2 

3 352 

1 

2 

6 

(D) 

4 

(0) 

8 

(0) 

(0) 

7 

216 

10 

7 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

Other than family held 

10 or less 

stock· Total holders 

2 2 

1 1 2 2 

Othercooperative, 

estate or 

trust, 

institutional, 

etc. 

1 

3 

1 

1 

3 

2 

2 

5 

1 

4 

23 

4 

4 

(0) 

4 

(D) 

4 

1 

(D) 

4 

14 

7 

3 

5 

1 

4 

9 

6 

4 

5 

3 

RHODE ISLAND 55 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see in1roduc«xy text I 

Corporation 

Family hakI Other than famity hakI Othercooperative. Item estate or fO or less 10 or less trust. IndMduaI stock· stock· institutional. Total or family Partnership Total Tolal holders Total holders etc. 

UVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory •••••••••••••••••• farms •• 59 52 5 1 1 1 1 

number •• 4 719 4269 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Fanns with- 1 to 24 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 43 41 25 to 49 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3 1 SO to 99 •••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••• 2 1 100 to 199 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 5 4 200 to 499 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4 3 500 or more •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 2 

Used or to be ~ for breeding •••••••• farms •• 33 30 2 1 

number •• 450 412 (0) (0) 

Other •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• _ •• _ fanns._ 54 47 5 1 1 1 1 

number._ 4 269 3857 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Hogs and pigs sold ••• _ ••• _ •••••••••• _ ••• farms •• 49 42 5 1 1 1 1 

number •• 4 990 4491 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

$1,000 •• 568 520 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Feeder pigs ••.••••• _ •••••••••••••••••• farms •• 11 10 1 number._ 311 (0) (0) 

$1,000 •• 10 (0) (0) 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ••• farms._ 35 32 2 1 number._ 660 632 (0) (0) Dec. 1 and May 31 • __ •••••••••••••• _ farms •• 33 30 2 1 

number._ 320 (0) (0) (0) June 1 and Nov. 30 ._._ ••••• _ •••• _._ farms._ 29 27 2 number._ 340 (0) (0) 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory. __ •• fanns._ 76 69 4 3 number_. 1 661 1425 189 47 Ewes 1 year old or older ._._ ••••• _._ ••• fanns __ 69 62 4 3 number._ 1 001 856 125 18 

Sheep and lambs sold _. __ ._ ••••• _ •• ___ ._ farms __ 66 56 4 4 

number •• 2 065 1 030 233 822 Sheep and lambs shom _._._ ••••••••• __ ._ farms •• 62 55 4 3 number __ I 521 1 134 361 28 pounds of wool.. 10 021 7651 2233 137 

Horses and ponies inventory _ ••••• _. __ ._._ farms._ 166 136 6 22 19 19 3 3 2 

number._ 1 020 744 (0) 238 222 222 16 16 (0) Horses and ponies sold _ ••• _ ••••••• _. __ •• farms •• 41 35 6 6 6 number._ 144 112 32 32 32 Goats inventory ••• __ ••• __ ._ ••••••• ___ •• _ farms._ 45 41 3 1 

number •• 485 478 (0) (0) Goats sold ____ ••••• __ ••• __ •• _ •••••• __ ••• fanns._ 24 23 1 number._ 355 (0) (0) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory •• fanns __ 96 87 2 5 5 5 2 number __ 205 794 45 675 (0) 159980 159 980 159980 (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 399._._._ •••••••• _ •••••••• __ •••••••• _ •• 82 77 2 2 400 to 3,199 ._ •• _ ••• _._ ••••• _ ••• __ ••••• _. __ • 5 4 3,200 to 9,999 •••••• _._._ ••• _._. __ •••••••• _. 5 4 10,000 to 19,999 •••• _._._ ••••• _. __ ._ •••••• _. 2 2 20.000 to 49,999 _. _____ ._ ••••• ____ ••••••• _ •• 

SO.OOO to 99,999 _ •• __ ••••••••• _ ••••••••••••• 2 2 2 100,000 or more •••• __ ••••••••• _ ••• _ •••••••• 

Hens and pullets of laying age •• _. ____ •• farms •• 95 88 2 5 5 5 2 number_. (D) 42285 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of 

laying age •••• _ •• _ ••• _._._ ••••••• __ •• farms_. 18 14 1 1 1 1 number_. (D) 3390 (0) (0) (0) (0) Hens and pullets sold _ •• __ ._._ ••••• __ •••• farms_. 34 30 1 3 3 3 number_. 200 470 (0) (0) 138539 138 539 138539 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold •••• _._._ ••••••• _ ••• _ •••••• __ • __ ••• farms •. 6 5 1 1 1 

number_. 58 714 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 ._ •• _. _____ ••••••••• ____ ••••••• __ • 3 2,000 to 59,999 • ___ ._._ ••• _ ••• ____ ._ •• _. ___ • 2 60,000 to 99,999 _____ ••• __ •••• ___ • __ ••••• ___ 

100,000 or more ____ • __ ._ ••••• ___ •••••••• __ • 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ._ •••• ___ ••• farms __ 3 3 number_. (D) (0) Turkeys sold __ ••••••• __ • __ •• __ ••• ____ ••• farms_. 18 16 1 1 1 1 number __ 11 631 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

See footnotes at and of table. 

56 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, 

estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust. Individual stock- stock- institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total hoIdefs Total holders etc. 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 77 65 7 4 4 4 1 acres __ 2008 1 651 219 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

tons, green __ 33 778 27829 4316 (D) (D) (0) (D) lnigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 2 1 1 1 acres __ 14 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 46 39 4 2 2 2 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 29 24 3 2 2 2 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2 2 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 500 acres or more ___________________________ 

Irish potetoes ___________________________ farms __ 22 15 2 4 4 4 1 acres __ I 410 807 (D) 601 601 601 (D) 

cwL. 259 958 128 590 (D) 131 038 131 038 131 038 (D) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 2 2 2 acres __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 9 6 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 2 2 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 5 3 2 2 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 5 4 1 1 250.0 acnss or more _________________________ 1 1 1 

Hay-alfalfa, other teme, small p,rain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 291 251 16 22 20 20 2 2 2 acres __ 8126 6649 775 (D) 616 616 !D) (D) (D) 

tons, dry __ 14125 11 632 (D) 192 (D) (D) D) (D) (D) Irrigated ______________________________ farms.._ 3 1 2 acres __ 28 (D) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 189 167 7 14 12 12 2 2 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 65 73 5 6 6 6 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 17 11 4 2 2 2 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 

500 acres or more ___________________________ 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) __________________ farms __ 182 159 10 11 11 11 2 acres __ 4005 3240 509 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

tons, dry __ 6187 4932 715 (D) (D) (D) (D) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 1 acres __ (D) (D) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 99 79 13 6 6 6 1 acres __ I 947 112 696 (D) (D) (D) (D) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 28 18 8 2 2 2 acres __ 617 347 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 46 41 2 2 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 32 26 4 2 2 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 18 10 6 2 2 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 2 2 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 1 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 83 66 9 7 7 7 1 acres __ 856 557 247 (D) (D) (D) (D) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 8 4 3 1 1 1 acres __ 56 (D) 44 (D) (D) (D) 

Farms by baarlng and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 44 38 5 5 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 25 21 3 1 1 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 14 7 6 1 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

'Date are based on a sample of farms. 2Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as fanns with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 57 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percent-_ Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) __________________ _ $1,000 to $2,499 ___________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $24,999 _________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ $40,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ $100,000 to $249,999 _______________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ $1,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ __ _ ___ _ __ ___ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ ___ ___ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Tobacco _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ __ _ __ _ ___ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Oairy products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and caJves ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

58 RHODE ISLAND 

Total farming and other occupations 

701 

100.0 

58685 84 

701 37786 

53903 

152 

138 

79 

82 

64 

15 

29 

12 

55 

43 

15 

9 

8 

7 

15 

6 

13 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

139 

526 

99 

929 

9 108 

83 

666 

10 

132 

121 20786 

44 19863 

23 

764 

10 

678 

69 4 190 

13 40B7 

51 4775 

36 4306 

206 

1 004 

Total 

345 

49.2 35014 

101 

345 34766 

100772 

46 

37 

32 

36 

37 

11 

18 

11 

48 

38 

14 

9 

8 

4 

8 

3 

6 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

64 

274 

65 

809 

9 lOB 

48 

191 

9 

(0) 

82 19866 

38 19300 

17 

1 739 

10 1 67B 

34 4093 

12 

(0) 

47 4487 33 

(0) 

99 

729 

Under 25 

6 

.9 

561 

94 

6 525 87516 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

3 

13 

25 to 34 

21 

3.0 2288 

109 

21 2701 

128615 

3 

5 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

12 

5 

(0) 

3 

4 

7 

(0) 

3 2 219 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

35 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

70 

10.0 

5898 84 

70 8566 

122365 

14 

7 

5 

5 

3 

3 

3 

9 

12 

6 

1 

2 

9 

45 

7 379 4 

356 

5 

47 

23 5711 15 5623 

9 

061 4 1 054 

7 

905 6 

(0) 

15 

164 

45 to 54 

61 

0.7 7270 

119 

61 8391 

137 550 

8 

3 

2 

6 

3 

2 

4 

6 

11 

7 

5 

2 

2 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

11 

85 

12 

392 2 

(0) 

6 262 1 

(0) 

17 4158 7 

3994 

7 

1014 4 974 

7 797 

4 786 

13 

1 528 9 1 346 

18 

119 

55 to 64 

71 

10.1 

7381 

104 

71 8618 

121 374 

7 

1 

6 

9 

13 

2 

13 

15 

3 

2 

10 

30 

16 

309 1 

(0) 

11 

281 1 

(0) 

13 4000 

9 3924 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

17 1 478 

15 

(0) 

28 

214 

65 and over 

116 

16.5 11 616 

100 

116 5967 

51 436 

13 

25 

14 

15 

16 

5 

7 

3 

11 

3 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

31 

102 

23 

257 

23 

596 7 464 

20 3679 4 3539 

6 384 2 

(0) 

15 

262 

2 

(0) 

7 403 

2 

(0) 

32 

184 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 356 3 50 75 96 87 45 percenL_ 50.8 .4 7.1 10.7 13.7 12.4 6.4 Land in farms ____________________________ 8cres __ 23671 24 2381 2737 7572 6198 4759 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 66 8 48 36 79 71 106 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 356 3 50 75 96 87 45 $1,000 __ 3 019 10 737 358 842 790 282 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 8481 3433 14745 4774 8771 9075 6270 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 106 2 5 26 38 26 9 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 101 10 31 17 26 17 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 47 4 5 15 12 11 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 46 17 4 9 12 3 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 27 7 7 7 4 2 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 4 1 1 2 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 11 3 5 2 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 1 1 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 7 1 2 1 1 2 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 5 2 3 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 3 1 1 1 $1,000 __ 8 (0) (0) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Com for grain _______________________ farms __ 3 1 1 1 $1,000 __ 8 (0) (0) (0) Wheat ___ _ _ __ ____ _ __ __ __ __ _ ______ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

TObacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 75 8 14 19 24 10 $1,000 __ 252 27 25 122 55 23 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 34 1 5 10 7 4 7 $1,000 __ 119 (D) (0) 42 28 14 (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 35 1 5 6 10 5 8 $1,000 __ 475 (D) (D) 24 41 371 23 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 1 $1,000 __ (D) (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 39 9 8 9 9 4 $1,000 __ 919 98 95 400 158 169 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 6 1 2 1 2 $1,000 __ 563 (D) (D) (0) (D) 

Other crops-__________________________ farms __ 6 3 1 1 1 $1,000 __ 25 (D) (D) (0) (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 35 7 9 4 11 4 $1,000 __ 96 5 76 1 5 10 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 1 $1,000 __ (0) (D) 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 4 2 1 1 $1,000 __ 287 (0) (D) (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3 2 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (D) 

CaWe and calves ______________________ farms __ 107 21 20 33 22 11 $1,000 __ 275 57 50 95 56 16 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 59 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms-_ 49 15 2 3 3 1 6 $1,000 __ 568 365 (0) 159 9 (0) 70 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 2 1 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Sheep, lambs. and wool ________________ farms-_ 73 22 1 4 2 7 8 $1,000 __ 103 39 (0) 11 (0) 9 (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms-_ 93 40 2 3 16 6 3 10 $1,000 __ 462 166 (0) (0) 84 21 16 17 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms-_ 2 1 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 702 337 5 20 71 63 59 119 $1,000 __ 29736 25882 370 2235 5670 6671 6547 4388 Average per farm ____________________ dollars-_ 42359 76801 74048 111 768 79865 105 893 110 960 36875 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms-_ 248 96 2 2 23 28 15 26 $1,000 __ 1 146 901 (0) (0) 334 121 324 117 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 213 70 15 23 10 18 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 25 17 4 3 3 7 $25,000 10 $99,999 ________________________ 9 8 4 2 1 1 $100,000 or more _________________________ 1 1 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms-_ 393 165 2 11 39 37 33 43 $1,000 __ 3684 3 149 (0) (0) 663 729 1 314 318 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 296 90 3 24 21 12 30 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 60 41 8 8 6 7 10 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 34 31 6 10 12 3 $100,000 or more _________________________ 3 3 1 2 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 219 117 2 6 22 33 20 34 $1,000 __ 2843 2583 (0) (0) 530 620 154 237 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 145 62 13 18 2 26 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 44 26 4 7 5 5 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 23 22 3 6 10 3 $80,000 or more ________________________ 7 7 2 2 3 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms-_ 237 144 3 9 25 32 31 44 $1,000 __ 1 396 1 289 34 85 212 294 175 488 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 155 77 6 13 10 19 29 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 47 34 1 3 13 6 11 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 20 19 6 5 3 2 $25,000 or more __________________________ 15 14 3 4 3 2 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 399 224 5 11 37 45 39 87 $1,000 __ 1 335 1 185 57 104 240 321 327 137 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 353 181 4 9 28 29 31 80 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 37 34 7 14 7 6 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 3 3 1 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 6 6 1 2 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 355 210 3 9 49 35 37 77 $1,000 __ 778 707 36 60 93 177 203 137 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 322 178 46 26 26 71 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 27 26 2 8 10 5 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 4 4 1 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 2 

Petroleum products ____________________ famns-_ 659 320 3 17 71 62 56 111 $1,000 __ 1390 1 168 57 63 332 287 273 157 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 607 271 14 59 49 43 106 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 42 39 2 3 10 10 10 4 $25.000 to $49,999 ________________________ 9 9 1 1 3 3 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 1 1 

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms-_ 599 290 1 17 56 59 55 102 $1,000 __ 621 492 (0) (0) 131 126 112 83 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 271 135 1 11 32 32 23 36 $1.000 __ 433 381 (D) (0) 140 110 55 35 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 24 20 15 2 3 $1.000 __ 25 18 (0) (D) 10 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease. etc. ________________________ farms __ 405 220 3 16 36 56 42 67 $1.000 __ 311 277 (D) 12 (0) (D) 97 38 

See footnotes at end of table. 

60 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and pcultry __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 to $79,999 _____________________ _ $80,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms w~h expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms w~h expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

34 

203 

51 

64 

53 

295 1 

(0) 

365 

3854 

10559 

152 

245 

143 8 

1 

228 

535 

206 

19 

3 

102 

259 

83 

18 

1 

93 

107 

78 

13 

1 

1 

175 

150 

172 3 

145 

72 

144 1 

339 

222 

336 3 

309 

129 

136 

52 

4 

7 

185 

35 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

4 

12 3082 

4 

1 

4 

4 

1 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

1 

4 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

25 to 34 

13 

143 

11 

23 

11 

166 

1 

(0) 

63 

692 10978 

27 

71 

25 

1 

1 

50 

150 

47 

1 

2 

7 

67 

4 

2 

1 

23 

60 

13 

9 

24 

21 

23 

1 

19 

16 

19 

63 

65 

63 

57 

40 

48 

(0) 

47 

(0) 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

9 

(0) 

15 

15 

12 

13 

60 

441 7352 

36 

51 

35 

1 

42 

97 

39 

3 

28 

61 

27 

1 

15 

4 

14 

1 

33 

12 

33 

10 

3 

10 

50 

18 

50 

47 

10 

16 

4 

22 

5 

45 to 54 

11 

(D) 

11 

11 

12 

10 

90 1 408 15642 

46 

76 

46 

61 

234 

46 

14 

1 

27 

111 

12 

15 

24 

15 

22 

2 

36 

63 

34 

2 

44 

25 

44 

88 

69 

88 

80 

39 

45 

20 

47 

10 

55 to 64 

1 

(0) 

9 

11 

11 

88 

91 

984 10811 

33 

42 

27 

6 

44 

34 

43 

1 

26 

12 

26 

21 

23 

20 

58 

41 

58 

35 

21 

34 

1 

83 

45 

80 

3 

71 

(0) 

23 

6 

2 

(0) 

38 

11 

65 and over 

5 

4 

7 

20 

57 

317 5566 

10 

4 

10 

31 

21 

31 

14 

9 

14 

6 

3 

5 

1 

20 

12 

20 

33 

3 

33 

51 

23 

51 

50 

17 

3 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

30 

3 

RHODE ISLAND 61 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Farming 

Item Total farming 

and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses - Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 452 251 5 20 53 55 50 68 $1,000 __ 549 462 13 26 92 105 168 57 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 327 141 14 30 29 18 50 $1.000 to $4,999 __________________________ 108 94 4 5 19 20 29 17 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 16 15 1 1 4 6 2 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 1 1 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 214 157 3 11 43 36 33 31 $1,000 __ 9536 9 217 51 875 1 976 2506 1 998 810 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 113 65 2 5 23 13 9 13 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 52 47 3 6 11 14 13 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 28 24 8 8 5 2 $100,000 or more _________________________ 21 21 3 6 4 5 3 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 66 43 2 9 9 8 15 $1,000 __ 531 498 (0) (0) 19 85 163 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 18 9 2 2 4 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 33 20 4 6 2 8 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 12 11 5 1 3 2 $25,000 or more __________________________ 3 3 1 1 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 588 308 5 19 67 52 51 114 $1,000 __ 1744 1 350 37 188 288 379 281 177 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 514 247 4 15 54 34 37 103 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 64 51 3 11 14 12 11 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 5 5 1 2 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 5 5 1 2 1 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms-_ 97 79 5 29 17 12 16 $1,000 __ 183 169 3 66 51 40 9 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 67 53 3 22 7 6 15 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 21 17 2 3 6 5 1 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 7 7 3 4 $25,000 or more __________________________ 2 2 1 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 239 133 2 4 37 27 32 31 $1,000 __ 1298 962 (0) (0) 341 213 172 121 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 173 93 1 22 19 23 26 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 57 31 2 11 6 8 4 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 9 9 1 4 2 1 1 $100,000 or more _________________________ 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms-_ 177 87 3 17 19 25 23 $1,000 __ 875 586 85 223 91 115 72 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 26 8 1 3 3 1 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 108 51 5 10 15 20 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 38 23 9 5 7 1 $25,000 or more ________________________ 5 5 2 1 1 

Not secured by real estate ___________ larms-_ 105 70 2 2 27 16 13 10 $1,000 __ 423 376 (D) (0) 118 122 57 49 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 36 21 7 7 4 3 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 64 34 2 14 7 6 5 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 12 12 5 1 2 2 $25,000 or more ________________________ 3 3 1 1 1 

Cash rent _____________________________ farms-_ 122 95 5 10 23 20 23 14 $1,000 __ 786 772 15 115 198 158 179 107 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 95 68 21 13 15 7 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 15 15 1 3 5 5 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 4 4 3 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 8 8 1 1 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 635 311 1 15 69 61 55 110 $1,000 __ 1 795 948 (0) (0) (0) 183 198 331 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 548 266 12 60 51 46 97 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 70 31 1 7 8 6 8 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 15 12 2 2 2 2 4 $25,000 or more __________________________ 2 2 1 1 

All other famn production expenses ______ larms __ 624 313 5 18 71 63 55 101 $1,000 __ 3583 3106 15 300 594 127 809 261 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 530 230 5 15 49 39 35 87 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 63 54 1 15 14 11 13 $25,000 to $49,999 ___________________ • ____ 17 17 1 5 5 6 $50,000 or more __________________________ 14 12 1 2 5 3 

See lootnotes at end of table. 

62 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total larm production expenses - Con. Electricity _____________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired larm labor _______________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental 01 machinery and equipment _____________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4.999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate ___________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash renL ____________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes ________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or mOre _________________________ _ 

All other farm production expenses ______ larms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See lootnotes at end of table. 

Total 

201 

88 

186 

14 

1 

57 

319 

48 

5 

4 

23 

34 

9 

13 

1 

280 

394 

267 

13 

18 

15 

14 

4 

106 

336 

80 

26 

90 

288 

18 

57 

15 

35 

47 

15 

20 

27 

14 

27 

324 

847 

282 

39 

3 

311 

477 

300 9 

2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

3 

1 

3 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 

2 

4 

1 

(0) 

4 

2 

4 

25 to 34 

36 

12 

34 

2 

20 

(0) 

17 

3 

7 

11 

1 

6 

55 

52 

52 

3 

4 

(0) 

4 

17 

20 

16 

1 

7 

(0) 

4 

2 

1 

10 

(0) 

6 

2 

12 

3 

12 

33 

69 

32 

1 

60 

81 

57 

3 

Other occupations 

Age 01 operator (years) 

35 to 44 

43 

12 

41 

2 

3 

3 

3 

2 

(0) 

2 

57 

40 

56 

1 

2 

(0) 

2 

24 

45 

23 

1 

23 

(0) 

6 

14 

1 

1 

(0) 

5 

2 

59 

93 

59 

49 

56 

48 

1 

45 to 54 

60 

26 

59 

1 

9 

59 

7 

1 

1 

6 

15 

3 

4 

1 

69 

160 

64 

5 

5 

7 

3 

2 

37 

186 

25 

12 

36 

179 

3 

22 

11 

7 

7 

4 

3 

7 

4 

7 

88 

329 

65 

20 

3 

78 

137 

74 

4 

55 to 64 

34 

23 

28 

5 

1 

7 197 

3 

1 

3 

2 

(0) 

2 

58 

114 

54 

4 

4 

5 

2 

2 

23 

76 

11 

12 

22 

(0) 

2 

18 

2 

13 

(0) 

13 

2 

(0) 

2 

90 

194 

65 

5 

76 

161 

74 

2 

65 and over 

25 

12 

21 

4 

17 

1 

17 

3 

3 

2 

1 

37 

27 

37 

3 

1 

3 

5 

7 

5 

2 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

2 

2 

54 

162 

41 

13 

44 

40 

43 

1 

RHODE ISLAND 63 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming 

and oiller 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All fanns._ •• _. _. _._ ._. ____________ • ____ number __ 702 337 5 20 71 63 59 119 $1,000 __ 7443 8026 233 358 2764 1 501 1 963 1 207 Average per farrn ____________________ doIl8rS __ 10603 23816 46 561 17 918 38929 23822 33266 10 145 

Farms with net gains· _________________ number __ 285 184 5 9 39 41 39 51 Average net gain ____________________ doll8rS __ 35812 48 815 46 561 49 580 78580 39749 54 389 29 167 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 46 22 2 1 4 2 13 $1,00010 $9,999 __________________________ 108 55 10 11 11 23 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 81 65 2 17 14 17 10 $50,000 or more __________________________ 50 42 3 11 12 9 5 

Farms with net losses _________________ number._ 417 153 11 32 22 20 68 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 6626 6250 7 987 9397 5861 7922 4 121 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 73 17 B 1 8 $1,000 10 $9,999 __________________________ 283 113 25 9 16 55 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 55 21 5 5 3 5 $50,000 or mOle __________________________ 6 2 2 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 42 27 1 1 4 8 9 4 $1,000 __ 39 31 (D) (D) (D) 10 12 3 Other farm-related Income' _______________ farms __ 152 86 3 17 16 9 41 $1,000 __ 414 300 45 93 42 37 83 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________ • _______________ farms __ 30 17 2 3 4 2 6 $1,000 __ 106 92 (D) 2 14 (D) 22 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 51 29 1 1 1 26 $1,000 __ 71 41 (D) (D) (D) 26 Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 64 24 11 9 1 3 $1,000 __ 112 74 49 (D) (D) 16 Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 42 29 3 6 5 6 9 $1,000 __ 125 93 (D) (D) 7 21 20 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ________________________________ • __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Com _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ SOybeans _____________________________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ COtton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 597 293 5 18 54 51 62 103 acrss __ 26 121 18349 545 1 574 3 371 4366 4227 4266 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 523 264 3 15 44 47 54 101 acres._ 18 498 14100 393 156 2563 3727 3077 3184 

Fenns by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 410 175 2 7 26 21 33 86 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 71 51 5 10 16 12 8 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 27 23 1 6 6 6 4 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 13 13 2 1 4 3 2 500 to 999 acres ________________________ ._ 2 2 1 1 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________ • ____________ 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 

Cropland: 26 Pasture or grazing only ____________ • __ farms __ 242 105 2 6 23 16 32 acres __ 4 513 2355 (D) (D) 433 308 668 674 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 57 22 1 6 2 6 7 acres __ 582 258 (D) 103 (D) (D) (D) On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ IS 12 1 3 1 5 2 acres __ 94 (D) (D) (D) (D) 40 (D) In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 6 2 1 1 acres __ 11 (D) (D) (D) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 96 51 1 4 8 8 16 14 

acres~_ 2 423 1 546 (D) (D) 245 275 404 340 

Total woodland _____________________ • ____ farms __ 366 170 1 9 27 30 31 72 acres~_ 22743 11 183 (D) (D) 1 698 1 793 1990 5139 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 117 55 3 8 12 12 20 acres __ 3 700 2000 7 74 749 699 471 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 321 146 1 9 22 22 25 67 acres __ 19 043 9183 (D) (D) 1 524 1 044 1 291 4668 

See footnotes at end of table. 

64 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 

$1,000 __ Average per fann ____________________ doIlars __ 

Fanns with net gains2 _________________ number __ 

Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 

Gain of- less than $1,000 _________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Fanns with net losses _________________ number __ 

Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 

loss of- less than $1,000 _________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Govemment payments ___________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ Other fann-related income' _______________ fanns __ $1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

$1,000 __ 

Totai ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Com _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ WheaL _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ SOybeans _____________________________ !arms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ COtton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ fanns __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

$1,000 __ 

Totai cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by aeres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

In cover erops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ aeres __ 

On which aU erops failed _____________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ aeres __ Idle ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ Woodland pastured ____________________ !arms __ 

aeres __ Woodland not pastured ________________ !arms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Totai 

385 

-582 -1 596 

101 12123 

24 

53 

16 

8 

264 6844 

58 

170 

34 

4 

15 

7 

66 

114 

13 

13 

22 

30 

40 

38 

13 

33 

304 7772 

259 4398 

235 

20 

4 

137 2158 

35 

324 3 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

45 

877 

196 11 560 

62 1700 

175 9860 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

4 

-2 

-444 

1 

(0) 

3 2672 

3 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

24 

3 

24 

3 

25 to 34 

63 

95 1509 

33 

(0) 

6 

18 

7 

2 

30 6686 

5 

22 

2 

1 

3 

1 

14 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

13 

11 

9 

13 

37 1005 32 

696 

28 

2 

2 

18 

157 

5 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

7 114 

23 1 033 7 

23 

23 1 010 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

60 -176 

-2932 

4 5981 

1 

3 

56 3569 

22 

33 

1 

3 

1 

11 

15 

3 

(0) 

6 

4 

2 

(0) 

63 

944 

49 

564 

47 

2 

31 

279 

9 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 

77 

45 1370 15 

286 

38 1 082 

45 to 54 

90 -218 -2422 

15 27385 

5 

8 

2 

75 8383 

6 

52 

16 

1 

2 

(0) 

16 

38 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

11 

22 

2 

(0) 

86 2387 73 1250 

64 

9 

49 

957 

8 

89 

1 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

9 

81 

64 3811 22 

558 

55 3253 

55 to 64 

91 -273 -2996 

31 9879 

11 

18 

1 

1 

60 9647 

12 

33 

13 

2 

5 

5 

20 

29 

5 

7 

17 

21 

10 

1 

77 2 314 

66 1 281 

61 

3 

2 

28 

337 

10 

125 

19 

571 

41 2459 12 

360 

37 2099 

65 and over 

57 

-9 

-162 

17 10681 

6 

8 

3 

40 4770 

11 

27 

2 

2 

(0) 

4 

1 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

38 1098 36 

583 

32 

4 

11 

428 

3 

53 

6 

34 

23 2887 6 471 

22 2416 

RHODE ISLAND 65 

y 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item T Olal farming Age of operator (years) 

and other occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pasture land and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 143 71 1 4 17 9 14 26 acres __ 3345 2006 (D) (D) 404 413 659 432 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ larms __ 477 236 4 II 54 39 44 84 acres __ 6476 3476 (D) (D) 425 698 505 1 779 

Cropland under lederal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adiustment programs ____________________________ larms __ - - - - - - - - acres __ - - - - - - - - Conservation reserve program __________ larms __ - - - - - - - - acres __ - - - - - - - -

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 702 337 5 20 71 63 59 119 $1,000 __ 295 036 186264 4356 22 023 35946 35431 41 382 47 126 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 420 279 552712 871 200 1 101 150 506282 562 397 701 390 396017 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 4748 5234 7669 11 117 5957 4907 6087 3628 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 64 18 - - 2 5 5 6 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 60 32 2 - - 11 6 13 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 33 14 - 1 3 2 2 6 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 69 41 2 5 11 4 4 15 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 97 48 - 3 13 5 13 12 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 218 102 - 5 16 22 17 42 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 117 56 - 2 20 8 5 21 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 21 8 - - 2 2 2 2 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ IS 13 I 3 4 2 2 1 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 7 7 - 1 - 2 3 1 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value 01 all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 701 337 5 20 71 63 59 119 $1,000 __ 25 178 18531 840 1 332 4848 3348 3601 4563 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 65 21 - - II 2 - 8 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 157 55 - 3 4 II 7 30 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 148 62 - 4 4 10 16 28 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 216 106 2 7 24 18 15 40 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 67 50 - 4 17 10 13 6 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 25 20 2 - 5 7 3 3 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 15 15 - 1 3 5 4 2 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 8 8 1 1 3 - 1 2 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ larms __ 624 323 5 19 68 60 59 112 

numbeL_ 1 329 821 17 66 174 189 164 211 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 599 289 5 20 46 49 56 113 

numbeL_ 1 556 885 16 67 164 180 190 268 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ larms __ 455 237 2 17 40 42 50 86 

numbeL_ 849 482 (0) (D) 82 82 106 151 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 340 159 5 9 35 28 29 53 number __ 707 423 (D) (D) 82 98 84 117 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 8 8 - 2 1 - 2 3 

numbeL_ 8 8 - (D) (0) - (D) 3 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 212 98 2 1 23 23 12 37 

numbeL_ 245 126 (D) (D) 47 25 14 37 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 185 71 - 1 12 18 13 27 

numbeL_ 196 76 - (D) (O) 20 14 27 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 399 224 5 11 37 45 39 87 acres on which used __ 13931 11 153 508 946 1 860 2958 2553 2328 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 178 94 3 10 19 11 12 39 acres on which used __ 3371 2703 186 339 220 614 800 544 tons __ 3467 2852 180 310 225 402 1 228 507 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 210 145 3 7 24 22 27 62 

acres on which used __ 6250 5769 338 534 675 1 653 I 096 1 475 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 17 16 - - 11 1 2 2 

acres on which used __ 195 (0) - - 160 (0) (D) (0) 

Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 109 72 1 4 21 5 13 28 

acres on which used __ 2874 2555 (D) (0) 408 211 588 1 124 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 185 113 3 5 31 21 24 29 

acres on which used __ 7317 6289 336 618 1 344 1 716 I 323 952 

Chemicals for defoliation or for ~owth control of crops or thinning of it _______ farms __ 21 16 - 3 2 2 3 6 

acres on which used __ 816 792 - 48 (0) (0) 143 294 

See footnotes at end of table. 

66 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

" 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

item 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con, 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 ______________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 _______________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ______________________ __ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 __________________ __ $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ___________________ _ $5,000,000 or mOre _________________________ _ 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ __ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _______________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 or more __________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 

number __ Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 

number._ Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 

number __ 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 

number._ 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 

number._ Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 

number._ Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Ume ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

72 

1 339 

241 

3000 

365 

108772 

298005 

4098 

46 

28 

19 

28 

51 

116 

61 

13 

3 

364 6647 

44 

102 

86 

110 

17 

5 

301 

508 

310 

671 

218 

387 

181 

264 

114 

119 

114 

120 

175 

2778 

84 

668 

615 

65 

481 1 

(0) 

37 

319 

72 

028 

5 

24 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

4 

109 27250 

4 192 

3 

4 

65 

3 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

26 

4 

26 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

25 to 34 

8 

98 

32 

245 

63 12750 

202381 

2743 

17 

1 

5 

2 

36 

2 

63 1 466 

1 

6 

21 

24 

11 

56 

(0) 

60 

(0) 

38 

83 

47 

(0) 

32 

35 

33 

34 

24 

357 

15 

142 

183 

5 

37 

2 

(0) 

10 

(0) 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

14 

100 

56 

323 

60 11 269 

187 817 

4278 

12 

6 

11 

15 

6 

10 

60 

775 

10 

24 

12 

13 

1 

51 

60 

40 

76 

26 

32 

27 

44 

12 

12 

10 

10 

33 

464 

31 

93 

101 

5 

48 

1 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

5 100 

45 to 54 

20 

349 

60 1 025 

90 

30060 

334 000 

3785 

1 

13 

8 

5 

36 

26 

89 

812 

12 

23 

15 

35 

3 

78 

152 

85 

200 

63 

112 

48 

88 

33 

35 

32 

36 

36 

747 

19 

293 

185 

22 

196 

10 

187 

29 

395 

1 

(D) 

55 to 64 

19 

285 

62 

1 140 

91 34 207 

375901 

5425 

7 

7 

3 

4 

20 

27 

10 

12 

1 

91 

1 898 

12 

27 

15 

33 

4 

83 

124 

77 

157 

57 

101 

39 

56 

25 

25 

33 

34 

58 

960 

19 

140 

166 

12 

133 

9 108 

18 

396 

2 

(0) 

65 and over 

11 

507 

31 

267 

57 20377 

357 491 

4084 

6 

2 

4 

10 

9 

11 

13 

1 

1 

57 

832 

6 

22 

23 

5 

1 

52 

86 

47 

79 

34 

59 

19 

20 

12 

12 

6 

6 

20 

224 

17 

41 

13 

13 

9 

9 

2 

(D) 

RHODE ISLAND 67 

• 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Wh"e _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ fanns __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ acres __ Rented or leased land in fanns _________ fanns __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ fanns __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on fann operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Fanning _____________________________________ _ Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators Male by sex: ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ acres __ Partnership _____________________________ fanns __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ fanns __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ fanns __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ fanns __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ fanns __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ fanns __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trus~ institutional, etc. ________________________ fanns __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

68 RHODE ISLAND 

• 

T olal fanning and other occupations 

701 

474 

153 

74 

700 

473 

153 

74 

627 45647 627 

44 188 

228 14633 

227 14497 

39 1 595 

540 

108 

53 

345 

356 

265 

395 

55 

78 

262 

41 

27 

55 

102 

384 

18.8 

133 

9 

71 

145 

87 

70 

80 

78 

57 

104 

52.7 

611 

90 

2 

567 43 036 

45 399B 

76 

(D) 

3 

73 

4 

(D) 

4 

9 1454 

Total 

345 

206 

100 

39 

345 

206 

100 

39 

306 23966 306 23344 

140 11 805 

139 11 670 

18 

757 

259 

64 

22 

345 

225 

79 

37 

23 

19 

41 

17 

22 

38 

206 

21.5 

62 

6 

21 

70 

30 

31 

34 

37 

44 

72 

55.7 

295 

50 

259 22687 30 3087 

50 

(D) 

2 

48 

2 

(D) 

2 

4 939 

Fanning 

Age of operator (years) 

Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

6 21 70 61 71 116 

8 39 32 34 93 

2 7 23 22 31 15 

4 6 8 7 6 8 

6 21 70 61 71 116 

8 39 32 34 93 

2 7 23 22 31 15 

4 6 8 7 6 8 

5 14 48 44 52 96 (D) (D) 3479 4309 4777 8891 

1 1 4 4 7 13 

(D) (D) (D) 485 826 1 238 

6 16 13 12 3 

(D) 2202 2476 778 572 2 

6 16 13 10 

1 1 

(D) (0) 

1 3 (D) (0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ 

Any _________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 

60 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 70 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

356 

268 

53 

35 

355 

267 

53 

35 

321 

21 681 

321 20844 

88 

2828 

88 

2827 

21 

838 

281 

44 

31 

356 

40 

316 

18 

55 

243 

10 

33 

64 

178 

16.0 

71 

3 

50 

75 

57 

39 

46 

41 

13 

32 

49.8 

316 

40 

2 

308 20349 

15 

911 

26 

(D) 

1 

25 

2 

(D) 

2 

5 515 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

24 

3 

24 

1 

2 

3 

1 

2 

2 

5.0 

2 

3 

21.0 

3 

3 

24 

25 to 34 

50 

22 

8 

20 

50 

22 

8 

20 

30 

241 

30 

168 

28 

214 

28 

213 

4 

74 

35 

11 

4 

50 

1 

49 

2 

7 

40 

4 

6 

21 

8 

6.9 

11 

50 

31.0 

44 

6 

42 

2130 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

-, 

35 to 44 

75 

60 

10 

5 

75 

60 

10 

5 

70 2649 

70 

2287 

15 

450 

15 

450 

4 

362 

62 

11 

2 

75 

2 

73 

1 

14 

58 

3 

9 

18 

31 

10.2 

14 

75 

39.6 

61 

14 

70 

2601 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

45 to 54 

96 

74 

19 

3 

95 

73 

19 

3 

93 7325 

93 

7 115 

22 

457 

22 

457 

5 210 

87 

7 

2 

96 

3 

93 

7 

11 

75 

3 

9 

17 

57 

15.0 

10 

57 

39 

48.8 

87 

9 

83 

6679 

5 

173 

5 

170 

5 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

55 to 64 

87 

74 

11 

2 

87 

74 

11 

2 

85 

(D) 

85 5564 

13 

634 

13 

634 

6 

(D) 

69 

11 

7 

87 

9 

78 

4 

17 

57 

8 

7 

50 

21.0 

22 

69 

4402 

4 

(D) 

11 

123 

1 

10 

3 

(D) 

65 and over 

45 

38 

5 

2 

45 

38 

5 

2 

43 

(D) 

43 

4710 

7 

49 

7 

49 

2 

(D) 

28 

3 

14 

45 

24 

21 

2 

6 

13 

32 

31.0 

12 

41 

4513 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

3 

RHODE ISLAND 69 

~ 
Table 50, Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con, 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199-________________________________ _ 

200 to 499-________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ tarms __ 

numbeL_ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ tarms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ tarms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ tarms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

number._ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

70 RHODE ISLAND 

", 

Total farming and other 

occupations 

131 

250 

66 

67 

67 

41 

23 

10 

33 

11 

2 

1 

98 

98 

64 

60 

95 

26 

202 

83 

49 

25 

71 

10 

253 

6 930 

117 

89 

33 

11 

3 

211 

4 108 

156 

133 

118 

37 

1 

70 

2 975 

20 

1 

21 

23 

5 

152 

2 048 

149 

774 

206 

3 259 

1 004 

126 1 675 

166 

179 1 584 

838 

59 

331 

171 

, 

-

Total 

59 

109 

31 

24 

39 

26 

10 

10 

29 

8 

1 

41 

41 

49 

29 

63 

5 

57 

24 

46 

20 

31 

3 

110 

5 025 

38 

32 

27 

10 

3 

92 

3 091 

48 

321 

39 

9 

54 2 770 

8 

1 

20 

20 

5 

78 

576 

65 

358 

99 

2 558 

729 

71 

400 

112 

88 

158 

617 

16 

157 

77 

Under 25 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

3 129 

1 

2 

3 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

3 

(0) 

2 

3 

32 

3 

(0) 

3 

43 

13 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

25 to 34 

4 

6 

2 

3 

1 

2 

1 

3 114 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

3 

30 

1 

(0) 

3 

79 

35 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

Fanning 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 45 to 54 

17 12 

25 11 

7 10 

1 4 

6 7 

2 5 4 2 3 

3 

2 

3 6 

3 6 

5 8 1 4 20 11 

1 

11 8 4 3 

7 13 

8 5 15 5 

17 21 

923 1 544 

4 7 

6 1 

5 8 

2 3 

2 

17 18 542 997 

11 6 

85 32 

7 5 

4 1 

7 13 

457 965 

2 7 4 3 

1 3 

16 18 

329 491 

11 11 

52 56 

15 18 

526 625 

164 119 14 16 

320 424 

22 24 

14 15 

206 201 

142 95 4 1 (D) (0) 

(D) (0) 

55 to 64 65 and over 

9 15 

22 44 

5 7 

9 5 

10 15 

4 13 

2 1 

1 6 8 8 1 2 

25 

25 

12 18 

5 19 

12 14 

2 2 

11 24 

3 12 

17 6 2 5 4 2 

30 36 661 654 

4 22 

11 12 

11 

3 2 

1 

27 25 1 060 328 

9 19 

100 84 

6 19 

3 

22 8 

960 244 

4 3 

1 

7 2 11 1 

1 

18 20 488 206 

18 21 113 120 

28 32 798 487 214 184 

22 15 440 188 

42 17 

25 28 

358 301 

172 167 

4 6 

99 25 40 14 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 109 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

160 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre8-___________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry. and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eg~s (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialtIes (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ fanms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ ___ __ __ __ __ __ ___ __ _ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Total 

72 

141 

35 

43 

28 

15 

13 

4 

3 

2 

57 

57 

15 

31 

32 

21 

145 

59 

3 

5 

40 

7 

143 1 905 

79 

57 

6 

1 

119 

1017 

108 

812 

79 

28 

1 

16 

205 

12 

1 

3 

74 

472 

84 

416 

107 

701 

275 

55 

275 

54 

91 

426 

221 

43 

174 

94 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

2 

1 

2 

2 

25 to 34 

16 

12 

7 

3 

7 

1 

2 

5 

5 

2 

3 

7 

1 

24 

6 

2 

4 

2 

22 

448 

10 

9 

3 

16 

260 

14 

(D) 

6 

6 

2 

(D) 

2 

16 

89 

20 

99 

21 

177 

57 

9 

97 

15 

19 

80 

42 

10 

49 

26 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

-. 

35 to 44 

15 

43 

2 

7 

7 

10 

10 

3 

6 

4 

6 

37 

13 

29 

202 

21 

8 

21 

112 

18 

103 

13 

5 

13 

52 

15 

38 

20 

131 

50 

12 

48 

12 

18 

83 

38 

6 

28 

12 

45 to 54 

10 

41 

7 

21 

7 

3 

4 

2 

15 

15 

2 

9 

8 

6 

41 

15 

14 

44 

633 

20 

21 

2 

1 

38 

337 

34 

262 

25 

8 

1 

6 

75 

4 

19 

156 

23 

138 

33 

187 

95 

12 

43 

8 

27 

144 

87 

15 

70 

43 

55 to 64 

13 

32 

17 

6 

5 

5 

4 

1 

2 

15 

15 

2 

7 

9 

7 

29 

16 

3 

12 

3 

33 

417 

20 

12 

1 

30 

220 

28 

(D) 

22 

6 

2 

(D) 

2 

16 

117 

14 

80 

22 

153 

56 

15 

52 

12 

20 

101 

44 

8 

18 

9 

65 and over 

14 

12 

2 

4 

2 

6 

2 

10 

10 

5 

6 

4 

1 

14 

9 

1 

2 

2 

15 

205 

8 

7 

14 

86 

14 

(D) 

11 

3 

1 

(D) 

10 

56 

12 

61 

11 

53 

16 

7 

35 

7 

7 

18 

9 

4 

9 

5 

RHODE ISLAND 71 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introduclDry text 1 

Farming 

Item To1al farming 

and other 

Age of operator (yeaJs) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and aver 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 59 2Q 2 5 3 4 6 n"mber __ 4719 3 369 (0) (0) 94 576 442 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________ • _______ 43 12 2 3 3 3 25 10 49 _______________ • ____________________ 3 1 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 2 1 100 to 199 __________________________________ 5 2 2 200 to 499 __________________________________ 4 2 1 500 or more ________________________________ 2 2 

Used or to be used for breeding ____ • ___ farms __ 33 14 2 4 3 2 3 number __ 450 260 (0) 78 19 (0) 80 Other ____________________________ • ___ farms __ 54 19 2 5 3 3 6 number __ 4269 3 109 (0) (0) 75 (0) 362 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 49 15 2 3 3 1 6 number __ 4990 3 388 (0) 1 379 105 (0) 667 $1.000 __ 568 365 (0) 159 9 (0) 70 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ II 4 2 1 1 number __ 311 203 (0) (D) (0) $1.000 __ 10 7 (0) (D) (D) 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 35 14 2 4 3 2 3 number __ 660 364 (0) 153 21 (0) 71 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 33 12 2 3 2 2 3 number __ 320 168 (0) (0) (D) (0) 36 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 29 12 2 2 3 2 3 

numbeL_ 340 196 (0) (0) (D) (0) 35 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 76 23 1 3 2 9 8 number __ I 661 630 (0) 69 (D) 193 236 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 69 21 1 3 2 7 6 number __ I 001 (0) (0) 53 (D) (0) 147 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 66 20 1 2 2 7 8 number __ 2085 1290 (0) (0) (0) 156 193 Sheep and lambs shom __________________ farms __ 62 19 1 3 2 5 8 number __ I 521 527 (0) 61 (0) 81 220 pounds of wool __ 10021 3469 (0) 217 (D) 416 1 711 

Horses and ponies inventory ____ . _________ farms __ 166 56 2 7 22 8 9 8 number __ I 020 502 (D) (0) 223 68 88 43 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 41 20 2 3 11 1 1 2 number __ 144 55 (D) 9 30 (D) (D) (D) Goats invenlory _________________________ farms __ 45 18 2 1 8 3 4 number __ 485 284 (D) (0) 83 175 16 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 24 10 2 4 2 1 1 

numbeL_ 355 189 (D) 72 (0) (D) (D) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 96 36 2 1 5 7 4 17 numbeL_ 205 794 200 010 (D) (D) 58783 20775 101 309 19105 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 82 24 2 3 2 13 400 to 3.199 ________________________________ 5 4 1 2 3.200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 5 4 2 1 10.000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 2 2 1 1 20.000 10 49,999 ____________________________ 

50.000 10 99,999 ____________________________ 2 2 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 95 35 2 1 5 7 4 16 number __ (0) 169543 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 16005 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 16 7 1 2 1 3 number __ (0) 30 467 (0) (0) (D) 3100 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 34 19 I 7 3 8 number __ 200 470 196 508 (0) (0) 96 374 17752 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___ _______ __ __ ___ ____ __ __ _______ __ _ farms __ 6 4 1 2 1 number __ 56 714 (0) (D) (0) (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 3 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 3 2 60,000 10 99,999 ____________________________ 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kepI for breeding ____________ farms __ 3 3 1 2 number __ (D) (0) (0) (0) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 18 10 1 5 1 1 2 number __ II 831 11 187 (0) 9830 (0) (0) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

72 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50, Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 24 ____________________________________ _ 25 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 10 199 _________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Other ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 

Utters of pigs farrowed betweennumber __ $1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 

numbeL_ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 

numbeL_ Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ___________________________________ _ 400 to 3,199 _______________________________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ _ 10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Broilers and other meat-type chiCkens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________ _ 2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Tote! 

39 1 350 

31 

2 

1 

3 

2 

19 

190 

35 

160 

34 1 602 

203 7 108 3 

21 

276 

21 

132 

17 

144 

53 1 031 

48 

(0) 

46 

795 

43 

994 6552 

110 

518 

21 

89 

27 

201 

14 

166 

60 5784 

58 

1 

1 

60 

(D) 

9 

(0) 

15 3962 

2 

(D) 

2 

8 444 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 25 to 34 

15 

994 

10 

1 

2 

2 

8 140 

13 

854 

13 1074 

143 2 

(D) 

(0) 

8 206 8 

94 

8 112 

12 

219 

11 

(0) 

9 239 8 345 2313 

10 

33 

2 

(0) 

6 

34 

4 

28 

13 

390 

13 

13 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

4 

28 

3 361 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

351044 

9 

67 

9 

7 

15 

8 

52 

9 

87 

11 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

14 

7 

9 

4 

5 

14 

304 

19 

(0) 

15 

200 

12 

226 

502 

35 

146 6 

6 

10 

126 7 114 

15 4014 

14 

15 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

5 3558 

1 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

45 to 54 

13 

(0) 

11 

1 

1 

3 

(0) 

12 

(0) 

11 

(0) 

(D) 

3 

86 

3 

5 

(0) 

5 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

14 

222 

13 

(D) 

9 168 

11 

145 

742 

36 

191 6 

7 

6 

15 

1 

(D) 

14 

268 

14 

14 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

55 to 64 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

8 196 7 

(0) 

8 136 7 190 

549 

22 

109 5 

13 

3 

(0) 

13 

487 

13 

13 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 328 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

65 and over 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

90 

4 

(D) 

5 

52 

5 

88 

446 

7 

39 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

5 625 

4 

1 

5 625 

1 

(0) 

RHODE ISLAND 73 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ fanns __ 

acres._ 

Irrigated __________________________ ~_~~ ~~~== 

acres __ 

F anTIs by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 acres or rnore __________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ cwt __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acreL _______________________ _ 

250.0 aeres or more ________________________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ larms __ 

acres __ 

Famns by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) __________________ ferms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dIY-- Irrigated ______________________________ ferms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ ferms __ aeres __ Irrigated ______________________________ ferms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acrea harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

land In orchards ________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms._ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 100.0 to 249.9 aeres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

74 RHODE ISLAND 

T olal farming 

and other 

occupations 

77 2008 

33 778 

3 

14 

46 

29 

2 

22 1 410 259 958 

2 

(0) 

9 

2 

5 

5 

1 

291 

8 126 

14 125 

3 

28 

189 

85 

17 

182 

4005 

6 187 

1 

(0) 

99 

1 947 

26 

617 

46 

32 

16 

2 

1 

83 

656 

6 

56 

44 

25 

14 

Total 

42 

1663 

26362 

3 

14 

14 

26 

2 

16 1 320 252908 

2 

(D) 

5 

1 

4 

5 

1 

120 

4 662 8 367 

2 

(0) 

65 

42 

13 

78 2 149 

3 646 

65 

763 

25 

609 

20 

25 

17 

2 

1 

45 

730 

8 

56 

16 

15 

14 

= I 

Under 25 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

25 to 34 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 

290 

351 

1 

2 

1 

4 

256 

341 

5 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

3 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

8 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

4 

16 

956 

391 

5 

7 

4 

7 184 

368 

7 

276 

3 115 

2 

1 

3 

1 

6 

34 

2 

(D) 

5 

1 

45 to 54 

13 

671 11 037 

4 

6 

1 

7 671 156326 

1 

(D) 

2 

3 

1 

1 

24 1 185 

2663 

11 

10 

3 

13 

407 

826 

12 

325 

5 120 

3 

4 

5 

6 111 1 

(0) 

1 

2 

3 

55 to 64 

14 

503 9 171 

2 

(0) 

3 

11 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

26 

1 083 

1 966 

2 

(D) 

12 

10 

4 

18 

654 1 105 

16 

322 6 216 

6 

7 

2 

1 

9 123 

4 

23 

2 

5 

2 

65 and over 

6 249 

3840 

3 

2 

1 

6 360 49750 

3 

1 

2 

50 

1 168 1 994 

36 

13 

1 

36 

646 1 006 

23 

254 8 

62 

9 

10 

4 

24 

462 1 

(0) 

8 

7 

9 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50, Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated __________________________ ~o_~~ ?!:~== 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ ewt __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Hay - alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) __________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Total 

35 

345 5416 

32 

3 

6 

90 7050 

4 

1 

1 

171 3444 

5758 1 

(0) 

124 

43 

4 

104 1 856 

2541 1 

(0) 

34 

184 3 

8 

26 

7 

1 

38 

127 

28 

10 

Under 25 

3 

6 960 

3 

1 

(0) 

25 to 34 

7 

72 

955 

6 

1 

19 

549 

911 1 

(0) 

11 

6 

2 

15 

318 

361 1 

(D) 

5 

(0) 

3 

1 

1 

2 

(D) 

2 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

10 

60 

987 

10 

33 

355 

507 

29 

4 

23 

274 

361 

10 

58 

2 

(0) 

7 

3 

8 

(0) 

7 

1 

45 to 54 

11 

132 2094 

9 

2 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

50 

976 2063 

37 

13 

29 

519 

840 

7 

20 

1 

(D) 

6 

1 

10 

39 

5 

5 

1 Data are based on a sample of lamns. 2Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are inCluded as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

55 to 64 

6 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

46 1 051 

1 444 

32 

12 

2 

23 

521 

592 

4 

11 

3 

1 

9 

26 

9 

65 and over 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

23 

513 

833 

15 

8 

14 

224 

387 

7 

11 

7 

9 

38 

5 

4 

RHODE .ISLAND 75 
Table 51, Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory tertI 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percenL_ Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farrn __________________ 8cres __ 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farrns __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see tert) __________________ _ $1,000 to $2,499 ___________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $24,999 _________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _______________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ WheaL _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farm"-_ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

76 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

701 

100.0 

58685 

64 

701 

37786 

53903 

152 

138 

79 

82 

64 

15 

29 

12 

55 

43 

15 

9 

8 

7 

15 

6 

13 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

139 

526 

99 

929 

9 

108 

83 

868 

10 

132 

121 

20 786 

44 19 883 

23 

764 

10 

678 

69 

4 190 

13 

4 087 

51 

4 775 

36 

4 306 

206 

004 

1 to 9 acres 

131 

18.7 

484 4 

131 

1 980 

15 116 

37 

24 

18 

25 

6 

10 

2 

2 

(D) 

12 

43 

11 

38 

38 

732 

5 405 

4 

63 

1 

(D) 

18 

824 

6 7B9 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

14 

4B 

10t049 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

acres acres acres acres 

250 66 67 67 

35.7 9.4 9.6 9.6 

6245 3B9O 5517 7692 

25 59 82 115 

250 66 67 67 

4 926 2 lIB 2361 4723 

19706 32086 35239 70488 

69 10 16 5 

53 10 14 19 

32 7 7 5 

26 9 6 7 

33 7 3 B 

5 4 2 

4 4 6 4 

4 1 3 2 

9 7 4 9 

11 6 6 3 

3 2 

1 2 

1 2 (D) (D) 

1 2 (D) (D) 

47 16 21 29 

97 71 93 120 

47 10 6 10 

434 22B 214 129 

1 2 1 

(D) (D) (D) 

34 10 5 8 

301 94 384 196 

1 1 1 

(D) (D) (D) 

35 13 9 5 

1947 B8B 843 1 591 

11 5 4 3 

1689 788 721 (D) 

6 2 1 1 

(D) (D) (D) (D) 

2 1 

(D) (D) 

23 5 6 4 

B44 103 209 1 767 

2 1 1 1 

(D) (D) (D) (D) 

8 3 7 8 

568 226 461 593 

4 2 3 6 

490 (D) 292 (D) 

59 12 32 29 

233 46 99 176 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51, Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con, 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 41 23 10 33 11 2 percenL_ 5.8 3.3 1.4 4.7 1.6 .3 land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 6296 4524 2400 11 591 (0) (0) Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 154 197 240 351 (0) (0) 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 41 23 10 33 11 2 $1,000 __ 3296 1 453 651 8626 (0) (0) Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 80396 83193 65083 261 388 (0) (0) 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 4 6 2 1 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 5 5 1 5 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 8 2 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 3 1 4 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 3 1 3 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 4 1 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 2 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 8 3 4 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 5 3 2 5 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 2 4 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 2 1 4 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 3 3 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 1 1 1 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ I 1 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) Wheat ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ SOybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ I $1,000 __ (0) Other grains ________________________ farms __ I 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 12 4 3 4 1 $1,000 __ 60 36 13 24 (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____ farms __ 4 1 4 4 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 46 414 (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 1 2 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 9 2 3 1 

$1,000 __ 333 (0) 99 (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 5 1 1 

$1,000 __ 317 (0) (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 5 3 6 7 $1,000 __ 731 751 5835 6467 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 4 1 4 7 

$1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) 6467 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 1 1 1 3 3 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) 106 883 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 1 1 3 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) 883 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 3 3 2 3 2 

$1,000 __ 101 7 (0) 300 (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 5 4 2 12 $1,000 __ 438 495 (0) 1 885 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 5 4 2 9 $1,000 __ 438 495 (0) 1 586 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 15 12 7 21 3 2 $1,000 __ 87 72 76 144 (0) (0) 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 77 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1 t09 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

Total acres acres acres acres acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 49 6 14 6 13 7 $1.000 __ 568 84 349 39 24 70 Sales of $50.000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 2 $1,000 __ (D) (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and woo'- _______________ farms __ 73 10 29 10 7 6 $1,000 __ 103 9 59 (D) 4 (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 93 27 28 10 10 7 $1,000 __ 462 71 71 232 8 10 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 1 $1,000 __ (D) (D) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 702 104 250 62 75 70 $1,000 __ 29736 1 281 4 116 1 756 2160 3917 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 42359 12 315 16 462 28324 28794 55956 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 248 29 86 20 25 23 $1,000 __ 1 146 88 376 137 45 299 Farnns with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 213 26 78 17 24 17 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 25 2 3 2 5 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 9 1 5 1 $100,000 or more _________________________ 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 393 44 123 29 51 57 $1,000 __ 3684 240 736 272 380 815 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 296 34 105 11 41 46 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 60 9 12 16 7 7 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 34 1 5 2 2 3 $tOO,OOO or more _________________________ 3 1 1 1 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 219 24 66 25 25 29 $1,000 __ 2843 180 478 180 230 720 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 145 18 59 8 17 21 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 44 5 3 16 7 5 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 23 3 1 2 $80,000 or more ________________________ 7 1 1 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 237 36 46 18 13 39 $1,000 __ 396 117 70 80 67 107 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 155 22 35 10 7 29 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 47 9 6 4 4 7 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 20 3 5 3 1 2 $25,000 or more __________________________ 15 2 1 1 1 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 399 31 125 33 63 37 $1,000 __ 335 20 89 62 60 86 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 353 30 124 30 62 31 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 37 1 1 3 1 6 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 3 $50,000 or more __________________________ 6 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 355 48 122 30 37 30 $1,000 __ 778 20 61 48 44 (D) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 322 48 121 28 34 23 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 27 1 2 3 7 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 4 $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 659 94 234 60 65 70 $1,000 __ 390 76 243 112 98 119 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 607 91 224 55 61 64 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 42 3 9 4 4 5 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 9 1 1 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 599 79 215 44 63 68 $1,000 __ 621 38 117 (D) 57 55 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 271 12 72 36 29 38 $1,000 __ 433 12 35 15 19 23 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 24 12 4 1 2 2 $1,000 __ 25 1 7 (D) (D) (D) 

lP gas, tuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, 50 103 51 41 48 grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 405 $1,000 __ 311 25 83 53 (D) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

78 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Tolal sales (see textl-Con. 

