Census of 

Agriculture 

AC82-A-39 

Volume 1 

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

Part 39 

Rhode Island 

State and County Data 

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U.S. Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
The publications 

from the 1982 Economic and 

Agriculture Censuses are dedicated 

to the memory of Shirley Kallek, 

Associate Director for Economic Fields. 

During her career at the Bureau of the 

Census (1955 to 1983), she continually 

directed efforts to improve 

the timeliness and accuracy of 

economic statistics. 
Census of 

Agricljture 

AC82-A-39 

Volume 1 

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

Part 39 

Rhode Island 

State and County Data 

Issued March 1984 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary 

Clarence J. Brown, Deputy Secretary 

Sidney Jones, Under Secretary for 

Economic Affairs 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

John G. Keane, 

Director 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

John G. Keane, Director 

C. L. Kincannon, Deputy Director 

Charles A. Waite, Associate Director 

for Economic Fields 

Michael G. Farrell, Assistant Director for 

Economic and Agriculture Censuses 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

John H. Berry, Chief 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-Many persons participated in conducting the 

1982 Census of Agriculture. Primary direction was by Shirley Kallek, 

Associate Director for Economic Fields (to May 1983), Charles A. Waite, 

her successor, and Michael G. Farrell, Assistant Director for Economic 

and Agriculture Censuses. 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division under the general 

supervision of Orvin L. Wilhite, Chief (to January 1980); Arnold L. 

Bollenbacher, Chief !to June 1982); and John H. Berry, Chief (from 

July 19821. 

Many divisions contributed to this report. 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 proc· 

essing facilities; Field provided selected data collection activities; and 

Economic Surveys assisted in preparation of data collection and proc· 

essing 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, rad io 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. 

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data 

Main entry under title: 

1982 census of agriculture. 

"October 1983." 

Includes indexes. 

Supt. of Docs. no.: C3.31/4:982/v. 1/pt. 

1. Agriculture-United States-Statistics. 1. United 

States. Bureau of the Census. 

HD1769.A 14 1983 338.1'0973 83-600308 

For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. 

If you have any questions concerning the statistics in this report, call (301) 763-5230. 
CONTENTS 

Page 

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V 

State Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. V II 

Highlights ofthe State's Agriculture: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. V III 

TABLES 

CHAPTER 1. State Data 

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1982 and Earlier Census Years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978,and 1974.......................................... 2 

3. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1982 and 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

4. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1982 and 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982, 1978, and 1974. . . . . 3 

6. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish Origin, and 

Specified Racial Groups: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

7. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1982, 1978, and 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

8. Energy and Petroleum Products Expenses: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

9. Storage Capacity and Fuel Expenses by Kind of Fuel: 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

10. Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Labor Expenses: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

11. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982,1978, and 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

12. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans, Agricultural Services, and Direct Sales of Agricultural 

Products: 1982, 1978, and 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

13. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

14. Selected Machinery and Equipment on place: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

15. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

16. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1982 and 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10 

17. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982,1978, and 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11 

18. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11 

19. Broilers and Started Pullets-Sales: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 12 

20. Poultry-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 12 

21. Turkeys-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 12 

22. Cattle and Calves-Inventory: 1982 and 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13 

23. Cattle and Calves-Sales: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13 

24. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14 

25. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Cow Herd: 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14 

26. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Beef Cow Herd: 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14 

27. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Milk Cow Herd: 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15 

28. Cattle and Calves-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15 

29. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16 

30. Hogs and Pigs-Sales: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16 

31. Hogs and Pigs-Litters Farrowed: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16 

32. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 17 

33. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 17 

34. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Sales, and Litters by Total Litters Farrowed: 1982. . . . . . . . . . . .. 17 

35. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 18 

36. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 18 

37. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 18 

38. Other Livestock, Livestock Products, and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 

1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 19 

39. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 19 

40. Specified Crops Harvested-Yield Per Acre I rrigated and Nonirrigated: 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20 

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41. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20 

42. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Bearing and Nonbearing Acres: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . .. 22 

43. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale by Value of Sales: 

1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 22 

44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 24 

45. Summary by Type of Organization: 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 32 

46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982 ...................... 40 

47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 56 

48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982 .................. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 72 

49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 88 

50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 104 

CHAPTE R 2. County Data 

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Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1982 and 1978 ........................... . 

Irrigation: 1982 and 1978 .............................................. . 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 

1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ...................... . 

Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land: 1982 and 1978 ............... . 

Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982 and 1978 ........ . 

Selected Farm Production Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity: 1982 and 1978 .......... . 

Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1982 and 1978 ............. . 

Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1982 and 1978 ............................ . 

Hired Farm Labor-Workers and Payroll: 1982 and 1978 ......................... . 

Commodity Credit Corporation Loans, Agricultural Services, and Direct Sales of Agricultural 

Products: 1982 and 1978 ............................................. . 

Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 .......................... . 

Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1982 and 1978 ....................... . 

Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 .......................... . 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 ........... ~ ..................... . 

Selected Crops: 1982 and 1978 .......................................... . 

Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1982 and 1978 ........................... . 

Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 .............................. . 

Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 ............................. . 

Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 ........................ . 

Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 ................... . 

Fish Sales: 1982 and 1978 ............................................. . 

Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 ....................... . 

Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 ...... . 

Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1982 and 1978 ............... . 

Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 

1982 and 1978 .................................................... . 

Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1982 and 1978 ................... . 

Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1982 and 1978 ............... . 

Fruits and Nuts: 1982 and 1978 .......................................... . 

Berries Harvested for Sale: 1982 and 1978 ................................... . 

Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale: 1982 and 1978 .... . 

Other Crops: 1982 and 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . 

Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1982 and 1978 ........................ . 

Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1982 and 1978 ................ . 

Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1982 and 1978 ........................... . 

Operators of Spanish Origi n: 1982 and 1978 ................................. . 

Commodity Credit Corporation Loans by Commodity Group: 1982 .................. . 

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A. General Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. A·l 

B. Effect of the Area Sample on Census Comparability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8·1 

C. Report Form and Information Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. C-l 

Index .............................................................. Index 1 

Publication Program ............................................... Inside back cover 

*Not applicable. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
INTRODUCTION 

Page 

HiSTORy........................................... V 

USES OF THE CENSUS. . . • . . . . . . •. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED .•.................. V 

FARM DEFINITION.................................. V 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA ......................... , . V 

TABULAR PRESENTATION............................ V 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS ......... " ... , . . .. . . . . . . . . . . VI 

MICROFICHE AND COMPUTER TAPES .................. VI 

UNPUBLISHED DATA................................ VI 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES ..•...................... VI 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . VI 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI 

INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES DATA........ . VI 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SyMBOLS...................... VI 

HISTORY 

The census of agriculture provides a periodic statistical picture of the Nation's farming, ranching, and related activities. 

The 1982 Census of Agriculture is the 22d 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 to coincide 

with the 1982 Economic Censuses covering manufacturing, 

mining, construction, retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, and selected transportation activities. After 1982, the 

agriculture census will revert to a 5-year cycle and be taken 

covering years ending in 2 and 7. 

USES OF THE CENSUS 

The census of agriculture is the leading source of statistics 

about the Nation's agriculture and the only source of consistent, comparable data about agriculture 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 

affecting agriculture 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 farm 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 

the census be taken in 1979, in 1983, and in every fifth year 

after 1983 covering the prior year. The 1982 census includes 

each State, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the 

United States. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

FARM DEFINITION 

Since 1850, when minimum criteria defining a farm for 

census purposes were first established, the farm definition has 

been changed nine times. The current definition, first used for 

the 1974 final reports, is any place from which $1,000 or more 

of agricultural products were sold or normally would have been 

sold during the census year. The previous definition (used for 

the 1959, 1964, and 1969 censuses, and for the 1974 preliminary reports) was any place with less than 10 acres from 

which $250 or more of agricultural products were sold or 

normally would have been sold during the census year, or 

any place of 10 acres or more from which $50 or more of agricultural products were sold or normally would have been 

sold during the census year. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

All censuses since 1969 were conducted primarily by mail. 

To improve the coverage of the 1978 census, especially in 

counting the number of small farms, the mailout/mailback 

enumeration was supplemented by the direct enumeration 

of all households in approximately 6,400 sample segments in 

rural areas in all States, except Alaska and Hawaii. Due to 

budget reductions, the direct enumeration area sample was 

eliminated for 1982. 

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

Census of Agriculture publications included data for farms represented on the mail list plus estimates from the area sample 

for farms not on the mail list. The 1978 county data included 

only farms represented on the mail list as the sample was not 

large enough to provide reliable estimates for each county. 

To provide comparable data for 1982 and 1978, estimates 

from the 1978 area sample have been subtracted from the 1978 

data. Thus, the 1978 data in this report include only farms represented on the mail list. Appendix B includes a detailed discussion of the effect of the area sample on census comparability. 

In general, data for 1982, 1978, and 1974 are not fully comparable with data for 1969 and earl ier censuses due to changes 

in the farm definition. Data on acreages and inventories for 

1982 and 1978 are generally comparable. Dollar figures shown 

for expenses and agricultural product sales have not been 

adjusted for changes in price levels between census years. 

TABULAR PRESENTATION 

State data-In chapter 1, State tables 1 through 43 show detailed State level data usually accompanied by historical data 

for one or more past censuses. Tables 44 through 50 provide 

1982 State data cross-tabulated by various farm classifications. 

County data-Selected data items are presented by county in 

chapter 2. Tables 1 through 16 include general data for all 

counties. The counties are listed in alphabetical order in the 

INTRODUCTION V 
column headings. In tables 17 through 36, only counties reo 

porting the data item are included in the table stub. Counties 

not having the item, or with a limited number of farms reporting the item, are not listed separately. Data for these 

counties are combined and presented as "all other counties." 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS 

Preliminary reports have been published separately for each 

county with 10 farms or more in 1982, each State, and the 

United States. This series provided, at the earliest possible date, 

information on major data items together with comparable 

final data from the 1978 census. The data items were standard 

except in tables 4 and 5 where the selected crops varied by 

State according to their relative importance. 

For farms, land in farms, livestock inventories, and other 

major items at the county level, differences between the preliminary and final figures are generally less than 5 percent. At 

the State level, differences are significantly less. 

MICROFICHE AND COMPUTER TAPES 

The data in this report and final data for individual counties 

are available on microfiche. The final microfiche county tables 

have the same format as the county preliminary report. Also, 

computer tapes are available for the same summary statistics 

that are found in the preliminary and volume 1 reports. Microfiche reports are sold by the Superintendent of Documents, 

U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. 

Computer tapes are sold by the Customer Services Branch, Data 

User Services Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, 

D.C. 20233. 

UNPUBLISHED DATA 

Copies of computer printouts of the following unpublished 

county summary tables are available: 

Land in Farms With Cropland Harvested and Land in Farms 

and Cropland Harvested on Irrigated Farms, by Size of 

Farm: 1982 

Owned and Rented Land-Farms, Land in Farms, and 

Value of Land and Buildings: 1982 

Farms With Grazing Permits: 1982 

Other special unpublished tables and summaries on computer tape can be developed to individual user specifications. 

VI INTRODUCTION 

Inquiries about the availability and cost of unpublished 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 farms in a given 

size category or other classification is not considered a disclosure, so this' information may be given even though other 

information is withheld. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

Appendix A includes definitions and explanations of selected 

terms used in the tables. 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE 

Items in the tables which are followed by the reference 

"see text" are explained or defined in appendix A. 

INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES DATA 

Inventories of livestock, poultry, and machinery and equipment are 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: 

(D) 

(X) 

(Z) 

(NA) 

(lC) 

cwt. 

sq. ft. 

Represents zero. 

Withheld to avoid disclosing data for 

individual farms. 

Not applicable. 

Less than half of the unit shown. 

Not available. 

Independent city. 

Hundredweight. 

Square feet. 

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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 ________________________________ $1,00o __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Uvestock, poultry, and their products ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,00o __ 

Farms by standard industrial classification: Cash grains (011) ___________________________________________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) __________________________________________ _ 

