Volume 1 tv Data State and Coun 

Rh3~de Island 

AC78-A-39 

1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

U S. Department 0 f Commerce 

B~REAU OF THE CENSUS 



1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

Issued March 1981 

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U.S. Department of Commerce 

Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary 

Courtenay M. Slater, 

Chief Economist 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Daniel B. Levine, 

Acting Director 

Volume 1 

State and County Data 

Part 39 

Rhode Island 

AC78-A-39 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Daniel B. Levine, Acting Director 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for 

Economic Fields 

Richard B. Quanrud, Assistant Director for 

Economic and Agriculture Censuses 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Arnold L. Bollenbacher, Chief 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-Many persons participated in the various 

activities of the 1978 Census of Agriculture. Primary direction was by 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for Economic Fields, and Richard B. 

Quanrud, 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) and Arnold L. 

Bollenbacher, his successor. Arnold l. Bollenbacher, assisted by 

Thomas D. Monroe, Donald R. Jahnke, and John A. Blackledge, was 

directly responsible for data content of the tables, analysis of the data, 

and clerical and computer edit, and tabulation specifications. William A. 

Harlan, Arion M. Scott, and James C. Vogelsang, directed the resolution 

of problems with individual census reports. 

John E. Adkins, assisted by Stephen M. Schobel, Loyd C. Brown, 

Billy E. Stark, Lowell Wrucke, Sharon C. Spivey, Martin S. Harahush, 

Ralph A. Graham, Avon B. Floyd, Kent C. Hoover, and Lee Smallwood, 

was directly responsible for the systems and processing procedures, 

including preparation of control systems, clerical procedures, and computer programs. Dana E. Moore and Jay A. Johnson were responsible 

for the photocomposition system. Bobbie E. catlin and Paulette M. 

Bonchak were directly responsible for table preparation and publication standards used. Mittie Buchanan, Industry Division (to May 1980), 

and Helen R. Pugh, her successor, were responsible for coding the Linotron table formats for publication. carl N. McAllister coordinated the 

final preparation of the tables. Virginia Crockett, Regina E. Lindsey, 

and Karin G. Bauer provided editorial services. 

Charles E. Rogers, assisted by D. Dean Prochaska, and David D. 

Chapman, with the additional assistance of Jane Y. Dea and Tommy W. 

Gaulden, was directly responsible for mailing list acquisition and unduplication, design of sampling procedures for the direct enumeration sample 

and the sample from the mail list, sampling variability estimates, statistical adjustment for nonresponse, monitoring of processing, and evaluation of coverage. Albert W. Graybill was responsible for the preparation 

of the operational procedures for the collection and processing of the 

direct enumeration sample data. 

George E. Pierce, assisted by Patricia A. Clark and Richard R. Storm, 

was directly responsible for overall census planning, the Farm and Ranch 

Identification Survey, and development of the data collection forms and 

followup letters. J. Thomas Miller, Consultant, assisted in the design and 

content of the data collection forms and followup letters, specifications 

for publication tables, and preparation of text. 

Don l. Adams, Chief, Data Preparation Division, Jeffersonville, Ind., 

assisted by Patricia M. Clark, Rebecca Lamon, George Wilson, William L. 

Pangburn, Les Brown, Darrell L. Farabee, and Keith Lacey, was directly 

responsible for clerical and data-key ing operations, and labeling, sorting, 

and distribution of the mail and direct enumeration census forms. 

The direct enumeration activities were administered by the Field 

Division, under Forrest P. cawley, Chief, with the assistance of Darren F. 

Althouse and Thomas J. Manning and the 12 directors of the Bureau's 

Regional Offices. 

The computer processing facilities used were under the general supervision of C. ThomasDiNenna,Chief, Computer Operations Division. 

Forms design was performed under the general supervision of Henry J. 

Husmann, Chief, Administrative Services Division, assisted by Albert W. 

Cosner, Cathern S. Kline, and Irene A. Grey. 

Within the Publications Services Division, many individuals made 

significant contributions in the areas of publication planning and design, 

editorial review, composition, and printing procurement. 

Important contributions were made by the members of the Census 

Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics'in establishing data needs 

and priorities for collection and publ ication of the information. Other 

representatives of both public and private organizations also made 

significant recommendations and suggestions. 

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

provided advice and counsel during the planning, data collecting, and 

processing phases of the census and assisted farmers and ranchers who 

requested help in completing the report form. 

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

most helpful in publicizing the census and encouraging cooperation of 

farm and ranch operators. John W. Ternus and Douglas J. Miller, Agriculture Division, and Richard D. Ritter, Public Information Office, were 

primarily responsible for developing and coordinating the public relations 

program. 

Special tribute is paid to the: millions of farm and ranch operators 

and other agriculture-associated people who furnished the information 

requested in the census. Only through their cooperation was it possible 

to collect and publish the data in this report. 

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data 

United States. Bureau of the Census. 

1978 census of agriculture. 

Supt, of Docs. no.: L 3.31/ 

CONTENTS: v. 1. State and county data.-v. 2. Statistics by subject.-

v.3. Agricultural services: [etc.l 

1. Agriculture-United States-Statistics. I. Title. II. Title: Census of 

agriculture. 

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CONTENTS 

Introduction ...................................... . 

Highl ights of the State's Agriculture: 1978 and 1974 ............. . 

State Map 

CHARTS 

1. Changes in State's Agriculture: 1978 From 1974 ................. . 

2. Profile of State's Agriculture. 1978 ........................ . 

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4. 

5. 

Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 .............. . 

Farms by Valueof Sales: 1978 ............................... . 

Value of Products Sold by Size of Sales: 1978 

PATTERN MAPS 

Land in Farms by County: 1978 

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2. Average Size of F arm by County: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. XV 

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Value of Land and Buildings by County: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. XVI 

Value of Agricultural Products Sold by County: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. XVI 

Milk Cows Inventory by County: 1978 .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. XVII 

Chickens 3 Months Old or Older Inventory by County: 1978 ............. ,...... XVII 

Vegetables Harvested by County: 1978 ................................... XV III 

Value of Nursery and Greenhouse Products Sold by County: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. X V" I 

TABLES 

.. CHAPTER 1'. State Data 

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Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1945 to 1978 ........................... . 

Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978, 1974, 

and 1969 ................ '.' ..................................... . 

Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 .............. . 

Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978,1974, and 1969 ..... . 

Operators by Type of Organization for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978, 1974, 

and,l969 ...................................................... . 

Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978,. 1974, and 1969 ...................... . 

Expenses for Energy and Petroleum Products: 1978, 1974, and 1969 ............. o •••• 

Fuel Expenses, Quantity Purchased,~and Storage Capacity: 1978 ................... . 

Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Expenses: 1978,1974, and 1969 ............ . 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978, 1974, and-1969 ................. . 

Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

Income From Machine Work, Customwbrk, and Other Agricultural Services: 1978, 1974, 

and 1969 ....................................................... . 

Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1978 .... . 

Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 ...... 0 ••••••••••••••••••••• 

Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 ............ . 

Irrigation: 1978, 1974, and 1969 ........................................ . 

Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1978 .................. . 

Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978,1974, and 1969 ............. 0 •••• 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 ................................ . 

Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 ......................... . 

Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 ............................ . 

Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 ........................ . 

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TABLES-Con. Page 

CHAPTER l-Con. 

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Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974. 

Fish Sales: 1978 .......... . 

Crops Harvested: 1978 and 1974 ..................................... . 

Specified Crops Harvested-Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1978 ...... . 

Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1978 and 1974 

Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978 ...... . 

Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978 ........................ . 

Summary by Type of Organization: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. . 

Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978. . . . . . . . . .. . ........ . 

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

$20,000: 1978 ........................................... . 

33. Summary by Sizeot Fa'rm: 1978 .. 

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34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 

35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 

Chapter 2. County Summary Data 

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Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974 ....... . 

Land Use: 1978 ................ , ........... . 

Irrigation: 1978 ............ . 

Farms by Tenure of Operator: 1978 ..... 

Farms and Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 .. 

Characteristics of Operators: 1978 .......... . 

Farms by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1978 ............. . 

Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1978 ............................. . 

Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 ...................... . 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for All Farms: 1978 ................... . 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978. '" 

Selected Farm Product ion Expenses: 1978 ............................ . 

Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 1978 ............... . 

Hired Farm Labor-Expenses and Number of Workers: 1978 ........... . 

Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment: 1978 ................... . 

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

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Hogs and Pigs-I nventory and Sales: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 111 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ................... , .... , ... ,.......... 111 

Broilers Sold by Number Per Farm: 1978 ....................... , .... , ..... ,. 112 

Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 .. , ...................... , . . . . . .. 112 

Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ........... , ............... ,. . . . . . 112 

Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ........... , ........ , ........... Not shown 

Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ................. , ....... , .. Not shown 

Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ..... , .......... , . . . . . . . .. 112 

Fish Sales: 1978 ................................................. Not shown 

Miscellaneous Pou Itry-Inventory and Sales: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 113 

27. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-I nventory and Sales: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . .. 113 

28. Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978 , ................... , 113 

29. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978 .. 114 

30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978 ......................... , 114 

31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 ..................... , 114 

32. Fruits and Nuts: 1978 ............ , ...................... ,.,.......... 116 

33. Berries: 1978 ......... , ...................... . 116 

34. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 

35. Other Crops: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Not shown 

36. Operator Response to Land Held Under Foreign Ownership: 1978 ............... , Not shown 

37. Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 1978. . . . . . . .. 117 
CONTE NTS-Contin ued v 

TABLES-Con. 

CHAPTER 2-Con. 

38. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 117 

39. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 

40. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 

41. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 118 

42. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1978 ...................................... Not shown 

43. Female Operators: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 

CHAPTER 3. Individual County Data [The following tables are common to the State and each county) 

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 119 

Farms Not on Mail List . . . . . . . . . . .. 124 

Bristol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 129 

Kent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 134 

APPENDIXES 

Newport ............ : . . . . . . . .. 139 

Providence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 144 

Washington .................... 149 

A. General Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. A-l 

B. Farms by Current and Prior Definitionsand Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 " B-1 

C. Comparison of 1974 Farm Counts With 1978 Farm Counts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. C·l 

D. Report Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I n d e x -1 

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

VII 

INTRODUCTION 

Page 

HISTORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 

FARM DEFINITION ............................. VII 

METHOD OF ENUMERATION ...................... VII 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA ....................... VII 

USE OF SAMPLING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

GRAPHICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

TABULAR PRESENTATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... VIII 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ................. VIII 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS ................... VIII 

HISTORY 

The census of agriculture provides a periodic statistical 

picture of the Nation's farming, ranching, and related activities. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture is the 21 st 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. From 1840 to 1950, an agriculture 

census was taken as part of the decennial census of population. 

A 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. Thereafter, the agriculture 

census will revert to a 5-year cycle. 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED 

The census of agriculture is authorized under the provisions 

of title 13, United States Code. Section 142(a) provides for the 

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

after 1983. Section 191 provides that the census shall include 

each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 

the Virgin Islands. A census of agriculture will be conducted in 

American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands in conjunction with the 1980 Ce~sus of Population and Housing. 

FARM DEFINITION 

Since 1850, when minimum criteria defining a farm for 

census purposes were first established, the farm definition has 

been changed nine times, as the Nation has grown and changed. 

The current definition was announced on August 12, 1975, in 

accordance with a joint agreement between the U.S. Depart· 

ment of Agriculture, the Office of Management and Budget, and 

the Bureau of the Census. It defines a farm, for statistical 

purposes, as 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 

county reports) counted as a farm 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. 

METHOD OF ENUMERATION 

Evaluation studies of the 1969 and 1974 censuses, which 

were conducted primarily by mail, indicated that the 

administrative lists used to create the census mailing list were 

not adequate to assure complete coverage in the census. Also, 

censuses prior to 1969, conducted by direct enumeration, had 

been found by evaluation studies (conducted since 1950) to be 

progressively less and less complete, as in~reased mobility of 

farm operators led to increases in the numbers of nonresident 

operators, operators farming on a part-time basis, and operators 

farming two or more separate tracts. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture was conducted primarily by 

mail for maximum economy, supplemented by a personal 

canvass of a statistical area segment sample for maximum 

completeness of coverage. The area segment sample, which 

consists of selected geographic areas completely canvassed by 

direct enumeration, provides reliable estimates for States of the 

number and characteristics of any farms not represented in the 

mail portion of the census. Estimates for such farms are an 

integral part of the State totals published for the 1978 census. 

The direct enumeration sample estimates are statistically reliable 

only for State totals and have not been allocated to counties. 

Appendix A provides a more detailed description of how the 

1978 census was taken and includes a discussion of census 

coverage. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

State totals for 1978 are not directly comparable with totals 

for 1974 or earlier censuses as they include data for farm operations represented on the mail list plus estimates from the direct 

enumeration sample for farms not represented on the mail list. 

The 1974 State level data include only operations represented 

on the mail list. 

Coverage evaluation studies for the 1974 census indicated 

that 10.7 percent of all farms were not included in the census. 

Farms missed in the census were usually small and accounted 

for less than 3 percent of the total value of a!Jricultural products 

sold and less than 6 percent of the land in farms. The proportion of farms missed in the 1974 census was generally higher in 
VIII INTRODUCTION-Continued 

States having a large proportion of small farms and urbanized 

areas having a sizable number of part·time farms. Farm 

counts for 1974, adjusted for the net undercount, are shown in 

appendix C. 

County level data on acreages and inventories for 1978 and 

1974 are generally comparable; however, improvements in the 

coverage of the 1978 census, especially of smaller farms, should 

be taken into consideration when comparing farm counts. 

USE OF SAMPLING 

Two types of sampling were used for data collection 

for the 1978 census. I n addition to the State estimates from 

the direct enumeration sample discussed previously, data 

for items in sections 22 through 27 of the census report 

form were collected from only a sample of farms. Data based on 

a sample are subject to sampling errOL Detailed discussions of 

the census report forms, the use of sampling, and estimates of 

sampling error are included in appendix A. 

GRAPHICS 

Several charts and maps presented on the following pages 

show selected agricultural statistics for this State. The items in 

the charts and the first four maps are presented for all States. 

The last four maps present data of particular importance to this 

State. 

TABULAR PRESENTATION 

State data-I n chapter 1, State tables 1 through 28 show 

detailed State level data usually accompanied by historical data 

for one or more censuses. Tables 29 through 35 provide 1978 

State data cross·tabulated by various farm classifications. 

County summary data-Selected data items are presented by 

county in chapter 2. Tables 1 through 15 include general data 

such as land in farms, size of farms, land use, operator 

characteristics, expenses, and machinery and equipment- Inven· 

tory and sales data for livestock, poultry, and animal specialties 

are contained in tables 16 through 27 and detailed crop data in 

tables 28 through 35. Tables 36 through 43 present data on 

foreign ownership, income from customwork, direct sales to 

consumers, operators by racial group, and female operators. 

Individual county data-F ive pages of tables are presented in 

chapter 3 for each county with 10 farms or more in 1978- The 

tables include final data for each county and are more 

comprehensive than those in the prel iminary reports. Data are 

provided for all farms and for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more for both 1978 and 1974. 

This chapter also includes a set of similar tables for the State 

as a whole and for those farms in the State not on the mailing 

list and not included in county tables. 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS 

Preliminary reports have been published separately for all 

counties in the United States with 10 farms or more in 1978, 

each State, the four geographic regions, and the United States. 

This series provided, at the earliest possible date, information on 

major data items, with comparable final data from the 1974 

census. The data items were standard for each State and county 

except in table 3 where the selected crops varied by State 

according to their relative importance in the State. The State 

preliminary report also included a full set of tables providing 

data derived from the direct enumeration sample on the esti· 

mated number and characteristics of farms not included in 

county totals because they were not represented on the mailing 

list. 

For major data items at the county level differences between 

the preliminary and final figures are in general less than 5 

percent. At the State level, differences are significantly less. 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES 

In keeping with the provisions of title 13, United States 

Code, data that would disclose the operations of an individual 

farm are not published. However, the number of farms in a 

given size category or other classification is not considered a 

disclosure. Appendix A presents additional information on 

disclosure rules. 

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. 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 

The following abbreviations and symbols are used through· 

out the tables: 

Zero. 

(D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing information for 

individual farms. 

(X) Not applicable. 

(Z) Less than half of the unit reported. 

(NA) Not available. 

* Independent city. 
Highlights of the State1s Agriculture: 

1978 

Total 

Forms _______________________________________ number_ - 866 

- 74585 

86 - 24997 -

- 29 

Land in farms __________________________________ ocres_ 

Average size of form ________________________ ocres_ 

Harvested cropklOd ____________________________ ocres_ 

Average per form ___________________________ ocres_ 

Form s by size: 1 to 49 acres _______________________________ number_ - 437 50 to 499 ocreL ____________________________ number_ - 415 500 to 999 acres ____________________________ number_ - 10 1.000 acres or more _________________________ number_ - 4 

Value of land and buildings;1 Average per form __________________________ dollars_ - 209667 Average per acre ___________________________ dollars_ - 2 370 

- 16 116 

- 18 610 

Value of machinery and equipment on farms 1 _______ $1.000_ 

Average per form __________________________ dollars-

- 26448 

- 30 541 

- 15 738 

- 18 173 

- 7478 

- 8635 

- 3 232 

- 3 732 

Value of agricultural products sold ________________ $1,000_ 

Average per form __________________________ dollors_ 

Crops sold __________________________________ $1.000_ 

Average per form __________________________ dollars_ 

livestock and livestock products sold ____________ $ I ,000_ 

Average per form ------- ___________________ dollars_ 

Poultry and poultry products sold _______________ $1,000_ 

Average per form __________________________ doJlarL 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 

- 343 

- 225 

- 158 

- 85 

- 31 

- 21 

- 3 

less than $2,500 ____________________________ number_ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________ number_ 

$10,000 to $39,999 __________________________ number_ 

$40,000 to $99,999 __________________________ number_ 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ number_ 

$200,000 or more ___________________________ number_ 

Abnormal forms ____________________________ number_ 

- 381 

- 1 103 

- 3 588 

- 5 450 

- 4 183 

- II 720 

- 23 

Volue of agricultural products sold by forms having sales of- less than $2,500 _____________________________ $1,000_ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________ $1,000_ 

$10,000 to $39,999 ___________________________ $1,000_ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________ $1;000_ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________ $1,000_ 

$200,000 or morL ___________________________ $1.000_ 

Abnormal farms _____________________________ $1,000_ 

Form production expenses for selected items:1 

- 5058 

- 829 

- 1 129 

- 596 

- 1 522 

- 4584 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________________ $1,000_ 

Seeds, bulbs, piants, and trees _________________ $1.000_ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________ $1,000_ 

Other agricultural chemicals-___________________ $1,000_ 

Petroleum products-gasoline, diesel, etc. ________ $1,000_ Hired farm lobar _____________________________ $1,000_ 

- 10068 

- 6557 

- 2493 

- 257 669 

livestock and poultry inventory: Cottle and calveL ___________________________ number_ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ number_ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________ number_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ________________ number_ 

Crops harvested: 

- 3 590 

- 3 536 

Corn for all purposes __________________________ ocres_ Irish potatoes ________________________________ acreL 

- 915316 

- II 804 

hundredweight_ Hay crops ___________________________________ ocres_ 

- 22 842 

- 2 249 

tons, dry_ All vegetables harvested for sale _________________ acres_ 

'Not fully comparable because of direct enumeration sample In 1978 toto Is; see text. 21978 doto ore bosed on 0 sample of farms; see text. 

1978 and 1974 

All farms 

1974' 

Not on moil list Total 

192 597 

8 352 61 068 44 102 I 293 21 422 7 36 

III 285 

8~1 295

1 15 

2 

115 698 153 390 2660 1 500 

1 473 11 378 7 670 19 059 

6911 22 219 3 598 37 218 527 12 121 2744 20 303 161 6 774 837 11 347 

3 3 300 16 5 528 

I I 137 

48 184/ 124 5 155 

2 

~~/ -

- 22 (Xl 3 

128 1 191 1 

258/ 623 155 3 618 150 5 196 - 3 373 

- 9 156 (Xl 63 

117 5 0681 96 909 34 1 217 17 501 194 833 122 3 729 

637 II 200 I 416 5 029 28 1 484 1 648 283 254 

170 3 312 2 4 344 240 932 755 1 181 8 6891 1 928 17 421 41 (NAli 

forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974' 

Totof Not on moil lis t Total 

520 55 419 

50 107 I 493 44 674 

96 27 107 

21 570 263 19858 

41 5 47 

239 41 176 

271 

I~I 229 

9 14 

1 -

250 922 156 505 164 952 

2483 5 765 1 547 

12 822 446 9 513 

24 657 8 117 22 704 

26 044 5631 21 973 

50 084 10234 52 442 15 589 498 II 988 

29 979 9063 28611 

7 246 64 6 697 

13 935 1 171 15 983 

3 208 - 3 275 6 170 - 7816 

I - - 9 225 48 124 158 5 155 85 2 85 31 - 24 21 - 22 (Xl (Xl (Xl 

I 8 1 - - I 103 258 623 3 588 155 3618 5 450 150 5 196 4 183 - 3373 11 720 - 9 156 (Xl (Xl DO 

4 757 36 4998 1 

815 90 899 1 072 16 1 194 570 10 493 1 429 169 798 4 495 117 3672 

8 570 107

1 10 416 6 084 69 4 832 662 - 294 252 648 207 280 978 

3 303 - 3 234 3 518 1 4 338 914 101 40 931 647 8 800 328

1 

7 377 18 459 541 15 432 2 150 14 i 1 810 

IX 
KENT 

WASHINGTON 

RHODE ISLAND 

PROVIDENCE 

SCALE 

o 5 10 MIL.ES 

~C========~========~ 

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
XI 

~----------------------------------------------

RHODE ISLAND 

Chart 1. 

Changes in State's Agriculture: 1978 From 1974 Mail portion 

Area sample 

NurriJer of farms 

Land in farms 

Harvested cropland 

Farms by size: 

1 to 49 acres 

50 to 499 acres 

500 to 999 acres 

1,000 to 1,999 acres 

2,000 acres or more 

Value of land 

and buildings 

Value of agricultural procfucts sold 

Crops 

Uvestock 

Poultry 

Farms by value of sales: 

$100,000 or more 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$5,000 to $9,999 

$2,500 to $4,999 

Less than $2,500 

Selected farm 

production expenses: 

Feed purchased 

Fertilizer 

Other chemicals 

Hired farm labor 

Gasoline and petroleum 

Estimated v~lue of 

machinery and equipment 

1 

1 

I 1 

I 1 

50.0 

L 

1 

1 

I I 

o 50 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

66.7 

I ~45.1 I 

I 122.1 

1 

1 116.7 

II 153.3 

1 140.7 

'I 119.0 

1 1 129.~ 

110.4 

97.9 

113.0 

98.8 

197.8 

109.7 

F: 'T 

99.8 

92.7 

:j 119.1 

1 122.9 

1 1 ~1.6 

I 

100 150 

As percent of 1974 

1198.3 

l 1 ~0.6 

1 171.2 

1 18 17.0 

-:.'-.-. 1 182 7 

200 250 
XII 

RHODE ISLAND 

Chart 2. 

Profile of State's Agriculture: 1978 

Farms by size: 

1 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 

Farms by value of 

land and buildings: 

$1 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 to $499,999 

$500,000 or more 

Farms by value of 

machinery and equipment: 

$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 or more 

Operators by age group: 

Under 35 years 

35 to 44 years 

45 to 54 years 

55 to 64 years 

65 years or over 

Operators by tenure: 

9.5 

• 1.2 

.3 

.1 

• 3.5 

~7.7 

9.7 

:\\: 

.-6.2 

~ 2.0 

9.4 

'\ "j 

'J 

50.5 

" -- ~8.5 

-,,-':- 33.1 

::',<1 45.5 

<122.3 

>:J 32.2 

18.8 

18.5 

18.8 

:;::::J 28.8 

-:<\125.1 

8.0 

Full owner 

Part owner 

Tenant 

> ,),} (;,;:>::,:J 68.9 

Farms by type of organization: 

Individual or family 

Partnership 

Corporation 

Other 

.-07.2 

.- 7.0 

,,5.1 

.6 

o 20 

u.s. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

23.9 

-"<:::': 

40 60 

As percent of total farms 

80 

Mail portion 

Area sample 

;:::L,:::I 87.3 

100 

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RHODE ISLAND 

Chart 2 - Con. 

Profile of State's Agriculture: 1978 

Operators working off farm: 

None 

1 to 99 days 

100 to 199 days 

200 days or more 

Value of agricultural 

products by commodity group: 

Crops 

Uvestock 

Poultry 

Expenditures for energy 

and petroleum products: 

Gasoline 

Diesel oil 

Lp gas, butane 

Fuel oil 

Electricity 

Other 

- 5.5 ~7.9 

12.2 

13.~ 

• 1.8 

- 7.2 

44.5 

42.1 

28.3 

~ 7.5 

20.8 

19.5 

59.5 

Mail portion 

Area sample 

XIII 

o 20 40 60 80 100 

As percent of total farms 

Chart 3. 

Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 

Partnership 

---~~- ----------8.1% 

Individual or family 

74.7% 

u.s. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Corporation 

------11.7% 

Other 

5.4% 

'--------------------------------~~~-~~-- -
XIV 

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Chart 4. 

Farms by Value of Sales: 1978 

$100,000 or more 

_~_ ----------'6.0% 

Less than $2,500 

39.7% 

$2,500 to $4,999 

14.4% ---.---------

Chart 5. 

$40,000 to $99,999 

----------<9.8% 

$20,000 to $39,999 

----10.5% 

$10,000 to $19,999 

----7.9% 

$5,000 to $9,999 

-------111.7% 

Value of Products Sold by Size of Sales: 1978 

$10,000 to $19,999 

3.7% 

$20,000 to $39,999 

9.9% 

$40,000 to $99,999 

20.6%----------

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

$5,000 to $9,999 

2.6% 

-Less than $5,000 

3.0% 

$100,000 or more 

-----60.1% 

. _. _._---_. __ .. _._-------------------------
Map 1. Land in Farms by County: 1978 

As percent of land in county 

State average 11.1 percent 

Map 2. Average Size of Farm by County: 1978 

Average size 86 aaes 

u.s. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Percent 

r===J LeSs 1tB110 

r===J 10-14 

_ 15crm:re 

Aaes 

r-==:-J Lass 1tB170 

[ ---] 70-99 

~ 100-139 

_ 140crm:re 

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XVI 

Map 3. Value of Land and Buildings by County: 1978 

Average per farm 

State average $209,667 

Map 4. Value of Agricultural Products Sold by County: 1978 

State total $26,448,000 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Dollars 

c:=:::::J l..e!>s tim 2Xl,<XXl 

c:==:J :m,<XXl- 249,!m 

~ 2ID,<XXl- 299,!m 

_ :Dl,<XXl a rrae 

Dollars 

C---] l..e!>s tim 1 ITiIia1 

c:=J 1 - 31Ti1ia1 

11!::tii:I:M:i!:':i!!':i,h!'!:!1 4 - 7 rriIicrl 
Map 5. Milk Cows Inventory by County: 1978 

State total 4,757 

Map 6. Chickens 3 Months Old or Older 

Inventory by County: 1978 

State total 257,669 

U. S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Milk Cows 

c:::==J less tim 500 

c:::==J '500 - !m 

_ l,OOJcrnue 

Chickens 

1---l less tlm1,OOJ 

[-.-.-...... "J 1.00J - 9,!m 

[ '-j 10,00J - 99,!m 

_ 100.00J cr nue 

XVII 
XVIII 

Map 7. Vegetables Harvested by County: 1978 

State total 2,249 acres 

Map 8. Value of Nursery and Greenhouse Products 

Sold by County: 1978 

State total $9,788,861 

U. S. Department of Commerce BUREAUOF THE CENSUS 

Aaes 

r==:::J Less tim 2)) 

c=::JJ 2)) - 499 

_ 1,00J a rroe 

Dollars 

c=J Less tIm!m,OOJ 

c=J !m,00J - 999,999 

IIIIIlJ 1,00J,00J - 2,999,999 

_3,OOJ,OOJarroe 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1945 to 1978 

All forms ________________ • ______ ._. ______________ number_ land in farms-. _________ •• ___________________ • _____ acres. 

Average size of form ____ • _________________________ acres. 

Approximate land area ____ • __ ._. ____ • ____ ._. ___ • ____ acresProportion in forms _____________________________ percen'. 

Value of land and buildings: I Average per fann _______________________________ dollors. 

Average per acre _________________________ • ______ dollors. 

Form s by value of land and buildings: $1 to $9,999 __________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 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 or more _____________________________________ _ 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland _________ ._._._. ___________ • _______ formsacres. Harvested cropland ___ • _________________________ formsacres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres __________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing2 _________ forms_ 

acres_ Other cropland _________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Crop/and in cover crops, legumes, and sail.improvement 

grosses, not harvested and not postured ________ forms_ 

acres_ Cropland on which all crops failed _______________ farms_ 

acres_ Cropland in cultivated summer follow 3 ___________ forms_ 

acres_ Cropland idle ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Woodland postured _____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland not postured __________________________ farmsacres_ 

Other land _______________________________________ farms_ 

acresPosture/and and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured ____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

land in hause lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. ____ farms_ 

acres_ 

Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres1978 

- 866 

- 74 585 

- 86 

- 672 000 

- 11.1 

- 209 667 

- 2 370 

- 7 

- 23 

- 67 

- 154 

- 137 

- 149 

75 

170 

- 84 

- 804 

- 36 434 

- 710 

- 24 997 

- 582 

261 

- 145 

- 94 

- 82 

- 68 

- 43 

- 13 

- 4 

- -

- - - -

- 369 

- 7 875 

- 174 

- 3 562 

- 63 

- 1 051 

- 31 

- (0) 

- 4 

- (0) 

- 115 

- 2 235 

- 470 

- 26 700 

- 128 

- 3 531 

- 405 

- 23 169 

- 647 

- 11 451 

- 80 

- 2 948 

- 625 

- 8 503 

- 100 

- 2 985 

1974 1969 

597 700 

61 068 68 720 

102 98 

671 296 671 296 

9.1 10.2 

153 390 72 033 

1 500 734 

17 51 

50 81 

84 169 

106 157 

73 91 

75 79 

47 19 

109 46 

36 7 

543 604 

29 078 31 840 

512 543 

21 422 21 553 

374 407 

169 150 

87 110 

60 83 

58 64 

82 79 

37 40 

17 17 

2 - - - - (NA) 

- (NA) 

208 288 

5 325 8 708 

89 109 

2 331 1 579 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

266 357 

22 219 26 093 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

393 480 

9 771 10 787 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

73 60 2 336 1 925 

1964 

1 100 

103 801 

94 

677 120 

15.4 

46 030 

485 

121 

228 

338 

227 

79 

47 

32 

21 

7 

941 

45 233 

825 

28 897 

644 

322 

139 

72 

III 

118 

42 

19 

2 

- (NA) 

(NA) 

420 

12 108 

239 

4 228 

51 

866 

52 

451 

(NA) 

(NA) 

172 

2 911 

570 

43 299 

163 

5 117 

490 

38 182 

(NA) 

15 269 

234 

7 471 

930 7 798 

66 1 428 

1959 1954 1950 1945 

1 395 2004 2 598 3603 

137 930 154 674 191 052 264 734 

99 77 74 74 

677 120 677 120 677 120 677 120 

39.1 20.4 22.8 28.2 

37 571 26475 17 062 9883 

380 343 232 135 

(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) 

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

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

1 131 1 632 2 152 3346 

54 584 67225 80 288 81 130 

997 1 312 1 809 3 240 

33 512 34 980 39 782 61 7251 

791 1 110 1 606 2 916 

345 506 780 1 721 

201 255 367 535 

108 153 216 305 

137 196 243 355 

140 151 151 243 

50 38 47 69 

13 12 5 II 

3 1 - 1 

- - - -

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

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

541 880 1 097 515 

14 911 21 571 25 512 10 450 

297 569 724 (NA) 

6 161 10 674 14 994 8 955 

90 (NA) (NA) (NA) I 1 521 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 109 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 1 113 

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

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

(NA) 452 (NA) 628 

(NA) 8438 (NA) 7 842 

776 1 033 1 304 2 1891 

62 034 63422 79 356 109 876 

236 295 517 623 

7 908 11 060 14 212 18094 

660 875 1 087 1 935 

54 126 52362 65 144 91 782 

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

21 312 24027 31 408 73 728 

331 396 484 1 519 

10 144 12 124 12 526 40601 (NA) 1 720 1 917 3 231 11 168 11 903 18 882 33 127 

34 43 52 9 406 1 009 1 631 133 

1)978 and 1950 through 1964 data ore based on a sample of forms. lNot fully comparable for various census years because of differences in cropland used only for posture. lVaries 

from State to State, 1950 through 1964; 17 Western States, 1945 not available. 

Table 2. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 

Forms ___________________________________ number __ 

land in farms _______________________________ acres __ 

Average size of form _______________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings,. Average per fann _________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _________________________ dollars __ 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ____________________ .: ________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ______________________ farms __ 

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 acres or more ________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ___ farms __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soi/-

improvement grosses, not harvested and not 

acres __ 

postured ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1978 

520 50 107 

96 

250 922 

2 483 

486 

29 103 

446 

21 570 

326 

60 

43 

13 

4 

171 

4 722 

38 

951 

1974 

419 

44 674 

107 

164 952 

1 547 

378 

25 367 

363 19 858 

228 

79 

37 

17 

2 

127 

3 922 

25 

678 

1969 

462 land in forms according to use - Can. 

50 327 Total cropland-Con. 109 

83 941 

771 

402 

27 417 

371 

18 984 

242 

74 

39 

16 

Cropland on which all crops foiled __________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland idle ____________________________ forms __ 

ocres-_ 

Total woodland ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured ______________________ farms-_ 

acres __ Woodland not postured ___________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland ather than cropland and woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 

acres-_ land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc._farms __ 

179 Dcres __ 197 Pasturelond, all typeL ________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

3~ Irrigated land ---------- ---- -- ---- -- -----____ f~;~~== 

'1978 data are based ana sample of forms; see text. ~------------------~ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

1978 1974 1969 

11 II 13 (D) 89 203 4 4 11 (0) 91 124 75 32 39 635 729 545 

257 169 214 14 124 12 529 16 024 56 56 88 104 2 685 4 562 233 138 158 12 020 9844 11 462 

45 67 77 2 218 2 933 2 709 360 252 278 4 662 3 845 4 177 218 187 250 9 044 9 540 14 468 

80 57 59 2 931 2 264 1 924 

RHODE ISLAND 1 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Fann: 

All forms _____________________________ number_ -

Forms by size: 

with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated lond_ -

-

I to 9 acres ________________________________ number_ - with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated lond_ -

- 10 to 49 acres ______________________________ numbeL 

with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigoted lond_ 

50 to 69 acres ______________________________ number_ 

with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated lond_ 70 to 99 acres ______________________________ number_ 

with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated lond_ 

100 to 139 acres ____________________________ number_ 

with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated lond_ 14010 179 acres ___________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated lond_ 

180 t0219 acres ___________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated lond_ 22010259 acres ____________________________ number_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- with harvested craplond_ 

with irrigated land_ -

-

260 to 499 acres __________________________ number_ - with harvested cropland 

with irrigated land -- 500 to 999 acres ___________________ number 

with harvested cropland 

with irrigated land 

1.000 to 1,999 acres ________________________ number 

with harvested cropland 

with irrigated land 2,000 acres or more _________________________ number 

with harvested cropland 

with irrigated land 5,000 acres or more ________________________ number 

with harvested cropland 

with irrigated land 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Fonns 

1978 

866 

710 

100 

185 

131 

23 

252 

202 

36 

115 

90 

8 

72 

69 

8 

90 

76 

10 

56 

49 

5 

30 

28 

2 

14 

14 

-

38 

37 

5 

10 

10 

2 

3 

3 

I 

I 

I 

-

-

-

-

land in forms (acres) 

1974 1978 1974 

597 74 sa5 61 068 512 67 871 55 514 73 8 956 10260 

108 802 346 77 576 245 9 108 22 177 6914 4 625 151 5 654 4 015 26 I 009 741 

62 6 801 3 617 

52 5 312 3030 4 488 222 39 5 686 (0) 

35 5 450 (D) 

8 607 (D) 

73 10 329 8 275 

68 8 750 7 705 

6 I 147 671 

44 8 852 6957 37 7 748 5870 

2 815 (D) 

27 5 970 5 369 27 5 590 5 369 4 (D) 774 

14 3 381 3 342 

I~I 3 381 3342 

- -

36 13 199 11 775 35 12 759 11 500 

8 I 887 2 761 15 6364 9277 15 6 364 9277 

6 (D) 4 074 

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

I (D) (D) 

- - - (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) 

1978 and 1974 

Harvested cropland (acres) Irrigated land (acres) 

1978 1974 1978 

24997 21 422 2 985 24997 21 422 2 982 

5974 4875 2 985 

325 (0) 47 

325 (0) 45 74 15 47 

2509 I 816 271 2 509 I 816 270 

569 300 271 

I 880 I 604 102 

I 880 I 604 102 

250 184 102 I 845 I ISO 193 

I 845 I ISO 193 

266 360 193 

3459 3645 332 

3 459 3645 332 

523 440 332 

2670 I 934 161 

2670 I 934 161 670 91 161 

I 752 I 962 (D) 

I 752 I 962 (D) 

(D) 325 (D) 

I 412 I 446 - I 412 I 446 - - - -

5 296 4 716 292 

5 296 4 716 292 

1 364 1 838 292 

2 778 2910 (D) 

2 778 2910 (D) 

(D) 1 322 (D) 

(D) - (D) 

(D) - (D) 

(D) - (D) 

(D) (D) - (D) (D) - - - - - (NA) - - (NA) -

- (NA) -

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

Forms and land in forms operated by; All operators __ ____ _ _________________ farms- - ocres_ - Harvested cropland _________________________ forms_ -

Full owners 

ocres_ ____________________ farms_ -

- acres_ - Harvested crop/and _________________________ forms- - ocres_ -

Port owners __________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Harvested cropland __________________________ forms- - acres- - Tenants _ _ __________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland __________________________ forms- - ocres_ - Percent of tenancy __________________________ percenL -

Forms by type of organization; Individual or family ____________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Partnership __________________________________ forms_ - acres_ -

Corporations _________________________________ forms- - ocres_ - Family held, More than 10 stockholders _________________ forms_ - acres_ - 10 or less stockholders _____________________ forms_ - acres-- Orher rhan family held, More 'han 10 stockholders _________________ forms_ 

acres_ - 10 or less s'ockholder5- ____________________ forms- - ocres_ -

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, instifutional, etc. _____________________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

1978 

866 74 585 

710 

24 997 

597 

42 781 

476 

8 373 

207 27 133 

182 '14 157 

62 4 671 

52 

2 467 

7.2 

756 

55 740 

61 

6061 

44 

8 762 

-

-

42 

(D) 

-

-

2 

(D) 

5 

4 022 

All forms Farms operated by Block and other races I 

1974 1969 1978 1974 

597 700 6 -

61 068 68 720 140 - 512 543 I -

21 422 21 553 (D) -

360 442 6 - 32 163 37 862 140 - 293 312 1 - 7490 7 304 (D) -

152 167 - - 22 881 23 051 - -

149 154 - -

10 646 10 669 - - 85 91 - -

6024 7 807 - - 70 77 - -

3 286 3 580 - - 14.2 13.0 - -

(NA) (NA) 6 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 140 (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) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

1974 

2336 

2336 

2336 

13 

13 

13 

192 

192 

192 

57 

57 

57 

103 

103 

103 

152 

152 

152 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

-

I 100 1 100 

I 100 

617 

617 

617 

-

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978, 1974, and 1969-Con. 

All farms Forms operated by Block and other races' 

1978 1974 1969 1978 

Operators by age group: I Under 25 years ____________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _____________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _____________________________________ _ 

45 fa 54 yeors _____________________________________ _ 55 to 64 years _____________________________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________________________ _ Average oge _______________________________________ _ 

9 12 II - - 60 - - 72 61 

- 163 81 120 - 249 130 189 - - 217 145 204 6 - 156 134 116 - - 52.4 53.3 52.3 55.7 

Operators by ploce of residence: I 

On form operated __________________________________ _ - 702 408 521 5 Not on form operoted _______________________________ _ Not reported ______________________________________ _ 115 77 1141 - - 49 112 65 I -

Operators reporting days of work off form: I None _____________________________________________ _ 363 238 (NA) - Any ______________________________________________ _ 

I to 49 days ____________________________________ _ 50 to 99 days ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 149 days _________________________________ _ 

150 to 199 days _________________________________ _ 

- 481 245 351 6 

- 36 24 33 -

- 12 18 17 -

- 22 16 } 56 { -

- 46 24 - 200 days or more ________________________________ _ 

- 365 163 245 6 Not reporting ______________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: 1 Forming __________________________________________ _ 

Other ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole ________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Female ______________________________________ farmsacres_ 

Operators of Spanish origin _______________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

- 22 80 (NA)! -

- 416 339 (NA) 4 

- 450 224 (NA) I 2 

- 816 (NA) (NA) 6 

- 70 552 (NA) 

::1 140 

- 50 (NA) -

- 4 033 (NA) (NA) -

- 2 (NA) (NA) -

- (0) (NA) (NA) -

1]969 data apply only to farms operated by Blacks; J974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorship) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Operators by Type of Organization for Fanns With Sales of $2,500 or More: 

Individual or famiJy ______________________________ farms_ 

acres- Partnership ____________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Corporations ___________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ family held, Mare than 10 stockholders ___________________ farms_ 

acres_ 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms_ 

Other than family held, More than 10 stockholders ___________________ farmsacres_ 10 or less stockholderL ______________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _farms_ 

acres_ 

'1969 data for farms operated by Blacks only. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1978 

Forms operated by 

Block and other races, 

Forms (see text) 

422 - 37238 - 54 ~ 

5412 -

42 - (D) ~ 

~ - ~ ~ 

40 ~ 

(0) ~ 

~ ~ 

~ 

- 2 ~ 

(D) ~ 

2 ~ 

(D) ~ 

1974 

Forms operated by 

Block and other races, 

Forms (see text) 

357 - 34 828 

=! 

31 

4 929 

31 (NA)! 4 917 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

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

(NA) (NA) I - (NA) ~ (NA) 

1974 1969 

- - -

- =1 - - - - - -

- -

- - - -

- -

- (NA) 

- -

- - - ~ 

- } ~ 

-

- - - (NA)! 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1978, 1974 , and 1969 

1969 

Form s operated by I Black and other races, I I Forms (see text) 

388 - 38 357 - 40 ~ 

6061 -

23 

4 434 =1 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

II - I 475 ~ 

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Table 6. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

l1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

1978 1978 

All Farms 

Expenses Farms ($1,000) 1974 1969 

All Farms Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) 1974 1969 

lives tock and poultry 

purchased ____________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________ _ 

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

$10,000 to $14,999 _______________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 _______________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 _______________ _ 

$50,000 to $79,999 _______________ _ 

$80,000 or more _________________ _ 

C - 301 (X) 183 269 

- (X) 1 237 928 1 073 

- 113 25 56 79 

- 48 33 29 38 - 68 171 53 92 

- 41 286 22 26 15 182 

1 

13 1 5 88 5 123 

- 2 (0) 

J 34 - 2 (0) 10 

- 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) 

ommercial fertilizer ____________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 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 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

$40,()(X) or more ________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses of-

- 595 (X) 404 434 

- (X) 1 129 1 217 678 

- 320 61 190 238 

- 91 60 49 59 

- 141 277 123 106 

- 26 174 

~g } 17 

- 8 105 

- 3 66 } 14 - - - 12 

- 6 386 

- 562 (X) 283 (NA) 

- (Xl 596 501 356 

$1 to $99 ______________________ _ 

- 169 7 88 (NA) 

feed for livestock and $100 to $499 ___________________ _ 

- 220 51 86 (NA) 

poultry ______________________ forms 

$1.000 Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 ______________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ______________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

$40,000 to $79,999 ______________ _ 

$80,000 or more ________________ _ 

-- 542 (X) 332 426 

-- (X) 5 0581 5 068 3 4001 

-- 147 33 76 117 

-- 72 50 34 33 

-- 171 284 74 113 

-- 42 309 22 70 

-- 10 130 1 58 1 -- 34 611 

-- 30 710 93 -- 7 238 68 -- 19 1 050 

-- 10 1 644 J J 

$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 ________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ______________________ _ $100 to $499 ___________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1.000 to $2.499 ________________ _ 

- 65 42 39 (NA) 

- 49 65 } 46 (NA) - 30 95 

- 17 121 

- 7 83 24 (NA) 

-' 5 132 

- 304 (X) 269 382 

- (X) 4 584 3 729 3 162 

- 3 (Z) 17 } 95 - 24 6 44 

- 57 39 17 48 

- 52 77 44 74 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________ _ - 51 182 40 65 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _______________________ forms 

$1,000 Farms by tons purchased: 1 to 49 10nL _________________ _ 

50 to 99 tonL ________________ _ 

JOO to 199 tons- ______________ _ 

200 fa 499 tons- ______________ _ 

500 to 799 tons- ______________ _ 

800 to 999 tonL ______________ _ 

1,000 Ions or more ___ _ 

Forms with expenses of-

-- 433 (X) 289 350 

-- (Xl 3 968 4 642 3 012 

-- 328 (X) 152 188 

-- 37 (Xl 51 66 

-- 39 (X) 48 44 

-- 19 (X) 29 38 

-- 5 (X) } -- - (X) 9 14 

-- 5 (X) 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ______________ _ $30,000 to $49,999 ______________ _ 

$50,000 or more ________________ _ 

Contract lobar _________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses 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 ________________ _ 

- 57 404 42 38 

- 25 343 31 } - 17 394 } 62 - 4 152 34 

- 14 2 988 

- 37 (X) 24 (NA) 

- (X) 80 80 (NA) 

- 12 2 5 (NA) 

- 11 6 3 (NA) 

-- 9 22 12 (NA) 

- 3 (D) 3 (NA) 

- 1 (0) } 1 (NA) 

- 1 (0) 

$lto $499 ___________________ _ -- 121 25 62 79 Customwork. machine hire, and rental $500 to $999 _________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 ____________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 ____________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ____________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 ____________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 ____________ _ 

$50,000 or more _______ _ 

-- 97 63 29 27 

-- 80 155 58 95 

-- 52 393 23 65 

-- 19 238 } "} -- 21 373 

-- IS 357 84 -- II 367 61 -- 4 188 

-- 13 1 810 

of machinery and equipmenL ____ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses 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 _______________ _ 

- 121 (X) 115 (NA) 

- (X) 115 66 (NA) 

- 64 13 79 (NA) 

-- 26 16 26 (NA) 

-- 27 59 '9 (NA) 

-- 3 (0) - (NA) 

-- I (O~I} 1 (NA) -- -

Energy and petroleum products 

Animal health cost ______________ forms 

$1,000 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ______________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ___________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5.000 or more _________________ _ 

-- 399 (X) (NA) (NA) 

-- (X) 153 (NA) (NA) 

-- 143 5 (NA) (NA) 

-- 183 40 (NA) (NA) 

-- 35 22 (NA) (NA) 

-- 32 55 (NA) (NA) 

-- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 

-- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 

expenses _____________________ farms 

$1,000 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ____________________ _ 

$500 to $999 __________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.999 _______________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 _______________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________ _ 

-- 866 (X) (NA) (NAl 

-- (X) 1 904 (NA) (NAl 

-- 380 85 (NA) (NA) 

-- 157 109 (NA) (NA) 

-- 126 170 (NAl (NA) 

-- 112 387

1 

(NA) (NA) 

-- 59 378 (NA) (NAl 

-- 20 278 (NAl (NA) 

-- 10 (0) (NA) (NA) $40,000 or more _______________ _ -- 2 (0) (NA) (NAl 

Seeds. bulbs. plants. and Petroleum products ___________ forms -- 865 (X) 584 682 frees _________________________ forms -- 471 (X) 347 372 $1,000 -- (X) 1 522 833 562 $1,000 -- (X) 829 909 704 Farms with expense s offorms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________ _ 

-- 478 101 288 389 $1 to $499 _____________________ _ -- 281 47 214 255 $500 to $999 ________________ _ -- 114 75 96 133 $500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

-- 75 ' 52 41 42 

-- 76 130 47 44 

$1,000 to $1,999 _____________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 _____________ _ 

-- 116 162 L 162 142 -- 100 338 J 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 or more ________________ _ 

-- 10 68 14 15 

-- 18 218 } 31 16 -- 11 314 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________ _ 

-- 31 215 23 13 

-- 18 267 } 15 5 -- 8 364 

4 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 7. Expenses for Energy and Petroleum Products: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

Gasoline _______________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses 01- $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 ______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms 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 __________________________________ _ 

Motor oil. grease, natural gas, kerosene, and fuel oil __ formL 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses 01- $1 to $99 _______________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ____________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _________________________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

Forms _______________________________________ number_ 

dollarsForms with expenses 01- $1 to $99 _______________________________________ _ 

$100 to $999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$2.000 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 doto Ofe based on a sample of forms- see text] 

1978, All forms 

Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) 

842 (X) 

(X) 715 

555 100 

III 76 

95 131 

61 180 

13 (0) 

5 63

1 2 (0) 

178 (X)I (X) 252 

109 19 

26 17 

22 28 

14 42 

5 (0) 

2 (0) 

82 (X) 

(X) 35 

29 I 

31 7 

II 6 

8 II 

2 (0) 

I (0) 

865 (X) 

(X) 521 

477 14 

250 48 

43 29 

36 47 

36 122 

23 260 

Fuel ail Natural gas 

Expenses Expenses 

Fanns ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

193 (X) 5 (X) 

(X) 396 00 II 

II (Z) - - III 38 4 (D) 

24 32 I - =1 25 90 -

22 235 i I (D)i 

Forms with sofes of $2,500 or more 

1978, 

expenses 1974,forms I 969,forms 1978,farms ($1,000) 

518 (X) 415 448 

333 (X) 654 462 

251 59 159 223 

132 94 66 109 

93 (0) 85 69 

17 61 180 52 

1 12 (0), 8 

71 5 (~J 2 2 J 137 (X) 93 66 

(X) 247 116 31 

68 15 44 49 

26 17 16 6 

22 28 14 7 

14 42 14 4 

(0) 4 } -I 5 

2 (0) I 

70 (X) 34 59 

(X) 32 28 12 

21 (Z) 7 34 

28 7 13 22 

II 6 8 I 

7 (0)1- 5 2 1 (D) 2 

I (0) I --' 

533 (X) 415 459 

(X) 496 192 143 

187 8 197 222 

210 42 160 191 

43 29 23 21 

35 (D) } 

36 122 28 ~ 25 I 22 (0) 7 J 

1978, All forms 

Kerosene, motor oil. Electricity Other-coal. wood, 

and grease coke, etc. 

Expenses I Expenses I Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

865 (X) 523 (X) 48 (X) 

(X) 114 (X) 371 (X) II 

552 18 93 5 9 (Z) 

297 64 311 113 39 II 

9 121 82 110

1 

- - 7 21 34 101 - -

- -i 3 42 i - -

Table 8. Fuel Expenses, Quantity Purchased, and Storage Capacity: 1978 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Total Reporting storage cafKJcity 

All Farms Purchased Expenses Expenses Storage capacity Average Farms (1,000 gallons) ($1.000) Price per go/lon Forms ($1.000) (1,000 gallons) capacity 

Gasoline ____________________________________________ _ 

Storage capacity of 500 ga/lons or more _______________ _ Diesel fuel __________________________________________ _ 

Storage capacity of 500 gallons or more _______________ _ lP gas, butane, and propane ___________________________ _ 

Storage capacity of 500 gallons or more _______________ _ Fuel oil _____________________________________________ _ 

Storage capacity of 500 gallons or more _______________ _ 

- 842 I 188 715 60_2 261 448 156 599 - (X) (X) (X) (X) 120 302 123 I 024 - 178 493 252 51.1

1 

82 196 46 560 - (X) (X) (X) (X) 26 162 34 I 308 

- 82 64 35 

54-11 

43 24 II 246 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 8 15 6 750 - 193 834 396 47_5 94 249 154 I 637 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 51 230 144 2 816 

Table 9. Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Expenses: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

(1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired form labor ______________________________________ forms_ -

Workers by number of days worked, 

workers __ 

payroll, $1.000 __ 

150 days or more _________________________________ forms __ 

workerL - less than 150 doy,- _______________________________ form s __ 

workers_ - Contract lobar ________________________________________ forms_ - expenses, $1,000_ -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All farms, 

1978 

304 

I 999 

4 584 

163 

649 

255 

I 350 

37 

80 

1978 

265 

I 894 

4 495 

153 

636 

220 

I 258 

28 

66 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1974 1969 

225 329 2 014 I 777 3672 2 802 

136 169 695 615 163 254 I 319 I 162 22 22 (D) 44 

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Table 10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sold l (see text) _ forms-

$1,000. Average per farm _______________________ doltors_ 

Forms by value of ogricultural products sold: 

less than $2.500 (see text) ---- _________________ torms_ 

$1,000. $2,500 to $4,999.. ______________ forms. 