Hogs and pigs _. ______________________ farms __ I 1 1 $1,000 __ (D) (D) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 2 2 3 4 $1,000 __ (D) (D) (Z) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 3 1 3 4 $1,000 __ (D) (D) 1 16 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I $1,000 __ (D) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 44 37 9 40 9 2 $1,000 __ 2793 1 309 506 6586 (D) (0) Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 63467 35366 56168 164 709 (0) (0) 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 28 20 5 11 1 $1,000 __ 131 15 (Z) (D) (0) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 18 19 5 8 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 9 1 3 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 1 $100,000 or more _________________________ 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 33 33 4 15 3 1 $1,000 __ 311 222 76 612 (0) (D) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 26 27 3 2 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 2 2 3 1 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 6 4 2 9 $100,000 or more _________________________ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 16 17 2 13 2 $1,000 __ 250 133 (D) 590 (D) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 9 11 1 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 1 3 3 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 6 3 2 6 $80,000 or more ________________________ 3 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 31 8 5 32 7 2 $1,000 __ 61 (D) 52 541 (0) (0) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 25 4 1 20 2 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 3 4 3 6 1 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2 3 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 3 5 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 38 19 7 37 7 2 $1,000 __ 120 64 26 317 (0) (D) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 32 12 5 25 2 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 6 7 2 9 1 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 3 $50,000 or more __________________________ 3 3 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 31 10 4 34 8 1 $1,000 __ 57 26 41 152 (0) (0) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 27 8 3 28 1 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 4 2 4 4 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 44 37 7 39 8 1 $1,000 __ 103 84 19 226 (0) (D) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 40 34 7 29 1 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 4 3 7 3 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 3 3 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 43 35 6 37 8 1 $1,000 __ 57 40 6 107 (0) (D) Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 27 28 7 17 7 $1,000 __ 23 37 tl 68 189 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 2 1 $1,000 __ (D) (0) 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 34 28 7 35 7 1 $1,000 __ (D) 8 2 (0) (0) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 79 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con, 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARM PRODUcnON EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,OOCL Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more • ________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ • __ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 • _______________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ____ • ___________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _______________________ • __ 

Customworl<, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 _____________________ .--- $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash renL ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 10 $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes _-- _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 10 $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

80 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

452 

549 

327 

108 

16 

1 

214 9536 

113 

52 

28 

21 

66 

531 

18 

33 

12 

3 

588 

1744 

514 

64 

5 

5 

97 

183 

67 

21 

7 

2 

239 1298 

173 

57 

9 

177 

875 

26 

108 

38 

5 

105 

423 

36 

54 

12 

3 

122 

786 

95 

15 

4 

8 

635 1795 

548 

70 

15 

2 

624 

3583 

530 

63 

17 

14 

1109 

acres 

61 

43 

51 

9 

1 

40 

172 

32 

6 

2 

14 

27 

4 

8 

2 

70 

77 

67 

3 

26 

10 

25 

1 

24 

SO 

21 

3 

12 

28 

2 

8 

2 

17 

22 

11 

5 

1 

7 

2 

86 

108 

85 

1 

98 

230 

88 

8 

2 

10 to 49 acres 

144 

95 

118 

24 

2 

51 

662 

29 

11 

10 

1 

26 

79 

8 

12 

6 

221 

319 

208 

13 

21 

19 

16 

4 

1 

80 

229 

69 

11 

69 

203 

9 

51 

9 

19 

25 

8 

10 

1 

28 

56 

24 

4 

224 

459 

213 

10 

1 

221 

823 

203 

13 

4 

1 

SO 1069 

acres 

42 

39 

33 

7 

2 

18 

389 

7 

8 

2 

1 

5 

21 

3 

1 

1 

59 

122 

53 

6 

3 

1 

3 

14 

38 

12 

2 

8 

28 

1 

5 

2 

8 

10 

3 

5 

10 

27 

9 

1 

58 

185 

44 

14 

58 

223 

50 

5 

2 

1 

70 to 99 acres 

52 

72 

30 

21 

1 

32 

537 

22 

5 

4 

1 

3 

53 

2 

63 

102 

56 

7 

7 

10 

4 

3 

22 

79 

19 

3 

9 

42 

2 

5 

2 

17 

37 

3 

14 

10 

31 

7 

3 

72 

295 

SO 

18 

4 

58 

287 

49 

4 

4 

1 

100 10 139 

acres 

55 

110 

43 

10 

1 

1 

17 

987 

9 

5 

3 

5 

(0) 

1 

4 

63 

201 

55 

6 

1 

1 

11 

16 

6 

4 

1 

41 

225 

29 

10 

2 

36 

191 

11 

13 

12 

9 

34 

5 

2 

1 

1 

13 

38 

10 

3 

60 

179 

52 

7 

62 

660 

51 

8 

1 

2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Tote! farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rente! 01 machinery and equipment _____________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ $1,000 10 $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by reai estate _______________ larms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by reai estate ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash renL ____________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes ________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other farm production expenses ______ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See lootnotas at end 01 table. 

140 to 179 

acres 

35 

(0) 

24 

10 

1 

15 

935 

4 

5 

4 

2 

1 

(0) 

34 

163 

28 

4 

2 

6 

6 

4 

2 

18 

143 

11 

6 

1 

14 

97 

1 

9 

3 

1 

8 

46 

2 

3 

3 

12 

94 

10 

2 

41 

111 

37 

3 

1 

43 

384 

33 

8 

2 

180 to 219 

acres 

21 

21 

15 

6 

7 359 

3 

2 

1 

1 

1 

(0) 

21 

113 

14 

7 

4 

8 

4 

17 

92 

2 

15 

14 

(0) 

11 

3 

13 

(0) 

11 

2 

15 

57 

14 

36 

126 

32 

3 

1 

37 

106 

34 

1 

2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

220 to 259 

acres 

6 

11 

2 

4 

7 

86 

4 

2 

1 

4 

3 

2 

2 

9 

39 

4 

5 

6 

3 

6 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

5 

18 

4 

9 

46 

4 

3 

2 

9 

65 

6 

2 

1 

260 to 499 

acres 

26 

77 

7 

13 

6 

20 3233 

3 

8 

4 

5 

4 

(0) 

2 

2 

38 

271 

26 

9 

1 

2 

7 

27 

3 

2 

2 

13 

221 

7 

2 

4 

8 

80 

4 

2 

2 

6 141 

3 

1 

2 

15 

148 

9 

3 

1 

2 

38 

220 

24 

10 

3 

1 

28 

464 

13 

12 

1 

2 

500 to 999 

acres 

9 

(0) 

3 

4 

2 

7 2176 

7 

3 173 

9 

(0) 

2 

4 

1 

2 

6 

84 

1 

3 

2 

7 197 

1 

4 

2 

5 133 

1 

2 

2 

5 

65 

1 

4 

7 316 

1 

1 

2 

3 

9 

(0) 

5 

1 

3 

8 

(0) 

1 

2 

5 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

2,000 acres or more 

RHODE ISLAND 81 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Item 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms with net gains' _________________ numbeL_ 

Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 _________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Farms with net losses _________________ numbeL_ 

Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 _________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

$1,000 __ 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Corn _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ WheaL _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton__ _ _ _ _____ _ _ ___ _ __ ______ _ _ ___ __ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

$1,000 __ 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 

acres __ In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

82 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

702 

7443 

10603 

285 

35812 

46 

108 

81 

50 

417 6626 

73 

283 

55 

6 

42 

39 

152 

414 

30 

106 

51 

71 

64 

112 

42 

125 

597 

26121 

523 

18498 

410 

71 

27 

13 

2 

242 

4513 

57 

582 

15 

94 

6 

11 

96 

2423 

366 22743 

117 

3700 

321 19043 

1 to 9 acres 

104 

392 

3 772 

55 

11 725 

18 

20 

12 

5 

49 

5 155 

13 

30 

5 

1 

2 

(0) 

10 

39 

4 

20 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 

12 

80 

211 

68 

161 

68 

14 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

12 

23 

3 

9 

9 

14 

10 to 49 

acres 

250 

566 

2266 

80 

19894 

16 

38 

13 

13 

170 

6030 

28 

125 

15 

2 

9 

2 

32 

152 

12 

61 

14 

25 

3 

17 

6 

49 

213 

3056 182 

991 

182 

84 

806 

16 

90 

6 

(0) 

25 

(0) 

118 

1 538 

36 

344 

99 1 194 

50 to 69 

acres 

62 

222 3584 

31 

18473 

1 

15 

12 

3 

31 

11 305 

2 

24 

4 

1 

5 

6 

13 

32 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

6 

6 

18 

61 

798 

54 

284 

45 

9 

21 

266 

5 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

11 

198 

40 

330 

14 

251 

35 

079 

70 to 99 

acres 

75 

563 

7512 

31 

27840 

3 

9 

17 

2 

44 

6810 

2 

39 

3 

3 

3 

24 

34 

4 

6 

16 

22 

4 

7 

66 

2843 

54 

1 701 

39 

15 

40 

734 

14 

132 4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

16 

249 

48 2087 

22 

348 

44 

1 739 

100 to 139 

acres 

70 

716 

10232 

30 

32979 

14 

12 

4 

40 6828 

14 

15 

10 

1 

4 

2 

21 

74 

5 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

13 

37 

13 

28 

64 3622 

59 

2949 

31 

20 

8 

22 

522 

3 

15 

9 136 

51 2760 7 153 

48 

2607 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms •.•..•.•.••.•••.••••••••••••.•• number •• 44 37 9 40 9 2 $1,000 •• 349 190 144 2031 (0) (0) 

Average per farm •••••••••..••••••••• dollars •• 7937 5131 15947 50772 (0) (0) 

Farms with net gains2 ••....••••••••••. numbeL. 16 7 7 22 6 Average net gain ••.•...••••••••••••. dollars •• 35723 57893 21 995 95209 386620 

Gain ofLess than $1,000 ••••••••••••.••••••••••••• 2 2 4 $1,000 to $9,999 •••••••.•••••••••••••.•••• 3 3 1 5 $10,000 to $49,999 •••••..•••••••••••••.••• 6 2 3 4 $50,000 or more ••••••...•••.•••••••..•••• 5 2 1 9 6 

Farms with net losses ••••.•••••••••••• number •• 28 30 2 18 3 2 

Average net loss •••••••••••••••••••• dollars •• 7940 7 180 (0) 3539 14621 (0) 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 7 7 

$1,000 to $9,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 15 11 2 18 2 2 

$10,000 to $49,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••• 5 12 1 $50,000 or more •••••••••••••••••••...•••• 1 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments •••..•••••••••••••• farms •• 5 4 2 5 3 $1,000 •• 8 5 (0) 7 4 

Other farm·related income' •••••••••••.••• farms •• 18 12 2 19 1 $1,000 •• 29 6 (0) 28 (0) 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 2 2 1 

$1,000 •• (0) (0) (0) 

Gross cash rent or share payments ••••• farms •• 4 10 12 1 $1,000 •• 3 4 12 (0) 

Forest products and Christmas trees •••• farms •• 12 10 2 2 1 $1,000 •• 22 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

O1her farm-related income sources .••••• farms __ 2 2 4 1 

$1,000 •• (0) (0) 7 (0) 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total __ ••• __ ••••.• __ •••••••••• __ ••• __ ••• farms •• 

$1,000 •• Corn ••• __ •••.•••••••••••••••.•.•••••• farms •• 

$1,000 •. Wheat •••.•••••••••••••••••. __ •••••••• farms •• 

$1,000 •• Soybeans ••••••••••••..••••••••••••••• farms •• $1,000 •• 

Sorghum, barley, and oats •••• __ •••••••• farms •• 

$1,000 •• COtton •• __ ••••••••• __ ••••••• __ •••••••• farms •• 

$1,000 •• Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey __ • farms •• 

$1,000 •• 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ••••••••••••••••• __ •••••••. farms •• 39 23 10 28 11 2 acres __ 2612 775 129 4790 (0) (0) 

Harvested cropland •••••••••• __ •••••••• farms •• 38 18 10 28 10 2 acres __ 1 855 1 285 939 3482 (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ••••••••••• __ . __ .•.•••••••••• 23 7 5 8 2 

50 to 99 acres •••••••••• __ ••. __ ••••••••••• 10 5 1 8 1 2 

100 to 199 acres •••••••• __ ••••• __ •.••••••• 5 6 3 4 1 

200 to 499 acres •••••••• __ ••••• __ .••.••••• 1 8 4 

500 to 999 acres •••••••• __ •••.• __ .•••••••• 2 1,000 to 1,999 acres ••••• __ •• __ • __ .•••••••• 

2,000 acres or more ••••• __ •••••••••••••••• 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only ••••• __ •••••• __ farms •• 19 13 9 15 4 1 acres __ 559 336 118 736 (0) (0) 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ••• __ •••• __ ••••• __ • farms •• 4 1 5 5 3 1 

acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 30 (0) 

On which all crops failed ••• __ •••••••• farms •• 1 3 1 acres __ (0) (0) (0) 

In cultivated summer fallow. __ ••••• __ • farms •• 2 1 acres __ (0) (0) 

Idle •.•••••••••••••••• __ •• __ ••••• __ • farms •• 9 10 5 9 1 

acres __ 144 144 410 965 (0) 

Total woodland __ ••••••••••• __ • __ •••••••• farms •• 33 18 9 25 10 2 

acres __ 3041 777 1 197 4602 (0) (0) 

Woodland pastured ••••••• __ • __ ••••• __ • farms •• 12 1 5 11 4 2 acres __ 345 (0) 40 1 372 233 (0) 

Woodland not pastured •••••• __ •••••••• farms •• 29 18 7 20 10 2 

acres __ 2696 (0) 157 3230 (0) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 83 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment 

programs ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 ______________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 _______________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 _______________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ___________________ _ 

$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ___________________ _ $5,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 • ___________________ • __________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _______________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 or more __________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 

number._ Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 

number._ Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 

number._ 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 

number._ 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 

number __ Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

number._ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 

number._ Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Ume ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of!ru~ _______ tarms __ 

acres on which used __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

84 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

143 

3345 

477 

6476 

702 295036 

420 279 4748 

64 

60 

33 

69 

97 

218 

117 

21 

16 

7 

701 

25178 

65 

157 

148 

216 

67 

25 

15 

8 

624 

329 

599 

1 556 

455 

849 

340 

707 

8 

8 

212 

245 

185 

196 

399 13931 

178 3371 

3467 

210 6250 

17 

195 

109 

2874 

185 

7317 

21 

816 

1 to 9 

acres 

15 

44 

80 

206 

104 

11 430 109 904 

37231 

26 

15 

7 

13 

33 

10 

104 

506 

33 

25 

10 

33 

2 

80 

102 

54 

125 

51 

90 

18 

35 

13 

35 

2 

(0) 

31 

62 

6 

9 

7 

24 

44 

11 

17 

6 

6 

4 

4 

10 to 49 

acres 

48 

492 

173 

1 159 

250 54250 

217000 

9148 

38 

33 

18 

37 

28 

72 

21 

2 

1 

249 

5635 

13 

90 

59 

62 

17 

5 

2 

1 

220 

347 

214 

408 

167 

276 

85 

132 

3 

3 

60 

62 

33 

36 

125 

1 324 

59 

577 

489 

70 

530 

2 

(0) 

43 

268 

51 

435 

4 

12 

50 to 69 

acres 

10 

281 

43 

481 

62 23712 

382 452 6785 

8 

3 

3 

2 

22 

23 

62 

2143 

1 

5 

3 

44 

6 

3 

50 

124 

59 

151 

39 

88 

33 

63 

34 

38 

34 

35 

33 

870 

5 

67 

95 

17 

493 1 

(0) 

10 

214 

18 

358 

1 

(D) 

70 to 99 acres 

10 

135 

51 

452 

75 35438 

472 507 5977 

2 

6 

2 

35 

29 

75 

1 778 

2 

20 

17 

27 

5 

4 

67 

142 

74 

192 

55 

111 

53 

81 

1 

(D) 

25 

26 

20 

20 

63 

108 

26 

213 

225 

31 

499 

9 

9 

16 

277 

28 

512 

1 

(0) 

100 to 139 

acres 

23 

670 

40 

640 

70 

28441 

406 300 

3437 

4 

5 

16 

22 

22 

70 

2480 

9 

6 

25 

16 

10 

2 

2 

68 

128 

69 

168 

49 

76 

49 

90 

1 

(0) 

29 

32 

29 

30 

37 

1658 19 

309 

244 

21 

612 

4 

158 

10 

397 

18 

469 

4 

114 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 9 11 2 9 5 1 acres __ 113 (0) (D) 673 210 (0) 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 26 17 7 28 11 1 

acres __ 530 (0) (D) 526 (0) (0) 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ fanms __ 44 37 9 40 9 2 $1,000 __ 27485 34900 5560 50696 (0) (D) Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ - 624659 943 243 617778 267 400 (0) (0) Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 4048 4874 2586 3 761 (0) (0) 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 

$40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 2 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 3 2 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 7 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 18 11 2 25 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 7 3 4 7 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 4 11 1 3 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 3 2 3 4 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 1 4 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms-_ 44 37 9 40 9 2 $1,000 __ 1 853 745 684 4554 (0) (0) 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 1 2 2 2 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 8 2 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 8 8 16 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 17 12 1 3 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 6 12 2 7 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 2 2 3 3 1 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 2 1 1 4 2 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 3 4 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 43 36 9 40 9 2 

number __ 116 100 28 138 (0) (0) Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 43 27 9 39 9 2 

number __ 133 120 43 137 (0) (0) 

Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 36 25 4 22 7 number __ 60 57 14 50 27 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 27 27 9 29 8 2 

number __ 73 63 29 87 (0) (0) 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 2 1 number __ (0) (0) 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

number._ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 18 13 6 11 3 

number __ 18 14 6 11 3 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 22 25 4 12 3 1 

number._ 23 25 6 14 4 (0) 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 38 19 7 37 7 2 

acres on which used __ 666 773 510 2847 (0) (D) Ume ___________________________________ farms __ 18 15 3 23 4 

acres on which used __ 244 248 124 510 1 070 tons __ 264 162 63 418 1 500 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc .. to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 11 4 3 23 6 

acres on which used __ 589 355 308 1203 1617 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ I 

acres on which used __ (D) 

Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 6 1 1 8 3 

acres on which used __ (0) (D) (D) 512 715 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ 1 farms __ 26 8 3 19 7 

acres on which used __ 870 533 113 1 506 (D) (0) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for ~owth control of crops or thinning of tt _______ farms __ 1 1 4 1 

acres on which used __ (0) (D) 71 (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 85 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ tarms __ acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: 

bt~:n~_====================================== Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 

60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish Origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ tarms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

86 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

701 

474 

153 

74 

700 

473 

153 

74 

627 

45647 

627 44 188 

228 

14633 

227 

14497 

39 

1 595 

540 

108 

53 

345 

356 

265 

395 

55 

78 

262 

41 

27 

55 

102 

384 

18.8 

133 

9 

71 

146 

87 

70 

80 

78 

57 

104 

52.7 

611 

90 

2 

567 

43036 

45 

3998 

76 

(0) 

3 

73 

4 

(0) 

4 

9 1 454 

1 to 9 

acres 

131 

103 

7 

21 

130 

102 

7 

21 

110 

539 

110 

413 

28 

72 

28 

71 

5 

127 

83 

28 

20 

59 

72 

43 

79 

13 

17 

49 

9 

8 

11 

26 

59 

16.0 

27 

4 

22 

32 

13 

9 

11 

11 

10 

19 

49.8 

98 

33 

107 

407 

6 

16 

16 

(D) 

16 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

acres acres acres acres 

250 66 67 67 

179 47 46 38 

42 13 18 24 

29 6 3 5 

250 66 67 67 

179 47 46 38 

42 13 18 24 

29 6 3 5 

221 60 64 62 

4941 (0) 5151 (0) 

221 60 64 62 

4766 3121 4585 5469 

72 19 21 29 

1 514 769 932 2223 

71 19 21 29 

1479 769 932 2223 

7 2 9 2 

210 (0) 566 (0) 

199 62 60 51 

39 2 5 11 

12 2 2 5 

109 31 24 39 

141 35 43 28 

86 17 23 25 

153 43 41 34 

10 6 4 9 

33 10 8 5 

110 27 29 20 

11 6 3 8 

11 4 

19 6 9 5 

34 6 12 12 

138 44 35 37 

18.2 20.5 18.1 19.4 

48 10 11 9 

2 2 

18 9 6 8 

68 9 8 13 

24 10 17 9 

28 7 8 5 

27 11 9 9 27 11 8 6 

26 4 3 6 

30 5 6 11 

52.1 52.1 51.1 54.4 

218 61 61 63 32 5 6 4 

218 50 56 50 

5451 2905 4629 5659 

12 6 3 9 301 (0) (0) 125 

16 9 7 6 

350 547 638 (0) 

1 

16 9 6 6 

1 2 

(0) (0) 

2 

3 1 1 (0) (0) (0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

140 to 179 

acres 

41 

25 

13 

3 

41 

25 

13 

3 

38 

4994 38 

4902 

16 

1 434 

16 1 394 

4 132 

26 

11 

4 

26 

15 

25 

14 

4 

2 

8 

2 

3 

25 

25.3 

12 

3 

2 

6 

2 

3 

6 

2 

17 

61.7 

37 

4 

32 

4893 

5 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

180 to 219 

acres 

23 

13 

8 

2 

23 

13 

8 

2 

21 

3503 21 

3343 

10 

181 

10 

181 

3 

160 

17 

5 

1 

10 

13 

6 

16 

3 

1 

12 

2 

4 

15 

16.7 

2 

3 

5 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 50.7 

21 

2 

17 

3307 

1 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

5 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

220 to 259 

acres 

10 

5 

4 

1 

10 

5 

4 

1 

9 

(D) 

9 1 610 

5 

790 

5 

790 

2 

(D) 

10 

10 

7 

3 

2 

2 

7 24.4 

3 

1 

2 

4 58.6 

10 

10 

2400 

260 to 499 

acres 

33 

13 

17 

3 

33 

13 

17 

3 

30 8733 

30 8553 

20 

3038 

20 3038 

3 180 

23 

5 

5 

29 

4 

26 

7 

4 

1 

2 

3 

2 

2 

18 

21.0 

8 

1 

1 

3 

4 

6 

4 

5 

3 

6 56.6 

30 

3 

19 

6530 

3 

968 

8 2885 

2 

6 

3 208 

500 to 999 

acres 

11 

3 

7 

1 

11 

3 

7 

1 

10 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

8 2680 

8 2620 

1 

(D) 

8 

2 

1 

8 

3 

7 

3 

1 

2 

1 

1 

6 25.6 

3 

1 

2 

1 

1 

3 

1 

2 

54.7 

10 

1 

6 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

5 

1.000 to 1,999 

acres 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 62.5 

2 

2 

(D) 

2,000 acres or 

more 

RHODE ISLAND 87 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

(For meaning o! abbreviations and symbols, see introductory taxi ) 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _________________ • ____________ _ 

FIeld crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops. except cash grains, n.a.c. (0133,0134. 0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________ • ______ _ Frults and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultul'lll speciaIIIes (018) ____________________ _ General farms. primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ Animal speciaIIIes (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestoclt and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

UVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Fannswith- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499. ________________________________ _ 500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Bee! cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 500 or more ___________________________ _ 

MHk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

rornber __ 

Steers, st __ calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ faoma.._ 

rornber __ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

rornber __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

rornber __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ faoma.._ rornber __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

88 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

131 

250 

66 

67 

67 

41 

23 

10 

33 

11 

2 

1 

98 

98 

64 

60 

95 

26 

202 

83 

49 

25 

71 

10 

253 6930 

117 

89 

33 

11 

3 

211 4 108 

156 1 133 

118 

37 

1 

70 2975 

20 

1 

21 

23 

5 

152 2048 

149 

774 

206 3 259 

1 004 

126 1 675 

166 

179 1 564 

838 

59 

331 

171 

1to9 

acres 

131 

6 

6 

9 

8 

35 

1 

28 

8 

1 

9 

30 

4 

26 

235 

20 

5 

1 

18 

101 

16 

57 

14 

2 

3 

44 

2 

16 

74 

19 

60 

14 

98 

48 

6 

2S 

4 

12 

73 

44 

7 

27 

13 

10 ID 49 50 to 69 acres acres 

250 66 

32 10 

32 10 

35 6 29 7 23 11 12 

77 18 33 3 

7 3 8 2 24 9 

3 

79 17 914 328 

54 9 22 6 2 2 1 

65 11 602 202 54 7 249 49 

48 6 6 1 

14 4 353 153 

7 

5 2 1 2 1 

37 8 174 78 

34 8 138 48 

59 12 570 160 

233 48 34 8 201 99 

26 11 53 9 369 61 207 34 16 4 46 43 22 2S 

70 to 99 acres 

67 

16 

16 

3 

3 

6 

3 

26 

10 

7 

1 

2 

36 

863 

13 

17 

5 

1 

32 

505 

24 

201 

17 

7 

13 

304 

6 

5 

2· 

21 

226 

26 

132 

32 

316 

99 

16 

153 

21 

2S 

163 

78 

11 

34 

20 

100 to 139 

acres 

67 

20 

20 

1 

4 

4 

6 

21 

10 

8 

1 

2 

29 1028 

5 

15 

8 

1 

27 

574 

18 

197 

12 

5 

1 

11 

377 

4 

1 

6 

22 

3S4 

22 

100 

29 

481 

176 

20 

216 

27 

26 

265 

149 5 

27 

17 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 10 219 acres _______________________________ _ 220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and SIJQ8I' beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134,0139) ______________ _ 

V9!letables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General terms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animai specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

~airy farms (024) ________ .---___________________ _ Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ Animai specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General fanns, primarily livestock and animai specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ terms __ number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ feons __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ terms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ feons __ 

number __ Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull caIves _______________________________ terms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ fanns __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms.._ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ fanns __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ fanns __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

number __ $1,000 __ 

140 to 179 

acres 

41 

1 

8 

8 

3 

6 

2 

4 

10 

6 

5 

1 

1 

19 

680 

6 

8 

2 

3 

15 

379 

10 

86 

7 

3 

6 

293 

1 

4 

15 

225 

10 

76 

15 

311 

87 

8 160 

20 

15 

151 

68 

4 

38 

19 

180 to 219 

acres 

23 

2 

2 

2 

7 

5 

4 

2 

2 

3 

13 

534 

3 

6 

3 

1 

12 

360 8 

(0) 

3 

5 

5 

(0) 

1 

1 

3 

7 162 

4 

12 

12 

270 

72 

11 

165 

14 

10 

105 

58 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

220 to 259 

acres 

10 

2 

2 

2 

4 

4 

2 

7 301 

3 

2 

1 

1 

6 157 4 

(D) 

2 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

4 116 

5 

28 

7 173 

76 

4 

85 

8 

7 

88 

68 

2 

rei 

260 to 499 

acres 

33 

4 

3 

5 

6 

12 

1 

1 

21 1 845 

3 

5 

7 

3 

3 

19 1 133 9 

59 

7 

2 

12 1074 

5 

3 

4 

17 

578 

15 

134 

21 

823 

144 

17 

(0) 

(0) 

18 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

66 

25 

500 to 999 

acres 

11 

7 

3 

2 

4 

(D) 

1 

2 

1 

4 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

2 

2 

3 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

2 

2 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2,000 acres or 

more 

RHODE ISLAND 89 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

Total acres acres acres acres acres 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 59 8 20 6 12 7 number __ 4719 617 3006 388 152 526 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 43 6 16 2 11 2 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 3 1 2 50 to 99 ________________________________ c ___ 2 1 100 to 199 __________________________________ 5 1 2 2 200 to 499 __________________________________ 4 2 1 1 500 or more ________________________________ 2 2 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 33 4 14 3 6 3 

number __ 450 72 236 57 28 47 Other ________________________________ farms __ 54 6 16 6 11 7 

number __ 4269 545 2770 331 124 479 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 49 6 14 6 13 7 number __ 4990 606 3 174 339 266 572 $1,000 __ 566 84 349 39 24 70 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ II 4 6 number __ 311 163 (D) $1,000 __ 10 5 (D) 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 35 4 14 3 8 3 number __ 660 136 372 42 46 52 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 33 4 14 3 8 2 number __ 320 66 185 15 26 (0) June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 29 4 10 3 7 3 number __ 340 72 187 27 20 (0) 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 76 13 29 10 7 6 number __ I 661 185 784 334 76 102 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 69 11 25 10 7 6 number __ I 001 (0) 436 223 61 68 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 68 10 29 8 4 6 

numbeL_ 2085 126 452 297 42 69 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 62 6 23 10 7 5 number __ I 521 132 618 282 63 67 

pounds of wooL_ 10021 734 5 374 1 946 677 477 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 166 33 56 19 19 12 

number __ I 020 265 303 120 83 65 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 41 12 14 5 6 1 

numbeL_ 144 19 27 70 7 (0) Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 45 8 17 8 4 4 number __ 485 90 206 148 10 22 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 24 7 9 2 2 4 

number __ 355 54 156 (D) (D) 43 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 96 19 30 7 14 7 number __ 205 794 13286 72327 4386 7921 93842 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 82 13 27 6 13 6 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 5 3 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 5 3 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 2 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 50,000 to 99.999 ____________________________ 2 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 95 18 30 7 14 7 nurnber __ (0) 13 176 44984 4386 7761 93842 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 16 3 7 4 number __ (0) 112 27363 140 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 34 9 12 3 5 1 number __ 200470 35700 51 184 5056 12152 (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 6 2 2 1 1 number __ 58714 (0) (0) (0) (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 3 2 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 3 2 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 3 2 1 

numbeL_ (0) (0) (0) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 18 4 7 1 3 2 number __ II 631 10 106 279 (D) 121 (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

90 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 24 ____________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Other ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 

Litters of pigs farrowed betweennumbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ number __ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 

numbeL_ Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ___________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 _______________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

140 to 179 

acres 

3 

19 

3 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

63 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

6 13088 

5 

6 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

180 to 219 

acres 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

12 

90 

2 

(D) 

7 765 

6 

1 

7 765 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

220 to 259 

acres 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

17 

3 

14 

1 

(D) 

3 

8 

34 

3 135 

3 

3 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

260 to 499 

acres 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 

55 

3 

(0) 

4 

25 

3 

26 

137 

5 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

(0) 

500 to 999 

acres 

2 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

2,000 acres or 

more 

RHODE ISLAND 91 
Table 51_ Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1 t09 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

Total acres acres acres acres acres 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 77 1 IS S 8 13 acres __ 2008 (0) 99 126 158 321 tons, green __ 33778 (0) 1 326 771 2808 5556 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 2 

acres._ t4 (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 

1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 46 IS 7 5 8 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 29 1 3 5 100 to 249 acreL ___________________________ 2 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 

500 acres or more ___________________________ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 22 3 6 2 1 1 acres __ I 410 9 24 (0) (0) (0) 

cwL_ 259958 900 3510 (0) (0) (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 acres __ (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 9 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 2 1 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 5 2 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 5 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 1 

Hay - alfalta, other tame, small ~rain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 291 9 96 28 41 45 acres __ 8 126 36 1 023 563 980 1 870 tons, dry __ 14125 78 1 691 1 021 2120 3062 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 2 acres __ 28 (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 189 9 89 19 26 18 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ S5 7 9 15 22 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 17 5 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 

500 acres or more ___________________________ 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, smail grain, and wild hay (see text) __________________ farms __ 182 3 52 19 25 33 acres __ 4005 11 532 268 508 1 042 tons, dry __ 6187 14 77S 534 818 1 407 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I acres __ (0) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 99 12 47 10 6 10 acres __ I 947 32 425 255 180 207 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 28 1 S 3 5 4 acres __ 617 (0) 6S 14 135 92 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 46 12 22 3 2 3 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 32 24 2 2 2 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 18 1 5 1 5 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 2 1 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 1 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ S3 14 27 12 6 9 acres __ 856 28 204 79 42 186 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 8 1 3 4 acres __ 56 (0) (0) 46 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 44 14 7 9 5 3 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 25 20 2 2 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 14 1 4 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 

250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

92 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated __________________________ ~_~~ ?~~~~== 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ cwL_ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) __________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

140 to 179 

acres 

6 190 

2800 

2 

4 

1 

(D) 

(0) 

24 

918 

1 441 

11 

11 

2 

17 

508 

672 

4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

1 

7 205 

2 

5 

180 to 219 

acres 

5 

186 3054 1 

(D) 

1 

4 

1 

(D) 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

14 

744 

323 1 

(D) 

3 

8 

3 

9 331 

380 1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

220 to 259 

acres 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

9 627 

605 

4 

2 

3 

7 118 

159 

4 

60 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

2 

(D) 

2 

260 to 499 

acres 

13 

813 

145E11 

2 

9 

2 

3 105 

16290 

1 

(D) 

2 

20 1 145 

2444 

9 

7 

4 

14 

602 1225 

4 471 2 

(0) 

3 

85 

1 

2 

500 to 999 

acres 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

3 588 146 470 

2 

1 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

2 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

, Data are based on a sample of farms. 

'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1 ,000 to 1 ,999 

acres 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

(D) 

2 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2,000 acres or 

more 

RHODE ISLAND 93 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percenL_ Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) __________________ _ $1,000 to $2,499 ___________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $24,999 _________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _______________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ $1,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat _ _ _ ____ _ __ __ _______ ___ ___ _ ___ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans _ ____ _ __ __ _ _ _ ____ _ ___ ___ ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oals _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco __ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ _ ___ ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $50.000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fru~s, nU1s, and berries ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50.000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farrns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50.000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

All farms 

701 

100.0 

58685 

84 

701 37786 

53903 

152 

138 

79 

82 

64 

15 

29 

12 

55 

43 

15 

9 

8 

7 

15 

6 

13 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

139 

526 

99 

929 

9 108 

83 

666 

10 

132 

121 20786 

44 19863 

23 

764 

10 

678 

69 

4 190 

13 

4087 

51 

4775 

36 4306 

206 

1004 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 

or more 

8 

1.1 

3281 

410 

8 13400 

1 675 035 

7 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Total 

17 

2.4 

6719 

395 

17 

19180 

1 128 257 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

14 

15569 14 

15569 

4 963 

4 983 

3 2374 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

$250,000 to 

$499.999 

15 

2.1 

2475 165 

15 

4671 311 386 

1 

(0) 

4 

704 

4 

704 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

6 1454 

6 1454 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

925 

3 925 

3 920 

3 920 

3 

38 

$100,000 to $249,999 

43 

6.1 

5156 

120 

43 6234 

144 971 

4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

3 139 

1 

(0) 

15 

2 191 

13 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

408 3 

408 

20 

2451 

20 

2451 

20 

214 

$50,000 to $99,999 

55 

7.8 5709 

104 

55 3881 

70562 

5 

43 

8 

263 3 

(0) 

12 

522 

7 

464 

17 

832 

11 

(0) 

6 

332 

4 

(0) 

7 

425 

5 

(0) 

18 

1 138 

13 

935 

23 

236 

$40,000 to $49,999 

12 

1.7 1437 

120 

12 

535 

44 561 

3 

7 

3 

54 

1 

(0) 

4 126 

1 

(0) 

5 218 

8 

95 

94 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 29 15 64 82 79 290 

percenL_ 4.1 2.1 9.1 11.7 11.3 41.4 land in farms ____________________________ acre5-_ 2565 972 4035 5211 4099 20307 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 88 65 63 64 52 70 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 29 15 64 82 79 290 $1,000 __ 909 ~32 887 612 277 268 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 31 344 22151 13861 7468 3504 923 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 152 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 138 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 79 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 82 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 64 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 15 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 29 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 

$50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 

$100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 1 $1,000 __ (0) (D) (0) (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 2 1 1 1 $1,000 __ (0) (D) (D) (0) Wheat ____ __ ____ ___ ______ _ ______ ___ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans_ __ _____ _ _ __ __ ___ _ _ ____ __ __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ I 

$1,000 __ (0) 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 6 6 16 27 18 52 

$1,000 __ 73 32 108 134 45 54 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 12 3 24 15 13 14 

$1,000 __ 241 55 199 88 35 11 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 9 3 11 12 12 17 

$1,000 __ 116 67 119 65 23 20 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ II 4 14 16 10 10 

$1,000 __ 266 74 136 97 28 13 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 2 3 1 5 

$1,000 __ (0) 19 (0) 6 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ I 9 13 29 

$1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) (D) 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ I 2 1 1 

$1,000 __ (D) (0) (0) (0) 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 5 2 17 17 36 74 

$1,000 __ 57 (D) 123 56 80 78 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 95 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

$500.000 or more 

Item 

$1,000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to All farms or more Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total saJes (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 49 4 2 $1,000 __ 568 269 (0) sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 2 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 73 1 1 $1,000 __ 103 (0) (0) sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _______________________ • ____ farms __ 93 1 2 5 1 $1,000 __ 462 (0) (0) 55 (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 1 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 702 8 17 15 41 51 9 $1,000 __ 29 736 9660 14335 3255 4450 2166 376 Average per farm ____________________ doIlars __ 42 359 1 207523 843 223 217 000 108 539 42472 41 745 

Livestock and poultry putehased ________ farms __ 248 1 3 5 13 17 5 $1,000 __ 1 146 (0) 328 129 227 166 10 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 213 4 10 5 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 25 2 6 5 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 9 3 3 2 $100,000 or more _________________________ 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry farms __ 393 1 4 6 25 33 6 ----------$1,000 __ 3 684 (0) 773 468 1 098 506 115 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 296 13 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 60 6 11 6 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 34 6 18 9 $100,000 or more _________________________ 3 2 1 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 219 1 4 6 23 20 6 $1,000 __ 2 843 (0) 772 455 890 394 (0) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 145 1 1 $5,000 10 $24,999 _______________________ 44 9 11 5 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 23 3 12 8 $80,000 or more ________________________ 7 2 3 2 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and 1lees _________ farms __ 237 7 12 9 27 27 6 $1,000 __ 1 396 703 865 155 123 101 22 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999-----___________________________ 155 14 11 2 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 47 1 1 7 8 3 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 20 1 2 5 4 8 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 15 6 9 3 2 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 399 7 15 12 31 41 9 $I,OO(L 1 335 292 691 120 157 126 19 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 353 6 19 33 8 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 37 3 7 5 12 8 1 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 3 2 :3 $50,000 or more __________________________ 6 2 5 

Agricu/turaI chemicaIs __________________ farms __ 355 7 15 13 32 38 7 $1,000 __ 778 108 367 112 55 96 7 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 322 1 2 8 29 31 7 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 27 5 9 3 3 7 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 4 1 2 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 2 

Petroleum pmducts ____________________ farms __ 659 8 17 15 40 49 9 $1,000 __ 1 390 338 505 161 248 148 21 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 607 4 28 39 8 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 42 4 10 10 10 10 1 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 9 3 6 1 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 1 1 

Gasoline and g8501l0L _______________ farms __ 599 8 17 13 39 45 8 

Diesel $1,000 __ 621 134 198 61 87 69 15 fuel __________________________ farms __ 271 8 15 15 32 27 5 

Natural $1,000 __ 433 142 (0) 38 (0) 32 3 gas _________________________ farms __ 24 1 5 1 4 $1,000 __ 25 (0) 4 (0) 10 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, 17 15 39 36 8 grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 4Q5 8 $1,000 __ 311 62 73 58 94 37 :3 

See footnotes at end of table. 

96 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Salas of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Salas of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Salas of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expensas ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ doIlars __ 

Llvastock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fanns wflh expensas 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Feed lor livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fanns wflh expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

CommercIally mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fanns wflh expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 to $79,999 _____________________ _ $80,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs. plants, and trees _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fanns with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

CommercIal fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fanns with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ DIesel fueI __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ NauaJ gas _________________________ farms.._ 

$1,000 __ 

LP gas, fuel 01, kerosene. motor 01, grease. etc. ________________________ farms.._ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotas at end 01 table. 

$25,000 to $39,999 

3 103 

4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

30 

614 20 451 

5 

4 

5 

5 

25 

1 

4 

2 

(0) 

14 

62 

5 

8 

21 

48 

19 

2 

23 

45 

20 

3 

29 

45 

29 

27 

22 

16 

16 

19 

6 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

$20,000 to $24.999 

2 

(0) 

3 

64 

29 

597 20 602 

13 

58 

12 

1 

15 

128 

1 

14 

12 

(0) 

12 

11 

14 

3 

8 

8 

13 

7 

1 

16 

24 

15 

1 

29 

30 

29 

29 

19 

18 

6 

28 

5 

$10,000 to $19,999 

9 

93 

3 

1 

6 

56 

40 

636 15893 

14 

77 

4 

10 

20 

91 

14 

6 

12 

16 

12 

26 

19 

20 

6 

32 

38 

31 

1 

31 

27 

30 

1 

39 

41 

39 

38 

23 

17 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

27 

11 

$5,000 to $9,999 

6 

19 

12 

55 

13 

61 

107 

699 6530 

49 

34 

48 

1 

69 

100 

69 

30 

38 

30 

46 

16 

43 

3 

59 

59 

59 

40 

19 

40 

104 

60 

104 

90 

35 

52 

13 

n 

12 

$2,500 to $4,999 

9 

11 

12 

22 

19 

(0) 

66 

601 6963 

36 

47 

36 

56 

119 

55 

3 

37 

60 

34 

3 

16 

7 

14 

2 

40 

12 

40 

19 

5 

19 

62 

40 

82 

n 

25 

37 

11 

44 

4 

Less than $2,500 

14 

15 

40 

25 

41 

37 

277 2008 

7250 

66 

64 

66 

152 

261 

142 9 

1 

67 

72 

65 

2 

43 

12 

43 

131 

55 

131 

121 

22 

121 

246 

93 

245 1 

216 

66 

39 

13 

12 

5 

95 

8 

RHODE ISLAND 97 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con, 

[For meanin9 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total larm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ lamns-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired larm labor _______________________ lamns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Famns with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Famns with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental 01 machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ lamns-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate ___________ lamns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash renL ____________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Famns with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end 01 table. 

98 RHODE ISLAND 

'. 

All farms 

452 

549 

327 

108 

16 

1 

214 

9536 

113 

52 

28 

21 

66 

531 

18 

33 

12 

3 

588 

744 

514 

54 

5 

5 

97 

183 

67 

21 

7 

2 

239 

1298 

173 

57 

9 

177 

875 

26 

108 

38 

5 

105 

423 

36 

54 

12 

3 

122 

786 

95 

15 

4 

8 

635 

795 

541l 

70 

15 

2 

624 

3583 

530 

63 

17 

14 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 or more 

8 109 

1 

2 

4 

1 

8 4814 

8 

3 169 

8 425 

3 

1 

4 

4 

60 

3 

1 

7 307 

2 

5 

4 157 

1 

3 

6 150 

2 

2 

2 

6 309 

3 

3 

8 118 

2 

1 

3 

2 

8 094 

2 

6 

Total 

17 

169 

1 

7 

8 

1 

17 6742 

1 

16 

6 330 

1 

3 

2 

17 

609 

10 

3 

4 

8 103 

1 

5 

2 

16 

396 

11 

201 

3 

5 

3 

10 

195 

3 

5 

2 

14 

546 

3 

1 

2 

8 

17 

188 

5 

4 

6 

2 

17 1 721 

1 

4 

1 

11 

$250,000 to 

$499,999 

14 

45 

3 

7 

4 

15 

134 

1 

10 

4 

5 

36 

1 

1 

3 

15 

193 

3 

9 

2 

1 

5 

13 

1 

3 

1 

11 

187 

4 

3 

4 

8 129 

2 

1 

3 

2 

5 

59 

2 

2 

1 

8 

53 

4 

2 

2 

15 

87 

7 

7 

1 

15 

363 

1 

8 

4 

2 

$100,000 to 

$249,999 

37 

99 

7 

27 

3 

39 1 043 

5 

19 

14 

1 

7 

99 

6 

1 

39 

240 

20 

19 

17 

35 

7 

9 

1 

28 

157 

16 

12 

20 

129 

2 

8 

10 

16 

28 

3 

12 

1 

20 

63 

14 

6 

38 

141 

28 

9 

1 

41 

665 

10 

19 

12 

$50,000 to $99,999 

51 

90 

12 

39 

29 

225 

14 

14 

1 

6 

10 

3 

3 

45 

116 

39 

6 

12 

10 

8 

4 

32 

121 

25 

7 

9 

34 

1 

5 

3 

26 

87 

4 

18 

4 

16 

51 

14 

2 

44 

142 

36 

7 

1 

51 

257 

30 

21 

$40,000 to 

$49,999 

9 

10 

5 

4 

8 

51 

3 

5 

9 

29 

7 

2 

1 

(0) 

3 

25 

3 

(D) 

2 

1 

1 

(D) 

5 

1 

5 

9 

24 

8 

1 

9 

41 

5 

4 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses - Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash renL ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

$25,000 to $39,999 

21 

21 

14 

7 

16 

83 

10 

6 

7 

12 

7 

20 

59 

13 

7 

8 

(0) 

8 

7 

20 

5 

2 

7 

(0) 

3 

2 

2 

3 

(D) 

3 

8 

8 

8 

28 

125 

21 

2 

5 

30 

52 

27 

3 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

$20,000 to $24,999 

27 

20 

24 

3 

11 

52 

7 

4 

8 

18 

8 

29 

46 

27 

2 

5 

(0) 

2 

3 

9 

13 

8 

1 

2 

(0) 

2 

8 

(0) 

8 

5 

5 

5 

22 

106 

9 

13 

29 

68 

29 

$10,000 to 

$19,999 

24 

14 

21 

3 

12 

33 

9 

3 

6 

8 

2 

4 

31 

61 

29 

2 

6 

2 

6 

25 

59 

22 

3 

17 

(0) 

2 

12 

3 

10 

(0) 

5 

5 

7 

3 

7 

39 

81 

38 

1 

40 

84 

37 

3 

$5,000 to 

$9,999 

69 

19 

65 

4 

20 

7 

20 

9 

6 

7 

2 

89 

80 

88 

1 

8 

4 

7 

1 

19 

43 

16 

3 

15 

37 

9 

3 

3 

7 

6 

5 

2 

8 

4 

8 

84 

145 

83 

1 

104 

103 

104 

$2,500 to $4,999 

48 

13 

46 

2 

8 

2 

8 

4 

5 

64 

69 

64 

3 

1 

3 

14 

55 

4 

10 

13 

35 

13 

11 

20 

1 

10 

17 

9 

16 

1 

73 

175 

71 

2 

76 

43 

76 

Less than 

$2,500 

135 

50 

129 5 

1 

39 

165 

37 

2 

8 

9 

4 

4 

230 

241 

224 6 

24 

6 

24 

75 

222 

67 

8 

72 

216 

7 

57 

8 

8 

6 

6 

2 

14 

43 

11 

3 

266 

579 

242 

23 

1 

212 

186 

210 1 

RHODE ISLAND 99 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All lanms _______________________________ numbe,-_ 

$1,00o __ Average per larm ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ numbe,-_ 

Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 

Gain of- Less than $1,00o _________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Farms with net losses _________________ number-_ 

Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 

Loss 01- Less than $1,000 _________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Other farm-related income1 _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other farm-related income sources ______ farms-_ 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

$1,000 __ 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Corn _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ____ ________________________ ____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans_ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ ______ __ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton__ ________________________ ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

$1,000 __ 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ____________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 

acres._ In cover crops, legumes, and soil- improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ fanms __ 

acres __ On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 

acres __ In cultivated summer fallow ___________ fanms __ 

acres __ Idle ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 

acres._ Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table_ 

100 RHODE ISLAND 

All farms 

702 7 443 10 603 

265 35812 

46 

108 

61 

50 

417 6626 

73 

283 

55 

6 

42 

39 

152 

414 

30 

106 

51 

71 

64 

112 

42 

125 

597 26121 523 18 498 

410 

71 

27 

13 

2 

242 4513 

57 

582 

15 

94 

6 

11 

96 2423 

366 

22743 117 3700 

321 19043 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 

or more 

8 3740 

467511 

8 467 511 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

7 2485 7 845 

1 

(0) 

4 

(D) 

3 514 

3 514 

Total 

17 4846 

285034 

16 305259 

16 

1 

(D) 

4 

10 

3 

21 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

15 5271 15 4192 

1 

5 

7 

2 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

9 937 

10 

942 1 

(0) 

10 

(0) 

$250,000 to $499,999 

15 1 416 94386 

14 101 258 

1 

13 

1 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

14 1 833 

12 

670 

3 

3 

2 

4 

5 

82 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

5 527 2 

(D) 

4 

(0) 

$100,000 to $249,999 

41 1 545 37679 

36 44 150 

2 

3 

16 

15 

5 

(0) 

4 

1 

6 

7 

12 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

9 

47 

40 3224 

36 2472 

13 

17 

4 

2 

16 

453 

4 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

7 207 

17 1 179 

5 250 

16 

929 

$50,000 to $99,999 

51 1 239 24291 

48 28284 

1 

7 

34 

6 

3 39596 

2 

1 

8 

5 

14 

78 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

10 

48 

4 

14 

45 3108 42 201O 

24 

13 

5 

18 

702 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

7 382 

29 1 831 

7 125 

25 1 706 

$40,000 to $49,999 

9 

34 3821 

6 10439 

2 

1 

3 

3 9417 

2 

1 

1 

(0) 

3 

3 

3 

3 

12 

441 

12 

(0) 

8 

3 

1 

2 

(0) 

7 598 3 504 4 

94 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ number __ Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 _________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Farms with net losses _________________ number __ Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 _________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ $1,000 __ Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

$1,000 __ 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Corn _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat _ _ _____ __ _ __ _ _ ____ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ __ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton_ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ ______ __ __ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

$1,000 __ 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres __________________________ __ 

100 to 199 acres ________________________ __ 200 to 499 acres ________________________ __ 

500 to 999 acres ________________________ __ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 

acres __ In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland __ __ __ __ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

$25,000 to 

$39,999 

30 

333 11 092 

27 15817 

31 

3 

5 

19 

3 429 

4 

11 

1 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

27 1 583 

26 

246 

16 

8 

2 

7 

93 

7 

43 

3 

22 

5 179 

11 

603 3 

38 

9 565 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

$20,000 to 

$24,999 

29 

45 

567 

13. 8 538 

5 

8 

16 4097 

15 

1 

4 

46 

3 

40 

3 

5 

15 

491 

15 

(0) 

12 

1 

2 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 135 1 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

$10,000 to 

$19,999 

40 

-80 -2008 

18 4681 

1 

17 

22 7481 

7 

12 

2 

1 

2 

(0) 

4 

45 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

57 2104 55 1 475 

45 

9 

1 

20 

427 

8 

47 

3 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

29 1 417 

6 545 

24 

872 

$5,000 to $9,999 

107 

99 

921 

67 3497 

8 

59 

40 3394 

20 

16 

4 

3 

3 

32 

65 

4 

21 

1 

(0) 

26 

28 

10 

(0) 

69 2098 66 1 492 

57 

6 

3 

19 

370 

7 lOB 

1 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

8 lIB 

39 2381 13 

168 

34 2213 

$2,500 to $4,999 

86 -292 -3393 

20 

436 

9 

11 

66 4856 

6 

48 

12 

5 

4 

29 

26 

5 

3 

20 

13 

16 

10 

68 

455 

57 

807 

52 

5 

33 

509 

3 

47 

8 

92 

39 

734 

12 

132 

37 

602 

RHODE ISLAND 

Less than $2,500 

277 -1 741 

-6284 

20 

487 

20 

257 6811 

40 

184 

30 

3 

11 

3 

45 

65 

11 

12 

26 

28 

4 

3 

9 

22 

235 4513 

187 2270 

180 

5 

2 

118 1 687 

23 

168 4 

33 

3 

3 

38 

352 

176 11 396 

64 

1 800 

155 9596 

101 
Table 52, Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ $1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 ______________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ $100,000 to $149,999 _______________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 _______________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ___________________ _ 

$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ___________________ _ $5,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _______________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 or more __________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 

number __ Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 

number __ Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ number __ 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 

number __ 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 

number __ Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Ume ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

102 RHODE ISLAND 

All farms 

143 3345 

477 6476 

702 

295 036 

420 279 4748 

64 

60 

33 

69 

97 

218 

117 

21 

16 

7 

701 

25 178 

65 

157 

148 

216 

67 

25 

15 

8 

624 

1 329 

599 

1 556 

455 

849 

340 

707 

8 

8 

212 

245 

185 

196 

399 13931 

178 

3371 

3467 

210 6250 

17 

195 

109 2874 

185 

7317 

21 

816 

• 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 

or more 

1 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

8 29272 

3 659 000 8922 

2 

2 

3 

8 4291 

3 

5 

8 

98 

8 

82 

6 

40 

7 

42 

2 

(D) 

7 

1500 3 

235 

181 

6 1 092 

3 325 

7 

1 142 

Total 

3 180 

11 

326 

17 60214 

3 542 000 8962 

1 

5 

5 

5 

17 6696 

17 

185 

16 

158 

11 

58 

15 

100 

1 

(D) 

3 

3 

2 

(D) 

15 4004 

6 1 155 1 531 

14 

2700 

6 1090 

15 

3200 

2 

(D) 

$250,000 to 

$499,999 

8 115 

15 15390 

1 026000 6218 

5 

3 

4 

15 

2253 

1 

3 

2 

4 

4 

1 

15 

62 

15 

79 

9 

28 

13 

51 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

12 

289 4 

253 

250 

9 020 

1 

(D) 

6 556 

10 

814 

2 

(D) 

$100,000 to 

$249,999 

9 475 

27 

278 

41 

33973 

828 610 6836 

10 

13 

1 

3 

2 

41 

3065 

1 

3 

14 

12 

8 

3 

41 

135 

39 

164 

29 

67 

30 

97 

2 

(D) 

17 

(D) 

18 

20 

31 2018 

11 

214 

254 

14 

458 

1 

(D) 

9 288 

25 

085 

1 

(D) 

$50,000 to $99,999 

10 

164 

36 

606 

51 

18090 

354 706 3748 

2 

5 

5 

4 

3 

14 

18 

51 2288 

2 

2 

4 

25 

12 

49 

147 

47 

150 

42 

69 

38 

81 

12 

16 

12 

13 

41 

1 843 

21 

393 

252 

30 

785 

9 

9 

21 

288 

28 

619 

6 140 

$40,000 to 

$49,999 

5 337 

8 

61 

9 3560 

395 556 2673 

6 

1 

9 371 

2 

2 

5 

9 

16 

9 

28 

8 

17 

6 

11 

3 

3 

4 

4 

9 378 

3 

46 

51 

4 

58 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

111 

1 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than $39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 4 4 11 9 17 71 acres __ 91 (0) (0) 128 301 1 331 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 16 9 44 53 55 210 acres __ 288 (0) (0) 604 609 3067 Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 30 29 40 107 86 277 $1,000 __ 6427 9022 8821 25005 36635 77 899 Average per farm ____________________ doliars __ 214 233 311 103 220 525 233692 425988 281 224 Average per acre ____________________ doliars __ 2488 6309 3104 3050 5649 3842 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 1 7 4 15 8 25 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 5 3 14 9 23 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 3 2 18 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 9 3 2 12 15 18 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 2 12 2 11 61 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 11 2 11 53 22 64 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 3 14 5 10 5 44 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 1 12 2 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 2 2 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 30 29 40 107 86 276 $1,000 __ 837 984 1 026 2349 2161 3148 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 1 1 4 6 51 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 2 3 2 18 21 108 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 13 16 26 9 74 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 7 22 15 56 33 38 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 5 3 6 3 17 2 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 2 3 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ $500,000 or more ___________________________ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 26 29 39 93 80 226 number __ 55 51 60 162 151 305 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 28 28 36 89 74 218 number __ 82 71 83 184 166 391 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 21 27 32 53 66 157 number __ 49 65 52 77 108 259 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 18 3 17 69 33 98 number __ 33 6 31 107 58 132 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 1 4 number __ (0) (0) Cotlonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 7 15 9 58 22 64 

number._ 7 16 10 58 23 86 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 6 15 7 52 35 31 

number._ 9 15 7 54 35 34 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 21 8 32 59 40 131 

acres on which used __ 688 222 908 968 306 1 307 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 4 4 6 26 20 73 

acres on which used __ 127 156 186 202 146 493 tons __ 67 138 137 191 152 444 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to contro)-

Insects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 18 6 19 20 13 63 

acres on which used __ 483 111 222 133 47 233 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 2 1 2 

acres on which used __ (D) (0) (0) 

Diseases in crops and orchard"-________ farms __ 14 4 10 5 8 24 

acres on which used __ (0) 48 70 38 34 130 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 19 3 23 24 6 28 

acres on which used __ 485 100 532 179 26 186 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ • __ farms._ 2 2 1 2 2 

acres on which used __ (0) (D) (0) (0) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 103 

• 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

aeres __ Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ 

Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ SO to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 70 years and aver ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ FemaIe ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 

acres.._ Partnership _____________________________ farms._ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ acres __ 

More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 

10 or less stoc:khokIers n __ n_n __ n_ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres.._ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms._ 10 or less stoc:khokIers ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

104 RHODE ISLAND 

• 

All farms 

701 

474 

153 

74 

700 

473 

153 

74 

627 45647 627 44 188 

228 14633 227 14497 

39 1 595 

540 

108 

53 

345 

356 

265 

395 

55 

78 

262 

41 

27 

55 

102 

384 

18.8 

133 

9 

71 

145 

87 

70 

80 

78 

57 

104 

52.7 

611 

90 

2 

567 43 036 

45 3998 

76 

(0) 

3 

73 

4 

(0) 

4 

9 1 454 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 or more 

8 

2 

6 

8 

2 

6 

8 

(0) 

8 1 909 

6 1 372 6 1 372 

1 

(0) 

2 

5 

1 

8 

7 

1 

1 

4 19.2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 SO.O 

8 

1 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

7 

Total 

17 

3 

12 

2 

17 

3 

12 

2 

15 3488 15 3446 

14 

(0) 

14 3273 

2 

(0) 

8 

8 

1 

17 

16 

1 

1 

11 

27.5 

4 

2 

3 

2 

2 

4 

1 

2 

1 52.1 

17 

3 1 855 

14 4664 

14 

$2SO,OOO to 

$499,999 

15 

7 

7 

1 

15 

7 

7 

1 

14 1402 14 1 402 

8 1 073 8 1073 

10 

3 

2 

14 

1 

10 

3 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

8 19.3 

5 

1 

1 

6 

3 

2 

43.1 

14 

1 

7 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

6 990 1 

5 

$100,000 to $249,999 

43 

17 

18 

8 

43 

17 

18 

8 

35 2 913 

35 2 910 

26 

(0) 

26 2246 

2 

(0) 

33 

10 

38 

5 

33 

8 

2 

6 

2 

2 

2 

29 

20.1 

10 

3 

12 

4 

6 

11 

4 

1 

2 SO.7 

40 

3 

31 4206 

5 445 

7 505 

7 

$50,000 to $99,999 

55 

28 

17 

10 

55 

28 

17 

10 

45 4101 45 4036 

28 

(0) 

27 1 673 

2 

(0) 

36 

16 

3 

48 

7 

35 

14 

8 

1 

5 

6 

2 

7 

4 

34 

17.0 

8 

3 

2 

11 

5 

7 

6 

8 

2 

11 

52.8 

51 

4 

34 2929 11 1 175 

10 1605 

10 

$40,000 to 

$49,999 

12 

5 

6 

1 

12 

5 

6 

1 

11 1 021 

11 1 021 

7 416 7 416 

11 

1 

11 

1 

8 

1 

3 

1 

1 

9 19.4 

2 

3 

3 

1 

2 51.5 

11 

1 

11 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ 

Full owners __________________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acras __ 

land ren1ed or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in fanns _________ farms __ acres __ 

land rented or leased to others ___________ fanns __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 

Not ~~t f:" reported :O~tlid========================== _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years Or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 70 years and ~ ____________________________ _ Awrage age _______________________________ _ 

Operators Male by sex: ________________________________________ _ Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 

acres._ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms.._ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms.._ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

~~-~~-~~-------- farms __ acres._ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

$25,000 to 

$39,999 

29 

20 

7 

2 

28 

19 

7 

2 

27 

(0) 

27 1 778 

9 787 9 787 

1 

(0) 

19 

9 

1 

18 

11 

14 

14 

4 

3 

7 

9 

16 

23.8 

3 

5 

3 

3 

6 

2 

2 

1 

7 53.6 

28 

1 

24 2220 2 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

3 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

$20,000 to 

$24,999 

15 

9 

4 

2 

15 

9 

4 

2 

13 

(0) 

13 

610 

6 363 6 362 

2 

(0) 

8 

5 

2 

11 

4 

7 

6 

3 

3 

2 

1 

4 

2 

5 18.8 

3 

2 

3 

1 

2 

2 

5 53.8 

14 

1 

8 365 4 434 

3 173 

3 

$10,000 to 

$19,999 

64 

38 

15 

11 

64 

38 

15 

11 

53 2640 53 2640 

26 1 395 

26 1 395 

46 

11 

7 

37 

27 

22 

34 

2 

13 

19 

8 

6 

4 

7 

28 

17.6 

19 

9 

10 

5 

5 

7 

10 

11 

7 53.5 

60 

4 

47 2933 8 

(0) 

8 874 2 

6 

1 

(0) 