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) _____________________ _ 

~~~~a~~c~g!s(1g~~f======================================================= General farms, primarily livestock (029) ________________________________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family ___________________________________________________________ _ Partnership _________________________________________________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________________________________________________ _ 

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

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________________________________________________ _ 

Part owners _________________________________________________________________ _ Tenants ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Selected farm production expenses': Feed for livestock and poultry ________________________________________ $1,00o __ Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________________ $1,00o __ Other agricultural chemicals' __________________________________________ $1,00o __ Energy and petroleum products _______________________________________ $1,000 __ Hired farm labor _____________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Uvestock and poultry inventory: CatlJe and calves _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Milk cows __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

numbe,-_ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

numbe,-_ Chickens 3 months old or older ________________________________________ farms __ 

numbe,-_ 

Crops harvested: Corn for silage or green chop __________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irish potatoes ________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Hay-alfaHa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land in orchards _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 'Data for 1978 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 

1982 

728 62466 86 

237 141 2760 

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273 

251 

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576 21 252 

64 2224 

30376 367 18 139 

390 12237 

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488 

173 

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346 

382 

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647 2375 

5559 

340 8997 

123 3872 73 3030 

126 388 239 

102 3077 21 2879 

340 9296 

120 1 908 

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All farms 

Percent 

1978 change from 1978 to 1982 

674 8.0 66233 -5.7 98 -12.2 

236436 .3 2335 18.2 

120 -5.8 206 32.5 252 -.4 82 

10 -40.0 3 

1 -100.0 

560 2.9 23704 -10.3 78 7.7 2801 -20.6 25757 17.9 392 -6.4 15211 19.2 374 4.3 10546 16.0 

1 112 -22.3 88 -4.5 41 56.1 91 -5.5 20 95.0 164 23.2 93 -19.4 28 32.1 29 55.2 7 14.3 

571 8.6 54 -3.7 44 15.9 5 

443 10.2 185 -6.5 46 45.7 

373 -7.2 301 26.9 

4941 8.2 1 094 2.8 580 11.5 1 672 42.1 4462 24.6 

294 15.6 9431 -4.6 135 -8.9 4677 -17.2 89 -18.0 6141 -50.7 105 20.0 256021 51.6 

101 1.0 3106 -.9 35 -40.0 

3535 -18.6 

318 6.9 10623 -12.5 135 -11.1 2208 -13.6 62 27.4 702 17.7 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Percent 

change from 

1982 1978 1978 to 1982 

271 288 -5.9 31 634 38304 -17.4 117 133 -12.0 

366 365 334 777 9.4 3176 2394 32.7 

38 30 26.7 

64 67 -4.5 114 122 -6.6 

49 60 -18.3 5 8 -37.5 1 1 

236 250 -5.6 

16005 18970 -15.6 58 57 1.8 2167 2760 -21.5 29209 24636 18.6 172 166 2.4 17509 14566 20.2 145 162 -10.5 11 699 10070 16.2 

1 

31 28 10.7 45 44 2.3 25 21 19.0 44 48 -8.3 

5 6 -16.7 20 24 -16.7 71 89 -20.2 22 18 22.2 6 7 -14.3 1 3 -66.7 

203 217 -6.5 32 35 -8.6 36 35 2.9 1 -100.0 

141 131 7.6 95 130 -26.9 35 27 29.6 

222 246 -9.8 49 42 16.7 

4881 4610 5.9 990 998 -.7 617 523 18.0 2078 1 468 41.6 5419 4308 25.8 

108 123 -12.2 6395 7425 -13.9 80 98 -18.4 3759 4577 -17.9 16 32 -50.0 1 777 5066 -64.9 33 30 10.0 384 365 250 303 53.6 

61 71 -14.1 2572 2801 -8.2 19 24 -20.8 (D) 3510 -18.1 

116 120 -3.3 5087 6717 -24.3 69 69 1 645 905 -13.6 28 27 3.7 610 589 3.6 

VIII RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1982 and Earlier Census Years 

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

All farms 1982 1978 1974 1969 1964 1959 1954 1950 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ numbar __ 728 674 597 700 1 100 1 395 2004 2598 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 62466 66233 61 068 68720 103801 137 930 154674 191 052 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 86 98 102 98 94 99 77 74 Approximate land area ____________________ acres __ 675 052 672000 671 296 671 296 677 120 677 120 677 120 677 120 

pro~rtion in farms __________________ percenL_ 9.3 9.9 9.1 10.2 15.4 20.4 22.8 28.2 

Value 0 land and buildings': Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 237 141 236436 153 390 72033 46030 37571 26475 17 062 Average per aCre ____________________ dollars __ 2760 2335 1 500 734 485 380 343 232 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $9,999 __________________________________ 12 6 17 51 121 (NA) (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ 12 19 50 81 228 (NA) (NA) (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ 56 56 84 169 338 (NA) (NA) (NA) $40,000 to $69,999 ____________________________ 97 121 106 157 227 (NA) (NA) (NA) $70,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ 86 83 73 91 79 (NA) (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $149,999 __________________________ 126 100 75 79 47 (NA) (NA) (NA) $150,000 to $199,999 __________________________ 71 67 47 19 32 (NA) (NA) (NA) $200,000 to $499,999 __________________________ 202 144 109 46 21 (NA) (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 __________________________ 44 58 } 36 7 7 { (NA) (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ____________________________ 23 20 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 655 624 543 604 941 1 131 1 632 2152 

acres __ 28 180 32418 29078 31840 45233 54584 67225 80288 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 576 560 512 543 825 997 1 312 1 809 

acres __ 21 252 23704 21 422 21 553 28897 33512 34980 39782 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________ 454 432 374 407 644 791 1 110 1 606 1 to 9 acres _____________________________ 210 177 169 150 322 345 506 780 10 to 19 acres ___________________________ 123 102 87 110 139 201 255 367 20 to 29 acres ___________________________ 52 71 60 83 72 108 153 216 30 to 49 acres ___________________________ 69 82 58 64 111 137 196 243 50 to 99 acres _____________________________ 72 68 82 79 118 140 151 151 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 32 43 37 40 42 50 38 47 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 16 13 17 17 19 13 12 5 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 2 4 2 - 2 3 1 - 1,000 acres or more _______________________ - - - - - - - - 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________ - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2,000 acres or more _____________________ - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________________________ farms __ 248 258 208 288 420 541 880 1 097 

acres __ 4632 5772 5325 8708 12 108 14911 21 571 25512 Other cropland ________________________ farms __ 133 138 89 109 239 297 569 724 

acres __ 2296 2942 2331 1 579 4228 6 161 10674 14994 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured __________ farms __ 52 48 (NA) (NA) 51 90 (NA) (NA) 

acres __ 534 958 (NA) (NA) 866 1 521 (NA) (NA) 

Cropland on which all crops failed _____ farms __ 19 21 (NA) (NA) 52 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

acres __ 107 (D) (NA) (NA) 451 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow __ farms __ 8 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

acres __ 53 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Cropland idle ________________________ farms __ 86 89 (NA) (NA) 172 (NA) 452 (NA) 

acres __ 1 602 1 733 (NA) (NA) 2 911 (NA) 8438 (NA) 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 396 343 266 357 570 776 1 033 1 304 

acres __ 23807 23879 22219 26093 43299 62034 63422 79356 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 139 106 (NA) (NA) 163 236 295 517 

acres __ 3639 3282 (NA) (NA) 5117 7908 11 060 14212 Woodland not pastured _________________ farms __ 337 297 (NA) (NA) 490 660 875 1 087 

acres __ 20168 20597 (NA) (NA) 38182 54126 52362 65144 

Other land ______________________________ farms __ 529 483 393 480 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

acres __ 10479 9936 9771 10 787 15269 21 312 24027 31 408 

Pastureland and ran~eland other than cropland and wood and pastured _______ farms __ 131 69 (NA) (NA) 234 331 396 484 

acres __ 2791 2674 (NA) (NA) 7471 10144 12 124 12526 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _______________________ farms __ 497 461 (NA) (NA) 930 (NA) 1 720 1917 acres __ 7688 7262 (NA) (NA) 7798 11 168 11 903 18882 

Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 84 78 73 60 66 34 43 52 

acres __ 2224 2801 2336 1 925 1 428 406 1 009 1 631 

'Data for 1982, 1978, and 1950 through 1964 are based on a sample of farms. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 1 
Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 

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

Farms with irrigation 1982 1978 1974 Farms with irrigation 1982 1978 1974 

Farms _______________________________ numbar __ 84 78 73 Irrigated land use: Proportion of farms _______________ percenL_ 11.5 11.6 12.2 Harvested cropland __________________ farms __ 84 77 (NA) Irrigated land ___________________________ acres __ 2224 2801 2336 acres __ I 828 2798 (NA) Average per farm ___________________ acres __ 26 36 32 Pastureland and other land ___________ farms __ 3 (NA) (NA) acres __ 396 3 (NA) Land in irriJated farms __________________ acres __ 9988 8210 10260 

Acres irrigated: 

Croplan ____________________________ acres __ 6908 6509 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres ______________________ farms __ 57 42 42 Harvested cropland _________________ acres __ 5942 5658 4875 

acres __ 147 117 (NA) Principal source of Irrigation water 

10 to 49 acres ____________________ farms __ 15 28 20 (see text): 

acres __ 312 668 (NA) Wells on farm _______________________ farms __ 30 (NA) (NA) 

50 to 99 acres ____________________ farms __ 4 2 4 irrigated acres __ 110 (NA) (NA) 

acres __ 265 (D) (NA) Wells as only source _______________ farms __ 28 (NA) (NA) 

100 to 199 acres __________________ farms __ 5 3 2 irrigated acres __ 91 (NA) (NA) 

acres __ 585 388 (NA) On-farm surface supply ______________ farms __ 41 (NA) (NA) 

irrigated acres __ 664 (NA) (NA) 

On-farm surface supply as only source __________________________ farms __ 40 (NA) (NA) 200 to 499 acres __________________ farms __ 3 1 5 irrigated acres __ 1 663 (NA) (NA) acres __ 915 (D) (NA) Off-farm water suppliers ______________ farms __ 13 (NA) (NA) 500 to 999 acres __________________ farms __ 2 irrigated acres __ 450 (NA) (NA) 8cres __ (D) (NA) Off-farm water suppliers as only 1,000 acres or more _______________ farms __ source __________________________ farms __ 13 (NA) (NA) acres __ (NA) irrigated acres __ 450 (NA) (NA) 

Table 3. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1982 and 1978 

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

Irrigated farms 

All farms All harvested cropland Nonirrigated farms 

Characteristics Any land irrigated irrigated 

1982 1978 1982 1978 1982 1978 1982 1978 

Farms _____________________________________________ numbar __ 728 674 84 78 36 30 644 596 Land in farms ________________________________________ acres __ 62466 66 233 9988 8210 1 399 1 716 52478 58023 Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 237141 236436 521 029 313349 276 259 138943 207 936 225635 Average per acre ________________________________ dollars __ 2760 2335 3867 3389 6226 3187 2570 2201 Irrigated land _________________________________________ acres __ 2224 2801 2224 2801 675 1 045 (X) (X) 

Land in farms according to use: Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 655 624 84 78 36 30 571 546 acres __ 28180 32418 6908 6509 737 1 215 21 272 25909 Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 576 560 84 77 36 30 492 483 acres __ 21 252 23704 5942 5658 504 1 045 15310 18046 Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ____________ farms __ 348 306 17 14 5 4 331 292 acres __ 7423 8446 446 134 65 28 6977 8312 Inventory of livestock: Cattle and calves __________________________________ farms __ 340 294 11 11 2 2 329 283 numbeL_ 8997 9431 354 152 (D) (D) 8643 9279 Milk cows _______________________________________ farms __ 123 135 3 5 - 1 120 130 numbaL_ 3872 4677 123 24 - (D) 3749 4653 Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ farms __ 73 89 - 8 - 3 73 81 numbaL_ 3030 6141 - 130 - 82 3030 6011 Sheep and lambs __________________________________ farms __ 70 49 2 - - - 68 49 numbeL_ 3195 2465 (D) - - - (D) 2465 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ __ __ _ ___ ___ ___ _ ____ __ _ ___ _ __ _ __ farms __ 727 674 68 83 27 35 659 591 $1,000 __ 18824 14643 5430 3091 1 416 518 13394 11 552 Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 25893 21 726 79859 37242 52437 14802 20324 19547 

Market value of ap,ricultural products sold _____________ $1,000 __ 30376 25757 12638 9816 2134 1 348 17738 15942 Average per arm ________________________________ dollars __ 41 726 38216 150 454 125845 59262 44933 27544 26748 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products ____ farms __ 367 392 82 76 36 30 285 316 $1,000 __ 18139 15211 12342 9766 2 134 1 341 5797 5445 Livestock, poultry, and their products ________________ farms __ 390 374 17 13 5 4 373 361 $1,000 __ 12237 10546 296 50 (Z) 7 11 941 10496 Poultry and poultry products ______________________ farms __ 77 54 6 2 2 1 71 52 $1,000 __ 4692 3229 1 (D) (D) (D) 4691 (D) 

Selected farm production expenses': Feed for livestock and poultry _______________________ farms __ 426 400 5 12 2 2 421 388 $1,000 __ 5347 4941 106 7 (D) (D) 5241 4933 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ______________________ farms __ 262 410 40 70 8 25 222 340 $1,000 __ 1 021 733 654 287 43 33 367 446 Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms __ 446 442 62 78 21 33 384 364 $1,000 __ 1 125 1 094 456 352 36 63 669 743 Other agricultural chemicals2 ________________________ farms __ 283 431 61 76 21 35 222 355 $1,000 __ 647 580 378 206 77 34 269 374 

Energy and petroleum products _____________________ farms __ 725 674 68 83 27 35 657 591 $1,000 __ 2375 1 672 937 551 240 73 1 438 1 120 Hired farm labor ___________________________________ farms __ 269 289 49 52 14 13 220 237 $1,000 __ 5559 4462 3864 3 126 642 173 1 694 1 336 Contract labor _____________________________________ farms __ 42 28 9 3 3 1 33 25 $1,000 __ 118 76 44 15 16 (D) 74 61 Interest expense ___________________________________ farms __ 210 (NA) 40 (NA) 10 (NA) 170 (NA) $1,000 __ 1 569 (NA) 600 (NA) 144 (NA) 969 (NA) 

, Data are based on a sample of farms; see text 

2Data for 1978 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 

2 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 4. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1982 and 1978 

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

Farms Land in farms (acres) Harvested cropland (acres) Irrigated land (acres) 

All farms 

1982 1978 1982 1978 1982 1978 1982 1978 

Farms ____________________________________ number __ 728 674 62466 66233 21 252 23704 2224 2801 with harvested c~land __ 576 560 56023 61 557 21 252 23704 2224 2800 with irrigat land __ 84 78 9988 8210 5942 5658 2224 2801 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________________ numbeL_ 113 120 503 497 191 210 48 26 

with harvested cr<;rland-- 71 77 311 311 191 210 48 26 with irrigate land __ 20 14 88 49 49 35 48 26 10 to 49 acres _________________________ number __ 273 206 7081 5482 2412 2089 83 243 with harvested cropland __ 201 163 5360 4403 2412 2089 83 242 with irrigated land __ 24 28 612 707 277 427 83 243 50 to 69 acres _________________________ number __ 70 77 4053 4512 1 224 1 598 58 102 with harvested cr<;rland-- 61 69 3548 4032 1 224 1 598 58 102 with irrigate land __ 6 8 377 488 123 250 58 102 

70 to 99 acres _________________________ number __ 64 49 5359 4025 1 882 1 520 119 58 with harvested cropland __ 52 46 4377 3789 1 882 1 520 119 58 with imgated land __ 9 3 793 222 443 131 119 58 100 to 139 acres ______________________ number __ 76 80 8711 9241 2754 3408 190 332 with harvested cropland __ 67 72 7675 8320 2754 3408 190 332 with irrigated land __ 4 10 508 1 147 129 523 190 332 140 to 179 acres ______________________ numbeL_ 41 46 6450 7275 2154 2570 226 161 with harvested cr<;rland-- 39 40 6170 6321 2154 2570 226 161 with irrigate land __ 6 5 999 815 642 670 226 161 

180 to 219 acres ______________________ numbeL_ 28 30 5462 5970 1 869 1 752 (0) (0) wfth harvested cropland __ 26 28 5062 5590 1 669 1 752 (0) (0) with irrigated land __ 3 2 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 220 to 259 acres ______________________ number __ 20 14 4661 3381 1 950 1 412 (0) - with harvested cropland __ 19 14 4626 3381 1 950 1 412 (0) - with irrigated land __ I - (0) - (0) - (0) - 260 to 499 acres ______________________ numbeL_ 34 38 11 983 13 199 4242 5296 244 292 with harvested cropland __ 31 37 10891 12759 4242 5296 244 292 with irrigated land __ 5 5 1 836 1 887 1 241 1 364 244 292 

500 to 999 acres ______________________ numbeL_ 6 10 3885 6364 1 793 2 778 982 (0) 

with harvested cr<;rland-- 6 10 3885 6364 1 793 2 778 962 (0) with irrigate land __ 5 2 2947 (0) 1 727 (0) 982 (0) 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________ number __ 3 3 4118 (0) 781 (0) (0) (0) 

with harvested cr<;rland-- 3 3 4118 (0) 781 (0) (0) (0) with irrigate land __ I 1 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 2,000 acres or more ___________________ numbeL_ - 1 - (0) - (0) - - with harvested cr<;rland-- - 1 - (0) - (0) - - with irrigate land __ - - - - - - - - 5,000 acres or more _________________ numbeL_ - - - - - - - - with harvested c~land __ - - - - - - - - with irrigat land __ - - - - - - - -

Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982, 1978, and 

1974 

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

Characteristics 

Tenure of operator: All operators _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Full owners ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Part owners ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Tenants _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Percent of tenancy ______________________________ percenL_ 

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 49 days ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 149 days _____________________________________ _ 150 to 199 days _____________________________________ _ 200 days or more ___________________________________ _ Not reported __________________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1962 

728 62466 576 21 252 

486 35149 370 

7088 

173 22637 152 11 523 

67 4660 54 2641 9.2 

561 

99 

68 

346 

382 

271 

413 

47 

11 

18 

38' 

299 

44 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All farms 

1978 

674 66233 560 23704 443 36810 343 7324 

165 25791 176 14010 46 3632 41 2370 

6.6 

535 

90 

49 

373 

301 

316 

334 

34 

9 

17 

34 

240 

22 

1974 

597 61 068 

512 21 422 

360 32163 293 7490 

152 22881 149 10646 85 6024 70 3286 

14.2 

406 

77 

112 

339 

224 

238 

245 

24 

18 

16 

24 

163 

60 

Farms operated by Black and other races' 

1962 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1978 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

2 

2 

1974 

RHODE ISLAND 3 
Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982, 1978, and 

1974-Con. 

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

Characteristics 

Operator characteristics-Con. 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 54 years ________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years ________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________________________ _ Average age ________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male __________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Female _ _ _ _ _____ ________ ___ ___ ____ ___ _ ___ ___ ___ farms __ 

acres __ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Corporation ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Family held: More than 10 stockholders ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

O1her than family held: More than 10 stockholders ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

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

All farms 

1982 1978 

37 (NA) 

62 (NA) 

112 (NA) 

380 (NA) 

18.2 (NA) 

137 (NA) 

7 8 78 67 144 116 166 185 185 175 148 123 52.4 52.3 

666 630 57740 62917 62 44 4726 3316 

4 2 410 (0) 

620 571 45850 47462 52 54 5863 5987 51 44 8393 8762 

45 42 7844 (0) 

2 

(0) 

4 2 (0) (0) 

5 5 2360 4022 

21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorship) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

12 

61 

81 

130 

145 

134 

53.3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms operated by Black and other races' 

1982 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1978 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1974 

(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) 

Table 6. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish Origin, 

and Specified Racial Groups: 1982 and 1978 

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

Characteristics 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ____________________________________________ number, 1982 __ 

1978 __ Land in farms _______________________________________ acres, 1982 __ 

1978 __ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 FARMS BY SIZE 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres __________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 139 acres _________________________________________________ _ 

140 to 219 acres ________________________________________________ _ 

220 to 499 acres ________________________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ______________________________________________ _ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ Part owners ________________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ Tenants ____________________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

4 RHODE ISLAND 

1978 __ acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Female Spanish origin 

62 

44 4726 

3 316 

35 

35 1 189 

734 

11 

26 

11 

8 

6 

46 

(NA) 

3760 

(NA) 

8 (NA) 

856 

(NA) 

8 (NA) 

110 

(NA) 

4 

2 410 

(0) 

4 

1 318 

(0) 

1 

2 

4 

1 410 

(0) 

(0) 

Total 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

Black and other races 

Black 

American 

Indian Asian O1her (see text) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 6. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish Origin, 

and Specified Racial Groups: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

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

Characteristics 

1982 FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or famUy ______________________________________________ _ 

Partnership ____________________________________ ---______ --------- Family held corporation __________________________________________ _ 

Other than family held corporation ________________________________ _ 

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

1982 MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 

PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products _________ farms __ $1,000 __ Livestock, poultry, 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 or more ____________________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms ___________________________________ -----------

1982 FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL 

CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________________________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ ---_________ ------ Tobacco (0132) _______________________________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, peanuts, and other field crops (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)------- _________________________________________ _ 

General ~~:::,~ :~~crJl~:s(~8~k========================================== farms, primarily livestock (029) ____________________________ _ 

1982 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 54 years ________________________________________________ _ 55 to 64 years ________________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________________________________ _ Average age ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________________ _ Female ______________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________________________ _ 

1982 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 

LOANS AND DIRECT SALES 

Amount received from Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of agricuHural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption (see text) _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Female Spanish origin 

56 

3 

2 

1 

62 1 090 

26 

636 

28 

454 

31 

15 

6 

10 

8 

8 

4 

6 

7 

2 

10 

6 

4 

2 

17 

2 

51 

7 

4 

34 

28 

28 

30 

3 

10 

17 

4 

7 

6 

14 

27 

14.6 8 

15 

15 

6 

13 

13 

49.8 

(X) 

62 

13 

101 

4 

4 119 3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

4 

2 

2 

3 

1 

2 

1 28.0 1 

3 

1 60.0 

3 

1 

4 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

(0) 

(0) 

Black and other races 

Black 

American 

Indian Asian Other (see text) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(0) 

(0) 

--

RHODE ISLAND 5 
Table 7. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1982, 1978, and 1974 

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

1982' 1982' 

Item Item 

~nses EXfenses 

Farms ( 1,000) 1978' 1974 Farms ( 1,000) 1978' 1974 

Livestock and poultry Other agricultural chemicals' ____ farms __ 283 (X) 431 283 purchased ___________________ farms __ 262 (X) 240 183 $1,000 __ (X) 647 580 501 

$1,000 __ (X) 1 271 1 198 928 Farms with expenses ofFarms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _________________________ 44 2 98 88 $1 to $499 ________________________ 108 26 76 56 $100 to $499 _____________________ 126 33 170 86 $500 to $999 _____________________ 29 20 33 29 $500 to $999 _____________________ 40 25 56 39 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________ 80 171 60 53 $1,000 to $1,999 __________________ 20 29 48 } 46 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 16 95 41 22 $2,000 to $4,999 __________________ 22 65 30 $10,000 to $14,999 ________________ 8 100 14 } 13 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 12 80 17 } $15,000 to $19,999 ________________ 11 178 5 $10,000 to $19,999 ________________ 10 136 7 24 $20,000 to $29,999 ________________ 4 91 5 } $20,000 or more __________________ 9 278 5 $30,000 to $39,999 ________________ 1 (D) 2 $40,000 to $49,999 ________________ 1 (D) 2 10 Hired farm labor _______________ larms __ 269 (X) 289 269 $50,000 to $79,999 ________________ 1 (D) 1 $1,000 __ (X) 5559 4462 3729 $80,000 or more __________________ 3 456 1 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _________________________ 5 (Z) 3 17 $100 to $499 _____________________ 30 8 22 44 Feed for livestock and poultry __ farms __ 426 (X) 400 332 $500 to $999 _____________________ 42 28 51 17 $1,000 __ (X) 5347 4941 5068 $1,000 to $2,499 __________________ 55 86 52 44 

Farms with expenses of- $2,500 to $4,999 __________________ 49 164 51 40 $1 to $499 ________________________ 71 16 83 76 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 19 128 55 42 $500 to $999 _____________________ 61 41 59 34 $10,000 to $19,999 ________________ 19 270 25 31 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________ 177 385 107 74 $20,000 to $29,999 ________________ 21 502 12 } $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 28 179 41 22 $30,000 to $49,999 ________________ 10 359 4 34 $10,000 to $14,999 ________________ 11 127 10 } 58 $50,000 or more __________________ 19 4014 14 $15,000 to $19,999 ________________ 14 247 34 $20,000 to $29,999 ________________ 23 572 30 } Contract labor _________________ farms __ 42 (X) 28 24 $30,000 to $39,999 ________________ 13 457 7 68 $1,000 __ (X) 118 76 80 $40,000 to $79,999 ________________ 19 1 023 19 Farms with expenses of- $80,000 or more __________________ 9 2301 10 $1 to $499 ________________________ 13 3 10 5 $500 to $999 _____________________ 3 2 4 3 

Commercially mixed formula 

$1,000 to $4,999 __________________ 20 43 9 12 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 3 22 3 3 feeds ______________________ farms __ 238 (X) 307 289 $10,000 to $19,999 ________________ 2 (D) 1 $1,000 __ (X) 4227 3886 4642 } Farms by tons purchased: 

$20,000 or more __________________ 1 (D) 1 

1 to 49 tons ____________________ 162 (X) 203 152 50 Customwork, machine hire, and to 99 tons ___________________ 23 (X) 36 51 100 rental of machinery and to 199 tons _________________ 31 (X) 39 48 200 to 499 tons _________________ 15 (X) 19 29 equipment ___________________ farms __ 114 (X) 104 115 

500 to 799 tons _________________ (X) 5 } $1,000 __ (X) 164 108 66 

800 to 999 tons _________________ 1 (X) - 9 Farms with expenses of1,000 tons or more ______________ 6 (X) 5 $1 to $499 ________________________ 57 8 55 79 $500 to $999 _____________________ 29 23 19 26 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________ 22 47 26 9 

Farms with expenses of- $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 4 (D) 3 $1 to $499 ______________________ 39 10 62 62 $10,000 to $19,999-_______________ - 1 } $500 to $999-___________________ 24 16 58 29 $20,000 or more __________________ 2 (D) - $1,000 to $4,999 ________________ 83 176 53 58 $5,000 Energy and petroleum products _ farms __ (X) to $9,999 ________________ 23 169 51 23 725 674 (NA) 

$10,000 to $14,999 ______________ 12 139 19 } $1,000 __ (X) 2375 1 672 (NA) 

$15,000 to $19,999 ______________ 5 86 21 56 Farms with expenses 01-

$20,000 to $29,999 ______________ 22 530 15 } 

$1 to $499 ________________________ 305 86 250 (NA) 

$30,000 to $39,999 ______________ 11 384 11 $500 to $999 _____________________ 126 88 125 (NA) 

$40,000 to $49,999 ______________ 6 263 4 61 $1,000 to $1,999 __________________ 95 138 120 (NA) 

$50,000 or more ________________ 13 2453 13 $2,000 to $4,999 __________________ 94 289 112 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 64 471 37 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 ________________ 20 279 20 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and $20,000 to $39,999 ________________ 14 417 8 (NA) 

trees ________________________ farms __ 262 (X) 410 347 $40,000 or more __________________ 7 607 2 (NA) 

$1,000 __ (X) 1 021 733 909 

Farms with expenses of- Petroleum products __________ farms __ 725 (X) 673 584 $1 to $499 ________________________ 142 26 239 214 $1,000 __ (X) 819 1 328 833 $500 to $999 _____________________ 45 32 69 41 Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 to $4,999 __________________ 51 103 70 47 $1 to $499 ______________________ 389 97 322 288 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 7 50 10 14 $500 to $999 ___________________ 117 80 108 96 $10,000 to $19,999 ________________ 5 74 11 } 31 $1,000 to $1,999 ________________ 67 102 110 } 162 $20,000 or more __________________ 12 736 11 $2,000 to $4,999 ________________ 81 260 83 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ 40 271 26 23 $10,000 to $19,999 ______________ 11 146 16 } Commercial fertilizer ___________ farms __ 446 (X) 442 404 $20,000 to $39,999 ______________ 15 415 6 15 

$1,000 __ (X) 125 1094 1 217 $40,000 or more ________________ 5 448 2 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ________________________ 230 52 189 190 Interest expense ______________ farms __ 210 (X) (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 _____________________ 69 50 74 49 $1,000 __ (X) 569 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 __________________ 96 205 136 123 Farms with expenses of- $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 29 192 26 20 $1 to $499 ________________________ 13 3 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 ________________ 12 170 8 10 $500 to $999 _____________________ 39 28 (NA) (NA) $20,000 to $29,999 ________________ 2 (D) 3 } $1,000 to $4,999 __________________ 91 230 (NA) (NA) $30,000 to $39,999 ________________ 2 (D) - 12 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 29 180 (NA) (NA) $40,000 or more __________________ 6 340 6 $10,000 or more __________________ 38 128 (NA) (NA) 

1 Data for 1982 and 1978 are based on a sample of farms. 

'Data for 1978 and 1974 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 

6 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 8. Energy and Petroleum Products Expenses: 1982 and 1978 

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

Kind of energy 

Gasoline and gasohoL ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wtth 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 $19,999 __________________ _ $20,000 or more ____________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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 or more ____________________ _ 

LP gas, butane, and propane ______ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ___________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 _______________________ _ $500 to $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 ____________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________ _ $5,000 or more ______________________ _ 

Fuel oil and kerosene' ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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 or more ______________________ _ 

1982 

Farms 

665 

(X) 

409 

76 

79 

76 

12 

11 

2 

280 

(X) 

170 

42 

28 

24 

5 

11 

87 

(X) 

21 

31 

22 

6 

5 

2 

104 

(X) 

13 

23 

15 

20 

13 

20 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(X) 

782 

83 

53 

107 

236 

81 

(D) 

(D) 

(X) 

501 

33 

28 

36 

74 

34 

295 

(X) 

65 

1 

8 

14 

9 

(D) 

(D) 

(X) 

354 

(Z) 

6 

10 

25 

40 

273 

1978 

Farms 

656 

(X) 

378 

104 

95 

59 

13 

5 

2 

170 

(X) 

101 

26 

22 

14 

5 

2 

74 

(X) 

23 

29 

11 

8 

2 

1 

152 

(X) 

8 

66 

36 

19 

8 

15 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

Kind of energy 

(X) Natural gas ______________________ farms __ 

675 $1,000 __ 

Farms wtth expenses of- 71 $1 to $99 ___________________________ _ 

72 $100 to $499 _______________________ _ 131 $500 to $999 _______________________ _ 

174 $1,000 to $1,999 ____________________ _ 83 $2,000 to $4,999 ____________________ _ (D) $5,000 or more ______________________ _ 

(D) 

(X) Motor oil and grease' _____________ farms __ 

251 $1,000 __ 

18 

17 

28 

42 

(D) 

(D) 

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 or more ______________________ _ 

(X) Electricity ________________________ farms __ 

34 $1,000 __ 

(Z) 

7 

6 

11 

(D) 

(D) 

Farms wtth expenses 01- $1 to $99 ___________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 _______________________ _ $500 to $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ____________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ____________________ _ $5,000 or more ______________________ _ 

(X) Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ______ farms __ 251 $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- (Z) $1 to $99 ___________________________ _ 

13 $100 to $499 _______________________ _ 24 $500 to $999 _______________________ _ 

27 $1,000 to $1,999 ____________________ _ 22 $2,000 to $4,999 ____________________ _ 165 $5,000 or more ______________________ _ 

'1982 data include kerosene with fuel oil; 1978 data include kerosene wtth motor oil and grease. 

Table 9. Storage Capacity and Fuel Expenses by Kind of Fuel: 1982 

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

1982 

Farms 

12 

(X) 

2 

8 

725 

(X) 

472 

217 

22 

10 

2 

2 

509 

(X) 

106 

176 

89 

62 

60 

16 

79 

(X) 

6 

46 

26 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(X) 

7 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(X) 

109 

16 

43 

15 

14 

(D) 

(D) 

(X) 

526 

4 

40 

60 

82 

176 

164 

(X) 

30 

(Z) 

12 

(D) 

(D) 

1978 

Farms 

5 

(X) 

2 

2 

673 

(X) 

386 

246 

25 

9 

7 

401 

(X) 

61 

149 

91 

63 

34 

3 

44 

(X) 

9 

29 

6 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(X) 

11 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(X) 

106 

13 

45 

16 

12 

21 

(X) 

334 

3 

34 

63 

90 

101 

42 

(X) 

10 

(Z) 

6 

4 

Gasoline and gasohol expenses Diesel fuel expenses LP gas, butane, and propane Fuel oil and kerosene expenses expenses 

Fuel expenses reported 

Farms with Farms with Farms with Farms with 

All farms $5,000 or more All farms $5,000 or more All farms $5,000 or more All farms $5,000 or more 

Expenses reported _________________________ farms __ 665 25 280 16 87 2 104 20 $1,000 __ 782 304 501 330 65 (D) 354 273 Storage capacity reported _________________ farms __ 208 23 155 15 29 2 64 19 1,000 gallons __ 148 59 81 41 15 (D) 105 77 $1,000, expenses __ 519 (D) 447 (D) 45 (D) 323 (D) 

Farms with storage capacity oIl to 499 ns ______________________________ 94 1 118 2 15 - 19 1 

500 to s ____________________________ 78 6 21 1 8 - 14 - 1,000 t 9 gallons ________________________ 24 5 5 1 4 - 19 6 2,000 gallons or more _________________________ 12 11 11 11 2 2 12 12 

Storage capactty reported as "No" _________ farms __ 286 - 63 - 28 - 20 - $1,000, expenses __ 152 - 23 - 7 - 5 - Storage capacity not reported ______________ farms __ 171 2 63 1 30 - 20 1 $1,000, expenses __ 111 (D) 32 (D) 13 - 27 (D) 

Table 10. Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Labor Expenses: 1982 and 1978 

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

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

Labor expenses reported 

1982 1978 1982 1978 

Hired farm labor ____________________________________ farms __ 269 289 166 213 workers __ 1 577 1 957 1 321 1 586 

Workers by days worked: $1,000, payrolL_ 5559 4462 5419 4308 

150 days or more _______________________________ farms __ 146 156 122 138 workers __ 643 637 607 602 Less than 150 days _____________________________ farms __ 216 240 130 173 workers __ 934 1 320 714 984 Contract labor ______________________________________ farms __ 42 28 27 12 $1,000, expenses __ 118 76 102 60 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 7 
Table 11. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982, 1978, and 1974 

[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 $2,500 (see text) _________ farms __ $1,000 __ $2,500 to $4,999 __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 to $7,499 __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $7,500 to $9,999 __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $10,000 to $14,999 ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$15,000 to $19,999 ________________ farms __ 

5>1,000 __ $20,000 to $29,999 ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $20,000 to $24,999 ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $25,000 to $29,999 ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $30,000 to $39,999 ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$40,000 to $59,999 ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $40,000 to $49,999 ______________ farms __ $1,000 __ $50,000 to $59,999 ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $60,000 to $79,999 ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $80,000 to $99,999 ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$1,000 __ $100,000 to $199,999 ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $200,000 to $249,999 ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $250,000 to $499,9992 _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $500,000 or more __________________ farms __ 

1,000 __ Abnormal farms ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

'Data for 1974 include sales of forest products. 

2Data for 1974 are $200,000 to $499,999. 

1982 

728 30376 

41 726 

271 

215 

95 

340 

67 

405 

24 

208 

42 

488 

31 

549 

34 

836 

19 

430 

15 

406 

23 

770 

30 1 484 

14 

605 

16 

880 

23 1 606 

19 1 664 

47 6907 37 4745 10 2 162 a 2960 14 11 944 

-

-

1978 

674 25757 

38216 

206 

254 

112 

387 

36 

206 

29 

252 

31 

362 

36 

611 

51 1 251 

29 

663 

22 

588 

35 1 210 

38 1 901 

17 

750 

21 1 151 

29 1 996 

16 1 403 

35 5041 31 4183 4 858 8 2691 9 8171 3 

23 

1974 Item 1982 

597 Total sales' (see text)-Con. 

22219 Sales by commodity or commodity 

37218 group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products ______________ farms __ 367 $1,000 __ 18139 184 

191 Grains __________________________ farms __ 11 72 $1,000 __ 53 254 Com for grain _________________ farms __ 5 31 $1,000 __ 13 188 Wheat ________________________ farms __ - 21 $1,000 __ - 181 Soybeans _____________________ farms __ - 33 $1,000 __ - 412 Sorghum for grain ______________ farms __ - $1,000 __ -

29 

Oats __________________________ farms __ 1 $1,000 __ (D) 509 O1her grains ___________________ farms __ 7 49 $1,000 __ (D) 1 186 

(NA) Cotton and cottonseed ___________ farms __ - (NA) $1,000 __ - (NA) Tobacco ________________________ farms __ - (NA) $1,000 __ - 44 Hay, silage, and field seeds _______ farms __ 133 1 511 $1,000 __ 557 Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ________________________ farms __ 120 47 $1,000 __ 1 657 2341 Fruits, nuts, and berries __________ farms __ 65 (NA) $1,000 __ 1 701 (NA) Nursery and greenhouse products _ farms __ 109 (NA) $1,000 __ 10695 (NA) O1her crops _____________________ farms __ 22 25 $1,000 __ 3476 1 716 

13 Livestock, poultry, and their 

1 139 products _________________________ farms __ 390 $1,000 __ 12237 Poultry and poultry products ______ farms __ 77 (NA) $1,000 __ 4692 (NA) Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 84 

24 $1,000 __ 5798 3373 Cattle and calves ________________ farms __ 260 (NA) $1,000 __ 1 006 (NA) Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 65 15 $1,000 __ 86 4191 Sheep, lambs, and wool __________ farms __ 45 7 $1,000 __ 286 4965 O1her livestock and livestock 

3 products (see text) ______________ farms __ 53 63 $1,000 __ 369 

1978 

392 15211 

8 

19 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

-

-

-

- 151 

563 

134 1 349 

69 1 082 

121 9308 37 2891 

374 10546 54 3229 

104 5391 

247 1 127 

41 

46 

54 

457 

66 

297 

Table 12. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans, Agricultural Services, and Direct Sales of 

Agricultural Products: 1982, 1978, and 1974 

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

1982 1978 1974 

Item Value Value 

1974 

363 12 121 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

126 6997 

(NA) 

(NA) 

310 10074 64 3300 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Value 

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

Amount received from Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________ _ Average per farm' _________________________________________ _ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $499 ________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 _____________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ________________________________________ _ $20,000 or more __________________________________________ _ 

(X) 

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

(X) (NA) (X) (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) 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services _____________________________________________________ _ 36 78 46 209 48 181 Average per farm' _________________________________________ _ (X) 2 154 (X) 4544 (X) 3771 Farms with income of- $1 to $249 _________________________________ . ______________ _ 7 1 12 1 (NA) (NA) $250 to $499 _____________________________________________ _ 6 2 4 2 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 _____________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ________________________________________ _ 

6 5 (NA) (NA) 

13 29 (NA) (NA) 

7 38 (NA) (NA) 

3 (D) (NA) (NA) 

9 6 10 19 2 (D) 

1 (D) $20,000 to $29,999 ________________________________________ _ $30,000 or more __________________________________________ _ (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 

Value of af/ricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption (see text) ________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm' _________________________________________ _ 

Farms with sales of163 1 443 (NA) (NA) 

(X) 8854 (X) (NA) 190 2407 (X) 12669 

$1 to $249 ________________________________________________ _ $250 to $499 _____________________________________________ _ 16 2 (NA) (NA) 

12 4 (NA) (NA) 12 2 22 7 $500 to $999 _____________________________________________ _ 27 18 13 8 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________ _ 65 136 (NA) (NA) 

19 137 (NA) (NA) 63 157 20 137 $10,000 to $19,999 __ . ______________________________________ _ 24 351 19 272 (NA) .(NA) $20,000 to $29,999 ________________________________________ _ 8 177 8 177 (NA) (NA) $30,000 or more __________________________________________ _ 14 1 557 11 706 (NA) (NA) 

, Data are in whole dollars. 

8 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 13. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1982 and 1978 

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

1982 1978 

Value of machinery and equipment Value Value 

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

727 18 824 674 14643 (X) 25 893 (X) 21 726 

3 1 7 5 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___________ _ Average per farm' _________________________________________ _ 

By value group: $1 to $999 ________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 __________________________________________ _ 68 220 119 380 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________ _ 262 802 182 1 169 $10,000 to $19,999 ________________________________________ _ 148 1 890 155 1 986 $20,000 to $29,999 ________________________________________ _ 92 2 155 85 1 896 $30,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________ _ 82 2 971 55 2069 $50,000 to $69,999 ________________________________________ _ 26 1 440 44 2291 $70,000 to $99,999 ________________________________________ _ 13 959 10 790 $100,000 to $199,999 ______________________________________ _ 17 2074 10 230 12 2 961 5 (D) 4 2350 2 (D) 

$200,000 to $499,999 ______________________________________ _ $500,000 or more _________________________________________ _ 

'Data are in whole dollars. 

Table 14. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1982 and 1978 

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

1982 1978 

Selected machinery and equipment Total Manufactured 1978 to 1982 Manufactured prior to 1978 Number manufactured Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 1974 to 1978 

Automobiles __________________________________________________ _ 428 595 197 237 272 358 401 567 233 236 (D) 

51 (D) 

276 268 

2 or 3 ------------------------------------------------------ 4 or more __________________________________________________ _ Motortrucks, including pickups __________________________________ _ 

100 210 16 73 605 1 294 20 46 61 126 110 4 18 6 27 11 222 306 487 988 558 

2 or 3 ------------------------------------------------------ 204 477 23 55 171 410 229 514 82 4 or more __________________________________________________ _ 

Wheel 72 488 6 58 47 309 77 510 24 tractors ________________________________________________ _ 600 1 364 158 219 533 1 145 575 1 462 156 718 (D) 

572 (D) 2 4 or or 3 more ------------------------------------------------------ __________________________________________________ _ 250 597 93 510 34 70 236 558 292 3 28 67 357 111 

13 

17 (D) 

124 38 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ____________________ _ Corn heads for combines ______________________________________ _ 

Cottonpickers and strippers' ___________________________________ _ Mower conditioners ___________________________________________ _ 

5 6 13 13 

131 146 

1 (D) 4 (D) 12 2 (D) 11 (D) 15 

35 37 97 109 119 181 32 113 27 

Pickup balers _________________________________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheeL ___________________ _ 190 205 85 93 37 37 154 168 173 8 10 78 83 96 

, Data for 1978 exclude cotton strippers. 

Table 15. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1982 

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

Value of selected capital 

assets', average per farm 

(dollars) 

Market value of sales 

($1,000) 

SIC code 

Harvested 

Crops, including 

nursery and Livestock, 

Land in farms cropland Land and Machinery and 

Farms (acres) (acres) buildings equipment 

greenhouse poultry, and 

Total products their products 

Total ________________________________________ _ 728 62466 21 252 237 141 25893 30376 18139 12237 

Crops (01) ___________________________________________ _ 361 30905 13507 291 411 30806 18 149 18012 137 

Cash grains (011) _______________________ .. __________ _ Wheat (0111) ____________________________________ _ (D) (D) (D) (D) (0) (D) (0) 

Rice (0112) ______________________________________ _ Corn (0115) ______________________________________ _ Soybeans (0116) _________________________________ _ (D) (D) (D) (D) (0) (D) (0) 

Cash grains, n.e.c. (0119) _________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _________________ _ 87 12844 6559 323 106 34346 4 514 4456 57 Cotton (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

16 4105 3229 714143 139057 71 8739 3330 254675 15790 4041 4037 3 473 419 54 

Tobacco (0132) __________________________________ _ Sugar crops (0133) _______________________________ _ Irish potatoes (0134) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0139) ________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ________________________ _ 84 4101 1 818 (D) 19937 1617 1 602 14 

Fruils and tree nuts (017) ___________________________ _ 64 6156 1 099 252646 28100 628 1 624 5 Berry crops (0171) ________________________________ _ 16 1 284 273 260250 25719 526 523 3 Grapes (0172) ___________________________________ _ 1 Tree nuts (0173) _________________________________ _ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Citrus fruits (0174) ________________________________ _ 

Deciduous tree fruits (0175) _______________________ _ 30 4271 682 300769 34326 1 024 1 024 1 Fruils and tree nuts, n.e.c. (0179) __________________ _ 17 (D) (D) (D) (0) (D) (D) 1 

Horticultural specialties (018) ________________________ _ 86 5323 3226 387329 46610 10 125 10122 3 83 5308 3223 392093 46964 3 15 3 30000 20000 10 112 10109 3 14 14 

Ornamental floriculture and nursery products (0181) __ _ Food crops grown under cover (0182) ______________ _ Horticultural specialties, n.e.c. (0189) _______________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ___________________ _ 39 (D) (D) 231 971 (0) (D) (D) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

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Table 15. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1982-Con. 

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

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

SIC code Crops, including Harvested nursery and Uvestock, Land in farms cropland Land and Machinery and greenhouse poultry, and 

Farms (acres) (acres) buildings equipment Total products their products 

Livestock (02) _________________________________________ 367 31 561 7745 188917 21 528 12227 127 12100 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 202 15903 2665 149872 13028 specialties (021) ____________________________________ 1 001 85 916 Beef cattle feedlots (0211) _________________________ 33 1 826 484 128635 15652 133 3 130 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) __________________ 103 10215 1 617 209255 14730 491 45 446 Hogs (0213) ______________________________________ 24 1 120 242 80359 9287 218 12 206 Sheep and goats (0214) ____________________________ 33 1754 186 105 333 9262 85 1 84 General livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (0219) ________________________________ 9 988 136 114706 7124 74 23 51 

Dairy farms (024) ____________________________________ 75 10410 4701 343500 51 157 6203 32 6171 

Poultry and eggs (025) _______________________________ 37 2439 116 194185 35665 4653 5 4648 Broiler, fryer, and roaster chickens (0251) ____________ - - - - - - - - Chicken eg~ (0252) _______________________________ 30 1 485 68 205750 37957 4530 5 4524 Turkeys an turkey eggs (0253) _____________________ 4 129 26 125000 30000 61 - 61 Poultry hatcheries (0254) ___________________________ - - - - - - - - Poultry and eggs, n.e.c. (0259) ______________________ 3 825 22 90000 11 000 62 - 62 

Animal specialties (027) ______________________________ 45 2476 164 157375 (D) 351 1 350 Fur-bearing animals and rabbits (0271) ______________ 1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Horses and other equines (0272) ____________________ 41 1 781 (D) (D) 11 925 228 (D) (D) Animal specialties, n.e.c. (0279) _____________________ 3 (D) - 214500 13750 (D) - (D) 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ________________ 8 333 99 81 364 (D) 18 4 14 

, Data are based on a sample of farms. 

Table 16. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1982 and 1978 

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

Chemicals used 

Any chemicals, fertilizer, or lime used ______________ farms __ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Lime_____ __ ___ __ _ ____ _ ________ __ ___ ___ ____ ____ farms __ 

Farms by tons used: 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

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 _______________________________ _ 

1982 

474 

446 15880 

1 125 

193 5110 

6940 

163 

12 

8 

8 

2 

, Data for 1978 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 

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1978 Chemicals used 

506 Any chemicals, fertilizer, or lime used-Con. 442 Other agricultural chemicals' ____________________ farms __ 

17 715 $1,000 __ 

1 094 sg~%-~ ~usts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

225 Insects on hay and other crops _______________ farms __ 

6 220 acres on which used __ 7 888 Nematodes in crops __________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards _______________ farms __ 

195 acres on which used __ 16 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ___ farms __ 7 acres on which used __ 

5 Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 2 control of crops or thinning of fnuiL _____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

1982 1978 

283 431 647 580 

184 222 8078 7899 12 23 154 938 95 159 3226 5770 177 196 7692 7644 

20 47 587 1 765 

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Table 17. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982, 1978, and 1974 

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

Inventory 

Item Value 1 

Farms Number ($1,000) 

Uvestock and poultry ____________________________ 1982 __ 490 (X) 7923 1978 __ 430 (X) 6561 1974 __ 345 (X) 4714 Poultry ___________ _________ _ _________ _____ ___ _ 1982 __ 141 (X) 923 1978 __ 121 (X) 583 UVestock _____________________________________ 1982 __ 467 (X) 7000 1978 __ 398 (X) 5978 Any cattle, hogs, or sheep _______________________ 1982 __ 387 (X) 6531 1978 __ 341 (X) 5899 

Cattle and calves _______________________________ 1982 __ 340 8997 5920 1978 __ 294 9431 5256 1974 __ 242 11 200 3653 Cows and heifers that had calved _______________ 1982 __ 288 5123 4416 1978 __ 245 5800 4232 1974 __ 227 7199 2949 Beef cows __________________________________ 1982 __ 192 1 251 738 1978 __ 139 1 123 584 1974 __ 114 1 093 262 Milk cows __________________________________ 1982 __ 123 3872 3678 1978 __ 135 4677 3648 1974 __ 145 6106 2687 

Hogs and pigs __________________________________ 1982 __ 73 3030 273 1978 __ 89 6141 494 1974 __ 46 5029 236 Feeder pigs sold ______________________________ 1982 __ (X) (X) (X) 1978 __ (X) (X) (X) 1974 __ (X) (X) (X) Sheep and lambs2 ______________________________ 1982 __ 70 3195 339 1978 __ 49 2465 149 1974 __ 35 1 484 70 Horses and ponies ______________________________ 1982 __ 140 782 469 1978 __ 107 523 78 1974 __ 80 455 126 

Chickens 3 months old or older ___________________ 1982 __ 126 388239 891 1978 __ 105 256021 576 1974 __ 90 283 254 614 Hens and pullets of laying age _________________ 1982 __ 126 (D) 877 1978 __ 103 (D) 540 1974 __ 89 239207 526 Broilers and other meat-type chickens _____________ 1982 __ 19 (D) 7 1978 __ 16 10538 6 1974 __ 7 27215 15 Turkeys ________________________________________ 1982 __ 16 (D) 25 1978 __ 9 147 1 

'Data are estimated; see text. 2Value of sales includes sheep, lambs, and wool sold. 

Table 18. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

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

1982 1978 

Item 

Farms Number Farms 

INVENTORY 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______ 126 388239 105 Farms with- 1 to 1,599 _______________________ 110 5889 89 1,600 to 3,199 ___________________ 4 (D) 5 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________ 2 (D) 2 10,000 or more __________________ 10 365000 9 

Hens and pullets of laying age ______ 

Farms with126 (D) 103 

1 to 99 _______________________ 99 (D) 78 100 to 399 ____________________ 8 1 020 6 400 to 1,599 __________________ 3 2050 3 1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 4 9000 5 3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 3 12850 2 10,000 to 19,999 3 32000 5 

20,000 to 49,999 ===========::= 2 (D) 3 50,000 to 99,999 ______________ 4 236500 1 100,000 or more _______________ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _ 19 (D) 16 Turkeys _____________________________ 16 (D) 9 For slaughter ______________________ 15 (D) 7 Hens kept for breeding _____________ 2 (D) 3 Ducks, geese, and other poultry _______ 30 (Xl 38 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Number 

256 021 

5971 (D) 

(D) 

226700 

(D) 

1 999 

948 2400 

12050 (D) 

50200 (D) 

(D) 

10538 147 

(D) 

(D) 

(X) 

Item 

SALES 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,599 ______________________ _ 

1,600 to 3,199 __________________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 __________________ _ 10,000 or more _________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____ _ 

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 ______________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _ Turkeys ____________________________ _ 

For slaughter ________ .. ____________ _ 

Hens kept for breeding ____________ _ 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry ______ _ 

Sales 

Value 

Farms Number ($1,000) 

390 (X) 12 237 

374 (X) 10 546 

310 (X) 10 074 

77 (X) 4692 

54 (X) 3 229 

356 (X) 7 545 

345 (X) 7317 

320 (X) 1 378 

292 (X) 1 630 

260 3544 ·1 006 

247 4669 1 127 

218 4932 (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) 

45 3269 286 

54 7106 457 34 5605 (NA) 

12 1 271 47 21 2908 73 12 1 229 (NA) 

57 1 027 86 35 735 46 20 439 (NA) 

29 117 224 25 70 123 

17 42 (NA) 

38 337358 (NA) 

33 219829 (NA) 

49 455766 (NA) 

36 (D) (NA) 

32 (D) (NA) 

48 168166 (NA) 

4 (D) (NA) 

4 (D) (NA) 

4 131 000 (NA) 

14 (D) (NA) 

6 (D) (NA) 

1982 1978 

Farms Number Farms Number 

38 337 358 33 219829 

22 5260 17 3504 4 9778 5 9475 

3 13900 3 13600 

9 308 420 8 193 250 

36 (D) 32 (D) 

15 362 9 (D) 

1 (D) 5 782 6 4765 3 2510 

4 9778 5 9475 

3 13900 3 13600 1 (D) 4 50250 

4 159 200 3 124 000 

2 (D) 

4 (D) 4 (D) 

14 (D) 6 (D) 

14 (D) 6 (D) 

1 (D) 

5 (X) 5 (X) 

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Table 19. Broilers and Started Pullets-Sales: 1982 and 1978 

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

Broilers and other meat-type chickens Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age 

Number sold 1982 1978 1982 1978 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total _________________________________________________ _ 4 (D) 4 (D) 

Farms wlth- 1 to 1,999 ________________________________________ _ 3 432 3 90 2,000 to 3,999 ____________________________________ _ 4,000 to 7,999 ____________________________________ _ 8,000 to 15,999 ___________________________________ _ 16,000 to 29,999 __________________________________ _ 30,000 to 59,999 __________________________________ _ (D) (D) 60,000 to 99,999 __________________________________ _ 100,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

100,000 to 199,999 ______________________________ _ 200,000 to 499,999 ______________________________ _ 500,000 or more ________________________________ _ 

Table 20. Poultry-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1982 

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

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Farms 

Total inventory _________________________________________ 126 

Farms with- 1 to 99 ____________________________________________ 99 

100 to 399_________________________________________ 8 400 to 1,599 _______________________________________ 3 1,600 to 3,199 _____________________________________ 4 3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________________ 2 10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________________ 4 20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________________ 2 50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ 4 100,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

No inventory ___________________________________________ (X) 

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 

31 

9 

3 

3 

4 

2 

4 

2 

4 

7 

Total 

Total 

Inventory 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or 

laying age older not of laying age 

Number Farms Number Farms Number 

388 239 126 (D) 13 (D) 

2 119 99 (D) 8 102 1 270 8 1 020 3 250 (D) 3 2050 1 (D) 

(D) 4 (D) 

(D) 2 (D) 

(D) 4 36500 (D) 

(D) 2 (D) 

236 500 4 236 500 

(X) (X) (X) , (X) (X) 

Sales 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or laying age older not of laying age 

Number Farms Number Farms Number 

312 295 31 312 295 

209 9 209 223 3 223 1 265 3 1 265 5824 4 5824 (D) 2 (D) 

20 175 4 20175 (D) 2 (D) 

217 020 4 217 020 

25 063 5 (D) 2 (D) 

Table 21. Turkeys-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1982 

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

Turkeys 

Total sold _____________________________________________ _ 

Farms wIth- 1 to 1,999 ________________________________________ _ 2,000 to 3,999 ____________________________________ _ 4,000 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 

14 

13 

Number 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

Sales for slaughter 

Farms 

14 

13 

2 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old 

Farms Number 

6 (D) 

4 50 

(D) 

(D) 

Broilers and other 

meat-type chickens 

Farms Number 

4 (D) 

3 (D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens 

Farms Number 

16 10844 

14 (D) 

1 (D) 

(D) 

3 70 

Poultry and poultry 

products 

Farms 

59 

32 

8 

3 

4 

2 

4 

2 

4 

18 

Value ($1,000) 

4396 

14 

11 

33 

114 

(D) 

557 

(D) 

2930 

296 

Sales of hens kept for breeding 

Number Farms Number 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

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Table 22. Cattle and Calves-Inventory: 1982 and 1978 

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

1982 

Item 

Farms 

Cattle and calves ______________________________________________ _ 340 Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 154 10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 60 20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 65 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 41 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 18 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 2 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 

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

Cows and heifers that had calved _____________________________ _ 288 Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 168 10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 40 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 50 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 24 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 6 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 

1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 

Beef cows ________________________________________________ _ 192 Farms with- 1 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 154 10 to 19 ______________________________________________ _ 28 20 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 9 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 1 100 to 199 ____________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ SOO to 999 ____________________________________________ _ 1,000 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _________________________________________________ _ 123 Farms with- 1 or 2 ________________________________________________ _ 35 3 or 4 ________________________________________________ _ 7 5 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 2 10 to 19 ______________________________________________ _ 9 20 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 41 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 23 100 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ 6 SOO or more __________________________________________ _ 

Heners and heifer calves _____________________________________ _ 233 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________________ _ 229 

Table 23. Cattle and Calves-Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory 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 ________________________________________________ _ SOO 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 or 2 __________________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 __________________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ SO to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 500 or more ____________________________________________ _ 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Farms 

260 

156 

33 

60 

10 

1 

220 

169 

37 

14 

55 

47 

6 

2 

162 

39 

24 

24 

30 

40 

5 

1982 

Number 

3544 

601 

453 1 793 

(0) 

(0) 

1 465 

591 

499 

375 

265 

140 

(0) 

(0) 

2079 

57 

80 

146 

424 1 058 

314 

Number 

8997 

745 

765 

2018 

2706 (0) 

(0) 

5123 

603 

540 

1 731 1 533 

716 

1 251 

578 

389 

(0) 

(0) 

3872 

47 

(0) 

(0) 

119 1 512 1 443 

716 

2802 

1 072 

Value ($1,000) 

1 006 

228 

133 

425 

(0) 

(0) 

784 

290 

251 

242 

133 

71 

(0) 

(0) 

221 

10 

14 

23 

51 

87 

36 

Farms 

247 

127 

33 

63 

19 

5 

211 

136 

42 

27 

5 

1 

50 

38 

6 

6 

154 

37 

15 

25 

23 

44 

8 

2 

1978 

Farms Number 

294 9431 

103 479 57 710 

67 2061 

46 3074 17 2259 4 848 

245 5800 

113 425 32 426 60 1 974 33 2 148 7 827 

139 1 123 

100 375 25 324 11 272 3 152 

135 4677 

30 35 7 22 4 23 8 113 49 1 690 30 1 988 7 806 

193 2561 176 1 070 

1978 

Value Number ($1,000) 

4669 1 127 

543 186 419 136 1 880 424 1 175 257 652 124 

2154 928 

534 231 522 240 717 299 (0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

376 173 

141 71 79 43 156 59 

2 515 198 

56 6 53 5 168 24 

284 32 1 227 76 (0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

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Table 24. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1982 

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

Gattle and calves inventory 

Cows and heifers that Heifers and heifer Steers, steer calves, Cattle and calves sales 

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

Value 

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

T018l inventory ________________ 340 8997 288 5123 233 2802 229 1 072 250 3403 944 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________ 154 745 115 355 78 176 97 214 64 199 83 10 to 19 __________________ 60 765 51 365 44 228 47 172 60 317 95 20 to 49 __________________ 65 2018 62 1 035 55 619 47 364 65 909 259 50 to 99 __________________ 41 2706 40 1 685 37 862 28 159 41 1 121 311 100 to 199 ________________ 18 (0) 18 (0) 17 (0) 8 (0) 18 (0) (0) 200 to 499 ________________ 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 500 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 to 2,499 ____________ - - - - - - - - - - - 2,500 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - - No inventory __________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 10 141 62 

Table 25. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Cow Herd: 1982 

[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 that had Total 

calved had calved calves bulls, and bull calves 

Value 

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

Total inventory ________________ 288 8596 288 5123 203 2617 186 856 220 3 183 852 

Farms w~h- 1 to 4 ____________________ 127 1 033 127 327 86 436 84 270 65 307 131 5 to 9 ____________________ 41 490 41 276 23 105 27 109 35 146 50 10 to 19 __________________ 40 901 40 540 26 227 30 134 40 426 100 20 to 29 __________________ 12 476 12 281 9 110 7 85 12 178 48 30 to 49 __________________ 38 2190 38 1 450 34 664 21 76 38 902 244 50 to 99 __________________ 24 2430 24 1 533 20 769 13 128 24 911 221 100 to 199 ________________ 6 1 076 6 716 5 306 4 54 6 313 58 200 to 499 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - 500 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - - No inventory __________________ 52 401 (X) (X) 30 185 43 216 40 361 154 

Table 26. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Beef Cow Herd: 1982 

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

Cattle and calves inventory 

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

Total Beef cows and bull calves 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory ________________ 

Farms with192 3018 192 1 591 192 1 251 122 780 141 647 

1 to 4 ____________________ 111 1 075 111 506 111 288 72 321 77 248 5 to 9 ____________________ 43 663 43 408 43 290 24 149 28 106 10 to 19 __________________ 28 679 28 391 28 389 18 159 27 129 20 to 29 __________________ 8 (0) 8 (0) 8 (0) 6 (0) 7 (D) 30 to 49 __________________ 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 50 to 99 __________________ 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 100 to 199 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - 200 to 499 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - 500 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - No inventory __________________ 148 5979 96 3532 (X) (X) 111 2022 88 425 

Cattle and calves sales 

Cattle 

Beef cows Total 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 ($1,000) 

T018l inventory ________________ 129 893 273 104 434 216 38 142 68 72 459 58 Famns with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 54 305 93 44 143 73 16 35 19 27 162 20 5 to 9 ____________________ 37 224 68 29 124 59 12 40 21 18 100 8 10 to 19 __________________ 28 214 71 21 106 55 7 38 15 19 108 16 20 to 29 __________________ 8 (0) (0) 8 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) 6 (0) (0) 30 to 49 __________________ 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - 1 (0) (0) 50 to 99 __________________ 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 100 to 199 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - 200 to 499 _____ -___________ - - - - - - - - - - - - 500 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - - - No inventory __________________ 131 2651 732 116 1 031 568 17 123 65 90 1 620 164 

14 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 27. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Milk Cow Herd: 1982 

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

Cattle and calves inventory 

Cows and heifers that had calved Steers, steer calves, bulls, Milk cows Total Heifers and heifer calves 

Total Milk cows and bull calves 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory ________________ 123 6372 123 4011 123 3872 101 2070 62 291 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 42 (0) 42 (0) 42 (0) 33 304 23 107 5 to 9 ____________________ 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 10 to 19 __________________ 9 184 9 119 9 119 7 (0) 2 (0) 20 to 29 __________________ 4 132 4 96 4 96 3 36 - - 30 to 49 __________________ 37 2 114 37 1 420 37 1 416 33 643 20 51 50 to 99 __________________ 23 2249 23 1 462 23 1 443 19 713 12 74 100 to 199 ________________ 6 1 076 6 716 6 716 5 306 4 54 200 to 499 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - 500 or more ______________ - - - - - - - - - -

No inventory __________________ 217 2625 165 1 112 (X) (X) 132 732 167 781 

Cattle and calves sales 

Oairy product sales 

Milk cows Total Cattle Calves 

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

Total inventory ________________ 111 2604 644 97 851 88 1 753 84 5798 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 30 (0) 10 ) 26 (0) 15 119 8 16 5 to 9 ____________________ 2 (0) 0) 2 (0) - - - - 10 to 19 __________________ 9 207 26 4 16 9 191 6 90 20 to 29 __________________ 4 78 20 3 46 3 32 4 99 30 to 49 __________________ 37 873 240 35 307 33 566 37 1 950 50 to 99 __________________ 23 890 212 22 272 22 618 23 2431 100 to 199 ________________ 6 313 58 5 86 6 227 6 1 212 200 to 499 ________________ - - - - - - - - - 500 or more ______________ - - - - - - - - -

No inventory __________________ 149 940 361 123 614 74 326 - -

Table 28. Cattle and Calves-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1982 

[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 ($1,000) 

Total sold _____________________ 260 3544 1 006 220 1 465 784 55 265 133 162 2079 221 Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 99 233 100 79 157 87 28 59 33 40 76 14 5 to 9 ____________________ 57 368 127 48 213 102 13 60 26 37 155 25 10 to 19 __________________ 33 453 133 28 242 111 10 88 38 22 211 22 20 to 49 __________________ 60 1 793 425 56 681 323 3 (0) (0) 52 1 132 102 50 to 99 __________________ 10 (0) (0) 8 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 10 (0) (0) 100 to 199 ________________ 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - 1 (0) (0) 200 to 499 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - 500 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Table 29. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory: 1982 and 1978 

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

Item 

Total hogs and pigs ___________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 25 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ____________________________________________ _ 2,000 to 4,999 ____________________________________________ _ 5,000 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _________________________________________________ _ 25 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 

200 or more ____________________________________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _________________________________________ _ 

1982 

Farms 

73 

53 

4 

4 

6 

6 

23 

18 

4 

1 

72 

Table 30. Hogs and Pigs-Sales: 1982 and 1978 

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

Item 

Total hogs and pigs sold _______________________________________ _ 

Farms wilh- 1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 

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

1,000 to 1,999 ____________________________________________ _ 2,000 to 4,999 ____________________________________________ _ 5,000 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Feeder pigs sold ____________________________________________ _ 

Farms wilh- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 

1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 

Farms 

45 

21 

7 

5 

5 

7 

12 

3 

4 

2 

3 

1982 

Number 

3269 

158 

234 

290 

737 1 850 

1 271 

14 

97 

(D) 

(D) 

Number 

3030 

324 

148 

223 

745 1 590 

310 

127 

(D) 

(D) 

2720 

Value ($1,000) 

286 

23 

27 

27 

67 

143 

47 

1 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

Farms 

54 

21 

4 

6 

12 

8 

2 

1 

21 

2 

6 

3 

6 

3 

1 

1978 

Farms Number 

89 6141 

62 309 

3 97 

7 395 

3 (D) 

11 (D) 

3 1940 

46 1 253 

31 181 

8 267 

3 205 

2 (D) 

2 (D) 

82 4888 

1978 

Value Number ($1,000) 

7106 457 

152 14 121 8 346 20 1 649 90 2338 147 (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

2908 73 

(D) (D) 

151 5 169 5 768 23 913 21 (D) (D) 

Table 31. Hogs and Pigs-Litters Farrowed: 1982 and 1978 

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

1982 1978 

Utters 

Farms Number of litters Farms Number of litters 

litters farrowed between Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ____ _ 

Farms with- 24 404 46 1 109 

1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 12 33 21 48 2 (D) 8 121 8 206 12 (D) 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

3 400 

10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ SO to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 

SOO or more ______________________________________________ _ 

21 181 41 540 19 223 38 569 

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Table 32. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1982 

[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 inventory ________________ 

Farms with- 73 3030 23 310 72 2720 41 3255 284 12 1 271 47 

1 to 9 ____________________ 42 144 3 4 42 140 10 105 6 3 65 2 10 to 24 __________________ 11 180 8 59 10 121 11 736 49 5 464 15 25 to 99 __________________ 8 371 3 10 8 361 8 315 39 1 (0) (0) 100 to 199 ________________ 6 745 5 92 6 653 6 969 79 2 (0) (0) 200 to 499 ________________ 6 1590 4 145 6 1 445 6 1 130 112 1 (0) (0) 500 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - - - No inventory __________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 4 14 2 - - -

Table 33. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1982 

[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 _____________________ 41 2932 22 (0) 40 (0) 45 3269 286 12 1 271 47 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________ 12 111 5 13 12 98 16 71 8 3 14 1 10 to 49 __________________ 12 467 5 (0) 12 (0) 12 321 41 3 51 1 50 to 99 __________________ 5 614 2 (0) 5 (0) 5 290 27 1 (0) (0) 100 to 199 ________________ 5 484 4 41 4 443 5 737 67 2 (0) (0) 200 to 499 ________________ 7 1 256 6 179 7 1 077 7 1 850 143 3 910 36 500 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - - - None sold ____________________ 32 98 1 (0) 32 (0) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Table 34. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Sales, and Litters by Total Litters Farrowed: 1982 

[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 ___________ 24 1 917 23 310 23 1 607 23 2469 181 12 1 271 47 

Farms with- 1 ________________________ 4 44 4 5 4 39 3 38 3 2 (0) (0) 2 to 4 ____________________ 7 108 6 20 7 88 7 142 14 4 80 2 5 to 9 ____________________ 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 10 to 19 __________________ 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) - - - 20 to 49 __________________ 8 650 8 135 7 515 8 1 567 110 4 810 26 50 to 99 __________________ 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 100 to 199 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - 200 or more ______________ - - - - - - - - - - - -

No litters farrowed _____________ 49 1 113 - - 49 1 113 22 800 105 - - -

Utters farrowed between Oec. 1,1981, and Nov. 30, 1982 

litters farrowed Total Oec. I, 1981, and May 31,1982 June I, 1982, and Nov. 30, 1982 

Farms litters Farms Utters Farms Utters 

Total litters farrowed ___________ 24 404 21 181 19 223 Farms with- 1 ________________________ 4 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 2 to 4 ____________________ 7 21 7 14 5 7 5 to 9 ____________________ 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 10 to 19 _________________ 2 (0) - - 2 (0) 20 to 49 __________________ 8 206 8 100 8 106 50 to 99 __________________ 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 100 to 199 ________________ - - - - - - 200 or more ______________ - - - - - -

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Table 35. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

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

1982 1978 

Item 

Farms Number Farms Number 

Sheep and lambs inventory _____________________________________ _ 70 3 195 49 2465 Farms with- 1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 52 452 37 276 25 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 17 (0) 8 454 100 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 3 (0) 1,000 to 2,499 ____________________________________________ _ (0) 1 (0) 2,500 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older _____________________________________ _ 63 2748 40 2051 

60 2920 40 1 554 (X) 21 756 (X) 10447 

Sheep and lambs shorn ________________________________________ _ Pounds of wool _____________________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs sold _________________________________________ _ 57 027 35 735 Value of sales from sheep, lambs, and wool ($1,000) _____________ _ 65 86 41 46 

Table 36. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1982 

[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 ________________ 70 3 195 63 2748 60 2920 21 756 57 1 027 65 86 Farms with- 1 to 24 ___________________ 52 452 45 277 42 359 2220 39 289 47 17 25 to 99 __________________ 17 (0) 17 (0) 17 (0) (0) 17 (0) 17 (0) 100 to 299 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - 300 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 to 2,499 ____________ 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 2,500 to 4,999 ____________ - - - - - - - - - - - 5,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - -

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

Table 37. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 1982 

[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 ________________ 63 3 144 63 2748 57 2907 21 643 52 994 59 84 Farms w~h- 1 to 24 ___________________ 53 653 53 415 47 499 3047 42 374 49 22 25 to 99 __________________ 9 (0) 9 (0) 9 (0) (0) 9 (0) 9 (0) 100 to 199 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - 200 to 499 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - 500 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 to 2,499 ____________ 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 2,500 to 4,999 ____________ - - - - - - - - - - - 5,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - - No inventory __________________ 7 51 (X) (X) 3 13 113 5 33 6 2 

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Table 38. Other Livestock, Livestock Products, and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 

1982 and 1978 

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

Item 

Horses and ponies _____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,00o __ Mules, burros, and donkeys _____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,00o __ Mink and their pelts _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Colonies of bees _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Honey sold ____________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

number __ 

$1,000 __ Angora goats ________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,00o __ Milk goats ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Other goat5-_ ___ ____ _ _ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ ___ __ __ _____ __ ___ _ ___ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,00o __ 

Mohair sold ____________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ 

$1,000 __ Goats milk sold ________________________________________ farms __ 

gallons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rabbits and their pelts __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Chinchillas and their pelts _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,00o __ 

Worms (see text) _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Other livestock _________________________________________ farrns __ 

$1,000 __ Other livestock products ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,00o __ 

Inventory 

1982 1978 

140 107 782 523 (X) (X) 

5 7 17 13 (X) (X) 

1 

(D) 

(X) (X) 

44 28 226 373 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

32 31 187 242 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

25 20 171 186 (X) (X) 

8 13 16 56 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

8 10 94 (D) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

1 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Table 39. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1982 and 1978 

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

1982 

Crop Value of 

Farms Acres Quantity 

production' ($1,000) Farms 

Harvested cropland _____________________________________________ 576 21 252 (X) 19 180 560 Corn for grain or seed (bushels) _________________________________ 12 151 10902 25 16 Corn for silage or green chop or cut for dry fodder, hogged or grazed _______________________________________________________ 102 3077 (X) 880 101 Sorghum for grain or seed (bushels) ______________________________ 

Sorghum for silage or green chop, cut for dry forage or hay, or hogged Or grazed ______________________________________________ (X) 5 Wheat fO~H'ain (bushels) ________________________________________ 2 (D) (D) (D) 1 Other sm grains for grain ______________________________________ 10 531 (X) 25 (NA) Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________________________ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _______________________________________ 

Cotton (bales) __________________________________________________ 

Tobacco (pounds) ______________________________________________ 

Irish potatoes (cwt) _____________________________________________ 21 2879 703350 2 989 35 Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________________________________ 1 Pineapples harvested (tons) _____________________________________ Sugarcane for sugar (tons) ______________________________________ 

Hay-alfaHa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) (tons, dry) _______________________________________ 340 9296 17708 1 420 318 Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) __________________________ 120 1 908 (X) 1 657 135 Land in orchards _______________________________________________ 79 827 (X) 1 101 62 Berries harvested for sale _______________________________________ 33 206 (X) 383 46 Nursery and greenhouse products, mushrooms, and sod grown for sale (see text) _________________________________________________ 109 3 223 (X) 10695 121 Other crops ____________________________________________________ 2 (D) (X) 4 (NA) 

'Data are estimated; see text. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Sales 

1982 

29 

117 

224 1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

8 866 2 

12 

595 9 

9 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

8 4005 9 

4 231 1 

1 

(D) 

1978 

Acres 

23 704 

314 

3 106 

(D) 

(D) 

140 

3535 (D) 

10623 

2208 

702 

179 

3504 (D) 

Quantity 

(X) 

23 162 

(X) 

(X) 

(D) 

(X) 

915076 (D) 

20914 (X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

1978 

25 

70 

123 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

19 17 630 

15 

15 

150 8 

12 

115 6 

4 

35 

1 

10 4123 8 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

Value of 

production' ($1,000) 

18321 53 

101 

2 

(D) 

6 

3889 (D) 

1 439 1 349 

821 

297 

9308 54 

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Table 40. Specified Crops Harvested - Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1982 

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

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 

Com for grain or seed (bushels) _________________________________ 2 (0) (0) 10 (0) (0) Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _______________________ (0) (0) (0) 101 (0) (0) Sorghum for grain or seed (bushels) ______________________________ Wheat for grain (bushels) ________________________________________ 2 (0) (0) Oats for grain (bushels) _________________________________________ 2 (0) (0) Barley for grain (bushels) ________________________________________ 2 (0) (0) Rice (cwt) _____________________________________________________ Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________________________ Peanu1s for nu1s (pounds) _______________________________________ 

Ory edible beans, excluding dry limas (cwt) ________________________ (0) (0) 

Cotton (bales) __________________________________________________ 

Tobacco (pounds) ______________________________________________ Irish potatoes (cwt) _____________________________________________ (0) (0) (0) 20 (0) (0) Sugar beets for sugar (tons) _____________________________________ Sugarcane for sugar (tons) ______________________________________ Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ___________________________________________ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 124 (0) (0) Small grain hay (tons, dry) _______________________________________ 11 134 2.1 Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) (tons, dry) ____________________________________________________ 

Wild (0) (0) 230 (0) (0) hay (tons, dry) _____________________________________________ (0) (0) 49 (0) (0) Grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay (see text) (tons, green) __ 26 562 6.0 Alfalfa seed (pounds) ___________________________________________ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) __________________________ 14 217 (X) 14 198 378 (X) 92 116 (X) Land in orchards _______________________________________________ 4 (0) (X) 2 (0) (0) (X) 73 746 (X) Strawberries harvested for sale (pounds) __________________________ 12 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) (0) 11 10 6072.5 

Table 41. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1982 and 1978 

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

1982 1978 

Crop Irrigated land Irrigated land 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantily Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes ______________________________ 111 3228 (X) 3 8 113 3420 (X) 2 (0) 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) __________________ 12 151 10902 2 (0) 16 314 23162 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) ________ 102 3077 43979 (0) 101 3 106 55058 2 (0) 1 to 14 acres _________________________________ 45 302 3818 39 276 3586 2 (0) 15 to 24 acres ________________________________ 10 196 3258 10 180 2520 25 to 49 acres ________________________________ 29 948 14339 33 1 092 19609 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ 12 757 11 250 (0) 15 1 038 18843 100 to 249 acres _____________________________ 5 (0) (0) 4 520 10500 250 to 499 acres _____________________________ 1 (0) (0) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ 1,000 acres or more __________________________ 

Irish potatoes (cwt) _______________________________ 21 2879 703 350 (0) 35 3535 915076 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ 1 (0) (0) 6 2 426 1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ 2 (0) (0) 4 5 630 5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ 4 35 11 348 7 (0) (0) 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ 2 (0) (0) 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 1 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ 3 206 33900 1 (0) (0) 100.010 249.9 acres ____________________________ 5 712 141 350 8 1 001 224 190 250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ 4 1 290 330 000 (0) 3 (0) (0) 500.0 acres or more ____________________________ 1 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text)(tons, dry) ________ 340 9296 17 708 4 22 318 10623 20914 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 161 1 249 1 990 2 (0) 114 898 1 561 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 60 1 089 2023 70 1 287 2201 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 62 2098 3755 2 (0) 69 2344 4244 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 40 2513 5403 43 2723 5437 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 17 2347 4537 19 2486 5411 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 3 885 2060 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 

1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 

Alfalfa hay (tons,dry) ____________________________ 126 2620 6276 2 (0) 118 2588 6663 

Small grain hay (tons, dry) _______________________ 11 134 275 12 217 423 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text)(tons, dry) ________________________ 1 231 5299 9239 (0) 198 5754 10448 to 14 acres _________________________________ 123 884 1 281 (0) 81 659 1 231 15 to 24 acres ________________________________ 45 843 1 555 48 913 1 620 25 to 49 acres ________________________________ 36 1 203 2025 42 1 450 2451 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ 17 1 099 2411 16 977 1 591 100 to 249 acres _____________________________ 10 1 270 1 967 10 (0) (0) 250 to 499 acres _____________________________ 1 (0) (0) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ 1,000 acres or more __________________________ 

Wild hay (tons, dry) _____________________________ 50 681 790 (0) 62 103 1 507 

Grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay (see text) (tons, green) ______________________________ 26 562 3389 (NA) 981 5594 (NA) 

20 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 41. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

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

1982 1978 

Crop Irrigated land Irrigated land 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ____________ 120 1 908 (X) 28 414 135 2208 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ 3 2 (X) 1 (0) 11 6 

(X) 36 635 

(X) 3 (0) 

1.0 to 4.9 acres 41 104 (Xl 6 10 35 75 

5.0 to 14.9 acres -=============================== 38 338 (Xl 12 69 42 351 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ 19 351 (X) 2 (0) 18 342 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 13 450 (X) 3 94 23 810 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ 4 (0) (X) 2 (0) 3 174 100.0 to 249.9 acres ____________________________ 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 3 450 250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ (X) 500.0 acres or more ____________________________ (X) 

(X) 2 (0) 

(X) 10 61 

l~ 5 72 

12 (0) 

(X) 1 (0) 

(X) 3 188 

l~ Sweet com _____________________________________ 72 1 147 (X) 17 303 69 1 249 (X) 22 407 

Land in orchards __________________________________ 79 827 (X) 6 75 62 702 0.1 to 0.9 acres -------------------------------- 4 2 (X) 4 3 1.0 to 4.9 acres -------------------------------- 34 91 (X) 4 (0) 29 68 5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ 23 163 (X) 14 118 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ 4 66 (X) 5 92 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 11 350 (X) 2 (0) 7 224 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ 3 155 (X) 3 198 100.0 to 249.9 acres ____________________________ (X) 250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ (X) 500.0 acres or more ____________________________ (X) 

(X) 5 66 

(X) 

(X) 2 (0) 

(X) 1 (0) 

(X) 

(X) (0) 

(X) (0) 

(X) 

l~ 

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Table 42. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Bearing and Nonbearing Acres: 1982 and 1978 

[Not published for this State] 

Table 43. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale by Value 

of Sales: 1982 and 1978 

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

Product 

Nursery and greenhouse products, mushrooms, and sod grown for sale (see text) ________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ $1 to $2,499 sales _____________________________________ 1982 __ 

$2,500 to $9,999 sales _________________________________ 1982 __ 

$10,000 to $39,999 sales ______________________________ 1982 __ $40,000 to $99,999 sales ______________________________ 1982 __ 

$100,000 to $199,999 sales ____________________________ 1982 __ $200,000 to $499,999 sales ____________________________ 1982 __ $500,000 sales or more ________________________________ 1982 __ 

Nursery products ______________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

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Under glass or other protection 

Farms Square feet 

79 868 143 79 763 718 15 17040 

27 118879 17 173 680 4 124 300 8 130 060 4 218 524 4 85660 

19 257 594 

25 325 155 

In the open Sales 

Value Farms Acres Farms ($1,000) 

59 3203 109 10695 

74 3482 121 9308 

11 7 21 27 

18 53 38 190 

6 10 19 453 

4 94 7 373 

9 599 13 1 674 

5 587 5 1660 

6 1 853 6 6319 

37 1 684 37 5861 52 1 721 56 5334 

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Table 44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 728 488 173 67 271 141 95 35 

percent-_ 100.0 67.0 23.8 9.2 37.2 19.4 13.0 4.8 land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 62466 35149 22637 4680 31 634 11 534 16812 3288 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 86 72 131 70 117 82 177 94 

Value of land and buildings' 

______________ farms __ 729 484 181 64 252 132 89 31 

$1,000 __ 172 876 83444 71 781 17651 92324 26351 53304 12669 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 237141 172405 396580 275 797 366 365 199629 598 921 408677 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 2760 2435 3055 3618 3 176 2672 3347 3859 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 80 47 19 14 13 10 3 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 97 81 5 11 17 11 2 4 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 86 67 14 5 15 8 5 2 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 126 80 36 10 43 32 7 4 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 71 53 14 4 30 16 12 2 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 202 140 53 9 85 47 29 9 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 44 10 28 6 30 6 22 2 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 14 3 7 4 13 2 7 4 $2,000,000 or more __________________________ 9 3 5 1 6 5 1 

Owned and rented I&nd by operator: land owned __________________________ farms __ 662 488 173 1 236 141 95 acres __ 47734 35983 (0) (0) 20956 11 766 9190 land rented or leased from others ______ farms __ 240 173 67 130 95 35 

acres __ 16 128 11 406 4722 11 412 (0) (0) 

Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ 239 172 67 129 94 35 

acres __ 15657 10977 4680 10953 7665 3288 Land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 26 19 4 3 13 8 3 2 

acres __ 1 396 834 (0) (0) 734 232 (0) (0) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropiand ___________________________ farms __ 655 429 162 64 247 120 92 35 acres __ 28180 10 411 14445 3324 19 138 4668 11 721 2749 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 576 370 152 54 236 113 91 32 acres __ 21 252 7088 11 523 2641 16005 3867 9760 2378 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 454 329 87 38 135 83 36 16 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 72 32 29 11 55 22 22 11 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 32 7 22 3 28 6 19 3 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 16 2 13 1 16 2 13 1 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 2 1 1 2 1 1 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 248 153 69 26 70 28 31 11 

acres __ 4632 2351 1 793 488 682 517 901 264 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil- improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 52 41 9 2 21 14 6 1 

acres __ 534 (0) (0) (0) 361 (0) 227 (0) On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 19 10 6 3 12 7 3 2 acres __ 107 80 (0) (0) 59 44 (0) (0) In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 8 7 1 2 1 1 

acres __ 53 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 86 63 15 8 25 11 12 2 

acres __ 1 602 590 865 147 (0) 137 818 (0) 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 396 276 94 26 132 69 52 11 acres __ 23807 17086 5756 965 8634 4830 3444 360 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 139 87 38 14 47 20 19 8 

acres __ 3639 2426 1 135 78 1 679 855 789 35 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 337 245 74 18 105 56 43 6 

acres __ 20168 14660 4621 887 6955 3975 2655 325 

Pastureland and ranr,eland other than cropland and wood and pastured _________ farms __ 131 80 42 9 38 15 18 5 

acres __ 2791 1 414 1 230 147 1 198 294 832 72 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 497 356 111 30 176 95 65 16 acres __ 7688 6238 1 206 244 2664 742 815 107 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 392 248 110 34 112 50 48 14 acres __ 11062 6191 4158 713 4559 666 2522 371 Irrigated land ____________________________ fanms __ 84 47 25 12 58 24 22 12 acres __ 2224 394 1 647 183 2 167 340 644 183 Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 84 47 25 12 58 24 22 12 

acres __ 1 828 394 1 251 183 1 771 340 248 183 Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 3 3 3 3 acres __ 396 396 396 396 

land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 728 488 173 67 271 141 95 35 Full owners ___________________________________ 488 488 141 141 Part owners ___________________________________ 173 173 95 95 Tenants ______________________________________ 67 67 35 35 WMe ________________________________________ 727 487 173 67 270 140 95 35 Full owners _________________________________ 487 487 140 140 Part owners _________________________________ 173 173 95 95 Tenants ____________________________________ 67 67 35 35 Black and other races _________________________ 1 1 Full owners _________________________________ 1 1 Part owners _________________________________ 

Tenants ____________________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

24 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

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 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 65 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

More than 10 stockh,,'··· - . _______ 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 __ 

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) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (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 caltie, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

561 

99 

68 

346 

382 

271 

413 

58 

56 

299 

44 

37 

62 

112 

380 

18.2 

137 

7 

78 

144 

166 

185 

148 

52.4 

666 

62 

4 

620 

45850 

52 

5863 

45 

7844 

45 

6 549 

2 

4 

5 2360 

113 

273 

70 

64 

76 

41 

28 

20 

34 

6 

3 

1 

87 

87 

64 

64 

86 

39 

202 

103 

75 

37 

45 

8 

All farms 

Full owners 

382 

50 

56 

197 

291 

167 

287 

23 

42 

222 

34 

16 

35 

74 

261 

19.3 

102 

3 

33 

83 

113 

138 

118 

54.9 

442 

46 

4 

420 

26725 

38 

(D) 

24 

941 

24 

3 518 

1 

2 

3 

(D) 

86 

200 

48 

37 

53 

18 

17 

13 

13 

1 

2 

1 

48 

48 

45 

59 

62 

30 

137 

69 

31 

35 

34 

6 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Part owners 

142 

24 

7 

109 

64 

74 

93 

29 

5 

59 

6 

13 

14 

26 

95 

17.8 

25 

3 

22 

43 

41 

39 

25 

49.2 

165 

8 

146 

16601 

13 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

14 

13 

47 

15 

22 

17 

20 

9 

7 

18 

4 

1 

31 

31 

23 

5 

13 

9 

48 

26 

36 

1 

7 

Tenants 

37 

25 

5 

40 

27 

30 

33 

6 

9 

18 

4 

8 

13 

12 

24 

11.5 

10 

1 

23 

18 

12 

8 

5 42.7 

59 

8 

54 

2524 

1 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

7 

3 

31 

1 

2 

2 

(D) 

14 

26 

7 

5 

6 

3 

2 

3 

1 

8 

8 

16 

11 

17 

8 

8 

1 

4 

2 

Total 

195 

45 

31 

222 

49 

157 

86 

30 

13 

43 

28 

13 

16 

35 

149 

20.1 

58 

2 

26 

54 

60 

79 

50 

52.4 

255 

16 

203 

20361 

32 

(D) 

34 

(D) 

34 

2 

(D) 

1 

1 

38 

64 

29 

29 

32 

24 

13 

13 

23 

5 

1 

1 

31 

31 

45 

25 

44 

5 

20 

8 

71 

22 

6 

1 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Full owners 

99 

19 

23 

107 

34 

78 

42 

4 

7 

31 

21 

4 

9 

15 

75 

21.7 

38 

1 

4 

22 

32 

48 

34 

56.2 

129 

12 

104 

7462 

20 

2062 

16 

(D) 

16 

1 

(D) 

1 

30 

39 

18 

11 

17 

5 

7 

6 

8 

1 

10 

10 

18 

21 

24 

1 

11 

5 

27 

22 

5 

1 

Part owners 

76 

14 

5 

89 

6 

58 

33 

23 

3 

7 

4 

7 

3 

13 

57 

19.8 

15 

1 

13 

22 

20 

25 

14 

49.7 

92 

3 

72 

11 170 

11 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

12 

3 

15 

6 

15 

9 

17 

4 

7 

14 

4 

1 

15 

15 

17 

4 

12 

4 

7 

3 

36 

Tenants 

20 

12 

3 

26 

9 

21 

11 

3 

3 

5 

3 

2 

4 

7 

17 

15.2 

5 

9 

10 

8 

6 

2 44.7 

34 

1 

27 

729 

1 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

6 

1 

(D) 

5 

10 

5 

3 

6 

2 

2 

6 

6 

10 

8 

2 

8 

RHODE ISLAND 25 
Table 44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms' see text. 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 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUl· 

TURAl PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 728 488 173 67 271 141 95 35 $1,000 __ 30376 11 136 15402 3838 29209 10308 15181 3719 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ____________________________ 271 210 44 t7 - - - - $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 95 77 15 3 - - - - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 91 60 19 12 - - - - $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 73 49 15 9 73 49 15 9 $20,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 57 31 17 9 57 31 17 9 $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 72 36 27 9 72 36 27 9 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 47 19 22 6 47 19 22 6 $250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 8 1 7 - 8 1 7 - $500,000 or more ___________________________ 14 5 7 2 14 5 7 2 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ II 1 8 2 10 1 8 1 $1,000 __ 53 (0) 42 (0) (0) (0) 42 (0) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Com for grain _______________________ farms __ 5 1 3 1 4 1 3 - $1,000 __ 13 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) - Wheat ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - SOybeans ___________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Oats _______________________________ farms __ I - 1 - 1 - 1 - $1,000 __ (0) - (0) - (0) - (0) - Other grains ________________________ farms __ 7 - 5 2 6 - 5 1 $1,000 __ (0) - 37 (0) (0) - 37 (0) 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 133 80 46 7 48 22 23 3 $1,000 __ 557 326 208 23 364 184 161 18 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 120 65 38 17 69 30 28 11 $1,000 __ 1 657 554 795 309 1 471 437 764 271 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 5 1 3 1 5 1 3 1 $1,000 __ 543 (0) (0) (0) 543 (0) (0) (0) Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 65 56 9 - 32 25 7 - $1,000 __ 1 701 1 109 592 - (0) 1 038 (0) - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 14 9 5 - 14 9 5 - $1,000 __ 1 366 (0) (0) - 1 366 (0) (0) - Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ 109 70 24 15 61 28 21 12 $1,000 __ 10695 1 549 6694 2453 10528 1 417 6685 2426 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 31 10 15 6 31 10 15 6 $1,000 __ 10026 1 055 6634 2336 10026 1 055 6634 2336 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 22 5 11 6 19 3 10 6 $1,000 __ 3476 175 3053 249 3465 (0) (0) 249 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 12 2 8 2 12 2 8 2 $1,000 __ 3364 (0) 3001 (0) 3364 (0) (0) (0) 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 77 62 13 2 27 25 2 - $1,000 __ 4692 (0) 4 (0) 4660 (0) (0) - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 17 17 - - 17 17 - - $1,000 __ 4516 4516 - - 4516 4516 - - Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 84 37 38 9 75 29 38 8 $1,000 __ 5798 1 851 3400 546 5774 (0) 3400 (0) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 55 19 30 6 55 19 30 6 $1,000 __ 5359 (0) 3196 (0) 5359 (0) 3 196 (0) 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 260 148 94 18 104 44 50 10 $1,000 __ 1006 458 476 71 708 285 383 40 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ I - 1 - 1 - 1 - $1,000 __ (0) - (0) - (0) - (0) - Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 45 25 18 2 17 7 8 2 $1,000 __ 286 (0) 115 (0) 226 (0) 104 (0) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 1 - - 1 1 - - $1,000 __ (0) (0) - - (0) (0) - - Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 65 43 13 9 8 4 3 1 $1,000 __ 86 36 10 39 (0) 4 (0) (0) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 53 43 7 3 10 8 1 1 $1,000 __ 369 239 12 118 301 (0) (0) (0) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 1 - 1 2 1 - 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) - (0) (0) (0) - (0) 

FARM·RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________ farms __ 36 15 18 3 11 5 6 - $1,000 __ 78 17 59 2 53 6 47 - Value of agricultural products sold directly 

to individuals for human consumption (see text) ______________________________ farms __ 190 127 44 19 74 42 22 10 $1,000 __ 2407 1 269 904 234 2193 1 103 871 220 

See footnotes at end of table. 

26 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed grains ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ COtton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ 262 165 73 24 81 42 30 9 $1,000 __ 1 271 908 277 86 1 077 776 240 61 

Farms with expenses of- $1 60 22 23 7 to $4,999 ________________________________ 217 135 47 17 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 35 22 12 1 24 11 12 1 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 6 5 1 6 5 1 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 4 3 4 3 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 426 277 118 31 134 73 49 12 $1,000 __ 5347 3570 501 277 4881 3292 351 237 

Farms with expenses of- 75 19 $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 309 215 23 14 8 1 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 53 28 16 9 48 25 15 8 $20,000 to $79,999 __________________________ 55 28 24 3 54 28 23 3 $80,000 or more ____________________________ 9 6 3 9 6 3 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ 238 139 85 14 111 57 43 11 tons __ 27115 19722 6209 1 184 26108 19258 5696 154 $1,000 __ 4227 2949 1 078 200 4048 2874 980 195 

Farms by tons purchased: 1 84 10 58 29 7 to 99 tons ______________________________ 185 111 22 100 to 499 tons ___________________________ 46 22 20 4 46 22 20 4 500 tons or more __________________________ 7 6 1 7 6 1 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 146 95 47 4 21 13 7 1 $5,000 to $19,999 _________________________ 40 17 16 7 38 17 14 7 $20,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 39 18 19 2 39 18 19 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 13 9 3 1 13 9 3 1 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 262 135 91 36 135 51 63 21 

$1,000 __ 1 021 103 799 119 987 80 790 117 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 187 116 50 21 64 35 23 6 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 51 17 25 9 47 14 24 9 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 7 1 4 2 7 1 4 2 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 17 1 12 4 17 1 12 4 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 446 263 131 52 195 84 83 28 $1,000 __ 1 125 204 665 256 990 131 630 229 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 299 210 63 26 78 50 20 8 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 96 45 39 12 71 26 35 10 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 41 8 22 11 36 8 21 7 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 10 7 3 10 7 3 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 283 155 96 32 157 67 65 25 