$1,000. $5,000 to $7,499. ______ . __ . ____________ .forms. 

$7,500 to $9,999 ____ . ________ . $1,000. 

__ forms-

$1,000. 

$10,000 to $14,999 __ . __ . ________ . ____ forms. 

$1,000. $15,000 to $19,999__ __ . __ . ______ . __ .forms. 

$1,000. $20,000 to $29,999 ____ . __ .________ __ ____ forms. 

$1,000. $30,000 to $39,999 __ .. __ . __ .____ __forms. 

$1,000. $40,000 to $59,999. ________ . ______ . __ . forms. 

$60,000 to $79,999 ________ __ 

$1.000. 

_ __ forms_ 

$1,000. $80,000 to $99,999 ______ . ________ . __ . ____ forms. 

$1,000. 

$100,000 or more __ . ____ forms_ 

$1.000. 

$100,000 to $199,999. ____________ .forms. 

$1,000. 

$200,000 to $499,999.. ________ forms. 

$1,000. 

$500,000 or more _ _ ________ torms_ 

$1,000. 

Abnormal forms _____ .. ____________________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

Farm soles by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products __ forms_ 

$1,000. Groins _____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. 

Commodity Credi1 Corporation 10005 __________ forms_ 

$1,000. Cotton and cottonseed __ _ ___ forms_ 

$1,000. 

Commodity Credit Corporation [oans _forms-

$1,000. 

Tobacco ______________ _ ___ farms_ 

$1,000. Field seeds, hoy, forage. and silage _____________ forms-

$1,000. 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons ___________ forms-

$1,000. 

Fruits, nuts, and berries_ _ _______ formL 

$1,000. 

Nursery and greenhouse products __ _ _ ______ farms_ 

Other crops __ _ 

$1.000. _ ________ farms-

$1,000. 

livestock, poultry, and their products so[d ________ .. farms_ 

Poultry and poultry products _ 

Dairy products_ 

CaUle and calves __ 

Sheep, lambs. and woo! _____ _ 

Hogs and pigs _ 

$1,000. ______ .. _____ farms_ 

$1.000. ______________ farmL 

$1,000. ___________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

_____ farms_ 

$1,000. ______ .. _farms-

$1,000. 

Other livestock and livestock products (see textL. forms-

$1.000. 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

11974 and 1969 data include sales of forest products. 

All forms 

1978 1974 

866 597 

26 448 22 219 

30 541 37 218 

343 184 

381 191 

124 72 

426 254 

61 31 

336 188 

40 21 

341 181 

31 33 

362 412 

36 29 

611 509 

51 49 

I 251 I 186 

40 44 

I 365 I 511 

38 47 

I 901 2 341 

31 25 

2 146 I 716 

16 13 

I 403 I 139 

52 46 

15 903 12 528 

31 24 

4 183 3 373 

12 15 

3 548 4 191 

9 7 

8 171 4 965 

3 3 

23 63 

473 363 

15 738 12 121 

13 (NA) 

21 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

167 (NA) 

583 (NA) 

155 (NA) 

I 363 (NA) 

90 (NA) 

I 089 (NA) 

157 126 

9 789 6 997 

40 (NA) 

2 893 (NA) 

484 310 

10 710 10 074 

74 64 

3 232 3 300 

104 (NA) 

5 391 (NA) 

321 (NA) 

I 226 (NA) 

43 (NA) 

46 (NA) 

80 (NA) 

473 (NA) 

86 (NA) 

342 (NA) 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1969 1978 1974 1969 

700 520 419 462 

IS 963 26 044 21 973 15 343 

22 803 50 084 52 442 33 209 

253 (X) 9 19 

171 (X) 8 16 

60 124 72 60 

210 426 254 210 

42 61 31 42 

262 336 188 262 

45 40 21 45 

385 1 341 181 385 

55 31 33 55 

663 362 412 663 

30 36 29 30 

506 611 509 506 

71 51 49 71 

I 789 I 251 I 186 I 789 

41 40 44 41 

I 402 I 365 I 511 I 402 

40 38 47 40 

I 895 I 901 2 341 I 895 

26 31 25 26 

I 796 2 146 I 716 I 796 

61 

16 13 6 

516 I 403 I 139 516 

27 52 46 27 

5 903 IS 903 , 12 529 5 903 

19

1 

31 24 19 

(NA) 4 183 3 373 (NA) 

5 12 15 5 

(NA) 3 548 4 191 (NA) 

3 9 7 3 

(NA) 8 171 4 965 (NA) 

4 (X) (X) (X) 

465 (X) (X) (X) 

385 341 259 251 

7 306 15 589 II 988 7 131 

(NA) 6 8 8 

(NA) 18 24 6 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) - - -

(NA) 1 - (NA) (NA) 1 (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 103 75 59 

(NA) 506 331 171 

(NA) 115 93 99 

(NA) I 338 I 067 640 

(NA) 65 37 36 

(NA) I 067 776 376 1 (NA) 144 98 69 

(NA) 9 773 6955 3950 

(NA) 35 39 56 

(NA) 2 888 2 835 I 988 

386 267 224 290 

8 636 10 455 9972 8 193 

(NA) 36 49 83 

(NA) 3 208 3 275 3 1971 (NA) 96 121 148 

(NA) 5 385 5 278 3 953 

(NA) 186 167 (NA) 

(NA) I 073 911 531 

(NA) 16 II } (NA) 26 8 

(NA) 43 23 (NA) 

(NA) 454 391 512 

(NA) 39 15 

1 (NA) 308 110 

Table 11, Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

Direct soles 

Average per form _ 

Farms by value at direcl soles. 

$1 10 $99 .. 

$100 to $249 .. __ 

$250 to $499 

$500 to $999 __ 

$1.000 to $4,999. 

$5,000 to $9,999. 

$10,00010 $19,999 __ 

$20,000 to $29,999. 

$30,000 or more __ 

6 RHODE ISLAND 

.. _forms-

$1,000. 

__ __ dollors .. _ 

All forms 

Forms 

193 

(X) 

(X) 

10 

18 

IS 

18 

75 

19 

19 

8 

II 

Forms with soles or $2,500 or more 

Value Value 

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

(X) 125 (Xl 

I 468 (X) I 409 

7 607 (X) II 271 

I 6 (Z) 

3 5 I 

5 5 2 

12 3 2 

155 49 112 

137 19 137 

272 19 272 

177 8 177 

706 II 706 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 12. Income From Mochine Work, Customwork, ond Other Agricultural Services: 1978, 1974, ond 1969 

Totol __________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________________ dollorsIncome from machine work, custom work, and other 

agricultural services: $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 _________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 

53 

209 

3 953 

19 

4 

6 

13 

7 

3 

-

I 

All forms 

1974 1969 

48 37 

181 81 

3 771 2 189 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) 

(NA) (NA) I 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA)i 

Forms with safes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1969 

35 33 32 

194 167 77 

5 530 5061 2406 

8 7 10 

4 5 3 

6 6 5 

6 6 8 

7 3 3 3 --. 

- ~ 6 3 

1-, 

Table 13. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1978 

Selected coprtoJ assets, I overage Value of sales ($1.000) per form (dollars) 

All Farms Crops, incfuding 

Harvested I Value of nursery and livestock and Poultry and Land in forms cropland Value of land machinery and greenhouse livestock poultry 

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

T otol ___________________________ _ 

- 866 74 585 24997 209667 18 610 26 448 15 738 7 478 3 232 

Crops (01) __________________________ _ 

- 440 31 870 15 121 210418 19204 15 737 15606 125 6 

Cash grains (011) ______________________ _ 

- Wheat 6 400 88 38 000 5 800 7 7 - - (0111) ____________________________ _ 

- Rice - - - - - - - - - (0112'-_____________________________ _ 

Corn - - - - - - - - - - (0115) _____________________________ _ 

Soybeans (0116) _________________________ _ 

Cash grains, n.e.c.' (0119) _________________ _ 

- 5 (D) (O~I 38 000 5 8~1 (D) (0) - - - =1 - - - - -

- 1 (D) (0) - - (0) (D) - -

Field crops, except cosh groins (013) ______ _ 

- 122 13 293 6643 281 243 20 546 2 876 2832 44 - Cotton (0131) ____________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) __________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sugar crops (0133) _______________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - Irish potatoes (0134) ______________________ _ 

Field crops, except cosh groins, n.e.c.2 (0139) __ 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________ _ 

Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________ _ aerry crops (0171) _______________________ _ 

Grapes (0172) ___________________________ _ Tree nuts (0173) _________________________ _ 

Citrus fruits (0174) _______________________ _ 

Deciduous tree fruits (0175>-_______________ _ 

Fruits and tree nuts, n.e.c.' (OI79) __________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (0181-____________ _ 

Ornamental floriculture and nursery products (0181) _________________________________ _ 

Food crops grown under cover (0182L _______ _ 

Horticultural specialties, n.e.c. 2 (0189) _______ _ 

Generol forms, primarily crop (019) _______ _ 

- 20 3 971 2 985 496 692 71 114 2 392 2387 5 - - 102 9 322 3 658

1 

239 042 10 641 484 445 38 -I - 99 4 782 2 198 140466 11 530 I 1 483 1 426 56 1 

- 46 3 851 I 056 188 024 20 374 I 033 I 030 2 1 - 9 1 023 353 390 000 24 920 239 237 2 - - I (0) (0) (D) (D) (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27 2 204 601 168 573 23 787 776 775 - 1 

- 9 (D) (D) (0) (0) (D) (D) -

- 127 6 611 4 278 1 247 114 26 702 1 10 191 10 170 18 :1 

- 125 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (0) 18 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 (D) (0) (D) (D) (D) (0) - - - 40 2933 858 162 181 19 551 147 142 5 -

livestock (02) _______________________ _ 

- 426 42 715 9 876 208 941 18 034 10 711 132 7 353 3 226 

livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (0211-______________________ _ 

aeef cattle feedlots (0211) _________________ _ 

aeef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ___________ _ Hogs (0213) _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and goats (0214) ___________________ _ 

General livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (0219) ______________ _ 

- 254 21 708 2 862 180 220 9 417 1 050 53 993 4 - 70 4 495 790 123 376 9 416 215 14 200 1 - 112 10 8BB 1 517 193 516 9 070 344 29 312 2 - 44 4 494 387 262 537 10 383 430 5 425 - - 25 1 595 137 106 800 9 275 55 3 52 -

- 3 236 31 55 000 6 700 7 2 5 - Dairy (0241-____________________________ . 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________ _ 

Broiler, fryer, and roaster chickens (0251 L ___ _ Chicken eggs (0252) ______________________ _ 

Turkey and turkey eggs (0253) _____________ _ Poultry hatcheries (0254) __________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs, n.e.c.' (0259) _____________ _ 

- 93 15 765 6 290 287 759 31 480 6 047 17 5 973 57 - 30 2 333 137 274 722 50967 3 183 16 3 3 165 - - - - - - - - - - - 26 2 223 115 (D) (D) 3 111 (D) (0) 3 095 - 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) - - (0) - - - - - - - - - - - 2 (D) (D) - - (D) - (D) (D) 

Animal specialties (027) _________________ _ 

Fur-bearing animals and rabbits (0271) _______ _ 

Horses and other equines (0272) ____________ _ 

Animal specialties, n.e.c.' (0279) ____________ _ 

- 37 1 938 124 139 148 II 021 310 4 306 - 5 58 - 50000 5 000 83 - - 83 - - 24 1 420 124 154 337 6 882 156 4 151 8 460 - - - 80 274 31 394 72 - 72 -

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ____ _ 

- 12 971 463 79 422 7 3JJ 121 43 78 

IJ978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

2Not elsewhere classified receives 50 percent or more of their value of soles from a three digit SIC group, but less thon 50 percent from any sing Ie four digit SIC group. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 7 
Tobie 14. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

1978 1974 

All Farms Value 

Fonns ($1,000) Fonns 

- 866 (X) 595 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ forms_ 

- (X) 16 116 (X) 

(X) 18610 (X) Average per form ________________________ ~!i~= 

By value group: 

- 7 5 2 

- 186 580 100 - 279 I 745 143 

- 163 2 081 147 

- 90 I 996 94 

- 70 2 570 67 - 44 2 291 24 

- 27 4 848 18 

- 10 790 (NA) 

- 10 I 230 (NA) 

- 5 (0) (NA) 

- 2 (0) (NA) 

$1 10 $999 ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 __________________ • ______________ • 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _______________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $29,999 ____________________ • _________ ._ 

$30,000 10 $49,999 _______________________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 _______________________________ _ $70,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

$70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $199,999 ___________________________ _ $200,000 10 $499,999 ____ • ______________________ _ $500,000 or more ___________________ • __________ _ 

1978 

Total Manufaclured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms 

Selected machinery and equipment: Automobiles _______________________________________ _ 

- 471 692 214 274 337 2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

- 139 320 42 96 42 4 or more _______________________________________ _ 

- II 51 2 (0) 6 Motortrucks, including pickups _______________________ _ 

- 704 I 476 269 341 567 2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

- 268 592 40 92 185 4 or more _______________________________________ _ 

- 82 530 4 24 62 Wheel troctorL ____________________________________ _ 

- 712 I 684 144 184 655 2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

- 356 867 31 67 334 4 or more _______________________________________ _ 

- III 572 I (0) 96 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ____________ _ - 14 15 2 (0) 12 Cornpickers, corn heads. and picker-shellers ____________ _ - 37 48 3 3 36 (orn heads for combines __________________________ _ 

- 21 23 I (0) 20 Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________________ _ - 23 25 2 (0) 21 (oftonpickers- _____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - Mower conditioners ________________________________ _ 

- 139 144 38 38 103 Pickup bolers ______________________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ______ _ 

- 201 209 37 37 166 

- 121 138 1 22 28 100 

Tobie 15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and lime: 

Agriculturol chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime ______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _ _ _________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ lime _______________________________________ farms_ 

Forms by tons used: 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

1 to 49 tons ___________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 5010 99 lons __ • _______________________________ _ - 100 10 199 lon'- _____________________ -- ------ ---- 200 10 499 lans ________________________________ _ - 500 10 999 loos __ • _____________________________ _ 

- J ,000 tons or more _____________________________ _ -

-

-

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control: In~cts on hoy and other crops ________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _________________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchords ________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ -

-

- Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture ____ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals for: 

- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________________________________ farmsacres on which used_ -

-

- Insect control on livestock and poultry __________ forms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control __________ farms_ 

f 1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms, 

1978 

662 

I 725 

595 

18 716 I 129 

326 

6 858 

8 385 

295 

17 

7 

5 

2 

-

307 

8 220 

25 

942 

209 

6 004 

259 

8 045 

48 

I 766 

162 

179 

Number Farms 

418 464 102 156 

27 5 

I 135 526 

417 192 

398 81 

I 500 526 

8001 (NA) 

475 (NA) 

(0) 6 45 14 (0) 10 (0) 6 - (NA) 

106 81 

172 162 110 III 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

438 

I 642 

397 

17 040 

I 072 

215 

6 001 7 520 

185 

16 

7 

5 

2 

-

222 

7 690 

23 

(0) 

139 

5592 

173 

7 431 

38 

I 746 

92 

116 

Volue ($1,000) 

(X) 

II 378 19 123 

(0) 

(0) 

I 005 

2000 

2246 

2426 

I 325 

2094 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 

Number 

manufactured 

Number 1970101974 

660 347 

336 107 

21 (0) 

I 213 328 

435 88 

525 59 

I 285 247 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

7 (0) 

16 4 

10 4 

6 - (NA) (NA) 

102 25 

172 26

1 122 18 

1974 

325 

I 687 

303 

14324 

I 194 

69 

2 023 

2 664 

60 

3 

2 

4 

-

-

(NA) 

7922 I 

(0) 

43 

2 836 

(NA) 

5 228 

II 

327 

31 

(NA) 

8 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 16. Irrigation: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

Forms wrigoted in census Vear ____________________ forms_ · Proportion of forms _________________________ percenL · Irrigated land __________________________________ ocres_ · Average per farm _____________________________ acres_ 

Irrigated forms by acres irrigated: I to 9 ocres __________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ forms_ 

Dcres_ SO to 99 acres ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 100 to 199 «res ______________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

200 to 499 acres .••.•..••....••...••...••..•.. farms. 

acres_ 500 to 999 ocres ______________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 1.000 acres or more ___________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Irrigated land "se, Harvested cropland ____________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Postureland __________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Other Jond __________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

land in irrigated forms- __________________________ acres_ cropland _____________________________________ Qcres_ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ ocres_ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

1978 

100 

11.5 

2985 

30 

59 

166 

33 

803 

2 

(O) 

3 

388 I 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

-

-

98 2980 I 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

8956 

7072 

5974 

AU farms 

1974 1969 

73 60 12.2 8.5 

2336 I 925 32 320 

42 27 (NA) (NA) 

20 23 (NA) (NA) 

4 5 (NA) (NAJI 2 (NA) (NA) 

5 3 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

10 260 7 655 (NA) (NA) 

4875 4 103 

Table 17. Selected Characteristics of trrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 

Forms ____________________________________________ number_ 

Land in forms ________________________________________ ocres_ 

Value of fond and buildings:! Average per fonn __________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre ___________________________________ dollors_ 

Irrigated land _________________________________________ acres_ 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ farm s_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland _______________________________ farms_ 

GCres_ Total postureland, excluding woodland postured __________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Inventory of livestock: Cottle and calves ____________________________________ farms_ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· number __ Milk cows ______________________________________ 30rms __ 

number_ Hogs · and pigs ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Estimated market value of aU machinery and equipment' _____ forms __ 

$1,000 .• Average per fann __________________________________ dalfars_ · 

Market value of agricultural products sold ••••••.•.•••.... $1,000. · Average per farm ________________________________ dollars_ · Crops" including nursery and greenhouse products ________ farms __ 

$1,000. · livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 •• Poultry and poultry products __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 •. 

Selected form production expenses: I 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 •• Seed, bulbs, plants, and trees ••••••••••.•.•.....••••.. forms •• 

$1,000 •• Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 •. 

Other agricultural chemicals, including lime ______________ farms __ 

$1.000 •• Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 •• Hired farm labor •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••• farms_. 

$1,000 •. Controel labor •..•••.•••••••••••••••.•••••..••.••••• forms •• 

$1,000 •• 

1J978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All forms 

8661 74 585 

209667 

2 370 2 985 

804

1 36434 

710 24 997 

427 10823 

401 

10 068 

182 

4 757 

147 6 557 

60 2 493 

866 16 116 

18 610 

26448 

30 541 

473 

15 738 

449 7 478 

74 

3 232 

542 5 058 

471 

829 

595 

I 129 

562 

596 

866 I 904 

304 

4584 37 

80 

Irrigated farms 

Any irrig oted lond 

100 

8 956 

289 095 

3 605 

2985 

99 7 072 

98 5 974 

26 

287 

23 

249 

II 

32 

10 

139 

-

-

105 3529 

33 611 

10 029 100 293 

91 9 968 

19 

58 

3 

4 

26 

26 

87 

320 

100 

364 

98 

211 

105 

599 

59 

3 243 

8 

18 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1969 

80 57 59 

15.4 13.6 12.7 

2931 2264 I 924 

37 40 326 

39 28 26 

112 (0) (0) 

33 18 23 

803 322 405 

2 4 5 

(0) 236 28~1 3 2 

388 (0) (0) 

I 5 3 

(0) I 382 848 

2 - -

(0) - -

- - -

- - -

79 56 58 

2 928 2 136 I 744 

- (NA) (NA) 

- 10 180 

2 3 -

(0) lI8 -

8 579 8 733 7617 

6 807 5 518 4983 

5 796 4 736 4086 

1978 

Ali harvested cropland 

irrigated Nonirrigoted forms 

381 766 

2 116 65629 

129361 198 708 2888 2218 I t84 (X) 

38 705 I 505 1 29 362 

38 612 I 184 19023 10 401 129 10 536 

8 378 63 9819 

(0\ 1 171 

4 725 4 137 89 6 418 - 60 - 2493 

43 761 635 12 587 

14 760 I 16540 

I 369 16419 36027 21 435 37 382 I 352 5 771 9 430 (0) 7420 2 71 (D) 3 228 

9 516 13 5 032 28 384 33 509 41 495 71 764 

43 464 38 385 43 761 75 I 305 13 245 173 I 341 6 29 13 63 

RHODE ISLAND 9 
Table 18. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All Farms 

Value of livestock and poultry I ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ -

-

~~:~: ~ f;~~~II~k~=~=~=~=~===~:==~=~=~:==~===::~ :m= -

- Cottle and calves ---- _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ -

- Cows and heifers thot had colved __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ -

- Beef cows ___________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ -

Milk cows ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Feeder pigs sold --- _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sheep and lambs' _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Horses and ponies --- _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Broilers and other meol-type chickens ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Turkeys _________________________________________ 1978_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

IVa/ue of maior poultry and livestock inventory items. 

'Value of sales includes sheep, 10m bs, and wool sold. 

Farms 

573 

345 

(NA) 

191 

537 

401 

242 

281 

334 

227 

219 

194 

114 

(NA) 

182 

145 

177 

147 

46 

55 

(X) 

(X) 

60 

35 

53 

162 

80 

116 

158 

90 

130 

156 

89 

119 

39 

7 

5 

24 

Inventory 

Value Number ($1,000) 

(X) 6 911 (X) 4 714 (X) 4 391 (X) 588 (X) 6 322 

10 068 5 530 II 200 3653 II 163 3 073 6 III 4415 7 199 2949 7 323 2564 I 354 704 1 093 262 776 175 

4 757 3 710 6 106 2687 6 547 2 390 

6 557 528 

5 029 236 

10 132 291 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

2 493 151 

I 484 70 I 047 20 756 113 

455 126 

789 178 

257 669 579 

283 254 614 426 599 814 

231 439 544 239 207 526 369 021 757 11 041 7 

27 215 15 

36 500 15 

310 2 

Table 19, Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Any poultry ______________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Chickens 3 months old or older ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Forms with- 1101,599 _________________________________ 1978_ - 1,600 10 3,199 _____________________________ 1978_ - 3,200 109,999 _____________________________ 1978_ - 10,000 or more _____________________________ 1978_ -

Hens and pullets of loying age __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Forms with- 1 10 99 __________________________________ 1978_ - 10010399 _______________________________ 1978_ - 400101,599 _____________________________ 1978_ - 1,600 10 3,199 ___________________________ 1978_ - 3,200109,999 ___________________________ 1978_ - 10,000 10 19,999 _________________________ 1978_ - 20,000 10 49,999 _________________________ 1978_ - 50,000 10 99,999 _________________________ 1978_ - 100,000 or more __________________________ 1978_ -

Broilers and other meat· type chickens ______________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Turkey, _______________________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

- For slou9"'or _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974 __ Hens kepI for breeding _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Ducks, geese, and olhor pouffry ___________________ I~;!~~ 

All farms 

Forms 

191 

98 

158 

90 

142 

5 

2 

9 

156 

89 

128 

9 

3 

5 

2 

5 

3 

1 

-

39 

7 

24 

(NA) 

22 

(NA) 

3 (NA) 

75 (NA) 

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

or more 

Number Farms Number 

(X) 74 (X) 

(X) 69 (X) 

257 669 66 252 648 

283 254 62 280 978 

7619 51 4 598 (0) 4 (0) 

(0) 2 (0) 

226 700 9 226 700 

231 439 66 226 607 

239 207 61 237 187 

3 221 44 1 027 

I 268 4 630 

2 400 3 2 400 

12050 4 (0) 

(0) 2 (0) 

50200 5 50 200 

101 000 3 101 000 

(D) 1 (0) 

- - -

11 041 14 10 387 

27 215 6 (D) 

310 10 209 

(NA) 3 3 723 (0) 9 (0) 

(NA) 3 3 723 

(0) 2 (0) 

(NA) - -

(X) 23 (X) 

(X) 9 (X) 

Farms 

484 

310 

386 

74 

449 

321 

218 

244 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

80 

34 

39 

27 

12 

37 

20 

34 

35 

17 

23 

40 

49 

79 

39 

48 

73 

9 

4 

10 

7 

All forms 

Forms 

66 

58 

40 

49 

24 

5 

3 

8 

39 

48 

14 

7 

3 

5 

3 

4 

3 

-

-

9 

4 

7 

(NA) 

7 (NA) 

- (NA) 

9 (NA) 

Sales 

Value 

Number ($1.000) 

(X) 10 710 

(X) 10074 (X) 8636 (X) 3232 (X) 7478 

5003 I 226 4932 (NA) 

5 758 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

7369 473 

5605 (NA) 

10015 (NA) 

3 017 77 

I 229 (NA) 

737 46 

439 (NA) 

706 (NA) 

105 164 

42 (NA) 

117 (NA) 

220 229 (NA) 

455 766 (NA) 

357 822 (NA) 

201 229 (NA) 

168 166 (NA) 

297 374 (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

131 000 (NA) 

155 99D (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

Sales 

farms with sales of $2.500 

or mare 

Number Farms Number 

(X) 39 (X) 

(X) 47 (X) 

220 229 27 217 737 

455 766 39 452 826 

3904 12 (0) 

9 475 4 (D) 

13600 3 13 600 193 250 8 193 250 

201 229 26 198 737 

168 166 38 165 266 

412 4 120 982 5 (0) 

2 510 3 2 510 9 475 4 (0) 

13600 3 13600 

50 250 4 50 250 

124 000 3 124 000 

- - -

- - -

(0) 3 (D) 

131 000 4 131 000 (0) 5 (D) 

(NA) 2 (D) 

(0) 5 (0) 

(NA) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) - - (X) 1 (X) 

(X) 3 (X) 

10 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 19. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

SeJected poultry inventory, 1978-AU forms 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Pullet chicks ond pullets Broilers and 0 ther meat"type 

under 3 months old chickens 

Totol Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or 

Ioying age older not of loying age 

Forms Number forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Forms with chickens 3 months old or older, inventory _______ _ I to 99 ____________________________________________ _ - 158 257 669 156 (D) 18 (D) II 2 702 32 10617 

- 130 3 451 128 3 221 14 230 10 (D) 31 (D) 

100 to 399 _________________________________________ _ 

- 8 I 018 8 I 018 - - - - - - 400 to 1,599 _______________________________________ _ 

- 4 3 150 4 (0) 2 (D) - - - -

1,600 to 3,199 _____________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 5 12 050 5 12050

1 - - -

(~I -

- 2 (D) 2 (D) - - - (O~I -

- 5 53 700 5 (D) I (0) I I 

20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ - 3 101 000 3 101 000 - - - - - -

- I (0) I (D) I (D) - - _. -

100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

None _______________________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (X) (X) ()O (X) (X) (X) 2 (0) 7 424 

Selected pou Itry soles, 1978 -All fa rms 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Broilers and other meat-type Value of poultry and 

Hens and pullets of Pullet s 3 months old or chickens poultry products 

Total laying age older not of laying age 

Value 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms ($1.000) 

Forms with chickens 3 months old or older, inventory _______ _ I 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 ____________________________________ _ 

None _______________________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 201 017 33 201 017 - -I 3 (0)1 60 3 136 

- (NA) 12400 II 12400

1 

- - 2 (D) 35 130 

- (NA) (D) 2 (D) - - - - 5 10 

- (NA) 922 4 922 - - - - 4 30 

- (NA) 8 285 5 

8 2(~~1 - - - - 5 148 

- (NA) (0) 2 - - - - 2 (D) 

- (NA) 32 000 5 32000 - - I (D) 5 805 

- (NA) 93 750 3 93 750 - - - - 3 I 126 

- (NA) (D) I (O!I - =1 - =1 I (0!1 - (NA) - - - - -

- (NA) 19 212 6 (D)i I (O)i 6 7°i 14 96 

Selected poultry sales, 1978-AlI farms-Con_ 

Chickens 3 months old Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or Broilers and other meat-type Pullet chicks and pullets 

or older loying age older not of laying age chickens under 3 months old 

Farms Number I Farms Number I Forms Number I Farms Number I Forms Numbert 

Specified poultry sold __________________________________ _ 

- 40 220 229 39 (D) I (D) 9 (0) - - I to 1.999 _________________________________________ _ 

- 27 9 379 27 9379 - - 8 140 - - 2,000 to 3,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 3 7 600 3 7600 - - - - - - 4,000 to 7,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 2 (0) - - - - - - 8,000 to 15,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- 3 32 500 3 32 500 - - - - - - 16,000 to 29,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) I (D) I (D) - - - - 30,000 to 59,999 ___________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

- 3 124 000 I 3 124 000 - - I (0) I - - - - =j - - - - -

=j - - - - - - - - - - -

Selected poultry soles, 1978 - All form 5 - Con. 

Turkeys Turkeys for slaughter Turkey hens kept for breeding 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

Specified poultry sold __________________________________ _ Ito 1,999 _________________________________________ _ - 7 (D) 7 (D) - - - 2,000 to 3,999 _____________________________________ _ 6 I 497 6 I 497 - - - 4,000 to 7,999 _____________________________________ _ - - - - - - - I (D) I (0) 8,000 - - to 15,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - 16,000 to 29,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - 30,000 to 59,999 ___________________________________ _ 60,000 - - - - - - - to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - 100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 11 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory Soles 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 

or more All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Sales Sales 

Fonns Number Fonns Number Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number ($!,OOO) 

Any livestock ____________________________________ 1978_ 537 (lO 260 (X) 449 00 7478 244 (X) 7246 

1974. - (NA) (X) 212 (X) 274 00 6 774 190 (X) 6698 Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ________________________ 1978_ - 468 (X) 226 (X) 387 (X) I 745 214 (X) I 553 

1974. - 270 (X) 187 (X) 247 (X) (NA) 181 (X) I 310 

Cottle and calves ________________________________ 1978_ - 401 10068 198 8570 321 5003 1 226 186 4480 I 073 

1974. - 242 II 200 172 10416 218 4932 (NA) 167 4 713 911 

Forms with- I to 9. __________________ • ___________________ 1978_ - 191 882 38 167 199 843 277 66 353 126 10 to 19. ________________________ • ___________ 1978_ - 75 914 38 492 35 453 144 34 (0) (0) 20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ - 68 2 091 56 (0) 63 I 880 424 62 (0) (0) 50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ - 46 3 074 45 (0) 19 I 175 257 19 I 175 257 100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 17 2 259 17 2 259 5 652 124 5 652 124 200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 4 848 4 848 - - - - - - 500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1.000 to 2.499 _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 2,500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

Cows and heifers thot hod colved __________________ 1978_ - 334 6 II I 164 5359 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - 227 ,7 199 165 6 702 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Beef cows ___________________________________ 1978_ - 194 I 354 68 712 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Milk cows ___________________________________ 1978_ - 114 I 093 61 640 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 182 4 757 115 4647 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - 145 6 106 127 6062 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Heifers and heifer calves _________________________ 19.78_ - 258 2 783 133 2 359 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull colves ___________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) 1 139 2977 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 226 I 174 116 852 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 112 737 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(aHle fattened on groin and concentrates sold _________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 91 584 243 37 394 172 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13 138 55 

forms with fattened cottle sold: I to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ 

10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 77 315 134 23 125 62 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 8 113 51 8 113 51 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 6 156 59 6 156 59 

50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - - 100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - - 200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - - 500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - - 1,000 to 2,499 _______________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) - - '- - - - 2,500 or more ________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) ,(X) - - - - - -

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 334 6 IIi 164 5; 359 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 227 7 199 165 6 702 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

8eef cows _____________________________________ 1978_ 

Forms wifh- I to 9 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

10 to 19 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

20 to 49 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ 1978_ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ 1978_ 

500 to 999 _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 194 'I 354 68 7121 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 153 582 41 153 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 27 348 17 224 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- II 272 7 183 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 3 152 3 ' 152 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1,000 or morL _____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Milk cows _____________________________________ 197K c 182 4 757 115 4647 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with- lor 2 ____________________________________ 1978_ 

3 or 4 ____________________________________ 1978_ 

5 to 9 ____________________________________ 1978_ 

10 to 19 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

20 to 49 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

100 to 499 _________________________________ 1978_ 

500 or more __________________________ ~ ____ 1978_ 

75 109 15 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 9 28 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 4 23 4 23 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 8 113 8 113 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 49 I 690 49 I 690 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) " (NA) 

- 30 I 988 30 I 988 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 7 806 7 ,806 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cottle sold _______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 279 2414 I 019 162 2.051 884 

Forms with- I to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ 

10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

100 to 199 __________________________________ 1978_ 

200 to 499 __________________________________ 1978_ 

500 to 999 __________________________________ 1978_ 

1,000 or more ____________ ~ ___________________ 1978_ 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 202 760 313 85 397 178 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 44 556 248 44 556 248 

" (X) (X) (X) (X) 27 717 299 27 717 299 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 5 (0) (D) 5 (D) (D) 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) I (D) (0) I (D) (D) 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - -

- (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - -

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

Cal.es sold ______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) ,(X) (X) 193 2 589 207 127 2 429 189 

Form6--wlth - I or 2 ______________________________________ 1978_ 

3 or 4 ______________________________________ 1978_ 

5 to 9 ______________________________________ 1978_ 

10 to 19 ____________________________________ 1978_ 

20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

100 to 49~ ___________________________________ 1978_ 

500 or more _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 72 116 12 19 31 2 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 19 67 7 13 I 47 5 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 25 168 24 20 143 20 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 23 (D) (D) 22 (D) (D) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 44 L227 76 43 (D) (D) 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 8 440 25 8 440 25 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 2 (0) (D) 2 (0) (D) 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - -

12 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Inventory, 1978-Al1 fonns 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved Steers. steer colves. bulls, CoHle and calves Heifers and heifer colves and bull carves 

Total cows Milk cows 

Forms Number Forms Number forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Forms with milk cow inventory __________________________ _ 1 to 4 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 182 7469 182 4965 182 4 757 145 2 081 106 423 - 84 709 84 290 84 137 67 276 51 143 - 5 to 9 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 4 41 4 24 4 23 1 (D) 2 (D) 10 to 19 milk cows __________________________________ _ - 8 177 8 130 8 113 5 (D) 2 (D) - 20 to 29 milk cows __________________________________ _ 11 355 11 265 11 265 8 82 4 8 - 30 to 49 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 milk cows __________________________________ _ 100 to 199 milk cows ________________________________ _ 200 to 499 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

sao milk cows or more ______________________________ _ No milk cows ________________________________________ _ 

2 008 38 1 433 38 1 425, 33 498 24 771 - 38 

30 2 850 30 1 996 30 1 988 24 773 18 81 - 827 7 

81/ 

7 426 5 76 - 7 1 329 7 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 219 2 599 152 1 146 (X) 113 702 120 751 -

Sales, 1978-All forms 

Cottle and calves Cottle Calves Dairy products 

~ Sales Sales 

Farms Number ($1.000) Forms Number forms Number farms ($1,000) 

Forms with milk cow inventory __________________________ _ , to 4 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

1010 19 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 milk cows __________________________________ _ 30 to 49 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 milk cows __________________________________ _ 100 to 199 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

- 152 3 270 720 130 1 296 127 1 974 102 5 324 

- 54 298 84 45 166 44 132 9 11 

- 4 153 29 1 (D) 3 (0) 1 (D) 

- 8 100 29 6 (D) 5 (D) 6 (D)\ 

- 11 203 53 10 96 7 107 11 257 

- 38 865 187 34 382 33 483 38 1 508 

- 30 I 287 273 27 482 28 805 30 2328 

- 7 364 66 7 113 7 251 7 1 090 

- - - - - - - - - - 500 milk cows or more ______________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - No milk cows ________________________________________ _ 

- 169 1 733 506 149 1 118 66 615 2 (0) 

Inventory, 1978-AII farms , I I 

Cottle and calves Cows and heifers that Heifers and heifer Steers. steer calves. Soles of cattle had calved colves bulls, and bull calves an~ calves. 1978 

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

forms with cottle and calves inventory ___________________ _ 

1 to 9 cottle and calves ______________________________ _ 

10 to 19 cottle and calves ____________________________ _ 

20 to 49 cottle and calves ____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 coffle and colves ____________________________ _ 

100 to 199 cottle ond colves __________________________ _ 200 to 499 cottle and colveL _________________________ _ 500 to 999 cottle and colves __________________________ _ 

1.000 to 2,499 cottle and colveL ______________________ _ 

2,500 cottle and calves or mare _______________________ _ No cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 401 10 068 334 6 111 258 2 7831 226 1 1741 308 4 857 1 175 - 191 882 150 437 104 260 90 185 99 517 176 - 75 914 61 479 49 239 51 196 75 453 129 - 6B 2 091 57 1 226 47 567 42 298 67 1 296 327 

- 46 3 074 46 2 205 38 698 28 171 46 1 482 339 - 17 2 259 16 I 269 16 723 11 267 17 911 163 - 4 848 4 495 4 296 4 57 4 198 42 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (Xli 

-

(Xli 

- - - - (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 13 146 51 

Forms with cows and heifers that had calved inventory _____ _ 1 to 4 cows ________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 cows ________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 cows ______________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 cows ______________________________________ _ 30 to 49 cow'- _____________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 cows ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 cow'-___________________________________ _ 200 to 499 cow'-___________________________________ _ 500 to 999 cow'- ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 cows or more _________________________________ _ 

No cows ____________________________________________ _ 

- 334 9 305 334 6 111 211 2 375 187 819 267 4 130 I 004 - 149 843 149 371 91 292 72 180 87 325 117 - 46 539 46 291 25 87 37 161 41 392 98 - 39 686 39 500 16 91 18 95 39 380 101 - 20 678 20 471 11 119 10 88 20 292 86 - 40 2 128 40 1 503 35 523 26 102 40 920 211 - 33 3 102 33 2 148 26 837

1 

19 117\ 33 1 457 325

1 

- 7 1 329 7 827 7 426 5 76 7 364 66 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 67 763 (X) (X) 47 408 39 355 54 873 222 

Forms with beef cow inventory __________________________ _ 1 to 4 beet cows ____________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 beef cows ____________________________________ _ 10 to 19 beet cows __________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 beet cows __________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 beet cows __________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 beet cows __________________________________ _ 100 to 199 beet cows ________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 beet cows ________________________________ _ 500 to 999 beet cows ________________________________ _ 

1,000 beef cows or more _____________________________ _ 

No beef cows ________________________________________ _ 

- 194 2 827 194 1 793 95 554 100 480 148 1 287 355 - 108 920 108 556 56 249 43 115 67 376 95 - 45 558 45 353 20 71 31 134 40 279 82 - 27 499 27 360 11 68 16 71 27 245 63 - 9 478 9 302 4 77 7 99 9- 162 39 - 2 (0) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) - 3 (D) 3 (D) 2 (0) 1 (D) 3 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 207 7 241 140 4 318 163 2 229 126 694 173 3 716 871 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 13 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Sales. 1978 - A" forms 

Catt'" 

Cottle and calves 

Fottened on groin and concentrates 

Sales Sales Forms Number ($1,000) forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number 

- 321 5 003 I 226 279 2414 I 019 91 584 

- 119 313 113 101 220 98 37 102 

- 80 530 165 71 380 148 34 175 

- 35 453 144 30 270 123 9 107 

- 63 I 880 424 56 859 351 8 147 19 I 175 257 18 482 219 3 53 

- 5 652 124 3 203 81 - - - - - - - - - - -

Forms with soles of cottle and colves __ _ 1 to 4 cottle and calves ___________ _ 5 to 9 cottle and calves ___________ _ 

10 to 19 cottle and calves _________ _ 

20 fo 49 cottle and calves _________ _ 

50 to 99 cottle and calves _________ _ 

100 to 199 cottle and calves _______ _ 

200 to 499 cottle and calves _______ _ sao cottle and colves or more ______ _ - - - - - - - - 500 to 999 cottle and colves _____ _ - - - - - - - - - 1 ,()(x) cottle and calves or more __ _ - - - - - - - - -

form~ with beef cow inventory _______ _ 1 to4 beef cows _________________ _ 5 to 9 beef cows _________________ _ 

- 148 I 287 355 130 770 310 63 328 67 376 95 57 196 85 30 100 

- 40 279 82 34 159 68 17 75 10 to 19 beef COWL ______________ _ 

20 to 'Zf beef cows _______________ _ 

30 to 49 beef cows _______________ _ 

50 to 99 beef cows _______________ _ 

100 to 199 beef cows _____________ _ 

- 27 245 63 25 167 54 12 87 

9 162 39 9 (D) (D) 3 46 

- 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) - - 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) (D) I (D) 

- - - - - - - - - 200 to 499 beef cows _____________ _ - - - - - - - - 500 10 999 beef cows _____________ _ - - - - - - - - 1,000 beef cows or more __________ _ - - - - - - - - - No beef COWL _____________________ _ 

- 173 3 716 871 149 I 644 709 28 256 

Table 21. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory 

All forms Farms with sales of All forms 

Total hogs and pigs ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - forms with- I to 24 ____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 25 to 49 __________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 50 to 99 __________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 100 to 199 _________________________________ 197B_ - 1974_ - 200 to 499 _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

500 to 999 _______________________________ 1978_ 

1,000 to 1,999 ____________________________ 1978_ 

2,000 to 4,999 ____________________________ 1978_ 

5,000 or more ____________________________ 1978_ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Other hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ feeder pigs sold _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

lifters of pigs farrowed between - Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 ___________ 1978_ 

1974_ June I and Nov. 30 __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forms Number 

147 6 557 

46 5 029 

118 620 

30 191 

4 137 

2 (D) 

8 460 

3 (D) 

3 302 

3 405 

II 3 098 

5 I 484 

3 I 940 

3 2 700 

3 I 940 

- - - -

- -

62 I 334 

(NA) (NA) 

129 5 223 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

63 I 169 

24 882 

58 579 

20 429 

42 590 

21 453 

$2,500 or more 

Forms Number Forms Number 

55 6084 80 7369 

29 4 832 34 5 605 

27 (D) 44 312 

15 103 14 116 

3 (D) 7 224 

I (D) 7 221 

8 460 6 346 

2 (D) I (D) 

3 302 12 I 649 

3 405 2 (D) 

II 3098 8 2338 

5 I 484 6 I 766 

3 I 940 3 2500 

3 2 700 4 3 160 

3 I 940 2 (D) 

- - I (D) 

- - - -

- - - -

39 I 258 (X) (X) 

18 696 (X) (X) 

50 4 826 (X) (X) 

28 4 136 (X) O() (X) (X) 27 3017 

(X) (X) 12 I 229 

39 I 126 (X) (X) 

18 843 (X) (X) 

36 548 (X) (X) 

17 413 (X) (X) 

36 578 (X) (X) 

16 430 (X) (X) 

Sales 

($1,000) 

243 

49 

68 

44 

56 

26 

-

-

-

-

-

138 

45 

38 

26 

16 

-

(D) 

-

-

-

- 106 

Sales 

I 

Sales 

($1,000) 

473 

(NA) 

24 

(NA) 

14 

(NA) 

20 

(NA) 

90 

(NA) 

147 

(NA) 

178 

(NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

77 

(NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Calves 

Sales 

forms Number ($1,000) 

193 2589 207 

51 93 14 

46 ISO 17 

21 183 22 

52 I 021 72 

18 693 38 

5 449 43 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

64 517 45 

24 180 10 

24 120 13 

II 78 9 

2 (D) (D) 

I (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 129 2072 162 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

or more 

Soles 

Forms Number ($1,000) 

43 7092 454 

23 5438 391 

9 (0) (D) 

6 52 2 

5 (D) (D) 

4 118 8 

6 346 20 

I (D) (0) 

12 I 649 90 

2 (D) (D) 

8 2338 147 

6 I 766 129 

3 250O 178 

4 3 160 232 

2 (D) (D) 

I (D) (D) 

- - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

21 2934 75 

8 I 141 29 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

14 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 21. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Invenlory, 1978-AlI forms Soles, 1978 - All forms 

Hogs and pigs Used or to be used Other hogs and pigs Hog s and pigs Feeder pig s sold for breeding 

Soles Soles 

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

- 147 6 557 62 1 334 129 5 223 77 7 337 471 26 2 989 76 

- 93 293 23 42 81 251 23 204 15 6 (0) (0) 

- 25 327 13 82 20 245 25 1 028 32 7 844 19 

- 12 597 10 118 12 479 12 728 52 6 283 10 

- 3 302 3 100 3 202 3 334 10 1 (0) (0) 

- 11 3098 10 772 10 2 326 11 3231 186 5 I 673 40 

3 I 940 3 220 3 I 720 3 1 812 177 1 (0) (0) 

- - - - (Xli 

- - - - - - - -

- (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 3 32 I I (0) (0) 

Forms with hogs and pigs inventory ____________________ _ 1109 hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

101024 hogs and pigL ____________________________ _ 

251099 hogs and pigs _____________________________ _ 

10010199 hogs and pigL __________________________ _ 

200 10499 hogs ond pigs ___________________________ _ 50010999 hogs and pigL __________________________ _ 

1,000 hogs and pigs or more ________________________ _ 

No hogs and pigs ___________________________________ _ 

- 77 6 385 47 1 317 69 5 068 80 7 369 473 27 3 017 77 

- 28 207 7 34 25 173 30 108 11 3 (0) (Z) 

- 20 386 14 79 18 307 21 428 26 9 182 7 

- 6 330 5 94 6 236 6 346 20 4 209 7 

- 12 1 304 10 361 9 943 12 1 649 90 6 768 23 

- 8 2 418 8 469 8 1 949 8 2 338 147 4 937 21 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) I (0) (O~I 

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

- 70 172 15 17 60 155 (X) (X) 

(X)I 

(X) (X) (X) 

- 62 5 765 62 1 334 44 4 431 48 6 907 432 27 3 017 77 

- 19 79 19 41 8 38 6 39 3 3 (0) (0) 

- 13 166 13 46 10 120 12 220 12 8 147 4 

Farms with hogs and pigs sold ________________________ _ 1 to 9 hogs and pigs- ______________________________ _ 10 1049 hogs and pigL ____________________________ _ 501099 hogs and pigs _____________________________ _ 

10010 199 hogs and pig,- __________________________ _ 

200 10499 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ 

500 10999 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ 

1,000 hogs and pigs or more ________________________ _ 

No hogs and pigs ___________________________________ _ 

Forms by litters farrowed ____________________________ _ 1 iitter __________________________________________ _ 

2 to 4 litters _____________________________________ _ 

- 4 109 4 29 3 80 4 143 16 - - -

- 8 633 8 167 6 466 8 931 47 5 394 12 

- 13 2 348 13 656 12 1 692 13 2304 114 10 I 555 42 

5 to 9 litters _____________________________________ _ 1010 19 litters ___________________________________ _ 

20 10 49 litters ___________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0)1 2 (0)1 2 (0)1 2 (0) (0) - - -

- 3 (O~i 3 (O~i 3 (0) 3 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 

- - - -

7921 

- - - - - -

- 85 792 - 85 32 462 40 - - -

50 to 99 litters ___________________________________ _ 100 10 199 lillers _________________________________ _ 

200 litters or more ________________________________ _ 

No litters __________________________________________ _ 

liHers of pigs farrowed between Dec. 1,1977, and Nov. 30, 1978 - All farms 

Tolol Dec. 1, 1977, ond Moy 31, 1978 June 1, 1978, and Nov. 30, 1978 

Forms Number Forms 

Farms by litters forrowed- __________________________ _ 

- 63 1 169 58 1 liller __________________________________________ _ 

- 19 19 17 2 to 4 litters _____________________________________ _ 

- 14 36 12 5 to 9 litters _____________________________________ _ - 4 25 3 1010 191illers ___________________________________ _ 

- 8 121 8 2010 49lillers ___________________________________ _ 

- 13 423 13 50 10 99 lillers ___________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 2 100 10 199 lillers _________________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) 3 200 litters or more ________________________________ _ - - - -

Table 22. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory of- Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold __________________________________ farmsnumber_ Sheep and lambs shorn _________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

pounds of wooL Value of sales from sheep, lambs. and wool _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All forms 

1978 

60 2 493 

51 

2 075 

37 

737 

42 

1 564 

10 512 

43 

46 

Inventory, 1978-AII forms 

Sheep and lombs Ewes 1 year old or 

older 

Farms Number Forms Number 

- 60 2 493 51 2075 

- 48 304 39 184 

Forms with sheep and tombs inventory _________________________ _ 11024 sheep and lambs ________________ : _________________ _ 

251099 sheep and lombs _________________________________ _ 

- 8 454 8 286 10010299 sheep and lambs _______________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) 3 (0) 

- - - - -

- 1 (0) 1 (0) 

30010999 sheep and lambs _______________________________ _ 

1,0OD 10 2,499 sheep and lambs __________ • _________________ _ 

- - 2,500104,999 sheep and lambs ____________________________ _ - - - - - 5,000 sheep and lambs or more ____________________________ _ - - - No sheep and lambs ________________________________________ _ 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 51 2 477 51 2075 

- 43 424 43 260 

- 5 478 5 280 

Forms with ewes 1 year old or older inventory __________________ _ 

~;~a2~e:;!s-============================================ - 2 (0) 2 (0) 

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

- - - - -

- - - - -. 9 16 (X) (X) -

10010199 ewes _________________________________________ _ 

~ ~ g~~::--l:::::::==:::m:::~:-::::_:----::: 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1974 

35 1 484 

(NA) I 

(NA) 

20 

439 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Sheep and lambs 

Forms Number 

37 737 

25 184 8 235 3 (0) 

- - 1 (0) 

- - - - - -

35 729 

27 265 

5 226 

2 (0) 

- - - - 1 (0) 

- - - - 2 (0) 

Number Farms Number 

579 42 590 

(0) 2 (0) 

20 12, 16 

11 3 14 

69 8 52 

212 12 211 

(0) 2 (0) 

(0) 3 (O~i - -

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

19 14 

662 294 

15 12 

453 234 15 9 465 210 15 9 509 240 3452 1 768 16 II 

26 8 

Sales, 1978-A11 forms 

Sheep and lambs shorn Sheep, 

lombs, and wool 

Pounds Sales Forms Number of wool Forms ($1,000) 

42 1 564 10 512 43 46 30 226 1 533 31 14 8 425 2979 8 16 3 (0) (0) 3 (0) 

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

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

41 1 562 10497 41 46 33 385 2543 33 21 5 334 2 500 5 14 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

RHODE ISLAND lS 
Table 23. Other Livestock and Livestock Produds-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Horses and ponies _______________________________ forms_ -

-

-

number _ 

$1.000_ Mules, burros, and donkeyL ______________________ forms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ - Mink - and tneir pelts - ____________________________ forms- - number _ 

$1,000_ -

-

Colonies of bees ________________________________ farms- - number _ 

$1.000_ -

- Honey sold (pounds) ____________________________ forms_ 

number _ - $1.000_ - Goots __ ___ _ __________________________________ forms -- number _ 

$1.000_ -

- Angora 9001L ________________________________ forms -- number 

$1,000 --

-- Mohoir sold (pounds) _______________________ farms -- number 

$1,000 --

Milk gOOIs ___________________________________ forms 

number 

$1,000 Goo1s milk sold (gallons) _____________________ forms 

number 

$1,000 Other goats _________________________________ forms 

number 

$1,000 

Rabbits and their pelts ___________________________ forms 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- number 

$1,000 --

-- Chinchillas and their pelts _________________________ forms 

number 

$1,000 

Worms (see text>- ______________________________ forms 

number 

$1,000 All ather livestock _____________________________ ._ forms 

$1,000 Other livestock productL ______ • _. ___________ • ____ forms 

$1.000 

Table 24, Fish Sales: 1978 

Total 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Soles 

Farms ($1,000) 

ALL FARMS 

Calfish ________________________________ _ 

Trout • ______ • ______ • __________________ _ 

Tropical and bait fish _______ • ____ • _______ _ Olher fish ______________________________ _ 