$5,000 to $9,999 

82 

53 

17 

12 

82 

53 

17 

12 

70 

(0) 

70 4241 

29 

970 

29 

970 

2 

(0) 

63 

12 

7 

36 

46 

24 

54 

8 

13 

33 

4 

3 

10 

20 

37 

17.0 

12 

1 

18 

9 

9 

6 

13 

8 

7 

11 

51.6 

70 

12 

74 5106 3 

65 

4 

(0) 

4 

1 

(0) 

$2,500 to 

$4,999 

79 

50 

19 

10 

79 

50 

19 

10 

69 3166 69 2903 

29 1 196 

29 1 196 

9 263 

69 

7 

3 

32 

47 

25 

53 

9 

8 

36 

3 

5 

15 

49 

19.9 

7 

9 

10 

10 

7 

5 

13 

10 

15 

56.1 

70 

9 

73 3981 2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

less than $2,500 

290 

244 

31 

15 

290 

244 

31 

15 

275 20177 275 19201 

46 1 106 

46 1 106 

19 

976 

237 

26 

27 

83 

207 

71 

208 

22 

35 

151 

11 

9 

22 

40 

158 

18.2 

61 

4 

18 

78 

42 

24 

29 

31 

21 

43 

52.6 

236 

54 

255 17077 8 859 

18 

(0) 

18 

3 

(0) 

3 

6 1 391 

RHODE ISLAND 105 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory textl 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Reid crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134,0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (02t) ________________________ _ 

Beef callie, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and egQs (025) __________________________ _ Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Callie and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

106 RHODE ISLAND 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

131 

250 

66 

67 

67 

41 

23 

10 

33 

11 

2 

1 

98 

98 

64 

60 

95 

26 

202 

83 

49 

25 

71 

10 

253 

6930 

117 

89 

33 

11 

3 

211 4108 

156 1 133 

118 

37 

1 

70 

2975 

20 

1 

21 

23 

5 

152 

2048 

149 

774 

206 

3259 

1 004 

126 

675 

166 

179 

564 

B38 

59 

331 

171 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 

or more 

2 

3 

3 

Total 

2 

2 

1 

4 

7 

14 

2 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

$250,000 to 

$499,999 

1 

3 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

4 

3 

1 

4 

3 

3 

3 

(D) 

1 

2 

3 452 

3 452 

3 

240 

1 

(0) 

3 

277 

38 

3 

210 

10 

Z 

67 

28 

$100,000 to 

$249,999 

2 

11 

6 

6 

3 

5 

3 

2 

5 

2 

1 

13 

2 

20 

3 

1 

20 

2 155 

10 

9 

1 

20 1 412 

2 

(0) 

2 

20 

(0) 

2 

16 

2 

18 

712 

9 

31 

20 

1 047 

214 

20 

706 

45 

18 

341 

169 

$50,000 to $99,999 

10 

9 

7 

4 

9 

8 

3 

4 

1 

4 

4 

4 

7 

13 

2 

18 

5 

1 

24 

310 

1 

8 

14 

1 

22 

853 

8 

46 

20 

807 

10 

7 

20 

376 

16 

81 

23 

696 

236 

18 

314 

31 

23 

382 

205 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

$40,000 to $49,999 

4 

1 

3 

2 

2 

1 

1 

3 

2 

2 

5 

6 295 

6 

192 

1 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

5 

6 

90 

4 

13 

8 239 

95 

6 

89 

5 

8 150 

90 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

Vel/etables and melons (016) ____________________ _ FrUIts and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms. primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Oairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

numbeL_ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Steers, steer calives, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Cattle and calives sold ___________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

numbeL_ $1,000 __ 

$25,000 to 

$39,999 

6 

4 

4 

6 

4 

4 

1 

3 

3 

8 

3 

9 

5 

2 

5 166 

5 

5 

84 

4 

(0) 

4 

1 

(0) 

4 

50 

4 

32 

5 

82 

57 

3 

26 

3 

4 

56 

53 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

$20,000 to $24,999 

2 

5 

4 

2 

1 

1 

3 

3 

3 

2 

3 

3 

83 

1 

2 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

$10,000 to $19,999 

6 

33 

7 

3 

8 

3 

1 

3 

9 

9 

15 

8 

10 

15 

5 

2 

1 

4 

18 

488 

3 

12 

3 

14 

264 

10 

214 

1 

8 

1 

4 

50 

2 

2 

9 133 

10 

91 

17 

269 

123 

7 

(0) 

(0) 

14 

(0) 

(0) 

7 119 

55 

$5,000 to $9,999 

25 

26 

9 

6 

7 

3 

1 

4 

1 

19 

19 

12 

7 

12 

2 

17 

4 

3 

8 

20 

366 

9 

10 

1 

15 

159 

14 

(0) 

7 

7 

2 

(0) 

2 

15 

85 

15 

122 

17 

133 

56 

8 

48 

13 

15 

85 

43 

9 

41 

21 

$2,500 to $4,999 

18 

32 

7 

7 

5 

8 

2 

1 

13 

13 

9 

7 

6 

1 

34 

16 

1 

6 

32 

395 

14 

18 

24 

158 

21 

141 

18 

3 

5 

17 

4 

25 

120 

21 

117 

36 

190 

80 

19 

69 

15 

32 

121 

64 

11 

34 

20 

RHODE ISLAND 

Less than $2,500 

61 

122 

20 

30 

24 

9 

11 

3 

6 

2 

2 

46 

46 

7 

22 

8 

21 

124 

54 

7 

46 

7 

121 

895 

89 

31 

1 

99 

482 

94 

461 

83 

11 

9 

21 

9 

49 

185 

66 

228 

74 

253 

78 

41 

131 

23 

60 

122 

56 

25 

46 

22 

107 
Table 52, Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con, 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

LIVESTOCK - Con, 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 24 ____________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 

number __ Other ________________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs. __________________________ farms __ 

Utters of pigs farrowed betweennumber._ 

$1,000 __ 

Dec, 1 of preceding year and Nov, 30 ___ farms __ number __ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms._ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms._ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms._ 

number __ Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms._ 

numbeL_ 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms._ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms._ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventoTY ______________ farms._ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms._ 

number __ Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats sold ______________________________ farms._ 

number __ 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms._ number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ___________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 _______________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heils and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms._ 

number __ Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms._ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms._ 

number __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

108 RHODE ISLAND 

All farms 

59 

4719 

43 

3 

2 

5 

4 

2 

33 

450 

54 

4269 

49 

4990 

568 

11 

311 

10 

35 

660 

33 

320 

29 

340 

76 

1 661 

69 

1 001 

66 

2085 

62 

1 521 

10021 

166 

1 020 

41 

144 

45 

485 

24 

355 

96 

205794 

82 

5 

5 

2 

2 

95 

(0) 

16 

(0) 

34 

200470 

6 58714 

3 

3 

3 

(0) 

18 

11 631 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 or more 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Total 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

$250,000 to $499,999 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

$100,000 to $249,999 

4 

2609 

2 

4 

153 

4 

2456 

4 2255 

269 

4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 24587 

2 

1 

4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

4 29035 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

$50,000 to $99,999 

11 

11 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

9 

60 

3 

18 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

496 

2 

1 

3 

6 496 

3 9988 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

(D) 

3 10 030 

$40,000 to $49,999 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms w~h- 1 to 24 ____________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Other ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 

numbeL_ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ number __ Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ___________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 _______________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

$25,000 to 

$39,999 

3 714 

1 

2 

3 

64 

3 630 

3 740 

103 

3 

155 

3 

77 

3 

76 

4 

(D) 

4 

14 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

$20,000 to $24,999 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

54 

3 

13 

$10,000 to $19,999 

9 591 

4 

1 

4 

7 

122 

9 469 

9 672 

93 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

7 111 

7 

51 

6 

60 

3 

56 

3 

34 

3 

14 

3 

47 

200 

8 

90 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 660 

2 

1 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

$5,000 to 

$9,999 

6 225 

5 

5 

45 

3 

160 

6 159 

19 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

5 

52 

5 

24 

5 

26 

13 

568 

10 

264 

12 

1 342 

10 

606 

4261 

11 

48 

6 

19 

3 

55 

2 

(D) 

13 2394 

10 

3 

13 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 1 206 

2 

(D) 

$2,500 to 

$4,999 

10 

53 

10 

2 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

9 150 

11 

4 

55 

2 

4 

26 

4 

13 

4 

13 

13 

433 

12 

(D) 

12 

373 

11 

430 

2627 

19 

74 

10 

15 

7 

76 

3 

64 

17 

506 

17 

17 

461 

3 

45 

5 327 

2 

(D) 

2 

1 

(D) 

4 116 

Less than $2,500 

23 

202 

22 

11 

26 

21 

174 

14 

159 

15 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

11 

29 

11 

17 

6 

12 

41 

577 

36 

380 

35 

350 

35 

430 

2699 

110 

671 

15 

15 

30 

330 

15 

256 

49 

311 

49 

4B 

163 

6 126 

10 

215 

1 

(D) 

6 

76 

RHODE ISLAND 109 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

lnigated __________________________ t~_n_~ C~== 

acres_. Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms-_ 

acreB-_ 

cwL lnigated ______________________________ farmB-_ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain. wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms-_ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ lnigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) __________________ farms __ 

acres_. tons, dry __ lnigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres_~ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 

acres-_ lnigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farmB-_ 

acres __ lnigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

110 RHODE ISLAND 

All fams 

77 

2008 

33 na 3 

14 

46 

29 

2 

22 

1 410 

259958 

2 

(D) 

9 

2 

5 

5 

1 

291 

8126 

14125 

3 

28 

189 

85 

17 

182 4005 

6187 

1 

(D) 

99 1947 

28 

617 

46 

32 

18 

2 

1 

83 

856 

8 

56 

44 

25 

14 

$500,000 or more 

$1.000.000 

or more 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

161 

Total 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

688 

470 

1 

(0) 

3 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

$250,000 to $499,999 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

4 616 3 261 

2 

1 

1 

$100,000 to $249,999 

18 

822 

15216 

4 

13 

1 

1 

(0) 

(D) 

21 

1 199 2557 

8 

7 

6 

13 

400 

787 

2 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

3 

34 

1 

(D) 

1 

2 

=1 

$50,000 to 

$99,999 

14 

376 5582 

3 

14 

5 

9 

5 243 35548 

1 

(0) 

4 

15 

625 

1 067 

2 

(0) 

4 

11 

9 330 

838 

8 296 

5 114 

1 

2 

5 

11 

300 4 

48 

2 

2 

~I 

$40,000 to 

$49,999 

3 

44 

748 

2 

1 

7 259 

504 

4 

3 

5 

111 

227 

3 

45 

2 

(0) 

2 

1 

1 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, green __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farrns __ 

acres __ 

cwL Imgated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 aCres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ acres __ 

tons, dry __ Imgated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) __________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by beanng and nonbeanng acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

$25,000 to $39,999 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

9 

604 

1 102 

4 

3 

2 

4 

80 

220 

12 

318 6 

60 

2 

4 

6 

5 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

3 

$20,000 to 

$24,999 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

7 276 

582 

2 

4 

1 

5 190 

458 

3 

48 

2 

1 

5 

82 

2 

2 

1 

$10,000 to $19,999 

8 

91 1 790 

3 

16 

2430 

2 

1 

29 

921 

2008 

14 

14 

1 

22 

511 

853 

24 

297 6 

48 

8 

14 

2 

7 

45 

2 

5 

$5,000 to 

$9,999 

4 

31 

495 

4 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

36 

1 283 

2062 

17 

16 

3 

21 

596 

839 

15 

114 2 

(0) 

8 

7 

7 

32 

1 

(0) 

4 

3 

'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

$2,500 to $4,999 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

32 

705 

065 

1 

(0) 

23 

9 

22 

501 

682 1 

(0) 

13 

31 

1 

(0) 

13 

9 

33 

6 

3 

Less than $2,500 

23 

204 

3321 

22 

1 

5 

15 

520 

4 

1 

130 

1 901 2381 

111 

17 

2 

78 1 184 

1 255 

14 

16 

1 

(0) 

14 

34 

140 1 

(0) 

25 

8 

1 

RHODE ISLAND 111 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percenL_ land in farms ____________________________ aCf9S __ 

Average size of fann __________________ acres __ 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total saJes (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Averaga per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of sales: less than $1,000 (see text) __________________ _ $1,000 to $2,499 ___________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $24,999 _________________________ _ $25,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ $40,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ $100,000 to $249,999 _______________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ $1,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Com for grain _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ SOybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ ·SaIes of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silaga, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables. sweet com, and melons ____ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ fanns.._ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ SaJes of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ SaJes of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

CatHa and caJves ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See f001notes at end of table. 

112 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

701 

100.0 

58 685 

84 

701 37786 

53 903 

152 

138 

79 

82 

84 

15 

29 

12 

55 

43 

15 

9 

8 

7 

15 

6 

13 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

139 

526 

99 1 929 9 1 108 

83 1 666 

10 1 132 

121 20 786 

44 19883 

23 1 784 

10 1 678 

69 4190 13 4087 

51 4 n5 

36 4306 

206 

1 004 

Cash grains 

(011) 

1 

.1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

Total 

98 

14.0 

8233 

84 

98 1 876 19139 

13 

33 

13 

19 

9 

1 

3 

4 

1 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

84 

374 

4 

44 

3 

22 

2 

(D) 

14 1395 7 

(D) 

3 

2 

13 

21 

Foeld crops. except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(013t) 

Tobacco 

(0132) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; field crops. axcept cash grains. n.a.c. (0133,0134,0139) 

98 

14.0 

8233 84 

98 1 876 19 139 

13 

33 

13 

19 

9 

1 

3 

4 

1 

2 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

84 

374 

4 

44 

3 

22 

2 

(0) 

14 1 395 7 

(0) 

3 

2 

13 

21 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

64 

9.1 4085 64 

64 2139 

33418 

1 

6 

9 

12 

15 

3 

8 

1 

4 

2 

3 

9 

34 

64 1684 8 

(0) 

14 

(0) 

18 

328 2 

(0) 

5 

7 

3 

7 

4 

10 

Fruits and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

60 

8.6 3733 62 

60 

(D) 

(D) 

12 

10 

7 

7 

8 

3 

3 

1 

7 

1 

10 

(D) 

51 1 311 9 

(0) 

4 

(2) 

2 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

Horticultural General farms, Beef catUe, 

primarily livestock 

Poultry Animal and animal specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) To1ai (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 95 26 202 83 49 25 71 10 percent._ 13.6 3.7 28.8 11.8 7.0 3.6 10.1 1.4 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 9228 1 956 18502 10270 80n 1 509 (0) (0) Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 97 75 92 124 165 60 (0) (0) 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

To1ai sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 95 26 202 83 49 25 71 10 $1,000 __ 21 212 (0) (0) 346 5259 4 142 424 (0) Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 223285 (0) (0) 4168 107337 165 688 5966 (0) 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 1 20 53 28 6 41 5 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 7 1 71 26 1 7 2 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 6 1 34 16 1 6 1 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 12 2 17 4 3 8 2 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 10 15 5 2 1 4 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 3 2 3 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 9 5 2 1 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 3 2 2 5 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 13 2 1 18 5 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 13 2 20 3 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 4 3 3 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 7 1 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 7 1 

Gralns ________________________________ farms __ I 1 2 2 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ I 1 2 2 $1,000 __ WheaL (0) (0) (0) (D) _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ SOybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and fiaId seeds ____________ farms __ 5 2 21 12 7 9 2 $1,000 __ 33 (D) 38 25 22 19 (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 6 6 6 4 1 1 1 $1,000 __ 80 73 4 (0) (D) (0) (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 $1,000 __ (0) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 6 4 3 1 1 $1,000 __ 229 40 (Z) (0) (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I $1,000 __ (0) 

Nurseoy and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 95 3 3 $1,000 __ 20 451 4 (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 42 $1,000 __ (0) 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 4 $1,000 __ 362 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3 $1,000 __ (0) 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ I 3 27 9 1 23 2 2 $1,000 __ (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 4130 (D) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 13 $1,000 __ 4087 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 49 2 $1,000 __ (0) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 36 $1,000 __ 4 306 

C8tUe and caIves ______________________ Iarms._ 3 3 126 72 49 1 1 4 $1,000 __ 14 31 457 302 455 (0) (0) 4 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ Iarms._ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of 1abIe. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 113 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see teXl)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES1 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farm"-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farm"-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 to $79,999 _____________________ _ $60,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ __ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas _____________ .. ' __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

114 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

49 

568 2 

(D) 

73 

103 

93 

462 2 

(D) 

702 29736 

42359 

248 

146 

213 

25 

9 

1 

393 3684 

296 

60 

34 

3 

219 2843 

145 

44 

23 

7 

237 1 396 

155 

47 

20 

15 

399 1 335 

353 

37 

3 

6 

355 

778 

322 

27 

4 

2 

659 1390 

607 

42 

9 

1 

599 

621 

271 

433 

24 

25 

405 

311 

Cash grains 

(011) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

Total 

2 

(0) 

7 

10 

6 

1 

97 1 534 15813 

10 

7 

10 

39 

9 

39 

23 

3 

23 

39 

142 

32 

2 

3 

2 

61 

149 

53 

7 

37 

133 

34 

1 

1 

1 

95 

93 

92 

2 

1 

76 

38 

42 

41 

53 

14 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. (0132) (0133,0134,0139) 

2 

(0) 

7 

10 

6 

1 

97 1 534 15 613 

10 

7 

10 

39 

9 

39 

23 

3 

23 

39 

142 

32 

2 

3 

2 

61 

149 

53 

7 

37 

133 

34 

1 

1 

1 

95 

93 

92 

2 

1 

78 

38 

42 

41 

53 

14 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

1 

(0) 

4 

2 

65 1 464 22526 

4 

3 

4 

8 

7 

4 

4 

55 

144 

35 

13 

5 

2 

65 

138 

62 

2 

59 

99 

55 

3 

1 

65 

143 

58 

6 

1 

62 

66 

23 

29 

2 

(D) 

49 

(D) 

Fruits and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

3 

(D) 

51 

984 19299 

1 

(0) 

5 

3 

5 

3 

1 

3 

16 

7 

13 

3 

42 

31 

41 

1 

50 

113 

40 

10 

49 

(D) 

47 

2 

44 

37 

18 

6 

2 

(D) 

26 

16 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con·, 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ 

$100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ 

$100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ 

$25,000 to $79,999 _____________________ _ $80,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Horticultural 

specialues 

(018) 

1 

(0) 

3 

7 

83 

15273 

184007 

1 

(0) 

14 

66 

11 

3 

4 

20 

3 

1 

46 

042 

8 

16 

11 

11 

63 

732 

44 

12 

3 

4 

76 

377 

62 

11 

2 

1 

81 

683 

52 

21 

7 

1 

79 

266 

37 

250 

1 

(0) 

56 

(D) 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(019) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

33 

(0) 

(0) 

11 

(0) 

11 

21 

21 

21 

18 

4 

18 

6 

7 

3 

3 

24 

24 

24 

23 

14 

21 

2 

28 

18 

26 

2 

28 

(0) 

3 

2 

2 

(0) 

10 

2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialUes 

(021) 

Total 

42 

554 

2 

(D) 

56 

89 

35 

(D) 

232 

2317 

9987 

150 

359 

137 

11 

2 

191 

520 

167 

23 

1 

74 

169 

62 

12 

35 

14 

34 

1 

81 

71 

80 

1 

56 

11 

56 

212 

142 

212 

202 

95 

82 

30 

119 

18 

Beef caWe, 

except feedlots 

(0212) 

4 

6 

5 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

65 

503 

7731 

22 

47 

16 

6 

52 

69 

50 

2 

23 

13 

23 

14 

6 

13 

1 

35 

30 

34 

1 

25 

6 

25 

55 

40 

55 

51 

24 

20 

10 

37 

5 

Dairy farms 

(024) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

1 

47 

3840 

81 703 

26 

159 

16 

9 

1 

47 

545 

2 

18 

27 

47 

320 

2 

22 

21 

2 

34 

38 

24 

9 

1 

40 

179 

26 

14 

30 

26 

30 

43 

176 

36 

7 

39 

70 

34 

63 

1 

(0) 

41 

(0) 

Poultry 

and eggs 

(025) 

1 

(D) 

17 3042 

178961 

17 

478 

8 

4 

4 

1 

17 

1 248 

8 

2 

4 

3 

17 

1 246 

8 

2 

2 

5 

2 

(D) 

2 

4 

(D) 

4 

4 

1 

4 

17 

38 

15 

2 

15 

20 

9 

7 

4 

6 

17 

6 

Animal 

specialties 

(027) 

38 

401 

2 

(0) 

62 

817 

13 171 

18 

123 

15 

1 

2 

39 

263 

23 

14 

2 

17 

76 

10 

7 

2 

(D) 

2 

7 

6 

7 

19 

(D) 

19 

56 

27 

66 

39 

19 

13 

3 

12 

1 

22 

4 

General farms, 

primarily livestock 

and animal 

specialues 

(029) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

1 

10 

12 

3 

12 

12 

2 

12 

10 

1 

10 

1 

(D) 

11 

4 

11 

11 

3 

10 

1 

10 

1 

RHODE ISLAND 115 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total larm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired larm labor _______________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental 01 machinery and equipment _____________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estat" _______________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate ___________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash ren'-____________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes ________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 _________ c ______________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

116 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

452 

549 

327 

108 

16 

1 

214 

9536 

113 

52 

28 

21 

66 

531 

18 

33 

12 

3 

588 

744 

514 

64 

5 

5 

97 

183 

67 

21 

7 

2 

239 

298 

173 

57 

9 

177 

875 

26 

108 

38 

5 

105 

423 

36 

54 

12 

3 

122 

786 

95 

15 

4 

8 

635 1 795 

548 

70 

15 

2 

624 

3583 

530 

63 

17 

14 

Cash grains 

(011) 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

Total 

61 

21 

56 

5 

16 

329 

9 

3 

3 

1 

3 

2 

3 

87 

109 

83 

4 

9 

14 

32 

81 

25 

7 

27 

69 

9 

12 

6 

9 

12 

5 

3 

1 

11 

54 

8 

1 

2 

83 

211 

77 

3 

3 

87 

180 

83 

3 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. (0132) (0133,0134,0139) 

61 

21 

56 

5 

16 

329 

9 

3 

3 

1 

3 

2 

3 

87 

109 

83 

4 

9 

14 

8 

32 

81 

25 

7 

27 

69 

9 

12 

6 

9 

12 

5 

3 

1 

11 

54 

83 

211 

77 

3 

3 

87 

180 

83 

3 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

30 

35 

17 

12 

1 

18 

199 

11 

4 

3 

61 

163 

51 

8 

2 

5 

4 

4 

1 

11 

96 

7 

3 

1 

6 

80 

2 

2 

1 

1 

6 

16 

3 

2 

1 

22 

33 

20 

2 

54 

203 

46 

2 

6 

49 

189 

41 

6 

1 

1 

Fruits and 

!reenuts (017) 

26 

44 

12 

13 

1 

16 

243 

4 

10 

2 

11 

31 

2 

8 

1 

45 

92 

41 

4 

4 

5 

2 

2 

18 

38 

17 

1 

14 

17 

6 

8 

4 

21 

1 

2 

1 

6 

25 

3 

3 

47 

105 

42 

5 

42 

184 

38 

2 

2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more ________________ • ________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of 

machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash ren'-____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other farm production expense"-_____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Horticultural 

specialties 

(018) 

70 

161 

33 

28 

9 

56 

(0) 

21 

7 

10 

18 

25 

428 

2 

12 

8 

3 

72 

702 

44 

22 

3 

3 

19 

111 

8 

4 

5 

2 

53 

508 

34 

14 

5 

27 

286 

1 

11 

12 

3 

36 

222 

10 

19 

6 

1 

25 

560 

12 

4 

1 

8 

74 

315 

58 

10 

5 

1 

81 1 767 

46 

17 

10 

8 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(019) 

12 

4 

10 

2 

8 

1 

8 

28 

(0) 

28 

2 

(0) 

2 

8 

90 

8 

8 

90 

8 

3 

(0) 

3 

32 

80 

29 

3 

22 

16 

22 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 

(021) 

Total 

147 

46 

144 3 

33 

42 

31 

1 

1 

7 

5 

5 

2 

178 

190 

175 

3 

18 

8 

17 

1 

55 

136 

52 

3 

51 

128 

2 

46 

3 

8 

7 

5 

3 

19 

7 

19 

216 

530 

186 

30 

205 

233 

203 2 

Beef cattle, 

except feedlots 

(0212) 

21 

6 

20 

1 

14 

4 

14 

3 

1 

3 

40 

46 

39 

1 

6 

4 

5 

1 

10 

26 

9 

1 

10 

(0) 

9 

1 

1 

(0) 

13 

1 

13 

61 

171 

48 

13 

48 

46 

47 

1 

Oairy farms 

(024) 

46 

(0) 

8 

36 

2 

37 

468 

11 

21 

5 

2 

(0) 

44 

261 

27 

16 

21 

29 

10 

11 

27 

143 

18 

8 

1 

16 

107 

1 

9 

5 

1 

18 

36 

6 

10 

2 

26 

78 

20 

5 

1 

42 

132 

32 

10 

47 

492 

15 

27 

5 

Poultry and eggs 

(025) 

16 

107 

6 

6 

3 

1 

8 378 

3 

3 

2 

4 

45 

3 

15 

95 

12 

2 

3 

9 

2 

10 

124 

6 

2 

2 

8 

49 

3 

2 

3 

6 

74 

2 

2 

2 

17 

71 

13 

3 

16 

445 

9 

4 

1 

2 

Animal specialties 

(027) 

31 

17 

28 

3 

21 

57 

17 

3 

1 

6 

(0) 

2 

4 

44 

87 

39 

5 

16 

(0) 

14 

2 

14 

31 

13 

1 

9 

16 

2 

7 

8 

15 

4 

3 

1 

8 

18 

8 

57 

101 

53 

3 

1 

60 

71 

58 

2 

General farms, 

primarily livestock and animal specialties 

(029) 

11 

1 

11 

1 

(0) 

12 

31 

12 

11 

52 

1 

10 

11 

32 

11 

10 

20 

10 

13 

47 

12 

1 

13 

(0) 

13 

RHODE ISLAND 117 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ number __ Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 

Gain ofTotal 

702 7443 

10603 

285 35 812 

Less tihan $1,000 __________________________ 46 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 108 

$10,000 to $49,999________________________ 81 $50,000 or more __________________________ 50 

Fanms with net losses _________________ numbe'-_ 417 Average net loss ____________________ dollars__ 6 626 

Lossof- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 73 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 283 

$10,000 to $49,99L_______________________ 55 $50,000 or more __________________________ 6 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Govemment payments ___________________ fanms __ 

$1,000 __ Other farm-related income' _______________ farrns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services ~ ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farrns __ $1,000 __ 

Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

$1,000 __ 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Corn _________________________________ fanms __ 

$1,000 __ WheaL_____ _ _ __ __ __ ___ __ __ __ __ _____ __ fanms __ 

$1,000 __ SOybeans _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ COtton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

$1,000 __ 

Total cropland ___________________________ farrns __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ____________________ farrns __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre"-_____________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 

acres __ In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ fanms-_ 

acres __ 

On which all crops failed _____________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms-_ 

acres __ Idle ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland __________________________ fanms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ____________________ fanms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ________________ farrns __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

118 RHODE ISLAND 

42 

39 

152 

414 

30 

106 

51 

71 

64 

112 

42 

125 

597 26 121 

523 18498 

410 

71 

27 

13 

2 

242 4 513 

57 

582 

15 

94 

6 

11 

9S 2423 

366 22743 117 3700 

321 19043 

Cash grains 

(011) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Total 

97 

331 3 411 

41 13476 

2 

32 

4 

3 

56 3958 

22 

32 

1 

1 

7 

9 

34 

68 

7 

13 

18 

33 

10 

4 

11 

18 

98 4 634 

98 3 908 

68 

23 

5 

2 

26 

324 

10 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

14 

284 

55 2828 12 

184 

52 2644 

Reid crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. (0132) (0133, 0134, 0139) 

97 

331 3411 

41 13476 

2 

32 

4 

3 

56 3 958 

22 

32 

1 

1 

7 

9 

34 

68 

7 

13 

18 

33 

10 

4 

11 

18 

98 4634 98 3908 

68 

23 

5 

2 

26 

324 

10 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

14 

284 

55 2828 12 

184 

52 2644 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

65 

660 10153 

44 16463 

9 

20 

9 

6 

21 3 0S8 

3 

18 

5 

(0) 

19 

25 

3 

5 

12 

12 

4 

8 

64 2330 

64 

918 

54 

7 

2 

1 

15 

222 

7 

35 

6 

40 

12 

115 

30 

127 6 

(0) 

26 

(D) 

Fruits and tree nuts 

(017) 

51 

(0) 

(0) 

21 18952 

6 

10 

3 

2 

30 

11 255 

4 

19 

6 

1 

7 

35 

3 

14 

3 

3 

3 

17 

60 1 324 

60 

997 

56 

4 

5 178 

10 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

12 

85 

36 1 773 9 211 

28 1 662 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Livestock. except dairy, poultry. and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 83 33 232 65 47 17 62 13 $1,000 __ 5944 -116 -873 -225 1 250 758 -459 -113 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 71 618 -3505 -3762 -3458 26597 44 589 -7404 -8688 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ numbeL_ 75 9 25 7 41 11 16 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 81 419 9118 7091 7780 31 253 72919 (0) 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 5 6 2 3 2 11 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 10 7 15 3 8 2 4 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 36 2 3 2 21 3 $50,000 or more __________________________ 24 1 9 4 

Farms with net losses _________________ number __ 8 24 207 58 6 6 46 13 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 20267 8239 5073 4815 5220 7349 11 761 8688 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 43 13 1 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 5 15 151 40 6 30 2 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2 9 12 4 14 10 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 1 1 2 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 4 1 12 1 12 $1,000 __ 8 (0) 5 (D) 14 Other farm·related income' _______________ farms __ 17 7 31 9 14 4 7 12 $1,000 __ 77 2 87 10 32 21 62 5 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 1 7 5 2 3 4 $1,000 __ (0) 5 (D) (D) (D) 41 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 3 4 3 11 $1,000 __ 6 14 (D) 4 Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 13 7 18 3 1 1 10 $1,000 __ 70 2 26 3 (D) (D) (D) Other farm·related income sources ______ farms __ 2 6 1 12 7 1 $1,000 __ (0) 42 (D) 25 21 (D) 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Corn _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 95 26 153 70 44 11 35 10 acres __ 6378 578 5008 3271 4590 252 (D) 106 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 95 26 108 54 40 5 20 6 acres __ 4881 447 2398 1 686 3463 24 389 (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 73 24 96 44 9 5 18 6 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 7 2 6 6 20 2 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 7 6 4 7 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 6 4 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 2 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 6 11 112 49 29 5 26 7 

acres __ 145 119 2115 1 290 928 84 361 37 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil· 

improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ 5 1 1 farms __ 1 1 20 11 acres __ (0) (D) 181 (0) 81 (D) (0) On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 1 1 1 1 2 2 acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (D) In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 5 1 1 acres __ (0) (0) (0) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 19 2 22 9 5 4 4 1 acres __ (0) (D) 292 149 102 49 112 (0) 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 27 16 134 55 28 8 26 5 

acres __ 2096 929 9542 5256 2186 929 893 (D) Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 3 4 59 30 14 1 8 1 

acres __ 115 88 2058 1 036 818 (D) 121 (D) Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 25 15 117 47 23 8 22 4 

acres __ 1 981 841 7484 4220 1 350 (0) 772 372 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 119 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodfand pastured _________ farms __ aaes __ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ fanns __ 

acres __ Conservation reserve program __________ fanns __ 

acres __ 

Value of land and buildings1 ______________ farms-_ 

$l,OO(L Average per farm ____________________ dollanL_ 

Average per acre ____________________ doIlars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 ______________________________ _ $40,000 to $69.999 _________________________ _ $70.000 to $99.999 _________________________ _ $100,000 to $149.999 _______________________ _ $150,000 to $199.999 _______________________ _ 

$200.000 to $499.999 _______________________ _ $500.000 to $999.999 _______________________ _ $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ___________________ _ $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ___________________ _ $5,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of aU machinery and equipment _________________________ fanns __ 

$1.000 __ 

F~~ob$;,:~ _~_~ _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 ___________________________ _ $10,000 to $19.999-________________________ _ $20,000 to $49.999 _________________________ _ $50,000 to $99.999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199.999 _______________________ _ $200,000 to $499.999 _______________________ _ $500,000 or more __________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ number __ Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 

number __ Less than 40 horsepower (prO) ________ farms __ 

number __ 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ fanns __ 

number __ 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 

number __ Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 

number __ Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ Ume ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc., to control- Insects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 

acras on which used __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 

acras on which used __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

120 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

143 

3 345 

477 6476 

702 295 036 420 279 4746 

64 

60 

33 

69 

97 

218 

117 

21 

16 

7 

701 25 178 

65 

157 

146 

216 

67 

25 

15 

8 

624 1329 

599 1 556 

455 

849 

340 

707 

8 

8 

212 

245 

185 

196 

399 

13931 178 3371 

3467 

210 6250 17 

195 

109 2874 

185 7317 

21 

816 

Cash grains 

(011) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

m~ 

Total 

17 

225 

60 

546 

97 41559 

426 443 

5306 

7 

6 

3 

5 

2 

46 

26 

2 

96 2445 

4 

25 

20 

34 

10 

1 

2 

76 

173 

93 

215 

58 

93 

60 

122 

61 

61 

56 

57 

61 2208 26 

573 

331 

29 1 190 2 

(0) 

10 

611 

12 

813 

3 626 

FIeld crops, 8lCC8Pt cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Tobacco 

(0132) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; field crops. except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134. 0139) 

17 

225 

60 

546 

97 41 559 428 443 5306 

7 

6 

3 

5 

2 

46 

26 

2 

96 

2445 

4 

25 

20 

34 

10 

1 

2 

76 

173 

93 

215 

58 

93 

60 

122 

61 

61 

56 

57 

61 2208 26 

573 

331 

29 

190 2 

(0) 

10 

611 

12 

813 

3 628 

Vegetables 

and mefons 

(016) 

9 

(D) 

37 

(0) 

65 27634 

425 138 3816 

11 

5 

2 

3 

3 

30 

8 

1 

1 

1 

65 2634 

4 

8 

20 

20 

4 

7 

1 

1 

60 

132 

62 

181 

45 

102 

43 

79 

1 

(0) 

8 

(0) 

7 

8 

65 1 806 

29 

510 

382 

55 1 351 1 

(D) 

15 

246 

30 

1 264 

Fruits and !rae nuts 

(017) 

8 

68 

38 

548 

51 15189 

297824 5211 

1 

4 

3 

6 

12 

19 

5 

51 1 340 

2 

20 

7 

14 

5 

3 

42 

72 

51 

104 

46 

81 

14 

23 

7 

9 

42 

562 

10 

63 

72 

38 

568 2 

(D) 

32 

576 

18 

203 

9 132 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Uvestock. except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

Horticultural General farms, Beef catHe, 

primarily livestock 

Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primanlycrop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 6 8 52 18 17 4 20 2 acres __ 109 62 1 203 450 890 159 (0) (0) 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 51 19 152 57 38 22 53 6 acres __ 645 387 2749 1 293 431 169 495 (0) 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 83 33 232 65 47 17 62 13 $1,000 __ 77 346 11496 (0) 25085 28922 5825 (Ol 12150 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 931 880 348 364 (0) 385923 615 362 342647 (0 934 615 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 8998 4155 (0) 2357 3656 5281 (0) 5594 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 8 26 5 1 4 6 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 8 30 4 4 1 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 6 14 3 2 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 11 24 3 6 4 9 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 2 2 44 15 3 2 27 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 12 18 60 20 15 4 14 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 22 12 30 14 10 1 3 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 4 3 3 1 1 11 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 5 1 1 3 1 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 5 1 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ •••• farms_. 83 33 232 65 47 17 62 13 

$1,000 __ 8 196 (0) 4582 1270 2633 498 869 428 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 5 8 15 2 2 24 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 6 20 61 20 1 2 14 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 13 1 67 23 7 4 5 2 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 31 2 66 8 19 5 15 10 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 8 2 21 12 13 4 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 6 2 5 1 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 8 2 2 $500,000 Of mOfe __________________________ • 6 1 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 81 30 211 61 45 17 49 11 number __ 294 44 337 104 126 (0) 71 41 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 70 33 183 65 45 16 31 13 number __ 327 45 375 117 163 (0) 56 55 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 56 25 137 45 32 14 29 13 number __ 172 29 223 63 55 19 41 34 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 49 12 94 38 38 6 11 11 

number._ 155 16 152 54 108 (0) 15 21 

Grain and bean combines _______________ • farms __ 1 2 2 1 1 number __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 10 18 70 21 22 2 14 number __ 12 18 71 21 28 (0) 36 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 5 4 66 25 28 2 6 11 

number __ 6 (0) 72 28 30 (0) 6 11 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 63 24 81 35 40 4 7 10 

acres on which used __ 3984 444 1496 860 3124 (0) 135 100 Ume ___________________________________ farms __ 22 3 54 6 13 3 6 10 

acres on which used __ 1 125 (0) 528 149 277 24 164 60 tons __ I 555 (0) 500 107 312 51 139 60 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 59 12 11 11 5 1 

acres on which used __ 2783 120 (0) 40 165 (0) Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 11 1 acres on which used __ 146 (0) Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 40 3 9 acres on which used __ 1409 23 9 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 50 5 39 20 27 4 

acres on which used __ 3055 103 594 379 1 236 29 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of run ______ . farms __ 3 2 1 1 2 

acres on which used __ 42 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 121 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by prinCipal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ 

Any _________________________________________ _ I to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acras __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

122 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

701 

474 

153 

74 

700 

473 

153 

74 

1 

1 

627 45647 627 44 188 

228 14633 227 14497 

39 1 595 

540 

108 

53 

345 

356 

265 

395 

55 

78 

262 

41 

27 

55 

102 

384 

18.8 

133 

9 

71 

145 

87 

70 

80 

78 

57 

104 

52.7 

611 

90 

2 

567 43 036 

45 3998 

76 

(D) 

3 

73 

4 

(D) 

4 

9 454 

Gash grains 

(011) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

8.0 

34.0 

1 

(D) 

Total 

98 

60 

30 

8 

98 

60 

30 

8 

90 6486 90 5917 

38 2416 

38 2316 

12 

669 

75 

9 

14 

41 

57 

27 

58 

9 

12 

37 

13 

1 

7 

14 

52 

24.0 

24 

2 

8 

13 

12 

9 

10 

9 

12 

23 

56.9 

93 

5 

90 7137 

6 

(D) 

6 

2 

(D) 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

Tobacco cash grains. n.e.c. 

(0132) (0133,0134,0139) 

98 

60 

30 

8 

98 

60 

30 

8 

90 6486 90 5 917 

38 2 416 

38 2 316 

12 

669 

75 

9 

14 

41 

57 

27 

58 

9 

12 

37 

13 

1 

7 

14 

52 

24.0 

24 

2 

8 

13 

12 

9 

10 

9 

12 

23 

56.9 

93 

5 

90 7 137 

6 

(D) 

6 

2 

(D) 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

64 

30 

23 

11 

64 

30 

23 

11 

53 

(D) 

53 2705 

34 1 380 

34 

380 

2 

(D) 

44 

16 

4 

49 

15 

43 

18 

6 

8 

4 

3 

1 

6 

6 

38 

22.5 

13 

3 

6 

8 

7 

3 

7 

7 

5 

18 

55.1 

60 

4 

52 2656 

9 209 

2 

(D) 

2 

1 

(D) 

Fruits and 

tree nU1s 

(017) 

60 

52 

4 

4 

60 

52 

4 

4 

56 3664 56 

3596 

8 137 8 137 

3 

88 

47 

10 

3 

29 

31 

26 

32 

12 

20 

2 

1 

4 

8 

37 

22.4 

10 

3 

7 

6 

7 

3 

9 

8 

17 

59.3 

53 

7 

50 2760 7 

813 

2 

(D) 

1 

1 

1 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 

60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 70 years and over ____________________________ _ 

Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 

10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 

10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Horticultural 

specialties 

(018) 

95 

54 

26 

15 

94 

53 

26 

15 

80 5482 

80 

5442 

41 

3787 

41 

3786 

4 

41 

58 

32 

5 

63 

32 

45 

41 

9 

12 

20 

9 

6 

8 

13 

53 

18.2 

15 

1 

12 

24 

6 

13 

14 

7 

9 

9 50.5 

86 

9 

50 

3285 7 

(0) 

37 

5766 

37 

1 

(0) 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(019) 

26 

22 

3 

1 

26 

22 

3 

1 

25 

591· 

25 

591 

4 365 

4 365 

24 

2 

5 

21 

7 

19 

4 

3 

12 

1 

2 

5 

16 

15.4 

2 

1 

6 

5 

2 

5 

4 

1 

2 51.7 

25 

1 

22 

456 2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Beef cattle, 

except feedlots 

Total (0212) 

202 83 

154 56 

33 21 15 6 

202 83 

154 56 

33 21 15 6 

187 77 16792 9282 

187 77 

16132 9081 

49 27 

2405 189 

48 27 

2370 189 

14 7 695 201 

161 67 

20 7 

21 9 

57 24 

145 59 

42 17 

156 63 

16 11 

18 4 

122 48 

4 3 

8 3 10 7 33 11 101 41 

17.6 18.8 

50 21 

1 1 

26 7 

48 17 28 10 

21 8 

15 5 25 14 16 6 22 15 51.1 54.5 

172 71 

30 12 

181 77 

15433 9607 

10 2 (0) (D) 

6 3 

(0) 365 

2 

4 3 

5 1 1 266 (D) 

Dairy farms 

(024) 

49 

14 

25 

10 

49 

14 

25 

10 

39 

4502 

39 

4502 

35 

3575 

35 3575 

44 

5 

46 

3 

40 

6 

1 

3 

3 

2 

3 

35 

20.9 

6 

2 

3 

7 

7 

7 

7 

10 

2 

4 

52.3 

46 

3 

40 

6867 

6 

692 

3 

518 

3 

Poultry 

and eggs 

(025) 

25 

21 

2 

2 

25 

21 

2 

2 

23 

(0) 

23 1 493 

4 

16 

4 

16 

1 

(0) 

18 

5 

2 

20 

5 

14 

8 

2 

6 

3 

2 

5 

13 

16.1 

5 

9 

5 

3 

2 

1 

5 

54.4 

24 

1 

21 

794 

4 

715 

4 

Animal 

specialties 

(027) 

71 

59 

5 

7 

71 

59 

5 

7 

64 

(0) 

64 

2137 

12 

357 

12 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

59 

8 

4 

31 

40 

18 

49 

6 

11 

32 

4 

6 

14 

13 

30 

11.0 

8 

9 

23 

16 

3 

14 

2 

2 

2 46.2 

41 

30 

50 

780 

4 

85 

16 

581 

16 

1 

(0) 

General farms, 

primarily livestock 

and animal specialties 

(029) 

10 

8 

2 

10 

8 

2 

10 

721 

10 

673 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

9 

1 

3 

7 

3 

7 

1 

2 

4 

1 

9 20.1 

2 

2 

3 

1 

2 57.9 

10 

10 

(0) 

RHODE ISLAND 123 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains. n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ______________ _ 

VeQetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ FrUits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number-_ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farrns __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farrns __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Cattie ________________________________ farrns __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farrns __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

124 RHODE ISLAND 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Total 

131 

250 

66 

67 

67 

41 

23 

10 

33 

11 

2 

1 

98 

98 

64 

60 

95 

26 

202 

83 

49 

25 

71 

10 

253 

6930 

117 

89 

33 

11 

3 

211 

4108 

156 

1 133 

118 

37 

1 

70 

2975 

20 

1 

21 

23 

5 

152 

2048 

149 

774 

206 

3259 

1 004 

126 

1 675 

166 

179 

1 584 

838 

59 

331 

171 

Cash grains 

(011) Total 

6 

32 

10 

16 

20 

8 

2 

2 

1 

1 

98 

98 

20 

197 

11 

9 

17 

108 

15 

88 

12 

3 

4 

20 

2 

1 

1 

12 

48 

14 

41 

13 

61 

21 

9 

33 

9 

9 

28 

13 

5 

11 

7 

Foeld crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Tobacco 

(0132) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops. except 

cash grains. n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) 

6 

32 

10 

16 

20 

8 

2 

2 

1 

1 

98 

98 

20 

197 

11 

9 

17 

108 

15 

88 

12 

3 

4 

20 

2 

1 

1 

12 

48 

14 

41 

13 

61 

21 

9 

33 

9 

9 

28 

13 

5 

11 

7 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

9 

35 

6 

3 

1 

3 

1 

2 

4 

64 

7 104 

5 

1 

1 

5 

31 

4 

(0) 

3 

1 

1 

(0) 

4 

33 

5 

40 

4 

17 

10 

2 

(0) 

(D) 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

Fruits and tree nu1s 

(017) 

8 

29 

7 

3 

4 

6 

3 

60 

5 

34 

3 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms. Beef caltie, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________ 35 1 28 8 1 9 30 4 10 to 49 acres __________________________________ 23 12 77 33 7 8 24 3 50 to 69 acres __________________________________ 11 18 3 3 2 9 70 to 99 acres __________________________________ 6 3 26 10 7 1 2 100 to 139 acres ________________________________ 4 6 21 10 8 1 2 140 to 179 acres ________________________________ 2 4 10 6 5 1 1 180 to 219 acres ________________________________ 2 7 5 4 2 2 3 220 to 259 acres ________________________________ 4 4 2 260 to 499 acres ________________________________ 5 6 12 500 to 999 acres ________________________________ 7 3 2 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________________ 2 2 2,000 acres or more _____________________________ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________ Cotton (0131) _________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains. n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) _______________ 

V9!letables and melons (016) _____________________ FrUIts and tree nuts (017) ________________________ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________ 95 General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 26 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________ 202 83 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________ 83 83 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________ 49 

Poultry and ::l!!!S (025) --------------------------- 25 Animal specia ties (027) __________________________ 71 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________ 10 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 3 12 145 76 49 3 2 7 

numbeL_ 115 112 1 956 198 4343 (0) (D) 23 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 10 75 33 1 3 7 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 2 66 40 7 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 4 3 27 100 to 199 __________________________________ 11 200 to 499 __________________________________ 3 500 or more ________________________________ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 3 12 114 66 49 2 1 6 

numbeL_ 43 33 907 568 2936 (0) (D) 11 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 2 10 106 60 9 2 1 5 

numbeL_ (0) (D) 873 539 26 (0) (D) (D) 

Farms wiIh- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 10 77 42 9 2 5 10 to 49 ________________________________ 2 28 17 50 to 99 ________________________________ 1 1 100 to 199 ______________________________ 200 to 499 ______________________________ 

500 or more ____________________________ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ I 2 12 9 48 2 number __ (0) (0) 34 29 2910 (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 2 11 8 2 5 to 9 __________________________________ 

10 to 49 ________________________________ 19 50 to 99 ________________________________ 23 100 to 199 ______________________________ 5 200 to 499 ______________________________ 

500 or more ____________________________ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 3 4 76 48 43 3 1 3 

numbeL_ 43 74 489 353 1 332 7 (0) 9 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 3 4 90 48 23 3 2 3 

numbeL_ 29 5 560 277 75 5 (D) 3 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 3 3 126 72 49 1 1 4 

numbeL_ 28 49 998 626 2064 (0) (0) 12 $1,000 __ 14 31 457 302 455 (0) (D) 4 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 2 2 63 47 45 1 2 

numbeL_ (0) (0) 278 208 1 340 (D) (0) 

$1,000 __ (0) (0) 58 53 93 (0) (0) Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 3 3 109 57 45 1 3 

numbeL_ (0) (0) 720 418 724 (0) (0) 

$1,000 __ (0) (0) 399 249 361 (0) (0) 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 2 1 48 7 number __ (0) (OJ 274 27 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 142 18 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 125 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms wi1h- 1 to 24 ____________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __ •••••••••••••• _ ••••••••••• __ •••• 200 to 499 •• _ •••••••• _ ••• __ ••• _ •••••••• _ •••• 500 or more _ •••••••• _ ••• __ •••••••••• _ •••••• 

Used or to be used for breeding •••••• _. farms •• numbeL. Other ••• _ •••••••••• _ ••• _ •••• _ ••• __ ••• farms •• 

number •• 

Hogs and pigs sold •••••• _ ••• _ ••••• _ ••••• farms •• 

numbeL. 

$1,000 •• Feeder pigs •••••••••• _ •••• _ ••••• _ ••••• farms._ 

number._ 

$1,000 •• 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ._. farms •• number •• Dec. 1 and May 31 •••• _ ••••• _ ••••• __ farms __ 

number_. June 1 and Nov. 30 •••• _ ••••• _ •••••• farms._ 

numbeL. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory ••••• farms •• numbeL. Ewes 1 year old or older ••••• ___ •••• __ • farms_. 

number •• 

Sheep and lambs sold •••••••• _ ••••• _ •••• farms •• number •• Sheep and lambs shorn _ ••••• _ •••••• _ •••• farms •• 

numbeL. pounds of wooL. 

Horses and ponies inventory ••••••••••••• _ farms •• numbeL_ Horses and ponies sold ••••• _ ••••• ___ •••• farms._ 

numbeL. Goats inventory ••••• _ •••••• __ ••••• __ •••• farms •• 

numbeL. Goats sold •••• _ ••••• _ •••••• ___ ••••• __ ••• farms •• 

number •• 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory •• farms •• numbeL. 

Farms with- 1 to 399 •••••• _ ••••• _ •••••••••• _ ••••••• _ •••• 400 to 3,199 ••••••••• __ •••••••• __ •••••• __ ••• 3,200 to 9,999 •••••• _ •••••••••• __ •••••• __ ••• 10,000 to 19,999 ••••• __ ••• _ ••••• _ ••••••••••• 20,000 to 49,999 ••••• __ • ____ •••• _ ••••••••••• 50,000 to 99,999 __ •••• _._._ •••••••••••• __ ••• 

100,000 or more ••••• _ •• _ •••••••• _ •••••• _ ••• 

Hens and pullets of laying age •••••••••• farms._ 

number •• Pullets 3 months old or older not of 

laying age •••••• __ ••••••••••••• _ ••••• farms._ 

number •• Hens and pullets sold _ •••• _ •••••••• _ ••••• farms._ 

number •• 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ••• _ •••••••••• _ ••••• _ •••• __ •••••• __ farms •• 

number •• Farms wi1h- 1 to 1,999 •••••• _ •••••••••• _ ••••••• _ ••••• _ •• 2,000 to 59,999 •• _ ••••••••••• _ •• _ •• __ ••••• _. 60,000 to 99,999 •••••• _ ••••• __ •••••• ___ ••• _. 

100,000 or more •••• _ •• _ •••• _ •••••••• __ ••••• 

Turkey hens kept for breeding •••••••••••• farms •• 

numbeL. Turkeys sold •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• number •• 

See footnotes at end of table. 

126 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

59 4719 

43 

3 

2 

5 

4 

2 

33 

450 

54 4269 

49 4990 

568 

11 

311 

10 

35 

660 

33 

320 

29 

340 

76 1 661 

69 1001 

66 2085 62 1 521 10021 

166 1 020 

41 

144 

45 

485 

24 

355 

96 205 794 

82 

5 

5 

2 

2 

95 

(D) 

16 

(D) 

34 200 470 

6 58714 

3 

3 

3 

(D) 

18 11 631 

Cash grains 

(011) Total 

3 

30 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

8 208 7 

(D) 

7 132 7 193 

1 425 

16 

87 

9 330 

9 

9 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) Tobacco (0132) 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133.0134,0139) 

3 

30 

3 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

8 208 7 

(0) 

7 132 7 193 

1 425 

16 

87 

9 330 

9 

9 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 

67 

3 

(0) 

4 

31 

4 

67 

277 

5 

13 

6 618 

5 

1 

6 618 

Fruits and tree nuts 

(017) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

3 

68 

3 

3 

68 

1 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 24 ____________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Other ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 

Litters of pigs farrowed betweennumbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 

numbeL_ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 

numbeL_ Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ___________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 _______________________________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Pullets 3 months old Or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breading ____________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Horticultural 

specialties 

(018) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

21 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(019) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

(D) 

13 

31 

5 

165 

5 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Total 

44 

4569 

30 

2 

1 

5 

4 

2 

25 

418 

40 

4 151 

42 

4841 

554 

9 

(D) 

(D) 

27 

626 

27 

304 

23 

322 

52 

1 267 

49 

789 

49 

1 885 

46 

1 218 7991 

54 

169 

11 

12 

34 

456 

21 

342 

40 

1 052 

40 

39 

819 

10 

233 

13 

276 

3 362 

3 

1 

(D) 

7 331 

Beef cattle, 

except feedlots 

(0212) 

7 

25 

7 

3 

9 

6 

16 

4 

48 

6 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

8 

3 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

3 

24 

3 

18 

3 

12 

2 

(D) 

(0) 

20 

53 

2 

(D) 

3 

6 

13 

279 

13 

13 

251 

3 

28 

4 

40 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

Dairy farms 

(024) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

13 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

4 247 

4 

4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

Poultry 

and eggs 

(025) 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

4 

19 

4 

10 

19 

203 180 

6 

4 

5 

2 

2 

19 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

15 

199933 

3 58352 

3 

2 

(D) 

6 10915 

Animal 

speciaWes 

(027) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

22 

2 

(0) 

61 

661 

27 

128 

4 

6 

7 

76 

7 

76 

General farms, 

prtmarily livestock 

and animal 

speciaWes 

(029) 

4 

13 

4 

4 

13 

1 

(D) 

(0) 

3 

47 

3 

18 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

58 

3 

3 

58 

2 

(0) 

RHODE ISLAND 127 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated __________________________ ~~~~ ?=~== 

aeres __ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ cwt __ Inrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Hay-alfaHa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ acres __ tons, dry __ Inrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

T arne hay other than alfalfa, small grain, 

Total 

77 

2008 

33 778 

3 

14 

46 

29 

2 

22 1 410 259 958 2 

(0) 

9 

2 

5 

5 

1 

291 8126 

14 125 3 

28 

189 

85 

17 

and wild hay (see text) __________________ farms__ 182 

acres__ 4 005 tons, dry__ 6 187 Inrigated ______________________________ farms__ 1 

acres__ (0) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms__ 99 acres__ 947 Inrigated ______________________________ farms__ 28 

acres__ 617 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 46 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 32 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 18 

100.0 to 249.9 acres_________________________ 2 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 1 

land in orchards ________________________ farms__ 83 

acres__ 858 Inrigated ______________________________ farms__ 8 

acres__ 58 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 44 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 25 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 14 100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

128 RHODE ISLAND 

Cash grains 

(011) Total 

7 124 2117 

6 

1 

13 1 040 199030 

4 

2 

4 

2 

1 

82 2633 

5174 

45 

34 

3 

47 1 285 1 809 

4 

32 

1 

(D) 

2 

2 

5 

(0) 

5 

Freid crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. 

(0132) (0133, 0134,0139) 

7 124 2117 

6 

1 

13 1 040 199 030 

4 

2 

4 

2 

1 

82 2633 

5 174 

45 

34 

3 

47 

285 

809 

4 

32 

1 

(0) 

2 

2 

5 

(0) 

5 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

4 

72 

175 1 

(0) 

3 

1 

5 

7 780 

15 

271 

507 

11 

4 

14 

208 

385 

64 1 655 

17 

494 

23 

25 

13 

2 

1 

4 

9 

4 

Fruijs and tree nuts 

(017) 

3 

13 

160 

3 

9 

66 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

10 

52 

5 

28 

8 

1 

1 

46 

751 3 

39 

12 

21 

13 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated __________________________ ~~~ C== 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ cwt __ 

Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Hay-aHaifa. other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) __________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ acres __ 

Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearlng acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Horticultural 

specialties 

(018) 

3 

55 

411 

2 

1 

4 363 59148 

2 

(D) 

1 

3 

7 164 

343 

5 

2 

5 

102 

278 

6 

57 

2 

(0) 

2 

3 

1 

5 

43 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

1 

General farms, 

primanlycrop 

(019) 

6 

41 

680 2 

(D) 

6 

23 

311 

424 

2 

(D) 

19 

4 

16 

221 

281 

6 

97 

3 

82 

4 

2 

3 

16 

2 

(D) 

1 

2 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Total 

17 

149 

2634 

16 

1 

94 2 151 

2682 

1 

(D) 

69 

19 

6 

60 

1 140 

1 450 

1 

(D) 

6 

43 

5 

11 

10 

1 

(0) 

11 

Beef cattle, 

except feedlots 

(0212) 

7 

69 

1320 

6 

1 

50 

1 550 

1666 

1 

(0) 

30 

16 

4 

35 

754 

850 

1 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

3 

4 

2 

4 

Dairy farms 

(024) 

34 

1 538 

26381 

7 

25 

2 

38 

2 101 

4246 

14 

16 

8 

23 

760 

1 437 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are Included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Poultry 

and eggs 

(025) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

2 

(0) 

(D) 

2 

1 

(0) 

Animal 

specialties 

(027) 

17 

359 

575 

11 

6 

12 

241 

474 

7 

17 

7 

General farms, 

primarily livestock 

and animal 

specialties 

(029) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

81 

4 

2 

(0) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

RHODE ISLAND 129 
Table 1, County Summary Highlights: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Farms __________________________________________ number __ 

Land in famns _____________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm _____________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings': Average per famn _______________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _______________________________ dollars __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

equipment': Average per famn _______________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 acres ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 179 acres _______________________________________ _ 180 to 499 acres ______________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ______________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ___________ $1,000 __ Average per farm _______________________________ dollars __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops _________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Uvestock, poultry, and their products _____________ $1,000 __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ______________________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ____________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any __________________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ___________________________________ _ 

Average age of operator ___________________________ years __ 

Total farm production expenses' ___________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm _______________________________ dollars __ 

Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory _______________________ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Cattle and calves sold ___________________________ farms __ 

ntJmber __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs sold ______________________________ farms __ 

ntJmbeL_ Sheep and lambs inventory _______________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __________ farms __ ntJmber __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _________ farms __ ntJmber __ 

Selected crops harvested: 

Com for grain or seed ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ 

Com for silage or green chop _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, green __ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________________ farms __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

acrGS __ 

cwL 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___________ farms __ acres __ 

Land in orchards ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

130 RHODE ISLAND 

Rhode Island 

701 

58685 64 

420279 

4748 

35918 

131 

250 

241 

66 

11 

2 

597 26 121 

523 18498 105 

3494 

37786 

53903 

26685 

11 100 

290 

79 

82 

79 

41 

55 

75 

345 

356 

395 

262 

52.7 

29736 

42359 

253 6930 

156 

1 133 

70 2975 

206 

3259 

59 4719 49 4990 76 1 661 

96 205794 6 58 714 

9 

99 7585 

77 2008 

33778 

22 1 410 259 958 

291 8 126 14 125 

99 

947 

83 

856 

Bristol 

27 1 703 

63 

676037 

10718 

23912 

7 

10 

7 

3 

23 

996 

22 

747 

5 

26 

1 166 43 185 

1002 

164 

6 

7 

4 

5 

1 

1 

3 

18 

9 

11 

8 61.8 

839 31 057 

12 

291 6 

40 

5 110 

11 

137 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

13 

387 

652 

10 

131 

2 

(D) 

Kent Newport Providence Washington 

64 137 267 206 

6621 10356 15642 24 163 

103 76 59 117 

333453 527 464 250648 561 791 

3223 7621 3873 4290 

23560 37806 26607 52 074 

10 28 53 33 25 43 114 58 

20 55 82 77 7 9 18 29 1 2 8 1 1 

57 121 221 175 2038 6939 6711 9 437 

48 112 194 147 1212 5062 5032 6445 11 20 28 41 

97 247 375 2749 

1483 11 073 7421 16643 

23167 80827 27794 80790 

767 9060 3039 12 818 716 2014 4382 3 825 

30 38 107 109 

7 18 33 14 

10 16 31 21 

3 19 35 17 6 8 18 8 4 13 24 13 4 25 19 24 

22 73 133 99 42 64 134 107 

40 63 153 128 25 38 105 86 53.3 53.1 52.0 51.9 

1 171 8891 5725 13 110 

18303 64 428 21 441 63641 

27 47 88 79 692 1 720 1 903 2324 19 22 58 51 103 263 393 334 8 20 20 17 336 817 775 937 

23 42 70 60 

362 815 1 082 863 

8 10 25 15 (D) 850 3520 112 

4 10 24 10 (D) 1 507 3064 96 

4 16 28 28 

69 413 747 432 

10 24 29 28 (D) 948 105 019 (D) 

1 3 2 (D) 58352 (D) 

4 1 4 (D) (D) 5 (D) (D) 325 

15 17 13 30 (D) 511 322 828 (D) 9945 4860 13872 

13 9 1 042 368 199870 60088 

26 60 109 83 

808 1 872 3165 1 894 

836 3837 4372 3428 

4 19 38 28 11 473 791 541 

8 15 40 18 (D) 111 660 (D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ________________________ farms, 1981-_ 

1982 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ 1982 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1987 value of sales: Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1982 value of sales': Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ Grains ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Com for grain _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ WheaL _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Soybeans ___________________________ farms, 1981-_ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ 1982 __ 

Barley ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ 

1982 __ Oats _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000,1981-_ 1982 __ 

Other grains2 ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 __ 

$1,000,1981-_ 1982 __ 

Rhode Island Bristol 

701 27 

728 38 

37786 1 166 

30376 1 077 

53903 43 185 

41 726 28 347 

152 

35 

138 3 

233 6 79 7 

277 20 

82 4 

612 31 

64 3 

887 (0) 

15 2 

332 (0) 

29 1 

909 (0) 

12 

535 

55 1 

3881 (0) 

43 2 

6234 (0) 

15 

4671 

17 1 

19180 (0) 

162 6 38 (0) 

109 2 

177 (0) 

95 6 340 19 

91 8 612 60 

73 5 

1 037 75 

19 2 430 (0) 

38 3 

1 177 (0) 

14 2 

605 (0) 

58 2 4149 (0) 

47 1 6907 (0) 

8 1 

2960 (0) 

14 

11 944 

369 18 

367 20 

26685 1 002 

18 139 664 7 

11 

15 

53 

6 

5 

13 

13 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

7 

(0) 

(0) 

Kent Newport 

64 137 

67 146 

1 483 11 073 

1 877 9159 

23167 80 B27 

28010 62733 

18 25 

7 7 

12 13 

21 23 

7 18 

26 68 

10 16 

68 123 

3 13 

(0) (0) 

6 

(0) 

6 5 (0) (0) 

3 

(0) 

4 13 

(0) (0) 

3 17 

(0) 2629 

1 3 (0) (0) 

5 

(0) 

21 20 

4 7 

13 14 

20 25 

9 20 

37 68 

7 21 

44 147 

5 15 

67 216 

1 5 (0) (0) 

3 12 

(0) (0) 

1 2 

(0) (0) 

3 14 

(0) (0) 

3 15 

(0) 2023 

4 1 437 

1 4 

(0) 3606 

26 86 

27 83 

767 9060 

598 7133 

5 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

Providence 

267 

271 

7421 

7402 

27794 

27313 

53 

14 

54 

87 

33 

117 

31 

246 

30 

405 

5 115 

14 

466 

4 

169 

24 

1 640 

11 1 466 

7 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

63 

(0) 

44 

(0) 

31 

112 

31 

205 

29 

431 

8 

182 

16 

488 

7 

300 

26 

1 859 

12 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

1 818 

139 

139 

3039 

2304 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Washington 

206 

206 

16643 

10862 

80790 

52726 

53 

8 

56 

96 

14 

46 

21 

143 

15 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

13 

(0) 

10 

1 417 

4 1277 

10 

12133 

52 

14 

36 

58 

29 

104 

24 

157 

19 

246 

3 

68 

4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

13 

(0) 

16 2485 

2 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

100 

98 

12818 

7440 

1 

8 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

5 

32 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 131 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. 