$1,000 __ 847 200 358 90 617 177 352 88 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 210 129 60 21 87 43 30 14 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 42 15 20 7 39 13 19 7 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 22 10 10 2 22 10 10 2 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 9 1 6 2 9 1 6 2 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 269 148 94 27 166 79 65 22 $1,000 __ 5559 903 3845 810 5419 815 3797 807 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 181 110 56 15 80 42 28 10 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 38 24 8 6 37 23 8 6 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 31 12 16 3 30 12 15 3 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 19 2 14 3 19 2 14 3 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 146 72 56 16 122 54 54 14 workers __ 843 166 394 83 607 (0) 385 (0) 

Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ 216 113 78 25 130 58 51 21 

workers __ 934 331 514 89 714 200 433 81 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 42 27 12 3 27 14 11 2 $1,000 __ 118 72 24 22 102 57 (0) (0) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 16 11 3 2 9 6 2 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ ~ ___ 20 11 9 12 3 9 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 5 5 5 5 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 1 1 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ 114 80 24 10 46 18 18 10 $1,000 __ 164 94 54 16 131 64 52 16 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 86 70 12 4 21 11 6 4 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 22 6 10 6 21 5 -10 6 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 4 3 1 2 1 1 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 2 1 1 2 1 1 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 27 
Table 44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms· see text. 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 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES'-Con. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 725 481 180 64 251 132 88 31 $1,000 __ 2375 960 1 167 248 2078 749 1 108 221 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 431 305 95 31 34 21 9 4 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 189 130 37 22 114 66 32 16 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 84 42 33 9 82 41 32 9 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 21 4 15 2 21 4 15 2 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 725 481 180 64 251 132 88 31 $1,000 __ 1 819 654 989 176 1 623 519 946 158 Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 665 437 166 62 237 120 86 31 $1,000 __ 782 301 394 88 662 212 373 76 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 280 146 107 27 129 49 59 21 $1,000 __ 501 76 368 58 466 57 354 55 LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ 87 42 42 3 59 29 28 2 $1,000 __ 65 33 30 3 61 (D) 29 (D) Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 104 58 35 11 82 41 30 11 $1,000 __ 354 190 147 17 342 179 145 17 Nafural gas _________________________ farms __ 12 3 6 3 6 2 3 1 $1,000 __ 7 3 3 1 5 (D) 2 (D) 

Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 725 481 180 64 251 132 88 31 $1,000 __ 109 52 47 10 87 37 41 9 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 509 324 146 39 214 114 74 26 $1,000 __ 526 288 171 67 443 226 157 61 Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 79 50 18 11 30 15 8 7 

$1,000-- 30 18 7 5 12 4 6 2 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 210 114 69 27 126 63 49 14 $1,000 __ 1 569 736 592 241 1 273 505 539 229 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 52 28 10 14 30 21 6 3 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 91 45 36 10 49 20 21 8 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 29 19 9 1 19 10 8 1 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 38 22 14 2 28 12 14 2 

Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ____________________________________ 468 328 109 31 113 61 37 15 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 727 482 181 64 251 131 89 31 $1,000 __ 18824 8029 9205 1 591 12951 3969 7820 1 163 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 71 50 18 3 13 8 5 - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 262 204 39 19 31 25 4 2 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 148 104 30 14 59 35 15 9 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 174 103 50 21 84 48 23 13 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 39 13 22 4 32 8 20 4 $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 17 5 9 3 16 4 9 3 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 12 3 9 - 12 3 9 - $500,000 or more ___________________________ 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 428 281 113 34 167 92 56 19 numbeL_ 595 391 153 51 239 121 87 31 Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 60S 384 166 55 232 117 86 29 number __ I 294 659 529 106 700 243 388 69 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 600 392 156 52 225 114 80 31 number __ 1364 687 538 139 755 277 371 107 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 250 159 68 23 116 76 26 14 number __ 597 378 165 54 281 180 67 34 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 93 19 61 13 78 15 50 13 number __ 510 95 346 69 443 74 300 69 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 5 2 3 - 5 2 3 - numbeL_ 6 (D) (D) - 6 (D) (D) - Com heads for combines _________________ farms __ 13 6 5 2 10 5 4 1 number __ 13 6 (D) (D) 10 (D) (D) (D) Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 131 64 57 10 68 31 31 6 number __ 146 74 61 11 74 34 33 7 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 190 86 88 16 83 34 39 10 number __ 205 97 91 17 96 44 41 11 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 85 35 42 8 46 16 22 8 number __ 93 36 46 11 54 17 26 11 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 446 263 131 52 195 84 83 28 acres on which used __ IS 880 4092 9153 2635 12722 2260 8319 2143 Ume ___________________________________ farms __ 193 99 63 31 82 23 41 18 acres on which used __ 5 110 955 3445 710 3789 343 3066 380 tons __ 8940 1 315 4274 1 351 4783 554 3687 542 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

control- Insects on hay and otiher crops _________ farms __ 184 107 59 18 104 46 42 16 acres on which used __ 8078 1675 5187 1 216 7591 (D) 5109 (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

28 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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 Par1 owners Tenants 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS'-

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

control-Con. Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 12 6 2 4 12 6 2 4 acres on which used __ 154 69 (D) (D) 154 69 (D) (0) 

Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 95 56 24 13 63 30 21 12 acres on which used __ a 226 721 2290 215 3099 (D) 2273 (0) 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 177 63 66 26 114 44 49 21 acres on which used __ 7692 1 339 4656 1 697 7071 952 4436 683 

Chemicals lor defoliation, growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ farms __ 20 14 4 2 15 10 3 2 acres on which used __ 567 (D) 388 (D) 548 160 (D) (D) 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 340 206 109 23 108 46 52 10 number __ 6997 3561 4552 664 6395 2067 3643 665 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 154 120 26 6 9 7 2 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 125 65 46 12 41 18 16 5 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 41 19 19 3 39 17 19 3 100 to 199 __________________________________ 18 4 12 2 17 4 11 2 200 to 499 __________________________________ 2 2 2 2 500 or more ________________________________ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 266 173 95 20 96 40 46 10 number __ 5123 2150 2486 485 3968 1 442 2 149 377 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 192 130 53 9 22 11 9 2 number __ 1 251 736 406 109 209 109 (D) (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 154 106 40 6 13 6 5 2 10 to 49 ________________________________ 37 22 12 3 9 5 4 50 to 99 ________________________________ 1 1 100 to 199 ______________________________ 200 to 499 ______________________________ 

500 or more ____________________________ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 123 61 49 13 60 31 41 6 numbeL_ 3872 1 414 2082 376 3759 1 333 (D) (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 42 27 11 4 5 2 3 5 to 9 __________________________________ 2 2 10 to 49 ________________________________ 50 23 20 7 46 20 20 6 50 to 99 ________________________________ 23 6 13 2 23 8 13 2 100 to 199 ______________________________ 6 1 5 6 1 5 200 to 499 ______________________________ 500 or more ____________________________ 

He~ers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 233 129 69 15 85 31 45 9 number __ 2802 654 631 317 1 996 405 316 275 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 229 138 78 13 62 27 31 4 numbeL_ 1 072 577 433 62 431 240 178 13 

Cattie and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 260 146 94 18 104 44 50 10 

numbeL_ 3544 1 524 1 652 368 2596 920 1 420 258 $1,000 __ 1 006 458 476 71 708 265 363 40 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 162 64 64 14 80 28 43 9 number __ 2079 622 1 007 250 1 621 524 907 190 $1,000 __ 221 115 86 21 146 68 68 12 Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 220 123 82 15 94 39 47 6 

numbeL_ 1 465 702 645 116 977 396 513 68 $1,000 __ 764 343 391 50 560 216 315 27 Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 55 34 20 1 10 5 5 

numbeL_ 265 161 (0) (0) 95 62 33 $1,000 __ 133 62 (D) (0) 48 37 12 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 73 50 16 5 16 7 7 2 number __ 3030 1 670 646 312 1 777 646 (D) (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 53 37 13 3 5 2 3 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 4 4 2 2 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 4 3 1 100 to 199 __________________________________ 6 2 4 4 1 3 200 to 499 __________________________________ 6 4 1 4 2 1 500 or more ________________________________ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 23 15 6 2 10 3 5 2 

numbeL_ 310 147 (0) (0) 211 49 (D) (D) Other ________________________________ farms __ 72 50 17 5 15 7 6 2 numbeL_ 2720 1 723 (D) (D) 566 797 (D) (D) 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 45 25 16 2 17 7 6 2 numbeL_ 3269 1 571 (D) (D) 2517 (0) 1 332 (0) $1,000 __ 286 145 (D) (D) 226 (0) 104 (0) Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 12 6 3 1 5 2 2 1 

numbeL_ 1 271 684 (D) (0) 966 (0) (D) (D) $1,000 __ 47 26 (D) (0) 37 (D) (D) (D) 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 24 16 6 2 11 4 5 2 numbeL_ 404 184 (D) (D) 315 96 (D) (D) Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 21 13 6 2 11 4 5 2 numbeL_ 181 81 (D) (D) 146 49 (D) (D) June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 19 12 5 2 10 3 5 2 numbeL_ 223 103 (D) (0) 167 47 (0) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 29 
Table 44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 70 47 14 9 9 5 3 1 

numbeL_ 3195 901 174 2120 184 104 (0) (0) Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 63 43 11 9 8 5 2 1 

numbeL_ 2748 591 107 2050 116 64 (0) (0) Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 57 39 10 8 6 4 1 1 

numbeL_ 1 027 587 193 247 122 (0) (0) (0) Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 60 40 11 9 8 4 3 1 

numbeL_ 2920 724 170 2026 204 72 (0) (0) 

pounds of wooL_ 21 756 4685 999 16072 1 085 402 (0) (0) 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 140 106 23 11 17 11 4 2 

number __ 782 558 162 62 127 82 (0) (0) Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 29 23 4 2 5 4 1 

numbeL_ 117 44 (0) (0) 71 (0) (0) 

$1,000-- 224 96 (0) (0) 179 (0) (0) 

Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 32 22 3 7 1 1 

numbeL_ 187 148 8 31 (0) (0) Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 12 10 1 1 

numbeL_ 595 (0) (0) (0) 

$1,000-- 9 (0) (0) (0) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 126 88 25 13 33 25 5 3 number __ 388 239 387267 640 332 384 365 384 167 122 76 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 107 69 25 13 15 7 5 3 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 7 7 6 6 3.200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 2 2 2 2 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 4 4 4 4 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 2 2 2 2 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 4 4 4 4 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 126 88 25 13 33 25 5 3 

number __ (0) 380528 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 13 9 3 1 4 1 2 1 

numbeL_ (0) 6739 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 38 34 3 1 22 22 

numbeL_ 337 358 337250 (0) (0) 336488 336488 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 4 4 1 1 

numbeL_ (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 3 3 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 1 1 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 

100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 2 2 1 1 

numbeL_ (0) (0) (0) (0) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 14 11 3 3 2 1 number __ (0) 6299 (0) 5950 (0) (0) 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 102 45 48 9 61 20 33 8 acres __ 3077 1 000 1 853 224 2572 (0) 1 576 (0) 

Irrigated __________________________ ~~~ ~.:;~== 43979 15721 24252 4006 36004 (0) 20113 (0) 

1 1 1 1 acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 55 30 21 4 19 7 9 3 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 41 14 22 5 37 12 20 5 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 5 1 4 4 1 3 250 acres or more ___________________________ 1 1 1 1 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 21 4 11 6 19 3 10 6 

acres __ 2879 237 2432 210 (0) (0) (0) 210 

cwL 703 350 42525 620227 40598 (0) (0) (0) 40598 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 1 1 1 

acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 3 2 1 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 4 4 4 4 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 4 3 1 4 3 1 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 10 2 7 1 10 2 7 1 

Hay-a~alfa, other tame, small wain. wild. grass silage. green chop. etc. see text) __ farms __ 340 213 101 26 116 52 51 13 

acres __ 9296 4230 4260 806 5087 1 693 2788 606 

tons. dry __ 17 708 8039 8007 1662 11 015 3959 5684 1 372 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 4 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 acres __ 22 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 221 162 45 14 50 31 16 3 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 102 45 45 12 51 16 25 10 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 17 6 11 15 5 10 250 acres or more ___________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

30 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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-Con. 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, 10 and wild hay (see text) __________________ farms __ 231 140 72 19 79 32 37 acres __ 5299 2460 2387 452 2908 995 1 579 334 tons, dry __ 9239 4532 3931 776 5555 2240 2706 609 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 1 1 acres __ (D) (D) 

Vegetables harvested for saie (see text) ___ farms __ 120 65 38 17 69 30 28 11 acres __ 1 908 648 953 307 1 645 467 905 273 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 28 16 8 4 19 9 6 4 acres __ 414 (D) 224 (D) 392 142 (D) (0) 

Farms by ac;es harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 44 31 10 3 10 8 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 57 31 14 12 40 19 12 9 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 17 2 13 2 17 2 13 2 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 2 1 1 2 1 1 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 79 68 11 28 21 7 acres __ 827 682 145 610 475 135 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 6 5 1 3 2 1 acres __ 75 (0) (D) 64 (D) (0) Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 38 32 6 6 4 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 27 26 1 8 7 1 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 14 10 4 14 10 4 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 31 
Table 45. Summary by Type of Organization: 1982 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, Item 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 __ 728 620 52 51 45 45 6 4 5 

percent._ 100.0 85.2 7.1 7.0 6.2 6.2 .8 .5 .7 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 62466 45850 5863 8393 7844 7844 549 (0) 2360 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 86 74 113 165 174 174 92 (0) 472 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 729 612 62 48 40 40 8 '3 7 

$1,000 __ 172 876 119390 14111 31640 28929 28929 2711 (0) 7735 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 237141 195 082 227 597 659 167 723225 723 225 338875 (0) 105000 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 2760 2543 2877 4001 3986 3986 4164 (0) 2686 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 80 77 2 1 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 97 84 11 2 2 2 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 86 79 1 5 5 5 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 126 112 9 5 1 1 4 3 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 71 53 15 3 3 3 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 202 169 19 14 13 13 1 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 44 26 4 9 7 7 2 2 5 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 14 8 6 6 6 $2,000,000 or more __________________________ 9 4 3 3 3 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ farms __ 662 567 51 41 38 38 3 2 3 

acres __ 47734 35737 4785 5165 (0) (0) (0) (0) 2047 

Land rented or leased from others ______ farms __ 240 200 14 24 21 21 3 2 2 acres __ 16128 11 232 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ 239 199 14 24 21 21 3 2 2 acres __ 15657 10788 (0) 3268 3237 3237 31 (0) (0) 

Land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 26 21 1 3 3 3 1 acres __ 1 396 1 119 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 655 558 46 46 41 41 5 4 5 

acres __ 28180 19 391 2925 5554 5479 5479 75 (0) 310 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 576 484 44 44 39 39 5 4 4 

acres __ 21 252 13903 2321 4911 (0) (0) (0) (0) 117 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 454 398 28 24 19 19 5 4 4 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 72 58 8 6 6 6 100 to 199 acreL _________________________ 32 21 6 5 5 5 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 16 7 2 7 7 7 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 2 2 2 2 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 248 215 18 12 11 11 1 1 3 

acres __ 4632 3776 560 158 (0) (0) (0) (0) 138 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 52 45 3 3 3 3 1 acres __ 534 439 (0) 68 68 68 (0) On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 19 17 2 acres __ 107 (0) (0) In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 8 7 1 acres __ 53 (0) (0) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 86 71 3 10 9 9 1 1 2 acres __ 1602 119 (0) 417 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 396 341 28 22 21 21 1 5 acres __ 23807 19300 1 829 1 712 (0) (0) (0) 966 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 139 121 10 5 5 5 3 acres __ 3639 2935 327 34 34 34 343 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 337 290 22 20 19 19 1 5 acres __ 20168 16365 1 502 1 678 (0) (0) (0) 623 

Pastureland and raneeland other than cropland and wood and pastured _________ farms __ 131 115 7 8 8 8 1 acres __ 2791 2347 (0) 314 314 314 (0) 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 497 417 42 33 29 29 4 2 5 acres __ 7688 4812 (0) 813 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 392 343 28 17 16 16 1 1 4 acres __ 11 062 9058 (0) 506 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 84 56 9 19 18 18 1 1 acres __ 2224 1 098 286 840 (0) (0) (0) (0) Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 84 56 9 19 18 18 1 1 

acres __ 1 828 702 286 840 (0) (0) (0) (0) Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 3 3 acres __ 396 396 Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 728 620 52 51 45 45 6 4 5 Full owners ___________________________________ 486 420 38 27 24 24 3 2 3 Parl owners ___________________________________ 173 148 13 14 14 14 Tenants ______________________________________ White 67 54 1 10 7 7 3 2 2 ________________________________________ 727 619 52 51 45 45 6 4 5 Full owners _________________________________ 487 419 38 27 24 24 3 2 3 Parl owners _________________________________ 173 146 13 14 14 14 Tenants ____________________________________ 67 54 1 10 7 7 3 2 2 Black and other raees _________________________ 1 1 Full owners _________________________________ 1 1 Parl owners _________________________________ 

Tenants ____________________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

32 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 45. Summary by Type of Organization: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

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 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ 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 __ 

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) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (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 (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

561 

99 

68 

346 

382 

271 

413 

58 

56 

299 

44 

37 

62 

112 

380 

18.2 

137 

7 

78 

144 

166 

185 

148 

52.4 

666 

62 

4 

620 

45850 

52 

5863 

45 

7844 

45 

6 549 

2 

4 

5 2360 

113 

273 

70 

64 

76 

41 

28 

20 

34 

6 

3 

1 

87 

87 

84 

64 

86 

39 

202 

103 

75 

37 

45 

8 

Individual 

or family 

499 

62 

59 

283 

337 

222 

363 

48 

46 

269 

35 

31 

53 

99 

322 

18.0 

115 

4 

68 

124 

136 

158 

130 

52.6 

564 

56 

4 

620 

45850 

101 

248 

60 

58 

62 

31 

20 

14 

22 

3 

1 

1 

67 

67 

79 

54 

57 

31 

186 

98 

68 

31 

39 

7 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Partnership 

35 

12 

5 

29 

23 

18 

29 

7 

7 

15 

5 

5 

3 

6 

26 

19.9 

12 

2 

3 

12 

15 

9 

11 

51.6 

49 

3 

52 5863 

6 

12 

4 

3 

9 

4 

6 

5 

3 

13 

13 

5 

6 

8 

3 

8 

2 

5 

1 

2 

1 

Total 

23 

24 

4 

31 

20 

29 

18 

1 

3 

14 

4 

1 

4 

7 

30 

19.6 9 

1 

5 

8 

13 

17 

7 52.4 

48 

3 

45 7844 

45 

6 549 

2 

4 

6 

13 

6 

3 

5 

5 

2 

1 

6 

3 

1 

7 

7 

3 

21 

4 

2 

5 

4 

Corporation 

Family held 

10 or less 

stockTotal holders 

20 

21 

4 

29 

16 

28 

13 

2 

11 

4 

1 

3 

6 

26 

21.0 9 

1 

5 

6 

12 

14 

7 52.3 

43 

2 

45 

7844 

45 

4 

11 

5 

3 

5 

5 

2 

1 

5 

3 

1 

7 

7 

3 

19 

2 

4 

2 

5 

3 

20 

21 

4 

29 

16 

28 

13 

2 

11 

4 

1 

3 

6 

26 

21.0 

9 

1 

5 

6 

12 

14 

7 52.3 

43 

2 

45 

7844 

45 

4 

11 

5 

3 

5 

5 

2 

1 

5 

3 

1 

7 

7 

3 

19 

2 

4 

2 

5 

3 

Other than family held 

10 or less 

stockTotal holders 

3 

3 

2 

4 

1 

5 

1 

1 

3 

1 

1 

4 11.2 

2 

1 

3 

52.5 

5 

1 

6 549 

2 

4 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

3 

4 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 10.8 

1 

1 

2 

54.0 

3 

1 

4 

(D) 

4 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

Othercooperative, estate or 

trust, 

institutional, 

etc. 

4 

1 

3 

2 

2 

3 

2 

2 

2 10.5 1 

2 

2 

1 

44.0 

5 

5 2360 

3 

3 

3 

RHODE ISLAND 33 
Table 45. Summary by Type of Organization: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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 holders Total holders etc. 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 728 620 52 51 45 45 6 4 5 

$1,000-- 30376 15376 2176 12804 12656 12656 147 (0) 21 

F~ bJ;~I$~,~O~~~:------------------------ 271 253 8 8 6 6 2 2 2 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 95 91 3 1 1 1 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 91 73 9 6 4 4 2 3 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 73 61 7 5 4 4 1 $20,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 57 43 12 2 2 2 $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 72 58 8 6 6 6 

$100,000 to $249,999------------------------ 47 34 4 9 8 8 

$250,000 to $499,999------------------------ 8 4 4 4 4 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 14 3 10 10 10 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 11 6 5 5 5 

$1,000-- 53 15 38 38 38 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Com for grain _______________________ farms __ 5 5 

$1,000-- (0) (0) Wheat___ ___ _ _ ___ _ _ _ __ _ ______ _ __ _ ___ farms __ 

$1,000-- SOybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Oats _______________________________ farms __ 1 1 1 1 

$1,000-- (0) (0) (0) (0) Other grains ________________________ farms __ 7 2 5 5 5 

$1,000-- (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 133 109 14 7 7 7 3 

$1,000-- 557 420 91 45 45 45 1 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____ farms __ 120 105 11 4 4 4 

$1,000-- 1 657 176 426 55 55 55 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 5 3 2 

$1,000-- 543 (0) (0) Fru~s, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 65 53 7 4 4 4 1 

$1,000-- 701 881 (0) 505 505 505 (0) 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 14 7 4 3 3 3 

$1,000-- 366 590 (0) (0) (0) (D) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ 109 75 10 24 22 22 2 2 

$1,000-- 10695 3012 157 7 526 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 31 15 16 16 16 

$1,000-- 10026 2572 7454 7454 7454 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 22 15 2 4 4 4 1 $1,000 __ 3476 179 (0) 1 639 1 639 1 639 (0) 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 12 6 2 4 4 4 

$1,000-- 3364 (0) (0) 1 639 1 639 1 639 Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 77 67 3 7 7 7 

$1,000-- 4692 2131 109 2452 2452 2452 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 17 11 1 5 5 5 

$1,000-- 4516 1 989 (0) (0) (0) (0) Dairy produc1s ________________________ farms __ 84 76 6 2 2 2 

$1,000-- 5798 5 192 (0) (0) (0) (D) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 55 51 2 2 2 2 

$1,000-- 5359 4827 (D) (0) (0) (0) 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 260 234 20 4 4 4 2 

$1,000-- 1 006 877 93 (0) (D) (D) (0) 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 1 $1,000 __ (D) (0) Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 45 35 6 4 4 4 

$1,000-- 286 185 75 27 27 27 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 1 

$1,000-- (D) (D) Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 65 59 2 2 1 1 1 2 

$1,000-- 86 71 (0) (D) (0) (0) (0) (D) 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Other livestock and livestock produc1s (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 53 46 1 6 5 5 1 

$1,000-- 369 237 (0) (0) 12 12 (0) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 1 1 1 

$1,000-- (D) (0) (D) (0) 

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________ farms __ 36 29 5 2 2 2 

$1,000-- 78 49 (0) (D) (0) (0) 

Value of agricultural produc1s sold direc1ly 

to individuals for human consumption (see text) ______________________________ farms __ 190 165 16 7 7 7 2 

$1,000-- 2407 346 (0) 740 740 740 (0) 

See footno1es at end of table. 

34 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 45. Summary by Type of Organization: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, Item estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock- stock- institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed grains ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ COtton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ 262 219 26 13 10 10 3 3 4 $1,000 __ 1 271 833 162 268 267 267 (Z) (Z) 8 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 217 195 9 9 6 6 3 3 4 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 35 18 17 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 6 3 3 3 3 $50,OeO or more ____________________________ 4 3 1 1 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 426 368 34 18 14 14 4 2 6 $1,000 __ 5347 3673 267 1 396 1 364 364 32 (0) 11 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 309 272 22 9 6 6 3 2 6 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 53 42 9 2 2 2 $20,000 to $79,999 __________________________ 55 48 3 4 3 3 $80,000 or more ____________________________ 9 6 3 3 3 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ 238 205 19 12 11 11 1 2 tons __ 27115 17789 (0) 8557 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

$1,000 __ 4227 2715 (0) 1 339 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by tons purchased: 1 to 99 tons ______________________________ 185 159 17 7 6 6 2 100 to 499 tons ___________________________ 46 42 2 2 2 2 500 tons or more __________________________ 7 4 3 3 3 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 146 129 10 5 4 4 2 $5,000 to $19,999 _________________________ 40 31 7 2 2 2 $20,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 39 37 1 1 1 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 13 8 1 4 4 4 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 262 200 40 17 17 17 5 $1,000 __ 1 021 428 92 500 500 500 1 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 187 148 32 2 2 2 5 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 51 42 6 3 3 3 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 7 4 1 2 2 2 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 17 6 1 10 10 10 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 446 368 43 30 29 29 1 1 5 $1,000 __ 1 125 643 157 306 (0) (0) (0) (0) 20 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 299 269 19 10 9 9 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 96 69 19 8 8 8 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 41 27 3 7 7 7 4 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 10 3 2 5 5 5 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 283 218 37 27 26 26 1 1 1 $1,000 __ 647 281 (0) 256 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 210 173 29 8 7 7 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 42 33 1 7 7 7 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 22 10 6 6 6 6 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 9 2 1 6 6 6 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 269 197 27 42 36 36 6 4 3 $1,000 __ 5559 1 822 170 3563 3533 3533 31 (0) 4 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 181 144 19 15 10 10 5 4 3 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 38 28 5 5 5 5 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 31 19 3 9 8 8 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 19 6 13 13 13 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 146 93 15 37 31 31 6 4 1 workers __ 643 259 (0) 348 338 338 10 (0) (0) Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ 216 162 24 27 26 26 1 3 workers __ 934 539 97 290 (0) (0) (0) 8 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 42 28 4 10 9 9 1 1 $1,000 __ 118 45 11 62 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 16 11 2 3 2 2 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 20 15 1 4 4 4 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 5 2 1 2 2 2 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 1 1 1 1 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ 114 93 7 14 11 11 3 3 $1,000 __ 164 77 3 84 83 83 1 1 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 86 74 6 6 3 3 3 3 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 22 17 1 4 4 4 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 4 2 2 2 2 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 2 2 2 2 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 35 
Table 45. Summary by Type of Organization: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms· see text 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- insti1utional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES'-Con. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 725 608 62 48 40 40 8 6 7 $1,000 __ 2375 1 347 208 805 796 796 9 (D) 15 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 431 397 21 10 5 5 5 5 3 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 189 143 28 14 11 11 3 1 4 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 84 61 11 12 12 12 - - - $20,000 or more ____________________________ 21 7 2 12 12 12 - - -

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 725 608 62 48 40 40 8 6 7 $1,000 __ 1819 1 021 152 637 630 630 8 (D) 9 Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 665 554 60 44 37 37 7 5 7 $1,000 __ 782 507 85 184 180 180 5 (D) 5 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 280 212 28 35 32 32 3 3 5 

$1,000 __ 501 259 35 205 (D) (D) (D) (D) 3 LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ 87 64 8 15 14 14 1 1 - $1,000 __ 65 31 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) - Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 104 73 10 21 21 21 - - - $1,000 __ 354 159 18 177 177 177 - - - Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 12 8 2 2 2 2 - - - $1,000 __ 7 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) - - - Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 725 608 62 48 40 40 8 6 7 $1,000 __ 109 62 12 34 33 33 1 (D) (Z) 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 509 413 57 33 30 30 3 2 6 

$1,000 __ 526 305 52 166 165 165 1 (D) 4 Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 79 54 16 5 5 5 - - 4 $1,000 __ 30 21 5 2 2 2 - - 3 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 210 165 18 27 26 26 1 1 - $1,000 __ 1 569 935 79 555 (D) (D) (D) (D) - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 52 45 5 2 2 2 - - - $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 91 71 8 12 11 11 1 1 - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 29 23 3 3 3 3 - - - $10,000 or more ____________________________ 38 26 2 10 10 10 - - - Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ____________________________________ 468 411 33 21 14 14 7 5 3 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 727 610 62 48 40 40 8 6 7 $1,000 __ 18824 13021 1 312 4167 4062 4062 105 (D) 325 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 71 63 6 2 2 2 - - - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 262 236 16 9 6 6 3 3 1 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 148 129 11 8 6 6 2 2 - $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 174 136 21 12 9 9 3 1 5 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 39 28 8 3 3 3 - - - $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 17 9 - 7 7 7 - - 1 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 12 7 - 5 5 5 - - - $500,000 or more ___________________________ 4 2 - 2 2 2 - - -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 428 364 26 31 25 25 6 5 7 

numbe,-_ 595 484 41 55 49 49 6 (D) 15 Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 605 508 49 42 34 34 8 6 6 

numbe'-_ 1 294 938 114 223 208 208 15 (D) 19 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 600 510 46 38 35 35 3 2 6 numbe,-_ 1 364 1064 109 173 166 166 7 (D) 18 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 250 212 20 13 10 10 3 2 5 number __ 597 509 (D) 33 26 26 7 (D) (D) 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 93 68 7 17 17 17 - - 1 numbe,-_ 510 325 (D) 132 132 132 - - (D) 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 5 3 - 2 2 2 - - - numbe,-_ 6 (D) - (D) (D) (D) - - - Com heads for combines _________________ farms __ 13 12 - 1 1 1 - - - number __ 13 (D) - (D) (D) (D) - - - Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ !arms __ - - - - - - - - - numbe,-_ - - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 131 105 11 11 9 9 2 2 4 number __ 146 117 13 12 (D) (D) (D) (D) 4 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 190 161 14 11 9 9 2 2 4 number __ 205 175 14 12 (D) (D) (D) (D) 4 

Reid forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 85 69 15 1 1 1 - - - numbe,-_ 93 76 (D) (D) (D) (D) - - -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 446 368 43 30 29 29 1 1 5 

acres on which used __ 15880 10088 1 667 3771 (D) (D) (D) (D) 354 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 193 152 14 23 23 23 - - 4 

acres on which used __ 5 110 2887 638 1 265 1 265 1 265 - - 320 tons __ 6940 3465 878 1 797 1 797 1 797 - - 800 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to eontrolInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 184 133 25 25 24 24 1 1 1 

acres on which used __ 8078 3435 (D) 3548 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

36 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 45. Summary by Type of Organization: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, Item estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust Individual stock- stock- institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS'-

Con_ 

Sprays. dusts. granules, fumigants, etc., to 

Control-Con. Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 12 9 1 2 2 2 

acres on which used __ 154 57 (0) (0) (0) (0) DIseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 95 69 10 15 14 14 1 1 1 

acres on which used __ 3226 1 527 (0) 142 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 177 129 28 19 19 19 1 pasture ______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 7692 3954 (0) 2701 2701 2701 (0) 

Chemicals for defOliation, growth control of crops. or thinning of fruit ______________ farms __ 20 14 4 2 2 2 acres on which used __ 587 183 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 340 309 21 7 7 7 3 

numbeL_ 8997 7843 763 290 290 290 101 

Farms 1 wlth- to 9 ______________________________________ 154 148 2 3 3 3 1 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 125 106 15 2 2 2 2 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 41 37 4 100 to 199 __________________________________ 18 16 2 2 2 200 to 499 __________________________________ 2 2 500 or more ________________________________ 

Cows and heilers that had calved _______ farms __ 288 263 17 5 5 5 3 

number __ 5123 4507 379 180 180 180 57 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 192 176 10 3 3 3 3 

number __ 1 251 1 025 161 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms wlth- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 154 148 2 3 3 3 1 10 to 49 ________________________________ 37 27 8 2 50 to 99 ________________________________ 1 1 100 to 199 ______________________________ 

200 to 499 ______________________________ 

500 or more ____________________________ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 123 111 8 2 2 2 2 

numbeL_ 3872 3482 218 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 42 38 2 2 5 to 9 __________________________________ 2 2 10 to 49 ________________________________ 50 45 5 50 to 99 ________________________________ 23 20 1 2 2 2 100 to 199 ______________________________ 6 6 200 to 499 ______________________________ 

500 or more ____________________________ 

Heifers and heiler calves. ______________ farms __ 233 207 19 4 4 4 3 

numbeL_ 2802 2458 237 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 229 202 19 6 6 6 2 

numbeL_ 1 072 878 147 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 260 234 20 4 4 4 2 

number __ 3544 3092 289 (0) (Ol (0) (0) $1,000 __ 1 006 877 93 (0) (0 (0) (0) Celves _______________________________ farms __ 162 145 11 4 4 4 2 

numbeL_ 2079 1 820 138 (0) !O) (0) (0) $1,000 __ 221 194 11 (0) 0) (0) (0) C8ttIe ________________________________ farms __ 220 195 19 4 4 4 2 number __ 1 465 1 272 151 !8l (0) 

~l (0) $1,000 __ 784 682 82 (0) (0) 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 55 48 7 numbeL_ 265 184 81 $1,000 __ 133 87 46 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 73 63 6 4 4 4 

numbeL_ 3030 2188 539 303 303 303 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 53 52 1 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 4 1 2 1 1 1 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 4 2 2 2 2 100 to 199 __________________________________ 6 3 2 1 1 1 200 to 499 __________________________________ 6 5 1 500 or more ________________________________ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 23 19 2 2 2 2 

numbeL_ 310 232 (0) (0) (0) (0) Other ________________________________ farms __ 72 62 6 4 4 4 

numbeL_ 2720 1 956 (0) (0) (0) (0) Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 45 35 6 4 4 4 number __ 3269 2209 624 436 436 436 $1,000 __ 286 185 75 27 27 27 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 12 11 1 1 1 number __ 1 271 (0) (0) (0) (0) $1,000 __ 47 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of pnsceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 24 20 2 2 2 2 number __ 404 318 (0) (0) (0) (0) Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 21 17 2 2 2 2 number __ 181 140 (0) (0) (0) (0) June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 19 15 2 2 2 2 number __ 223 178 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 37 
Table 45. Summary by Type of Organization: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, Item estate or 10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock- stock- institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 70 64 2 2 1 1 1 2 

numbeL_ 3 195 129 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 63 57 2 2 1 1 1 2 

numbeL_ 2748 726 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 57 51 2 2 1 1 1 2 

numbeL_ 1 027 805 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 50 54 2 2 1 1 1 2 

numbeL_ 2920 1 018 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

pounds of wooL_ 21 756 6351 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 140 125 5 7 6 6 1 1 3 number __ 782 645 24 105 (0) (0) (0) (0) 8 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 29 26 3 3 3 number __ 117 106 11 11 11 $1,000 __ 224 213 11 11 11 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 32 29 1 2 

numbeL_ 187 180 (0) (0) Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 12 11 1 

numbeL_ 595 (0) (0) 

$1,000 __ 9 (0) (0) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 126 113 4 7 7 7 2 

numbeL_ 388 239 158 658 (0) 219 356 219356 219 356 (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 107 100 3 2 2 2 2 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 7 6 1 1 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 2 2 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 4 3 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 2 1 1 1 1 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 4 1 3 3 3 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 126 113 4 7 7 7 2 

numbeL_ (0) 151 856 (0) 219 356 219356 219356 (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 13 13 

numbeL_ (0) (0) 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 38 31 2 5 5 5 

number __ 337358 (0) (0) 189 544 189544 189544 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 4 4 

numbeL_ (0) (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 3 3 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 1 1 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 2 2 numbeL_ (0) (0) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 14 14 numbeL_ (0) (0) 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 102 91 9 2 2 2 

acres __ 3077 2805 (0) !O) (0) (0) 

Irrigated __________________________ ~o_~~ ~~~== 43979 38659 (0) 0) (0) (0) 

1 1 acres __ (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 55 49 6 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 41 36 3 2 2 2 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 5 5 250 acres or more ___________________________ 1 1 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 21 14 2 4 4 4 1 

acres __ 2879 1 051 (0) 1 325 1 325 1 325 (0) cw1 __ 703 350 231 750 (0) 339250 339250 339250 (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 1 1 1 

acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 3 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 4 4 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 4 4 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 10 4 2 4 4 4 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 340 295 22 19 15 15 4 3 4 

acres __ 9296 7691 900 596 560 560 36 (0) 109 tons, dry __ 17 708 14 321 2012 1227 1 160 1 160 67 (0) 148 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 4 2 1 1 1 1 

acres __ 22 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 221 197 9 13 9 9 4 3 2 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 102 86 9 5 5 5 2 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 17 12 4 1 1 1 250 acres or more ___________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

38 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 45. Summary by Type of Organization: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, 

estate or Item 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock- stock- institutional, Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

10 10 1 1 2 

408 408 (0) (0) (0) 

739 739 (0) (0) (0) 

Tame h':r other than alfalfa, small grain, and wil hay (see text) __________________ farms __ 231 204 14 11 acres __ 5299 4339 499 (0) 

tons, dry __ 9239 7402 992 (0) Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ I 1 acres __ (0) (0) 

4 4 49 49 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 120 105 11 4 acres __ I 908 1 291 569 49 

1 1 

(0) (0) 

Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 28 23 4 1 acres __ 414 (0) 209 (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 44 42 1 1 1 1 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 57 50 4 3 3 3 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 17 13 4 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 2 2 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 79 67 8 3 3 3 1 acres __ 827 587 180 (0) (0) (0) (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 6 4 2 acres __ 75 (0) (D) 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 104.9 acres _____________________________ 38 37 5.01024.9 acres ____________________________ 27 22 4 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 14 8 4 2 2 2 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 39 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percenL_ Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $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 or more _________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ 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 __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

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 ___________________ 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 __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ acres __ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

acres __ 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Wh~e _______________________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

40 RHODE ISLAND 

Total farming 

and other occupations 

728 

100.0 

62466 86 

729 172876 

237 141 2760 

80 

97 

86 

126 

71 

202 

44 

14 

9 

662 47734 240 16128 239 15657 26 1 396 

655 28180 576 21 252 

454 

72 

32 

16 

2 

248 4632 

52 

534 

19 

107 8 

53 

86 1 602 

396 23807 139 3639 

337 20168 

131 2791 

497 7688 

392 11 062 

84 2224 84 1 828 3 396 

728 

468 

173 

67 

727 

487 

173 

67 

1 

1 

Total 

346 

47.5 37732 109 

337 112780 

334659 3008 

24 

31 

31 

49 

31 

116 

36 

12 

7 

306 25723 149 12775 148 12341 10 

766 

315 19779 291 15919 

193 

52 

29 

16 

1 

96 2303 

26 

380 9 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

39 

124 

184 12060 65 2333 

153 9727 

60 1 681 

226 4212 

160 6317 59 2066 59 1 670 3 396 

346 

197 

109 

40 

345 

196 

109 

40 

1 

1 

Under 25 

2 

.3 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

l8l 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 

35 63 53 4.8 8.7 7.3 (D) (D) 7811 (D) 97 147 

34 53 50 (D) 15546 25729 (D) 293 321 514580 (D) 2895 3540 

2 6 2 7 5 1 2 2 6 7 6 11 10 7 18 20 11 2 4 

4 2 2 

24 51 46 (D) 3779 5899 26 37 26 (D) 2317 2206 26 37 26 (D) 2317 2204 5 294 

34 56 45 (D) 3788 3574 28 48 43 (D) 3268 2727 

20 28 24 4 6 12 4 10 4 4 3 

16 22 9 343 278 218 

3 4 6 30 55 123 1 2 4 (D) (D) (D) 

1 1 (D) (D) 

6 5 5 (D) 173 487 

18 33 26 (D) 1 732 2124 6 10 9 120 184 854 17 25 21 (D) 1 548 270 

3 12 11 32 180 500 

18 42 33 (D) 396 1 613 

17 34 22 495 842 1 572 7 13 13 (D) 552 445 7 13 13 (D) (D) (D) 

1 1 1 (D) (D) (D) 

35 63 53 9 26 27 15 25 19 11 12 7 35 63 52 9 26 26 15 25 19 11 12 7 

1 

1 

55 to 84 

95 

13.0 

9984 

105 

114 39566 

347 070 3356 

5 

8 

16 

16 

2 

49 

11 

5 

2 

90 6351 34 

(D) 

33 3645 4 

(D) 

85 5524 80 4619 

53 

17 

5 

4 

1 

24 

636 

8 143 1 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

52 3149 25 

932 

39 2217 

19 

583 

63 

728 

47 2151 11 

244 

11 

244 

95 

61 

29 

5 

95 

61 

29 

5 

65 and over 

98 

13.5 

9845 98 

85 20829 

245047 2133 

9 

11 

10 

14 

8 

22 

7 

3 

1 

93 7461 25 

(D) 

25 2212 1 

(D) 

93 4584 90 3521 

68 

13 

5 

4 

25 

828 

5 

29 

1 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

54 3426 15 

243 

50 3 183 

15 

386 

69 1 269 

40 1 457 

14 

308 

14 

308 

98 

73 

20 

5 

98 

73 

20 

5 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text 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 __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 

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

Farms by value of land and buildings: $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 or more _________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ 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 __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

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 ___________________ 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 __ Pasture land and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 

acres __ Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

acres __ 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ Whtte _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total Under 25 

382 

52.5 24734 

65 

392 60096 

153306 

2389 

56 

66 

55 

77 

40 

86 

8 

2 

2 

356 22011 91 3353 91 3316 16 

630 

340 8401 

285 5333 

261 

20 

3 

152 2329 

26 

154 

10 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

47 

478 

212 11 747 

74 1 306 

184 10441 

71 1 110 

271 3476 

232 4745 25 

158 

25 

158 

382 

291 

64 

27 

382 

291 

64 

27 

5 

.7 

86 

17 

26 3 180 122 308 4969 

3 

3 

10 

10 

4 

76 

3 

10 

3 

10 

4 

43 

2 

(0) 

2 

3 

(0) 

3 

36 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

4 

33 

5 

2 

2 

1 

5 

2 

2 

1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

25 to 34 

43 

5.9 

708 

40 

37 4919 

132946 2588 

7 

5 

8 

12 

3 

2 

31 1 060 

19 

(0) 

19 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

36 

825 

30 

(0) 

29 

1 

14 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 129 

18 

587 4 

(0) 

16 

(0) 

9 

(0) 

30 

(0) 

24 

273 6 

17 

6 

17 

43 

24 

7 

12 

43 

24 

7 

12 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

81 113 90 50 

11.1 t5.5 12.4 6.9 

3660 10162 5111 4007 45 90 57 80 

82 95 114 38 11 596 19847 14279 6275 141 415 208916 125 254 165 132 2885 2295 2 106 1 981 

11 9 20 6 14 16 19 9 14 12 17 4 9 15 26 5 9 10 15 6 24 27 15 7 1 3 2 1 

2 

76 108 87 50 2 957 8948 4827 4143 24 27 13 5 (0) 1 374 (0) 95 24 27 13 5 831 1 349 (0) 95 2 6 2 5 (0) 160 (0) 231 

72 101 81 46 512 3096 687 1 238 62 81 67 43 877 2 178 952 866 

57 71 63 39 5 7 4 3 2 1 

30 51 38 16 501 784 546 271 

10 6 7 2 74 41 30 (0) 

2 2 2 2 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

2 1 2 (0) (0) (0) 

11 11 15 6 53 87 142 67 

46 72 43 30 

617 5060 2458 1 989 

20 25 16 8 

442 502 254 91 34 66 39 27 

175 4558 2204 898 

9 27 16 9 111 436 276 225 

59 81 62 36 

420 1 570 690 555 

48 77 53 26 054 722 076 587 

5 6 7 1 

7 37 (0) (0) 

5 6 7 1 

7 37 (0) (0) 

81 113 90 50 

57 86 77 45 

18 22 10 5 

6 5 3 81 113 90 50 57 86 77 45 

18 22 10 5 6 5 3 

RHODE ISLAND 41 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 

~gt Not f~m reported ~~:;'~at9d====:=:=:====:============ _________________________________ _ 

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 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ 

Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators Male by sex: ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ 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 __ 

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) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (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) _____________ _ ~airy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eg!js (025) __________________________ _ AnImal 5peCJalties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

42 RHODE ISLAND 

Totai farming 

and other 

occupations 

561 

99 

68 

346 

382 

271 

413 

58 

56 

299 

44 

37 

62 

112 

380 

18.2 

137 

7 

78 

144 

166 

185 

148 

52.4 

666 

62 

4 

620 

45850 

52 5863 

45 7844 

45 

6 549 

2 

4 

5 2360 

113 

273 

70 

64 

76 

41 

28 

20 

34 

6 

3 

1 

87 

87 

64 

64 

86 

39 

202 

103 

75 

37 

45 

8 

Total 

269 

49 

28 

346 

222 

80 

47 

10 

23 

44 

21 

20 

36 

207 

21.5 

62 

2 

35 

63 

53 

95 

98 

54.6 

312 

34 

2 

283 

25653 

29 

3 485 

29 6265 

29 

2 

(D) 

1 

1 

3 

(D) 

46 

106 

29 

35 

40 

27 

13 

14 

30 

4 

2 

1 

42 

42 

60 

32 

49 

11 

40 

21 

66 

25 

17 

3 

Under 25 

2 

2 

2 

2 

23.0 

2 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

2 

25 to 34 

26 

7 

2 

35 

20 

15 

7 

3 

5 

10 

9 

6 

6 

5.3 

4 

35 

31.1 

27 

8 

29 2271 

4 

(0) 

4 

2 

(0) 

7 

11 

2 

4 

4 

1 

2 

4 

2 

2 

8 

4 

1 

8 

6 

6 

1 

2 

3 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

46 

11 

6 

63 

34 

22 

14 

3 

5 

7 

3 

5 

10 

37 

12.1 

8 

63 

39.7 

55 

8 

50 

3927 

8 

(D) 

3 

810 

3 

2 

(D) 

1 

1 

8 

20 

6 

7 

9 

4 

2 

2 

4 

1 

9 

9 

9 

1 

9 

2 

7 

3 

14 

2 

10 

45 to 54 

38 

7 

8 

53 

33 

11 

6 

1 

4 

9 

5 

1 

8 

26 

15.7 

13 

53 

49.5 

50 

3 

41 

4385 

4 

(0) 

7 

594 

7 

1 

(0) 

5 

16 

5 

6 

4 

5 

2 

1 

6 

2 

1 

1 

4 

4 

9 

4 

11 

1 

3 

13 

6 

1 

55 to 64 

80 

13 

2 

95 

67 

20 

12 

8 

8 

3 

3 

7 

62 

25.7 

20 

95 

59.2 

90 

5 

81 7172 

5 768 

9 

2044 

9 

9 

29 

10 

14 

10 

6 

5 

5 

6 

11 

11 

15 

11 

9 

2 

14 

9 

21 

9 

3 

65 and over 

78 

10 

10 

98 

66 

12 

8 

3 

1 

20 

2 

5 

76 

32.9 

15 

98 

71.7 

88 

10 

82 

7898 

11 

1 235 

5 

512 

5 

17 

30 

8 

6 

12 

8 

3 

4 

10 

14 

14 

19 

16 

16 

5 

8 

3 

12 

7 

1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

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 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ 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 __ 

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 _______________________________ _ 

SOO 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) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

pesnuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 0139) _________________________________ _ 

V9!!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 eg~s (025) ________________________ :~_ 

Animal specialtIes (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

292 

50 

40 

382 

49 

333 

11 

46 

276 

16 

42 

76 

173 

15.1 

75 

5 

43 

81 

113 

90 

50 

50.4 

354 

28 

2 

337 

20197 

23 

2378 

16 

579 

16 

4 

(0) 

1 

3 

2 

(0) 

67 

167 

41 

29 

36 

14 

15 

6 

4 

2 

1 

45 

45 

24 

32 

37 

28 

162 

82 

9 

12 

28 

5 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

4 

1 

5 

5 

1 

4 

1 

3 

3.3 

1 

5 

22.8 

5 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

2 

4 

1 

25 to 34 

31 

10 

2 

43 

3 

40 

2 

3 

35 

3 

15 

14 

4 

5.3 

7 

43 

30.6 

36 

7 

39 

385 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

13 

17 

6 

3 

2 

2 

3 

3 

4 

4 

6 

1 

17 

8 

1 

1 

5 

1 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

62 

14 

5 

81 

4 

77 

11 

66 

8 

9 

28 

28 

8.5 

8 

81 

39.6 

74 

7 

74 

3215 

4 

217 

3 

228 

3 

17 

42 

5 

2 

9 

4 

2 

10 

10 

6 

10 

5 

3 

37 

14 

3 

7 

45 to 54 

96 

11 

6 

113 

9 104 

2 

11 

91 

4 

10 

20 

57 

15.3 

22 

113 

50.2 

110 

3 

2 

95 

(0) 

11 1 546 

5 900 

5 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

12 

52 

10 

10 

11 

5 

4 

4 

3 

1 

1 

17 

17 

7 

7 

10 

6 

46 

28 

3 

6 

9 

2 

55 to 64 

63 

14 

13 

90 

10 

80 

4 

15 

61 

5 

12 

55 

18.6 

18 

90 

59.4 

82 

8 

77 

4202 

4 291 

5 366 

5 

3 

(0) 

1 

2 

1 

(0) 

16 

37 

11 

7 

9 

3 

6 

1 

9 

9 

3 

8 

11 

13 

38 

19 

2 

4 

2 

65 and over 

36 

14 

50 

23 

27 

3 

5 

19 

2 

29 

34.2 

19 

50 

72.3 

47 

3 

48 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

6 

17 

9 

7 

5 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

6 

6 

4 

3 

4 

5 

20 

12 

3 

2 

3 

RHODE ISLAND 43 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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 aver 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) •••••..••••••••..••• farms •• 728 346 2 35 63 53 95 98 

$1,000 •• 30376 26697 (0) (0) 4244 7722 8528 4 151 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 •••••.••••••.•..••••••...••• 271 54 9 8 3 13 21 

$2,500 to $4,999 •••...••••••..•••••••...•••• 95 25 4 1 6 14 

$5,000 to $9,999 •••.•.•••••...••••••••..•••• 91 45 4 7 4 9 21 

$10,000 to $19,999 ••••••••••..••••••..•••••• 73 49 6 11 4 16 12 

$20,000 to $39,999 .••••••••.•••••••••.•••••• 57 44 5 7 14 10 8 

$40,000 to $99,999 .•.•••••••..••••..•••••••• 72 65 5 13 10 22 14 

$100,000 to $249,999 ••••••...••••..••••••••• 47 44 6 11 10 11 6 

$250,000 to $499,999 .••••••.••••....•••••••• 8 7 1 3 3 

$500,000 or more .•••••••••.••••.••••••••••• 14 13 1 4 5 2 

Grains ..•••••••••••••••..••••.••••••.. farms •• 11 10 1 3 5 1 

$1,000 •• 53 (0) (0) 11 16 (0) 

Sales of $40,000 or more •••.•••••... farms •• 

$1,000 •• 

Corn for grain •••••••••...•••••••••.. farms •• 5 4 1 2 1 

$1,000 •• (0) 13 (0) (0) (0) 

Wheat •.•......•..•••••.••••.••••••• farms •• 

$1,000 •• 

Soybeans •.••..•..•.••••.•••.••••••• farms •• 

$1,000 •• Sorghum for grain ....•••••••••.••••• farms •• 

$1,000 •• 

Oats •••••••••••.•...••••••••..••••• farms •• 1 1 1 

$1,000 •. (0) (0) (0) 

Other grains •••.......••••.••••••••• farms .• 7 7 1 1 4 1 

$1,000 •• 39 39 (0) (0) (D) (0) 

Cotton and cottonseed ••...•••..••••••• farms •• 

$1,000 •• 

Sales of $40,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• 

$1,000 •• 

Tobacco •••....•.•••••••...••.•••••••• farms •• 

$1,000 •• 

Sales of $40,000 or more ••••.••••••• farms •• 

$1,000 •• 

Hay, silage, and field seeds .•••••...••• farms .• 133 67 8 10 5 18 26 

$1,000 •• 557 299 24 61 17 78 119 

Sales of $40,000 or more .••••••....• farms •. $1,000 •• 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ••.. farms •• 120 86 10 15 12 23 26 

$1,000 •• 1 657 1 445 144 458 234 390 219 

Sales of $40,000 or more •..•••••••.. farms •• 5 5 3 1 1 

$1,000 •• 543 543 (0) (0) (0) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ••••••...••••••• farms •• 65 39 1 3 6 9 20 

$1,000 •• 701 1 345 (0) (0) 272 341 510 

Sales of $40,000 or more •...•••••••• farms •• · 14 12 2 1 3 6 

$1,000 •• 366 (0) (0) (0) 225 446 

Nursery and greenhouse products •..•••• farms •• 109 67 1 7 14 15 11 19 

$1,000 •• 10695 8758 (0) (0) 1 695 2754 1784 1893 

Sales of $40,000 or more ••••••••...• farms •. 31 24 1 3 5 7 4 4 

$1,000 .• 10026 8278 (0) (0) 1 577 2599 1 699 1 799 

Other crops .•••••••••...••••••••••••.• farms •• 22 19 2 4 5 6 2 

$1,000 .. 3476 3449 (0) 461 691 765 (0) 

Sales of $40,000 or more ..•.•••••••• farms •• 12 12 2 2 4 4 

$1,000 •• 3364 3364 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Poultry and poultry products •••••.•••••• farms •• 77 40 3 7 6 11 13 

$1,000 •• 4692 4666 60 100 2563 1 725 219 

Sales of $40,000 or more ••••••.••••• farms •• 17 17 1 1 6 7 2 

$1,000 •• 4516 4516 (0) (0) 2563 1 661 (0) 

Dairy products •••..•••••••••••••••.••• farms •• 84 69 7 15 13 21 13 

$1,000 •• 5798 5596 478 917 1 073 2109 1 019 

Sales of $40,000 or more ••••••••..•• farms .• 55 54 5 10 9 21 9 

$1,000 •• 5359 (0) (0) 847 963 2109 975 

Cattle and calves ••••..•••••••..•••••.. farms •• 260 127 15 24 19 41 28 

$1,000 •. 1 006 718 176 68 98 242 114 

Sales of $40,000 or more ..•..••••••. farms •• 1 1 1 

$1,000 .. (0) (0) (0) 

Hogs and pigs •••••••••....••••.•••••• farms •• 45 16 7 1 4 4 

$1,000 •• 286 151 (0) (0) 43 17 

Sales of $40,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• 1 $1,000 •• (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ••••••••••...•• farms •• 65 22 5 7 2 3 5 

$1,000 •• 86 (0) 30 2 (0) (0) 3 

Sales of $40,000 or more •••••••••.•• farms •• 

$1,000 •• 

Other livestock and livestock products 

(see text) •••••••••••.•••••••••.•••••• farms •. 53 23 5 8 2 4 4 

$1,000 •• 369 181 4 (0) (0) 24 (0) 

Sales of $40,000 or more •••••••.•••• farms •• 2 1 1 

$1,000 •• (0) (0) (0) 

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, 

and other agricultural services •.•••••••.. farms •• 36 18 2 7 3 4 2 

$1,000 •. 78 64 (0) 16 18 3 (0) 

Value of agricultural products sold directly 

to individuals for human consumption 

(see text) ••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••• farms •• 190 101 15 13 12 27 34 

$1,000 •• 2407 2176 92 295 412 1 065 313 

See footnotes at end of table. 

44 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fac;;. bth;~I~~,~60 ~~~~: _______________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _______________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ 

$500,000 or more __________________________ _ 

Grains____ ___ __ __ __ ___ __ _ _____ _ __ __ _ __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 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 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, 

$1,000 __ 

and other agricultural services ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly 

to individuais for human consumption (see text) ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

382 3680 

217 

70 

46 

24 

13 

7 

3 

1 

1 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

66 

258 

34 

212 

26 

356 

2 

(D) 

42 1 938 7 1 748 

3 

27 

37 

26 

15 

201 1 

(D) 

133 

288 

29 

136 1 

(D) 

43 

(D) 

30 

189 1 

(D) 

18 

13 

89 

231 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

5 

19 

1 

3 

1 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

7 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

5 

25 to 34 

43 

322 

17 

14 

8 

2 

4 

7 

4 

25 

2 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

15 

37 

6 

13 

5 

10 

7 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

3 

16 

32 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

81 

381 

56 

11 

4 

6 

2 

1 

1 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

17 

79 

10 

43 

6 

(0) 

6 130 1 

(0) 

11 

7 

1 

(D) 

26 

26 

10 

61 

1 

(D) 

13 

5 

9 

18 

27 

31 

45 to 54 

113 2057 

65 

18 

15 

6 

3 

4 

21 

105 

9 

58 

5 

64 

1 

(0) 

13 

587 

4 548 

1 

(0) 

10 

(0) 

4 

65 

1 

(0) 

39 

106 

5 

27 

12 

10 

7 

11 

5 

6 

21 

85 

55 to 64 

90 

620 

51 

16 

11 

8 

2 

1 

1 

9 

33 

6 

32 

10 

264 1 

(D) 

11 

127 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

3 

50 

23 

52 

5 

31 

11 

23 

3 

5 

3 

2 

13 

53 

65 and over 

50 

282 

27 

8 

7 

2 

6 

15 

35 

5 

53 

3 

10 

4 

8 

3 

6 

4 

73 

26 

60 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

34 

3 

1 

9 

25 

RHODE ISLAND 45 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviauons and symbols, see introductory text] 

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 54 65 and over 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed grains ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ COtton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Uvestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ 262 105 21 14 19 33 18 $1,000 __ 1 271 1 049 115 68 454 363 48 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 217 73 18 11 6 23 15 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 35 24 2 2 10 7 3 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 6 4 1 1 2 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 4 4 2 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 426 168 22 26 27 59 34 $1,000 __ 5347 4803 207 388 1 678 1 966 554 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 309 67 15 8 6 19 19 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 53 39 4 8 9 14 4 $20,000 to $79,999 __________________________ 55 53 3 10 8 22 10 $80,000 or more ____________________________ 9 9 4 4 1 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ 238 126 10 21 24 43 28 tons __ 27 115 25603 613 1 631 11 176 9775 2408 

$1,000 __ 4227 3976 122 279 1 599 1 528 448 

Farms by tons purchased: 1 to 99 tons ______________________________ 185 74 7 15 12 20 20 100 to 499 tons ___________________________ 46 45 3 6 8 20 8 500 tons or more __________________________ 7 7 4 3 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 146 42 4 7 3 15 13 $5,000 to $19,999 _________________________ 40 33 3 7 9 7 7 $20,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 39 38 3 7 6 17 5 $50,000 or more __________________________ 13 13 6 4 3 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 262 175 1 22 24 28 68 32 $1,000 __ 1 021 910 (0) (0) 130 264 186 221 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 187 111 17 11 13 49 21 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 51 42 2 10 7 13 10 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 7 7 2 1 3 1 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 17 15 1 2 5 5 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 446 259 1 29 38 40 84 67 $1,000 __ 1 125 971 (0) (0) 160 208 338 134 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 299 142 13 11 14 56 48 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 96 69 7 21 16 14 11 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 41 39 9 5 8 10 7 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 10 9 1 2 4 1 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 283 188 1 16 32 28 58 53 $1,000 __ 647 546 (0) (0) 120 145 123 117 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 210 122 13 22 12 39 36 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 42 38 2 4 10 12 10 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 22 21 1 4 4 5 7 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 9 7 2 2 2 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 269 161 1 12 29 37 45 37 $1,000 __ 5559 4973 (0) (0) 877 1 586 963 1 281 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 181 81 7 13 17 27 17 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 38 33 2 5 7 7 12 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 31 30 1 8 8 8 5 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 19 17 2 3 5 3 3 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 146 120 1 6 22 31 32 28 workers __ 643 540 (0) (0) 101 141 132 136 Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ 216 121 1 10 24 32 30 24 workers __ 934 659 (D) (0) 135 174 174 137 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 42 23 3 4 3 5 8 $1,000 __ 118 56 5 2 12 17 20 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 16 10 1 3 2 1 3 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 20 9 2 1 3 3 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 5 4 1 2 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 1 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ 114 54 3 10 9 19 13 $1,000 __ 164 131 2 35 64 19 10 

Farms with expensas of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 86 33 2 4 2 15 10 $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ c· ____ 22 16 1 5 4 3 3 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 4 3 2 1 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 2 2 1 

See foo1notes at end of table. 

46 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal larms; see text. For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ larms __ 

$t,OOO __ Feed grains ___________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ WheaL _______________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ COtton ________________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ larms __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Feed lor livestock and poultry ____________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms w~h expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $79,999 _________________________ _ $80,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed lormula leeds ______ larms __ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

1 to 99 tons _____________________________ _ 

100 to 499 tons __________________________ _ 

500 tons or more _________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms w~h expenses 01- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ $10,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercial lertilizer _____________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms w~h expenses 01- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hired larm labor _________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms ~h expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ larms __ 

workers __ Less than 150 days __________________ larms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ___________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, ar1d rental 01 machinery and equipment _______________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

See lootnotes at end 01 table. 

Total 

157 

222 

144 

11 

2 

258 

544 

242 

14 

2 

112 1 512 

251 

111 1 

104 7 

1 

87 

111 

76 

9 

2 

187 

154 

157 

27 

2 

1 

95 

101 

88 

4 

1 

2 

108 

585 

100 5 

1 

2 

26 

103 

95 

275 

19 

62 

6 

11 

1 

1 

60 

33 

53 

6 

1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

20 

62 

10 

10 

23 

56 

23 

10 

232 

37 

10 

10 

10 

2 

10 

13 

1 ~ 

3 

10 

13 

6 

13 

3 

5 

3 

3 

3 

25 to 34 

19 

72 

17 

1 

1 

27 

78 

25 

1 

1 

14 

302 

51 

13 

1 

13 

11 

4 

9 

2 

22 

21 

18 

2 

2 

8 

4 

6 

2 

12 

24 

11 

1 

3 

6 

12 

28 

1 

(0) 

9 

4 

7 

2 

Other occupations 

Age 01 operator (years) 

35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

52 32 27 7 40 24 14 11 

51 32 27 7 

64 44 78 22 115 116 127 52 

63 38 75 18 1 5 3 4 

1 

17 26 37 8 

127 311 264 277 22 48 58 35 

17 26 37 8 

17 23 36 5 3 1 3 

11 30 12 13 

10 82 6 6 

9 25 11 12 

2 3 1 1 

2 

38 49 38 11 87 10 14 

37 39 37 23 

1 9 1 4 

15 17 30 12 

2 47 39 3 

15 13 29 12 

2 

1 

1 

10 27 47 9 

36 462 42 16 

7 23 47 9 

3 1 

1 

2 

3 13 4 3 

5 82 5 5 

8 20 44 8 

35 75 114 20 

5 4 6 3 

(0) 23 22 2 

3 1 2 

5 4 1 

1 

26 13 7 5 

10 7 9 2 

26 11 5 4 

2 1 1 

1 

RHODE ISLAND 47 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms' see text 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 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES'-Con. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 725 335 t 34 53 50 114 83 $1,000 __ 2375 2006 (0) (D) 455 482 623 320 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 431 117 - 18 11 7 37 44 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 189 121 - 13 24 18 48 18 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 64 77 - 2 14 19 23 19 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 21 20 1 1 4 6 6 2 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 725 335 1 34 53 50 114 83 

$1,000 __ 1 819 1 557 (0) (0) 3B7 368 466 241 Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 665 304 1 28 49 50 108 68 

$1,000 __ 782 642 (0) (0) 159 126 208 117 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 280 141 1 15 27 22 40 36 $1,000 __ 501 446 (D) (0) 168 66 149 39 LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ 87 64 1 9 11 12 23 8 

$1,000 __ 65 60 (0) (0) 16 21 (0) (0) Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 104 81 1 7 15 20 22 16 

$1,000 __ 354 316 (0) (0) 32 132 64 62 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 12 7 - - 1 3 1 2 $1,000 __ 7 6 - - (D) 2 (0) (0) Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 725 335 1 34 53 50 114 83 $1,000 __ 109 86 (0) (0) (D) 21 34 13 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 509 255 1 24 43 44 88 55 $1,000 __ 526 429 (D) (0) 63 112 148 78 Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 79 41 - 6 7 5 19 4 

$1,000 __ 30 20 - 4 5 2 9 1 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 210 132 1 13 31 24 45 18 $1,000 __ 1 569 1 187 (0) (0) 337 313 406 70 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 52 37 - 7 6 3 15 6 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 91 47 - 4 10 9 15 9 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 29 22 - 1 6 8 6 1 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 38 26 1 1 9 4 9 2 

Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ____________________________________ 468 182 - 16 21 24 63 58 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 727 335 1 34 52 50 114 84 $1,000 __ 18824 13776 (0) (0) 2726 2392 4294 2849 

F~~~ob$.t~:~~ _~r~_u~: __________________________ 71 21 - - 3 6 2 10 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 262 82 - 13 6 2 34 27 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 148 75 - 4 17 8 33 13 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 174 95 - 10 14 20 27 24 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 39 31 - 3 6 7 10 5 $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 17 15 - 4 1 4 4 2 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 12 12 1 - 4 3 2 2 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 4 4 - - 1 - 2 1 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 428 216 1 13 35 32 82 53 

numbeL_ 595 314 (0) (0) 54 55 106 83 Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 605 300 1 33 49 48 104 65 

numbeL_ 1 294 807 (0) (0) 135 160 259 170 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 600 287 1 22 46 41 107 70 number __ 1 364 848 (0) (0) 141 152 303 178 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 250 142 - 13 22 17 55 35 

numbeL_ 597 336 - 32 53 44 126 81 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 93 79 1 6 15 18 27 12 number __ 510 446 (D) (0) 79 102 152 74 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 5 4 - - - 3 1 - number __ 6 (D) - - - 3 (0) - Corn heads for combines _________________ farms __ 13 9 - 1 4 1 - 3 number __ 13 9 - (0) (D) (0) - 3 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 131 81 - 9 12 11 34 15 

numbeL_ 146 91 - 10 14 12 36 19 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 190 113 1 8 17 11 48 28 

numbeL_ 205 126 (D) (0) 17 12 59 29 

Reid forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 85 60 - 3 8 4 34 11 number __ 93 68 - 4 11 6 36 11 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 446 259 1 29 38 40 84 67 acres on which used __ 15880 13123 (0) (0) 2372 2362 4295 2528 Ume ___________________________________ farms __ 193 100 1 19 16 15 29 20 acres on which used __ 5110 420B (0) (0) 500 1 094 1 281 569 tons __ 6940 5580 (0) (0) 573 1 231 1 674 516 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to control- -. 

Insects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 164 128 1 11 20 21 39 36 acres on which used __ 8078 6901 (0) (0) 1 185 1 483 2181 1 438 

See footnotes at end of table. 

48 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES'-Con. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ___________________________________ _ 

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' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 

number __ Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 ________________________________ farrns __ 

number __ 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 

numbe,-_ Com heads for combines _________________ farms __ 

numbe,-_ Cottonpickens and strippers _______________ farms __ 

number __ Mower conditionens ______________________ farms __ 

number __ Pickup balens ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvestens, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 

numbe,-_ 

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 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

390 

369 

314 

68 

7 

1 

390 

262 

361 

140 

139 

55 

23 

5 

23 

38 

5 

1 390 

23 

254 

97 

38 

10 

78 

382 

15 

44 

7 

12 

286 

392 5048 

50 

180 

73 

79 

8 

2 

212 

281 

305 

487 

313 

516 

108 

261 

14 

64 

1 

(D) 

4 

4 

50 

55 

77 

79 

25 

25 

187 

2757 93 

902 

1 360 

56 

177 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

26 

26 

13 

13 

26 

14 

26 

7 

23 

6 

26 

2 

23 

8 

10 

4 

3 

2 

3 

20 

26 

343 

10 

6 

10 

6 

6 

13 

22 

26 

26 

10 

10 

13 

112 

10 

100 

25 to 34 

37 

36 

27 

9 

1 

37 

26 

33 

15 

12 

8 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

37 

2 

18 

10 

18 

36 

5 

13 

19 

37 

464 

5 

23 

4 

2 

3 

14 

16 

27 

42 

33 

43 

6 

16 

2 

(D) 

5 

5 

9 

9 

22 

222 

16 

95 

153 

3 

4 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

81 

85 

68 

9 

4 

81 

63 

72 

26 

19 

3 

9 

3 

6 

26 

81 

4 

60 

20 

6 

2 

24 

136 

6 

9 

9 

56 

82 

861 

13 

37 

16 

16 

21 

22 

67 

81 

67 

108 

29 

70 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

11 

16 

15 

15 

6 

6 

38 

263 

23 

178 

352 

12 

52 

45 to 54 

94 

129 

71 

21 

1 

1 

94 

93 

87 

49 

34 

25 

2 

(D) 

10 

10 

2 

(D) 

94 

8 

60 

34 

6 

2 

17 

148 

9 

7 

1 

59 

95 

164 

9 

46 

26 

11 

2 

1 

57 

86 

66 

123 

68 

122 

25 

59 

4 

24 

8 

8 

14 

15 

6 

6 

49 

405 

35 

452 

515 

12 

854 

55 to 64 

114 

66 

103 

10 

1 

114 

45 

110 

31 

41 

8 

10 

(0) 

4 

1 

1 

(0) 

114 4 

70 

(0) 

15 

(0) 

12 

40 

1 

10 

101 

114 1 722 

10 

50 

18 

32 

3 

1 

91 

125 

102 

177 

95 

175 

35 

85 

10 

40 

18 

18 

30 

31 

2 

(D) 

38 

422 8 

70 

149 

15 

135 

65 and over 

38 

27 

32 

6 

38 

19 

33 

12 

10 

4 

3 

2 

38 

2 

23 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

4 

20 

3 

31 

38 

494 

3 

18 

9 

8 

23 

26 

30 

42 

24 

42 

13 

31 

1 

(D) 

8 

8 

9 

9 

1 

(D) 

27 

333 

11 

107 

191 

4 

32 

RHODE ISLAND 49 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS'-

Con, 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

control-Con. 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, growth control of crops, or thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

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 __ 

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 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 __ number __ $1,000 __ 

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 __ 

Utters 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 __ 

number __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

50 RHODE ISLAND 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations 

12 

154 

95 

3226 

177 

7692 

20 

587 

340 

8997 

154 

125 

41 

18 

2 

288 

5 123 

192 

251 

154 

37 

1 

123 

3872 

42 

2 

50 

23 

6 

233 2802 

229 1 072 

260 

3544 

1 006 

162 

2079 

221 

220 1 465 

784 

55 

265 

133 

73 

3030 

53 

4 

4 

6 

6 

23 

310 

72 2720 

45 

3269 

286 

12 

1 271 

47 

24 

404 

21 

181 

19 

223 

Total Under 25 

11 

(D) 

72 1 

3041 (D) 

120 1 

6392 (D) 

16 

542 

141 

6622 

36 

49 

37 

17 

2 

121 

3908 

47 

396 

37 

9 

1 

88 3512 

19 

1 

40 

22 

6 

109 2220 

85 

494 

127 2734 

718 

94 1 799 

176 

113 

935 

542 

15 

75 

32 

24 

1 827 

14 

2 

3 

5 

9 203 

23 1624 

16 1 599 

151 

3 408 

19 

10 

243 

8 

100 

9 143 

25 to 34 

4 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

17 

714 

5 

5 

6 

1 

14 

382 

8 

84 

5 

3 

10 

298 

3 

5 

2 

14 

285 

10 

47 

15 

377 

176 

10 

197 

23 

15 

180 

152 2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

(D) 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

3 

30 

14 

680 

26 1 416 

4 

365 

25 

1 254 

4 

11 

7 

2 

1 

21 

698 

5 

32 

4 

1 

18 

666 

5 

10 

2 

1 

22 

446 

16 

110 

24 

409 

88 

17 

274 

23 

20 

135 

65 

10 

760 

5 

1 

2 

2 

4 

91 

10 

669 

7 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

4 113 

4 

49 

4 

64 

45 to 54 

3 

20 

18 

917 

23 

322 

3 

(D) 

20 

112 

3 

6 

7 

4 

18 

693 

4 

44 

2 

2 

14 

649 

8 

4 

1 

16 

334 

11 

85 

19 

409 

98 

15 

278 

38 

18 

131 

60 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D), 

(D) 

55 to 64 

2 

(D) 

15 

751 

35 

1 685 

2 

(D) 

45 

2057 

12 

15 

12 

5 

1 

38 1 247 

12 

46 

12 

30 

201 

6 

1 

11 

11 

1 

32 

715 

26 

95 

41 

1022 

242 

31 

700 

66 

36 

322 

177 4 

14 

5 

6 

393 

4 

2 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

4 

630 

43 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

98 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

65 and over 

3 

20 

20 

403 

27 

1 266 

7 103 

34 

1 485 

12 

12 

5 

5 

30 

888 

18 

190 

14 

3 

1 

16 

698 

4 

6 

3 

3 

25 

440 

22 

157 

28 

517 

114 

21 

350 

26 

24 

167 

88 

5 

18 

9 

5 522 

3 

2 

3 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

4 

127 

17 

3 

32 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS'-

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

control-Con. 

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, growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

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 __ 

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 __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

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 __ 

Utters of pigs farrowed betweennumbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 of precading year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ number __ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

1 

(D) 

23 

185 

57 

300 

4 

45 

199 

2375 

118 

76 

4 

1 

167 

1 215 

145 

855 

117 

28 

35 

360 

23 

1 

10 

1 

124 

582 

144 

578 

133 

810 

288 

68 

280 

46 

107 

530 

242 

40 

190 

101 

49 

1 203 

39 

4 

2 

3 

1 

14 

107 

49 

1 096 

29 

1 670 

136 

9 863 

28 

14 

161 

13 

81 

10 

80 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

13 

112 

4 

42 

2 

2 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

3 

21 

2 

(D) 

4 

11 

7 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

8 

7 

2 

(D) 

2 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

25 to 34 

3 

4 

8 126 

19 

212 

10 

9 

15 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

9 

2 

6 

31 

4 

15 

63 

17 

(D) 

15 

109 

37 

11 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

5 

11 

7 

7 151 

5 

1 

1 

4 

11 

7 140 

6 108 

13 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

9 

4 

5 

3 

4 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

5 

24 

3 

8 

39 

332 

25 

14 

31 

151 

28 

144 

23 

5 

5 

7 

5 

23 

83 

32 

98 

26 

90 

26 

13 

46 

7 

20 

44 

20 

9 

23 

10 

19 

622 

16 

2 

1 

4 

49 

19 

573 

10 

749 

61 

3 384 

12 

4 

64 

3 

29 

3 

35 

45 to 54 

3 

34 

9 802 

3 

(D) 

62 

795 

39 

20 

3 

53 

375 

48 

302 

38 

10 

11 

73 

9 

2 

38 

207 

45 

213 

39 

275 

106 

17 

78 

14 

31 

197 

92 

10 

96 

51 

12 

166 

10 

2 

2 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

5 501 

27 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

55 to 64 

1 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

17 

139 

1 

(D) 

46 

471 

31 

14 

1 

39 

257 

34 

165 

31 

3 

7 

92 

3 

1 

3 

27 

109 

30 

105 

23 

163 

52 

10 

47 

7 

22 

116 

45 

7 

29 

16 

7 234 

4 

1 

1 

1 

2 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

5 245 

31 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

65 and over 

2 

(D) 

7 113 

29 

523 

11 

17 

25 

327 

20 

170 

12 

8 

6 157 

2 

3 

1 

18 

99 

18 

97 

26 

162 

60 

16 

56 

9 

20 

106 

51 

6 

23 

10 

2 

(D) 

2 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

RHODE ISLAND 51 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item T ota! 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 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory ••••• farms •• 70 23 5 7 2 4 5 

number •• 3 195 304 146 (0) (0) 31 52 

Ewes 1 year old or older ••••••••••••••• farms •• 63 22 5 6 2 4 5 

number •• 2748 209 103 (0) (0) 19 44 

Sheep and lambs sold ••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 57 17 5 4 1 3 4 

number •• 1 027 219 116 (0) (0) 22 50 

Sheep and lambs shorn •••••••••••••••••• farms •• 60 22 5 7 2 3 5 

number •• 2920 309 186 (0) (0) 20 43 

pounds of wool •• 21 756 1664 874 (0) (0) 140 246 

Horses and ponies inventory •••••••••••••• farms •• 140 43 1 9 10 3 14 6 

number •• 782 337 (0) (0) 114 17 129 25 

Horses and ponies sold •••••••••••••••••• farms •• 29 12 3 6 3 

number •• 117 25 3 16 6 

$1,000 •• 224 56 2 30 24 

Goats inventory ••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 32 9 3 4 1 1 

number •• 187 42 14 (0) (0) (0) 

Goats sold •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 12 4 1 3 

number •• 595 20 (0) (0) 

$1,000 •• 9 2 (0) (0) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory •• farms •• 126 57 7 11 7 17 15 

number.. 388 239 385 155 176 6572 228 012 136274 14121 

Farms with- 1 to 399 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 107 39 9 11 11 

400 to 3,199 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 7 6 1 2 3 

3,200 to 9,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 2 1 1 

10,000 to 19,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4 4 2 1 

20,000 to 49,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 2 2 

50,000 to 99,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4 4 2 2 

100,000 or more •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Hens and pullets of laying age •••••••••• farms •• 126 57 7 11 7 17 15 

number •• (0) 379033 (0) (0) 228 012 (0) (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of 

laying age ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 13 7 1 2 2 2 

number •• (0) 6122 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold •••••• farms •• 38 28 5 6 10 7 

number.. 337 358 336638 4873 186 400 140 645 4520 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 4 1 1 

number.. (0) (0) (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3 

2,000 to 59,999 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1 

60,000 to 99,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

100,000 or more •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Turkey hens kept for breeding •••••••••••• farms •• 2 1 1 

number.. (0) (0) (0) 

Turkeys sold •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 14 4 1 3 

number.. (0) 5968 (0) (0) 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop ••••••••••••• farms •• 102 66 8 12 10 19 17 acres __ 3077 2649 194 594 350 644 867 

Irrigated •••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~o.".~ ~=~== 43979 37049 2550 7741 4413 9831 12514 

1 1 1 acres __ (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 55 23 4 3 3 8 5 

25 to 99 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 41 37 4 8 7 10 8 

100 to 249 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 5 5 1 4 

250 acres or more ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1 1 

Irish potatoes ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 21 19 2 4 5 6 2 

acres •• 2879 (0) (0) 479 582 1 331 (0) 

cwL 703 350 (0) (0) 108100 142600 351 973 (0) 

Irrigated •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 1 1 1 acres __ (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3 2 1 

5.0 to 24.9 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4 4 2 1 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4 3 1 1 

100.0 acres or more ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 10 10 2 2 3 3 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) •• farms •• 340 151 14 24 20 43 50 

acres •• 9296 5801 746 1 386 720 1 373 1 576 

tons, dry •• 17 708 11 658 1 042 2895 1 253 2992 3476 

Irrigated •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 4 3 1 1 1 acres __ 22 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 

1 to 24 acres ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 221 79 5 10 10 18 36 

25 to 99 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 102 57 7 7 9 24 10 

100 to 249 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 17 15 2 7 1 1 4 

250 acres or more ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

See footnotes at end of table. 

52 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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 

UVESTOCK-Con. 

Sheep and lambs of a'i ages inventory _____ farms __ 47 5 13 15 12 2 number __ 2891 146 185 254 (0) (0) Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 41 5 13 13 8 2 number __ 2539 99 118 160 (0) (0) Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 40 4 13 10 11 2 number __ 808 197 94 121 (0) (0) Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 38 5 12 11 8 2 number __ 2611 174 137 186 (0) (0) 

pounds of wooL 20092 968 740 1 162 (0) (0) 

Horses and ponies invenlory ______________ farms __ 97 2 10 25 32 18 10 number __ 445 (0) (0) 100 162 78 44 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 17 4 6 4 1 2 numbeL_ 92 63 15 7 (0) (0) $1,000 __ 167 118 9 6 (0) (0) Goats Invenlory _________________________ farms __ 23 1 3 9 5 5 numbeL_ 145 (0) (0) 69 26 32 Goats soId ______________________________ farms __ 8 1 1 3 2 1 numbeL_ 575 (0) (0) 42 (0) (0) $1,000 __ 6 (0) (0) 5 (0) (0) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older invenlory __ farms __ 69 2 11 22 14 14 6 numbeL_ 3084 (0) (0) 635 547 250 066 

Farms with- 1 10399 ____________________________________ 68 2 11 22 14 14 5 400 10 3,199 ________________________________ 1 1 3,200 10 9,999 ______________________________ 

10,000 10 19,999 ____________________________ 20,000 10 49,999 ____________________________ 

50,000 10 99,999 ____________________________ 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 69 2 11 22 14 14 6 numbeL_ 2404 (0) (0) (0) (0) 250 (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older nol of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 6 1 2 2 1 numbeL_ 680 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 10 3 3 2 1 1 number __ 720 40 178 (0) (0) (0) 

Broilers and other meal-type chickens sold ________ _______ ____________________ farms __ 3 1 2 numbeL_ (0) (0) (0) 

Farms wi1h- 1 10 1,999 __________________________________ 3 2 2,000 10 59,999 _____________________________ 60,000 10 99,999 ____________________________ 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 1 1 numbeL_ (0) (0) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 10 2 3 4 1 number __ (0) (0) 88 113 (0) 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 36 1 4 9 11 5 6 acres __ 428 (0) (0) 93 119 82 99 

Irrigated __________________________ ~~~~ ?~~~~=: 6930 (0) (0) 537 1 722 281 1 960 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 10 24 acres _______________________________ 32 4 8 10 4 5 2510 99 acres ______________________________ 4 1 1 1 1 100 10 249 acres ____________________________ 250 acres or more ___________________________ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 acres __ (0) (0) (0) 

cwL (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvesled: 

acres __ 

0.1 10 4.9 acres _____________________________ 

5.010 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 lext) __ farms __ 189 17 37 59 44 32 acres __ 3495 345 646 1 097 699 708 Ions, dry __ 6050 435 317 2015 934 349 Irrigaled ______________________________ farms __ I 1 acrss __ 

Farms by acres harvested: (0) (0) 

1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 142 12 28 45 34 23 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 45 5 9 13 10 8 100 10 249 acres ____________________________ 2 1 1 250 acres or more ___________________________ 

See footnoles al end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 53 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) __________________ farms __ 231 103 12 14 13 33 31 acres __ 5299 3414 442 911 44t! 905 708 tons, dry __ 9239 6075 438 1 763 793 1 696 1 385 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ I 1 1 acres __ (0) (0) (0) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 120 86 10 15 12 23 26 acres __ 908 1 698 163 421 237 552 326 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 28 24 3 4 6 3 8 acres __ 414 397 16 158 60 86 76 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 44 24 1 1 2 7 13 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 57 43 6 9 8 11 9 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 17 17 3 4 2 4 4 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 2 2 1 1 

Land in orChards ________________________ farms __ 79 38 1 3 6 11 17 acres __ 827 643 (0) (0) 88 175 337 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 6 5 1 4 acres __ 75 (0) (0) 68 Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 38 13 2 3 7 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 27 12 4 4 4 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 14 13 2 4 6 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

54 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

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) ___ fanms __ acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Fanms by acres harvested: 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 ________________________ fanms __ 

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 acres or more ________________________ _ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

Total 

128 

1 885 

3 164 

34 

210 

4 

18 

20 

14 

41 

184 

1 

(D) 

25 

15 

1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 25 to 34 

11 

200 

244 

4 

26 

2 

2 

3 

11 

1 

2 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

30 37 26 24 

418 521 336 410 

685 1042 431 762 

10 9 6 5 

44 71 23 47 

1 1 2 (0) (D) (0) 

8 3 4 3 

2 6 2 2 

12 14 8 4 

54 74 37 9 1 

(D) 

6 11 3 4 

6 2 5 

1 

RHODE ISLAND 55 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percenL_ Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ doliars __ 

Average per acre ____________________ doliars __ 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 ______________________________ _ 

$20,000 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 or more _________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ 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 __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _____________________________ _ 

10 to 29 acres ___________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ___________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _________________________ _ 500 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil- improvement 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 __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 

acres __ Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

acres __ 

Ali operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

56 RHODE ISLAND 

Total farming and other occupations Total Under 25 

530 173 

100.0 32.6 

36117 13437 

68 78 

545 176 

94039 38923 172 549 221 153 

2500 2690 

23 7 48 10 

90 27 77 22 

98 29 49 12 135 54 

20 13 

5 2 

490 154 

31 524 10613 

134 51 

5408 3064 134 51 5391 3059 16 3 815 240 

477 161 

11 556 4738 407 144 7228 3347 

182 54 

149 57 

40 14 

28 12 

8 7 

196 50 

3355 1 072 

38 13 208 69 13 3 78 (0) 

7 1 43 (0) 

66 22 644 236 

297 94 17 298 5822 104 32 2334 1 032 260 85 14964 4790 

99 31 1 684 581 

359 105 5579 2296 

307 82 7373 2685 

33 14 

80 43 

33 14 

80 43 

530 173 

396 122 

93 32 41 19 

530 173 

396 122 93 32 41 19 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 54 65 and over 

19 30 12 44 68 

3.6 5.7 2.3 8.3 12.8 

575 1 596 2333 3096 4837 

83 53 194 70 71 

21 22 10 68 55 

7294 3044 5990 15188 7407 

347333 138364 599 000 223353 134 673 

5129 2869 3 193 2945 1 495 

7 

5 2 2 

6 4 7 10 

1 2 13 6 

6 1 12 10 

5 1 1 5 

6 4 30 14 

9 1 3 

1 

13 24 10 42 65 

504 1 313 2395 2437 3964 

14 17 4 7 9 

1 071 283 (0) (0) (0) 

14 17 4 7 9 

1 071 283 (0) 659 (0) 

1 1 1 

(0) (0) (0) 

18 26 10 41 66 

896 705 362 089 686 

13 19 9 40 63 

641 527 230 800 1 149 

4 5 1 14 30 

1 9 5 15 27 

5 2 1 5 1 

1 1 2 6 2 

2 2 3 

11 12 3 8 16 

232 111 103 176 450 

1 2 3 3 4 

(0) (0) (0) (0) 12 

1 1 1 

(0) (0) (0) 

1 

(0) 

2 2 3 6 9 

(0) (0) 16 83 75 

8 15 7 26 38 

617 610 645 568 2382 

3 2 3 12 12 

(0) (0) 416 348 175 

8 14 6 21 36 

(0) (0) 229 1 220 2207 

2 9 3 8 9 

(0) (0) 108 153 173 

7 17 6 26 49 

(0) (0) 218 286 596 

12 19 6 20 25 277 306 627 677 798 

1 2 1 3 7 

(0) (0) (0) 8 22 

1 2 1 3 7 

(0) (0) (0) 8 22 

19 30 12 44 68 

5 13 8 37 59 

8 11 2 5 6 

6 6 2 2 3 

19 30 12 44 68 

5 13 8 37 59 

8 11 2 5 6 

6 6 2 2 3 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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 __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 

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

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 ______________________________ _ 

$20,000 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 or more _________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ 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 __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _____________________________ _ 

10 to 29 acres ___________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres ___________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 

acres __ In cover crops, legumes, and soil- improvement 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 __ Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodfand pastured _________ farms __ 

acres __ Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 

acres __ Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

acres __ 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ T enanls ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ T enanls ___________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

357 

67.4 22680 64 

369 55 116 149 366 2382 

16 

38 

63 

55 

69 

37 

81 

7 

3 

336 20911 83 2344 83 2332 13 

575 

316 6818 

263 3881 

128 

92 

26 

16 

1 

146 2283 

25 

139 

10 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

44 

408 

203 11 476 

72 1 302 

175 10174 

68 1 103 

254 

3283 

225 4688 19 

37 

19 

37 

357 

274 

61 

22 

357 

274 

61 

22 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

5 

.9 

86 

17 

26 3180 

122308 4969 

3 

3 

10 

10 

4 

76 

3 

10 

3 

10 

4 

43 

2 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

3 

36 

1 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

4 

33 

5 

2 

2 

1 

5 

2 

2 

1 

25 to 34 

41 

7.7 

596 

39 

34 4 503 132441 2586 

31 

060 

17 

(D) 

17 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

34 

713 

29 

(D) 

16 

8 

4 

1 

14 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

65 

18 

587 4 

(D) 

16 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

30 

(D) 

24 

273 5 

6 

5 

6 

41 

24 

7 

10 

41 

24 

7 

10 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

77 104 86 44 

14.5 19.6 16.2 8.3 

3369 8935 4895 3799 

44 86 57 86 

78 86 112 33 

11043 16440 14076 5874 

141 577 191 163 125679 178000 

2914 2 216 2137 1 982 

4 3 2 1 

7 6 17 4 

14 16 19 6 14 12 17 4 

6 13 26 5 

9 8 15 5 

23 24 14 7 

1 2 2 2 

73 101 83 44 

2682 8 543 4615 3935 

23 23 12 5 (0) 512 (0) 95 

23 23 12 5 

815 512 (0) 95 

2 4 1 5 (0) 120 (0) 231 

68 92 77 41 

1 361 2005 1583 113 

58 72 83 39 

726 118 848 777 

34 31 33 13 

17 29 20 17 

4 6 7 5 

3 6 3 3 

1 

30 48 38 13 

501 773 546 236 

10 5 7 2 

74 26 30 (0) 

2 2 2 2 

(0) (D) (0) (0) 

2 1 2 (0) (D) (0) 

11 10 15 5 

53 82 142 66 

45 66 43 28 

497 4954 2458 944 

20 23 16 8 

442 498 254 91 

33 60 39 25 

055 4456 2204 1 853 

9 25 16 8 

111 430 276 224 

55 75 61 30 

400 1 546 578 518 

48 73 53 23 

054 1 701 076 551 

4 3 6 1 

6 8 (0) (0) 

4 3 6 1 

6 8 (0) (0) 

77 104 86 44 

54 81 74 39 

18 20 9 5 

5 3 3 

77 104 86 44 

54 81 74 39 

18 20 9 5 

5 3 3 

RHODE ISLAND 57 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

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 54 years _______________________________ _ 55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ 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 __ 

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) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops. Irish potatoes. hay. 

peanuts. and other field crops (0133. 0134.0139) _________________________________ _ 

VB!l8tables 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 (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

58 RHODE ISLAND 

Total farming and other occupations 

419 

65 

46 

173 

357 

140 

368 

42 

52 

274 

22 

31 

52 

89 

264 

17.3 

94 

5 

60 

107 

116 

130 

112 

52.4 

478 

52 

3 

478 29742 27 3198 

15 

708 

15 

5 109 1 

4 

5 2360 

88 

233 

53 

40 

50 

21 

17 

12 

13 

1 

2 

1 

69 

69 

62 

47 

47 

34 

194 

101 9 

17 

42 

8 

Total Under 25 

139 

22 

12 

173 

101 

50 

31 

7 

12 

22 

15 

12 

20 

99 

21.6 

27 

19 

30 

12 

44 

68 

56.9 

148 

25 

157 10416 6 646 

6 286 

6 

1 

(0) 

3 

(D) 

25 

76 

15 

14 

15 

8 

4 

6 

9 

1 

27 

27 

40 

17 

19 

6 

34 

19 

5 

5 

16 

3 

25 to 34 

15 

2 

2 

19 

6 

13 

7 

3 

3 

8 

5 

2 

3.1 

4 

19 

30.5 

11 

8 

17 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

5 

7 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

5 

6 

5 

2 

3 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 45 to 54 

23 9 6 2 1 1 

30 12 

12 6 15 3 9 2 1 1 5 

3 3 

2 3 2 1 9 2 16 1 10.5 5.6 1 5 

30 12 

39.0 49.3 

22 10 8 2 

27 10 1 415 (0) 

1 1 (0) (0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

14 5 3 1 4 2 4 1 

5 

5 

5 5 

2 2 

5 3 3 

3 

1 

9 

55 to 64 

37 

6 

1 

44 

34 

8 

5 

3 

2 

2 

2 

3 

29 

24.8 8 

44 

59.6 

41 

3 

41 2942 

3 154 

3 

2 

22 

5 

5 

4 

2 

1 

1 

2 

7 

7 

11 

5 

4 

2 

12 

8 

3 

65 and over 

55 

6 

7 

68 

43 

11 

8 

2 

1 

14 

2 

4 

53 

31.8 9 

68 

71.8 

64 

4 

62 4389 4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

14 

28 

6 

3 

5 

4 

2 

2 

4 

13 

13 

14 

10 

12 

4 

8 

3 

2 

4 

1--

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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 

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 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ 

Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ 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 ___________ tarms __ 

10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, instttutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

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) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (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) _____________ _ ~airy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

280 

43 

34 

357 

39 

318 

11 

45 

262 

16 

40 

69 

165 

15.1 

67 

5 

41 

77 

104 

86 

44 

50.2 

330 

27 

2 

321 

19326 

21 

2352 

9 422 

9 

4 

(D) 

1 

3 

2 

(D) 

63 

157 

38 

26 

35 

13 

13 

6 

4 

1 

1 

42 

42 

22 

30 

28 

28 

160 

82 

4 

12 

26 

5 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

4 

1 

5 

5 

1 

4 

1 

3 

3.3 

1 

5 

22.8 

5 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

2 

4 

1 

29 

10 

2 

41 

2 

39 

2 

3 

34 

3 

14 

13 

4 

5.4 

7 

41 

30.6 

34 

7 

37 

1 273 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

13 

16 

5 

3 

2 

2 

3 

3 

4 

4 

5 

1 

17 

8 

1 

1 

4 

1 

60 

13 

4 

77 

2 

75 

11 

64 

8 

9 

26 

27 

8.5 

7 

77 

39.7 

70 

7 

71 

(D) 

4 

217 

2 

(D) 

2 

16 

41 

4 

2 

9 

4 

1 

9 

9 

6 

10 

3 

3 

36 

14 

3 

7 

91 

7 

6 

104 

6 

98 

2 

10 

86 

4 

9 

18 

52 

15.2 

21 

104 

50.2 

101 

3 

2 

92 

7086 

10 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

12 

48 

10 

8 

10 

4 

4 

4 

3 

15 

15 

7 

6 

6 

6 

45 

28 

2 

6 

9 

2 

62 

12 

12 

86 

9 

77 

4 

15 

58 

5 

11 

53 

18.7 

17 

86 

59.4 

79 

7 

75 

4179 

3 290 

4 174 

4 

3 

(D) 

1 

2 

1 

(0) 

14 

36 

11 

7 

9 

3 

5 

1 

9 

9 

3 

7 

9 

13 

38 

19 

1 

4 

2 

RHODE ISLAND 

34 

10 

44 

20 

24 

3 

5 

16 

1 

29 

35.2 

14 

44 

72.3 

41 

3 

42 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

5 

14 

8 

6 

5 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

6 

6 

2 

3 

4 

5 

20 

12 

2 

2 

59 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal larms; see text. For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductofy text) 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fre:s bth:nalsro~~~------------------------ Less than $1,000 (see text) ________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________ _ $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 _________________________ _ $15,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Com lor grain _______________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ______________________________ Iarms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans ___________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Sorghum lor grain ___________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales 01 $5,000 or more _____________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ______________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales 01 $5,000 or more _____________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Hay, silage, and foeld seeds ____________ larms __ $1,000 __ 

Sales 01 $5,000 or more _____________ larms __ $1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales 01 $5,000 or more _____________ larms __ $1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales 01 $5,000 or more _____________ larms __ $1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______ larms __ $1,000 __ Sales 01 $5,000 or more _____________ larms __ $1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales 01 $5,000 or more _____________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products ____________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales 01 $5,000 or more _____________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales 01 $5,000 or more _____________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

CalUe and calves ______________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales 01 $5,000 or more _____________ larms __ $1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$1,000 __ Sales 01 $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, cuatomwork, 

$1,000 __ 

and other agricultural services ___________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value 01 agricultural products sold direcUy 

to individuals lor human consumption (see text) ______________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end 01 table. 

60 RHODE ISLAND 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations 

530 2205 

457 

162 

46 

31 

32 

95 

91 

42 

31 

5 

14 

1 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

103 

322 

21 

174 

79 

477 

39 

390 

43 

189 

12 

137 

57 

250 

18 

180 

7 

57 

4 

51 

53 

61 

3 

33 

17 

107 

9 

93 

184 

437 

23 

195 

36 

131 9 

88 

81 

56 

2 

(D) 

47 

103 6 

53 

29 

32 

139 

445 

Total 

173 1 157 

124 

28 

10 

7 

9 

25 

45 

27 

22 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

13 

1 

(D) 

44 

142 

6 

87 

50 

342 

29 

299 

19 

111 9 

96 

24 

121 9 

86 

5 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

17 

35 

2 

(D) 

7 

53 

5 

(D) 

57 

180 

13 

113 

9 

43 

4 

34 

19 

10 

19 

59 

5 

(D) 

12 

19 

55 

268 

Under 25 25 to 34 

19 

114 

13 

3 

3 

2 

1 

4 

5 

1 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

6 

13 

1 

(D) 

5 

56 

5 

56 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

8 

35 

1 

(D) 

4 

4 

4 

3 

1 

(D) 

9 

30 

Farming 

Age 01 operator (years) 

35 to 44 

30 

228 

19 

5 

1 

2 

4 

7 

6 

5 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

44 

4 

(D) 

3 

16 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

5 

4 

4 

33 

3 

(D) 

12 

29 

3 

18 

2 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

3 

25 

6 

8 

.7 

30 

45 to 54 

12 

93 

8 

2 

1 

1 

4 

2 

2 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

42 

4 

(D) 

3 

20 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

17 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

41 

55 to 64 

44 

320 

28 

11 

1 

1 

6 

9 

8 

8 

10 

25 

14 

114 9 105 3 

35 

2 

(D) 

5 

16 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

18 

71 

6 

54 

3 

23 

1 

(D) 

3 

1 

3 

24 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

10 

65 

65 and over 

68 

402 

56 

7 

6 

3 

5 

14 

21 

6 

6 

21 

76 

3 

40 

20 

85 

7 

57 

13 

57 

5 

46 

13 

86 

7 

(D) 

9 

31 

2 

(D) 

3 

20 

2 

(D) 

15 

28 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

5 

3 

4 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

24 

102 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $10,000 __________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 (see text) ________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 _________________________ _ $15,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $5,000 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 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

FARM·RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, 

$1,000 __ 

and other agricuHural services ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of agricuHural products sold directiy 

to individuals for human consumption (see text) __________________ • ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

357 

1048 

333 

134 

36 

24 

23 

70 

46 

15 

9 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

59 

180 

15 

107 

29 

136 

10 

90 

24 

78 

3 

42 

33 

129 

9 

74 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

36 

25 

1 

(D) 

10 

55 

4 

(0) 

127 

257 

10 

82 

27 

88 

5 

54 

42 

47 

2 

(0) 

28 

44 

1 

(D) 

17 

13 

84 

177 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

5 

19 