Other aquaculturol products ______ • ________ _ 

FARMS WITH SALES OF $2,500 

OR MORE 

CaHish ________________________________ _ 

Trout ____ ••• __________________________ _ 

Tropical and bait fish ____________________ _ 

(D) 

(0) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

All farms, 1978 1978 

162 60 756 334 (X) (X) 

7 5 13 (D) 

(X) (X) 

1 1 (0) (D) 

(X) (X) 

29 10 

374 155 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

40 17 

319 178 

(X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

29 12 

263 1 171 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

13 5 

56 7 

(X) (X) 

20 7 

(D) (0) 

(X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

I 1 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Any 

Forms Pounds Farms Number Farms 

(D) 

(X) (X) 

(0) 

1974 All farms, 1978 

38 35 

318 105 

(X) 164 

10 - 15 - (X) -

- 2 

- (D) 

(X) (D) 

2 1 

6 (D) 

(X) (D) 

(X) 19 

(X) 17 630 

(X) 15 

1 21 

(0) 234 

(X) 11 

- - - - (X) - (X) - (X) - (X) -

(X~I 18 

199 

10 

(X) 10 

(X) 4 123 

(X) 8 

1 4 

1 35 

(X) 1 

2 14 

(0) (D) 

(X) (D) 

- -

- - (X) -

(NA) - (NA) - (X) 

=1 

(Xli 

=1 

(X) 

(X) 

Only pounds 

Sales 

Pounds ($1,000) Farms 

(X) (NA) 

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

18 

81 

ISO 

-

-

-

1 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

-

7 

8 890 

7 

10 

153 

7 

-

-

-

-

-

-

9 

146 

7 

5 

1 919 

4 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Only number 

Sales 

Number ($1.000) 

(D) (D) 

(X) (NA) 

(D) (D) 

1974 

13 

37 

26 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

-

- (NA) 

(NA) 

Acres under water 

for fish production 

Forms Acres 

(D) 

(D) 

g:~:~ ~~~~~~II~~~(P~O-d.;,;-,;=====~=~=~===~==L ______ ..L. _______ (X_) ________ (_X,J) L.... _______ (X_) ___ (_N_A_) L-______ (_X) ___ (N_A_) .... _____ --J 

16 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 25. Crops Harvested: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated kJnd Irriga ted land 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(orn for all purposes-____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

152 3 590 (X) 8 41 96 3303 00 I (0) 

- 117 3 312 (X) (NA) (NA) 95 3234 (X) 2 (0) 

- 40 391 28387 5 25 12 306 22 860 - - - 8 89 6555 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) (0) I (0) 

- 126 3 199 56507 3 16 88 2997 53 776 1 (0) 

- (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) B9 3 145 47 396 I - - - (X) - - - - ()() - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) O() - - -

Sorghums for all purposes ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 5 19 (X) - (NA) I 

5 19 (X) I - =1 - 2 (0) (X) (NA) 2 (0) 

I:~I -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 5 19 149 - - 5 19 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - (ut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for groin _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NAI (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I - - (X) - - -

- - - - 1 (0) (0) I 

(0) I 

- -

9 95 3 789 (NA) (NA~ 7 (0) (0) - - -

- 5 50 250 - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - -

- - - - -

(N~I - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 4 140 3052 - 4 140 3 052 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA~I 5 167 4669

1 

- -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(X~I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ (otton (boles) ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (poundsL _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

~I - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - =1 

- -

- - - =1 

- (NA) I 

- - - -

- - - (NA) - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 38 3 536 915 316 - - 31 3 518 914 101 - -

- 44 4344 932 755 (NA) (NA) 40 4 338 931 647 3 353 

SweetpotQtoe~ (bushels) __________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - -' - -

Hay crops (tons, dry) (see text) ____________________ 1978_ - 404 11 804 22842 5 270 210 8 800 18 459 5 270 

1974_ - 272 8 689 17421 (NA) (NA) 179 7377 15 432 2 (0) Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 127 2 662 6 7391 -

(NNI 

88 2 308 6 1411 -

(OJ I - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 72 2 252 6008 I 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) __________ 1978_ - 234 6 086 11 147 - - 118 4 345 8448 - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 925 7 178 (NA) (0) 

field seed crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 38 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (paunds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - -

- =1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see textL __________ 1978_ - 156 2 249 00 37 636 116 2 150 (X) 32 629 

1974_ - 123 I 891 (X) (NA) (NA) 95 1 808 (X) 25 431 Sweet corn ___________________________________ 1978_ - 78 1 264 ()() 23 407 54 1 198 (X) 20 405 1974_ - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) 68 I 060 (X) 11 289 Tomatoes ________________________________ ____ 19Z8_ - 94 188 (X) 22 49 70 178 (X) 18 47 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 59 188 (X) 18 35 Green peas excluding cowpeas ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 10 4 (X) 2 (0) 3 4 (X) I 1 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 9 8 (X) 2 (O~I 

land in orchards _______________ -. ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) _______________________________ 1978_ 

- 83 784 (X) 10 71 44 641 (X) 9 (0) 

- 50 668 (X) (NA) (NA) 34 615 (X) 6 52 

- 76 590 4 967 562 (NA) (NA) 38 477 4 B46 421 (NA) (NA) 1974_ Peaches (pounds) ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 31 519 6 672 295 (NA) (NA) 

- 45 93 442 957 (NA) (NA) 23 84 436 704 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 11 79 597 690 (NA) (NA) 

- 21 63 140019 (NA) (NA) 9 57 139 024 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)I - - -I (NA) (NA) 

Berries ________________________________________ 197B_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 62 184 (X) 16 135 39 170 (X) 14 (0) 

- 21 107 (X) (NA) (NA) 11 98 (X) 3 84 - 44 75 347 654 10 55 27 69 340 433 8 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 17 102 383 2 -

Nursery and greenhouse pr()ducts __________________ 1978_ Other crops ____________________________________ 1978_ - 157 3 521 (X) 46 1 976 144 3 501 (X) 40 1 970 

- 3 8 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 17 
Table 26. Specified Crops Harvested - Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1978 

Entire crop irrigated Port of crop irrigated None of crop irrigated 

All Farms Average Average Average 

yield Acres Acres not yield yield Forms Acres per acre Forms irrigated irrigated per acre Farms Acres per acre 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) 25 100.0 35 366 70.7 Corn for siloge or green chop (to~~:g;~)-- ---------------- 16 15.3 123 3 183 17.7 Sorghums for grain or seed (bushels) _____ =~=~=~=========== Wheat for groin (bushelsL _______________________________ (D) (D) Oots for groin (bushels) _________________________________ 50 5.0 Barley for groin (bushelsL _______________________________ Rice (lo()'lb bags) ______________________________________ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _____________________________ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) 

Dry field and seed beans (lOO:lbb~g~)::::::::::::::::::::: -I Cotton (boles) Tobacco (pound;)-- -- -- -- -------- -- ---- -- ---- ------ -----

Irish potaloes (hund-r;d;eight-)==== == ==== == ============ ==== 38 3 536 258.8 Sugar beets for sugar (tons) 

Sugarcane for sugar (Ions>-_ == == == == ==== == == == == === = == === Alfalfa hoy (fans, dry) 

d ~):: =:::= :=::::: = ~:::: =::: =: =: =:: 127 2 662 2.5 Small groin hoy (tons, 14 247 1.8 Other tome dry hoy (see text) (tons, dry) ___________________ 234 6 086 1.8 Wild hoy (fans, dry) ____________________________________ 135 1.8 94 I 546 1.4 Gross silage and hoylage (tons, green) _____________________ 22 603 7.2 

Hoy crops cut and fed green (tons, green) __________________ 135 5.5 19 390 3.2 Alfalfa seed (pounds) 

All vegetables harvest;d f~~-s-~~(;;;-t;;t}- -- ---- -- ---- ----- 19 308 (X) 18 329 478 (X) 119 1 135 (X) 

land in orchards ______________________ ================= 8 18 (X) 2 (D) 60 (X) 73 654 (X) 

Strawberries (pounds) ___________________________________ 10 55 5438.0 34 20 2385.9 

Table 27. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1978 and 1974 

1978 1974 

All Farms Value of Value of 

production production 

Forms Acres Quantity ($1,000) Farms Acres Quantity ($1,000) 

Harvested cropland ___________________________________ _ - 710 24997 (X) 19 735 512 21 422 (X) 12 388 Corn for grain or seed (bushels) ________________________ _ - 40 391 28 387 65 8 89 6 555 20 Corn for silage or green chop or fodder or hogged or grazed _ - 126 3 199 (X) 1 130 111 3 223 (X) 720 Sorghums for groin or seed (bushels) ____________________ _ - - - - - - - - -

y 

1:1 - 5 19 (X) 2 2 (D) (X) 

- I (D) (D) (Z) 9 (D) 3 789 

Sorghums for silage or green chop or cut for dry forage or ho or hogged or grazed _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________________ _ 

Other small groins for gro;n ____________________________ _ - (NA) 190 (X) 6 (NA) (NA) (X) 9 

- - - - - - - - - Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________________ _ 

Peanuts - - - - - - - - - for nuts (pounds) _____________________________ _ 

- Cotton - - - - - - - - (boles) _______________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredwejght} __________________________ _ 

- 38 3 536 915 316 3 890 44 4344 932 755 3 731 

- 1 (D) (D) (Z) - - - - Sweetpofatoes (bushels) _______________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________________ _ - 404 11 804 22 842 1 539 272 8 689 17 421 1 026 All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______________ _ - 156 2249 (X) 1 363 123 1 891 (X) I 101 lond in orchards _____________________________________ _ 

- 83 784 (X) 827 50 668 (X) 961 Berries _____________________________________________ _ - 62 184 (X) 300 21 107 (X) 75 

Other crops (including nursery and greenhouse products>- ___ _ - (NA) 3 529 (X) 10 613 (NA) (NA) (X) 4 728 

18 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 28. Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated land Irriga ted land 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes: Acres harvested __________________________________ - __ 

I to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 100 to 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres _________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- 152 3590 (X) 8 411 96 3 303 (X) 1 (D) 

- 85 478 (X) 8 41 31 238 (X) 1 (D) 

- 10 180 (X) - - 9 (D) (X) - -

- 33 1 092 (X) - - 32 (0) (X) - -

- 20 1 320 (X) - - 20 I 320 (X) - -

- 4 520 (X) - - 4 520 (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - -I - - (X) I - -I Irish potatoes (hundredweight): Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 0.1 to 0.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 2.9 acres __________________________________ _ 3.0 to 9.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

10.0 to 24.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

250.0 to 499.9 ocres ______________________________ _ 

500.0 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 

I to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 100 to 249 acres _________________________________ _ 250 to 499 acres _________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- 38 3536 915316 - - 31 3 518 914 101 - -

- 8 3 466 - - 5 2 361 - -

- 5 6 830 - - 3 (D) (D) - -

- 4 27 5 800 - - 3 (D) (D) - -

- 5 72 11 300 - - 4 (0) (0) - -

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

- 1 (D) (0)1 - - 1 (D) (0)1 - -

- 8 (D) (D) - - 8 (D) (0) - -

- 3 (D) (D) -

=1 

3 (D) (D) - -

- 2 (D) (D) - 2 (0) (D) - -

- 404 II 804 22842 5 

27~1 210 8800 18 459 5 270 

- 164 1 240 1 994 - 60 475 862 - -

- 99 1 806 3 164 - 39 715 1 343 - -

- 71 2 394 4281

1 

- 48 1 674 3 311 - - - 48 2 993 5932 5 270 1 41 2 565 5 472 5 270 

- 19 2 486 5411 -

~I 19 2486 5 411 - -

- 3 885 2060 - 3 885 2060 - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry), Acres harvested __________________________________ _ - 127 2 662 6 739 - - 88 2308 6 141 - -

I to 14 acres __________________________________ _ 15 to 24 acres _________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 71 525 1 158 - - 36 (D) (D) -

=1 - 23 402 1 0141 - - 22 (D) (D) - - 19 637 1 528 - - 16 534 1 387 - 50 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ - 9 531 1 474 - - 9 531 1 474 - - 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ _ 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ - 5 567 1 565 - - 5 567 1 ~65 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 acres or more _____________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - -

Other tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see text), Acres harvested __________________________________ _ 

I to 14 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 234 6 086 II 1471 -

=1 

118 4 345 8448

1 

- =1 - 108 833 1 506 - 36 303 610 - 15 to 24 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 56 1 046 2031 - - 29 557 1 085 - - 25 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ - 43 1 475 2464 - - 31 1 077 1 970 - - 50 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ - 16 977 1 591 - - 11 653 1 228 - - 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 10 (D) (D) - - 10 (D) (D) - - 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ - 1 (D) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - 500 to 999 acres _ ... _____________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text): Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 156 (X) I I I 629 1 - 2 249 37 636 116 2 150 (X) 32 0.1 to 0.9 ocres __________________________________ _ 

- 15 7 (X) 3 (0) 2 (0) (X) - - 1.0 to 4.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 52 115 (X) 3 3 32 76 (X) 2 (0) 5.0 to 14.9 ocres _________________________________ _ 

- 42 351 (X) 10 61 35 298 (X) 9 (0) 15.0 to 24.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 18 342 (X) 5 72 18 342 (X) 5 72 25.0 to 49.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 23 810 (X) 12 304 23 810 (X) 12 304 50.0 to 99.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 3 174 (X) I (0) 3 (0) (X) I (0) 100.0 to 249.9 acres ______________________________ _ 250.0 to 499.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

500.0 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- 3 450 (Xli 3 18~1 3 450 (X) I 3 188 

- - - (X) - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - (X) - -

land in orchards: Acres in orchards ___________________________________ _ 0.1 to 0.9 acres __________________________________ _ - 83 784 (X) 10 71 44 641 (X) 9 (0) 

- 15 II (X) 5 5 6 5 (X) 5 5 1.0 to 4.9 ocres __________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acres _________________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 ocres ________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 ocres ______________________________ _ 250.0 to 499.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

500.0 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- 34 82 (X) 2 (0) 12 28 (X) 1 (0) 

- 19 178 (X) 1 (0) II 94 (X) 1 (0) 

- 5 92 (X) - - 5 92 (X) - -

- 7 224 (X) 1 (0) 7 224 

11 

1 (0) 

- 3 198 (X) 1 (0) 3 198 1 (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 19 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978 

(Excludes abnonnol forms.; see text) 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ - percenL land in forms ______________________________________ acres_ 

Average size of form ______________________________ ocres_ - Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Average per form ________________________________ dollorsAverage per aCfe _________________________________ dollars_ -

Forms 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 ond rented land by operator: land O'Nned ______________________________________ forms -- ocres_ - land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ - acres land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ farms 

acres 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms 

acres Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms 

acres 

Farms by acres harvested: I to 49 acres _____________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 acres ____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres __________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres __________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres __________________________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocreL ______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

(ropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms 

acres 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- oeres_ - On which all crops foiled _________________________ forms_ - acres-- In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ forms_ - acres_ - Idle ___________________________________________ farms -- acres -- Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Woodland postured ________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ -

- Posturelond and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ - acres_ -

Postureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Postureland irrigoted _______________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Other kmd irrigoted ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ - lond set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ forms_ - acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE Of OPERATOR 

AIlF~~~:;;S -=~=================~=====~=~~~====== ~~::~ = 

-

- Port owners ____________________________________ number_ - Tenants _______________________________________ number_ White - _________________________________________ number_ - FuJI owners __________________________________ number_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ -

- Tenants _____________________ • _. _____________ number_ 

Black and other roces ____________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

POrf owners _________________________________ number. 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

-

-

-

See footnote at end of table. 

20 RHODE ISLAND 

All forms 

Totol Full owners 

863 595 100.0 68.9 70 877 39 113 82 66 863 603 173 512 95 280 

201 056 158009 

2 380 2 254 

30 22 67 48 

153 132 

137 118 149 89 75 55 170 102 

64 30 18 7 

802 595 

51 749 39859 

268 - 20086 - 43 29 

958 746 

802 541 

36 311 14 050 

708 474 

24 886 8 262 

582 435 

66 32 

43 5 13 2 4 - - - - -

368 238 

7 873 3 780 

62 33 

I 045 477 

31 19 

137 (D) 

4 2 

139 (D) 

114 80 2 231 I 461 

468 348 

24 181 18491 

127 76 

3 200 I 583 

403 318 

20981 16908 

78 57 

2 893 I 496 

622 439 

7 492 5076 

460 309 

13 966 6 859 

100 57 

2 985 468 

98 55 (0) (D) 

I I 

(D) (D) 

2 I 

(0) (D) 

17 7 

249 67 

863 595 

595 595 

207 - 61 -

857 589 

589 589 

207 -

61 - 6 6 

6 6 

- - - -

Port owners 

207 

23.9 

27 133 

131 

200 

68 957 

344 785 

2621 

2 

6 

6 

14 

57 

16 

58 

32 

9 

207 

II 890 

207 

15406 

II 

163 

205 

18597 

182 

14 157 

104 

29 

37 

9 

3 

-

-

103 

3305 

21 

388 

10 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

22 

550 

102 

5 258 

46 

I 577 

68 

3681 

18 

I 367 

152 I 911 

120 

6249 

33 

2353 

33 

(D) 

-

-

I 

(D) 

5 

65 

207 

- 207 

- 207 

-

207 

-

-

-

-

-

Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Tenants Totol Full owners Portowne~ Tenants 

61 520 317 159 44 

7.0 60.2 36.7 18.4 S.O 

4631 50 107 22423 24073 3611 

76 96 71 151 82 

60 533 332 161 40 

9 275 133 741 63302 63 097 7343 

154 587 250922 190667 391 909 183 563 

2 143 2 ~2 2392 2616 2231 

I 

6 16 13 - 3 

13 34 20 4 10 

15 74 61 4 9 

5 79 63 13 3 

3 76 43 31 2 

4 50 32 15 3 

10 128 68 54 6 

2 60 27 31 2 

2 16 5 9 2 

- 476 317 159 - - 33 535 22667 10868 -

61 203 - 159 44 

4 680 17 028 - 13368 3660 

3 28 14 II 3 

49 456 244 163 49 

56 486 286 157 43 

3664 29 103 9060 167'T.l 3250 

52 446 253 151 42 

2 467 21 570 5642 13 584 2344 

43 326 218 75 33 

5 60 28 27 5 

I 43 5 37 I 

2 13 2 9 2 

I 4 - 3 1 

- - - - - - - - - -

27 171 84 69 18 

(0)1 4 722 1·938 (D) (D) 

8 38 14 20 4 

180 951 398 385 168 

2 II 2 7 2 

(D) 86 (D) (D) (D) 

- 4 2 2 - - 139 (D) (D) - 12 75 48 19 8 

220 I 635 I 051 386 198 

18 257 174 74 9 

432 14 124 9536 4397 191 

5 56 31 22 3 

40 2 104 768 I 314 22 

17 233 164 61 8 

392 12 020 8768 3 083 169 

3 45 27 16 2 

30 2 218 873 (D) (D) 

31 360 227 116 17 

505 4 662 2954 (D) (D) 

31 218 116 82 20 

858 9 OM 3579 4 887 578 

10 80 39 32 9 

164 2 931 420 2 348 163 

10 79 38 32 9 

164 (D) (D) (D) 163 

- - - - -

- - - - - - 2 I I - - (D) (D) (D) - 5 13 3 5 5 

117 214 32 65 117 

61 520 317 159 44 

- 317 317 - -

- 159 - 159 -

61 M - - 44 

61 520 317 159 44 

- 317 317 - - - 159 - 159 -

61 44 - - 44 

- - - - -

=1 

- - -

=1 - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

IE xc I u de so bnormol forms ; see text] 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or famity __________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ Partnership ________________________________________ forms- - acres_ -

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ - Other than family held _____________________________ forms_ - acres-- More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ - Other-cooperative. estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ _ 

- Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL ________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre,-_____________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAl CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh grain forms (Oil '- ___________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013)- ____________________ _ Cotton farms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

fruit and tree nut forms (Oln ______________________________ _ Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and e9g forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animol specialty forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODU~TS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499.999 _________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 _____________________________________ _ 

S •• footnote at end of toble. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

756 

55 740 

61 6061 

42 

7641 

-

42 

2 

(0) 

-

2 

2 

(D) 

701 

113 

9 

72 

162 

247 

217 

156 

52.4 

813 

50 

2 

416 

447 

361 

48 

68 

364 

185 

251 

115 

72 

90 

56 

30 

14 

38 

10 

2 

-

6 

122 

-

-

122 

99 

46 

127 

40 

252 

112 

93 

29 

37 

12 

863 

26425 

9 

12 

31 

85 

91 

67 

101 

124 

343 

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

526 178 

31 468 21 483 

39 16 

3 277 2472 

27 12 (D) (D) 

- - 27 12 

1 1 (D) (D) 

- - I I 

2 - (D) -

486 175 

68 26 

1 3 

37 22 

82 63 

177 58 

161 45 

137 16 

54.8 48.1 

552 201 

43 6 1 1 

238 138 

357 69 

221 108 

33 14 

47 12 

279 67 

161 6 184 50 

72 38 

47 19 

56 29 

29 21 

17 12 

9 5 

14 22 

5 4 

1 1 

- -

5 -

80 38 

- -

- -

80 38 54 30 

42 3 97 20 

32 6 

191 50 94 15 

25 55 

27 1 

33 2 9 2 

595 207 

8864 14542 

1 6 5 7 12 16 36 42 

36 40 43 19 

86 10 

98 19 

278 48 

Tenants 

52 2 789 

6 312 

3 

I 530 

;1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

40 

19 

5 

13 

17 

12 

II 

3 43.4 

60 

1 

-

401 

21 

32 

1 

9 

18 

1 

18 

17 

5 

6 

5 

6 

1 

-

2 

I 

-

-

!I 

-

-

4 

15 

1 

10 

21 

11 

3 

13 

1 

2 

1 

61 3 019 

2 

-

3 

7 

15 

5 

1;1 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Total Full owners Port owners Tenants 

422 255 132 35 

37 238 16964 18 505 1 769 

54 34 14 6 

5 412 2 710 (D) (0) 

40 25 12 3 

6 022 1 995 2 497 I 530 

;1 - - -

40 25 12 

2 1 1 -

(D) (D) (D) -

- - - - 2 1 1 -

2 2 - -

(D) (0) - -

410 252 133 25 

73 35 21 17 

6 1 2 3 

40 13 17 10 

89 36 39 14 

141 87 47 

154 107 39 ~I 90 73 15 2 

53.0 56.4 49.1 43.2 

490 293 153 44 

30 24 6 -

2 I 1 -

332 164 134 341 

188 153 25 10 

285 151 104 30 

33 19 13 I 

29 20 7 2 

161 119 31 11 

112 97 4 11 

127 82 33 12 

60 36 19 5 

40 19 15 6 

71 38 28 5 

33 12 20 1 

19 10 8 I 

12 7 5 

36 12 22 ;1 

9 4 4 1 

1 - 1 - - - - -

1 - - 65 33 28 !I - - - -

- - - -

65 33 28 4 79 41 30 8 30 26 3 1 116 88 19 9 7 3 3 I 

85 61 18 6 35 28 6 1 91 24 54 13 22 21 I - 20 18 2 - 4 2 1 1 

1 520 317 159 44 26 044 8 569 14 469 3 005 

9 1 6 2 12 5 7 - 31 12 16 3 85 36 42 7 91 36 40 15 67 43 19 5 101 86 10 5 124 98 19 7 (X) (X) Xl 

RHODE ISLAND 21 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal farms; see text} 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD- Con, 

Market value of ogricultural prooucts sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms_ 

Sales 01 $40,000 or more ________________________ $I~~:: -

-

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ $f~~~= -

-

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ ~f~~:= -

$1,000_ - Soles of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ -

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - Field seeds. hoy, forog~. and siloge ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $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 -- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Other crops ______________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Dairy products ____________________________________ forms -- $1.000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000 -- Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1.000_ -

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see texfL _______ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms- - $1,000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES I 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Forms 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 _________________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms_ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

I to 99 tonL ______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 tons ____________________________________ _ 

500 tons or more __________________________________ _ 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ -_ - _____ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

22 RHODE ISLAND 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Totol 

13 

21 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

167 

583 

I 

(0) 

155 

I 363 

5 

328 

89 

I 082 

II 

781 

157 

9 789 

29 

8 1I7 

39 

2 891 

13 

2 1I6 

73 

3 222 

14 

3 057 

104 

5 391 

59 

4 590 

321 

I 226 

I 

(0) 

79 

472 

2 

(0) 

42 

42 

-

-

85 

342 

2 

(0) 

300 

I 211 

229 

61 

8 

2 

539 

4 945 

390 

84 

44 

21 

430 

26 592 

3 861 

364 

57 

9 

297 

91 

30 

12 

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

8 4 (0) 5 - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 115 47 

281 274 

- I 

- (0) 

97 40 

485 734 

2 3 (0) (0) 

71 14 

666 275 

7 3 

389 (0) 

107 39 

I 776 6927 

14 14 

I 087 (0) 

15 22 (0) 2 113 

- 12 

- (0) 

60 6 

3 040 180 

12 2 (0) (0) 

33 57 

I 277 3402 

15 35 

I 046 2951 

185 113 

579 502 

I - (0) -

60 16 

375 60 

2 -

(0) - 31 9 (0) 5 

- - - - 68 II 274 65 

2 - (0) -

209 68 

812 293 

159 54 

44 II 

4 3 

2 -

385 124 

2 967 I 708 

311 60 

45 32 

19 23 

10 9 

291 112 

16 812 8495 

2 446 I 244 

256 84 

29 25 

6 3 

224 56 

42 41 

18 10 

7 5 

forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Tenants Total Full owners Port owners Tenants 

I 6 2 3 1 

(0) 18 (0) 5 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 103 60 38 5 

28 506 215 264 28 

- I - I - - (0) - (0) - 18 115 66 38 II 

145 I 338 467 732 139 

- 5 2 3 -

- 328 (0) (0) -

4 65 47 14 4 

141 I 067 650 275 141 

I II 7 3 I 

(0) 781 389 (0) (0) 

II 144 96 38 10 

I 086 9 773 I 762 6926 I 085 

I 29 14 14 I 

(0) 8 717 (0) 6 743 (0) 

2 35 14 19 2 

(0) 2 888 (0) 2 110 (0) 

I 13 - 12 I 

(0) 2 716 - (0) (0) 

7 36 30 6 -

2 3 208 3028 180 - - 14 12 2 -

- 3 057 (0) (0) -

14 96 26 56 14 

712 5 385 I 273 3400 712 

9 59 15 35 9 

593 4 590 I 046 2 951 593 

23 186 85 82 19 

146 I 073 479 452 143 

- I I - - - (0) (0) - -

3 43 26 14 3 

38 454 357 59 38 

- 2 2 - - - (0) (0) - - 2 16 II 4 I 

(0) 26 18 (0) (0) 

- - - - -

- - - - - 6 39 30 8 I 

3 308 243 (0) (0) 

- 2 2 - - - (0) (0) - -

23 198 127 57 14 

105 I 176 784 290 102 

16 127 77 43 7 

6 61 44 II 6 

I 8 4 3 I 

- 2 2 - -

30 287 179 92 16 

270 4 757 2818 I 682 257 

19 139 106 28 5 

7 83 44 32 7 

2 44 19 23 2 

2 21 10 9 2 

27 231 130 86 15 

I 284 25 823 16200 8 392 I 232 

III 3 745 2 353 I 229 163 

24 165 95 58 12 

3 57 29 25 3 

- 9 6 3 -

17 98 63 30 5 

~I 91 42 41 ~I 30 18 10 

12 7 5 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms- see text1 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animol health ccsts __________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Fa rms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 ________________________ - _________ -_ -- ------ $500 10 $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1.000 10 $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $3.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms- - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ -

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms_ - $1.000_ Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ - Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Hired farm labor ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses af- $1 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ - workers_ - Less Ihan 150 dayL _____________________________ farmL - workers_ -

Contract lobar ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2.499 ____________________ : ___________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

See foolnole 01 end of lable. 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolal 

397 

152 

325 

34 

32 

6 

470 

828 

356 

75 

10 

29 

594 

1 129 

512 

65 

8 

9 

560 

596 

508 

40 

7 

5 

863 

I 873 

680 

152 

20 

11 

863 

I 500 

840 

706 

177 

251 

80 

33 

192 

395 

4 

1 

863 

114 

520 

362 

48 

11 

302 

4 573 

186 

81 

21 

14 

161 

645 

253 

I 317 

36 

78 

28 

6 

1 

1 

121 

115 

109 

11 

I 

-

53 

209 

193 

1 468 

All forms 

full owners Port owners 

272 106 

87 56 

230 81 

23 9 

18 11 

I 5 

289 137 

276 449 

245 79 

35 37 

2 5 

7 16 

372 175 

240 746 

347 126 

25 34 

- 8 

- 7 

360 156 

196 359 

343 125 

17 19 

- 7 

- 5 

603 200 

850 856 

514 123 

79 58 

7 13 

3 6 

603 200 

625 727 

581 200 

285 369 

84 81 

39 192 

43 32 

(0) (0) 

108 66 236 95 

1 3 (0) (0) 

603 200 

55 52 

340 155 

219 126 

36 7 

6 4 

169 113 

988 2 911 

114 57 

41 38 

12 9 

2 9 

77 76 

188 374 

144 91 

609 622 

15 18 

33 43 

13 12 

I 5 

- I 

1 -

74 45 

64 (0) 

66 41 

8 3 

- 1 

- -

18 26 42 158 

135 46 709 536 

Tenants 

19 

9 

14 

2 

3 

-

1~1 

32 

3 

3 

6 

47 

1421 

39 

6 

-

2 

44 

41 

40 

4 

-

-

60 

166 

43 

1=1 

2 

60 

148 

59 

53 

12 

20 

5 

3 

18 

64 

-

-

60 

7 

25 

18 

5 

I 

20 

674 

15 

2 

-

3 

8 

83 

18 

86 

3 

2 

31 

-

-

-

2 

(0) 

2 

-

-

-

9 

10 

12 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Tolol full owners Port owners Tenants 

245 151 81 13 

141 78 55 8 

173 109 56 8 

34 23 9 2 

32 18 II 3 

6 1 5 -

360 197 130 33 

815 264 448 102 

246 153 72 21 

75 35 37 3 

10 2 5 3 

29 7 16 6 

397 219 143 35 

I 072 200 732 140 

315 194 94 27 

65 25 34 6 

8 - 8 -

9 ~ 7 2 

387 209 143 35 

570 174 356 40 

335 192 112 31 

40 17 19 4 

7 - 7 -

5 - 5 -

533 332 161 40 

I 773 766 846 161 

351 244 84 23 

151 78 58 15 

20 7 13 -

11 3 6 2 

533 332 161 40 

I 429 565 720 144 

518 318 161 39 

654 241 363 50 137 53 72 12 

247 35 191 20 70 33 32 

32 (0) (0) ~I 169 90 64 15 

390 232 94 64 

4 1 3 - 1 (0) (0) - 533 332 161 40 

104 46 51 7 

370 221 130 19 

336 196 123 

35 25 7 1~1 9 5 4 1 

265 139 109 17 4 495 940 2 886 669 

152 85 55 12 78 40 36 2 21 12 9 14 2 9 31 

153 72 74 7 636 182 372 82 220 117 87 16 1 258 559 617 82 

28 11 16 1 66 31 (0) (0) 

22 9 12 1 4 I 3 - I - 1 - I I - -

98 54 42 2 110 61 (0) (0) 

86 46 38 2 11 8 3 - I - I - - - - -

35 9 23 3 194 32 156 5 

125 78 39 8 1 409 658 531 

RHODE ISLAND 23 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms- - $1,000_ - Forms 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 ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ Motortrucks. including pickups ________________________ forms- - number _ - Wheel troctors- _____________________________________ farms_ - number _ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms- - number_ - .4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ -

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only _____________ formL - number _ - (ornpickers. corn heads. and picker-shellers _____________ farmL - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ - number _ -

CottonpickerL ______________________________________ forms -- number -- Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms -- number -- Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms -- number -- Field forage harvesters, sheor bar or flywheel Iype _______ farms -- number --

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms -- $1.000 -- Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms -- acres on which used -- lime ___________________________________________ farms -- acres on which used 

Ions --

--

Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ - Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms -- acres on which used_ - Diseases in crops and orchardL _____________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ - Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_ - acres on which used_ -

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms_ - acres on which used_ - Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ - Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms_ -

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

-

- Forms with- I to 9 ______________________________________________ _ - 10 to 49 ________________________________ ---- -- -- ------ 50 to 99 __________________ -- ---- -- ---- -- ------ -- ------ 100 to 199 ________________ -- ---- -- ---- -- ------ -- ------ 200 to 499 ________________ -_ -- ____ -- -- -- ------ -- ------ 500 or more ______________ -- -- - _____ ---- ------ -------- -

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

-

- Beef cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

-

- Forms with- I to 9 __________________ ------ -- ---------- --------

10 to 49 ______ -_ -- ---- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- ------

50 to 99 __________ ---- -- -- -- -- ---- -- ---- -- -------- 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 ____________ -- ---- -- ---- ------ -- -------- 500 or mor6 __________ ---- ---- -- ---- ------ --------

See footnote af end of table. 

24 RHODE ISLAND 

Totol 

863 15 273 

193 

279 

162 

159 

54 

10 

5 

I 

469 

682 

701 

I 451 

709 

I 674 

355 

865 

110 

565 

14 

15 

37 

48 

21 

23 

23 

25 

-

-

139 

144 

201 

209 

121 

138 

660 

I 725 

566 

18 714 

325 

6 858 8 384 

306 

8 210 

25 

942 

208 5 994 

258 

8 039 

48 

I 766 

161 

177 

400 

10065 

190 

143 

46 

17 

4 

-

333 6 110 

193 

I 353 

152 

38 

3 

-

-

-

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

603 200 7 338 6683 

165 13 

215 48 110 34 90 64 

21 29 

I 8 

I 3 - I 

306 137 

434 210 

478 173 

808 522 

478 177 

925 603 

255 87 

613 219 

25 70 

114 364 

7 4 

7 (0) 

21 13 

23 22 

9 10 (0) 12 

14 8 

14 (0) 

- -

- -

91 40 

95 41 

124 65 

126 71 

72 37 

77 49 

422 189 

436 I 105 

346 173 

5 183 11 347 

218 82 

2 137 3950 

2 184 5 341 

205 76 

2 706 4478 

15 9 

(0) 852 

135 56 

I 686 3870 

145 92 

I 631 5894 

33 14 

598 I 165 

106 46 

120 41 

249 121 

3 879 5 175 

146 35 

81 49 

17 22 

5 II 

- 4 

- -

204 105 

2 221 3234 

135 49 

I 023 275 

104 42 

28 7 

3 -

- - - - - -

Fanns with sales of $2.500 or more 

Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

60 533 332 161 40 

I 252 12 822 5255 6458 I 108 

15 86 75 6 5 

16 118 88 21 9 

18 121 74 30 17 

5 138 72 63 3 

4 54 21 29 4 

:1 10 I 8 I 

5 I 3 I 

- I - 1 -

26 313 178 114 21 

38 438 253 153 32 

50 470 295 138 37 

121 1 144 559 482 103 

54 449 255 156 38 

146 I 259 559 574 126 

13 247 157 79 II 

33 611 381 203 27 

15 107 22 70 15 

87 553 102 364 87 

3 12 7 4 I 

(0) 13 7 (0) (0) 

3 29 15 II 3 

3 38 17 18 3 

2 20 8 10 2 

(0) 22 (0) 12 (0) 

I 16 9 6 I 

(0) 16 9 (0) (0) 

- - - - -

- - - - -

8 98 53 39 6 

8 103 57 40 6 

12 141 71 {fJ 10 

12 149 73 66 10 

12 91 43 36 12 

12 108 48 48 12 

49 438 246 156 36 

183 I 642 374 I 088 180 

47 374 198 141 35 

2 184 17 040 3927 10 983 2 130 

25 214 121 72 21 

771 6 001 I 435 3 812 754 

859 7 519 I 508 5 166 845 

1 25 222 129 72 21 

I 026 7 690 2220 4 452 I 018 

I 23 13 9 I 

(0) 938 (0) 852 (0) 

17 139 67 56 16 

438 5 592 I 286 3 870 436 

21 173 70 84 19 

514 7 431 I 071 5 856 504 

I 38 24 13 I 

(0) I 746 579 (0) (0) 

9 92 44 42 6 

16 116 66 38 12 

30 198 94 85 19 

I 011 8 570 2 742 4 881 947 

9 38 29 9 -

13 94 44 39 II 

7 45 16 22 7 

I 17 5 II I 

- 4 - 4 - - - - - -

24 164 75 71 18 

655 5 359 I 647 3 071 641 

9 68 47 17 4 

55 712 552 118 42 

6 41 27 13 I 

3 24 17 4 3 

- 3 3 - -

=1 

- - -

=1 - - -

- - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Eldeob xe u s norm 01 farms ; see text) 

LIVESTOCK- Con. 

(oUle and colves inventory-Con. Cows and heif .... that had calved - Con. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Farm. with- J to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

SOO or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bun calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cottfe and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ COlves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- I to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

IOta 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used f.or breeding _____________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ - Other ___________________________________________ farms_ - number _ -

Hogs and pig-s sold __________________________________ farms_ - number _ 

$1.000_ -

- Feeder pigs solcL __________________________________ farms_ - number_ 

$1.000_ -

- litters of pigs farrowed betweenDec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ - number _ - Dec. I and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ - number _ - June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ farms_ - number _ - Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ - number_ Ewes 1 year old or older ---________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ------- _________________________ farmL 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

HOrses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Goa.fs inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goafs sold _________________________________________ formsPOULTRY 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- I to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

400 to 3.199 ________________________________________ _ 

3.200 to 9.999 _______________________________________ _ 

10.000 to 19.999 _____________________________________ _ 

20.00Q to 49.999-____________________________________ _ 50.000 to 99.999 _____________________________________ _ 

100.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Hens.and puliets of laying ag"-______________________ farms_ - number_ - Puliets 3 months old ar older not of laying age ------------- _______________________ farmL - number_ -

Se. footnote at end of .table; 

1978 CENSUS Of AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All farms 

Total fun owners Port owners 

182 103 63 

4 757 1 198 2959 

84 73 9 

4 4 -

57 19 28 

30 6 20 

7 I 6 

- - -

- - -

257 156 80 

2 781 867 I 622 

226 142 68 

I 174 791 319 

321 185 113 

5003 2 170 2317 

I 226 579 502 

193 105 73 

2 589 I 005 I 343 

207 97 87 

279 156 100 

2 414 I 165 974 

I 019 482 415 

91 49 37 

584 310 229 

243 129 105 

146 101 37 

6 555 4 629 I 363 

92 63 24 

29 22 6 

8 5 2 

3 I 2 

II 8 2 

3 2 I 

62 44 15 I 334 892 354 

128 85 35 5 221 3 737 I 009 

79 60 16 

7 367 5 434 I 480 

472 375 60 27 19 8 3 017 2 137 880 77 52 25 

63 45 15 I 169 818 262 58 43 13 

579 429 (D) 

42 25 14 

590 389 (D) 

58 44 12 I 176 751 (D) 

50 39 9 760 494 (D) 

36 26 9 687 521 (0) 

41 30 9 929 544 (0) 

6206 3 687 (D) 

159 130 26 730 616 108 34 24 6 104 88 10 164 129 33 40 32 7 319 293 (0) 

21 17 2 234 215 (D) 

II 10 (D) 

157 113 36 255 669 251 356 3 955 

138 96 34 8 6 2 2 2 - 5 5 - 3 3 - I I - - - - 155 111 36 229 439 (D) (D) 

18 16 2 26 230 (D) (D) 

Tenants 

I 

16 

600 

2 

-

10 

~I -

-

21 

292 

16 

64 

23 

516 

146 

15 

241 

23 

23 

275 

122 

4~1 10 

8 

563 

5 

I 

I 

-

I 

-

3. 

88 

8 475 

3 

453

38 1 

-

-

-

3 

89 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

I 

(Dil 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

6 

4 

6 

2 

I 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

8 358

1 

8 

-

-

-

-

-

-

8 358 

=1 

forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Total full owners Port owners Tenants 

115 39 61 15 

4 647 I 095 2953 599 

17 9 7 1 

4 4 - -

28 10 57 19 

30 6 20 4 

7 I 6 -

- - - - - - - -

133 54 65 14 

2 359 571 I 539 249 

116 51 52 13 

852 524 271 57 

186 85 82 19 

4 480 I 784 2 195 501 

I 073 479 452 143 

127 49 64 14 

2 429 862 I 327 240 

189 81 85 23 

162 72 71 19 

2051 922 868 261 

884 398 367 120 

37 19 16 2 

394 207 (D) (D) 

172 96 (0) (D) 

55 36 16 3 

6 084 4 230 I 318 536 

17 14 3 -

13 6 6 1 

8 5 2 

3 I 2 ~I II 8 2 I 

3 2 1 -

39 22 14 3 

1 258 817 353 88 

50 33 14 3 

4 826 3 413 965 448 

43 26 14 3 

7 092 5 179 I 460 453

454 357 59 38 1 21 14 7 - 2 934 2068 866 - 75 50 25 -

39 22 14 3 I 126 777 260 89 

36 22 12 2 548 399 (0) (OJ 1 36 20 13 

578 378 (D) (D) 

19 12 6 I 662 483 (D) (0) 

15 10 4 I 453 332 (D) (D)· 

15 10 4 1 465 364 (D) (D) 

15 10 4 I 509 304 (D) (D) 

3 452 2 226 (D) (0) 

60 39 19 2 334 244 (D) (D) If! 15 3 - 81 74 7 - 150 117 33 - 17 II 5 178 154 (D) (OJ I 10 8 2 - 153 (0) (D) - 7 (D) (D) -

66 50 16 252 648 248922 - 3 726 -

47 33 14 - 8 6 2 - 2 2 - - 5 5 - - 3 3 - - I I - - - - - - 66 50 16 226 607 - (0) (0) -

6 5 I - 26 041 (D) (D) 

RHODE ISLAND 2S 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes obnonnol forms; see text] 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farms_ - number _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms- - number _ - Forms with- 1 101,999 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2,000 10 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- 60,000 10 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms_ - number_ - Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms- - number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes _______________________________ formL 

Irish potatoes acres- _________ forms_ 

acres_ hundre dweig hl_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farmsForms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

LO to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25.0 fa 99.9 ocreL __________________________________ _ 

-- 100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ --

Hoy crops (see text) _ ______________ farms_ -

- acres_ 

tons, dry -- Irrigated ________________________________________ forms -- acres -- Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acreL _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres ar more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfo hay _________________ _ _____________ farms_ 

acres- tans, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farmsacresAll vegetables harvesfed for sale (see text) _____________ formsacres- Irrigated __ . ____________ _ ________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________ • _______________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards _________________ , __________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated ________________________ • ________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocreL __________________ , __________ --------

25.010 99.9 acre'- _____________________ -- ______ ------- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

26 RHODE ISLAND 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tolal 

39 

218 229 

9 

40 140 

8 

1 

-

-

3 

23 

7 

6 197 

152 

3 590 

37 

3 535 915 056 

-

-

8 

4 

9 

3 

13 

402 

11 700 

22 745 

S 

270 

263 

117 

22 

-

127 

2 662 

6 739 

-

-

156 

2 249 

37 

636 

67 

60 

26 

3 

82 

780 

10 

71 

48 

24 

10 

-

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

32 5 203 727 14302 9 - 40 140 -

8 - 1 - - - - -

3 - 23 - 6 1 (0) (0) 

82 54 

1 198 2 114 

14 21 (0) 2698 (0) 648 735 

- -

- -

7 1 

3 1 

3 5 

1 2 

- 12 

266 115 

5 438 5481 

10 312 10 970 

- 5 

- 270 

206 46 

54 55 

6 14 

- -

74 44 

1 442 1 061 

3 180 3 119 

- - - -

98 40 

818 1 223 

20 11 

260 282 

54 8 

36 16 

8 13 

- 3 

70 9 

619 128 

7 2 (0) (0) 

42 4 

21 3 

7 2 

- -

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Tenants Tolal Full owners Parl owners Tenants 

2 27 22 5 - (0) 217 737 203 435 14 302 - - 3 3 - -

- 40 070 40070 - -

- 2 2 - -

- 1 1 - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- 2 2 - - - (0) (0) - -

- 5 4 1 - - 6 151 (0) (0) -

16 96 36 48 12 

278 3 303 965 2 072 266 

2 31 11 18 2 

(0) 3 518 (0) 2 683 (0) 

(0) 914 101 (0) 648 070 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - -

- 5 5 - -

~I 3 2 1 - 7 3 3 1 

- 3 1 2 -

1 13 - 12 1 

21 210 108 87 15 

781 8 800 3 160 4 968 672 

1 463 18 459 6628 10 393 1 438 

- 5 - 5 -

-I 270 - 270 -I 11 99 71 23 5 

8 89 31 SO 8 

2 22 6 14 2 

- - - - -

9 88 43 36 9 

159 2 308 1 122 1 027 159 

44~1 6 141 2 634 3 067 440 

- - - - - - - -

18 116 67 38 11 

209 2 150 743 1 212 196 

6 32 15 11 6 

94 629 253 282 94 

5 34 27 7 -

8 53 32 15 6 

5 26 8 13 5 

- 3 - 3 -

3 44 33 9 2 

33 641 482 (0) (0) 

1 9 6 2 1 

(0) 68 35 (0) (0) 

2 18 13 4 1 

- 16 13 3 - 1 10 7 2 1 

- - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978 

IExcludes abnormal forms· see text1 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number_ 

percent_ land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ 

Average size of form ______________________________ ocres_ 

Value of land and buildingsl ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________________________ dollars_ 

Average per ocre _________________________________ doflors_ 

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 ___________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

T otol cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________________________ _ 1,000 to 1.999 acres. _______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Croplond, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ In cultivated summer follow _______________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Total woodlond _____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Woodland postured ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

land in house lots. ponds. roads, wasteland, etc. _________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farmsacres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Pasturelond irrigated _______________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ 

, acres_ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ 

acres_ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ 

Full owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Port owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _______________________________________ number_ 

White _________________________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Part owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenonts _____________________________________ number_ 

Black and other races-___________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ numbeL 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Individual 

Totol or family 

863 756 

100.0 87.6 

70877 55 740 

82 74 

863 764 

173 512 134 285 

201 056 175 765 

2 380 2 320 

30 27 

67 67 

153 139 

137 133 

149 135 

75 69 

170 138 

64 46 

18 10 

802 704 

51 749 41 120 

268 230 

20 086 15 457 

43 39 958 837 

802 700 

36 311 27 127 

708 611 

24 886 17 237 

582 524 

66 51 

43 29 

13 5 4 2 

- -

- -

368 341 7 873 7 243 

62 54 

I 045 722 31 30 

137 132 4 3 

139 138 114 93 

2 231 I 655 

468 418 

24 181 20 349 127 119 

3 200 2 788 

403 357 

20981 17 561 

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2 893 2 665 

622 546 

7 492 5 599 

460 423 13 966 12 696 

100 68 2 985 I 547 

98 66 

2 980 I 542 

I I (D) (D) 

2 2 (D) (D) 

17 15 249 (D) 

863 756 595 526 207 178 

61 52 857 750 

589 520 207 178 

61 52 

6 6 6 6 - -

- -

Partnership Total 

61 44 

7.0 5.0 

6 061 8 762 

99 199 

53 44 

12 3591 23 5431 233 196 535 062 

2 380 2 474 

3 -

- - 13 I 

2 I 

~I 6 

I 

15 17 

5 13 

2 5 

55 41 

4 645 5 670 

I 221 420 

16

1 (0) 

2 2 (D) (D) 

59 41 

3 502 (D) 

56

2913 1 

39

(D) 1 

37 20 9 6 

9 4 

I 7 

- 2 

- -

-I -I 

19\ 7 

456 (D) 

3\ 

5 15 308 

(D~ -

-

(D~I -

- 10 10 (D) (D) 

34 16 I 810 2 022 

6 2 

382 (0)1 31 1 15 

I 428 (D) 

4 5 

85 143 

44 30 664 I 139 

25 II 

923 (D) 

16 16 (D) (D) 

16 16 (D) (D) 

- - - -

- - - - I 

(D) (O~ I 

61 44 39 28 16 13 

6 3 61 44 

39 28 16 13 

6 3 

- - - - - - - -

Corporation 

Family held Other thon family held Othercooperative, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Totol stockholders Totol stockholders trust, etc. 

42 42 2 2 2 

4.8 4.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 

7641 7641 I 121 I 121 314 

182 182 561 561 157 

41 3 3 2 41 

21 6117 21 61171 I 855 I 8551 (0)1 

528 959 528 959 618 473 618 473 I 662 SOO 

2 726 2 726 I 188 I 188 10 589 

- - - - - - - - - -

I I - - - I I - - I 

4 ~ I 2 2 - I - - - 17 17 - - - 13 13 - - -

4 4 I I I 

39 39 2 2 2 

5054 5 054 (D) (D) (0) 

15 15 I (O~ I -

(D) (0) (0) -

2 2 - - -

(D) (0) - - -

40 40 I I 2 

(0) (D) (D) (D) (0) 

38 38

1 

I 

(0) (D) (D) (O~ I (O~I 

20 20 - - I 

6 6 - - -

4 4 - - I 

7 7 - - - I I I I -

- - - - -

- -I - -I -I 7 7 - - I (D) (D) - - (0) 

4 4 I I - (D) (D) (D) (D) -

- - - - -

- - -

=1 =1 - - - - - - - - 10 !O - - I (D) (0) - - (D) 

15 15 I I - (D) (D) (D) (0) - 2 2 - - - (D) (0)1 -

(D~ I =1 14 14 I (0) (0) (D) 

5 5 - - - 143 143 - - - 28 28 2 2 2 I 073 I 073 (0) (D) (D) 

II II - I (D) (0) I - ~I (D) 

15 15 I - 426 426 (0) (D) - 15 15 I I - 426 426 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I I - - - (D) (D) - - -

42 42 2 2 2 27 27 I 1 2 12 12 I I - 3 3 - - - 42 42 2 2 2 27 27 I I 

~ I 12 12 I I 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - =1 - - - -

RHODE ISLAND 27 
Tobie 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

lExciudes abnonnal farms; see textl 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or famity __________________________________ forms_ - acres .. - Ponnership _______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

Corporotfons: Family held _______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other thon family held _____________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ - acres--

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not - on form operated ___________________________________ _ - Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 304 yearL ________________________________________ _ - 35 to 44 yeorL ________________________________________ _ - 45 to 54 yearL ________________________________________ _ - 55 to 64 yearL _______________________________________ _ 

-- 65 years and over _____________________________________ _ 

-- Average age __________________________________________ _ 

-

Operators by sex: Mole ________________________________________________ _ 

-- Female _______________________________________________ _ - Operators of Spanish origin _______________________________ _ -- Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________________________ _ 

-- at her _______________________________________________ _ 

--

Operators reponing days of work. off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 doy, _________________________________________ _ 

-- 100 to 199 doy, _______________________________________ _ - 200 days or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

FARMS BY SIZE 

I to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ - SO to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ - 70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ - 100 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ - 140 to 179 acres ________________________________________ _ - 180 to 219 acres _________________________________________ _ - 220 '0 259 acres ______ . __________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ - 1,000 to 1,999 ocre' ______________________________________ _ 

- 2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (OJ 1 >- __________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (OJ3>- ____________________ _ Collon form' (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobocco farms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop farms (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________________ _ 

V~getable and melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and free nuf farms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock farms. except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (O2l) _ Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029)- _____________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold; $500,000 or mare ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 __________________________ - ______ _ 

$ 100,000 to $199,999 ______________ -- - _____ ---- - ___ ---- $40,000 to $99,999 __________________ - _____ ---- - ______ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ________ - _____ -- -- - ___ -- ---- -- ------

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ -- - ___ -- ---- -- -- ----

$5,000 to $9,999 _______ . __________ -- - ___ -- ---- -- -- ----

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________ -- -- -- -- ---- -- -------. 

less than $2,500 ________________ -- -- -- -- -- ---- --------

See footnote of end of table. 