Sales by commodity or commodity groupCon. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops-Con. Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - Tobacco ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms, 1987 __ 139 7 10 35 52 1982 __ 133 7 10 30 44 $1,000,1987 __ 526 24 72 139 191 1982 __ 557 80 63 95 147 Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____ farms, 1987 __ 99 10 4 19 38 1982 __ 120 11 4 31 54 $1,000, 1987 __ I 929 58 11 537 771 1982 __ 1 657 (D) (D) (D) 528 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms, 1987 __ 83 3 8 14 41 1982 __ 65 - 7 7 36 $1,000,1987 __ 1 666 (D) (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ 1 701 - 262 125 1012 Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms, 1987 __ 121 6 10 23 39 1982 __ 109 5 7 22 39 $1,000, 1987 __ 20786 (D) (D) 6919 1 178 1982 __ 10695 (D) (D) 4632 617 

Other crops ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 23 - - 13 - 1982 __ 22 - - 13 - $1,000, 1987 __ 1 764 - - 1 339 - 1982 __ 3476 - - 1 788 -

Livestock, poultry, and their products ______ farms, 1987 __ 359 14 39 67 133 1982 __ 390 25 36 77 127 $1,000, 1987 __ 11 100 164 716 2014 4382 1982 __ 12237 413 1 279 2026 5097 Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms, 1987 __ 69 3 10 13 24 1982 __ 77 - 8 10 36 $1,000, 1987 __ 4190 (D) (D) (D) 2078 1982 __ 4692 - (D) 126 2840 

Dairy products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 51 2 7 15 12 1982 __ 84 6 9 25 20 $1,000, 1987 __ 4775 (D) (D) 1264 1 290 1982 __ 5798 288 472 1 628 1 609 Cattle and calves ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 206 11 23 42 70 1982 __ 260 18 25 64 68 $1,000, 1987 __ 1 004 31 81 278 395 1982 __ 1 006 105 51 247 243 

Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 49 1 4 10 24 1982 __ 45 3 3 4 21 $1,000,1987 __ 568 (D) (D) 171 349 1982 __ 286 (D) (D) 5 186 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms, 1987 __ 73 - 5 16 28 1982 __ 65 4 3 13 18 $1,000,1987 __ 103 - (D) (D) 50 1982 __ 86 (D) (D) 11 47 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 93 2 13 13 30 1982 __ 53 4 5 5 18 $1,000, 1987 __ 462 (D) (D) 98 221 1982 __ 369 7 (D) 9 173 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ 1 - - 1 - Field crops, except cash grains (013) _______________________ 98 4 7 32 35 Cotton (0131) __________________________________________ - - - - - Tobacco (0132) ________________________________________ - - - - - Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.C. 32 35 (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ 98 4 7 

Vegetables and melons (016) ______________________________ 64 6 1 15 27 Fruits and tree nuts (017) .. _______________________________ 60 2 6 9 31 Horticultural specialties (018) .. ____________________________ 95 4 9 16 28 General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ 26 - 1 5 12 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ______________ .. _________________________ 202 6 21 31 86 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________________ 83 5 14 15 33 

~airy farms (024) _________________________________________ 49 2 6 15 12 

~~::n~ ~1H!.(~~~k================================== 25 - 3 2 13 

71 2 9 10 23 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________________ 10 1 1 1 -

'Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 'Data for 1982 include market value of barley sold. 

Washington 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

35 

42 

101 

172 

28 

20 

552 

(D) 

17 

15 

(D) 

301 

43 

36 11 454 

4832 

10 

9 425 

1 688 

106 

125 3825 

3421 

19 

23 

(D) 

(D) 

15 

24 1 544 

1 800 

60 

85 

219 

360 

10 

14 

(D) 

56 

24 

27 

24 

16 

35 

21 

110 

(D) 

-

20 

-

-

20 

15 

12 

38 

8 

58 

16 

14 

7 

27 

7 

132 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

.... 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Rhode Island Bristol 

Total farm production expenses _______________ farms, 1987 __ 702 27 $1,000, 1987 __ 29736 839 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 42359 31 057 

Livestock and poultry purchased ____________ farms, 1987 __ 248 5 1982 __ 262 14 $1,000,1987 __ 1 146 14 1982 __ 1 271 (D) 

Feed for livestock and poultry ______________ farms, 1987 __ 393 11 1982 __ 426 25 $1,000,1987 __ 3684 69 1982 __ 5347 (D) Commercially mixed formula feeds ________ farms, 1987 __ 219 2 1982 __ 238 10 $1,000, 1987 __ 2843 (D) 1982 __ 4227 80 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _____________ farms, 1987 __ 237 14 1982 __ 262 20 $1,000, 1987 __ 1 396 13 1982 __ 1 021 15 Commercial fertilizer' ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 399 20 1982 __ 446 27 $1,000,1987 __ 1 335 30 1982 __ 1 125 43 

Agricultural chemicals' _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 355 15 1982 __ 283 19 $1,000,1987 __ 778 13 1982 __ 647 22 Petroleum products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 659 26 1982 __ 725 38 $1,000, 1987 __ I 390 35 1982 __ 1 819 51 

Gasoline and gasohoL ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 599 26 1982 __ 665 35 $1,000, 1987 __ 621 15 1982 __ 782 29 Diesel fuel ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 271 9 1982 __ 280 10 $1,000, 1987 __ 433 15 1982 __ 501 10 

Natural gas _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 24 - 1982 __ 12 - $1,000,1987 __ 25 - 1982 __ 7 - LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 405 16 1982 __ (NA) (NA) $1,000, 1987 __ 311 5 1982 __ 528 (D) 

Electricity _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 452 13 1982 __ 509 21 $1,000,1987 __ 549 11 1982 __ 526 (D) Hired farm labor ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 214 8 1982 __ 269 9 $1,000,1987 __ 9536 372 1982 __ 5559 121 

Contract labo'-____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 66 2 1982 __ 42 3 $1,000, 1987 __ 531 (D) 1982 __ 118 (D) Repair and maintenance ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 588 23 $1,000, 1987 __ 1744 42 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment2 ________________ farms, 1987 __ 97 5 1982 __ 114 4 $1,000, 1987 __ 183 5 1982 __ 164 (D) 

Interest paid3 _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 239 6 1982 __ 210 10 $1,000, 1987 __ 1 298 (D) 1982 __ 1 569 28 Interest paid on debt: Secured by real estate _________________ farms, 1987 __ 177 6 $1,000, 1987 __ 875 (D) Not secured by real estate _____________ farms, 1987 __ 105 - $1,000, 1987 __ 423 -

Cash ren'-________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 122 8 $1,000, 1987 __ 786 (D) Property taxes paid ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 635 24 $1,000, 1987 __ 1 795 57 All other farm production expenses __________ farms, 1987 __ 624 24 $1,000,1987 __ 3583 107 

'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 

2Data for 1987 exclude cost of custom applications for commercial fertilizer and agricultural chemicals. 

3Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Kent 

64 1 171 18 303 

18 

21 

44 

(D) 

33 

41 

257 

(D) 

25 

27 

208 

541 

23 

15 

61 

23 

36 

29 

47 

52 

30 

22 

23 

46 

59 

66 

75 

107 

50 

62 

42 

60 

25 

25 

15 

20 

3 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

32 

(NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

44 

41 

27 

(D) 

14 

26 

119 

141 

5 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

48 

104 

11 

8 

10 

(D) 

18 

13 

(D) 

94 

14 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

55 

157 

54 

174 

Newport Providence Washington 

138 267 206 8891 5725 13110 64 428 21 441 63641 

32 105 88 49 99 79 97 551 439 149 652 205 

66 155 128 

81 151 128 624 1 326 1 409 817 2426 1 359 40 73 79 45 62 94 348 1056 (D) 

418 2 018 1 169 

60 69 71 75 78 74 411 145 766 326 42 616 81 99 163 113 137 140 372 151 735 415 110 506 

86 117 107 

77 88 77 232 181 330 208 127 243 

121 254 199 145 271 205 

395 289 596 559 320 782 

108 233 182 

131 262 175 

159 152 253 

207 195 291 

62 81 94 

65 92 88 88 54 261 103 38 331 

1 17 3 7 2 1 (D) 15 (D) 

3 (D) (D) 

89 132 136 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) 68 (D) 

246 (D) (D) 

98 174 123 

114 203 130 

132 141 238 

148 154 165 

57 75 60 71 94 69 

3835 719 4491 

2670 490 2 136 

14 29 16 

8 8 19 

45 146 326 

18 20 59 

112 217 188 

446 377 776 

32 29 20 

25 37 40 

54 24 89 

42 34 69 

44 94 77 

41 79 67 

256 362 610 

328 437 662 

30 76 51 

(D) (D) 418 

21 26 48 

(D) (D) 191 

45 25 36 

257 41 428 

114 238 204 

335 591 654 

123 245 178 

1 400 679 1 223 

RHODE ISLAND 133 

II 
Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other FarmRelated Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

NET CASH RETURN 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text)' ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

Farms with net gains2 _____________________ number, 1987 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

Farms with net losses _____________________ number, 1987 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Total received _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

Amount received in cash ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 

Value of commodity certificates received _____ farms, 1987 __ $1,000,1987 __ 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Gross before taxes and expenses' ____________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services3 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ 1982 __ Rental of farmland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 

Sales of forest products and Christmas trees ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ Other farm-related income sources __________ farms, 1987 __ 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

$1,000, 1987 __ 

Total _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ $1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Com _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ WheaL ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ Soybeans _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 

Sorghum, barley, and oats __________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000,1981-_ COtton ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ Peanuts, rye, rice, tobaCC'), and honey _______ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ 

Rhode Island 

702 

7443 

10603 

285 10207 

35812 

417 2763 

6626 

42 

39 

925 

42 

34 

7 

5 

152 

414 

2725 

30 

36 

106 

78 

51 

71 

64 

112 

42 

125 

Bristol Kent 

27 64 327 311 12 128 4864 

11 27 417 611 37 910 22635 

16 37 

90 300 5598 8 104 

1 4 (0) 1 (0) 237 

1 4 (0) 1 

4 16 (0) (0) 

(D) (0) 

1 4 3 2 (D) 7 5 (0) 

2 2 (D) (0) 

7 

23 1 4 (D) (D) 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains. 

3Data for 1987 are based on a sample of farms; data for 1982 are nonsarnple. 

Newport Providence 

138 267 1 999 1 076 14488 4031 

66 102 2476 1 900 37520 18626 

72 165 477 824 6624 4992 

15 7 16 (0) 

1 082 (0) 

15 7 (0) (0) 

2 1 (0) (0) 

26 31 

95 164 3645 5281 

10 6 11 8 52 (0) 

14 (0) 

10 3 16 (0) 

4 18 

2 41 

9 18 25 71 

Washington 

206 3729 

18102 

79 4802 

60787 

127 1 073 

8449 

15 

16 1066 

15 

12 

4 

4 

75 

106 1 407 

9 

12 

10 

53 

34 

32 

35 

48 

10 

18 

134 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS,OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

• 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All Farms 

Rhode Island Brtstol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 701 27 64 137 267 206 1982 __ 728 38 67 146 271 206 Land in farms ________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 58685 1 703 6621 10356 15842 24163 1982 __ 62466 2240 6327 11 087 17 457 25355 Average size of farm ____________________ acres, 1981-_ 84 63 103 76 59 117 1982 __ 86 59 94 76 64 123 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 420 279 676037 333453 527464 250648 561 791 1982 __ 237 141 189 868 190701 353699 148673 295 170 Average per acre ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 4748 10718 3223 7621 3873 4290 1982 __ 2760 3221 2019 4647 2358 2356 

Approximate land area ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 675 052 16614 110080 68780 266 329 213248 Proportion in farms _____________________ percent, 1987 __ 8.7 10.3 6.0 15.1 5.9 11.3 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 131 7 10 28 53 33 acres __ 484 21 22 107 202 132 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 250 10 25 43 114 58 acres __ 6245 284 677 151 2661 1 472 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 66 1 5 17 19 24 acres __ 3890 (0) (0) (0) 1 144 1 394 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 67 3 8 15 19 22 acres __ 5517 250 669 1 271 1 551 1776 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 67 1 4 16 28 18 acres._ 7692 (0) (0) 1 824 3223 2081 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 41 2 3 7 16 13 acras __ 6296 (0) (0) 111 2399 2021 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 23 2 2 3 7 9 acres._ 4524 (0) (0) (0) 1 398 (0) 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 10 1 3 6 acres __ 2400 (0) 700 (0) 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 33 1 5 5 8 14 acres._ 11 591 (0) (0) 1 813 2564 5305 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ II 1 2 8 acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 acres._ (0) (0) (0) 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 113 6 9 22 49 27 acres __ 503 17 24 97 229 136 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 273 18 26 61 101 67 acres __ 7081 464 671 1 766 2585 595 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 70 3 5 14 31 17 acres __ 4053 162 289 826 1 805 971 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 64 4 6 10 27 17 

acres._ 5359 335 490 828 2299 1 407 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 76 1 9 13 30 23 acres._ 8711 (0) (0) 1 458 3344 2825 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 41 3 2 10 11 15 acres __ 6450 510 (0) (0) 1 736 2420 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 28 2 2 2 12 10 

acres._ 5462 (0) (0) (0) 2336 1 950 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 20 1 1 5 4 9 acres __ 4861 (0) (0) 1 182 980 (0) 

260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 34 6 9 6 13 acres __ II 983 2022 3039 2143 4779 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 6 1 5 aeres __ 3885 (0) (0) 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 3 3 acres __ 4 118 4 118 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 597 23 57 121 221 175 1982 __ 655 34 59 135 240 187 

acres, 19B7 __ 26 121 996 2038 6939 6711 9437 1982 __ 28 180 495 1866 7781 6167 10871 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 523 22 48 112 194 147 

1982 __ 576 30 51 123 211 161 

acres, 1987 __ 18498 747 1212 5062 5032 6445 1982 __ 21 252 198 1 448 6260 4567 7779 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ____ farms, 1987 __ 242 6 32 44 80 80 1982 __ 248 16 24 53 75 80 

acres, 1987 __ 4 513 186 710 (0) (0) 376 

1982 __ 4632 210 395 299 984 744 

Other cropland ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 139 5 9 26 41 58 1982 __ 133 8 6 21 51 47 

acres, 1987 __ 3 110 63 116 (0) (0) 1816 

1982 __ 2296 87 23 222 616 1348 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

soil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 57 7 13 11 26 1982 __ 52 2 3 9 17 21 

acres, 1987 __ 582 69 194 101 218 

1982 __ 534 (0) 12 78 134 (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 135 
Table 5. Farms, Land In Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

All Farms 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Total cropland-Con. 

Other cropIand-Con. Cropland on which all crops failed _________ farms, 1987 __ IS - - 3 4 8 1982 __ 19 - - 5 9 5 acres, 1987 __ 94 - - (0) (D) (0) 1982 __ 107 - - 9 73 25 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______ farms, 1987 __ 6 - - - 2 4 1982 __ 8 - - 2 - 6 acres, 1987 __ II - - - (0) (0) 1982 __ 53 - - (0) - (0) 

Cropland idle ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 96 5 4 18 29 40 1982 __ 86 6 3 11 34 32 acres, 1987 __ 2423 63 47 646 351 1316 1982 __ 1 602 (0) 11 (D) 409 981 

Total woodland ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 366 9 37 42 148 130 1962 __ 396 16 42 44 159 135 acres, 1987 __ 22 743 134 3797 1418 6760 10634 1982 __ 23 807 433 3435 2310 8085 9544 

Woodland pastured ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 117 5 14 12 38 48 1982 __ 139 6 13 14 58 48 acres, 1987 __ 3700 86 572 344 919 1 777 1982 __ 3639 31 209 288 1248 1863 

Woodland not pastured ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 321 5 34 37 129 116 1982 __ 337 11 39 36 128 123 acres, 1987 __ 19043 46 3225 1 074 5841 8857 1982 __ 20168 402 3226 2022 6837 7681 

Other land __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 511 21 46 68 191 165 1982 __ 529 25 50 101 193 160 acres, 1987 __ 9821 573 786 1 999 2371 4092 1982 __ 10479 312 1026 996 3205 4940 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ___________ farms, 1987 __ 143 8 13 20 55 47 1982 __ 131 6 12 25 36 52 acres, 1987 __ 3345 400 216 (D) (D) 1345 1982 __ 2791 131 178 317 980 1 185 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 477 21 42 63 175 156 1982 __ 497 23 48 92 185 149 acres, 1987 __ 6476 173 570 (D) (D) 2747 1982 __ 7668 181 848 679 2225 3755 

Pastureland, all types ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 389 16 42 64 137 130 1982 __ 392 24 41 74 127 126 acres, 1987 __ II 558 674 1 498 1 810 3078 4498 1982 __ 11 062 372 782 1 904 3 212 4792 

Cropland diverted under annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - acres, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Cropland placed under the conS9fVation reserve program ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - acres, 1987 __ - - - - - -

'Data are based on a sample of farms, see text. 

136 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

r 
Table 6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, ~ introductory text] 

Farms with haIVested cropland 

Farms ____________________________ number, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres harvested, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY SIZE 

OF FARM 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres haIVested __ 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres haIVested __ 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres haIVested __ 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres haIVested __ 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ SOD to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres haIVesled __ 1,000 to 1,999 acre5 ___________________________ farms __ 

acres haIVesled __ 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres harvesled __ 

1982 size of farm: 1 10 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres haIVested __ 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvesled __ 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres haIVested __ 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres haIVested __ 140 to 179 acres __________________ 0 ___________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvesled __ 220 10 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvesled __ 260 10 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY ACRES 

HARVESTED 

1987 acres harvested: 

acres harvested __ 

1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farrns __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farrns __ 

acres __ 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ acres __ 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farrns __ 

acres __ 

1982 acres haIVested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farrns __ 

acres __ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farrns __ 

acres __ 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farrns __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farrns __ 

acres __ 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farrns __ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Rhode Island 

523 

576 18498 

21 252 

68 

161 

182 1 991 

54 

284 

54 

701 

59 2949 38 1 855 

18 1 285 

10 

939 

28 3482 

10 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

71 

191 

201 2412 61 1 224 

52 1 682 

67 2754 39 2154 

26 1 869 

19 1 950 

31 4242 

6 1 793 3 781 

203 

750 

91 1 169 

60 1294 

58 1 986 

71 4897 27 3440 

13 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

210 

682 

123 1 570 

52 1 136 

69 2483 72 4896 32 4199 16 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Bristol 

22 

30 

747 1 198 

6 

14 

7 102 1 

(0) 

3 140 1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 

7 

12 

140 3 

60 

4 225 1 

(0) 

3 280 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

7 

15 

4 

50 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

7 

25 

10 

132 2 

(0) 

3 115 4 311 3 365 1 

(0) 

Kent 

48 

51 1 212 1 448 

6 

6 

20 

207 4 

(0) 

6 247 2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

6 

13 

21 

195 4 

89 

3 

37 

8 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

5 382 

1 

(0) 

22 

71 

10 

133 5 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

8 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

28 

124 7 

85 

3 

(0) 

5 179 3 

207 3 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

Newport 

112 

123 5062 

6260 

17 

41 

35 

501 

16 

522 

12 

643 

14 

941 7 404 

3 343 1 

(0) 

5 912 

2 

(0) 

13 

40 

50 

879 

12 

366 

9 535 

13 

909 

10 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

5 629 9 1 933 

32 

104 

14 

195 

18 

386 

13 

469 

23 

662 8 889 

4 357 

25 

98 

28 

376 

15 

341 

17 

634 

22 1 574 

10 1 279 6 958 

Providence 

194 

211 5032 

4567 

25 

64 

77 

789 

18 

393 

17 

333 

26 1 356 

15 

620 

7 402 3 382 6 693 

31 

88 

75 

776 

27 

530 

22 

806 

25 

702 

11 

271 

11 

450 3 443 

6 501 

81 

316 

36 

448 

19 

412 

30 1 038 

20 

371 6 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

86 

369 

50 

613 

23 

496 

28 

971 

19 1 266 3 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

Washington 

147 

161 6445 

7779 

14 

36 

43 

392 

15 

215 

16 

338 

16 

544 

12 

703 

5 368 

6 

(0) 

11 1 286 

8 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

17 

43 

43 

422 

15 

179 

14 

279 

20 

777 

14 

865 

10 

728 9 

(0) 

11 1 426 

5 

(0) 

3 781 

61 

244 

27 

343 

16 

352 

9 351 

16 1 033 

10 1 325 

6 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

64 

266 

28 

364 9 194 

16 

584 

24 

536 

13 1 825 5 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

RHODE ISLAND 137 
Table 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with irrigation 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

Farms _________________ • ___________________ number, 1987 __ 105 5 11 20 28 41 1982 __ 84 3 11 15 29 26 Land in irrigated farms _______________ • ________ acres, 1987 __ 10 652 252 431 1 787 1 797 6 385 1982 __ 9988 222 585 1 454 1 312 6 415 

Harvested cropland ________________________ larms, 1987 __ 104 5 11 20 28 40 1982 __ 84 3 11 15 29 26 acres, 1987 __ 5887 186 184 1 303 955 3 279 1982 __ 5942 211 343 1 092 485 3 811 

Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 32 2 2 5 7 16 1982 __ 21 1 4 7 9 

acres, 1987 __ 017 (0) (0) 159 23 773 1982 __ 845 (D) 41 (0) 773 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ___ farms, 1987 __ 30 4 4 7 14 1982 __ 17 3 4 4 6 

acres, 1987 __ 306 (D) (0) 30 61 152 1982 __ 446 42 67 62 275 

Irrigated land _________________________________ actes, 1987 __ 3494 26 97 247 375 2749 1982 __ 2224 (0) 173 (0) 268 1 694 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 99 5 9 18 26 39 1982 __ 84 3 11 15 29 26 acres, 1987 __ 3116 26 (0) (0) (0) 2385 1982 __ 1 828 (0) 173 (0) 268 1 298 

Pastureland and other land _________________ farms, 1987 __ II 2 2 2 5 1982 __ 3 3 acres, 1987 __ 378 (0) (0) (0) 364 1982 __ 395 396 

1987 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 21 2 5 4 6 4 

10 to 49 acres _________________________ ~~~~~~~a=== 26 (0) 5 (0) 6 6 

32 2 3 6 9 12 

acres irrigated __ 231 (0) (0) 42 68 113 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 13 1 3 4 5 acres irrigated __ 199 (0) (0) 38 152 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 10 1 3 2 4 

100 to 139 acres _______________________ ~~~~~~~~:::== 191 (0) 82 (0) 25 

7 1 5 1 

140 to 179 acres _______________________ ~~~~~~~~:~== 353 (0) (0) (0) 

5 1 1 3 acres irrigated __ 237 (0) (0) (0) 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 4 1 1 2 

acres irri~ated-- (0) (0) (0) (0) 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ arms __ 2 2 

260 to 499 acres _______________________ ~~~~~~~~:::== (0) (0) 

6 2 1 3 acres irrigated __ 437 (0) (0) 321 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 5 5 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________ ~~~~~~~~:::== 622 1 622 

acres irri~ated-- 2.000 acres or more ___________________________ arms __ 

acres irrigated __ 

1982 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 20 1 5 1 8 5 

10 to 49 acres _________________________ ~~~~~~~:~~=: 48 (0) (D) (D) 15 18 

24 1 3 8 9 3 

50 to 69 acres _________________________ ~:~~~~~r:::=: 63 (D) (D) 33 32 13 

6 1 5 acres irrigated __ 58 (0) (0) 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 9 I 2 4 2 

100 to 139 acres _______________________ ~:~~~~r:::=: 119 (D) (D) 100 (0) 

4 3 1 

acres irri?,ated __ 190 (0) (D) 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ arms __ 6 1 5 acres irrigated __ 226 (D) (D) 

160 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 3 1 1 1 

acres i~ated __ (0) (D) (0) (0) 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ arms __ I 1 acreSirri~ __ (0) (0) 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ s __ 5 2 3 acres irrigated __ 244 (0) (D) 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 5 5 acres i~ated __ 962 982 1,000 10 1,999 acres ___________________________ arms __ I 1 

2.000 acres or more ____________________ ~~~~~~r:::=: (0) (D) 

acres irrigated __ 

138 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All Farms 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 701 27 63 138 267 206 1982 __ 727 38 66 146 271 206 $1,000,1987 __ 25 178 646 484 5217 7104 10727 1982 __ 18824 706 1 532 3728 5497 7361 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 35918 23912 23560 37806 26607 52074 1982 __ 25893 18 573 23215 25536 20284 35733 

Farms by value group: $1 to $9,999 ___________________________________ 1987._ 222 13 29 36 92 52 1982 __ 333 16 31 56 134 96 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 148 3 12 31 70 32 1982 __ 148 10 11 44 38 45 $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 116 5 9 27 44 31 1982 __ 92 4 8 8 51 21 $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 100 3 6 15 20 56 1982 __ 82 3 11 22 33 13 

$50,000 to $69,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 53 2 2 13 30 6 1982 __ 26 4 1 3 8 10 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 14 2 4 3 5 1982 __ 13 2 7 1 2 $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________ 1987 __ 25 2 6 4 12 1982 __ 17 1 3 3 10 $200,000 or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 23 1 6 4 12 1982 __ 16 1 3 3 9 $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________ 1987 __ 15 1 5 2 7 $500,000 or mare ____________________________ 1987 __ 8 1 2 5 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Motortrucks, including pickups ________________ farms, 1987 __ 624 21 57 118 263 165 1982 __ 605 29 53 134 228 161 number, 1987 __ I 329 38 103 310 405 473 1982 __ 1 294 50 95 346 424 379 

Wheel tractors ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 599 25 54 127 214 179 1982 __ 600 28 53 120 244 155 number, 1987 __ I 556 68 112 387 442 547 1982 __ 1 364 63 102 329 495 375 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ____________ farms, 1987 __ 455 22 43 104 157 129 number, 1987 __ 849 38 65 212 257 277 40 horsepower (PTO) or more ______________ farms, 1987 __ 340 15 27 65 108 125 number, 1987 __ 707 30 47 175 185 270 

Grain and baan combines' ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 2 4 1 1 1982 __ 5 1 1 3 number, 1987 __ 8 (D) 4 (D) (D) 1982 __ 6 (D) (D) (D) Cottonpickers and strippers ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Mower conditioners __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 212 7 11 28 89 77 1982 __ 131 10 14 27 42 38 number, 1987 __ 245 7 14 31 116 77 1982 __ 146 11 17 28 49 41 Pickup balers _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 185 7 17 34 52 75 1982 __ 190 14 20 25 67 64 

number, 1987 __ 196 7 17 40 56 76 1982 __ 205 14 22 26 76 67 

1987 INVENTORY 

Manufactured 1983 to 1987: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 279 10 23 48 100 98 

numbaL_ 354 13 25 65 114 137 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 175 7 12 28 66 62 

numbeL_ 235 11 14 40 75 95 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 80 3 4 14 36 23 

numbaL_ 93 6 5 15 39 28 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 115 5 9 15 32 54 

numbaL_ 142 5 9 25 36 67 Grain and baan combines ________________________ farms __ 2 2 

numbeL_ (D) (D) 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 60 3 2 3 18 34 

numbaL_ 60 3 (D) (D) 18 34 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 40 3 3 6 28 

numbeL_ 40 3 3 6 28 

Manufactured prior to 1983: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 486 14 48 97 202 127 

numbaL_ 975 25 78 245 291 336 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 523 22 47 115 176 163 

numbeL_ 1 321 57 98 347 367 452 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 415 21 40 96 135 123 

numbaL_ 756 32 60 197 218 249 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 276 13 21 58 84 100 

numbaL_ 565 25 38 150 149 203 Grain and baan combines ________________________ farms __ 6 4 1 1 number __ (D) 4 (0) (D) 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ 

numbaL_ Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 154 4 9 25 73 43 numbar __ 185 4 (0) (D) 98 43 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 150 4 17 32 49 48 

numbeL_ 156 4 17 37 50 48 

'Data for 1982 include seH-propelied only. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 139 
Table 9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Chemicals used 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 399 20 36 81 99 163 1982 __ 446 27 29 113 137 140 acres on which used. 1987 __ 13931 605 947 3399 2465 6515 1982 __ 15880 858 866 4679 2454 7023 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland _______ farms, 1987 __ 371 20 29 78 95 149 1982 __ 409 25 27 101 134 122 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 12528 466 724 3093 2391 5852 1982 __ 14651 780 786 4338 2257 6490 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized _________ farms. 1987 __ 78 4 14 13 8 39 1982 __ 88 3 5 23 18 39 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 1403 137 223 306 74 663 1982 __ 1229 78 80 341 197 533 

lime _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 178 2 16 34 30 96 1982 __ 193 11 11 47 34 90 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 3371 (D) 138 975 (D) 1888 1982 __ 5110 136 178 1 597 423 2776 tons,1987 __ 3467 (D) (D) 710 413 2105 1982 __ 6940 239 358 2263 449 3631 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _____________ farms, 1987 __ 210 12 12 49 57 80 1982 __ 164 10 17 43 64 50 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 6250 257 160 2472 1 047 2314 1982 __ 8078 356 372 2913 1 043 3394 

Nematodes in crops _______________________ farms. 1987 __ 17 1 - - 3 13 1982 __ 12 - 1 5 3 3 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 195 (D) - - (D) 188 1982 __ 154 - (0) 26 (D) 35 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________ farms, 1987 __ 109 2 7 25 43 32 1982 __ 95 4 10 25 30 26 acres on which used, 1987 __ 2874 (0) (0) 1 045 578 1 138 1982 __ 3226 (D) (0) 1 336 534 1 024 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 185 5 14 50 47 69 1982 __ 177 12 11 61 50 43 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 7317 273 353 1 855 1 179 3657 1982 __ 7692 389 479 2837 598 3389 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________ farms, 1987 __ 21 - - 12 8 1 1982 __ 20 - - 5 12 3 acres on which used, 1987 __ 816 - - 645 (D) (D) 1982 __ 587 - - (D) 208 (D) 

140 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Characteristics 

FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Owned land in farms ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Rented land in farms _____________________ acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 

1982 __ Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Operators by prinCipal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 3 or 4 years _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 5 to 9 years ______________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 10 years or more _________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Average years on present farm __________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Rhode Island 

701 

728 58685 

62466 

523 

576 

18498 

21 252 

474 

488 32852 

35149 

329 

370 

5655 

7088 

153 

173 21 172 22637 

11 336 11 660 9836 

10977 

141 

152 

10955 

11 523 

74 

67 

4661 

4680 53 

54 1 888 

2641 

540 

561 

108 

99 

53 

68 

345 

348 

356 

382 

265 

271 

395 

413 

41 

47 

14 

11 

38 

18 

40 

38 

262 

299 

41 

44 

27 

37 

55 

62 

102 

112 

384 

380 

18.8 

18.2 

133 

137 

Bristol 

27 

38 

1 703 2240 22 

30 

747 

198 

14 

19 

(0) 

648 

12 

15 

133 

350 

12 

11 

1 102 1 228 

549 

747 

553 

481 

10 

9 

614 

652 1 

8 

(0) 

364 

6 

196 

20 

26 

5 

10 

2 

2 

18 

23 

9 

15 

13 

23 

11 

13 

2 

2 

4 

8 

7 

3 

2 

6 

1 

6 

21 

18 

26.2 

18.1 

4 

7 

Kent Newport Providence 

64 137 267 67 146 271 

6621 10356 15642 6327 11 087 17 457 48 112 194 51 123 211 212 5062 5032 448 6260 4567 

47 70 200 

55 69 210 (0) 4229 10452 

4556 4096 13008 

33 51 139 40 55 158 636 215 2409 786 691 2728 

9 46 37 8 55 46 1 327 4530 3996 1 572 4783 4116 

749 2162 1 909 724 1 674 2275 578 2368 2087 

848 3 109 1 641 

8 44 35 

8 47 41 

459 3 145 2304 

603 3478 1 710 

8 21 30 

4 22 15 (D) 1 597 1 394 

199 2208 333 

7 17 20 

3 21 12 

117 702 319 

59 1 091 129 

48 100 203 

50 112 199 

10 23 41 

11 20 39 

6 14 23 

6 14 33 

22 73 133 

19 80 139 

42 64 134 

48 66 132 

23 63 96 

26 57 102 

40 63 153 

41 79 147 

4 8 11 

2 15 18 

7 4 

1 6 

2 5 16 

2 1 5 

9 5 17 

8 4 10 

25 38 105 

29 58 108 

11 18 10 22 

4 18 

2 11 12 

3 15 17 

9 13 17 

17 15 43 

12 23 36 

30 81 135 

29 78 146 

18.2 19.2 18.4 

16.7 18.0 20.1 

14 22 54 

15 21 60 

Washington 

206 

206 24163 

25355 

147 

161 

6445 

7779 

143 

135 12747 

12641 

94 

102 

262 

533 

49 

53 10 217 10938 

5967 

6240 

4250 

4698 

44 

47 

4433 

5080 14 

18 

199 

576 

9 

12 

750 1 166 

169 

174 

29 

19 

8 

13 

99 

85 

107 

121 

70 

63 

128 

133 

17 

12 

1 

2 

15 

10 

9 

12 

86 

97 

8 

10 

4 

11 

20 

17 

26 

35 

117 

109 

18.0 

16.3 

39 

34 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 141 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Characteristics 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by age group: Under 25 yeatS ___________________________________ 1987 __ 9 - - 5 3 1982 __ 7 - - 2 3 25 to 34 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 71 2 7 14 30 1982 __ 78 5 6 16 24 35 to 44 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 145 3 12 21 59 1982 __ 144 9 13 27 46 

45 to 64 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 157 5 18 31 59 1982 __ 166 6 13 43 5B 55 to 64 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 15B 3 10 34 55 1982 __ 185 10 18 30 7B 55 to 59 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 80 1 3 21 26 60 to 64 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 78 2 7 13 29 

65 years and over ________________________________ 1987 __ 161 14 17 32 61 1982 __ 148 8 17 2B 62 65 to 69 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 57 3 8 9 21 70 years and over ______________________________ 1987 __ 104 11 9 23 40 Average age _________________________________ 1987 __ 52.7 61.8 53.3 53.1 52.0 1982 __ 52.4 52.4 54.0 51.7 53.7 

Operators by sex: Male _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 611 26 55 12B 226 1982 __ 666 36 60 144 243 acres, 1987 __ 54046 (0) (0) 9 150 14556 1982 __ 57740 (0) 5 B02 (0) 1573B 

Female ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 90 1 9 9 41 1982 __ 62 2 7 2 2B acres, 1987 __ 4639 (0) (0) 1 206 1 286 1982 __ 4726 (0) 525 (0) 1 719 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 567 21 52 105 221 1982 __ 620 29 57 122 235 acres, 1987 __ 43 036 1292 5925 6696 11 551 1982 __ 45850 1383 5291 7481 14297 

Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 45 3 5 5 22 1982 __ 52 5 3 10 23 acres, 1987 __ 399B 142 (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ 5863 (0) 371 (0) 1 707 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 76 2 5 24 22 1982 __ 45 3 5 10 12 acres, 1987 __ (0) (0) 169 (0) 1 959 1982 __ 7844 287 (0) (0) (0) Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 1 - 2 - 1982 __ 6 1 1 2 - acres, 1987 __ (0) (0) - (0) - 1982 __ 549 (0) (0) (0) -

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, instltutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 - 2 1 2 1982 __ 5 - 1 2 1 acres, 1987 __ 1464 - (0) (0) . (0) 1982 __ 2380 - (0) (D) (D) 

Washington 

1 

2 

18 

27 

50 

49 

44 

46 

56 

49 

29 

27 

37 

33 

16 

21 

51.9 

50.8 

176 

183 22557 

23641 

30 

23 

1 606 1 714 

168 

177 17572 

17 398 

10 

11 

979 

(0) 

23 

15 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

1 

1 011 

(0) 

142 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

INVENTORY 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 253 12 27 47 88 79 1982 __ 340 22 34 70 104 110 number,1987 __ 6930 291 692 1 720 1903 2324 1982 __ 8997 617 706 2622 2139 2913 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 117 3 12 15 44 43 1982 __ 154 7 21 15 61 50 number, 1987 __ 506 18 62 72 175 179 1982 __ 745 26 124 77 281 237 10 to 19 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 46 4 7 9 14 14 1982 __ 60 5 3 16 13 23 number, 1987 __ 612 46 79 119 165 201 1982 __ 765 63 42 206 177 277 

20 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 41 4 3 11 18 5 1962 __ 65 5 6 21 14 19 number, 1967 __ 1 306 (0) (0) 368 541 170 1962 __ 2016 117 150 693 455 603 50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1967 __ 33 1 4 6 9 11 1962 __ 41 4 3 12 12 10 

number, 1961-_ 2314 (0) (0) 561 545 600 1962 __ 2706 (0) (0) 749 (0) 657 

100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1967 __ 11 1 4 2 4 1962 __ 16 1 5 4 7 number, 1967 __ 1 450 (0) 560 (0) (0) 1962 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1967 __ 3 1 2 1962 __ 2 1 number, 1967 __ 742 (0) (0) 

1962 __ (0) (0) (0) 

500 or more ____________________________ farms, 1967 __ 

1962 __ 

number, 1961-_ 

1982 __ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 211 9 27 40 72 63 1982 __ 268 17 32 62 80 97 

number, 1981-_ 4108 150 439 1 080 168 1 271 1982 __ 5123 348 441 1 490 250 1 594 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 156 6 19 22 58 51 

1982 __ 192 8 23 30 55 76 number, 1987 __ 1 133 40 103 263 393 334 1982 __ 251 86 114 296 256 495 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 118 5 16 14 44 39 

numbeL_ 440 (0) 65 (0) 156 138 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 27 1 3 5 10 8 number __ 341 (0) 38 (0) 124 95 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 10 2 4 4 

numbeL_ (0) (0) 113 101 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 1 1 

numbeL_ (0) (0) 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1967 __ 70 5 8 20 20 17 

1982 __ 123 9 9 37 33 35 

number, 1987 __ 2975 110 336 817 775 937 1982 __ 3872 260 327 1 192 994 1 099 

1967 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 21 2 3 5 6 3 

numbeL_ (0) (0) 9 (0) 19 4 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 

numbeL_ (0) (0) (0) 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 19 1 2 7 5 4 

numbeL_ 746 (0) (0) 266 190 170 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 23 1 2 6 5 9 

numbeL_ 1 431 (0) (0) 371 (0) (0) 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 5 1 1 2 1 number __ 728 (0) (0) (0) (0) 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1967 __ 152 10 19 30 46 45 1962 __ 233 15 25 51 65 77 

number, 1987 __ 2046 77 194 509 499 769 1982 __ 2802 226 206 811 621 938 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 149 8 17 27 47 50 1982 __ 229 12 23 46 72 74 

number, 1987 __ 774 64 59 131 238 284 1982 __ 1 072 43 59 321 268 381 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 143 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

SALES 

Dairy products soId __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Callie and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1 to 9 ________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 10 to 19 ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 20 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ fanns __ 

number __ 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 500 or more __________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Calves sold _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982_. 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 20 to 49 _. __________________________________ fanns __ 

number __ 50 to 99 ____________________________________ fanns __ 

number __ 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 500 or more ________________________________ fanns __ 

number __ 

Callie soId ________________________________ fanns, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 ______________________________________ fanns __ 

number __ 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Callie fattened on grain and concentrates soId ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 fanns by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 

1982.-

1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 20 to 49 _____________________________ • ____ farms __ 

number __ 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

100 to 199 _____________ • __ ----____________ farms __ 

number __ 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

144 RHODE ISLAND 

Rhode Island Bristol 

51 2 

84 6 

4775 (0) 

5798 288 

206 11 

260 18 3259 137 

3544 417 1004 31 1006 105 

131 7 

515 (0) 

15 1 

203 (0) 

43 2 1 307 (0) 

14 1 

892 (0) 

3 

342 

126 9 162 12 1 675 121 2079 278 168 22 221 24 

80 5 257 (0) 

14 1 

194 (0) 

25 3 

788 87 

7 

456 

179 4 

220 15 1 584 16 1 465 139 

836 9 

784 81 

127 3 394 (0) 

23 1 

322 (0) 

27 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

59 

55 2 331 

265 (0) 

171 

133 (0) 

49 

137 

5 

64 

5 

130 

Kent Newport Providence Washington 

7 15 12 15 9 25 20 24 (0) 1 264 1 290 1 544 472 1 628 1 609 1 800 

23 42 70 60 25 64 68 65 362 815 1 082 863 276 934 963 954 81 278 395 219 51 247 243 360 

16 23 41 44 67 109 120 (0) 

2 4 7 1 (0) 60 90 (0) 4 10 16 11 (0) 293 456 365 

4 5 4 (0) (0) 297 

1 1 1 (0) (0) (0) 

15 25 42 35 17 39 43 51 

235 326 470 523 196 575 572 458 21 28 49 46 13 68 65 53 

9 15 28 23 (0) 42 100 (0) 

1 5 6 1 (0) 75 80 (0) 

4 4 6 8 113 (0) (0) 269 1 1 2 3 (0) (0) (0) 175 

18 39 62 56 15 55 59 76 127 489 612 340 

80 359 391 496 

60 250 346 173 

38 181 178 307 

14 23 42 45 (0) 82 107 149 3 6 6 7 (0) 90 79 96 1 8 14 4 (0) (0) 426 95 2 

(0) 

// 

4 11 21 23 4 16 16 17 6 52 144 129 5 88 (0) 116 2 25 74 69 2 46 (0) 58 

4 10 15 20 6 (0) (0) 68 1 3 1 (0) (0) (0) 

3 2 (0) (0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 59 1 8 10 25 15 1982 __ 73 2 6 7 30 28 number, 1981-_ 4719 (0) (0) 850 3520 112 1982 __ 3030 (0) (0) 88 2051 543 Farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 43 1 6 6 16 14 1982 __ 53 1 5 6 18 23 number, 1987 __ 285 (0) 17 40 131 (0) 1982 __ 324 (0) 30 (0) 113 (0) 2510 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 1 1 1 1982 __ 4 1 3 number, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ 148 (0) (0) 50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 ... .':., 1 1982 __ 4 2 number, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ 223 (0) (0) (0) 100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 2 2 1982 __ 6 4 2 number,l987 __ 635 (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ 745 (0) (0) 200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 4 1982 __ 6 .5. number, 1987 __ (0) (0) 1982 __ 1590 (0) (0) 500 to 999 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ (0) (0) 1982 __ 

1,000 or more ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

nUmber,l987 __ (0) (0) 1982 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breedin9 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 33 5 8 15 5 1982 __ 23 2 3 12 5 number, 1987 __ 450 (0) 139 265 (0) 1982 __ 310 (0) (0) 9 177 60 1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ____________________________________________ 25 5 6 9 5 2510 49 ___________________________________________ 6 1 5 50 10 99 ___________________________________________ 2 1 1 100 or more ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Other hogs and pigs _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 54 1 8 8 23 14 1982 __ 72 2 6 7 30 27 number, 1987 __ 4269 (0) (0) 711 3255 (0) 1982 __ 2720 (0) (0) 79 1874 483 

LITTERS 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______ farms, 1987 __ 35 5 8 17 5 1982 __ 24 2 3 12 6 number, 1987 __ 660 (0) 187 420 (0) 1982 __ 404 (0) (0) 15 227 75 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______ farms, 1987 __ 33 5 7 17 4 1982 __ 21 2 3 9 6 number, 1987 __ 320 22 85 208 5 1982 __ 181 (0) (0) (0) 100 (0) June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 29 2 8 14 5 1982 __ 19 2 2 10 5 number, 1987 __ 340 (0) 102 212 (0) 1982 __ 223 (0) (0) 127 (0) 

SALES 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 49 1 4 10 24 10 1982 __ 45 3 3 4 21 14 number, 1987 __ 4990 (0) (0) 1 507 3084 96 1982 __ 3269 (0) (0) 81 2048 693 $1,000,1987 __ 568 (0) (0) 171 349 (0) 1982 __ 288 (0) (0) 5 186 56 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 10 24 _______________________________________ farms __ 24 1 2 4 8 9 number __ 182 (0) (0) 41 54 (0) 25 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 9 3 5 1 nUmber __ 308 (0) 182 (0) 50 10 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 5 1 4 number __ 342 (0) (0) 100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 4 1 3 number __ 542 (0) (0) 

200 10 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 5 1 1 3 number __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 500 10 999 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 1,000 or more _________________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 number __ (0) (0) (0) 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 11 1 3 7 1982 __ 12 1 2 5 4 number, 1987 __ 311 (0) (0) 86 1982 __ 1 271 (0) (0) 749 (0) 

$1,000, 1987 __ 10 (0) (0) 3 1982 __ 47 (0) (0) 31 (0) 

Hogs and pigs other than feeder pigs sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 47 1 3 10 23 10 1982 __ 41 3 2 4 18 14 

number, 1987 __ 4679 1°) 1°) (0) 2998 96 1982 __ 1 998 0) 0) (0) 1 299 (0) 

$1,000,1987 __ 558 (0) (0) (0) 346 (0) 1982 __ 239 (0) (0) (0) 154 (0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 145 
Table 13. Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

Item 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 76 - 4 16 28 28 1982 __ 70 4 4 14 19 29 number, 1987 __ I 661 - 69 413 747 432 1982 __ 

1967 farms by inventory: 

3 195 (0) (0) 258 536 379 

1 to 24 ______________________________________________ 52 - 3 11 17 21 25 to 99 _____________________________________________ 23 - 1 5 10 7 100 to 299 ___________________________________________ 1 - - - 1 - 300 to 999 ___________________________________________ - - - - - - 1,000 or more ________________________________________ - - - - - -

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 69 - 4 16 24 25 1982 __ 63 4 4 13 17 25 number,1987 __ 1 001 - 47 260 415 279 1982 __ 2748 (0) (0) 191 357 220 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 62 - 4 16 20 22 1982 __ 60 3 3 12 18 24 number,1987 __ 1 521 - 67 361 783 310 1982 __ 2920 (0) (0) 191 554 289 pounds of wool, 1987 __ 10021 - 561 2453 4898 2109 1982 __ 21 756 (0) (0) 963 3330 1 759 

Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 66 - 4 16 24 22 1982 __ 57 4 3 10 16 24 number, 1987 __ 2085 - (0) (0) 619 318 1982 __ 1 027 (0) (0) 173 385 263 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold _________________ farms, 1987 __ 73 - 5 16 28 24 1982 __ 65 4 3 13 18 27 $1,000,1987 __ 103 - (0) (0) 50 24 1982 __ 86 (0) (0) 11 47 16 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________ farms,1987 __ 166 6 12 26 65 57 1982 __ 140 6 15 16 51 52 number,1987 __ 1 020 23 106 154 368 369 1982 __ 782 95 48 63 289 287 

Horses and ponies sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 41 - 5 6 18 12 1982 __ 29 4 2 - 11 12 number, 1987 __ 144 - 15 17 81 31 1982 __ 117 (0) (0) - 78 28 $1,000,1987 __ 359 - 28 63 191 77 1982 __ 224 7 (0) - 172 (0) 

146 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 14. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

number, 198L_ 

1982 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 198L_ 

1982 __ 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 to 399 ______________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 ____________________________________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 __________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ________________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 ________________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 ________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

old ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Turkeys __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry _____________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

SALES 

Any poultry sold _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Hens and pullets sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age sold _______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Pullets not of laying age sold _____________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 198L_ 

1982 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 1,999 ________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ___________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 __________________________________ _ 

100,000 to 199,999 ________________________________ _ 

200,000 to 499,999 ________________________________ _ 

500,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

TuOkeys sold ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

TuOkeys for slaughter sold ________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold ________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Rhode Island 

122 

t41 

96 

126 205 794 

388 239 

95 

126 

(0) 

(0) 

78 

3 

5 

5 

2 

1 

1 

16 

13 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

6 

(0) 

(0) 

14 

19 

(0) 

(0) 

19 

16 10253 

(0) 

3 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

25 

30 

69 

77 

4190 

4692 

24 

38 169934 

337358 

21 

36 

169820 

(D) 

3 

2 

114 

(0) 

6 

4 

58 714 

(0) 

3 

3 

18 

14 11 631 

(0) 

18 

14 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

5 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Bristol 

5 

4 

5 

4 

(D) 

52 

4 

4 

(D) 

52 

4 

2 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

Kent 

14 

12 

10 

11 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

11 

750 

(D) 

9 

2 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

3 

1 

27 

(0) 

1 

2 

10 

8 

(0) 

708 

4 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

4 

1 

85 

(0) 

4 

1 

85 

(0) 

Newport 

28 

29 

24 

26 

948 4753 

24 

26 

641 

4659 

23 

1 

6 

4 

307 

94 

2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

5 150 

46 

3 

3 9802 (0) 

3 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

5 

13 

10 

(0) 

126 

3 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(D) 

3 

1 

9803 

(0) 

3 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

Providence 

40 

50 

29 

44 105019 

247297 

29 

44 

(0) 

247258 

18 

1 

3 

4 

2 

1 

3 

4 

(D) 

39 

(D) 

6 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

6 

31 

48 

11 

6 

24 

36 

2078 

2840 

15 

22 80 175 

212 538 

15 

20 80175 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

3 

1 

58 352 

(0) 

3 

6 

8 

(0) 

1287 

6 

8 

(0) 

1 287 

3 

2 

Washington 

35 

46 

28 

41 

(0) 

(0) 

28 

41 

(D) 

(0) 

24 

1 

1 

1 

3 

4 

43 

(0) 

1 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

10 

165 

643 

9 

6 393 

243 

(0) 

8 

17 

19 

23 

(0) 

1 018 

6 

8 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

8 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

5 

4 

(0) 

268 5 

4 

(0) 

268 

1 

2 

RHODE ISLAND 147 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982 

[Fpr meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Crop 

Harvested cropland __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Com for grain or seed _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

bushels, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________________ _ 

250 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Com for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons, green, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________________ _ 250 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

cwt,1987 __ 

1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Hay - alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________________ _ 

250 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by bearing and nonbearing 

acres: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

148 RHODE ISLAND 

Rhode Island 

523 

576 18498 

21 252 

99 

84 3 116 

1 828 

9 

12 

99 

151 

7585 

10902 

2 

(0) 

8 

1 

77 

102 

2008 

3077 

33778 

43979 

3 

1 

14 

(0) 

46 

29 

2 

22 

21 1 410 

2879 

259958 

703 350 

2 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

9 

2 

5 

6 

291 

340 

8126 

9296 

14 125 

17708 

3 

4 

28 

22 

189 

85 

17 

99 

120 

847 

908 

28 

28 

617 

414 

46 

32 

18 

3 

83 

79 

856 

827 

8 

6 

56 

75 

44 

25 

14 

Bristol 

22 

30 

747 

198 

5 

3 

26 

(0) 

2 

10 

(0) 

207 

(0) 

3 768 

13 

18 

387 

692 

652 

413 

6 

7 

10 

11 

131 

(0) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

4 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

Kent Newport Providence Washington 

48 112 184 147 

51 123 211 161 

212 5062 5032 6445 

448 6260 4567 7779 

9 18 28 39 11 15 29 26 (0) (0) (0) 2385 

173 (0) 268 1298 

4 1 4 

4 3 5 (0) (0) 5 

71 (0) (0) 

(0) (0) 325 

(0) (0) 2092 

2 

(0) 

4 4 

15 17 13 30 

5 35 15 37 

(0) 511 322 828 

(0) 1 135 (0) (0) 

(0) 9845 4860 13872 

2 541 16912 4595 16163 

2 1 

1 (0) (0) 

(0) 

11 9 7 18 

3 6 6 11 

1 1 

13 9 

13 8 

1 042 368 1 557 1322 

199 670 60068 356 325 345025 2 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

4 5 

2 

4 1 

3 3 

26 60 109 63 

32 72 112 106 

808 1 872 3165 1894 

990 1 696 2981 2737 

1 836 3837 4372 3428 

2022 3647 5196 5430 

3 

2 2 

28 

(0) (0) 

19 36 68 60 6 19 33 20 1 5 8 3 

4 19 38 28 

4 31 54 20 

11 473 791 541 

(0) 510 527 488 

1 4 9 13 

3 3 13 8 

(0) (0) 208 273 

(D) (0) 148 175 

3 6 20 13 

1 7 11 9 5 6 5 1 1 1 

8 15 40 18 

6 7 43 23 (0) 111 660 (0) 

21 80 644 83 

6 2 

5 1 (0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

6 10 9 17 

2 4 19 

1 12 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, _Introductory text) 

Item 

Rhode Island BrIstol Kent Providence Washington 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 250 10 17 85 96 82 1982 __ 271 16 17 71 102 85 acres, 1987 __ 29068 918 1 884 7002 7559 11 905 1982 __ 31 B34 1705 2272 6895 7 B5B 12904 Average size of farm ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 116 92 99 108 79 192 1982 __ 117 107 134 97 77 199 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 870 246 1 420 600 282 294 785397 340 354 946 926 1982 __ 368 365 298 000 259 000 466 873 179922 558 483 Average per acre ________________________ dollars, 1987._ 5722 15475 2&18 7149 4239 5429 1982 __ 3 178 2796 1 938 5226 2458 2724 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 225 10 18 59 80 80 1982 __ 247 15 17 85 89 61 acres,1987 __ 18055 877 1 027 5172 3805 7374 1982 __ 19 138 1 199 1 188 5316 3533 7902 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 213 10 15 54 75 59 1982 __ 238 15 15 85 80 81 acres, 1987 __ 13929 494 775 4071 3080 5509 1982 __ 16005 1031 1 019 4806 2908 6241 

Irrigated land ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 78 3 8 17 20 32 1982 __ 58 2 3 13 18 22 acres,1987 __ 3425 (0) ~D) (D) 350 2718 1982 __ 2 167 (0) D) (D) 235 1 690 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _______________________ $1,000, 1987 __ 36629 1 109 1361 10852 6958 16349 1982 __ 29209 993 1 772 8912 7003 10529 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 146 515 110 905 80 033 188 959 72477 263 695 1982 __ 107781 62 092 104 218 125 528 68 852 161 977 

1987 sales by commodity or commodity 

group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________________ farms __ 173 8 11 48 81 47 Sl,ooO __ 26080 (0) 723 8927 2778 12674 

Grains ______________________________________ farms __ 4 2 1 1 Sl,OOO __ 10 (0) (D) (D) Corn for grain _____________________________ farms __ 3 1 1 1 Sl,ooO __ (0) (0) (0) (D) Wheat ____________________________________ farms __ 

Sl,OOO __ Soybeans _________________________________ farms __ 

Sl,OOO __ 

Sorghum for grain _________________________ farms __ 

Sl,OOO __ Barley ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _____________________________________ farms __ I 1 $1,000 __ (D) (0) Other grains ______________________________ farms __ 1 1 Sl,ooo __ (0) (0) 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hay, silage, and field seeds __________________ farms __ 42 2 5 15 10 10 $1,000 __ 293 (0) 60 87 (0) 81 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________ farms __ 57 3 1 13 23 17 $1,000 __ 1794 (0) (0) 513 720 526 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________ farms __ 42 2 7 25 8 $1,000 __ 1558 (0) (0) 855 263 Nursery and greenhouse crops ________________ farms __ 85 4 6 20 22 33 $1,000 __ 20 648 (0) (0) 6904 1 125 11400 Other crops _________________________________ farms __ 17 9 8 $1,000 __ 1 757 (0) (0) 

Uvestock, poultry, and their p'oducts ____________ farms __ 116 4 10 30 45 27 $1,000 __ 10589 (D) (D) 1925 4180 3675 Poultry and poultry products __________________ farms __ 18 1 3 10 4 $1,000 __ 4143 (D) (0) 2046 (0) Dairy products ______________________________ farms __ 49 2 6 15 12 14 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (D) 1 264 1290 (0) 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms __ 79 4 6 20 28 23 $1,000 __ 769 (0) (0) 228 330 161 Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms __ 20 1 4 12 3 $1,000 __ 522 (D) 157 327 (0) Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________ farms __ 9 2 5 2 $1,000 __ 2 (0) (Z) (D) 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________________________________ farms __ 20 3 8 5 4 $t,ooo __ (0) 1 95 167 (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 149 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________________ _ Cotton (0131) _________________________________________ _ Tobacco (0132) _______________________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134.0139) ___________________________________ _ 

V~etables and melons (016) _____________________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

~~ ~:I~:s(~g~k:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 50 to 69 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 70 to 99 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 140 to 179 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 180 to 219 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 220 to 259 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Operators by days of work off ferm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 100 to 149 acres _______________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

150 RHODE ISLAND 

Rhode Island 

20 

20 

36 

24 

69 

2 

27 

9 

49 

14 

9 

27 

38 

70 

64 

30 

29 

24 

29 

31 

32 

21 

24 

9 

13 

7 

13 

23 

23 

8 

5 

127 

141 8915 

11 534 

86 

95 16748 

16812 

37 

35 3405 

3288 

171 

195 

63 

45 

16 

31 

194 

222 

56 

49 

145 

157 

80 

86 

12 

25 

4 

5 

9 

4 

Bristol 

1 

2 

4 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

4 

1 

1 

1 

3 

1 

2 

4 

8 113 

(D) 

6 

6 805 

1047 

2 

(D) 

6 

11 

3 

3 

1 

2 

8 

14 

2 

2 

6 

11 

2 

3 

Kent 

2 

2 

1 

6 

6 

1 

4 

1 

3 

3 

3 

2 

3 

1 

1 

5 

1 

3 

3 

10 

11 

486 

(D) 

4 

4 1050 

1255 

3 

2 148 

(D) 

13 

13 

2 

3 

2 

1 

7 

12 

10 

5 

8 

11 

8 

6 

Newport 

11 

11 

9 

2 

14 

7 

3 

15 

2 

5 

3 

8 

19 

24 

11 

7 

8 

6 

11 

7 

3 

8 

3 

2 

1 

4 

5 

5 

1 

26 

31 1 987 2195 

29 

28 3755 

3355 

10 

12 1260 

1 345 

43 

51 

17 

11 

5 

9 

54 

57 

11 

14 

37 

43 

20 

21 

3 

8 

3 

1 

2 

Providence 

3 

3 

15 

18 

17 

2 

17 

5 

12 

9 

3 

14 

21 

35 

27 

9 

13 

6 

15 

13 

11 

10 

4 

1 

4 

2 

2 

6 

5 

66 

69 4516 

5124 

14 

24 2102 

2490 

16 

9 941 

244 

63 

69 

26 

19 

7 

14 

74 

90 

22 

12 

53 

61 

32 

30 

5 

10 

1 

3 

4 

2 

Washington 

3 

3 

10 

3 

28 

14 

2 

1 

4 

6 

11 

8 

6 

6 

6 

3 

5 

8 

7 

9 

4 

4 

4 

5 

8 

10 

7 

5 

21 

22 1 813 2880 

33 

33 9036 

8665 

8 

10 

056 

359 

46 

51 

15 

9 

1 

5 

51 

49 

11 

16 

41 

31 

18 

26 

4 

6 

1 

2 

2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by days of work off farm - Con. 