5 

1 

3 

1 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

4 

7 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

5 

25 to 34 

41 

149 

39 

8 

2 

2 

5 

14 

8 

1 

1 

4 

7 

4 

25 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

6 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

3 

13 

1 

(0) 

15 

37 

1 

(D) 

6 

13 

1 

(0) 

5 

10 

1 

(0) 

6 

7 

3 

3 

16 

32 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

77 

173 

71 

32 

13 

8 

3 

11 

4 

8 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

15 

50 

4 

37 

9 

27 

2 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

4 

7 

11 

7 

1 

(0) 

26 

26 

9 

21 

1 

(0) 

13 

5 

9 

18 

1 

(0) 

4 

1 

27 

31 

45 to 54 

104 

296 

96 

44 

7 

5 

9 

18 

15 

4 

2 

19 

64 

7 

45 

8 

43 

4 

33 

4 

4 

9 

40 

3 

(D) 

9 

6 

3 

13 

1 

(0) 

37 

89 

4 

36 

4 

20 

1 

(D) 

11 

7 

7 

11 

4 

6 

18 

39 

55 to 64 

86 

288 

78 

33 

10 

5 

3 

16 

11 

3 

5 

9 

33 

2 

(0) 

5 

29 

2 

(0) 

9 

46 

2 

(0) 

9 

47 

4 

39 

1 

(0) 

5 

1 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

22 

51 

3 

21 

5 

31 

2 

(0) 

11 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

5 

3 

2 

13 

53 

65 and over 

44 

123 

42 

16 

4 

4 

3 

8 

7 

1 

1 

12 

27 

2 

(D) 

3 

11 

3 

10 

1 

(0) 

4 

8 

3 

6 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

23 

47 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

3 

1 

7 

17 

RHODE ISLAND 61 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed grains ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ COtton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES1 

$1,000 __ 

Uvestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ______________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ______________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

tons __ $1,000 __ 

1 to 49 tons _____________________________ _ 50 to 99 tons ____________________________ _ 

100 tons or more _________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _______________________________ _ $500 to $999 ____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ______________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ $500 to $999 _________ .. ____________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ______________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ $500 to $2,499 _____________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 

workers __ Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ______________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and eqUipment _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$500 to $999 ___________________________ > __ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

62 RHODE ISLAND 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations 

199 

226 

102 

27 

58 

12 

328 

642 

69 

60 

174 

25 

149 1 503 

257 

146 3 

39 

22 

80 

8 

153 

49 

123 

23 

7 

298 

192 

202 

47 

43 

6 

164 

49 

132 

23 

9 

131 

192 

31 

39 

57 

4 

30 

42 

113 

315 

20 

27 

6 

3 

11 

76 

45 

50 

20 

4 

2 

Total Under 25 

48 

79 

17 

3 

27 

1 

80 

228 

10 

14 

39 

17 

45 

600 

98 

42 

3 

15 

7 

16 

7 

82 

28 

63 

14 

5 

130 

129 

71 

29 

24 

6 

82 

32 

63 

10 

9 

40 

98 

3 

11 

22 

4 

20 

27 

30 

114 

4 

1 

3 

1 

23 

26 

13 

6 

2 -2 

25 to 34 

15 

33 

15 

15 

25 

4 

11 

4 

8 

2 

4 

4 

15 

5 

11 

4 

17 

33 

8 

5 

4 

7 

2 

3 

4 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

6 

(0) 

2 

2 

1 

1 

10 

51 

6 

3 

10 

(0) 

(0) 

9 

1 

2 

3 

2 

3 

3 

2 

3 

15 

21 

8 

1 

6 

10 

3 

10 

10 

32 

2 

5 

2 

1 

3 

(0) 

8 

25 

2 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

2 

45 to 54 

2 

(0) 

4 

4 

1 

1 

2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

2 

7 

3 

6 

8 

7 

2 

1 

5 

5 

6 

1 

4 

5 

13 

5 

2 

(0) 

5 

18 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

55 to 64 

15 

24 

6 

1 

8 

31 

115 

2 

1 

16 

12 

15 

151 

27 

15 

5 

8 

2 

40 

9 

37 

1 

2 

49 

35 

20 

23 

6 

31 

10 

26 

2 

3 

12 

28 

1 

4 

5 

2 

6 

6 

8 

23 

10 

10 

4 

5 

65 and over 

10 

5 

8 

2 

20 

33 

6 

8 

4 

2 

14 

210 

30 

12 

2 

4 

4 

4 

2 

17 

9 

9 

6 

2 

41 

33 

33 

4 

2 

2 

29 

11 

24 

3 

2 

13 

25 

2 

10 

1 

9 

11 

9 

48 

1 

(0) 

9 

2 

8 

1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed grains ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000_ .. Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ COtton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

1 to 49 tons _____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 tons ____________________________ _ 

100 tons or more _________________________ _ 

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

$500 to $999 ____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$500 to $2,499 _____________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 

workers __ Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

151 

147 

85 

24 

31 

11 

248 

414 

59 

46 

135 8 

104 

903 

159 

104 

24 

15 

64 

1 

71 

21 

60 

9 

2 

168 

63 

131 

18 

19 

82 

17 

69 

13 

91 

94 

28 

28 

35 

10 

15 

83 

201 

16 

26 

3 

2 

11 

53 

19 

37 

14 

2 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

20 

62 

10 

10 

23 

56 

10 

13 

10 

232 

37 

10 

10 

10 

2 

10 

13 

11 

3 

10 

13 

6 

3 

10 

3 

5 

3 

3 

3 

18 

27 

8 

2 

7 

1 

26 

44 

2 

7 

16 

1 

13 

92 

17 

13 

2 

11 

9 

2 

9 

20 

6 

18 

2 

6 

1 

6 

9 

2 

9 

9 

20 

1 

(0) 

7 

1 

6 

1 

51 30 27 5 

20 22 14 3 

39 17 18 3 

10 6 6 

2 7 3 2 

63 40 77 19 

103 81 111 19 

22 7 9 9 

2 11 20 6 

39 18 46 3 

4 2 1 

17 23 36 5 

127 185 235 33 

22 26 53 4 

17 23 36 5 

3 12 5 2 

3 10 2 

14 7 21 1 

1 

8 22 12 10 

1 5 6 6 

8 20 7 6 

2 4 3 

1 1 

34 40 37 24 

8 16 10 12 

28 33 35 14 

6 3 1 8 

4 1 2 

13 11 28 11 

2 2 5 2 

13 11 26 10 

2 1 

7 19 46 7 

5 31 39 11 

4 3 12 

6 19 3 

3 10 15 4 

6 3 1 

9 (0) (0) 

7 14 44 6 

27 25 114 12 

5 2 5 3 

13 (0) 8 2 

2 2 

5 4 1 

25 10 6 5 

10 2 3 2 

15 8 4 4 

10 2 1 

1 

RHODE ISLAND 63 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES'-Con. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ___________________________________ _ 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Fas;n~ob$:,~~~ _~r~~: _________________________ _ 

$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' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Corn heads for combines _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ 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 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

64 RHODE ISLAND 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations 

542 

421 

300 

114 

125 

3 

542 

287 

490 

174 

170 

47 

42 

9 

32 

26 

7 

2 

542 

30 

343 

114 

56 

20 

112 

361 

10 

26 

50 

26 

390 

543 

7097 

63 

245 

119 

104 

10 

2 

301 

411 

434 

694 

435 

759 

178 

420 

23 

105 

1 

(D) 

6 

6 

82 

91 

130 

142 

54 

57 

298 

4177 

129 

1 431 2339 

106 

641 

Total 

174 

204 

59 

45 

67 

3 

174 

144 

148 

83 

45 

21 

21 

(0) 

17 

20 

2 

(0) 

174 

14 

106 

50 

20 

10 

43 

106 

3 

18 

12 

10 

116 

174 2684 

14 

68 

53 

33 

5 

1 

101 

145 

149 

250 

143 

301 

82 

188 

13 

65 

1 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

36 

40 

59 

69 

29 

32 

130 2487 44 

687 

1 280 

57 

553 

Under 25 25 to 34 

21 

22 

12 

4 

5 

21 

15 

15 

10 

5 

3 

6 

(Z) 

21 

1 

11 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

6 

3 

6 

11 

21 

359 

12 

4 

4 

1 

5 

5 

21 

34 

9 

23 

9 

23 

5 

5 

5 

5 

17 

564 

10 

326 

806 

6 122 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

22 

41 

2 

5 

14 

1 

22 

29 

19 

13 

9 

5 

2 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

22 

2 

16 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

11 

27 

2 

2 

4 

3 

10 

21 

351 

3 

2 

10 

6 

12 

20 

20 

35 

17 

38 

9 

21 

3 

12 

2 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

5 

5 

2 

(0) 

15 

280 

9 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

38 

45 to 54 

10 

14 

4 

3 

3 

10 

10 

10 

5 

4 

2 

2 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

10 

1 

5 

5 

3 

20 

3 

7 

10 

377 

1 

4 

2 

2 

1 

5 

12 

9 

15 

9 

28 

4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

8 148 2 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

70 

55 to 64 

68 

88 

11 

21 

35 

1 

68 

62 

65 

41 

8 

2 

13 

2 

8 

9 

68 

7 

47 

19 

15 

7 

20 

51 

10 

6 

4 

43 

68 

924 

1 

32 

25 

8 

2 

49 

61 

61 

97 

63 

133 

39 

86 

6 

29 

18 

20 

33 

42 

23 

(0) 

49 

783 

12 

139 

236 

20 

157 

65 and over 

53 

39 

30 

12 

10 

1 

53 

29 

39 

14 

19 

9 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

53 

3 

27 

10 

3 

6 

2 

45 

54 

673 

10 

21 

10 

13 

30 

47 

38 

69 

45 

79 

21 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

7 

8 

16 

17 

4 

4 

41 

712 

11 

93 

99 

21 

166 . 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES'-Con. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ______________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ LP gas. butane, and propane _________ farms __ $1,000 __ Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ______________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ___________________________________ _ 

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' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 

number __ Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Com heads for combines _________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 

number __ Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

368 

217 

241 

69 

58 

368 

143 

342 

90 

125 

26 

21 

(D) 

15 

5 

5 

(D) 

368 

16 

237 

65 

36 

10 

69 

254 

7 

8 

38 

16 

274 

369 4413 

49 

177 

66 

71 

5 

1 

200 

266 

285 

444 

292 

458 

96 

232 

10 

40 

1 

(D) 

46 

51 

71 

73 

25 

25 

168 1690 85 

744 1 059 

49 

288 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

26 

26 

13 

13 

26 

14 

26 

7 

23 

6 

26 

2 

23 

8 

10 

4 

3 

2 

3 

20 

26 

343 

10 

6 

10 

6 

6 

13 

22 

26 

26 

10 

10 

13 

112 

10 

100 

25 to 34 

34 

20 

18 

9 

7 

34 

13 

30 

9 

9 

2 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

34 

2 

17 

7 

15 

25 

2 

3 

10 

19 

34 

325 

5 

23 

4 

2 

13 

15 

24 

39 

30 

35 

3 

8 

1 

(D) 

5 

5 

9 

9 

20 

126 

14 

73 

119 

3 

4 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

77 

40 

45 

23 

9 

77 

24 

68 

17 

18 

3 

8 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

77 

2 

56 

14 

5 

1 

22 

128 

4 

2 

7 

9 

56 

78 

786 

13 

37 

14 

14 

18 

19 

63 

73 

63 

98 

25 

60 

10 

15 

14 

14 

6 

6 

34 

201 

23 

178 

352 

12 

52 

45 to 54 

B6 

54 

60 

11 

15 

B6 

37 

79 

25 

27 

4 

2 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

B6 

5 

52 

15 

5 

2 

14 

55 

8 

6 

53 

86 

865 

B 

45 

24 

9 

51 

7B 

60 

99 

60 

92 

24 

56 

7 

7 

11 

12 

6 

6 

40 

544 

29 

316 

24B 

7 

70 

55 to 64 

112 

57 

84 

lB 

10 

112 

3B 

lOB 

24 

41 

8 

9 

(D) 

4 

1 

1 

(D) 

112 4 

69 

(D) 

15 

(D) 

11 

25 

10 

100 

112 1 697 

10 

50 

16 

32 

3 

1 

91 

125 

100 

175 

93 

172 

34 

B3 

10 

40 

18 

18 

30 

31 

2 

(D) 

37 

420 

8 

70 

149 

14 

55 

65 and over 

33 

20 

21 

B 

4 

33 

15 

31 

9 

7 

3 

3 

2 

33 

2 

20 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

20 

3 

1 

26 

33 

397 

3 

16 

8 

6 

21 

23 

25 

36 

20 

35 

10 

25 

6 

6 

7 

7 

1 

(D) 

24 

2B7 

11 

107 

191 

3 

7 

RHODE ISLAND 65 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see lext For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introduclory lext] 

Ilem 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS'-

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, elc., 10 

control-Con. Nemalodes in crops ___________________ larms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards _________ larms __ 

acres on which used __ 

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

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals for deloliation, growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves invenlory _______________ larms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 10 9 _____________________________________ _ 1010 19 ___________________________________ _ 

20 10 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 ___________________________________ _ 

10010 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers Ihal had calved _______ larms __ number __ Beel cows __________________________ larms __ 

number._ 

Farms wilh- 1 10 4 _________________________________ _ 5 10 9 _________________________________ _ 1010 19 _______________________________ _ 

20 10 49 _______________________________ _ 

5010 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ larms __ 

number._ 

Farms wilh- 1 10 4 _________________________________ _ 

5 10 9 _________________________________ _ 10 10 19 _______________________________ _ 

20 10 29 ____________________________ • __ _ 3010 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 10 99 _______________________________ _ 100 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heiler calves _______________ larms __ 

numbeL_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ larms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ larms __ 

number._ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ number __ $1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ larms __ 

number._ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 24 ___________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 or more _______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used lor breeding ________ larms __ 

number __ Other ________________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ larms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 

Utters of pigs larrowed be1weennumber __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 01 preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ larms __ 

numbeL_ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ larms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See lootnoles al end 01 table. 

66 RHODE ISLAND 

T olal farming 

and olher 

occupations 

4 

24 

48 

278 

64 

852 

11 

100 

261 

3437 

150 

58 

44 

7 

2 

214 

573 

182 

172 

107 

40 

26 

8 

1 

54 

401 

40 

2 

7 

1 

3 

1 

167 

1 019 

185 

845 

184 1 328 

437 

93 

619 

93 

151 

709 

344 

50 

209 

108 

64 

1 925 

41 

10 

3 

3 

4 

3 

18 

206 

64 1 719 

36 1 931 

131 

11 

1 259 

47 

19 

267 

16 

120 

14 

147 

Tolal Under 25 

4 

24 

29 

207 

38 

454 

8 

84 

68 1 260 

32 

15 

16 

4 

1 

52 

484 

37 

317 

20 

10 

3 

3 

1 

24 

167 

17 

1 

4 

2 

48 

492 

43 

284 

57 

611 

180 

29 

379 

50 

48 

232 

130 

11 

44 

22 

17 1 067 

11 

1 

1 

1 

3 

4 

99 

17 

968 

9 591 

43 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

5 106 3 

39 

4 

67 

251034 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

10 

202 

5 

2 

2 

1 

7 

86 

7 

83 

3 

1 

1 

2 

3 

3 

3 

7 

82 

7 

34 

8 

105 

35 

4 

53 

5 

8 

52 

30 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

Farming 

Age of operalor (years) 

351044 

2 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

11 

232 

2 

5 

3 

1 

9 107 

3 

14 

2 

1 

7 

93 

5 

2 

10 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

12 

92 

29 

6 

(0) 

(0) 

9 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

13 

4 

4 

13 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

451054 

2 

(0) 

5 

58 

4 

23 

2 

(0) 

4 109 

2 

3 

32 

3 

32 

2 

1 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

4 

48 

17 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

551064 

5 

36 

14 

126 

1 

(0) 

22 

268 

11 

5 

6 

15 

76 

10 

40 

6 

4 

8 

36 

5 

1 

2 

13 

119 

14 

73 

18 

255 

71 

9 177 

25 

14 

78 

45 

3 

12 

4 

5 380 

3 

1 

1 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

3 438 

23 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

65 and over 

11 

62 

12 

246 

3 

43 

21 

449 

12 

3 

4 

1 

1 

18 

183 

14 

148 

9 

2 

1 

1 

1 

6 

35 

4 

2 

16 

160 

14 

106 

15 

111 

28 

8 

68 

7 

13 

43 

21 

4 

13 

8 

5 522 

2 

1 

2 

3 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

3 123 

16 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS'-

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

control-Con. 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, growth control of crops, or thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- t to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ___________________________________ _ 

20 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

numbeL_ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 _______________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____ _____ _ __ _ _ __ ___ ___ ____ __ ___ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 24 ___________________________________ _ 25 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 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 __ 

Utters of pigs farrowed betweennumbeL_ 

$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 __ 

numbeL_ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

19 

71 

46 

398 

3 

16 

193 

2 177 

118 

43 

28 

3 

1 

162 

1 089 

145 

855 

87 

30 

23 

5 

30 

234 

23 

1 

3 

1 

1 

1 

119 

527 

142 

561 

127 

717 

257 

64 

240 

43 

103 

477 

214 

39 

165 

86 

47 

858 

30 

9 

3 

2 

3 

14 

107 

47 

751 

27 1 340 

88 

9 

(D) 

(D) 

14 

161 

13 

81 

10 

80 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

13 

112 

4 

42 

2 

1 

1 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

2 

2 

3 

21 

2 

(D) 

4 

11 

7 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

8 

7 

2 

(D) 

2 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

25 to 34 

3 

4 

6 

(D) 

19 

212 

10 

5 

4 

15 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

8 

1 

2 

6 

31 

4 

2 

15 

63 

17 

(D) 

15 

109 

37 

11 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

(0) 

5 

11 

7 

7 

151 

1 

4 

1 

1 

4 

11 

7 

140 

6 

108 

13 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

9 

4 

5 

3 

4 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

5 

24 

1 

(D) 

39 

332 

25 

11 

3 

31 

151 

28 

144 

17 

6 

5 

5 

7 

5 

23 

83 

32 

98 

26 

90 

26 

13 

46 

7 

20 

44 

20 

9 

23 

10 

18 

322 

15 

1 

2 

4 

49 

18 

273 

9 

449 

21 

3 

364 

12 

4 

64 

3 

29 

3 

35 

45 to 54 

4 

79 

2 

(D) 

60 

716 

39 

10 

9 

2 

52 

342 

48 

302 

29 

9 

6 

4 

10 

40 

9 

36 

178 

43 

196 

37 

233 

89 

16 

63 

13 

29 

170 

76 

9 

71 

36 

11 

121 

8 

2 

1 

2 

(D) 

11 

(0) 

4 

471 

20 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

55 to 64 

9 

(D) 

15 

58 

1 

(D) 

45 

441 

31 

7 

6 

1 

38 

233 

34 

165 

25 

6 

2 

1 

6 

68 

3 

1 

1 

26 

103 

30 

105 

22 

155 

51 

9 

39 

6 

22 

116 

45 

7 

29 

16 

7 

234 

4 

2 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

5 245 

31 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

65 and over 

2 

(D) 

7 113 

26 

434 

11 

9 

5 

22 

258 

20 

170 

6 

6 

8 

3 

88 

2 

16 

79 

18 

97 

23 

119 

47 

14 

39 

8 

18 

80 

39 

6 

23 

10 

2 

(D) 

2 

1 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

RHODE ISLAND 67 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnonnal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations snd symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 

number __ Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farmS __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ fanns __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ fanns __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses snd ponies inventory ______________ farmS __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold __________________ fanns __ 

numbeL_ $1,000 __ Goats inventory _________________________ fanns __ 

numbeL_ Goats sold ______________________________ fanns __ 

POULTRY 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ fanns __ number __ 

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 or more _____________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ fanns __ 

numbeL_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ number __ 

Broilers snd other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 3,999 _____________________________ _ 

4,000 to 7,999 _____________________________ _ 8,000 or more ______________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ fanns __ 

numbeL_ Turkeys sold ____________________________ fanns __ 

numbeL_ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ fanns __ acres __ 

Irrigated __________________________ ~o_~~ ?~~== 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 25 to 49 acres _____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 100 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ fanns __ 

acres __ 

cwL Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 5.0 to 14.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 acres __________________________ _ 25.0 acres or more _________________________ _ 

Hay-aHaHs, 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 49 acres _____________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 acres or more __________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

68 RHODE ISLAND 

Total fanning 

and other 

occupetions 

66 3068 60 2663 54 

930 

56 

2755 

20949 

130 

722 

27 

53 

79 

31 

(0) 

12 

595 

9 

102 

5616 

92 

7 

3 

102 4860 

10 

756 

18 

1 710 

3 

(0) 

3 

1 

(0) 

11 

425 

50 

735 

11 693 

41 

6 

2 

1 

6 

32 

10750 

3 

3 

259 5455 

9122 

2 

(0) 

191 

42 

20 

6 

Total 

20 

227 

20 

159 

15 

157 

19 

179 

993 

36 

296 

12 

25 

56 

8 

37 

4 

20 

2 

34 

2582 

30 

2 

2 

34 

2506 

4 

76 

8 990 

1 

(0) 

18 

393 

6323 

12 

5 

5 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

3 

80 2235 

3739 

1 

(0) 

55 

13 

7 

5 

Under 25 25 to 34 

4 

74 

4 

54 

4 

58 

4 

62 

250 

8 

44 

3 

3 

2 

3 

14 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

6 131 

6 

6 131 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

7 538 

597 

1 

3 

1 

2 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

6 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

4 

27 

6 

(0) 

(0) 

9 

(0) 

6 

16 

30 

4 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

8 

(0) 

7 

1 

8 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

3 

70 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

11 

396 

746 

8 

1 

2 

45 to 54 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

4 106 

153 

3 

55 to 64 

4 

31 

4 

19 

3 

22 

3 

20 

140 

11 

111 

3 

6 

24 

1 

(0) 

7 115 

7 

7 115 

5 

65 

960 

4 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

24 

508 

809 

1 

(0) 

14 

8 

2 

65 and over 

5 

52 

5 

44 

4 

50 

5 

43 

246 

6 

25 

12 

1 909 

9 

1 

2 

12 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

5 920 

1 

(0) 

8 

269 4578 

3 

4 

34 

687 

1 432 

29 

2 

2 

1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text) 

Item 

LIVESTOCK -Con. 

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 __ 

numbeL_ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ number __ Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 

POULTRY 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ numbeL_ 

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 or more _____________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 3,999 _____________________________ _ 

4,000 to 7,999 _____________________________ _ 

8,000 or mors ______________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ acres __ 

Irrigated __________________________ ~_~ ~=~== 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ cwt __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 acres __________________________ _ 

25.0 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 49 acres _____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 100 acres or more __________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

46 2641 

40 

2504 

39 

773 

37 

2576 

19956 

94 

426 

15 

28 

23 

23 

145 8 

575 

6 

68 3034 

62 

5 

1 

68 2354 

6 680 

10 

720 

3 432 

3 

1 

(D) 

10 

(0) 

32 

342 

5370 

29 

1 

2 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

179 

3220 

5383 1 

(0) 

136 

29 

13 

1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

(0) 

25 to 34 

5 146 

5 

99 

4 197 

5 174 

988 

9 

(D) 

3 

3 

3 

3 

(0) 

1 

!8! 

11 

(0) 

9 

2 

11 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

40 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

4 

(D) 

(0) 

4 

17 

345 

435 

12 

4 

1 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 45 to 54 

13 14 

185 204 13 12 

118 125 

13 9 

94 86 

12 10 

137 151 

740 026 

25 31 

100 160 

6 4 

15 (0) 

9 (D) 

9 5 

69 26 

3 2 

42 !O) 5 0) 

22 13 

635 497 

21 12 

1 1 

22 13 

(0) (D) 

2 2 

(0) (D) 

3 2 

178 (D) 

1 

(D) 

3 4 

88 113 

8 10 

33 101 

337 1 522 

8 9 

1 

36 53 

616 897 

1 259 1 476 

28 41 

5 7 

3 5 

55 to 64 

12 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

(D) 

18 

78 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

5 

32 

1 

(0) 

(D) 

14 

250 

14 

14 

250 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 

80 

241 

3 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

44 

699 

934 

1 

(D) 

34 

8 

2 

65 and over 

2 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(D) 

9 

36 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

6 1066 

4 

1 

1 

6 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

5 

93 

640 

4 

29 

663 1 279 

21 

5 

2 

1 

RHODE ISLAND 69 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text) 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

T arne hay other than alfalfa. small grain. 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations 

and wild hay (see text) __________________ farms__ 179 

acres__ 3 197 

tons. dry__ 4 906 Irrigated ____________________________ farms__ 1 

acres__ (D) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms__ 79 

acrss__ 588 Irrigated ______________________________ farms__ 14 

acres__ 41 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 40 5.0 to 14.9 acres ____________________________ 27 

15.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ 9 25.0 acres or more __________________________ 3 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms__ 59 

acres__ 295 Irrigated ______________________________ farms__ 3 

acres__ 11 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 34 

5.0 to 14.9 acres ____________________________ 21 15.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ 4 25.0 acres or more _________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

70 RHODE ISLAND 

Total Under 25 

58 1 482 2128 1 

(D) 

50 

441 

10 

24 

21 

20 

6 

3 

20 

141 2 

(D) 

10 

7 

3 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

7 5 2 21 23 

403 (D) (D) 465 393 

348 (D) (D) 737 758 

1 

(D) 

5 6 5 14 20 

79 50 51 175 87 

2 1 1 6 

(D) (D) (D) 11 

1 1 1 5 13 

2 5 2 5 6 

2 3 1 

2 1 

2 7 11 

(D) (D) 76 

2 

(D) 

3 7 

4 2 

2 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

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 14.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 acres __________________________ _ 

25.0 acres or more _________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

aeres._ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 acres __________________________ _ 

25.0 acres or more _________________________ _ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

Total 

121 

1 715 

2778 

29 

147 

4 

18 

19 

7 

3 

39 

154 

1 

(0) 

24 

14 

1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 25 to 34 

11 

200 

244 

4 

26 

2 

1 

1 

3 

11 

1 

2 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

29 33 26 22 398 391 336 390 

653 708 431 742 

9 8 5 3 35 61 20 6 1 1 2 (0) (0) (D) 

8 3 3 3 1 3 2 

2 

12 12 8 4 54 45 37 9 1 

(0) 

6 10 3 4 5 2 5 1 

RHODE ISLAND 71 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percenL_ Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 

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

Farms by value of land and buildings: $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 or more _________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ 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 __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

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 __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1962 __________________________________ farms __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

acres __ 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

72 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

726 

100.0 

62466 86 

729 172876 

237 141 

2760 

80 

97 

86 

126 

71 

202 

44 

14 

9 

662 47734 

240 16126 

239 15657 

26 1 396 

655 26180 

576 21 252 

454 

72 

32 

16 

2 

248 

4632 

52 

534 

19 

107 

8 

53 

86 

602 

396 

23807 139 

3639 

337 

20 168 

131 

2791 

497 7688 

392 

11 062 

84 2224 

84 

828 

3 396 

728 

488 

173 

67 

727 

487 

173 

67 

1 

1 

1 t09 

acres 

113 

15.5 

503 

4 

103 

8582 

83320 

18820 

29 

24 

10 

31 

4 

4 

99 

414 

27 

(0) 

26 

107 

2 

(0) 

82 

259 

71 

191 

71 

15 

52 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

11 

22 

3 

8 

8 

14 

9 

31 

73 

191 

23 

91 

20 

46 

20 

48 

113 

86 

13 

14 

112 

85 

13 

14 

1 

1 

10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

acres acres acres acres 

273 70 64 76 

37.5 9.6 8.8 10.4 

7081 4053 5359 8711 

26 58 84 115 

277 78 70 71 

35220 17 373 14510 16387 

127 148 222 731 207286 230803 

4886 3745 2481 1968 

33 3 13 2 

58 3 4 4 

36 25 4 9 

52 16 7 8 

37 8 6 8 

57 17 32 38 

4 4 3 1 

1 1 

2 

248 63 59 70 

5727 3440 4030 7297 

73 22 27 23 

1 400 792 (0) 1 693 

73 22 27 23 

388 792 1 359 1 688 

4 4 2 6 

46 179 (0) 279 

246 68 56 73 

3819 755 2404 3861 

201 61 52 67 

2412 224 1 882 2754 

201 55 36 40 6 16 19 

8 

86 27 24 30 955 317 376 777 

20 3 6 7 

127 17 (0) (0) 

9 3 2 77 6 (0) 

3 2 47 (0) 

30 12 6 11 201 191 95 258 

120 51 50 59 1 566 1 516 2185 3603 

43 17 20 16 

351 256 423 334 

100 42 39 53 1 235 1260 762 3269 

54 12 17 11 

702 121 228 259 

162 56 47 53 974 661 542 988 

154 43 44 43 

2008 694 1 027 1 370 

24 6 9 4 

83 58 119 190 

24 6 9 4 

83 58 119 (0) 

1 

(0) 

273 70 64 76 

200 48 37 53 

47 15 22 17 

26 7 5 6 

273 70 64 76 

200 48 37 53 

47 15 22 17 

26 7 5 6 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 41 28 20 34 6 3 percent __ 5.6 3.8 2.7 4.7 .8 .4 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 6450 5462 4861 11 983 3885 4 118 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 157 195 243 352 648 1 373 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 45 22 18 36 6 3 $1,000 __ 15008 10220 8528 30 132 10006 6910 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 333511 464 545 473 778 837 000 1 667667 2 303 333 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 2104 2395 1 949 2433 2576 1 678 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 

$40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 2 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 2 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 9 3 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 6 2 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 26 5 10 13 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 5 5 6 13 2 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 1 1 2 4 3 $2,000,000 or more __________________________ 1 3 1 2 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ farms __ 38 26 20 31 5 3 acres __ 4366 4333 4045 7988 2119 3975 Land rented or leased from others ______ farms __ 23 11 7 21 5 1 acres __ (0) (0) 816 (0) (0) (0) Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ 23 11 7 21 5 1 acres __ (0) (0) 816 (0) (0) (0) Land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 1 1 1 3 2 acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 41 28 19 33 6 3 acres __ 2814 2319 2406 5208 2374 961 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 39 26 19 31 6 3 acres __ 2154 869 950 4242 1 793 781 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 22 13 4 11 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 9 7 8 5 1 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 8 5 3 7 1 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 1 4 8 3 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 1 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 17 16 11 19 1 acres __ 413 370 (0) (0) (0) 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil- improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 8 3 1 1 2 acres __ 126 37 (0) (0) (0) On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 2 2 acres __ (0) (0) In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 2 1 acres __ (0) (0) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 8 3 1 4 4 2 acres __ 115 30 (0) 65 581 (0) 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 32 24 16 26 5 2 acres __ 2634 2634 988 5 139 (0) (0) Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 15 6 5 10 2 2 acres __ 481 483 186 470 (0) (0) Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 27 20 15 26 5 2 acres __ 2153 2151 802 4669 (0) (0) 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 8 4 5 6 2 3 acres __ 335 72 (0) (0) (0) 322 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 37 19 12 28 5 3 acres __ 667 437 (0) (0) 283 (0) 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 22 21 15 22 2 3 acres __ 1 229 925 (0) (0) (0) 993 Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 6 3 1 5 5 1 

acres __ 226 (0) (0) 244 982 (0) Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 6 3 1 5 5 1 acres __ 226 (0) (0) 244 (0) (0) Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 2 acres __ (0) 

Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 41 28 20 34 6 3 Full owners ___________________________________ 18 17 13 13 1 2 Part owners ___________________________________ 20 9 7 18 4 1 Tenants ______________________________________ White 3 2 3 1 ________________________________________ 41 28 20 34 6 3 Full owners _________________________________ 18 17 13 13 1 2 Part owners _________________________________ 20 9 7 18 4 1 Tenants ____________________________________ 3 2 3 1 Black and other races _________________________ Full owners _________________________________ Part Owners _________________________________ Tenants ____________________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 73 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductol)' text] 

Item 

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 54 years _______________________________ _ 55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators Male by sex: ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ 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 __ 

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) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 0139) _________________________________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dail)', paulII)', and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

74 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

561 

99 

68 

346 

382 

271 

413 

58 

56 

299 

44 

37 

62 

112 

380 

18.2 

137 

7 

78 

144 

166 

185 

148 

52.4 

666 

62 

620 45 850 

52 5 863 

45 7844 

45 

6 549 

2 

4 

5 2 360 

113 

273 

70 

64 

76 

41 

28 

20 

34 

6 

3 

1 

87 

87 

84 

64 

86 

39 

202 

103 

75 

37 

45 

8 

1 to 9 acres 

78 

19 

16 

46 

67 

37 

71 

8 

12 

51 

5 

7 

13 

20 

47 

15.2 

26 

3 

20 

25 

17 

25 

23 

49.8 

102 

11 

101 

478 

6 

13 

4 

(D) 

4 

2 

(D) 

2 

113 

4 

4 

20 

4 

36 

18 

5 

7 

14 

9 

1 

10to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

acres acres acres acres 

213 60 48 57 

35 6 12 10 

25 4 4 9 

106 29 35 40 

167 41 29 36 

80 25 33 27 

181 39 29 42 

20 5 7 7 

23 2 2 4 

138 32 20 31 

12 6 2 7 

19 1 4 2 

24 5 3 6 

49 11 8 13 

136 40 37 42 

16.4 19.5 21.9 18.2 

45 13 12 13 

2 1 

28 6 5 6 

62 11 9 18 

68 15 16 15 

66 21 21 19 

47 17 13 17 

51.7 54.3 54.3 53.1 

247 67 60 72 

26 3 4 4 

248 60 58 62 

6377 3469 4857 7065 

12 4 3 9 

269 229 270 1 054 

11 5 3 5 

(0) (0) 232 592 

11 5 3 5 

2 1 

(0) (0) 

1 

1 

273 70 64 76 

18 8 11 17 

18 8 11 17 

44 4 4 4 

28 8 7 8 

29 5 3 2 

24 5 3 3 

85 25 19 24 

39 13 8 17 

9 4 11 14 

7 5 5 2 

24 5 1 1 

5 1 1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ 0_ 

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 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators Male by sex: ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ 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 __ 

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) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (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 9Qlls (025) __________________________ _ Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

140 to 179 

acres 

30 

9 

2 

27 

14 

22 

16 

2 

5 

9 

3 

2 

2 

7 

26 

22.2 

4 

4 

8 

10 

9 

10 

53.2 

38 

3 

31 

4805 

4 640 

5 

(0) 

5 

1 

(0) 

41 

6 

6 

3 

4 

4 

3 

11 

9 

9 

180 to 219 

acres 

22 

2 

4 

13 

15 

12 

15 

2 

2 

11 

1 

2 

2 

2 

15 

20.7 

7 

3 

4 

6 

11 

4 

52.7 

23 

5 

20 

(D) 

6 

133 

2 

(D) 

2 

28 

7 

7 

1 

1 

1 

10 

4 

6 

1 

1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

220 to 259 

acres 

16 

1 

3 

14 

6 

8 

8 

3 

4 

1 

4 

2 

1 

11 

24.9 

6 

2 

2 

5 

6 

5 57.0 

16 

4 

14 

(D) 

5 

245 

1 

(0) 

20 

1 

7 

7 

1 

4 

3 

5 

1 

260 to 499 

acres 

31 

3 

30 

4 

23 

8 

4 

1 

3 

3 

5 

1 

21 

20.6 

7 

4 

4 

9 

6 

11 

55.6 

32 

2 

22 

7563 

3 1 010 

5 

2 148 

5 

1 

(D) 

1 

3 

(0) 

34 

5 

3 

2 

4 

5 

4 

10 

2 

3 

500 to 999 

acres 

4 

1 

1 

4 

2 

3 

2 

3 27.0 

3 

1 

3 

1 

46.7 

6 

3 

(0) 

3 

(D) 

3 

6 

3 

3 

1 

2 

1 ,000 to 1 ,999 

acres 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 19.5 

1 

2 

1 

52.3 

3 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

2,000 acres or 

more 

RHODE ISLAND 75 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

F~:S $2,500 ~h:~$U6~~~~:------------------------ to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _______________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 or more __________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 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 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, 

$1,000 __ 

and other agricultural services ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption (see text) ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

76 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

728 

30376 

271 

95 

91 

73 

57 

72 

47 

8 

14 

11 

53 

5 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

7 

39 

133 

557 

120 

1 657 

5 543 

65 

701 

14 

366 

109 

10695 

31 

10026 

22 3476 

12 3364 

77 4692 

17 

4516 

34 5798 55 5359 

260 

1 006 

1 

(0) 

45 

286 

1 

(0) 

65 

86 

53 

369 2 

(0) 

36 

78 

190 2407 

1 to 9 

acres 

113 

2214 

34 

17 

24 

13 

15 

5 

4 

1 

(D) 

26 

160 

3 

(D) 

41 

616 2 

(D) 

3 

19 

21 

017 6 896 

10 

289 

2 

(D) 

18 

40 

6 

13 

1 

(D) 

8 

46 

4 

4 

36 

254 

10 to 49 

acres 

273 

4604 

134 

39 

36 

24 

18 

12 

7 

1 

2 

33 

70 

51 

631 

1 

(D) 

21 

178 

1 

(D) 

37 

1 142 

11 1 024 

2 

(D) 

17 

1 775 5 1 772 

11 

401 4 

296 

68 

194 

16 

85 

33 

(D) 

22 

35 

11 

8 

72 

925 

50 to 69 

acres 

70 

1348 

25 

12 

4 

12 

8 

4 

5 

14 

62 

13 

135 

10 

229 1 

(D) 

8 271 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

11 

84 

1 

(0) 

6 204 1 

(0) 

26 

73 

7 

62 

6 

(D) 

11 

151 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

22 

130 

70 to 99 

acres 

64 2794 

19 

10 

6 

5 

5 

14 

3 

2 

3 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

18 

75 

11 

160 1 

(0) 

11 

221 2 

(0) 

4 750 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

9 790 

3 787 

11 

559 8 474 

33 

83 

5 

16 

6 

(D) 

3 

2 

15 

276 

100 to 139 

acres 

76 

2717 

27 

9 

8 

6 

5 

17 

3 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

22 

126 

6 

33 

9 294 4 

275 

3 130 1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

7 931 1 

(0) 

14 

787 

11 

715 

40 

154 

4 

44 

7 

4 

4 

11 

11 

37 

19 

73 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 10 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 41 28 20 34 6 3 

$1,000-- 2635 1 686 1 349 6445 3563 1 020 

F~:s ~h:~I$~,~~~~~:------------------------ 16 7 3 5 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 3 2 1 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 5 2 5 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 4 2 5 2 $20,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 4 1 1 $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 7 5 1 7 

$100,000 to $249,999------------------------ 7 3 6 8 1 

$250,000 to $499,999------------------------ 2 2 1 1 1 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 4 3 

Grains _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _________ ___ _ _ _ _ __ ___ farms __ 2 1 1 2 1 

$1,000-- (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Com for grain _______________________ farms __ I 1 

$1,000-- (0) (0) Wheat _ _______ __ ___ ____ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ ___ farms __ 

$1,000-- Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Oats _______________________________ farms __ I 

$1,000-- (0) Other grains ________________________ farms __ 2 1 2 1 

$1,000-- (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 7 13 11 11 2 1 $1,000 __ 47 69 58 37 (0) (0) 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____ farms __ 5 1 3 4 

$1,000-- (0) (0) 195 159 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 1 1 

$1,000-- (0) (0) (0) Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 5 1 3 1 1 

$1,000-- 166 (0) 160 (0) (0) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 1 2 1 

$1,000-- (0) (0) (D) (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ 5 2 4 4 1 

$1,000-- 1 074 (0) 3461 2570 (0) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 4 1 3 4 1 

$1,000-- (0) (0) (0) 2570 (0) 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 2 1 2 3 2 2 

$1,000-- (0) (0) (0) 915 (0) (0) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 1 2 2 1 

$1,000-- (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 4 3 3 2 $1,000 __ 1 1 (0) (0) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 

$1,000-- (0) Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 10 6 6 10 

$1,000-- 777 749 626 404 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 8 6 5 10 

$1,000-- (0) 749 (0) 404 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 19 18 16 19 2 1 

$1,000-- 171 78 98 111 (0) (0) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 

$1,000-- (0) Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ I 4 1 1 

$1,000-- (0) 64 (0) (D) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 

$1,000-- (0) Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 3 4 1 4 

$1,000-- 5 9 (0) 4 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 4 1 2 1 

$1,000-- 2 (0) (D) (0) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 

$1,000-- (D) 

FARM·RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________ farms __ 2 2 1 1 

$1,000-- (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption (see text) ______________________________ farms __ 8 5 4 7 1 1 

$1,000-- 215 38 196 (D) (D) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 77 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Feed grains ___________________________ farms __ 

Wheat $1,000-- __ ____ _ _ _ __ _ __ ____ ___ _ __ ______ __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ COtton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

$1,000--

Livestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Farms wijh expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Farms wijh expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 to $79,999 _________________________ _ $80,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

tons __ 

$1,000--

1 to 99 tons _____________________________ _ 100 to 499 tons __________________________ _ 

500 tons or more _________________________ _ 

Fa:~ow:,;:c~~~~~-~~~--------------------- $5,000 to $19,999 ________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Farms wijh expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ $10,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Farms wijh expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Farms wijh expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Fa:~ow:,:;~~~-~~~----------------------- $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 

workers __ Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Farms wijh expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ 

Farms wijh expenses of-

$1,000--

$1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

78 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

262 1 271 

217 

35 

6 

4 

426 5347 

309 

53 

55 

9 

238 27115 

4227 

185 

46 

7 

146 

40 

39 

13 

262 1 021 

187 

51 

7 

17 

446 1 125 

299 

96 

41 

10 

283 

647 

210 

42 

22 

9 

269 5559 

181 

38 

31 

19 

146 

643 

216 

934 

42 

118 

16 

20 

5 

1 

114 

164 

86 

22 

4 

2 

1 t09 

acres 

42 

206 

37 

4 

53 

711 

40 

5 

7 

1 

45 4124 

640 

37 

7 

1 

33 

4 

6 

2 

23 

24 

19 

3 

1 

38 

7 

38 

28 

5 

28 

24 

190 

15 

6 

2 

1 

14 

34 

16 

46 

3 

2 

2 

1 

1 

(0) 

10 to 49 acres 

90 

425 

68 

20 

1 

1 

151 1 521 

118 

25 

5 

3 

57 8390 

1 186 

50 

4 

3 

36 

14 

3 

4 

89 

59 

76 

12 

157 

115 

118 

36 

3 

84 

51 

71 

12 

1 

66 

420 

52 

7 

6 

1 

32 

61 

55 

154 

10 

14 

4 

6 

39 

29 

31 

6 

2 

50 to 69 acres 

24 

102 

21 

2 

1 

55 

235 

46 

6 

3 

17 1 086 

157 

14 

3 

12 

2 

3 

21 

26 

16 

4 

1 

42 

37 

33 

8 

1 

28 

30 

23 

2 

3 

46 

164 

40 

3 

3 

15 

33 

41 

144 

6 

12 

3 

3 

7 

5 

5 

2 

70 to 99 acres 

41 

237 

39 

1 

49 

679 

38 

4 

6 

1 

28 3541 

528 

24 

3 

1 

17 

8 

2 

1 

18 

34 

12 

4 

2 

51 

68 

36 

12 

3 

37 

38 

29 

6 

2 

25 

566 

18 

3 

2 

2 

13 

62 

21 

82 

4 

1 

4 

24 

18 

23 

1 

100 to 139 

acres 

22 

113 

16 

4 

2 

36 

794 

19 

6 

10 

1 

27 4130 

736 

18 

8 

1 

12 

6 

8 

1 

33 

42 

25 

6 

1 

1 

51 

103 

32 

16 

2 

1 

33 

57 

27 

2 

4 

31 

290 

21 

5 

4 

1 

16 

41 

23 

80 

8 

29 

2 

4 

2 

16 

57 

11 

4 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed grains ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ________________________________ farms __ $1,000 __ Cotton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ 9 12 10 11 1 $1,000 __ 80 28 35 (0) (0) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 7 11 8 9 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 1 1 2 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 1 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 20 18 16 24 2 2 $1,000 __ 309 327 224 541 (0) (0) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 10 11 10 13 2 2 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 3 2 1 1 $20,000 to $79,999 __________________________ 7 4 5 8 $80,000 or more ____________________________ 1 2 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ 16 14 14 17 1 2 tons __ 135 881 826 2974 (0) (0) 

$1,000 __ 185 177 145 466 (0) (0) 

Farms by tons purchased: 1 to 99 tons ______________________________ 12 9 10 8 2 100 to 499 tons ___________________________ 4 5 4 8 500 tons or more __________________________ 1 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 8 9 9 7 2 $5,000 to $19,999 _________________________ 4 1 1 $20,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 3 4 4 6 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 1 3 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 21 11 13 25 5 3 

$1,000 __ 104 10 54 370 282 16 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 10 8 5 13 2 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 6 3 6 7 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 3 1 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 2 1 5 4 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 40 14 14 30 6 3 $1,000 __ 101 60 130 281 211 13 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 22 2 6 10 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 10 6 1 6 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 8 6 5 10 2 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 2 4 3 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 22 9 12 21 6 3 $1,000 __ 55 57 18 181 151 5 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 12 5 8 5 1 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 6 2 3 7 2 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 4 1 1 6 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 1 3 5 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 24 10 13 22 6 2 $1,000 __ 649 143 174 2071 (0) (0) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 13 5 6 9 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 4 3 2 5 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 2 1 5 5 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 5 1 3 5 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 15 7 9 18 5 2 workers __ 106 16 28 178 (0) (0) Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ 20 8 9 16 6 1 workers __ 127 29 46 164 (0) (0) 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 1 5 1 3 1 $1,000 __ (0) 22 (0) 15 (0) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 4 1 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 1 2 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ 10 8 2 4 3 $1,000 __ 6 11 (0) 25 10 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 6 6 2 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 4 1 1 2 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 1 1 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 79 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES'-Con. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ $1,000 __ Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ $10,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ___________________________________ _ 

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' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Com heads for combines _________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ 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 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

80 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

725 2375 

431 

189 

84 

21 

725 1 819 

665 

782 

280 

501 

87 

65 

104 

354 

12 

7 725 

109 

509 

526 

79 

30 

210 1 569 

52 

91 

29 

38 

468 

727 18824 

71 

262 

148 

174 

39 

17 

12 

4 

428 

595 

605 

1 294 

600 1 384 

250 

597 

93 

510 

5 

6 

13 

13 

131 

146 

190 

205 

85 

93 

446 15880 193 5 110 6940 

184 8078 

1 to 9 

acres 

103 

183 

78 

13 

12 

103 

128 

88 

50 

17 

8 

15 

4 

17 

57 

4 

1 103 8 

82 

53 

6 

2 

19 

113 

9 

5 

3 

2 

74 

103 1 292 

24 

48 

13 

15 

1 

2 

44 

52 

85 

130 

63 

94 

20 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

38 

100 

13 

16 

16 

21 

43 

10 to 49 acres 

276 

418 

177 

84 

13 

2 

276 

299 

254 

145 

71 

27 

31 

(D) 

35 

84 

2 

(D) 

276 

21 

174 

101 

41 

18 

57 

186 

21 

27 

7 

2 

202 

276 4061 

32 

116 

69 

51 

5 

1 

2 

132 

193 

223 

360 

223 

381 

77 

181 

14 

68 

3 

3 

28 

34 

31 

41 

27 

27 

157 

1 851 

59 

432 

747 

84 

754 

50 to 69 acres 

78 

151 

51 

18 

8 

1 

78 

119 

71 

50 

37 

19 

19 

(D) 

8 

35 

1 

(D) 

78 

8 

46 

29 

16 

3 

33 

114 

4 

25 

2 

2 

44 

78 1 844 

2 

24 

28 

18 

5 

49 

57 

67 

120 

70 

152 

35 

88 

6 

35 

1 

(D) 

21 

22 

22 

22 

2 

(D) 

42 

572 

23 

271 

407 

22 

327 

70 to 99 acres 

69 

162 

49 

12 

7 

1 

69 

114 

67 

56 

29 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

7 

34 

69 

6 

55 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

26 

195 

6 

4 

5 

11 

43 

70 1 481 

7 

19 

5 

36 

2 

1 

49 

61 

62 

111 

59 

165 

25 

62 

19 

88 

2 

(D) 

11 

11 

23 

23 

6 

8 

51 1 093 

19 

159 

199 

14 

545 

100 to 139 

acres 

71 

251 

32 

30 

8 

1 

71 

166 

65 

73 

31 

30 

5 

(D) 

7 

31 

1 

(D) 

71 

18 

54 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

23 

190 

7 

11 

2 

3 

43 

71 2002 

3 

29 

10 

17 

8 

4 

54 

63 

62 

150 

64 

149 

42 

98 

9 

38 

1 

(D) 

19 

24 

42 

45 

21 

23 

51 1 462 

20 

356 

420 

22 

359 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES'-Con. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 43 22 18 36 6 3 

$1,000 __ 211 103 121 367 274 134 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 22 6 6 8 2 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 9 5 4 13 1 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 9 11 6 9 1 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 3 2 6 4 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 43 22 18 36 6 3 

$1,000 __ 167 76 89 285 255 121 Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 42 22 15 33 6 2 

$1,000 __ 76 46 53 117 (D) (D) Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 31 15 14 28 6 1 $1,000 __ 42 14 27 95 (D) (0) 

LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ 7 1 1 4 3 

$1,000 __ 9 (D) (0) 3 9 Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 7 6 1 12 2 2 $1,000 __ 31 (D) (D) 55 (D) (D) Natural gas _________________________ farms __ I 3 $1,000 __ (D) 2 Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 43 22 18 36 6 3 

$1,000 __ 8 4 6 14 5 10 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 32 16 10 31 6 3 

$1,000 __ 43 (D) (D) 79 (D) 13 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 3 1 1 6 1 $1,000 __ 1 (D) (D) 3 (D) 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 13 8 9 15 6 1 

$1,000 __ 91 61 39 271 (0) (D) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 1 1 2 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 7 5 3 4 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 3 1 4 2 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 2 2 1 7 5 

Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ____________________________________ 23 12 9 16 2 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 44 22 18 36 6 3 

$1,000 __ 531 604 1 355 2844 1 262 749 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 1 2 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 19 1 3 3 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 4 11 4 4 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 10 5 5 15 1 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 6 5 2 4 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 2 2 3 1 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 2 1 4 2 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 1 1 1 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 40 18 11 23 6 2 

numbeL_ 48 32 30 38 (0) (D) 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 32 17 16 32 6 3 

number __ 77 53 56 141 63 33 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 42 21 17 32 6 3 

numbeL_ 102 61 53 125 52 30 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 11 14 6 18 1 1 

numbeL_ 27 33 15 (D) (0) (D) 4 or more _______________________ . _____ farms __ 12 6 6 13 5 2 

number __ 56 27 33 (0) (0) (D) 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ I 1 2 1 

number __ (D) (D) (0) (D) Corn heads for combines _________________ farms __ I 1 3 

numbeL_ (D) (D) 3 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 12 11 10 16 2 

numbeL_ 15 11 10 16 (0) Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 16 18 8 23 4 1 

numbeL_ 16 19 8 23 5 (D) 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 7 7 5 7 1 1 

numbeL_ 8 7 5 8 (0) (D) 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 40 14 14 30 6 3 

acres on which used __ I 971 1 042 367 3674 2 116 632 Ume ___________________________________ farms __ 17 6 11 20 4 1 

acres on which used __ 343 195 528 1 594 (0) (0) 

tons __ 377 302 630 2268 (0) (0) 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 13 4 ~~ 5 12 5 2 

acres on which used __ 821 448 760 880 (0) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 81 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS'-

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

control-Con. 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, growth control of crops, or thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

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 __ 

numbeL_ 

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 __ numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

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_ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

82 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

12 

154 

95 3226 

177 7692 

20 

587 

340 8997 

154 

125 

41 

18 

2 

288 5123 

192 1 251 

154 

37 

1 

123 3872 

42 

2 

50 

23 

6 

233 2802 

229 

1 072 

260 3544 

1 006 

162 2079 

221 

220 1 465 

784 

55 

265 

133 

73 3030 

53 

4 

4 

6 

6 

23 

310 

72 

2720 

45 3269 

286 

12 

1 271 

47 

24 

404 

21 

181 

19 

223 

1 to 9 acres 

9 

13 

9 

28 

25 

350 

18 

5 

1 

1 

23 

220 

13 

53 

12 

1 

11 

167 

7 

3 

1 

17 

102 

15 

28 

18 

136 

40 

8 

67 

7 

14 

69 

33 

7 

25 

14 

6 128 

4 

1 

1 

2 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

6 107 

13 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

10 to 49 acres 

5 

26 

31 

279 

45 

552 

3 

49 

124 

328 

84 

37 

3 

95 

692 

74 

304 

67 

7 

30 

388 

18 

10 

2 

67 

360 

82 

276 

68 

657 

194 

38 

384 

47 

55 

273 

147 

19 

98 

54 

35 

268 

28 

2 

2 

3 

9 141 

35 

127 

16 

134 

85 

5 758 

32 

9 186 6 

80 

7 106 

50 to 69 acres 

2 

(D) 

12 

191 

17 

239 

3 

62 

32 

580 

16 

12 

4 

24 

349 

17 

133 

13 

4 

9 216 

3 

5 

1 

20 

114 

23 

117 

26 

214 

73 

16 

96 

16 

22 

118 

57 

7 

43 

19 

11 

492 

6 

1 

1 

3 

4 

78 

11 

414 

7 772 

62 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

86 

4 

41 

4 

45 

70 to 99 acres 

1 

(D) 

9 182 

29 

424 

3 

37 

35 1 037 

9 

17 

9 

33 

524 

21 

121 

18 

3 

15 

403 

4 

10 

1 

26 

448 

21 

65 

33 

372 

83 

17 

217 

12 

30 

155 

70 

7 

40 

18 

8 252 

6 

2 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

5 255 

16 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

100 to 139 

acres 

8 172 

17 

524 

2 

(D) 

43 

059 

11 

25 

7 

40 

684 

24 

152 

19 

5 

18 

532 

2 

2 

13 

1 

30 

272 

29 

103 

40 

541 

154 

26 

263 

27 

35 

278 

127 

5 

18 

9 

6 511 

4 

2 

3 

58 

6 453 

4 384 

44 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

69 

3 

27 

3 

42 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS'-

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

control-Con. 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, growth control of crops, or thinning of frutt ______________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

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 __ 

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 __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

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 __ 

numbeL_ Other ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 

Utters 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_ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

140 to 179 

acres 

1 

(0) 

6 266 

18 

973 

2 

(D) 

22 

917 

6 

7 

6 

3 

19 

542 

11 

54 

10 

1 

12 

488 

2 

4 

6 

20 

325 

14 

50 

19 

401 

171 

14 

241 

30 

17 

160 

141 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

180 to 219 

acres 

2 

(D) 

3 292 

8 507 

19 

893 

4 

8 

4 

2 

1 

17 

491 

10 

92 

6 

4 

10 

399 

4 

2 

3 

1 

17 

318 

15 

84 

18 

349 

78 

13 

242 

29 

15 

107 

49 

5 

15 

8 

4 

371 

2 

3 

19 

3 

352 

4 

561 

64 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

33 

3 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

220 to 259 

acres 

3 126 

9 710 

3 

11 

17 

1 001 

3 

6 

2 

6 

15 

603 

10 

124 

4 

6 

6 

479 

5 

1 

15 

236 

11 

162 

16 

308 

98 

12 

189 

27 

14 

119 

71 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

260 to 499 

acres 

8 951 

17 

2073 

4 365 

20 

721 

3 

6 

4 

6 

1 

19 

962 

9 162 

5 

3 

1 

12 

800 

2 

3 

3 

4 

18 

597 

16 

162 

19 

547 

111 

17 

(D) 

(D) 

16 

(D) 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

500 to 999 

acres 

1 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(Dl (D 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

1 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2,000 acres or 

more 

RHODE ISLAND 83 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 70 1 34 7 7 8 number __ 3 195 (D) (D) 100 83 89 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 63 1 29 7 7 7 

numbeL_ 2748 (D) (D) 73 44 49 Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 57 1 30 4 6 6 

numbeL_ 1 027 (D) (D) 51 63 48 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 60 1 30 6 6 5 number __ 2920 (D) (D) 67 78 53 

pounds of wooL_ 21 756 (D) (D) 385 488 372 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 140 12 62 14 12 16 

numbeL_ 782 79 342 80 54 127 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 29 4 15 5 2 

numbeL_ 117 7 28 68 (D) 

$1,000 __ 224 33 27 150 (D) Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 32 5 10 5 3 3 

numbeL_ 187 71 53 21 6 19 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 12 3 5 2 1 

numbeL_ 595 533 36 (D) (D) 

$1,000 __ 9 5 3 (D) (D) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 126 21 44 14 13 9 

numbeL_ 388 239 73623 176417 10858 63434 60451 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 107 11 39 13 12 8 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 7 6 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 2 2 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 4 1 2 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 2 1 1 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 4 2 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 126 21 44 14 13 9 

numbeL_ (D) (D) 176337 4844 63434 (D) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 13 2 4 3 2 

numbeL_ (D) (D) 80 6014 (D) 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 38 11 8 5 5 5 number __ 337 358 59844 133044 2581 79299 60186 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 4 2 2 number __ (D) (D) (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 3 2 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 1 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 2 1 1 

numbeL_ (D) (D) (D) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 14 3 3 3 1 2 numbeL_ (D) 4880 156 44 (D) (D) 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 102 1 22 5 15 15 acres __ 3077 (D) 150 150 235 437 

Irrigated __________________________ ~o_~~ ~=~== 43979 (D) 1889 2740 3741 6923 

1 acres __ (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 55 22 3 10 7 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 41 2 5 8 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 5 250 acres or more ___________________________ 1 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 21 2 2 1 2 2 acres __ 2879 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

cwL 703350 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 acres __ (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 3 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 4 2 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 4 2 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 10 2 

Hay-aHaHs. other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 340 5 111 39 41 49 acres __ 9296 22 1 278 698 971 1 845 tons, dry __ 17 708 42 1 946 1 123 2077 3295 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 4 1 1 1 acres __ 22 (D) (D) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 221 5 101 29 23 26 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 102 10 10 18 18 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 17 5 250 acres or more ___________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

84 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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 

LIVESTOCK -Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages Inventory _____ farms __ 3 4 1 5 number __ 92 201 (0) 77 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 3 4 1 4 

numbeL_ 54 155 (0) 55 Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 3 3 1 3 number __ 98 150 (0) 56 Sheep and IambS shorn __________________ farms __ 3 4 1 4 number __ 100 204 (0) 62 

pounds of wool __ 885 1 201 (0) 267 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 7 8 1 5 2 1 number __ 26 41 (0) 11 (0) (0) Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 2 1 

number __ (0) (0) 

$1,000 __ (0) (0) Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 3 1 2 number __ 12 (0) (0) Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 1 number __ (0) $1,000 __ (0) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 6 9 5 5 number __ 126 201 3024 105 

Farms wlth- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 6 9 4 5 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 1 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 __ 6 9 5 5 

number __ 126 201 (0) 105 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 2 number __ (0) 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 1 2 1 number __ (0) (0) (0) 

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 __ 1 1 number __ (0) (0) 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 12 12 6 11 2 1 

acres __ 385 375 368 921 (D) (0) 

tons, raeen-- 4260 5281 4730 13 217 (0) (0) Irrigated ______________________________ arms __ 1 acres __ (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 3 6 1 2 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 9 5 5 6 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 1 1 3 250 acres or more ___________________________ 1 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 2 1 2 3 2 2 

acres __ (0) (0) (0) 726 (0) (0) cwt __ (0) (0) (0) 190 075 (0) (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 

acres __ (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 2 2 2 

Hay-allalfa, other tame, small Wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) _ _ farms __ 25 24 16 26 2 2 

acres __ 775 1 215 989 1 345 (0) (0) 

tons, dry __ 1 510 2398 1 994 3 056 (0) (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 acres __ (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 13 7 5 11 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 10 14 8 11 2 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2 3 3 4 250 acres or more ___________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 85 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal larms; see text. For meaning 01 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 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Tame h~ other than allalla, small grain, and wil hay (see text) __________________ larms __ 231 2 73 26 27 31 acres __ 5299 (D) 694 379 542 909 tons, dry __ 9239 (D) 998 483 102 1 524 Irrigated ____________________________ larms __ 1 1 acres __ (D) (D) 

Vegetables harvested lor sale (see text) ___ larms __ 120 26 51 13 11 6 acres __ 1 908 107 659 147 241 49 Irrigated ______________________________ larms __ 28 6 6 5 6 1 acres __ 414 30 24 33 99 (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 44 17 13 7 3 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 57 9 32 3 4 4 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 17 6 3 4 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 2 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 79 8 28 12 7 11 acres __ 827 19 164 114 112 200 Irrigated ______________________________ larms __ 6 1 2 2 acres __ 75 (D) (D) (D) 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 38 8 12 7 1 4 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 27 15 3 3 3 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 14 1 2 3 4 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 

See lootnotes at end 01 table. 

86 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain. and wild hay (see text) __________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables h8JVested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres h8JVested: 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 __ 

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 acres or more ________________________ _ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

140 to 179 

acres 

21 

493 

911 

5 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

3 

1 

5 

79 

1 

(0) 

2 

2 

1 

180 to 219 

acres 

19 

723 

301 

1 

(D) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

220 to 259 

acres 

10 

689 1 123 

3 308 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

260 to 499 

acres 

19 

739 

558 

4 189 

1 

(D) 

2 

1 

1 

5 108 

2 

500 to 999 

acres 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2,000 acres or more 

RHODE ISLAND 87 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percenL_ Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 

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

Farms by value of land and buildings: $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 or more _________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land rented or leased from others ______ :arms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN fARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

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 __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ acres __ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

acres __ 

All operators ___________________________________ _ 

Full owners __________________________________ _ Perl owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Perl owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ Perl owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

88 RHODE ISLAND 

All farms Total 

728 271 

100.0 37.2 

62466 31 634 

86 117 

729 252 

172876 92324 

237141 366365 

2760 3 176 

80 13 

97 17 

86 15 

126 43 

71 30 

202 85 

44 30 

14 13 

9 6 

662 236 

47734 20956 

240 130 

16 128 11 412 

239 129 15657 10953 

26 13 1 396 734 

655 247 

28180 19138 

576 236 

21 252 16005 

454 135 72 55 32 28 16 16 2 2 

248 70 

4632 682 

52 21 

534 361 

19 12 

107 (0) 

8 2 53 (0) 

86 25 

1 602 020 

396 132 

23807 8634 

139 47 

3639 1 679 

337 105 

20168 6955 

131 38 2791 1 198 

497 176 7688 2664 

392 112 

11 062 4559 

84 58 

2224 2167 

84 58 

1 828 1 771 3 3 396 396 

728 271 

488 141 

173 95 67 35 727 270 

487 140 

173 95 67 35 

1 1 1 1 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

$500,000 or 

more 

14 

1.9 4658 

333 

14 

23382 

1 670 143 

5020 

1 

1 

1 

3 

3 

5 

12 2082 

9 

(0) 

9 2616 2 

(0) 

11 3592 

10 3416 

6 

2 

3 

53 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

6 491 

2 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

10 

(0) 

5 285 

7 

910 

7 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

14 

5 

7 

2 

14 

5 

7 

2 

$250,000 to 

$499,999 

8 

1.1 

2 169 

271 

8 6401 

800 125 

2951 

1 

4 

2 

8 739 

7 1 430 

7 1 430 

8 1 905 

8 663 

3 

4 

3 

13 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

4 145 2 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

4 133 

4 331 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

8 

1 

7 

8 

1 

7 

$100,000 to $249,999 

47 

6.5 7855 

167 

47 

22082 

469830 

2811 

1 

1 

3 

2 

23 

12 

5 

41 

5399 

28 

2933 27 2504 

4 477 

42 

5011 41 

3904 

13 

13 

10 

5 

15 

517 

2 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

6 436 

23 

2026 12 

584 

16 

442 

4 340 

30 

478 

21 

441 

16 

636 

16 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

47 

19 

22 

6 

47 

19 

22 

6 

$40,000 to $99,999 

72 

9.9 

8503 118 

63 17062 

270 825 

2330 

4 

1 

5 

11 

10 

28 

1 

2 

1 

63 

5969 

36 

(0) 

36 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

66 

4329 

62 

3430 

30 

25 

7 

23 

579 

8 173 

2 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

47 

2920 

13 

391 

37 

2529 

13 

287 

49 

967 

36 

257 

8 

82 

8 

82 

72 

36 

27 

9 

72 

36 

27 

9 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text) 

Farms w~h sales of $10,000 or more- Farms with sales of less than $10,000 Con. 

Item 

$20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to less than Abnormal farms 

$39,999 $19,999 Total $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 (see text) 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 57 73 457 91 95 271 

percent-_ 7.8 10.0 62.8 12.5 13.0 37.2 land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 3 164 5285 30832 6790 6313 17729 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 56 72 67 75 66 65 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 52 68 477 92 114 271 

$1,000 __ 9910 13487 80552 17 072 19053 44 427 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 190577 198338 168872 185565 167 132 163 937 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 3277 3336 2399 2396 2484 2366 

Farms by value of land and buildings: 67 $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 5 4 23 15 29 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 5 10 80 18 28 34 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 3 6 71 20 11 40 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 12 15 83 2 21 60 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 9 8 41 1 10 30 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 14 18 117 21 26 70 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 4 6 14 6 8 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 1 1 1 $2,000,000 or more __________________________ 3 2 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned __________________________ farms __ 48 64 426 79 92 255 

acres __ 2021 4746 26778 5396 5761 15621 

land rented or leased from others ______ farms __ 26 24 110 31 18 61 acres __ 179 692 4716 (0) (0) 2357 Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ 26 24 110 31 18 61 acres __ 179 687 4704 (0) (0) 2345 land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 3 3 13 2 3 8 

aores __ 36 153 662 (0) (0) 249 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 51 69 408 85 84 239 acres __ 787 2514 9042 2784 1 548 4710 Harvested crop/and ____________________ farms __ 48 67 340 77 73 190 

acres __ 1 611 1 981 5247 893 1 087 2267 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 38 52 319 65 67 187 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 5 11 17 8 6 3 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 4 4 4 4 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 1 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 8 18 178 27 33 118 

acres __ 115 405 2950 786 391 1 773 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 3 7 31 3 4 24 

acres __ (0) 35 173 11 11 151 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 2 6 7 3 4 

acres __ (0) (0) (0) 11 (0) 

In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 1 6 6 

acres __ (0) (0) (0) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 7 5 61 10 10 41 

acres __ 41 62 582 83 59 440 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 19 33 264 41 58 165 

acres __ 927 2125 15173 2347 3487 9339 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 6 12 92 11 21 60 

acres __ 236 374 1 960 391 183 1 386 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 15 28 232 38 51 143 acres __ 691 1 751 13213 956 3304 7953 

Pastureland and ranp-eland other than cropland and wood and pastured _________ farms __ 10 6 93 21 20 52 

acres __ 222 91 1 593 208 292 1 093 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 43 38 321 55 74 192 

acres __ 228 555 5024 1 451 986 2587 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 19 27 280 42 60 178 

acres __ 573 870 6503 385 866 4252 Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 16 7 26 8 9 9 

acres __ 185 23 57 18 20 19 Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 16 7 26 8 9 9 

acres __ 185 23 57 18 20 19 Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 

acres __ land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 57 73 457 91 95 271 Full owners ___________________________________ 31 49 347 60 77 210 Par1 owners ___________________________________ 17 15 78 19 15 44 Tenants ______________________________________ 9 9 32 12 3 17 WhITe ________________________________________ 56 73 457 91 95 271 Full owners _________________________________ 30 49 347 60 77 210 Part owners _________________________________ 17 15 78 19 15 44 Tenants ____________________________________ 9 9 32 12 3 17 Black and other races _________________________ 1 Full owners _________________________________ 1 Par1 owners _________________________________ Tenants ____________________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 89 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by ptace of residence: 

~~tf~~~~ated========================== 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 54 years _______________________________ _ 55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ 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 __ 

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 (Oll) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other fl6ld crops (0133, 0134, 0139) _________________________________ _ 

V8Qetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (Ol?) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Bee! cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (02?) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

90 RHODE ISLAND 

All farms 

561 

99 

68 

346 

382 

271 

413 

58 

56 

299 

44 

37 

62 

112 

380 

18.2 

137 

7 

78 

144 

166 

185 

148 

52.4 

666 

62 

4 

620 45850 

52 

5863 

45 

7844 

45 

6 549 

2 

4 

5 2360 

113 

273 

70 

64 

76 

41 

28 

20 

34 

6 

3 

1 

87 

87 

64 

64 

86 

39 

202 

103 

75 

37 

45 

8 

Total 

195 

45 

31 

222 

49 

157 

86 

30 

13 

43 

28 

13 

16 

35 

149 

20.1 

58 

2 

26 

54 

60 

79 

50 

52.4 

255 

16 

203 20361 

32 

(D) 

34 

(D) 

34 

2 

(D) 

1 

1 

38 

64 

29 

29 

32 

24 

13 

13 

23 

5 

1 

1 

31 

31 

45 

25 

44 

5 

20 

8 

71 

22 

6 

1 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

$500,000 or $250,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to 

more $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 

6 6 36 56 

6 2 7 10 

2 4 6 

13 7 44 65 

1 1 3 7 

10 7 36 44 

2 1 6 17 

4 8 

1 

2 1 9 

2 5 11 

2 

2 4 

4 12 

7 6 32 43 

23.6 26.6 20.7 21.1 

6 1 7 13 

1 

7 6 

1 1 12 14 

5 4 10 14 

5 3 12 23 

2 6 14 

54.1 54.0 50.1 52.9 

14 8 44 66 

3 6 

3 4 34 58 

522 1 207 5123 7005 

1 4 8 (D) (D) 881 

10 4 8 6 

(D) 962 1 844 617 

10 4 8 6 1 

(D) 

1 

1 4 5 

2 7 12 

5 4 

2 3 14 

1 3 17 

2 7 7 

2 3 5 

1 6 1 

4 1 8 7 

3 1 1 

1 

3 3 3 3 

3 3 3 3 

3 2 

3 10 

6 3 13 6 

3 

1 3 

1 1 

21 35 

5 1 10 

2 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

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 _______________________________ _ 

Not ~gg reported ~a~:~rd:;r;re-=========================== _________________________________ _ 

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 54 years _______________________________ _ 55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ______________________________ - _________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ 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 __ 

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 

Gash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (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) _____________ _ Oairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and egl1s (025) __________________________ _ Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or moreCon. 

$20,000 to $39,999 

38 

9 

10 

44 

13 

34 

19 

4 

2 

13 

4 

3 

3 

7 

28 

18.0 

16 

5 

9 

17 

12 

14 

53.3 

56 

1 

43 2251 12 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

15 

18 

8 

5 

5 

4 

1 

6 

6 

17 

4 

11 

2 

4 

9 

3 

1 

$10,000 to 

$19.999 

53 

11 

9 

49 

24 

26 

41 

14 

9 

18 

6 

7 

6 

12 

33 

18.8 

15 

8 

17 

10 

24 

14 

52.3 

67 

6 

61 4253 7 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

4 

1 

(0) 

13 

24 

12 

5 

6 

4 

2 

5 

2 

1 

13 

13 

23 

8 

5 

12 

6 

5 

2 

3 

1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

368 

54 

37 

124 

333 

114 

327 

28 

43 

256 

16 

24 

46 

77 

231 

17.1 

79 

5 

52 

90 

106 

106 

98 

52.4 

411 

46 

3 

417 25489 20 

(0) 

11 

(0) 

11 

4 

(0) 

1 

3 

5 2360 

75 

209 

41 

35 

44 

17 

15 

7 

11 

1 

2 

56 

56 

39 

39 

42 

34 

182 

95 

4 

15 

39 

7 

Farms with sales of less than $10,000 

$5,000 to 

$9.999 

67 

14 

10 

45 

46 

35 

49 

6 

5 

38 

7 

3 

8 

11 

45 

19.1 

24 

1 

12 

11 

19 

20 

28 

54.9 

83 

8 

73 3281 9 1 293 

4 299 

4 

2 

(0) 

1 

1 

3 

(0) 

24 

36 

4 

6 

8 

5 

2 

5 

17 

17 

22 

4 

14 

1 

24 

10 

3 

2 

4 

$2,500 to $4,999 

77 

11 

7 

25 

70 

16 

75 

9 

10 

56 

4 

7 

12 

19 

46 

16.1 

11 

3 

14 

15 

19 

22 

22 

51.6 

88 

7 

91 6157 3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

17 

39 

12 

10 

9 

1 

3 

2 

1 

1 

16 

16 

8 

7 

14 

1 

44 

16 

4 

1 

Less than 

$2.500 

222 

29 

20 

54 

217 

63 

203 

13 

28 

162 5 

14 

26 

47 

140 

16.9 

44 

1 

26 

64 

68 

64 

48 

51.9 

240 

31 

253 16051 8 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

6 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

34 

134 

25 

19 

27 

16 

7 

3 

5 

23 

23 

9 

28 

14 

32 

114 

69 

1 

13 

31 

6 

Abnormal farms 

(see text) 

RHODE ISLAND 91 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

F~b~~,~~~:------------------------ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,999-------________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,999------------------------ $500,000 or more __________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Com for grain _______________________ farms __ 

WheaL $1,000-- _____________________________ fanns __ 

Soybeans $1,000-- ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ fanns __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sal6S of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Fruits, nuts, and belTies ________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ fanns __ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwori<. 

$1,000--

and other agricultural services ___________ fanns __ 

$1,000-- Value of agricultural products sofd directly 

to individuals for human consumption (see text) ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000--

See footnotes at end of table. 

92 RHODE ISLAND 

All farms 

728 

30376 

271 

95 

91 

73 

57 

.72 

47 

8 

14 

11 

53 

5 

13 

1 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

133 

557 

120 

1 657 

5 

543 

85 1 701 

14 

1 366 

109 

10695 

31 

10026 

22 3476 

12 

3384 

77 

4692 

17 4516 

84 5798 

55 

5359 

260 1 006 1 

(D) 

45 

286 

1 

(D) 

85 

86 

53 

369 

2 

(D) 

36 

78 

190 2407 

Total 

271 

29209 

73 

57 

72 

47 

8 

14 

10 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

48 

(D) 

69 

1 471 

5 

543 

32 

(D) 

14 

1366 

61 

10528 

31 

10026 

19 

3465 

12 

3384 

27 

4660 

17 4516 

75 5774 

55 

5359 

104 

708 

1 

(D) 

17 

226 

1 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

10 

301 

2 

(D) 

11 

53 

74 

2193 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

$500,000 or 

more 

14 

11 944 

14 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

8 

6 713 

8 

6 713 

3 

1 753 

3 

1 753 

5 3441 

5 3441 

1 

(D) 

$250,000 to 

$499,999 

8 2960 

8 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

1 365 4 

1 365 

3 985 

3 985 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

$100,000 to 

$249,999 

47 

6907 

47 

3 

6 

3 

6 

4 

16 

5 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

14 

1 687 

13 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

22 

(D) 

22 

(D) 

22 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 236 

2 

(D) 

4 

43 

5 

(D) 

$40,000 to 

$99,999 

72 

4754 

72 

10 

(D) 

9 214 

2 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

10 

325 

6 

(D) 

4 

272 

3 

(D) 

12 

694 

10 

(D) 

35 

2119 

32 

2017 

36 

207 

6 

105 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

20 

529 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text) 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUl· 

TURAl PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Frs! ~~I~,~bo~~~: _______________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _______________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 or more __________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Com for grain _______________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ______________________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ SOybeans ___________________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ____ • _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Saies of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____ fanns __ $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ Saies of $40,000 or more ____________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ fanns __ 

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

$1,000 __ Saies of $40,000 or more ____________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ________________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattie and caives ______________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ Saies of $40,000 or more ____________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Saies of $40,000 or more ____________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wooL ______________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ Saies of $40,000 or more ____________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ fanns __ 

FARM·RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, 

$1,000 __ 

and other agricultural services ___________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of agricultural products sold direcUy 

to individuals for human consumption (see text) ______________________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Fanns with sales of $10,000 or mora- Con. 

$20,000 to 

$39,999 

57 

1 607 

57 

13 

131 

26 

488 

7 

136 

16 

356 

2 

(0) 

3 

83 

9 

229 

14 

51 

3 

51 

1 

(0) 

3 

30 

1 

(0) 

25 

377 

$10,000 to 

$19,999 

73 1 037 

73 

4 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

18 

129 

28 

291 

10 

117 

9 

83 

4 

(0) 

3 

28 

8 

83 

28 

139 

8 

70 

4 

(0) 

4 

35 

4 

7 

23 

231 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

457 

1 168 

271 

95 

91 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

85 

193 

51 

186 

33 

72 

48 

168 

3 

(0) 

50 

32 

9 

24 

156 

298 

28 

61 

57 

(0) 

43 

68 

25 

25 

116 

214 

Farms with sales of less than $10,000 

$5,000 to $9,999 

91 

612 

91 

24 

87 

26 

142 

9 

31 

18 

100 

3 

(0) 

7 

11 

5 

21 

33 

131 

6 

31 

9 

20 

7 

29 

10 

17 

30 

105 

$2,500 to $4,999 

95 

340 

95 

26 

68 

10 

29 

11 

27 

15 

48 

14 

10 

3 

(0) 

39 

89 

15 

27 

11 

(0) 

10 

20 

4 

2 

28 

62 

less than 

$2,500 

271 

215 

271 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

35 

38 

15 

15 

13 

14 

15 

20 

29 

11 

1 

(0) 

84 

78 

7 

3 

37 

(0) 

26 

19 

11 

5 

58 

47 

Abnormal farms 

(see taxt) 

RHODE ISLAND 93 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed grains ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ COtton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

$1,000 __ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $79,999 _________________________ _ 

$80,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

1 to 99 tons _____________________________ _ 

100 to 499 tons __________________________ _ 

500 tons or more _________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 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 $9,999 ___________________________ _ $10,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 

workers __ Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 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 $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

94 RHODE ISLAND 

All farms Total 

262 81 

1 271 1077 

217 47 

35 24 

6 6 

4 4 

426 134 5 347 4881 

309 23 

53 48 

55 54 

9 9 

238 111 

27 115 26 108 

.4227 4048 

185 58 46 46 7 7 

146 21 

40 38 39 39 13 13 

262 135 1 021 987 

187 64 51 47 7 7 17 17 

446 195 1 125 990 

299 78 96 71 

41 36 10 10 

283 157 647 617 

210 87 42 39 

22 22 9 9 

269 166 

5559 5419 

181 80 38 37 

31 30 

19 19 

146 122 

643 607 

216 130 

934 714 

42 27 

118 102 

16 9 

20 12 

5 5 1 1 

114 46 

164 131 

86 21 

22 21 4 2 2 2 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

$500,000 or 

more 

5 512 

2 

3 

5 1 846 

5 

5 12774 

1 646 

5 

5 

8 438 

8 

9 243 

1 

2 

2 

4 

9 177 

2 

2 

5 

14 

3 146 

1 

6 

7 

14 

259 

10 

154 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

$250,000 to 

$499,999 

2 

(D) 

4 

268 

2 

2 

3 1 366 

155 

5 281 

4 

7 189 

2 

2 

3 

7 

107 

3 

2 

2 

7 

609 

3 

4 

7 

101 

7 

129 

3 

(0) 

2 

$100,000 to 

$249,999 

13 

(0) 

4 

6 

2 

1 

25 1 243 

2 

21 

2 

23 5595 

970 

2 

20 

1 

3 

14 

6 

27 

149 

4 

14 

5 

4 

34 

293 

4 

8 

19 

3 

31 

161 

11 

10 

8 

2 

42 

121 

6 

12 

16 

8 

40 

125 

30 

138 

4 

(0) 

1 

2 

1 

14 

21 

7 

5 

2 

$40,000 to $99,999 

27 

206 

15 

10 

2 

45 

119 

2 

10 

33 

42 4984 

859 

18 

24 

4 

13 

24 

1 

40 

59 

22 

16 

1 

1 

54 

162 

16 

26 

12 

40 

111 

23 

9 

8 

43 

357 

23 

15 

5 

33 

87 

27 

94 

8 

29 

1 

4 

3 

14 

21 

6 

8 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-con. 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed grains ___________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ________________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton ________________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________ larms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 

$20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 

$50,000 or more -------------- ---- ----------

Feed lor livestock and poultry ____________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wHh expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ $20,000 to $79,999 __________________________ 

$80,000 or more ____________________________ 

Commercially mixed lormula leeds ______ farms __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by tons purchased: 1 to 99 tons ______________________________ 

100 to 499 tons ___________________________ 

500 tons or more __________________________ 

Farms with expenses 01-

$1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 

$5,000 to $19,999 _________________________ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 

$50,000 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 $9,999 ____________________________ 

$10,000 or more ____________________________ 

Commercial fertilizer ___ " _________________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01-

$1 to $999 __________________________________ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 

$20,000 or more ----------------------------

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wilh expenses 01- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 

$20,000 or more ----------------------------

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wnh expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 

$20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ $50,000 or more ____________________________ 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ larms __ 

workers __ Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ___________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ $20,000 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 $19,999 ___________________________ $20,000 or more ____________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms with sales 01 $10,000 or moreCon. 

$20,000 to $39,999 

16 

102 

10 

6 

19 

228 

2 

17 

16 

893 

139 

15 

1 

16 

29 

44 

15 

13 

1 

44 

46 

29 

15 

32 

42 

21 

9 

2 

32 

134 

25 

7 

22 

29 

29 

104 

8 

11 

5 

3 

5 

8 

2 

3 

$10,000 to $19,999 

18 

32 

17 

1 

36 

176 

17 

19 

22 

496 

78 

22 

16 

6 

26 

15 

23 

3 

47 

57 

28 

18 

1 

38 

20 

32 

6 

28 

52 

26 

2 

6 

6 

27 

95 

5 

11 

2 

3 

8 

12 

5 

3 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

181 

194 

170 

11 

292 

466 

286 

5 

1 

127 

007 

179 

127 

125 

2 

127 

34 

123 

4 

251 

135 

221 

25 

5 

126 

29 

123 

3 

103 

140 

101 

1 

1 

24 

36 

86 

220 

15 

15 

7 

8 

68 

33 

65 

1 

2 

Farms wHh sales 01 less than $10,000 

$5,000 to 

$9,999 

28 

38 

27 

1 

37 

93 

36 

24 

331 

53 

24 

23 

1 

44 

20 

41 

3 

65 

67 

51 

9 

5 

37 

12 

34 

3 

20 

62 

18 

1 

1 

10 

19 

14 

53 

3 

4 

1 

2 

11 

10 

10 

$2,500 to 

$4,999 

-.!. 

60 

94 

50 

10 

79 

177 

76 

3 

42 

449 

86 

42 

42 

33 

9 

32 

1 

69 

33 

55 

14 

45 

lQ 

45 

42 

31 

42 

7 

7 

37 

94 

7 

10 

1 

6 

12 

8 

10 

1 

1 

Less than $2,500 

93 

62 

93 

176 

197 

174 2 

61 

227 

40 

61 

60 

1 

50 

5 

50 

117 

34 

115 

2 

44 

7 

44 

41 

47 

41 

7 

10 

35 

73 

5 

2 

5 

45 

14 

45 

Abnormal farms 

(see text) 

RHODE ISLAND 95 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES'-Con, 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ $1,000 __ Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ $1,000 __ Nafural gas _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other-coal, Wood, coke, etc ____________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ $10,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ___________________________________ _ 

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' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Com heads for combines _________________ farms __ 

number __ Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 

number __ Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

aeres on which used __ Ume ___________________________________ farms __ 

aeres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc_, to 

control- Insects on hay and other erops _________ farms __ 

aeres on which used __ 

See footnotes at end of table_ 

96 RHODE ISLAND 

All farms Total 

725 251 

2375 2078 

431 34 

189 114 

84 82 

21 21 

725 251 

1 819 623 

665 237 

782 662 

280 129 

501 466 87 59 

65 61 

104 82 

354 342 

12 6 

7 5 

725 251 

109 87 

509 214 

526 443 

79 30 

30 12 

210 126 

1 569 273 

52 30 

91 49 

29 19 

38 28 

466 113 

727 251 

18824 12951 

71 13 

262 31 

148 59 

174 84 

39 32 

17 16 

12 12 

4 4 

428 167 

595 239 

605 232 

1 294 700 

600 225 1 384 755 

250 116 

597 281 

93 78 

510 443 

5 5 

6 6 

13 10 

13 10 

131 68 146 74 

190 83 

205 96 

85 46 

93 54 

446 195 

15880 12722 

193 82 

5110 3789 

6940 4783 

184 104 8078 7591 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

$500,000 or more 

14 

750 

4 

10 

14 

615 

14 

193 

12 

251 8 

(0) 

9 114 1 

(0) 

14 

28 

14 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

11 

638 

1 

10 

3 

14 3 155 

4 

2 

2 

3 

3 

12 

28 

13 

151 

12 

104 3 

9 

9 

95 

1 

(0) 

3 

3 

3 

3 

9 2921 7 988 

1 356 

8 2868 

$250,000 to 

$499,999 

8 

181 

4 

4 

8 154 8 

51 

7 

54 

4 

5 

5 

35 

8 

9 

8 

27 

7 115 

2 

2 

3 

8 926 

2 

2 

2 

2 

6 

12 

8 

65 

7 

35 

1 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

7 570 6 1060 

1 027 

7 1 311 

$100,000 to $249,999 

47 

531 

6 

34 

7 

47 

408 

47 

172 

35 

103 

12 

(0) 

20 

105 1 

(0) 

47 

17 

45 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

32 

255 

3 

13 

7 

9 

12 

47 4337 

7 

12 

12 

8 

7 

1 

33 

48 

47 

145 

44 

179 

14 

(0) 

27 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 

4 

21 

(0) 

18 

(0) 

12 

14 

34 3488 

22 1 039 1 489 

18 1 528 

$40,000 to $99,999 

63 

317 

3 

31 

29 

63 

222 

60 

131 

41 

40 

13 

8 

21 

24 

3 

4 

63 

16 

54 

94 

7 

2 

31 

147 

9 

15 

2 

5 

28 

63 2 118 

9 

13 

26 

13 

2 

46 

61 

57 

159 

61 

183 

32 

82 

18 

90 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

17 

20 

25 

27 

16 

17 

54 2773 18 

476 

592 

20 

834 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more- Farms with sales of less than $10,000 Con. 

Item 

$20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than Abnormal farms 

$39,999 $19,999 Tolal $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 (see text) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES'-Con. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 51 68 474 92 114 268 

$1,000 __ 174 125 297 110 83 104 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ , 14 17 397 53 84 260 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 27 50 75 37 30 8 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 10 1 2 2 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 51 68 474 92 114 268 $1,000 __ 132 91 196 74 50 71 Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 46 62 428 90 110 228 

$1,000 __ 62 53 121 47 27 47 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 15 19 151 17 51 83 

$1,000 __ 7 12 35 8 14 12 

LP gas, bulane, and propane _________ farms __ 8 14 28 3 2 23 

$1.000 __ 4 (D) (0) 2 (D) (D) 

Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 17 10 22 6 6 10 

$1,000 __ 51 13 13 10 2 1 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ I 6 3 2 1 

$1,000 __ (D) (0) 1 (0) (D) 

Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 51 68 474 92 114 268 $1,000 __ 9 8 22 7 6 9 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 45 48 295 47 82 166 

$1,000 __ 38 32 83 25 28 29 

Other-coal, wood, coke. etc, __________ c farms __ 10 7 49 17 13 19 

,$1,000 __ 4 2 18 10 4 3 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 17 28 84 18 20 46 

$1,000 __ 53 65 296 61 50 184 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____ " ____________________________ 4 14 22 4 7 11 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ .11 8 42 7 to 25 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 1 6 10 7 2 1 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 1 10 1 9 

Ferms reporting no interest expense (see text) ____________________________________ 34 35 355 67 78 210 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 52 67 476 92 114 270 

$1,000 __ 191 1 224 5873 1 659 383 2832 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 8 5 58 10 24 24 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 8 14 231 28 40 163 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 9 30 89 28 18 43 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 26 14 90 19 32 39 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 3 7 6 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 1 1 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ $500,000 or more ___________________________ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 30 40 261 55 55 151 

numbeL_ 35 55 356 89 67 200 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 46 61 373 79 78 216 

numbeL_ 80 100 594 176 121 297 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 41 60 375 88 92 195 

numbeL_ 104 150 609 150 157 302 2 or 3 ____ ~ ___________________________ farms __ 22 44 134 32 24 78 

numbeL_ 48 104 316 79 52 185 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 10 8 15 3 12 

numbeL_ 47 38 67 18 49 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ I number __ (0) Com heads for combines _________________ farms __ I 3 3 

number __ (0) 3 3 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 7 19 63 14 13 36 

number __ 8 19 72 16 13 43 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 12 23 107 17 32 58 

number __ 12 33 109 17 32 60 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ farms __ I 15 39 2 15 22 

numbeL_ (0) 18 39 (D) -(D) 22 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 44 47 251 65 69 117 

acres on which used __ 951 1019 3 158 1 251 817 1090 Ume ___________________________________ farms __ II 18 111 22 27 62 

acres on which used __ 116 110 1 321 572 232 517 

tons __ 137 182 2 157 1097 419 841 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 25 26 80 19 25 36 

acres on which used._ 676 354 487 153 195 139 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 97 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text) 

Item 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS'-

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

control-Con. Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in erops ani! orchards _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

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

aeres on which used __ 

Chemicals for defoliation, growth control of crops, or thinning oflruit ______________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms 1 wtth- to 9 _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heffers 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 he~er calves _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms wtth- 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 __ 

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 __ 

numbeL_ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farrns __ 

number __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

98 RHODE ISLAND 

All farms 

12 

154 

95 

3226 

177 

7692 

20 

587 

340 8997 

154 

125 

41 

18 

2 

288 

5 123 

192 

1 251 

154 

37 

1 

123 

3872 

42 

2 

50 

23 

6 

233 

2802 

229 

1 072 

260 

3544 

1 006 

162 

2079 

221 

220 

1 465 

784 

55 

265 

133 

73 

3030 

53 

4 

4 

6 

6 

23 

310 

72 

2720 

45 3269 

286 

12 

271 

47 

24 

404 

21 

181 

19 

223 

Total 

12 

154 

63 3099 

114 

7071 

15 

546 

108 

6395 

9 

41 

39 

17 

2 

96 3968 

22 

209 

13 

9 

80 

3759 

5 

46 

23 

6 

85 

1 996 

62 

431 

104 

2598 

708 

80 

1 621 

148 

94 

977 

560 

10 

95 

48 

16 1 777 

5 

2 

1 

4 

4 

10 

211 

15 

1 566 

17 

2517 

226 5 

968 

37 

11 

315 

11 

148 

10 

167 

Farms wtth sales of $10,000 or more 

$600,000 or 

more 

6 884 

6 2011 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

$250,000 to 

$499,999 

3 830 

6 1 055 

1 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

$100,000 to 

$249,999 

3 106 

12 

561 

28 

2265 

1 

(0) 

22 

2493 

8 

13 

1 

22 

1 632 

1 

(0) 

22 

(0) 

4 

13 

5 

19 

773 

11 

88 

22 

(0) 

(0) 

22 

(0) 

(0) 

21 

(0) 

(0) 

$40,000 to 

$99,999 

12 

483 

30 

172 

6 

112 

39 2373 

2 

10 

24 

3 

37 

517 

5 

40 

4 

1 

36 1 477 

26 

9 

32 

771 

23 

85 

38 

941 

207 

35 

626 

48 

36 

315 

159 1 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

583 

1 

2 

1 

4 

54 

4 529 

6 

938 

105 1 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

72 

4 

36 

4 

36 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS'-

Con, 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

control-Con. 

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, growth control of crops, or thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

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 heijers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms wnh- 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 calves, bulls, and bull calves _ __ ___ _ __ __ _ __ __ ____ __ _____ __ __ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ number __ 

$1,000 __ 

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 __ 

numbeL_ Other ____ .. ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 

Utters of pigs farrowed betweennumbeL_ 

$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 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or moreCon. 

$20,000 to 

$39,999 

5 

24 

14 

190 

23 

337 

1 

(D) 

14 

449 

12 

2 

12 

257 

2 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

9 

12 

150 

6 

42 

14 

222 

51 

11 

124 

8 

10 

98 

44 

2 

(O) 

(O) 

4 522 

2 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

3 400 

51 

1 

(O) 

1 

(O) 

1 

(O) 

$10,000 to 

$19,999 

4 

24 

16 

151 

21 

231 

6 

61 

29 

835 

5 

18 

5 

1 

22 

418 

12 

130 

6 

6 

11 

288 

3 

7 

1 

19 

213 

18 

204 

28 

382 

139 

11 

161 

19 

25 

221 

120 

5 

39 

23 

7 672 

3 

1 

2 

1 

5 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

8 1 179 

70 

4 

(O) 

(D) 

6 

(O) 

6 

(O) 

5 

(O) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

32 

127 

63 

621 

5 

39 

232 

2602 

145 

84 

2 

1 

192 

155 

170 

1 042 

141 

28 

1 

43 

113 

37 

2 

4 

148 

806 

167 

641 

156 

946 

298 

82 

458 

74 

126 

488 

224 

45 

170 

85 

57 

1 253 

48 

2 

3 

2 

2 

13 

(D) 

57 

(D) 

28 

752 

61 

7 

(D) 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

Farms with sales of less than $10,000 

$5,000 to 

$9,999 

9 

37 

19 

302 

3 

(D) 

38 

916 

13 

23 

1 

1 

30 

336 

21 

286 

11 

9 

1 

15 

50 

12 

3 

31 

366 

32 

214 

33 

450 

131 

17 

233 

35 

27 

217 

96 

10 

70 

35 

10 

692 

5 

3 

2 

3 

61 

10 

631 

6 

305 

31 

1 

(O) 

(O) 

3 

31 

1 

(O) 

2 

(O) 

$2,500 to 

$4,999 

9 

35 

36 

252 

1 

(D) 

40 

426 

20 

20 

34 

203 

29 

182 

25 

4 

6 

21 

5 

24 

115 

27 

108 

39 

214 

89 

21 

85 

16 

34 

129 

72 

13 

56 

32 

18 

445 

14 

2 

2 

7 

33 

18 

412 

15 

419 

27 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

52 

7 

29 

5 

23 

Less than 

$2,500 

14 

55 

8 

67 

1 

(D) 

154 

1 260 

112 

41 

1 

128 

616 

120 

574 

105 

15 

22 

42 

20 

2 

93 

325 

108 

319 

84 

282 

78 

44 

140 

22 

65 

142 

56 

22 

44 

18 

29 

116 

29 

3 

5 

29 

111 

7 

28 

3 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

6 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

Abnormal farms 

(see text) 

RHODE ISLAND 99 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text) 

item 

UVESTOCK-Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages Inventory _____ fanns __ 

number_. Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ number __ Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ fanns __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

poU~OfwooL 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

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 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older 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 __ 

numbeL_ Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn 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 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Irish pots1oes ___________________________ 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 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 acres or more __________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

100 RHODE ISLAND 

All farms 

70 

3195 

63 2748 

57 

1027 

60 

2920 

21756 

140 

782 

29 

117 

224 

32 

187 

12 

595 

9 

126 388239 

107 

7 

2 

4 

2 

4 

126 

(0) 

13 

(0) 

38 

337356 

4 

(0) 

3 

1 

2 

(0) 

14 

(0) 

102 

30n 

43 979 

1 

(0) 

55 

41 

5 

1 

21 

2879 

703350 

1 

(0) 

3 

4 

4 

10 

340 9296 

17708 

4 

22 

221 

102 

17 

Total 

9 184 8 116 

6 122 8 204 1 085 

17 

127 

5 

71 

179 

1 

(0) 

33 384365 

15 

6 

2 

4 

2 

4 

33 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

22 336488 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

5950 

61 

2572 

36004 

1 

(0) 

19 

37 

4 

1 

19 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

4 

4 

10 

116 

5087 

11015 

3 

(0) 

50 

51 

15 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

$500,000 or 

more 

1 

(0) 

5 

282 500 

1 

4 

5 

282 500 

5 258 420 

3 

1 285 

352 000 

1 

(0) 

3 

3 

85 

148 

2 

1 

$250,000 to $499,999 

-. 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

3 843 205 000 

3 

3 

46 

58 

2 

1 

$100,000 to $40,000 to $249,999 $99,999 

2 1 (0) (0) 

1 1 

(0) (0) 

1 1 

(0) (0) 

2 1 (0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

1 5 

(0) 23 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

6 8 (0) 68922 

4 3 

1 

2 

2 

1 

6 8 

(0) (0) 

2 1 

(0) (0) 

3 8 

4874 58854 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

13 30 (0) 993 (0) 13894 1 

(0) 

1 8 8 22 3 

1 

3 4 326 324 65 150 60100 

1 2 

2 2 

19 37 

1 497 1 381 

3886 2692 

1 

(0) 

2 13 

12 23 

5 1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more- Farms with sales of less than $10,000 Con. 

Item 

$20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than "'>normal farms 

$39,999 $19,999 Total $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 (see text) 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 1 5 61 9 12 40 