28 RHODE ISLAND 

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Individual 

Totol or family Partnership 

756 756 - 55 740 55 740 - 61 - 61 6 061 - 6 061 

42 - - 7 641 - - - - - 42 - - 2 - - (0) - - - - - 2 - - 2 - =1 (0) -

701 619 51 

113 92 1O 

9 8 - 72 64 5 162 143 14 247 214 17 

217 189 14 

156 138 II 

52.4 52.4 51.9 

813 709 

50 47 6~1 2 2 -

416 348 34 

447 408 27 

361 296 29 

48 39 7 

68 62 4 

364 340 18 

185 165 14 

251 230 12 

115 108 4 

72 66 2 

90 77 9 

56 45 7 

30 19 7 

14 10 2 

38 28 4 

JO 7 - 2 I -

- - -

6 6 - 122 108 7 

- - -

- - -

122 108 7 

99 89 9 

46 40 1 

127 88 18 

40 37 2 

252 238 1O 

112 107 2 

93 80 12 

29 25 I 

37 34 I 

12 II -

863 756 61 

26 425 15 197 2 327 

9 2 - 12 5 3 

31 21 3 

85 66 9 

91 75 12 

67 53 10 

JOI 88 12 

124 112 5 

343 334 7 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Total Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

421 42 42 - - - (D) (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - 42 42 42 - - - 2 - - 2 2 - (D) - - (D) (D) - - - - - - -

2 - - 2 2 - - - =1 

- - 2 

- - - - (D) 

30 29 29 I I I 

II 10 10 I I -

I I 

~ 1 

- - -

3 3 - - - 5 4 4 1 I - 16 15 15 1 I -

13 13 13 - - I 

6 6 6 - - I 

52.3 52.8 52.8 4J.5 41.5 63.5 

4~ 1 39 3;1 2 2 2 

3 - - - - - - - - -

32 31 31 I I 2 

12 II II I I -

34 34 34 - - 2 

!I I 

~ 1 

I I -

2 - - -

5 5 1 I -

6 6 6 - - - 9 9 9 - - -

3 3 3 - - -

3 3 3 - - I 

4 4 4 - - -

4 4 4 - - - 4 4 4 - - - I I 1 - - I 

6 5 5 I I - 3 2 2 I I - I I 1 - - -

- - - - - -

1 1 

- - - - - - 6 6 6 - - I 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

6 6 6 - - 1 

1 I I - - -

4 4 4 - - 1 

21 20 20 I I - I I I - - -

4 4 4 - - - 3 3 3 - - - I I I - - - 3 3 3 - - - 2 I I I I - I I I - - -

44 42 42 2 2 2 (D) (D) (D) (0) (0) (D) 

7 6 6 I I - 4 4 4 - - - 7 7 7 - - - 1O 9 9 1 1 - 4 4 4 - - - 3 3 3 - - I 

I I 1 - - - 6 6 6 - - I 

2 2 2 - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

(Exc Ide u so norma If arms; see I ex I) 

Corporation 

All Farms 

Olher- Family held Olher Ihan family held cooper· 

ative, 

Individual 10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Total or family Partnership Total Tolol stockholders Tolol stockholders frust. etc. 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD- Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - (on. Groin ___________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

13 12 - I I I - - -

21 (D) - (D) (D) (0) - - - - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - - - - - - - - - - $1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

- - - - -

=, 

-

=1 =1 

-

- - - - - - -

- - - - - - -

(otton and cottonseed _________________________ . ___ forms_ - - - - - - - - - - $1,000_ - - - - - - - - - - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - - - - - - - - - - $1,000_ - - - - - - - - - - Commodity (redit Corporation 100n5 ________________ forms- - - - - - - - - - - $1.000_ - - - - - - - - - -

T abaeeo _________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

- - =1 =1 

- =1 

- - - - - - - - - - - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - - - - - - - - - - $1,000_ Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

- - - - - - - - - - I - 167 145 12 9 9 9 - -

583 440 (0) 90 90 90 - - (D) - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - I - - I I 1 - - -

$1,000_ - (0) - - (D) (D) (D) - - -

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms-- 155 138 13 4 4 4 - - -

$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 ____________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

- I 363 I 103 222 3~1 39 3~1 -

=1 =1 - 5 4 I - - - 328 (D) (0) - - - - -

- J 89 76 8 4 4 4 - - - I 082 (D) 31 309 309 309 - -

=1 

- II 7 - 4 4 4 - -

- 781 472 - 309 309 309 - -

- 157 114 21 22 21 21 I I 

- 9 789 3 313 41~1 6 063

1 

(D) (D)I (D) Wi I - 29 9 16 =1 15 15 I 

- 8 717 2485 260 5 972 (0) (Dil (D) 

(D~ I - - 39 35 2 2 2 - - - 2 891 I 793 (D) (D) (0) (D) - -

- 13 10 I 2 2 2 - - $1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

- 2 716 I 627 (D) (D) (0) (D) -

;1 -

- 73 67 2 4 4 4 - - - 3 222 I 611 (Oi I (Dl, (D) (D) - -

- 14 9 4 4 - = , -

- 3 057 I 447 (D) (D) (D) (D) - - Dairy products ____________________________________ forms_ - 104 91 12 I I I - - - $1,000_ - 5 391 4 374 (D) (D) (0) (0) - - - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - 59 50 8 I I I - - - $1,000_ Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms_ - 4 590 3 678 (D) (0) (0) (D) - - -

- 321 292 24 5 5 5 - - - $1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - I 226 I 098 114 15 15 15 - - - - I I - - - - - - - $1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ 

- (D) (D) -I -I - -I - -I -I - 79 72 6 I I I - - - $1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - 472 419 (D) (D) (D) (D) - - -

- 2 2 - - - - - - - $1,000_ Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms_ - (D) (D) - - - - - - -

- 42 42 - - - - - - - $1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - 42 42 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $1,000_ Other livestock and livestock products (see text> ________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

- - - - - -

;1 

-

II - - 85 80 2 3 2 I -

- 342 247 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) - - 2 I - I - - I I - - (D) (D) - (D) - - (D) (D) -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Farms with expenses of-

- 300 280 II 9 7 7 2 2 - - I 211 I 015 33 163 (D) (0) (D) (D) -

$1 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 229 220 7 2 2 2 - - - - 61 53 4 4 4 4 - - - - 8 6 - 2 - - 2 2 - - 2 I - I I I - - -

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Farms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to. $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 539 499 21 19 17 17 2 2 - - 4 945 3 678 376 891 (D) (D) (D) (D) -

- 390 370 10 1 10 10 10 - - - - 84 73 6 5 3 3 2 2 - - 44 42 2 - - - - - - - 21 14 3 4 4 4 - - - Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

tons_ 

$1,000_ Forms by tons purchased: 110 99 10nL _____________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 lons ____________________________________ _ 

SOO tons or more _________________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 430 406 14 10 8 8 2 2 - - 26 592 19 218 I 786 5 587 (D) (D) (D) (D) - - 3 861 2 695 306 860 (D) (D) (D) (D) -

-- 364 353 9 2 2 2 - - - - 57 48 4 5 3 3 2 2 -- 9 5 I 3 3 3 - -

--

-- 297 

91 

292 

81 3 

6 

2 

4 2 

2 2 

2 -

2 

-

2 ~\ - 30 27 3 - - - - - =] - 12 6 2 4 4 4 - -

See footnole 01 end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 29 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnonnal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUcnON EXPENSES' -Con. 

Animal heolth costs __________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Forms with expenses of- -

$1 to $499 __ • _______________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Seeds, bulbs. plonts, and trees ________________________ forms_ 

forms with expenses of- $1,000_ - $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999. ____________________________________ _ - $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ - Forms with expenses of- $1,000_ -

$1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - fuel oil ________________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Natural gos ____________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Kerosene. motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other-cool, wood, coke, efc. _______________________ farms_ - $1.000_ -

Hired form labor ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ________________________________ --- __ - $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ - Workers by number of days worked: 150 doys or more _______________________________ formsworkers_ -

- less than 150 days ______________________________ farms_ - workers_ -

Contract labor ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 ________________________________ ------ - $10,000 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 $2,499 ____________________ -- ---- -- ---- -- -- ------ $2,500 to $9,999 ______________ ---- -- ---- -- ---- -------- - $10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ ------ -- ------ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

FARM.RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, custom work, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly fa individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

30 RHODE ISLAND 

Individual 

Total or family Partnership 

397 366 19 

152 124 II 

325 311 10 

34 26 6 32 26 2 

6 3 1 

470 399 44 828 442 III 

356 324 25 75 58 14 

10 4 I 

29 13 41 

594 523 39 I 129 807 113 

512 464 29 

65 48 8 

8 7 I 

9 4 1 

560 494 39 1 596 432 63 

508 463 32 

40 23 6 

7 4 -

5 4 I 

863 764 53 

I 873 I 278 (0) 

680 625 37 

152 127 10 

20 10 4 

11 2 2 

863 764 53 

I 500 I 019 (0) 

840 750 46 

706 525 (0)1 

177 144 14 

251 186 18 

80 66 4 

33 (0) 3 

192 143 25 

395 204 60 

4 2 -

I (0) -

863 764 53 

114 82 10 

520 446 37 

362 250 31 

48 37 7 

11 9 (0) 

302 247 21 

4 573 1 686 (0) 

186 166 121 

81 64 8 

21 15 I 

14 2 -

161 123 13 

645 299 31 

253 207 17 

I 317 837 (0) 

36 30 2 

78 37 (0) 

28 24 1 

6 6 - I - I 

I - -

121 101 9 

115 78 8 

109 95 8 

II 5 I 

I I - - - -

53 46 6 

209 176 (0) 

193 175 12 

I 468 I 076 160 

Corporation 

Family held Olher Ihon family held Othercooperative. 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Total Total stockholders Tolol stockholders trust. etc. 

12 10 10 2 2 - 17 (0) (0) (0) (0) -

4 4 4 - - - 2 2 2 - - - 4 2 2 2 2 -

2 2 2 - - -

25 25 25 - - 2 

(0) (0) (0) - - (0) 

6 6 6 - - I 

2 2 2 - - 1 

5 5 5 - - -

12 12 12 - - -

30 29 29 1 1 2 

(0) 184 184 (0) (0) (0) 

17 17 17 - - 2 

9 9 9 - - -

- - - - - - 4 3 3 I 1 -

271 26 26 1 1 - 101 (0) (0) (0) (0) -

13 13 13 - - - 11 11 11 - - - 3 2 2 I I - - - - - - -

44 41 41 3 3 2 

407 387 387

1 

20 20 I (0) 

16 16 16 - - 2 

15 13 13 2 2 - 6 5 5 I 1 - 7 7 7 - - -

44 41 41 3 3 2 

326 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

43 40 40 3 3 1 

118 110 110 8 8 (0) 

18 17 17 I 1 1 

(0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

9 9 9 - - 1 

7 7 7 - - (0) 

24 24 24 - - -

131 131 131 - - - 2 2 2 - - -

(0) (0) (0) - - - 44 41 41 3 3 2 

22 21 21 I I (0) 

37 35 35 2 2 -

80 (0) (0) (0) (0) -

4 4 4 - - -

(Z) (0) (0) - - -

33 30 30 3 3 I 

2 765 2666 2666 99 99 (0) 

7 7 7 - - I 

9 7 7 2 2 -

5 5 5 - - -

12 11 11 I I -

25 22 22 3 3 -

315 306 306 9 9 - 28 25 25 3 3 1 

415 401 401 14 14 (0) 

4 4 4 - - - (0) (0) (0) - - -

3 3 3 - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

I 1 1 - - -

11 9 9 2 2 -

29 (0) (0) (0) (0) -

6 4 4 2 2 -

5 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 I I - - - (0) (0) (0) - - -

6 6 6 - - -

232 232 232 - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms· see textl 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms by value group: $ I 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 ________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ 

number _ Wheel troctors ______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Corn pickers. corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms_ 

number_ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Pickup bafers _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Field forage harvesters, shear bar or ffywheel type _______ formL 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemica's, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Commercia' fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusfs, granules, fumiganfs, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and of her crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________ 3arms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultfY ________________ forms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

UVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Farms with- I to 9 ___________________________ • __________________ _ 10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ farmL 

number _ Beef cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

863 15 273 

193 

279 

162 

159 

54 

10 

5 

I 

469 

682 

701 

I 451 

709 

I 674 

355 

865 

110 

565 

14 

15 

37 

48 

21 

23 

23 

25 

-

-

139 

144 

201 

209 

121 

138 

660 

I 725 

566 

18 714 

32S 

6 858 

8 384 

306 

8 210 

25 

942 

208 

5 994 

258 8 039 

48 I 766 

161 

177 

400 

JO 065 

190 

143 

46 

17 

4 

-

333 6 110 

193 I 353 

152 

38 

3 

-

-

-

Individual 

or family Partnership 

764 53 

II 439 (0) 

181 10 

261 9 

141 13 1 131 13 

43 7 

S I 

I -

I -

408 281 576 44 

605 S3 I 128 127 

627 43 

I 400 122 

315 23 

768 59 

86 

406 54 III 

12 - (D) - 34 2 

45 (0) 

19 2 (D) (D) 

22 - (0) -

- - - -

112 13 

113 (D) 

173 14 

177 (D) 

III 8 

126 (D)I 

585 42 

I 240 176 

506 34 

13378 2 055 

282 29 

5 133 606 

6372 761 

267 24 

5 147 547 

20 I 

249 (D) 

185 9 

3 898 (D) 

222 25 6052 I 087 

44 I 

I 386 (D) 

148 9 

154 15 

370 25 8 500 I 348 

186 3 131 JO 

37 8 13 3 3 I 

- -

306 25 5 128 (0) 

179 13 I 112 (D) 

148 4 

30 7 

I 2 

- - - - - -

Total 

44 

2 664 

I 

9 

1;1 

4 

4 

4 

-

31 

(0)1 41 

(0) 

38 

(0) 16 I (0) 

13 

105 1 

2 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

-

-

I 

(0) 1 

-

-

13 

15 

13 

16 

2 

(0) I 

31 

(0) 

24 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

(D) 

15 

2 516 4 

(D) 

14 

I 665 

II 

900 

3 

(D) 

~I 

5 217 

I 

2 

I 

I 

-

-

2 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

-

1 

-

-

-

-

Corporation 

Fomily held Other than family held Othercooper· 

otive, 

10 or Jess 10 or less esfate or 

Toto' stockholders Totol stockholders trust, etc. 

41 41 3 3 2 

2 534 2534 130 130 (0) 

I I - - I 

9 9 - - 5 I~I ~I 2 I 

15 - -

4 4 - - -

3 3 I I -

4 4 - - -

- - - - -

30 30 I I I 

59 59 (0) (0) (O~I 38 38 3 3 2 

182 182 II II (0) 

38 38 - - I 

(0) (0) - - (0) 

16 16 - - 1 

(0) (0) - - (0) 

13 13 - - -

105 105 - - -

2 2 - - -

(D) (D) - - -

I I - - -

(0) (D) - - -

- - - - - - - - - - I I - - -

(D) (0) 1 - -I -I 

- - '- - - - - - - - 13 13 - - I 

15 15 - - (0) 

13 13 - - I 

16 16 - - (D) 

2 2 - - -

(0) (0)1 - -I -I 

30 30 I I 2 

270 270 (0) (D) (D) 

23 23 I I 2 

2 660 2 660 (D) (0) (D) 

13 13 1 I 

(O~ I -I 742 742 (0) 

811 811 (0) (0) -

15 15 - - - 2 516 2 516 - - - 4 4 - - - (D) (D) - - 13 13 I (DI) 1 =1 I 100 I 100 (D) 

II II - - - 900 900 - - -

3 3 - - - (D) (D) - - - 3 

~ I 

1 

: I 

- 7 I -

I 5 

21~ I - - - 217 - - -

I - - - 2 ~I - - - 1 - - I I -

~I - - - - - - - - -

2 2 -

=1 

- (D) (D) - - I I - - (D) (D) - -I -

- - - - - I I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

RHODE ISLAND 31 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

UVESTOC)( - (on. 

(ottle and calves inventory - (on. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Con. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms_ - number_ - Forms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

- 5109 __________________________________________ _ 

- 10 10 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 - to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 - 10 199 ______________________________________ _ 

- 20010499 ______________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more _____________________________________ _ - Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - S1eers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Calves ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ______________________ .. ____________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory _____________________________ formL 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ Forms with- I to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ -

- 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more _________________________________________ _ - Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms- - number _ - Other ___________________________________________ forms-- number _ -

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Feeder pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

- litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov, 30 ________________ farms_ 

number _ - Dec. I and May 31 ______________________________ forms_ - number _ June J and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ -

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ - number _ Ewes J year old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ formsnumber _ 

pounds of wool_ 

Horses and ponies inventory _________________________ farmsnumber_ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goots inventory _____________________________________ formsnumber_ Goats sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ formsnumber _ 

Forms with-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 10399 ____________________ -- ____ - ___ ---------- ------ 400 10 3,199 __________________________________ -- --- __ _ 

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 loying age _______________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older nol of Jaying age ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See foolnole 01 end of loble. 

32 RHODE ISLAND 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see textl 

Individual 

Tolol or family Partnership 

182 166 15 4 757 4016 (0) 

84 81 4 4 :1 57 49 8 30 27 2 7 5 2 - - - - - -

257 236 17 2 781 2346 372 226 207 16 I 174 I 026 109 

321 292 24 5 003 4 396 540 

I 226 I 098 114 193 169 20 2 589 2 224 319 207 180 20 279 255 21 

2 414 2 172 221 I 019 918 94 91 83 7 584 508 (D) 

243 211 (0) 

146 137 7 6 555 5 498 (0) 

92 88 3 29 29 - 8 8 - 3 I 2 

II 8 2 3 3 - 62 57 4 I 334 I 217 (0) 

128 120 6 5 221 4 281 (0) 

79 72 6 7 367 6 525 (0) 

472 419 (0) 

27 25 2 

3 017 (0) (0) 

77 (0) (0) 

63 58 

I 169 I 060 (O~I 58 53 4 

579 526 (0) 

42 37 4 

590 534 (0) 

58 58 -

I 176 I 176 -

50 50 - 760 760 -

36 36 -

687 687 - 41 41 - 929 929 -

6 206 6 206 -

159 149 4 

730 651 8 34 31 2 

104 95 (0) 

164 130 (0) 

40 39 1 

319 (0) (0) 

21 21 - 234 234 - II 11 -

157 150 3 

255 669 130 729 10 140 

138 136 2 

8 7 -

2 2 - 5 3 I 

3 2 -

I - - - - - 155 148 3 

229 439 (0) 10 140 

18 17 - 26 230 (0) -

Corporation 

Family held Olher than family held Olhercooperative. 10 or less 10 or less estote or TOlol Tolol stockholders Tolol stockholders trust, etc. 

I I I - - - (0) (0) (0) - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I I I - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 4 - - -

63 63 63 - - - 3 3 3 - - - 39 .39 39 - - -

5 5 5 - - - 67 67 67 - - - 15 15 15 - - -

4 4 4 - - - 46 46 46 - - -

7 7 7 - - -

3 3 3 - - - 21 21 21 - - - 8 8 8 - - - I I I - - - (0) (0) (0) - - - (0) (0) (0) - - -

2 2 2 - - - (0) (0) (0) - - -

I I I - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

I 1 I - - - - - - - - - I 1 1 - - - (0) (0) (0) - - -

2 2 2 - - - (0) (0) (0) - - -

I I I - - - (0) (0) (0) - - - (0) (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 I 1 - - - (0) (0) (0) - - - 1 I 1 - - - (0) (0) (0) - - - 1 1 I - - - (0) (0) (0) - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

6 6 6 - - - 71 71 71 - - - 1 1 1 - - - (0) (0) (0) - - - (0) (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

4 4 4 - - - 114 800 114 800 114800 - - -

- - - - - - 1 1 I - - - - - - - - - 1 1 I - - - 1 1 I - - - 1 1 I - - - - - - - - - 4 4 4 - - - (0) (0) (0) - - -

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

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes obnonnal farms· see text) 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ___________ . _. _____ . forms __ 

number _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms. - number _. 

Forms with- I to 1,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 _______________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _. ____ . ______________________________ _ -

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___ . _. _____ . _. _______ ._. _ forms __ 

number _. Turkeys sold _________ . _____________________________ farms. 

number._ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms. 

acres. Irish potatoes _________ . _____ ._. ____________________ forms. 

acres. hundredweight. Irrigated ___________________________ . _____ . __ . __ . _ farms. 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocre5. _____________________________________ _ 1.0 to 4.9 ocre5. _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

tons. dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres _______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfolfo hoy _______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ farmsacres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 10 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 5.0 10 24.90cres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocre'-___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards'. ____________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres-- Irrigated ____________ ~ ____________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocre5. _____________________________________ _ 

- 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

- 25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

-

IJ978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

39 

218 229 

9 40 140 

8 

I 

-

-

3 

23 

7 

6 197 

152 3 590 

37 

3 535 ' 915 056 

-

-

8 

4 

9 

3 

13 

402 

II 700 

22 745 

5 270 

263 

117 

22 

-

127 

2 662 6 739 

-

-

156 2 249 

37 

636 

67 

60 

26 

3 

82 

780 

10 

71 

48 

24 

10 

-

Individual 

or family Partnership 

34 I 

131 729 (D) 

8 - (D) -

8 

- =, - -

- -

3 -

23 -

6 - (D) -

I 

133 17 

2 911 (0) 

33 2 

2 220 (D) 

534 856 (D) 

- =1 -

8 - 4 - 8 I 

3 -

10 I 

357 30 

9 158 I 118 

17 676 2067 

5 - 270 -

245 12 96 17 

16 I 

- -

101 18 

2 031 370 5 120 685 

- - - -

139 13 I 555 619 

26 9 307 (0) 1 

65 I 

55 3 18 7 

I 2 

75 2 

611 

10 (D~I 

71 

46 - 22 I 

7 I 

- -

Corporafion 

Fomily held Ollt.,,- thon family held Othercooper· 

ative, 

10 or Jess 10 or less estate or 

Totol Total stockholders Totol stockholders trust, etc. 

4 4 4 - - -

(D) (0) (0) - - - I I 1 - - - (D) (D) (D) - - -

- - - - - - I I I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

I I I - - -

(D) (D) (D) - - -

I 1 

2 2 2 - - - (D) (D) (D) - - - 2 2 2 - - - (0) (D) (D) - - - (D) (D) (D) - - -

=1 

-

=1 

- - - - - ~I 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2 2 2 - - -

14 14 14 - - I 

(D) (D) (D) -

=I (0)1 (D) (D) (D) - (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

6 6 6 - - - 4 4 4 - - - 4 4 4 - - I 

- - - - - -

7 7 71 - -I d 

(D) (D) (0) - - (D) 

184 184 184 - - (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

4 4 4 - - - 75 75 75 - - - 2 2 2 -

=, =1 (0) 1 (D) (D) -

I I I - - - 2 2 2 - - - I I I - - - - - - - - -

5 5 5 - - - (D) (D) 

(D~I - -

=1 - - - - - - - -

2 2 2 - - - I I I - - - 2 2 2 - - - - - - - - -

.RHODE ISLAND 33 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent_ land in forms ______________________________________ acres--

- Average size of form ______________________________ ocres_ - Value of land and buildingsl ___________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Average per fom ________________________________ dollars-- Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors_ -

Farms by value of land and buildings: $110 $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $39,999 _____________________________________ _ - $40,000 10 $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 10 $149,999 ___________________________________ _ - $150,000 10 $199,999 ___________________________________ _ - $200,000 10 $499,999 ___________________________________ _ - $500,000 10 $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned _____________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - lond rented or leased from others __________________ forms_ - acres_ - land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ forms- - acres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

Harvested cropland ____________ _ 

Forms by acres harvested; 

acres_ __ forms_ 

oeres_ 

-

-

-

I fo 49 acres _____________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acreL __________________________________ _ - 200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ - 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ _ - J ,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________________________ _ 

- 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

-

(ropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ - acres-

(over crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not -

harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ - aeres_ - On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

aeres_ In cultivated summer fallow ______________________ forms_ 

Idle _______________ _ acres- ____________________ farms_ 

aeres_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ 

aeres_ Woodland postured ________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ Woodland nof postured ____________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Postureland and rangeland other thon cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ 

acres- Postureland irrigated _______________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Other Iond irrigoted ________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ forms- - acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

AIIF~r,e~~~;:s -=~======== ========================== ~~~~:~ = 

-

- Port owners ____________________________________ number_ - Tenants _______________________________________ number_ - White _________________________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenonts _____________________________________ number_ - Block and other roces ____________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Part owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ -

See footnote at end of table. 

34 RHODE ISLAND 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Tolol 

863 416 100,0 48,2 70 877 45 066 82 108 

863 426 173 512 109 020 201 056 255 915 2 380 2 227 

30 20 67 38 153 78 137 29 

149 50 75 39 170 105 64 54 18 13 

802 376 51 749 29 953 

268 178 20 OB6 15 567 

43 27 958 454 

802 385 36 311 25 281 

708 360 24 886 19 118 

582 252 66 53 

43 40 13 12 

4 3 

- - - -I 368 150 7 873 4 145 

62 35 1 045 847 31 22 

137 

4 1°~1 139 138 114 62 2 231 924 

468 203 24 181 13 596 127 45 

3 200 1 982

1 403 181 

20 981 11 614 

78 36 

2 893 1 871 

622 286 

7 492 4 318 

460 185 

13 966 7 998 

100 69 

2 985 2 212 

98 68 

2 980 (0) 

1 1 (0) (0) 

2 1 (0) (0) 

17 13 

249 198 

863 416 

595 238 

207 138 

61 40 

857 412 

589 234 

207 138 

61 40 

6 4 

6 4 

- - - -

Fanning 

Age of operator 

65 yeors 

Under 25 yeors 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 5510 64 yeor.; and over 

7 33 67 82 112 115 

0.8 3,8 7.7 9.5 12,9 13,3 

457 2860 6 70S 10 253 14021 10 770 

65 87 100 125 125 94 

5 30 65 78 122 126 

495 9 358 16 118 23035 35 110 24904 

99 000 311 939 247 973 295318 287 783 197653 

7 173 3941 2 293 2631 2 053 1 829 

- 2 1 6 5 6 

- 4 8 3 5 18 

2 1 10 12 24 29 

- 3 7 10 4 5 

2 - 11 8 16 13 

1 1 4 10 13 10 

- 6 18 17 32 32 

- 13 4 8 18 11 

- - 2 4 5 2 

3 24 55 77 105 112 

316 1 325 3 038 6383 9 503 9388 

6 23 47 40 43 19 

141 1 541 3 678 3943 4683 1 581 

- 1 2 8 5 11 

- (0) (0) 73 165 199 

7 30 62 76 98 112 

190 1 809 4 542 5924 7 843 4973 

7 29 58 70 89 107 

151 1 335 3 902 4 750 5 874 3 106 

6 18 35 44 58 91 

1 6 8 10 16 12 

- 5 11 13 9 2 

- - 3 2 5 2 

- - 1 1 1 -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

2 13 20 30 35 50 (0) (0) 431 875 1 302 1 138 

1 8 5 6 5 10 

(0) (0) 97 54 217 396 

- 1 2 3 4 12 

- (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

- - - 1 1 1 

- - - (0) (0) (0) 

2 6 7 11 15 21 

(0) 22 (0) 218 274 300 

3 17 30 33 59 61 

266 890 1 468 2588 4 392 3992 

2 4 7 11 9 12 

(0) (0) 124 567 380 752 

2 17 26 27 55 54 

(0) (0) 1 344 2021 4 012 3240 

- 1 2 8 13 12 

- (0) (0) 704 495 663 

I 21 47 62 69 86 (0) (0) 688 1 037 1 291 1 142 

2 13 27 41 45 57 

(0) (0) 562 2 146 2 177 2 553 

2 5 10 20 20 12 (0) (0) 699 755 328 235 

2 5 9 20 20 12 

(0) 188 (0) 755 328 235 

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

- 1 - - - -

- (0) - - - -

- 2 3 1 3 4 

- (0) 34 (0) 46 87 

7 33 67 82 112 115 

1 10 20 42 69 96 

2 14 35 35 36 16 

4 9 12 5 7 3 

7 33 67 82 lOB 115 

1 10 20 42 65 96 

2 14 35 35 36 16 

4 9 12 5 7 3 

- - - - 4 -

- - - - 4 -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes obnonnol forms· see text} 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

farms ___________________________________________ number_ 

percent_ Lond in forms ___________ ._. ___ • ___ • ___ ._. __________ acres. 

Average size of form _. _______ • ____________________ acres_ Value of lond and buildings' ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per fonn ____________ • ___________________ dollors. Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors. 

Forms 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 moro ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned _. _______________________ • ____________ forms_ 

acres- land rented or leased from others ___________________ formsDcres_ 

land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ formsacres_ Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ocrOL __________________________________ _ 200 to 499 aero, ___________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocro' ________________________________ _ 2.000 acres or mare ________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres- Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms_ 

acres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

acres_ In cultivo1ed summer fallow __ • ____________________ forms. 

acres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms. 

acres_ 

Total woodland ____________________________________ .farms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Woodland pastured ________________________________ - farms_ - acres_ Woodland - not postured ____________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - land in house lots. ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ - acres_ -

Pastureland, all types _ •• ________ • ____________________ farms_ - acres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ Harvested - cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ - acres-- Pastureland irrigated _____________________________ • _ forms_ - acres_ - Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ______ farms_ - acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators • ____________________________________ number_ Full owners ____________________________________ number_ -

- Port owners ____________________________________ number_ Tenants __________________ - • ____________________ number_ White _________________________________________ number_ -

- Full owners __________________________________ number_ Part owners __________________________________ number_ - T - enonts ___________________________________ ._ number_ 

Block - and other raceL ___________________________ number_ - Full owners ___________________________ • ______ number_ Port owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenonts ___________________________________ • _ number_ -

-

See footnol. at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 yeors 

447 2 

51.7 0.2 

25811 186 

58 93 

437 3 

64 4921 446 

147 578 148 790 

2 690 2010 

10 - 29 - 75 - 108 -

991 2 

36 1 

65 - 10 - 5 -

426 1 

21 796 (0) 

90

1 

2 

4 519 (0) 

16 - 504 -

417 1 

11 030 (0) 

348 1 

5 768 (0) 

330 1 

13 -

3 - 1 - I - - - - -

218 1 

3 728 (0) 

27 - 198 - 9 - 28 - 1 - (0) - 52 - 1 307 -

265 1 

10 585 (0) 

82 1 

1 218, (0) 

222 1 

9 367 (0) 

42 - 1 022 - 336 1 3 174 (0) 

275 2 5968 (0) 

31 - 773 - 30 - (0) -

- - - - 1 - (0) - 4 - 51 -

447 2 357 - 69 1 

21 1 445 2 

355 - 69 1 

21 1 

2 - 2 - - - - -

Other occupations 

Age of ope rotor 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeor; 45 fa 54 years 

39 95 165 

4.5 11.0 19.1 

1 n8 5 107 11 695 

46 54 71 

39 107 157 

5 129 12 732 24 339 

131 515 118 989 155 025 

2 508 2 329 2 220 

- 4 3 

6 5 8 

6 21 19 

12 12 50 

6 33 43 

1 16 11 

7 16 17 

1 - 3 

- - 3 

35 90 158 

(0) 3 932 9 751 

12 33 30 

(0) 1 278 2 145 

1 4 4 

(0) 103 201 

35 84 159 

(0) 2 240 5 085 

32 46 143 

(0) 680 2 817 

31 44 137 

1 2 3 

- - 1 

- - 1 

- - 1 

- - -

- - -

23 63 88 (0) 1 216 1 385 

- 2 19 

- (0) (0) 

- 3 2 

- 10 (0) 

- 1 -

- (0) - 5 16 17 

132 329 693 

23 70 104 

YJ7 2 155 4 780 

5 37 23 

179 323 520 19 45 97 

428 1 832 4 260 

5 10 14 

88 181 451 

27 81 127 (0) 531 1 379 

27 79 108 (0) 1 720 2 356 

3 3 11 5 4 711 3 3 11 5 4 711 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 

- - (0) 

39 95 165 27 62 135 8 28 23 4 5 7 39 95 165 

27 62 135 8 28 23 4 5 7 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

65 years and 

55 to 64 yeors over 

105 41 

12.1 4.7 

4 535 2 510 

43 61 

98 33 

16963 4883 

173 087 147 969 

4 813 2 791 

2 I 

8 2 

20 9 

30 4 

13 2 

5 2 

13 12 

5 1 

2 -

101 41 

4 410 2 570 

13 -

253 -

5 2 

128 (0) 

102 36 

1 953 854 

92 34

1 149 670 1 

89 28 

2 5 

1 1 

- -

- - - -

- -, 38 5 

732 81 

2 4 (0) 10 

1 3 (0) 

- ~I - - 8 6 

63 90 

46 21 

1 885 (0) 

14 2 

146 (0) 1 39 21 

1 739 (0) 

9 4 222 80 69 31 475 438 

48 11 1 100 196 

13 1 (0) (0) 

12 1 47 (0) 

- - - - 1 - (0) - - 2 - (0) 

105 41 92 41 9 - 4 - 103 41 

90 41 9 - 4 - 2 - 2 - - - - -

RHODE ISLAND 3S 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation' of Operator: 1978-Coo. 

lExciudes abnonnol forms; see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF OtlGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms_ -

Partnership ________________________________________ f~~~~- -

-- acres --

Corporations: 

Family held _______________________________________ forms -- acres -- More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms· -- 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms -- Other than family held _____________________________ forms -- acres -- More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms -- 10 or less stockholderL __________________________ forms -- Other-cooperative, estote or trust, etc. ________________ forms -- acres --

OPERATOR CHARACTERISnCS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________________________ _ Not -- on form operated __________________________________ _ 

-- Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________________ _ -- 25 to 34 yearL _______________________________________ _ 

- - 35 to 44 yearL _______________________________________ _ 

-- 45 to 54 yearL _______________________________________ _ 

-- 55 to 64 yearL _______________________________________ _ 

-- 65 years and over _____________________________________ _ 

-- Average age _________________________________________ _ 

- -

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________________ _ 

-- Female ______________________________________________ _ 

-- Operators of Spanish origin _______________________________ _ 

-- Operators by principal occupation: Fa rming _____________________________________________ _ 

-- Other _______________________________________________ _ --

Operators reporting days of work off form: None ________________________________________________ _ 

-- I 10 99 days _________________________________________ _ 

-- 100 to 199 days ______________________________________ _ 

-- 200 days or more _____________________________________ _ 

--

FARMS BY SIZE 

I to 9 ocres ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 10 to 49 acreL _________________________________________ _ 

- - 50 to 69 acres __________________________________________ _ 

-- 70 to 99 acreL _________________________________________ _ 

-- 100 to 139 acres ________________________________________ _ 

-- 140 to 179 acres ________________________________________ _ 

- - 180 to 219 acres ________________________________________ _ -- 220 to 259 acres ________________________________________ _ -- 260 to 499 acres ________________________________________ _ 

-- 500 to m acres ________________________________________ _ 

-- 1,000 to 1,999 acre'- _____________________________ - ______ _ -- 2,000 acres or more __________ ~ __________________________ _ --

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRiAl CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (0 II L ___________________ -_ -------_ -- ---- -- Field crop, except cash grain farms (013L ____________________ _ - (otton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

- Tobacco forms (0132) __________________ ---- -------------- - Sugar crop. Irish po toto. hay. peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134.0139) ____________________________________ _ 

- Vegetable and melon farms (016) ______________ ------ _______ _ - Fruit and tree nut farms (017) ______________________________ _ - Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ - General forms, primarily crop (OI9) _________________________ _ -

livestock forms, except dairy. paultry, and animal specialty (021) - - Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ - Dairy forms (024) ____________________ -- ---- ---------------- Paultry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty farms (02n ______________ ---- ---------------

- General forms, primarily livestock (029) ________ -_ -----_ --------

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Markel value of agricultura! products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1.000_ -

- Farms by volue of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more __________________ -------------------- $200,000 to $499,999 __ ---- ____ -_ -- -- -- -- -------------- - $100,000 to $199,999 ________________ ------------------ - $40,000 to $99,999 ____ . ____ • ________ ---- ------ -- ------ - $20,000 to $39,999 ____ .-______ -- ---- -- -- -- ------------- $10.000 to $19,999 ______ • _____ - ___ -- ---- ------ -- -- ---- - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________ -- -- ---- ---- ------ ---- ---- - $2,500 10 $4,999 ______________ - ___ -- ---- -- ---- -------- - less Ihan $2,500 ____ -- ---- -- -------- ---- -- ---- -- -- -----

See footnote at end of table. 

36 RHODE ISLAND 

Total farming, 

and other 

occupations Total 

756 348 55 740 3347A 

61 34 

6061 4 140 

42 31 7 641 6698 

- - 42 31 

2 I 

(D) (D) 

- -

2 I 

2 

(D) (D~\ 

701 341 

113 50 

9 7 

72 33 

162 67 

247 82 

217 112 

156 115 

52.4 55.3 

813\ 395 

50 21 

2 I 

416 416 

447' -

361 316 

48\ 33 

68 

364 ~\ 

185 68 

251 109 

liS 50 

72 31 

90 60 

56 29 

30 18 

14 9 

38 32 

10 8 

2 2 

- -

.6 6 

122 56 

- - - -

122 56 

99 62 

46 26 

127 61 

40 4 

252 76 

112 26 

93 86 

29 23 

37 9 

12 7 

863 416-

26425 23 66B 

9 8 

12 12 

31 31 

85 BI 

91 74 

67 47 

101 29 

124 50 

343 84 

Under 25 years 

6 

(D) 

-

-

1 

(D) 

-

I 

-

-

-

-

-

-

5 

2 

7 

-

-

-

-

- 22.9 

7 

-

-

7' 

-

3 

-

3 

I 

2 

4 

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 

-

-

-

-

1 

-

-

I 

2 

-

2 

-

-

-

2 

-

-

-

7 

290 

-

-

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

Fanning 

Age of operator 

65 years 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years and over 

28 53 64 93 104 

(D) 4 524 7887 9503 8 761 

3 9 6 n 5 

264 982 890 (D) (D) 

2 4 12 7 5 

(D) (D) r 476 3 067 1 142 

- - - - - 2 4 12 7 5 

- I - - - - (D) - - -

- - - - - - I - - - - - - ~ I 

- - - ~D) (D) 

25 55 59 93 l04 

7 8 17 9' 7 

- - - - - 33 - - - -

- 67 - - - - - 82 - - - - - 112 - - - - - 115 

30.4 39'.3 50.2 59.6 73.0 

33 65 76 108 106 

- 2 " 4 9 

- - - I -

33 61 82 112 liS 

- - - - -

19 53 65 86 90 

4 6 4 JO 9 

4 2 3 :l - 5 4 7 8 5 

6 12 4 19 25 

9 21 26 26 23 

2 5 II 13 19 

4 2 8 5 12 

7 12 JO 17 14 

2 5 5 JO 7 

2 2 6 4 4 

- I 3 3 2 

I 6 6 12 6· 

- I 2 2 3 

- - I I -

- - - - -

I - - - 5 

5 8 8 14 20 

- - - - -

- - - - -

5 8 8 14 20 

7 8 1.0 21 14 

- 4 6 4 12 

3 16 II 18 II 

- - 2 I I 

6 9 13 22 26 

3 I 2 8 1'2 

7 16 24 23 14 

I 2 7 7 6 

3 3 - 2 I 

- I I - 5 

33 67 82 112 115 

907 4 801 7578 6 737 3 355 

- I 3 2 2 

- 2 4 6 -

2 7 9 9 3 

5 18 26 18 13 

8 20 14 19 12 

5 7 II 20 3 

I 3 5 6 13 

4 5 4 16 20 

8 4 6 16 49 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes obnonnol forms- see text) 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Partnership ________________________________________ forms_ - acres_ -

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ farms_ - aeres_ - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ - Other than family held _____________________________ farmL - acres_ - More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISnCS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

- Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ - Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ _ - 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ _ 45 to 54 yearL ________________________________________ _ -

- 55 to 64 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

- 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ - Average age ___________________________________________ _ -

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

- Female _______________________________________________ _ - Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ - Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ Other - ________________________________________________ _ 

- Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ - I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 ocres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acreL __________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 100 to 139 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL ________________________________________ _ 260 to 499 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ___________ ~ __________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain farms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh grain farms (013)-____________________ _ Catton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop. Irish pototo. hoy. peanut, and other field crop farms (0133,0134, 0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut farms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (0I8) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Beef cattle farms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Paultry and egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty farms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029)-_____________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sald _______________ farmL 

farms by value of agricultural products sold, 

$1,000_ 

$500,000 or mare ____________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 _____________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.' 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 yeors 

408 2 

22 266 (O) 

27 - I 921 -

9!~1 -

-

- II -

(O~I -

-

-

-

=1 

-

-

360 I 

63 -

2 2 

39 - 95 - 165 - 105 - 41 - 49.7 23.0 

418

1 

2 

29 -

I -

- - 447 2 

45 -

15 - 53 1 - 334 2 

117 - 142 I 

65 - 411 - 30 - 27 I 

12 - 5 - 6 -

2 -

- -

- -

- - 66 - - - - -

66 - 37 - 20 - 66 - 36 -

176 2 

86 2 7 -

6 - 28 - 5 -

447 2 2 757 (O) 

1 - - - - - 4 - 17 - 20 - 72 - 74 - 259 2 

Other occupations 

Age of ope rotor 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 4S to 54 years 

36 90 ISO 

I 536 4 825 9396 

2 5 II 

(O) 282 I 115 

I - 3 

(O) - (O) 

- - - I - 3 

- - I 

- - (D) 

- - - - - I 

- - - - - -

28 88 126 

10 2 32 

- - - 39 - - - 95 - - - 165 

- - - - - -

29.8 40.5 49.0 

35 91 156 

4 4 9 

- I -

- - - 39 95 165 

3 5 6 I 2 5 7 4 26 

28 84 128 

9 18 35 15 33 37 9 23 26 

- 5 31 2 9 10 

3 4 15 I 2 6 

- - I - I 2 - - 2 

- - - - - -

- - - 7 9 34 

- - - - - -

7 9 34 3 3 15 2 4 6 3 4 17 2 6 6 

16 53 75 8 12 45 2 1 2 - - 3 4 12 7 

- 3 -

39 95 165 (O) 246 I 432 

- - I - - - - - - - - 1 2 I 5 - 1 9 8 11 11 5 13 38 24 69 100 

65 yeors and 

S5 fo 64 yeors over 

96 34 

4 118 (D) 

3 6 

259 (O) 

6 II 158 (O) 

- - 6 I 

- -

- -

- - - -

- -

- -

84 33 

16 3 

- -

- -

- -

- -

105 - - 41 

59.3 69.6 

101 

4 3~1 - -

- -

105 41 

12 19 

4 3 

II 

78 I~I 

38 17 45 11 

7 - 4 

!I 3 

3 I 

I 2 2 2 2 I 

- - - - - -

I 

- - 9 7 

- - - -

9 7 10 6 6 2 31 II 20 2 

22 8 12 7 2 - I 2 3 2 I I 

105 41 682 246 

- - - - - - 3 - 8 I 5 5 29 13 13 5 47 17 

RHODE ISLAND 37 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD - Can. 

Market IfOlue of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain ___________________________________________ farms_ -

Sales 01 $40,000 or more ________________________ ~I~~~~: -

-

Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ $f~~~~= -

- $1,000_ - (oUon and cottonseed _____________________________ farms_ -

Sales 01 $40,000 or more ________________________ ~I~~~: -

- $1.000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - T abaceo _________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Fi~ld seeds, hoy, foroge. and slloge ___________________ farms- - $1.000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more __________________________ forms- - $1.000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms- - $1.000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ - $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 _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Dairy products- ___________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Cottle and colves- _________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $4{),000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms-

$1.000_ -

- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ farms- - $1,000_ - Sales of $4{),OOO or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms 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 _________________________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________ - _____ -- -- -- ---- -- -------

$5,000 to $19,999 ______________________ -- -- ____ -- -----

$20,000 to $49,999 ________________ - _____ -- - ___ -------- $50,000 or more ________________________ --- ___ --------

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms_ 

farms by tons purchased: 

tons-

$1,000_ 

I to 99 ton>- ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ton>- ___________ ------ ---- ------ -- -- ----- 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 ________________ -- -- -- -- ---- --------

See footnote at end of table. 

38 RHODE ISLAND 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(Excludes obnonnol forms; see text) 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

13 9 21 8 

- -

-

=1 -

-

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- -

- -

- -

- - 167 75 

583 332 

I I 

(D) (D) 

155 106 

I 363 I 16~1 5 

328 328 

89 54 

I 082 I 000 

11 11 

781 781 

157 84 

9 789 8434 

29 25 

8 717 7 793 

39 26 

2 891 2 832 

13 13 

2 716 2 716 

73 32 

3 222 3 203

1 141 14 

3 057 3 057 104 90 

5 391 5 240 

59 58 

4 590 (0) 

321 161 

I 226 860 

I I 

(0) (0) 

79 37 

472 397 

2 2 

(D) (D) 

42 12 

42 7 

- - - -

85 19 

342 186 

2 2 

(D) (D) 

300 150 

I 211 I 050 

229 86 

61 54 

8 8 

2 2 

539 239 

4 945 4 597 

390 100 

84 74 

44 44 

21 21 

430 217 

26 592 25 256 

3 861 3 665 

364 152 

57 56 

9 9 

7'17 92 

91 83 

30 30 

12 12 

fanning 

Age of operator 

65 years 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years ond over 

- I I - I 6 

- (D) (D) - (D) 3 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - I 6 9 13 16 30 

(D) 42 83 57 55 (D) 

- - - - - I 

- - - - - (D) 

4 10 14 18 30 30 

41 158 228 190 442 III 

- 1 I - 2 1 

- (0) (0) - (D) (D) 

- 2 7 12 11 22 

- (D) (D) 363 91 259 

- 1 2 4 - 4 

- (0) (D) 327 - 212 

2 6 22 15 25 14 

(D) (D) I 829 2961 I 731 I 649 

1 1 6 9 5 3 

(0) (0) (D) 2881 I 552 I 584 

- 2 4 5 10 5 

- (D) (0) 664 I 661 106 

- - 4 3 5 1 

- - 389 648 (D) (D) 

- 1 4 7 11 9 

- (D) (D) 1 313 874 160 

- - 3 5 5 1 

- - 853 1 257 (D) (D) 

2 7 17 25 23 16 

(D) (D) 882 1 656 I 459 794 

I 5 10 21 14 7 

(D) 327 731 I 575 I 240 606 

3 13 23 40 38 44 

19 63 117 253 271 137 

- - - - I - - - - - (D) -

- 5 12 5 II 4 

- 66 72 118 102 39 

- - - I I - - - - (D) (D) - - 1 I 3 4 3 

- (D) (0) I 2 (D) 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- 6 5 4 3 I 

- 34 102 1 (D) (D) 

- - 1 - 1 - - - (D) - (D) -

I 5 26 32 41 45 

(D) (0) 306 227 345 147 

- 3 14 19 22 28 

I 2 8 10 16 17 

- - 3 3 2 - - - I - I -

I II 35 54 68 70 

(D) (0) 890 I 700 I 199 677 

- 3 15 19 26 37 

I 7 15 3 21 27 

- I - 25 15 3 

- - 5 7 6 3 

I 9 32 49 62 64 

(D) (D) 5 824 8 788 7 003 2 911 

(D) (D) 830 I 339 988 421 

I 5 23 27 37 59 

- 4 6 18 23 5 

- - 3 4 2 -

- 3 12 16 25 36 

1 6 15 14 24 23 

- - 1 15 10 4 

- - 4 4 3 I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-(on. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD - Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts. and berries ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy productL ___________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle and colves __________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Other livestock and livestock products (see text} ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock ond poultry _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms __ 

tons __ 

Forms bV tons purchosed, 

$1,000 __ 

1 to 99 tonL _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ton5- ____________________________________ _ 

500 tons or more ___________________________________ _ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 __________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or morL ___________________________________ _ 

See footnote ot end of lob Ie. 

(Excludes obnonnal farms; see text] 

Total 

4 

14 

92 

251 

49 

194 

35 

82 

73 

1 35~ I 924 

13 

60 

41 

19 

14 

151 

1 

(D) 

160 

367 

42 

75 

30 

34 

150 

160 

143 

7 

300 

348 

290 

10 

213 

1 335 

195 

212 

1 

205 

8 

Under 25 yeors 

2 

(D) 

3 

3 

2 

(D) 

(0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

25 to 34 yeors 

10 

27 

4 

8 

1 

(D) 

4 

13 

2 

(D) 

5 

(Z) 

3 

29 

19 

24 

8 

32 

11 

9 

19 

11 

19 

35 

33 

34 

1 

22 

(D) 

(D) 

22 

22 

Other occupations 

Age of opera1or 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 

13 

18 

4 

14 

5 

20 

1 

(0) 

9 

2 

2 

(D) 

44 

96 

17 

17 

14 

9 

25 

54 

43 

43 

40 

3 

84 

103 

83 

1 

57 

331 

55 

56 

1 

56 

1 

2 

(D) 

43 

150 

17 

56 

18 

21 

17 

880 

1 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

21 

6 

7 

89 

1 

(D) 

65 

114 

14 

16 

18 

63 

68 

67 

66 

2 

122 

151 

115 

7 

98 

591 

84 

98 

92 

6 

55 to 64 yeors 

1 

(D) 

12 

23 

15 

92 

9 

42 

34 

354 

, 3 

(D) 

8 

34 

4 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

22 

82 

3 

10 

4 

(D) 

14 

33 

12 

2 

43 

40 

42 

1 

28 

201 

28 

28 

27 

1 

65 yeors and 

over 

1 

(D) 

14 

34 

9 

24 

7 

(0) 

13 

88 

2 

(O~I 

8 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

51 21 

6 

7 

13 

17 

13 

6 

68 

9 

6 

RHODE ISLAND 39 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-(on. 

All Farms 

SELECTED fARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health costs ______ .• _____ • _________ • __________ farms. -

Forms with expenses of- $1,000_ - $1 to $499 _________________________________________ __ - $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________ .. ______ _ 

$3,000 or more _____ - . _________________ • _._. __________ _ 

- Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees ________________________ forms. - $1.000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____ .. __ .. __ .. ___________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _ .. ________ .... ____ .. __ .. __________ .. _ - $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ .. ____________ _ 

- $10,000 or more ___________ • _____________ • ___________ _ 

- Commercial fertilizer _________ ._. _____ • _______ • _______ forms. - $1.000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _____________ .. ____ .. _____________ .. ____ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20.000 or more ______________ • __ • ___________________ _ 

-

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ______________ .forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9.999 ____________________________________ __ -

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Energy ond petroleum products ________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999. __________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Petroleum products ________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Diesel - fuel _____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - lP 90S, butane. and propane ______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ formL - $1,000_ Natural - 90S ____________________________________ farms-- $1.000_ - Kerosene, motor oil. and grease ___________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Eiectricify ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Hired form lobor ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________________ __ - $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 or more ____________________________________ __ - Workers by number of days worked: ISO days or more _______________________________ forms_ - workers_ - less than 150 days ______________________________ forms_ - workers_ - Contract lobor ______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________ __ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Customwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________________ ---- ------ -------- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ________________________ --------------

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork. and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for humon consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

40 RHODE ISLAND 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

lExcludes abnormal forms; see text} 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations Totol 

~7 192 

152 118 

325 135 

34 23

1 32 28 

6 6 

470 276 

828 742 

356 187 

75 51 

10 10 

29 28 

594 306 1 129 991 

512 227 

65 63 

8 8 9 8 

560 3131 596 516 

508 262 

40 40 

7 6 

5 5 

863 426 

1 873

1 1 566 

680 267 

152 129 

20 19 

11 11 

863 426 

1 500 1 260 

840 413 

706 1 602 

177 118 

251 231 

80 60 

33 31 

192 108 

~5 302 

4 4 

1 1 

~I 426 

92 

520 281 

362 300 

48 24 

11 6 

302 228 

4 573 4314 

186 126 

81 68 

21 21 

14 13 

161 138 

645 592 

253 192 

1 317 1 101 

36 19 

78 64 

28 13 

6 4 

1 1 

1 1 

121 71 

115 86 

109 64 

11 6 

I 1 

- -

53 36 

209 196 

193 112 

1 468 I 305 

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors 

Under 25 yeors 25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years and over 

2 10 32 47 51 50 

(0) (0) 18 28 49 12 

2 5 24 34 26 44 

- , 3 6 8 5 

- 2 4 5 16 1 

- 2 1 2 1 -

3 26 50 48 76 73 

21 32 196 170 241 83 

2 14 28 29 55 59 

- 11 10 9 10 11 

- - 2 3 4 1 

1 1 10 7 7 2 

5 28 51 47 85 90 

8 52 191 219 385 134 

4 23 39 31 55 75 

1 4 8 13 24 13 

- 1 3 2 1 1 

- - 1 1 5 1 

4 28 52 58 84 87 

4 18 114 102 182 97 

3 26 41 46 70 76 

1 2 8 8 10 11 

- - 2 3 1 -

- - 1 1 3 -

5 30 65 78 122 126 

21 97 403 376 465 204 

4 12 35 37 70 109 

- 17 26 33 ~ 14 

1 1 3 6 7 1 

- - 1 2 6 2 

5 30 65 78 122 126 

18 74 369 275 375 149 

5 30 63 76 120 119 

2 48 151 129 185 86 

1 8 25 30 41 13 

(0) (0) 130 38 44 13 

2 13 6 11 19 9 

(0) 2 (0) (0) 13 (0) 

2 15 22 23 25 21 

(0) (0) 61 83 102 30 

- - 2 1 - 1 

- - (0) (0) - (0) 

5 30 65 78 122 126 

(Z) 6 19 18 30 19 

5 23 45 61 85 62 

(0) (0) (0) 98 fW 54 

1 2 2 7 6 6 

(0) (0) (0) 3 2 (Z) 

2 16 30 60 66 54 

(0) (I» 793 1 209 1 192 946 

1 12 15 31 28 39 

- 3 10 19 28 8 

- 1 2 6 7 5 

1 - 3 4 3 2 

1 16 17 38 40 26 (0) (0) 95 165 171 127 

2 12 24 55 49 50 

(I» (0) 148 308 298 295 

- 4 4 5 2 4 

- 17 13 29 (0) (0) 

- 2 1 4 2 4 

- 1 3 - - -

- 1 - - - -

- - - 1 - -

- - 12 20 24 15 

- - 20 34 19 14 

- - 10 17 23 14 

- - 1 3 1 1 

- - 1 - - -

- - - - - -

1 7 7 5 8 8 

(I» (0) 123 13 17 8 

3 4 13 22 33 37 

20 11 348 278 485 163 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUcnON·EXPENSES1-(on. 