Any-Con. 150 to 199 day"-_______________________________ 1987 __ 13 3 2 5 3 1982 __ 9 1 2 3 3 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 42 2 4 10 17 9 1982 __ 43 2 3 12 12 14 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 25 2 8 11 3 1982 __ 28 2 7 11 8 

1987 operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _________________________________________ 12 2 8 1 3 or 4 years ___________________________________________ 18 11 2 5 5 to 9 years ____________________________________________ 27 4 4 13 6 10 years or more _______________________________________ 140 7 7 38 50 38 Average years on present farm ________________________ 19.6 23.4 16.0 18.7 19.3 21.2 

Not reported ___________________________________________ 53 2 6 10 23 12 

1987 operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ 4 3 1 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ 26 1 3 5 11 6 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ 48 1 1 12 18 16 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ 59 2 4 18 19 16 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ 59 3 4 18 21 13 65 years and over ______________________________________ 54 3 5 9 26 11 Average age _________________________________________ 52.1 57.2 55.4 50.3 52.8 51.0 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 165 6 8 45 69 37 1982 __ 203 10 13 54 82 44 acres, 1987 __ 16872 556 320 3998 4068 6930 1982 __ 20361 931 730 4097 5931 7672 Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 32 2 5 3 15 7 1982 __ 32 5 1 8 13 5 acres, 1987 __ 3000 (0) (D) (0) 789 604 1982 __ 3570 (D) (D) (0) 974 (0) 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 52 2 4 17 12 17 1982 __ 34 1 3 9 7 14 acres, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) (0) 702 (0) 

1982 __ (D) (D) (D) (0) 953 (0) Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ I 1 1982 __ 2 2 acres, 1987 __ (D) (0) 1982 __ (D) (0) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1987 FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expense"- ____________________ farms __ 232 10 17 58 79 68 

$1,000 __ 26428 715 850 8387 4499 11 976 Livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 75 2 5 12 30 26 $1,000 __ 1 000 (0) (D) 57 500 407 Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________ farms __ 114 3 8 24 36 43 $1,000 __ 3204 32 192 540 136 1 304 Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________ farms __ 85 2 8 17 24 34 $1,000 __ 2673 (D) (D) 317 981 1 169 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________ farms __ 132 6 9 35 44 38 $1,000 __ 1 362 11 57 402 139 752 Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ farms __ 169 10 10 44 52 53 $1,000 __ 1 210 26 39 351 128 665 Agricultural chemicals ____________________________ farms __ 175 8 10 49 63 45 $1,000 __ 733 12 19 221 165 318 

Petroleum products ______________________________ farms __ 227 9 17 56 79 66 

$1,000 __ 198 28 57 364 227 522 Electricity _______________________________________ farms __ 200 7 16 52 59 66 $1,000 __ 468 9 20 118 104 217 Hired farm labor _____________ . ___________________ farms __ 147 8 9 43 45 42 $1,000 __ 9362 372 114 3832 716 4329 

Contract labor ___________________________________ farms __ 45 1 4 9 21 10 $1,000 __ 512 (0) (0) 41 135 (0) Repair and maintenance _________________________ farms __ 205 8 14 58 60 65 $1,000 __ 1 354 31 49 395 251 628 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________________ farms __ 62 5 3 22 17 15 

$1,000 __ 172 5 (D) 50 23 (D) 

Interest _________________________________________ farms __ 131 4 9 35 39 44 

$1,000 __ 978 (0) (0) 238 163 522 Cash renL ______________________________________ farms __ 83 6 3 30 14 30 

$1,000 __ 730 (0) (0) 224 40 413 Property taxes __________________________________ farms __ 212 10 14 50 70 66 $1,000 __ 895 33 69 199 224 371 All other farm production expenses ________________ farms __ 232 10 17 58 79 68 

$1,000 __ 3251 79 150 355 549 117 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 151 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see in1roductory text] 

Item 

Rhode Istand Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated marl<et value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 232 10 17 58 79 68 1982 __ 251 16 17 71 89 58 $1,000,1987 __ 17 519 424 863 4032 4071 8130 1982 __ 12951 400 8n 2908 3 113 5652 Average per farm ________________________ doIlars. 1987 __ 75515 42360 50 751 69 519 51 536 119553 1982 __ 51 598 25006 51594 40 962 34 981 97451 

Motortrucks. including pickups ______________ farms. 1987 __ 225 9 14 57 79 66 1982 __ 232 15 15 68 81 53 number. 1987 __ 711 20 37 226 163 265 1982 __ 700 31 35 234 168 232 Wheel tractors ____________________________ farms. 1987 __ 218 8 16 56 72 66 1982 __ 225 15 16 64 76 54 number. 1987 __ 815 31 48 247 208 281 1982 __ 755 38 42 234 209 232 

Grain and bean combines2 _________________ farms. 1987 __ 4 - - 2 1 1 1982 __ 5 - - 1 1 3 number, 1987 __ (0) - - (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ 6 - - (0) (0) (0) 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________ farms. 1987 __ 80 4 6 20 27 23 1982 __ 108 10 8 25 32 33 number. 1987 __ 5274 168 473 1 308 1464 1 861 1982 __ 6395 491 465 1738 1 569 2134 

Cows and heiferslhathad calved ___________ farms. 1987 __ 7a 4 6 19 22 22 1982 __ 96 8 8 24 27 29 number. 1987 __ a 309 121 328 904 904 1 052 1982 __ a 968 271 316 1 165 1 025 1 191 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms. 1987 __ 27 1 1 4 10 11 1982 __ 22 2 1 - 6 13 number. 1987 __ an (0) (0) (0) 144 (0) 1982 __ 209 (0) (0) - 45 121 Milk COWS _______________________________ farms. 1987 __ 54 3 5 17 14 15 1982 __ 80 6 7 24 23 20 number. 1987 __ 2932 (0) (0) (0) 760 (0) 1982 __ 3759 (0) (0) 1 165 980 1 070 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms,l987 __ 63 3 5 14 21 20 number, 1987 __ 1658 (0) (0) 386 412 679 Stears, stear calves, bulls. and bull calves ___ farms. 1987 __ 47 1 4 9 17 16 number, 1987 __ 307 (0) (0) 18 148 130 

CaIHe and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 79 4 6 20 26 23 1982 __ lD4 11 8 25 27 33 number,l987 __ 2683 108 272 688 908 707 1982 __ 2598 267 232 618 753 728 

Calves ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 58 4 5 13 19 17 number,l987 __ 1 427 (0) (0) 285 380 470 CaIHe ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 72 1 5 19 25 22 1982 __ 94 10 6 23 24 31 number,l987 __ 1256 (0) (0) 403 528 237 1982 __ 9n 126 62 185 251 353 Fattened on grain and concentrates _______ farms, 1987 __ 14 - - 1 6 7 number, 1987 __ 210 - - (0) (0) 77 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 20 - 1 4 12 3 1982 __ 16 1 1 1 8 5 number,1987 __ 4239 - (Ol 810 3252 (0) 1982 __ 1 777 (0) (0 (0) 1 208 254 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ 15 - 1 4 9 1 1982 __ 10 1 1 1 5 2 number, 1987 __ 366 - (0) (0) 218 (0) 1982 __ 211 (0) (0) (0) 101 (0) Other ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 20 - 1 4 12 3 1982 __ 15 1 1 1 8 4 

number, 1987._ 3873 - 18l (0) 3034 (0) 1982 __ 1 566 (0) (0) 1 107 (0) 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 20 - 1 4 12 3 1982 __ 17 1 1 1 8 6 

number, 1987._ 4522 - (0) 1396 2855 (0) 1982 __ 2 517 (0) (0) (0) 1 824 618 Feeder pigs _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 - - 1 3 - 1982 __ 5 - - 1 2 2 

number,1987._ (0) - - (0) (0) - 1982 __ 968 - - (0) (0) (0) 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms, 1987._ 9 - - 2 5 2 1982 __ 9 1 1 2 1 4 nllmber, 1987 __ 83 - - (0) 24 (0) 1982 __ 184 (0) (0) (0) (0) 49 Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 - - 2 3 2 1982 __ 6 1 1 1 1 2 

nllmber,1987._ 20 - - (0) 5 (0) 1982 __ 122 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory _______ fanrns, 1987._ 17 - 1 5 7 4 1982 __ 33 1 1 6 17 8 

number, 1987._ (0) - (0) (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 248 572 (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens soId _____ farms, 1987._ 3 - - - 3 - 1982 __ 1 - - - 1 - nllmber, 1987._ 58 352 - - - 58 352 - 1982 __ (0) - - - (0) - See footnotes at end of table. 

152 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for grain or seed _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

bushels. 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Com for silage or green chop _________________ fanns, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons, green, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Irish potatoes _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ cwt. 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Land in orchards ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

'Data for 1982 include seH-propelied only. 

1982 __ 

Rhode Island 

3 

5 

(0) 

125 

(0) 

9497 

49 

61 1 757 2572 

29 662 36 004 

16 

19 1393 (0) 

257978 (0) 

93 

116 4237 

5087 

8617 

11 015 

57 

69 I 785 1 645 

33 

28 

853 

610 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Bristol 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

7 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

5 

10 

184 

589 

260 

1305 

3 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

Kent 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

3 229 

(0) 

3221 (0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

9 

9 466 

617 

(0) 

1 400 

1 

1 

(0) 

(D) 

2 

3 

(D) 

(0) 

Newport Providence Washington 

1 1 1 1 1 3 (0) (0) (0) 

(0) (0) (0) 

(0) (0) (0) 

(0) (0) (0) 

11 12 19 19 10 22 436 (0) 718 821 340 1056 8551 (0) 12110 11 896 4185 14142 

9 - 7 12 - 7 (0) - (0) 

(0) - (0) 

(0) - (0) 

(0) - (0) 

25 27 27 28 34 35 1 067 1 342 1 176 850 1 594 1 437 2623 (0) 2399 1 739 3120 3451 

13 23 17 20 30 14 448 754 495 437 424 470 

8 22 1 4 18 3 82 544 (D) 

58 507 (D) 

RHODE ISLAND 153 
Table 17. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Sales 

Inventory 

Geographic area Milk goats Goat milk 

Farms Number Farms Number Fanms Gallons 

STATE TOTAL 

Rhode Island _______ 1987 __ 25 310 14 206 6 3890 1982 __ 25 171 9 (0) 8 4005 

Table 18. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[Not published for this State] 

Table 19. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[Not published for this State] 

Table 20. Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Sales 

Inventory 

Geographic area Colonies of bees Honey 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds 

STATE TOTAL 

Rhode Island _______ 1987 __ 48 270 3 (0) 25 11 999 1982 __ 44 226 1 (0) 8 1 866 

Table 21. Fish Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[Not published for this State] 

Table 22. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

DUCKS 

State Total 

Rhode Island ____________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Inventory 

Farms 

11 

19 

Number 

92 

233 

Farms 

15 

(NA) 

Farms 

26 

(NA) 

Sales 

Farms 

TOlal sales 

($1,000) 

24 

(0) 

Total sales ($1,000) 

22 

(0) 

Number 

(0) 

(0) 

154 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 23. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and 

Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

MULES, BURROS, AND DONKEYS 

State Total 

Rhode Island ____________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Counties, 1987 

Newport _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Washington __________________________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________________________________________________ _ 

GOATS, TOTAL 

State Total 

Rhode Island ____________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Counties, 1987 

Kent _________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Newport _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Providence ___________________________________________________________________ _ 

Washington __________________________________________________________________ _ 

GOATS, EXCEPT ANGORA AND MILK 

State Total 

Rhode Island ____________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

RABBITS AND THEIR PELTS 

State Total 

Rhode Island ____________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Inventory 

Farms 

13 

5 

5 

4 

4 

45 

32 

5 

10 

12 

18 

27 

8 

25 

8 

Number 

22 

17 

11 

6 

5 

485 

187 

16 

52 

212 

205 

175 

16 

285 

94 

Fanms 

24 

12 

6 

8 

10 

14 

3 

7 

4 

Sales 

Number 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

355 

595 

24 

154 

177 

149 

(0) 

310 

231 

Sales ($1,000) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

8 

(0) 

Table 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Fanms Acres Quantity Fanms Acres Fanms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

CORN FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 9 99 7585 - - 12 151 10902 2 (0) 

Counties 

Washington ___________________________ 4 5 325 - - 5 (0) 2092 - - All other counties ______________________ 5 94 7260 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 155 
Table 25. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and 

Peanuts: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms 

IRISH POTATOES (CWT) 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 22 1 410 259 958 2 (0) 21 2879 703 350 1 

Counties 

Newport ______________________________ 

Washington 13 1 042 199 870 - - 13 1 557 358 325 - ___________________________ 9 368 60 088 2 (0) 8 1 322 345 025 1 

Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text I 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms 

HAY-ALFALFA, OTHER 

TAME, SMALL GRAIN, 

WILD, GRASS SILAGE, 

GREEN CHOP, ETC. (SEE 

TEXT) (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 291 8 126 14125 3 28 340 9296 17708 4 

Counties 

Bristol ________________________________ 13 387 652 18 692 1413 Kent __________________________________ 26 808 1 836 32 990 2022 Newport ______________________________ 60 1 872 3837 72 1 896 3647 Providence ____________________________ 109 3 165 4372 3 28 112 2981 5196 2 Washington ___________________________ 83 1 894 3428 106 2737 5430 2 

ALFALFA HAY (TONS, DRy) 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 112 2263 5159 3 (D) 126 2620 6276 2 

Counties 

Bristol ________________________________ 4 75 158 6 202 456 Kent __________________________________ 11 301 847 11 138 377 Newport ______________________________ 20 521 1 413 27 412 1014 Providence ____________________________ 42 745 1 446 3 (D) 35 723 1492 Washington ___________________________ 35 621 1 295 47 1 145 2937 

SMALL GRAIN HAY (TONS, 

DRy) 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 11 91 109 11 134 275 

Counties 

Washington ___________________________ 5 36 43 6 63 148 All other counties ______________________ 6 55 66 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

TAME HAY OTHER THAN 

ALFALFA, SMALL GRAIN, 

AND WILD HAY (SEE 

TEXn (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 182 4005 6187 (D) 231 5299 9239 

Counties 

Bristol ________________________________ 7 230 422 12 372 635 KenL _________________________________ 15 381 752 25 648 1 239 Newport ______________________________ 37 643 1462

1 

48 1 069 1 981 Providence ____________________________ 68 1 585 2 107 (0) 85 2003 3362 Washington ___________________________ 55 966 1444 61 1 207 2022 

Acres 

(0) 

-

(0) 

Acres 

22 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

156 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

WILD HAY (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 45 864 697 - - 50 681 790 1 (0) 

Counties 

Newport ______________________________ 13 (0) (0) - - 13 (0) (0) - - Providence ____________________________ 22 528 (0) - - 13 150 (0) - - Washington ___________________________ 7 107 156 - - 16 165 170 1 (0) All other counties ______________________ 3 (0) 32 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, 

AND GREEN CHOP HAY 

(TONS, GREEN) 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 29 903 5911 - - 26 562 3389 - -

Counties 

Newport ______________________________ 7 282 2175 - - 11 203 1 245 - - Providence ____________________________ 9 (0) 1 451 - - 4 (0) 247 - - Washington ___________________________ 9 164 1 467 - - 8 137 462 - - All other counties ______________________ 4 (0) 818 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

CORN FOR SILAGE OR 

GREEN CHOP (TONS, 

GREEN) 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 77 2008 33778 3 14 102 3077 43979 1 (0) 

Counties 

KenL _________________________________ 15 (0) (0) - - 5 (0) 2541 - - Newport ______________________________ 17 511 9 945 - - 35 1 135 16912 - - Washington ___________________________ 30 828 13 872 1 (0) 37 (0) 16163 1 (0) All other counties ______________________ 15 (0) (0) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

LAND USED FOR 

VEGETABLES (SEE TEXT) 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 99 1 889 28 586 120 1 904 28 415 

Counties 

Bristol ________________________________ 10 132 1 (0) 11 (0) 1 (0) KenL _________________________________ 4 11 1 (0) 4 (0) 3 (0) Newport ______________________________ 19 447 4 (0) 31 508 3 (0) Providence ____________________________ 38 789 9 207 54 523 13 148 Washington ___________________________ 28 510 13 273 20 490 8 175 

VEGETABLES HARVESTED 

(SEE TEXT) 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 99 1 947 28 617 120 1 908 28 414 

Counties 

8nstol ________________________________ 10 131 1 (0) 11 (0) 1 (0) Kent __________________________________ 4 11 1 (0) 4 (0) 3 (0) Newport ______________________________ 19 473 4 (0) 31 510 3 (0) Providence ____________________________ 38 791 9 208 54 527 13 148 Washington ___________________________ 28 541 13 273 20 488 8 175 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 157 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvestec lnigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

SNAP BEANS 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 21 57 (0) 29 62 2 (0) 

Counties 

Providence ____________________________ 10 14 (0) 14 27 2 (0) Washington ___________________________ 6 (D) (0) 6 4 All other counties ______________________ 5 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

BEETS 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ B 4 (0) 4 (0) 

BROCCOLI 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 12 (0) 4 8 

Counties 

Newport ______________________________ 4 5 3 (0) Providence ____________________________ 4 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Washington ___________________________ 4 1 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

HEAD CABBAGE 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 12 52 2 (0) 16 47 3 5 

Counties 

Newport ______________________________ 5 33 (0) 6 29 1 (0) Providence ____________________________ 7 19 9 (0) 2 (0) 

CANTALOUPS 

State Totsl 

Rhode Island __________________________ B 4 2 (0) 8 2 (0) 

CAULIFLOWER 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 6 10 (0) 15 

Counties 

Providence ____________________________ 3 5 4 11 All other counties ______________________ 3 5 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

CUCUMBERS AND PICKLES 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 26 13 6 35 43 2 (0) 

Counties 

Providence ____________________________ 9 5 1 (0) 20 29 2 (0) Washington ___________________________ 11 4 5 (0) 6 (0) All other counties ______________________ 6 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

EGGPLANT 

State Totsl 

Rhode Island __________________________ 3 18 22 (0) 

LETTUCE AND ROMAINE 

State Totsl 

Rhode Island __________________________ 8 2 (0) 4 5 (0) 

158 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

HOT PEPPERS 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 20 (0) 6 9 

SWEET PEPPERS 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 32 63 11 44 40 107 5 22 

Counties 

Newport ______________________________ 6 (0) 2 (0) 7 7 Providence ____________________________ 8 37 2 (0) 22 81 2 (0) Washington ___________________________ 13 14 7 13 6 2 1 (0) All other counties ______________________ 5 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

PUMPKINS 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 40 143 7 20 34 94 4 33 

Counties 

Newport ______________________________ 8 (0) 2 (0) 8 (0) Providence ____________________________ 13 34 1 (0) 17 38 2 (0) Washington ___________________________ 14 54 3 10 7 40 2 (0) All other counties ______________________ 5 (0) 1 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

SQUASH 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 50 143 8 36 54 173 6 5 

Counties 

Newport ______________________________ 12 58 3 (0) 20 88 Providence ____________________________ 19 46 2 (0) 21 24 3 (0) Washington ___________________________ 13 25 3 8 7 15 All other counties ______________________ 6 14 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

SWEET CORN 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 60 1 335 20 410 72 1 147 17 303 

Counties 

Bristol ________________________________ 8 (0) 10 (0) KenL _________________________________ 3 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0) 

~~'1d~~ce============================ 11 261 1 (0) 21 267 

23 588 8 (0) 24 207 9 114 Washington ___________________________ 15 397 11 220 14 378 5 (0) 

TOMATOES 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 56 68 12 25 64 124 12 20 

Counties 

Newport ______________________________ 11 17 3 6 15 33 Providence ____________________________ 21 34 4 11 31 67 7 11 Washington ___________________________ 17 13 5 8 10 14 2 (0) All other counties ______________________ 7 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 159 

.. 
Table 28. Fruits and Nuts: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see intnxluc\llry text] 

Total Trees or vines not of bearing age Trees or vines of bearing age H8IV9Sted 

Geographic area 

Farms Aaes Trees or vines Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds 

LANDIN 

ORCHARDS 

State Total 

Rhode IsJand _______ 1987 __ 83 856 (X) (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl (X) (X) 1982 __ 79 827 (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl (X) (X) (Xl 

Counties, 1987 

Newport ----------------- 15 111 (X) (Xl (X) 

~ (Xl (X) (Xl Providen<:e _______________ Washington ~ 660 (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl (X) (Xl ______________ 18 (D) (Xl &l ~ (X) (X) (Xl All other counties _________ 10 (0) (Xl (Xl (X) (Xl 

APPLES 

State Total 

Rhode IsJand _______ 1987 __ 72 623 36168 .018 4928 62 31 240 47 5 221 253 1982 __ 68 579 28 455 35 4851 55 23 604 38 5 450 839 

Counties, 1987 

~:=:=::=:=:=:=:= 10 20 847 8 336 6 511 3 (D) 

38 566 32852 30 4330 36 28 522 33 5 153 058 Washington ______________ 14 20 1 304 7 197 12 1 107 7 10267 All other counties _________ 10 17 1 165 3 65 8 1 100 4 (0) 

GRAPES (SEE 

TEXT) (FRESH 

WEIGHT) 

State Total 

Rhode Island _______ 1987 __ 18 97 58 072 12 (D) 16 (D) 8 504 640 1982 __ 28 97 55 409 24 23 714 19 31 695 8 (D) 

Counties, 1987 

Newport _________________ 5 90 54 600 2 (D) 5 (D) 5 (D) Washington ______________ 9 5 2207 6 (D) 7 (0) 3 (D) All other counties _________ 4 2 1 265 4 115 4 1 150 - -

PEACHES 

State Total 

Rhode Island _______ 1 987 __ 28 95 6422 13 256 27 6166 21 157 085 1982 __ 44 125 9806 30 1 326 35 8480 22 318 371 

Counties, 1987 

Providence _______________ 

Washington 17 67 4090 8 190 17 3900 16 155 800 ______________ 5 (D) 18! 2 (0) 5 (0) 3 (D) All other counties _________ 6 (0) 3 (D) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

PEARS 

State Total 

Rhode IsIand _______ 1981-_ 12 35 1 738 7 162 6 1 576 6 36 239 

1982 __ 18 f3 766 9 127 13 639 7 27600 

Counties, 1987 

I'rovidence _______________ 3 (0) (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 3 32179 Washington ______________ 3 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (D) All other counties _________ 6 8 222 4 54 3 168 1 (D) 

160 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

., 
Table 29. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area H8JVested lnigated H8JV8Sted 

Fanns Acres Quantity Fanns Acres Fanns Acres Quantity 

BERRIES 

state Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 45 250 (Xl 14 193 33 206 (Xl 

Counties 

Bristol ________________________________ 4 1 (Xl 1 (O) (NA) (NA) (Xl KenL _________________________________ 8 92 (Xl 2 (0) 5 (0) (Xl 

Newport ------------------------------ 9 25 (Xl 4 7 (Xl Providence ____________________________ 

Washing10n 10 41 (Xl 3 (0) 13 26 (Xl ___________________________ 14 91 (Xl 8 82 10 86 (Xl 

TAME BLUEBERRIES 

(POUNDS) 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 18 49 46 448 2 (0) 10 26 59657 

Counties 

KenL _________________________________ 3 9 6010 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

~nCe============================ 4 6 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 28 22354 2 (O) 5 (0) (0) Washington ___________________________ 4 7 (0) 3 4 (0) 

RASPBERRIES (POUNDS) 

state Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 13 (0) 13570 4 3 10 13 16988 

STRAWBERRIES (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Rhode IsIand __________________________ 26 112 469 650 11 90 24 86 492053 

Counties 

Kent __________________________________ 4 (0) (0) (0) 3 2 (0) Newport ______________________________ 8 16 42053 4 6 (0) Washington ___________________________ 9 (0) 391 767 8 82 6 (0) 399117 All other counties ______________________ 5 10 (0) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Table 30. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for 

Sale: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Sq. fI. under Sq. fI. under 

lnigated 

Fanns 

16 

(NA) 

4 

2 

7 

2 

3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 

4 

13 

3 

1 

2 (NA) 

glass or other Acres in the Sales glass or 01M< Acres in the 

Farms protection open ($1,000) Fanns protection open 

NURSERY AND 

GREENHOUSE CROPS 

(SEE TEXn 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 121 890 384 4 121 20 786 109 868 143 3203 

Counties 

Bristol ________________________________ 6 (0) (0) (0) 5 (0) (0) KenL _________________________________ 10 64 800 (0) (0) 7 (0) (O) Newport ______________________________ 23 (0) (0) 6919 22 361 010 974 Providence ____________________________ 39 224976 132 1 178 39 220 338 79 Washington ___________________________ 43 210876 2818 11454 36 169 083 1 932 

Acres 

169 

(NA) 

(0) 

(0) 

18 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(0) 

2 

74 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

Sales 

($1,000) 

10695 

(0) 

(0) 

4632 

617 4632 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 161 
Table 30. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for 

Sale: 1987 and 1982 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbrevia~ons and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Sq. ft. under Sq. ft. under 

glass or other Acres in the Sales glass or other 

Farms protection open ($1.000) Farms protection 

NURSERY, FLORICULTURE, 

VEGETABLE AND FLOWER 

SEED CROPS, SOD, ETC., 

GROWN IN THE OPEN, 

IRRIGATED (SEE TEXn 

State Total 

Rhode Island ._ ........ _ ............... 41 (X) 2082 (X) 33 (X) 

Counties 

Newport .............. _._._._ ...... _ .• 9 (X) (D) (X) 9 (X) 

Providence •••••••••••••. _._._ ••• '.'_'. 6 (X) 31 (X) 5 (X) 

Washington ••••••••••••.•• _._ ••.• _._ •• 21 (X) 1 884 (X) 14 (X) 

All other counties '.".'_'.'_'_' •. '_'.'. 5 (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) 

BEDDING PLANTS 

State Total 

Rhode Island ._ •••••..••• _._ ••.••. _._ .• 47 343967 8 1 397 45 341 811 

Counties 

Newport ••••• _ •••••. _. _._._ ••.••• _._ .• 8 78637 (D) 466 6 95280 Providence ••• _ ••.••. _ .•• _._ .•..•• _ ••• _ 21 150700 (D) 457 25 112 088 Washington •• _ ••.••. _ .•• _._ .•.••• _ •••• 11 63070 (D) (D) 10 59683 All other counties .•••..•• _ •.••.••• _ ••.• 7 51 560 - (D) (NA) (NA) 

FOLIAGE AND POTTED 

FLOWERING PLANTS, 

TOTAL 

State Total 

Rhode Island ._ ••.••• _ ••• _._ .•..•• _ .•• _ 26 148943 (D) 978 17 170 650 

Counties 

Newport ••. _ ••• _ ••••. ,_,_,.,." .•••••• 5 50493 - 518 4 46200 Providence ••••.•••••..•• _ ••• _ •• _ •••••• 9 40 100 (D) 280 6 56250 Washington _ ••• _ •••••.••••••••••••• _ •• 8 32650 4 79 6 (0) 

All other counties ••.•.••• _ •••••••••• _ •• 4 25700 - 101 (NA) (NA) 

FOLIAGE PLANTS 

State Total 

Rhode Island ••••••••••••••••••••• _._._ 8 9510 6 104 (NA) (NA) 

POTTED FLOWERING 

PLANTS 

State Total 

Rhode Island •••••••• _ ••. _ •••.•• _ ••.•. _ 21 139433 (D) 874 (NA) (NA) 

Counties 

Newport ,_,_,_,." •• _._ .••••••••• _ ••• _ 4 (D) - (0) (NA) (NA) 

Providence '.' •. "'.' _._ .••••••• _._._._ 8 40100 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Washington _'.'.".' _._._ •••••• _._ •••• 6 (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

All other counties •.•• _._._ •••••• _._ ••• _ 3 22700 - 87 (NA) (NA) 

NURSERY CROPS 

State Total 

Rhode Island ••••••••••••••••••••••• _._ 39 330094 1 621 10 388 37 257 594 

Counties 

Bristol ••••• _ ••••.••••••••••••••••••••• 3 (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Kent. •• _ ••• _ ••••••••••••••••••••• _._._ 3 (D) (D) (D) 3 (0) 

Newport ••••••••.••• _ ••••••••••••••••• 9 172 614 953 5 890 11 193 570 

Providence ._ •••••••• _ ••• _ •••••••••••• _ 10 (D) 117 404 10 (0) 

Washington _ ••••••••••••••••••••••••• _ 14 83376 366 (D) 11 39000 

SOD HARVESTED 

State Total 

Rhode Island ._ ••••••••••••••••. _ •••••• 18 (X) 2472 7 904 10 (X) 

Acres in the Sales 

open ($1.000) 

854 (X) 

56 (X) 

7 (X) 

772 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

6 758 

(0) 355 (0) 234 (0) 98 (NA) (NA) 

(0) (0) 

. 313 

- 74 (0) 351 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1 684 5861 

(NA) (NA) 

(D) 9 963 3866 77 209 428 (0) 

(D) 3 116 

162 RHODE ISLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 30. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for 

Sale: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Sq. ft. under Sq. It. under glass or other Acres in the Sales glass or other Acres in the Farms protection open ($1,000) Farms protection open 

GREENHOUSE 

VEGETABLES 

State Total 

Rhode Island __________________________ 10 28616 (X) 33 7 23840 (X) 

Counties 

Providence ____________________________ 4 9476 (X) (D) (NA) (NA) (X) All other counties ______________________ 6 19 140 (X) (D) (NA) (NA) (X) 

Table 31. Other Crops: 1987 and 1982 

[Not published for this State I 

Table 32. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Value of Sales and Occupation: 

1987 and 1982 

[Not published for this State] 

Table 33. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1987 and 1982 

[Not published for this State I 

Table 34. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms 

Geographic area 

Farms 

OTHER RACES (SEE TEXn 

State Total 

Rhode Island ____________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

'Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 

Table 35, Operators of Spanish Origin: 1987 and 1982 

[Not published for this State] 

Table 36. Farms With Grazing Permits: 1987 

[Not published for this State] 

Land in 

farms 

(D) 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or 

more1 

Farms 

Sales 

($1,000) 

24 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Land in farms 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 163 

APPENDIX A. 

General Explanation 

Page 

DATA COLLECTION _______ ___ __ _____ __ _ __ __ __ __ ___ __ ___ ___ A-1 

DATA PROCESSING ___ __ _____ _____ __ ___ _______ _ _ __ _______ _ A-2 

MAJOR DATA CHANGES __________________________________ A-2 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS, SPECIAL CENSUSES, AND 

RELATED PUBLICATIONS ________________________________ A-2 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ________________________ A-3 

FARMS CLASSIFIED BY SPECIFIED CHARACTERISTICS_____ A-9 

DATA COLLECTION 

Method of Enumeration 

All agriculture censuses beginning with the 1969 census 

primarily have used mailout/mailback data collection. Direct 

enumeration methods, however, continue to be used for 

the agriculture census in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. 

Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth 

of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

Mail List 

The mail list for the 1987 census was comprised of 

individuals, businesses, and organizations that could be 

readily identified as being associated with agriculture. The 

list was assembled from the records of the 1982 census, 

administrative records of the Internal Revenue Service 

(IRS), and the statistical records of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). In addition, lists of large or specialized 

operations, such as nurseries and greenhouses, specialty 

crop farms, poultry farms, fish farms, livestock farms, and 

cattle feedlot operations, were obtained from State and 

Federal agencies, trade associations, and similar organizations. Lists of companies having one or more establishments (or locations) producing agricultural products were 

obtained from the 1982 census and updated using the 

information from the Standard Statistical Establishment 

List maintained by the Census Bureau. Exhaustive record 

linkage, unduplication, and mathematical modeling yielded 

a final mail list of 4.1 million names and addresses that had 

a substantial probability of being a farm operation. 

Report Forms 

In 1987, three different report forms were used-a 

two-page, a four-page, and a six-page form to minimize the 

reporting burden, particularly for small farms and places 

less likely to be farms. The six-page sample form and the 

four-page nonsample form are the same, except sections 

23 through 28 have been added to the sample form to 

obtain supplemental information from a sample of farms. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

The information collected in these sections will give the 

Bureau of the Census a good basis for making estimates of 

these data for other farms included in the census. The 

two-page form does not have as many questions or as 

much detail as the four-page and six-page forms. The 

four-page form has 11 regional versions and the six-page 

form has 13 regional versions. Both forms have different 

crops prelisted. Appendix D contains copies of both the 

two-page and six-page forms. 

The six-page form was mailed to 1 ,104,000 addressees 

on the mail list, including all those expected to be large 

(based on expected sales or acreage) or unique (farms 

operated by multiestablishment companies or nonprofit 

organizations), all those in Alaska and Hawaii, and a 

sample of other addressees. The two-page form was 

mailed to 906,000 addressees. These were expected to be 

small farms or less likely to be farms. The four-page form 

was mailed to the remaining 2,079,000 addressees. Further discussion of the criteria used to determine which 

form was mailed to an addressee is provided in the Census 

Sample Design section of appendix C. 

Initial Mailing 

The report forms were mailed in mid-December 1987 to 

the approximately 4,089,000 individuals, businesses, and 

organizations on the mail list. The mail packages included 

a report form, a cover letter with a description of the 

purposes and uses of the census on the reverse side, an 

information sheet containing instructions for completing 

the form, and a postage-paid return envelope. Additional 

special instructions were included with report forms sent to 

grazing associations; feedlot operations; institutional organizations; Indian reservations; firms with multiple farm or 

ranch operations; and producers of poultry under contract, 

bees and honey, fish, laboratory animals, and nursery and 

greenhouse crops. 

To provide additional help to farmers in completing their 

reports, copies of an Agriculture Census Guide booklet 

were sent to vocational agriculture instructors, USDA 

county offices of the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service, and the Cooperative Extension Service. 

The Guide contained descriptions and definitions of various items in more detail than the instructions included with 

each report form. Representatives of the above agencies 

graciously consented to assist farmers in completing their 

report forms. 

APPENDIX A A-1 

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Followup Procedures 

A thank you/reminder card was mailed to those on the 

mail list in mid-January 1988. Five followup letters, three of 

which were accompanied by a report form, were sent to 

nonrespondents at 4-week intervals starting in mid-February 

and continuing until early June 1988. 

Telephone calls were made to all large farms who had 

not responded. In addition, telephone calls were made to a 

sample of other nonrespondents in counties that had a 

response rate of less than 75 percent. A nonresponse 

adjustment procedure was used to represent the final 

nonrespondent farms in the census results. A description 

of this procedure is included in the Census Estimation 

section of appendix C. 

DATA PROCESSING 

Selected report forms were reviewed prior to keying the 

data. These included reports with attached correspondence and reports with remarks or no positive data on the 

front page. 

The data from each report form were subjected to a 

detailed item-by-item computer edit. The edit performed 

comprehensive checks for conSistency and reasonableness, corrected erroneous or inconsistent data, supplied 

missing data based on similar farms within the same 

county, and assigned farm classification codes necessary 

for tabulating the data. Substantial computer-generated 

changes to the data were clerically reviewed and verified. 

In the computer edit, farms with sales, acreage, or 

commodities exceeding specified levels were tested for 

historical comparability. Key items, such as acreage and 

sales, were compared for substantial changes between 

1982 and 1987. Sizeable historical differences were resolved 

or verified by telephone, if necessary. Respondents who 

reported sales or acreage above specified levels on nonsample forms were sent correspondence requesting the 

additional sample data. Prior to publication, tabulated 

totals were reviewed by statisticians to identify inconsistencies and potential coverage problems. Comparisons 

were made with previous census data, estimates published 

by the USDA, and other available data. 

MAJOR DATA CHANGES 

Prior to each agriculture census, the Census Bureau 

reviews the content of the census forms to eliminate 

questions no longer needed and to identify new items 

necessary to meet user needs and to better describe the 

agricultural situation in our Nation. Data requests are 

solicited from farmers, farm organizations, land grant colleges and universities, State and federal agencies, and 

members of the Census Advisory Committee on Agricultural Statistics. Each agency and organization is asked to 

identify and justify its specific data needs. The following 

data inquiries were added to the 1987 report form: 

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Income from farm-related sources 

Acres under the Conservation Reserve Program 

Payments received for participation in federal farm 

programs 

Grazing permits by source 

Additional data on production expenses were added in 

1987: 

Repair and maintenance expenses 

Cash rent 

Property taxes paid 

All other production expenses 

The following separate data inquiries were eliminated 

from the 1987 form: 

Storage capacity for petroleum products 

Number of hired farm and ranch workers 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals 

for human consumption 

Source of irrigation water 

Tons of commerCially mixed feed 

Expenditures for coal, wood, and coke 

Selected machinery items: automobiles, corn heads for 

combines, and field forage harvesters 

Chinchillas 

Worms 

Tropical and baitfish 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS, SPECIAL CENSUSES, 

AND RELATED PUBLICATIONS 

In addition to the 1987 Census of Agriculture for the 50 . 

States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, the census of agriculture program includes 

the 1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey, the 1988 

Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey, and 

the 1988 Census of Horticultural SpeCialties. 

The 1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey provides 

data on water use by irrigated farms and ranches. Data 

include: the amount of water applied by crop, method of 

water distribution, source of water, and energy costs for 

pumping water. Data from this survey will be published as 

volume 3, part 1. 

The 1 988 Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership 

Survey provides detailed data on debts, expenses, taxes, 

credits, assets, land ownership, and farm and off-farm 

income for farm operators. Many of these items, as well as 

detailed data on landlord characteristics, are being collected from the landlords of the farms involved in the 

survey. Data from this survey will be published as volume 

3, part 2. 

The 1988 Census of Horticultural Specialties covers 

operations growing and selling $2,000 or more of horticultural products such as greenhouse products, outdoorgrown floricultural products, nursery products, mushrooms, 

and sod. These data will be published as volume 4. 

Additional publications of the 1987 Census of Agriculture data include the Agricultural Atlas of the United States 

(previously called the Graphic Summary), Coverage Evaluation, Ranking of States and Counties, and Government 

Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
The Agricultural Atlas of the United States presents the 

Nation's agriculture graphically illustrated by dot and multicolor pattern maps. The maps provide displays on size 

and type of farm, land use, farm tenure, market value of 

products sold, crops harvested, livestock inventories, and 

other characteristics of farms. This report will be published 

as volume 2, part 1. 

The Coverage Evaluation report provides estimates of 

the completeness of the 1987 Census of Agriculture for 

the United States, geographic regions, and selected States 

and groups of States. Estimates with their associated 

sample reliability are provided for farms not on the mail list, 

farms classified as nonfarms, duplicate farms, and nonfarms classified as farms. This report will be published as 

volume 2, part 2. 

The Ranking of States and Counties report ranks the 

leading States and counties for selected items in the 1987 

census and provides comparative data from the 1982 

census. This report will be published as volume 2, part 3. 

A new publication on Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold presents 1987 data 

for the United States and each State. The U.S. table has a 

format similar to volume 1, U.S. table 52 and presents 

summary data by size of farm. This report will be published 

as volume 2, part 5. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

The following definitions and explanations provide a 

more detailed description of the terms used in this publication than are available in the tables or on the report form. 

For an exact wording of the questions on the 1987 census 

report forms and the information sheet which accompanied these forms, see appendix D. Most definitions of 

terms are the same as those used in earlier censuses. The 

more important exceptions are also noted here. 

Farms or farms reporting-The term "farms" or "farms 

reporting" in the presentation of data denotes the number 

of farms reporting the item. For example, if there are 3,710 

farms in a State and 842 of them had 28,594 cattle and 

calves, the data for those farms reporting cattle and calves 

would appear as: 

Cattle and calves- - - - - - - -farms- - 842 

number- - 28,594 

Land in farms-The acreage designated in the tables 

as "land in farms" consists primarily of agricultural land 

used for crops, pasture, or grazing. It also includes woodland and wasteland not actually under cultivation or used 

for pasture or grazing, provided it was part of the farm 

operator's total operations. Large acreages of woodland or 

wasteland held for nonagricultural purposes were deleted 

from individual reports during the processing operations. 

Land in farms includes acres set aside under annual 

commodity acreage programs as well as acres in the 

Conservation Reserve Program for places meeting the 

farm definition. 

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Land in farms is an operating unit concept and includes 

land owned and operated as well as land rented from 

others. Land used rent free was to be reported as land 

rented from others. All grazing land, except land used 

under government permits on a per-head basis, was 

included as "land in farms" provided it was part of a farm 

or ranch. Land under the exclusive use of a grazing 

association was to be reported by the grazing association 

and included as land in farms. All land in Indian reservations used for growing crops or grazing livestock was to be 

included as land in farms. Land in reservations not reported 

by individual Indians or non-Indians was to be reported in 

the name of the cooperative group that used the land. In 

some instances, an entire Indian reservation was reported 

as one farm. 

Land area-The approximate land area of counties and 

States represents the total land area as determined by 

records and calculations as of January 1, 1988. These 

data are updated periodically; however, the acreages 

shown for 1987 are essentially the same as for 1982. Any 

differences between the land area for 1987 and 1982 are 

due to annexations and other changes affecting county 

boundaries. 

Land in two or more counties-With few exceptions, 

the land in each farm was tabulated as being in the 

operator's principal county. The principal county was defined 

as the one where the largest value of agricultural products 

was raised or produced. It was usually the county containing all or the largest proportion of the land in the farm or 

viewed by the respondent as his/her principal county. For 

a limited number of Midwest and Western States, this 

procedure has resulted in the allocation of more land in 

farms to a county than the total land area of the county. To 

minimize this distortion, separate reports were required for 

large farms identified from the 1982 census as having 

more than one farm unit. Other reports received showing 

land in more than one county were separated into two or 

more reports if the data would substantially affect the 

county totals. 

Value of land and buildings-Respondents were asked 

to report their estimate of the current market value of land 

and buildings owned, rented or leased from others, and 

rented or leased to others. Market value refers to the value 

the land and buildings would sell for under current market 

conditions. If the value of land and buildings was not 

reported, it was estimated using the average value of land 

and buildings from a similar farm in the same geographic 

area. 

APPENDIX A A-3 
Harvested cropland-This category includes land from 

which crops were harvested or hay was cut, and land in 

orchards, citrus groves, vineyards, nurseries, and greenhouses. Land from which two or more crops were harvested was counted only once, even though there was 

more than one use of the land. 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing-This 

category includes land used only for pasture or grazing 

that could have been used for crops without additional 

improvement. Included also was all cropland used for 

rotation pasture and land in government diversion programs that were pastured. However, cropland that was 

pastured before or after crops were harvested was to be 

included as harvested cropland rather than cropland for 

pasture or grazing. 

Other cropland-This category includes cropland not 

harvested and not grazed which was used for cover crops, 

soil improvement crops, land on which all crops failed, 

cultivated summer fallow, idle cropland, and land planted 

in crops that were to be harvested after the census year. 

Total woodland-This category includes natural or 

planted woodlots or timber tracts, cutover and deforested 

land with young growth which has or will have value for 

wood products, land planted for Christmas tree production, 

and woodland pastured. Land covered by sagebrush or 

mesquite was to be reported as other pastureland and 

rangeland or other land. 

Woodland pastured-This category includes all woodland used for pasture or grazing during the census year. 

Woodland or forest land pastured under a per-head grazing permit was not counted as land in farms and therefore, 

was not included in woodland pastured. 

Cropland in annual commodity acreage adjustment 

programs-This category includes land diverted or set 

aside under the provisions of the Federal Commodity 

Acreage Program. These data are for the acres of cropland 

taken out of production by growers of wheat, cotton, rice, 

corn, sorghum, barley, and oats, and devoted to conservation uses. Information was not obtained as to which 

crops would have been grown on the acres set aside. 

Cropland in the Conservation Reserve Program 

(CRP)-This category includes acres of "highly erodible" 

cropland taken out of agricultural production and planted 

to protective cover crops or reforested. The CRP was 

established through the 1985 Food Security Act and 

provides for annual rental payments and shared costs of 

conservation practices through a 10-year contract with the 

USDA. Appendix B presents data on places with all their 

cropland enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program 

and which were not counted as farms in the 1987 census. 

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Irrigated land-This category includes all land watered 

by any artificial or controlled means, such as sprinklers, 

furrows or ditches, and spreader dikes. Included are 

supplemental, partial, and preplant irrigation. Each acre 

was to be counted only once regardless of the number of 

times it was irrigated or harvested. 

Operator-The term "operator" designates a person 

who operates a farm, either doing the work or making 

day-to-day decisions about such things as planting, harvesting, feeding, and marketing. The operator may be the 

owner, a member of the owner's household, a hired 

manager, a tenant, a renter, or a sharecropper. If a person 

rents land to others or has land worked on shares by 

others, he/she is considered the operator only of the land 

which is retained for his/her own operation. For partnerships, only one partner is counted as the operator. If it is 

not clear which partner is in charge, then the senior or 

oldest active partner is considered the operator. For 

census purposes, the number of operators is the same as 

the number of farms. In some cases, the operator was not 

the individual named on the address label of the report 

form, but another family member, a partner, or a hired 

manager who was actually in charge of the farm operation. 

Operator characteristics-All operators were asked 

to report place of residence, principal occupation, days of 

off-farm work, year in which his/her operation of the farm 

began, age, race, sex, and Spanish origin. If race, age, sex, 

and prinCipal occupation were not reported, they were 

imputed based on information reported by farms with 

similar acreage, tenure, and value of sales. No imputations 

were made for nonresponse to place of residence, Spanish origin, off-farm work, or year began operation. Operators of Spanish origin were tabulated by reported race. 

Farm production expenses-In 1987, additional specific expense items and a category for all other farm 

production expenses were added to the selected farm 

production expenses collected in 1982. Consequently, we 

are publishing total farm production expenses in 1987. The 

expenses are limited to those incurred in the operation of 

the farm business. Expenses include the share of the 

expenditures provided by landlords, contractors, and partners in the operation of the farm business. Property taxes 

paid by landlords are excluded. Expenditures for nonfarm 

activities; farm-related activities such as providing customwork for others, the production and harvest of forest 

products, and recreational services; and household expenses 

are excluded. In 1987, as in other recent censuses, 

operators producing crops, livestock, or poultry under 

contract often were unable or unwilling to estimate the cost 

of production inputs furnished by the contractors. As a 

consequence, extensive estimation was required for contract producers. 

Commercial fertilizer-The expense for commercial 

fertilizer is the amount spent on fertilizer during 1987 

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... 
including the cost of custom application. The cost of 

custom application was excluded from the 1982 and 

1978 data. 

Agricultural chemicals-These expenses include the 

cost of all insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and 

other pesticides, including the cost of custom application. Data exclude commercial fertilizer purchased. 

The cost of custom application was excluded from the 

1982 and 1978 data. The cost of lime was excluded 

from the 1987 and 1982 data, but included in 1978. 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery 

and equipment-These expenses include costs incurred 

for having customwork done on the place and for 

renting machines to perform agricultural operations. 

The cost of cotton ginning is excluded. The cost of 

labor involved in the customwork service is included in 

the customwork expense. The cost of custom application of fertilizer and chemicals was included in the 

1982 and 1978 customwork data, but is included in 

expenditures for these items in 1987. The cost of hired 

labor for operating rented or hired machinery is included 

as a hired farm and ranch labor expense. 

Interest-In 1987, separate data were collected for 

interest paid on debts secured by real estate and 

interest paid on debts not secured by real estate. In 

1982, only total interest expenses were collected. 

Market value of agricultural products sold-This 

category represents the gross market value before taxes 

and production expenses of all agricultural products sold 

or removed from the place in 1987 regardless of who 

received the payment. It includes sales by the operator as 

well as the value of any shares received by partners, 

landlords, contractors, or others associated with the operation. In addition, it includes receipts from placing commodities in the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) loan 

program in 1987. It does not include payments received for 

participation in federal farm programs nor does it include 

income from farm-related sources such as customwork 

and other agricultural services, or income from nonfarm 

sources. 

The value of crops sold in 1987 does not necessarily 

represent the sales from crops harvested in 1987. Data 

may include sales from crops produced in earlier years and 

exclude some crops produced in 1987, but held in storage 

and not sold. For commodities, such as sugar beets and 

wool, sold through a co-op which made payments in 

several installments, respondents were requested to report 

the total value received in 1987. 

The value of agricultural products sold was requested of 

all operators. If the operator failed to report this information, estimates were made based on the amount of crops 

harvested, livestock or poultry inventory or number sold. 

Extensive estimation was required for operators growing 

crops or livestock under contract. 

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Caution should be used when comparing sales in 1987 

with sales reported in earlier censuses. Sales figures are 

expressed in current dollars and have not been adjusted 

for inflation or deflation. 

Government payments-This category is limited to 

direct cash or generiC commodity certificate (PIK) payments received by the farm operator in 1987. It includes 

deficiency and diversion payments; wool payments; payments from the Dairy Termination Program, the Conservation Reserve Program, other conservation programs, and 

all other federal farm programs under which payments 

were made directly to farm operators. 

Other farm-related income-The 1987 report form 

included a new inquiry on income from farm-related sources. 

These data consist of gross income in 1987 before taxes 

and expenses from the sales of farm by-products and 

other sales and services closely related to the prinCipal 

functions of the farm business. These data are for income 

producing activities that are primarily a by-product or 

supplemental to the farm operation. They exclude income 

from business activities that are separate from the farm 

business. 

Customwork and other agricultural services-This 

income includes gross receipts received by farm operators for providing services for others such as planting, 

plowing, spraying, and harvesting. Income from customwork and other agricultural services is generally 

included in the agriculture census if it is closely related 

to the farming operation. However, it is excluded if it 

constitutes a separate business or is conducted from 

another location. 

Rental of farmland-This income includes gross cash 

rent or share payments received from renting out 

farmland; payments received from the lease or sale of 

allotments for crops such as tobacco; and payments 

received for livestock pastured on a per-head, permonth, or per-pound basis. It excludes rental income 

from nonfarm property. 

Sales of forest products-This income includes gross 

receipts from the sales of Christmas trees, standing 

timber, maple products, gum for naval stores, firewood, and other forest products from the farm business. It excludes income from nonfarm timber tracts 

and sawmill businesses. 

Other farm-related Income sources-This income 

includes gross receipts from hunting leases, fishing 

fees, camping, other recreational services, patronage 

dividends of cooperatives, sales of farm by-products, 

and other sales and services closely related to the 

farm business. It excludes income from nonfarm businesses. 

Commodity Credit Corporations loans-This category includes loans for corn, wheat, soybeans, sorghum, 

barley, oats, cotton, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey. 

APPENDIX A A-5 
Agricultural chemicals used, including fertilizer and 

lime-For each type of agricultural chemical, the acres 

treated were to be reported only once even if the acres 

were fertilized or limed more than once. If multipurpose 

chemicals were used, the acres treated for each purpose 

were to be reported. 

Fish and other aquacultural products-The raiSing of 

fish and other aquacultural products in captivity is included 

in the agriculture census. Production in salt water is 

considered not to be in captivity and is excluded from the 

census. 

Bees and honey-Bee and honey production was 

enumerated and tabulated in the county in which the home 

farm was located even though hives are often moved from 

farm to farm over a wide geographic area. 

Citrus enumeration-In the 1987 census, reports for 

selected citrus caretakers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas 

were obtained by direct enumeration. A citrus caretaker is 

an organization or person caring for or managing citrus 

groves for others. This special enumeration has been used 

in recent censuses because of the difficulty in identifying 

and enumerating absentee grove owners who often do not 

know the information that is needed to adequately complete the census report. Each citrus caretaker was enumerated as a farm operator and requested to complete 

one report form for all groves cared for and to furnish a list 

of grove owners' names, addresses, and acres of citrus. 

The names on the lists were matched to completed grove 

owners' report forms to eliminate duplication. The caretaker also was requested to inform the grove owner that he 

had already reported for the citrus under his care and that 

the grove owner was not to report the citrus again. In the 

1987 census, 7 caretakers in Arizona reported 175 grove 

owners having 12,000 acres of citrus; the 65 caretakers in 

Florida reported 3,000 grove owners having 170,000 acres 

of citrus; and 20 caretakers in Texas reported 800 grove 

owners having 14,500 acres of citrus. 

Crop year or season covered-Acres and quantity 

harvested are for the calendar year 1987 except for citrus 

fruits, avocados, olives; vegetables in Florida; sugarcane in 

Florida and Texas; and pineapples and coffee in Hawaii. 

Citrus fruits-The data for Florida relate to the quantity 

harvested in the September 1986 through July 1987 

harvest season, except limes that were harvested in 

the April 1987 through March 1988 harvest season. 

The data for Texas relate to the quantity harvested in 

the September 1986 through May 1987 harvest season. The data for States, other than Florida and Texas, 

relate to the quantity harvested in the 1 986-87 harvest 

season. 

Avocados-The data for California relate to the quantity harvested in the November 1 986 through November 1 987 harvest season and for Florida the April 198 7 

through March 1 988 harvest season. 

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Olives-The data for California relate to the quantity 

harvested in the September 1986 through March 1987 

harvest season. 

Vegetables-The data for Florida relate to the crop 

harvested in the September 1 986 through August 

1987 harvest season. 

Sugarcane for sugar-The data for Florida relate to 

the cuttings from November 1986 through April 1987, 

and for Texas the cuttings from October 1986 through 

April 1987. 

Pineapples-The data for Hawaii relate to the quantity 

harvested in the year ending May 31,1987. 

Coffee-The data for Hawaii relate to the 1986-87 crop. 

Acres and quantity harvested-Crops were reported 

in whole acres, except for the following crops which were 

reported in 10ths of acres: Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes, 

tobacco, fruit and nut crops including land in orchards, 

berries, vegetables, and nursery and greenhouse crops; 

and in Hawaii, taro, ginger root, and lotus root. Totals for 

crops reported in 10ths of acres were rounded to whole 

acres at the aggregate level during the tabulation process. 

If two or more crops were harvested from the same land 

during the year, the acres would be counted for each crop. 

Therefore, the total acres of all crops harvested generally 

exceeds the acres of cropland harvested. An exception to 

this procedure is hay crops. When more than one cutting of 

hay was taken from the same acres, the acres are counted 

only once but the quantity harvested includes all cuttings. 

However, hay cut for both dry hay and green chop or silage 

would be reported for each applicable crop. For interplanted crops or "skip-row" crops, acres were to be 

reported according to the portion of the field occupied by 

each crop. 

If a crop was planted but not harvested, the acres were 

not to be reported as harvested. These acres were to be 

reported in the "land use" section under the appropriate 

cropland items-cropland used only for pasture or grazing, 

cropland used for cover crops, cropland on which all crops 

failed, or cropland idle. 

Corn and sorghum hogged or grazed were to be reported 

as "cropland harvested" and not as "cropland used only 

for pasture or grazing." Crop residue left in fields and later 

hogged or grazed was not reported as cropland pasture. 

Quantity harvested was not obtained for crops such as 

vegetables; nursery and greenhouse crops; corn cut for 

dry fodder, hogged or grazed; and sorghum, hogged or 

grazed. 

Acres of land in bearing and non bearing fruit orchards, 

citrus or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees were to be 

reported as harvested cropland regardless of whether the 

crop was harvested or failed. However, abandoned orchards 

were to be reported as cropland idle, not as harvested 

cropland and the individual abandoned orchard crop acres 

were not to be reported. 

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Land in orchards-This category includes land in 

bearing and nonbearing fruit trees, citrus or other groves, 

vineyards, and nut trees of all ages, including land on 

which all fruit crops failed. Respondents were instructed 

not to report abandoned plantings and plantings of less 

than 20 total fruit, citrus, or nut trees, or grapevines. 

Crop units of measure-The regional report forms 

allowed the operator to report the quantity of field crops 

harvested in a unit of measure commonly used in the 

region. When the operator reported in a unit of measure 

different than the unit of measure published, the quantity 

harvested was converted to the published unit of measure. 

Grapes could be reported in dry weight or fresh weight; 

plums and prunes in fresh weight, or prunes in dry weight; 

and in Hawaii, coffee in pounds parchment or pounds 

cherry, and macadamia nuts in pounds husked, unshelled 

or pounds shelled. For other fruit and nut crops and citrus, 

the operator was given a choice of units of measure of 

pounds, tons, or boxes. The quantity harvested for these 

crops is published in pounds. 

Write-in crops-To reduce the length of the report 

form, only the major crops for the region were prelisted. 

For other crops, the respondent was requested to look at 

a list of crops in each section and write in the crop name 

and its code. For crops that had no individual code listed 

on the report form, the respondent was to write in the crop 

name and code the crop into the appropriate "all other" 

category for that section. Write-in crops coded as "all 

other" were reviewed and assigned a specific code when 

possible. Crops not assigned a specific code were left in 

the appropriate "all other" category. 

In some cases, the reviewers were unable to determine 

the specific crop reported by the respondent because of 

incomplete or generalized crop names. To ensure proper 

coding, most of these respondents were telephoned. 

Reports for those not telephoned were changed on the 

basis of other reports for the area. 

Misreported or miscoded crops-In a few instances, 

tabulated data may be inaccurate because respondents 

misunderstood or misinterpreted questions on the report 

form. Data may have been reported on the wrong line or in 

the wrong section, or the wrong crop code may have been 

placed beside the name of a write-in crop. Some of these 

errors as well as some keying errors may not have been 

identified during processing and therefore, were not corrected. Reports with significant acres of unusual crops for 

the area were examined to minimize the possibility that 

they were in error. 

"See text" References 

Items in the tables which carry the note "See text" are 

explained or defined in this section. 

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Data are based on a sample of farms-For 1987, 

1982, and 1978, selected data were collected from only a 

sample of farms. These data are subject to sampling error. 