number __ (0) 57 3011 2 106 434 471 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 1 5 55 9 12 34 

numbeL_ (0) 31 2632 2055 316 261 Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 1 3 51 9 10 32 

number __ (0) 25 905 331 327 247 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 1 4 52 9 11 32 

numbeL_ (0) 39 2716 1 962 423 331 

pounds of wooL (0) 278 20671 15784 2899 1 988 

Horses anti ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 2 7 123 12 18 93 

numbeL_ (0) 67 655 69 138 448 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 1 3 24 4 4 16 number __ (0) (0) (0) 17 6 23 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) 21 10 13 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 1 31 5 8 18 

numbeL_ (0) (0) 32 68 (0) Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 12 3 5 4 

numbeL_ 595 32 53 510 

$1,000 __ 9 5 2 1 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 4 9 93 12 18 63 

numbeL_ 6212 742 3874 1 421 794 1 659 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 1 7 92 11 18 63 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 3 2 1 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 

10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 

20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ SO,OOO to 99,999 ____________________________ 

100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 4 9 .93 12 18 63 

number __ 6212 (0) (0) (0) (0) 565 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 1 9 1 2 6 

numbeL_ (0) (0) (0) (0) 94 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 3 2 16 2 7 7 

numbeL_ 3500 (0) (0) (0) (0) 171 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 3 3 

numbeL_ (0) (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 3 3 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 

60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 

100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 1 1 number __ (0) (0) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 11 2 4 5 

number __ 425 (0) (0) 133 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 7 9 41 11 12 18 

acres __ 133 230 S05 226 110 169 

Irrigated __________________________ ~~~~ ?!=== 985 3718 7975 4006 715 2254 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 4 5 36 9 11 16 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 3 4 4 1 1 2 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 1 1 250 acres or more ___________________________ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 2 4 2 2 acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 

cwL (0) (0) (0) (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 1 2 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 3 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 

100.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small r,rain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 19 35 224 40 47 137 acres __ 832 1 246 4209 1 423 860 1 926 tons, dry __ 1 802 2429 6693 2546 639 2508 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 1 1 1 acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 11 20 171 19 36 116 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 3 11 51 19 11 21 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 5 4 2 2 2SO acres or more ___________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 101 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

T arne hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) __________________ farms __ 

acrtlS __ 

. tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

aCr9S __ 

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 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 acres or more ________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

102 RHODE ISLAND 

All farms 

231 5299 

9239 1 

(0) 

120 1 908 

28 

414 

44 

57 

17 

2 

79 

827 6 

75 

38 

27 

14 

Total 

79 2908 

5555 

69 1 645 

19 

392 

10 

40 

17 

2 

28 

610 

3 

64 

6 

8 

14 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

$500,000 or $250,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to more $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 

2 3 13 20 (0) (0) 885 636 (0) (0) 2087 1 158 

1 5 9 (0) (Q) 280 3 1 223 (0) 

2 2 1 1 6 2 

4 11 74 393 1 2 (0) (0) 

1 

1 

2 10 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

T arne hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) __________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres_~ 

Vegetables harvflSted for sale (see text) ___ farms __ aeres __ 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 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 acres or more ________________________ _ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more- Con. 

$20,000 to 

$39,999 

14 

455 

902 

26 

537 

10 

(0) 

2 

17 

7 

5 

64 

2 

1 

2 

$10,000 to $19,999 

27 

806 

1 222 

28 

325 

5 

19 

6 

19 

3 

8 

79 

2 

6 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Farms with sales of less than $10,000 

$5,000 to $2,500 to Total $9,999 $4,999 

152 25 31 

2391 643 .550 

3684 1094 1 001 1 1 (D) (D) 

51 26 10 

263 187 40 

9 4 3 

22 11 (D) 

34 12 8 17 14 2 

51 8 8 

216 39 38 

3 1 11 (0) 

32 5 4 19 3 4 

Less than Abnormal farms $2,500 (see text) 

96 

1 198 1 589 

15 

37 

2 

(0) 

14 

1 

35 

139 

2 

(0) 

23 

12 

RHODE ISLAND 103 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text. 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 __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 

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

Farms by value of land and buildings: $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 or more _________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ 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 __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total 

728 

100.0 

62466 86 

729 172876 

237141 2760 

80 

97 

86 

126 

71 

202 

44 

14 

9 

662 47734 240 16128 239 15657 26 1 396 

655 28180 576 21 252 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 454 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 72 

100 to 199 acres __________________________ 32 

200 to 499 acres __________________________ 16 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 2 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms__ 248 

acres__ 4 632 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil- improvement 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 __ Pastureland and rangeland other than 

52 

534 

19 

107 8 

53 

86 1 602 

396 23807 139 3639 

337 20168 

cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms__ 131 

acres_ _ 2 791 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 

aeres __ Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

acres __ 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

104 RHODE ISLAND 

497 7688 

392 11 062 

64 2224 84 1 828 3 396 

728 

488 

173 

67 

727 

487 

173 

67 

1 

1 

Cash grains 

(011) 

1 

.1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Totai 

87 

12.0 12844 148 

94 30372 

323 106 2322 

6 

17 

2 

23 

9 

23 

8 

2 

4 

79 9497 39 3683 39 3683 6 336 

87 7411 87 6559 

47 

20 

13 

6 

1 

21 

525 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

5 305 

44 3812 10 

292 

41 3520 

13 

537 

56 

084 

38 1 354 4 

(0) 

4 446 1 

(0) 

87 

48 

31 

8 

87 

48 

31 

8 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, 

hay, peanuls, and other field 

crops Vegetables Fruits and tree 

Cotton Tobacco (0133,0134, and melons nuls 

(0131) (0132) 0139) (016) (017) 

87 84 64 

12.0 11.5 8.8 

12844 4101 6156 

148 49 96 

94 90 48 

30372 19446 12127 

323 106 216067 252646 

2322 3654 2235 

6 9 6 

17 11 5 

2 20 6 

23 4 6 

9 7 7 

23 30 16 

8 7 2 2 4 

79 68 84 9497 2935 6160 

39 39 5 

3683 (0) 283 

39 39 5 

3683 194 281 

6 2 5 

336 (0) 287 

87 84 64 

7411 2084 576 

87 84 64 

6559 1 818 1 099 

47 76 59 20 5 4 

13 2 1 6 1 1 

21 12 4 525 135 109 

2 3 8 (0) 25 38 2 6 (0) 21 1 1 (0) (0) 

5 8 18 305 (0) 330 

44 28 46 3812 1 395 2557 10 5 8 292 240 446 41 24 42 3520 155 2111 

13 9 6 537 98 78 

56 48 51 1 084 524 945 

38 20 13 

1354 473 633 4 21 13 (0) 375 246 4 21 13 446 375 246 1 

(0) 

87 84 64 

48 45 59 

31 23 5 

8 16 87 84 64 48 45 59 31 23 5 

8 16 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item 

General farms, 

Horticultural General farms, Seef cattle, Poultry and Animal primarily 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Oairy farms eggs specialties livestock 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number _. 86 39 202 103 75 37 45 8 

percenL_ 11.8 5.4 27.7 14.1 10.3 5.1 6.2 1.1 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 5323 (0) 15903 10215 10410 2439 2476 (0) 

Average size of farm __________________ acres_~ 62 58 79 99 139 66 55 (0) 

Value of land and buildings' ________ 0 _____ farms __ 76 34 234 94 74 27 40 11 

$1,000 __ 29437 7887 (0) 19670 25 '119 5243 6295 (0) 

Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 387 329 231 971 (0) 209255 343 500 194 185 157375 (0) 

Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 5 716 4080 (0) 1 900 2 544 2778 2715 (0) 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 5 3 35 10 6 4 6 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 16 3 31 5 4 2 1 7 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 3 4 42 14 4 3 2 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 14 6 42 15 9 7 12 3 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 6 4 21 15 11 1 5 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 20 11 54 26 25 8 14 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 6 2 9 9 10 1 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 3 1 4 1 $2,000,000 or more __________________________ 3 1 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ farms __ 75 39 186 96 67 36 41 6 

acres __ (0) 1 882 12955 8500 6668 2364 2126 313 

Land rented or leased from others ______ farms __ 24 9 65 34 44 2 11 2 

acres __ 2740 378 158 1 800 (0) (0) 350 (0) 

Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ 24 9 65 34 43 2 11 2 

acres __ 2 715 378 146 1 788 3 760 (0) 350 (0) 

Land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 2 7 3 2 2 

acres __ (0) 210 85 (0) (0) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 86 39 167 90 68 22 30 7 

acres __ 3659 1 037 4 933 2928 6245 359 654 (0) Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 86 39 123 74 62 14 11 5 

acres __ 3226 742 2 665 1 617 4 701 116 (0) 99 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 72 37 110 68 25 14 10 4 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 5 1 10 5 24 1 1 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 3 1 3 1 9 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 5 4 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 1 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 7 15 106 50 43 11 23 6 

acres __ 92 144 943 164 177 71 394 42 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 4 6 14 9 8 3 2 2 

acres __ (0) (0) 67 42 244 19 (0) (0) 

On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 1 2 5 1 1 2 

acres __ (0) (0) 26 (0) (0) (0) In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 1 4 3 1 

acres __ (0) 4 (0) (0) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 12 5 24 10 6 3 3 2 

acres __ 238 99 228 101 (0) 94 91 (0) 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 25 23 130 73 51 21 23 4 

acres __ 181 751 7 978 5337 144 (0) 1 200 147 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 3 15 61 40 23 8 4 2 

acres __ 10 207 984 761 982 (0) 162 (0) Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 25 13 112 59 36 17 22 4 

acres __ 171 544 6994 4576 2 162 1 204 1 038 (0) 

Pastureland and ranr,eland other than cropland and wood and pastured _________ farms __ 3 11 53 32 22 2 12 

acres __ (0) 294 947 679 533 (0) 195 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 53 28 141 66 49 32 33 5 

acres __ (0) 178 2045 1 271 488 495 427 27 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 9 32 162 86 63 16 33 6 

acres __ (0) 645 3 874 2604 2 692 452 751 (0) Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 41 3 2 acres __ 876 46 (0) Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 41 3 2 acres __ (0) 46 (0) 

Pasture and other land inrigated _________ farms __ 2 acres __ (0) 

Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 86 39 202 103 75 37 45 8 Full owners ___________________________________ 62 30 137 69 31 35 34 6 Part owners ___________________________________ 13 9 48 26 36 1 7 Tenants ______________________________________ 11 17 8 8 1 4 2 White ________________________________________ 85 39 202 103 75 37 45 8 Full owners _________________________________ 61 30 137 69 31 35 34 6 Part owners _________________________________ 13 9 48 26 36 1 7 Tenants ____________________________________ 11 17 8 8 1 4 2 Black and other races _________________________ 1 Full owners _________________________________ 1 Part owners _________________________________ 

Tenants ____________________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 105 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text! 

/tern 

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 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 65 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ 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 __ 

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) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (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 (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

106 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

561 

99 

68 

346 

382 

271 

413 

58 

56 

299 

44 

37 

62 

112 

380 

18.2 

137 

7 

78 

144 

166 

185 

148 

52.4 

666 

62 

4 

620 45850 52 5863 

45 7844 

45 

6 549 

2 

4 

5 2360 

113 

273 

70 

64 

76 

41 

28 

20 

34 

6 

3 

1 

87 

87 

84 

64 

86 

39 

202 

103 

75 

37 

45 

8 

Cash grains 

(011) 

54.0 

1 

(0) 

Total 

62 

13 

12 

42 

45 

32 

50 

9 

8 

33 

5 

3 

6 

13 

44 

19.6 

21 

2 

5 

19 

21 

20 

20 

52.9 

79 

8 

2 

67 7868 

13 2707 

7 2269 

7 

4 

18 

8 

11 

17 

6 

7 

7 

5 

3 

1 

87 

87 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) Tobacco (0132) 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, 

hay, peanuts, and other field 

crops 

(0133, 0134, 

0139) 

62 

13 

12 

42 

45 

32 

50 

9 

8 

33 

5 

3 

6 

13 

44 

19.6 

21 

2 

5 

19 

21 

20 

20 

52.9 

79 

8 

2 

67 7868 13 2707 

7 2269 

7 

4 

18 

8 

11 

17 

6 

7 

7 

5 

3 

1 

87 

87 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

59 

14 

11 

60 

24 

46 

34 

10 

8 

16 

4 

10 

5 

9 

39 

20.3 

21 

12 

15 

16 

18 

23 

53.5 

80 

4 

79 3385 5 716 

20 

44 

4 

4 

4 

3 

1 

1 

3 

84 

Fruits and tree 

nuts 

(017) 

47 

13 

4 

32 

32 

28 

31 

5 

1 

25 

5 

1 

10 

11 

37 

19.5 5 

4 

11 

11 

19 

19 

55.7 

58 

6 

54 3 437 6 

(0) 

3 778 

3 

1 

(0) 

4 

28 

8 

7 

8 

4 

1 

2 

1 

1 

64 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

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 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ 

Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ 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 __ 

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 (all) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 0139) _________________________________ _ 

V911etables 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 (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Horticultural 

specialties 

(018) 

57 

21 

8 

49 

37 

31 

46 

7 

9 

30 

9 

3 

8 

13 

49 

18.1 

13 

1 

10 

14 

21 

20 

20 

53.2 

79 

7 

57 

2080 

8 

(D) 

19 

3020 

19 

2 

(D) 

2 

36 

29 

5 

3 

2 

4 

1 

4 

2 

86 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(019) 

34 

2 

3 

11 

28 

7 

30 

4 

3 

23 

2 

7 

26 

19.9 

6 

2 

5 

7 

15 

10 

57.4 

37 

2 

31 

1 652 

3 

208 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

(D) 

2 

1 

(D) 

24 

5 

3 

3 

3 

39 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Total 

165 

22 

15 

40 

162 

38 

158 

12 

21 

125 

6 

10 

21 

28 

104 

16.6 

39 

4 

25 

44 

49 

52 

28 

50.3 

192 

10 

186 

14116 

8 

684 

4 

253 

4 

1 

(D) 

1 

3 

(D) 

18 

85 

25 

19 

24 

11 

10 

4 

5 

202 

103 

Beef cattle, 

except feedlots 

(0212) 

88 

8 

7 

21 

82 

21 

80 

9 

8 

63 

2 

12 

10 

57 

17.5 

24 

1 

14 

17 

28 

28 

15 

51.4 

97 

6 

98 

9 191 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

5 

39 

13 

8 

17 

9 

4 

3 

4 

103 

103 

Dairy farms 

(024) 

63 

4 

8 

66 

9 

53 

15 

8 

1 

6 

7 

4 

5 

11 

39 

19.7 

16 

7 

14 

16 

23 

15 

53.8 

71 

4 

68 

9654 

5 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

7 

9 

4 

11 

14 

9 

6 

5 

10 

75 

Poultry and 

eggs 

(025) 

29 

5 

3 

25 

12 

21 

13 

13 

3 

1 

3 

2 

23 

21.7 

8 

2 

5 

12 

9 

9 

54.0 

35 

2 

31 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

740 

5 

14 

7 

5 

5 

2 

1 

1 

2 

37 

Animal 

specialties 

(027) 

40 

3 

2 

17 

28 

15 

28 

3 

2 

23 

2 

3 

2 

17 

17 

12.1 

6 

7 

17 

10 

7 

4 

46.8 

28 

17 

39 

473 

2 

(D) 

3 212 

3 

1 

(0) 

1 

9 

24 

5 

1 

1 

1 

1 

3 

45 

General farms, 

primarily 

livestock 

(029) 

5 

2 

1 

3 

5 

8 

3 

5 

2 

2 

1 

2 

8.9 

1 

4 

2 

2 

43.6 

6 

2 

7 

268 

1 

(D) 

1 

5 

1 

8 

RHODE ISLAND 107 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory textl 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ___________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _______________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 or more __________________________ _ 

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

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 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 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, 

$1,000 __ 

and other agricultural services ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly 

to individuals for human consumption (see text) ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

108 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

728 30376 

271 

95 

9t 

73 

57 

72 

47 

8 

14 

11 

53 

5 

13 

1 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

133 

557 

120 

657 

5 

543 

65 

701 

14 

366 

109 

10695 

31 

10026 

22 3476 

12 

3364 

77 

4692 

17 4 516 

84 5798 55 

5359 

260 

1 006 1 

(0) 

45 

286 

1 

(0) 

65 

86 

53 

369 

2 

(0) 

36 

78 

190 2407 

Cash grains 

(011) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Total 

87 

4514 

23 

16 

17 

13 

6 

3 

3 

3 

3 

5 

37 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

70 

390 

7 

62 

1 

(0) 

3 

529 

3 529 

18 3437 

12 3364 

5 

(Z) 

1 

(0) 

23 

53 

1 

(0) 

4 

2 

7 

7 

9 

36 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Tobacco 

(0132) 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, 

hay, peanuts, 

and other field 

crops 

(0133, 0134, 

0139) 

87 

4514 

23 

16 

17 

13 

6 

3 

3 

3 

3 

5 

37 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

70 

390 

7 

62 

1 

(0) 

3 

529 

3 

529 

18 3437 

12 

3364 

5 

(Z) 

1 

(0) 

23 

53 

1 

(0) 

4 

2 

7 

7 

9 

36 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

84 1617 

9 

8 

22 

23 

17 

2 

3 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

10 

18 

84 1 407 

5 

543 7 

71 

1 

(0) 

17 

95 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

7 

11 

1 

(D) 

3 

2 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

49 

823 

Fruits and tree 

nuts 

(017) 

64 1 628 

28 

7 

4 

6 

4 

10 

3 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

4 

1 

8 

24 

48 

594 

13 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

5 

1 

4 

1 

2 

(D) 

6 

2 

1 

(0) 

33 

678 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see,text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000--

F~:S bth;~I~,g~~~~~:------------------------ $2,500 t9 $4,999 ___ ---~---- ________________ _ $5,000 to $9,9~ ___________________________ _ 

$10,ooo',to $19,999 _________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,999------------------------ $250,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 or more __________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Com for grain _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- WheaL _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- SOybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ $1,000 __ Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Fruits, nuts, and barnes ________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Cattie and calves ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sheep, lambs, and wooL ______________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000--

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

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, 

$1,000 __ 

and other agrtcultural services ___________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Value of agricultural products sold directiy 

to individuals for human consumption (see text) ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Sae footnotes at end of table. 

Horticultural 

specialties 

(018) 

86 

10 125 

14 

14 

14 

5 

11 

6 

13 

3 

6 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 

20 

6 

44 

3 

7 

86 

10050 

28 

9497 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

41 

9 

(D) 

General farms, 

prtmartly crop 

(019) 

39 

249 

32 

1 

1 

2 

3 

3 

22 

7 100 

3 

26 

3 

22 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

8 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

51 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 

(021) 

Beef cattle, 

except feedlots 

Total (0212) 

202 

1001 

1:\.4 

44 

24 

12 

4 

3 

1 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

29 

(D) 

3 

4 

3 

(D) 

17 

9 

7 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

139 

490 

1 

(D) 

37 

237 1 

(D) 

47 

78 

15 

18 

17 

9 

61 

119 

103 

491 

69 

16, 

10 

6 

15 

43 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

4 

1 

5 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

92 

353 1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

11 

7 

5 

2 

10 

6 

19 

18 

Dairy farms 

(024) 

75 6203 

3 

5 

9 

35 

21 

1 

7 

25 

2 

(D) 

4 

33 

75 5708 54 

(D) 

74 

426 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

4 

12 

6 

18 

Poultry and 

~~i 

37 4653 

13 

2 

2 

3 

10 

1 

1 

5 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

36 

4645 

17 4516 

4 

1 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

16 

668 

Animal 

specialties 

(027) 

45 

(D) 

31 

4 

4 

3 

1 

2 

4 

1 

3 

(Z) 

2 

(D) 

3 

(Z) 

28 

347 2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

General farms, 

I~r:~~ (029) 

8 

18 

6 

1 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

RHODE ISLAND 109 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed· grains ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat _ _ _ ____ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _______ _ _ _ __ __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton_ _____ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Total 

Uvestock and poultry purchased __________ farms__ 262 

$1,000__ 1 271 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 217 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 35 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 6 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 4 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 to $79,999 _________________________ _ $80,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

1 to 99 tons _____________________________ _ 

100 to 499 tons __________________________ _ 

500 tons or more _________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 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 $9,999 ___________________________ _ $10,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fasr~0w:,:9~~~~_~~_=_ ______________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ larms __ 

workers __ Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Cuatornwork, 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 $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

110 RHODE ISLAND 

426 5347 

309 

53 

55 

9 

238 27115 

4227 

185 

46 

7 

146 

40 

39 

13 

262 

021 

187 

51 

7 

17 

446 1 125 

299 

96 

41 

10 

283 

647 

210 

42 

22 

9 

269 5559 

181 

38 

31 

19 

146 

643 

216 

934 

42 

118 

16 

20 

5 

1 

114 

164 

86 

22 

4 

2 

Cash grains 

(011) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

Total 

22 

12 

22 

36 

47 

35 

1 

17 

116 

23 

17 

17 

35 

472 

20 

5 

1 

9 

57 

413 

32 

12 

7 

6 

41 

195 

27 

7 

3 

4 

42 

399 

32 

2 

6 

2 

19 

62 

35 

147 

8 

9 

4 

4 

20 

40 

15 

4 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) Tobacco (0132) 

Sugar crops, 

Irish potatoes, 

hay, peanuts, 

and other field 

crops (0133, 0134, 

0139) 

22 

12 

22 

36 

47 

35 

1 

17 

116 

23 

17 

17 

35 

472 

20 

5 

1 

9 

57 

413 

32 

12 

7 

6 

41 

195 

27 

7 

3 

4 

42 

399 

32 

2 

6 

2 

19 

62 

35 

147 

8 

9 

4 

4 

20 

40 

15 

4 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

3 

(D) 

3 

5 

4 

5 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

2 

73 

63 

61 

9 

2 

1 

90 

128 

61 

26 

2 

1 

60 

69 

45 

11 

4 

24 

184 

18 

3 

2 

1 

10 

28 

22 

87 

7 

12 

2 

5 

6 

9 

2 

3 

1 

Fruits and tree 

nuts 

(017) 

7 

4 

7 

4 

12 

3 

4 

4 

8 

3 

7 

1 

39 

32 

35 

3 

1 

42 

166 

24 

7 

9 

2 

30 

244 

19 

8 

2 

1 

14 

43 

26 

118 

7 

39 

2 

1 

4 

10 

18 

7 

1 

2 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item 

General farms, 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry anc Animal primarily 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms eggs specialties livestock 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed grains ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ WheaL _______________________________ farms __ $1,000 __ Cotton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ I 9 141 34 36 26 14 10 $1,000 __ (D) 7 262 118 287 615 73 14 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 9 126 32 18 15 13 10 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 12 17 6 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 2 1 1 2 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 1 1 3 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 3 21 215 80 74 27 26 11 

$1,000 __ (D) 23 489 133 2256 2336 167 18 

Farms wnh expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 3 19 196 77 6 9 18 10 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 2 19 3 22 3 5 1 $20,000 to $79,999 __________________________ 43 9 3 $80,000 or more ____________________________ 3 6 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ I 4 86 30 74 27 17 5 tons __ (D) 20 947 181 9369 16210 412 7 $1,000 __ (D) 4 167 30 1 619 2336 72 1 

Farms by tons purchased: 1 to 99 tons ______________________________ 4 86 30 38 11 16 5 100 to 499 tons ___________________________ 35 10 1 500 tons or more __________________________ 1 6 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 4 81 29 9 9 13 5 $5,000 to $19,999 _________________________ 5 1 29 3 3 $20,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 31 7 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 5 8 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 38 5 39 23 45 6 2 10 $1,000 __ 415 9 10 6 46 (Z) (D) 1 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 17 2 39 23 23 6 2 10 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 10 3 22 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 4 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 7 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 55 12 105 48 57 5 14 11 $1,000 __ 226 24 83 46 207 (D) 6 2 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 36 8 82 38 16 5 13 10 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 8 3 17 5 25 1 1 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 9 1 6 5 15 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 2 1 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 53 7 36 9 35 3 4 1 $1,000 __ 168 5 9 3 33 (Z) (D) (D) 

Farms wnh expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 37 6 36 9 26 3 4 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 8 1 8 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 5 1 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 3 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 43 11 53 21 44 11 10 $1,000 __ 3930 62 (D) 15 453 175 65 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 13 9 53 21 25 4 7 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 9 1 11 3 1 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 7 1 7 4 2 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 14 1 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 37 8 4 1 39 10 5 workers __ 363 20 6 (D) 70 39 12 Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ 33 6 51 20 31 3 8 workers __ 307 14 135 44 83 (D) 24 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 7 3 5 1 2 2 $1,000 __ 25 4 13 (D) (D) (D) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 5 2 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 1 5 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ $20,000 or more ____________________________ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ 12 4 37 10 15 3 4 3 $1,000 __ 13 2 12 2 25 44 1 (Z) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 7 3 37 10 6 2 4 3 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 4 1 9 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 1 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 111 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES'-Con. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms vfflh expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ ~ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oiesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ LP gas, bU1ane, and propane _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ $10,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ___________________________________ _ 

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' 

AU1omobiles ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ number __ Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Corn heads for combines _________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

AGRICUl ruRAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ ton8 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

112 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

725 2375 

431 

189 

84 

21 

725 1 819 

665 

782 

280 

501 

87 

65 

104 

354 

12 

7 725 

109 

509 

526 

79 

30 

210 

569 

52 

91 

29 

38 

468 

727 18824 

71 

262 

148 

174 

39 

17 

12 

4 

428 

595 

605 1 294 

600 1364 

250 

597 

93 

510 

5 

6 

13 

13 

131 

146 

190 

205 

85 

93 

446 15880 193 5 110 6940 

184 8078 

Cash grains 

(011) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Total 

92 

388 

63 

17 

.6 

6 

92 

339 

83 

114 

51 

167 

14 

7 

12 

24 

92 

26 

49 

48 

10 

1 

32 

276 

14 

12 

6 

55 

93 3 194 

6 

29 

26 

21 

5 

2 

3 

1 

73 

113 

73 

258 

86 

231 

39 

97 

13 

100 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

24 

24 

47 

49 

6 

8 

57 4451 29 2289 

2661 

30 3128 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) Tobacco (0132) 

Sugar crops, 

Irish potatoes, 

hay, peanU1s, 

and other field 

crops (0133,0134, 

0139) 

92 

388 

63 

17 

6 

6 

92 

339 

83 

114 

51 

167 

14 

7 

12 

24 

92 

26 

49 

48 

10 

1 

32 

276 

14 

12 

6 

55 

93 3194 

6 

29 

26 

21 

5 

2 

3 

1 

73 

113 

73 

258 

86 

231 

39 

97 

13 

100 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

24 

24 

47 

49 

6 

8 

57 4451 29 2289 

2661 

30 3128 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

90 

211 

46 

36 

6 

2 

90 

173 

84 

104 

22 

30 

3 

(0) 

14 

24 

1 

(0) 

90 

11 

52 

28 

21 

10 

15 

80 

5 

6 

2 

2 

71 

90 1 794 

2 

22 

41 

20 

4 

46 

59 

84 

175 

89 

217 

47 

114 

16 

77 

3 

3 

4 

(0) 

15 

15 

14 

17 

90 1 879 

22 

349 

517 

54 

147 

Frutts and tree 

nU1s 

(017) 

47 

96 

30 

8 

9 

47 

67 

43 

46 

17 

11 

10 

(0) 

8 

3 

1 

(0) 

47 

4 

32 

28 

6 

1 

16 

60 

8 

6 

2 

26 

48 

349 

3 

19 

10 

9 

2 

4 

1 

30 

39 

41 

68 

44 

97 

22 

(D) 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

10 

19 

4 

5 

1 

(0) 

39 

744 

10 

107 

158 

31 

640 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSESLCon. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000. to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

. $1,000' __ 

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ___________________________________ _ 

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' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 

number __ Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Corn heads for combines _________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ 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 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Horticultural 

specialties 

(018) 

76 

793 

35 

14 

16 

11 

76 

683 

70 

208 

21 

179 

13 

19 

34 

256 

2 

(D) 

76 

(D) 

61 

104 

10 

6 

30 

418 

6 

15 

3 

6 

34 

76 3542 

11 

26 

9 

17 

3 

5 

3 

2 

38 

59 

60 

190 

53 

173 

18 

44 

18 

112 

1 

(D) 

5 

7 

2 

(D) 

55 2512 

24 

374 

547 

39 

2366 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(019) 

34 

(D) 

30 

1 

3 

34 

25 

28 

18 

12 

4 

1 

(D) 

4 

1 

34 

(0) 

17 

8 

2 

(D) 

4 

7 

4 

28 

34 

641 

3 

13 

9 

6 

2 

1 

26 

(D) 

26 

50 

25 

62 

10 

23 

4 

28 

1 

(D) 

10 

10 

10 

10 

3 

(D) 

12 

331 5 174 

114 

7 181 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties (021) 

Beef cattle, 

except feedlots Total (0212) 

233 

196 

170 

60 

3 

233 

128 

218 

82 

94 

23 

17 

5 

10 

2 

6 

2 233 

15 

176 

60 

23 

9 

49 

180 

17 

21 

2 

9 

168 

234 

3048 

33 

111 

27 

56 

7 

124 

159 

187 

289 

198 

317 

66 

152 

11 

44 

1 

(D) 

3 

3 

37 

38 

60 

69 

33 

33 

105 

1 928 

56 

823 

1 452 

13 

170 

93 

66 

74 

19 

93 

44 

81 

29 

43 

9 

2 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

3 

1 

93 

4 

54 

18 

9 

4 

14 

26 

6 

7 

1 

67 

94 

385 

5 

52 

15 

15 

7 

67 

90 

66 

122 

85 

126 

32 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

18 

18 

28 

28 

13 

13 

48 

161 

34 

714 

1 250 

1 

(0) 

Dairy farms 

(024) 

74 

398 

4 

40 

29 

1 

74 

251 

73 

148 

43 

66 

14 

(0) 

13 

11 

2 

(0) 

74 

19 

68 

146 4 

2 

35 

220 

7 

14 

6 

8 

36 

73 

3734 

7 

3 

14 

26 

15 

4 

3 

1 

49 

65 

68 

146 

65 

197 

29 

70 

26 

117 

2 

(D) 

32 

32 

44 

47 

27 

30 

57 

3666 23 

797 

192 

6 412 

Poultry and 

eggs 

(025) 

27 

212 

1~ 

. 10 

1 

27 

126 

21 

43 

9 

18 

10 

21 

5 

32 

27 

12 

21 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

9 277 

3 

1 

5 

18 

27 

963 

1 

8 

2 

14 

19 

38 

22 

62 

19 

36 

12 

29 

1 

(0) 

3 

3 

5 

(0) 

5 

28 

48 

3 

(D) 

Animal specialties 

(027) 

40 

42 

29 

9 

2 

40 

(0) 

33 

(0) 

11 

4 

5 

(Z) 

4 

2 

40 

3 

29 

17 

2 

(0) 

13 

42 

3 

8 

2 

27 

40 

476 

4 

22 

8 

5 

1 

21 

31 

33 

44 

18 

25 

6 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

7 

9 

4 

4 

14 

163 

13 

163 

245 

General farms, 

primarily 

livestock (029) 

11 

3 

11 

11 

3 

11 

2 

11 

(Z) 

3 

(Z) 

6 

(0) 

6 

5 

11 

(0) 

1 

9 

1 

1 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

11 

117 6 

6 

6 

RHODE ISLAND 113 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS'-

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

control-Con. Nematodes in crops . ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which usE!d __ 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, growth control of crops, or thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

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 __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farmswnh- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Total 

12 

154 

95 3226 

177 7692 

20 

587 

340 

8997 

154 

125 

41 

18 

2 

288 

5123 

192 

1 251 

154 

37 

1 

123 

3872 

42 

2 

50 

23 

6 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms__ 233 

numbeL _ 2 802 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms__ 229 

numbeL _ 1 072 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms__ 260 

numbeL _ 3 544 

$1,000__ 1 006 Calves _______________________________ farms__ 162 

numbeL _ 2 079 $1,000__ 221 Cattle ________________________________ farms__ 220 

numbeL _ 1 465 $1,000__ 784 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms__ 55 numbeL _ 265 

$1,000__ 133 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms__ 73 

numbeL _ 3 030 

Farmswnh- 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 __ 

numbeL_ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

114 RHODE ISLAND 

53 

4 

4 

6 

6 

23 

310 

72 2720 

45 3269 

286 

12 1 271 

47 

24 

404 

21 

181 

19 

223 

Cash grains 

(011) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

Total 

2 

(0) 

11 

614 

29 

2 151 

5 

355 

25 

515 

8 

16 

1 

20 

201 

18 

194 

9 

9 

5 

7 

5 

18 

200 

21 

114 

23 

161 

53 

11 

68 

10 

18 

93 

43 

5 

22 

10 

3 

9 

3 

3 

9 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Tobacco 

(0132) 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, 

hay, peanuts, and other field 

crops (0133,0134, 

0139) 

2 

(0) 

11 1 614 

29 

2 151 

5 

355 

25 

515 

8 

16 

1 

20 

201 

18 

194 

9 

9 

5 

7 

5 

18 

200 

21 

114 

23 

161 

53 

11 

68 

10 

18 

93 

43 

5 

22 

10 

3 

9 

3 

3 

9 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

6 

(0) 

23 

322 

22 

662 

10 

98 

5 

5 

6 

32 

6 

32 

6 

7 

33 

6 

33 

7 

26 

11 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Fruns and tree 

nuts 

(017) 

4 100 

33 

707 

18 

410 

12 

188 

6 

37 

5 

1 

6 

21 

6 

(0) 

6 

2 

(0) 

2 

5 

10 

3 

6 

4 

6 

1 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

5 

3 

3 

5 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item 

General farms, 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry and Animal Primaril

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms eggs specialties Iivestoe k 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS'-

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

control-Con. Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 24 3 

acres on which used __ 471 (D) 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 29 6 35 8 31 1 4 1 

acres on which used __ 2084 154 370 150 1 798 (D) 18 (D) 

Chemicals for defoliation, growth control of crops, or thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 1 1 

acres on which used __ (D) (D) 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 2 32 163 99 75 12 7 7 

numbeL_ (D) 226 2421 578 5433 72 54 76 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 2 29 80 42 3 11 5 6 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 3 76 52 21 1 2 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 5 4 33 100 to 199 __________________________________ 2 1 16 200 to 499 __________________________________ 2 500 or more ________________________________ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 1 26 132 87 75 10 6 6 

number __ (D) 82 1 077 750 3585 31 29 (D) Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 1 23 110 68 7 10 6 5 

number __ (D) 75 829 518 25 (D) 29 16 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 22 83 49 7 10 5 5 10 to 49 ________________________________ 1 26 19 1 50 to 99 ________________________________ 1 100 to 199 ______________________________ 200 to 499 ______________________________ 

500 or more ____________________________ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 4 33 26 75 2 2 

number __ 7 248 232 3 560 (D) (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 4 25 19 2 5 to 9 __________________________________ 2 1 10 to 49 ________________________________ 5 5 44 50 to 99 ________________________________ 1 1 22 100 to 199 ______________________________ 6 200 to 499 ______________________________ 

500 or more ____________________________ 

Heifers and heiler calves _______________ farms __ I 15 111 72 64 6 3 2 

number __ (D) 68 726 472 706 17 17 (D) 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 1 21 124 72 36 10 4 2 

numbeL_ (D) 76 618 356 142 24 8 (D) 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 4 139 92 74 4 2 2 number __ 22 163 842 2 113 7 (D) (D) 

$1,000 __ 8 490 353 426 1 (D) (D) Calves _______________________________ farms __ I 69 55 70 3 2 

number __ (D) 491 406 474 (D) (D) 

$1,000 __ (D) 85 69 117 (D) (D) Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 4 121 75 64 1 1 2 

number __ (D) 672 436 639 (D) (D) (D) 

$1,000 __ (D) 405 283 308 (0) (D) (0) 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 2 43 5 1 1 2 number __ (0) 208 7 (D) (0) (0) $1,000 __ (D) 109 3 (D) (0) (D) 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 3 51 7 1 4 3 3 number __ 222 2680 14 (D) 23 5 33 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 35 7 4 3 2 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 3 1 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 3 100 to 199 __________________________________ 2 4 200 to 499 __________________________________ 6 500 or more ________________________________ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 2 19 1 1 

numbeL_ (D) 268 (D) (D) Other ________________________________ farms __ 3 50 7 1 4 3 3 number __ (D) 2412 14 (D) 23 5 (0) 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 2 37 1 2 1 1 

number __ (D) 2758 (0) (D) (0) (D) 

$1,000 __ (D) 237 (0) (D) (D) (D) Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 10 1 number __ (0) (D) $1,000 __ (D) (D) 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 2 19 1 1 

numbeL_ (D) 351 (D) (D) Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 2 16 1 1 

numbeL_ (0) 154 (D) (0) June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 2 15 1 

numbeL_ (D) 197 (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 115 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ fanns __ 

numbeL_ 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 ______________ iarms __ 

number __ 

Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 

POULTRY 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

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 ___________________________ _ SO,OOO to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hens and pulle1s of laying age __________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older 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 __ 

numbeL_ Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

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 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 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa. other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ iarms __ acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

See footnotes at and of table. 

116 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

70 

3 195 

63 2748 

57 

1 027 

60 

2920 

21 756 

140 

782 

29 

117 

224 

32 

187 

12 

595 

9 

126 

388 239 

107 7 

2 

4 

2 

4 

126 

(0) 

13 

(0) 

38 

337 358 

4 

40432 

3 

1 

2 

(0) 

14 

(0) 

102 

3077 

43979 1 

(0) 

55 

41 

5 

1 

21 

2879 

7033SO 1 

(0) 

3 

4 

4 

10 

340 

9296 

17708 4 

22 

221 

102 

17 

Cash grains 

(011) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

Total 

6 

69 

5 

45 

3 

27 

4 

SO 

327 

21 

136 

3 

5 

14 

(0) 

14 

14 

260 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

18 

356 6601 

14 

3 

1 

17 2837 

695 575 

1 

(0) 

1 

3 

3 

10 

70 2985 

5978 

30 

31 

9 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton Tobacco (0131) (0132) 

Sugar crops, 

Irish potatoes, 

hay, peanuts, 

and other field 

crops 

(0133,0134, 

0139) 

6 

69 

5 

45 

3 

27 

4 

SO 

327 

21 

136 

3 

5 

14 

(0) 

14 

14 

260 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

18 

356 

6601 

14 

3 

1 

17 2837 

695 575 

1 

(0) 

1 

3 

3 

10 

70 

2985 

5978 

30 

31 

9 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

4 

42 

4 

33 

2 

(0) 

3 

32 

235 

4 

5 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 

52 

302 

3 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

16 

177 

335 

15 

1 

Fruits and tree 

nuts 

(017) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

9 165 

9 

9 146 

3 

19 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

14 

117 

125 

14 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-con. 

[Excludes abnonnaI farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal Siialties 

(021 

Item 

General farms, 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry and Animal primarily 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms eggs specialties livestock 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

LIVESTOCK-Con, 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 1 2 48 12 2 2 3 number __ (D) (D) 2979 164 (D) (0) 28 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 1 2 44 12 1 2 3 number __ (D) (0) 2605 116 (D) (0) 17 Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ !arms __ 1 45 10 1 1 2 number __ (D) 911 124 (D) (D) (D) Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 1 1 43 10 2 2 3 number __ 1

0 ) (0) 2775 130 (D) (0) 12 

pounds of wooL. D) (0) 20860 664 (D) (0) 92 

Horses and ponies invenlory ______________ farms __ 4 16 39 23 2 8 40 4 number __ 20 62 112 63 (0) 19 405 14 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 5 4 23 1 

numbe'-_ (D) (0) 110 (0) 

$1,000 __ (D) (0) 220 (0) Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 1 20 6 2 3 1 

number __ (D) 153 19 (0) 9 (D) Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 9 1 1 2 number __ 578 (D) (D) (0) $1,000 __ 7 (D) (D) (D) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 3 1 50 16 7 29 6 6 number __ 108 (0) 144 355 3046 382905 80 456 

Farms wilh- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 3 50 16 6 11 6 6 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 1 6 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 2 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 4 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 2 SO,OOO to 99,999 ____________________________ 4 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 3 1 50 16 7 29 6 6 number __ 108 (0) (0) 355 (0) 376405 80 (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 2 2 3 2 

numbe,-_ (0) (0) 6500 (0) 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 1 6 2 2 26 1 

numbe'-_ (D) 118 (D) (0) 334800 (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 3 1 

numbe,-_ (0) (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 3 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 

100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 2 

numbe'-_ (0) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 1 4 1 1 7 number __ (D) 266 (D) (D) 6033 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 4 25 22 46 1 2 

acres __ 54 379 314 2172 (0) (0) 

Irrigated __________________________ ~o_~~ ?~:~== 575 6477 5576 28898 (0) (0) 

1 acres __ (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 3 19 17 12 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 6 5 29 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 4 2SO acres or more ___________________________ 1 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ I acres __ (0) 

cwL (0) 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 acres or more _________________________ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small Wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ II 34 113 66 55 11 11 4 

acres __ 166 490 2240 1 310 2801 97 164 (0) 

tons, dry __ 314 645 3513 1 806 6279 123 340 (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 acres __ (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 9 28 86 49 15 11 9 3 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 2 6 25 16 34 2 1 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2 1 6 2SO acres or more ___________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 117 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

T ame h~ other than alfalfa, small grain, and wil 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 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 acres or more _________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

118 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

231 5299 

9239 I 

(0) 

120 

908 

28 

414 

44 

57 

17 

2 

79 

827 6 

75 

38 

27 

14 

Cash grains 

(011) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

Total 

45 1 564 2982 

7 

72 

3 

4 

4 

7 

4 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) Tobacco (0132) 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, 

hay, peanuts, and other field 

crops 

(0133, 0134, 

0139) 

45 1 564 

2982 

7 

72 

3 

4 

4 

7 

4 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

13 

126 

143 

84 1 551 

20 

355 

23 

47 

12 

2 

5 

17 

1 

(0) 

4 

1 

Fruits and tree 

nuts 

(017) 

7 

36 

50 

8 

39 

4 

(0) 

6 

2 

54 

729 4 

(0) 

18 

22 

14 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

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 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 acres or more ________________________ _ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

Horticultural 

specialties 

(018) 

6 

102 

182 

1 

(D) 

6 

40 

1 

(D) 

4 

2 

4 

32 

1 

(D) 

2 

2 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(019) 

20 

287 

366 

7 

158 

3 

32 

2 

1 

4 

2 

(D) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry. 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Beef cattle, 

except feedlots 

Total (0212) 

86 50 

1 388 869 

1 961 1 119 

3 2 5 (D) 

3 2 

6 5 

28 (D) 

5 5 

1 

Dairy farms 

(024) 

35 

1 565 

3 244 

2 

(D) 

Poultry and 

eggs 

(025) 

8 

79 

83 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

Animal 

specialties 

(027) 

8 102 

180 

General farms, 

primarily 

livestock 

(029) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

RHODE ISLAND 119 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

All farms 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms-___________________________________ number, 1982 __ 728 38 67 146 271 206 1978 __ 674 37 55 142 268 172 Land in farms _______________________________ acres, 1982 __ 62466 2240 6327 11 087 17457 25355 1978 __ 66233 2 110 7003 12818 18718 25584 Average size of farm _____________________ acres, 1982 __ 86 59 94 76 64 123 1978 __ 98 57 127 90 70 149 Approximate land area _______________________ acres, 1982 __ 675052 16614 110 080 68 780 266 329 213 248 Proportion in farms ____________________ percent, 1982 __ 9.3 13.5 5.7 16.1 6.6 11.9 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm _______________________ dollars, 1982 __ 237 141 189 868 190701 353 699 148 673 295 170 1978 __ 236 436 153 054 215 382 283 028 180153 310337 Average per acre _______________________ dollars, 1982 __ 2760 3221 2019 4647 2358 2356 1978 __ 2335 2684 1 692 3376 2147 2157 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 655 34 59 135 240 187 1978 __ 624 33 51 138 245 157 

acres, 1982 __ 28 180 1 495 1 866 7781 6167 10871 

1978 __ 32418 1 442 1 961 9460 8014 11 541 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 576 30 51 123 211 161 1978 __ 560 30 44 122 220 144 

acres, 1982 __ 21 252 1 198 1 448 6260 4567 7779 

1978 __ 23704 1 090 1 295 6861 5639 8819 

1982 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________ farms __ 210 7 28 25 86 64 

acres __ 882 25 124 98 369 266 10 to 19 acres _____________________________ farms __ 123 10 7 28 50 28 

acres __ 1 570 132 85 376 613 364 20 to 29 acres _____________________________ farms __ 52 2 3 15 23 9 

acres __ 1 136 (0) (0) 341 496 194 30 to 49 acres _____________________________ farms __ 69 3 5 17 28 16 

acres __ 2483 115 179 634 971 584 50 to 99 acres _____________________________ farms __ 72 4 3 22 19 24 

acres __ 4896 311 207 1 574 1 268 1 536 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________ farms __ 32 3 3 10 3 13 acres __ 4 199 365 (0) 1 279 (0) 1 825 200 to 499 acres ___________________________ farms __ 16 1 2 6 2 5 acres __ (0) (0) (0) 1 958 (0) (0) 500 to 999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 2 - - - - 2 

acres __ (0) - - - - (0) 1,000 acres or more ________________________ farms __ - - - - - - acres __ - - - - - -

1978 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________ farms __ 177 10 19 29 66 53 acres __ 705 26 71 149 239 220 10 to 19 acres _____________________________ farms __ 102 4 7 15 57 19 

acres __ 1 328 43 108 195 757 225 20 to 29 acres _____________________________ farms __ 71 4 5 20 26 16 

acres __ 1 572 90 108 455 559 360 30 to 49 acres _____________________________ farms __ 82 4 6 17 41 14 

acres __ 3026 155 225 611 1 499 536 50 to 99 acres _____________________________ farms __ 68 6 3 18 22 19 

acres __ 4665 (0) 174 1 232 1 430 (0) 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________ farms __ 43 2 4 16 7 14 acres __ 5782 (0) 609 2090 (0) 1 869 200 to 499 acres ___________________________ farms __ 13 - - 7 1 5 acres __ 3 773 - - 2 129 (0) (0) 500 to 999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 4 - - - - 4 acres __ 2853 - - - - 2853 1,000 acres or more ________________________ farms __ - - - - - - acres __ - - - - - -

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ____ farms, 1982 __ 248 16 24 53 75 80 1978 __ 258 15 24 54 92 73 

acres, 1982 __ 4632 210 395 1 299 984 1 744 1978 __ 5772 300 613 1 693 1 418 1 748 Other cropland ____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 133 8 6 21 51 47 1978 __ 138 4 9 35 48 42 acres, 1982 __ 2296 87 :> 23 222 616 1 348 1978 __ 2942 52 53 906 957 974 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

soil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 52 2 3 9 17 21 1978 __ 48 - 5 9 13 21 

acres, 1982 __ 534 (0) 12 78 134 (0) 1978 __ 958 - 22 220 382 334 Cropland on which all crops failed _________ farms, 1982 __ 19 - - 5 9 5 1978 __ 21 - 3 3 9 6 acres, 1982 __ 107 - - 9 73 25 1978 __ (0) - (0) 10 39 (0) 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______ farms, 1982 __ 8 - - 2 - 6 1978 __ 4 - - - 1 3 acres, 1982 __ 53 - - (0) - (0) 1978 __ (0) - - - (0) (0) Cropland idle ____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 86 6 3 11 34 32 1978 __ 89 4 3 26 37 19 acres, 1982 __ 1 602 (0) 11 (0) 409 981 1978 __ 1 733 52 (0) 676 (0) 456 

Total woodland ______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 396 16 42 44 159 135 1978 __ 343 11 34 37 149 112 

acres, 1982 __ 23807 433 3435 2310 8085 9544 1978 __ 23879 370 4 254 1 516 8356 9383 Woodland pastured ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 139 6 13 14 58 48 1978 __ 106 4 14 6 36 46 acres, 1982 __ 3639 31 209 288 1 248 1 863 1978 __ 3282 41 173 121 819 2128 

See footnotes at end of table. 

120 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1982 and 1978-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 woodland-Con. Woodland not pastured •••••••••••••....••• farms, 1982 •• 337 11 39 36 128 123 

1978 •• 297 8 27 33 134 95 

acres, 1982 •• 20168 402 3226 2022 6837 7681 

1978 •• 20597 329 4081 1 395 7537 7255 

Other land •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 529 25 50 101 193 160 

1978 •• 483 26 40 104 178 135 

acres, 1982 •• 10479 312 1 026 996 3205 4940 

1978 •• 9936 298 788 1842 2348 4660 

Pastureland and ranp,eland other than cropland and wood and pastured ••••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 131 6 12 25 36 52 

1978 •• 69 5 6 7 19 32 acres, 1982 •• 2791 131 178 317 980 1 185 

1978 •• 2674 95 200 313 700 1 366 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, 

wasteland, etc .••..•••.•..•••••..••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 497 23 48 92 185 149 

1978 •• 461 24 40 100 171 126 

acres, 1982 •• 7688 181 848 679 2225 3755 

1978 •• 7262 203 588 1 529 1 648 3294 

Pastureland, all types ••••.•••.••...••.••••••• farms, 1982 •• 392 24 41 74 127 126 1978 •• 338 18 31 65 116 108 

acres, 1982 .. 11 062 372 782 1 904 3212 4792 

1978 .• 11 728 436 986 2127 2937 5242 

Land set aside in federal farm programs •••.••• farms, 1982 •• - - - - - - 1978 •• 15 - 1 1 6 7 acres, 1982 •• - - - - - - 1978 •• 189 - (0) (D) 83 (0) 

, Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Irrigation: 1982 and 1978 

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

Farms with irrigation 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

Farms •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• number, 1982 •• 84 3 11 15 29 26 

1978 •• 78 4 6 14 33 21 

Land in irrigated farms ••••••••••••••••••••••• acres, 1982 •• 9988 222 585 1 454 1 312 6415 1978 •• 8210 192 357 1 429 1 868 4364 

Harvested cropland •••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 84 3 11 15 29 26 

1978 •• 77 3 6 14 33 21 

acres, 1982 •• 5942 211 343 1 092 485 3811 

1978 •• 5658 142 241 985 923 3367 

Other cropland, excluding cropland 

pastured ••••••••.....•..••••••••••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 21 1 - 4 7 9 

1978 •• 23 1 - 3 10 9 

acres, 1982 •• 845 (0) - 41 (D) 773 

1978 •• 735 (0) - 217 (D) 350 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured .•• farms, 1982 •• 17 - 3 4 4 6 

1978 •• 14 - - 4 6 4 

acres, 1982 •• 446 - 42 67 62 275 

1978 •• 134 - - 45 59 30 

Irrigated land •••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••• acres, 1982 •• 2224 (0) 173 (0) 268 1 694 

1978 •• 2801 (D) (0) 172 518 1 906 

Harvested cropland •••••••••••••••••••••..• farms, 1982 •• 84 3 11 15 29 26 

1978 •• 77 3 6 14 33 21 

acres, 1982 .• 1 828 (0) 173 (0) 268 1 298 

1978 •• 2798 (0) (0) 172 516 1 906 

Pastureland and other land ••••••••••••••••• farms, 1982 .• 3 - - · - 3 

acres, 1982 •• 396 - - · - 396 

1978 •• 3 1 - · 2 -

1982 principal source of irrigation water (see 

text): 

Wells on farm •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 30 2 4 6 12 6 

Wells as only source •.••••••••••••••••• ~~~~~.i~Pa~~~== 110 (0) (D) 33 27 23 

28 2 4 6 11 5 

acres irrigated •• 91 (0) 10 33 25 (0) 

On·farm surface supply •.••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 41 1 6 2 14 18 

acres irri~ated-- 1 664 (0) 88 (0) 238 1 315 

On·farm surface supply as only source ••••••••• arms •• 40 - 6 2 14 18 

acres irrigated •• 1 663 - (D) (0) 238 1 315 

Off-farm water suppliers •..•.•••••••••••••••••.•• farms •• 13 - 1 7 3 2 

acres irrir,ated •• 450 - (D) 16 3 (0) 

Off-farm water suppliers as only source ••••••••• arms •• 13 - 1 7 3 2 

acres irrigated •• 450 - (D) 16 3 (0) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 121 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1982 and 1978 

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

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$1,000,1982 __ 1978 __ Average per farm _______________________ dollars, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

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 $39,999 ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$1,000 __ $250,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Abnormal farms ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1978 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 $39,999 ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$1,000 __ $250,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Abnormal farms ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$1,000,1982 __ 1978 __ Grains ________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$1,000,1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Com for grain _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 

$1,000,1982 __ WheaL _____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ Soybeans ___________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms, 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ Oats _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ Other grains ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 

1978 __ Tobacco ______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ $1,000, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Rhode Island 

728 

674 

30376 

25757 

41 726 38216 

162 

38 

109 

177 

95 

340 

91 

612 

73 1 037 

57 1 607 

72 4754 

47 

6907 22 

14904 

60 

19 

146 

235 

112 

387 

65 

458 

67 

972 

86 

2461 83 

5300 

35 

5041 

17 10862 

3 

23 

367 

392 

18139 

15211 

11 

8 

53 

19 

5 

13 

1 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

133 

151 

557 

583 

120 

134 

657 

349 

Bristol 

38 

37 1077 

1258 

28347 

34001 

6 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

19 

8 

60 

5 

75 

5 

132 

4 

195 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

4 

8 

3 

12 

3 

19 

3 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

20 

18 

664 

676 

7 

4 

80 

(D) 

11-

8 

(D) 

(D) 

Kent 

67 

55 

877 

749 

28010 

13615 

21 

4 

13 

20 

9 

37 

7 

44 

5 

67 

4 122 4 

265 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

7 

2 

14 

19 

7 

23 

9 

65 

4 

57 

5 

149 

6 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

27 

27 

598 

316 

10 

13 

63 

62 

4 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

Newport 

146 

142 9 159 

7754 

62733 

54606 

20 

7 

14 

25 

20 

68 

21 

147 

15 

216 

17 

493 

16 

1 138 

15 

2023 

8 5043 

4 

3 

21 

36 

26 

91 

12 

81 

21 

295 

16 

441 

22 

1 491 

15 

2089 5 

3227 

83 

89 

7133 

5341 3 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

30 

35 

95 

(D) 

31 

31 

(D) 

259 

Providence 

271 

268 7402 

6376 

27313 

23789 

63 

(D) 

44 

(D) 

31 

112 

31 

205 

29 

431 

24 

670 

33 

2 159 

12 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

24 

6 

62 

97 

48 

165 

23 

148 

33 

500 

39 

131 

26 

597 

9 1 339 

4 391 

139 

162 2304 

2238 

(D) 

44 

60 

147 

119 

54 

65 

528 

758 

Washington 

206 

172 10862 

9621 

52726 

55936 

52 

14 

36 

58 

29 

104 

24 

157 

19 

248 7 

190 

15 

997 

16 

2485 8 

6608 

18 

(D) 

45 

75 

28 

95 

18 

144 

6 

(D) 

18 

(D) 

23 

546 

8 1 227 

7 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

98 

96 

7440 

6640 

8 

5 

(D) 

9 

3 

(D) 

5 

32 

42 

39 

172 

139 

20 

26 

(D) 

231 

122 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1982 and 1978-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-Con. 

Sales by commodity or commodity groupCon. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

products-Con. Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms, 1982 __ 65 - 7 7 36 1978 __ 69 1 4 15 35 $1,000, 1982 __ 1 701 - 262 125 1 012 1978 __ 1 082 (D) (D) 43 763 Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms, 1982 __ 109 5 7 22 39 1978 __ 121 6 9 21 50 $1,000, 1982 __ 10695 (D) (D) 4632 617 1978 __ 9308 559 143 3 511 590 

Other crops ___________________________ farms, 1982 __ 22 - - 13 - 1978 __ 37 - - 19 3 $1,000,1982 __ 3476 - - 1 788 - 1978 __ 2891 - - (D) (D) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ______ farms, 1982 __ 390 25 36 77 127 1978 __ 374 22 32 73 131 $1,000,1982 __ 12237 413 1 279 2026 5097 1978 __ 10546 582 433 2413 4137 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms, 1982 __ 77 - 8 10 36 1978 __ 54 - 3 9 25 $1,000, 1982 __ 4692 - (D) 126 2840 1978 __ 3229 - (D) 142 2 135 Dairy products ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 84 6 9 25 20 1978 __ 104 9 7 27 28 $1,000, 1982 __ 5798 288 472 1 628 1 609 1978 __ 5391 449 317 1 666 1 361 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms, 1982 __ 260 18 25 64 68 1978 __ 247 18 20 62 71 $1,000,1982 __ 1 006 105 51 247 243 1978 __ 1 127 99 48 443 271 Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 45 3 3 4 21 1978 __ 54 2 4 10 21 $1,000,1982 __ 286 (D) (D) 5 186 1978 __ 457 (D) (D) 144 208 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms, 1982 __ 65 4 3 13 18 1978 __ 41 1 2 6 22 $1,000, 1982 __ 86 (D) (D) 11 47 1978 __ 46 (D) (D) 4 28 Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 53 4 5 5 18 1978 __ 66 3 6 5 24 $1,000, 1982 __ 369 7 (D) 9 173 1978 __ 297 5 (D) 14 134 

1982 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ 1 - - 1 - Field crops, except cash grains (013) _______________________ 87 4 8 25 22 Cotton (0131) __________________________________________ - - - - - Tobacco (0132) ________________________________________ - - - - - Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 0139) _________________ 87 4 8 25 22 Vegetables and melons (016) ______________________________ 84 5 4 20 38 Fruits and tree nuts (017) _________________________________ 64 - 8 5 37 Horticultural specialties (018) ______________________________ 86 5 7 18 28 General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ 39 - 6 6 18 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________________________ 202 13 18 42 69 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________________ 103 7 10 24 32 Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ 75 6 8 20 20 Poultry and eg~s (025) ____________________________________ 37 - 3 4 23 Animal specialties (027) ___________________________________ 45 5 5 4 14 General farms, primarily livestock (029) _____________________ 8 - - 1 2 

Washington 

15 

14 

301 

200 

36 

35 4832 

4 505 

9 

15 

1 688 

1 557 

125 

116 

3421 

2981 

23 

17 

(D) 

(D) 

24 

33 1 800 1 597 

85 

76 

360 

266 

14 

17 

56 

51 

27 

10 

16 

3 

21 

28 

(D) 

(D) 

-

28 

-

-

28 

17 

14 

28 

9 

60 

30 

21 

7 

17 

5 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 123 
Table 4. Land In Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land: 1982 and 1978 

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

All farms 

LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ____________________________________ number, 1982 __ 

1982 land in farms: 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 69 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

70 to 99 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 100 to 139 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 140 to 179 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

180 to 219 acres- ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 220 to 259 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 260 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 __ 

1978 land in farms: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 69 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

70 to 99 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 100 to 139 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 140 to 179 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

180 to 219 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 220 to 259 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 260 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 __ 

HARVESTED CROPLAND 

Farms with harvested cropland ______________ number, 1982 __ 

1982 land in farms: 

1978 __ 

acres harvested, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 10 to 49 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 50 to 69 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

70 to 99 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 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 harvested __ 260 to 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 __ 

acres harvested __ 

124 RHODE ISLAND 

Rhode Island 

728 

674 62466 

66 233 

113 

503 

273 

7081 

70 

4053 

64 

5359 

76 

8711 

41 

6450 

28 

5462 

20 

4861 

34 

11 983 

6 3885 

3 4 118 

120 

497 

206 

5482 

77 

4512 

49 

4025 

80 9241 

46 

7275 

30 

5 970 

14 

3381 

38 

13 199 

10 

6364 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

576 

560 

21 252 23704 

71 

191 

201 

2412 

61 

224 

52 

882 

67 

2754 39 

2 154 

26 

869 

19 

950 

31 4242 

6 793 

3 781 

Bristol 

38 

37 2240 

2 110 

6 

17 

18 

464 

3 

162 

4 335 

1 

(D) 

3 

510 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

7 

26 

16 

432 1 

(0) 

5 410 

4 446 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

30 

30 1 198 

1 090 

4 

7 

12 

140 

3 

60 

4 

225 1 

(D) 

3 280 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Kent Newport 

67 146 

55 142 

6327 11 087 

7003 12818 

9 22 24 97 

26 61 671 1 766 

5 14 

289 826 

6 10 

490 828 

9 13 

(D) 1 458 

2 10 (D) (D) 

2 2 (D) (D) 

1 5 (D) 182 

6 9 

2022 3039 

1 

(0) 

10 21 

17 97 

18 44 

476 139 

3 21 

(0) (D) 

3 5 

255 404 

7 23 

844 2697 

4 10 

(D) 547 

5 1 (D) (0) 

1 7 (0) (0) 

3 9 

036 3356 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

51 123 

44 122 

1 448 6260 

1 295 6861 

6 13 

13 40 

21 50 

195 879 

4 12 

89 366 

3 9 

37 535 

8 13 

(0) 909 

1 10 

(0) (D) 

1 2 

(0) (0) 

1 5 

(D) 629 

5 9 

382 1 933 

1 

(0) 

Providence 

271 

268 

17457 

18718 

49 

229 

101 

2585 

31 

1 805 

27 

2299 

30 

3344 

11 

736 

12 2336 

4 

980 

6 2143 

54 

233 

87 

2336 

33 

(0) 

23 

1 880 

33 

3755 

14 

2212 

10 

2030 5 1 221 

8 2601 

1 

(0) 

211 

220 

4567 

5639 

31 

88 

75 

776 

27 

530 

22 

806 

25 

702 

11 

271 

11 

450 3 443 

6 501 

Washington 

206 

172 

25355 

25584 

27 

136 

67 

595 

17 

971 

17 

407 

23 

2825 

15 

2420 

10 

950 

9 

(D) 

13 

4779 

5 

(D) 

3 4 118 

28 

124 

41 

099 

19 

095 

13 

076 

13 

499 

16 

2596 

13 

2538 

18 

6206 

8 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

161 

144 

7779 

8819 

17 

43 

43 

422 

15 

179 

14 

279 

20 

777 

14 

865 

10 

728 

9 

(D) 

11 

1 426 

5 

(0) 

3 781 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 4. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

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

All farms 

IRRIGATED LAND 

Farms with irrigated land ___________________ number, 1982 __ 

1982 land in farms: 

1978 __ 

acres irrigated, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ farms __ 

10 to 49 acres ________________________ ~~~~~_i~r;:~:: 

50 to 69 acres ________________________ ~~~~~_i~r;:~:: 

acres irrigated __ 

70 to 99 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

100 to 139 acres ______________________ ~~~~~_i~ri~a~:~:: 

140 to 179 acres ______________________ ~~~=~_i~ri~;:~:: acres irrigated __ 

180 to 219 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

220 to 259 acres ______________________ ~~~~~_i~r;:~:: 

260 to 499 acres ______________________ ~~~~~_i~rir;:~:: 

acres irrigated __ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________ ~~~~~_i~ra~:~:: 

2,000 acres or more ___________________ ~~~=~_i~~a~:~:: acres irrigated __ 

Rhode Island 

84 

78 2224 

2801 

20 

48 

24 

83 

6 

58 

9 119 4 190 6 226 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

5 244 

5 982 1 

(0) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Bristol 

3 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Kent 

11 

6 173 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Newport Providence Washington 

15 29 26 14 33 21 (0) 268 694 172 518 906 

1 8 5 (0) 15 18 

8 9 3 

33 32 13 1 5 

(0) (0) 

2 4 2 (0) 100 (0) 

3 1 (0) (0) 

1 5 (0) (0) 

1 

(0) 

2 3 (0) (0) 

5 982 1 

(0) 

RHODE ISLAND 125 
Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982 and 

1978 

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

Characteristics 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence 

FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 728 38 67 146 271 1978 __ 674 37 55 142 268 acres, 1982 __ 62466 2240 6327 11 087 17457 1978 __ 66233 2 110 7003 12818 18718 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 576 30 51 123 211 1978 __ 560 30 44 122 220 acres, 1982 __ 21 252 1 198 448 6260 4567 1978 __ 23704 1 090 295 6861 5639 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 488 19 55 69 210 1978 __ 443 21 40 77 201 acres, 1982 __ 35149 648 4556 4096 13008 1978 __ 36810 858 5 189 5458 13 151 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 370 15 40 55 158 1978 __ 343 15 31 60 158 acres, 1982 __ 7088 350 786 691 2728 1978 __ 7324 402 636 770 3070 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 173 11 8 55 46 1978 __ 185 9 9 54 57 

acres, 1982 __ 22637 1 228 572 4783 4116 1978 __ 25791 954 521 6084 5240 Owned land in farms _____________________ acres, 1982 __ 11 660 747 724 1 674 2275 1978 __ 11 480 539 755 2002 2392 Rented land in farms ____________________ acres, 1982 __ 10977 481 848 3 109 1 841 1978 __ 14311 415 766 4082 2848 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 152 9 8 47 41 1978 __ 176 9 9 51 52 acres, 1982 __ 11 523 652 603 3478 1 710 1978 __ 14010 502 607 4310 2362 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 67 8 4 22 15 1978 __ 46 7 6 11 10 acres, 1982 __ 4680 364 199 2208 333 1978 __ 3632 298 293 1 276 327 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 54 6 3 21 12 1978 __ 41 6 4 11 10 acres, 1982 __ 2641 196 59 1 091 129 1978 __ 2370 186 52 781 207 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _______________________________ 1982 __ 561 26 50 112 199 1978 __ 535 26 44 108 215 Not on farm operated ____________________________ 1982 __ 99 10 11 20 39 1978 __ 90 5 7 27 34 Not reported ____________________________________ 1982 __ 68 2 6 14 33 1978 __ 49 6 4 7 19 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ________________________________________ 1982 __ 346 23 19 80 139 1978 __ 373 22 23 86 153 Other __________________________________________ 1982 __ 382 15 48 66 132 1978 __ 301 15 32 56 115 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 271 23 26 57 102 1978 __ 318 21 23 77 123 Any ____________________________________________ 1982 __ 413 13 41 79 147 1978 __ 334 15 31 62 135 

1 to 49 days __________________________________ 1982 __ 47 2 15 18 1978 __ 34 1 4 5 15 50 to 99 day"-________________________________ 1982 __ 11 2 1 6 1978 __ 9 2 5 100 to 149 days _______________________________ 1982 __ 18 2 1 5 1978 __ 17 1 2 3 9 150 to 199 days _______________________________ 1982 __ 38 4 8 4 10 1978 __ 34 2 2 4 13 200 days or more _____________________________ 1982 __ 299 7 29 58 108 1978 __ 240 11 23 48 93 

Not reported ____________________________________ 1982 __ 44 2 10 22 1978 __ 22 1 3 10 

1982 operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _________________________________________ 37 1 2 11 12 3 or 4 years ___________________________________________ 62 6 9 13 17 5 to 9 years ____________________________________________ 112 6 12 23 36 10 years or more _______________________________________ 380 18 29 78 146 Average years on present farm ________________________ 18.2 18.1 16.7 18.0 20.1 Not reported ___________________________________________ 137 7 15 21 60 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years __________________________________ 1982 __ 7 2 3 1978 __ 8 1 1 3 25 to 34 years __________________________________ 1982 __ 78 5 6 16 24 1978 __ 67 6 5 12 23 35 to 44 years __________________________________ 1982 __ 144 9 13 27 46 1978 __ 116 6 7 24 45 45 to 54 years __________________________________ 1982 __ 166 6 13 43 58 1978 __ 185 3 13 38 79 

55 to 84 years __________________________________ 1982 __ 185 10 18 30 78 1978 __ 175 15 12 44 72 65 years and over _______________________________ 1982 __ 148 8 17 28 62 1978 __ 123 7 17 23 46 Average age __________________________________ 1982 __ 52.4 52.4 54.0 51.7 53.7 1978 __ 52.3 51.9 56.1 52.9 52.6 

Washington 

206 

172 

25355 

25584 161 

144 

7779 

8819 

135 

104 

12841 

12 154 

102 

79 

1 533 

1 446 

53 

56 

10938 

11 992 6240 

5792 

4698 

6200 

47 

55 

5080 

6229 

18 

12 

1 576 

1 438 

12 

10 

166 

144 

174 

142 

19 

17 

13 

13 

85 

89 

121 

83 

63 

74 

133 

91 

12 

9 

2 

2 

10 

2 

12 

13 

97 

65 

10 

7 

11 

17 

35 

109 

16.3 

34 

2 

3 

27 

21 

49 

34 

46 

52 

49 

32 

33 

30 

50.8 

50.4 

126 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982 and 

1978-Con. 

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

Characteristics 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by sex: Male _____________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 666 36 60 144 243 1978 __ 630 34 51 137 247 acres, 1982 __ 57740 (0) 5802 (0) 15738 1978 __ 62917 1 829 6614 12443 17 163 

Female ___________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 62 2 7 2 28 1978 __ 44 3 4 5 21 acres, 1982 __ 4726 (0) 525 (0) 1 719 1978 __ 3316 281 389 375 1 555 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family ___________________________ farms, 1982 __ 620 29 57 122 235 1978 __ 571 30 47 119 234 acres, 1982 __ 45850 1 383 5291 7481 14297 1978 __ 47462 1 498 4088 8849 15756 

Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 52 5 3 10 23 1978 __ 54 4 4 12 20 acres, 1982 __ 5863 (0) 371 (0) 1 707 1978 __ 5987 (0) 378 (0) 1 797 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 45 3 5 10 12 1978 __ 42 3 2 10 14 acres, 1982 __ 7844 287 (0) (0) (0) 1978 __ (0) (0) (0) 2080 1 165 Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1982 __ 6 1 1 2 - 1978 __ 2 - - - - acres, 1982 __ 549 (0) (0) (0) - 1978 __ (0) - - - - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 5 - 1 2 1 1978 __ 5 - 2 1 - acres, 1982 __ 2360 - (0) (0) (0) 1978 __ 4022 - (0) (0) -

Washington 

183 

161 

23641 

24868 

23 

11 

1 714 

716 

177 

141 

17398 

17271 

11 

14 

(0) 

(0) 

15 

13 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 127 
Table 6, Selected Farm Production Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity: 1982 and 

1978 

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

Item 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence 

Uvestock and poultry purchased ______________ farms, 1982 __ 262 14 21 49 99 

1978 __ 240 14 18 45 96 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1 271 (D) (D) 149 652 1978 __ 1 198 64 64 270 628 

Feed for livestock and poultry ________________ farms, 1982 __ 426 25 41 81 151 1978 __ 400 22 34 71 155 

$1,000, 1982 __ 5347 (D) (D) 817 2426 1978 __ 4941 193 254 862 2432 

Commercially mixed formula feeds __________ farms, 1982 __ 238 10 27 45 62 

1978 __ 307 16 21 64 112 

tons, 1982 __ 27115 492 3608 2534 13537 1978 __ 26966 908 1 605 4298 12969 

$1,000,1982 __ 4227 80 541 418 2018 1978 __ 3886 124 216 592 1 897 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _______________ farms, 1982 __ 262 20 15 75 78 1978 __ 410 25 28 83 154 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1 021 15 23 326 42 1978 __ 733 60 27 216 143 Commercial fertilizer _________________________ farms, 1982 __ 446 27 29 113 137 1978 __ 442 23 33 106 168 $1,000,1982 __ 1 125 43 52 415 110 1978 __ 1 094 32 34 349 157 

Other agricultural chemicals' 

__________________ farms, 1982 __ 283 19 22 77 88 1978 __ 431 24 32 90 167 

$1,000, 1982 __ 647 22 46 208 127 1978 __ 580 29 15 169 178 Hired farm labor _____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 269 9 26 71 94 

1978 __ 289 15 23 60 115 

$1,000, 1982 __ 5559 121 141 2670 490 1978 __ 4462 163 90 1 972 510 

Contract labor _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 42 3 4 8 8 1978 __ 28 - 1 8 10 

$1,000, 1982 __ 118 (D) (D) 18 20 1978 __ 76 - (D) 18 (D) 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ___________________ farms, 1982 __ 114 4 8 25 37 1978 __ 104 6 8 22 36 

$1,000, 1982 __ 164 (D) (D) 42 34 1978 __ 108 2 10 20 34 

Energy and petroleum products _______________ farms, 1982 __ 725 38 66 145 271 1978 __ 674 37 55 142 268 

$1,000, 1982 __ 2375 74 146 715 488 1978 __ 1 672 75 65 456 477 Petroleum products ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 725 38 66 145 271 1978 __ 673 37 54 142 268 $1,000, 1982 __ 1 819 51 107 559 320 1978 __ 1 328 58 48 391 336 

Gasoline and gasohoL ___________________ farms, 1982 __ 665 35 62 131 262 1978 __ 656 37 52 139 260 

$1,000,1982 __ 782 29 60 207 195 1978 __ 675 33 32 196 201 Storage capacity ______________________ farms, 1982 __ 208 10 16 52 76 

1,000 gallons, 1982 __ 148 5 9 36 33 

Diesel fuel ______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 280 10 25 65 92 

1978 __ 170 5 16 42 46 

$1,000, 1982 __ 501 10 20 103 38 1978 __ 251 6 7 47 22 Storage capacity ______________________ farms, 1982 __ 155 4 16 43 47 

1,000 gallons, 1982 __ 81 2 5 21 8 

lP gas, butane, and propane _____________ farms, 1982 __ 87 3 8 14 38 

1978 __ 74 2 5 6 38 

$1,000, 1982 __ 65 (D) (D) 8 17 1978 __ 34 (D) 2 1 (D) Storage capacity ______________________ farms, 1982 __ 29 1 3 5 9 

1,000 gallons, 1982 __ 15 (D) (D) 2 4 

Fuel oil and kerosene' ___________________ farms, 1982 __ 104 5 5 37 27 1978 __ 152 6 5 47 54 

$1,000, 1982 __ 354 (0) (D) 209 (D) 1978 __ 251 13 1 117 56 Storage capacity ______________________ farms, 1982 __ 64 4 5 27 14 

1,000 gallons, 1982 __ 105 4 5 51 21 

Natural gas _____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 12 - 2 7 2 1978 __ 5 - - 1 1 

$1,000, 1982 __ 7 - (D) 3 (D) 1978 __ 11 - - (D) (0) Motor oil and grease2 ____________________ farms, 1982 __ 725 38 66 145 271 1978 __ 673 37 54 142 268 $1,000, 1982 __ 109 5 7 28 28 1978 __ 106 (D) 5 (D) 44 

Electricity _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 509 21 41 114 203 1978 __ 401 22 33 78 171 $1,000, 1982 __ 526 (D) (D) 148 154 1978 __ 334 (0) 15 (D) 136 Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _______________ farms, 1982 __ 79 5 3 9 45 1978 __ 44 1 6 5 22 $1,000, 1982 __ 30 (D) (D) 7 15 1978 __ 10 (D) 1 (D) 5 

1982 interest expense: Expenses reported _____________________________ farms __ 210 10 13 41 79 $1,000 __ 1 569 28 94 328 437 Expenses reported as 'No' _____________________ farms __ 468 27 51 93 164 

1 Data for 1978 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 

21982 data include kerosene with fuel oil; 1978 data include kerosene with motor oil and grease. 

Washington 

79 

67 

205 

172 

128 

118 1 359 1 200 

94 

94 

6944 

7 186 

1 169 

1 057 

74 

120 

616 

287 

140 

112 

506 

523 

77 

118 

243 

189 

69 

76 

2 136 

1 728 

19 

9 

59 

46 

40 

32 

69 

42 

205 

172 

952 

599 

205 

172 

782 

493 

175 

168 

291 

212 

54 

65 

88 

61 

331 

169 

45 

45 

24 

23 

33 

(0) 

11 

7 

30 

40 

(D) 

64 

14 

24 

1 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

205 

172 

41 

23 

130 

97 

165 

103 

17 

10 

6 

2 

67 

682 

133 

128 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 7. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1982 and 1978 

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

Chemicals used 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________ farms, 1982 __ 446 27 29 113 137 140 1978 __ 419 22 31 101 158 107 acres on which used, 1982 __ 15880 858 866 4679 2454 7023 1978 __ 17 715 726 929 4947 3883 7230 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland _______ farms, 1982 __ 409 25 27 101 134 122 1978 __ 412 21 30 99 156 106 acres on which used, 1982 __ 14651 780 786 4338 2257 6490 1978 __ 16466 648 870 4591 3584 6773 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized _________ farms, 1982 __ 88 3 5 23 18 39 1978 __ 67 4 5 12 28 18 acres on which used, 1982 __ 1 229 78 80 341 197 533 1978 __ 1 249 78 59 356 299 457 

lime _______________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 193 11 11 47 34 90 1978 __ 225 11 17 55 76 66 acres on which used, 1982 __ 5110 136 178 1 597 423 2776 1978 __ 6220 202 156 1 857 1 389 2616 tons, 1982 __ 6940 239 358 2263 449 3631 1978 __ 7888 271 264 2358 1 466 3529 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _____________ farms, 1982 __ 184 10 17 43 64 50 1978 __ 222 14 13 47 113 35 acres on which used, 1982 __ 8078 356 372 2913 1 043 3394 1978 __ 7899 300 366 2249 2509 2475 

Nematodes in crops _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 12 - 1 5 3 3 1978 __ 23 3 - 4 12 4 acres on which used, 1982 __ 154 - (0) 26 (D) 35 1978 __ 938 9 - 827 82 20 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________ farms, 1982 __ 95 4 10 25 30 26 1978 __ 159 6 12 26 79 36 acres on which used, 1982 __ 3226 (0) (0) 1 336 534 1 024 1978 __ 5770 222 75 2071 1 829 1 573 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 177 12 11 61 50 43 1978 __ 196 19 10 45 60 62 acres on which used, 1982.._ 7692 389 479 2837 598 3389 1978 __ 7644 570 297 2220 1 276 3281 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________ farms, 1982 __ 20 - - 5 12 3 1978 __ 47 - 1 3 34 9 acres on which used, 1982 __ 587 - - (D) 208 (0) 1978 __ 1 765 - (0) 619 630 (0) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 129 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1982 and 1978 

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

All farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ Average per farm _______________________ dollars, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ $20,000 to $29,999 ____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ $30,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ $70,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ $100,000 to $199,999 __________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ $200,000 or more _____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Motortrucks, including pickups ________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ number, 1982 __ 1978 __ Wheel tractors ______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

only _______________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ Corn heads for combines _____________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Cotlonpickers and strippers' __________________ farms, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Mower conditioners __________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ Pickup belers _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

flywheel ___________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 Inventory 

Manufactured 1978 to 1982: 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Automobiles ___________________________________ farms __ 

number-_ Motortrucks, including pickups ___________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Wheel tractors _________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __________________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Com heads for combines ________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Cottonpickers and strippers ______________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Mower conditioners _____________________________ farms __ 

number __ Pickup balers __________________________________ farms __ 

number-_ Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See foolnotes at end of table. 

130 RHODE ISLAND 

Rhode Island 

727 

674 18824 

14643 

25893 

21 726 

71 

126 

262 

182 

148 

155 

92 

85 

82 

55 

26 

44 

13 

10 

17 

10 

16 

7 

428 

401 

595 

567 

605 

558 

294 

276 

600 

575 1 364 1 462 

5 

12 

6 

13 

13 

15 

13 

17 

131 

119 

146 

124 

190 

173 

205 

181 

85 

96 

93 

113 

197 

237 

222 

306 

158 

219 

1 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

35 

37 

37 

37 

8 

10 

Bristol 

38 

37 

706 

742 18573 

20042 

6 

6 

10 

10 

10 

7 

4 

6 

3 

2 

4 

5 

1 

1 

26 

24 

33 

30 

29 

30 

50 

52 

28 

34 

63 

79 

(0) 

10 

8 

11 

9 

14 

9 

14 

9 

5 

8 

5 

9 

7 

(0) 

5 

5 

2 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

3 

3 

Kent 

66 

55 1 532 

723 23215 

13 137 

2 

9 

29 

25 

11 

14 

8 

1 

11 

5 

2 

32 

35 

41 

50 

53 

41 

95 

83 

53 

45 

102 

86 

14 

9 

17 

9 

20 

15 

22 

15 

4 

5 

4 

5 

17 

(0) 

27 

32 

22 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

4 

4 

1 

(0) 

Newport 

146 

142 

3728 

3 164 25536 

22 283 

14 

33 

42 

27 

44 

31 

8 

18 

22 

12 

3 

10 

7 

6 

3 

4 

3 

1 

85 

75 

115 

111 

134 

115 

346 

310 

120 

123 

329 

372 

1 

3 

(D) 

4 

1 

4 

(D) 

4 

27 

23 

28 

26 

25 

26 

26 

28 

21 

27 

24 

34 

28 

38 

41 

58 

26 

38 

6 

6 

7 

7 

1 

(0) 

Providence 

271 

268 5497 

4258 

20 284 15889 

27 

42 

107 

69 

38 

77 

51 

46 

33 

12 

8 

21 

1 

1 

3 

3 

164 

148 

217 

194 

228 

229 

424 

432 

244 

235 

495 

579 

1 

6 

(D) 

6 

4 

6 

4 

6 

42 

45 

49 

46 

67 

71 

76 

72 

34 

34 

34 

37 

78 

(0) 

79 

82 

67 

78 

10 

10 

11 

11 

Washington 

206 

172 7361 

5757 

35733 

33471 

22 

36 

74 

51 

45 

26 

21 

14 

13 

24 

10 

8 

2 

2 

10 

5 

9 

6 

121 

119 

189 

182 

161 

143 

379 

399 

155 

138 

375 

346 

3 

3 

(D) 

3 

6 

5 

6 

7 

38 

34 

41 

34 

64 

52 

67 

57 

21 

22 

26 

28 

67 

88 

70 

129 

41 

77 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

14 

15 

12 

12 

6 

(D) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

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

All farms 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT -Con. 

1982 Inventory-Con. 

Manufactured prior to 1978: Automobiles ___________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Motortrucks, including pickups ___________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Wheel tractors _________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Corn heads for combines ________________________ farms __ 

number __ Cottonpickers and strippers ______________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Mower conditioners-____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Pickup balers __________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel ______________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

, Data for 1978 exclude cotton strippers. 

Rhode Island 

272 

358 

487 

988 

533 

1 145 

4 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

97 

109 

154 

168 

78 

83 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Bristol 

20 

(D) 

27 

45 

27 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

11 

11 

5 

5 

Kent 

19 

(D) 

39 

63 

46 

(0) 

12 

(D) 

16 

18 

3 

(D) 

Newport Providence Washington 

62 103 68 

77 (D) 101 114 190 117 288 342 250 115 206 139 291 417 298 

1 1 2 (D) (D) (0) 

1 4 4 (D) 4 (D) 

21 32 24 

22 39 26 

18 56 53 19 65 55 

20 34 16 (D) 34 (D) 

RHODE ISLAND 131 
Table 9. Hired Farm Labor-Workers and Payroll: 1982 and 1978 

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

All farms 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

Hired farm labor _____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 269 9 26 71 94 69 1978 __ 289 15 23 60 115 76 workers, 1982 __ 1 577 38 109 618 340 472 1978 __ 1 957 81 69 744 476 587 $1,000 payroll, 1982 __ 5559 121 141 2670 490 2136 1978 __ 4462 163 90 1 972 510 1 728 

1982 farms with- 1 worker _____________________________________ farms __ 55 3 8 13 15 16 workers __ 55 3 8 13 15 16 2 workers ____________________________________ farms __ 73 2 8 10 33 20 workers __ 146 (0) (D) 20 66 40 3 or 4 workers _______________________________ farms __ 51 1 3 13 24 10 workers __ 174 (0) (0) 46 78 35 5 to 9 workers _______________________________ farms __ 57 2 4 23 16 12 workers __ 359 (0) (0) 142 107 74 10 workers or more ___________________________ farms __ 33 1 3 12 6 11 workers __ 843 (0) (0) 397 74 307 

1978 farms with- 1 worker _____________________________________ farms __ 64 6 10 13 35 workers __ 64 6 10 13 35 2 workers ____________________________________ farms __ 56 3 4 10 21 18 workers __ 112 6 8 20 42 36 3 or 4 workers _______________________________ farms __ 61 2 7 4 22 26 workers __ 207 (0) (0) 12 76 (0) 5 to 9 workers _______________________________ farms __ 70 2 19 32 17 workers __ 447 (0) 114 214 (0) 10 workers or more ___________________________ farms __ 38 2 2 14 5 15 workers __ 127 (0) (D) 585 109 355 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more _________________________ farms, 1982 __ 146 6 13 51 35 41 1978 __ 156 6 8 41 66 35 workers, 1982 __ 643 14 28 270 91 240 1978 __ 637 22 13 266 132 204 

1982 farms with- 1 worker ___________________________________ farms __ 63 4 8 19 16 16 workers __ 63 (0) (0) 19 16 16 2 workers __________________________________ farms __ 21 2 7 6 6 workers __ 42 (0) 14 (D) 12 3 or 4 workers _____________________________ farms __ 33 1 13 9 10 workers __ 110 (0) 42 (0) 33 5 to 9 workers _____________________________ farms __ 20 2 2 8 4 4 workers __ 131 (D) (0) 52 32 25 10 workers or more _________________________ farms __ 9 4 5 workers __ 297 143 154 

1978 farms with- 1 worker ___________________________________ farms __ 52 3 4 12 26 7 workers __ 52 3 4 12 26 7 2 workers __________________________________ farms __ 45 3 10 20 12 workers __ 90 (0) 20 40 (0) 3 or 4 workers _____________________________ farms __ 34 1 1 10 19 3 workers __ 112 (0) (0) 35 (0) 11 5 to 9 workers _____________________________ farms __ 15 1 4 1 9 workers __ 85 (0) 24 (0) (0) 10 workers or more _________________________ farms __ 10 1 5 4 workers __ 298 (0) 175 (0) 

Less than 150 days ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 216 6 20 57 81 52 1978 __ 240 14 19 50 89 68 workers, 1982 __ 934 24 81 348 249 232 1978 __ 320 59 56 478 344 383 

1982 farms with- 1 worker ___________________________________ farms __ 49 5 13 16 15 workers __ 49 5 13 16 15 2 to 4 workers _____________________________ farms __ 116 5 11 27 51 22 workers __ 318 (D) 30 90 131 (0) 5 to 9 workers _____________________________ farms __ 34 2 11 12 9 workers __ 219 (D) 69 (0) 61 10 to 19 workers ___________________________ farms __ 10 1 1 3 2 3 workers __ 116 (D) (0) 35 (0) 32 20 workers or more _________________________ farms __ 7 1 3 3 workers __ 232 (D) 141 (0) 

1978 farms with- 1 worker ___________________________________ farms __ 76 8 9 17 39 3 workers __ 76 8 9 17 39 3 2 to 4 workers _____________________________ farms __ 86 4 8 12 17 45 workers __ 232 (0) (0) 38 39 124 5 to 9 workers _____________________________ farms __ 51 12 30 9 workers __ 321 75 185 61 10 to 19 workers ___________________________ farms __ 14 1 2 3 1 7 workers __ 197 (D) (D) 46 (0) 96 20 workers or more _________________________ farms __ 13 1 6 2 4 workers __ 494 (D) 302 (0) 99 

132 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Hired Farm Labor-Workers and Payroll: 1982 and 1978-con. 

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

All farms 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

Reported only workers working 150 days or more ______________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 53 3 6 14 13 17 1978 __ 49 1 4 10 26 8 workers, 1982 __ 116 3 8 35 26 44 1978 __ 162 (D) (D) 33 54 67 $1,000 payroll, 1982 __ 750 13 43 209 169 317 1978 __ 965 (D) 14 (0) 158 670 

Reported only workers working less than 150 59 days ______________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 123 3 13 20 28 1978 __ 133 9 15 19 49 41 workers, 1982 __ 367 8 33 57 182 87 1978 __ 558 27 48 87 214 182 $1,000 payroll, 1982 __ 165 3 12 31 92 28 1978 __ 232 (D) 34 (D) 109 55 

Reported both - workers working 150 days or 

more and workers working less than 150 22 days ______________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 93 3 7 37 24 1978 __ 107 5 4 31 40 27 150 days or more, 1982 __ 527 11 20 235 65 196 1978 __ 475 (D) (D) 233 78 137 less than 150 days, 1982 __ 567 16 48 291 67 145 1978 __ 762 32 8 391 130 201 $1,000 payroll, 1982 __ 4644 106 86 2431 230 1 791 1978 __ 3266 146 42 1 831 244 1 003 

Table 10. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans, Agricultural Services, and Direct Sales of 

Agricultural Products: 1982 and 1978 

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

Item 

Amount received from Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 

1982 farms with receipts of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 farms with income of1978 __ 

$1,000,1982 __ 1978 __ 

$1 to $249 __________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 _______________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 __________________________________ _ $30,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption (see text) __________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 farms with sales of1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

$1 to $249 __________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 _______________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 __________________________________ _ $30,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Rhode Island 

36 

46 

78 

209 

7 

6 

9 

10 

2 

1 

1 

190 

163 

2407 

1 443 

12 

22 

27 

63 

20 

24 

8 

14 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Bristol 

3 

1 

5 

(0) 

3 

14 

8 

55 

39 

1 

2 

6 

5 

Kent Newport 

2 11 

3 9 (0) 14 

(0) 16 

3 2 

5 

2 

1 

15 34 

7 37 

231 316 

24 261 

2 

3 

5 

11 

3 

7 

1 

2 

Providence 

8 

15 

(0) 

31 

2 

2 

2 

2 

69 

71 1 194 

803 

6 

5 

7 

21 

6 

10 

6 

8 

Washington 

12 

18 

53 

152 

2 

2 

2 

3 

1 

1 

1 

58 

40 

612 

317 

3 

10 

10 

21 

5 

5 

1 

3 

RHODE ISLAND 133 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

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

Item 

INVENTORY 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ farms, 1982 __ 1978 __ Cattle and calves __________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 10 to 19 ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 20 to 49 ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 100 to 199 __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 200 to 499 __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

500 or more __________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _________ farms, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1982 farms by inventory: 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Beef cows ____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 farms by inventory: 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 9 ________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ______________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ______________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ____________________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Milk cows _____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 farms by inventory: 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 9 ________________________________________ _ 10 to 29 ______________________________________ _ 30 to 49 ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ______________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ____________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ____________________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Heifers and heifer calves _________________ farms, 1982 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

calves _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

SALES 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Dairy products sold __________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$1,000,1982 __ 1978 __ 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 farms by number sold: 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

$1,000,1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ____________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

134 RHODE ISLAND 

Rhode Island 

387 

341 

340 

294 8997 

9431 

154 

103 

60 

57 

65 

67 

41 

46 

18 

17 

2 

4 

288 

245 5 123 5800 

127 

41 

40 

50 

24 

6 

192 

139 

251 

123 

154 

28 

9 

1 

123 

135 3872 

4677 

44 

13 

37 

23 

6 

233 

193 2802 

2561 

229 

176 

072 

070 

84 

104 5798 

5391 

260 

247 3 544 4669 

1 006 1 127 

156 

33 

60 

10 

1 

Bristol 

23 

21 

22 

20 

617 

(D) 

7 

3 

5 

4 

5 

9 

4 

2 

1 

2 

17 

19 

348 

508 

3 

2 

5 

6 

1 

8 

8 

88 

92 

5 

1 

2 

9 

13 

260 

416 

5 

3 

1 

15 

14 

226 

169 

12 

14 

43 

(D) 

6 

9 288 

449 

18 

18 

417 

443 

105 

99 

7 

2 

7 

2 

Kent Newport Providence Washington 

39 76 123 126 

29 68 120 103 

34 70 104 110 

26 62 91 95 

706 2622 2139 2913 

(D) 2813 2204 3029 

21 15 61 50 

9 11 46 34 

3 16 13 23 

10 6 12 25 

6 21 14 19 

4 24 19 11 

3 12 12 10 

1 15 10 18 

1 5 4 7 

2 4 4 5 

1 1 

2 2 

32 62 80 97 

24 49 67 86 

441 1 490 1 250 1 594 

418 1 720 1 380 1 774 

16 23 39 46 

6 4 14 15 

5 10 8 12 

3 17 11 13 

1 6 7 9 

1 2 1 2 

23 30 55 76 

18 22 39 52 

114 298 256 495 

117 323 236 355 

21 19 48 61 

2 8 7 10 2 5 1 

9 37 33 35 

11 32 31 48 

327 1 192 994 1 099 

301 1 397 144 1 419 

1 14 13 16 

3 2 2 1 

3 14 10 7 

1 5 7 9 

1 2 1 2 

25 51 65 77 

17 41 58 63 

206 811 621 938 

161 774 524 933 

23 48 72 74 

17 38 42 65 

59 321 268 381 (D) 319 300 322 

9 25 20 24 

7 27 28 33 472 1 628 1 609 1 800 

317 1 666 1 361 1 597 

25 64 68 85 

20 62 71 76 

276 934 963 954 

261 1 538 1 319 1 108 

51 247 243 360 

48 443 271 266 

19 29 41 60 

2 16 4 9 

3 16 22 12 

3 1 4 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978-con. 

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

Item 

SALES-Con. 

Cattle and calves sold -Con. Calves sold _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 farms by number sold: 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 9 ____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 __________________________________________ _ 

20 to 49 __________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ farms __ 

numbe,-_ 

Cattle sold ________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 farms by number sold: 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 9 ____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 __________________________________________ _ 

20 to 49 __________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle fattenad on grain and concentrates sold ___________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 farms by number sold: 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

numbe'-_ 

Rhode Island 

162 

154 2079 

2515 

221 

198 

87 

30 

40 

5 

220 

211 1 465 2154 

784 

928 

169 

37 

14 

55 

50 

265 

376 

133 

173 

47 

6 

2 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Bristol Kent Newport 

12 17 39 

14 14 36 

278 196 575 

295 166 636 

24 13 66 

31 8 59 

5 12 13 

2 16 

5 2 9 

2 1 1 

15 15 55 

15 17 55 

139 80 359 148 95 902 81 38 181 

68 40 384 

10 12 44 3 2 8 2 1 3 

2 4 16 

3 3 17 (D) 5 88 (D) 5 212 (D) 2 46 (D) 2 90 

2 4 13 

3 

Providence Washington 

43 51 

43 47 

572 458 

807 611 

65 53 

60 41 

22 35 

6 6 

14 10 

1 

59 76 

57 67 

391 496 

512 497 

178 307 

212 225 

42 61 

15 9 

2 6 

16 17 

13 14 

(D) 116 

(D) 48 

(D) 58 

(D) 30 

15 13 

1 2 

2 

RHODE ISLAND 135 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

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

Item 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 73 2 6 7 30 28 

1978 __ 89 4 6 12 35 32 

number, 1982 __ 3030 (0) (0) 88 2051 543 1978 __ 6 141 (0) (0) 1 448 3038 874 

Farms by inventory: 19 1 to 9 ________________________________________ 1982 __ 42 4 4 15 1978 __ 51 2 4 3 17 25 10 to 49 ______________________________________ 1982 __ 15 1 1 2 4 7 

1978 __ 14 1 3 5 5 50 to 99 ______________________________________ 1982 __ 4 1 1 2 1978 __ 7 3 3 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ 1982 __ 6 4 2 1978 __ 3 3 200 to 499 ____________________________________ 1982 __ 6 5 1978 __ 11 2 6 500 to 999 ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 3 

1,000 or more ___________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _________________________________ 5 farms, 1982 __ 23 1 2 3 12 1978 __ 46 1 4 7 18 16 

number, 1982 __ 310 (0) (0) 9 177 60 1978 __ 1 253 (0) (0) 411 619 104 

1982 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ____________________________________________ 18 3 9 4 25 to 49 ___________________________________________ 4 3 1 50 to 99 ___________________________________________ 1 100 or more _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 72 2 6 7 30 27 1978 __ 82 4 5 12 33 28 

number, 1982 __ 2720 (0) (0) 79 1 874 483 

1978 __ 4888 (0) (0) 1 037 2419 770 

LITTERS 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Oec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______ farms, 1982 __ 24 1 2 3 12 6 1978 __ 46 1 4 7 18 16 

number, 1982 __ 404 (0) (0) 15 227 75 1978 __ 109 (0) (0) 375 460 167 

Oec. 1 of preceding year and May 3'-_____ farms, 1982 __ 21 1 2 3 9 6 

1978 __ 41 1 3 4 18 15 

number, 1982 __ 181 (0) (0) (0) 100 (0) 

1978 __ 540 (0) (0) 198 236 70 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________ farms, 1982 __ 19 2 2 10 5 1978 __ 38 3 6 15 13 

number, 1982 __ 223 (0) (0) 127 (0) 

1978 __ 569 (0) (0) 177 224 97 

SALES 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1982 __ 45 3 3 4 21 14 

1978 __ 54 2 4 10 21 17 

number, 1982 __ 3269 (0) (0) 81 2048 693 1978 __ 7106 (0) (0) 2323 3023 103 

$1,000, 1982 __ 286 (0) (0) 5 186 56 1978 __ 457 (0) (0) 144 208 51 

1982 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 _______________________________________________ 16 2 5 7 10 to 49 _____________________________________________ 12 2 5 4 50 to 99 _____________________________________________ 5 3 1 100 to 199 ___________________________________________ 5 3 1 200 to 499 ___________________________________________ 7 5 1 500 to 999 ___________________________________________ 

1,000 or more ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Feeder pigs sold ____________ , _____________ farms, 1982 __ 12 1 2 5 4 1978 __ 21 1 3 8 9 

number, 1982 __ 1 271 (0) (0) 749 (0) 

1978 __ 2908 (0) (0) 839 819 

$1,000, 1982 __ 47 (0) (0) 31 (0) 1978 __ 73 (0) 25 24 (0) 

Hogs and pigs other than feeder pigs sold ___ farms, 1982 __ 41 3 2 4 18 14 1978 __ 40 2 3 7 15 13 

number, 1982 __ 1 998 (0) (0) (0) 1 299 (0) 

1978 __ 4 198 (0) 354 (0) 2 184 284 $1,000,1982 __ 239 (0) (0) (0) 154 (0) 

1978 __ 384 (0) (0) 118 183 (0) 

136 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 13. Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

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

Item 

Rhode Island Brtstol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

Sheep and lambs inventory ••••.••••••••••.••• farms. 1982 •• 70 4 4 14 19 29 

1978 •• 49 2 3 6 24 14 

number. 1982 •• 3195 (0) (0) 258 536 379 1978 •. 2465 (0) (0) 99 716 228 

1982 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••• 52 4 2 10 12 24 

25 to 99 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••.••• 17 - 1 4 7 5 100 to 299 •••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••.••••• - . - - - - 300 to 999 •••••••••••••••••.••••.•••••••••••••••••••• - - - - - - 1.000 or more •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1 - 1 - - -

Ewes 1 year old or older ••.••••••••••.••••• farms. 1982 •• 63 4 4 13 17 25 1978 •• 40 1 2 6 21 10 number. 1982 •• 2748 (0) (0) 191 357 220 1978 •• 2051 (0) (0) 66 405 185 

Sheep and lambs shorn •••••••••.•••••••••••• farms. 1982 •• 60 3 3 12 18 24 1978 •. 40 1 2 6 21 10 number. 1982 •• 2920 (0) (0) 191 554 289 1978 •• 1 554 (0) (0) 78 619 111 pounds of wool. 1982 •• 21 756 (0) (0) 963 3330 1 759 1978 •• 10447 (0) (0) 483 4 103 689 

Sheep and lambs sold •••••••.••••••.•••••••• farms. 1982 •• 57 4 3 10 16 24 1978 •• 35 - 2 6 19 8 number. 1982 •• 1 027 (0) (0) 173 385 263 1978 •• 735 - (0) (D) 358 183 

Sheep. Iambs. and wool sold ••••••••••••••••• farms. 1982 •• 65 4 3 13 18 27 1978 •• 41 1 2 6 22 10 $1.000. 1982 •• 86 (0) (0) 11 47 16 1978 •• 46 (0) (0) 4 28 3 

Horses and ponies inventory •••.•••••.•••••••• farms. 1982 •• 140 6 15 16 51 52 1978 •• 107 4 12 17 38 36 number. 1982 •• 782 95 48 63 289 287 1978 •• 523 32 59 69 177 186 

Horses and ponies sold .••••••.••••••.••••••• farms. 1982 •• 29 4 2 - 11 12 1978 •• 25 2 2 2 9 10 number. 1982 •• 117 (0) (0) - 78 28 1978 •• 70 (0) (0) (D) 39 16 $1.000.1982 •• 224 7 (0) - 172 (0) 

1978 •• 123 (0) (0) (D) 54 41 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 137 
Table 14. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

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

Item 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ farms, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1982 farms by inventory: 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 _________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ______________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______ farms, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Turkeys __________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry _____________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

SALES 

Any poultry sold _____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ________ farms, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age sold _______ farms, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age sold _________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old sold _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 farms by number sold: 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 1,999 ________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 15,999 ___________________________________ _ 

16,000 to 59,999 __________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 __________________________________ _ 

100,000 to 499,999 ________________________________ _ 

500,000 or more ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Turkeys sold ______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ Turkeys for slaughter sold ________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold ________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

138 RHODE ISLAND 

Rhode Island 

141 

121 

126 

105 

388239 

256021 

126 

103 

(D) 

(D) 

99 

8 

3 

4 

3 

3 

2 

4 

13 

12 

(D) 

(D) 

6 

7 

(0) 

(0) 

19 

16 

(0) 

to 538 

16 

9 

(0) 

147 

2 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

30 

38 

77 

54 

4692 

3229 

38 

33 337358 

219829 

36 

32 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

14 

6 

(0) 

(0) 

14 

6 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

5 

Bristol 

4 

4 

4 

4 

52 

69 

4 

4 

52 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

(0) 

(0) 

Kent 

12 

4 

11 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

11 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

(0) 

2 

1 

8 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

Newport 

29 

26 

26 

22 

4753 

(D) 

26 

22 4659 

(D) 

23 

1 

2 

4 

94 

2 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

4 

46 

(D) 