Animal health COSt5 __________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________________________ -_ - __ - $500 to 19l19 ____________________________________ -___ _ 

- $1.000 to $2.999 _____________________________________ _ - $3.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Seeds, bulbs, plants, and frees ________________ .. _______ forms_ - $1.000-- Forms 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-- Fanns with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2.500 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10.000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Other agricuitumt chemicals including fime _______________ fanns_ - $1.000_ - farms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2.500 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ - $10.000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2.500 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ - $10.000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ ~ 

- Petroleum products _______________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ Natural - gas ____________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ - $1.000-- Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Hired tonn labor ____________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Fa rms with expenses of- $1 to $4.999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5.000 to $19.999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20.000 - to $49.999 ___________________________________ _ $50.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ - workers_ Less thon 150 doys ______________________________ forms_ -

- workers_ 

Contract labor ______________________________________ ·farms_ 

$1.000- Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ 

f~g:ggg ~~ ~:.:e~~=====================.=============:::: Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM-RElATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Volue of agriculturol products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

{E~dudes obnonnal forms· see text] 

Totol Und.r 25 ,yeors 

205 2 

34 (0) 

190 2 

I~I -

-

-

194 - 86 -

169 - 24 -

- -

28: 1 

-

- 138 -

285 -

2 -

- - 1 -

2471 -

80 -

246 -

- -

1 - - -

437 3 

306

1 

1 

413 3 

23 - 1 -

- -

437 3 240 (Z) 

4271 3 104 (0) 

59 2 

20 (0) 

20 -

2 - 84 - 93 - - -

- - 437 3 

22 (D) 

239 2 62 (0) 

24 - 5 -

74 - 259 -

60 - 13 - - - 1 -

23 - 53 - 61 - 216 -

17 - 15 -

15 - 2 - - - - -

50 - 29 -

45 -

5 - - -

- -

17 - 13 -

81 - 163 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Other occupations 

Age of ope rotor 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 

19 61 92 

(0) 8 17 

14 56 88 

5 5 - - - 4 

- - -

23 36 65 

9 6 13 

20 36 62 

3 - 3 

- - -

- - -

25 63 104 

18 17 61 

25 63 103 

- - -

- - - - - I 

22 50 90 

6 II 36 

22 50 89 

- - - - - 1 

- - -

39 107 157 

23 36 90 

38 107 l53 

I - 3 

- - 1 

- - -

39 107 157 

18 26 67 

38 l06 154 

(0) 19 39 

11 14 20 (0) 1 14 

- - 10 

- - (Z) 

12 14 17 

4 2 6 

- - - - - - 39 107 157 

(0) 4 8 14 60 95 (0) 8 21 

9 6 5 

1 1 1 

11 7 36 15 4 179 

11 7 28 

- - 7 

- - - - - 1 

5 - 8 15 - 12 6 7 31 16 18 136 

5 3 9 I (ZJ 14 

5 3 7 - - 2 

- - - - - -

10 6 31 

2 2 21 

10 6 27 - - 4 - - - - - -

1 5 7 (0) 5 3 

7 20 27 6 25 47 

65 years and 

55 to 64 yeors over 

26 5 

3 1 

25 5 

1 -

- -

- -

57 13 

48 11 

44 7 

12 6 

- - I -

79 17 

34 7 

77 17 

2 -

- -

- -

68 171 24 3 

68 17 

- -

- - - -

98 33 

,137 2°1 

80 32 

18 1 

- -

- -

98 33 

no 17 

93 

26 3~1 7 5 

2 1 

7 3 (l) 1 

34 7 

76 5 - -

-

98 

6 3~1 59 9 26 3 4 - I -

15 5 54 6 

9 51 6 -

- -

- -

7 3 23 3 13 4 41 5 

- - - -

- - - - - -

- -

I 2 (0) (0) 

1 1 

- I 

- - - -

2 

(0) (D~ I 18 9 60 

RHODE ISLAND 41 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes obnonnol farms; see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ - $1.000_ - forms 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' 

AutomobileL _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms_ - number _ - Wheel troctor'i> ______________________________________ forms_ - number _ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ - number _ - -4 or more ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ -

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms- - number _ - Corn pickers, corn heads, and piCker-shellers _____________ farms_ - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Other corn pickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms-- number _ -

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ - number_ - Pickup balers _______________________________________ forms- - number _ - Field forage horvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ - number _ -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms- - acres on which used_ - lime ___________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Nemotodes in crops _______________________________ formsacres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchardL _____________________ forms_ 

ocres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms_ 

ocres on which used_ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ formsacres on which used_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ - Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ -

UVESTOCK 

-

-

Cottle and calves inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms wifh- I to 9 ______________ - ___________ -- ---- -------- -- ------ 10 to 49 ______________ -- ________ -- ---- ---------------- 50 to 99 ____________ -_ -- __________ -- -- -- ---- ---------- 100 to 199 __________ - _____________ -- -- -- ---- -- -------- 200 to 499 __________ - ___________ -- -- -- ----------------

500 or more ______ ---------------- -- ---- -- ---- ---------

Cows and heifers fhot hod calved ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

-

- Beef cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

-

- Forms with- 1 to 9 ________________ - _______ -- -- -- ------ --------

10 to 49 ______________________ -- -- -- -------------- 50 to 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ________ ---_ -_ ---- -- ---- ---------------- 200 to 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________ -- -- ---- ---- -------- -

S.e footnote at end of loble. 

42 RHODE ISLAND 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

863 426 

15 273 II 132 

193 56 

279 91 

162 98 

159 123 

54 43 10 9 

5 5 

I 1 

469 278 

682 383 

701 373 

I 451 914 

709 368 

I 674 I 071 

355 192 

865 476 

110 I 101 

565 520 

14 10 

15 II 

37 15 

48 17 

21 12 

23 14 

23 ·3 

25 3 

- - - -

139 78 

144 81 

201 122 

209 128 

121 84 

138 101 

660 351 

I 725 I 507 

566 294 

18 714 15 325 

325 155 

6 858 4 986 

8 384 6 057 

306 163 

8 210 6 987 

25 24 

942 (0) 

208 114 

5 994 4 662 

258 160 

8 039 7 179 

48 28 

1 766 1 594 

161 75 

177 113 

400 179 

10 065 7 897 

190 41 

143 76 

46 42 

17 16 

4 4 

- -

333 159 

6 110 5 071 

193 61 

I 353 589 

152 39 

38 21 

3 1 

- -

- -

- -

Under 25 yeors 

5 

88 

-

1 

2 

2 

-

-

-

-

3 

3 

3 

9 

5 

15 

3 

9 

1 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

-

-

5 

12 

5 

42 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

30 

-

-

-

-

2 

(0) 

-

-

-

2 

3 

91 

-

3 

-

-

-

-

3 

50 

I 

(0) 

I 

-

-

-

-

-

Fanning 

Age of operator 

65 yeors 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors and over 

30 65 78 122 126 

686 2 080 2205 3 162 2 911 

6 7 4 19 20 

2 7 16 12 53 

3 24 21 39 9 

15 17 27 36 26 

3 7 7 II 15 

1 2 I 4 I 

- - 2 1 2 

- 1 - - -

21 47 54 81 72 

23 57 76 127 97 

27 65 67 109 102 

59 178 168 300 200 

25 54 67 liS 102 

86 184 197 336 253 

9 21 36 63 60 

21 55 83 163 145 

13 24 21 27 15 

62 120 104 148 81 

- I - 3 6 

- (0) - (0) 6 

I I 4 2 7 

(0) (0) 4 (0) 9 

- 1 3 I 7 

- (0) (0) (0) 9 

I - I 1 -

(0) - (0) (0) -

- - - - - - - - - - 6 10 17 25 18 

(0) II 17 27 18 

4 14 25 38 39 

(0) 15 26 38 41 

3 18 14 27 22 

6 23 16 32 24 

28 54 63 96 105 

70 305 322 567 231 

28 50 43 84 84 

1 184 2 969 3282 5 381 2467 

9 31 25 41 48 

(0) 907 I 213 1 734 868 

(0) I 505 1 771 I 680 838 

8 35 30 35 51 

218 I 468 I 171 2 472 I 628 

2 3 3 II 5 

(0) 135 13 445 315 

13 22 21 26 32 

317 711 I 166 I 619 849 

20 32 39 39 28 

(0) I 924 I 522 2 213 784 

- 4 4 14 6 

- 262 405 747 180 

4 13 21 19 18 

2 16 24 24 45 

14 27 40 40 55 

731 I 228 2 159 2 192 I 496 

3 5 6 6 21 

4 10 14 21 24 

6 10 13 6 7 

I I 6 6 2 

- I I 1 I 

- - - - -

10 26 35 36 49 

344 819 I 450 I 429 979 

3 7 II 16 23 

(0) 30 131 169 224 

2 6 5 9 16 

I I 6 7 6 

- - - - I 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ 

$I,OO(L 

Forms by volue group: $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms_ 

number _ Wheel frocfors ______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 4 or more ________________________________________ formsnumber _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms_ 

number _ (ornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms_ 

number _ Cam heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Other carnpickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farmsnumber _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number_ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Nematodes - in crops _______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms __ 

Sanifation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms __ 

UVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with - . I to 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ -

-

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ forms __ 

number _ Beef cows _____________________________________ farms __ -

number_ - Forms with- I to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ - 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ - 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ - 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ -

- 500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

See foot not. at end of table. 

(Excludes abnonnol forms ; see text] 

Total Under 25 years 

437 3 

4 141 16 

137 - 1::

1 

3 

- 36 - II - I -

- -

- -

191 1 - 299 - 328 3 

537 4 

341 3 

603 3 

163 -

389 -

9 -

451 -

4 - 4 -

22 -

31 - 9 - 9 -

20 -

22 -

- - - - 61 -

63 - 79 - 81 -

37 -

37 -

309 - 218 - 272 -

3389 - 170 1 -

I 872 - 2 327 -

143 - I 223 - I - (0) - 94 - I 332 - 98 - 860 -

20 - 172 -

86 -

64 -

221 2 

2 168 (0) 

149 I 

67 I 

4 - I - - - - -

174 2 

I 039 (0) 

132 2 

764 (0) 

113 2 

17 - 2 - - - - -

- -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Other occupations 

Age at operator 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 

39 107 157 

'l27 658 I 516 

20 26 69 

14 66 51 

4 14 17 

I I 14 

- - 5 

- - I 

- - -

- - -

II 45 69 

14 81 97 

28 81 119 

36 106 205 

31 78 136 

45 130 251 

8 33 77 

17 77 185 

I 2 2 

(0) (0) (0) 

- 2 2 

- (0) (0) 

6 I 12 

(0) (0) 19 

- I 7 

- (0) (0) 

6 - 12 

6 - (0) 

- - - - - - 7 8 9 

8 8 10 

7 15 29 

7 15 31 

5 5 23 

5 5 23 

26 72 109 

24 28 97 

25 63 98 

384 499 I 674 

14 29 70 

134 239 I 019 

168 347 I 374 

9 18 49 

82 178 376 

- I - - (0) - 6 J3 50 

48 70 845 

9 12 47 

210 120 332 

I - (0) 

(0) - 27 

10 24 41 

7 19 25 

26 57 87 (0) 400 813 

19 40 60 7 17 25 

- - 2 

- - - - - - - - -

19 42 69 (0) 219 387 14 40 48 (0) 180 252 

13 36 40 I 4 8 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

65 yeors ond 

55 to 64 years over 

98 33 

I 492 232 

12 10 

40 14 

22 7 

18 2 

6 -

- - - -

- -

44 221 

72 35 

73 24 

155 31 

63 30 

135 39 

38 7 

94 16 

4 -

20 -

- - - -

3 -

5 -

I - (0) - 2 -

(0) -

- -

- -

34 3 

34 3 

25 3 

25 3 

3 I 

(0) (0) 1 

81 21 

58 II 

69 17 

700 132 

48 

459 2~ 1 

426 12 

54 13 

474 113 - - -

16 

273 9~1 16 14 

122 76 

8 5 129 15 

II - 13 -

42 7 593 172 

27 2 14 3 

- 2 I -

- - - -

37 5 249 100 

23 5 178 98 

19 3 3 I 

I I 

- - - -

- -

RHODE ISLAND 43 
Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-(on. 

(Excludes obnonnol forms; see text} 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Can. 

CaUle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ - number _ 

Farms with- I to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

- 5 to 9 _________ • ________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ - number _ - Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ - number _ -

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Colves ___________________________________________ farms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Cottle ___________________________________________ farms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Fa1tened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

Hogs and pigs inventory _____________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms wilh- I .to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ _ ______________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ feeder pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ 

$1,000_ -

- lifters of pigs farrowed between - Dec. I of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ - number _ - Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ forms_ - number _ June I and Nov. lO ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ -

Sheep onrllambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms_ - number _ - Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _____________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goats saki _________________________________________ farms_ 

POULTRY 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms_ - number_ 

forms with- I 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 layirrg oge _______________________ forms_ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of loying oge ____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

44 RHODE ISLAND 

T otol forming 

and other 

occupations Totol 

182 116 4 757 4 482 

84 26 

4 2 57 52 30 29 7 7 

- - - - 257 118 

2 781 2 109 

226 100 

I 174 717 

321 161 

5 003 3 752 

I 226 860 193 117 

2 589 2 131 

207 134 

279 136 

2 414 1 621 

1 019 726 91 .32 

584 292 

243 127 

146 50 

6 555 5 275 

92 16 

29 ·13 

8 6 

3 3 

II 9 

3 3 

62 32 

I 334 I 153 

128 43 

5 221 4 122 

79 37 

7 367 5 973 

472 397 

27 15 

3017 2 085 

77 53 

63 ..32 I 169 974 

58 28 

579 474 

42 26 

590 500 

58 14 

I 176 337 

50 13 

760 263 

36 10 

687 222 

41 12 

929 207 

6 206 I 389 

159 43 

730 248 

34 4 

104 14 

164 50 

40 14 

319 44 

21 4 

234 19 

II I 

157 59 

255 669 252 724 

138 41 

8 7 

2 2 

5 5 

3 3 

1 I 

- - 155 58 

229 439 226 554 

18 13 

26 230 26 170 

Under 25 yeors 

2 

(0) 

-

-

2 

-

-

-

-

2 

(0) 

3 

21 

3 

67 

19 

3 

33 

6 

3 

34 

13 

1 

(D) 

(0) 

-

-

.-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Fanning 

Age of operator 

65 veors 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 Veors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 veors and over 

9 22 26 23 34 

(0) 789 I 319 I 260 755 

2 6 I - 17 

- - - - 2 

5 II 12 12 10 

2 4 II 8 4 

- I 2 3 I 

- - - - -

- - - - -

II 20 25 25 35 

(0) 372 557 560 406 

12 17 24 23 21 

193 37 152 203 III 

13 23 40 38 44 

445 524 968 1 051 697 

63 117 253 271 137 

8 20 26 24 36 

334 345 460 557 402 

15 18 30 41 24 

10 17 35 36 35 

III 179 508 494 295 

48 99 223 229 113 

2 2 9 7 11 

(0) (0) 82 98 75 

(0) (D) 39 47 24 

7 17 6 12 8 

980 I 945 691 I 388 271 

2 5 2 I 6 

I 2 3 6 I 

I 2 - 3 - - 3 - - - 3 4 - I I 

- I 1 I - 6 II 5 6 4 

147 595 104 254 53 

7 13 5 II 7 

833 I 350 587 I 134 218 

5 12 5 II 4 

895 I 287 1 218 2 139 434 

66 72 .jI8 102 39 

3 6 2 4 - 278 (D) (D) I 223 - 10 (D) (D) 26 -

6 II 5 6 4 

170 199 192 334 79 

6 10 3 6 3 

62 \15 94 162 41 

5 7 5 6 3 

108 84 98 172 38 

2 I 4 4 3 

(D) (D) 31 152 119 

I I 4 4 3 

(D) (D) 23 142 78 

- I 3 3 3 

- (D) (D) 142 45 

I I 3 4 3 

(0) (D) (0) 69 92 

(D) (D) (D) 397 649 

4 10 10 9 10 

34 20 52 108 34 

2 I - I - (D) (D) - (D) -

(D) (0) - .. (D) -

I 4 5 3 I 

(D) 18 17 (D) (D) 

'I - 2 I - (D) - (D) (D) - (D) - (D) (D) -

4 8 8 16 23 

248 73 994 100618 60054 17810 

4 5 3 9 20 

- I I 3 2 

- - I I - - - 2 2 I 

- 2 - I -

- - I - -

- - - - -

4 7 8 16 23 

248 (D) (D) (D) (0) 

- I 2 2 8 

- (D) (0) (D) 3805 

1978 CENSUS ,OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
TobIe 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con, 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that had calved - (on. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ - number _ - forms with- I 1o 4. _________________________________________ _ 

51o 9 __________________________________________ _ - 10 1o 49 ________________________________________ _ - 50 1o 99 ________________________________________ _ -

- 10010 199 ______________________________________ _ 

20010 - 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Colves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ (attle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1.000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- I to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 1o 49 ___ . ____ • ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 1o 199 __________________________________________ _ 

20010 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hags and pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ____ _ ~ __ ___________________________ forms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec, land May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs af all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ formL 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Goats sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms_ 

number_ 

Forms with- I 1o 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

400 1o 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 1o 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

20,00010 49,999 _____________________________________ _ 

50,000 1o 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens and pull.ls of loying age _______________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Pull.ls 3 monlhs old or older nol of laying age ____________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ -

See foolnol. 01 .nd of lob Ie, 

IExcludes obnonnol forms· see text] 

Toiol Under 25 yeors 

66 -

275 -

58 1 -

2 - 5 - I - - - - -

- -

139 2 

672 (0) 

126 2 

457 (0) 

160 2 

I 251 (0) 

367 (0) 

76 I 

458 (0) 

73 (0) 

143 2 

793 (0) 

294 (0) 

59 - 292 -

116 -

96 - I 280 -

76 -

16 -

2 - - - 2 - - - 30 - 181 -

85 - I 099 -

42 - I 394 - 75 - 12 - 932 - 24 -

31

1 - 195 - 30 - 105 - 16 -

90 -

44 - 839 - 37 - 497 - 26 - 465 - 29 - 722 - 4 817 -

116 - 482 - 30 -

90 - 114 - 26 - 275 - 17 - 215 - 10 -

98 - 2 945 -

97 - 1 -

- - - - - - - - - - 97 - 2 885 -

5 - 60 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Other occupations 

Age of ope rotor 

25 1o 34 yeors 35 1o 44 yeors 45 1o 54 yeors 

7 7 27 

(0) 39 135 

6 5 24 

- - I 

I 2 1 

- - 1 

- - -

- - - - - - 16 24 63 

(0) 97 289 

15 27 55 

(0) 84 137 

19 44 65 

(0) 260 465 

(0) 96 114 

14 10 37 

(0) 52 170 

(0) 10 21 

10 43. 61 

(0) 208 295 

(0) 86 93 

4 27 18 

31 96 85 

II 41 25 

14 40 27 

433 264 229 

9 36 19 

4 2 8 

- 2 - - - -

I - -

- - - 7 II 2 

56 58 (0) 

14 38 27 

377 206 212 

8 17 14 

653 295 116 

32 17 16 

2 9 - (0) 199 - (0) 7 -

7 12 2 

83 65 (0) 

7 12 2 

41 37 (0) 

4 9 I 

42 28 (0) 

6 15 8 157 162 205 

3 13 7 

112 89 121 

2 12 6 (0) 107 72 

3 13 7 180 174 163 

1 046 1 106 I 113 

13 33 39 

41 94 116 

5 16 6 

6 40 34 

5 42 52 

6 12 6 20 154 (0) 

I II 3 (0) 99 82 (0) 5 3 

13 39 32 439 733 718 

13 39 32 

- - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - 13 39 31 439 711 716 

- 3 I 

- (0) (0) 

65 yeors and 

55 to 64 yeo rs over 

23 2 

71 (0) 

21 :1 I 

I -

- -

- -

- -

- -

30 4 

190 3!1 23 

154 39 

22 8 

285 136 

82 48 

10 4 

171 17 

33 2 

19 

114 II~ I 49 46 

8 2 

(0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

14 I 

(0) (0) 

II I 

2 -

- -

- -

I -

- - 10 - (0) -

5 I 

(0) (0)1 

3 - 330 - 10 - I - (0) - (0) -

10 - (0) - 9 - (0) - 2 - (0) -

13 2 (0) (0) 

12 2 (0) (0) 

4 2 181 (0) 

4 2 (0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

24 7 

167 64 

2 I 

(0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

2 - (0) - 2 - (0) - (0) -

II 3 445 610 

II 2 - I 

- - - - - - - - - - II 3 409 610 

I - (D) -

RHODE ISLAND . 4S 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see textl 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ farms_ - number _ - Forms with- Ito 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100.000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms_ - number _ - Torkeys sold _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for 011 purposes _______________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Irish pototoes ______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ 

hundredweight _ 

-

- Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ -

- Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

-- 1.0 to 4.9 acres- ____________________________________ _ 

-- 5.0 to 24.9 ocres- ____________________________________ _ - 25.0 to 99.9 acres. _________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres Jr more _________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ farms 

acres 

fons, dry Irrigated _________________________________________ forms 

acres 

Fa rms by ocres harvested: J to 24 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

25 fa 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ farms 

acres 

fons. dry Irrigated _______________________________________ forms 

acres 

All vegetables horvested for saJe (see text) ______________ farms 

acres Irrigated _________________________________________ farms 

acres 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 aCreL ___________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres-. _________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms 

acres 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Forms by acres in orchards: O. J to 4.9 acres- _____________________________________ _ - 5.0 to 24.9 ocres-.. ___________________________________ _ - 25.0 to 99.9 acre,- ___________________________________ _ - 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ -

See footnote at end of table. 

46 RHODE ISLAND 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

39 25 218 229 217 173 9 I 40 140 (0) 

8 -

I I - - - -

3 I 

23 (0) 

7 3 

6 197 6 117 

152 90 3 590 3 006 

37 25 

3 535 3 455 

915 056 902 270 

- - - -

8 I 

4 4 

9 5 

3 2 13 13 

402 189 

II 700 7 335 

22 745 15 179 

5 - 270 -

263 97 

117 73 

22 19 

- -

127 72 

2 662 I 817 

6 739 5 149 

- - - -

156 107 2 249 2004 

37 29 

636 606 

67 34 60 45 

26 25 

3 3 

82 42 

780 584 

10 9 

71 (0) 

48 23 

24 9 

10 10 

- -

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years 

Under 25 yeors 25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 year.; and over 

- I 3 7 9 5 

- (0) (0) 92575 47984 10 754 

- - - I - - - - - (0) - -

- - - - - -

- - - I - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - I - - - - - (0) - - - - I 2 -

- - - (0) (0) -

I 8 14 22 22 23 

(0) (0) 671 648 885 486 

- 2 4 4 9 6 

- (0) (0) 730 2060 217 

- (0) (0) 171 400 576 050 34 750 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- I - - - - - - - - 2 2 

- I - I - 3 

- - I - I -

- - 3 3 6 I 

I 16 23 42 42 65 

(0) (0) I 492 I 658 I 935 I 583 

(0) (0) 3 217 3256 3 726 3 120 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- 9 7 21 15 45 

I 6 II 15 21 19 

- I 5 6 6 I 

- - - - - -

I 10 14 16 15 16 

(0) (0) 202 596 422 358 

(0) (0) 647 I 387 I 351 900 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

4 10 14 19 30 30 

45 296 385 431 649 198 

I 3 4 8 II 2 

(0) 54 98 195 237 (0) 

2 2 2 4 5 19 

2 3 7 10 14 9 

- 4 4 4 II 2 

- I I I - -

- 3 6 7 6 20 

- II 93 144 77 259 

- I - 2 - 6 

- (0) - (0) - 35 

- 2 2 3 2 14 

- I 2 2 3 I 

- - 2 2 I 5 

- - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1101,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2,000 10 59,999 _______________________________________ _ 60,000 10 99,999 ______________________________________ _ 100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedinQ _________________________ farms __ 

number __ Turkeys saki _______________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ hundredweight __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 1.0 10 4.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 10 24.90cros ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 10 99.9 ocros _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) ---------------__________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

Farms by acres harvested: acres __ 

1 to 24 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ _ 

10010 499 ocros ______________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Alfolfo hoy _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 10 4.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 10 99.9 ocros _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

Forms by acres in orchards: acres __ 

0.1104.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 10 24.9 ocros ______________________________________ _ 

25.01099.9 acros _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

1]978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

TOIOI 

14 

056 

8 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

80 

62 

584 

12 

80 12 786 

4 

1 

213 

4365

7 566 1 

5 270 

166 

44 

3 

551 

845 

590 

49 

246 

8 

30 1 

33 

15 

1 

40 

196 

1 

(D) 

25 

15 

Undor 25 yeors 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

25 10 34 years 

8 

128 

21 

(D) 

(D) 

17 

4 

8 

66 

129 

4 

7 

1 

(D) 

4 

2 

(D) 

Other occupations 

Age of ope rator 

35 10 44 yeors 

3 

220 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

12 

88 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

32 

528 

632 

25 

7 

3 

14 

48 

4 

17 

9 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

7 

2 

45 to 54 years 

8 

250 

6 

70 

6 

2 

(D) 

30 

202 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

97 

2256 

4 253 

5 270 

75 

20 

2 

23 

389 

734 

17 

48 

2 

(D) 

13 

4 

17 

92 

55 10 64 yeors 

8 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

7 

73 

8 

49 

196 

45 

766 

354 

37 

8 

14 

181 

227 

15 

98 

4 

22 

8 

4J 

65 yeors and 

over 

1 

(D) 

5 

93 

17 

481 

863 

11 

5 

1 

7 

195 

452 

9 

76 

1 

(D) 

5 

4 

4 

22 

2 

2 

RHODE ISLAND 47 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent_ - land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ - Average size of form ______________________________ ocres_ - Value of land and buildingsl ___________________________ forms_ -

Average per form ________________________________ ~~i~~= -

- Average per ocre _________________________________ dollars--

Forms 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 ______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - land rented ar leased from others ___________________ farms_ - acres_ - land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ formL - acres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms_ - acres -- Harvested cropiond ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ _ - 10 to 29 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

- 30 to 49 acres _____________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ - 100 fa J99 ocres ___________________________________ _ - 200 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

- 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

-

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms -- acres 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __ .. _______________________ forms 

--

-- ocres_ - On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms -- acres -- In cultivated summer follow _______________________ forms -- acres -- Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Total woodland _____________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Woodland postured ________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Woodland not postured ____________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roods, wastekmd, etc. _________ forms_ - ocres_ -

Postureland, all types ________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Postureland irrigoted _______________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Other land irrigated ________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ forms_ - ocres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

AIIF~b~~~;:s -=~===~=~===~=~~~===~===~=~===~====== ~~~~:~ = Port owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _______________________________________ number_ 

-

-

-

- White _________________________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Part owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

810F~~1 Port ~:n~~~e~~~~~~== owners __________________________________ == ====== == ==== == ==== ====== number_ ~~~~:~ = 

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Tenants _____________________________________ number_ -

See foolnole at end of table. 

48 RHODE ISLAND 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations Total 

635 210 

100.0 33.0 

38 3!ci1 14 9731 

71 

619 201 

86 719 28 308 140 094 140 833 

2 393 I 949 

21 11 

60 32 

130 56 

123 16 

123 25 

56 25 

80 23 

20 11 

6 2 

601 195 

33 515 13 533 

130 48 

5 605 I 782 

35 20 

806 342 

592 196\ 14 369 5 074 

508 181 

7676 3 234 

233 81 

200 60 

50 28 

23 11 

I 1 

I -

- -

291 82 

4 818 1 328 

44 18 

237 129 

25 17 

61 38 

2 1 

(D) (D) 

86 38 

I 573 (0) 

368 111 

17 179 7069 

99 20 

1 533 350 

319 104 

15 646 6 719 

57 17 

1 497 505 

474 151 

5 269 2 325 

363 98 

7 848 2 183 

54 26 

445 254 

52 25 

440 (D) 

I I 

(D) (D) 

2 I 

(D) (D) 

11 7 

179 126 

635 210 

505 162 

96 33 

34 15 

629 206 

499 158 

96 33 

34 15 

6 4 

6 4 

- - - -

Under 25 yeors 

4 

0.6 

384 

96 

3 

220 

73 333 

12941 

-

-

2 

-

I 

-

-

-

-

2 

(D) 

4 

100 

-

-

4 

129 

4 

102 

2 

1 

-

1 

-

-

-

1 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

I 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

1 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

4 

-

2 

2 

4 

-

2 

2 

-

-

-

-

Fanning 

Age of operator 

65 yeors and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors over 

18 19 26 58 85 

2.8 2.9 4.0 9.1 13,3 

863 756 1 997 5 586 5387 

48 40 77 96 63 

9 22 21 65 81 

525 1 801 4004 13586 8 172 

58 283 81 877 190666 209 014 100 886 

2 149 2 084 2698 1 869 1 760 

2 - 1 4 4 

3 8 - 4 17 

- 5 6 16 27 

3 2 3 3 5 

- 4 1 9 10 

I 1 3 11 9 

- 2 5 12 4 

- - 2 4 5 

- - - 2 -

12 17 26 56 82 

(D) 479 I 612 5 362 5325 

11 7 9 11 6 

398 278 400 369 237 

1 1 4 4 10 

(D) (D) (D) 145 175 

16 17 26 50 83 

381 356 832 1 579 1 797 

16 13 23 46 79 

275 218 537 1 187 915 

8 5 5 14 47 

5 6 9 14 25 

1 2 6 12 7 

2 - 3 5 -

- - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -

5 8 13 15 40 

(D) 110 (D) 325 624 

4 I 4 2 7 

38 (D) 19 (D) 56 

1 1 1 2 12 

(D) (D) (D) (D) 28 

- - 1 - -

- - (D) - - 4 3 6 6 17 

9 18 80 54 174 

9 8 14 34 45 

(D) 204 690 2 803 2671 

1 3 5 4 6 

(D) (D) 34 135 131 

9 7 11 33 43 

426 (D) 656 2 668 2 540 

- 2 I 6 8 

- (D) (D) 333 101 

9 14 21 40 67 

36· 189 411 871 818 

5 13 17 19 43 

(D) 142 290 793 856 

2 2 6 8 7 

(D) (D) 43 142 23 

2 1 6 8 7 

(D) (D) 43 142 23 

- I - - - - (0) - - - 1 - - - -

(D) - - - - 1 1 I 2 2 

(D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

18 19 26 58 85 

7 12 17 47 79 

5 5 9 9 3 

6 2 - 2 3 

18 19 26 54 85 

7 12 17 43 79 

5 5 9 9 3 

6 2 - 2 3 

- - - 4 -

- - - 4 -

- - - - -

- - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE~STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20;000: 1978 - Con. 

lExciudes abnonnolrforms; see text} 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,00 0 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number -- percent -- land in forms ___ ~ _________________________________ -_ ocre$ -- Average size of form ______________________________ acres -- Value of land and buildingsl ___________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Average-per fonn ________________________________ dollors -- Average per ocre _________________________________ dollars --

Farms by value of land and buildings: $110 $19,999 _______________ - ________________________ _ 

-- $20,000 10 $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 10 $999,999 __________________________________ _ -- $1,000,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

--

Owned and rented lond by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms -- acres -- lond rented or.leased from others ___________________ forms -- acres - land rented or leo5ed to others ______________________ forms -- acres --

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms' -- ocres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: I to 9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

to to 29 ocres _____________________________________ _ 30 t.o 49 ocres ____________________________________ .:_ 

50 to 99 .acres _____________________________________ _ 

, )00 to 199 OCre5. __________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil~improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ forms_ 

acres_ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms. 

acres_ 

Tota~ woodland _____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Woodland pastured ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than croplond .. ond woodland pastured _________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ land in house lots, ponds, roads, 'wasteland, etc. _________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Pastureiand, all types ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Irrigated land _____________________________________ :1_ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ 

acres_ . Postureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land irrigated _____________________ . ___________ forms_ 

acres_ 

·land 'set dside in theiederol form programs in 1978 ______ forms_ 

acres_ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ 

Full owners ____________________________________ number:.. 

Port owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _______________________________________ number_ 