For 1987, the six-page sample form was mailed to all large 

and specialized farms (based on expected sales, acres, or 

standard industrial classification), all farms in Alaska and 

Hawaii, and approximately 17 percent of all other farms. 

Sample sections 23 through 28 of the 1987 census forms 

included inquiries on production expenses, commercial 

fertilizer and lime, chemicals, machinery and equipment, 

value of land and buildings, and income from farm-related 

sources. Estimates of the reliability of county totals for 

selected items are shown in table F of appendix C. 

Operators of Spanish origin-No imputation was made 

for those not responding to the question on Spanish origin. 

Farms operated by Black and other races-This 

category includes Blacks, American Indians, Asian and 

Pacific Islanders, and all other racial groups other than 

White. 

All other races-This category is primarily limited to 

persons native to or of ancestry from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. 

Total sales-This item represents the gross market 

value of all agricultural products sold before taxes and 

expenses in the census year including livestock, poultry, 

and their products; and crops, including nursery crops and 

hay. Respondents were asked to include landlords' and 

contractors' shares. The value of commodities placed in 

CCC loans are included as sold. In 1987, all farms including abnormal farms were tabulated by size based on 

reported sales. In 1982 and 1978, abnormal farms were 

included in the total sales figure, but excluded from the 

detailed size breakdowns. Abnormal farms include institutional farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian 

reservations. 

Farms with sales of less than $1,000-This category 

includes all farms with actual sales of less than $1,000, but 

having the production potential for sales of $1,000 or 

more. These farms normally could be expected to sell 

$1,000 or more of agricultural products. 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm 

unit-This category is derived by subtracting total operating expenditures from the gross market value of agricultural products sold. Depreciation and the change in inventory values are excluded from expenditures. Production 

expenditures may be understated on part owner and 

tenant farms because property taxes paid by landlords are 

excluded. Other landlord expenditures, such as insurance 

or rent paid, which are not readily known to renters may 

also be omitted or understated. Gross sales include sales 

by the operator as well as the share of sales received by 

APPENDIX A A-7 
partners, landlords, and contractors. Consequently, the 

net cash return is that of the farm unit rather than the net 

farm income of the operator. 

Other livestock and livestock products-This category includes all livestock and livestock products not listed 

separately. 

Value of livestock and poultry on farms-Data for 

the value of livestock and poultry on farms were obtained 

by multiplying the inventory of each major age and sex 

group by State average prices. The State average prices 

for cattle, hogs, sheep, Angora goats, hens and pullets of 

laying age, and turkeys were obtained primarily from data 

published by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, 

USDA. Prices applied to other livestock and poultry were 

census-derived averages based primarily on reported value 

of sales in the census. 

Poultry hatched-This category includes all poultry 

hatched on the place during the year and placed or sold. 

Incubator egg capacity on December 31, 1987, is tabulated under the column heading "Inventory" and the 

number of poultry hatched and placed or sold is under the 

heading "Sales." 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass 

silage, green chop, etc.-Data shown for hay represent 

all hay crops, including grass silage, haylage, and hay 

crops cut and fed green (green chop). In production data, 

dry tons represent dry tonnage for the various hay categories and dry weight equivalents for grass silage and hay 

cut and fed green. The conversion used was 3 tons of 

green weight to 1 ton of dry weight. 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild 

hay-Data shown represent dry tons of hay harvested 

from clover, lespedeza, timothy, Bermuda grass, Sudan 

grass, and other types of legume and tame grasses. 

Grapes-Farm operators were given the option of 

reporting the quantity of grapes harvested in dry weight or 

fresh weight. For publication purposes, all quantities of 

grapes harvested have been converted to pounds of fresh 

weight. The conversion used was 4 pounds fresh weight to 

1 pound dry weight. 

Plums and prunes-Farm operators were given the 

option of reporting the quantity of plums and prunes 

harvested in dry weight or fresh weight. For publication 

purposes, all quantities of plums and prunes harvested 

have been converted to pounds of fresh weight. The 

conversion used was 3 pounds fresh weight to 1 pound dry 

weight. 

Cherries-For 1987, cherries were reported as "sweet 

cherries," "tart cherries," or "cherries" depending on the 

regional form the respondent completed. On regional 

A-8 APPENDIX A 

forms for States where cherries are an important fruit crop, 

"sweet cherries" and "tart cherries" were listed separately. On the other regional forms, either "cherries" were 

listed or could be written in. For publication purposes, 

"cherries, total" could be shown along with the individual 

breakdown of "sweet cherries," "tart cherries," or "cherries, 

not specified." "Cherries, not specified" is used to account 

for cherries where the "sweet" and "tart" breakdown was 

not asked or where respondents wrote in "cherries" but 

did not specify or code the kind of cherry. All the individual 

cherry items may not be shown. Data for "sweet cherries," 

"tart cherries," and "cherries, not specified" are not 

available for 1982. 

Other fruits and nuts-Data shown for other fruits and 

nuts relate to any fruits and nuts not having a specific code 

on the 1987 report form. 

Land used for vegetables-Data are for the total land 

used for vegetable crops. The acres are reported only 

once, even though two or more harvests of a vegetable or 

more than one vegetable were harvested from the same 

acres. 

Vegetables harvested for sale-The acres of vegetables harvested is the summation of the acres of individual 

vegetables harvested. All of the individual vegetable items 

may not be shown. 

Nursery and greenhouse crops grown for sale-These 

data are a summation of the individual items reported. All 

of the individual items may not be shown. 

Nursery, floriculture, vegetable and flower seed 

crops, sod, etc., grown in the open, irrigated-Data 

refer to farms reporting irrigated nursery, floriculture, vegetable and flower seeds, sod, bedding plants, etc., grown 

in the open. 

Other grains-These data are for the total market 

value of other grains sold including dry edible beans, dry 

lima beans, buckwheat, dry southern peas (cowpeas), 

emmer and spelt, flaxseed, mixed grains, lentils, mustard 

seed, dry edible peas, popcorn, proso millet, rice, rye for 

grain, safflower, sunflower seed, triticale, and wild rice. 

Value of crop production-This item represents the 

estimated value of all crops harvested during the 1987 

crop year. Data for the value of crops harvested were 

obtained by multiplying the average estimated value per 

unit by the reported acres or quantity harvested. Generally, 

harvested units of production (pounds, bushels, bales, 

etc.) were multiplied by State estimates of prices per unit. 

If only acres harvested were reported, State estimates for 

value of production per acre were used. The State average 

production price and production value per acre used in 

these calculations were obtained usually from publications 

of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. When 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
USDA estimates were not available, Bureau of the Census 

statisticians made estimates using available sources such 

as data from adjacent States, respondent report forms, 

county extension agents, and other persons knowledgeable about specific crops. 

FARMS CLASSIFIED BY SPECIFIED 

CHARACTERISTICS 

State tables 48 through 53 present detailed 1987 data 

for all farms classified by specified characteristics-tenure 

of operator, type of organization, age and principal occupation of operator, size of farm (acres), value of agricultural 

products sold, and standard industrial classification. Other 

tables include data classified by value of sales groups or 

other characteristics of the farm or the operator. 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold or 

value of sales- In 1987, all farms were tabulated by size 

based on reported sales. In 1982 and earlier censuses, 

abnormal farms were not tabulated based on sales size. In 

the tables on market value of agricultural products sold, 

the sales of abnormal farms in 1982 and earlier censuses 

were included in the total sales figure, but excluded from 

the detailed size categories. Abnormal farms included 

institutional farms, experimental and research farms, and 

Indian reservations. The category "farms with sales of less 

than $1,000" included all farms with actual sales of less 

than $1,000 but having the production potential for sales of 

$1,000 or more. These farms normally could be expected 

to sell $1,000 or more of agricultural products. 

The sales size categories used in this report are consistent with the standard business size categories issued 

by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in 1982. In 

State table 52, data are presented for four sales size 

categories between $10,000 and $49,999. This provides 

users with bridge data under both the OMB and the 1978 

census classifications. For the 1992 census, data will be 

presented only for the OMB sales size categories of 

$10,000 to $24,999 and $25,000 to $49,999. 

Abnormal farms-This category includes institutional 

farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian reservations. Institutional farms include those operated by hospitals, penitentiaries, churches, schools, grazing associations, and government agencies. In 1987 and 1982, 

nongovernmental units such as church farms and Future 

Farmers of America camps were classified as abnormal 

farms only when 50 percent or more of their products 

produced and intended for human consumption were 

utilized by the organization. 

Farms by tenure of operator-The classifications of 

tenure used in the 1987 census were: 

Full owners, who operate only land they own. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Part owners, who operate land they own and also land 

they rent from others. 

Tenants, who operate only land they rent from others or 

work on shares for others. 

Farms by type of organization-All farms were classified by type of organization in the 1987 census. The 

classifications used were: 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship), excluding 

partnership and corporation. 

Partnership, including family partnership. 

Corporation, including family corporation. 

Other, cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. 

Corporations were subclassified by two additional characteristics into: 

1. Family held 

Other than family held 

2. More than 10 stockholders 

10 or less stockholders 

Farms by age and principal occupation of operator-Data on age and principal occupation were requested 

from all operators in 1987. The principal occupation classifications used were: 

Farming-The operator spent 50 percent or more of 

his/her worktime in 1987 in farming or ranching. 

Other-The operator spent more than 50 percent of 

his/her worktime in 1987 in occupations other than 

farming or ranching. 

Farms by size-All farms were classified into selected 

size groups according to the total land area in the farm. 

The land area of a farm is an operating unit concept and 

includes land owned and operated as well as land rented 

from others. Land rented to or assigned to a tenant was 

considered the tenant's farm and not the owner's. 

Farms by standard industrial classification-In 1987, 

all agricultural production establishments (farms, ranches, 

nurseries, greenhouses, etc.) were classified by type of 

activity using the standard industrial classification (SIC) 

system. These classifications, found in the 1987 SIC 

Manua(1, are used to promote uniformity and comparability 

in the presentation of statistical data collected by various 

agencies. 

1Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 1987. For sale by 

Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Stock No. 041-001-003-14-2. 

APPENDIX A A-9 
An establishment primarily engaged in crop production 

(major group 01) or production of livestock and animal 

specialties (major group 02) is classified in the four-digit 

industry and three-digit industry group which accounts for 

50 percent or more of the total value of sales of its 

agricultural products. If the total value of sales of agricultural products of an establishment is less than 50 percent 

from a single four-digit industry, but 50 percent or more 

from the products of two or more four-digit industries within 

the same three-digit industry group, the establishment is 

classified in the miscellaneous industry of that industry 

group. Otherwise, it is classified as a general crop farm in 

industry 0191 or a general livestock farm in industry 0291. 

Establishments that derive 50 percent or more of the value 

of sales from horticultural specialties of industry group 018 

are classified in industry 0181 or 0182 according to their 

primary activity. 

Characteristics of all farms by selected SIC groupings 

are shown in State tables 18 and 53. The SIC groupings 

shown in State table 53, together with the associated 

products (value of sales representing 50 percent or more 

of the value of agricultural products sold during the year) 

on which the classification is based, are as follows: 

Cash grains (011)-Wheat, rice, corn, soybeans, barley, buckwheat, cowpeas, dry field and seed beans 

and peas, flaxseed, lentils, milo, mustard seed, oats, 

popcorn, rye, safflower, sorghum, sunflowers, and 

other small grains. 

Cotton (0131)-Cotton and cottonseed. 

Tobacco (0132)-Tobacco. 

Sugarcane, sugar beets, Irish potatoes, hay, peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 

o 139)-Sugarcane, sugar beets, Irish potatoes, alfalfa, 

broomcorn, clover, grass seed, hay, hops, mint, peanuts, sweetpotatoes, timothy, and yams. 

Vegetables and melons (016)-Vegetables and melons grown in the open. 

A-10 APPENDIX A 

Fruits and tree nuts (017)-Berries, grapes, tree nuts, 

citrus fruits, deciduous tree fruits, avocados, bananas, 

coffee, dates, figs, olives, pineapples, and tropical fruit. 

Horticultural specialties (018)-Bedding plants, bulbs, 

florists' greens, flower and vegetable seeds, flowers, 

foliage, fruit stocks, nursery stock, ornamental plants, 

shrubberies, sod, mushrooms, and vegetables grown 

under cover. 

General farms, primarily crops (019)-Crops, including horticultural specialties, but less than 50 percent of 

sales from any Single three-digit industry group. 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021)-Cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, goats, goat's 

milk, mohair, and wool. 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212)-Production or 

feeding of beef cattle, except feedlots. 

Dairy farms (024)-Production of cows' milk and other 

dairy products and raising of dairy heifer replacements. 

Poultry and eggs (025)-Chickens, chicken eggs, turkeys, ducks, geese, pheasants, pigeons, quail, and 

squab. 

Animal specialties (027)-Fur-bearing animals, rab· 

bits, horses, ponies, bees, fish in captivity except fish 

hatcheries, worms, and laboratory animals. 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029)- Livestock and animal specialties and 

their products, but less than 50 percent of sales from 

any single three-digit industry group. 

The SIC manual was revised for 1987. Animal aquaculture (0273) was established as a new industry and horticultural specialties, not elsewhere classified (0189) was 

deleted. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
APPENDIX B. 

Places With All Cropland in the Conservation Reserve 

Program 

The Food Security Act of 1985 established the 

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). This program 

provides annual payments for highly erodible cropland 

enrolled in the program and meeting its conservation 

requirements. It also requires that the land be taken out 

of agricultural production for 1 ° years. 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture includes Conservation 

Reserve acreage as land in farms on operations that 

meet the census farm definition. For census purposes, 

a farm is any place from which agricultural products of 

$1,000 or more were produced and sold or normally 

would have been sold during the census year. 

Operations which placed all of their cropland in the CRP 

and did not otherwise meet the farm definition based 

upon sales, livestock inventories, planted crops, or other 

criteria for potential sales were not included as farms in 

the census tabulations. 

Land in Conservation Reserve Program: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

The following table provides CRP data for places not 

meeting the census farm definition ("whole farm" CRP 

places). It also contains separate but corresponding 

CRP data for farms included in the census tabulations. 

In addition to State data, detailed county data are 

presented for counties with three or more"whole farm" 

CRP places reported. For counties with less than three 

"whole farm" CRP places reported, their data are 

combined and reported in "all other counties." 

The data for "whole farm" CRP places are not 

complete for all counties. The census mail list was 

developed from sources which indicated the farm had 

agricultural production activity. It was not designed to 

cover all "whole farm" CRP places. Therefore, the data 

for these places are limited to what was reported in the 

census and have not been adjusted to account for 

nonresponse, incomplete coverage, and reporting errors. 

Agricultural places excluded by farm definition with acres Farms with acres in the CRP in the CRP 

Geographic area 

Land in places Land in CRP Land in farms Land in CRP 

Number (acres) (acres) Number (acres) (acres) 

Rhode Island ________________________________________________ 1 35 23 - - -

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX B B-1 


procedures accounted both for nonresponse to the data 

collection and for the sample data collection. These procedures are used because some farm operators never 

respond 10 the census despite numerous attempts to 

contact them, and not all farm operators are requested to 

provide the sample data items. 

Whole Farm Nonresponse Estimation 

A statistical estimation procedure was used to account 

for the census farms among mail list nonrespondents that 

were not designated for telephone followup. A stratified 

systematic sample of eligible census nonrespondents were 

mailed a simplified report form. Five sample strata were 

defined based on form type, expected value of sales, and 

previous census status. The report form was designed to 

provide sufficient information to determine farm status. 

Additional mail and telephone contacts were made to 

survey nonrespondents to obtain sufficient response for 

survey estimates. 

Estimates of the proportion of census nonrespondents 

that operated farms were made for each stratum in the 

State using survey results and applied to the total number 

of census nonrespondents in that stratum. A synthetic 

estimation procedure was used to estimate the number of 

census nonrespondents that operated farms for each 

county by stratum. This estimation procedure is based on 

the assumption that the distribution of farms in a stratum 

by county is the same for census nonrespondents as for 

census respondents. 

Within each stratum in a county, a non integer nonresponse weight was calculated and assigned to each 

eligible respondent farm record. The procedure used for 

calculating the nonresponse weight assumed the eligible 

census respondents and the nonrespondent farm operations in a county had similar characteristics within each 

stratum. The noninteger nonresponse weight was the ratio 

of the sum of the estimated number of nonrespondent 

farms (using nonresponse survey results) and the number 

of eligible census respondent farms to the number of 

eligible census respondent farms. Stratum controls were 

established to ensure that this weight was never greater 

than 2.0. The noninteger nonresponse weight was used in 

the estimation of the final weight for the sample items. It 

was randomly rounded to an integer weight of either 1 or 2 

for each record for tabulating the complete count items. 

The procedure assumed that we obtain complete response 

from large and unique farm operations because these 

cases received intensive telephone followup during census processing. In situations where addressees could not 

be contacted by telephone or refused to cooperate, secondary sources such as Agricultural Stabilization and 

Conservation Service offices or county extension agents 

were asked to provide information as to whether or not the 

addressee had agricultural activities. Data from previous 

census reports for the specific addressee, in conjunction 

with other information, were used to complete the census 

report form. 

C-2 APPENDIX C 

Table A quantifies the effect of the nonresponse estimation procedure on selected census data items. The 

percentage of the census value contributed by nonresponse estimation as provided in this table indicates the 

potential for bias in published figures resulting from this 

procedure. The estimates provided in these tables do not 

reflect the effect of nonresponse to individual data items 

on respondents' census report forms. The effect of this 

item nonresponse is discussed further under Census Nonsampling Error. 

Table A. Percent of State Totals Contributed by 

Whole Farm Nonresponse Estimation: 1987 

Item Percent of total 

Farms - --_ •• -' - -.••.•.•• -'-" _. - _. _ •• ··number·· 15.4 

Land in farms • -• - •• -• -•• -•.•• -• -• - -• -••• ·acres· - 12.4 

Value of land and buildings··· _ •• _. _ •• _. -·$1,000·· 9.8 

Market value of agricultural products sold -·$1,000·· 2.9 

Harvested cropland· _ •••• -'-" _. _ •• _._ •• ··acres·· 9.6 

Corn for grain or seed·-·· _._ •• _ •••• _. _ •• -·acres·· 4.0 

Wheat for grain-·-·· •• -•• _.- -. _. _ •• _. _ •• -·acres·· 

Livestock and poultry inventory: 

Cattle and calves· _ •••• _ •• _. _ •• _ ••• _. ·number·· 11.5 

Hogs and pigs··_····_·_··_·_··_·_·--·number·- 7.5 

Hens and pullets of laying age ··_·_····number·· 1.3 

Sample Estimation 

All respondent sample records received a sample weight. 

The sample data estimates the actual figures that would 

have resulted from a complete census of the items in 

sections 23 through 28 of the report form. The estimates 

were obtained from an iterative ratio estimation procedure 

that resulted in the assignment of a weight to each record 

containing sample items. For any given county, a sample 

item total was estimated by multiplying the data items for 

each farm in the county by the corresponding sample 

weight and summing overall sample records in the county. 

Each sample farm was assigned one sample weight to 

be used to produce estimates for all sample items. For 

example, if the weight given to a sample farm had the 

value 5, all sample data items reported by that farm would 

be multiplied by 5. The weight assigned a certainty farm 

was 1. The estimation procedure used to assign weights 

was performed for each county. 

Within a county, the ratio estimation procedure for farms 

was performed in three steps using three variables. The 

first variable contained eight 1987 total value of agricultural 

production (TVP) groups. Both the second and third 

variables, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code and 

farm acreage, contained two groups. The variable groups 

were as follows: 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
TVP 

$1 to $999 

$1,000 to $ 2,499 

$2,500 to $ 4,999 

$5,000 to $ 9,999 

$10,000 to $24,999 

$25,000 to $49,999 

$50,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 or more 

SIC 

01 All crops 

02 All livestock 

Acres 

o to 69 

70 or more 

The first step in the estimation procedure was to partition the sample records into 32 mutually exclusive initial 

post strata formed by combining the three variable groups. 

This produced a three dimensional array where the cells of 

the array corresponded to the initial post strata groups. 

Each sample farm record was assigned an initial weight 

equal to the ratio of the total farm count to the sample farm 

count, expanded for nonresponse estimation, for the cell 

containing the sample farm. This weight was approximately equal to the inverse of the probability of selecting a 

farm for the census sample. 

The second step in the estimation procedure was to 

combine, if necessary, the cells of the array (prior to the 

repeated ratio estimation) to increase the reliability of the 

ratio estimation procedure. Any cell within the array that 

either contained less than 10 sample farms or had a ratio 

of total farms to sample farms that was more than 2 times 

the mail sample rate was collapsed with another cell (in the 

same variable) according to a specified collapsing pattern. 

New total farm counts and sample farm counts were 

computed for each of the collapsed cells (final post strata) 

and were used in the ratio estimation procedure to calculate final sample weights. 

In the third step in the ratio estimation procedure, 

complete counts for the three variables (TVP, SIC, acreage) were used to compute the marginals of the array 

defined by the final post strata. Factors were then applied 

to expanded sample totals in each cell of the array to 

obtain agreement with the row marginal (TVP) complete 

counts. The sample totals then had factors applied to 

obtain agreement with the column marginal (SIC) complete 

counts. Lastly, the sample totals had factors applied to 

obtain agreement with the depth marginal (acreage) complete counts. This procedure that requires the row totals, 

then the column totals, and then the depth totals to agree 

with the complete counts for the rows, columns, and 

depths, respectively, is continued iteratively until the process converges (the marginal totals agree with the complete count totals). 

The ratio of the adjusted total farm count to the sample 

farm count obtained from the second iteration of the 

estimation procedure was the noninteger final post stratum 

sample weight assigned to the sample farm records in that 

post stratum. The noninteger sample weight, the product 

of the noninteger final post stratum sample weight and the 

nonresponse weight, was randomly rounded to an integer 

weight for tabulation. If, for example, the final weight for the 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

farms in a particular group was 7.2, then one-fifth of the 

sample farms in this group were randomly aSSigned a 

weight of 8 and the remaining four-fifths received a weight 

of 7. 

CENSUS SAMPLING ERROR 

Sampling error in the census data results from the 

nonresponse sample and the census sample data collection. Census items were classified as either complete 

count or sample data items. The complete count items 

were asked of all farm operators. The complete count data 

items included land in farms, harvested cropland, livestock 

inventory and sales, crop acreages, quantities harvested 

and crop sales, land use, irrigation, government loans and 

payments, conservation acreage, type of organization, and 

operator characteristics (sections 1 through 22 of the 

census report form). Variability in the complete count data 

items is considerably smaller than in the sample items as 

the variation is due only to the nonresponse sample 

estimation procedure. The sample items were asked of 

approximately 25 percent of the total census farm operators. The sample data items included farm production 

expenditures, fertilizer and chemical usage, farm machinery and eqUipment, value of land and buildings, and 

farm-related income (sections 23 through 28 of the census 

report form). Variability in the estimates of sample items is 

due both to the census sample selection and estimation 

procedure and the nonresponse sample estimation procedure. 

The sample for the 1987 Census of Agriculture is one of 

a large number of possible samples of the same size that 

could have been selected using the same sample design. 

Estimates derived from the different samples would differ 

from each other. The difference between a sample estimate and the average of all possible sample estimates is 

called the sampling deviation. The standard error or sampling error of a survey estimate is a measure of the 

variation among the estimates from all possible samples, 

and thus is a measure of the precision with which an 

estimate from a particular sample approximates the average result of all possible samples. The percent relative 

standard error of estimate is defined as the standard error 

of the estimate divided by the value being estimated 

multiplied by 100. If all possible samples were selected, 

each of the samples were surveyed under essentially the 

same conditions, and an estimate and its standard error 

were calculated from each sample, then: 

1. Approximately 67 percent of the intervals from one 

standard error below the estimate to one standard 

error above the estimate would include the average 

value of all possible samples. 

2. Approximately 90 percent of the intervals from 1.65 

standard errors below the estimate to 1 .65 standard 

errors above the estimate would include the average value of all possible samples. 

APPENDIX C C-3 
The computations involved to define the above confidence statements are illustrated in the following example. 

Assume that the estimate of number of farms for the State 

is 94,382 and the relative standard error of the estimate 

(percent) is .1 percent (0.001). Multiplying 94,382 by 0.001 

yields 94, the standard error. Therefore, a 67 -percent 

confidence interval is 94,288 to 94,476 (Le., 94,382 plus or 

minus 94). If corresponding confidence intervals were 

constructed for all possible samples of the same size and 

design, approximately 2 out of 3 (67 percent) of these 

intervals would contain the figure obtained from a complete enumeration. Similarly, a 90 percent confidence 

interval is 94,227 to 94,538 (Le., 94,382 plus or minus 1.65 

x 94). 

Tables Band C provide the reliability estimates of the 

estimated number of farms in a county reporting complete 

count and sample items, respectively. Both tables show 

the percent relative standard errors for selected estimated 

number of farms in a county reporting an item.These are 

derived from a regression equation. The parameters of the 

regression equation were estimated using the estimated 

number of farms in a county reporting the complete count 

or sample item as the independent variable and the 

standard error of that estimate as the dependent variable 

for all counties in the State. 

Table B. Reliability Estimates for Number of Farms in 

a County Reporting a Complete Count Item: 

1987 

Farms 

Number of farms reporting: 

25----------------------------------------

50----------------------------------------

75----------------------------------------

100---------------------------------------

150---------------------------------------

200---------------------------------------

300---------------------------------------

500---------------------------------------

750---------------------------------------

,.000-------------------------------------1 

1,500-------------------------------------

2,000 -------------------------------------

Relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

17.2 

16.4 

14.1 

12.6 

10.8 

9.7 

8.3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Note: Complete count items are items in sections 1 to 22 of the report 

form. 

To illustrate the use of these tables, assume that the 

estimate of the number of farms reporting hogs and pigs 

for a particular county, as given in county table 12, is 89. 

Since hogs and pigs is a complete count data item, refer to 

table B and select the estimated relative standard error of 

the estimate from the row whose value is equal to or just 

less than the estimated number of farms, 89. For this 

example, the relative standard error of the estimate comes 

from the row for 75 farms reporting. For sample data items, 

follow the same procedure using table C. In counties that 

had less than 100 farms in the 1982 Census of Agriculture, 

table C does not apply because the farms in these 

C-4 APPENDIX C 

counties were sampled with certainty (1 in 1), and thus, the 

reliability estimates for the number of farms in these 

counties are smaller than for counties that were sampled 

at lower rates (1 in 2 or 1 in 6). 

Table C. Reliability Estimates for Number of Farms in 

a County Reporting a Sample Item: 1987 

Farms 

Number of farms reporting: 

25----------------------------------------

50----------------------------------------

75----------------------------------------

100---------------------------------------

150---------------------------------------

200---------------------------------------

300---------------------------------------

500---------------------------------------

750---------------------------------------

1 ,000 ------------------------------------- 1,500 ------------------------------------- 2,000 -------------------------------------

Relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

43.3 

32.5 

27.6 

24.6 

21.1 

18.9 

16.3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Note: Sample items are items in sections 23 to 28 of the report form. 

Table D presents the relative standard error of selected 

State data items for all farms and for all farms with sales of 

$10,000 or more. The percent relative standard error of the 

estimate for complete count data measures the variation 

associated with the sample-based adjustment for whole 

farm nonresponse. The percent relative standard error of 

the estimate for sample items measures both the sampling 

error due to the nonresponse sample estimation procedure 

and the census sample selection and estimation procedure. The reliability of State estimates may vary substantially from State to State. Generally, State estimates for a 

given data item are less reliable than the corresponding 

U.S. estimate. 

Table E presents the standard error (not relative standard error) for percent change in State totals from 1982 to 

1987. The general purpose of the percent change estimate 

is to provide a relative measure of the difference in a 

characteristic between censuses. The relative change for 

a given characteristic is defined as the ratio of the difference of the 1987 and the 1982 estimate for that characteristic to the 1982 estimate. This ratio is multiplied by 100 

to obtain the percent change_ The percent standard error 

of a percent change estimate, then, is the standard error of 

the ratio multiplied by 100. 

Table F presents the relative standard error for county 

totals for 10 major complete count items and 7 sample 

items. The relative standard error of the estimate (percent) 

for the same item differs among counties in a State. 

Reasons for this are differences among counties in (1) the 

total number of farms, (2) the number of large farms 

included with certainty, (3) the size classifications of the 

farms sampled, (4) the amount of nonresponse, (5) the 

general agricultural characteristics, and (6) the specific 

characteristic being measured. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
CENSUS NONSAMPLING ERROR 

The accuracy of the census counts are affected by the 

joint effects of the sampling errors described in the previous section and nonsampling errors. Extensive efforts 

were made to compile a complete and accurate mail list for 

the census, to design an understandable report form and 

instructions, and to minimize processing errors through the 

use of quality control, verification, and check measures on 

specific operations. Nonsampling errors arise from incompleteness of the census mail list, duplication in the mail list, 

incorrect data reporting, errors in editing of reported data, 

and errors in imputation for missing data. These specific 

nonsampling errors are further discussed in this section. 

Evaluation studies will be conducted to measure the extent 

of certain nonsampling errors such as coverage error, 

classification error, and item imputation. 

Census Coverage 

The main objective of the census of agriculture is to 

obtain a complete and accurate enumeration of U.S. farms 

with accurate data on all aspects of the agricultural operation. However, the cost and availability of resources for 

this enumeration place restrictions on operationally feasible data collection methodologies. The past five agriculture censuses have been conducted by mail enumeration 

with telephone contact for selected nonrespondents. The 

completeness of such an enumeration thus depends to a 

large extent on the coverage of farm operations by the 

census mail list. 

Historically, the census of agriculture has included 

approximately 90 percent of the farms in the United States 

and over 96 percent of the agricultural production. Complete enumeration of agricultural operations satisfying the 

farm definition of $1,000 or more in agricultural sales is 

complicated by fluctuations in agricultural operations qualifying for enumeration, the variety of arrangements under 

which farms are operated, the multiplicity of names used 

by an operation, the number of operations in which an 

operator participates, the accuracy of data reporting, etc. A 

new mail list is compiled for each census because no 

current single list of agricultural operations is comprehensive. 

An evaluation of census coverage has been conducted 

for each census of agriculture since 1945. The evaluation 

provides estimates of the completeness of census farm 

count and major census data items. In addition, the 

evaluation helps to identify problems in the census enumeration and provide information that can form the basis 

for improvements. The results of the 1987 Coverage 

Evaluation program will be published in volume 2, part 2. 

The evaluation of coverage conducted in 1987 was 

designed to measure errors in the census mail list and in 

farm classification. Mail list error includes a measurement 

of farms not on the census mail list (undercount), and a 

measurement of farms enumerated more than once in the 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

census (overcount). Classification error includes a measurement of farms classified as nonfarms in the census 

(undercount) and of nonfarms classified as farms in the 

census (overcount). Classification error arises from reporting and processing errors. Mail list undercount dominates 

all coverage errors. Net coverage error is defined as the 

difference of undercounted and overcounted farms. Measurements of these errors, as well as a description of the 

complete coverage program, will be available in the Coverage Evaluation report. 

Mail List Coverage 

A major problem with the use of a mail list for the census 

of agriculture enumeration is the difficulties that are encountered in compiling a complete list. The percentage of farms 

on the census mail list varies considerably by State. 

Several reasons have contributed to farm operators' names 

not being included on the census mail list-the operation 

may have been started after the mail list was developed, 

the operation may be so small as not to appear in 

agricultural related source lists used in compiling the 

census list, or the operation may have been falsely classified as a nonfarm prior to mailout. A large proportion of 

the farms not included on the mail list were small in both 

acres and sales of agricultural products. 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture Coverage Evaluation 

used the area segment sample of the 1987 June Enumerative Survey (JES) of the National Agricultural Statistical 

Service (NASS) to estimate farms not on the census mail 

list. The Census Bureau contracted with the NASS to 

augment the JES data collection and receive survey data 

under the confidentiality protection afforded by Title 13, 

U.S. Code, from all residents of area sample segments 

with agricultural activity. These survey records were matched 

to the census mail list. Records that did not match were 

mailed a census of agriculture report form to estimate mail 

list coverage. Estimates of farms not on the census mail 

list used the capture-recapture dual frame estimator that 

will be described in the Coverage Evaluation report. 

Table G provides coverage evaluation estimates of the 

number of farms not on the mail list and selected characteristics of those farms with their percent relative standard 

error. The table also provides an estimate of characteristics of farms not on the mail list as a percentage of total 

farms in the New England States. The estimate of total 

farms in the New England States is based on census farm 

count and the estimated number of farms not on the 

census mail list. This estimate of total farms in the New 

England States was not adjusted for classification and list 

duplication errors. Estimates of these errors will be made 

at the regional level and will be available in the Coverage 

Evaluation report. The table provides the standard error 

(not relative standard error) of this percent estimate. 

Respondent and Enumerator Error 

Incorrect or incomplete responses to the mailed census 

report form or to the questions posed by a telephone 

APPENDIX C C-5 
enumerator introduce error into the census data. Such 

incorrect information can lead, in some cases, to incorrect 

enumeration of farms. This type of reporting error is 

measured by the Classification Error Study discussed later 

in this section. To reduce all types of reporting error, 

questions were phrased as clearly as possible based on 

tests of the census report form, and detailed instructions 

for completing the report form were provided to each 

addressee. In addition, each respondent's answers were 

checked for completeness and consistency. 

Item Nonresponse 

Nonresponse to particular questions on the census 

report that we would logically or statistically expect to be 

present may create a type of nonsampling error in both 

complete count and sample data. When information reported 

for another farm with similar characteristics is used to edit 

or impute for item nonresponse, the data may be biased 

because the characteristics of the nonrespondents have 

not been observed and may differ from those reported by 

respondents. Any attempt to correct the data for nonresponse may not completely reflect this difference either at 

the element level (individual farm operation) or on the 

average. 

Processing Error 

The many steps of processing of each census report 

form are sources for the introduction of nonsampling error. 

The processing of the census report forms includes clerical screening for farm activity, computerized check-in of 

report forms and followup of nonrespondents, keying and 

transmittal of completed report forms, computerized editing of inconsistent and miSSing data, review and correction 

of individual records referred from the computer edit, 

review and correction of tabulated data, and electronic 

data processing. These operations undergo a number of 

quality control checks to ensure as accurate an application 

as possible, yet some errors are not detected and cor· 

rected. 

Classification Error 

An evaluation study of classification errors was conducted in the 1987 Census of Agriculture as part of the 

census coverage evaluation program. A sample of mail list 

respondents was selected, and these addresses reenumerated to determine whether they were a farm or nonfarm. A farm status determination was made based on the 

evaluation questionnaire and compared with the status 

based on the data reported on the census form. Differences in status were reconciled. 

In past censuses, the proportion of farms undercounted 

due to classification errors was higher for farms with small 

values of sales. The classification error rate was higher for 

(1) livestock farms than crop farms, (2) farms with a small 

C-6 APPENDIX C 

number of acres than larger farms, or (3) tenant farms than 

full or part-owner farms. Results from the 1987 classification error study will be published in the Coverage Evaluation report. 

EDITING DATA AND IMPUTATION FOR ITEM 

NONRESPONSE 

For the 1987 Census of Agriculture, as in previous 

censuses, all reported data were keyed and then edited by 

computer. The edits were used to determine whether the 

reports met the minimum criteria to be counted as farms in 

the census. Computer edits also performed a series of 

complex, logical checks of consistency and completeness 

of item responses. They provided the basis for deciding to 

accept, impute (supply), delete, or alter the reported value 

for each data record item. 

Whenever possible, edit imputations, deletions, and 

changes were based on component or related data on the 

respondent's report form. For some items, such as operator characteristics, data from the previous census were 

used when available. Values for other miSSing or unacceptable reported data items were calculated based on reported 

quantities and known price parameters. 

When these and similar methods were not available and 

values had to be supplied, the imputation process used 

information reported for another farm operation in a geographically adjacent area with characteristics similar to 

those of the farm operation with incomplete data. For 

example, a farm operation that reported acres of corn 

harvested, but did not report quantity of corn harvested, 

was assigned the same bushels of corn per acre harvested 

as that of the last nearby farm with similar characteristics 

that reported acceptable yields during that particular execution of the computer edit. The imputation for missing 

items in each section of the report form was conducted 

separately; thus, assigned values for one operation could 

come from more than one respondent. 

Prior to the imputation operation, a set of default values 

and relationships were assigned to the possible imputation 

variables. The relationships and values varied depending 

on the item being imputed. For example, different default 

values were assigned for several standard industrial classification and total value of sales categories when imputing 

hired farm labor expenses. These values and item relationships for the possible imputation variables were stored in 

the computer in a series of matrices. The computer 

records were sorted by reported State and county, where 

the county sequence was based on similar types of farms 

and agricultural practices. 

Each execution of the computer edit consisted of records 

from only one State. For a given execution of the edit, the 

stored entries in the various matrices were retained in the 

computer only until a succeeding record having acceptable 

characteristics for some sections of the report form was 

processed by the computer. Then the acceptable responses 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
of the succeeding operation replaced those previously 

stored. When a record processed through the edit had 

unreported or unacceptable data, the record was assigned 

the last acceptable ratio or response from an operation 

with a similar set of characteristics. Once each execution 

of the computer edit for a State was completed, the 

possibie imputation variables were reset to the default 

values and relationships for subsequent executions. 

After the initial computer edit, keyed reports not meeting 

the census farm definition were reviewed to ensure that 

the data were keyed correctly. Edit referrals were generated for about 30 percent of the reports included as farms, 

and they were also reviewed for keying accuracy and to 

ensure that the computer edit actions were correct. If the 

results of the computer edit were not acceptable, corrections were made and the record was reedited. More 

extensive discussions of the edit and item imputation 

methodology with measures of the extent of imputation in 

the census estimates will be provided in a separate 

research report. 

Tables 0 through G follow. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-7 
Table D. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm _________________________________________________ acres __ 

valu~:~;t Average ~f~~~~~~:=:=:=::::=:=:::=:=::=:=:=:=::::::=:=:=:::::-~I~:: per acre ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' __________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 179 acres ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

180 to 499 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 2,000 acres or more __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total cropland __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

100 to 199 acres _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 200 to 499 acres _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ______________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other cropland _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Acres irrigated: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 200 to 499 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dalIBIS __ 

Value of sales: Less than $2,500 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $25,000 to $49,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $50,000 to $99,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $100,000 or more __________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: Crops. including nursery and greenhouse crops __________________________ farms __ 

51,000 __ Grains ____________________________________________________________ 51,000 __ 

~a\~~~_n_::::::::=:=:=::::::::::=:::::::::::::::=:=::::::::: SOybeans _______________________________________________________ 51,000 ~l:ggg:= __ 

Oats =u_~_~_~~_::::=:=:::=::::=:=::::::::=:=::::::=:=:=:=::::: ___________________________________________________________ 51,000 ~l:ggg:= __ 

Other grains ____________________________________________________ 51,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

C-8 APPENDIX C 

All farms 

Total 

(number) 

701 

58 685 

84 

295036 

420 279 4748 

25 178 

35918 

131 

484 

250 

6245 

241 

23395 

66 18 515 

11 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

597 

26 121 

523 

18 498 

203 

750 

207 4449 

71 

4897 

27 

3440 

13 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

242 

4 513 

139 

3 110 

105 

3494 

63 

130 

23 

478 

10 

637 

4 473 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

37786 

53 903 

290 

268 

79 

277 

82 

612 

79 

1 219 

41 

1444 

55 3881 

75 

30 085 

369 26 685 

15 

13 

(0) 

(0) 

Relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

.6 

1.7 

2.1 

4.1 

2.7 

3.5 

2.7 

2.0 

3.6 

4.7 

2.3 

2.7 

2.3 

2.5 

4.9 

5.0 

4.1 

(0) 

(0) 

1.0 

1.4 

1.2 

1.6 

2.6 

3.7 

2.7 

3.0 

3.9 

3.9 

7.4 

7.3 

(0) 

(0) 

2.4 

3.6 

3.1 

1.9 

2.3 

1.3 

3.2 

5.8 

5.7 

5.0 

7.1 

6.6 

(0) 

(0) 

.6 

1.0 

2.1 

3.3 

4.6 

4.5 

4.5 

4.8 

3.0 

2.9 

5.7 

5.7 

4.8 

4.9 

1.6 

.5 

1.9 

2.2 

(0) 

(0) 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Relative standard 

Total error of estimate (number) (percent) 

250 .7 

29 068 1.9 116 2.8 

155 497 .6 670 246 1.1 5722 1.8 

17 519 1.2 

75 515 1.8 

27 5.5 74 9.8 

70 3.4 

1 798 3.3 

106 2.6 

10568 2.8 

39 5.4 11 582 5.4 8 

5046 

225 1.0 

18055 1.2 

213 1.1 13929 1.3 

40 3.6 127 6.7 81 3.0 2055 3.9 55 3.6 3959 3.5 

22 6.7 

2826 6.4 13 

(0) (0) 

2 

(0) (0) 

72 3.0 1 947 4.9 

60 3.5 2179 1.3 

78 2.0 3425 1.4 

38 2.6 95 4.9 21 5.6 (0) (0) 

10 7.1 637 6.6 

4 

473 

4 

(0) (0) 1 

(0) (0) 

36629 .4 146 515 .8 

79 3.0 1 219 2.9 41 5.7 1 444 5.7 55 4.8 3881 4.9 75 

30085 

173 1.6 26 060 .5 10 2.6 (0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table D. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

Sales by commodity or commodity group - Con. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops-Con. Cotton and cottonseed_. ______ ._. ____ ._. ________ ._._._. ____ ._. ___ ._ $1,000 __ Tobacco _____________________________________________ •• __ _____ ____ $1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

VEllIetables, sweet com, and melons _________________ • ______________ $1,000 __ FruIts, nuts, and berries ______________________ .. _______ .. ___________ $1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops ______________________________________ $1,000 __ Other crops ___________________________ • ________ • ___ __ __ ___ ____ ____ $1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products ________________________________________ $1,000 __ Dairy products _____________________________________ .. _____________ $1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ .. _____________ $1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs __ • ________ • ________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ____________________________ .. _____________ $1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text)_. ____________________ $1,000 __ 

Farms by standard industrial classification: Cash grains (011) ___ .. _________________________ • ________ • ____________ farms __ 

acres __ Field crops, except cash grains (013) ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ • ________ • ________ • ___ farms __ 

acres __ 

Fruits and tree nuts (017) _____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Horticultural specialties (018) ___________________________ • ______________ farms.. 

acres __ General farms, primarily crop (019) • _____ .. __ .. _______ .. _. ______________ farms.. 

aeres_. 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ______________ farms.. 

acres __ Dairy farms (024) ___________ .... _______ .. ______________ • ___ .... _______ farms_. 

aeres_. Poultry and eggs (025) ______ .. _____________________________ .. _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Animal specialties (027) ___ .. _________________________ • _____ .. _________ farms __ 

acres __ General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family (sole proprietorship) _________ .... _____ .. ____ .. _______ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership ______ • _______ .. _. ________________ .. _. _____ .. _ ... ______ • __ farms __ 

acres __ Corporation ____ • ____________ • _____ .. _________ .. _______ .. ____________ • farms __ 

acres __ Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________ • farms._ 

acres __ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners ______________ .. _____ .... _______ .. _____ .. _________________ farms __ 

acres __ Part owners __________ •• _. _____________________ • ___________________ ._. farms._ 

acres __ Tenants __ .. ________________ .. _________ .. _____ • _________________ • ____ farms._ 

acres __ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming __ .. _________ .. _______ .. __ .. ___ .. ___ • _____ .. _. ____________ ._. farms __ 

acres __ Other ________________________ .. ______________________________ • ______ farms __ 

acres __ 

Operators by sex: Male _______________________ .. _. _____ .... _____ .. _______ .. ____________ farms __ 

acres __ Female __ • ___________________________ •• _______ .. ___ • ___ __ __ _____ __ __ _ farms __ 

acres __ Average age of operator ________________ .. _. __________________ .. _________ years __ 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction programs: Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ________________________ farms __ 

aeras __ Conservation reserve program ______________________________ • __________ farms .. 

acres __ 

Government payments: Amount received in cash ___________________________________________ .. $1,000 __ 

Value of certificates received _________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Net cash return from agricultural sales ': Net cash return from agricultural sales for tihe farm unij (see text) _________ farms __ $1,000 __ Average per farm ____ .. _____________________ • _____________________ dollars __ 

Farms with net gains' _________________________ • ____________________ number __ 

$1,000 __ Farms with net losses ____________ ._. __________ • _____ .. _. ___________ number .. 

$1,000 __ 

Total farm production expenses' ___ .. _. ____________ • _____________________ farms_. 

$1,000_. livestock and poultry purchased __ • _______________________ • ____________ farms_. 

$1,000_. Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000_. 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _____________ .. _________________________ farms.. 

$1,000_. Commercial fertilizer ______________________ • ______________ .. ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

All farms 

Total 

(number) 

526 1929 

1 666 

20 786 

1 764 

359 11 100 

4190 

4775 

1 004 

568 

103 

462 

1 

(D) 

98 8233 

64 4085 

60 

(D) 

95 9228 

26 1 956 

202 18502 

49 

8077 

25 

1 509 

71 

2494 

10 

703 

567 

43 036 

45 

3 998 

80 

10 197 

9 1 454 

474 32852 

153 21 172 

74 4661 

345 

35014 

356 

23671 

611 54046 

90 

4639 

52.7 

34 

5 

702 

7443 

10603 

285 

10207 

417 

2783 

702 29736 248 1 146 

393 3684 

237 

396 

399 

1 335 

Relative standard error of estimate 

(percent) 

6.9 

2.8 

6.0 

4.7 

1.8 

1.8 

2.8 

2.8 

5.1 

7.4 

11.2 

6.3 

(D) 

4.6 

5.6 

5.4 

7.9 

5.9 

(D) 

8.8 

12.2 

2.8 

4.1 

4.0 

5.8 

9.3 

11.3 

5.5 

9.9 

13.8 

23.5 

1.0 

2.0 

6.0 

7.6 

3.6 

3.3 

14.5 

31.8 

1.3 

2.7 

3.1 

3.0 

4.7 

7.0 

1.6 

2.6 

t.7 

2.8 

.9 

1.8 

4.5 

7.1 

1.5 

3.7 

B.3 

1.0 

5.9 

4.0 

1.5 

3.4 

1.5 

5.2 

1.0 

1.0 

10.3 

5.3 

5.7 

2.9 

8.0 

1.1 

4.8 

2.5 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Total 

(number) 

293 1 794 

1 558 

20648 

1 757 

116 

10569 

4 143 

(D) 

789 

522 

2 

(D) 

20 

2593 

36 

3252 

24 2112 

69 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

27 

2690 49 

8077 14 

967 

9 562 

165 

16872 

32 3000 53 9196 

127 8915 

86 16748 

37 

3405 

194 25611 

56 3457 

235 27834 

15 1 234 

52.1 

25 

4 

232 

9377 

40420 

178 

9934 

54 

556 

232 26 428 

75 1000 

114 

3204 

132 

1362 

169 

1210 

Relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

9.6 

2.5 

6.3 

4.7 

2.2 

1.5 

2.0 

(D) 

3.9 

7.5 

7.7 

(D) 

8.2 

6.3 

6.0 

7.2 

7.3 

12.0 

(D) 

35.4 

(D) 

6.3 

12.0 

4.0 

5.8 

7.5 

.1 

11.1 

10.1 

1.5 

3.1 

5.7 

6.8 

2.5 

3.0 

2.2 

4.2 

2.9 

3.0 

5.1 

8.5 

1.3 

2.4 

3.8 

3.6 

.9 

2.0 

7.0 

11.9 

1.2 

3.4 

10.2 

1.3 

4.0 

3.1 

.4 

1.2 

1.4 

4.5 

1.3 

.7 

16.7 

5.8 

5.6 

2.6 

4.4 

1.1 

6.0 

.7 

APPENDIX C C-9 
Table D. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Agricultural chemicals _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Petroleum products ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Electrici1y __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired farm labor ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract labor ________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Repair and maintenance ______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Customwork. machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment ________ farms __ $1.000 __ Interest __ _ ___ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Cash rent _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ ___ _ ___ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ ____ ___ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Property taxes _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ All other farm production expenses _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ____________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Milk cows __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs inventory _______________________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Hogs and pigs sold ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs inventory ____________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hens and pullets of laying age inventory ________________________________ fanns __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies inventory ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Selected crops harvested: 

Corn for grain or seed ________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ 

Corn for silage or green chop __________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons. green __ 

Irish potatoes ________________________________________________________ farms __ 

Hay-alfalfa. other tame. small grain, wild. grass silage, green chop, etc. 

acres __ 

cwL 

(see text) ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons. dry __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in orchards _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

, Data are based on a sample of farms. 

All farms 

Total (number) 

355 

778 

659 

1 390 

452 

549 

214 9 536 

66 

531 

588 

744 

97 

183 

239 

298 

122 

786 

635 

795 

624 3 583 

253 6930 

156 1 133 

70 2975 

206 3259 59 4 719 

49 4 990 

76 

661 

66 2085 

95 

(0) 

6 58 714 

166 1 020 

9 

99 7585 

77 2008 

33778 

22 1 410 259 958 

291 8126 

14125 

99 

947 

83 

856 

Relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

6.7 

1.4 

1.8 

2.2 

5.8 

5.0 

8.1 

.2 

8.5 

1.8 

3.3 

3.0 

11.0 

1.0 

9.5 

7.6 

6.8 

2.3 

2.0 

5.5 

3.1 

1.3 

2.3 

2.5 

3.3 

4.6 

4.3 

3.3 

2.7 

:::.3 

5.7 

7.0 

6.4 

7.0 

5.1 

7.5 

5.4 

6.4 

4.6 

(D) 

19.7 

14.8 

3.3 

4.7 

9.9 

5.2 

8.3 

4.2 

3.1 

3.3 

8.4 

4.0 

4.5 

2.1 

3.3 

3.6 

4.1 

4.8 

5.0 

7.7 

Farms with sales of $10.000 or more 

Relative standard 

Total error of estimate (number) (percent) 

175 4.8 733 .9 227 1.3 

198 1.3 200 3.3 

468 4.3 

147 4.0 9362 .2 

45 13.0 

512 1.9 

205 3.1 1 354 .8 

62 3.1 

172 .9 

131 7.8 

978 2.7 

83 1.3 730 .1 

212 3.0 895 6.4 232 1.3 

3251 .9 

80 3.1 5274 2.5 27 7.0 377 8.0 54 3.7 2932 3.0 

79 3.2 

2683 2.8 

20 7.4 4239 7.6 

20 7.4 4522 7.0 

9 14.1 

83 6.9 7 15.0 20 7.2 17 8.7 (D) (0) 

3 33.3 58352 15.6 

26 7.9 227 9.5 

3 14.9 (D) (0) 

(D) (0) 

49 4.0 1 757 3.1 29662 3.3 

16 8.4 1 393 4.1 257972 4.6 

93 2.4 4237 3.7 8617 3.6 

57 4.0 1 785 4.4 

33 6.8 653 9.8 

2Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains. 

C-10 APPENDIX C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table E. Reliability Estimates of Percent Change in State Totals: 1982 to 1987 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in larms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Value 01 land and buildings': Average per larrn ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Total cropland __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricuHural products sold _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Livestock, poultry, and their products ___________________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Selected farm production expenses': Livestock and pouHry purchased _______________________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer' _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Agricultural chemicals' ________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hired farm labor ______________________________________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Interest' __ __ __ __ ___ ____ ____ _ __ __ __ __ ___ __ __ __ ____ _____ ___ __________ _ _ farrns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry inventory: Cattle and calves _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hens and pullets of laying age _________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Selected crops harvested: Com for grain or seed ________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Sorghum lor grain or seed _____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Wheat for grain ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Soybeans for beans __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Vegetables harvested lor sale (see text) ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land in orchards _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 3Data for 1982 do not include imputation for ~em nonresponse. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

All farms 

Percent change 

-3.7 

-6.1 

77.2 

-8.9 

-7.3 

-9.2 

-13.0 

25.0 

57.1 

-3.7 

24.4 

.5 47.1 

-7.9 

-9.3 

-10.4 

-10.7 

-5.3 

-9.9 

-7.7 

-31.1 

-9.5 

36.7 

-10.5 

18.7 

25.4 

20.4 

-20.4 

71.6 

13.8 

-17.3 

-25.6 

-23.0 

-19.2 

55.7 

-24.6 (D) 

-25.0 

-34.4 

-50.0 (D) 

-14.4 

-12.6 

-17.5 2.0 

5.1 

3.6 

Farms with sales 01 $10,000 or more 

Standard error of 

estimate Standard error of estimate (percent) Percent change (percent) 

1.3 -7.7 1.3 2.1 -6.1 2.0 

7.7 82.9 4.9 

1.4 -8.9 1.4 1.6 -5.7 1.3 1.5 -9.7 1.4 1.6 -13.0 1.3 

3.1 34.5 3.0 2.3 58.1 2.3 

1.2 -7.7 1.3 1.0 25.4 .7 

2.0 .6 2.0 1.2 48.8 1.1 1.9 -20.0 1.9 1.7 -9.7 1.4 5.0 -33.3 4.5 2.5 -11.1 1.8 

12.2 -7.4 16.3 7.1 -7.2 7.2 6.7 -14.9 7.7 2.3 -34.4 2.0 9.7 -2.2 5.1 1.8 38.1 1.8 

5.9 -13.3 5.8 3.8 22.1 1.9 11.1 11.5 6.0 2.2 18.7 1.5 7.9 -11.4 4.4 .8 72.8 .8 13.7 4.0 11.1 8.3 -23.2 2.3 

1.9 -25.9 2.4 2.0 -17.5 2.1 4.8 25.0 9.4 11.7 138.5 18.3 3.7 -48.5 4.6 (D) (D) (D) 

7.6 -40.0 9.2 3.5 (D) (D) 

-100.0 (D) (D) (D) 

2.0 -19.8 2.1 3.0 -16.7 3.2 3.5 -17.4 3.6 5.1 8.5 5.1 5.5 17.9 8.4 8.6 6.9 11.0 

APPENDIX C C-11 
Table F. Reliability Estimates of County Totals: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see IrrtrodllCtcxy text] 

AVer8!l" value of land Estimated market value 

Farms Land in farms of all machinery and Harvested cropland Irrigated land and buildings per farm' equipment' 

Geographic area 

Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative 

standard standard standard standard standard standard 

error of error of error of error of error of error of 

Total estimate Total estimate Value estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate 

(number) (percent) (acres) (percent) (dollars) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) (acres) (percent) (acres) (percent) 

8ristoL __________________ 27 3.1 1703 7.3 676 037 (Z) 646 (Z) 747 6.1 26 - Kent _________ • __________ 64 2.0 6621 4.6 333 453 .3 1484 .1 1 212 7.7 97 1.5 Newport ________ • ________ 137 1.2 10356 2.5 527 464 14.3 5217 2.9 5062 3.0 247 .3 Providence ______________ 267 1.2 15842 3.3 250 648 9.4 7104 6.2 5032 4.0 375 11.1 Washington ______________ 206 1.0 24163 3.0 561 791 7.3 10727 4.6 6445 1.8 2749 .7 

Cattle and calves Hogs and pigs InventOl}' Com for grain or seed Whaat for grain Soybeans for beans Market value of agricultural 

inventory products sold 

Geographic area 

Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative 

standard standard standard standard standard standard 

enror of error of error of error of error of error of 

Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate 

(number) (percent) (number) (percent) (acres) (percent) (acres) (percent) (acres) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

8ristoL __________________ 291 12.9 (D) (D) - - - - - - 1 166 .9 Kent ____________________ 692 10.0 (D) (D) - - - - - - 1483 4.6 Newport ____ • ____________ I 720 5.1 850 6.9 !8! (D) (0) (D) - - 11073 1.2 Providence ______________ 1 903 4.1 3520 9.1 (D) - - - - 7421 1.9 Washington ______________ 2 324 4.2 112 17.2 5 21.9 - - - - 16643 .5 

Selected farm production expenses 1 

Geographic area 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased Commercial fertilizer Hired farm labor Petroleum products Electricity for the farm business 

Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative 

standard error standard error standard error standard error standard error 

Total of estimate Total of estimate Total of estimate Total of estimate Total of as tim ate 

($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percant) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

8ristoL __________________ 14 .1 30 (Z) 372 - 35 (Z) 11 (Z) Kent ____________________ 44 .1 47 .1 119 .1 75 .1 27 .2 Newport _________________ 97 19.2 372 2.0 3835 .2 395 3.1 132 3.7 Providence ______________ 551 5.4 151 6.2 719 2.5 289 3.5 141 7.2 Washington ______________ 439 11.4 735 4.2 4491 (Z) 596 4.3 238 10.6 

1 Data are based on a sample of famns. 

C-12 APPENDIX C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table G. New England States Coverage Evaluation Estimates of Farms Not on the Mail List: 

1987 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Not on mail list 

Item Relative standard error of estimate 

T otai number (percent) 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 7767 11.5 Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 533 303 17.4 

F~:S ~:~~ acres ___________________________________________________ farms-- 4 819 14.5 50 acres or more _____________________________________________________ farms __ 2948 11.9 

H8IVested cropland _____________________________________________________ farms __ 7767 11.5 acres __ 150 362 28.2 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $10,000 ____________________________________________________ farms __ 7 101 12.1 Less than $2,500 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 5642 9.9 $2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________ " ______________ farms __ 1 459 39.8 $10,000 or more ________________________________ • ____________________ farms __ 666 13.9 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________________ $1,000 __ 25984 24.9 

3237 20.6 4530 10.6 

Farms by standard industrial classification: Crops (01) ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

Livestock (02) ______ __ __ __ _____ __ __ _______ __ ___ __ __ __ ___________ _____ _ farms __ 

Farms by tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________________________________ farms __ 6843 12.4 Part Own8fS __________________________________________________________ farms __ 1 124 14.9 Tenants _____________________________________________________________ farms __ 

1 532 13.1 

6235 13.0 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________________________________ farms __ Other _______________________________________________________________ farms __ 

Average age of operator _________________________________________________ years __ 51.9 (Z) 

Percent not on mail list 

Total percent Standard error of percent 

23.6 

11.2 

35.6 

15.2 

26.9 

9.9 

33.3 

40.7 

19.6 

5.7 

1.6 

21.9 

24.9 

28.9 

13.4 

10.2 

34.8 

(X) 

2.7 

1.9 

5.2 

1.8 

3.1 

2.8 

4.0 

4.1 

7.8 

.8 

.4 

4.5 

2.7 

3.6 

2.0 

1.3 

4.5 

(X) 

Note 1: Farms classified as nonfarms, nonfarms classified as farms, and farms appearing more than once in the census are not accounted for in these estimates, but wlll be provided in 

the 1987 Coverage Evaluation publication. See appendix C for luther explanation. 

Note 2: Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

Note 3: New England States include Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-13 

APPENDIX D. 

Report Form and Information Sheet 

DUE BY FEBRUARY 1 1988 OMS No. 0607-0534: Approvei Expire. September 30. 1989 

FORM 87-A0201 (8-'1·86) 

rtcl U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

UNITED STATES 

CENSUS 

NOTICE - Response to this inquiry is required by law (title 13. U.S. Codel. By the same law YOUR REPORT TO 

THE CENSUS BUREAU IS CONFIDENTIAL. It may be seen only by sworn Census employees and may be used only for statistical purposes. Your report CANNOT be used for purposes of taxation. investigation, or regulation. 

The law also provides that co ies retained in our files are immune from Ie al rocess. 

In colT8spondence pertaining to thla report. ple_. ref ... to your Cen.u. File Number (CFN) 

AQ CENSUS ~$A OF AGRICULTURE 

BUREAU DF THE CENSUS 

120'1 East Tenth Street .Jeffersonville .. IN 47133 

Note - If your records are not available. reasonable estimates may be 

used. If you cannot file by February 1. a time extension request may be 

sent to the above address. Include your 12-character Census File 

Number (CFN) as shown in your address label in all correspondence to 

us. 

If you received more than one 

report form. enter extra A Census File Number(s) here f-+-+-+-1f-+-+-+--+-!-+-+-+-1I--I and retum extra copies with your completed report. A 

CENSUS 035 03. 037 038 

87-A0201 

--, 

~=~y r,0~3~9-----~~-------4n0'~''--------+O~'~2.------I Please correct errors ;n nam8, address, and ZIP Code. ENTER street and number if not shown. 