3 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(D) 

5 

6 

10 

9 126 

142 

4 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

2 

(D) 

(0) 

Providence 

50 

51 

44 

41 

247 297 

158751 

44 

40 

247 258 

(D) 

28 

3 

2 

2 

2 

3 

2 

2 

4 

6 

39 

(D) 

1 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

4 

(D) 

10043 

6 

3 

48 

17 

(D) 

6 

13 

36 

25 2840 

2 135 

22 

19 

212 538 

151 210 

20 

18 

(D) 

(0) 

2 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

8 

2 1 287 

(0) 

8 

2 1 287 

(0) 

2 

2 

Washington 

46 

36 

41 

34 

(0) 

(D) 

41 

33 

(D) 

(0) 

35 

4 

4 

5 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

10 

7 643 

240 

6 

4 243 

(0) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

17 

17 

23 

17 

(0) 

(0) 

8 

10 

(0) 

(0) 

8 

10 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

4 

2 268 

(0) 

4 

2 268 

(0) 

2 

3 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory textl 

Crop 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

Harvested cropland __________________________ farms, 1982 __ 576 30 51 123 211 161 

1978 __ 560 30 44 122 220 144 

acres, 1982 __ 21 252 1 198 1 448 6260 4567 7779 

1978 __ 23704 1 090 1 295 6861 5639 8819 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 84 3 11 15 29 26 

1978 __ 71 3 6 14 33 21 

acres, 1982 __ 1 828 (0) 173 (0) 268 298 1978 __ 2798 (0) (0) 172 516 906 

Corn for grain or seed _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 12 4 3 5 

1978 __ 16 4 9 3 

acres, 1982 __ 151 71 (0) (0) 

1978 __ 314 (0) 188 (0) 

bushels, 1982 __ 10902 (0) (0) 2092 1978 __ 23 162 5690 (0) (0) Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 2 2 1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ (0) (0) 1978 __ 

1982 farms by acres harvested: 5 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 10 3 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 2 1 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 

250 acres or more ____________________________________ 

Corn for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1982 __ 102 10 5 35 15 37 

1978 __ 101 7 6 31 20 37 

acres, 1982 __ 3071 207 (0) 1 135 (0) (0) 

1978 __ 3 106 (0) 161 1 250 427 (0) 

tons, green, 1982 __ 43979 3768 2541 16912 4595 16 163 1978 __ 55058 2635 2228 23601 6205 20389 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 1 1 1978 __ 2 2 acres, 1982 __ (0) (0) 

1978 __ (0) (0) 

1982 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 55 5 3 19 8 20 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 41 5 1 13 7 15 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 5 1 3 1 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 1 1 

Irish potatoes _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 21 13 8 1978 __ 35 19 2 14 

acres, 1982 __ 2879 557 1 322 1978 __ 3535 (0) (0) 1 975 

cw!, 1982 __ 703 350 358 325 345025 

1978 __ 915 076 (0) (0) 522 375 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 1 1 

acres, 1982 __ (0) (0) 

1978 __ 

1982 farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ 3 1 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ 4 3 1 25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ 4 3 1 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ 10 6 4 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ______ farms, 1982 __ 340 18 32 72 112 106 

1978 __ 318 16 29 64 120 89 

acres, 1982 __ 9296 692 990 1 896 2981 2737 

1978 __ 10623 701 930 2811 3359 2822 

tons, dry, 1982 __ 17708 413 2022 3647 5 196 5430 

1978 __ 20914 443 2258 6257 5491 5465 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 4 2 2 

acres, 1982 __ 22 (0) (0) 

1978 __ 

1982 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 221 9 21 48 77 66 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 102 6 8 21 30 37 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 17 3 3 3 5 3 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ farms, 1982 __ 120 11 4 31 54 20 1978 __ 135 8 4 31 66 26 

acres, 1982 __ 1 908 (0) (0) 510 527 488 

1978 __ 2208 129 169 384 118 409 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 28 1 3 3 13 8 

1978 __ 36 2 2 24 8 

acres, 1982 __ 414 (0) (0) (0) 148 175 

1978 __ 635 (0) (0) 433 53 

1982 farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ 44 4 2 10 21 7 5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ 57 6 1 14 28 8 25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ 17 1 7 5 4 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ 2 1 

Land in orchards ____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 79 6 7 43 23 

1978 __ 62 2 3 8 34 15 

acres, 1982 __ 827 21 80 644 83 

1978 __ 702 (0) 16 67 (0) 60 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 6 5 1 

1978 __ 5 4 1 

acres, 1982 __ 75 (0) (0) 

1978 __ 66 (0) (0) 

1982 farms by bearing and nonbearing 

acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ 38 4 4 11 19 5.0 to 24.9 acres ______________ .' ______________________ 27 2 2 20 3 25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ 14 1 12 1 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 139 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1982 and 1978 

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

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ Average size of farm _____________________ acres, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm _______________________ dollars, 1982 __ 

1978 __ Average per acre _______________________ dollars, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Irrigated land ________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Total sales (see text) _______________________ $1,000, 1982 __ 

1978 __ Average per farm _______________________ dollars, 1982 __ 

1982 sales by commodity or commodity 

group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

1978 __ 

products ____________________________________ 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 __ Oats ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ O1her 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 melons _________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Uvestock, poultry, and their products ___________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ Oairy 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 __ 

1982 FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

$1,000 __ 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________________ _ Cotton (0131) _________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 0139) ________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

140 RHODE ISLAND 

Rhode Island 

271 

288 

31 634 

38304 

117 

133 

366365 

334777 

3176 

2394 

247 

265 

19138 

24306 

236 

250 

16005 

18970 

58 

57 

2167 

2760 

29209 

24636 

107781 

85541 

172 

17509 

10 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

48 

(0) 

69 

1 471 

32 1 628 

61 10528 

19 3465 

145 

11 699 

27 4 b60 

75 

5774 

104 

708 

17 

(0) 

8 

(0) 

10 

301 

1 

31 

31 

Bristol 

16 

20 

1 705 

1 569 

107 

78 

298000 

187900 

2796 

2395 

15 

17 

199 

106 

15 

17 1 031 

871 

2 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

993 1 217 62092 

60870 

12 

621 

7 

80 

4 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

11 

373 

6 

288 

11 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 

4 

Kent 

17 

16 

2272 

1 689 

134 

106 

259 000 184 188 1 938 

1 745 

17 

16 1 188 1 072 

15 

13 

1 019 

759 

3 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

1 772 

635 104216 

39676 

8 545 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

10 

1 227 

1 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

8 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

2 

Newport 

71 

79 

6895 

10476 

97 

133 

486873 

376 225 5226 

2863 

65 

76 

5316 

8 190 

65 

71 4806 

6 132 

13 

11 

(0) 

169 

8912 

7543 

125 526 95479 

49 

7029 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

11 

54 

20 

436 5 

(0) 

18 4621 

12 

(0) 

29 

1 883 

4 

123 

23 

(0) 

25 

128 1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

14 

14 

Providence 

102 

111 

7858 

9606 

77 

87 

179 922 259 109 

2458 

2375 

89 

99 3533 

4799 80 

93 

2908 

3604 

18 

26 

235 

494 

7003 

5959 

68652 

53684 

61 

2035 

14 

69 

30 

445 

20 

977 

17 

544 

55 4967 

19 

2833 

20 1 609 

27 

182 

8 148 

1 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

2 

2 

Washington 

65 

62 12904 

14964 

199 

241 

558 483 546 877 2724 

2182 

61 

57 

7902 

9139 

61 

56 

6241 

7604 

22 

13 

1 690 

1 895 

10529 

9282 

161 977 

149 709 

42 

7280 

8 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

5 

32 

14 

118 

14 

390 4 

(0) 

21 

4773 

7 

(0) 

40 

3249 

3 

(0) 

19 1 787 

33 

279 

6 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

9 

9 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

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

Item 

1982 FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION-Con. 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________________ _ 

Horticultural special~es (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 (029) ____________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ______________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 10 to 49 acres ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 50 to 69 acres ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

70 to 99 acres ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 100 to 139 acres- _________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 140 to 179 acres __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

180 to 219 acres __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 220 to 259 acres- _________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 260 to 499 acres __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

500 to 999 acres __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 2,000 acres or more _______________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

On farm operated _______________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ Not on farm operated ____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ Not reported ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ Other __________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ Any ____________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

1 to 49 days __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 50 to 99 days _________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 100 to 149 days _______________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

150 to 199 days _______________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 200 days or more _____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Not reported ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Rhode Island 

45 

25 

44 

5 

20 

8 

71 

22 

6 

1 

38 

30 

64 

67 

29 

31 

29 

18 

32 

48 

24 

25 

13 

15 

13 

12 

23 

33 

5 

8 

1 

1 

141 

131 11 534 

13238 

95 

130 16812 

21 952 

35 

27 

3288 

3 114 

195 

216 

45 

52 

31 

20 

222 

246 

49 

42 

157 

205 

86 

73 

25 

16 

5 

3 

4 

2 

9 

5 

43 

47 

28 

10 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Bristol 

3 

3 

2 

6 

2 

4 

2 

4 

1 

1 

4 

4 

1 

3 

3 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

8 

9 

(D) 

(D) 

6 

9 

1 047 

954 

2 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

11 

15 

3 

2 

2 

3 

14 

16 

2 

4 

11 

16 

3 

3 

2 

2 

2 

1 

Kent 

1 

3 

2 

7 

1 

1 

3 

3 

5 

2 

5 

3 

2 

3 

2 

11 

8 

(D) 

407 

4 

5 

1 255 

1 130 

2 

3 

(D) 

152 

13 

15 

3 

1 

1 

12 

13 

5 

3 

11 

12 

6 

4 

2 

3 

3 

Newport 

13 

3 

14 

2 

2 

20 

3 

8 

3 

24 

17 

7 

8 

6 

3 

7 

21 

8 

10 

2 

1 

4 

7 

5 

8 

31 

30 

2 195 

(D) 

28 

40 

3355 

5518 

12 

9 1 345 

(D) 

51 

57 

11 

17 

9 

5 

57 

62 

14 

17 

43 

56 

21 

22 

8 

2 

1 

1 

2 

12 

17 

7 

1 

Providence Washington 

19 12 

17 2 

11 14 

4 1 

9 5 

3 1 

20 18 

16 2 

4 2 

21 6 

16 4 

27 8 

37 4 

13 6 

16 6 

15 3 

7 4 

11 8 15 6 

4 9 

5 6 

4 4 

3 9 

2 5 

4 

5 10 

7 16 

5 

6 

1 

1 

69 22 

69 15 

5124 2880 

5600 3096 

24 33 

35 41 

2490 8665 

3804 10546 

9 10 

7 6 

244 1 359 

202 1 322 

69 51 

82 47 

19 9 

21 11 

14 5 

8 4 

90 49 

100 55 

12 16 

11 7 

61 31 

77 44 

30 26 

28 16 

10 6 

6 7 

3 1 

2 

2 2 

1 

3 3 

1 2 

12 14 

~8 7 

11 8 6 2 

RHODE ISLAND 141 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

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

Item 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

1982 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 ______________________________________ -----

1982 operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years ________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years ________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years ________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________________________ _ Average age ________________________________________ _ 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family ___________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1982 __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 SELECTED FARM 

PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Livestock and poultry purchased ___________________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ Commercially mixed formula feeds _______________ farms __ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other agricultural chemicals2 _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired farm labor __________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Workers working 150 days or more _______________ farms __ 

number __ Contract labor ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork, machine hire, and renlal of machinery and equipment ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Energy and petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Petroleum products _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest expense: Expenses reported _____________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Expenses reported as "No" _____________________ farms __ 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ Average per farm _______________________ dollars, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Motortrucks, including pickups ______________ farms, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ Wheel tractors ____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

only _____________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

See footnotes at end of lable. 

142 RHODE ISLAND 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Rhode Island 

13 

16 

35 

149 

20.1 

58 

2 

26 

54 

60 

79 

50 

52.4 

203 

217 

20361 

26758 32 

35 

3 570 

(0) 

34 

33 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

81 

1 077 

134 

4881 

111 

26 108 

4048 

135 

987 

195 

990 

157 

617 

166 5419 

122 

607 

27 

102 

46 

131 

251 2078 

251 1 623 

126 

273 

113 

251 

292 

12951 

10497 

51 598 35949 

232 

271 

700 

794 

225 

267 

755 

909 

5 

12 

6 

13 

Bristol 

1 

12 

22.6 

2 

1 

5 

2 

5 

3 52.8 

10 

14 

931 

991 

5 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

10 

110 

9 

(0) 

(0) 

12 

13 

14 

37 

14 

21 

5 118 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

16 

57 

16 

40 

7 

21 

8 

16 

20 

400 

628 25006 

31 384 

15 

18 

31 

39 

15 

18 

38 

53 

Kent Newport Providence Washington 

7 2 3 

2 4 5 5 

3 11 13 7 

9 35 54 39 

18.3 19.3 21.3 19.0 

3 14 28 11 

1 1 

2 5 10 8 

2 16 16 15 

2 18 23 15 

6 20 32 16 

5 11 21 10 

53.4 52.8 53.2 50.4 

13 54 82 44 

11 61 91 40 

730 4097 5931 7672 

324 6626 7775 10042 

1 8 13 5 

3 10 9 9 

(0) (0) 974 (0) 

(0) (0) 803 (0) 

3 9 7 14 

2 7 11 11 

(0) (0) 953 (0) 

(0) 973 028 (0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

5 14 36 20 

(0) 123 571 154 

11 28 53 32 

536 751 2260 224 

9 28 36 29 

3483 (0) 13207 6544 

519 (0) 1 955 1 099 

6 47 31 39 

18 315 33 608 

10 66 53 52 

46 364 66 477 

9 54 41 39 

44 201 116 236 

13 50 52 46 

129 2632 451 2089 

9 42 32 35 (0) 254 88 229 

3 6 8 9 

(0) (0) 20 49 

3 14 14 14 

(0) 37 20 65 

17 70 90 58 

120 650 379 873 

17 70 90 58 

89 513 246 735 

6 23 51 39 

60 270 294 629 

8 47 33 17 

17 71 89 58 

16 71 128 57 

877 2908 3 113 5652 

424 2570 3060 3815 

51 594 40962 34981 97451 

26526 36 194 23909 66927 

15 68 81 53 

14 66 121 52 

35 234 168 232 

36 251 225 243 

16 64 76 54 

15 68 117 49 

42 234 209 232 

40 278 337 201 

1 1 3 

3 6 3 (0) (0) (0) 

4 6 3 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Item 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________ farms, 1982 __ 108 10 8 25 32 33 1978 __ 123 12 6 36 32 37 

number, 1982 __ 6395 491 465 1 736 1 569 2 134 

1978 __ 7425 674 406 2433 1 545 2367 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1982 __ 96 8 8 24 27 29 1978 __ 114 11 6 32 30 35 

number, 1982 __ 3968 271 316 1 165 1 025 1 191 1978 __ 4927 465 285 1 556 1 161 1 460 Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 22 2 1 - 6 13 1978 __ 27 2 2 8 5 10 

number, 1982 __ 209 (D) (D) - 45 121 

1978 __ 350 (D) (D) 163 32 86 Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 80 6 7 24 23 20 1978 __ 98 10 6 28 26 28 

number, 1982 __ 3759 (D) (D) 1 165 960 1 070 1978 __ 4577 (D) (D) 1 393 1 129 1 374 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1982 __ 85 8 7 22 21 27 

number, 1982 __ 1 996 (D) (D) 476 446 748 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1982 __ 62 5 4 13 19 21 

number, 1982 __ 431 (D) (D) 95 98 195 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 104 11 8 25 27 33 1978 __ 120 12 6 36 30 36 number, 1982 __ 2598 267 232 618 753 726 1978 __ 3692 412 185 1 302 933 860 Calves ___________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 80 8 6 22 23 21 

number, 1982 __ 1 621 141 170 433 502 375 Cattle ____________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 94 10 6 23 24 31 1978 __ 108 11 6 33 26 32 

number, 1982 __ 977 126 62 185 251 353 1978 __ 1 619 125 46 717 372 359 Fattened on grains and concentrates ______ farms, 1982 __ 10 - - 2 2 6 

number, 1982 __ 95 - - (D) (D) 68 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________ farms, 1982 __ 16 1 1 1 8 5 1978 __ 32 1 1 10 13 7 

number, 1982 __ 1777 (D) (D) (D) 1 208 254 1978 __ 5068 (D) (D) (D) 2499 (D) 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________ farms, 1982 __ 10 1 1 1 5 2 1978 __ 23 1 1 6 10 5 

number, 1982 __ 211 (D) (D) (D) 101 (D) 

1978 __ 891 (D) (D) (D) 499 79 Other ____________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 15 1 1 1 8 4 

1978 __ 29 1 1 10 12 5 

number, 1982 __ 1 566 (D) (D) (D) 1 107 (D) 

1978 __ 4177 (D) (D) (D) 2000 (D) 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1982 __ 17 1 1 1 8 6 1978 __ 26 1 1 8 12 4 

number, 1982 __ 2517 (D) (D) (D) 1 624 f 3 

1978 __ 5528 (D) (D) (D) 2258 :.' ·0 Feeder pigs _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 5 - - 1 2 2 

1978 __ 9 - - 2 3 4 

number, 1982 __ 968 - - (D) (D) (D) 

1978 __ 1 521 - - (D) 173 (D) 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms, 1982 __ 9 1 1 2 1 4 1978 __ 4 - - 1 2 1 

number, 1982 __ 184 (D) (D) (D) (D) 49 

1978 __ 32 - - (D) (D) (D) Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 6 1 1 1 1 2 

1978 __ 3 - - 1 2 - number, 1982 __ 122 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

1978 __ (D) - - (D) (D) -

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory _______ farms, 1982 __ 33 1 1 6 17 8 

1978 __ 30 - - 7 16 7 

number, 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 246 572 (D) 

1978 __ (D) - - (D) (D) (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _____ farms, 1982 __ 1 - - - 1 -

1978 __ 2 - - 1 1 -

number, 1982 __ (D) - - - (D) - 1978 __ (D) - - (D) (D) -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for grain or seed _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 5 - - 1 1 3 

1978 __ 7 - - 3 3 1 

acres, 1982 __ 125 - - (D) (D) (D) 

1978 __ 290 - - (D) 172 (D) 

bushels, 1982 __ 9497 - - (D) (D) (D) 

1978 __ 22290 - - (D) 12300 (D) 

Com for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1982 __ 61 7 3 19 10 22 

1978 __ 71 6 2 28 12 23 

acres, 1982 __ 2572 (D) (D) 821 340 1 056 1978 __ 2801 (D) (D) 1 217 367 957 

tons, green, 1982 __ 36004 (D) (D) 11 896 4 185 14 142 1978 __ 51 220 (D) (D) 23305 5 718 17 779 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 143 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text) 

Item 

Rhode Island Bristol Kent Newport Providence Washington 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Irish potatoes _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 19 - - 12 - 7 1978 __ 24 - - 15 - 9 acres, 1982 __ (0) - - (0) - (0) 1978 __ 3510 - - 1 543 - 1 967 cwt, 1982 __ (0) - - (D) - (0) 1978 __ 912770 - - 391 820 - 520950 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) ______ farms, 1982 __ 116 10 9 28 34 35 1978 __ 120 10 6 34 34 36 acres, 1982 __ 5087 589 617 850 1 594 1 437 1978 __ 6717 552 429 2234 1 570 1 932 tons, dry, 1982 __ 11 015 1 305 1 400 1 739 3 120 3451 1978 __ 14986 1 282 1 356 5473 2899 3976 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ farms, 1982 __ 69 4 1 20 30 14 1978 __ 69 3 2 15 40 9 acres, 1982 __ 1 645 (0) (0) 437 424 470 1978 __ 1 905 (D) (D) 302 995 378 

Land in orchards ____________________________ farms. 1982 __ 28 - 3 4 18 3 1978 __ 27 - 1 4 18 4 acres, 1982 __ 610 - (D) 58 507 (0) 1978 __ 589 - (D) (D) 486 39 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 2Data for 1978 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 

144 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 17. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

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

Sales 

Inventory 

Geographic area Milk goats Goat milk 

Sales Sales 

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

STATE TOTAL 

Rhode Island _______ 1982 __ 25 171 9 (0) (0) 8 4005 9 1978 __ 20 186 12 115 6 10 4 123 8 

COUNTIES, 1982 

Newport _________________ 6 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) Providence _______________ 4 10 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) Washington ______________ 10 107 5 (0) (0) 4 3330 7 All other counties _________ 5 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 

Table 18. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[Not published for this State] 

Table 19. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[Not published for this State] 

Table 20. Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

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

Sales 

Inventory 

Geographic area Colonies of bees Honey 

Sales Sales 

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

STATE TOTAL 

Rhode Island _______ 1982 __ 44 226 1 (0) (0) 8 1 866 2 1978 __ 28 373 1 (0) (0) 19 17630 15 

COUNTIES, 1982 

Newport _________________ 8 37 - - - - - - Providence _______________ 15 63 - - - 5 (0) (0) Washington ______________ 15 104 1 (0) (0) 3 (0) (0) All other countiss _________ 6 22 - - - - - -

Table 21. Fish Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[Not published for this State] 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 145 
Table 22. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

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

DUCKS 

State Total 

Geographic area 

Rhode ISland ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

GEESE 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Providence ________________________________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

POULTRY HATCHED (SEE TEXT) 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Inventory 

Farms 

19 

20 

3 

13 

3 

13 

14 

3 

7 

3 

5 

11 

Number 

233 

310 

44 

162 

27 

84 

109 

12 

50 

22 

6265 (0) 

Sales 

Farms 

2 

2 

7 

11 

Number 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

Table 23. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 

1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory tex1j 

GOATS, TOTAL 

State Total 

Geographic area 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ providence ________________________________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

RABBITS AND THEIR PELTS 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Inventory 

Farms Number 

32 187 

31 242 

7 46 

6 (0) 

13 116 

6 (0) 

8 94 

10 (0) 

Sales 

Farms 

12 

15 

4 

1 

6 

1 

4 

5 

Number 

595 

150 

(0) 

(0) 

553 

(0) 

231 

(0) 

Sales 

($1,000) 

9 

8 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Table 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory tex1j 

Geographic area 

CORN FOR GRAIN OR SEED (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

RYE FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

Washington __________________ ' _____________________________ _ 

146 RHODE ISLAND 

Farms 

12 

16 

4 

3 

5 

9 

4 

4 

5 

Harvested 

Acres 

151 

314 

71 

(0) 

(0) 

357 

140 

(0) 

(0) 

Quantity 

10902 

23 162 

(0) 

(0) 

2092 

7825 

3052 

(0) 

(0) 

Irrigated 

Farms Acres 

2 (0) 

2 (0) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 25. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and 

Peanuts: 1982 and 1978 

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

Geographic area 

IRISH POTATOES (CWT) 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

Farms 

21 

35 

13 

8 

Harvested 

Acres 

2879 

3535 

1 557 

1 322 

Quantity 

703350 

915076 

358 325 

345025 

Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1982 and 1978 

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

Geographic area 

HAY-ALFALFA, OTHER TAME, SMALL 

GRAIN, WILD, GRASS SILAGE, GREEN 

CHOP, ETC. (SEE TEXT) (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Bristol ____________________________________________________ _ Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

providence ________________________________________________ _ Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

ALFALFA HAY (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Bristol ____________________________________________________ _ Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

providence ________________________________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

SMALL GRAIN HAY (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

TAME HAY OTHER THAN ALFALFA, SMALL 

GRAIN, AND WILD HAY (SEE TEXn 

(TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Bristol ____________________________________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

Providenc9 _______________________________________ __ _______ _ Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

WILD HAY (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Bristol ____________________________________________________ _ Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

providence ________________________________________________ _ Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

Farms 

340 

318 

18 

32 

72 

112 

106 

126 

118 

6 

11 

27 

35 

47 

11 

12 

6 

5 

231 

198 

12 

25 

48 

85 

61 

50 

62 

3 

5 

13 __ 13 

16 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

9296 17 708 

10623 20 914 

692 1 413 

990 2022 1 896 3647 

2981 5 196 

2737 5430 

2620 6276 

2588 6663 

202 456 

138 377 

412 1 014 

723 1 492 

1 145 2937 

134 275 

217 423 

83 148 51 127 

5299 9239 

5754 10448 

372 635 

648 1 239 

1 069 1 981 

2003 3362 1 207 2022 

681 790 

1 103 1 507 

(0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

150 (0) 

165 170 

Irrigated 

Farms 

Irrigated 

Farms 

4 

2 

2 

2 

Acres 

(0) 

(0) 

Acres 

22 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 147 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

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

Geographic area 

GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, AND GREEN 

CHOP HAY (SEE TEXn (TONS, GREEN) 

State Total Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Washington ~~e~ce================================================= _______________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

CORN FOR SILAGE OR GREEN CHOP 

(TONS, GREEN) 

State Total Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Bristol ____________________________________________________ _ Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________________________________ _ Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

Harvested 

Farms 

26 

(NA) 

11 

4 

8 

3 

102 

101 

10 

5 

35 

15 

37 

Acres 

562 

961 

203 

(0) 

137 

(0) 

3077 

3106 

207 

(0) 

1 135 

(0) 

(0) 

Quanti1y 

3389 

5594 

1 245 

247 

462 

1 435 

43979 

55058 

3768 

2541 

16912 

4595 

16163 

Irrigated 

Farms 

(NA) 

1 

2 

Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1982 and 1978 

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

Geographic area 

LAND USED FOR VEGETABLES (SEE TEXn 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Bristol ____________________________________________________ _ Kent _____________________________________________________ _ Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________________________________ _ Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

VEGETABLES HARVESTED (SEE TEXn 

State Total Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Bristol ____________________________________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

Washington ~:'o~~ce================================================= _______________________________________________ _ 

SNAP BEANS 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ Providence ________________________________________________ _ Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

HEAD CABBAGE 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

CANTALOUPS 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

Harvested 

Farms 

120 

135 

11 

4 

31 

54 

20 

120 

135 

11 

4 

31 

54 

20 

29 

44 

6 

14 

6 

3 

16 

20 

8 

9 

4 

4 

Acres 

1 904 2210 

(D) 

(D) 

508 

523 

490 

1 908 2 208 

(D) 

(D) 

510 

527 

488 

62 

134 

28 

27 

4 

2 

47 

65 

8 

6 

2 

6 

Irrigated 

Farms 

28 

36 

1 

3 

3 

13 

8 

28 

36 

1 

3 

3 

13 

8 

2 

9 

2 

3 

5 

2 

1 

\ 

Acres 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

Acres 

415 

636 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

148 

175 

414 

635 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

148 

175 

(0) 

24 

(0) 

5 

14 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

148 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

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

CARROTS 

State Total 

Geographic area 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

CAULIFLOWER 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Providence ____________________________________________ -----

All other counties _________________ ------- - _ - - ___ - - - - - - - - ----

CUCUMBERS AND PICKLES 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

All ~~~~~~ce================================================= other counties _______________________________ ----- - ------

EGGPLANT 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Providence ________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

HOT PEPPERS 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

SWEET PEPPERS 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

PUMPKINS 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

SQUASH 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Brtstol ____________________________________________________ _ Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

SWEET CORN 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Bristol ____________________________________________________ _ Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Harvested 

Farms 

5 

10 

7 

12 

4 

3 

35 

51 

7 

20 

8 

18 

27 

14 

4 

6 

10 

40 

59 

7 

22 

6 

5 

34 

35 

8 

17 

9 

54 

66 

3 

3 

20 

21 

7 

72 

69 

10 

3 

21 

24 

14 

Acres 

1 

7 

15 

25 

11 

4 

43 

46 

10 

29 

4 

22 

25 

17 

5 

9 

12 

107 

164 

7 

81 

2 

17 

94 

75 

(0) 

38 

(0) 

173 

172 

(0) 

(0) 

88 

24 

15 

1 147 

1 249 

(0) 

(0) 

267 

207 

378 

Irrigated 

Farms 

3 

3 

3 

2 

12 

2 

1 

3 

2 

5 

18 

2 

1 

2 

4 

4 

2 

2 

6 

16 

3 

3 

17 

22 

3 

9 

5 

RHODE ISLAND 

Acres 

4 

(0) 

8 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

22 

52 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

33 

11 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

52 

(0) 

(0) 

303 

407 

(0) 

114 

--(0) 

149 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

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

Geographic area 

TOMATOES 

State Total Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Bristol ____________________________________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

providence ________________________________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

MIXED VEGETABLES 

State Total Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

Table 28. Fruits and Nuts: 1982 and 1978 

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

Total 

Geographic area 

Farms Acres Trees or vines 

LAND IN 

ORCHARDS 

State Total 

Rhode Island _______ 1982 __ 79 827 (X) 

1978 __ 62 702 (X) 

Counties, 1982 Kent ____________________ 6 21 (X) Newport _________________ 7 80 (X) Providence _______________ 43 644 (X) Washington ______________ 23 83 (X) 

APPLES 

State Total 

Rhode Island _______ 1982 __ 68 579 28455 1978 __ 56 518 27813 

Counties, 1982 Kent ____________________ 6 (0) (0) Newport _________________ 4 (0) 475 Providence _______________ 39 515 (0) Washington ______________ 19 33 1 887 

CHERRIES 

State Total 

Rhode Island _______ 1982 __ 14 (0) 240 1978 __ 6 1 20 

Counties, 1982 

Providence _______________ 7 6 213 All other counties _________ 7 (0) 27 

GRAPES (SEE 

TEXn (FRESH 

WEIGHn 

State Total 

Rhode Island _______ 1982 __ 28 97 55409 1978 __ 15 62 32670 

Counties, 1982 Kent ____________________ 3 (0) 31 Newport _________________ 3 (0) 35600 Providence _______________ 10 20 15 105 Washington ______________ 12 10 4673 

PEACHES 

State Total 

Rhode Island _______ 1982 __ 44 125 9806 1978 __ 29 89 8 785 

Counties, 1982 

Providence __ . ____________ 25 87 6777 Washington ______________ 14 37 (0) All other counties _________ 5 1 (0) 

150 RHODE ISLAND 

Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres 

64 124 12 20 

81 182 21 49 

4 2 4 8 3 (0) 

15 33 31 67 7 11 

10 14 2 (0) 

8 32 4 16 

8 16 3 3 

19 3 (0) 

14 1 (0) 

Nonbearing age Bearing age Harvested 

Farms Trees or vines Farms Trees or vines Farms Pounds 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

35 4851 55 23604 38 5 450 839 

27 6 716 51 21 097 42 4 934 392 

2 (0) 6 (0) 2 (0) 

- - 4 475 2 (0) 

19 (0) 34 (0) 26 5 084 443 

14 1 107 11 780 8 42496 

8 90 8 150 2 (0) 

5 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

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

4 (0) 4 (0) - -

24 23714 19 31 695 8 (0) 

11 (0) 14 (0) 13 137 114 

1 (0) 3 (0) - - 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

10 12405 7 2700 3 (0) 

11 (0) 7 (0) 3 (0) 

30 1 326 35 8480 22 318371 

10 (0) 28 (0) 22 439 232 

18 1 110 20 5667 14 213 480 8 (0) 11 (0) 7 (0) 

4 (0) 4 (0) 1 (0) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 28. Fruits and Nuts: 1982 and 1978-con. 

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

Total Nonbearing age 

Geographic area 

Farms Acres Trees or vines Farms Trees or vines 

PEARS 

State Total 

Rhode Island _______ 1982 __ 18 13 766 9 1978 __ 25 29 2264 12 

Counties, 1982 

Providence _______________ 13 11 665 6 All other counties _________ 5 2 101 3 

PLUMS AND 

PRUNES (SEE 

TEXT) (FRESH 

WEIGHT) 

State Total 

Rhode Island _______ 1982 __ 5 3 137 5 1978 __ 6 1 61 2 

Counties, 1982 

Providence _______________ 5 3 137 5 

Table 29. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1982 and 1978 

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

BERRIES 

State Total 

Geographic area 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

providence ________________________________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

TAME BLUEBERRIES (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Providence ________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

RASPBERRIES (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

STRAWBERRIES (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________________________________ _ Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

Farms 

33 

46 

5 

13 

10 

5 

10 

13 

5 

5 

10 

12 

3 

3 

4 

24 

34 

4 

10 

6 

4 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Harvested 

Acres 

206 

179 

(D) 

26 

86 

(D) 

26 

26 

(D) 

(D) 

13 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

86 

74 

6 

6 

(D) 

(D) 

127 

642 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

Bearing age 

Farms 

13 

18 

9 

4 

1 

5 

1 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

59657 

37 147 

(D) 

(D) 

16988 

4515 

(D) 

(D) 

6488 

492 053 

345 319 

(D) 

33062 

399 117 

(D) 

Trees or vines 

639 

1 622 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

Harvested 

Farms 

7 

13 

6 

1 

-

5 

-

Irrigated 

Farms 

16 

10 

4 

7 

2 

3 

3 

1 

2 

1 

13 

9 

1 

6 

2 

4 

RHODE ISLAND 

Pounds 

27600 

207 129 

(D) 

(D) 

- 271 

-

Acres 

169 

133 

(D) 

18 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

74 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

151 
Table 30. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale: 1982 

and 1978 

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

Geographic area 

NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS 

(SEE TEXn 

State Total Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Bristol ____________________________________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

providence ________________________________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

PRODUCTS GROWN IN THE OPEN, 

IRRIGATED 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

BEDDING PLANTS 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

providence ________________________________________________ _ Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

CUT FLOWERS AND CUT FLORIST 

GREENS 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Providence ________________________________________________ _ All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

FOLIAGE AND FLOWERING PLANTS 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Providence _______ ___________ ______________________________ _ Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

NURSERY PRODUCTS 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Newport __________________________________________________ _ 

providence ________________________________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________________________________ _ 

All other counlies __________________________________________ _ 

SOD HARVESTED 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Table 31. Other Crops: 1982 and 1978 

[Not published for this State I 

Farms 

109 

121 

5 

7 

22 

39 

36 

33 

39 

9 

5 

14 

5 

45 

48 

6 

25 

10 

4 

10 

9 

4 

6 

17 

24 

6 

6 

5 

37 

56 

11 

10 

11 

5 

10 

4 

Sq. fl. under 

glass or other 

protection 

868 143 

763 718 

(0) 

(0) 

361 010 220 338 169 083 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

341 811 

249 487 

95280 

112088 

59683 

74760 

59060 

27450 

(0) 

(0) 

170 650 

103 306 

56250 (0) 

(0) 

257 594 325 155 

193 570 

(0) 

39000 (0) 

(X) 

(X) 

Table 32. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1982 and 1978 

[Not published for this-State] 

Acres in 

the open 

3203 

3482 

(0) 

(0) 

974 

79 

1 932 

854 2004 

56 

7 772 

20 

6 

7 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

13 

(0) 

1 684 

1 721 

963 

77 

428 

217 

(0) 

1 727 

Sales 

($1,000) 

10695 

9308 

(0) 

(0) 

4632 

617 

4832 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

758 

513 

355 

234 

98 

71 

158 

(0) 

89 

69 

(0) 

443 

74 

351 

(0) 

5861 

5334 

3866 

209 

(0) 

(0) 

3 116 

2802 

152 RHODE ISLAND 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 33. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1982 and 1978 

[Not published for this State] 

Table 34. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1982 and 1978 

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

All farms Farms w~h sales of $10.000 or 

more 

Geographic a'ea 

Land in Land in Farms farms Farms farms 

ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 

State Total 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 1 (0) 1 (0) 1978 __ - - - -

Table 35. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1982 and 1978 

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

All farms Farms with sales of $10.000 or more 

Geographic area 

Land in Land in 

Farms farms Farms farms 

STATE TOTAL 

Rhode Island ________________________________________ 1982 __ 4 410 1 (0) 1978 __ 2 (0) 1 (0) 

Table 36. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans by Commodity Group: 1982 

[Not published for this State] 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 153 

APPENDIXA. 

General Explanation 

Page information from the Standard Statistical Establishment List 

TAKING THE CENSUS .........•............... 

DATA PROCESSING •.................••.•.... 

MAJOR DATA CHANGES •..•................... 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ......•....•...• 

FARMS CLASSI FlED BY SPECIFIED CHARACTERISTICS .. . 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS • . . • . . . . . . • . • . . . . .. . 

NONSAMPlING ERRORS ...................... . 

CENSUS COVERAGE ......................... . 

RELIABILITY OF CENSUS ESTIMATES ............. . 

TAKING THE CENSUS 

Method of Enumeration 

A·1 

A-2 

A·2 

A·2 

A-7 

A-9 

A·10 

A·10 

A·10 

All censuses beginning with the 1969 census have been conducted primarily by mail. The 1978 census was the only census 

to include a mailout/mailback enumeration supplemented by 

the direct interview of all households in a sample of area segments. This combination of the mailout/mailback enumeration 

plus the area sample was used in 1978 to improve completeness of coverage for U.S., regional, and State level agriculture 

census statistics. Due to budget reductions, the area sample was 

eliminated in 1982. 

In censuses prior to the 1969 census, enumerators were assigned to specific areas and called on all farm operators within 

each area. Beginning with the 1950 census, copies of the report 

form were mailed prior to the enumeration date to each box· 

holder served by post offices in predominantly rural areas and 

farmers were asked to complete the forms and have them ready 

for the enumerator to pick up. 

The mailout/mailback enumeration procedure was not used 

in taking the agriculture census in Puerto Rico, Guam, and the 

Virgin Islands. A discussion of the direct enumeration methods 

used there appears in the reports for these outlying areas. A 

description of the special direct enumeration of citrus caretakers is included in the Definitions and Explanations section. 

Mail List 

The mail list for the 1982 census was comprised of all individuals, businesses, and organizations that could be readily 

identified as being associated with agriculture. The I ist was assembled from the records of the 1978 census and administrative records of various government agencies, primarily the 

Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

Lists of large or specialized operations, such as nurseries, 

specialty crop farms, broiler growers, fish farms, livestock 

farms, and cattle feedlot operations, were obtained from State 

and Federal agencies, trade associations, and similar organizations. Lists of multiestablishment companies having one or 

more establishments (or locations) producing agricultural products were obtained from the 1978 census and updated using 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

maintained by the Census Bureau. 

A preliminary census mail list was assembled using names 

and addresses from the 1978 census and administrative source 

lists available in September 1981. Those records whic,h were 

less likely to be farms were included in the 1982 Farm and 

Ranch Identification Survey. Approximately 3 mi II ion farm and 

ranch forms were mailed in March 1982 to names which appeared on only one source list or selected combinations of lists 

which had yielded a low percentage of farm operators in the 

1978 census. As a result of this survey, nonfarm names and 

addresses were deleted from the census mail list, new tenant 

and successor operations were added, and the names, addresses, 

and size information were updated for the identified active farm 

operators. 

The final census mail list was developed using results of the 

1982 Farm and Ranch Identification Survey, names and addresses from the unduplicated preliminary list that were reo 

tained without precensus verification, and new or updated 

source lists acquired after the preliminary unduplication. The 

preliminary and final census mail lists were both constructed 

by merging and unduplicating the names and addresses from the 

various source lists on the basis of Employer Identification numbers, Social Security numbers, and names and addresses. To facilitate processing, each name on the administrative source lists 

was assigned a geographic code indicating the State and county 

location of the operation and a size code indicating an estimated 

value of sales. Most duplicates were identified and resolved 

prior to mailing. Other duplicate names were either reported 

by respondents or located during office processing. 

Report Forms 

In 1982, 12 regional report form versions were used. These 

forms were tailored primarily in sections 2 through 8 to list 

crops commonly produced in one or more States, and in sec· 

tion 15 to list livestock specialties produced. These modifications were made to enhance reporting of crop and livestock data and to reduce respondent burden. 

Two report form versions were used to minimize the reo 

porting burden, particularly for small farms. Approximately 

75 percent of all farms received the 4-page nonsample form 

covering major items such as land use, crops, livestock and 

poultry, market value of agricultural products sold, and 

operator characteristics. The 5-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. The sample form contained all the items asked on the 

nonsample form plus the sample items (sections 22 through 28). 

The sample form and the information sheet appear in appendix C. The Statistical Adjustments section of this appendix 

includes a discussion of the criteria used to determ ine whether 

the sample or nonsample form was to be mailed to addressees. 

APPENDIX A A-' 
Initial Mailing 

The report forms were mailed in late December 1982 to the 

approximately 3,653,000 individuals, businesses, and organizations on the mail list. The information sheet containing instructions for completing the form and a brochure explaining the uses of the census data were included with each report 

form. Additional special instructions were included with report forms sent to grazing associations; feedlot operations; in· 

stitutional organizations; and producers of poultry under contract, bees and honey, fish, laboratory animals, worms, and 

nursery and greenhouse products. 

In an effort to provide additional help to farmers in completing their reports, copies of an Agriculture Census Guide 

booklet were sent to county agricultural agencies, institutions, 

or businesses to whom farmers might turn for help. Included 

were vocational agriculture instructors, and USDA county 

offices-Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, 

Farmers Home Administration, Soil Conservation Service, and 

Cooperative Extension Service. This guide contained descriptions and definitions for 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 if requested. 

Followup Procedures 

The data collection effort included a reminder card and five 

followup letters, two of which were accompanied by a report 

form. Followup reminders were sent to nonrespondents on a 

flow basis at 3- to 4-week intervals starting in late February and 

continuing until late June 1983. In early April 1983, an additional followup letter was sent to nonrespondents in low 

response counties in 14 States. 

Telephone calls were made to nonrespondents who were 

expected to have large operations (those with expected sales 

of $100,000 or more) or who were located in low response 

counties. 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 Statistical 

Adjustments section. 

DATA PROCESSING 

Selected report forms were reviewed prior to keying the data 

onto magnetic tape. These included reports with attached correspondence, and reports with remarks or no positive data on the 

front page. All new successors reported by former operators 

were researched to see if they had already been included in the 

census mailing. Report forms were mailed to successor addresses 

not located on the mail file. This processing improved the 

coverage of the census. 

The data for 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. Significant computergenerated changes to the data were 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 significant changes between 1978 and 1982. Sizeable 

A-2 APPENDIX A 

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. Report forms with reported sales 

of $1,000,000 or more or 30,000 acres or more, and other 

selected problem reports were reviewed by statisticians in the 

Agriculture Division. Problems that could not be resolved by 

reference to other information on the report were resolved by 

contacting the respondents by telephone or correspondence. 

Prior to publication, tabulated totals were reviewed by 

statisticians to identify any inconsistencies and potential coverage problems. Comparisons were made with previous census 

data, estimates published by the USDA and other available 

check data. Selected report forms were reviewed and problem 

entries were either verified as being correct or the data were 

corrected. 

MAJOR DATA CHANGES 

The content of the 1982 census report form is similar to 

that of the 1978 form. To limit respondent burden, the 1978 

and 1982 forms included only data items needed at the county 

level, either on a complete or sample basis. The 1978 census 

data items which were eliminated from the 1982 form include: 

Land held under foreign ownership 

Gallons purchased of gasoline; diesel fuel; LP gas, butane 

and propane; and fuel oil 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry 

The following new data items were added to the 1982 report form: 

Interest expense for the farm business 

Source of irrigation water 

Year in which the operator began to operate the farm 

More extensive data on Commodity Credit Corporation 

(CCC) loans were collected in 1982. 

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 1982 census report forms and 

the information sheet which accompanied these forms, see 

appendix C. 

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 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
actually under cultivation or used for pasture or grazing, provided it was part of the farm operator's total operation. Large 

acreages of woodland or wasteland held for nonagricultural 

purposes were deleted from individual reports during the pro· 

cessing operations. 

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. GraZing land operated 

by grazing associations was to be reported by the person 

chiefly responsible for conducting the business of the associa· 

tion. 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 

shown for 1982 represents the total land area as determined by 

records and calculations updated as of January 1, 1983. The 

county land areas were remeasured in 1980. The previous 

county measurements were done in 1940. Any differences be· 

tween the land area in 1982 and 1978 are due to these new 

measurements, 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 pro· 

duced. It was usually the county containing all or the largest 

proportion of the land in the farm or viewed by the respon· 

dent 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 1978 

census as having more than one farm unit. Other reports reo 

ceived showing land in more than one county were separated 

into two or more reports if the data would significantly 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 respondent's estimate of what 

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. 

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, and all 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

land planted in crops that were grazed before the crops reached 

maturity. Also included was all cropland 'used for rotation pas· 

ture and land in government diversion programs that were 

pastured. However, cropland that was pastured after crops were 

harvested was not to be included. 

Other cropland-This category includes cropland used only for 

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 wood I and-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, 

and land planted for Christmas tree production. 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. 

Other land-This category includes land in house lots, barn lots, 

ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. In 1974, for farms with sales of 

less than $2,500, this category included pastureland and range· 

land other than cropland and woodland pastured in addition to 

land in house lots, barn lots, ponds, roads, and wasteland. 

Land set aside in federal farm programs-This land includes land 

diverted or set aside under the provisions of the Federal Com· 

modity Acreage Reduction 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. No information was obtained as to which 

crops would have been grown on the acres set aside. 

Irrigated land-This category includes all land watered by ariy 

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, 

marketing, etc. The operator may be the owner, a member of 

the owner's household, a salaried 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 an operator. 

If there is no clear-cut partner 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 operations. 

Operator characteristics-Data on characteristics such as residence, race, Spanish origin, age, sex, principal occupation, and 

off·farm work were collected from all operators in 1982. If 

APPENDIX A A-3 
operator characteristics of race, age, sex, and principal occupation were not reported, they were derived based on information reported by farms with similar acreage size, tenure, 

and sales size_ No imputations were made for nonresponse 

to place of residence, Spanish origin, off-farm work, or year 

began operation. For the 1982 and 1978 censuses, operators 

of Spanish origin were tabulated by reported race. Prior censuses included Spanish origin as "White" whenever separate 

data for the White race were shown. 

Selected farm production expenses-Since only selected production expenses incurred in 1982 were requested, the expense data cannot be used in combination with gross sales 

to calculate net cash farm income. The 1979 Farm Finance 

Survey provided estimates on net cash farm income. 

In 1982, as in other recent censuses, operators producing 

crops, livestock, or poultry under contract frequently failed 

to report certain expenditure data. They often were unable 

or unwilling to estimate the cost of production inputs furnished by the contractors. As a consequence, the rate of imputation of expenditure data for these operations is considerably 

higher than it is for noncontract producers. 

Commercial fertilizer-The expense for commercial fertilizer is the amount spent on fertilizer during 1982, excluding the cost of application. Some fertilizer purchased 

in 1982 may not have been applied during the year. If the 

fertilizer was applied by someone other than the operator, 

respondents were requested to report the cost of application as an expense for customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment. 

Other agricultural chemicals-These expenses include the 

cost of all insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other 

pesticides, excluding costs of application. Data exclude 

commercial fertilizer purchased. The cost of lime is included 

in the 1978 data, but excluded from 1982. 

Custom work, 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 labor for operating rented or hired machinery is included as a h:red farm and ranch labor expense. 

Interest expense-Only the interest expense for the farm 

business was to be reported. Although instructions requested 

that interest on the owner/operator dwelling be excluded 

when separate records vvere available, it is probable that an 

undetermined amount of such nonfarm business interest was 

also reported. 

Energy and petroleum products-Respondents were asked to 

report only those expenses pertaining to the operation of 

the farm business. 

Storage capacity-This category applies to those farms reporting 

expenditures for the specific kind of fuel. The storage capacity 

was to be reported even if not used during the census year. 

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Farms with storage capacity reported as "no"-This category 

includes farm operators with expenditures for a specific kind 

of fuel who also checked the "none" box for storage capacity. 

See appendix C, section 26, Expenditures for Energy. 

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 1982 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 the loan value received in 

1982 for placing commodities in the CCC loan program. This 

ensures comparability with prior census years for market value 

of agricultural products sold. 

The value of agricultural products sold represents total sales 

of all crops, including nursery products sold, and livestock, 

poultry, and their products sold. It does not include income 

from farm-related sources such as customwork or agricultural 

services, or income from nonfarm sources. Sales of forest products were not included in 1978 or 1982; but were included in 

1974. 

The value of crops sold in 1982 does not necessarily represent the sales from crops harvested in 1982. Data may include 

sales from crops produced in earlier years and exclude some 

crops produced in 1982, 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 only the total value received in 1982. 

The value of agricultural products sold was collected from all 

operators. If the operator failed to report, estimates were made 

based on the amount of crops harvested or the number of livestock or poultry sold. Extensive estimation was required for 

operators growing crops or livestock under contract. 

Caution should be used when comparing sales in 1982 with 

sales reported in earlier censuses due to the fluctuations in perunit prices between census years. 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services-This category consists of gross income received during 1982 by farm operators for providing services for 

others such as planting, plowing, spraying, harvesting, etc. Income from machine work and other agricultural services is 

generally included in the agriculture census if it is supplemental to the farming operation. However, it is excluded if it 

constitutes a separate establishment or is conducted from another location. The agricultural services part of a farming 

operation was generally considered a separate establishment 

when income from agricultural services was $10,000 or more 

and greater than the value of agricultural products sold. Due to 

legislative restrictions, data for establ ishments primarily engaged in agricultural services were not collected in 1982. 

Agricultural chemicals used, including fertilizer and lime-For 

each type of agricultural chemical, the acres treated were to be 

reported only 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. The value of fish 

and other aquacultural products sold and laboratory animals 

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sold is included in the category "other livestock and livestock 

products." 

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. The completeness and accuracy 

of these data are affected by the fact that some bee operations 

may not have been on the mail list and some operators on the 

mail list may not have considered beekeeping to be an agricultural operation, and therefore did not report. 

Citrus enumeration-In the 1982 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 was also 

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 1982 census, 8 caretakers in Arizona reported 210 grove owners having 13,000 

acres of citrus; the 99 caretakers in Florida reported 5,900 

grove owners having 250,000 acres of citrus; and 21 caretakers 

in Texas reported 1,500 grove owners having 30,000 acres of 

citrus. 

Crop year or season covered-Acres and quantity harvested are 

for the calendar year 1982 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 1981 through July 1982 harvest 

season, except limes that were harvested in the April 1982 

through March 1983 harvest season. The data for Texas 

relate to the quantity harvested in the September 1981 

through May 1982 harvest season. The data for States, other 

than Florida and Texas, relate to the quantity harvested in 

the 1981-82 harvest season. 

Avocados-The data for California relate to the quantity 

harvested in the November 1981 through November 1982 

harvest season and for Florida the April 1982 through 

March 1983 harvest season. 

Ofives-The data for California relate to the quantity harvested in the September 1981 through March 1982 harvest 

season. 

Vegetables-The data for Florida relate to the crop harvested 

in the September 1981 through August 1982 harvest season. 

Sugarcane for sugar-The data for Florida relate to the cuttings from November 1981 through April 1982, and for 

Texas the cuttings from October 1981 through April 1982. 

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Pineapples-The data for Hawaii relate to the quantity harvested in the year ending May 31,1982. 

Coffee-The data for Hawaii relate to the 1981-82 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 incl uding land in orchards, berries, vegetables, and 

nursery and greenhouse products; 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. The 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 crop 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 to be reported as cropland pasture. 

Quantity harvested was not obtained for crops such as vegetables; nursery and greenhouse products; corn cut for dry 

fodder, hogged or grazed; and sorghum, hogged or grazed. 

Acres of land in bearing and nonbearing 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. 

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 are published in 

pounds. 

APPENDIX A A-S 
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 prooer 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. 

Changes in crop wording-Changes were made to the wording of 

selected crop items on the 1982 census forms. These items are 

listed with the wording used in 1978. The 1982 and 1978 data 

are comparable for all items, except improved pecans and wild 

and seedling pecans which were combined. 

Dry edible beans, excluding dry limas-The 1978 wording 

was "dry field and seed beans." 

Dry edible peas-The 1978 wording was "dry field and seed 

peas". Dry edible peas exclude Austrian winter peas, wrin· 

kled seed peas, and southern peas or cowpeas. 

Green cowpeas and green southern peas; cowpeas and southern peas for dry peas-The wording for these items was 

changed for 1982 to include the term "southern peas," a 

more common term for cowpeas. 

Honey tangerines-The 1978 wording was "murcotts.". 

Other tangerines-The 1978 wording was "tangerines and 

mandarins." 

Pecans-The 1978 categories "improved pecans" and "wild 

and seedling pecans" have been combined into "pecans" for 

1982. 

"See text" References 

Items in the tables which carry the note "See text" are explained or defined in this section. 

Data are based on a sample of farms-For 1982 and 1978, selected data were collected from only a sample of farms. These data 

are subject to sampling error. For 1982, the 5-page sample form 

was mailed to all large and specialized farms (based on expected 

A-6 APPENDIX A 

sales, acres, or standard industrial classification), all farms in 

Alaska and Hawaii, and approximately 17 percent of all other 

farms. Sample sections 22 through 28 of the 1982 census forms 

include inquiries on commercial fertilizer and lime, chemicals, 

interest expense, machinery and equipment, expenditures for 

energy and petroleum products, selected production expenses, 

and value of land and buildings. Estimates of the reliability of 

county totals for selected items are shown in table E. 

Principal source of irrigation water-The acres irrigated by 

principal source were derived based on repo,"\ed percentages 

of water obtained by source. See appendix C fbr an example 

of section 11, Land Irrigated. When irrigation IlVater was obtained from two or more sources, the acres irrigated were 

included only once under the source from which the largest 

percentage of water was obtained. 

1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole 

proprietorships) and partnerships-For 1974, farm operator 

characteristics were not collected from corporations, cooperatives, prison farms, grazing associations, and Indian reservations. 

For 1982 and 1978, characteristics and occupation ofthe senior 

partner or person in charge were collected from all farms. 

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. 

Farms reporting no interest expense-This category includes 

only reports without dollars reported and the "no" box checked 

for the yes/no screening question in section 24. See appendix 

C for an example of section 24, Interest Expense. 

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 products, and hay. Respondents 

were asked to include landlords' and contractors' shares. As in 

prior census years, the value of commodities placed in CCC 

loans are included as sold. Sales of forest products were not 

included in 1978 or 1982. The 1974 data included sales of 

forest products from those places qualifying as farms through 

other agricultural production. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500-ln 1982 and 1978, this 

category included all farms, except abnormal farms, with actual sales of less than $2,500. In 1974, farms with sales of less 

than $2,500 but having the production potential for sales of 

$2,500 and over are included in the category "$2,500 to 

$4,999." 

Farms with sales of less than $1,000-This category includes all 

farms, except abnormal farms, with actual sales of less than 

$1,000 but having the production potential for sales of $1,000 

or more. 

Abnormal farms-This category includes institutional farms, 

experimental and research farms, and Indian reservations. Institutional farms include those operated by hospitals, peni1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
tentlanes, churches, schools, grazing associations, government 

agencies, etc. In prior censuses, a number of nongovernmental 

units such as church farms and FFA camps were classified as 

abnormal farms. In 1982, such nongovernmental units were 

classified as abnormal farms only when 50 percent or more 

of their products produced and intended for human consumption were utilized bv the organization. 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals 

for human consumption-This category represents the value 

of agricultural products produced and sold directly to individuals for human consumption from roadside stands, farmers' markets, pick-your-own sites, etc. It excludes nonedible 

products such as nursery products, cut flowers, wool, etc. Sales 

of agricultural products by vertically integrated operations 

through their own processing and marketing operations were 

excluded. 

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 Statistical Reporting 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 

during the year and placed or sold. Incubator egg capacity on 

December 31, 1982, is tabulated under the column heading Inventory and the number of poultry hatched is under the heading 

Sales. 

Worms-Worm inventory consists of the number of standard 

worm beds in production. A standard worm bed is considered 

to be 24 cubic feet. Sales of worms are shown in pounds. Sales 

of worm castings are included in other livestock products 

sold. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green 

chop, etC.-Data shown for hay represent all hay crops, in· 

cluding 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. 

Grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay-The 1978 categories 

"grass silage and haylage" and "hay crops cut and fed green 

(green chop)" have been combined into "grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay" in 1982. 

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 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

have been converted to pounds fresh weight. The conversion 

used was 4.3 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 fresh weight. The conversion used was 3 pounds fresh 

weight to 1 pound dry weight. 

Almonds-In 1982, the quantity of almonds harvested was reported in pounds of meats. For 1978, the quantity ha; vested 

was reported in the shell. 

Other fruits and nuts-Data shown for other fruits and nuts 

relate to any fru its and nuts not having a specific code on the 

1982 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 products grown for sale-These data are 

a summation of the individual items reported. All of the individual items may not be shown. 

Other grains-These data are for the total market value of other 

grains sold including dry edible beans, dry lima beans, buckwheat, cowpeas and southern peas for dry peas, 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 1982 crop year. Data for 

the value of crops harvested were obtained by multiplying the 

average estimated val ue per un it by the reported acres or quantity harvested. Generall y, 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 val ue per acre used in these 

calculations were obtained in most part from publications of 

the Statistical Reporting Service, USDA. When 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 SPECI FlED 

CHARACTERISTICS 

State tables 44 through 50 present detailed 1982 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. 

APPENDIX A A-7 
Farms by value of agricultural products sold or value of sales-In 

1982, all farms except abnormal farms were tabulated by size 

based on reported sales. Thus, the category "farms with sales 

of $2,500 to $4,999" included only farms with actual sales of 

$2,500 to $4,999. Abnormal farms were not tabulated based 

on actual or potential sales. The category "farms with sales of 

less than $1,000" included all farms, except abnormal farms, 

with actual sales of less than $1,000 but having the production 

potential for sales of $1,000 or more. 

The sales size categories have been changed to be consistent 

with the standard business size categories issued by the Office 

of Management and Budget in 1982. Sales size categories 

"$100,000 to $249,999" and "$250,000 to $499,999" are used 

in this report; whereas, sales size categories "$100,000 to 

$199,999" and "$200,000 to $499,999" were used in prior 

censuses. In State table 11 and county table 3, the 1978 census 

data have been retabulated into the new sales size categories. 

Farms by tenure of operator-The classifications of tenure used 

in the 1982 census were: 

Full owners, who operate only land they own. 

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 1982 census. The classifications used 

were: 

Individual or family operation (sole proprietorship), ex· 

cluding partnership and corporation. 

Partnership operation, including family partnership. 

Corporation, including family corporation. 

Other, such as cooperative, estate or trust, institutional 

farm, etc. 

Corporations were subclassified by two additional charac· 

teristics into: 

a. Family held 

Other than family held 

b. More than 10 stockholders 

10 or less stockholders 

Farms by age and principal occupation of operator-Data on age 

and principal occupation were obtained from all operators in 

1982. The principal occupation classifications used were: 

Farming-The operator spent 50 percent or more of his/her 

worktime in 1982 in farming or ranching. 

Other-The operator spent more than 50 percent of his/her 

worktime in 1982 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. 

A-8 APPENDIX A 

Farms by standard industrial classification-In 1982, all agricultural production establishments (farms, ranches, nurseries, 

greenhouses, etc.) were classified by type of activity or activities 

using the standard industrial classification (SIC) system. These 

classifications, found in the 1972 SIC Manual 1 , are used to 

promote uniformity and comparability in the presentation of 

statistical data collected by various agencies. 

An establishment primarily engaged in crop production 

(major group 01) or livestock production (major group 02) is 

classified in the 4-digit industry and 3-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 4·digit industry, but 50 percent or more from the 

products of two or more 4-digit industries within the same 3-

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. 

Characteristics of all farms by selected SIC groupings are 

shown in State tables 15 and 50. The SIC groupings shown in 

State table 50, together with the associated products (value 

of sales representing 50 percent of more of the value of agri· 

cultural products sold during the year) on which the classi· 

fication is based, are as follows: 

Cash grains (011 )-Wheat, rice, corn, soybeans, barley, buckwheat, cowpeas, dry field and seed beans and peas, emmer, 

field seeds, flaxseed, lentils, mustard seed, oats, popcorn, rye, 

safflower, sorghum, and other small grains. 

Cotton (0131)-Cotton and cottonseed. 

Tobacco (0132)-Tobacco. 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, peanuts, and other field 

crops (0133, 0134, 0139)-Sugarcane, sugar beets, Irish 

potatoes, alfalfa, broomcorn, clover, flax, hay, hops, mint, 

peanuts, sweetpotatoes, and timothy. 

Vegetables and melons (016)-Vegetables and melons grown 

in the open. 

Fruits and tree nuts (OT7)-Berries, grapes, tree nuts, citrus 

fruits, deciduous tree fruits, avocados, dates, figs, olives, 

pineapples, and tropical fruit. 

Horticultural specialties (OT8)-Ornamental plants; nursery 

products, such as bulbs, florists' greens, flowers, shrubbery, 

flower and vegetable seeds and plants, and sod; mushrooms 

and vegetables grown under cover. 

General farms, primarily crops (0 19)-Crops, including horticultural specialties, but less than 50 percent of sales from 

any single 3-digit industry group. Includes farms with no 

agricultural products sold reporting cropland harvested or 

cropland on which all crops failed. 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 

(021)-Cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, goats, goat's milk, wool, 

and mohair. 

1 Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 1972. For sale by Super· 

intendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington. 

D.C. 20402. Stock No. 041-001·00066-6. 1977 Supplement. Stock No. 

003-005-00176-0. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
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, 

duck, geese, pheasants, pigeons, and quail. 

Animal specialties (027)-Fur-bearing animals, rabbits, 

horses, ponies, bees, fish in captivity except fish hatcheries, 

worms, and laboratory animals. 

General farms, primarily livestock (029)-Livestock and 

livestock products, including animal specialties, but less 

than 50 percent of sales from any single 3·digit industry 

group. Includes farms with no agricultural products sold 

reporting livestock or pasture. 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS 

The 1982 Census of Agriculture used two types of statistical adjustments-nonresponse and sample. These adjustments 

were necessary because, as noted previously, not all farms were 

surveyed for all items and some farms failed to respond to the 

numerous attempts to contact them. 

Nonresponse 

Farms for which no response was obtained from the mailout/ 

mailback self-enumeration procedure were classified as "large" 

or "small" based on expected sales being above or below 

$100,000. The small nonrespondents were classified even further 

using other mail list characteristics. 

A short report form was then sent to a sample selected from 

the various classifications of small farms to obtain information 

needed to develop a State estimate of the number of nonre· 

spondents that were in fact farms. If this second report form was 

not returned, then a telephone follow-up was attempted. 

For all large farms, a telephone follow-up was conducted. 

Some operators could not be contacted or they refused 

to cooperate. In these cases, secondary sources such as 

ASCS county offices, extension agents, and previous census 

reports were utilized whenever possible to provide reports for 

tabulation. 

State estimates of the percentage of nonrespondent farms 

were made for several strata. These estimates were then used to 

make estimates at the county level for each stratum. Respondent 

farms were then randomly selected within county stratum to 

represent the non respondent farms by having a nonresponse 

weight of two. All other respondent farms had a nonresponse 

weight of one. 

The nonresponse adjustment procedure makes the assumption that the respondents and the nonrespondents have similar 

statistical properties. Also, the use of secondary sources for 

some large farms and the fact that a percentage of the sampled 

farms were not contacted by either mail or telephone is assumed 

not to affect the estimates for nonrespondents. 

Table A partially measures the effect of nonresponse on 

selected major items at the State level. This estimate of the nonresponse rate measures only the effect of small whole farm 

nonresponse. The effect of the adjustment for nonresponse 

due to complete nonresponse among large farms and item 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

nonresponse among all farms is not included in table A. The 

percentages in table A indicate the potential for bias in published figures resulting from small farm nonresponse. However, 

large farm nonresponse does not necessarily indicate bias. 

Individual county nonresponse rates may differ substantially 

from the State value in table A. 

Sample 

Report forms containing additional sample inquiries (sections 22 through 28) were mailed to all farms in Alaska and 

Hawaii and to a sample of farms identified when the mail list 

was constructed. Other farms were selected into the sample 

with certainty because they were expected to be "large," to 

have a complex organizational structure, or to have special 

characteristics. The definition of large varied by State, from a 

low of 1,000 acres or $100,000 sales to a high of 10,000 acr~s 

or $500,000 sales. The median State level for the continental 

United States was 1,800 for acres and $150,000 for sales. 

Large farms identified during processing also were included with 

certainty by sending the respondents a supplemental form containing only sample questions. In addition to large farms, all 

farms in counties containing less than 100 farms in 1978 and 

all farms in SIC groups with a small number of farms at the 

State level in 1978 were included in the sample with certainty. 

Farms in counties containing 100 to 199 farms in 1978 were 

sampled at a rate of 1 in 2. Farms in counties containing 200 or 

more farms in 1978 were sampled at a rate of 1 in 6. 

The noncertainty samples were stratified into 128 strata 

formed by the 8 sales groups, 8 SIC groups, and 2 acre groups. 

Sales SIC Acres 

$1 to $999 011 Ot069 

$1,000 to $2,499 

$2,500 to $4,999 

$5,000 to $9,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 or more 

013 70 or more 

016,018 

017,019 

024,021, except 0212 

0212,027 

025 

029 

This post-stratification was done to improve precision and to 

reduce the bias in all estimates by weighting the sample farms 

within stratum by the ratio of total farms to sample farms. If 

the calculated weight was greater than 12 in counties sampled 

at a rate of 1 in 6, or greater than 4 in counties sampled at a 

rate of 1 in 2, then the post-stratum was collapsed into another 

post-stratum. Collapsing of post-stratum also occurred if the 

stratum contained fewer than 10 sample farms. 

Table A. Percent of State Total Represented by 

Adjustment of Whole Farm Nonresponse: 1982 

Item 

Farms .................................... number .. 

Land in farms ................................ acres .. 

Value of land and buildings .................... $1 ,000 .. 

Market value of agricultural products sold ......... $1,000 .. 

Harvested cropland ............................ acres .. 

Corn for grain or seed .......................... acres. . 

Wheat for grain .............................. acres. . 

Inventory: 

Cattle and calves .......................... number. . 

Hogs and pigs '" ......................... number. . 

Hens and pullets of laying age ................ number .. 

Percent 

of total 

11.0 

7.1 

5.7 

3.0 

5.4 

7.9 

INA) 

7.2 

13.1 

INA) 

APPENDIX A A-9 
Estimates were prepared for items in sections 22 through 28 

of the report form by multiplying the data item for each farm in 

the sample by the sample weight assigned the farm. The weight 

for a certainty farm was 1. Sample weights for the final post· 

strata ranged from 1 to 24 because all exact weights (census 

total number of farms divided by the number of sample farms 

in the stratum) were converted to integers by a simple algorithm 

and then multiplied by 1 or 2 (the nonresponse weight). 

NONSAMPLING ERRORS 

Each census or survey is subject to error. In addition to 

sampling variability, errors arise from nonsample sources such 

as incorrect or incomplete reporting, processing, and the in· 

ability to obtain a report from each eligible reporting unit. For 

example, an operator may report the number of hogs and pigs 

sold but may not report the value of the sale. In other cases, 

the respondent indicated the presence of an item but not the 

quantity. The accuracy of a census count is determined by the 

joint effects of sampling and nonsampling errors. Thus, extensive 

efforts were made to keep errors introduced during clerical and 

electronic processing to a minimum level through the use of 

quality control, verification, and check measures on specific 

operations. 

CENSUS COVERAGE 

Although a complete and accurate count of farms, land in 

farms, and farm production is the "im of each nationwide 

census of agriculture, the complex structure of America's agriculture makes this difficult to achieve. Among the complexities are the many places to be included, the variety of arrangements under which farms are operated, the continuing changes 

in the relationship of operators to the farm operated, the 

expiration of leases and the initiation or renewal of leases, the 

problem of obtaining a complete list of agricultural operations, 

the difficulty of locating and identifying some types of farms, 

the operator's absence from the farm during the data collection 

period, and the operator's opinion that part or all of the operation does not qualify and should not be included in the census. 

An evaluation of coverage has been conducted for each 

census of agriculture since 1945. Although the primary purpose 

of these evaluations is to identify problem areas and supply 

evidence as a basis for improvements, they also provide users of 

census data with estimates of the completeness of the census 

counts. The results of the coverage evaluation study were published for the 1978 census in Volume 5, Special Reports, part 3. 

An evaluation of coverage was conducted in 1982 to measure 

the extent of the undercount and overcount of farms in the 

census. A description of this evaluation will be in a separate 

Coverage Evaluation report. This report includes estimates of the 

net percentage of all farms, acres, and sales missed in the census. 

Classification Problems 

In 1978, the proportion of farms missed due to misclassification (1.8 percent) was higher for farms with small values of 

sales. The rate of misclassification was higher on (1) crop farms 

than livestock farms, (2) farms with a small number of acres 

than larger farms, or (3) tenant farms than full or part-owner 

farms. Full owners were misclassified more often than part 

owners. Farm operators over 55 years of age were misclassi· 

fied more often than younger operators. 

A·10 APPENDIX A 

An evaluation study of classification errors was conducted 

in the 1982 Census of Agriculture and will be reported in 

Coverage Evaluation. A sample of mail list respondents was 

selected, and these addresses reenumerated to determine 

whether they were a farm or nonfarm. Two types of errors were 

identified; missed farms and overcounted farms. Missed farms 

were farm operations included on the mail list but classified in 

the census as nonfarms. Overcounted operations were nonfarm operations classified in the census as farms. 

Mail List Problems 

A major problem with the use of a mail list is the failure to 

include all farms on the list. In 1978, approximately 10.8 per· 

cent of all farms were not included on the census mail list. 

There were several reasons for the farm operator's names not 

being included on the mail list-the operation may have been 

started after the mail list source was developed; the operation 

may not have been included on any source list used to con· 

struct the mail list; or the operation may have been removed 

from the list because of incorrectly identifying duplicates or 

falsely classifying it as a nonfarm prior to mail out. 

A great many of the farms not included on the mail list were 

small in both acres and sales. The operator in many cases had 

a full time off-farm job and farmed part time. In 1978, the 

average size of farms and sales for all farms and farms not on 

mail list is given below. 

Average size 

Land (acres) ........ . 

Sales (dollars) ....... . 

All farms 

415 

$43,618 

RELIABI L1TY OF CENSUS ESTIMATES 

Farms not on 

mail list 

68 

$4,709 

The sources of possible sampling and nonsampling errors 

have been previously discussed. Some sources affected all the 

data; others affected only certain items or geographic levels. The 

results of these errors, bias and increased variability, are difficult 

to measure. 

Census items were classified as either lOa-percent or sample 

items. The 100-percent items were those asked of all farm 

operators. These included land in farms, harvested cropland, 

livestock inventory and sales, and crop acreages and quantities 

(sections 1 to 21 of the census report form). Variability in the 

laO-percent items is due to the variation associated with non· 

response imputation and response error. Estimation of this 

variation results in a standard error of an estimate originating 

in the selection of the sample of small nonrespondents at the 

State level. Sample items were items asked of approximately 

1 in 4 farm operators and include value of land and building, 

value of farm machinery, energy expenses, and selected farm 

production expenses, such as hired farm labor and interest 

expense (sections 22 to 28 of the census report form). Varia· 

bility in estimates of sample items is the effect of the sample 

selection and estimation procedure and all the factors affecting 

the variability of laO-percent items. 

In the 1982 Census of Agriculture, the sample used is one of 

a large number of all possible samples of the same size that 

could have been selected using the same sample design. Esti1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
mates derived from the different samples would differ from 

each other. The difference between a sample estimate and the 

average of all possible samples is called the sampling deviation. 

The standard 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 relative standard error of estimate 

(percent) is defined as the standard error of the estimate divided 

by the value being estimated. 

As calculated for this report, the standard error of the estimate (percent) partially measures the effect of certain nonsampling errors but does not measure any systematic biases 

in the data. Bias is the difference, averaged over all possible 

samples, between the estimate and the desired value. The 

accuracy of a survey result depends on both the sampling and 

nonsampling errors measured by the relative standard error of 

the estimate (percent) and the bias and other types of nonsampling error not measured. 

If all possible samples were selected, each of those surveyed 

under essentially the same conditions, and an estimate and its 

estimated standard error were calculated from each sample 

then: 

a. 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. 

b. Approximately 95 percent of the intervals from two 

standard errors below the estimate to two standard 

errors above the estimate would include the average 

value of all possible samples. 

To illustrate the computations involved in the above confidence statements as related to average value of land and building estimates, assume that an estimate of a average value of land 

and buildings published for a particular county is $276,741 and 

the relative standard error of the estimate (percent) for this 

estimate, as given in table D, is 2.8 percent, or 0.028. Multiplying $276,741 by 0.028 yields $7,749. Therefore, a 67-

percent confidence interval is $268,992 to $284,490 (i .e., 

Table B. Estimates of Reliability of Number of Farms in 

a County Reporting a 100-Percent Item: 1982 

Farms 

Number of farms reporting: 

25 ................. , .. '" ............... . 

50 ...................................... . 

75 ............ " .,. '" ............... '" . 

100 ..................................... . 

150 ..................................... . 

200 ..................................... . 

300 ..................................... . 

500 ..................................... . 

750 ..................................... . 

1,000 ................................... . 

1,500 ................................... . 

2,000 ................................... . 

Estimated 

relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

3.0 

2.6 

2.4 

2.2 

2.0 

1.9 

1.7 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

INA) 

Note: 100-percent items are items included in sections 1 to 21 of 

the report form (appendix C). 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

$276,741 plus or minus $7,749). 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 95-percent confidence interval is 

$261,243 to $292,239 (j.e., $276,741 plus or minus 

2 x $7,749). 

Tables 8 and C present the reliability of the estimates of 

the number of farms reporting a lOa-percent or sample item 

at the county level. 80th tables contain relative standard 

errors of estimate (percent) which were weighted over all 

counties in the State to arrive at an estimated value. In county 

table 12, for example, in column 2 the number of farms 

reporting hog and pig inventory is 2. From table B, an 

approximate relative standard error of estimate (percent) for the 

number of farms reporting hogs and pigs would be 3.0. 

Table D presents State estimates of major items for all farms 

and for all farms with sales of $10,000 or more and measures 

of their reliability. The estimate and the relative standard error 

of the estimate (percent) is given for selected laO-percent and 

sample items. The relative standard error ofthe estimate (percent) 

measures the variation associated with the small whole farm 

nonresponse adjustment. It does not measure census variability 

associated with complete nonresponse among large farms, partial 

or item nonresponse among all farms, response error or content 

error. The relative standard error of estimate (percent) for 

sample items measures both nonsampling and sampling error. It 

measures the variation associated with selecting a sample to 

estimate sample items as well as variability associated with 

adjustment for small farm nonresponse. The reliability of 

county estimates may vary substantially from each other and 

will usually be larger than the State estimate. 

Table E presents the estimate of reliability at the county 

level for four major 100-percent items and six sample items. The 

relative standard error of the estimate (percent) for the same 

item differs among counties in a State. Reasons for this are: 

(1) differences among counties in the total number of farms, 

(2) the number of large farms included with certainty, (3) the 

size classifications of farms sampled, (4) the amount of nonresponse, (5) the general agricultural characteristics, and (6) 

the spetific characteristic being measured. 

Table C. Estimates of Reliability of Number of Farms 

in a County Reporting a Sample Item: 1982 

Farms 

Number of farms reporting: 

25 .... '" ............................... . 

50 ...................................... . 

75 .... '" '" ., .......................... . 

100 ...... '" ... '" .......... , ........... . 

150 ..................................... . 

200 ..................................... . 

300 ..................................... . 

500 ..................................... . 

750 ..................................... . 

1,000 ................................... . 

1,500 ................................... . 

2,000 ................................... . 

Estimated 

relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

'101.3 

'29.5 

14.3 

8.6 

4.2 

2.5 

1.2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Note: Sample items are items included in sections 22 to 28 of the 

report form (appendix C). 

'Estimate is an extrapolation beyond the range of available data. 

APPENDI X A A-ll 
Table D. Estimates of Reliability of State Totals for Selected Items: 1982 

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

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings', average per farm ____________________________ dollars __ Total cropland __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products _______________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Livestock, poultry, and their products ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _________________________________________ farm"-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry inventory: Cattle and calves _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hens and pullets of laying age _________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Livestock and poultry sales: Cattle and calves _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Broilers and other meat-type chickens __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Crops: Corn for grain or seed ________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Wheat for grain ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Sorghum for grain or seed _____________________ . _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ 

Soybeans for beans __________________________________________________ farms __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. 

acres __ bushels __ 

(see text) ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land in orchards _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Selected farm production expenses': 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 __ Other agricultural chemicals ___________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired farm labor ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Energy and petroleum products ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Interest expense ___ __________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment on place' ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

A-12 APPENDIX A 

All farms 

Total 

(number) 

728 

62466 

237 141 

655 

28180 

576 

21 252 

84 

2224 

728 

30376 

367 

18 139 

390 

12237 

77 4692 

340 

8 997 

73 

3030 126 

(D) 

260 

3 544 

45 

3269 

4 

(D) 

12 

151 

10 902 2 

(D) 

(D) 

340 

9 296 

120 

908 

79 

827 

262 

1 271 

426 

5347 

262 

1 021 

446 

1 125 

283 

647 

269 

5559 

725 

2375 

210 

1 569 

727 

18824 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Relative standard Relative standard 

error of estimate Total error of estimate 

(percent) (number) (percent) 

1.2 271 1.2 

1.5 31 634 1.0 

3.4 366 365 2.4 

1.2 247 1.1 

.9 19 138 .6 

1.2 236 1.1 .8 16005 .6 

.9 58 1.0 

.6 2 167 .6 

1.1 271 1.2 

.5 29209 .4 

1.1 172 1.2 

.6 17509 .5 

1.0 145 .9 

.5 11 699 .3 

.9 27 1.8 

.3 4660 .3 

1.1 108 .8 

.9 6395 .6 

1.6 16 1.1 

2.8 777 1.1 

1.6 33 1.6 

.3 (D) .2 

1.0 104 .8 

1.0 2598 .6 

1.5 17 1.0 

1.4 2517 1.4 

6.4 1 

.1 (D) 

2.2 5 3.8 

1.4 125 1.7 

1.4 9497 1.6 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1.1 116 1.0 

1.1 5087 .9 

1.2 69 1.7 

1.5 645 1.7 

1.7 28 1.9 

2.9 610 3.0 

7.7 81 5.5 

5.8 077 5.1 4.4 134 7.1 

1.8 4881 1.7 7.1 135 2.8 .8 987 .7 4.5 195 2.9 

2.0 990 1.4 

5.8 157 2.4 

1.2 617 .9 

5.9 166 3.0 

.4 5419 .4 

.9 251 4.0 1.4 2078 1.5 7.4 126 7.3 

6.6 1 273 1.2 

.9 251 4.0 

2.1 12951 1.1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table E. Estimates of Reliability for County Totals for Selected Items: 1982 

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

Geographic area 

BristoL ______________________________________ _ Kent ________________________________________ _ 

Newport _____________________________________ _ 

Providence __________________________________ _ Washington __________________________________ _ 

Farms 

Relative 

standard 

error of 

Total estimate (number) (percent) 

38 

67 

146 

271 

206 

5.3 

3.2 

2.6 

2.2 

2.2 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased 

Geographic area 

Relative 

standard 

error of 

Total estimate 

($1,000) (percent) 

Bristol _______________________________________ _ (D) 2.0 Kent ________________________________________ _ (D) .2 

149 37.1 

652 7.3 

Newport _____________________________________ _ 

Providence __________________________________ _ Washington __________________________________ _ 205 6.4 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Land in farms 

Relative 

standard 

error of Total estimate 

(acres) (percent) 

2240 4.2 

6327 5.6 

11 087 2.0 17457 2.2 25355 3.0 

Average value of land and buildings per farm' 

Relative 

standard 

error of 

Value estimate (dollars) (percent) 

189868 1.3 190701 .6 353699 7.6 

148673 9.1 

295 170 4.1 

Selected farm production expenses 1 

Commercial fertilizer Hired farm labor 

Relative Relative standard standard error of error of 

Total estimate Total estimate ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

43 2.4 121 .1 

52 .1 141 .1 415 3.8 2670 .7 110 10.9 490 2.5 

506 2.2 2136 .4 

Harvested cropland 

Relative 

standard 

error of 

Total estimate 

(acres) (percent) 

1 198 5.2 

1 448 1.9 

6260 1.4 

4567 2.0 

7779 1.2 

Energy and petroleum 

products 

Relative 

standard 

error of Total estimate 

($1,000) (percent) 

74 1.6 

146 .1 

715 3.2 

488 4.5 

952 .8 

Market value of agricultural 

products sold 

Relalive 

standard 

error of Total estimate 

($1,000) (percent) 

1077 

1 877 

9 159 

7402 

10862 

1.9 

.2 

1.0 

1.5 

.6 

Estimated market value of 

all machinery and equipment' 

Relative 

standard 

error of Total estimate ($1,000) (percent) 

706 

1 532 

3728 

5497 

7361 

1.6 

.9 

3.8 

6.3 

1.4 

APPENDIX A A-13 

APPENDIX B. 

Effect of the Area Sample on Census Comparability 

The 1982 and 1978 Censuses were conducted 

primarily by mail. Despite every effort to assemble a 

complete list, a small portion of the Nation's farms were 

not included on the census mail list. To improve the 

coverage of the 1978 Census, especially in counting the 

number of small farms, the mail-out/mail-back 

enumeration was supplemented by the direct 

enumeration of all households in a sample of areas in 

all States, except Alaska and Hawaii. Due to budget 

reductions, the direct enumeration sample was 

eliminated in the 1982 Census. 

In late 1978, enumerators visited all households in 

approximately 6,400 segments in rural areas (areas with 

less than 2,500 population) and completed a census 

form for each agricultural operation. These forms were 

then matched to the census mail list. Data from those 

cases which were not matched to the mail list were 

used to estimate the number and characteristics of 

farms not on the mail list at the State, regional, and 

national levels. No county-level estimates were 

developed because the area sample size was 

insufficient for reliable estimates at that level. 

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

the 1978 Census of Agriculture publications included 

data for farms represented on the mail list plus 

estimates from the area sample for farms not on the 

mail list. To provide comparable data for 1982 and 

1978, estimates from the area sample have been 

subtracted from the 1978 data. Thus, all 1978 data 

presented in the 1982 Census of Agriculture publications 

include data only for farms on the 1978 mail list. 

In 1978, the area sample farms accounted for 9 

percent of all farms in the United States, but only 1 

percent of the total value of agricultural products sold 

and 1 percent of the land in farms. The area sample 

farms represented 25 percent of all farms with sales of 

less than $2,500. The contribution of the area sample 

farms to the total farm count varied widely by State, 

from a low of 2.0 percent in North Dakota to a high of 

23.8 percent in New Hampshire. 

The following table shows the 1982 results and 

adjusted 1978 data for farms on the mail list, as well as 

1978 data which include estimates for farms not on the 

mail list. 

Effect of 1978 Area Sample on Census Comparability: 1982 and 1978 

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

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings', average per farm ____________________________ dollars __ 

Total cropland __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

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 _________________________________________________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ $1,000 __ Livestock, 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 $19,999 __________________________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 __________________________________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,9995 _______________________________________________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,9995 _______________________________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more ___________________________________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms _____________________________________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Data published in 

1982 Census 01 Agriculture 

1978 

1982 adjusted' 

728 

62466 

237 141 

655 28 180 

576 

21 252 

84 

2224 

113 

273 

70 

64 

76 

41 

28 

20 

34 

6 

3 

30376 

18 139 

12237 

271 

95 

91 

73 

57 

72 

47 

8 

14 

674 

66 233 

236 436 

624 

32 418 

560 

23 704 

78 2 801 

120 

206 

77 

49 

80 

46 

30 

14 

38 

10 

3 

1 

25 757 

15 211 

10 546 

206 

112 

65 

67 

86 

83 

35 

8 

9 

3 

Data published in 

1978 Census of Agriculture 

Portion of 

1978 total from 1978 

total2 area sample3 

866 

74 585 

209 667 

804 36434 

710 

24 997 

100 2985 

185 

252 

115 

72 

90 

56 

30 

14 

38 

10 

3 

1 

26448 

15 738 

10 710 

343 

124 

101 

67 

91 

85 

35 

8 

9 

3 

192 

8352 

115698 

180 4016 

150 

1 293 

22 

184 

65 

46 

38 

23 

10 

10 

691 

527 

164 

137 

12 

36 

5 

2 

Percent of 

1978 total 

represented 

by area sample 

portion 

22.2 

11.2 

(X) 

22.4 

11.0 

21.1 

5.2 

22.0 

6.2 

35.1 

18.3 

33.0 

31.9 

11.1 

17.9 

2.6 

3.3 

1.5 

39.9 

9.7 

35.6 

5.5 

2.4 

APPENDIX B B-1 
Effect of 1978 Area Sample on Census Comparability: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

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

Item 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________________________________ -- _____ _ Partnership ____________________________________________________ - - ____ - ______ _ Corporation ____________________________________________________ - _____ - ______ _ 

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

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________________________________________________ _ 

Part owners _____ _____ _____________________________________________ __________ _ Tenants ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Other than farming __________________________________________________________ _ 

Female operators: Farms ______________________________________________________________ number __ Land in farms _________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Operators White by race: ______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Black and other races _______________________________________________________ _ 

Corn for grain or seed __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Wheat for grain ________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

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

acres __ Vegetables harvested for sale ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land in orchards _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cattle and calves inventory ______________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs inventory _________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' __________________ $1,000 __ Energy and petroleum products' ________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Hired farm labor, workers working 150 days or more' ______________________ farms __ 

number __ 

'Includes data only for farms on 1978 mail list-excludes area sample data. 

'Includes mail list enumeration and area sample data. 

3Data from farms not on mail list. 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

SRetabulated 1978 data for 1982 comparability. 

8-2 APPENDIX 8 

Data published in 1982 Census of Agriculture 

1978 1982 adjusted' 

620 571 52 54 51 44 5 5 

488 443 173 185 67 46 

346 373 382 301 

62 44 4726 3316 

727 672 1 2 

12 16 151 314 2 1 (D) (D) 

340 318 9296 10623 120 135 1 908 2208 79 62 827 702 

340 294 8997 9431 73 89 3030 6 141 126 105 388239 256 021 

18824 14643 2375 1 672 146 156 643 637 

Data published in 1978 Census of Agriculture Percent of 

1978 total 

Portion of represented 

1978 total from 1978 by area sample 

total' area sample3 portion 

756 185 24.5 61 7 11.5 

44 

5 

597 154 25.8 

207 22 10.6 

62 16 25.8 

416 43 10.3 

450 149 33.1 

50 6 12.0 4033 717 17.8 

860 188 21.9 

6 4 66.7 

40 24 60.0 

391 77 19.7 

1 

(D) 

404 86 21.3 11 804 181 10.0 156 21 13.5 2249 41 1.8 

83 21 25.3 

784 82 10.5 

401 107 26.7 10068 637 6.3 147 58 39.5 6557 416 6.3 158 53 33.5 257 669 1 648 .6 

16 116 473 9.1 1 904 233 12.2 163 7 4.3 649 12 1.8 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
APPENDIXCn 

Report Form and Information Sheet DUE BY FEBRUARY 15. 1983 OM B APPROVAL NO 06070408 EXPIRES 12184 

F""M82-A0301 

f2·12·SZ) U.S. OEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU Of" THE CEN5I)S 

UNITED STATES 

CENSUS 

NOTICE - Response to this inquiry 1s required by law (title 13, U.S. Code), By the same law YOUR REPORT TO 

THE CENSUS BUREAU IS CONFIDENTIAL It may be seen only by swom Census emplovees and may be used 

onty for statistical purposes. Your report CANNOT be used for purposes of taxation, investigation, or reguJation. 

The law also provides that copies retained in your flies are immune from legal process. 

In coneapondenc6 pertaining to this repor!:, please refe .. to yOUl" Census File l'f1umbe:r fCFN} 

Please complete this 

form and RETURN TO 

OF AGRICULTURE 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1201 E .. ",TenthStreet J .. fI ..... omrille. Indiana 47133 

ffote - If your records Me not available, reasonable estima'tes may be uSf;d. If 

you cannot fife by February 15, a time extension request may be sent to the 

above address. Include your 12-character Census File Number {CFNI as shown 

in 'four address label in aU correspondence to us. 

If you reuived more than one (sport form, entar extra Census A fire Numbells) helS and return 

extra copies With your completed 

report. A 

035 

CENSUS 0'. 037 036 

USE 039 040 041 042 ONlY 

ACREAGE IN 1982 

Iftheacru you opeI1ttedift 1982 changedduriDfi the ylNlt'. ret&rto the INfORMATION SHEET. Section 1. 

L 

Report land owned, rented, or used 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. Noner.:N-um"7be-r-o";"f-ac-r-es-t 

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 for services. 

payment of taxes. etc. Include leased Federal. State. and railroad 

land. 100 NOT include land used on a per·head basis under a grazing permit.) Also complete item 5 below .............................. 0 '-;-;;-,:-----i 

1045 

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 litem 1l and acres 

rented litem 2), tMn SUBTRACT acres rented TO OTHERS litem 31, 

and enter the result in this space. ___________ ... 

f'" rm. census repon __ the "ACRES IN THIS PUlCE." 

If the entry is zero please refer to the lNFORMA TION SHEET, Section 1. 

ir--...... 

t 

5. If you rented land FROM OTHERS {item 21 enter the following information for each landlord. 

82-A0301 

I 

(Please correct errors in name, address, and ZIP code.) 

INSTRUCTIONS Please report your crops in the appropriate section. 

Use section 7 to report ONLY those crops NOT listed in sections 2 through 

6 and section 8. DO NOT INCLU DE crops grown on land rented to others. 

Were any of the FOLLOWING CROPS harvested from this place in 19821 

$' 

1. Corn Ifieldl for grain or 

seed (Report quantity on 8 

dry sheflad·weighr basis} .... 

2. Corn Ifieldl for sijage 

or green chop .......... .. 

3. Soybeans for beans ... .. 

4. Beans, dry edible ........ . 

5. Wheat for grain ... 

6. Oats for grain .. . 

7. Barley for grain .... . 

8. Rye for grain ........ . 

9. Sorghum for grain 

or seed ...................... . 

0 

0 0'8 

0 

0 

0 

073 

076 

0 

0 1° 79 

686 

0 082 

0 

Bo 

0" 

Tons, 

green 

090 

Bo 

555 558 

Cw, 

0" 075 

8" 

078 

Bo 

080 081 

Bo 

688 

Bo 

083 08' 

Bo. 

f-_ .... N.::a::.mc:e:.:o"'f....:la::.n"'d:.::!0c.;rd::.-_+-cM-ca .... ili .... n"'9 .... adc..d .... re .... s .... s .... l_fn-'c~fu_d .... e_Z_fP_c_o .... d.ec}_j-N_u_m_b_e_r_o_f a_c_re_s-l 10. Sorghum for silage Or 085 086 087 