W~~H o;,;e~~-=======================~========== ~~~~:~ = Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ Black and other roces ____________________________ number_ 

~~~ o=~;:s ==== ==== ======== ====== == ==== ====== ~~~~:~ = .Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 yeors 

425 2 

66.9 0.3 

23341 186 

55 93 

418 3 58 411 446 

139 739 148 790 

269O 201O 

1O - 28 -

741 -

107 - 98 2 

31 I 

57 -

9 - 4 -

406 I 

19982 (0) 

82 2 

3 823 (0) 

15 - 464 -

396 1 1 

9 295 (0) 

327 1 4 442 (0) 

152 -

140 1 

22 - 12 -

11 

-

- - -

209 I 

349O (0) 

26 -

10~1 -

- 23 - I - (0) - 48 - (0) -

257 1 .. 10.110 (0) 

79 I 

1 183 (0) 

215 1 8927 (0) 

40 - 992 - 323 I 

2944 (0) 

265 2 5665 (0) 

28 - 191 - 27 - (0) -

- -

- -

I - . (0) - 4 - 51 -

425 2 343 - 63 I 

19 I 

423 2 

·341 - 63 1 

19 I 2 - 2 - - - - -

25 to 34 years 

37 

5.8 

I 556 

42 

38 4 994 131 419 

2 717 

-

6 

6 

12 

5 

I 

7 

I 

-

34 

925 

11 

643 

I 

(0) 

34 

780 

31 

348 

17 

10 

4 

-

-

-

-

23 

300 

-

-

-

-

-

-

5 

132 

22 

482 

5 

179 

18 

303 

4 

73 

27 

(0) 

26 

(0) 

3 

5 

3 

5 

-

-

-

-

-

-

37 

26 

8 

3 

37 

26 

8 

3 

-

-

-

-

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

94 158 94 40 

14.8 24.8 14.8 6.2 

5 020 10 633 3 661 2 2851 

53 67 39 57 

106 147 91 33 

12 382 20 798 14 908 4883 

116 809 141 479 163 828 147 969 

2 301 2 197 4868 2 791 

4 3 2 I 

5 8 7 2 

21 18 20 9 

12 50 29 4 

33 43 13 2 

16 6 5 2 

15 14 9 12 

- 3 4 I 

- 2 2 -

89 151 91 40 

3 853 9 302 3 556 2345 

32 26 II -

I 270 1 532 193 -

4 4 4 2 

(0) 201 88 (0) 

83 152 91 35 1 2204 4 161 I 460 (0) 

4S 136 81 33 

652 2 050 .817 (0) 

18 52 46 19 

20 71 31 7 

5 9 2 2 

2 3 2 5 

- - -

- I - =1 

- - - -

62 84 35 4 

1 208 1 323 (0) 58 

2 18 2 4 

(0) 90 (0) 

3 2 - I~I 10 (0) - (0) 

I - - - (0) - - - 16 16 6 5 329 (0) 52 30 

69 101 44 20 2 105 4688 I 682 (0) 

37 21 13 2 323 488 143 (0) 

44 94 38 20 I 782 4200 I 539 (0) 

10 14 8 4 181 451 207 80 80 121 64 30 530 I 333 312 418 

78 - 104 45 10 1 712 2 262 937 173 3 10 11 I 4 146 31 (0) 

3 10 10 I 4 146 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - I - - - (0) - - 2 - 2 - (0) - (0) 

94 158 94 40 62 132 83 40 27 19 8 - 5 7 3 - 94 158 92 62 132 40 81 40 27 19 8 - 5 7 3 - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - - - -

RHODE ISLAND 49 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes obnonnal farms; see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms -- acres -- Partnership ________________________________________ farms -- acres --

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms -- acres -- More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms -- 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms -- Other than family held _____________________________ forms -- acres -- More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms -- 10 or less stockholders- __________________________ forms -- Other~cooperotive. estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms -- acres --

OPERATOR CHARACTERISnCS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________________________ _ 

-- Not on form operated __________________________________ _ 

-- Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________________ _ 

-- 25 to 34 yeors ________________________________________ _ 

-- 35 to 44 years ________________________________________ _ 

-- 45 to 54 years ________________________________________ _ 

-- 55 to 64 yeorL _______________________________________ _ 

- - 65 years and over _____________________________________ _ 

-- Average age __ ________________________________________ _ 

--

Operators by sex: Mole ________________________________________________ _ Female ______________________________________________ _ --

-- Operators of Spanish origin _______________________________ _ -- Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________________________ _ 

Other -- _______________________________________________ _ 

-- Operators reporting days of work oH form: None ________________________________________________ _ 

-- 1 to 99 days _________________________________________ _ 

-- 100 10 199 days ______________________________________ _ 

-- 200 days or more _____________________________________ _ 

--

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 ________________________________________ _ 

-- 18010219 ocre>- _______________________________________ _ -- 220 to 259 acres ________________________________________ _ 

-- 260 to 499 acres ________________________ -- -- ------ --------- 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ ---- - _____ _ -- 1,000 10 1,999 ocres ________________________ ---------------- 2.000 acres or more ____________________ -- __ ----------------

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) __________________ - ___ ---------- ------ Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013) _____________________ _ - Cotton forms (0131) __________________ ---- ---------------- Tobacco forms (0132) __________________ ---- ------ -- ------ - Sugar crop. Irish potato. hoy, peanut. and other field crop forms 

(0133, 0134, 0139) ________________ -- ---- ---------------- Vegeloble and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ -

- Horticullurol specialty forms (018) ________ - ___ -------- -------

General farms. primarily crop (019) ________ ---- -- ---- -- ------

-

-

livestock forms. except dairy. poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ - Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ - Dairy forms (024) ______________ - _____ -- -------------------- Poullry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ - Animal speCially forms (027) ______________ ------------------ General forms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

-

-

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sald _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 

$15,000 or more ____ -- ------ ------ -- ---- ------ -------- - $10,000 to $14,999 __________ -- ---- -- ---- -- ------ -- ---- - $5,000 to $9,999 ____ -- ---- -- ------ -- ---- -- ---- -------- - $2,500 to $4,999 __ -- -- ---- -- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- -- ------ - Less than $2,500 ______ ---- -- ------ -- -- ---- ---- -- ------ - $2,000 to $2,499 ________ -- ------ -- ---- -- ---- -- ------ - $1.500 to $1,999 ________ -- -- ---- -- ---- ------ -------- - $1,000 to $1,499 ________ -- ------ -- ---- -------------- - Le" thon $1,000 ________ -- __ ---- -- ---- ------ -- ------ -

See footnote at end of table. 

50 RHODE ISLAND 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Tolol 

587 195 

33043 12 076 

34 

2 526 (~I 

12 4 

(D) (D) 

- - 12 4 

- - - -

- -

- - 2 2 

(D) (D) 

524\ 179 

75 18 

6 4 

55 18 

113 19 

184 26 

152 58 

125 85 

52.6

1 

58.9 

596 199 

39 II 

I -

210 210 

425 -

184 1421 34 19 

64 13 

338 21 

163 49 

198 64 

91 29 

59 19 

58 29 

33 7 

16 5 

5 2 

8 3 

3 2 

I I 

- -

6 6 

101 37 

- -

- -

101 37 

73 39 

32 12 

81 22 

37 I 

242 69 

109 24 

10 8 

12 6 

32 5 

9 5 

635 210 

2 456 I 170 

36 25 

31 22 

101 29 

124 50 

343 84 

60 14 

68 26 

74 19 

141 25 

Fanning 

Age of operotor 

65 years and 

Under 25 yeors 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 10 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors over 

4 16 18 21 52 84 

384 (D) (D) I 452 3442 (D) 

- I I 3 4 -

- (D) (D) (D) (D) -

- I - 2 I - - (D) - (D) (D) -

- - - - - -

- I - 2 I - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - I I 

- - - - (D) (D) 

3 13 16 21 45 81 

I 4 2 4 6 I 

4 - - - - - - 18 - - - - - - 19 - - -

- - - 26 - - - - - - 58 - - - - - - 85 

23.0 30.1 40.5 50.8 59.7 72.B 

4 18 17 22 55 83 

- - 2 4 3 2 

- - - - - -

4 18 19 26 58 85 

- - - - - -

I 8 II 14 39 69 

- I 2 3 7 6 

3 3 2 2 3 - - 5 4 5 5 2 

2 5 4 I 14 23 

I 7 10 II 14 21 

- - 2 3 8 16 

- 4 - 3 3 9 

- 2 2 5 10 10 

- - I - 4 2 

- - - 2 I 2 

- - - I I - I - - - 2 -

- - - - - 2 

- - - - I - - - - - - -

- I - - - 5 

I 4 2 4 8 18 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

I 4 2 4 8 18 

2 4 3 6 12 12 

- - - 2 3 7 

I I 2 - 10 8 

- - - I - -

- 4 9 12 21 23 

- 3 I 2 8 10 

- I 2 I 2 2 

- I - - I 4 

- 2 1 - I I 

- - - - - 5 

4 18 19 26 58 85 

28 99 150 203 428 262 

I I 6 2 14 I 

- 4 1 9 6 2 

I I 3 5 6 13 

I 4 5 4 16 20 

I 8 4 6 16 49 

I 2 - 2 2 7 

- 4 I 3 4 14 

- 1 I I 5 II 

- I 2 - 5 17 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,00 0 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms -- acres -- Partnership ________________________________________ farms -- acres --

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms -- acres -- More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms -- 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms -- Other thon family held _____________________________ farms -- acres -- More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms -- 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms -- Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms -- acres --

OPERATOR CHARACTERISnCS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________________________ _ -- Not on form operated __________________________________ _ 

-- Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________________ _ -- 25 to 34 yearL _______________________________________ _ -- 35 to 44 yeors ________________________________________ _ 

-- 45 to 54 years ________________________________________ _ 

-- 55 to 64 years ________________________________________ _ 

-- 65 years and olJer _____________________________________ _ -- Average oge __________________________________________ _ 

--

Operators by sex: Mole ________________________________________________ _ 

--

Op~~~t~l~s -;{ Sp~~i~h -~~igin- ==== =~=~===== ====== ==== ==~= == == = 

--

-- Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ --

_ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

ii:~9 :~c~~;:~ == ==== ========== == ======== ==== ====== ====== == :g~~o~~c~~~;; 140 ==== ==== ======== ======== ==== ======== ==== == to 179 ocreL_. ______________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ____ • _______ ==== ======== ==== ======== ====== 500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

~:ggg ~~~':~~ ~ca7:== ================== =================== FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013) _____________________ _ Cotton farms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ________________________________ • __ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ____ • _______________ • ______ _ Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ ~airy forms (024) _____________________ ~ __________________ _ 

Poultry and egg farms (025) ______________ • ________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029L _____________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

fExcludes abnormal forms- see text] 

Total Under 25 years 

392 2 

20967 (D) 

25

1 

- (0) -

8 - (0) - - - 8 -

- -

=1 

-

-

-

- -

- -

345 I 

57 -

2 2 

37 -

94 - 158 - 94 -

40 -

49.5 23.0 

397 2 

28 - I -

- - 425 2 

421 -

15 - 51 - 317 2 

114 - 134

1 

I 

62 -

40 - 29 - 26 1 

II - 3 - 5 - 1 - - -

- -

- - 64 - - -

- -

64 - 34 - 20 - 59 - 36 -

173 2 

85 2 

2 - 6 - 27 - 4 -

425 2 

I 286 (D) 

11 - 9 - 72 - 74 - 259 2 

46 - 42 - 55 1 116 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

25 to 34 years 

36 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

28 

8 

-

37 

-

-

-

- 29.7 

33 

4 

-

-

37 

3 

I 

7 

26 

9 

14 

9 

-

2 

3 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7 

-

-

7 

3 

2 

3 

2 

15 

8 

1 

-

4 

-

37 

(D) 

-

-

8 

5 

24 

1 

7 

5 

11 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 yeor.; 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors 65 yeors and over 

89 145 B7 33 

4 738 9 017 3 510 1 980 

5 11 2 

282 (D) (D) (O~I 

- 2 5 I 

- (D) (D) (0) 

- - - - - 2 5 1 

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

87 120 76 33 

2 31 14 2 

- - - - - - - -

94 - - -

- 158 - -

- - 94 - - - - 40 

40.5 49.0 59.2 69.4

1 

90 149 91 32 

4 9 3 8 

1 - - -

- - - - 94 158 94 40 

5 5 10 19 

2 5 4 3 

4 26 9 5 

83 122 71 13 

18 34 36 17 

33 35 40 23 25 5 1~1 4 31 4 1 9 9 3 6 4 14 3 1 2 6 1 2 - I 1 1 I 2 1 1 

- I - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - 9 33 8 7 - - - - - - - -

9 33 8 7 3 14 8 6 4 6 6 2 4 15 26 11 6 6 20 2 

53 75 20 8 12 45 II 7 - - I - - 3 1 2 12 6 3 3 2 - 1 -

94 15B 94 220 440 40 314 213 

- 5 3 3 1 4 2 2 11 11 29 13 13 38 13 5 69 100 47 17 25 16 3 11 10 1 7 7 16 20 17 6 7 54 31 2 

RHODE ISLAND 51 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Coo. 

(Excludes obnonnol forms- see text) 

forming 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 Age of operator 

Total farming 

and other 65 years and 

occupations Total Under 25 years. 25 to 3<1 years 35 fo 44 years 45 fo 54 yeors S~ to 64 yeors over 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD - (on. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms_ - II 7 - , - - - 6 $1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

~I ~I - (D) - - - (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Commodity Credit Corporafion loons ________________ forms_ - - - - - - - - - $1,000_ - - - - - - - - - Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms_ - - - - - - - - - $1,000_ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $1,000_ - - - - - - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation 10005 ________________ forms_ 

$I,OO(L -

=1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tobacco _________________________________________ forms_ - - - - - - - - - $1,000_ - - - - - - - - - Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - - - - - - - - - $1,000_ - - - - - - - - - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and siloge ___________________ forms_ - 140 54 I 4 3 8 14 24 

$1,000_ - 306 115 (D) (D) 7 20 35 39 Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - 14 4 - I - I I I 

$1,000_ - 107 36 - (D) - (D) (D) (D) 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ - 110 65 3 5 5 9 16 27 

$1,000_ - 403 285 21 17 43 60 104 39 Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - 26 19 I I 3 6 7 I 

$1,000_ - 270 213 (D) (D) 41 55 85 (D) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms_ - 64 29 - - I 5 7 16 

$1.000_ - 191 109 - - (D) (D) 55 22 Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - 9 5 - - - 2 3 - $1,000_ - 126 69 - - - (D) (D) - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ - 94 28 I I 4 I II 10 

$1,000_ - 514 161 (D) (D) 19 (D) 76 57 Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - 57 15 - - 3 1 5 6 

$1,000_ - 433 13<1 - - 18 (D) (D) 50 Other crops ______________________________________ forms_ - 17 6 - 2 - I I 2 

$1.000_ - 63 37 - (D) - (0) (D) (D) Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - 5 3 - I - I - I 

$1,000_ - 55 (0) - (D) - (D) - (D) 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms_ - 52 II - I I - 2 7 

$1,000_ - 47 28 - (D) (D) - (D) 9 Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - 2 I - - - - I - $1,000_ - (D) (D) - - - - (D) - Dairy products ____________________________________ forms_ - 17 8 - I 2 I 2 2 

$1,000_ - 110 104 - (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - 7 7 - I I 1 2 2 

$1,000_ - 100 100 - (D) (D) (0) (D) (D) 

Cattle and colveL _________________________________ forms_ - 222 71 I 6 7 14 15 28 

$1,000_ - 461 188 (0) (D) 10 53 56 45 

Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - 20 12 - 2 - 5 4 I 

$1,000_ - 174 91 - (D) - 38 31 (D) 

Hags and pigs ____________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ - 63 22 - I 6 3 9 3 

- 161 106 - (D) (D) 6 49 I 

Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - 9 6 - I 2 - 3 - $1,000_ - 110 84 - (D) (D) - 42 - Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ - 38 9 - I I 2 2 3 

- 40 7 - (D) (D) (0) (0) 3 Soles of $5.000 or more __________________________ forms_ - 3 - - - - - - - $1,000_ - 17 - - - - - - -

Other fivesfock and livestock products (see text) ________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - 76 13 - 5 I 4 2 I 

- 140 23 - 2 (D) I (D) (0) 

Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - II 2 - - I - I -

- 81 (0) - - (0) - (D) -

SELECTED fARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ - 199 59 - I 12 II 12 23 

- 199 89 - (D) (0) 5 26 12 

Forms with expenses of- $1 fo $499 __________________________________ ---------

$500 fo $2,499 _____________ • ________________________ _ 

$2,500 fo $4,999 ____ • _______ -_ - ___________ ------------ $5,000 or more ________________________________ -- -----

- lOS 33 - I 3 8 I 20 

- 77 17 - - 5 3 9 - - 10 6 - - I - 2 3 

- 7 3 - - 3 - - -

Feed for livestock ond poultry _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - 386 99 - 2 14 14 31 38 

- 407 148 - (D) (D) 10 69 39 

Forms with expenses of-

$1 fo $499 __________ --- - ---- ---_ -- ---------- -- ------- $500 fo $2,499 ______________ • _______________________ _ 

$2,500 fo $4,999 ____________ ---- ____ - ___ ------ --------

$5,000 or more ______________ --- _______ -- ------ -------

- 145 33 - - 2 4 10 17 

- 218 51 - 2 9 10 12 18 

- 14 7 - - 3 - 2 2 

- 9 8 - - - - 7 I 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms_ 

tons_ - 289 87 - 2 II 12 27 35 

- I 661 763 - (D) (D) 51 345 205 

$1,000_ - 245 114 - (D) (D) 8 48 34 

Forms by tons purchased: I fo 49 fonL ___________ . - -- ---- -- ---- ------ -- ------

50 fo 99 fons ________ - ___ . - --- ___ -- -- -- ---- -- ------- 100 tons or more __________________________________ _ 

- 256 67 - - 7 II 19 30 

- 32 19 - 2 4 I 7 5 

- I I - - - - I - Farms with expenses of-

$1 fo $499 _____________ - -- ----.- ---- -- ---- -- -------

$500 fo $2,499 __________ ._ ---- -- -- -- ------ -- -------

$2,500 fa $4,999 ________ -- -- ---- -- ---- -------------- $5,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

- 119 29 - - 2 3 8 16 

- 150 44 - 2 6 9 II 16 

- 16 II - - 3 - 6 2 

- 4 3 - - - - 2 I 

See foofnofe of end of fable. 

52 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms- see text) 

Other occupations 

Farms With Sales of less Than $20,00 0 Age of operator 

Total Under 2S yeors 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 year.; 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors 65 years and over 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD- Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms 

$1,000 Soles of $5.000 or more __________________________ forms 

$1,000 

-- 4 - - - 2 I I 

-- 14 - - - (D) (0) (0) 

-- I - - - I - -

-- (D) - - - (0) - -

Commodity (redit Corporation 100n5 ________________ forms -- - - - - - - -

$1,000 -- - - - - - - -

Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ farms -- - - - - - - - $1.000 -- - - - - - - - Soles of $5.000 or more __________________________ farms -- - - - - - - -

$1,000 -- - - - - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation tooos ________________ forms -- - - - - - - -

$1.000 -- - - - - - - -

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms -- - - - - - - - $1,000 -- - - - - - - - Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms -- - - - - - - -

$1,000 Field seeds. hoy, forage, and siloge ___________________ farms 

$1,000 Soles of $5.000 or more __________________________ forms 

$1,000 

Vegetables, sweet corn. and melons __________________ forms 

$1,000 Sales of $5.000 or more __________________________ forms 

$1,000 

-- - - - - - - -

-- 86 - 9 13 41 10 13 

-- 191 - 24 18 101 22 26 

-- 10 - 3 I 3 I 2 

-- 71 - 17 (D) 29 (D) (0) 

-- 45 - 4 4 16 12 9 

-- 119 - 8 14 33 39 24 

-- 7 - - I 2 2 2 

-- 57 - - (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms 

Soles 01 $5,000 or more __________________________ $I~~:-

$1,000 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms 

$1,000 Soles of $5.000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

-- 35 - I - 18 9 7 

- 82 - (D) - 21 42 (D) 

-- 4 - - - I 2 I 

-- 57 - - - (D) (D) (D) 

-- 66 - 4 5 15 29 13 

-- 352 - 13 20 86 145 88 

- 42 - I 2 7 22 10 

- 299 - (D) (D) 63 130 84 Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ - II - 2 I 2 6 -

Sales 01 $5,000 or more __________________________ $I~~:= - 27 - (D) (D) (D) I -

- 2 - - - 2 - -

$1,000_ - (D) - - - (D) - -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ - 41 - 5 9 21 4 2 

Sale. 01 $5,000 or more __________________________ $I~~= - 19 - (Z) (D) 6 3 (D) 

- I - - - - - I 

Dairy products-___________________________________ $I~~:= - (D) - - - - - (D) 

- 9 - 2 I 5 I -

Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ $I~~~~= - 6 - (D) (D) 3 (D) - - - - - - - - -

(oWe and calves ________________________________ __ $f~~~= 

$1,000_ Sales 01 $5,000 or mor"- _________________________ larms-

- - - - - - - - - 151 2 18 43 63 18 7 

- 272 (D) (D) 86 103 28 32 1 - 8 - I 2 3 - 2 $1,000_ - 83 - (D) (D) 35 - (D) 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ - 41 - 7 17 14 3 - Sales 01 $5,000 or mor"-_________________________ $I~:~= - 55 - 12 17 16 JO - - 3 - I - I I - Sheep, lombs, and wool ___________________________ !I~~= - 26 - (0) - (0) (D) - - 29 - 3 13 7 4 2 

Sales 01 $5,000 or more __________________________ $I~~~~= - 33 - 6 8 4 (D) (D) 

- 3 - I - - 2 -

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ $f~~:= - 17 - (D) - - (0) - - 63 - II 24 17 7 4 

Sales 01 $5,000 or more __________________________ $I~~:= - 116 - 9 53 35 8 II 

- 9 - - 6 I I I $1,000_ - (D) - - 33 (D) (0) (D) 

SElECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of-

- 140 - 19 42 61 12 

- 110 - II 6 38 49 5 7 

$1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- 72 - JO 19 33 6 60 4 - - 9 21 23 6 4 I 

- - - - 3 - I 

- 4 - - 2 2 - -

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of-

- 287 3 34 83 114 40 

- 259 3 28 86 13 101 24 17 

$1 to $499 ___________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

t~:~g ~~ ~~~~======================================_ 

112 I 14 21 49 26 - 167 2 19 61 I 61 14 10 - 7 - I I 3 I - - - 2 - 1 - - Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms __ 202 2 21 56 92 25 898 (D) (D) 219 393 6 

131 (D) (D) 38 76 68 51 14 9 

- 189 - 19 54 87 25 13 2 2 4 2 5 - 2 - - - - - - -

90 - 6 18 50 106 2 14 16 - 5 38 39 9 4 - I - 2 I - 2 - - - I - -

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA RHODE ISLAND 53 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes obnonnal forms; see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES I - Con. 

Animol health CO$1L _________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Forms wifh expenses of- $1 to $99 _____ • _. ___________________________________ _ 

- $100 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1.000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Seeds, bulbs; plonts. and trees ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ___________________________________________ _ 

- $100 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $5.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms -- $1,000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

-- $500 to $999 _______________________________________ _ 

-- $1.000 to $2.499 ____________________________________ _ $2.500 or more _____________________________________ _ --

-- Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms -- $1,000 -- forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

-- $500 to $999 _______________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________________ _ 

-- $2,500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-- Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

-- $500 to $999 _______________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________________ _ -- $2,500 or more _____________________________________ _ --

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Gasoline _______________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Natural gas ____________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Electricity ________________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms -- $1.000 --

Hired form lobar ____________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $2,499 ________________________________ - _____ _ 

- $2,500 to $4.999 ______________________________ -------- - $5,000 or more ________________________________ -------- Workers by number of doys worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ - workers -- less than 150 days ______________________________ farms_ - workers_ -

Contract lobar ______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________ -- -- ______ -- -- ---------- -----

$500 to $999 ____________________ -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- -----

$1.000 to $2,499 ______________ ---- -- ---- -- ---- -- ------ $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Customwork, mochine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________________ - forms-

$1,000_ 

farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ____________ - ___ -- ---- -- -- ---- ---- -- -- -----

$500 to $999 __________ - ___ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -------

$1,000 to $2.499 __________ -- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- --------

$2,500 or more ____ -_ -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -------

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services __________________________ - forms-

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption __________________________ -- - forms_ 

$1,000_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

S4 RHODE ISLAND 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Totol farming 

ond other 

occupations Total 

255 61 

47 18 

135 26 

104 33 

11 1 

5 1 

280 102 

105 42 

94 28 

124 47 

28 16 

34 11 

407 136 

159 65 

297 88 

67 29 

43 19 

- -

366 133 

88 34 

309 108 

38 19 

18 5 

I 1 

619 201 

410 146 

376 97 

146 66 

70 31 

27 7 

619 201 

318 114 

598 190 

154 71 

74 18 

12 3 

23 3 

2 (l) 

114 32 

117 24 

- -

- -

619 201 

34 15 

323 95 

86 30 

36 15 

6 2 

117 53 

335 230 

24 13 

65 20 

14 11 

14 9 

32 18 

65 35 

108 50 

437 234 

24 7 

18 4 

11 3 

10 3 

1 I 

2 -

66 22 

33 7 

50 19 

9 1 

2 2 

5 -

37 20 

58 44 

144 67 

432 293 

fanning 

Age of operator 

65 yeors and 

Under 25 yeors 25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors over 

1 2 12 10 17 19 

(0) (0) 2 I 12 3 

- I 3 8 5 9 

1 I 8 2 11 10 

- - I - - - - - - - I -

1 8 14 10 36 33 

(0) (0) 6 5 14 15 

- 5 1 2 11 9 

- 2 7 4 19 15 

1 1 6 4 2 2 

- - - - 4 7 

3 9 13 13 39 59 

1 2 9 10 21 21 

1 7 6 3 23 48 

2 2 2 6 10 7 

- - 5 4 6 4 

- - - - - -

3 9 14 18 37 52 

1 1 6 8 10 9 

3 8 11 12 27 47 

- 1 1 3 10 4 

- - 2 2 - I 

- - - 1 - -

3 9 22 21 65 81 

1 3 24 16 65 38 

2 8 10 12 20 45 

1 - 1 4 31 29 

- 1 10 4 9 7 

- - 1 1 5 -

3 9 22 21 65 81 

1 2 20 10 50 31 

3 9 21 20 63 74 

(l) 2 14 6 25 23 

1 - 2 2 10 3 

(0) - (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- - - 1 - 2 

- - - (0) - (0) 

1 - 6 4 7 14 

(0) - (0) 2 19 1 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 3 9 22 21 65 81 

(l) (l) 3 2 5 6 

3 3 11 13 33 32 

(0) (0) (0) (0) 14 7 

1 1 1 2 5 5 

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

- 1 4 10 17 21 

- (0) (0) 44 40 139 

- - 1 2 7 3 

- - 3 4 5 8 

- 1 - 1 4 5 

- - - 3 1 5 

- 1 - 4 2 11 

- (0) - 10 (0) 21 

- - 4 10 16 20 

- - 8 32 31 163 

- - - 2 2 3 

- - - (0) (0) 1 

- - - - - 3 

- - - 2 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -

- - 4 1 12 5 

- - (0) (0) 4 3 

- - 4 1 11 3 

- - - - - 1 

- - - - 1 1 

- - - - - -

1 2 - 4 6 7 

(0) (0) - 12 14 8 

3 2 6 12 15 29 

(0) (0) 36 62 130 40 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,00 0 

SELECTED FARM PRODUcnON EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health C05tS __________________________________ forms -- $1.000 -- Farms with expenses of- $ I to $99 __________________________________________ _ 

$ 100 -- to $999 _______________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

-- $5,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-- Seeds. bulbs. plants, and trees ________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 __________________________________________ _ 

-- $100 to $999 _______________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

-- $5,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Forms with expenses of- $ I to $499 _________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 _______________________________________ _ --

-- $ 1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________________ _ 

-- $2,500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-- Other agricultural chemicals including Iime _______________ forms -- $1,000 -- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

-- $500 to $999 _______________________________________ _ $ 1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________________ _ --

-- $2,500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-- Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms -- $1.000 -- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

-- $500 to $999 _______________________________________ _ 

$ I ,000 to $2,499 ____________________________________ _ -- $2,500 or more _____________________________________ _ --

-- Petroleum products ________________________________ farms -- $1.000 -- Gosoline _______________________________________ forms --

Diesel fuel ____________________________________ ~f~~:= -

-

lP gos, butane. and propane ____________________ __ $f~~:= -

- Fuel oil ______________________________________ j~~~~= -

-

Notural gos __________________________________ j~~~~= -

-

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease __________________ _ ~~~~~= -

- Electricitv ________________________________________ $f~~~~= -

-

Other-coal. wood, coke, etc. _______________________ $f~~~~= -

- $1,000_ - Hired form labor --- _________________________________ forms_ -

Forms with expenses of- $1,000_ -

.~~§~;"~-~;~-~!~~~~-~~--~~=,--

-

-

-

-

less than 150 days ____________________________ :f~~~~= -

- workers_ - Contract labor ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

-

-

-

-

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

-

FARM·RElATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms __ 

Value ofogricultural products sold directly to individuals $1,000 __ 

for human consumption _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

(Excludes abnormal forms· see textl 

Totol Under 25 yeors 

194 2 

30 (D) 

1091 2 

71 - 10 - 4 -

178 -

63 -

66 -

77 -

12 - 23 -

271 -

94 -

209 -

38 - 24 - - -

233 - 54 -

201 - 19 - 13 -

41~1 -

3 263 I 

279 3 

80 - 39 - 20 -

418 3 

204 (l) 

408 3 83 (0) 

56 2 

8 (0) 

20 - 2 - 82 - 92 - - -

- - 418 3 19 (l) 

228 2 

56 (D) 

21 - 4 -

64 - 105 -

II - 45 - 3 - 5 -

14 - 30 - 58 -

203 -

17 - 15 -

8 - 7 - - - 2 -

44 - 26 -

31 - 8 - - - 5 -

17 - 13 -

77 - 139 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

25 to 34 yeors 

18 

(D) 

7 

6 

5 

-

22 

8 

5 

15 

-

2 

24 

16 

17 

I 

6 

-

21 

5 

19 

2 

-

-

38 

19 

22 

9 

7 

-

38 

15 

37 

(0) 

II 

(D) 

-

-

12 

4 

-

-

38 

2 

13 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

II 

15 

2 

9 

-

-

5 

15 

6 

16 

5 

I 

5 

-

-

-

10 

2 

10 

-

-

-

I 

(D) 

7 

6 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors 65 yeors and over 

«J 86 23 5 

8 14 2 I 

34 51 13 2 

21 31 10 3 

5 - - -

- 4 - -

35 57 51 13 

5 JO 29 II 

19 32 9 I 

16 17 25 4 

- 5 5 2 

- 3 12 6 

62 95 73 17 

15 35 20 7 

56 66 59 II 

6 19 12 -

- 10 2 6 

- - - -

49 84 62 17 

JO 16 19 3 

43 72 51 16 

I II 5 -

5 I 6 I 

- - - -

106 147 91 33 

35 63 125 20 

83 96 51 24 

17 38 15 I 

6 II 8 7 

- 2 17 I 

106 147 91 33 

26 45 100 17 

105 144 86 33 19 29 18 9 

14 18 6 5 

I 3 I I 

- 10 7 3 - (l) (l) I 

14 15 34 7 

2 6 76 5 

- - - -

- - - - 106 147 91 33 4 6 5 I 

«J 89 55 9 8 17 (0) 3 6 5 I - I I (D) -

7 30 II 5 4 54 25 6 

3 5 I - 4 21 7 4 - 2 - I 

- 2 3 -

- 2 4 3 - (D) (D) 

7 3 30 II 4 18 128 36 5 

3 9 - - (l) 14 - -

3 - - - - 7 - - - - - - - 2 - -

5 26 I 2 I 18 (D) (D) 

4 15 I I I 7 - - - - - - - 4 - I 

5 7 2 2 5 3 (D) (D) 

19 25 25 17 9 45 39 24 

RHODE ISLAND SS 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE Of MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ -

forms by value group: $1,000_ - $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 ________________________________________ forms_ - number_ Motortrucks, - including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number _ Wheel troctors ______________________________________ farms_ -

- number _ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ - number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only _____________ forms_ - number _ - Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ formL - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _____________ • ___ forms. - number _ -

Cottonpickers. ______________________________________ forms_ - number _ Mower - conditioners _____________________ • ___________ farms_ - number _ - Pickup balers _______________ . _______________ •• ______ forms_ - number _ - field forage horvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ - number _ -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer ond lime __________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Commercial fertilizer __ • ___________________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ - lime __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ __________________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ 

tons_ -

-

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cantrol- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms_ - acres on which used_ - Nematodes in crops ___ • ___________________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ - Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ - Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_ - acres on which used_ -

Chem icals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________ • _______________ farms_ - acres on which used_ - Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ formL - Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ -

UVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

-

- forms with- 1 to 9 ____________________ - _____ -_ ------ ------ -------- 10 to 49 __________________ - _____ -_ -- -- -- -------------- 50 to 99 _______________________ - -_ ------------ -------- 100 to 199 ________________________ -- -- -------- -- ------ 200 to 499 ________________________ -------------------- 500 or more ______ • _______ -- ______ -- ---------- ---------

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ farms_ 

number _ 

-

- Beef cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

-

- Forms with- I to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ________________ ---- -- ------ ------ -- ------ 50 to 99 ________ - _______ ------ -------------------- 100 to 199 ____________ -_ ---- -- -- -------- -- -- ------ 200 to 499 ____ -- -_ ---- -- ---- -- ---- ------ ---------- 500 or more ______________ ---- -- ---- -------- ------ -

s .. footnote at end of tobIe, 

56 RHODE ISLAND 

(Excludes obnonnal farms; see text) 

T otol forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

619 201 

5 502 2060 

181 46 

264 77 

lOB 49 

61 27 

5 2 

- - - - - -

278 101 

422 146 

471 158 

732 238 

479 156 

874 328 

236 83 

565 203 

20 16 

86 68 

4 - 4 - 22 2 

31 (0) 

8 -

8 - 21 2 

23 (0) 

- -

- - 76 18 

78 19 

122 47 

125 48 

58 22 

61 25 

448 156 

247 99 

384 129 

4 072 1 728 

228 67 

1 905 618 

2 118 590 

194 61 

1 656 592 

13 13 

75 75 

128 40 

1 016 289 

151 58 

1 433 685 

19 4 

156 4 

lOB 24 

113 51 

298 85 

3 144 1 335 

184 35 

lOB 47 

5 2 

1 1 

- -

- -

235 69 

I 457 636 

176 46 

1 150 440 

141 29 

34 17 

1 -

- -

- -

- -

Fanning 

Age of operator 

65 yeors and Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years over 

3 9 22 21 65 81 

70 58 339 232 777 583 

- 6 2 2 18 18 

- 1 6 9 10 51 

1 1 10 8 20 9 

2 1 2 2 17 3 

- - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2 2 16 10 36 35 

(0) (0) 16 16 62 48 

1 7 22 18 53 57 

(0) (0) 44 24 95 66 

3 5 14 14 IJJ 60 

9 9 47 25 127 111 

3 1 6 8 3S 30 

(0) (0) 16 19 93 64 

- 1 7 - 3 5 

- (0) (0) - 12 22 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 I - - - - (0) (0) -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 4 4 6 

(0) - (0) 4 5 6 

2 - 4 8 16 17 

(0) - (0) 9 16 17 

- - 5 2 6 9 

- - (0) (0) 7 9 

3 9 14 19 48 63 

2 4 15 18 31 30 

3 9 13 12 39 53 

14 94 243 286 670 421 

- 2 11 9 14 31 

- (0) (0) 136 244 108 

- (0) (0) 102 226 121 

3 5 9 10 9 25 

6 72 165 138 51 160 

- - - 1 10 2 

- - - (0) 70 (0) 

- 2 5 7 5 21 

- (0) (0) 70 14 113 

1 4 10 11 15 17 

(0) (0) 210 136 201 79 

- - - 2 2 - - - - (0) (0) - - 1 1 6 4 12 

2 - 9 8 5 27 

I 7 8 13 17 39 

(0) (0) 138 213 303 366 

- 3 1 5 5 21 

1 3 7 7 11 18 

- - - 1 I - - 1 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1 4 8 9 14 33 

(0) (0) 52 115 177 222 

1 1 4 8 12 20 

(0) (0) 24 (0) 125 157 

1 - 3 3 7 15 

- 1 1 5 5 5 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

(Excludes obnormal forms- see text! 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,00 0 

VALUE Of MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimafed market value of alt machinery and equipment ___ forms -- $1,000 -- forms 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 Motortruck.s, -- including pickups ________________________ farms --

--

--

number Wheel trQctors-_____________________________________ forms 

number -- 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms -- number -- 4 or more ________________________________________ forms -- number --

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms -- number --

-- Cornpickers, corn heads. and picker-shellers _____________ farms 

number -- Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms -- number -- Other corn pickers .and picker-shellers _________________ forms -- number -- Cottoopickers _______________________________________ forms --

-

-

number_ Mower conditianers- _________________________________ farms_ 

number -- Pickup balers _______________________________________ forms_ - number -- Field forage harvesters, shecnr bor or flywheel type _______ farms_ - number _ -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

A9riculturol chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ -

-

- .commercial fertilizer ______________________________ _ $f~·~~~= 

-

-

acres on which used lime ---_ - ______________________________________ farms= 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ -

-

Sprays, dusts, granule~ fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay and other. crops ______________________ farms_ -

-

-

acres on which tJsed_ Nematodes in crops --------------- ________________ farms_ 

-

-

acres on which used_ Diseases in crn:ps. and' orchards ______________________ forms_ 

-

-

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross. or brush in crops lind pasture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ - Chemicals for-

- Oe{olio!ion or for growth control of crops, or thinning of frUIt _________________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farmsLIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ - number _ -

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows ond heifers that ,hod calved ____________________ farms_ - n.umber .. Beef cows _____________________________________ farms_ -

- number _ -

-

-

-

-

-

See ,footnote ot end of toble. 

f978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol Under 25 yeors 

418 3 3442 16 

135 - 187 3 5S' - 34 - 3 -

- - - - - -

177 - 276 - 313 3 494 4 323 3 546 3 

!

53 1 - 362 -

4 - 18 -

4 - 4 - 20 - 29 - 8 -

1~1 -

- 21 -

- -

- - 58 - 59 - 75

1 

- 77 -

36 - 36 -

292 - 148

1 

- 255 - 2344 - 161 - 1 287 - I 528 -

133 - 1 064 - - - - - 88 - 727 - 93 - 748 -

15 - 152 - 84 - 62 -

213 2 I 809 (D) 

149 I 61 I 

3 - - - - - - -

166 2 821 «()) 130 2 710 (D) 

112 2 17 - 1 - - - - - - -

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to.54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors 65 yeors and over 

38 106 147 91 33 

202 643 I 114 I 235 232 

20 26 67 12 10 

14 66 51 39 14 

4 13 16 19 7 

- I 13 18 2 

- - - 3 -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

10 45 62 38 22 10 81 89 61 35 

27 81 III 67 24 

35 106 189 129 31 30 77 127 56 30 

39 125 228 112 39 

8 33 71 34 7 17 n 168 84 16 

- I I 2 

~I - (D) (D) (D) 

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

~I 5 1 12 2 5 (D) 19 (D) 

- I 7 -

- (0) (D) - 5 - 12 2 =1 (0) - 12 (0) -

- - - - - - - - - - 6 8 8 33 3 6 8 9 33 3 6 15 28 23 

~ I 6 15 30 23 5 5 23 2 5 5 23 (D) (0) 

25 71 100 75 21 22 25 51 39 II 24 62 89 63 171 334 471 944 463 132 14 28 64 46 9 134 211 582 339 21 168 333 694 321 12 

9 18 44 49 13' 82 178 336 355 - - - - 11~1 - - - - 6 13 44 16 9 48 70 240 273 96 8 12 47 12 14 160 120 332 60 76 

I - I 8 (D) 5 - (D) 129 (D) 10 24 40 10 7 19 24 - 12 -

25 56 85 38 7 (D) 378 713 380 172 

19 40 60 6 27 2 16 24 II - - I 3 

- - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

18 41 67 (D) 33 197 5 300 14 156 100 40 48 49 21 180 5 252 124 (D) 

13 36 I 40 18 3 4 - 8 3 I - - - - I - - - - - - - - - - - -I 

RHODE ISLAND 57 
Table 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and 

1978-Con. 

Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

UVESTOCK- Con. 

Cattle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - (on. Milk cows ____________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Forms 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 ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Colves __________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ______________________________ - ____________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory _______ _ 

Forms withnumber _ 

$1,000_ 

_________ forms_ 

number_ 

1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ______________ .. ___________________________ _ 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or mare _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other __________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold __________________________________ formslifters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. J of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ farms_ 

number_ Dec. I and May 31 ______________________________ forms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ - June J and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms- - number _ -

Sheep and lambs of aU ages inventory __________________ farms_ - number _ - Ewes 1 year old or alder ___________________________ forms_ - number _ - Sheep and lambs sold _______________________________ formsnumber _ Sheep ond lambs shorn ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory _________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Goots inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goots sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms_ 

number_ 

Forms with- I 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 ______ -- __ -- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- --------

lOa 000 or more ____ -- ---- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ---- -------- Hens ~nd pullets of laying age _______________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

number _ 

Pulfets 3 months old or older not 

-

of loying age ___________________________________ ~~::~= 

-

See footnote ot end of table. 

58 RHODE ISLAND 

{Excludes abnormal forms; see text} 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

92 33 307 196 

,1 23 

2 

8 

- - - - - - - -

178 44 

860 269 165 43 827 430 

222 71 1 698 791 461 188 

110

1 

40 667 408 

71 29 188 53 1 031 383 390 160 80 24 440 214 173 90 

125

1 

31 

2 714 1 780 

86 11 27 11 

5 3 1 1 

6 5 - -

6~1 17 

491 

110 27 2 087 1 289 

63 22 

3 576 2 382 161 106 

21 9 

2 611 1 679 

64 40 

47 17 511 351 

43 14 

270 180 

27 12 241 171 

54 11 

I 144 320 

46 iO 745 255 

33 8 

664 214 

37 9 

899 192 

5 995 I 253 

138 26 

607 179 

31 3 

72 9 

94 18 

34 9 

295 37 

20 4 

226 19 

11 1 

131 35 

6 807 3 907 

128 33 

3 2 

- -

- - - - - -

- - 129 34 

6 377 3 537 

15 10 

430 370 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years and Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 fo 64 yeors over 

- 3 6 1 3 20 

- (0) 28 (0) 52 65 

- 2 5 - - 16 - - - - - 2 

- 1 1 1 3 2 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 6 5 7 22 

- 62 66 21 42 78 1 6 5 7 10 14 (0) (0) 20 77 84 66 

1 6 7 14 15 28 (0) (0) 79 129 138 211 (0) (0) 10 53 56 45 

1 3 7 3 5 21 

(0) 195 (0) 11 26 107 

(0) 10 (0) 2 3 9 

1 4 2 13 14 19 (0) 34 (0) 118 112 104 

(0) 13 (0) 51 53 36 

1 1 1 8 3 10 

(0) (0) (0) 80 48 74 (0) (0) (0) 38 25 23 

- 3 7 4 10 7 

- 205 924 42 578 31 

- 2 1 1 1 6 

- - 2 3 5 1 

- - - - 3 - - - 1 - - -

- 1 3 - 1 - - - - - - - - 2 5 3 4 

- (0) (0) 16 144 1~1 - 3 5 3 10 6 

- (0) (0) 26 434 18 

- 1 6 3 9 3 

- (0) (0) 154 1 439 14 

- (0) (0) 6 49 1 

- 1 4 1 3 -

- (0) (0) (0) 1 123 -

- (0) (0) (0) 23 -

- 2 5 3 4 3 

- (0) 67 (0) 222 9 

- 2 5 1 4 2 

- (0) 47 (0) 106 (0) 

- 1 2 3 4 2 

- (0) (0) 12 116 (0) 

- 2 1 3 2 3 

- (0) (0) 30 (0) 119 

- 1 1 3 2 3 

- (0) (0) 22 (0) 78 

- - 1 2 2 3 

- - (0) (0) (0) 45 

- 1 1 2 2 3 

- (0) (0) (0) (0) 92 

- (0) (0) (0) (0) 649 

- 2 4 5 8 7 

- (0) (0) 27 106 27 

- I I - I -

- (0) (0) - (0) - - (0) (0) - (0) - - 1 2 4 1 1 

- (0) (0) 16 (0) (0) 

- 1 - 2 1 -

- (0) - (0) (0) -

- (0) - (0) (0) -

- 4 4 2 5 20 

- 248 (0) (0) 1 477 1 955 

- 4 4 2 4 19 

- - - - I I 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- 4 3 2 5 20 

- 248 160 (0) (0) 1 650 

- - 1 1 1 7 

- - (0) (0) (0) 305 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Coo. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,00 0 

LlVESTOCK- Con. 

Cottle and colves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms -- number -- Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________________ _ -- 5 to 9 _________________________________________ _ -- 10 to 49 _______________________________________ _ 

-- 50 to 99 _______________________________________ _ -- 100 to 199 _____________________________________ _ 

-- 200 to 499 _____________________________________ _ 

-- SOD or more ____________________________________ _ 

-- Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms -- number -- Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms -- number --

Cottle and colves sold ________________________________ forms -- number 

$1.000 --

-- Colves- __________________________________________ forms -- number 

$1,000 --

-- Cottle ___________________________________________ forms -- number 

$1.000 --

-- Fottened on grain and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

-

-

-

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms -- number -- Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farmL 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ $f~~~~= 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farmsnumber _ Dec. 1 and Moy 31 ______________________________ formsnumber _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies invenfory __________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Goats inventory _____________________________________ $f~~~~= 

Goats sold ________________________________________ ~~~r~~= 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

~~~bOt~' ~ ~:99:::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::: _____ _ 