ACREAGE IN 1987 Report land owned. rented. or used 

5' by you. your spouse. or by the partnership, corporation. or organization for which you are reporting. Include All LAND. REGARDLESS OF lOCATION OR USE - cropland. 

pastureland. rangeland. woodland. idle land. house lots, etc. 

" the .eres you operated In 1987 changed during the year, 

refer to lb. INFORMATION SHEET, afH:fion 1. None Number of acres 

1 • All land owned . . . . .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. 0 

2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS. including land worked 

by you on shares, used rent free, in exchange lor seNices, 

payment of taxes, etc. Include leased Federal. State. and railroad land. (DO NOT include land used on a per·head basis under a grazing permit.) Also complete item 5 below ............... 0 

3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS. including land worked on shares by others and land subleased. Also complete item 6 below. 0 

4. Acres in "THIS PLACE" - ADD acres owned (item 1) and acres rented (item 2), then SUBTRACT acres rented 

TO OTHERS (item 3), and enter the result in this space._ 

0'3 

044 

045 

046 

For this e'In",. report these ara the_ra.1n "THIS PLACE. ,,'--____ -'t If the entry is zero please refer to the INFORMA TlON SHEET, section 1. 

5. If you rented land FROM OTHERS (item 2), enter the following information for each landlord. 

INSTRUCTIONS Please report your crops In the appropriate section. 

Use section 7 to report ONLY those CROPS NOT listed in •• ctions 2 through 6 

and saction 8. DO NOT INCLUDE crops grown on land rented to others. 

Were any of tile following CROPS harvested from "THIS PLACE" 

in 19871 S2 

1. Com (field) for grain or seed (Raport qusn#ty on II 

dry shefted-weight bas;s.) .. 

2. Com (field) for silage 

or green chop . . . . .. . 

3. Soybeans for beans .. 

4. Beans, dry edible ... . 

5, Wheat for grain .... . 

8. Oats for grain ...... . 

7. Barley for grain ..... . 

8. Rye for grain ....... . 

9. Sorghum for grain or seed ........... . 

Acres Quantity harvested Acres 

Noneho~.~~~.~N~e~s~t~ed=-~o~ ••• ______________ -1~o .... iir~r~ig~a~t~ed=--; 

0 Bu. 

070 07' 072 

0 Tons, 

green 

0 

0.8 0.0 090 Bu. 

554 656 66. 

0 Cwt. 

073 07' 07. 

0 Bu. 

076 07 08 

0 Bu. 

07. 080 08, 

0 Bu. 

.8. .87 '.8 

0 Bu. 

082 083 004 

0 Bu. 

f-__ --"N:::a:::m"'e:.:o"'f"'ia:::.n:.::d:::l:::.o""d=--_--t_::M::8::.:i1:::ln'!!9e,:a:::d:::d::.:re::s::s"i::.:1n::c:::lu::d::e:.:Z:::./",p"C::oo=e:!.I-1..:.N::u"m::b",e"re,:o::'.::8::c:.:re:::s" 1 O. Sorghum for silage or 

green chop (Do not include 

sorghum-sudan crosses.). . • 0 

0.5 08. 087 

Tons, 

reen 

6. If you rented land TO OTHERS (item 3), enter the following information for each renter. 

Name of renter Mailing address (Include ZIP Code) Number of acres 

List additional renters on a separate sheet of paper. 

None a·Of the land you rented or leased to others, how many acres did you. own? . . . . . . .. . .............. . 

053 

o ________ Acres 

7. Did you have any grazing permits on a per·head basis? 

1 0 Yes - Mark (XI a/l boxes which apply. • .0 Taylor Grazing Sec. 3 (BLM) 

5 0 Indian Land 

0.. (3 0 Forest Service 

2 0 No - Go to item 8 6 0 Other - Specif~ 

8. lOCATION OF AGRICUl ruRAL ACTIVITY FOR "THIS PLACE" 

a .In what county was the largest value of your County name State Number of acres 

056 agricultural products ~~~~~ 

raised Or produced? .. .. 1----....,.!----------+--+<:05"'7;-------1 

b.lf 

operations 

you also had 

in any 

agricultural other Oth I 

countyUes), enter the cou~~ies f----------t--tn05<-9;-------1 

county name(s). etc ... 

058 

PENAL TY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

095 096 I /10 Lbs. 110 

or harvested from "THIS PLACE" In 19871 Include .orghu,.....ud.n ~ snd hay cut from ",.tdurefl. 

53 1 0 YES - Camp'd,. fill • • ecflon 2 0 NO - Go to section 4 

If cuttings were made for both dry hay and grass silags; hay/age, or green chop 

from the same fields, report the acreage in the appropriate items under DRY 

HA Y and also under GRASS SILAGE, HA YLAGE, sn,:.:d:...::G:..:R",EE=N.;..:C.:..H.,O_P.;.. ------,,-----1 

1. DRY HAY (If two or more cuttings of dry 

hay were made from the same aCres, report 

acres only once, but report total tons from all 

cuttings.) 

a. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay or dehydrating . .. .. . . . . . . , ... 

b. Small grain hay - oats. wheat, 

barley. rye. etc. . ............... . 

c.'Other tame dry hay - clover, lespedeza, 

timothy. Sudangrass. meadow and pasture grasses, etc. . _ .......... . 

d. Wild hay ............ . 

2. GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE,AND 

GREEN CHOP {/ftwo or more cuttings 

were made from the same acres, report 

Bcres only once. but report total tons from all cuttings.} . . _ . . . _ .. _ .. __ .. _ . 

3. HAY SOLD - Did you sell any hay or grass silage in 19877 {Report value 

of hay sold In section 3, hem 3} • _ •• _ ..• 

Acres 

harvested 

'03 

'06 

'09 

112 

115 

". 

, 0 Yes 

Quantity Acres harvested irrigated (Report ftittH!N dry 

or fl~n wslght 6S 

indiC81.«1} 

'0' 'Ob 

Tons, 

d,y 

107 '08 Tons. 

d,y 

110 

Tons. 

d,y 

113 Tons, 

d,y 

11. 

Tons. 

green 

20No 

APPENDIX 0 0-1 
w_ ...,VEOETABlES, SWEETCOIIJI, MELONS, -. ........... FOR SALE tram .. THISPLACE .... '8871 (lIo_IttdutIe"'-.-_ 54 '"""'" _.J , 0 YES - CcJnopIIote __ 

2 0 NO - Go 10 section 5 

w .. ..., IITRAWBERRIES. CRANBERRIES •• OTHER BERRIES '*-tacI FOR SAlE tram "THIS PLACE" "'8871 (lIo_IIIt:Iuft~...-_ 

lie '-'e-.J 

,OVES - ~ __ 

20 NO - Goro_7 

L Acres Acre. irrigated From the list below. enter crop.name and code. "-Port _rity _In unit 

1. Land from wWch vegetables ware 1;3;;~~.=:..:--==-+-T.:..=nth=.=t;-;;-;=:::....:acroa==--i!f-'Tc::-==-t_<tpeC.:..._ffled __ -__ CI'Op.:....:...- .. _._ ... -:---;---.....,....,.-------... --::---:-:---:--:--i 

~~1~7 ................ ~~~~~~)~~n:o~·;n~~~~~~~/.:.l=O~-~~=~~=~-~C:O:d:e~~A~~~~~~~~~~~~=·~:~:w=~=~~~k~-~~~·lated~~ Whole acres Tenth Whole ""rea Tent,," 2. From the list below. enIItrthe crop name and code for each crop harvested In 1987. 537 

~~:::..~c:::::::::,,~":"~_;:'--.-_frx Strawberries 53a 1 110 ) 

Crop name Coda Acres harvaated kres inigated 1 110 

Sweet com 451) 110'" ) 110 , /10 ) no ) 110 ) ) 

1 110 1 

, 1 11 

) 110 

) J.1O. 

CnIp_ C_ RaapboTriea (~) ••.. • . • • • • . .• 133 00- berries (pounds) -

SpecIfy •••.••..•.•........•• 138 ) /10 1 110 1 ) 

1 110 ) /10 IT tnOI'e q»ctIIs ~ U'SIt • ..,.,.",. ~ of s-per. 

CnIp- _ Ctop_ c_ CnIp_ _ • w_ ..,OTHER CROPS MnntacI from "THIS PLACE"", 1987 - ...... .... field ..... or 0IhIr crops not prewI-'Y nport8d'1 

Aspanogus •......•.. 37. I Cucumbers and plcldes 411 I ~. sweet ....• 443 

=·~.(~~.~).~:~I ~.::::::::::::~~ I =.;.~.:::::::::: Broccoli ••.•..••.•.• 3851 Eec8roIe •••••.•.•.• 41. I Radislles •.•....... 411 

~.'l:d"".: :: :: : : ::~ I ~·."nd·r;';';"iM::: :~; I ~~ ........... 457 

87 IRfIPIId fruit In--'II.J 

,OVES - ~ __ 

20 NO - Goto_B 

Co Ioup and Ume .... -, .•......... 45. 

=~ ........ 3851 Mu_~;:::':'':''.''.·:::: :~~ I Tomatoes .•....... 453 For those cropsnotllsteel enter the crop name and codefromtheliatbelow. C8m>to 387 On Turnipa ........... 45. Reponqwmtltyharvestedinunit __ withcrop_. 

Ceuflflow~ . :: :: :: :: : : a •• I 0..::::::.,;,.::::::: :~: I Tumipgreens ....... 457 l----------r--... -----r--------,-------t 

~ Coda Acres harvested Quantity ~w83ted ACnI. irrigated .::::::::::::~; I ~:.,y.:::::::::::: ::: I ~ . ..: ... 473 ... ___ c_rop __ na_ma ___ + __ +-__ -r __ I-:-:~------+:-c=_--_._-_i 

Swaetpotatoes and yams 

101 102 ) 100 1 110 Bu. /10 CoIIorm •..•. . • •.•.• 407 J. "" ..... vr-> ......... 441 I SpecIfy - .•.••...• 47S 

578 577 57& Du . 

072 87. 

• Wen any NURSERY ..... GREENIIOUSE CROPS •. MIISHROOMS, ead, boAa.fIowwI.'-......................................... Buckwheat .... or oIIIwprotKtlGn,GR01lll FOR SALE on "THIS PLACE"" 19871 ..,,==='-----t-==+----+.:;-::-----..:::::;'+.;,;:;----., S5 lOVES _ ~__ Red clover seed 571 Lb •. 

7'7 7 .. 

745 lbs. 

1 2 20 NO - Go tosecrionB lJ...-o;;;;;:;::-i:Ant~a'-iirrlgr.;:ated=..,,;;;;;;;;:-'I_!Ti~Itn~oth~hC!LYaaed=~----.J~~+_----+:__----.2:!~_=_----_l None) Sq""", '-' I Acns Tenths 

1 2 1. Nursery and greenhouse crops irrigated ~ 1987 ··0 L·_7_7 ____ 1L4_7_8_--.iIL..!./.!10~I--------I-I-----"i,------12 ____ --j 

2. From the list below. enter the crop name and code for each crop grown. 1 2 

Code 1 2 

Square feet Acres in the open undarglaaa or in 1987 o1her protection Cropnam8 Sales in 1987 

In 1987 Whole acres Tentho Dollars ICems , 2 1 ) 

) 110 ~ : 00 2 1 

1 110. 1 00 

I /10. 1 00 CnIp- Cod .. I CnIp_ C_ 

..... ";":",.,..,==-"POCe==".=._==.-:-:""":'-""'_=::'::::o:::--c_=::-."" ... "..,,..=.,,-.-'-enp--_--'---'--'-=-L:...--------'-C-'O'"'d'-.-I =,,~o\·":!.:=)(p.;..;.,d;,i :: :: ::: ::= I ~:"= =i~). : : :: :: :: : :: ::: ~-:nts (Include vegetable p(anta) ~;':: I Potted flowering p(anta •••••••••.•• 710 ~=ir~~ =~ . . . . ..581 I s:t~"(.:~:.:~=~......... 588 Bulbs lEx_bulb flowering p/MrtsJ • •• 482 I Mushrooms •..•.•. . .. . • . • . • . •. 484 Emmer..,d speIt _) . • • • . • • • •• ••• I Sorghum hogged or grazed Cut. flow .... end cut flori&t greens • .. .. 488 Sod hervested ••...•.•... _ • • . .. 487 Grains. l11t:xed (bushets) ...•. _ . . . • .. 8'4 (f'8I)Off 8Cf88 only) • • . . • • • • . . . . .. 701 

N~lIt~.;-.:w::.~~: ~.t .•••• 488 I ~=:''!u~:~~::::::::: ~g: ~~:.: :::::::.: :::::::::: :=: 1 ~e:,~~:'~~I.:::::::::: ~:: Fcfiage plants. • . .. . • . • . • . • . .. .. .• 707 I Otha - Specify. . . . • .. . • . • . • • •. &08 Popcorn (~s. 01>_) . . . . . . . . .. 882 I Other crops (pounda) - SpacHy • • . •. 7112 

• w_ 11-.. comIoInedtoUllof20 or more FRUIT TREES, IncIuoBng GRAPEVINES and NUT TREES, an "THIS PLACE" in 19877 

58 1 0 YES - c.om,.,... __ 20 NO - Gotoa«:tlonS Total acres Acre. irrigated 

1. TOTAL ACRES In bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards. vineyards. I' 2~....... 1 Tenths Whole ..,... TenthaJ 

and nut tress on 1his place. (Do not include abBndoosd BCrfIB.) II 01'22 '/1 01 2. For those crops not Rsteel below, enter the name and coda from the fiat at the right for other fruit and nut trees 011 this place in 1987. 

Report the requested information for each crop even if not harveated because of low prices, damage from hail. frost. ate. 

NUMBER OF AcI1I$In trees Unit of measure 

TREES OR VINES OF - and vines of Quantity - one 

Coda Nonbearing Bearing an ages harv8ftad Crop name lba. lbs. T .... Bo_ por 

Apples 123 

Grapes 177 

Sweet cherries 341 

Tart cherries 587 

FDRM87-A0201 t:&'11-86) 

0-2 APPENDIX D 

age aga 

124 

178 

.. 

5e. 

WhdeI1Cf81l Tenths 

1215 I /10 126 

17. 

&89 

2 

2 

I 180 

1 110 

1 /10.48 

590 

1 /10 

1 /10 

) 3 

) /10 

box 127 12. 

,0 20 3D I 

,e' ,'82 ,0 20 3D 

1:'0 20 )'50 

3D) 5.' 5.2 

,0 20 301 4 5 

,0 20 .0 1 

• )5 ,0 20 3D 

"-2 

CnIp- - Apricots •..••••••.•.•••...•... 12. __ ....•.........•..... .201 _ •....•.•••..•••.•••••• 225 

Pears •••..................... 231 Plums and prunes ... _ . • • • • • • . • •• 243 

00-fruit and nuta - Specify • • • . . .. 35. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
• GROSS VAWE of CROPS SOLD from "THIS PLACE" .. 1887, BEFORE • DId,.. or ~ .. '-enyCATTLE or CALVESon"'p/Ka .. ,8871 

S. _ ..... __ {Referto rhBlNFOIIMA T10N SHEET. secIion 9.1 513 Report your best estimate of the val .... for each of the following groups of crops sold .0 YES - from this place in 1987. Include the value of thllland/ord' sand/or contT1JctrN'a $hars, 20 NO - QImpIoIIIIt Goto_14 -- INVENTORY 

tJStimating if -/Y. Include value of Govsmmenr CCC loans. 

1 • Grains, soybeans and other beans sold in 1987 None Dolla ... Cents • DECEMBER 31. 1987 INVENTORY None ~=~~87 73 003 

a. Com I 1. CATTLE AND CALVES of all agas for grain •••••.••.•••..•..•....••••. 0 $ I 00 (To"",,". 1>. c._d_, ................. 0 T_ 

O 77' I eo. b.Wheat ............... ,- .............. • I 00 e. BEEF COWS -Include _f INri,.,.. !hot 0 -, 77' /Iad~. -.......................... cow. 

e.Soybeans 0 • I 00 00. ............................ I b. MILK COWS kept for production of milk or 77' I 

d. Sorghum for grain • • • • • . • . • . . . . • •.•..•.•.• 0 $ I 00 cream for sale or home use -,na.- dry 0 MOt mille cows _ mille _.". -. /Iad"""""'- ....... cow. 

0 777 1 008 HeIfera •• Barley ............................... • 00 and 

0 778 I e.HEIFERS AND HEIFER CALVES - /Do __ 

f. Oats ._ •••••••••••• 0 •••••• _ •••••••••• $ I 00 ""''''''' ___ .1 .................... 0 ~!!!:. 

II. Other - rye. dry beans. dry peas. popcom. 77. I 007 

sunflower seed. buckwheat. etc ••............ 0 • 00 d.STEERS. STEER CALVES. BULLS. 

0 --

bulls at AND BULL CALVES •..•...••••••.•.•••. 81- 78. 2. Tobacco ............ -- .................... 0 $ 00 7.2 • CATl'aAND CALVES SOLD 

3. Hey. sHage. field seeds, and grass seeds ., • . . ., .• 0 • 00 FROM THIS PLACE IN 1887 Include __ fed on'" p/IIceon. Number sold Grou value of .. Ie. 4. Vegetables, sweet com, and melona- IDonatlnclude 783 contract or custan basis. AI80 I1If)OI't in 1987 ''''''_---_'-.,."",.""",,'''_6_.1 0 $ 00 .. _CIIftIe maved from _ place None Dollars ICents 

5. Fruits. nuts. and berries - apples, peaches, grapes. 7 •• roa_f"'_~. 008 ea. I 

cherries. cranberries. strawberries. blueberries, etc. . .. 0 $ 00 2. Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 0 $ I 00 6. Other crops - Irish potatoes. sweetpotatoes. etc. 788 810 811 I 

(Do not Include nursery and greenhouse crops.1 - 3. Cattle, including calves weighing 

0 I 

500 pounds or more •.••.•.•..•.• $ I 00 

Specify 0 $ 00 • • Of the total cettIe sold. how many were I 0 I H __ 1IIe ACRES ..... pIKe USED In 19871 FATIENED on this place on GRAIN or 812 013 I 

S10 CONCENTRATES for 30 days or mora I 

0 I 

1. Copy ecres in '"THIS PlACE" from section 1. item 4. page 1 Acres and SOLD for SlAUGHTER? •....• $ 00 

lIOn: Ftx items 2 to 5 below, If IIIfJd was ulJtKI 1M more thllrt one pI..IIpON In r 987 _It In ."., FIRST 1_ use listed ""'ow rhtn""",aes. For 1DCIItnpIe. _ croplwId DAIRY PRODUCTS __ aIsoPlf5lUrfld, only .. '"Crop/M1dhMvested." • DAIRY PRODUCTS SOLD FROM 

THIS PLACE IN 1887 Groaa value of .. Ie. 

2. CROPLAND None Number of BCnIII None Don.,.. ~Centw 

•• Cropland harvested - Include"" /and frem wltk:h crops 87 4. Gross value of sales of DAIRY PRODUCTS al. I 

were harvested CN h.., w •• cut, and .11 land In orchards. atrus 0 

from this place In 1987 - ,ncIude mille, Cteem, 0 • : 00 gnwu. II/ney_. - nunery end greon/Iou .. aops. ......... _,ek ......................... 

b. =r~"r=~~=r::!ci~-for"== 88 0 DId JOII or...,..... .. '-MY HOGS or PIGS on tills pIMa In 18871 

0 5,. .cJtJJrJottIIlbnptOllf!lYHJnts ............ .............................................. 

5. 10 YES - QImpIoIIIIt --- INVENTORY c. Cropland used for cover crops, legumes. and soil· 20 NO - Goto_15 Numberonth18 improvement grasses. but NOT harvested and NOT 

0 place Dec. 31.1987 pasturad .•..•....•......................•.•... .DECEMBER31,1887INYENTORY None 815 d. Croplend _here on which aH crops failed - tExceplion: Do not 90 land In orth __ ~Of1 wh""' .... crop 1. HOGS end PIGS of all egas fTotaI of a _ b_1 ... 0 Total 

falled.Suc:l ... c_lsrD"'~inn.m2B.I ....•......• 0 8.8 

0 ., e. Cropland in cultivated summer fallow .•..••....•..... •• HOGS and PIGS used or to be used for BREEDING 0 817 ~ 

f. Cropland idle ....•.•........................••. , 0 83 b. OTHER HOGS end PIGS ••.•.•.••.••.•••••• 0 Other 

3. ~=='!!i~r~_ { •. Woodland pasturad .•..... 0 

.4 • UTTERS FARROWED 

2. UTTERS FARROWED on this place between - None Number of Iitt"", cutover and deforested '-'d 85 with _____ . b. Woodland not paswred .... 0 818 a.December 1, 1986 and Mey31. 1987 ••••. 0 

4. OtI'Ier pastunIancI.nd .. ngaland - _ any ~ • a 

0 81. other thenctrJPlMld ___ . •.••••••..••••.•.. 0 b.June 1, 1987 and November 30, 1987 •••• 

5. AU othar land - Lend In house I~. ponds. roads. wasteland. 0 .7 .. umber Gross value of sales etc. - ,_ .... Y /and not tepOrted /Ill!ems 2 rhrough 4 obow. . •. sold • HOGS AND PIGS SOLD None In 1987 Dollan :Cento 8. TOTAL ACRES - ...... ____ ... -2""-'>. 88 _ ... -_-_7-...) 820 821 I ~ 3. HOGS end PIGS SOLD from this I 

• ,, __ LAND .. thlspiece IRRIGATED .. _ ...... 18871 place in 1887 •....•.•••.••••.•.••. 0 $ 00 e22 823 I IrrigIrted lend Is ai' /and w_ bv any artificial ot" r:ontrrJIIed _ - -""<IeB, furrows 4. Of the hogs and pigs sold. how many were 0 I "'_, __ dikes. etc. ,_~.PNtiaI. _pnrpIantinigarion. sold as FEEDER PIGS for further feeding? $ I 00 

511 DYES 0 DId,.. ... ...,.... .... '-enySHEEPorLAMBSontlllsplMa ... ,8871 • 20 NO 

- ~-- Number of acres SIB 

- Go to section 12 None 1"lgated .0 YES - CGmpIIafa- - 8eo 1. How marry 20 NO - GorD_1(J acres of hervested land were Irrigated? Include /and from which hay ..... cur _land /nbearing and 0 INVENTORY NUMBER SOLD nonbeaI/nf/ fruit and nut crops ~ in _ 10. _ 20 .•.•• Number on this 2. How many &eras of pastureland, rangeland. and eny other 88. None place Dec. 31.1987 in 1987 

lands not included In item 1 above Wf1r9 irrigated? . . ••••.• 0 824 .2. 

1 • SHEEP and LAMBS of all ages ...•.• 0 0 "_any ACRES .. d8 ...... SET ASIDE, DIVERTED, OR IDLED 828 ander FEDERAL ........ I'IIduc:tIan....,.ams1n 18871 a.EWES 1 vearold or older .•.•.••• 0 ·~~;~~~;~~~~~~~;~~~~~;~~~;;E~~;;~E~~;~~~ 

.,2 

Nonel Number.hom I Pounds at wool I 1 0 YES - CGmpIIafa -- in 1987 shorn in 1987 20 NO - Go to section 13 None Number of BC_ D l827 1

828 

082 2. SHEEP end LAMBS SHORN •....• J 1. How many acres were set aside (or oIV8rtedi under ANNUAL 

0 commodity acreage adjustment programs? ••...•.••.•• Gross value of safes I Ie-I 083 None Doll.,. 

2. How many acres were under the CONSERVA nON RESERVE 3. What wes the gross value of salas of SHEEP. 

0 829 I PROGRAM (10 year. CRP)? .•...••.....••.•.•.•.••• 0 LAMBS, and WOOL from this place in 1987? .•• $ I 00 I FOAM 87-...0201 {B-1 1 -Be) 

Page 3 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX D D-3 
• Did you or _ .. line any HORSES, BEES, FISH, GOATS, • GOVERNMENT CCC LOANS 

OTHER LIVESTOCK, 01' ANIMAL SPECIALTIES on this place In 19871 51. 51. ,DYES - ~-- 20 NO - Go to IIffCtion 17 1. Amount received in 1987 from Govemment cec loans for - None Dolla .. Centa 

INVENTORY Gross value of sales Include regrMr and "..,..,.10IIM1 even if..cfeemed or forfeited. 8.8 J Number on Total quantity sold a.Com 0 $ J 00 this place in 1987 .................................. None Dec. 31, 1987 DQllars ,Cents 8'7 J 

1. Horses and ponies .30 .31 832 b.Wheal ...••••.••.•.••..•.....•..•••.•.. 0 $ J 00 

of all ages ....... 0 Number $ J 00 ••• J .40 J c.Soybeans ..••........•.........•.•. " •.. 0 • J 00 .3' .42 Number J 8 •• 8" J 

0 I 

2. Colonies of bees ... 0 Pounds $ I 00 d.Sorghum, bsl1ay, and oa1s .............. " .•. • I 00 honey 

J .. , J ••• 0 J • 4' Number ••• I e. Tobacco, rye, and honey •.••.•.••.•.••.••••. • 00 , 84' Gallons $ I 00 • Payments ...... for partIc/p8tIon In FEDERAL FARM PROGRAMS 3. Milk goats ..•.... 0 milk J In 1987 (DO NOT INCLUDE CCC to.&J Refer 10 INFORMATION 

••• J SHEET, SBCIion 19 . N"one Dolla .. Cents 847 •• 0 .,9 Number I ••• I •• 9 Pound. • I 00 1. Amounl received in cash . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 0 I 0 J • 4. Angora goats ••.•• 00 mohair 

.. , .'2 ••• 2. Value of cartifiCala8 received - payment-in-lcind (PlK) ••• I I 0 I 

0 I or commodity certificates. . . . . . . . • . . •.••...•... • 00 6. Other goats • . • . . . Num'" $ I 00 

.3' • 3' .3 • • • TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

6. Mules, burros, and I 

0 I S20 donkeys .....•..• Number $ 00 .38 •• 7 .3. I Mark (X) the one item which best describeo the type of organization for 7. Mink and their 

0 I this place in 1987. R",..,.<o tho INFORMATION SHEET, section 20. pelts ........... Number $ J 00 

8. Rabbits end their 

.54 9.5 ••• , • ~~'t~r..=~~~=~n.l •••.•••.• 82' ,0} pelts ........... 0 I Numbe $ 00 • ~::.HI:.O~~~~. -:~~e :~"'.u.: . . . . . . . . 2 0 Go to _on 22 9. All other livestock and J 

nvestock products • 57 9 •• 8'8 I 

I • INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAW .•••....••. .0 Go to MICtIon 21 

Specify Numb ... I 00 • OTHER, such as estate or trust, prison tanm, grazing 

40~ Specify below than 

10. Fish end other aquaculture Total quentlty sold Gross value of 8ales association, Indian reservation, etc •........•.•.. flO to ./ICtIon 22 

products (Enter name and in 1987 Dollars 'Cents 

cods from list below.) I}; I S~cify 

Name Code ~ __ OR __ ~~d~ J 

1 I 00 • CORPORATE STRUCTURE (far ~ CIJI8RIIIoMontrI -- NumbBr J Refer to the INFORMA nON SHEET, section 21. 

N ..... Cod .. Narne Code .21 Catfish .................... 880 Oth ... fish - Specify . •...•.•.. 888 922 Trout ............•.•..••.. 863 Other aquaculture 1. Is this a family·held corporation? . . • . . • • • . • . . • • • . . 1 DYes 20No 

If mom spBCtIis needed, use • ..".,1ItfJ MtfHtf of ptJptW. products -Specify .......... 889 

• Old you or anyone" hlmlany POULTRY. ouch .. CHICKENS • 2. Are there more than 10 stockholders? ••• , ....•.•.• 3 DYes 40 No 

TURKEYS, DUCKS, etc.. on this place in 19871 ,--",.,.- • CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF OPERATOR !Senior partner ,,,,. otb.-s on • contract--" '22 or .,.....,In charge) Refer to _,NFORMATION SHEET, _ 22. 

S17 INVENTORY 

10 YES - Com""' __ Number on Total number 1. RESIDENCE - Does the operator (senior panner or .2. this place sold in 1987 20 NO 1 DYes .0No - Goto_IB None Dec. 31,1987 person in charge)live on this place? •...••••..•.•.• 

1_ HENS and PULLETS of laying age ..•••....•... 0 8.2 8.' 2. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which occupation 

2. PUllETS for laying flock replacement did the operator spend the majority (50 percenl or 928 

• 94 e •• more) of his/her worktime in 19877 For "",..nershlpo 

a 1 0 Farming 2 0 Other .PUllETS 3 months old or older not yet of laying age 0 consid8< all mernbet$ of tho partnership together. • ••••••.• 

b.PULlET CHICKS and PULLETS under 3 months old 8.8 or ranching 

0 .2. (Do not Inc/ude commercial broilers.) .,. • ..•..•• 3. OFF- FARM WORK - How many days did the operator 

3. BROILERS, fryers, and other moat-type chickens • 88 88 • (senior partner or pereon in charge) work et least rNO~ 201-49days 

including capons and roasters. . • . . . . . • . . . . . . 0 4 hours per day off this place in 19877 -Includll w'"'* at a nonfarm job~ business, or on someone eIss"s farm for 3 0 50-99 days 

4. TURKEYS '00 901 pay. {Do not Include exchange farmwork.J _ •.••.•.•.• _ • _ 401oo-149days 

a • Turkeys for slaughter (Do not inciude breedfns./ ••• 0 .01S0-199days 

0 902 80' b.Turkey HENS kept • 0 200 days or more for breeding ....•..•.•••. 

5. OTHER POULTRY raised in captivity - ducks, 4. In what YEAR did the operator (or senior partner) begin oeo 

geesa, pigeons or squab, pheasants, quail, etc. to operate any pan of this place? . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . Yaar 

(ErrtBr poultry name lind code from thtt list below.1 1 92. Pouftty name Code ___ 

1 5. AGE of operator (senior partner or person in charge) ., • Years old 

Code ___ .24 Poultry name r- N8m. Code I N ..... C_ I Neme Coda 2 0 Negro or Black Ducks ............ 904 PIgeons or squab. . .. 908 Quail. ..........• 912 Geese ..••...••.•. 906 I Pheasants.. .. . .... 910 I AUotherpoultry- 6. RACE of operator (senior partner or person in charge) •. • 0 American Indian 

Specify ..... .. .. 914 • 0 Asian Of Pacific 6. POULTRY HATCHED on this place in 1987 and None Number Islander 

placed or sold - chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc. - .,8 8 0 Other - SpecW",l 

Specify kind of pou/tTy 0 .,7 7. Incubator egg capacity on Oecember 31, 1987 .. 0 928 

7. SEX of operator (senior partner or pefson in charge) . . . 1 o Male 20 Female 

Gross value of sales 

8. What was the gross value of sales of None Dollars Cenu 8. SPANISH ORIGIN - Is the operator (senior partner 827 

poultry and poUltry products (eggs, .,. I or person in charge) of Spanish origin or descent 1 DYes 20 No etc.) from this place in 19877 .......... 0 $ J 00 (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or other Spanish)? ...• 

FORM 87 A0201 18 11-8S} Page 4 Papa 5 

D-4 APPENDIX D 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
=:~M; paid by you and v. 'v_ 1ft ... eny __ & ... , .. 'U&It. 

• IU;":~;;8'"n S2' OTHER relt ..... ""'". or OTHER' ' .. S2. 

20 NO- Go to_on 28 Include your best estimates of expenses paid by you, your landlord, contractors, ,OYES-~ __ 

~ers, and others for groductlon of crops, livestock, and other agricultural products in 987. (00 NOT IN lUOE expenses connected with performing customwork for Include any materials provided by you, your landlords, or contractors. foI each item others; operation of nonfarm activities, businesses, or services; or household listed, report acres only once. If multipurpose cI1emlcals were used, report acreage expenses not related to the farm business. J Dollars _:cenu treated for each purpose. None Acres on which 1. Uv-rc.nd poaltry purchased - cattle, calves, 1

97 , 1. Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., (fungicide, None used hogs, pigs, sheep, lambs, goats, horses, chicks, poults, 0 1$ , 00 herbicide, insecticide, nematlcidel to control - started pullets, etc. . ......................... I"'" a. 1_ on crope, including hay .......••......... 0 

2. Feed purc .... ed for IiYestock .nd poaltry - grain, 1972 , 0 liii 

D b. N .... atoda in crops ..........•....•...... '" hay, silage, mixed feeds, concentrates, etc ........ .. , [80e c. D"ea_ in Crops and orchards (blights, •• Commercially mixed formula feeds purchased - ::£: amuts, rusts, etc.) ........................... D complete. supplement, concentrates, premixes. 

d. W ...... gras. or ..... sh in crope and pasture - [e ... (Do not include Ingredients None Dalla .. purchased S6parately~ such as D 

..... D 1:7

• ::~::: Include both pr&-erfIe'l1l1f1CfJ and".,.. __ .......... 

.soybean meal, cottonseed 

00 2. ;f~emicals for defoll:'f:ifr for grawth control D 

[8.0 meal, end urea.} ............. 

3. Seed cast - for com, other grains, soybeans, tobacco, 1

974 , :~~ r Af!D 1}hIs"'-"0II~.311887- D 1$ I 00 .~: :-.;~ cotton~ etc. -Include plants. and nves purchBSed. ..... - ...... ~ In 1ii6«1887. S2 • 

4. Com"""""l fertilizer purchased - all 187• I 

I fOm1s, including rock phosphate and gypeum. D 1$ , 00 • V ..... of AU machinery and equipment on this pI_. Dec:em_ 31. 1987 Include cost of custom sppnCllfions . . ..... ........... 

5. Agricultural chemicals purch •• ed - Insecticides, 187• , 1. What is the estimated market value of ALL machinery, ~ed maneet value 

herbicides, fungicides, other pesticides, etc. - Inc'ude I equipment, and implements usually kept on this place 00'1 ..... :Cen .. east of custom appllcBtions. (Do not include lime.) •. • • • .•• D 1$ I 00 and used for the fsm1 or rench business? - Include elKS, ji4a trucks, rract'OIS, combines, pIolI'IfS, disk.s, hatTows. dryvra. , 8. G ........ end other petroleum fuel .nd oil 

l:77 , pumps. motors, InlgtJtlon equipment, dlJlry oqutpmentlncludlng I purc .... ed for the fsnn business - , 09_ mRkers lmd bulk tanks. livestoclc feede,... grinding and mixing I. , 00 •• Gasoline and gasohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 equipment, etc.. •••.•••••••.••••••••• '" •.••••• 

b. Diesel fuel ....................... - ..... , D 1~7. , 00 • SELECTED machinery and equipment on T_lnumba' 

c. Natural gas ............................. 0 1~79 , 00 onIylfUSlldln 

this pIxe, 0-..._31,1887. 

1886« 1B87./ 

(Report ~31,1987 

on thIa plac:a on IM~~fd~ None 11983·198717 

d.lP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc .... D 1:.0 

, 00 0 [9 .... l84e 2. Motortrucks - Include p;c~ups ........ 7. Electricity for the f.rm business - (Do not 19• I 3. Wheel tractors other than garden trectors include hOUS4hold expensfnf.) ................. ... - D 1$ I O~ and motor tillers -

0 e •• 1147 

8. Hired farm and ranch labor - also include employer's cost •• less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ..... 

19•2 I D 1948 IS.8 for social security. workman's compensation, insurance , b. 40 horsepower (PTO) or more ....... pramiums, pension plans, etc. (S- INFORMATION SHEET) D '$ , 00 4. Grain and bean combines, all types. . . . . 0 i9sO I • ., 

9. Contract labor - Include expenditures for Isbor. such 9.' 5. Cotton pickers and strippers .......•. D "iiiiO jH7 I as harvesting of fruit, vegetables, berries, etc., , perlonned on B contract basis by .. comrllctOf, crew D ••• • •• D $ , 00 6. Mower conditioners ............•.. leader, B cooperative. etc. ....................... 7. Pickup balers - Include rectlJng/e -...0 8.' 

10. Repafr end m.lntenance expenses for the 98' I lind roiJnd balers •.••••••. _ . . . . • • • • • D 

upk_p of buildings. motor vehicles, .nd farm D $ equipment , 00 ESTIMATED CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF LAND end .............................. 527 BUILDINGS , 11. Customworlc. m.chine hire .nd rental of , machinery and equipment -Include expenditures for , VALUE 

Please give 

of land 

your and best 

buildings ESTIMATE for all 

of 

acres 

the CURRENT 

reported in 

MARKET ~,"!:==a use of equipment snd for customworlc such 8S grinding , section 1, Items 1, 2, and 3, page 1. None and mixing feed, plowing, combining. com picking. -Oolla'; !Cen .. 19.s , drying, silo filling, spraying. dusting, fertiHzing, etc. (Do , I·· .. , not include cost of cotton ginning and IIppl1cstion of fertilizer lind chemicals.) ........................ 0 1$ , 00 1. All land owned .....•..•.................. D I, 00 

19 •• , f907 : 12. l..-t paid on debts - (See INFORMA nON SHEET) 

D 1$ , 00 2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS ..... _ .... 0 I, 00 a. Secured bV real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I9i8 1 •• 7 , D 1$ i 00 b.Not secured by real estate ................... D 1$ , 00 3. All land rented orleesed TO OTHERS •........... 

113. Cash rant paid for land .nd buildings in 1987- 19 •• FROM FARM· RELATED SOURCES IN 1987 

D 1$ -' 00 .28 

,,-_nt __ ...... and_ {Do notinclude grazing fees.} ..•••••..•.•..•....... 

(lncoma 

114. Property ta ..... paid -Include fann real esta",. 10.9 : 1. Customwork and other agricultural services provided for None Dollars :Cen .. machinery. rwestock, etc. for the fsrm buslnsss. (Do not include D 1$ J 00 fam1ers and others - plowing, planting, spraying, I taxes paid by landlords.' .... ..... '" ............ harvesting, preparation of products for market, etc • 19s2 

15. All otr- production expenaetI -Include insu .. nce, 

, (If customworlc Is .. sepsrate buslnus, rtIfer to INFOIfMA nON 0 I. i 00 I SHEET, section 28) • • • • • • • • • • • •••••••••••••••••• 