~~~;~C;~S~~$~~~~~~~~.~~~~~.~~· 0 Tons. 

green 

095 

f----------j--------------j--------I11. Tobacco - all types 0 110 Lbs. 110 

List Bddition81 landlords on a separ8te sheet of paper. 

6. If you rented land TO OTHERS (item 31. enter the following information for each renter. 

Name of renter Mailing address {fnclude ZIP code} Number of acres 

US! additional renters on 8 separate shCtlt of paper. 

None a. Of the land you rented or leased to others. how many 053 

acres did you own?. ... "" ...... ..................... 0 Acres 

7. During 1982. did you have any Federal or state grazing 05' 

permits on a per·head basis; such as Forest Service, 

Taylor Grazing. Indian Reservations. etd .................. 1 DYes ,0No 

None 8. How many acres were diverted lor set·aside) under Federal 

0 

055 

commodity acreage reduction programs in 19821 .. Acres 

9. LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY FOR THIS PLACE 

County name 

056 

State Number of acres 

a.ln what county was the 

largest value of your Principa! 

agricu!tural products county-. 

raiS€d or produced? .......... f----+--~----+--t,=----_I 

Other 058 

b.1f you also have agricultural 

operations in any other 

countyliesl. enter the 

county name(si. etc ... , 

counties 1f--------t--+-;-;;-------1 

PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

12. Potatoes. Irish ......... 0 098 

liD Cm 110 

Was any DRY HAY, GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, or GREEN CHOP e/l1 Of 

harvested from this place in 1982? Include sorghum-sudan crosses and hay cut from pastures. 

S3 1 0 YES - Complete this section 2 0 NO Go fa section 4 

If cuttings were made for both dry hay and grass silage, hay/age, or green chop 

from the same fields, report the acreage in the appropriate items under DRY 

HAY and also under GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, and GREEN CHOP. 

1. DRV HAY (ff (wo or more cuttings of dry 

hay were made from the same acres, report 

acres only once, bur report rota! ,ons from ali 

curtings.) 

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. Sudan grass, meadow and 

pasture grasses, etc .. ....... , ....... 

Acres 

harvested 

103 

,06 

1

109 

I 

!112 

I 

, 

"07 

Ouantity 

harvested 

Tons. 

d,y 

Tons 

d,y 

Acres 

irrigated 

d. Wild hay. . ................... >-1 ----!----=-+----1 

2.GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE,ANO 

GREEN CHOP (hay crops cut 

and fed green) (If TWO or more cuttings 

were made from the same acres, report 

acres only once, but report toraf tons from 

all cuttIngs.). 

3. HAY SOLD - Did you sell any hay 

or grass silage in 1982? (RepOrt value 

of hay sold in section 9, Item 4) . 

1>" 

,0 Yes ,0 No 

APPENDIX C C-1 
C-2 

III: ~.. .m(:~ Wore goy IfEGH ABLES, SWEET CORN, MELONS, etc., h..,.eoted fOR WMe any STRAWBEltRlES. CRANII£RRIES, or OTHER BERRIES hamsI!d 

SAtE from this ptac. in 1 Sa2? (exclude those grown for home use.) FOR SALE from this place in 19827 (Exclude 1"-grown for home _.1 

S6 

1 =, YES ~ Complete this section 

2 C NO .- Go wsection 5 

10 YES 

20 NO 

C4mp1M .. __ 1Ion 

Go to section 7 

l

. f-' "V~-::CO-"':-e-~-,~-::-s,,-:T:--e-n'-hs--1; i--;cy.,":-::-I:e-:-C;-::-"g'.,-~::~ed--'en-th:--s--t =~~~i!~;.~~t~!!~~,;,:.nter crop name and code. Rspon: quantity harvested in unit 

1. LanG from r,"'cn vclge'dOlf:>s were '-;3-;'''-' -,-,-~.:.c...-'--~'-;3~'E;------4-'--'-'+-------'---'---;--7C"----:-C:-'-------'·-7C"===7-j 

her y ested ,,,, 1982: I 10 I 10 . Crop neme ! Code i Acres h8rv~sted 1 Quantity harvested ~ Acres irriQated _ L l~hote acres ~Tenths! iWhole acres Tenths 

10\: 12 10 Cro;:- ()"tn~ _____ ..... : Code i Acres harvested I Acres irrigated )L 

i--Swe

-

e-, -co-'-n--'----'C--'--'- 461 101 ·:62 10 .'loll i ~ 

1 oj 1 10 If more space is needed, OS(1' sePlIral(J sheet of paper. 

-~Ii 1'-____ -i __ '~ol.__.----T---, ,-,' 0'-1 Crop_ 

,1 oj 1 10 8lackbenies and dewberries (poundsl .. 

~---t-------,--'-'.+,-------;-~'-"i Blueberries, lame (poundsl .. 

Code 

509 

512 

515 

521 

Crop name 

Raspberries {pounds} .. 

All other bewes (pounds) -

Specify ..... 

;10 

Code 

533 

539 101_,' ____ ,-~1~0'-l Blueberries, wild (pounds) ....... . I 1 Cranberries noo·tb. barrelsl .. 

" ',0'e >P"" 'e .,e,;;;:'. ;.sqs:;;~;;',,, '''co;'' "oif'ic"'",:;;e.;;:, -'-______ ..'.l-'!oLi ____ -.i_~1 O~m!mll!w~e~re~.:n~y~oiiT~HiiE~R~C;R~O~p~Siihh.ar<ested~;:;'i';ro;m;1h;i,!'~P~lace;~1n;;;;198;g;2;-:'~smoI;;~1 gr;'.:in~,1 field seeds, Of other crops 001 pnwiously reported? 

s 7 (Report fruit in section 8.' Crop name 

Aspa:':=Qus ......... ' .. 

Beans -an,,)) ~busn and c::::(-: 

Beets 

BroccoE 

SrUSSBiS SprO'..HS . 

Cabba;e, h~aQ . 

Cant8!OUpS and 

Code. CNP name Code 

379 1 Cu\;~!mbers and pddes. 411 

381, E~gp!ant 415 

383: Endi ... ·0 .... 417 

~~~ I ~~~:rOI~. . ... :~; 391 \ Lettuce J.nd romaine .421 t.ima be<lJlS, green... 429 

395! Mu~td(d greens. . ..431 

Crop name 

Peppers, sweet" . 

Peppers. hot ... 

Pumpkins .... 

Radishes .. 

Spinach .. . 

Squash. , ... . 

Code 

443 

445 

449 

451 

451 

459 

463 

465 

,0 YES Com~thI#_tlon 

20 NO Go to section 8 

For those crops not listed enter the crop name and code from the list below. Report. quantity harvested in unit specified with crop namo. muskm(·~of!.S 

(arrots 

Cauliflower. 

Celery 

ChiCory 

Collards. 

~~~ I g~:~~:: ~;~en ............. !~~ 

!g~ I Z~~:,ev .:m 

Tomatoes .. 

Turnips ... 

Turnip greens ... 

Watermelons :~~l---------------'---.-~------.-------------r----------- Crop name Code Acres harvested Quantity harvested Acres irrigated Other vegetables -

Specify ....•......•. , ... , 475 407 ! 'Pl~as, green. . .... 441 

.llll~·~,~fVJ~Uii'SERy a~d GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS, MUSHROOMS, sod, 

Sweetpotatoes or yams 100 

Buckwheat 575 

'0' '02 

110 Su no 

576 5" 

bLl!OSr f;uwe~'s, nower seeds, vegetable seeds and plants, vegetables under Su 

glass or 01h., protection, GROWN FOR SALE on this place in 19827 Red clover seed 1 673 

671 Lbs i 

Timothy seed 746 lbs. i 7.:8 

• 2 CJ ilJO .- Go to section 6 lr-<;:::=-;A=r,;e.::a-liIT.:.;i,;:ga=:t=ed:-~:::;:::i~=.':.:.'~= ___ -J.-"':"'~+-____ -J.-:-___ . __ ':".:c:..L:-___ ----1 

YES .- Complet.e this section 

None I Square feet ! Acres ' Tenths 2 

1. Nursery an,j greenhouss products irrigated in 1982 D rL·'_77 ____ Ji'_"_' __ L.!.121E. 0-t--------i-i------r-------i'----1 2. From the list b~iow, Bnter the product name and code for each product grown, 

- ...... ------.---

Sales in 1982 

I

) i Square feet I Acres in the open 

Product name Code I ulnLler glGcss ~)f ~jn 1982 

-------I~.I~~~S.'=-- ot )er protectIon ~hole-.c'.s :~~~~~;=:J~~==@!~1_--------t---+-----t_------__12----~ I Ten::: ! 0011... I Cents 

! !l ol~ ff more spaCfl is nMded, use l't8t>6tSre sheet of pope-r, 

!--+------1.----~f---...:1-',.".0t.~;-------.--I Ctopname Coda 

I--n"ccm'-'o"'re"'spoc'a"'-c""e "is~ne;ca"'de"'d'. u-cs;C:"-;C""'P"'B,c';;;;leC;s"",c:;.e~' o"'f'-;;oc;;BP~eC"' --"-----'----.L:...------'---f Atfatfa seed {j)()U.Ods) ........... 542 8irdsfoot tretoil seed (pounds) 5-66 Product name Product name 

Mushrooms ....... . 

Sod harvested .......... , ......... . Vegetable and flower seeds .. . 

Greenhouse vegetables .... 

Other - Specify .. 

Code 

494 .... 497 . ... 50!) 

503 ..... 506 

Corn cut for dry fodder, hogged 

or grazed (report acres only) .. . 581 

Emmer and speit (bushels) . 599 

G(ains, mixed (bushels) . 614 

Lespedez3 seed ipoundsl ..... 638 

Peas. dry edible (pounds\."... 659 

Crop na .... 

Avegrass seed (pounds) 

Saft hay (tons) . 

Sorghum CU1 for dry forage or hay (tons. dry weightl 

Sorghum hogged Of grazed 

(repcrt acres onlyl .......... ,. 

Sunflower seed (pounds) .... . 

Vetch seed (poundsJ " ..... .. 

Code: 

.... 689 .... S9S 

698 

Popcorn (pounde, shelled) , "662 Other crops (pounds) - Specify .. 

...... 101 

734 

755 

1&2 

Was there a oombined tot.1 of 20 or mo,e F~UIT TREES, including GRAPEVINES and NUT TREES ON THIS PLACE in 19821 

se 1 0 YES - Complete this section 

20 NO -- Go to section 9 ,.-Total acres I Acre. irrigated I 

L Whole acres. ~ Tenths} Whole acres. : Tenths I 1. TOTAL ACRES in beari:lg and nonb€aring fruit orchards, vjneyards, I'" 1 '22 

and nut trees on this place. 100 no"tindude abandoned acres.) J 1 0 110 

2. For those crops cot listed bEloW, enter the name and code irom the list at the right for other Irun and nut trees on this place in 1982. 

Report the requested ir:formation for each crop even if not harvested because of low prices. damage from hail, frost. etc, 

i '-r NUMBER OF J Acres in trees 

j Code I .. _ ..... ~~_~_~~_~ES OF - . and vines of i I i\Jonbearing 1 Bearing! all ages 

t----------.--~---.-"~---~~J_. age !Whole aCres : Tenths 

Crop name Quantity 

harvested 

Unit of measure M8rlo:one 

~ 0 

0 

~ 0 

Itbs. 

per 

box 

; r T'" 1'25 <26 I-A!:.p!:.p...:le-'s ______ i ___ ~_2~__ 1\'18 1 149 /10 152 

Cherries I 147 110 30 1 

t---~-~:-:-~-:-s-----.~I_·-:-.~·-:---·-----------1--+I':"78,----+1."::ca9---;-·-:-:..:.:I"",n------fr,"'or.+2-o-_+:-~-.Li:"o8"u2-j 

~yj 20 151 

,0 20 

12' 30' 

:"0 20 

4 0 

lCJ 20 301 

Page 2 

APPENDIX C 

CtopApci~ots ....... , ..... " ............... . 

Nect8tine$ .. ~ ........ , ...... . 

Pear~., ............. ,." ............ . PkJn1.s and prunes ........................ , .... . 

Other fruit and nuts - Specify .......... .. 

Code 

129 

201 

231 

243 

369 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
GROSS VALUE o! CROPS SOl!) from this place in 1982, BEFO~R~EC-~-lImiIl::mIEIID"Idi:Yr.ou;;or;-;anm;yone;;' ~_j;' i'i'''-~';;'''';;'~,C*c,'iTTl.'eti:'fi''i·',.~~~·~' 'it. ime'l' .. Q;j' dIlaiii;' P-Pi' ai' ;k",;11ii982'ti2i' ~ S9 tax", Ililll ex!"",,_ (Rsfec fo!he !NFiJP;i!!1f4 nON SHEET, SeeliG" 9.1 

Report your best estimate of the va!ul~ for each of the following groups of crops sold 

from this place in 1982. Inciude the value of the iandlord's and/or contractor's share, 

estimating if necessary. Exclude value of Government cee !rO-ac-,s-,-::--::----,.,.,c=-e-nC-ts-ll 

1. Grains, soybeans and other be2flS 8o!d j~ 1982 N-:;il~h .. 7Z·--=-Do"'!"I""-;S'---"-'="--! 

a.Cornforgrain., .. [J :$ 

b. Wheat.., O~ 

o i~'6 ~-----;-----i 

~J Gi~""'----~---f 

c. Soybeans 

d. Sorghum fer grain .. : ... "" 

e. Oats"."""" .. ,,,,,,,,... [] 

1. Other - barley, rye, dry beans, dry peDs, 

sunflower seed, popcorn, and bucbvheat, etc. 0 

2. Cotton and cottonseed " .. " [J 

3. Tobacco [] i~;~8"-'--------r---~ 4. Hay, silage, field seeds, and grass seeds .. ,""", .. " ... 0 ife' $=------''----i 

5. Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons -- Du nor !,"'ode ! '" 

512 I 0 YES 

2 0 NO 

.. DECEMBER 31.1982 INVENTORY 

8. BEEF COWS - Include beef Iwif'f$,tIUIf 

had calved .............................. ~ •••••••.• , •.••••• ., .•• 

b. MILK COWS kept for productioil of milk or: 

~i~~~~~~;~~iRr~~~e~:,;,.;;; ~.;;:;~., ... :...... 0 

c. ~.71!,;~~r~~J1~~:~.~~~v.~~.~~~.~J.~ .. :.;.;;;; ... !.o 

d. STEERS, STEER CALVES, BULLS, 

AND BULL CALVES ...................................... '0 

• CATTLE AND CALVES SOLD 

FROM THIS PLACE IN 1982 

" 

a06 

a07 

Milk 

Heifers 

ond 

heIfer 

calves 

Steers and 

bulls of 

all ages 

incfude these fed on this piece 00 8 

contract or custom b~is. Also r~ 

as saId, cattle moved from this pface 

to a feedlot for further feeding. 

None NUi~~8~OId I--_G_r_o.,..._V_._lue~O_f s_B",le""-1 

Ooltafs ICents 

808 ao, 6. ~;~:i~~'~~~:~ :~~;see~":~'~~::: ;::~;\:~·~~;~~:rs' :;,:':,~;:~ 0 ~S'087" -----c----lI 

cranberries, strawberries. blueberries, etc", C 1$ 2. Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 0 7. Other crops - irish potatoes, S'NeetpotEt(){;;S, etc. 735 3. Cattle, including calves weighing 

(Exclude nursery and green-house pr-.J'JuCis, - _ ! 500 pounds or more ~ ......•. , ........... ~" 0 

810 811 

Speedy ~q~.==-~:;::C-=-';;::;'=,~~=~~ 1$ , ".01 the total cattle sold, how many were 

, • LAND IJSE lit 1 932 FATTENED on this place on GRAIN Of 8" a" 

NOTE: If the same land had more than 0"8 USB in 1982, REPORT THAT LAND CONCENTRATES for 30 days or more 

ONLY ONCE ." in the use first listed below :hat appties. For example, cropland and SOLD lor SLAUGHTER? .......... " .. [) 

harvested and also pastured is to lY=: reported only i!.S "C(Opland harvested." 

S'O l ----I • DAJRYPRODUCTSSOLO FROM' C 'DA1RYPRODUCTS 

1. CROPLAND None ,I-J';;;;:;ber of acres, THIS PLACE IN 1982' .' • "'o'.~" .Gi~~~I.Slr .• ue otsal&c·.nt, 

a. Cropland harvested - /nclude all land {rom w/);,,;h ClOpS 187 , . I"'~ '*'V tJUl 

;~:~~~/~~~~s~S;',h;~ ~~;s~~~ :~J ~;~~;~g;~::;I~;~I~;{~·I.t~~iS . 0 4. ~~:~~i~l~ra: ~~1~~8~ D:~~!:!!,~;:# /', ~ , ::,'" 814 

o 1

788 b. roteiion 

Cropland pasture used 8(ld onfy grazing for j)-i3StUf2 

land tfwt 

or 

could 

grazing ni;V~ been -- l,lCkiJ0 

l...:Jec tor butter, .,e ... "·~~·~:::;:·::·~;;~~ot$pfGSolithiaplacehl19821 crops without addrtionaf improvemenr~ .... 

c. Cropland used for CClje. crops, !egum~s. and so:!-

improvement grasses, but NO-r harvested ant t-JOT 

pastured, ......... . 

d. Cropland on which an crops failed {ExceptIOn: Do !rO( 

report he;-e land in orchards and vine,!~r(l$ ()I' willch rhe crop 

faIled. Such acreage is. to be repor,ed in ire"!? I a )., . 

e. Cropland in cultivated summer f9l!ow .. 

f, C(opland idle , .. """".,,"'''''',, .... 

2. Woodland .- IncJvde>iI <,;,. Woodln"j pastured "" woodlots and timber tracts and 

cutover and deforested land h 'A'd! d J with young timber growth. t.· 00 an nut p..}$turer 

3. Other pastu;remnd 2nd r&!n:Qe~£:nd -Inc!t:de "rr;r PJ.~tu[:~land 

789 

o 790 

[J 

o 791 

~----I 

O 1

795 

orher than cropland and woodisnd pasrure. •. ,... =------ti 

4. All on.or land - Land in house lots, ponds, ronus, wastelBnd, 1

797 

etc. - JnctudeanvI3,..dnotrepDrt~d:()itt:("1S1;hlough3i1bov~ ....... , 0 ,~~=~_~~ 

5. TOTAL ACRES -- .-llddth98.cfer. rop1Ji'~lxi i,t i~"UI2 '$ !hr,';'.J.g"':;' P'98 ISfKJu!d tnt the wm-e 5,t s9(;ficm 1, itSj;< 4, P$fF~ 1.1 ,~".-.L"U'J"'" ,.=, -.'~'.'''''-. -,:,. : 

.~m1Im1flw~a~s~~~~~yilAA;t~Oi~i:;r~~;;N~H·~~~r~Q~~t~;;~~~:~1;;"e1~S""SmZ'~' ====...fl 

frrigated land if; all fond ~';8i€red by anv ali/tidal or co:lrwi/,:d 1':""3:1:> furrows 

or ditches, spreader ai'ke."i, etc. iociuc1e suop!rJmer:tiJl. PDf":;!. 

$11 1 0 YES - C';}!,;"J3h~ts~i!!3!Jc!f.:m 

2 0 NO Go fO sf!ctil);1 12 

1. How many acreS of harvested land \"/crE< irrigated? .. Include land ffOm which }lay was cuf and land in beafing ~>1d 

nonbeafing fruit Dnd T!ut crops re{XJrted if': s('cti{)(1 10, '~f!m la. 

2. How many acres of pastureland, range!bnd, Q;l~ any other 

lands not included in item 1 above were irrigat€'j?. 

3. What percent of the irrigation waUr L:sed on thi~:, placs in 

1982 was obtained -

r Number ot acres 

None! irrlgated 

G80 

o 

i 0" 

[i ,--' ______ --1 

NonoiP~ 1

682 

'13 

10 YES - C....."...tIIIJ_ 

2 0 NO - Go to $eCtian 1.4' 

• DECEMBER 31. 1982 INVENTORY 

INVENTORY 

Number on this 

None 8 1 ~Iace Dec. 31, 1982 

1. HOGS and PIGS of all ages ITot8l0f.aiu1b~;::.,,, ... , 0 f;;-;-;;-____ To_to_l-1 a16 

8. HOGS and PIGS used or to be u$8d for BREeDI~G 0 Breeding 

817 

b.OTHER HOGS and PIGS .... , ........ , .. ~ .. " .............. [J Other 

.. LInERS FARROWED 

2. UTTERS FARROWED on this piace.betwe&n .:. 'None a~r of litters 

a.Decomber 1,1981 and May 31. 1982 .. ~.: .. ".D 

b.Junel, 1982 and November'30, 1982.::'.~';;:,.,,~.;D::~81:';::::===~_,_-I 

,. HOOS AND PIGS SOu) 

,>: ' N~~:fr Gross value of .. Ies 

. N~n& : in 1982 Dollars Cent$: 

8" 3. HOGS and PIGS SOLD from this .: 820 

place in 1982 "" ..... "." ................ , ........ D. b,-----I~-------'.---i 822 823 

4. Of the hogs and pigs sold, how many Wet!} 

sold as fEEDER PIGS lor furth~r feeding? .; D. 

Old you or anyone else "-any SHElP 01' LAMBS 011 tills place in 19821 

$>4 I 0 YES ~.,.--..; 

20 NO Ga rossericn l5,...:.-=::o";;:~;;.' .. ==...-,.------1 

lNVENTORY , NtJmber on this 

No"" ~Dec. 31.1982 a24 

1. SHEEP and LAMBS of all ages .......... " 0 

NUMBER SOLO in 198~ 

825 

8. From a well or ' .. ~e!!s located on '(his farm or an''Jtil€r iarm7 .. 0 fel = ___ '",1'-1 

b. From an on~farm surface supply noi controlled bl

, a 'i",atel j 683 NUmber Shorn P~i~t1;8~ supply organi2ation {stream, dwinage d,tch, lake, ~0"d, lUi II No,n'1o~_jc:'n_1:..:9:..:S.::2_-tm .. --'-~.....c"'-'=--! 

II. EWES 1 year old or older , ....... " ..... , 0-:-::8::;:2::;:6 ::::::;:::;::::::;;:::::::!~::::.;,::~l::.~::~~::~:::~:3:f::~~;::f~~~~~;~~~"":~f"'t'1:: 

spring, Of reservoir on or adjacent ~o this farm}? ,. ho~---'::-Y'-I 827 828 

1

c. From off-farm water suppliers {U.S. HeclNnation proj,::ct3; 6" 2. SHEEP and LAMBS SHORN ..... • ....... 0 ... :. 

~~s--.o;::::::::t:====:., '< /C:~ 

irrigation district; mutual, coopera~j\le, or n3ighbo(;,ood 0 Grass vaMtofsakts 

ditches; or other irrigation ofgafiizations)) .... ..... [J il'! ____ %~0-i :No~~< . OOUars Cents 

~ 3. What was the gross velueof.saleso4fSHEEF", "". a29 

d. TOTAL - Sun. of a, b, ""II ____ c """,id "'1"31 ., (lJ%'~ ~ 100% LAMBS, and WOOL from this: place:i11198.2~;;,:,~:,[)': $ .. : . _______ ----" ...... ~_..IL. __ ~ __ ~.-.:.....:...:;;..~~""'-'-~~L_ ___ ....:___L.;,u FORM82 A030112 12821 

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1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-3 
I Old you or anyone else ha'/uny HORSES, BEES, FISH, GOATS, 

OTHER LIVESTOCK, 0' ANIMAL SPECIALTIES in 19821 515 

10 YES - Complete this .ectian 20 NO - Go to section 16 

I INVENTORY I Number on T otai number I Gross value of sales 

this place sold in 1982 None: Dec. 31, 1982 I DoUars I Cents 

1. Horses and ponies of 

o 1

830 831 832 I 

all ages ............. " ....... $ I 

I 

839 840 '" I 2. Colonies of bees ......... 0 ! $ 

0 1

845 

1

846 '47 I 

3. Milk goats .................. $ I 

4. Other hvestock or ammal 

I 1 

I i 

I specialties in captiVity 

I: I (Enter name and code from I ·~tist A" below.) I 

I 

Name Code __ I 

,----{Q!!:Al , Name Code I Name Code I Nama Code 

Angora goats." 842 Mink and their pelts ..... 836 Worms - Referto 

Other goats ..... ,," 848 I Rabbits and their pelts ... 851 I information sheet ...... 857 Muies. burros, Chinchillas and Ali other Irvestock ~ 

and donkeys .... 833 I their pelt$ .......•... 854 I Specify.,," 860 

5. Livestock or animal Total quantity sold Gross value of sales 

in 1982 Dollars Cents 'products {Enter name and I code from "List 8 n below.) Pounds , I 

Name Code 2 -- OR---- $ I 

I Gallons I 

~ 

--- , Ne ...... Code I Name Code 

Mohair sold ........ ..... .. ............... 864 Honey sold ................ , ........................ 868 Goat milk sold .... ..... . ............... 866 I Other livestock products - Specify ..... 870 

6. Fish and other aquaculture Water surfaoe T otaf quantity sold Gross value of sales acres products (Enter name and for aquaclIlture in 1982 Dollars 'Cents 

code fram "List Co below.) I 1 Pounds 2 I 

Name Code I 

-< 3'--- OR -- I~ I I I I /10 Number I 

~ 

--- \ 

Name Coda! Name Code I Nam.. cOde I Name Code 

CatfistJ ........ . 812 Tropica! and Other fish - Other aquaculture Trout .. ...... ... 876 I baitfish ........ 880 I Specify ........ 884! products -Specify .... .888 If ma.re space is needed, use separa{e sheet of paper. 

I Did you or anyone else havuny POULTRY such as CHICKENS, 

TURKEYS, DUCKS, etc., on this place in 19821 (1_ pou/tr)'grown tOT ofhtlfs on a contrllCf bssi$.J 

St. 10 YES INVENTORY - Comp18te thls_ Number on Total number 

20 NO - Go to section 17 this place sold in 1982 

None Dec. 31, 1982 

0 892 893 

1. HENS and PULLETS of laying age ........................ 

2. Pullets for laying flock replacement 894 895 

a. PULLETS 3 months old or older not yet of laying age 0 

896 897 

b. PULLET CHICKS and PULLETS under 3 months old 

(Ex<;tude commercial broi/erst •••. ~ ••.••.• ,#~., 0 ............... 

3. 8ROILERS~ fryers, and other meat type chickens 898 899 

including capons and roasters ............................. 0 

4. TlJRKEYS 900 901 

a. Turkeys for smughtertExc1ude breedersl .... .......... 0 

b. Turkey HENS kept for breeding........................ 0 

902 903 

5. OTHER POULTRY raised in captivity - ducks, 

geese, pigeons or sqoab, pheasants, quail, etc . . ~iEnter poultry name and code from the list be/ow.l 1 

?cuttry name Code ___ 1 

Poultry name Codo ___ 

lila"", Code I Ha"", C_ ! lIIa_ Code 

Duck ....................... 904 ! Pigeons or squab ....... 908 I Quail ......... ............ 912 

Geese ...................... 906 Pheasants .......... ..... 910 Atf other POt!ltry -

I I Specify .. ............ .914 

6. POULTRY HATCHED on this place in None Number 

1982 and placed or sold - chickens, 916 

turkeys, ducks. etc. -Specify kind of poultry 0 917 

7. Incubator egg capacity on December 31,1982 ............. 0 

I Gross value of sales 

8. What was tha gross value of sales of poultry None! Dollars Cents 

and poultry products leggs, etc.; from this 1

918 I 

place in 19827 ....................................... o !s I 

FORM 82 A030112 12821 

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C-4 APPENDIX C 

• S17 

• GOVERNMENT CCC LOANS Dollars I Cents 1. Amount received in 1982 from Govemment ecc loans for - (fncit.'(/€ regular and reserve !VaEls. even if redeemed Of forfeited) None 799 

a. Com, sorghum, barley, and oats .......................... .. 

b. Wheat .......................................................... .. 

c. Cotton ...................................... , .................... . 

d. Soybeans. peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ............. . 

• MACHINE WORK, CUSTOMWORK, and OTHER 

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 

2. Gross amount received from machine work, customwork, 

and other agricultural services PROVIDED FOR OTHERS in 

1982 - planting, plowing, spraying, harvesting, etc ......... 

Specify kind of work done 

0 $ 

800 

0 $ 

801 

0 $ 

802 

0 $ 

9>9 

0 $ 

.. '1=1. ..... 1 11,'111:. During 1 ~~2 did you SELL any crops.lives1ock, or livestock products 

DIRECTLY to individuals FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION - roadside 

stands, farmers markets, pick YOll' own, etc.? 518 

1 0 YES - Comp/ .... Ihi._ 20 NO - Go to section 19 None Ih9",no_0-"o_lIa_r..cs __ ;,-C_e_"_IS-1 

1. What was the gross vaiue of these direct sales? ........... 0 ... $ _____ ...,''-_-1 

.! Specify products sold vegetabfes, eggs, etc. 

• TYPE OF ORGANIZATION S19 

Mark (XI the one item which best describes the type of organization for 

this place in 1982. Refer to rhe INFORMA nON SHEET. Section 19. 

o FAMILY or INDIVIDUAL operation _ 921 

{Exclude partnership and corporation1 ... , .••••••.••.••.•.•..•.. ,..... 2' 5} Go to section 21 

• PARTNERSHIP operation -lnclu<1e family pannerships .... 

• INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAW..................... 30 Go to section 20 

• OTHER, such as estate or trust, prison farm. grazing association. Indian reservation, etc .................... , .... . 

Specifv 

40.,.; Specify below then 

go to section 21 

I I CORPORATE STRUCTURE (for incotpOraled operations only) Referto floe INFORMATION SHEET, _ 20. S20 

1. Is this a family·held corporation? ................................ 922,0 Yes 20 No 

2. Are there more than 10 stockholders? ......................... 3 0 Yes 4 0 No 

• CHARACTERISTICS ANOOCCUPATION OF OPERATOR (Senior partner or parson in charge) R.ferto .".,NFORMATION SHEET, Sectio .. 21. 

'21 

1. RESIDENCE - Does the operator (senior partner or 923, 0 Yes 

person in chargellive on this place? ........................... . 20 No 

2. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which occupation 

did the operator spend the majority (50 percent or 

more) of his/her work time in 1 9827 For p8<tnerships 

consider aft members of the partnership together ........ ~, ........ . 

3, OFF FARM WORK - How many days d.d the operator 

4. In what year did the operator lor senior partner) begin 

to operate any part of this place? ............................... . 

5. AGE of operator (senior partner or parson in charge) , ...... 

920 

92. 

, 0 Farming 2 0 Other 

or ranching 

_____ year 

_____ Years old 

2 0 Negro or Black 

3 0 American Indian 

92

1

4 1 0 White 

6. RACE of operator (senior partner or person In charge) ..... 4 0 Asian or Pacific 

Islander 

o Other - spec~ 

92. 

1,SEXofoperator(seniorpartnerorpersonincharge)....... ,0 Male 20 Female 

8. SPANISH ORIGIN - Is the oparator (senior partner 

or person in charge) of Spanish origin or descent 

{Mexican, Puerto Rican. Cuban, or other Spanish;? ........ 

FORM 82 A0301 12 12 821 

Page 5 

927 

,0 Yes 20 No 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
(Sections 22 through 28 were collected from approximately 20 percent of the farms, see text) 

~:Ea:::ed on this place .;;':W::i including ROCK· 'n..,,,o-nA I e, or ~:~'d.::~~';1~~~ ENERGY and I .. urthef.rm 

S22 526 

1 0 YES - Complete this section Include expenditures paid by you and others for 

0 NO None Acres fertilized production of crops, livestock, and 2 - Go to section 23 .. ,';;', Storage capacity 1 this placa 93 other agricultural products on this 1. Acres of cropland fertilized in 1982, other than cropland 

0 place in 1982. used only for pastures reported in section 10, item 1 b ..... None Dollars ; Cents Non, C';Ja~~;;s;n 

2. Acres of pastureland and rangeland fertilized 933 

1 • Gasoline and gasohol for 956 95

0 

06' in 1982 reported in section 10, items 1 band 3 ...•...•....... 0 the farm business .......... 0 $ : 

3. Expenditures for commercial fertilizer purchased None I Dollars Cents: 2. Diesel fuel for the farm 96' I nO - all forms, including rock phosphate and gypsum 98. 

I 

business ..... ................. 0 $ I 

(exclude limel Report cost of custom application in I " ., 

0 I 3. LP gas, butane, propane section 27. item 6 ................................ , .... "."",,. $ I for the farm business I 

(4.5 Ibs.= 1 gallonl. ...... 0 $ I 0 4. LIME - tons of lime used and acres on None Tons of lime Acres limed 

: 176 

which applied (00 not include land plasrer 1

93 ' 935 4. Fuel oil and kerosene for 

or gypsum or lime for sanitation) .. , .... , ..... , .. 0 the farm business .......... 0 $ I 0 5. Natural gas for the farm : ;:;:;: 

;:::.:: 

:,:':' .. 

Wer._':nn~~~_~~~~u.::."n;'~ .. em,,: 1~'1;82? business ............... , ....... 0 $ OTHER .... i ,,~w, V' w IIER "u~"ii;'·, "" us.d vd ih •• 1'18\.0 , ::t :i:::; :::t :f, 6. Motor oil and grease for '.:. 

S23 

DYES the farm business .......... 0 $ I , :t: ;H::. ;t :t:; :::~ . - Complete this section 

2 0 NO - Go to section 24 7. Electricity for the farm 980 

: ;:f ::::::: : 

business ....................•.. 0 $ .'. ::,::: I Include any materials provided by you, your landlords, or contractors. For each 8. ~~~:~ - coal, wood. 98 I t::! ::::::: :\; item listed, report acres only once. If multipurpose chemicals were used, 0 $ I ::::?{::~ 

report acreage treated for each purpose. .. 

1. Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., (fungicide, 

SELECTED PRODUCTION EXPENSES paid by you and 

None N;'~~:cO~ ~~~~s othors for this place in 1982 

herbicide, insecticide, nematicide) to control - S27 

a. Insects on crops, including hay .............................. 0 936 Include your best estimates of expenses paid by you, your landlord, contractors, 

buyers, and others for production of crops, livestock. and other agricultural products 

b. Nematodes in crops ............................................ 0 937 in 1982. DO NOT INCLUDE expenses connected with performing customwork for 

c. Diseases in crops and orchards Iblights, smuts, 938 others; operation of nonfarm activities. businesses, or services; or household expenses 

not related to the farm business. rusts, etc. I .......................................................... 0 Selected 

d. Weed., grass, or brush in crops and pasture 1

939 I expenditures 

Include both pre-emergence and post emergence ............ , .... 0 None Dollars :CeDts 

2. Chemicals for defoliB1lon or for growth control 1

940 1 • Uvestock and poultry purchased - cattle, calYes. 982 I 

of crops or thinning of fruit ........................................ 0 hogs, pigs, sheep, lambs, goats, horses, chicks, poults, I 

started puliets. etc ........................ ,., ..... ................ 0 $ I 

98J I 

3. Agricultural chemicals purchased - insecticides, None Dollars Centsl 2. T mal feed purchased for livestock and poultry - , 

~;~~~~~~~~:~~B~~~~i!~O~S ~ne::~i~ne~7,~~~ 6. . ..... 0 1

989 

: I grain, hay, silage, mixed feeds. concentrates, etc. u ••••• • 0 $ I 

1$ a. Commercially mixed formula feeds purchased -

complete, supplement, concentrates, premixes. :::::::: 

r:::.~f:!.s:g~I~~~~k,;;;.sH;i;: ;;'~i.:''::.'ine.s In 19821 (Exclude ingredients Tons I Tenths Doliars 1 Cents ::;::: 

purchased separ8tsly, 

524 941 DYES such as soybean meaT, 984 I 985 I t@ 1 - Complete rhl$ section cottonseed None I I 

2 0 NO :m: - Go to section 25 meal, and 

0 I 110 $ I :;::::::::::: I DolI.r. ~Cents I urea} "" ... " .. 

1 • How much interest was paid on all debts for the 1 942 

: I 987 

farm business in 1982? ...................................... $ 3. Seed cost - for corn. other grains, soybeans, tobacco. , cotton, etc. - Include pfants and rrees purchase.1 ..... .......... " 0 $ 

AND EQUIPMENT on thIa place on De.cem!'G~ 31, 1982 990 ; 

Unclude only equipment used for agricultvtsl operations In 1981 or 1982.) I 

S26 4. Hired fann or ranch laborrs .. Informal;", Sheer! ............... 0 $ I 

• Value of ALL machinery and equipment on this place. December 31, 1982 a. Of the hired workers, including NCJ!1a- i Number of workers 

1 • What is the estimated market value of ALL machinery, Estimated market value paid family workers, how many - 9" ;::{ }/ t{ :;;it Ii 

equipment, and implements usually kept on this place (1) Worked 150 days or morel t::J Dollars : Cent. and used for the tarmor ranch business! Include CSfS. '" ~;:t ::t tI t!{I: tnJCM. l!8ctors, combines, piaws, disks, hSflOWS, dryefs. pumps. 1943 I (2)Worked less than 150 days? motOtS, 0 irrigation equipment, d81iy equipmqnt including milk81'S and I ,'i;': 

bulk tanks. livestock feeders, grinding and mixing equipment. etc .•.•.•... $ I 5. Contract labor - Include expenditures primarily for labor, such 881 

as MNeSting of fruit vegetables, berries. etc .• per/ormed on a con· 0 $ : tract basis by a contractor. crew leader, a c(Joperatj~e. ere . .....•...•.. i 

• SELECTED machinery and equipment . O,f':~' tota~ HOW 6. Cuatomwork, machine hire and rentel 01 machinery on till. place, Decembef 31, 1982. and equipment - IncJude expenditures for use of equipment 9" IRepononlyHu,edln 1981 «1982.1 Total number It~~~;§. t~~~~1!;~ I 

on this place on and for customwork such as grinaing and mixing feed, plowing, I 

~~~k;~~~~·e~g~l~t~~,cc:%r/~V,c~:~o~f~~~~:f~~y~~~'.~~~.~~~: ..... 0 I 

Non. December 31, 1982 I >J(;:u-;'~~~{l ( $ ! 

2. Automobiles 0 944 1

945 t~II"'''' . MARKET VALUE OF LAliD and BUIWI~(;S 

............................... 946 :947 S28 

3. Motortrucks - Include pickU/lS ......... 0 Please give your best ESTIMATE of the CURRENT 

9'8 1

9

" MARKET VALUE of land and buildings for the acres 

4. Wheel tractors other than garden reported in section 1, items 1, 2, and 3, page 1. Estimated market value 

tractors and motor tillers .............. 0 of land and buildings 

950 951 None Dotl". Cen's 

S. Grain and bean combines, 

self·propelled onlv ....• " ................ I ~95 0 1 • All land owned ........................................ 0 

0 952 953 997 

6. Corn heads for combines .............. 2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS ..... 0 $ : 

7. COtton pickers and strippers ......... 0 95. 957 

&:ed or leasedTO OTHERS ..... ,....._O i ~98 8. Mower conditioners ..................... 0 958 959 

PERSON COMPLETING THIS REPORT -Ples.s print 960 9" 

9. Pickup belers - 1_ rect8/1(/le 

0 1 

Name 1

999 Dale 

and roond baJe,s ........... r .................. 

10. Field harvesters, shear I'" ,.J I Acea code I Numbec 

bar or flyWheel type ... ,................. 0 Telephone I .'ORM82 1.0301 1212821 

Page 6 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-t} 
C-6 

~OR'" 82·.0111, '21:l82. INFORMATION SHEET US DEPARTMENT Of COMMERCE BURtAU OF T).Ie CtNSUS 

1982 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Special Reporting Instructions 

1. Who Should R_ 

WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM. 

INCLUDING individuals. landlords. tenants. partnerships. corporations. 

Institutions, and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERA nONS. 

Each case included in the census has a unique census file number (CFNI. In 

order to make the census results as complete and accurate as possible. we 

need to obtam information about every census file number. 

2. If You Received More Th.n OIM Report Form for an Operation 

Complete only ONE report form for an operation. Write "Ouplicate" near the 

address label of each extra report form.' Also. write the 11·digit census file 

numberlsl of the OUPLICA TE report(s) ON THE COMPLETED REPORT in the space 

provIded to the left of the address label. Return the extra report(s) in the same 

envelope with your completed report form so that we can correct our records. 

3. If You No Longer Farm 

If you had agricultural operations at .ny time during 1982. please report all 

agricultural activity during the year. Report all land on your census form that 

you owned or Lented. Also. report your 1982 crop and livestock production 

and 1982 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 present operator. if known. 

4. If You Nev.r Farmed or Have No A •• oclatlon With Agriculture 

Please write a note on the report form near the address label and return it 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. 

6. If You Hav. Mor. Than One Agricuhur.1 Operation 

Complete a report form for EACH SEPARATE and OISTINCT production unIt, that 

is, each indi .... idual farm. ranch. feedlot. greenhouse, etc., or combination of 

farms. etc .• for which you maintain SEPARATE records of operating expenses 

and sales, livestock and other in .... entories. crop acreages. and production. 

6. If You Hav •• Partner.hlp Operation 

Complete 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 report 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 reports in the same 

envelope with the completed partnership report, if possible. or write a note 

on the duplicate report, such as. "Partner (provide name) has completed a report for the partnership (provide partnership name)." 

7, Landlord's or Contractor'. Sh .... 

If you rented or leased land from others or had a contract tor 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 will be complete tor "this place." 

If you do not know the landlord's or contractor's share. include your BEST ESTIMATE. 

How to Ent.r Your Re.pon .. 

If you do not have exact figures. give your best estimate. 

Enter your replies in the proper spaces, on the correct line. and in the units 

requested. i.B., 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 REOUIRED. 

Enter whole numbers except where tenths are requested. such as acres of 

potatoes harvested. If you have 112. 1/3. or 114 of an acre, convert to 

tenths. For example, convert 112 to 5/10. 113 to 3/10. 1/4 to 2110. 

The census report form is being used throughout the entire United States. 

Because it is meant for use in all parts of the country. it may 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. 

Instructions For Specified Sections 

... Section 1 - ACREAGE IN 1982 

Your answers to this section will determine the land '''Acre. In Thl. Plac.", referred to in the rest of the report form. 

When answering the acreage questions, include the land associated with 

your agricultural operations in 1982 whether in production or not. Include 

all land that you owned or rented during 1982 even if only tor part of the 

year. Exclude any unrelated residential or commercial land. 

IF YOU QUIT FARMING DURING 1982 - Complete the report form for 

the portion of the year that you did farm. Explain on the report form or 

another sheet when you stopped farming and the name and address of the 

person now using the land. 

Report all land in section 1 in whole acres. 

Item 1 - All Lend Owned - Report all land owned in 1982 whether held 

under title. purchase contract or mortgage. homestead lav', 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. 

Item 2 - All Land Rented or L •••• d FROM OTHERS - Report all land 

rented by you or your operation e .... en though the landlord may have supplied 

materials or supervision. 

INCLUOE in item 2: 

a. Land for agncultural 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. Taylor Grazing Act. National Forest. or Indian Reservation permit 

land. If you had any of these permits, mark "yes" to item 7. 

Item 3 - All Land Rented or Lea.ed TO OTHERS - Include aU land rented out 

for any purpose If It was part of the acreage reported In items 1 and 2. A report form 

will be obtalOed 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. land worked for you by someone for a share of crops or livestock 

d.land whIch you allowed others to use rent·free 

APPENDIX C 

Item 4 - Acre. In Thi. Place - ThiS figure wlll show the total of all land you 

operated at any tIme In 1982. To determine "Acre. In Thl. Place" ADO the 

land you owned and the land you rented or leased from others. then SUBTRACT 

the land you rented or leased to others: item 1 1" item 2 - item 3 = item 4. It is 

Important to report item 4 correctly (even if "0" acres) since the remainder of 

your report should cover only operations on the" Acr •• In Thi. Place ... 

If hem 4 (NAc .... In Thi. Place") i. "0" and: 

•• You raised any crops or had any livestock or poultry 011 this place in 

t982, complete the report. 

b.AII your land was operated by a renter or sharecropper. complete item 6 

(name and address of renters). skip to and complete sectlon 29, and 

explain briefly. "All land rented out." etc. Mail form in return envelope. 

c. You did not have any agricultural activity on owned or rented land in 

1982. 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. 

Item 7 - Grazing Permits - In some states. go .... ernment lands and Indian 

lands are used for grazing livestock under permit or special license. with 

payments on a per· head or aOlmal UOlt basis. ThiS land should NOT be 

included as part of Item 2. "land rented or leased from others." or Item 4, 

"Acres In This Place." but you should report any of your livestock located 

on this permit land 10 1982. 

.. Section. 2 through 8 - CROPS 

Sections 2 through 8 prOVIde space for reporting crops harvested durmg the 

1982 crop year from the land shown In section 1. item 4 (" Acres In ThiS 

Place") of your report. Please report your crops in the appropnate sections. 

Do NOT include any crops grown on land rented or leased TO others. or 

worked by others 'on shares during 1982. 

Acre. harvest.d - Enter the acres harvested in 1982. Round fractions to 

whole acres except where tenths are requested by" 110" In the reporting 

box, such as for potatoes. 

Quantity han •• ted - The unIts of measure on the report form are those most 

commonly used in your state. If you use a different unit of measure. please 

convert your figure for quantity harvested to the unit requested. If the harvest 

was Incomplete by December 31. 1982, please estImate the total quantity 

harvested or to be harvested. 

Crop Irrigation - For each crop Irrigated, report number of acres imgated. 

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. and preplant Irrigation. 

For any crop not Irrigated. leave •• Acres irrigated" blank. 

How to Report Crop. Harve.ted: 

.. Section. 2 and 3 - In these two sections. separate lines are provided for 

reporting each of several crops most commonly grown in your state. 00 not 

write in figures or information for any other crops in these two sections. 

.. Section. 4 through 8 - Report the information requested for any crops 

prelisted in the sections. To report for crops not prelisted in these sections. 

(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 

remaimng columns. If a crop is not listed. use the "Other" code in the 

appropriate section and specify the crop name. 

Example: You harvested 20 acres of alfalfa seed. yielding 6,000 pounds. 

and 30 acres of red clover seed. Yielding 8,400 pounds. Neither crop was 

Irrigated. You would enter the following in section 7: 

~ ::::~~:!!!"c~!:~==':;::::Se;ln1.82 .nmteraln •. S) '~YES -Cotnplft.thI ••• c:t1on 

l 0 NO • Go to seef.on 8 

From the list ~Iow. enlel c.op name and Code Reporr Q"e""ty lI.fve$led", "1"',, sp'''o/'ed .... 'rh(";lopn.",' 

C'opname a".~UlyhIUv".I"d 

AII,lf,seed '42 0/(/ !"."3c, 000 lb, 

I)!""" ·/~ (,71 -10 1'100 

~ ----- ~ 

Ac'''''''>g."d 

Two or More Crop. Harve.ted 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 1982 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. 

Inte .. planted Crop. - If two crops were grown at the same time in alternating 

stnps in the same held. report the 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 their 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 

12 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 (Land Use). 

,. Section 4 - Vegetable. - Report acres of vegetables harvested FOR SALE 

or commerCIal procesSing. Do not report acres of vegetables for home use 

only. Report the total acreage of each vegetable crop harvested. 

Example: In 1982 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 vegetables were 

harvested and 10 acres irrigated in item 1 of section 4, but write 10 20 acres of 

lettuce harvested and 20 acres of lettuce Irrigated In Item 2 of section 4. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
... Section 8 - Fruits and Nut. - 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 f "Cropland Idle." 

If Craps other than fruit and nut trees and vines were Jnterplanted with trees 

or vines, report the total acres for 80TH the orchard and the interplanted 

crops harvested. 

... Section 9 - GROSS VALUE OF CROPS SOLD 

Report the value of all crops sold from "this place" m 1982, regardless of 

the year they were harvested or who owned the land. Be sure to give gross 

values (before deducting expenses and taxes). Include payments received 

in 1982 from cooperatives or marketing organizations for crops produced on 

thiS place regardless of the year 10 which the crops were harvested. 

Include the landlord's or contractor's share of crops removed from this place In 

1982 In the value of crops sold. If the sale price or market value IS not known, give 

your best estimate of the crops' market value when removed from "thiS place." 

Include to the value of crops sold from "thiS place" any cost of harvesting, 

tlUmg. fertilizer, chemicals. etc .. furnished under a contract arrangement. 

Also mclude as sales your estimate of the value of any crops removed from 

thIS place In trade for services. such as hay cut In exchange for fence repair, 

clearing, or other services. 

DD NOT INCLUDE, 

a.Amount of government eec loans receIved in 1982 in this section. 

Report ~overnment CCC loans in section 17. 

b. Crops or crop products purchased from others and later resold. 

... Section 10 - LAND USE 

The purpose of thiS sectIon IS to classify the" Acres in This Place" you 

reported In se<::t!on 1, Item 4, by prInCIpal use In 1982. Do NOT Include any 

acres you rented TO others (reported in section 1, Item 3). 

Land Used for More Than One Purpose - If part of your land was used for 

more than one purpose 10 1982, report that land on the line for the use first 

listed, and NOT on the line for the second use. For example, If you plowed 

under a cover crop, and planted and harvested a graln crop. report the land in 

Item 1 a, "Cropland harvested," but NOT as "Cropland used for cover crop. 

legumes, etc." (item t c). 

Double Cropping - When more than one crop was harvested from the 

same land in 1982, report that land only ONCE as "Cropland harvested," 

ttem 1 a of thIS section. 

Interplanted Crops - If you interplanted crops. such as cotton in an orchard, 

report the total land used for both crops only ONCE, as "Cropland harvested," 

m!tem la. 

Skip Row Planted Crops - Report the acres that represent the total non· 

planted or skIpped rows as "Cropland idle," Item 1 f. The acres that represent 

the planted rows should be reported as "Cropland harvested," item 1 a. 

... Sections 12 through 16 - LIVESTOCK. POULTRY, AND ANIMAL 

SPECIALTIES 

Animals and Poultry to Include in the Report - Report all animals, poultry, 

and aOimal speCialtIes on "thlS place" (section 1, Item 4) on December 31, 1982. 

Include all owned by you and anv kept by you for others. Include anImals on 

'.mfenced lanas. NatIonal Forest land, district land, cooperative grazing assoc!atlon 

land. or rangeland administered by the Bureau of land Management on a per-head 

or lease baSis. Animals 10 transit on December 31, 1982, or animals on short· term 

,)asture (such as wheat pasture or crop reSIdue) on a per· head or lease baSIS should 

be reported by the person who had control of the aOlmals. 

Animals and Poultry to Exclude from the Report - Do not report any 

anima!s or poultry kept on land rented to others or kept under a share arrangement on land rented to others. Do not mclude 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. 

Animel. Bought and Sold - 00 NOT REPORT ANY ANIMALS BOUGHT AND 

THEN RESOLD WITHIN 30 DAYS. Such purchases and sales are conSidered 

"dealer" transactions, and are not IOcluded In thiS census. 

Number Sold - Report all anImals and poultry sold or removed from this 

place If the animals were located on the place 30 days or more and were sold 

or removed from this place in 1982, without regard to ownership or who 

shared In the receipts. In elude antmals sold for a landlord or given to a 

landlord or others in trade or in payment for goods or services. 00 NOT 

report number sold for any livestock or poultry kept on another place. 

Animals Moved to Another Place - For animals moved from this place to 

another place, such as for further feeding, 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 12. 

DO NOT INCLUDE WITH FATTENED CATTLE SOLD: 

8. Cattle and calves sold for further feeding 

b. Dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration before being sold 

c. Veal calves, or any calves weIghing less than 500 pounds 

Value of Sales - Report the total gross value of animals and poultry sold or 

removed from thIS place in 1982 WIthout deducting production or marketing 

expenses (cost of feed, cost of lIvestock purchase, cost of hauling 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." 00 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, 1982. Report as 

"SOLO" animals and poultry which were kept on a contract or custom basis 

and were removed or sold from the place in 1982. If the sale price or market 

value tS not known, give your best estimate of the market value of the 

aOlmals or poultry when they left this place. 

~ Section 15 - HORSES. PONIES. BEES. FISH. GOATS. ANIMAL 

SPECIALTIES. OTHER LIVESTOCK 

Items 1 through 4 - Report the inventory number of animals, bee colonies, 

or anImal speCialties on the place on December 31, 1982. Indicate number 

sold and the gross value of sales for the number sold in 1982. In Item 4, 

speCIfy the name and code from list A of any livestock or animal speCialties 

on "this place" which are not covered in items 1 through 3, or 6 (fish and 

aquaculture produCI~1. or sectIons 12 through 14, or 16. 

If "Inventory" or "Sold" is in unIts other than "Number" (such as pounds, 

packages, etc.). indIcate the Ufllt. 

If you own colonies or hives of BEES - report all bee and honey operations 

conducted by you regardless of where the hIves were kept most of the year. 

(Report hIves In Item 2 and honey, beeswax, or pollen in Item 5). 

MINK PEL TS, RABBIT PELTS, and CHINCHILLA PELTS should be rncluded in 

number sold and value of sales, but NOT In inventory. WORMS raised for sale 

should be reported in beds (24 cubic feet per bed) In item 4, "Inventory" 

and In pounds in Item 4, "Number sold." 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Item 5 - Sates of Animal Specielty Products - If any semen, manure, 

honey, beeswax, Or other animal products were sold from thiS place In 1982, 

specify the products, the code from list B, the Quantity sold, and the gross 

value of sales In 1982. If sold in units other than pounds or gallons, please 

indicate unit. 

Item 6 - Fi.h and Aquaculture Products - Report water surface acres 

(estimate, if necessary) used for raising fish or other aquaculture products 

FOR SALE . 

... Section 16 - POULTRY 

Roosters and turkey toms used or to be used for BREEDING should be 

specified and reported in item 5, code 914 (AU other poultry). 

Item 8 - Gros. Value of Sal •• - Include an estimated value of poultry 

and poultry products moved from this place by contractors and others. 

,. Section 17 -AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT CCC 

LOANS AND AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 

Item 1 - Report the amount received under the regular or reserve program for 

commoditIes placed under CCC loan dUflng 1982. Include amount receIved 

even if commodity was redeemed or forfeIted pnor to December 31, 1982. 

Do not Include CCC loans received to build crop storage facilities. or amount 

received for storage payments rn the reserve program. 

"'Sectlon 19 - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Use the following defmitions to help you determine the type of organizatIon 

for your operation' 

Individual or Family Operation - Defmed as a farm or bUSiness organization 

controlled and operated by an individual. Includes family operations that afe 

not Incorporated and not operated under a partnershIp agreement. 

Partner.hip Operation - Defined as two or more persons who have agreed 

on the amount of their contTlbutlon (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, declsJonmaking, profits, and 

liabilities exists. Production under contract or under a share rental agreement 

DOES NOT constttute 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 carryon a bUSIness. 

This definition does not include cooperatIves. Also complete section 20. 

Other - Such as cooperative (defined as an incorporated or unincorporated 

enterprise or 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 governmental or religious e.ntity, etc. 

~ Section 20 - 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 per· 

sons related by blood or maH1age . 

~ Section 21 - OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION 

This section applies to the characteristics and occupation of the rndivtdual 

owner, operator, senior partner, or person in charge for the type of organizahan reported in section 19 of the form. 

For Individual or Family Oparation - Complete this section for the operator. 

For Partnership Operations - Answer all items except 2 for the "Senior 

Partner." The "Senior Partner" is the individual 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 Occupatton) 

consider aU members of the partnership together. Please include as "farming" 

work time at all types of agricultural enterprIses, including work at greenhouses, 

nurseries, mushroom production, ranching, feedlots, broiler feeding, etc. 

For Corporations and Other Operationa (Cooperatives, Eatete., etc.) -

Complete section 21 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 Of ranch business. 

Item 4 - Yeer aegan Operetion - Report the first year the operator or 

senior partner began to operate any part of this place on a continuous basis. 

If the operator returned to a place previously operated, report the year 

operations were resumed. 

~ Section 22 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME 

Report acres on which commercial fertilizer (items 1 and 2) or lime (item 4) 

was applied during 1982. If any acreage was fertilized or limed more than 

once, report acres ONL Y ONCE in each item. Report expense for commercial fertilizer purchased, excluding lime, in item 3. 

~ Section 24 - INTEREST EXPENSE 

Report all interest expenses paid in 1982 for the farm business. 

INCLUDE interest or finance charges on: 

e, Mortgage loans for land and buildings in "this place" 

b. Machinery, tractors, trucks, and other equipment 

c. Fertilizer, feed, seed, etc. 

d. LIvestock, poultry, breeding stock 

e. Funds borrowed to replenish or provide working capital 

f. Interest paid on CCC loans 

DO NOT INCLUDE, 

e. Interest on debts associated with actiVItIes not related to the production 

of crops or livestock on "this place," such as land or buildings rented to 

others, packing sheds, or feed mills providing services to others 

b.lnterest on owner/operator dwelling where amount IS separated from 

interest on other land and buildings in this place. 

.... Section 25 - MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 

The estimated market value in item 1 refers to ALL machinery and eQuip' 

ment kept primarily on this place and used for the farm business. The value 

Should be an estimate of what the machinery and eQuipment would sell for 

In its present condition, not the replacement or depreciated value. 

~ Section 27 - SELECTED PRODUCTION EXPENSES 

Include expenses paid by you and by anyone else for the production of crops, 

poultry, livestock, and other agricultural products on this place. Also Include 

expenses incurred even if payment was not made in 1982. Please gIve 

estimates if you do not know the exact figures. For livestock or poultry grown 

under contract or fed on a custom basis on "this place," report their value 

(estimate, if necessary) In Item 1 (Livestock and poultry purchased), at the 

time they came on thIS place. Also, include in item 2, the value and amount of 

feed purchased by you or someone else for use on this place. Do not melude 

expenses related to nonfarm activities (trading and speculation, livestock, or 

dealer activities). 

Hired Labor - Include In expenses tor hired labor gross wages or salaries, 

commIssions. paid bonuses, and leave pay before deductions. Social 

Security taxes, health, life. or employment insurance and any other benefits 

paid by you should be Included. Be sure any salary paid to a hired manager IS 

part of your total figure. 

Contract Labor - Appl!~s to expenditures pnmarily for labor 10 harvesting of 

crops, shearing sheep, etc Exclude money patd to contractors for capital 

improvements such as putting up fences, repaIr or maintenance of buildmgs 

or machinery, land cleating, etc. Include the expense of items conStdered 

pnmaTlly machine work in customwork, Item 6. 

APPENDIX C C-7 

INDEX 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item 

A 

Abnormal farms 

Acreage reduction program. 

Age of operator ........ . 

Agricultural products sold, 

market value ......... . 

Agricultural services 

income ............ . 

Alfalfa hay ........... . 

Alfalfa seed .......... . 

Almonds ............ . 

Angora goats ......... . 

Apples .............. . 

Apricots ............ . 

Aquacultural products ... . 

Artichokes ........... . 

Asparagus ........... . 

Assets, value .......... . 

Austrian winter peas .... . 

Automobiles .......... . 

Avocados ............ . 

B 

Bahia grass seed ........ . 

Bait and tropical fish sales .. 

Balers, pickup ......... . 

Bananas ............. . 

Barley for grain ........ . 

Beans, castor ......... . 

Beans, dry edible ....... . 

Beans, dry lima ........ . 

Beans, green lima ....... . 

Beans, snap (bush and 

pole) .............. . 

Beans, soybeans ....... . 

Bedding plants ........ . 

Beef cows ........... . 

Bees, colonies ......... . 

Beets, sugar .......... . 

Beets, table .......... . 

Bentgrass seed. . . . . . . . .. 

Bermuda grass seed ..... . 

Berries .............. . 

Birdsfoot trefoil seed .... . 

Blackberries .......... . 

Black operators and 

other races. . . . . . .... . 

Blueberries ........... . 

Bluegrass seed, Kentucky .. 

State 

tables 

6,11,49 

44-50 

5,6,44-50 

3,6,11,15, 

44-50 

12,44-50 

40, 41, 44-50 

40,41 

42,44-50 

38 

42,44-50 

1,3,13,15,17, 

44-50 

14,44-50 

42 

14,44-50 

42 

40,41,44-50 

41,44-50 

41 

41,44-50 

39-41 , 44-50 

43 

17,22,26, 

44-50 

38 

40, 41,44-50 

39, 41, 44-50 

5,6,44-50 

41 

41 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

County 

tables 

3 

1 

5, 16 

3, 16 

10 

15,16,26 

26 

28 

18 

28 

28 

21 

27 

27 

1,8, 16 

26 

8 

28 

26 

21 

8 

28 

15,16,24 

31 

15,16,25 

25 

27 

27 

15,16,25 

30 

11, 16 

20 

15,16,25 

27 

26 

26 

29 

26 

29 

32-34 

29 

26 

Item 

B-Con. 

Boysenberries ......... . 

Broccoli. ............ . 

Broilers ............. . 

Bromegrass seed ....... . 

Broomcorn ........... . 

Brussels sprouts ........ . 

Buckwheat ........... . 

Bulbs .............. . 

Bulls, bull calves, steers, 

and steer calves ....... . 

Burros, donkeys, and mules. 

C 

Cabbage ............. . 

Cantaloups. . . . . . . . . . .. 

Carrots ............. . 

Castor beans .......... . 

Catfish sales .......... . 

Cattle and calves ....... . 

Cattle and calves sales, value 

Cauliflower .......... . 

Celery .............. . 

Chemicals, expenses ..... . 

Chemicals used ........ . 

Cherries ............. . 

Chickens 3 months old or 

older .............. . 

Chicory ............. . 

Chinchillas and their pelts .. 

Chinese cabbage ....... . 

Chinese or ming peas .... . 

Citrus fruit ........... . 

Clover seed. . . . . . . . ... . 

Clover seed, red ........ . 

Coal, wood, coke, etc., 

expenses ........... . 

Coffee .............. . 

Collards ............. . 

Colonies of bees ....... . 

Combines, grain and bean .. 

Commercially mixed 

formula feed purchased ... 

Commodity Credit 

Corporation loans ..... . 

Contract labor expenses . . . 

Corn, field ........... . 

Corn for grain sales, value .. 

Corn heads for combines ... 

State 

tables 

17 -20, 44-50 

43 

22,24-27, 

44-50 

38 

3, 17, 22-28, 

44-50 

11,17,23-28, 

44-50 

3,7,16,44-50 

16,44-50 

42,44-50 

17,18,20,44-50 

38 

42,44-50 

8,44-50 

42 

38 

14,44-50 

7,44-50 

6, 12,44-50 

3,7,44-50 

39-41 , 44-50 

11,44-50 

14,44-50 

County 

tables 

29 

27 

14,16 

26 

31 

27 

24 

30 

11, 16 

23 

27 

27 

27 

31 

21 

11, 16 

3,11,16 

27 

27 

6, 16 

7 

28 

14 

27 

23 

27 

27 

28 

26 

26 

6 

28 

27 

20 

8, 16 

6,16 

10 

6,16 

15, 16, 

24,31 

3, 16 

8 

INDEX 1 
(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item 

C-Con. 

Corn, sweet . . . . . . . . . . . 

Corn, sweet, for seed .... . 

Corporation, family held .. . 

Corporation, nonfamily 

held .............. . 

Corporation, type of 

organization ......... . 

Cotton ............. . 

Cotton sales, value ...... . 

Cottonpickers and strippers. 

Cow peas for dry peas .... . 

Cow peas, green ........ . 

Cows and heifers that had 

calved ............. . 

Cranberries ........... . 

Cropland for cover crops, 

legumes, and soil· 

improvement grasses .... . 

Cropland harvested ..... . 

Cropland harvested, 

irrigated ............ . 

Cropland idle ......... . 

Cropland in cultivated 

summer fallow ....... . 

Cropland on which all 

crops failed .......... . 

Cropland pastured ...... . 

Cropland total ........ . 

Crops, farms reporting, 

acres, production ...... . 

Cucumbers ........... . 

Currants ............ . 

Customwork, machine hire, 

and rental of machinery 

and equipment, expenses .. 

Customwork, machine work, 

and other agricultural 

services, income ....... . 

D 

Daikon 

Dairy cows (milk cows) ... 

Dairy products sales, value . 

Dates .............. . 

Dewberries ........... . 

Diesel fuel expenses ..... . 

Diesel fuel storage capacity . 

Dill for oil ........... . 

Direct sales income ..... . 

Disease control in crops 

and orchards ......... . 

Donkeys, burros, and mules. 

2 INDEX 

State 

tables 

41,44-50 

- 5,6,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

5 

39-41, 44-50 

11,44-50 

14,44-50 

-

-

17,22,24-27, 

44-50 

41 

1,44-50 

1-6, 39, 44-50 

2,3,44-50 

1,44-50 

1,44-50 

1,44-50 

1,44-50 

1-3,44-50 

39-50 

41 

-

7,44-50 

12,44-50 

- 3,17,22,27, 

44-50 

11,27,44-50 

-

-

8,9,44-50 

9 

-

6, 12,44-50 

16,44-50 

38 

County 

tables 

27 

31 

5, 16 

5, 16 

-

15,16,25 

3,16 

8 

25 

27 

11, 16 

29 

1 

1,2,4,5,16 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1, 16 

15,16, 

24-31 

27 

29 

6, 16 

10 

27 

11, 16 

3,11,16 

28 

29 

6 

6 

31 

10 

7 

23 

Item 

D-Con. 

Ducks .............. . 

Ducks, geese, and other 

poultry ............ . 

E 

Eggplant ........... . . 

Electricity expenses ...... 

Emmer and spelt ........ 

Endive ............... 

Energy expenses ........ 

Equipment and machinery 

Escarole .............. 

Ewes 1 year old or older ... 

Expenses, selected farm 

production ........... 

F 

Family held corporations .. 

Family or individual, type 

of organization ....... . 

Farms by age and principal 

occupation of operator ... 

Farms by age and principal 

occupation of operator for 

farms with sales of less 

than $20,000 ........ . 

Farms by size of farm .... . 

Farms by standard industrial 

classification ......... . 

Farms by tenure of operator 

Farms by type of 

organization ......... . 

Farms by value of agricu Itura I products so Id ... . 

Farms, number ........ . 

Fattened cattle sales ..... . 

Feed purchased ........ . 

Feeder pigs sales ....... . 

Female operators ....... . 

Fertilizer applied ....... . 

Fertilizer expenses ...... . 

Fescue seed .......... . 

Field seed crops ....... . 

Figs ............... . 

Filberts ............. . 

Fish sales ............ . 

Flaxseed ......... _ .. . 

Florist greens and flowers, 

cut ............... . 

Flower and vegetable seeds. 

State 

tables 

18 

- 8,44-50 

-

-

7,8,44-50 

3,13,14,44-50 

- 35-37, 44-50 

3,7-10,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

47 

4,6,44-50 

6,15,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

11,44-50 

1,3-6,15, 

44-50 

23,26,28, 

44-50 

3,7,44-50 

17,30,32-34, 

44-50 

5,6,44-50 

16,44-50 

3,7,16, 

44-50 

-

41 

-

42 

- 41,44-50 

43 

43 

County 

tables 

22 

14 

27 

6 

24 

27 

6, 16 

8, 16 

27 

13 

6, 16 

5,16 

5,16 

- 4, 16 

3, 16 

5, 16 

5, 16 

3,16 

1,3-5,16 

11, 16 

6, 16 

12, 16 

5 

7 

6, 16 

26 

26 

28 

28 

21 

24 

30 

30 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item 

F-Con. 

Flowering and foliage 

plants ............. . 

Flowers and florist greens, 

cut ............... . 

Foliage and flowering 

plants ............. . 

Forage harvesters ....... . 

Foxtail millet seed ...... . 

Fruit crops ........... . 

Fruits, nuts, and berries 

sales, value .......... . 

Fuel expenses ......... . 

Fuel oil expenses ....... . 

Fuel oil storage ... '..... . 

Full owners .......... . 

G 

Garlic .............. . 

Gas, natural, expenses ... . 

Gasoline and other petro· 

leum fuel and oil expenses. 

Gasol ine expenses ...... . 

Gasoline storage ....... . 

Geese .............. . 

Geese, ducks, and other 

poultry ............ . 

Ginger root .......... . 

Goat milk sales ........ . 

Goats .............. . 

Goats, Angora ......... . 

Goats, milk .......... . 

Goats, other .......... . 

Grain hay ............ . 

Grai n sales, value ....... . 

Grains .............. . 

Grapefru it . . . . . . . .... . 

Grapes .............. . 

Grass silage, haylage, and 

green chop hay ....... . 

Green chop hay, grass 

silage, haylage ........ . 

Greenhouse products .... . 

Greenhouse vegetables ... . 

Guar ............... . 

Guavas 

H 

Hay crops ........... . 

Hay, silage, and field seeds 

sales, value .......... . 

Haylage, grass silage, and 

green chop hay . . . . . . . . 

Hazelnuts ............ . 

Heifers and heifer calves .. . 

State 

tables 

43 

43 

43 

14,44-50 

42 

11,44-50 

8,9,44-50 

8,9,44-50 

9 

5,6,44-50 

8,44-50 

7-9,44-50 

8,9,44-50 

9 

18 

38 

38,44-50 

38 

38 

38 

40,41 

11,44-50 

41,44-50 

42 

42,44-50 

40,41,44-50 

40,41,44-50 

39,43 

43 

42 

39-41 , 44-50 

11,44-50 

40, 41,44-50 

22,24-27, 

44-50 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

County 

tables 

30 

30 

30 

8 

26 

15,16,28 

3,16 

6 

6 

6 

5,16,33 

27 

6 

6,16 

6 

6 

22 

14 

31 

17 

23 

18 

17 

23 

26 

3, 16 

24 

28 

28 

26 

26 

30 

30 

31 

28 

26 

3, 16 

26 

28 

11, 16 

Item 

H-Con. 

Hens and pullets of laying 

age ............... . 

Herbs .............. . 

Hired farm labor expenses .. 

Hogs and pigs . . . . . . . . .. 

Hogs and pigs sales ...... . 

Hogs, litters farrowed .... . 

Honey sales .......... . 

Honey tangerines ....... . 

Honeydew melons ...... . 

Hops ......... , ..... . 

Horses and ponies ...... . 

Income from direct sales ... 

Income from machine work, 

customwork, and other 

agricultural services ..... 

Individual or family, type of 

organization ......... . 

Insects, chemical control. .. 

Interest expense ....... . 

Irish potatoes ......... . 

Irrigated farms and acres .. . 

Irrigation water source ... . 

K 

Kale ............... . 

Kenaf .............. . 

Kentucky bluegrass seed .. . 

Kerosene and fuel oil 

expenses ........... . 

Kiwifruit ............ . 

Kumquats 

L 

Labor .............. . 

Land and buildings, value .. 

Land in farms ......... . 

Land owned .......... . 

Land rented from others .. . 

Land rented to others. . . . . 

Land set aside in federal 

farm programs ........ . 

Land use ............ . 

Lemons ............. . 

Lentils .............. . 

Lespedeza seed . . . . . . . . . 

State 

tables 

17,18,20, 

44-50 

3,7,10, 

44-50 

3, 17, 29-34, 

44-50 

11, 17,30, 

32-34,44-50 

31,34,44-50 

38 

17, 38, 44-50 

6,12,44-50 

12,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

16,44-50 

3,7,44-50 

39-41, 44-50 

1-4,44-50 

2 

8,9,44-50 

3,7, 10,44-50 

1,3,44-50 

1-6, 44-50 

44-50 

44-50 

44-50 

44-50 

1,3,4,44-50 

42 

41 

County 

tables 

14, 16 

31 

6,9,16 

12, 16 

3,12, 16 

12 

20 

28 

27 

31 

13 

10 

10 

5, 16 

7 

6,16 

15,16,25 

2,16 

2 

27 

31 

26 

6 

28 

28 

6,9,16 

1, 16 

1,4,5,16 

1 

1 

28 

25 

26 

INDEX 3 
(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item 

L-Con. 

Lettuce and romaine .... . 

Lima beans, dry ....... . 

Lima beans, green ...... . 

Lime applied ......... . 

Limes .............. . 

Litters farrowed ....... . 

Livestock and livestock 

products sold ........ . 

Livestock and poultry ... . 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased ........... . 

Livestock, pou Itry, and 

their products sales, value. 

Loans, Commodity Credit 

Corporation ......... . 

Loganberries .......... . 

Lotus root ........... . 

LP gas, butane, propane 

expenses ........... . 

LP gas, butane, propane, 

storage capacity. . . . . . . . 

M 

Macadamia nuts ....... . 

Machine hire, rental of 

machinery and equipment, 

and customwork expenses. 

Machine work, customwork, 

and other agricultural 

services, income ....... . 

Machinery and equipment .. 

Male operators ........ . 

Mangoes ............ . 

Melons ............. . 

Milk cows (dairy cows) ... . 

Milk goats ........... . 

Millet, proso .......... . 

Millet seed, foxtail ...... . 

Mink and their pelts ..... . 

Mint for oil .......... . 

Mohair sales .......... . 

Motor oil and grease 

expenses ........... . 

Motortrucks, including 

pickups ............ . 

Mower conditioners ..... . 

Mules, burros, and donkeys. 

Mungbeans for beans .... . 

Mushrooms .......... . 

Mustard cabbage ....... . 

Mustard greens ........ . 

Mustard seed ......... . 

4 INDEX 

State 

tables 

41 

41 

16,44-50 

31,34,44-50 

11, 17, 44-50 

17 

7,44-50 

3,6,11,17, 

44-50 

6, 12,44-50 

8,9,44-50 

9 

42 

7,44-50 

12,44-50 

3,13,14,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

3,17,22,27, 

44-50 

38 

38 

38 

8,44-50 

14,44-50 

14,44-50 

38 

43 

County 

tables 

27 

25 

27 

7 

28 

12 

3,16 

6, 16 

3, 16 

10,36 

29 

31 

6 

6 

28 

6, 16 

10 

8, 16 

5 

28 

27 

11, 16 

17 

24 

26 

19 

31 

18 

6 

8, 16 

8 

23 

31 

30 

27 

27 

24 

Item 

N 

Natural gas expenses .... . 

Nectarines ........... . 

Nematode control in crops. 

Nonfamily held 

corporations ......... . 

Number of farms ....... . 

Nursery and greenhouse 

products ........... . 

Nursery and greenhouse 

products sales, value ..... 

Nursery products-shrubs, 

trees, etc ............ . 

o 

Oat sales, value ........ . 

Oats for grain ......... . 

Occupation of operator .. . 

Off·farm work by operator. 

Okra ............... . 

Olives .............. . 

Onions, dry and green ... . 

Operator characteristicsresidence, age, race, 

occupation, off·farm work, 

sex, Spanish origin ..... . 

Oranges ............. . 

Orchardgrass seed ...... . 

Orchards ............ . 

Organization of farm .... . 

Other field crops sales, value. 

Other grains sales, value ... 

Other livestock and livestock 

products sales, value .... . 

Other poultry ......... . 

Owned land .......... . 

p 

Papayas ............. . 

Parsley ............. . 

Part owners .......... . 

Partnership, type of 

organization ......... . 

Passion fru it . . . . . . . ... . 

Pastureland and grazing 

land .............. . 

Pastureland and other land 

irrigated ............ . 

Payroll and employment .. . 

Peaches ............. . 

Peanuts for nuts ....... . 

Pears ............... . 

Peas, Austrian winter .... . 

Peas, Chinese or ming .... . 

State 

tables 

8,44-50 

16,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

1,3-6, 15, 

44-50 

39,43 

County 

tables 

8 

28 

7 

5, 16 

1,3-5,16 

30 

11,43 3,15,16,30 

43 

11,44-50 

40,41 

5,6,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

41 

5,6,44-50 

42 

39-42 

5,6,44-50 

11,44-50 

11,44-50 

11 , 38, 44-50 

44-50 

42 

5,6,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

1-3,44-50 

2,44-50 

10,44-50 

42,44-50 

39-41, 44-50 

42 

30 

3,16 

15,16,24 

5,16 

5,16 

27 

28 

27 

5,16 

28 

26 

15,16,28 

5,16 

3, 16 

3, 16 

3,16 

22 

28 

27 

5,16,33 

5,16 

28 

2 

9, 16 

28 

15,16,25 

28 

26 

27 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item 

P-Con. 

Peas, dry edible ........ . 

Peas, green ........... . 

Pecans .............. . 

Peppers ............. . 

Persimmons .......... . 

Petroleum products 

expenses ........... . 

Pheasants ............ . 

Pickup balers ......... . 

Pigeons or squab ....... . 

Pimientos ............ . 

Pineapples ........... . 

Pistachios ............ . 

Plums .............. . 

Pomegranates ......... . 

Ponies and horses ...... . 

Popcorn ............. . 

Potatoes, Irish ......... . 

Potatoes, sweet ........ . 

Poultry and poultry prod· 

ucts sales, value ....... . 

Poultry hatched ....... . 

Principal occupation of 

operator ............ . 

Production expenses .... . 

Proso millet .......... . 

Prunes .............. . 

Pullets .............. . 

Pumpkins ............ . 

Q 

Quail. .... , ......... . 

R 

Rabbits and their pelts ... . 

Race of operator ....... . 

Radishes ............ . 

Rangeland ........... . 

Rapeseed ............ . 

Raspberries .......... . 

Red clover seed ........ . 

Redtop seed .......... . 

Residence of operator ... . 

Rhubarb ............ . 

Rice ............... . 

Romaine and lettuce .... . 

Rye for grain ......... . 

Ryegrass seed ......... . 

S 

Safflower ............ . 

Sales of agricultural 

products ........... . 

State 

tables 

41 

41,44-50 

42,44-50 

7,8,44-50 

14,44-50 

39,41,44-50 

42 

17,38,44-50 

41 

39--41 , 44-50 

39,41,44-50 

3,11,17,20, 

44-50 

5,6,44-50 

3,7-10,44-50 

42 

19,20,44-50 

38 

6,44-50 

1,44-50 

41 

41 

5,6,44-50 

40,41,44-50 

41 

41,44-50 

3,6, 11, 15, 

44-50 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

County 

tables 

25 

27 

28 

27 

28 

6,16 

22 

8 

22 

27 

31 

28 

28 

28 

13 

24 

15,16,25 

25 

3,14,16 

22 

5, 16 

6,16 

24 

28 

14 

27 

22 

23 

34 

27 

1 

31 

29 

26 

26 

5,16 

27 

15,16,24 

27 

24 

15,16,26 

24 

3, 16 

Item 

S-Con. 

Salt hay ............. . 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and 

trees purchased . . . . . . .. 

Set aside programs, acreage. 

Sex of operator ........ . 

Shallots ............. . 

Sheep and lambs ........ . 

Sheep and lambs shorn .... 

Sheep, lambs, and wool 

sales, value .......... . 

Size of farm, average .... . 

Small grain hay ........ . 

Snap beans, bush and pole .. 

Sod ................ . 

Sorghum ............ . 

Sorghum for grain sales, 

value .............. . 

Southern peas (cowpeas), 

dry ............... . 

Southern peas (cowpeas), 

green .............. . 

Soybeans ............ . 

Soybeans sales, value .... . 

Spanish origin, operators of. 

Spelt and emmer ....... . 

Spinach ............. . 

Squash ............. . 

Standard industrial classification of farms . . . . . ... 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, 

State 

tables 

3,7,44-50 

44-50 

5,6,44-50 

3, 17, 35-37, 

44-50 

35-37, 44-50 

11, 17, 35-37, 

44-50 

1,44-50 

40,41 

41,44-50 

43 

39,41,44-50 

11,44-50 

39, 41, 44-50 

11,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

6,15,44-50 

and bull calves. . . . . . . .. 22, 24-27,44-50 

Storage, selected petroleum. 9 

Strawberries. . . . . . . . . . . 40, 41 

Sudangrass seed. . . . . .. . .. .. -

Sugar beets. . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 41, 44-50 

Sugarcane . . . . . . . . . . . . 39--41,44-50 

Sunflower seed. . . . . . . . . 41, 44-50 

Sweet corn. . . . . . . . . . . . 41 , 44-50 

Sweet corn for seed ..... . 

Sweetpotatoes . . . . . . . . . 

T 

Tame dry hay ......... . 

Tangelos ............ . 

Tangerines ........... . 

Taro ............... . 

Tenant operated farms ... . 

Tenure of operator ..... . 

Timothy seed . . . . . . . .. . 

Tobacco ............ . 

Tobacco sales, value ..... . 

Tomatoes ............ . 

Tractors, wheel ........ . 

39, 41, 44-50 

40,41,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

39-41, 44-50 

11,44-50 

41,44-50 

14,44-50 

County 

tables 

31 

6 

1 

5 

27 

13, 16 

13 

3,13,16 

1, 16 

26 

27 

30 

15,16,24 

3, 16 

25 

27 

15,16,25 

3,16 

35 

24 

27 

27 

3, 16 

11, 16 

6 

29 

26 

15, 16, 25 

15, 16, 25 

24 

27 

31 

25 

15,16,26 

28 

28 

31 

5,16,33 

5,16,33 

26 

15,16,25 

3, 16 

27 

8,16 

INDEX 5 
(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item 

T-Con. 

T riticale .............. 

Tropical and baitfish sales .. 

Trout sales ............ 

Trucks, including pickups .. 

Turkeys .............. 

T 

T 

T 

T 

V 

urnip greens .......... 

urnips .............. 

ype of farm .......... 

ype of organization ..... 

V 

alue of agricultural 

products sold ......... 

V 

V 

alue of land and buildings. 

alue of machinery and 

equipment ........... 

V 

V 

V 

egetable and flower seeds. 

egetables, greenhouse .... 

egetables harvested for 

sale ................ 

6 INDEX 

State County 

tables tables 

- 24 

- 21 

- 21 

14,44-50 8,16 

17,18,21,44-50 14 

- 27 

- 27 

6,15,44-50 3,16 

5,6,44-50 5, 16 

3,6,11,15, 3,16 

44-50 

1,3,15,44-50 1, 16 

3, 13, 15,44-50 8, 16 

43 30 

43 30 

39-41 , 44-50 15,16,27 

Item State County 

tables tables 

V-Con. 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and 

melons sales, value ...... 11,44-50 3, 16 

Vetch seed ............ - 26 

W 

Wages paid to farm workers. 3,7,10,44-50 6,9,16 

Walnuts, English ........ 42,44-50 28 

Watercress ............ - 27 

Watermelons ........... 41 27 

Weeds, chemical control ... 16,44-50 7 

Wheat for grain ......... 39-41 , 44-50 15,16,24 

Wheat sales, value ....... 11,44-50 3, 16 

Wheatgrass seed ......... - 26 

Wheel tractors .......... 14,44-50 8,16 

Wild hay ............. 41,44-50 26 

Wild rice ............. - 24 

Woodland ............ 1,44-50 1 

Wool, pounds shorn ...... 35-37, 44-50 13 

Work off·farm by operator . 5,6,44-50 5, 16 

Workers on farms ....... 10,44-50 9 

Worms ............... 38 23 

Wormseed oil .......... - 31 

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