water. animal health costs, grazing fees. marketing charges, 19• 0 , 2. Gross cash rent or share payments received from renting , mlsceltaneous farm supplies. etc. (Do not include depreciBtion~ , out fam1land or payments received from lease or sale of 19S' I household expenses. and expenses not associated with the D 1$ , 00 I farm business.) .............................. :1~~~!~~B~c;!~-=~.~ .. _ .. D 1$ , 00 

~~~"ny ;,'9877 including ROCK or 1

9

'" , 52. UME used on this place during 3. Seles of forest products and Christmas trees -Include D 1$ i 00 ,DYES - Comphrte",,. __ 2 D NO - Go to section 25 maple products" nsvlt~ SfoI'es. flffJ'Wood, etc. ..••.. • •.••.• 

None Acres ferti6zed 4. Recreational services. patronage dividends of cooperatives, , and other income which Is ClOSELY RELATED to the , 1. Acres of cropland fertilized in 1 987 - (Do not include cropland r9 •• agricultural operation on this place - 19s. , 0 , forpssturssraportedlnsect1on 10 .. item2b.) ....•.•.•.•.••. 

~pe£ify D 1$ , 00 2. Acres of pastureland and rangeland fertilized in 1987 193• 

reported in section 10, items 2b and 4 ................ D IPERSON COMPLETING rHIS REPORT -"'ease Print 

None [ Tonsoflime I Acres 6med Name r9B-Date 

3. UME - tons of lime used and acres on 1"34 

1"35 which applied - (Do not include land plaster or 0 

Te'ephone number r:ee Code I Number gypsum or lime for sanitBtion.) .•.•••.••••• -

(B-ll-8S) 

Page 6 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX 0 0-5 
FORM 87-A01111 f12-,7-Ba) INFORMATION SHEET U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1987 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Special Reporting Instl'uctions 

1_ Who Should Report 

WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM, 

INCLUDING individuals, landlords, tenants, partnerships, 

corporations, institutions, and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING 

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. Each case included in the census has a unique Census File Number (CFN). In order to make the census 

results as complete and accurate as possible, we need to obtain 

information about every CFN. 

2. "You Raceived Mora Than One Raport Fonn for an Operation 

Complete only ONE report form for an operation. Write "Duplicate" 

near the address label of each eXtta report form. Also, write the 

l1-diglt census file number(s) of the DUPLICATE report(s) ON THE 

COMPLETED REPORT in the space provided to the left of the address 

label. Return the extra reportls) in the same envelope with your 

completed report form so that we can correct our records. 

3. If You No Longa. Farnt 

If you had agricultural operations at any time during '987, please 

report all agricultural activity during the yesr. Report all land on your census form that you owned or rented. Also, report your 1987 crop 

and livestock production and 1987 sales. 

Explain on the first page of the report form (or on a separate sheet of 

paper) that you quit farming or ranching and give the approximate 

date and the name and address of the prasent operator, if known. 

4. If You N_er Fermed or Have No A .. oc=lation W1tIa Agriculture 

Please write a note on the report form near the address label explaining 

this and return the form so that we can correct our records. In our efforts to make the census as complete as possible, we obtained lists 

from various sources. We tried to eliminate duplicate and nonfarm 

addresses, however, it was not always possible to do so. 

5. If You Have More Than One Agriculturel Operation 

Complete a report 10rm for EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT 

production unit, i.e., each individual farm, ranch, feedlot, greenhouse, 

etc., or combination of farms, etc., for which you maintain SEPARATE 

records 01 operating expenses and sales, livestock and other 

inventories, crop acreages, and production_ 

6. If You Hava a Partnership Operation 

Complate only ONE report for the entire partnership's agricultural 

operation and include all partners' shares on the one report. If 

members of the partnership also operate separate farms or ranches in 

addition to the partnership farming operation, separate repon forms 

should be completed for each individual operation. 

If two or more report forms were received for the same operation, mark 

each additional form as a "Duplicate." Return the duplicate reportls) in 

the same envelope with the completed partnership repon, where 

possible, or write a note on the duplicate report, such as, .. (Name of 

partner) has completed a report 10r the partnership (provide name end 

CFN of partnership.)" 

7. Landlord'. or Contractor'. Share 

If you rented or leased land from others or had a contract for the 

production of agricultural products, include both your share and the 

landlord's or contractor's share of the production, sales, and expenses 

so your census report form wiJIbe complete for "THIS PLACE." 

If you do not know the landlord's or contractor's share, include your 

BEST ESTIMATE. If you do not have records available for all data items, 

use your best estimate. 

How to Enter Your Re.pon_ 

Enter your replies in the proper spaces, on the correct lines, and in the 

units requested, i.e., dollars, bushels, tons, etc. Write any explanation 

outside the answer spaces or on a separate sheet of paper. 

All dollar figures may be entered in whole dollars. CENTS ARE NOT 

REQUIRED. 

Enter whole numbers except where tenths are requested, such as acres of potatoes harvested. If you have 1/2, 1/3, or 1/4 of an acre, convert 

to tenths. For example, convert 112 to 5/10, 1 f3 to 3/1 0, 1/4 to 211 O. 

The census report form will contain sections and questions which do 

not apply to you. When this occurs, mark the "None" or "No" box 

and go on to the next item or section. 

0-6 APPENDIX D 

Instructions For Specified Sections 

~ Section 1 - ACREAGE IN 1987 

Your answers to this section will datermine the land CA_ In 

"THIS PLACE'1 referred to in the rast of the report form. 

When answering the acreage questions, include the land 

associated with your agricultural operations in 1987 whether in 

production or not. Include all land that you owned or rented 

during 1987 even if only for part of the year. Do not include any 

unrelated residential or commercial land. 

IF YOU QUIT FARMING DURING 1987 - Complete the 

report form for the portion of the year thet you did farm. Explain 

on the report form In the space to the left of the eddress label (or 

on another sheet of paper) when you atopped farming and 

include the name and address of the person now using the land. 

Report all land in section 1 In whole acres. 

Item 1 - An Land Owned - Report all land owned in 1987 whether 

held under title, purchase contract or mortgage, homestead law, or as 

heir or trustee of an undivided estate. Include all land owned by you 

andlor your spouse, or by the partnership, corporation, or organization 

for which you are reporting. 

ltam 2 - All Land Rented or ..... ed FROM OTHERS - Report all land rented by you or your operetion even though the 

landlord may have supplied materials or supervision. 

INCLUDE in Item 2: 

a. Lend for agricultural use that you rented from others for cash 

b. Land you worked on a share basis (crop or livestock) 

c. Land owned by someone else that you used rent-free 

d. Federal, State, Indian reservation, or railroad land rented or 

leased by the acre 

DO NOT INCLUDE in item 2: 

Land used on a per-head or animal unit license or permit basis, 

such as section 3 of the Taylor Grazing Act, National Forest, 

or Indian reservation permit land. If you had any of these 

permits, mark "yes" to item 7. 

ltam 3 - All Land Ranted or ..... ed TO OTHERS - Include 

all land ranted out for any purpose if it was part of the acreage 

reponed in items 1 and 2. A report form will be obtained from 

each of your tenants to cover the operations on that land. 

INCLUDE in item 3: 

a. Owned land rented to others for cash or a share of crops or livestock 

b. Land you rented from someone and then subleased to 

someone else 

c. Lend worked for you by someone for a share of crops or 

livestock 

d. Land which you allowed others to use rent-free 

Item 4 - Acre. In "THIS PLACE" - This figure will show 

the total of all land you operated at any time in 1 987. 

If Itam 4, Acwea In "THIS PLACE "1. "0" and: 

a. You raised any crops or had any livestock or poultry on 

"THIS PLACE" in 1987, complete the report. 

b. All your land was operated by a renter or sharecropper, 

complete item 6 (name and address of renters), skip to and 

complete section 29, and explain briefly, "alliand rented 

otn," etc. Mail form in return envelope. 

c. You did not have any agricultural activity on owned or rented 

land in 1987, complete section 29 and explain briefly, such as "retired," "sold farm," and date. Give name and address 

of current operator if known and return form. 

~ Section. 2 through 8 - CROPS 

Sections 2 through 8 provide space for reporting crops harvested 

during the 1 987 crop year from the land shown in section 1, Item 4 (Acres In "THIS PLACE") of your report. Please report your crops 

in the appropriate sections. Do NOT include any crops grown on 

land rented or leased TO OTHERS, or worked by others on shares 

during 1987. 

Acres harvested - Enter the acres harvested in 1987. Round 

fractions to whole acres except where tenths are requested by 

"'10" in the reporting box, such as for potatoes. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Quantity harvested - If your unit of measure is different than the 

unit on the report form, please convert your figure for the quantity 

harvested to the unit requested. If the harvest was incomplete by 

December 31. 1 987. please report the quantity harvested and 

estimated quantity to be harvested. 

Acres irrigated - For each crop irrigated. report number of acres 

irrigated. Irrigation is defined as land watered by artificial or controlled 

means - sprinklers, furrows or ditches. spreader dikes, purposeful 

flooding, etc. Include acres that received supplemental, partial, 

andlor preplant irrigation. Do not report water applied in transplanting 

tobacco plants, trees, or vegetables as irrigation. Leave" Acres 

irrigated" blank for crops that are not irrigated. 

How to Report Crops Harvested 

~ Sactions 2 and 3 - Report only for the listed crops. 

~ Sections 4 through B - To report: (1) find the crop name and the 

code number from the list in the section; (2) enter crop name and code 

in the first two columns of the first available answer line in the section; 

(3) enter the information that is requested in the remaining columns. If 

you harvested a crop not listed in sections 4 through 8. use the "Other" 

code in the appropriate section and specify the crop name. 

Double Cropping - If two or more crops were harvested from the 

same land (double cropping) report the total acres and production of 

each harvested crop in the appropriate section(s) of the report form. 

Example: In 1987 you harvested 1.230 bushelS of wheat from 40 

acres, then on the same 40 acres planted soybeans, from which you 

harvested 1.550 bushels.You irrigated the soybeans but not the wheat. 

Were any oftha folio_Ins CROPS ha",,_ from 

S2 "THIS PLACE" In 19877 

Acres Quantity Acres 

None harvested harvested irrigated 

1.Cotton ........... D 091 09' 093 

Bales 

2. Soybeans for beans 0 088 #0 089/.550 Bu. 090 ",,"0 

3. Wheat for grain ..... 0 073 #-0 07i.~~o 070 

Bu. 

4. Oats for grain ...... 0 07. 07 Bu. 078 

Interplanted Crops - If two crops were grown at the same time in 

alternating strips in the same field, raport tha portion of the field used 

for each crop. 

Example: A 60 acre field was planted in cotton and soybeans, with 

two rows of cotton followed by an area of the same width planted in 

soybeans. No irrigation was used. Thirty acres of soybeans and 30 

acres of cotton would be reported in the appropriate section(s). 

Skip Row Planting - If a crop is planted in an alternating pattern of 

planted and non-planted rows, such as two rows planted and two 

rows skipped (2 X 2), report the portion of the field occupied by the 

crop in the appropriate section for that crop, and report the skipped 

portion as "Cropland idle" in section 10, item 2f. 

~ Section 4 - VEGETABLES - Report acres of vegetables harvested 

FOR SALE or commercial processing. Do not include vegetables grown 

for home use. Report the total acreage of each vegetable crop harvested. 

Example: In 1987 you harvested 10 acres of lettuce from a field, then 

replanted the field in lettuce and harvested the 10 acres again. Both 

crops of lettuce were irrigated. Enter only 10 acres of land from which 

vege'tables were harvested and 10 acres irrigated in item 1 of section 4, but write in 20 acres of lettuce harvested and 20 acres of lettuce 

irrigated in item 2 of section 4. 

~ Section 8 - FRUITS and NUTS - In counting the combined total 

of 20 or more trees and vines, include those for home use as well as 

those maintained for sale of the production. Acres in trees or vines 

that have been abandoned should not be included; these acres should 

be included in section 10, item 2f "Cropland idle." 

If crops other than fruit and nut trees and vines were interplanted with 

trees or vines, report the total acres for the orchard crop in section 8 

and the total acres of the interplanted crop in the appropriate section. 

~ Section 9 - GROSS VALUE OF CROPS SOLD 

Report the value of all crops sold from "THIS PLACE" in 1987, 

regardless of the year they were harvested or who owned the land. Be 

sure to report gross values before deducting expenses and taxes. 

Include Government CCC loans received for "THIS PLACE" in 1987. 

Include payments received in 1987 from cooperatives or marketing 

organizations for crops produced on "THIS PLACE" regardless of the 

year in which the crops were harvested. 

Also include as sales, your estimate of the value of any crop removed 

from "THIS PLACE" in trade for services, such as hay cut in exchange 

for fence repair, clearing, or other services. If the sale price or market 

value is not known, give your best estimate of the crop's market value 

when removed from "THIS PLACE." 

DO NOT INCLUDE crops or crop products purchased from others 

and later sold. 

FORM 87-AOtln f12-17-861 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Page 2 

~ SectIon 10 - USE OF ACRES IN "THIS PLACE" 

This section is used to clsssify the acres in "THIS PLACE" 

reported in section 1 , item 4. (Do not include any acres you 

rented to others reported in section 1, item 3). The sum of t,:,e 

acres entered in various categories should equal total ecres In 

"THIS PLACE." 

Land U_d .or More Than One Purpose - Do not report the 

same acreage for more than one of the listed purposes. If part 

or all of your land was used for more than one listed purpose in 1 987, report that land only in the first category listed. For 

example if you plowed under a cover crop. and planted and 

harvested a grain crop, report the land in item 2a, "Cropland 

harvested," but do NOT report as "Cropland used for cover 

crops, legumes, etc." (item 2c). 

Double CroppIng - When more than one crop was harvested 

from the same land in 1987, report that lend only ONCE as 

"Cropland harvested," in item 2a. 

Interplanted Crops - If you interplanted crops, such es cotton 

in an orchard, report the total land used for both crops only 

ONCE, as "Cropland harvested," in item 2a. 

Skip Row Planted Crops - Report the acres that represent the total nonplanted or skipped rows as "Cropland idle, " item 2f. The 

acres that represent the planted rows should be reported as 

"Cropland harvested," in item 2a. 

~ Section 12 - ACRES SET ASIDE, DIVERTED, OR IDLED UNDER FEDERAL ACREAGE REDUCTION 

PROGRAMS IN 19B7 

Include in item 2 all acres in "THIS PLACE" retired from production 

and placed by long-term contract, into the Conservation Reserve 

Program. Acres placed into the program during and prior to 1987 

should be included. 

.. Sections "13 through 17 -LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, OTHER 

LIVESTOCK, OR ANIMAL 

SPECIALTIES 

Animals and Poultry to Include In the Report - Report all 

animals, poultry. and animal specialties on "this place" (section 

1 item 4) on December 31, 1987. Include all owned by you and a;'y kept by you for others. Include animals on unfe!'ced land~ •. 

National Forest land, district land, cooperative grazing aS80ciation 

land or rangeland administered by the 8ureau of Land 

Man~gement on a per-head or lease basis. Animals in transit on 

December 31, 1 987, or animals on a short-term pasture (!luch as 

wheat pasture or crop residue) on a per-head or lease baSIS should 

be reported by the person who had control of the animals. 

Animals and Poultry to Exclude from the Report - Do not 

report animals or poultry kept on land rented to others or kept 

under a share arrangement on la~d rented to others. ~o ,:,ot lnclu~e 

animals quartered in feedlots which are not a part of thiS place. 

Animals kept on a place not operated by you are to be included on 

the report for that place. 

Animals Bought and Sold - DO NOT REPORT ANY ANIMALS 

BOUGHT AND THEN RESOLD WITHIN 30 DAYS. Such purchases 

and sales are considered '#dealer" transactions, and are not 

included in this census. 

Number Sold - Report all animals and pOUltry sold or removed 

from "this place" in 1987, without regard to ownership or w~o 

shared in the receipts. Include animals sold for a landlord or glyen 

to a landlord or others in trade or in payment for goods or services. 

Do NOT report number sold for any livestock or poultry kept on 

another place. 

DaIry Tarminatlon Program or ,.Whol .... Hard Dairy Buy-Out 

Program" - The amount received in 1987 from the 

Government under the dairy termination program should be 

included in section 19, item 1. Dairy animals and products sold 

in 1987 should be reported in section 13. 

Animals Moved to Another Place - For animals moved from 

"this place" to another place, such as for further fee?ing, report 

animals as "sold" and give your best estimate of their market value when they left "this place." 

Fat Cattle SOld - Cattle fattened on grain or concentrates for 

30 days or more and sold for slaughter are reported in section 13, 

item 3a. 

DO NOT INCLUDE WITH FATTENED CATTLE SOLD: 

a.Cattle and calves sold for further feeding 

b. Veal calves. or any calves weighing less than 500 pounds 

c.Dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration before being sold 

APPENDIX D D-7 

+ ... 
Value of Sal_ - Report the total gross value of animals snd poultry 

sold or removed from "this place" in 1987 without deducting 

production or marketing expenses (cost of feed, cost of livestock 

purchased, cost of heuling and selling, etc.). If the sale price or 

market value is not known, give your best estimate of their market 

value when they left· 'this place." Do NOT report the value of sales 

of any livestock and poultry owned by you but kept and sold from a 

place you did not operate. 

Contract and Custom Feeding Operations - Livestock or poultry 

kept by you on "this place" on a contract or custom basis should be included on this report REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP. Report as 

"INVENTORY" numbers of animals or poultry on the place on 

December 31, 1987. Report as "SOLD" animals and poultry kept on a 

contract or custom basis and removed or sold from the place in 1987. If the sale price or market value is not known. give your best estimate 

of the market value of the animals or poultry when they left the place. 

~ Section 16 - HORSES, BEES, FISH, GOATS, OTHER LIVESTOCK, 

OR ANIMAL SPECIALTIES 

Item 2 - If you owned BEES - Report all colonies or hives of bees and 

honey operations conducted by you, regardless of where the hives were 

kept most of the year. Report hives or colonies, pounds of honey sold, 

and value of sales. 

Item .. 7 and 8 - Mink pelts and rabbit pelts should be included in 

number sold and value of sales, but not in inventory. 

Item 9 - Other Uvestock and Uvestock Products - Include in all 

other livestock and livestock products manure, beeswax, and any 

other animal products sold from' 'this place" in 1987. Please indicate 

units used in reporting. 

Item 1 0 - Fish and Other Aquaculture Products - Report number 

of pounds sold and gross value of sales for each. Enter name and code from list. 

~ Section 17 - POULTRY 

The person who furnished the housing and labor should report the 

poultry operation on his/her report form regardless of who owns the 

birds. Report as sold poultry that were taken or moved from the place in 1987. 

~ Section 18 - AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT 

CCC LOANS 

Item 1 - Report the amount received under the regular or reserve 

program for commodities placed under CCC loan during 1 987. Include 

amount received even if commodity was redeemed or forfeited prior to December 31, 1 987. 

Do not include CCC loans received to build crop storage facilities or 

amount received for storage payments in the reserve program. 

~ Section 19 - FEDERAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED 

Report all payments received from Federal Farm Programs in 1987 

regardless of whether payment was made in cash or commodity 

certificates. Include cash payments in item 1 . In item 2. include the 

value of any certificates held or the value received from sale or 

redemption of any certificates in 1987. 

Federal payments include receipts from Federal programs such as 

deficiency payments, "Whole-herd dairy buy-out." support price 

payments, indemnity programs. disaster payments, paid land 

diversion. inventory reduction payments. payments received for 

approved soil and water conservation projects, etc. 

~ Section 20 - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Use the following definitions to determine the type of organization for 

your operation: 

Family or Individual Operation - Defined as farm or business 

organization controlled and operated by an individual (sole proprietor). 

Include family operations that are not incorporated and not operated 

under a partnership agreement. 

Partnership Operation - Defined as two or more persons who have 

agreed on the amount of their contribution (capital and effort) and the 

distribution of profits. Co-ownership of land by husband and wife or 

joint filing of income tax forms by husband and wife DOES NOT 

constitute a partnership, unless a specific agreement to share 

contributions, decision making. profits, and liabilities exists. Production 

under contract or undar a share rental agreement DOES NOT constitute 

a partnership. 

Incorporated Under State Law - A corporation is defined as a legal 

entity or artificial person created under the laws of a State to carry on a 

business. This definition does not include cooperatives. Information on 

type of corporation should be reported in section 21 . 

Other - Such as cooperatives (defined as an incorporated or 

unincorporated enterprise or an association created and formed jointly 

by the members), estate or trust (defined as a fund of money or property 

administered for the benefit of another individual or organization), prison 

farm~ grazing association, Indian reservation, institution run by a 

government or religious entity. etc. 

FORM 87·A01m n2-17·86) 

0-8 APPENDIX 0 

Page 3 

~ SectIon 21 - CORPORATE STRUCTURE 

This section Is to be answered by corporations only. Answer both 

items. A family-held corporation has more than 50 percent of its 

stock owned by persons related by blood or marriaga. 

~ Section 22 - CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF 

OPERATOR 

This section collects information about the operator of "this 

place" defined as the Individual owner, the operator, the senior 

partner, or person in charge for the type of organization reported 

in section 20. 

For Family or Individual Operation - Complete this section for 

the operator. 

::r::~:=I~a~~: =:S~1:'7~~:;~!~~~:'t~=~~~~~':?' who is mainly responsible for the agricultural operations on "this 

place," not necessarily the person senior in age. If each partner 

shares equally in the day-to-day management deciSions, consider 

the oldest as the "Senior Partner." For item 2 (Principal 

Occupation) consider all members of the partnership together. 

Please include as "farming" worktime at all types of agricultural 

enterprises .. including work at greenhouses, nurseries .. mushroom 

production, renching, feedlots. broiler feeding. etc. 

For CoqJOratlona and Oth_ Operations (Cooperathr_, 

E __ , etc., - Complete section 22 for the person in charge. 

such as a hired manager, business manager, or other person 

primarily responsible for the on-site. day-to-day operation of the 

farm or ranch business. 

Item 4 - Year Began Operation - Report the first year the 

operator or senior partner began to operate any part of "this 

place" on a continuoua basis. If the operator returned to a place 

previously operated, report the year operations were resumed. 

~ Section 23 - PRODUCTION EXPENSES paid by you and 

others for "this p'ace"'n 1987 Include farm production expenses paid by you. your landlord, 

contractors. or anyone else for crops, livestock, or poultry produced 

on "this place." Include expenses incurred in 1987 even if they 

were not paid for in 1987. Please estimate if exact figures are not 

known. Refer to the individual expenditure itema below for further 

explanations. 

Uvestock and Poultry Purcha.ed - Report the cost of cattle, 

calves, hogs. pigs, sheep, lambs, horses. goats, chicks, pullets, 

pOUlts, etc .. including breeding stock and dairy cows. Contract 

growers or custom feeders who did not own or purchase the 

livestock or poultry themselves should estimate the value of the 

cattle, calves, pigs, baby chicks, pullets, etc. at the time they 

came onto the place. 

Feed Purchased for LIvestock and Poultry - Report the 

purchase cost of corn, sorghum. oats. barley, other grains, 

silage, hay, mIxed feed, concentrates. etc .• fed to livestock and 

poultry on "this place." Contract livestock and poultry growers 

should estimate the value of feed provided by the contracting 

company. Custom feedyards should include feed costs for all 

cattle fed even if the owners of the cattla were billed for the feed. 

Feed raised on "this place" should not be reported as purchased. 

Cost of Hked Farm and Ranch Labor - Include gross salaries 

and wages, commissions, dismissal pay. vacation pay, and paid 

bonuses paid to hired workers. family members, hired managers. 

administrative and clerical employees, and salaried corporate 

officers. Also, include supplemental cost for benefits such as 

employer's social security contributions, unemployment 

compensation .. workmen's compensation insurance, life and 

medical insurance, pension plans, etc. 

Contract Labor - Includes the labor costs of workers fumished 

on a contract basis by a labor contractor, crew leader. or 

cooperative for harvesting vegetables or fruit, shearing sheep, or 

similiar farm activities. Do not include costs for building or repair 

work done by a construction contractor. Include the cost of 

customwork or machine hire in item 11 . 

Repair and Mllintenance Expenses for the Upkeep of 

Buildings. Motor Vahlc'_. and Farm EquIpment - Include the 

cost of repairs and upkeep of farm machinery. vehicles. buildings. 

fences, and other equipment uaed in the farm business. Do not 

include repairs to vehicles not used in the farm business or for 

equipment used only for performing custom work for others. Do 

not include expenditures for the construction of new buildings or 

the cost of additions to existing buildings. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Int.rest Exp ..... e Paid on D.bts - Report all interest expenses paid in 1987 for the farm business. Include interest on loans secured by 

land and buildings (real estate) in item 12a. Include all loans not 

secured by real estata such as for fertilizer. feed. and seed in item 12b. 

Include interest paid on CCC loans. Do not include interest associated with activities not related to production of crops or livestock on "this 

place" such as land or buildings rented to others. packing sheds, or 

feed mills that provide services to others. Do not include interest on 

owner/operator dwelling where amount is separated from interest on other land and buildings on "this place." 

Cam Rant Paid for Land and Buildings In 1987 - Report rent paid in cash during 1987 for land and buildings in "this place." Do not 

include rent paid for operator dwelling or other nonfarm property. Do 

not include the value of shares of crops or livestock paid to landlords. 

Property Tax ... Paid - Include real estate property taxes you 

paid on the acres and buildings you operated and used in the farm business. 

Do not include: 

a. Property taxes on land Or buildings rented to someone else 

b. Taxes paid by landlords 

c. Property taxes paid on other property not associated with the 

farm business 

d. Income and excise taxes 

All Other Production Expen .... - Farm production costs not previously listed should be reported here. In addition to items listed 

on the report form, include bookkeeping charges, tax preparation 

fees, postage, advertising, commission for sale of cattle, and fees 

paid for farm-related advice or for farm consultants. Do not include 

depreciation or expenditures for the purchase of land and buildings or new or used machinery. 

• S.ctlon 24 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME 

Report acres on which commercial fertilizer (items 1 and 2) or lime 

(item 3) was applied during 1987. If any acreage was fertilized or 

limed more than once, report acres ONLY ONCE in each item. Report 

expense for commercial fertilizer purchased, excluding lime, in section 23. item 4. 

FORM 87·A01t/1 (12-17-86) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Page 4 

• SectIon 28 - MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 

The estimated market value in item 1 refers to ALL mechinery and equipment kept primarily on"this place" and used for the farm 

business. Report the value in its present condition. not the 

replacement or depreciated value. Specialized equipment. which 

is an integral part of a building. should be included as a part of the 

value of land and buildings. 

• Section 27 - ESTIMATED CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF 

LAND AND BUILDINGS 

The value for each of the three listed categories should be your 

estimate of the value of the land and buildings if they were sold in 

the current market. The real estate tax assessment value should 

not be used unless that value represents a full market value 

assessment and the land and buildings could reasonably be 

assumed to be sold st that price. Do not deduct real estate 

marketing charges from your estimate. Report the total value. 

not the value on a per acre basis. 

• 8ectlon 28 -INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 

IN 1987 

Item 1 through 4 refer only to those income producing activities 

for which you use pan of the land. machinery. equipment. labor. or capital normally used on "this place. ,. and which you do not 

consider as entirely separate from your farming activities. Report 

gross amounts received before taxes and expenses. 

Itam 1 - Cu_mwork - Do not report income for customwork 

or agricultural services provided to others if operated as an entirely sepsrate business from your agricultural operations. 

Item 2 - R.ntallncome - Do not include rental income from 

nonfarm property. 

Item 3 - Foreat Products - Include only those forest products 

or Christmas trees cut from "this place:' not items cut from other 

nonfarm timber acreage. Do not include income from saw mill 

business. 

Item 4 - Other Farm-Relat.d Income - Include income from 

hunting leases. fishing fees. and other recreational services. sales 

of farm by-products, and other business or income closely related 

to the agricultural operation on "this place." Include dividends for 

business done with farmer-owned cooperatives. Do not enter 

previously reported farm sales or income from investments not 

associated with the farm. Do not include retirement pensions or 

social security benefits received. 

APPENDIX 0 0-9 
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UNITED STATES 

CENSUS 

OFAGRICUL TURE r 

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Pfeaseccnwcr8l'l'OQ In _, __ and ZlPCodt.. ENTER __ number If not shown. 

1. At anytime during 1987, did you plant, groW', or have any: 

• Hay or tobacco? '.. Fruit; nut. orcitnJs trees; 'grapevines? • Com, wheat. or other grains? • Veg8tables, .meIons, or benIes? 

• ou- crops? • Greenhouse or nUlB8l'y crops? 1. Hay crops'- None 

~OYe8 . d No: e.Alfalfaandalfalfa 1-;;;:.-------h.------=-*-~~'--p.:!!!!!!.J 2. At eny time during 1987,did~., 8811, orka.pany:· mIxtUres .••..•. 

• Cattle, hogs. sheep.orgoata? .. -:AOtaes or pOnI8sL . • Chickens or Other poultry? ' .• FiSh ill captivity? . . b. Small grain haY .;.; 

" Bees? .' " ".' . ··Other anim81 specialties? c. Wild hay •• ; ; .... T 

.. "O-Ye; ...... " DNo:' . " ',' . 

11~'~"~"""i' ~·i~~~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~=.-1 d.~~:->C·,O '=.-----------1b.----:::.L--J;;:..--+-'=-J • """" 2.COmforg,.alnorsaecl O:k..-----k..----..!!!!....--lr.,.-----:~.!L.j C~~=8~t1;~~~rtner;h~(.;o;;;~~rti~:.;-;~;~;~I~;:;j~iC;; 3;. So~fOrbe __ ·:., O."":;-___ -!;,.;,.-___ ---'!!~"*..-__ f_!~ which yoU are iepDnlng. Inclu'da A~~;:~~;t:~:~I~~d~~ ~I~ .' 0 LOCATION OR USE:~. cropland. 0 r~lgel~~~-=;'~ .. 4. Wheat for grain .•••• '. . In.;.--.--k.-----~*';;_--T_''.!L.j woodland. idle'land; house lots; etc. . 6.':~b~ ':'1."0 types' 0 " . " 

1. An land owned •• : ..••• >::; . 

2. 1\11 land rented or leased mo'" oTHeRs, inclUdlr1gJ8nd worked by you on sharee, us8d rent free, in exc:h8nge for. . 

selVices, payment of taxes, atc~ Include leased Federal. StSte,· 

and railroad land •. (oo NOTinclude.llirid iJS8d on aper~head 

basis under a grazing ~it.l "~ ......... ~. :-;: .•. ~ • .•..• . 0 . 1.....-----1 

3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS; lndud"mg land wcirt<ed on '. ' 

shares by o1hiInI and land subleased. Also cOrnpJeta Item 5 baIow. D. _""""!' ___ . 

4. Acres in ''THIS PLACE":":;' ADD aenis o~ (~m 1) ,. . 

and acres rented (item 21, then SUBTRACT 'acres rented·' ..' , 

TO OTHERS (itein 31'; ~nd e.nt~r ~ '~sUltln,thi$ iIPace;~ 

.If the entry is zeR:ipiri;iJ!<s,.,ie, ti.. ffie i",.".,.,.irhm Sheet. ....i:tIon '2. _"~_ ........ 

5. ~::aj~~:~=:~~~~~f: ~:.~~~~.:N[:]' •. ;;~,.·'_. -,..,_.,...,..-, 

0-10 APPENDIX D 

·6. POtSto8a; jrish' -IDo . nOt~_gtOWn.· 

forhome~) ....... ~ , 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
LI" ......... ".ncI ............ • PART I! HOR8ES.OT~LMi8T~ ~ .~. • & .... ~ ... and FISH 

INVENTORY None 1 .. .:.tT,~~ Total quantity ,of eales • PART A - CATTLE and CALVES PI~~~~~87 lOkI In 1987 00II_ ICento None 1 • Horses and ponlea 0 1·:00 I· .. · I··a 1

803 of all ages ioo •••••• 

1. CA TIlE and CALVES olall agll8 • • • • • • • • .• 0 T ..... .3. 1140 .. -

--- 1842 ! 00 a. ~..,EF~2.~.S -:!":'!~.~~~.~ ....... 0 

I_ 

~. 2. Colonies of baas •. 0 1

84' -~ I. 

b. MILK COWS kept for production of mnk or fiO" I_ I"" ~ 

184& i 

:;;==s:;:,~==;;~g~~d . .. , . 0 =. 3. Milk goats •••••. 0 .. :'~'I.- I • i 00 

1_7 1'-

-- 1810 I 

I Grou value of .. les 

4. Angora goats .••• 0 1. None Doll ... !Cento 

48 

~ I. : 00 

2. Value of DAIRY PRODUCTS sold In 1987 - 114 I 8 • Other livestock. fish. I Include mUir. CffIam. buttar. ate. . ....... 0 • I 00 ~=~.=c'~ I 

• CATTLE IIIId CALVES SOLD , au .... Itv,: loo FROM THIS PLACE IN 1887 Number lOkI Groa. value of .. Ies Name Code __ '",,'ude .. IIOId tattl& tnOVfId ftom 11_1_ 111__ IlIamltl- '::r,:;:' 10 II '-for further None In 1987 Donera !Cento Mules. buoros. donl<eya .. aaa __ their peIIII •• ••• Other nv_ llah. 

1000 1"0. I Mink _ their PiiiiS .... lIael ome;-ijOiiia ••••••.•••• , I _thelrproc!ucm ••. ..7 

3. Calves leaa than 500 pound •.••..•••••. 0 l! 00 

1"'0 ..-- • i Cc;.C LOANS • regular I" ! 00 :~~;:~c:elved In 1 "8Jc~.!!I. CCC loane. IncIudtJ 4. Cattle - Include ClIIvo 600 pounds or mOffl 0 't , 101m •• even r fOrfeltfH1. Nona Doll.,. Cents 

a. Of ALL cattle sold. how many were I'" I"~ I 

FATTENED on this place on GRAIN or Dr:- ! 00 I 

~ .. CONCENTRATES for 30 days or mora I 

• FARM and SOLD for SLAUGHTER7 ....••••• 0 • I 00 • reoeh,ectf!lr tiM .1,:. ;;;;;;.: 1111987 ._J'Iot IfIlCL ___ 

• PARTI HOG81111dPlG8 "NVt:NIU~ Nona Dollars ~ Centll 

None "' .. esOM>. i'_-'-987 1 • Amount received In cash .••••••••••.•••••. 0 ;84 1 1 00 0 .. 

1. HOGS snd PIGS 011111 agas ••.•••• , .....• 0 TD101 2. Value of certificates received - payment·ln-klnd 0 ; .. (PIKI or certificates. . • • • • • . • • •• • : 00 1

818 

a. HOGS and PIGS used or ~:~.!'! !h'~!!~~ SE:r.~.!~~~' .... n : jft_, :.~DLED under to be used for breeding 0 _dlng . acreege programs 

None -Number of acres 

Numberoold Gma VIIlu," of ""la9 1 • How many seras were set salde (or divertadl under 882 

None In 1997 DoU ... :Centa ANNUAL commodity acreage adjustment programs? ••• 0 2. HOGS and PIGS SOLD from this •• v I"" : 00 2 How many acres were under the "''' .. ,co"a" .. TIO~ 0 au 

place In 1987 ••••••••....•..•...... 0 I. • i~('i()ve8r:CRPif ~. 

3. ~lt.h;e:~~~~:~~~~:e~~I~er 8 •• lB •• 

: 00 pj • ............. "'and. ~ ....... OFu .. , ...... u .. 0 I. (Senior penner or penon In chergal 

• PART C - SHEEP and LAMBS INVENTORY NUMBER SOLD 1 • RESIDENCE - Does the operstor live on this •• 3 

Number on this 

None plat:eOec.31 1987 ,0 Yes .0 No In 1987 place? .............................. 1 •• 4 18 •• 2. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which 

1. SHEEP and LAMBS of all agea . . . .. 0 occupation did the operator spend the ••• 

I··· t:~~:>.: majority (50 percent or morel of his/her , 0 Farming • 0 Other e. EWES 1 yearoldo.older ....•..•. 0 worktlme In 19877 For partnenJh/p1l ""n./der II" membent o'th& partnDrsll/p _Mr. • ••••••••• or ranching 

2. ~H~:~n~.~~~ .S.~~~~ ..•• NOe,827 r

28 

~I 828 

Number, 3. OF!4'ARMWORK operator work st least - How 4 houre ~"' per d..,........ day oft thla f 0 0 N.~ place In 19877 -Include worlt Itt It nonfllrmJob. • 1-49 days Gras. value !BRIo ... bUB' ...... or on .ome .. ne ", ... ·It "'nn "'rpay. ID .. nDt 3D 60-99 daya 

3. Wha1 was tha g1088 value of sales of None Don ... !cema Includflexr:hangefllrmworlt.} ••••••••• ••••• ••.• 40 100-149 days 

-~~:~~ Y9'::f'. ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~I~ ..•.. 

IV" 

0 ,. : 00 .0 150-199 daya 

• PARTD . r ....... n. 

'~~;f7 80 200 daya or more 

Number 

sold In 1987 4. In what YEAR did the operator begin to operate oeo Year 1. HENS and PULLETS None any part of this place7 ••••••.••••••••••• IVW' 1803 820 •• HENS and PULlETS of laying age ....••.••. 0 S. AGE of operator .......... ,., .............. Years old 

b. PULLETS 3 months old or older not ya1 of vw~ ,'SO 

"TDWlaying age for layer replacement •.•.•..•.• 0 o. PULLETS under 3 months old for layer ••• 20 Negro or Black 

replacement .................... 0 8. RACE of operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3D Americen Indlen ... , .. 40 Aalan or Pacific 2. BROILERS. fryers, other meat-type chickens .. 0 Islander ..... lao1 

3. TURKEYS for alau9hter(Dol1Ot/ncltlde-.1 .0 Other -s_~ 0 4. OTHER POULTRY (E __ frombelow.1 

oze 

Code __ 7. SEX of operator ................... II ••• ,OMale 20 Female """Itry n .... 

Na_ 027 I lIa .... ,_ I lia- S. SPANISH ORIGIN - Is the operator of Spanish 

Turkey hona kept I _ ........... 808 I au'n ............ 1112 . ~~~n~·:re::: Puerto Rican. ,0 Ducb 

for bnedIng 

............ •••••• 1102 

1104 I Plgeona 

Pheuanta or ......... 

_abo ..• 80. 

810 I AI Sped"' other poultry ......... - a1. or •••••••••• -'. '-'-...!. Yes 20 ~o ;TI~ ... "18 --~~t Grou v8lue.of nle. I Name Jan Dllte S. Value of POULTRY and POULTRY None Dolla .. !Centt 

PRODUCTS (aggs. etc.1 acid from this place 0 .. : 00 I Telephone number '-= I~um~ I In 19877 .•.•.••..•.•..•.••.•••••. l .. - Pa ge 2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX 0 0·11 
FOAM 87-A04(1) (3~:"-87J 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 8UREAU OF THE CEN8VS 

INFORMATION SHEET .. 987 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Special Reporting Instruction$ 

.. _ _he> Should Report 

WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM. INCLUDING individuals. landlords; tenants .. partnershjps~ 

corpora'tions .. institutions, and THOSE NOT CONDtJCTING 

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. Each case included in the census has a unique Census File Number (CFN) w In order to nlake -t.he census 

results as complete and accurate as possible, vve need to obtain 

in"forma1:ion about every CFN. 

2. If You Received More Than O.,e Report FOrni for an Opera'tlon 

Complete only ONE report form for an operation. Wrhe "Duplicate" 

near the address label of each extra report. form. A.lso, wri"1:e the 

11-digit: census file number(s) o"f the DUPLICATE report(s) ON THE COMPLETED REPORT in the space provided ~o the left of the address label. Re'turn the extra reportfs) in me same envelope 'With your 

cornplet:ed report: fonn so that vve can correct: our records. 

3.. If You No Longer Farwn 

If you had agricultural operations at any time during 1 987. please 

report all agricultural activi1:y' during the year. Report all land on your 

census "orm 'that you o\IVned or rented. Also, report your 1 987 crop 

and livestock produc-rion and 1987 sales. 

Explain on t.he first page of the report "form (or on a separate sheet of 

paper) that you quit farlTling or ranching and give the approximate 

dat:e and t:he name and address of 1:he presen't operator ~ if knovvn. 

4. ..., You Never Farn1led or Have No Association W'lth Agriculture 

Please ......,rite a note on the report form near the address label explaining 

'this and return the "form so that vve can correct our records. In our 

efforts t.o make the census as complete as possible .. vve obtained lists 

from various sources. We tried to eliminat:e duplicate and nonfarm 

addresses, ho'W'ever .. it YVas not always possible to do so~ 

5. • .. You Have More Than One Agricultural Operation 

Complet:e a report fo.m for EACH =:PARATE and DISTINCT 

production unit ... Le •• each individual farnl .. ranch, feedlot. 

greenhouse, etc., or combination of farrTls. etc .... for vvhich you 

maintain SEPARATE records o"f operating expenses and sales. livestock and ot:her inven"tories, crop acreages. and production. 

8.. • .. You Have a Partnership Op.raUon 

Complet:e only ONE report "for t:he entire pa~nership"s agricult"ural 

operetion and includ9 all partners' shares on the one report. If' 

members of the partnership also opel'"a'te separa'te farms or ranches in 

addition to the partnership farrning operation. separa'te report forms should be completed fol'" each individual operation. 

l'f t'Wo or more report forms vve ... e received for "the same opera1:ion .. mark each addit:ional 'form as a ., DuplicB"te .• , Return the duplicate 

report(s) in t:he same envelope vvith the completed partnership report, 

vvhere possible. 01" vvrite a note on "the duplicate I'"Sport:. such as, u (Name 0" partner) has completed a report: for th9 partnership 

(provide name and CFN of partnership.r' 

7.. Landlord' _ or Contractor"s Share 

If you rented or leased land from ot:hers or had a contract for the 

produc1:ion of agricultural produc1:s .. include both your share and the landlord'S or contractor's share of 'the product:lon, sales. and expenses 

so your census report f01'"1Tl 'W'iII be complete for" 'THIS PLACE. ,,, 

If you do not: knovv the landJord"s or contractor's share, include your 

BEST ESTIMATE. If you do not have I'"ecords available for all data items. use your best estimate. 

B. HO¥l to Enter Your Respon.a 

Enter your replies in the proper spaces .. on 1:he correct lines. and in the 

units requested .. i.e., dollars. bushels, t:ons, etc. Write any explanation outside the ansvver spaces or on a separate sheet of paper. 

AU dollar figures may be entered in 'W'hole doUars. CENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED. 

En'ter W'hole numbers ex:cept ""here tenths are requested. such as acres 0" po"'l:atoes harvested. If you have 1 /2, 1/3~ or 1/4 of an acre, convert "to tenths. For example~ convert 1/2 "to 5/10,113 to 3/10 .. 1/41:02/10. 

The census report forl'"Tl 'W'ill contain sections and ques"tions VIIhich do not apply to you .. When "this occurs ... mark the • ... None .. or "NoH box and 

go on 1:0 "the next i'tern or section. 

Instructions For Specified Sections • Section 2 - ACREAGE IN 'W987 

Your anS'W'8rs "to this section vvill determine the land (A.cres in "·THIS PLACE'·) referred to in the rest: of t:he report form. 

When ansvvering the acreage questions. include the rand associated 

W'ith your agricultural operations in 1987 whet:her in production or 

not. Include all land that you O\IVned or rented during 1987 even if 

only for pan of the year. Do not include any unrelated residential or cOn-Jrnercial land. 

Report all land in section 2 in vvhole acres. 

lter'n .. - All Lend Ovwned - Report ell land owned in 1987 whether 

held under title, purchased con1:ract or mortgage. homestead law, or as heir or 'trustee of an undivided es1:atQ. Include all land oW'ned by you 

and/or your spouse. or by the partnership, corporation. or organiza1:ion 

for vvhicn you are reporting. 

IUun 2 - All Lend Rented or Lea_ed FROM OTHERS - Repon all 

land rented by you or your operation even 1:hough the landlord may 

have supplied materials or supervision. 

INCLUDE in it:em 2: 

a.. Land for agricuf'tural use 1:hat you ren1:ed from others for cash 

b_ Land you 'W'orked on a share basiS (crop or livestock) 

c. Land ow-ned by someone else 'that you used rent-free 

d_ Federal, State, Indian reservation, or railroad land rented or 

leased by "'the acre 

DO NOT INCLUDE in item 2: 

Land used on a per-head or animal unit: license or permit basis .. such 

as section 3 of the Taylor Grazing Act .. National Forest. or Indian 

resel'"vation perrni1: land. 

Item 3 - All Land Rented or Leased TO OTHERS - Include all 

land ren"ted out "for any purpose if it vvas part of the acreage I'"eported 

in items 1 and 2. A r-epar1: form W'III be obtained from each 0" your 

tenants to cover the operations on that land. 

INCLUDE in item 3: 

a.. Ovvned lend rented to others "for cash or a share of crops or 

livestock 

b. Land you rented from SOJTleone and then subleased to someone 

else 

c. Land vvorked for you by someone for 8 share 0" crops or livestock 

d.. Land vvhich you allowed others to use rent-free 

l'te", 4 - Acres in ··THIS PLACe·" - This figure vvill sho'W 'the total 

of all land you opera1;ed at any tiO'"le in 1987. 

If item 4 .. Acres in "THIS PLACE .... is "0" and; 

8. You raised any crops or had any Iives1:ock or poultry on "'THIS 

PLACE'" k, 1987. complete the report. 

b. All your land vves operated by a renter or sharecropper .. skip to 

and complete section 10. and exph,in briefly .. "AUland rented 

ou"t.~· etc. Mail form In re1:urn envelope. 

You did no1: have any agricultural activity on ovvned 01'" rented 

land in 1 987. complete sec'tion 10 and explain briefly ~ such 89 

··retired .... • ';sold farm,'" and date. Give name and address of 

curren1: operator if knoW'n and return form. 

~ Section 3 - LAND USE AND IRRIGATION 

This section is used 1:0 classify the acres in "'THIS PLACE'" reported in 

section 2, item 4. Do no1: include any acres you rented 1:0 o1:hers 

reported in section 2. item 3. The sum of the acres entered in various 

cat:egories should equal total acres in "THIS PLACE.· .. 

Land Used 'for More Than One Purpose - Do not report 'the same 

racr!"~~::~r5~dO~~rt~~r;.~~~a':.f ~~: :::~:~ g~~~::~~ I~ ~:-:; .. ~~~~~f,J~~~r land only in the first category listed. For example~ if you harvested a crop and later used the same land for pasture, report the land in 

part A, item 1, "Cropland harvested. N 

Double Cropping - When more than one crop vvas harves'ted froO'1. 

the sarna land in 1987, report that land only ONCE a& "Cropland 

harveS1:ed .. '" in part A. item 1 of 1:his section. 

Interplanted Crops - If you interplan'ted crops .. such as cotton in an 

orchard. I'"Sport: the total land used for both crops only ONCE .. as 

""'Cropland harvested,'" in part A, item 1. 

Skip Ro'WV Plant:ed Crop. - Report the acres 'that represent the 1:otal 

nonplanted or skipped roW's as "Cropland idle .. '" part A, item 3 .. the 

acres that represent the plan1:ed rOYVs should be reported as 

"Cropland harvested,' .. part A, item 1 . 

Irrigation is defined as land ".,..ured by artH'cllll or cont:rollecl rn ... ns - sprinklers ~ furroW's or ditches, spreader dikes. purposeful 

flooding .. etc. Include acres t:hat receive supplemental, partial .. and/or 

preplant irrigation. Do not report vva1:er applied in 1:ransplan1:ing 

tobacco plants .. trees. or vege'tables as irrigation . 

~ Section 4 - CROPS 

This section provides space "for reporting crops harvested during the 1987 crop year from the land shovvn in section 2, item 4 

(Acres in ;'THIS PLACE''') of your report. A fe'W crops are already 

fisted on the form. For these crops, just report acres harvested~ 

quantity harvested .. and vslue of sales. If you produced crops not: 

listed, vvrite the nanle of "the crop and code 'from 'the list provided and report t:he acres harvested, quantity harvested, and 'the value 

of'sales. 

1: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1989- 2 42 - 30 3 ' 000 0 8 

0-12 APPENDIX 0 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
DO NOT INCLUDE: 

_. Any crops grovvn on land rented or leased TO OTHERS .. or 

",""orked by others on shares during 1987. 

b. Crops or crop product.s purchased from o'thers and later sold. 

Acres Harvested - Enter the acres harvested in 19B7. Round fractions to whole acres except 'Where tenths ere requested by 10/10'" 

In the reporting box, such as potatoes. 

Quantity Harvested - If your unit of measure is different than the 

un''t on the report form, please convert your figure for the quantity 

harvested to the unit requested. If the harvest 'W'8S jncomplete by December 31, 1987, please report the quantity harvested and the 

estimated quantity 't.o be harvested. 

Gross Value 0'1 CroP. Sold - Report the value of all crops sold from uTHIS PLACE" in 1987 .. regardless of the year t.hey vvere harvested or 

vvho o'Wned the land. Be sure to report. gross value before deducting 

expenses and taxes. Include Government, CCC loans received for 

uTHIS PLACe H in 1987. Include payments received in 1987 from 

PLA.PCE~~}ves or marketing organizations fol'" CI'"OPS produced on IITHIS 

Item 7 - Vegetabl •• - Report acres o"f vegetables harvested FOR SALE or commercial processing. Do not Include vegetables gro'W'n "for horne use. Report the total acreage of each vegetable crop harvested. 

Iten. B - Fruit Orchards, Citrus. Vineyard., and Nut T .... s -

Report only if total of 20 or more trees and vinesl include those for horne use as vvell as those maintained for sale of their production. 

Acres in trees and vines that have been abandoned should not be 

included .. these acres should be included in section 3 .. part A. item 3 ""Cropland idle.'· 

If crops other than fruit and nut trees and vines VV8r8 interplanted with 

trees or vines .. report the 1:otal acres for the orchard crop in item 8 and the total acres of the interplanted crop in the approprIate itsn'). 

Item 9 - Other Crop. - To report: (1) find the crop name and the 

code number frolTl the list, under item 9; (2) enter crop name and code 

In the first t'W"o colurTlns of the first available answer line under item 9; (3) enter the Information t:hat is requested In the remaining columns. If 

you harvested a crop not listed. use the uOTHER'" code and specify 

the crop name. 11' you need additional space. use a separate sheet o"f 

paper to write the crop nalTle(s) .. acres and quantity harvested .. and gross value of crop(s} sold. 

~ Section 6 - LIVESTOCK. POULTRY. OTHER LIVESTOCK. OR 

ANIMAL SPECIALTIES 

Parts A. B. C. and D - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

AnlD1lsls and Poultry to Include In the Report - Report all animals .. poultry .. and animal specialties on ·"this place" (section 2, 

It:ern 4) on December 31 .. 1987. Include all ovvned by you and any 

kept by you "for others. Include animals on unfenced lands. National 

Forest land. district land .. cooperative grazing association land. or rangeland adminis'tered by the Bureau of Land MenageO"lent on a 

per-head or lease basis. Animals in transit on December 31. 1987. or 

animals on a short-term pasture (such as 'W'hea't pasture Or crop residue) on a per-head or lease baSis should be reported by the 

person vvho had control of the animals. 

AnhTlals and Poultry to Exclude 'from the Report - Do not report animals or poultry kept, on land rented to others or kept under a share 

arrangement on land rented to others. Do not include animals quartered in feedlots vvhich are not a part of .... this place. H Animals 

kept on a place not operated by you are to be included on the report for 'that place. 

Anlm .. ls Bought .. nd Sold - DO NOT REPORT ANY ANIMALS 

BOUGHT AND THEN RESOLD WITHIN 30 DAYS. Such purchases 

and sales are considered "dealer'" transactions, and are not included In this census. 

Nulftber Sold - Report all animals and poultry sold or removed from lI'this place" in 1 987. without regard to ovvnerahip or vvho shared in 

the receipts. Include animals sold for a landlord or given to a landlord 

or others in trade or In payment for goods or services_ Do NOT report 

number sold for any livestock or poultry kept on another place. 

Dairy TeW'rnlnl!!ltlon Program or "'Whole-Herd Dairy Buy-Out: 

Program'" - The amount received in 1987 from the Government 

under the dairy termination program should be included in section 7. 

item 1. Dairy cattle and calves sold should be reported In section 5 .. partA. 

Animals Moved to Another Piece - For animals moved fro01 "'this place'" 'to another place. such as for further feeding. report anin"lsls as 

"'sold" and give your best estimate o'f their market value w-hen they left "'this piece." 

Fat Cattle Sold - Cattle "fattened on grain or concentrates for 30 

days or more and sold for slaughter are reported in section 5 .. part A .. item 4a. 

DO NOT INCLUDE WITH FATTENED CATTLE SOLD: 

a... Cattle and calves sold for "further "feeding 

b_ Dairy coW's fed only the usual dairy ra'tion before being sold 

c_ Veal calves. or any calves W'eighing less than 500 pounds 

Value 0'1 Sal_ - Report the total gross value of animals and poultry sold or reJT10ved from .I-r:hls place'" In 1987 w"l'thout deducting 

production or marketing expenses (coal: of feed .. cost of livestock 

purchase. cost of hauling and seiling .. etc.). If the sale price or rnarke"t 

value is not: knovvn. give your best estimate of their market value when they left --t:hls place.'" Do NOT report the value of sales of any nvas1:ock and poultry ow-ned by you but kept and Bold from a place you did not operat:e. 

Contract and Custont Feeding Operation. - Livestock or poultry 

kep't by you on lithia place'" on a con'tract 01'" custom basis should be 

included on this report REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP. Report as uINVENTORY"· numbers of animals or poultry on the place on 

December 31 .. 1987. Report as 6'SOLO" animals and poultry kept on 

a con1:rac't or cueto"", basis and removed or sold from the place in 

1987. If the sale price or marke'! value is not known, give your best es'tlma'te of 'the market value of the animals or poultry when they left 

the place. 

The pel'"son who furnished the housing and labor should report the 

poul1:ry operation on his/her report form regardless of who ovvned the blrdt:;. Repon as sold the number of poultry that 'Were taken or moved 

from the place in 19B7. 

Part E - HORSES. OTHER LIVESTOCK. ANIMAL 

SPECIALTIES. AND FISH 

If you ovvnttcl BEES - Report all colonies or hives of bees and honey 

operations conducted by you" regardless of 'Where the hives were kept most of the year. Report hives or colonies" pounds of honey sold .. 

and value of sales. 

Other Livestock and LIvestock Product. - Include in aU other livestock and livestock products manure .. beeswax .. and any other 

animal products sold from .... this place" in 1987. Mink pelts and rabbit 

pelts should be included in number sold and value of sales .. but not In 

inventory. 

Flah and Other Aquaculture Procluct:e - Report: quantl-ty sold and 

gross value of sates for each. 

~ Section 8 - AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT CCC . LOANS 

Item 'I - Report 'the amount received under the regular or reserve 

program for commodities placed under cec loan during 1987. Include amount received even if commodity was redeemed or for"feited prior to December 31, 1 987. 

Do not include cee loans received 'to build crop storage facilities or 

amount received for storage payments in the reserve program. 

~ Section 7 - FEDERAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED 

Report all payments received frolTl Federal Farm Programs In 1987 

regardless of whether payment was made 1n cash or commodity 

certif'icates. Include cash payments in item 1. In item 2. Include the 

value of any certificates held or the value received from sale or 

redemption of any certificates In 1 987. 

Federal payments include I'"eceipts from Federal programs such as deficiency payments .. ilWhote-Herd Dairy Buy-Out .. " support price 

payments, Indemnity programs, disaster paytTlent:s .. paid land 

diversion~ inventory reduction payments .. payments received for 

approved soli and 'W'ater conservation projects. etc. 

~ S .. ctlon B - ACRES SET ASIDE. DIVERTED. OR IDLED UNDER 

FEDERAL ACREAGE REDUCTION PROGRAMS IN 18B7 

Include in Item 2 all acres in I#this place" retired from production and 

placed .. by long-term con'tract .. into the Conservation Reserve Program. Acres placed Into the program during and prior to 1987 

should be included. 

~ Section 9 - CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF 

OPERATOR 

This section collects information about 'the operator of '''this place .... 

defined as the individual owner. the operator .. the senior partner .. or 

person in charge. 

For Fawnlly or Individual Operation - Complete 'this section for the 

operator. 

For Partnership Operation. - Ansvver alliterns. except item 2 .. for the "·Senior Partner ..... The uSenior Partner'" is the individual who is 

mainly responsible for the agricultural operations on 16this piece .... • not 

necessarily the person senior in age. If each partner shares equally in 

the day-to-day management. decisions, consider the oldest as the .... Senior Partner.'" For itefTl2 (Principal Occupation) consider all 

members of the partnership 'together. Please include as 66ferming or 

ranching" worktime a't all types of agricultural enterprises. including W"ork at: greenhouses. nurseries. mushroom production, ranchIng, 

feedlots .. broiler feeding. etc. 

For Corporation and Other Operations 'Cooperatives. Estate •• etc.) - Complete section 9 for the person in charge. such as a hired 

manager. business manager, or other person primarily responsible for 

the on-site, day-to-day operation of the farm or ranch business. 

Item 4 - Vear aegan Operation - Report the first year the opel'"stor or senior partner began to opera'te any part of ··this place'" 

on a continuous basis. If the operator returned to a place previously 

operated. report the year operations W'ere resumed. 

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1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX 0 0·13 

INDEX 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

A B-Con. 

Abnormal farms ......... 19 - Bluegrass seed, 

Acreage reduction Kentucky ................ , 44 26 

program ................ 7,10,48-53 5 Boysenberries ........... - 29 

Age of operator ......... 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 Breeding hogs and 

Agricultural products sold, pigs ..................... 32,48-53 12,16 

market value .......... 1,2,10,18,4 7 ,48-53 1,2,16 Broccoli .................. - 27 

Agricultural services Broilers ................. , 1,20-22,48-53 1,14,16 

income ................. 5,48-53 4 Bromegrass seed ....... - 26 

Alfalfa hay ............... 43,44,48-53 26 Brussels sprouts ........ - 27 

Alfalfa seed ............. 43,44 26 Buckwheat. .............. - 24 

Almonds ................. 45,48-53 28 Bulbs ..................... 46 30 

American Indian Bulls, bull calves, steers, 

operator ................ 17 34 and steer calves ...... 20,25,48-53 11,16 

Angora goats ............ 41 18 Burros, donkeys, and 

Apples ................... 45,48-53 28 mules ................... 41 23 

Apricots .................. 42 28 C 

Aquacultural products .. 41 21 

Artichokes ............... - 27 Cabbage ................. - 27 

Asian or Pacific Islander Cantaloups .............. 44 27 

operator ................ 17 34 Carrots ................... - 27 

Asparagus ............... - 27 Cash, government farm 

Assets, value ............ 1,1 0-12,18, 1,5,8,16 programs payments ... 5 4 

47,48-53 Cash rent, expenses .... 3,10,48-53 3,16 

Austrian winter peas .... - 26 Cash rent or share 

Avocados ................ 45 28 payments received, 

farm-related income ... 5,48-53 4 

B Catfish sales ............ - 21 

Cattle and calves ., ..... 1,10,20,25,27,47, 1,11,16 

48-53 

Bahia grass seed ....... - 26 Cattle and calves sales, 2,20,26,31,47, 2.11.16 

Balers. pickup ........... 13,48-53 8 value .................... 48-53 

Bananas ................. 45 28 Cauliflower ............... - 27 

Barley for grain .......... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 Celery .................... - 27 

Barley for grain sales. Certificates. govern- value .................... 2,48-53 2,16 ment farm programs Beans, dry edible ....... 42-44,48-53 15,16,25 payments ............... 5 4 

Beans, dry lima ......... - 25 Chemicals, expenses ... 1.3,10,15,47,48-53 3,16 

Beans, green lima ...... - 27 Chemicals used ......... 15,48-53 9 

Beans, snap (bush and Cherries .................. 45,48-53 28 

pole) .................... 44,48-53 27 Chickens 3 months old 

Beans, soybeans ........ 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 or older ................. 1,20,21,23,48-53 1,14 

Bedding plants .......... 46 30 Chicory .................. - 27 

Beef cows ............... 1,20,25,29,48-53 1,11,16 Chinese cabbage ....... - 27 

Bees, colonies .......... 41 20 Chinese or ming peas .. - 27 

Beets, sugar. ............ 42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Christmas trees and 

Beets, table ............. - 27 forest products sales, 

Bentgrass seed ......... - 26 farm-related income ... 5,48-53 4 

Bermuda grass seed .... - 26 Citrus fruit ............... 45,48-53 28 

Berries ................... 42,44,48-53 29 Clover seed ............. - 26 

Birdsfoot trefoil seed ... - 26 Coffee ................... 45 28 

Blackberries ............. - 29 Collards .................. - 27 

Black operators and other Colonies of bees ........ 41 20 

races ................... 16,17,48-53 32-34 Combines, grain and 

Blueberries .............. 44 29 bean, all types ......... 13,48-53 16 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INDEX 1 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

C-Con. 0 

Commercially mixed for- Daikon ................... - 27 

mula feed purchased .. 1,3,48-53 3,16 Dairy cows (milk cows) . 1,10,20,25,30,4 7, 1,11,16 

Commodity Credit 48-53 

Corporation loans ...... 6,10,48-53 4 Dairy products sales, 

Conservation reserve value .................... 2,47,48-53 2,11,16 

programs ............... 7,10,48-53 5 Dates .................... - 28 

Contract labor expenses 3,10,48-53 3,16 Dewberries .............. - 29 

Corn, field ............... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16, Diesel fuel expenses .,. 14,48-53 3 

24,31 Dill for oil ................ - 31 

Corn for grain sales, Disease control in 

value .................... 2,48-53 2,16 crops and orchards .... 15,48-53 9 

Corn, sweet ............. 44,48-53 27 Donkeys, burros, and 

Corn, sweet, for seed ... - 31 mules ................... 41 23 

Corporation, family Ducks .................... - 14,22 held ..................... 16,48-53 10,16 Ducks, geese, and other 

Corporation, nonfamily poultry .................. 21 14,22 held .................... 16,48-53 10,16 

Corporation, type of E organization ............ 1,16,48-53 - Cotton ................... 1,42,44,47,48-53 1,15,16,25 Eggplant ............... ,. - 27 

Cotton sales, value ..... 2,47,48-53 2,16 Electricity expenses ..... 10,47,48-53 3 

Cotton pickers and Emmer and spelt ........ - 24 

strippers ................ 13,48-53 8 Endive ................... - 27 Cowpeas for dry peas .. - 25 Equipment and Cowpeas, green ......... - 27 machinery .............. 1,10,12,18,47,48-53 1,8,16 

Cows and heifers that Escarole ................. - 27 

had calved ............. 20,25,48-53 11,16 Ewes 1 year old or Cranberries .............. 44 29 older .................... 38 13 

Cropland diverted, set Expenses, farm 

aside ................... 7,10,48-53 5 production .............. 1,3,10,47,48-53 1,3,16 Cropland for cover crops, 

legumes, and soil- F 

improvement grasses .. 7,48-53 5 

Cropland harvested ..... 1,7,8,10,16,18,42, 1,3,5,6, Family held 

47,48-53 10,15,16 corporations ............ 48-53 10,16 

Cropland harvested, Family or individual, 

irrigated ................. 8-10 7 type of organization .,. 1,16,48-53 10,16 

Cropland idle ............ 7,48-53 5 Farm-related income .... 5,48-53 4 

Cropland in cultivated Farms by age and 

summer fallow ... , ..... 7,48-53 5 principal occupation 

Cropland on which all of operator ............. 16,48-53 10,16 

crops failed ............. 7,48-53 5 Farms by size of farm .. 8,47,48-53 6,16 

Cropland pastured ...... 7,48-53 5 Farms by standard 

Cropland total ........... 1,7,10,47,48-53 1,5,16 industrial classification 18,48-53 16 

Crops, farms reporting, Farms by tenure of 

acres, production ...... 42 15,16 operator ................ 16,48-53 10,16 

Cucumbers .............. 44 27 Farms by type of 

Currants ., ............... - 29 organization ............ 1,16,48-53 10,16 

Customwork, machine Farms by value of 

hire, and rental of agricultural products 

machinery and equip- sold ..................... 1,2,10,18,47,48-53 1,2,16 

ment, expenses ........ 3,10,48-53 3,16 Farms, number .......... 1,7,8,10,16,18,47, 1,5,10,16 

Customwork and other 48-53 

agricultural services, Fattened cattle sales ... 26,29,31,48-53 11,16 

farm-related income ... 5,48-53 16 Feed purchased ......... 1,3,4 7 ,48-53 3,16 

2 INDEX 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

F-Con. G-Con. 

Feeder pigs sales ....... 20,33,35-37,48-53 12 Grapes ................... 45,48-53 28 

Female operators ....... 16,17,48-53 10 Grass silage, haylage, 

Fertilizer applied ........ 15,48-53 9 and green chop hay ... 43,44 26 

Fertilizer expenses ...... 3,10,15,47,48-53 3,16 Grazing permits ......... - 36 

Fescue seed ............ 44 26 Grease, LP gas, fuel 

Field seed crops ........ 44,48-53 26 oil, kerosene, motor oil, 

Figs ...................... - 28 etc., expenses ......... 14,48-53 3 

Filberts ................... 45 28 Greenhouse crops ...... 42,46 30 

Fish sales ............... 41 21 Greenhouse vegetables 46 30 

Flaxseed ................. 42,44,48-53 24 Guar ..................... - 31 

Florist greens and Guavas .................. 45 28 

flowers, cut ............. 46 30 

Flower and vegetable H 

seeds ................... 46 30 

Flowering plants, Hatcheries ............... - 22 

potted .................. 46 30 Hay crops ............... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,26 

Flowers and florist Hay, silage, and field 

greens, cut ............. 46 30 seeds sales, value ..... 2,47,48-53 2,16 

Foliage plants ........... 46 30 Haylage, grass silage, and 

Forest products and green chop hay ........ 43,44 26 

Christmas trees sales, Hazelnuts ................ 45 28 

farm-related income ... 5,48-53 4 Heifers and heifer 

Foxtail millet seed ...... - 26 calves .................. 20,25,48-53 11,16 

Fruit crops ............... 45 15,16,28 Hens and pullets of 

Fruits, nuts, and berries laying age .............. 20,21,48-53 14,16 

sales, value ............ 2,47,48-53 2,16 Herbs .................... - 31 

Fuel oil, kerosene, motor Hired farm labor 

oil, grease, LP gas, etc., expenses .... , .......... 3,10,47,48-53 3,16 

expenses ............... 14,48-53 3 Hogs and pigs ........... 1,10,20,32,35,47, 1,12,16 

Full owners .............. 16,48-53 10,16 48-53 

G Hogs and pigs sales, 

value .................... 2,20,33,36,47,48-53 2,12,16 

Hogs, litters farrowed ... 34,37,48-53 12 

Garlic .................... - 27 Honey sales ............. 41 20 

Gas, natural, expenses. 14,48-53 3 Honey tangerines ....... - 28 

Gasoline and other Honeydew melons ...... - 27 

petroleum fuel and oil Hops ..................... 44 31 

expenses ............... 14,48-53 3,16 Horses and ponies ...... 20,41,48-53 13 

Gasoline expenses ..... 14,48-53 3 

Geese ................... - 22 I 

Geese, ducks, and 

other poultry ............. 41 14,22 Income from farm-related Ginger root .............. - 31 sources ................. 5,48-53 10 

Goat milk sales ......... 41 17 Income, see net cash 

Goats .................... 41,48-53 23 return ................... 4,48-53 4 

Goats, Angora ........... 41 23 Individual or family, type Goats, milk .............. 41 17 of organization ......... 1,16,48-53 10,16 

Goats, other ............. 41 23 Insects, chemical 

Government farm control .................. 15,48-53 9 

programs payments ... 5,10,47,48-53 4 Interest, debt not secured 

Grain hay ................ 43,44 26 by real estate ......... 3,48-53 3 

Grain sales, value ....... 2,47,48-53 2,16 Interest, debt secured 

Grains .................... 44,48-53 16 by real estate .......... 3,48-53 3 

Grapefruit ................ 45 28 Interest expenses ....... 1,3,10,47,48-53 3,16 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INDEX 3 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

I-Con. M 

Irish potatoes ............ 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Macadamia nuts ........ 45 28 

Irrigated farms and Machine hire, rental 

acres ................... 1,8-10 1,7 of machinery and equipment, and customwork 

J expenses ............... 3,10,48-53 3,16 

Machinery and 

Jojoba ................... - 31 equipment .............. 1,10,12,18,47,48-53 1,8,16 

Male operators .......... 16,17,48-53 10 

K Mangoes ................. - 28 

Kale ...................... 27 Melons ................... - 27 - Milk cows (dairy cows) . 1 ,10,20,25,30,47, 1,11,16 Kentucky bluegrass 48-53 seed .................... 44 26 Milk goats ............... 41 17 Kerosene, motor oil, 

grease, LP gas, fuel oil, Millet, proso ............. 44 24 

etc., expenses ......... 14,48-53 3 Millet seed, foxtaiL ...... - 26 

Kiwifruit .................. - 28 Mink and their pelts ..... 41 19 

Kumquats ................ - 28 Mint for oil ............... 44 31 

Mohair sales ............. 41 18 

L Motor oil, grease, LP 

Labor expenses ......... 1,3,10,47,48-53 3,16 gas, fuel oil, kerosene, 

etc., expenses ......... 14,48-53 3 

Land and buildings, Motortrucks, including value .................... 1,10,11,47,48-53 5,16 pickups ................. 13,48-53 8,16 

Land in farms ........... 1,7,8,10,16,18,47, 1,5,10,16 Mower conditioners ..... 13,48-53 8 

48-53 Mules, burros, and 

Land owned ............. 10,48-53 - donkeys ................ 41 23 

Land rented from others 48-53 - Mungbeans for beans .. - 31 

Land rented to others .. 48-53 - Mushrooms .............. 46 30 

Land set aside in federal Mustard cabbage ....... - 27 

farm programs ......... 7,10,48-53 1 Mustard greens ......... - 27 

Land use ................ 7,8,10,47,48-53 5 Mustard seed ............ - 24 

Lemons .................. 45 28 

Lentils .................... 44 25 N 

Lespedeza seed ........ - 26 

Lettuce and romaine .... 44 27 Natural gas expenses .. 14,48-53 3 

Lima beans, dry ......... - 25 Nectarines ............... - 28 

Lima beans, green ...... - 27 Nematode control in 

Lime applied ............. 15,48-53 9 crops ................... 15,48-53 9 

Limes .................... - 28 Net cash return from 

Litters farrowed ......... 34,37,48-53 12 agricultural sales ....... 4,48-53 4 

Livestock and livestock Nonfamily held 

products sold .......... 20 corporations ............ 16,48-53 10,16 - Number of farms ........ 1,7,8,10,16,18,47, 1,5,10,16 Livestock and poultry ... 20 1,16 48-53 Livestock and poultry Nursery and greenhouse purchased .............. 1,3,10,47,48-53 3,16 crops ................... 42,46 30 Livestock, poultry, and Nursery and greenhouse their products sales, 

value .................... 1,2,10,18,20,47 1,2,16 crops sales, value .... 2,42,46,47,48-53 2,16,30 

Loans, Commodity Credit Nursery crops-shrubs, 

Corporation ............. 6,10,48-53 4 trees, etc ............... 46 30 

Loganberries ............ - 29 0 

Lotus root ............... - 31 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, Oat sales, value ......... 2,48-53 2,16 

motor oil, grease, etc., Oats for grain ........... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 

expenses ............... 14,48-53 3 Occupation of operator. 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 

4 INDEX 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

O-Con. P-Con. 

Off-farm work by Pimientos ................ - 27 

operator ................ 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 Pineapples ............... 1,42,44,48-53 1,15,16,31 Okra ..................... - 27 Pistachios ............... - 28 

Olives .................... - 28 Plums .................... ,45 28 

Onions, dry and green .. 44 27 Pomegranates ........... - 28 

Operator characteristic!r Ponies and horses ...... 20,41,48-53 13 

residence, age, race, Popcorn .................. 44 24 occupation, off-farm 

work, sex, Spanish Potatoes, Irish ........... 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 

origin, years on Potatoes, sweet ......... 42,44,48-53 25 

present farm ........... 16,17,48-53 10,16 Poultry and poultry 

Oranges ................. 45 28 products sales, value .. 2,20,48-53 2,16 

Orchard grass seed ..... - 26 Poultry hatched ......... - 22 

Orchards ................. 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,28 Principal occupation 

Organization of farm .... 1,16,48-53 10,16 of operator ............. 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 

Other farm production Production expenses ... 1,3,10,47,48-53 1,3,16 

expenses ............... 5,48-53 3,16 Property taxes, 

Other field crops sales, expenses ............... 3,10,48-53 3,16 

value .................... 2,48-53 2,16 Proso millet. ............. 44 24 

Other grains sales, value 2,48-53 2,16 Prunes ................... 45 28 

Other livestock and live- Pullets ................... 22 14 

stock products sales, Pumpkins ................ - 27 

value .................... 2,47,48-53 2,16 

Other poultry ............ - 22 Q 

Owned land ............. 10,48-53 -

Quail ..................... - 22 

P 

R 

Papayas ................. 45 28 

Parsley ................... - 27 Rabbits and their pelts . 41 23 

Part owners ............. 16,48-53 10,16 Race of operator ........ 16,48-53 34 

Partnership, type of Radishes ................ - 27 

organization ............ 1,16,48-53 10,16 Rangeland ............... 7,48-53 5 

Passion fruit. ............ - 28 Rapeseed ............... - 31 

Pastureland and grazing Raspberries ............. 44 29 

land ..................... 7,48-53 5 Redtop seed ............ - 26 

Pastureland and other Rent paid in cash, land irrigated ........... 9 7 expenses ............... 3,10,48-53 3,16 

Payroll expenses ........ 1,3,10,47,48-53 3,16 Rent received, farmPeaches ................. 45,48-53 28 related income ......... 5,48-53 4 

Peanuts for nuts ........ 42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Repair and maintenance 

Pears .................... 45 28 expenses ............... 3,10,48-53 3,16 

Peas, Austrian winter ... - 26 Residence of operator .. 16,48-53 10,16 

Peas, Chinese or ming . - 27 Rhubarb ................. - 27 

Peas, dry edible ......... 44 25 Rice ...................... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 

Peas, green ............. 44,48-53 27 Romaine and lettuce ... 44 27 

Pecans ................... 45,48-53 28, Rye for grain ............ 42,44 24 

Peppers .................. - 27 Ryegrass seed .......... 44 26 

Persimmons ............. - 28 

Petroleum products S 

expenses ............... 3,10,14.48-53 3,16 

Pheasants ............... - 22 Safflower ., .............. - 24 

Pickup balers ............ 13,48-53 8 Sales of agricultural 

Pigeons or squab ....... - 22 products ................ 1,2,10,18,47,48-53 1,2,16 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INDEX 5 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

S-Con. T-Con. 

Salt hay .................. - 31 Tenure of operator ...... 16,48-53 10,16 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and Timothy seed ............ - 26 

trees purchased ....... 3,10,48-53 3 Tobacco ................. 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 

Set aside programs, Tobacco sales, value ... 2,47,48-53 2,16 

acreage ................. 7,10,48-53 5 Tomatoes ................ 44,48-53 27 

Sex of operator ......... 16,17,48-53 10 Tractors, wheel.. " ...... 13,48-53 8,16 

Shallots .................. - 27 Triticale .................. - 24 

Sheep and lambs ....... 10,20,38,39,48-53 1,13,16 Trout sales .............. - 21 

Sheep and lambs shorn 38,48-53 13 Trucks, including 

Sheep, lambs, and wool pickups ................. 13,48-53 8,16 

sales, value ............ 2,20,38,47,48-53 2,13,16 Turkeys .................. 20,21,24,48-53 14 

Size of farm, average ... 1,48-53 1,16 Turnip greens ........... - 27 

Small grain hay ......... 43,44 26 Turnips ................... - 27 

Snap beans, bush and Type of farm ............ 18,48-53 16 

pole ..................... 44,48-53 27 Type of organization .... 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 

Sod ...................... 46 30 

Sorghum ................. 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 V 

26,31 Value of agricultural Sorghum for grain sales, 

value .................... 2,48-53 2,16 products sold .......... 1,2,10,18,47,48-53 1,2,16 

Southern peas Value of land and 

(cowpeas), dry ......... - 25 buildings ................ 1,10,18,48-53 5,16 

Southern peas Value of machinery 

(cowpeas), green ...... - 27 and equipment ......... 1,10,12,18,47,48-53 1,8,16 

Soybeans ................ 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Vegetable and flower 

Soybeans sales, value .. 2,48-53 2,16 seeds ................... 46 30 

Spanish origin, Vegetables, greenhouse 46 30 

operators of ............ 16,17,48-53 35 Vegetables harvested for 

Spelt and em mer ....... - 24 sale ..................... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,27 

Spinach .................. - 27 Vegetables, sweet corn, 

and melons sales, value 2,47,48-53 2,16 Squash .................. - 27 Vetch seed .............. 26 Standard industrial -

classification of farms. 18,48-53 2,16 W Steers, steer calves, bulls, 

and bull calves ....... 20,25,48-53 11,16 Walnuts, English ........ 45,48-53 28 

Strawberries ............. 43,44 29 Watercress, .... , .... , .. , - 27 

Sudangrass seed ....... - 26 Watermelons ............ 44 27 

Sugar beets ............. 42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Weeds, chemical 

Sugarcane ............... 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 control .................. 15,48-53 9 

Sunflower seed ......... 1,42,44,48-53 1,15,16,24 Wheat for grain ......... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 

Sweet corn .............. 44,48-53 27 Wheat sales, value ..... 2,48-53 2,16 

Sweet corn for seed .... - 31 Wheatgrass seed ....... - 26 

Sweet potatoes ......... 42,44,48-53 25 Wheel tractors .......... 13,48-53 8,16 

Wild hay ................. 43,44 26 

T Wild rice ................. - 24 

Woodland ................ 1,7,48-53 5 

Tame dry hay ........... 43,44 16,26 Wool, pounds shorn .. , . 38,48-53 13 

Tangelos ................. - 28 Work off-farm by 

Tangerines .............. - 28 operator ................ 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 

Taro ...................... - 31 

Taxes, property, y 

expenses ............... 5,48-53 3 

Tenant operated farms. 16,48-53 10,16 Years on present farm .. 47,48-53 16 

6 INDEX 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
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Agricultural Atlas of the United States (AC87-S-1), formerly 

the Graphic Summary, presents a profile of the Nation's agriculture in a series of dot and multicolor pattern maps. The maps 

provide displays on size and type of farm, land use, farm tenure, 

market value of products sold, crops harvested, livestock inventories, and other characteristics of farms. 

Coverage Evaluation (AC87 -S-2) provides national and regional 

level estimates on the completeness of the census, in terms of 

both the number of farms missed and selected characteristics of 

those farms. 

Ranking of States and Counties (AC87 -S-3) presents the 

ranking of the top 20 States and the top 100 counties of 

importance of selected items from the 1987 census. Comparative 

data from the 1982 census are included in most tables. Tables 

also show cumulative totals for States and counties. 

History (AC87-S-4) is a concise description of the major 

census operations together with facsimiles of selected data 

tables. It explains the history of the agriculture census, farm 

definition, data collection and processing, and dissemination of 

census data. 

Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural 

Products Sold (AC87-S-5) shows detailed data for farms crosstabulated by combined market value of agricultural products sold 

and Government payments received, including detailed national 

data and selected data for each State. 

ZIP Code Tabulations of Selected Items From the 1987 

Census of Agriculture (AC87-S-6) provides tabulations by fivedigit ZIP Code for selected items from the 1987 census. Data 

items include number of farms, land in farms, farms by size, 

market value of agricultural products sold by size of sale, 

livestock inventory, cropland harvested, and selected crops. 

VOLUME 3. RELATED SURVEYS (AC87-RS-1 AND 2) 

The Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey (AC87-RS-1) provides statistical data collected from a sample of farm operations 

from the 1987 Census of Agriculture. The publication offers 

information on acres irrigated, land use, yields of specified crops, 

methods of water distribution, quantity of water used by its 

source, and other irrigation practices. 

Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey (AC87-

RS-2) provides data on indebtedness, expenditures, income and 

assets for both farm operators and landlords. This report also 

includes measures of credit used for purchases and expenditures, debt by type of lender, assets, off-farm income, and other 

land ownership data. 

VOLUME 4. CENSUS OF HORTICULTURAL 

SPECIALTIES (AC87-HOR-1) 

This report includes detailed information on the horticultural 

establishments with production and sales of $2,000 or more. It 

provides data on number of establishments, value of sales of 

horticultural products, type of horticultural products, and kinds of 

horticultural businesses, for the United States, States, and 

counties. 

ELECTRONIC MEDIA 

Flexible Diskette-The Advance Reports of the 1987 Census 

of Agriculture are available on flexible diskettes. The files can be 

used with any compatible microcomputer employing the PC-DOS 

2.0 or higher operating system. Diskettes can be obtained by 

calling (301) 763-4100. 

Computer Tapes-Public-use computer tapes contain the 

same summary statistics that are found in the published reports. 

Two files are available for each State: data for counties and the 

aggregated State-level data. Order forms may be obtained from 

the Data User Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of 

the Census, Washington, DC 20233 (or call (301) 763-4100). 

Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM)- Data for the 

conterminous United States and Puerto Rico are available on 

CD-ROM. The CD-ROM can be obtained from the Data User 

Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, 

Washington, DC 20233 (or call (301) 763-4100). 

Online Access- National and State level data from the 1987 

Census of Agriculture are available on CENDATA through two 

information vendors- CompuServe and DIALOG. In addition, the 

advance reports, highlights of the Subject Series, and Related 

Surveys reports, are available online from AGRIDATA. For information on these services call (301) 763-4100.