Hens ~~~~~mJtm and pullets of ~~ laying ~~ ~~ age 

~~~~~~ _______________________ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ forms_ ~~ ~~ ~~ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of loying age ____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

See footnote at end of lable. 

{Excludes abnormol forms- see textJ 

Totol Under 25 yeors 

59

1 

-

III -

57 - I - I - - - - -

- -

- -

134 2 

591 (0) 

122 2 

397 (0) 

151 2 

907 (0) 

272 (0) 

70 I 

259 1 (0) 

421 

(0) 

135 2 648 (0) 

230 (0) 

56

1 

- 226 - 83 -

94 - 934 -

75 - 16 -

2 - - - I - - - 29

1 

- 136 -

83 - 798 -

41 -

I 194 - 55 - 12 - 932

1 

- 24 -

30 - 160 - 29 - 90 - 15 - 70 -

43

1 

- 824 - 36 - 490 - 25 - 450 - 28 - 707 - 4 742 -

1121 -

428

1 

- 28 - 63 - 75 - 25 - 258 - 16 - 207 - 10 -

96 - 2 900 -

95 - 1 -

- - - -

- -

- -

- - 95 - 2 840 -

5 - 60 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

25 to 34 years 

6 

(0) 

6 

-

-

-

-

-

-

15 

(0) 

15 

(0) 

18 

(0) 

(0) 

13 

(0) 

(0) 

9 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

31 

II 

13 

88 

9 

4 

-

-

-

-

6 

11 

13 

77 

7 

453 

12 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

48 

6 

26 

3 

22 

6 

157 

3 

112 

2 

(0) 

3 

180 

1 046 

13 

41 

5 

6 

5 

6 

20 

I 

(0) 

(0) 

13 

439 

13 

-

-

-

-

-

-

13 

439 

-

-

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

6 25 20 

17 48 32 (~I 

5 24 20 2 

- I - -

I - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - -

24 62 27 :1 

97 280 126 33 

27 54 20 4 

84 133 98 39 

43 63 18 7 

234 404 86 96 

86 103 28 32 

10 35 7 4 

52 127 29 171 

10 18 7 

7~ 1 

42 59 16 

182 277 57 

76 85 21 30 

27 18 6 

(O~ 1 96 85 (0) 

41 25 (0) (0) 

40 27 13 I 

264 (0) 351 (0) 

36 19 10 I 

2 8 2 -

2 - - - - -

- ~I - 1 

- - - II 2 10 

58 =1 (0) (0) 

38 27 4 

(O~ 1 206 212 (0) 

17 14 3 

295 116 330 

~I 17 16 10 

9 - I 

199 - (0) 

7 - (0) -I 12 2 10 - 65 (0) (0) - 12 2 9 - 37 (0) (0) - 9 I 2 - 28 (0) (0) -

14 8 13 147 205 (0) (O~ 1 12 7 12 2 82 121 (0) (0) 

II 6 4 2 92 72 181 (0) 

12 7 4 2 159 163 (0) (0) 

I 031 1 113 (0) (0) 

32 38 23 6 92 100 166 29 16 5 2 - 40 (0) (0) - 42 (0) (0) - II 6 2 - 137 (0) (0) - 10 3 2 - 91 82 (0) - 5 3 (0) -

38 32 10 713 3 718 420 610 

38 32 10 2 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38 31 691 10 3 (0) (0) 610 

3 I 1 - 22 (0) (0) -

RHODE ISLAND S9 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-(on. 

lExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

forming 

Farms With Sales of less Than $20,000 Age of operotor 

Total forming 

and other occupations Total Under 25 yeors 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 

65 years and 

over 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- I to 1,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 15,999 _______________________________________ _ 

16,000 to 29,999 ______________________________________ _ 30,000 or more _______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms __ 

number _. Turkeys sold _______ • _. _____________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irish pototoes _______________________________ • ______ forms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweight __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

aeres._ Fa rms by acres harvested: D.I to 0.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres. ____________ • _______________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Fa rms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres. ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ _ 

IOO to 499 acres _________ • ____________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _. _____________________ ._. __________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _____________________________________ • _ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________________________ • _____ farms __ 

acres __ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ forms __ 

acres._ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: D.I to 4.9 acres. _______________________ -- ------ -------- 5.010 24.9 acres. _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres. _____________________________ -- ------

100.0 acres or more ____________________ - _______ --------

land in orchards _____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigafed _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 acres __________________ -- ---- ---------------- 5.0 to 24.9 ocreL ___________________ ---- -- ---- -- ---- ---

25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________ -- -------- --------

20 

504 

8 

140 

2 

(0) 

4 

80 

86 

793 

16 

74 12 486 

8 

2 

6 

303 5 989 10 257 

5 

270 

230 

71 

:1 

76 I 132 

2 661 

110

780 1 17 

228 

63 

39 

8 

62 

309 

6 

8 

42 

19 

I 

6 448 

27 

329 

6 

37 

7 650 

100 

2 089 

3 963 

69 

30 

I 

24 

456 

468 

65 

604 

10 

217 

30 

27 

8 

221 

114 

5 

5 

17 

4 

I 

I 

(D) 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

22 

I 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

(0) 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

5 

76 

I 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

122 

156 

4 

2 

3 

38 

32 

5 

51 

I 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

6 

78 

16 

328 

638 

II 

5 

4 

75 

167 

9 

III 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

153 

I 

(D) 

(D) 

23 

765 

581 

II 

II 

I 

4 

170 

807 

16 

240 

4 

135 

5 

7 

4 

5 

47 

3 

144 

II 

39 

3 

26 

4450 

I 

2 

46 

686 

I 119 

36 

10 

8 

117 

258 

27 

104 

I 

(D) 

19 

8 

13 

25 

5 

5 

12 

I 

IOO~ocresormore ____________________________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

60 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-(on. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

forms with- 1 10 1,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2,000 10 15,999 _______________________________________ _ 

16,000 10 29,999 ______________________________________ _ 

30,000 or more _______________________ .. _______________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ farms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ hundredweight __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 10 0.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 ta 24.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 10 99.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres ar more ___________________________________ _ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated ______________________________________ ~~~f~r~~== 

ocres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ _ 

2510 99 acreL _______________________________________ _ 

10010 499 acres ______________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated ____________________________________ ~~~;~::n~== 

acres __ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

Land in orchards ____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres in archards: 0.1 10 4.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 10 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.01099.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres ar more ___________________________________ _ 

1]978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

IExciudes obnonnal farms; see text) 

Tolal Under 25 yeors 

14 

056 

14Z1 

8 

2 

(0) 

4 

80 

59 

464 

10 

37 

4 836 

3 

203 1 

3900 (0) 

6 294 (0) 

5 

270 

161 

41 

~I 

52 

676 

1 193 

45

177 1 

7 

10 

33 

12 

40 

196 

1 

(0) 

25 

15 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

25 10 34 years 

7 

78 

20 

(0) 

(0) 

17 

3 

7 

54 

115 

4 

7 

1 

(0) 

4 

2 

(0) 

Other occupations 

Age of ope rotor 

35 10 44 year.; 45 to 54 years 

3 

220 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

11 

63 

3 

11 

590 

32 

528 

632 

25 

7 

3 

14 

48 

4 

17 

9 

37 

1 

(0) 

8 

250 

6 

(0) 

6 

2 

(0) 

30 

202 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

93 

2 070 

3 033 

5 

270 

72 

20 

1 

22 

349 

644 

16 

33 

2 

(0) 

13 

3 

17 

92 

9 

8 

55 to 64 yeors 65 years and over 

'1 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

6 

28 

6 

(0) 

(0) 

41 

636 

029 

35 

6 

14 

181 

227 

12 

44 

3 

2 

8 

4 

8 

43 

1 

(0) 

=1 

5 

93 

J 

364 

570 

11 

5 

=1 

6 

78 

159 

7~ 1 

1 

(0) 

RHODE ISLAND 61 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978 

{Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number __ 

land in forms _____________________________________ ~e~;;!== Average size of farm ______________________________ acres __ 

Value of land ond buildings' ___________________________ forms __ 

Average per form ________________________________ ~~I~== Average per ocre _________________________________ doUors __ 

Forms 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 __ land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropiand ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropkmd ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested~ I to 49 acres _______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ____________________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'-________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Croplond, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

in cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle ___________________________________________ forms._ 

acres __ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Pasturelond and rangeland other thon cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wastekmd, etc. _________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Pastureland. all types ________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Irrigated lond _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropiond irrigated ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other land irrigafed ________________________________ farms __ acres __ 

land set aside in the federal faon programs in 1978 ______ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number __ Full owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Port owners ____________________________________ number __ Tenants _______________________________________ number __ 

White _________________________________________ number __ 

Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

Block and other roces-___________________________ number __ Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

62 RHODE ISLAND 

Totol 

863 

100.0 

70 877 

82 

863 

173 512 

201 056 

2 380 

30 

67 

153 

137 

149 

75 

170 

64 

18 

802 

51 749 

268 

20 086 

43 

958 

802 

36 311 

708 

24 886 

582 

66 

43 

13 

4 

368 

7 873 

62 

045 

31 

137 

4 

139 

114 

2 231 

468 

24 181 

127 

3 200 

403 

20 981 

78 

2 893 

622 

7 492 

460 

13 966 

100 

2 985 

98 

2 980 

I 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

17 

249 

863 

595 

207 

61 

857 

589 

207 

61 

6 

6 

1 to 9 acres 

185 

21.4 

802 

4 

184 

15 272 

83 000 

18624 

15 

27 

55 

47 

24 

2 

9 

5 

167 

824 

24 

85 

5 

107 

148 

427 

131 

325 

131 

31 

73 

I 

(0) 

8 

(0) 

48 

116 

12 

29 

41 

87 

6 

20 

116 

239 

45 

122 

23 

47 

22 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

185 

161 

6 

18 

180 

156 

6 

18 

5 

5 

JO to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

251 115 72 90 

29.0 13.3 8.3 10.4 

6 874 6801 5686 10 329 

27 59 79 115 

240 125 65 90 

31 522 21 849 9000 16223 

131 341 174 794 138 467 180 251 

4831 3019 1 795 1 542 

5 3 1 5 

23 7 1 4 

49 18 2 22 

36 16 25 3 

52 33 18 10 

28 15 2 12 

34 24 15 29 

13 9 I 4 

I 

234 110 66 85 

5 827 5033 4476 7804 

67 43 25 34 

276 I 953 217 2648 

9 11 1 9 

229 185 (0) 123 

241 110 71 86 

4 295 3 742 3084 5 123 

202 90 69 76 

2 509 880 1 845 3459 

202 84 57 50 

6 12 14 

12 

107 60 50 41 

226 331 1 079 151 

17 10 9 2 

(0) 68 (0) (0) 

19 9 I 

114 (0) (0) 

I I (0) (0) 

42 25 4 19 

394 442 70 (0) 

117 75 56 60 

372 815 2092 3 707 

32 27 II II 

296 364 151 150 

98 54 50 59 

076 1 451 941 3557 

15 16 6 5 

183 355 159 146 

176 100 54 68 

024 889 351 353 

132 77 56 47 

705 2 050 I 389 447 

36 8 8 10 

271 102 193 332 

35 8 8 10 

(0) 102 193 332 

2 

(0) 

4 4 I 3 

18 95 (0) 46 

251 115 72 90 

184 72 47 56 

50 38 19 29 

17 5 6 5 

251 115 72 89 

184 72 47 55 

50 38 19 29 

17 5 6 5 

1 

I 

=1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
TobIe 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 140 10 179 ocres 180 10 219 ocres 22010259 ocres 26010499 acres 500 10 999 acres 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Form 5 ___________________________________________ number __ 

percent __ Land in forms ______________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of form ______________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings , ___________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

!~~~= ~~ ~~':_================================ ~~l:~~~== Forms by value of lond and buildings: $1 10 $19,999 __________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999-_____________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $69,999 ______________________________ -_ - _____ _ $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $149,999 ____________________________________ _ $150,000 10 $199,999 ____________________________________ _ $200,000 10 $499,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$500,000 10 $999,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ________________________________ forms __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ____________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ocre'-___________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ____________________________________ _ 

1,000 10 1,999 ocres _________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses not harvested or pastured __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ On which all craps failed _________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Posture/and irrigated _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Olher land irrigaled ________________________________ Iarm'-_ 

acres __ 

land set aside in the federal fann programs in 1978 ______ farms __ acres __ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number __ 

Full owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Port owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _______________________________________ number __ 

Whife _________________________________________ number __ 

Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

Block and other roces ____________________________ number __ Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

T enonts _____________________________________ number __ 

See lootnol. 01 end ollable. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

56 

6.4 

8 852 

158 

61 15 310 

250 981 

1 567 

3 

5 

8 

4 

9 

27 

4 

1 

50 5 997 

27 

2917 

2 

(0) 

54 3 894 

49 

267O 

31 

8 

10 

36 

958 

10 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

146 

45 

3 799 

13 

460 

41 

3 339 

9 

228 

45 

931 

41 

646 

5 

161 

5 

161 

2 

(0) 

56 

29 

21 

6 

56 

29 

21 

6 

30 

3.4 

5970 

199 

32 

15 138 473 077 

2362 

2 

1 

4 

3 

10 

9 

2 

29 

4681 13 

375 

3 

86 

29 

2350 28 

752 

13 

10 

5 

18 

518 

5 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

26 

2 763 9 

365 

24 

2 398 

7 

158 

20 

699 

23 

1 041 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

30 

17 

12 

1 

30 

17 

12 

1 

14 

1.6 

3 381 

242 

11 7 450 

677 266 

2836 

2 

4 

3 

1 

14 2 777 

5 

604 

14 2 090 

14 

412 

3 

4 

6 

1 

7 

611 

3 

67 

8 

963 

3 

112 

6 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

10 

178 

9 

873 

14 

9 

5 

14 

9 

5 

38 

4.4 

13 199 

347 

40 

31 118 

777 939 

2 221 

4 

2 

9 

13 

10 

36 

8 536 

24 

4 707 

2 

(0) 

37 

6 707 

37 

5 296 

8 

9 

10 

10 

14 

816 

5 

165 

2 

(0) 

7 

295 

25 

4 334 

6 

808 

22 3 526 

11 

259 

23 

(0) 

25 

2 883 

5 

292 

5 

292 

2 

(0) 

38 

14 

22 

2 

38 

14 

22 

2 

10 

1.1 

6364 

636 

13 

8972 

690 184 1 218 

9 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

10 

(0) 

10 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

3 

462 

1 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

7 

655 

2 

(0) 

8 

509 

3 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

10 

5 

4 

1 

10 

5 

4 

1 

1,000 10 1,999 

acres 

2 

0.2 

2619 

1 310 

2 

(0) 

828 750 

632 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2.000 acres or more 

-I 

RHODE ISLAND 63 
Tobie 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms. see lext] 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Indivtduol or fomity __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership ________________________________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

(orporotlooS: family hetd _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 

10 or tess stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Other Ihon family held ____________________________ fonns __ 

acres __ More thon JO stockholders _______________________ forms __ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

ather-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERlsncs 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operated ____________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group, Under 25 years _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeorL _________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL _________________________________________ _ 45 to 54 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL _________________________________________ _ 

65 yeors and over ______________________________________ _ Average oge ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Fa rming _______________________________________________ _ 

Other _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None __________________________________________________ _ 

1 1099 doys ___________________________________________ _ 

10010199 doys ________________________________________ _ 200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

18010 219 ocre'- _________________________________________ _ 220 to 259 ocre'- _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres __________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres __________________________________________ _ 

1,000 10 1.999 ocre'- ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRiAl CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011 ) _____________________________________ _ 

fjeld crop, except cosh groin forms (013)- _____________________ _ (ollon forms (0131) _____________________________________ _ 

Tobocco forms (0132) ____________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish pototo, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134, 0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegeloble ond melon forms (016) ____________________ -- ______ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (0' 7>- _____________________ -_ -_ ------

Horticulturol specialty forms (018) ___________________________ _ General forms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy. poultry, and animol specialty C021) __ Beef cattle forms, excepl feedlols (0212) ____________________ _ 

Ooiry fonns (024) ____ • _________ --- ___ -- -------------------- Poullry ond egg forms (025) ________________________________ _ 

Animol specially forms (027) ______ -- ______ ---- ------ --------- General forms, primarily livestock (029) _______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

farms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more __________________ --------------------

$200,000 10 $499,999 ____ • ___ --- ___ -- ---- ------ -- -------

$100,000 10 $199,999 ________ --- _____ ---- ------ ---------

$40,000 to $99,999 ________ -- ------ -- ---- -- ---- ---------

$20,000 10 $39,999 ________ -- -- ------ -------------------

$10,000 10 $19,999 __________ -- -- -- -- ---- ------ ---------

$5,000 10 $9,999 ______ - _____ -- ------ ---- -- ------ -------

$2,500 10 $4,999 ____ -- ---- -- -- ------ ---- ------ -- -------

Less Ihan $2,500 ______ -_ ---- -- ---- -- ---- ---------------

See foalnole 01 end of lable. 

64 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

756 

55 740 

61 

6061 

42 

7 641 

42 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

701 

113 

9 

72 

162 

247 

217 

156 

52.4 

813 

50 

2 

416 

447 

361 

48 

68 

364 

185 

251 

115 

72 

90 

56 

30 

14 

38 

10 

2 

6 

122 

122 

99 

46 

127 

40 

252 

112 

93 

29 

37 

12 

863 

26 425 

9 

12 

31 

85 

91 

67 

101 

124 

343 

1 to 9 acres 

~65 

744 

14 

43 

6 

15 

6 

160 

14 

2 

15 

30 

39 

57 

42 

53.8 

172 

13 

68 

117 

62 

9 

14 

96 

185 

4 

4 

25 

6 

80 

35 

8 

1 

13 

16 

5 

185 

2 244 

2 

1 

5 

14 

13 

48 

29 

73 

10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 

230 108 

6300 6395 

12 4 

303 242 

9 3 

271 164 

9 3 

202 101 

32 8 

5 

24 11 

54 28 

63 37 

71 20 

34 19 

50.7 51.9 

240 109 

11 6 

I 

109 50 142 65 

100 42 

10 9 

20 8 

117 51 

251 

115 

5 

32 29 

32 29 

47 9 

16 3 

24 3 

29 3 

75 45 

31 13 

6 14 

10 2 

10 1 

2 1 

251 115 

3 940 540 

3 

4 3 

20 8 

26 13 

16 7 

23 8 

35 21 

124 55 

70 to 99 acres 

66 5205 

2 

(D) 

3 245 

3 

1 

(0) 

47 

22 

4 

7 

39 

9 

13 

51.5 

68 

4 

31 

41 

24 

5 

41 

72 

1 

11 

11 

2 

8 

3 

38 

25 

8 

1 

72 

357 

1 

6 

5 

5 

5 

17 

32 

10010 139 ocres 

77 

8817 

9 065 

4 447 

4 

74 

11 

9 

21 

20 

20 

20 

53.2 

88 

2 

1 

60 

30 

48 

8 

4 

26 

90 

20 

20 

7 

4 

7 

2 

20 

14 

22 

1 

7 

90 

2651 

1 

5 

14 

12 

16 

10 

l~1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnonnol forms; see text) 

All Farms 140 to 179 ocres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 ocres 500 to 999 ocres 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Partnership ________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ formL_ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Other than family held _____________________________ forms __ 

ceres __ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISnCS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operoted ____________________________________ _ 

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 Qge ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole __________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Fanning _______________________________________________ _ 

Olher _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None __________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

70 fa 99 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre'- _________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

22010 259 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'- _________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ocro'-_________________________________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocreL ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRiAl CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011 L ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh grain forms (013) ______________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) _____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ____________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134, 0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ____________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut forms (017) _______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) ___________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry. and animal specialty (021) __ Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ____________________ _ ~airy forms (024) _________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg forms (025) ________________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) ________________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029) _______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _c __________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

loss than $2,500 ______________________________________ _ 

Soe foolnote 01 end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGR1CUL TURE-STATE DATA 

45 

7 107 

7 1072 

4 

673 

4 

45 

9 

1 

5 

9 

20 

13 

8 

51.9 

48 

8 

29 

27 

26 

3 

12 

14 

56 

9 

9 

6 

4 

3 

2 

18 

10 

10 

I 

1 

2 

56 

2064 

1 

6 

8 

8 

2 

4 

4 

23 

19 

3800 

7 

406 

4 

764 

4 

24 

5 

3 

4 

12 

5 

6 

52.4 

27 

3 

18 

12 

14 

3 

3 

9 

30 

12 

5 

8 

I 

1 

30 

590 

1 

7 

5 

1 

2 

2 

" 

10 

2 387 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

10 

2 

I 

4 

5 

4 

60.6 

12 

2 

9 

5 

10 

I 

14 

3 

14 

903 

1 

3 

2 

3 

3 

28 

9 518 

4 

(0) 

5 977 

5 

1 

(D) 

27 

9 

I 

I 

7 

8 

14 

7 

54.1 

38 

32 

6 

26 

4 

2 

5 

38 

7 

2 

2 

4 

2 

4 

2 

15 

38 

714 

3 

3 

6 

13 

5 

3 

3 

2 

7 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

2 

1 

(0) 

9 

I 

1 

4 

2 

3 

56.4 

8 

2 

10 

4 

10 

(D) 

3 

1 

1 

2 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

56.5 

2 

2 

2 

(D) 

2,000 acres or more 

=1 

=1 

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Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormol farms; see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms __ 

Soles of $40,000 or mor"- ________________________ ~~~~:: 

Commodity (red it Corporation loons ________________ $f~~~== 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ ~f~~~== 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ _____________ $f~~~:: 

$1,000 __ Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms __ 

Soles of $40,000 or more ________________________ ~f~~~== 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and siloge __________________ ~f~~~~== $1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ $f~~~~== 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or mare _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruifs, 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 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy productL ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or mare _________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves- _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see texfL _______ tarmL_ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUcnON EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ________________________________ -_ -- ------

$5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________ -_ -- ------

$20,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ -- ---- -- ---- --- $50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $19,999 ____________ ------ -- -- -------- -------- $20,000 10 $49,999 ____________________________ -- ---- --- $50.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ formL_ 

forms by tons purchased: 

10ns __ 

$1,000 __ 

1109910"'- _______________________________________ _ 

100 10 49910"'- ____________________________________ _ 

500 tons or more __________ -----_ -- ------------------

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ____________ -- ---- -- -- -- ------ -- -- ------

$5,000 10 $19,999 ________ -- ---- -- -- -- ------ -- -- ------

$20,000 10 $49,999 __________ ---___ -- -------------- ---

$50,000 or more ________ -- -- ---- -- -- -- ------ -- ---- ---

See footnote at end of table. 

66 RHODE ISLAND 

TOIOI 

13 

21 

167 

583 

I 

(0) 

155 

363 

5 

328 

89 

082 

II 

781 

157 

9 789 

29 

8 717 

39 

2 891 

13 2 716 

73 3 222 

14 3 057 

104 5 391 

59 

4 590 

321 

226 

I 

(D) 

79 

472 

2 

(0) 

42 

42 

85 

342 2 

(0) 

300 

211 

229 

61 

8 

2 

539 

4 945 

390 

84 

44 

21 

430 

26 592 3 861 

364 

57 

9 

297 

91 

30 

12 

1 to 9 acres 

I 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

37 

87 

20 

13 

81 

944 

3 

254 

6 

12 

18 

990 

4 

875 

3 

3 

12 

26 

18 

54 

6 

(D) 

29 

108 1 

(D) 

63 

210 

57 

5 

82 

574 

74 

4 

2 

2 

57 

3 183 

516 

51 

5 

I 

50 

3 

2 

2 

10 to 49 acres 

1 

(D) 

42 

57 

65 

704 

2 

(D) 

25 

327 

4 232 

42 

888 

9 

638 9 

44 

20 

147 

6 

114 

10 

274 

4 

216 

70 

224 

19 

172 

1 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

22 

79 

74 

265 

61 

10 

2 

I 

141 

951 

126 

4 

6 

5 

105 

5 276 

734 

96 

6 

3 

93 

4 

5 

3 

50 10 69 acres 

38 

84 

19 

177 

13 

58 

9 

219 

2 

(D) 

4 

97 

I 

(D) 

12 

126 

1 

(D) 

15 

576 

7 

412 

60 

167 

13 

11 

14 

21 

45 

141 

31 

13 

I 

89 

620 

62 

16 

10 

1 

85 

2684 

363 

82 

2 

I 

60 

22 

2 

I 

70 10 99 acres 

2 

(0) 

21 

50 

16 

5 

47 

157 

40 

4 

3 

36 

576 

89 

35 

I 

29 

7 

100 10 139 acres 

32 

151 

27 

3 

2 

66 

532 

33 

26 

5 

2 

54 

2 427 

368 

48 

6 

27 

21 

~I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
TobIe 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes obnonnol forms; see textl 

All Farms 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

T abaeeo _________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ___________________ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms __ $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 _________________________ forms __ $1,000 __ Dairy products ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Safes of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cottle and calves __________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text} ________ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

farms with expenses of- $ I to $4.999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $ 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $ 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms __ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

tons __ $1,000 __ 

I to 99 ton'-_______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ton'-____________________________________ _ 

500 tons or more ___________________________________ _ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 __________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or mar. ____________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

I 

(D) 

II 

94 

12 

120 

I 

(D) 

6 

109 

2 

(0) 

5 

704 

3 

689 

2 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

15 

135 

I 

(D) 

10 

539 

5 

412 

25 

102 

9 

69 

I 

(0) 

8 

(0) 

23 

90 

18 

5 

50 

459 

36 

4 

8 

2 

38 

2 202 

304 

28 

10 

25 

9 

4 

I 

(D) 

9 

17 

2 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

8 

543 

7 

507 

19 

75 

4 

62 

I 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

16 

74 

9 

7 

24 

627 

9 

II 

3 

1 

19 

3939 

595 

10 

8 

I 

5 

10 

3 

I 

I 

(D) 

5 

25 

2 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

7 

701 

6 

685 

II 

J08 

I 

(D) 

7 

54 

9 

302 

4 

9 

716 

256 

5 

3 

I 

4 

I 

2 

2 

JO 

121 

I 

(D) 

4 

123 

I 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

5 3 065 4 

3 057 

6 

606 

2 

(D) 

16 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

24 

174 

I 

(D) 

4 

20 

3 

(ll 

2 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

17 

(D) 

4 

10 

3 

27 

658 

3 

14 

7 

3 

24 

4 331 

603 

7 

15 

2 

2 

14 

5 

3 

I 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

958 

2 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

1,000 to 1.999 

acres 

1 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

(D) 

2,000 acres or more 

=1 

RHODE ISLAND 67 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animol health C05t5 __________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Fa rms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ___________________________________________ _ 

tkgjg :~ ~:~~~ ==================== ================== = $10,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fa rms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,99L _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ , 

Petroleum products _____________ . ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms __ 

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

$1,000 __ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Kerosene. motor oil. and grease ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Electricity ________________________________________ farms __ . 

$1,000 __ 

Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________ - ___ - _______ -- ------

$20,000 to $49,999 __________________ ---------- --------- $50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: J 50 days or more _______________________________ farms __ 

workers __ · less than' 150 days ______________________________ forms __ workers __ 

Contract lobar ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ______________________ -------------------

$2,500 to $9,99L ___________ -- ---- ---------------------

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________ - ___ -- ---- ------ --------- $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire. and rental af machinery and equipment ____________________________ - _______ -farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________ -- ------ ---- -- ---- ---------

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________ ---------------- -- -------

$20,000 or more __________ -- -------- -------------------

FARM·RELA TED INCOME 

kJcame from machine work, custamwork, and other agricultural services __________________ - ________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption ____________________________ -forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

See footnote of end of table. 

68 RHODE ISLAND 

Total 

397 

152 

325 

34 

32 

6 

470 

828 

356 

75 

10 

29 

594 

129 

512 

65 

8 

9 

560 

596 

508 

40 

7 

5 

863 

873 

680 

152 

20 

11 

863 

500 

840 

706 

177 

251 

80 

33 

192 

395 4 

I 

863 

114 

520 

362 

48 

11 

302 4 573 

186 

81, 

21 

14 

161 

645 

253 

317 

36 

78 

28 

6 

I 

I 

121 

115 

\09 

11 

I 

53 

209 

193 

468 

r to 9 acres 

64 

16 

57 

3 

4 

88 

162 

59' 

21 

1 

7 

III 

24 

III' 

112 

14 

11-2 

184 

291 

151 

30· 

3 

'184 

242 

170 

58 

15 

4 

7 

(0) 

61 

162 

I 

(0) 

184 

16 

100 

46 

13 

3 

28 

260 

18 

3 

7 

17 

40 

24 

82 

2 

(0) 

1'0' 

13 

6 

4 

5 

12 

45 

97 

10 to 49 acre. 

90 

27 

78 

10 

I 

I 

131 

153 

96 

29 

2 

4 

159 

98 

154 

5 

151 

60 

147 

4 

240 

304 

204 

33 

1 

2 

240 

244 

235 

123 

20 

4 

28 

4 

66 

90 

240 

23 

125 

55 

22 

5 

78 

355 

59 

17 

I 

1 

39 

80 

64 

247 

9 

2 

31 

21 

29 

2 

10 

15 

62 

517 

50 to 69 acres 

70 

10 

66 

3 

I 

57 

34 

53 

3 

86 

67 

81 

5 

82 

58 

75 

7 

T25 

148 

108 

15 

2 

125 

1.()4 

125 

55 

23 

6 

" 3 

1'8 

30 

125 

10 

83 

44 

2 

(0) 

48 

181 

34 

13 

1 

10, 

25 

48 

163 

8 

15 

6 

2 

17 

6 

17 

(; 

2. 

30 

161 

70 to 99 acres 

36 

4 

35 

I 

28 

26 

25 

I 

1 

I 

47 

44 

42 

5 

43 

35 

41 

I 

1 

65 

75 

59 

5 

65 

53 

64 

30 

8 

3 

8 

(Z) 

4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

65 

4 

42 

22' 

3 

(0) 

15 

311 

12 

1 

I 

I 

3 

42 

15 

50 

6 

3 

3 

2 

17 

108 

100 to 139 acres 

52 

18 

43 

7 

2, 

59 

90 

48 

5 

2 

4 

64 

99 

56 

5 

3 

59 

51 

54 

4 

I 

90 

198 

73 

13 

3 

1 

90 

155 

87 

104 

27 

18 

3 

2 

7 

12 

90 

21 

65 

42 

6 

(Z) 

35 

335 

18 

14 

2 

I 

25 

47 

27 

261 

3 

15 

22 

24 

21 

I 

12 

33 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
TobIe 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 140 to 179 ocres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

SELECTED FARM PRODUcnON EXPENSES'-(on, 

Animal health C05tS __________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $ I to $499 ___________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $2,999 ______________________________________ _ $3,000 or more _______________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees ________________________ farms_-:-

$1,000 __ 

Fa rms with expenses of- $ I to $999 ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

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

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

forms with expenses of- $ I to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $ 19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Other ogricultural chemicals inCluding lime _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

forms with expenses of- $ I to $2.499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $ 19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $ I to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $ 19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline _______________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Electricity ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other- coal. wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired fann labor ____________________________________ forms __ 

$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 number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ forms __ 

workers __ less fhan 150 days ______________________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract lobar ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $ 19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$ 10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, cusfomwork. and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms __ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals 

$1,000 __ 

for human consumption _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

27 

15 

16 

2 

9 

38 

77 

31 

2 

I 

4 

46 

106 

31 

14 

I 

43 

49 

37 

5 

I 

61 

144 

40 

18 

3 

61 

116 

61 

65 

31 

20 

II 

8 

14 

13 

61 

9 

40 

27 

I 

(0) 

33 

397 

15 

13 

3 

2 

19 

80 

24 

131 

9 

7 

26 

10 

23 

22 

20 

15 

2 

3 

2 

21 

10 

20 

I 

24 

66 

12 

12 

18 

13 

17 

I 

32 

142 

24 

6 

I 

I 

32 

96 

32 

54 

10 

14 

4 

3 

5 

22 

32 

4 

17 

45 

10 

121 

4 

I 

I 

6 

23 

8 

38 

3 

30 

9 

17 

6 

3 

4 

2 

4 

26 

8 

II 

2 

3 

2 

I 

3 

4 

II 

27 

8 

3 

6 

16 

3 

3 

II 

40 

II 

28 

II 

17 

7 

6 

II 

5 

5 

12 

10 

66 

6 

14 

9 

22 

I 

(0) 

5 

4 

25 

31 

10 

3 

JO 

2 

29 

142 

13 

9 

3 

4 

32 

267 

8 

16 

4 

4 

32 

150 

18 

9 

3 

2 

40 

267 

12 

20 

4 

4 

40 

227 

40 

119 

29 

50 

5 

I 

II 

44 

I 

(0) 

40 

14 

29 

40 

31 

797 

13 

II 

3 

4 

24 

217 

22 

220 

2 

(0) 

6 

4 

(0) 

9 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

10 

(0) 

12 

(0) 

8 

4 

12 

(0) 

3 

6 

I 

2 

13 

(0) 

4 

6 

I 

2 

13 

(0) 

13 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

7 

9 

5 

6 

13 

(0) 

12 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

12 

(0) 

8 

10 

(0) 

10 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

3 

II 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

I 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

2,000 acres or more 

RHODE ISLAND 69 
Tobie 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms; see textJ 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

fa rms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 _________ • ___ • ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19.999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $49,999 ____________________________________ _ $50,000 10 $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ $200.000 10 $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms __ 

number __ Wheel troctors ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 4 or more ________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

Corn pickers, corn heads. and picker-shelters _____________ farms __ 

number __ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

(ottonpickers _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms __ 

number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ lime ____________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and pasture __________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Insect control on livestock and pOultry ________________ forms __ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms __ 

UVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- I to 9 ____________________ -_ ---- -- -- -- -------- --------

10 to 49 __________________ -_ - ___ -- ---- -- ------ -------- 501099 __________________________ --------------------

100 10 199 ________________ - _____ -- ---- ------ -- -- ------

200 10 499 ________________ -_ ---- -- ---- ----------------

500 or more ____________ -- -- -- ---- -- ---- ------ ---------

Cows and heifers thot had calved ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Beef cows ______________________________ - ___ -- - forms-_ 

number __ 

Forms with- I to 9 __________________ ---- -- -- -- ---------- ------

10 10 49 ________ -- ------ ---- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- ------

50 10 99 __________ -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- ------ 100 10 199 ____________ -_ ---- -- -- -- ------ -- --------

20010499 ____________________ --------------------

500 or more ____ -- ---- -- -- -- .- -- ---- ---------------

See footnote at end of table. 

70 RHODE ISLAND 

TOIOI 

863 

15 273 

193 

279 

162 

159 

54 

10 

5 

I 

469 

682 

701 

451 

709 

674 

355 

865 

110 

565 

14 

15 

37 

48 

21 

23 

23 

25 

139 

144 

201 

209 

121 

138 

660 

725 

566 

18 714 

325 

6 858 8 384 

306 

8 210 

25 

942 

208 5 994 

258 8 039 

48 

766 

161 

177 

400 

10 065 

190 

143 

46 

17 

4 

333 6 110 

193 

353 

152 

38 

3 

1 to 9 acres 

184 

603 

66 

75 

27 

16 

74 

101 

144 

248 

116 

178 

43 

102 

I 

(0) 

8 

8 

8 

8 

5 

(0) 

119 

38 

98 

254 

61 

126 

171 

79 

143 

2 

(0) 

37 

84 

31 

46 

5 

15 

14 

35 

33 

172 

27 

6 

25 

65 

17 

45 

16 

I 

10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 

240 125 

2 748 560 

48 31 

96 47 

48 24 

44 II 

4 12 

115 72 

154 122 

172 107 

300 155 

204 99 

429 224 

67 61 

214 146 

27 II 

125 51 

2 

(0) 

8 I 

10 (0) 

I 

(0) 

7 I 

9 (0) 

43 10 

43 10 

46 27 

46 27 

16 13 

16 13 

179 106 

157 124 

157 79 

142 321 

79 47 

782 683 

769 870 

64 53 

704 797 

4 

15 

71 19 

718 305 

62 43 

833 401 

8 8 

57 155 

42 22 

40 50 

106 65 

194 141 

64 35 

39 21 

3 9 

87 56 

697 757 

64 39 

437 238 

52 32 

12 7 

70 to 99 acres 

65 

885 

21 

16 

14 

8 

6 

49 

74 

45 

89 

63 

152 

46 

113 

6 

28 

8 

13 

7 

7 

6 

6 

10 

10 

26 

26 

25 

25 

49 

79 

42 

652 

34 

456 

454 

31 

477 

2 

(0) 

29 

456 

26 

442 

6 

127 

26 

2 

55 

030 

28 

23 

3 

I 

41 

475 

13 

95 

9 

4 

100 10 139 acres 

90 

2 117 

6 

21 

17 

31 

13 

2 

50 

55 

84 

167 

60 

225 

57 

145 

13 

70 

I 

(0) 

4 

6 

4 

6 

14 

14 

18 

18 

17 

21 

70 

151 

63 2 145 

33 

771 

882 

29 

908 

12 

198 

16 

597 

31 

I 076 

7 

264 

18 

9 

48 

493 

13 

27 

7 

42 

954 

16 

86 

17 

I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 140 to 179 ocres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Forms 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 __ • ______ • _______ • ______________________ forms __ 

number __ Motortrucks, including pickups _. ______________________ farms __ 

number __ Wheel tractors _______ • ___ • __________________________ forms __ 

number _. 2 or 3 _______ • _____ • _________ • __________ .. ________ forms __ 

number __ 4 or more _________ • _____________ • ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Groin and bean combines, self· propelled only _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker·shellers _____________ farms __ 

number __ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Pickup balers _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms __ 

number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commerciol fertilizer _______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ lime ____________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cantrol- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms __ 

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

acres on wh ich used __ Weeds, gross. or brush in crops and posture __________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chern icals forOefoliotion or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms __ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms __ 

UVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 •••••• _. _. _. __ • ____ • ___ • _______ • ___ .'_"" •••• _. 

10 to 49 •• _. ___ • _. _____ ._._ •• ___ •• _ •••••• _ •••••••• ___ • 

50 to 99 ••• _._, •••• __ ._ •• __ •••••••• __ • _. _. ___________ _ 

100 to 199 •••• __ ••• __ ••• ___ • ____ • ____ • __ ._._ ••••••• __ • 

200 to 499 _._. __ ••• __ ._ •• _._ •••• _ ••••••••• _ •• _ ._. ____ • 500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot had colved .... _._._ .. ____ ._. __ 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 .. __ ._. __ ._. _. ___ . __ .. ____ .. _. _. _._ .. _ . 

See footnote at end of table. 

J978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

61 

246 

16 

11 

16 

12 

4 

2 

34 

45 

59 

139 

60 

145 

17 

38 

18 

82 

2 

(0) 

18 

18 

19 

19 

17 

18 

49 

156 

46 

2 123 

25 

460 

624 

17 

983 

2 

(D) 

8 440 

29 

088 

1 

(D) 

25 

21 

33 

879 

18 

8 

6 

1 

25 

551 

14 

67 

11 

3 

32 

820 

3 

7 

6 

14 

1 

28 

47 

27 

64 

28 

79 

16 

40 

7 

34 

5 

5 

6 

6 

5 

5 

I 

(D) 

14 

16 

21 

25 

11 

13 

31 

79 

24 

333 

5 

123 

126 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

11 

336 

21 

952 

4 

8 

7 

2 

21 

644 

14 

144 

9 

4 

1 

11 

294 

7 

12 

10 

24 

9 

24 

4 

9 

3 

13 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

7 

8 

6 

6 

3 

4 

11 

43 

11 

828 

6 

438 

504 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 487 

4 

4 

10 

1 038 

10 

656 

3 

132 

40 

2 292 

2 

7 

14 

11 

4 

2 

26 

42 

40 

161 

38 

163 

17 

39 

19 

122 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

13 

(0) 

22 

25 

13 

22 

32 

417 

32 

4 308 

24 

212 

619 

17 

2 208 

3 

685 

13 

722 

14 

755 

7 

595 

3 

9 

24 

858 

I 

8 

6 

7 

2 

22 

147 

9 

(0) 

6 

3 

13 

(0) 

6 

12 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

10 

(0) 

6 

(D) 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

12 

(0) 

12 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

558 

9 

973 

4 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

1 

3 

3 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2,000 acres or more 

-I 

RHODE ISLAND 71 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormol farms; see textl 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cattle and calves inventory - (on. 

Cows and heifers thot had calved - Can. Milk cows ____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Forms with- I to 4 ___ . _______________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________________________ _ 

sao or more ______________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _ _ ____ forms __ 

(ottle and calves sold ____ _ 

number __ 

_ ______ forms __ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ CalveL__ _ _____________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ Cottle __ __ _ ______________________________ formL_ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ Fattened on grain and concentrates _______________ forms __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ____ _ 

Farms withnumber __ 

$1,000 __ 

_ ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

1 to 9._ __ _ _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms __ 

number __ Other ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold _________________________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs sold __________________________________ forms-_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

number __ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep alld lambs sold _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Goats inventory _____________________________________ farms-_ 

number __ Goats sold ________________________________________ forms-_ 

POULTRY 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Forms 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 _______________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

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

number __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

72 RHODE ISlAND 

Total 

182 4 757 

84 

4 

57 

30 

7 

257 

2 781 

226 

I 174 

321 

5 003 

1 226 

193 

2 589 

207 

279 2 414 

1 019 

91 

584 

243 

146 

6 555 

92 

29 

8 

3 

11 

3 

62 

334 

128 

5 221 

79 

7 367 

472 

27 

3 017 

77 

63 

169 

58 

579 

42 

590 

58 

176 

50 

760 

36 

687 

41 

929 

6 206 

159 

730 

34 

104 

164 

40 

319 

21 

234 

II 

157 

255 669 

138 

8 

2 

5 

3 

I 

155 

229 439 

18 

26 230 

1 to 9 acres 

81 

81 

15 

20 

15 

18 

90 

9 

17 

12 

56 

26 

5 

8 

1 

11 

48 

25 

4 

19 

8 

29 

639 

21 

6 

5 

60 

28 

579 

18 

573 

54 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

57 

5 

32 

5 

25 

6 

44 

6 

22 

5 

33 

6 

43 

336 

12 

52 

7 

36 

32 

10 

177 9 

108 

5 

40 

599 

31 

5 

I 

2 

1 

40 

468 

7 

131 

10 to 49 acres 

39 

260 

31 

I 

5 

2 

64 

268 

67 

229 

70 

828 

224 

38 

336 

52 

60 

492 

172 

29 

154 

53 

40 2 431 

26 

6 

2 

I 

3 

2 

22 

513 

27 

918 

19 

2 258 

172 

10 

843 

24 

22 

375 

21 

190 

9 

185 

25 

533 

22 

310 

12 

306 

13 

456 

2 983 

55 

283 

12 

42 

45 

9 

45 

5 

27 

2 

38 72 738 

33 

I 

I 

1 

2 

38 

72 427 

3 

311 

50 to 69 acres 

11 

19 

519 

12 

2 

27 

292 

24 

92 

60 

523 

167 

28 

185 

22 

47 

338 

145 

30 

174 

80 

33 

350 

25 

6 

6 

64 

33 

286 

13 

310 

11 

6 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

5 

77 

4 

47 

4 

35 

4 

46 

208 

15 

50 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

7 

49 

3 

80 

4 

32 

858 

30 

I 

32 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

70 to 99 acres 

28 

380 

19 

42 

265 

43 

290 

54 

565 

100 

38 

363 

23 

51 

202 

77 

12 

52 

18 

7 

303 

5 

42 

7 

261 

5 336 

25 

4 

226 

8 

5 

55 

5 

26 

5 

29 

6 

49 

6 

32 

5 

27 

5 

48 

287 

26 

64 

4 

24 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

11 

225 

II 

II 

225 

100 to 139 ocres 

30 

868 

6 

3 

18 

2 

I 

30 

338 

27 

201 

41 

757 

195 

31 

427 

37 

31 

330 

158 

5 

54 

28 

9 

I 042 

7 

388 

8 

654 

7 528 

60 

3 

I 064 

24 

7 

270 

5 

122 

6 148 

2 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

I 

(01 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

19 

81 

7 

7 

27 

2 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

(0) 

7 

311 

6 

(0) 

(O~ I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

fEJCCIudes abnormal farms; see text) 

All Farms 140 10 179 acres 18010219 ocres 220 to 259 acres 260 10499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

tlVESJOCK - Con. 

Collie and calves inveJllory - Con. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Con. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _________________________________________ _ 

50 1099 ________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________________________ _ 

sao or more ______________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ Steers .. s1eercaives, bulls, and bull calves _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cottle cnd calves sold ________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Colves ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ ((JHle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Fonns with- I I<> 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

5010 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

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 sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- $1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _________________ forms __ 

number __ Dec. land May 31 ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of.af! ages inventory __________________ forms __ 

flumber __ Ewes 1 year old or older -------____________________ forms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shOTn _______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory ------ ____________________ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Goots inventory _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats sold _________________________________________ farms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 10399 _____________________________________________ _ 

400 10 3,199 _________________________________________ _ 

3,200 '0 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 10 19,999 ______________________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999-_____________________ 4 _______________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullels of laying age _______________________ farms __ 

number __ Pullels 3 monlhs old or older nol of laying age ____________________________________ farm,-_ 

number __ 

See foolnole 01 end of lobi •. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

16 

484 

7 

4 

31 

263 

16 

65 

25 

418 

102 

11 

213 

7 

23 

205 

95 

13 

987 

5 

6 

I 

1 

8 

141 

13 

846 

9 

334 

69 

5 

698 

15 

8 

210 

8 

105 

7 

105 

10 

249 

8 

164 

6 

128 

8 

217 

1650 

11 

57 

3 

4 

2 

3 

12 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

HI 13873 

17 

17 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

11 

500 

1 

6 

1 

14 

245 

14 

63 

19 

421 

75 

11 

255 

13 

19 

166 

62 

5 

59 

23 

7 

641 

4 

2 

4 

94 

6 

547 

4 

690 

62 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

114 

3 

52 

4 

02 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

(0) 

9 

51 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

4 n 052 

3 

4 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

7 

524 

9 

322 

6 

60 

11 

503 

108 

8 

289 

23 

9 

214 

85 

2 

(0) 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

W) 

15 

(D) 

4 

7 

4 

19 

640 

16 

71 

24 

778 

174 

19 

469 

25 

23 

309 

149 

3 

10 

5 

6 

(D) 

2 

2 

2 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

338 

20 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

42 

4 

21 

3 

21 

3 

128 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

43 

3 

128 

3 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

(D) 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

I 

(D) 

2,000 acres or more 

=1 

RHODE ISLAND 73 
Tobie 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes obnonnal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farms __ 

number __ Broilers and other meot-type chickens sold ______________ forms __ 

number __ Forms with- 1 to 1.999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 _______________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweight __ Irrigoted ___________ • _____________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

fa rms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acreL ________________ • _____________________ _ 1.0 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 aereL _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 aeres _____________________________________ _ 

100 0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ farms __ 

aeres._ tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

fa rIDS by acres harvested: I to 24 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ______________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms __ 

aeres._ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Fa rms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocre5- ____________________________________ _ JOO.O acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocreL ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

25.010 99.9 ocr05- ____________________________________ _ 

Total 

39 

218 229 

9 

40 140 

8 

1 

3 

23 

7 

197 

152 

590 

37 

3 535 915 056 

8 

4 

9 

3 

13 

402 

11 700 

22 745 

5 

270 

263 

117 

22 

127 

2 662 6 739 

156 

2 249 

37 

636 

67 

60 

26 

3 

82 

780 

10 

71 

48 

24 

10 

J to 9 acres 

13 

61 167 

8 

17 

5 

15 

3 011 

10 

32 

67 

10 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

37 

116 

4 

II 

23 

14 

21 

33 

6 

8 

20 

I 

10 to 49 acres 

11 

86 008 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

27 

169 

9 

41 

6 945 

113 

189 

764 

109 

4 

29 

268 

426 

66 

767 

16 

177 

27 

29 

10 

24 

208 

1 

(D) 

12 

9 

3 

50 to 69 acres 

8 10820 

5 

50 

1 

(D) 

24 

235 

4 

120 

23 350 

68 

087 

882 

55 

13 

11 

138 

239 

19 

338 7 

84 

8 

99 

I 

(0) 

70 to 99 acres 

1 

(D) 

12 

149 

58 

1 655 

2914 

5 

270 

32 

26 

15 

386 

926 

6 

94 

I 

(D) 

8 

127 

1 

(D) 

3 

4 

1 

100 10 139 acres 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

20 

579 

6 

590 

143 870 

48 

1 687 

3415 

22 

24 

2 

19 

312 

012 

10 

245 

5 

144 

8 

132 

5 

I 

2 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

~----------------------------------------------------- See footnote at end of toble. 

74 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes obnonnol forms; see textj 

All Farms 140 to 179 ocres 180 '0 219 ocres 220 '0 259 oc",s 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acre, 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _________ • ____ forms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- "0 1,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2.000 '0 59.999 _______________________________________ _ 

60,000 '0 99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ___________________ . __________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _. _____________ • _________ farms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold _____________ • ____________ • __ • _______ • _ forms __ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

(orn for all purposes ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irish potatoes _____________________ • ___________ • ____ forms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweight __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Fa rms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ac",, _______________________________________ _ 1.0 ta 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres __ ____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocre, _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Fa nns by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ _ 

100 '0 499 ocres ______________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ form,-_ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Fa rms by acres harvested: 0.1 '0 4.9 OC"" _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 '0 99.9 ocre'-____________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres in orchards: 0.1 '0 4.9 oC"''-______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acre,-_____________________________________ _ 25.0 '0 99.9 acre'-____________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

1)978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 351 

22 

507 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

32 I 086 

2 325 

15 

15 

2 

13 

202 

446 

12 

367 

2 

(D) 

7 

2 

I 

2 

6 

64 

I 

(0) 

3 

2 

I 

I 

(0) 

15 

535 I 

(D) 

(0) 

25 

I 210 

2 272 

7 

14 

4 

16 

469 

I 131 

2 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

347 

14 

I 105 

2 581 

3 

6 

5 

6 403 

352 

16 I 

(D) (D) 

6 3 

790 I 155 

222 030 333 850 

28 5 

2 204 (0) 

4 690 (0) 

8 2 

12 2 

8 I 

14 2 416 (D) 

I 044 (0) 

4 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

4 I 

52 (0) 

1,000 '0 1,999 

acres 

I 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

2,000 acres or more 

=/ 

=/ -j 

RHODE ISLAND 7S 
Tobie 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms. ___________________ • _________ • _____________ number_ · percent. land in forms _______________________________ ._._. __ acres_ · 

Average size of form _______ • ______________________ acres. · Value of land and buildingsl ___________________________ forms_ · $1.000. · Average per form ________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per ocre _____ • _._. _______________________ dollors. · 

Forms 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 ................................... . c $1,000,000 or more ___ • _______________________________ _ .. 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms .. acres .. lond rented or leased from others ___________________ farms .. 

acres .. land rented or leosed to otherL _____________________ farms .. 

acres .. 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

T otol cropland ______________________________________ forms .. acres .. HONasted cropkmd ________________________________ forms .. . acres .. 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocres _____________________________________ _ .. 50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ .. JOO to 199 ocres __________________________________ _ 

200 to 49.9 ocr05._ ................................ . 

500 to 999 acres .................................. . 

1.000 to 1.999 ocre5. .............................. . 2,000 ocres or more ______________________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only __________________________ farms 

acres 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms 

acres On which all crops fo1led _________________________ farms 

acres In £.ultNated summer follow ______________________ farms 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. acres .. Idle ___________________________________________ forms .. 

acres .. 

Total woodland __________________________________ farms .. 

acres .. Woodkmd- postured ________________________________ forms .. 

acres .. Woodland not postured ____________________________ forms .. 

ocrES .. Pastureland and rangeland other thon cropland and woodland pastured _________________________________ forms .. acres .. land in house lots, ponds. roods, wasteland, etc. _________ forms .. 'acres .. 

Postureland. all types ________________________________ farms .. acres .. Irrigated lond _______________________________________ forms .. ocres Harvested cropland irrigated _______________________ farms ." acres .. 

Postureland irrigoted _______________________________ forms .. acres .. 

Other land irrigated ________________________________ forms .. 

ocres .. 

land set aside in the federal fam programs in 1978 ______ formsacres , 

lACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

AJIF~r~=S Port owners -======~=================~========== ____________________________________ number ~~::~ .. 

.. 

.. Tenants _______________________________________ number .. White _________________________________________ number 

Full owners _____________________________ number 

Part owners _________________________________ number 

.. 

.. 

.. Tenants _____________________________________ number .. -Block and other roceL __________________________ number .. Full owners __________________________________ number .. Port owners _________________________________ number 

Tenants _____________________________________ number .. 

.. 

See footnote at end of table. 

76 RHODE ISLAND 

All forms 

866 

100.0 

74 585 

86 

866 

181 572 

209 667 

2 370 

30 

67 

154 

137 

149 

75 

170 

64 

20 

804 

55'624 

269 

20 126 

44 

I 165

1 

804 

36434 

710 

24997 

582 

68 

43 

1.3 

4 

-

-

369 

7 875 

63 

1 051 

31 

137 

4 

139 

115 

2 235 

470 

26 700 

128 

3 531 

405 

23 169 

80 I 2948 

625 . 8 503 

463 

14 354 

100 

2985 

98 

2980 

1 

(0) 

2 '(0) 

17 

249 

866 

597 

207 

62 

860 

591 

:207 

62 

;,6 

~I 

$500.000 or 

Totol more 

228 9 

26.3 '1.0 

3256J 4 757 

143 529 

244 9 

86 793 13 080 

355 710 1 453 322 

2 367 2 749 

9 - 7 - 23 -

14 - 26 - 19 - 90 1 

44 3 

12 5 

201 7 

(0) (0) 

138 8 (0) (0) 

8 - (0) -

210 8 

21 942 4 254 

200 8 

17 210 3843 

99 1 

'43 - 42 - 12 ·3 

4 4 

- -

- -

77 1 

3055 (0) 

18 3 

808 240 

'6 - 76 -

2 -

' (D) - 28 3 

658 151 

100 2 

7002 (0) 

28 - 1 .. 667 - 84 2 

5335 (0) 

21 1 

1 '396 (0) 

148 6 

2223 291 

97 2 

6 118 (0) 

46 7 

2540 (0) 

46 7 

2 540 (0) 

- -

- -

- -

- -

6 - 70 -

228 9 

90 1 

111 6 

27 2 

228 9 

'90 1 

111 6 

27 2 

- -

- -

- -

- -

Farms with sales of $20.000 or more 

$200.000 to $100.000 to $40.000 10 $20.000 10 

$499.999 $199.999 $99.999 $39.999 

12 31 85 91 

1.3 3.5 9.8 10.5 

2225 5 413 12 218 7950 

185 175 144 87 

12 31 87 105 

7 199 12 711 26014 27 789 

599 941 410 024 299 012 264661 

3 235 2 J48 1 844 2 733 

- - 6 3 . 1 - 6 

- 2 6 15 

- - 7 7 

2 3 13 8 

1 5 4 '9 

5 11 36 37 

2 5 ,14 20 

2 4 1 -

12 28 78 76 

1 023 2445 7 759 5688 

7 19 49 55 

1 202 3 008 4A87 2346 

- 1 4 3 

- (0) 28 84 

9 29 79 85 

1 788 3 650 7455 4 795 

8 26 76 82 

1 655 2 795 5 565 3352 

,1 6 33 .58 

- 7 22 14 

4 11 17 .10 

3 2 4 -

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

1 12 31 32 

(0) (0) 1 329 1 095 

1 2 5 7 

(0) .(0) 402 43 

- - 2 4 

- - (0) (0) 

- - - 2 

- - - (0) 

1 5 12 7 

(0) (0) 149 104 

3 14 41 40 

(0) 1 122 3229 2 264 

1 4 12 11 

(0) (0) :549 779 

2 12 34 34 

(0) 798 2680 1 485 

1 3 12 4 

(0) (0) :751 70 

6 21 52 63 

',52 276 783 821 

3 16 40 36 

(0) 1 242 2629 1 944 

2 7 11 19 

(0) 115 317 328 

2 7 11 19 

(0) 115 317 328 

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - 1 4 1 

- (0) (0) (0) 

12 31 85 91 

5 12 ·36 36 

7 ..16 42 40 

- 3 7 15 

12 31 85 91 

5 12 36 36 

7 16 42 40 

- 3 7 15 

- - - - - - -

=1 - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUlTURE~STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Coo. 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ -

-

-

percent_ land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ 

Average size of farm ______________________________ ocres_ - Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Average per fonn ________________________________ dollars_ - Average per acre _________________________________ dollars_ -

- Forms 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 OW'ned ______________________________________ farms_ -

-

-

acres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ 

acres_ - land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ Harvested - cropland ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Forms by acres harvested: , to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ocres-__________________________________ _ - 200 to 499 ocre. ___________________________________ _ - 500 to 999 ocre. ___________________________________ _ - 1,000 to 1,999 acre. ________________________________ _ -

- 2.000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

-

Cropland, 

Posture or grazing only ---- ______________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil~improvement grosses not harvested or postured ---- ______________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

-

-

-

- On which 01/ crops foiled _________________________ farms_ -

-

-

ocres_ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ forms_ 

-

- ocres_ Idle ___________________________________________ farmsacres_ -

Total woodland _____________________________________ forms_ -

-

-

ocres_ Woodland postured ________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

acres_ Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ 

-

-

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

acres_ land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ 

ocres_ -

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ forms_ -

-

-

ocres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Pastureland irrigated_:.l _____________________________ forms_ -

-

-

acres_ Other land irrigoted ________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

ocres_ land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ 

acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All operators _____________________________________ number_ 

Full owners ____________________________________ number_ Port owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Tenants ______________________________ ..: ________ number_ White _________________________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Part·owner:s __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

Black and other races-___________________________ number..! 

-

-

-

Full owners - _________________________________ number_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenonts _____________________________________ number_ 

See. footnote 01 end of loble. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

635 

73.3 38 314 

60 

619 86 719 

140094 

2 393 

21 

60 

130 

123 

123 

56 

80 

20 

6 

601 

33 515 

130 

5 605 

35 

806 

592 

(D) 

508 

(D) 

483 

23 

1 

1 

-

-

-

291 

(D) 

44 

(D) 

25 

61 

2 

(0) 

86 

(D) 

368 

(D) 

99 

(0) 

319 

(D) 

57 

(D) 

474 5 269 

363 7848 

54 

445 

52 

440 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

11 

179 

635 

505 

96 

34 

629 

499 

96 

34 

6 

6 

-

-

Farm. with .ale. of less thOD $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

67 101 124 7.7 11.6 14.3 

5 BOO 4 356 73BB 

87 43 60 

55 100 134 II 774 14044 21 130 214 Oll 140442 157 685 2 782 2804 2654 

2 3 2 14 3 10 4 19 28 5 25 35 4 15 31 13 7 11 7 22 9 5 6 5 1 - 3 

62 96 117 5077 3660 6 564 24 15 26 869 (D) (D) 

12 2 6 146 (D) (D) 

62 95 119 (D) 1 1I8 3036 57 83 106 (D) 917 1 672 

47 78 102 8 5 4 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -

18 24 52 (D) 484 908 

5 6 9 (D) 17 78 3 1 1 (D) (D) (D) 

1 I - (D) (D) - 13 14 20 (D) 298 377 

30 56 71 (D) 1 674 3 399 6 5 17 (D) 204 177 29 54 66 (D) 1 470 3 222 

5 8 11 (D) 148 199 47 83 82 869 816 754 

25 29 67 806 836 1 284 13 10 11 222 23 146 13 10 10 (D) 23' (D) 

- - - - - - 1 - 1 (D)· - (0) 

1 1 5 (D) (D) 106 

67 101' 124 43 86 98 19 10 19 5 5 7 67 101 124 43 86 98 19 10 19 5 5 7 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Abnormal forms 

less than $2,500 (see texl) 

343 3 

39.6 0.3 

20 770 3 708 

61 I 236 

330 3 

39 711 8060 

120 516 2 6B6 666 

2089 2 173 

14 -

33 -

79 1 

58 -

73 -

25 - 42 - 4 - 2 2 

326 2 

18214 (D) 

65 1 

3058 (D) 

15 1 

502 (D) 

316 2 

7208 (0) 

262 2 

3316 (D) 

25~1 -

2 

- - - _. 

- - - - - -

197 1 

3 1511 (D) 

24 1 94 (D) 

20 - 51 - - - - - 39 1 596 1 (0)1 

211 2 10057 (D) 

71 1 1 096 (D) 

170 2 8961 (0) 

33 

675 (D~I 262 3 2830 1 011 

242 3 4922 388 20 - 54 - 19

1 - (D) - 1 - (D) - - -

- - 4 - 35 -

343 3 278 2 48 - 17 1 337 3 272 2 48 - 17 1 6 - 6 - - -

RHODE ISLAND 77 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with sales of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms_ -

-

- Partnership ________________________________________ f~~~~= 

ocres_ -

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ More - than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ -

-

Ot~~r o:h~enS~oS!ilyk~~:~e~~~= ==== == ==== == == == == ==== == = ~~~~~= - acres_ More - than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 10 or less stockholders-__________________________ farms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISnCS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

- Not on form operoted ___________________________________ _ 

- Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 10 34 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

- 3510 44 years- ________________________________________ _ 

- 45 to 54 yeors- ________________________________________ _ 

- 55 to 64 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

- 65 yeors and over ______________________________________ _ 

- Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

-

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ - Female _______________________________________________ _ - Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ - Operators by principal occupation: Fa rrning ______________________________________________ _ 

- Other ________________________________________________ _ 

-

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None _________________________________________________ _ - 1 to 99 days _________________________________________ _ -- 100 to 199 doys _______________________________________ _ 

- 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 ocres _____________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres __________________________________ ---- ___ _ 140 to 179 ac res _________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 OC<OL ________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres __________________________________ -- -- ___ _ 500 to 999 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 OC"'L _____________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________ ---- ____ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ______________________________ -------

field crop, except cash grain forms (013) _____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobocco forms (0132) __________ - _______ ---------- --------

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- (0133,0134,0139) ___________________________________ _ --

-

-

Vegetoble ond melon forms (016) ______________ -------------- Fruit and free nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ - General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ -

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) - - Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ - Doiry forms (024) __________ ---- -- ____ -- -- -- ---------- ------ Poultry and eg9 forms (025) _______________________________ _ -

-

- Animol speciolty forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029) ________ -------- -------

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

-

-

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

farms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ________________ -- ---- ---------------- $200,000 to $499,999 ______ -- -- ______ ---- ------ -------- - $100,000 to $199,999 ______ -- -- ------ ---- -- ---- -------- - $40,000 to $99,999 ________ -- -- ---- -- ---- -------------- -

$20,000 to $39,999 ________ -- -- ---- -- ---- ------ -------- - $10,000 to $19,999 __________ - _____ -- ---------- -------- -

$5,000 to $9,999 __________ -- -- -- -- -- ------------------- $2,500 to $4,999 __________ -- -- ____ -- ------------------ - Less thon $2,500 __________ -- -- ____ -- ---- ------ -------- -

See footnote at end of toble. 

78 RHODE ISLAND 

All forms Totol 

756 169 55 740 22697 

61 27 6061 3 535 

42 30 (D) (D) 

42\ 

-

30 

2 2 (D) (D) 

- -

2 2 

5 - 4 022 -

702 177 

1I5 38 

9 3 

72 17 

163 49 

249 63 

217 65 

156 31 

52.4 51.8 

816 217 

50 1I 

2 1 

416 206 

450 22 

363 177 

48 14 

68 4 

365 26 

\ 

185 22 

252 53 

115 24 

72 13 

90 32 

56 23 

30 14 

14 9 

38 30 

10 7 

3 I 

I -

6 - 122 21 

- -

- -

122 21 

99 26 

46 14 

127 46 

40 3 

254 10 

112 3 

93 83 

30 17 

37 5 

12 3 

866 228 

26448 23969 

9 9 

12 12 

31 31 

85 85 

91 91 

68 -

1011 - 125 - 344 -

more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

2 5 21 66 75 

(D) 1 275 3909 9 730 5956 

- 3 3 9 12 

- 628 440 I 005 1 462 

6 4 7 9 4 

(D) 322 1 064 (D) 532 

- - - - -

6 4 7 9 4 

I - - I -

(D) - - (D) - - - - - - 1 - - I - - - - - - - - - - -

3 12 24 66 72 

6 - 6 13 13 

- - I I 1 

- - 2 5 10 

1 2 7 18 21 

4 4 9 27 19 

2 6 9 21 27 

2 - 3 13 13 

53.6 52.8 50.3 52.3 51.4 

9 12 30 80 86 

- - 1 5 5 

- - I - -

8 12 31 81 74 

I - - 4 17 

8 11 25 74 59 

- - 4 6 4 

- - - 1 3 

1 I - 3 21 

- 2 1 5 14 

- 3 4 20 26 

- - 3 8 13 

1 - I 6 5 

- I 5 14 12 

- 1 6 8 8 

1 - 1 7 5 

- I 3 2 3 

3 3 6 13 5 

3 1 1 2 -

1 - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - 1 3 3 6 8 

- - - - - - - - - -

I 3 3 6 8 

- - I 4 21 

- - 2 8 4 

7 2 6 15 16 

- - - I 2 

- - 1 1 8 

- - - - 3 

- 2 15 43 23 

I 5 3 4 4 

- - - 2 3 

- - - 1 2 

9 12 31 85 91 

8 171 3 548 4 183 5450 2616 

9 - - - - - 12 - - -

- - 31 - -

- - - 85 - - - - - 91 

- - - - -

- - - -

=1 - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Partnership ________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ Other than family held c ____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ 

acresOPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ _ Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and 'over ______________________________________ _ Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operotor:s .of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Fa nning ______________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form; None _________________________________________________ _ I to 99 days _" ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

I to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

IO to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70. to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 100 to 139 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 oc reL ________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 oc reL _______________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

50010 999 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain farms (Oil ) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh grain forms (013) _____________________ _ Catton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ Tobacco farms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish pototo, hoy, peanut. and other field crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- ~airy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

- Paultry and egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal - specialty forms (027) _______________________________ _ - General forms, primarily livestack (029) ______________________ _ -

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Ma"rket value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or mare ____________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $199,999 _______________ < _________________ _ 

$40,000 - to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $39,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 - to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- less than $2,500 _____________________________________ _ 

-

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

5B7 

33 043 

34 

2 526 

12 

(D) 

-

12 

-

-

-

-

2 

(0) 

524 

75 

6 

55 

113 

184 

152 

125 

52.6 

596 

39 

I 

210 

425 

184 

34 

64 

338 

163 

198 

91 

59 

58 

33 

16 

5 

8 

3 

I 

-

6 

101 

-

-

101 

73 

32 

81 

37 

242 

109 

10 

12 

32 

9 

635 

2 456 

-

-

-

-

-

67 

101 

124 

343 

Forms with sales of Ie ss than $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

53 88 112 

4 066 3 823 6 652 

10 12 5 

(D) (D) 416 

3 I 6 

561 (D) (D) 

- - -

3 I 6 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

I - I 

(D) - (D) 

46 82 105 

14 II 10 

I I I 

5 9 9 

8 14 18 

20 16 42 

25 35 29 

8 26 25 

53.0 55.5 53.3 

58 96 119 

9 5 5 

- I -

47 29 50 

20 72 74 

35 29 44 

5 9 5 

3 12 10 

21 49 65 

13 48 29 

16 23 35 

7 8 21 

5 5 17 

16 10 13 

2 4 4 

I 2 2 

3 - -

3 - 3 

I 1 - - - - - - -

- - I 

7 10 27 

- - - - - -

7 10 27 18 12 23 7 I 8 9 46 15 3 I -

14 18 43 5 6 21 6 2 - I 2 2 2 9 4 - - 1 

67 101 124 972 676 426 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - 67 - - - 101 - - - 124 - - -

Abnormal forms 

Less than $2,500 (see text) 

334 - 18 502 -

7 -

(D) -

2 -

(D) -

- -

2 - - -

- -

- -

- -

- 3 

- (0) 

291 I 

40 2 

3 -

32 -

73 I 

I~I 2 

-

66 480/ 51.5 

323 

~I 20 

-

841 259 -I 

3 

76 2 

15 - 39 - 203 I 

1 1 73 -

124 I 

55 -

32 -

19 -

23 -

II -

;1 =I 1 - 1 I 

- 1 

5 

57 =1 - - - -

57 - 20 - 16 - 11 - 33 -

167 2 77 - 2 - 7 I 

17 - 8 -

343 3 381 23 

- - - - - - - - - - - I 

- - - I 343 

RHODE ISLAND 79 
Tobie 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with sales of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms_ -

-

- Sale, of $40,000 or mor"- _______________________ ~f~~= 

-

- Commodity Credit Corporation loonL ______________ ~f~~~= 

-

- Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ ~f~~~= 

-

- Sale, of $40,000 or more ________________________ ~f~~= 

-

- Commodity Credit Corporation loons _______________ ~f~~~= 

$1,000_ -

T abaeeD _________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ -

-

- Field seeds. hoy. forage. and Silage __________________ ~f~~:= 

-

- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ $f~~~= 

$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 _________________________ forms_ - $1,000 -- Nu rsery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other crops ______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000 -- Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms -- $1,000 --

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms -- $1.000 -- Soles of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms -- $1,000_ Dairy - products ____________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Soles of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1.000 -- Cottle ond calves __________________________________ forms -- $1.000 -- Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 --

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms -- $1.000 -- Sheep. Iambs. and wool ____________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Other livestock and livestock products (see text} ________ forms -- $1.000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000 --

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms -- $1.000 -- Fa rms 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 af- $1 to $4,999 ______________ -_ - _____ -- -- ---------------

$5,000 to $19,99L _________________ ---- ---------------

$20,000 to $49,999 _. ______________ -- ---- ------ -------- $50,000 or mar. ____________________ ---- ------ --------

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

forms by 'ons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I to 99 ton, ____________ -- ____ -_ -- - - -- ------ -------- - 100 to 499 ton' ____________________________________ _ 

- 500 'ons or more __________________________________ _ 

- Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ________________ -------------------- $20,000 to $49,999 ______ -- __ ------ ---- ------ -------- - $50,000 or mar. ________ -- ______ -- -------------------

See footnofe at end of table. 

80 RHODE ISLAND 

All farm, Total 

13 2 21 (0) 

- - - -

- -

- -

- -

- - - - - - - -

- -

- - - - - -

- - 167 27 

583 276 I I (0) (0) 

155 45 I 363 960 

5 5 328 328 

90 25 

I 089 891 

11 11 781 781 

157 63 

9 789 9 275 

29 29 8 717 8 717 

40 22 

2 893 2828 

13 13 

2 716 2 716 

74 21 

3 232 3 175 

14 14 

3 057 3057 

104 87 

5 3911 5 281 

59 59 

4 590 4590 

321 99 

I 226 765 

I I (0) (0) 

80 16 

473 311 

2 2 

(0) (0) 

43 4 

46 2 

- - - -

86 9 

342 202 

2 2 

(0) (0) 

301 101 

I 237 I 012 

229 37 

61 54 

9 8 

2 2 

542 153 

5 058 4 538 

390 13 

86 75 

44 44 

22 21 

433 141 

27496 24930 

3 968 3616 

365 75 

58 57 

10 9 

298 12 

92

1 

87 

30 30 

13 12 

more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

- I I - - - (0) (OJ - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - I - 3 8 15 

(0) - (0) 96 158 

- - - I - - - - (0) - - - 3 8 34 

- - 96 278 587 

- - I 4 - - - (0) (0) -

- - 3 8 14 

- - 327 454 110 

- - 3 8 - - - 327 454 - 7 2 7 17 30 

6 264 (0) (0) 913 500 

7 2 6 14 -

6 264 (0) (0) 871 - 2 3 3 7 7 

(0) 805 393 408 (0) 

2 3 3 5 - (0) (0) 393 381 -

1 5 5 5 5 

(0) 1 591 420 283 (0) 

I 5 4 4 - (0) (0) 420 279 -

- 2 15 45 25 

- (0) (0) 2 545 624 

- 2 15 42 -

- (0) (0) 2478 - 1 2 15 47 34 

(0) (0) 240 299 208 

- - 1 - -

- - (0) - -

- - 1 5 10 

- - (0) (0) 128 

- - I 1 - - - (0) (0) -

- - - 2 2 

- - - (0) (0) 

- - - - -

- - - - - - - I 3 5 

- - (0) (0) 101 

- - - 2 - - - - (0) -

2 6 13 34 46 

(0) (0) 271 269 231 

I I 2 12 21 

I 2 6 20 25 

- I 5 2 - - 2 - - -

3 7 19 57 67 

412 I 033 I 031 I 252 810 

2 - - I 10 

- - I 25 49 

- - 5 31 8 

1 7 13 - -

2 7 16 57 59 

(0) (0) 4 530 7 221 3645 

(0) (0) 616 I 038 519 

I - 2 22 50 

- I 12 35 9 

I 6 2 - -

I - - 4 7 

- - 4 33 

- - 8 20 5~1 I 7 4 -

1978 CENSU 5 OF AGRIC UL TURE - 5T A TE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commodity (redit Corporation 100n5 ________________ forms __ $1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ forms __ $1,000 __ 

T ohecco _________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Field seeds. hoy, forage. and siloge ___________________ forms __ 

$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 ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ $1,000 __ Other crops ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ lorms-_ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves __________________________________ forms __ 

$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, Iambs. and wool ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales 01 $40,000 or mor"-________________________ Iarms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms __ 

farms by Ions purchased, 

tons __ $1,000 __ 

110 99 lon'-_______________________________________ _ 

100 10 49910ns __________________ : __________________ _ 

SOO tons or more ___________________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 _______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $49,999 __________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or morL ___________________________________ _ 

See loolnole 01 end 01 loble. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

TOIOI 

11 

20 

140 

306 

110 

403 

64 

(D) 

94 

514 

17 

(D) 

52 

(D) 

17 

110 

222 

461 

63 

(D) 

38 

(D) 

76 

(D) 

199 

(D) 

192 

7 

386 

407 

377 

9 

289 

661 

245 

289 

285 

4 

forms wilh soles 01 less Ihon $20,000 

$10,000 10 $19,999 

2 

(D) 

16 

80 

23 

229 

15 

134 

13 

138 

4 

46 

2 

(D) 

6 

91 

21 

110 

10 

89 

4 

(D) 

20 

(D) 

16 

4 

23 

73 

18 

5 

18 

319 

49 

18 

16 

2 

$5,000 10 $9,999 

I 

(D) 

10 

48 

20 

74 

13 

13 

48 

302 

4 

13 

3 

11 

2 

(D) 

22 

97 

7 

30 

4 

(D) 

12 

56 

20 

38 

18 

2 

35 

58 

33 

2 

27 

276 

40 

27 

26 

I 

$2,500 10 $4,999 

I 

(D) 

50 

102 

27 

74 

12 

29 

20 

57 

5 

(D) 

10 

6 

I 

(D) 

44 

100 

10 

25 

14 

24 

57 

55 

56 

I 

76 

89 

75 

I 

45 

298 

40 

45 

44 

I 

less Ihon $2,500 

7 

3 

64 

77 

40 

26 

24 

(D) 

13 

16 

4 

4 

37 

13 

8 

, ~I 

135 

153 

36 

(D~I 

26 

16 

46 

34 

102 

35 

102 

252 

188 

251 

I 

199 

768 

116 

199 

199 

=1 

Abnormal forms 

(see lexl) 

I 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

I 

(D~I 

I 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 113 

3 904 

107 

I 

~I 

RHODE ISLAND 81 
Tobie 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with soles of $20,000 or more 

All forms $500.000 or $200.000 to $100.000 to $40.000 to $20.000 to Total more $499.999 $199.999 $99.999 $39.999 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES I - Can. 

Animal health costs __________________________________ formL · 399 142 2 7 19 54 60 

Fa rms with expenses of- $1.000. 153 105 (D) (D) 22 47 23 

$110$499 .......................................... . 326 86 1 1 4 26 54 

$500 10 $999 ........................................ . · 35 23 - 4 7 9 3 

$1.00010 $2.999 .................................... .. · 32 28 1 - 7 19 1 

$3.000 or more ..................................... .. · 6 5 - 2 1 - 2 

Seeds. bulbs, plonts. and trees ________________________ forms_ 471 190 7 7 21 66 89 

$1.000. 829 723 129 138 146 180 130 

Forms with expenses of-

$110$999 .......................................... . · 356 110 - - 4 44 62 

$1.000 to $4.999 ..................................... . · 76 41 - 2 8 13 18 

$5.000 to $9.999 ..................................... . · 10 10 1 1 1 3 4 

$10.000 or more .................................... .. 29 29 6 4 8 6 5 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ · 595 187 8 6 26 67 80 

$1.000. I 129 970 294 161 143 236 136 

Forms with expenses of-

$1 to $2.499 ....................................... .. .. 513 105 1 - 8 30 66 

$2.500 to $9.999 .................................... .. · 65 65 2 3 14 33 13 

$10.00010 $19.999 ................................... . · 8 8 - - 4 3 1 

$20.000 or more .................................... .. · 9 9 5 3 - 1 -

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ 

$1.000. 

562 194 9 7 25 67 86 

· 596 508 97 101 86 149 76 

Fa rms with expenses of-

$1 to $2.499 ....................................... .. · 510 143 2 1 14 48 78 

$2.500 to $9.999 ........................................ . 

$10.000 to $19.999 .................................. .. · 40 39 3 2 9 18 7 

· 7 7 2 1 2 1 1 $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

· 5 5 2 3 - - -

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms 

$1.000 

.. 866 244 9 12 31 87 105 

.. 1 904 I 463 410 liS 277 382 279 

Fa rms with expenses of-

$1 to $2.499 ....................................... .. 

$2.500 to $9.999 .................................... .. 

$10.000 to $19.999 ................................. .. $20,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

.. 681 88 - - 2 20 66 

· 153 126 - 8 18 61 39 

.. 20 19 2 3 10 4 -

... 12 II 7 1 1 2 -

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms 

$1.000 Gasoline _______________________________________ forms 

.. 865 244 9 12 31 87 105 

.. I 522 I 182 365 92 224 281 220 

.. 842 242 9 10 31 87 105 

$1.000 Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms .. 715 553 121 46 107 163 116 

.. 178 103 9 7 23 36 28 

$1.000 lP gos, butane, and propane ______________________ forms .. 252 240 147 17 37 23 16 

.. 82 57 5 2 7 22 21 

$1.000 Fue! oil ________________________________________ forms 

$1.000 Natural gas ____________________________________ forms 

$1.000 Kerosene, motor oil, ond grease ___________________ forms 

$1.000 Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000 

Other-cool, wood. coke, etc. _______________________ forms 

$1.000 

.. 35 31 12 (D) (D) II 4 

.. 193 78 7 5 16 21 29 

.. 396 278 (D) 13 59 (D) (D) 

.. 5 4 1 - 1 1 1 

.. II 1 (D) - (D) (D) (D) 

.. 865 244 9 12 31 87 105 

.. 114 80 10 14 18 20 18 

· 523 197 8 II 27 74 77 

.. 371 276 (D) (D) (D) 100 56 

.. 48 12 1 1 2 4 4 

.. II 5 (D) (D) (D) 1 2 

Hired form labor ____________________________________ forms 

$1.000 

.. 304 185 9 9 29 71 67 

.. 4 584 4 238 2 516 332 661 508 221 

Forms with expenses of-

$1 to $4.999 ...................................... .. 

$5.000 to $19.999 .................................. .. 

$20.000 to $49.999 .................................. .. 

$50.000 or more ...................................... .. 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 doys or more _______________________________ farms_ 

workers- less than 150 doys- _____________________________ farms_ 

workers 

.. 187 83 - 1 4 28 50 

.. 82 73 - 3 14 39 17 

211 15 - 3 8 4 -

· 14 14 9 2 3 - -

· 163 129 9 8 29 55 28 

· 649 580 268 48 107 121 36 

· 255 145 7 7 22 50 59 

.. I 350 880 146 159 132 234 209 

(ontroct lobor ______________________________________ forms 

$1.000 

.. 37 12 2 2 2 2 4 

.. 80 60 (D) (D) (D) (D) 7 

forms with expenses of-

$1 to $2.499 ........................................... .. 

$2.500 to $9.999 ..................................... .. 

$10.000 to $19.999 ................................... . 

$20.000 or more .................................... .. 

· 29 6 - 1 1 - 4 

· 6 4 1 1 1 I -

· 1 1 - - - 1 -

· 1 1 I - - - -

(ustomwork, machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000. 

121 55 4 6 6 22 17 

· 115 82 23 13 4 34 8 

Forms with expenses of-

$1 to $2.499 ........................................ . 

$2.500 to $9.999 ....................................... . 

$10.000 to $19.999 ................................... .. 

· 109 48 1 4 6 20 17 

· 11 6 2 2 - 2 -

· 1 1 1 - - - -

$20.000 or more ..................................... .. · - - - - - - -

FARM·RElATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services _________________________ - - forms_ 

$1.000. 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1.000. 

· 53 16 1 - 4 4 7 

· 209 152 (0) - 30 3 (0) 

· 193

1 

49 - 3 5 14 271 

· 1 468 1 036 - 22 205 479 331 

See footnote of end of toble. 

82 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES t - Can. 

Animol health costs __________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ -

- $1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ -

- Seeds. bulbs, plonts, and trees ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Fa rms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - Fa OTIS with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ - $1,000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ - Kerosene. motor oil, and grease ___________________ formL - $1,000_ Electricity ________________________________________ forms_ -

- $1,000_ Other-cool. wood. coke. etc. _______________________ forms_ -

- $1,000_ - Hired {ann lobor ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ -

- $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Workers by number of doys worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ forms_ - workers_ - less than 150 days ______________________________ farms_ - workers_ - Contract labor ______________________________________ farms_ -

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000_ - $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

- Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and 

other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ 

Value of ogriculturel products sold directly to individuals for humon consumption _____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

255 

(0) 

239 

11 

4 

I 

280 

(0) 

246 

34 

-

-

407 

(0) 

407 

-

-

-

366 

(0) 

365 

1 

-

-

619 

410 

592 

26 

1 

-

619 

(0) 

598 

(0) 

74 

(0) 

23 

(0) 

114 

(0) 

-

- 619 

(0) 

323 

86 

36 

6 

117 

(0) 

103 

8 

6 

-

32 

(0) 

108 

(0) 

24 

(0) 

22 

2 

-

-

66 

33 

61 

5 

-

-

37 

58 

144 

432 

Forms with sales of less than $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

17 32 54 

(0) 16 15 

16 26 45 

1 5 5 

- - 4 

- 1 -

38 63 69 

(0) 34 25 

24 50 62 

14 13 7 

- - - - - -

35 79 96 

(0) 27 43 

35 79 96 

- - - - - - - - -

33 77 83 (0) 23 22 

32 77 83 

I - - - - - - - -

55 100 134 

89 157 65 

49 80 134 

5 20 - 1 - - - - -

55 100 134 (0) 124 47 

53 93 130 (0) 29 30 8 14 12 

1 (0) 3 

3 1 9 

I (0) I 

15 47 29 (0) 84 6 - - - - - - 55 100 134 (0) 7 8 22 67 84 

13 31 16 4 9 10 

1 2 2 

30 19 31 (0) 140 37 

25 13 31 5 - - - 6 - - - -

11 6 7 24 15 17 30 19 26 108 126 144 

- I 15 - (0) 6 

- 1 15 - - - - - - - - -

10 9 24 2 6 19 

10 8 20 

- 1 4 - - - - - -

7 2 10 (o) (0) 9 

27 19 30 250 65 57 

Abnormal forms 

less than $2,500 (see text) 

152 2 

12 (0) 

152 1 

- I 

- -

- -

110 1 

13 (0) 

110 -

- 1 

- - - -

197 1 

57 (0) 

197 1 

- -

- -

- -

173 2 

26 (0) 

173 2 

- -

- - - -

330 3 

99 32 

329 1 

1 

- ~I - 1 

330 2 

71 (0) 

322 2 

52 (D) 

40 1 

5 (0) 

1~1 (o~1 23 I 

4 (0) 

- 1 

- (0) 

330 2 

10 (0) 

150 3 

261 10 

13 - 2 -

37 2 

78 (0) 

34 I 

3 1 

=1 -

-

8 2 (0) (0) 

33 2 (0) (D) 

8 I 12 (0) 

6 1 2 -

- - - -

23 - 5 -

23 - - - - - - -

18 - 16 -

68 -

RHODE ISLAND 83 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with sole!' of $20.000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 10 $100,000 10 $40,000 10 $20,000 10 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms-· 

Fa rms by value group: $1,000. 

$1 10 $4,999 .....••••••.•...•........................ 

i!g~:t~~1~~ == == ====== == ==== == ==== ====== ======== 

· 

· $50,000 10 $99,999 •.••.•.••...•.•.•...•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•. · $100,00010 $199,999 ••.•.•.•..•••.•.•.•••.•...•.•.••.• · 

~~gg:ggg ~~ ~:~~=~=~~~::=::::::::::::::::::::::::: · 

· 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles _____ • ___ • _____ • _________ • _. ____________ forms. 

number. · Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms. · number _ · Wheel tractors ___________________ . __________________ forms. · number _ · 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms. · number _ 

· .4 or more _____________________ . ___ • _. _._. ________ forms. · number _ · 

Groin and beon combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms. · number _ · Corn pickers. corn heads. and picker-shellers _____________ forms. · number _ · Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms .. number .. 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms .. number .. 

CottonpickerL ______________________________________ forms .. number .. Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms .. 

number .. Pickup balers _______________________________________ forms 

number 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms 

number 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicols, including commercial fertilizer and lime _~ _~ ______________________________________ forms 

$1,000 Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms 

acres on which used lime ____________________________________________ forms 

acres on which used 

tons 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to conlrol- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms 

acres on which used Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms 

acres on which used Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms 

acres on which used Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms 

acres on which used 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruii _________________________________________ forms 

acres on which used Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms 

Sanitation and rodenf and bird control ________________ farms 

LIVESTOCK 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

Cottle and calves inventory __________________________ farms_ · number _ · 

Forms withI to 9 .•........••.•.. _ •.•....••...•••....•.....••.. -· 

101049 .... __ ....••.................•...••• ···· •• ·· .. 501099 ..••....••.....•....••..••....•• ······•···•·· 

10010 199 ......••.•...•....••....••...••....•••..••• 

200 10 499 •....••...•.•........••....••...••....••... 500 or more ________________ - _____ -- ---- ------ --------

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ farms_ 

number _ Beef cows _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Farms wifh- I 109 ...••...••....•...••..••....••...•...•••..• 

101049 ..••.. _ •.•..••...•....•• ······_·········· 

501099 ••..••••.•.....•••...• ···••··•••··••··••• 

100 to 199 ......••..••...•.•..••....••..••..••.•. 

200 to 499 ..•••...•...••...•.•.•••..••...•••.•••. 

500 or more __________ -- -- ---- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ------

See footnote ot end of table. 

84 RHODE ISLAND 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

All farms Tolol 

866 244 

16116 9 771 

193 12 

279 15 

163 54 

160 98 

54 49 

10 10 

5 5 

2 1 

471 191 

692 260 

704 230 

1 476 719 

712 230 

1 684 800 

356 119 

867 300 

111 90 

572 479 

14 10 

15 11 

37 15 

48 17 

21 13 

23 (0) 

23 2 

25 (0) 

- -

- -

139 63 

144 66 

201 79 

209 84 

121 63 

138 77 

662 212 

1 725 1 478 

567 182 

18 716 14642 

325 97 

6858 4953 

8 384 6266 

307 112 

8 220 6554 

25 12 

942 867 

209 80 

6004 4978 

259 107 

8045 6606 

48 29 

1 766 I 610 

162 53 

179 64 

401 102 

10 068 6921 

191 6 

143 35 

46 41 

17 16 

4 4 

- -

334 98 

6 111 4 653 

194 17 

1 354 203 

153 11 

38 4 

3 2 

=1 

-

-

-

more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

9 12 31 87 105 

2031 850 I 483 2900 2507 

- - 1 I 10 

- - 4 7 4 

- 1 3 11 39 

2 5 7 54 30 

1 3 12 11 22 

I 3 4 2 -

4 - - 1 - I - - - -

9 10 21 74 77 

26 22 28 94 90 

9 12 31 83 95 

119 78 118 211 193 

7 10 30 84 99 

66 46 113 270 305 

- 1 II 42 65 

- (0) (0) 101 171 

7 6 17 34 26 

66 40 86 161 126 

I - - 3 6 

(0) - - (0) 6 

- 1 - 4 10 

- (0) - 4 (0) 

- 1 - 3 9 

- (0) - (0) (0) 

- - - I 1 

- - - (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - 1 2 11 31 18 

(0) (0) 12 32 19 

- 2 10 39 28 

- (0) (0) 42 30 

- 1 12 28 22 

- (0) (0) 35 25 

9 7 27 71 98 

391 262 229 384 212 

8 6 24 64 80 

3 338 1 438 2 676 4447 2 743 

6 5 13 43 30 

I 507 614 839 1 275 718 

2 145 584 827 1 776 934 

4 4 8 40 56 

1 495 922 751 2326 1 060 

- 1 2 5 4 

- (0) (0) 436 44 

6 5 7 27 35 

1 525 835 603 1 410 605 

3 6 15 34 49 

1 442 1 397 1 322 1 209 1 236 

I 1 2 13 12 

(0) (0) (0) 439 273 

I 2 8 22 20 

3 2 11 19 29 

1 3 15 48 35 

(0) (0) 1 991 3 170 1 408 

- 1 I 2 2 

1 - - 11 23 

- - 3 29 9 

- 1 8 6 1 

- I 3 - - - - - - -

1 3 14 47 33 

(0) (D) 1 249 2 228 910 

1 1 1 6 8 

(0) (0)' (0) 27 135 

- 1 - 5 5 

1 - 1 1 1 

- - - - 2 

- - - -

=1 - - - -

- - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ -

- $1,000_ Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10.000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 10 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ - $100,000 10 $199,999 _________________________________ _ -

- $200,000 10 $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups - _______________________ forms_ - number _ WheeJ - troctors ______________________________________ forms_ - numher_ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ forms~ 

- number:" - Groin and bean combines, self~propelled only _____________ farms_ - number_ - (oro pickers. corn heads, and picker·shellers _____________ forms_ -

-

-

number_ Corn heads for combines ----- _____________________ ,_farms_ 

number _ - Other cornpickers and picker·shellers _________________ farms_ - number _ -

(ottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ -

-

-

, number_ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

number _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ - Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ - number _ -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime ________________ " __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ -

- acres on which used_ - lime -_________________________________________ '""_ forms ... - acres on which used_ 

tonL -

-

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to con1rol- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms_ -

-

-

acres on which used_ : Nematodes in crops ---------______________________ farmL 

-

-

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ 

-

-

. acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_ 

acres on"which used_ -

Chemicals for-

-

Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

acres on which lIs.ed_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________ ...::"forms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

. Cottle and,colv.es inventory ___________________________ "forms_ -

"forms with- number _ -

-

-

-

-

-

-

I .10 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 __________________________________________ _ 

. 200 10 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 Or more _________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers Ihal had calved ____________________ farms-- number_ Beef cows _____________________________________ forms_ -

-

Forms with- number _ - 1 10 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 ________________________________________ _ 

-

- 100 10 '199 _____________________________________ _ - 200 10 499 ______________________________________ _ - 500 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

See foolnole 01 end of lable. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolal 

619 

5 502 

181 

264 

108 

61 

5 

-

-

-

278 

(0) 

471 

732 

479 

874 

236 

(0) 

20 

(D) 

4 

4 

22 

31 

8 

(0) 

21 

(D) 

-

-

76 

78 

122 

125 

58 

61 

448 

(D) 

384 

(D) 

228 

I 905 

2 118 

194 

(0) 

13 

75 

128 

(D) 

151 

(D) 

19 

156 

'108 

113 

298 

(D) 

184 

108 

5 

I 

-

-

235 

(D) 

176 

(D) 

141 

34 

I 

-

-

-

Forms with soles of less than $20,000 

$10.000 10 $19,999 $5,000 10 $9,999 $2,500 10 $4.999 

55 100 134 

803 826 I 421 

I 28 45 

17 41 45 

25 28 14 

8 3 29 

4 - I 

- - - - - - - - -

25 39 58 (D) 50 100 

48 92 100 

84 160 181 

44 62 113 118 98 243 24 26 78 (D) 62 196 

14 - 3 (0) - 15 

2 - - (0) - -

3 - II 

5 - 16 2 - 5 (D) - 5 3 - II 

3 - II 

- - - - - - 14 7 14 16 7 14 16 10 36 18 II 36 II 4 13 13 4 14 

40 85 101 (D) 50 66 35 72 85 (D) 536 I 020 19 57 41 240 264 544 286 349 618 

26 43 41 (D) 369, 365 - I 10 - (D) 70 14 23 22· (0) 323 119 19 30 17 (D) 318 183 

3 5 I 9 120 (D) 

5 15 19 13 20 19 

21 23 52 (D) 538 607 

3 9 20 16 II 32 2 2 - - I - - - - - - -

16 15 35 (D) 194 238 10 II 30 (D) 163 199 

2 ·5 23 8 5 7 - I - - - - - - - - - -

Abnormal forms 

less Ihon $2,500 (see text) 

330 3 

2452 843 

107 -

161 -

41 I 

21 I 

- - - -

- -

- I 

156 2 

244 (D) 

231 3 

2~1 307 

260 

415 10 

108 I 

254 (0) 

3 I 

12 (D) 

2 - (D) -

8 - 10 -

I - (D) -

7 - 9 -

- -

411 

-

-

41 - 60 - 60 -

30 - 30 -

1 

222 2 82 (D) 

192 I 

I 674 (D) 

III - 857 - 865 -

1 

84 I 

520 (D) 

2 - (D) - 69 I 402 (0) 

85 I 

608 (D) 

10 - 20 - 69 I 61 2 

1 

202 I I 495 (D) 

152 I 49 - I - - - - - - -

169 I 751 (D) 

125 I 641 (D) 

III 1 14 - - -

=1 

-

-

-

RHODE ISLAND 85 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

LIVESTOCK - Con. 

Cattle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Forms 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 - __________________________ forms_ - number _ - Steers, steer calves. bulls, ond bull calves _____________ farms_ - number _ -

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ - number _ 

Colves __________________________________________ ~f~~~~= 

number _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hogs and pigs inven1ory ______________________________ forms_ - number -- Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ___________________________________________ _ 

-- 50 to 99 ___________________________________________ _ 

-- 100 to 199 _________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________________ _ --

-- 500 or more ________________________________________ _ 

-- Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms -- number -- Other ___________________________________________ forms -- number -- Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms -- number 

$1,000 Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber 

$1,000 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms 

number Dec. J and May 31 ______________________________ forms 

number June land Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms 

number 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms 

number 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- Ewes J year old or older ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ forms_ - number_ - Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms_ - number_ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goots inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Goots sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms_ 

number_ 

forms with- I 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 loying oQe _______________________ forms_ - number _ - Pullets 3 months old or older not of Joying age ____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

-

-

See footnote at end of fable. 

86 RHODE ISLAND 

All forms Total 

182 90 4 757 4450 

84 4 4 I 

57 48 

30 30 

7 7 

- - - - 258 79 

2 783 I 921 

226 61 1 174 347 

321 99 

5003 3305 1 226 765 193 83 2 589 1 922 

207 136 

279 91 

2414 I 383 1 019 630 

91 11 

584 144 

243 71 

147 21 

6 557 3841 

93 6 

29 2 

8 3 3 2 

11 5 

3 3 

62 16 

I 334 707 

129 18 

5 223 3 134 

80 16 

7 369 3 791 

473 311 

27 6 

3017 406 

77 13 

63 16 

I 169 658 

58 15 

579 309 

42 15 

590 349 

60 4 

2493 32 

51 4 

2075 15 

37 3 

737 23 

42 4 

1 564 30 

10512 211 

162 21 

756 123 

35 3 

105 32 

164 71 

40 6 

319 24 

21 1 

234 (0) 

11 (0) 

158 26 

257 669 248 862 

138 10 

9 5 

2 2 

5 5 

3 3 

1 1 

- - 156 26 

231 439 223 062 

18

1 3 

26230 25800 

Farms with soles of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

more $499.999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

- 2 14 46 28 

- (0) (0) 2201 775 

- - - 1 3 

- - - - 1 

- - 1 23 24 

- - 8 22 -

- 2 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 13 37 27 

- (0) (0) 816 382 

- 1 13 26 21 

- (0) (0) 126 116 

1 2 15 47 34 

(0) (0) 855 1 438 885 (0) (0) 240 299 208 

- 2 15 39 27 

- (0) 455 853 529 

- (0) 34 47 52 

1 2 14 44 30 (0) (0) 400 585 356 

(0) (0) 206 252 156 

1 - 3 2 5 

(0) - 28 (0) 74 

(0) - 13 (0) 37 

- 1 2 6 12 

- (0) (0) 1 440 1 758 

- 1 1 1 3 

- - - 1 1 

- - - 2 1 

- - - - 2 

- - - - 5 

- - 1 2 -

- - 2 4 10 

- - (0) (0) 475 

- 1 1 6 10 

- (0) (0) (0) 1 283 

- - 1 5 10 

- - (0) (0) 1 857 

- - (0) (0) 128 

- - - 2 4 

- - - (0) (0) 

- - - (0) (0) 

- - 2 4 10 

- - (0) (0) 341 

- - 2 3 10 

- - (0) (0) 163 

- - 1 4 10 

- - (0) (0) 178 

- - - 2 2 

- - - (0) (0) 

- - - 2 2 

- - - (0) (0) 

- - - 2 1 

- - - (0) (0) 

- - - 2 2 

- - - (0) (0) 

- - - (0) (0) 

1 2 2 7 9 

(0) (0) (0) 16 91 

- - - - 3 

- - - - 32 

- - - - 71 

- 1 1 3 1 

- (0) (0) 4 (0) 

- - - - 1 

- - - - (0) 

- - - - (0) 

1 6 6 5 8 (0) 121 015 26 635 21 356 (0) 

- 1 3 2 4 

- - 1 - 4 

- - - 2 - - 2 2 1 -

- 3 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 6 6 5 8 (0) 121 015 (0) 21 356 (0) 

1 - 1 - (0) (Od - (0) -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

LlVESTOCK- Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that had calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 10 4 • _________________________________________ _ 

5 10 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 10199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Calves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Fonns with- 1 10 9 ______________________________________________ _ 101049 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number_ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

Utters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ forms_ 

number_ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of olt ages inventory _________________ 3arms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number_ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ formsnumber _ Goats sold _________________________________________ farms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 110399 ____________________________________________ _ 

400103,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 10 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

20,000 10 49,999 __________________ ~ __________________ _ 

50,000 10 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullels of laying oge _______________________ farms_ 

numher_ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older nol of loying oge ____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

See foolnole 01 end of lable. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolol 

92 

307 

80 

3 

9 

-

-

-

-

178 

(D) 

165 

827 

222 

I 698 

461 

110 

667 

71 

188 

1 031 

390 

80 

440 

173 

125 

(D) 

86 

27 

5 

1 

6 

-

46 

627 

110 

(D) 

63 

(0) 

(D) 

21 2 611 

64 

47 

511 

43 

270 

27 

241 

54 1 144 

46 

745 

33 

664 

37 

899 

5 995 

138 

607 

31 

(D) 

(D) 

34 

295 

20 

(D) 

(0) 

131 

(D) 

128 

3 

-

-

-

-

-

129 

(D) 

15 

430 

Forms with sales of less thon $20,000 

$10,000 10 $19,999 $5,000 10 $9,999 $2,500 !o $4,999 

8 6 11 

127 31 39 

2 4 7 

- - 3 

6 2 I 

- - -

- - - - - -

- - -

10 17 27 

(D) 111 202 

11 13 31 

105 233 167 

21 22 44 

387 465 323 

110 97 100 

11 11 22 

151 256 100 

22 14 17 

17 18 36 

236 209 223 

89 83 83 

3 7 16 

44 104 102 

24 45 32 

11 9 14 

(D) 403 613 

1 4 6 

3 4 4 

3 - 2 

- - 1 

4 1 1 

- - - 7 6 10 

184 53 314 

11 9 12 

(D) 350 299 

10 7 10 

(D) 816 748 

(D) 30 25 

3 3 9 

1 115 723 690 

26 17 19 

7 6 10 260 80 128 

5 6 10 

121 39 79 

7 6 8 

139 41 49 

- 6 9 

- 410 220 

- 4 7 

- 258 180 

- 4 8 

- 248 194 - 4 7 

- 355 124 

- 2 413 828 

7 16 16 

44 99 68 2 10 3 (D) 34 10 

(D) 46 8 

- 1 10 

- (D) 146 

- 1 8 - (D) 137 - (D) 7 

4 7 29 (D) 1 433 912 

3 5 29 1 2 -

- - -

- - -

- - - - - - - - - 4 7 29 (D) 1 233 871 

- 1 2 - (D) ( D ) 

Abnormal forms 

Less Ihon $2,500 (see lexl) 

67 -

110 -

67 -

- - - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

124 1 

422 (0) 

110 -

322 -

135 - 523 - 153 -

66 - 160 -

18 - 117 - 363 - 135 -

1~1 -

-

72 -

91 1 

471 (D) 

75 1 

16 -

- -

- -

- - - -

23 -

76 -

78 1 

395 (D) 

36 1 

'275 (D) 

18 (D) 

6 -

83 -

2 -

24 -

43 - 22 -

3!1 -

- 12 -

39 2 514 (D) 

35 I 

307 (D) 

21 1 

2221 (D) 

26 1 

420 (D) 

2 754 (D) 

99 3 396 26 16 1 23 (D) 

14 (D) 

23 - 141 - 11 - 81 - 4 -

91 1 3 021 (0) 

91 - - I - - - - - - - - - - 89 1 2 832 (D) 

12 -

RHODE ISLAND 87 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meot-type chickens sold ______________ farms_ - number _ fonns with- I 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 _______________________________________ forms_ - number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes _______________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Irish pota10es ______________________________________ forms_ - acres 

hundredweight --

-- Irrigated __________ . ______________________________ forms_ - acres -- Fa rms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acreL __________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ farms 

acres 

tons, dry Irrigafed ______________ .. __________________________ forms 

acres Fa nns by acres harvested: I to 24 acreL ______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ forms 

acres 

tons, dry Irrigated _______________________________________ forms 

acres 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms 

acres Irrigated _________________________________________ forms 

acres 

Fa rms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

- -

--

- -

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms -- acres -- Irrigated _________________________________________ forms -- acres -- farms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ -- 5.0 fo 24.9 acres- ___________________________________ _ 

-- 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

-- 100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ --

See footnote at end of table. 

88 RHODE ISLAND 

All forms Total 

40 19 220 229 216 725 9 I 40 140 (D) 

8 - I I - -

-I -

3 I 23 (D) 

7 3 6 197 6 117 

152 66 

3 590 2 797 

38 21 3 536 3461 915316 902 570 

- - - -

8 -

~I 2 

3 3 3 13 13 

404 99 

I I 804 5 711 

22842 12488 

5 -

270 -

263 33 

119 46 

22 20 

- -

127 51 

2662 I 530 

6 73~ I 4078 

- - -

156 46 

2 249 I 469 

37 20 

636 409 

67 4 

60 21 

26 18 

3 3 

83 20 

784 470 

10 4 

71 63 

49 6 

24 5 

10 9 

- -

Forms with sales of $20.000 or more 

$500.000 or $200,000 to $100.000 to $40,000 to $20,000 10 

more $499,999 $199.999 $99,999 $39,999 

I 5 5 3 5 (D) 100 250 34 550 10400 (D) 

- I - - - - (D) - - -

- - - - - - I - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - I - - - - (D) -

- I - 2 - - (D) - (D) -

- I 10 35 20 

- (D) (D) I 279 556 

2 3 3 7 6 

(D) (D) 379 612 157 

(D) (D) 85 950 132 740 36600 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - 2 

- - - I 2 

- - - 2 I 

2 3 3 4 I 

I 3 15 44 36 

(D) (D) I 059 2921 1 507 

(D) (D) I 953 6335 3923 

- - - - - - - - - -

1 I 5 10 16 

- I 5 25 15 

- I 5 9 5 

- - - - -

I - 6 28 16 

(D) - 247 717 (D) 

(D) - 358 2089 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - 3 9 34 

- - 155 324 990 

- - I 2 17 

- - (D) (D) 311 

- - I 2 I 

- - I 3 17 

- - - 3 15 

- - I I I 

I - 3 7 9 

(D) - (D) 255 106 

- - 2 I I 

- - (D) (D) (D) 

I - - - 5 

- - I 2 2 

- - 2 5 2 

- - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farms_ - number_ - Broilers and other meof·fype chickens sold ______________ forms_ - number_ - forms with- I to 1.999 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- 60.000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms_ 

number _ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

(orn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Fa rms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocreL ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Fanns by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

acresAll vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocreL ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Farms by acres in orchards: 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

- 5.0 to 24.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

-

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

11978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

20 

(0) 

8 

(0) 

8 

-

-

-

2 

(0) 

4 

80 

86 

793 

16 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

8 

2 

6 

-

-

303 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

270 

230 

71 

2 

-

76 I 132 

2 661 

-

-

110 

780 

17 

228 

63 

39 

8 

-

62 

(0) 

6 

8 

42 

19 

I 

-

Forms with soles of less than $20,000 

$10.000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

I 2 5 (0) (0) 330 I - I (0) - (0) 

I - I 

- - - - - - - - -

- - I 

- - (0) 

I - I (0) - (0) 

10 7 13 

294 118 94 

3 3 4 (0) 6 2 (0) 890 441 

- - -

- - -

- 2 3 

- - I 

3 I - - - - - - -

23 23 65 I 012 (0) I 480 2 504 (0) 2497 

- - 5 

- - 270 

II 12 43 10 II 22 

2 - -

- - -

7 12 18 239 313 226 I 052 563 448 

- - - - - -

23 20 27 436 101 144 9 I 2 211 (0) (0) 

2 13 15 14 7 II 

7 - I 

- - -

7 8 9 (OJ 19 33 - 5 - - (0) -

- 6 6 6 2 3 I - - - - -

Abnormal forms 

less than $2,500 (see text) 

12 I 

492 (0) 

6 -

70 -

6 - - - - -

-I -I I -

(0) -

2 - (0) -

56 ::1 287 

6 I 

17 (0) 

955 (0) 

- - - -

3 - I I 

2 -

- -

- -

192 2 

2900 (0) 

4286 (0) 

- -

-I -I 164

1 

-

28 2 

-

-

39

1 

-

354 -

598 

, -I ::1 - -

40 - 99 -

5 - 8 -

33 - 7 - - - - -

38 I 

139 (0) 

I - (D) -

3~1 ~I 

=j 

RHODE ISLAND 89 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978 

[Excludes abnonnol forms; see text) 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms. ___________________________________________ number_ - percent_ - land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ - Average size of form ______________________________ ocres_ 

Value of land and buildings 1 ___________________________ forms_ -

-

Average per fann ________________________________ ~~i~~~= - Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors_ - forms by value of land and buildings: $110 $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _____________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ $150,000 10 $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500,000 10 $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: La nd owned ___________________________ " ___________ farms_ 

acres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ 

acres_ land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farmsacres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: I to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

JOO 10 199 ocreL __________________________________ _ 

200 to 4990creL __________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreS ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Pasture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

aeres_ 

(over crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ - ceres_ - On which all crops failed _________________________ farms_ - acres-- In cultiva1ed summer fallow _______________________ farms_ - acres-- Idle _____________ • _________________ • _______ • ___ farms_ - acres_ -

Tofal woodland _____________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Woodland postured _________________ • ______________ farms-- acres_ Woodland - not postured ____________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodlond postured __________________ • ______________ farms_ - acres-- land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ - ocres_ -

Postureland, all types ___ • _____________ • ______________ forms_ - acres_ - Irrigated land ___ • __________ . ____ . _. _________________ forms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ___________ • __________ ._ farms_ - acres_ - Pastureland irrigated _______________ • ______________ .farms_ - acres. - Other bnd irrigated ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ - oeres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

-

Alff~r,e~=~;:S -=========================~========== ~~~~:~ = - Port owners ____________________________________ number_ - Tenants ______________________________ • ________ number_ 

White _. _______________________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Part owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ - Black and other roces ____________________________ number_ - full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ -

See foolnote at end of tobie, 

90 RHODE ISLAND 

Total forms Cosh groin 1 forms (011) 

863 6 100.0 0.6 70 877 400 

82 67 863 5 173 512 190 201 056 38 000 2 380 593 

30 - 67 5 153 - 137 - 149 - 75 - 170 - 64 - 18 -

802 5 

51 749 360 268 1 20086 (0) 

43 5 958 40 

802 61 36 311 170 708 6 24 886 88 

582 5 

66 I 43 -

13 - 4 -

- -

- -

368 - 7 873 -

62 6 1 045 52 

31 5 137 10 

4 - 139 - 114 5 2 231 20 

468 5 24 181 50 

127 - 3 200 - 403 5 

20 981 50 

78 - 2 893 - 622 5 7 492 180 

460 - 13 966 - 100 - 2 985 -

98 - 2 980 - I - (D) - 2 - (D) - 17 1 

249 (D) 

863 6 

595 5 207 - 61 1 

857 6 589 5 

207 - 61 I 

6 - 6 - - -

- -

Field crop forms except cosh groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hoy. peanut. 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton forms Tobacco forms forms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

122 - - 122 99 46 14.1 - - 14.1 11.4 5.3 13 293 - - 13293 4 782 3851 109 -. - 109 48 84 116 - - 116 124 34 32624 - - 32624 17418 6393 281 243 - - 281 243 140 466 188 023 

2 382 - - 2382 3 017 1 311 

2 - - 2 8 -

2 - - 2 12 - 14 - - 14 38 11 

16 - - 16 15 4 

20 - - 20 17 7 11 - - 11 6 2 

38 - - 38 14 7 

8 - - 8 14 2 5 - - 5 - 1 

118 - - 118 84 45 

9451 - - 9451 3 152 3416 42 - - 42 45 4 4 123 - - 4 123 1 653 465 7 - - 7 2 2 281 - - 281 (0) (0) 

122 - - 1221 99 46 

7692 - - 7692 2 830 1 780 122 - - 122 99 46 6643 - - 6643 2 198 I 056 

88 - - 88 90 41 15 - - 15 6 4 13 - - 13 3 -

5 - - 5 - I - - 1 - ~I - - - - - -

- - - - - -

26 - - 26 17 10 355 - - 355 (0) (0) 

6 - - 6 7 7 (0) - - (0) 36 (D) 

I - - 1 7 1 (D) - - (0) 54 (D) 

1 - - 1 - I (D) - - (D) - (0) 

16 - - 16 19 9 489 - - 489 153 106 

66 - - 66 35 31 3850 - - 3850 I 301 I 589 14 - - 14 4 3 343 - - 343 165 (0) 

59 - - 59 33 30 3 507 - - 3 507 1 136 (0) 

17 - - 17 2 4 416 - - 416 (0) 128 84 - - 84 66 34 1 335 - - I 335 630 354 

44 - - 44 19 13 1 114 - - I 114 575 483 1 - - 1 27 8 (0) - - (D) 534 209 I - - 1 27 8 (0) - - (0) (0) 209 - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - I - - - - - (0) - 1 - - 1 I - (0) - - (0) (0) -

122 - - 122 99 46 80 - - 80 54 42 38 - - 38 30 3 

4 - - 4 15 I 122 - - 122 99 46 80 - - 80 54 42 

38 - - 38 30 3 4 - - 4 15 I 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
TobIe 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

forms ___________________________________________ number -- percent -- land in forms ______________________________________ acres -- Average size of form ______________________________ acres -- Value of land and buildingsl ___________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Average per form ________________________________ dollars -- Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors --

Forms 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 ______________________________________ forms -- acres -- Land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms -- acres -- land rented or leased to others ______________________ forms -- acres --

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms -- acres -- Ha rvested cropland ________________________________ forms -- acres -- Forms by acres harvested: I to 49 acres _____________________________________ _ 

-- 50 to 99 acres ____________________________________ _ 

-- 100 to 199 acreL __________________________________ _ - 200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ - 500 to 999 acres __________________________________ _ 

-- 1.000 to 1,999 ocres ______________________________ __ -- 2,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ --

Croplond, Pasture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

aeres_ 

(over crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not 

-

-

harvested or postured __________________________ forms -- ocres_ - On which all crops failed _________________________ forms_ - aeres_ - In cultivated summer follaw _______________________ forms-- oeres_ - Idle ___________________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

Total woodland _____________________________________ forms_ - aeres_ - Woodland pastured ________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Woodland not pastured ____________________________ farms_ - aeres_ - Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland. etc. _________ forms_ - acres_ -

Pastureiand. all types ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Pastureland irrigoted _______________________________ formL - acres_ - Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ forms_ - acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ -

~~~to::~;:s ====== ==== ======== == ==== == ==== ====== ~~~~:~ = 

-

-

~~~~t~;,~e;;=================================== ~~~~E = 

-

-

- Part owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ - Block and other raceS ____________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ -

~~~o~::n~~~=====~=================~========== ~~~~:~ = 

-

-

See footnote ot end of toble. 

(Excludes obnonnol farms- see textj 

General 

Horticultural farms., 

speciafty primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) 

127 40 

14.7 4.6 

6 611 2 9331 52 73 

108 39 

26 688 6 325 

247 113 162 180 

4 728 2 725 

I -

15 

20 ~I 23 3 

9 II 

6 7 

19 8 

9 3 

6 -

117 38 1 3 498 2652 

30 8 3 136 397 

4 3 

23 116 

127 401 5006 1 549 

127 40 

4 278 858 

116 38 

1 I 

4 - 3 

3 ~I -

- -

5 28 (D) 550 

10 4 

318 

1 I~I (D) (D) 

I 1 (D) (0) 

17 2 

311 (D) 

43 19 

847 1 OO~I 1 

(0) 507 

42 15 (D) 495 

3 4 

18 166 79 23 

740 216 

9 32 98 1 223 

44 8 

2 015 47 

44 8 2 015 47 - -

- -

- - - -

1 2 (D) (D) 

127 40 

97 32 20 6 

10 2 127 39 97 31 

20 6 10 2 

- 1 

- I 

- - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock forms. except dairy, 

poultry, ond onimol speciolty (021) 

Beef cattle 

farms, except 

feedlots 

Totol (0212) 

252 112 

29.2 12.9 

19368 10 8881 77 97 

243 110 

40094 21 287 

164 995 193 516 

2 197 I 965 

II 3 

22 10

48 1 17 

46 32 

59 14 

23 15 

18 9 

13 7 

3 3 

241 109 

16813 10 090 

61 18 

2884 I 000 

14 7 

329 202 

223 1051 6915 3 230 

159 86 

2812 1 517 

149 81 

9 5 I -

-

=1 -

- - - -

182 83 3499 1 587 

12 4 

89 (D~I 10 

33 (D) 

- - - -

24 8 482 91 

177 73 

9 180 5 6241 65 19 

813 284 143 66 8367 5 340 

26 14 829 501 200 86 2444 1 533

1 218 101 5 141 2 372 II 1 

143 (D) 

9 - (0) - 1 - (D) - 1 1 (D) (D) 

4 1 

68 (D) 

252 112 191 94 50 15 

11 3 247 111 186 93 

50 15 11 3 5 1 5 1 

- - - -

1978-(on. 

Poultry General forms. and Animal 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

93 29 37 12 

10.1 3.3 42 1.3 

15 765 965 I 938 971 

170 33 52 81 

117 27 41 9 

33 668 3692 5 705 715 

287 758 136 748 139 147 79422 

1 865 3 779 2 225 1 620 

6 2 - - 1 5 2 - 8 - 3 7 

8 6 16 -

16 4 5 I 

11 4 5 -

51 5 9 I 

13 I I -

3 - - -

80 28 35 11 

8 969 953 1 859 626 

68 2 4 3 

6 852 (D) 133 345 

3 1 2 - 56 (D) (0) -

89 16 22 12 

9 037 163 578 591 

83 11 5 10 

6 290 76 124 463 

32 11 4 8 

28 - I -

21 - - I 

2 - -

- - - ~I - - - -

- - - -

64 4 21 11 

2 440 (D) 201 (D) 

6 - 4 

~I 82 - 24 

3 - - 12 - - (D) 

- - - - - - - - 10 3 8 1 213 44 229 (0) 

53 10 24 5 4 577 405 I 097 28~ 1 21 4 6 1 142 45 40 42 41 8 24 3 3 435 360 1 057 241 

16 2 3 1 1 275 (D) 11 (D) 

63 24 33 11 876 390 252 75 

77 10 26 12 4 857 95 252 128 - - - 1 - - - (D) 

- - - 1 - - - (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 1 - 70 - (0) -

93 29 37 12 25 27 33 9 55 1 2 2 13 I 2 1 93 29 25 37 12 27 33 9 55 1 2 2 13 1 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

RHODE ISLAND 91 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or fomity __________________________________ forms __ 

acreL_ Ponnership -_______________________________________ forms __ 

aCres __ 

Corporations: 

Family held _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders - ______________________ forms __ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Other thon family held ------- ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms __ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

ather-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operated ____________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 yearL _________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL _________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors __________________________________________ _ 55 to 64 yeorL _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _______________________________________ _ 

Average age ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole __________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Fa rming _______________________________________________ _ 

Other _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None __________________________________________________ _ 1 to 99 days ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 doys ________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

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 ocres-_________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres __________________________________________ _ 

.500 to 999 acres __________________________________________ _ 

1.000 10 1,999 acres _______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ________________________________ -____ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms <013>- _____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________ -- ---- ___ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132>- ___________________________ -- ---___ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish polato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegetoble and melon forms (016) ____________________ ----- ___ _ Fruil and tree nut forms (017)- ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) ___________________________ _ General forms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animol specialty (021) __ 

Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ____________ ------ --- Doiry forms (024) ____________________________ ------ --------

Poultry and egg forms (025) ________________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) ________ - _____ ------------ ------- General forms, primarily livestock (029'- ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more __________________ ---- -- ------ -- ------

$200,000 to $499,999 ______ -- --- _____ -- -- ------ ---------

$100,000 to $199,999 ________ -- - ___ -- ---- -- ---- ------ ---

$40,000 to $99,999 ________ -- -------- ---- -- ------------- $20,000 to $39,999 ____________ ---- -- ---- -- ---- -- -------

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ -- ---- ------ ---------

$5,000 to $9,999 __________ -- -- ------ ---- ---------------

$2,500 to $4,999 ______ ---- -- ------ -- -------------------

le.s than $2,500 __________ -- ------ -- ---------- ------ ---

See footnote at end of table. 

92 RHODE ISLAND 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

Total forms 

756 

55 740 

61 

6 061 

42 

7 641 

42 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

(0) 

701 

113 

9 

72 

162 

247 

217 

156 

52.4 

813 

50 

2 

416 

447 

361 

48 

68 

364 

185 

251 

115 

72 

90 

56 

30 

14 

38 

10 

2 

6 

122 

122 

99 

46 

127 

40 

252 

112 

93 

29 

37 

12 

B63 

26 425 

9 

12 

31 

85 

91 

67 

101 

124 

343 

Cosh groin forms (011) 

6 

7 

Field crop forms except cosh groin forms (013) 

Totol 

122 

2876 

1 

3 

3 

6 

8 

7 

10 

27 

57 

Cotton farms Tobacco forms (0131) (0132) 

Sugor crop. 

Irish potato. 

hoy. peanut. 

and other field crop 

forms (0133, 

0134,0139) 

122 

2876 

I 

3 

3 

6 

8 

7 

10 

27 

57 

Vegetable and 

melon forms Fruit and tree (016) nut forms (017) 

99 46 

483 1 033 

1 2 

4 8 21 4 

18 7 

12 I 

23 8 20 16 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individum or family __________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Partnership ________________________________________ forms_ - acres_ -

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ farms-- acreL - More than lO stockh.olders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other thon family held _____________________________ forms_ - acres_ - More than 11) stockholders _____________________ farms-- 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trost, etc. ________________ forms_ - acres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERlSnCS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

- Not on farm operoted ___________________________________ _ - Operators Ity age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ _ - 35 to 44 yeors _________________________________________ _ - 45 to 54 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

- 5S to 64 years _________________________________________ _ - 65 yeors and over ______________________________________ _ 

- Average· age ___________________________________________ _ -

Operators by sex; Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

- Female _______________________________________________ _ 

- Operators of Sponisfl origin ________________________________ _ - Operators by principal occupation: FOflTling _____________________________________________ _ (}ther ________________________________________________ _ -

Opera-tors reporting -days of work oft form: None _________________________________________________ _ 1 to 99 doys __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE" 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres __________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 70 to 99 otreL __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acreL _______________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres _________________________________________ _ 220· to 259 acres _________________________________________ _ 260 to 499 oc res _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDAIID INDUSTRiAl CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cash groin forms (013) ____________________ _ (otton forms (0131) ___________________________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop farms (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) __________________________ _ 

Fru~ ond tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticulturol specialty farms (018) __________________________ _ 

Generallorms, primarily crop (019j, _________________________ _ 

livestock fo,ms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg f.,ms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty farms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General fa,ms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value af aID'icultural products sold _______________ farms_ 

Farms by value Qf agricultural products sold: 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$200.000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

~~:~~~ i~ !~H~~ ================== ================== 

fJ~~t~l~ S.., !~:m ============ ======== ========== ======== footnote at end of table. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

fExciudes abnormal forms ; see text] 

General 

Horticultural farms, 

speciahy primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) 

88 37 

3 259 2 806 

18 

335 (D~I 

20 1 

(0) (D) 

- -

20 1 

I - (D) 

- =1 I - - - - -

100 30 

20 10 

2 - 6 2 

20 6 

28 8 

49 21 

22 3 

54.3 52.8 

116 37 

11 3 

- -

61 4 

66 36 

64 11 

6 - 11 4 

43 25 

80 -

24 2; I 3 

3 - 7 2 

3 2 

- 2 

- - 4 2 

2 -

1 

- =1 

- - - - - -

- -

- - - - - - 127 - - 40 

- -

- - - -

- - - - - -

127 40 

10 191 147 

7 -

2 -

6 -

15 1 

16 2 

9 3 

46 1 

15 - 11 33 

1978 CENSUS Of AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock farms, except dairy. 

poultry, ond animal spoci<JItY (021) 

Beef cattle 

farms, except 

feedlots 

Total (0212) 

238 107 

16 225 8969 

10 

1 247 (D~I 

4 3 

1 896 (D) 

- -

4 3 

- - -

- =1 

- - - -

- -

198 75 

39 25 

2 2 

22 11 

62 13 

88 47 

44 20 

J.4 19 

49.9 51.21 

238 101 

14 11 

1 I 

76 26 

176 86 

63 27 

7 2 

22 14 

156 67 

35 8 

75 31

45 13 1 

38 25 

20 14 

18 10 

12 5 

3 2 

4 2 

1 I 

1 1 

- -

- - - -

- - - -I - - - -

- - - - - -

252 112 

112 112 

- -

- - - - - -

252 112 

1 045 344 

- - - - 1 -

1 - 8 3 14 5 18 6 

43 21 167 77 

1978-Con. 

Poultry Animol General forms, and 

Dairy farms egg forms speciolty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

80 25 J.4 11 

13 755 712 1 288 (D) 

12 1 1 =I 1 760 (D) (0) 

I 3 I 1 

(D) (0) (D) (D) 

- - - - 1 3 1 1 

- - 1 - - - (D) -

- - - - - - I -

- - - - - - - -

79 25 33 10 

9 2 1 2 

2 - - -

9 1 7 - 17 2 15 4 

26 10 7 I 

25 8 5 1 

14 8 3 6 

51.7 57.4 45.3 56.1 

86 29 J.4 11 

7 - 3 I 

I - - -

86 23 9 7 

7 6 28 5 

74 21 8 71 

6 2 2 - I - 3 I 

7 5 24 4 

I 13 16 5 

6 10 10 2 

14 2 I 1 

8 I - - 22 I 7 - 10 1 1 2 

8 1 I - 7 - - 1 

15 - I I 

2 - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 93 - - - - 29 -

1~1 - - 37 - - -

93 29 37 121 6 047 3 165 310 

- 1 

1211 

- - 2 5 - - 15 3 - - 43 4 2 23 1 4 3 6 I 2 2 - 2 2 9 - - 2 4 1 2 7 17 8 

RHODE ISLAND 93 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

lExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLO- (on. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain ___________________________________________ forms __ 

$I,OO(L Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation 10005 ________________ $f~~~== 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed --------- ____________________ forms __ 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ $f~~~== 

$1,000 __ Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Field seeds, hoy, forage, and siloge ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries --- _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops ___________ • _____________________ • ____ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Safes 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 ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sheep, lambs. and wool ____________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ___________________ • _____ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see texfL _______ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more ___________ • _____ • _______ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

SElECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES' 

livestodc and poultry purchased _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms 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 _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________ -- ---_ -- -- ---- ---- -- -- ------ $5,000 to $19,999 ________________________ - _____ -- ------

$20,000 to $49,999 ______________________ - _____ ---------

$50,000 or more ____________ -- -- ________ ------ ---------

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms __ 

Forms by fans purchased: 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

I to 99 tonL_. _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 lons ____________ ---- -- -- -. -- -----. -- ------

500 tons or more __________ --- ___ -- -- -- ---- -- --------

Forms with expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 ________ ---- -- ------ ---- ---------------- $5,000 to $19,999 __________ - _____ - ___________ --------

$20,000 to $49,999 ________ -- -- ____ -- ---- ---- ---------

$50,000 or more ___ • ______ -- -- __ -- ---- ------ -- ---- ---

See footnote ot end of tobie, 

94 RHODE ISLAND 

Total forms 

13 

21 

167 

S83 

I 

(D) 

155 

363 

5 

328 

89 

082 

11 

781 

157 

9 789 

29 

8 717 

39 

2 891 

13 

2 716 

73 

3 222 

14 

3 057 

104 

5 391 

59 

4 590 

321 

226 

I 

(D) 

79 

472 

2 

(D) 

42 

42 

85 

342 

2 

(D) 

300 

211 

229 

61 

8 

2 

539 4 945 

390 

84 

44 

21 

430 

26 592 

3 861 

364 

57 

9 

297 

91 

30 

12 

Cosh groin 

forms (011) 

6 

6 

Field crop forms except cosh groin forms (013) 

Total 

1 

(D) 

100 

424 

I 

(D) 

4 

10 

I 

(D) 

22 

2393 

12 

(D) 

4 

(Z) 

17 

28 

10 

10 

2 

(0) 

10 

5 

16 

12 

15 

I 

40 

32 

39 

I 

34 

176 

21 

34 

34 

Cotton forms Tobacco fa rms (0131) (0132) 

Sugar crop. 

Irish potato, 

hoy. peonut. 

and other 

field crop 

farms (0133, 

0134,0139) 

I 

(D) 

100 

424 

I 

(D) 

4 

10 

I 

(D) 

22 

2393 

12 

(D) 

4 

(Z) 

17 

28 

10 

10 

2 

(D) 

10 

5 

16 

12 

15 

I 

40 

32 

39 

I 

34 

176 

21 

34 

34 

Vegetoble and 

melon forms Fruit and tree (016) nut forms (017) 

1 

(D) 

9 6 

16 24 

99 7 

200 15 

5 

328 

20 38 

69 990 

I 10 

(D) (D) 

21 I 

112 (D) 

8 

26 

I 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

7 2 

20 (D) 

5 

12 

I 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

15 

8 

15 

28 

2S 

27 6 

I 

19 6 

96 39 

12 5 

19 6 

18 6 

1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - (on. GI "in ___________________________________________ forms __ 

$1.00(L Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation foans ________________ form s __ 

$1.000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation looos ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

T abaeeD _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds. hoy, forage, and silage ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ _____________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms-_ 

$1,00o __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,00o __ Dairy products ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle and calves __________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,00o __ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ ~~~~~== $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES' 

Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms __ 

Forms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

$1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 

$50,000 or more _______________________________________ 

Feed for livestock ond poultry _________________________ forms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

$1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 

$50,000 or more _______________________________________ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms __ 

tons __ 

farms by tons purchased: 

$1,000 __ 

I to 99 tons _________________________________________ 

100 to 499 tons ______________________________________ 

500 tons or more ____________________________________ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ 

~~:~~g ~~ ~';;~~~ == ======== ==== == ==== == ==== ====== == = See footnote ot end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see textJ 

Horticultural 

speciolty 

forms (018) 

I 

(D) 

14 

62 

8 

9 

127 

9 649 

29 

8 717 

2 

(D) 

I 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

3 

16 

5 

8 

4 

29 

4 

DATA 

General 

forms, 

primarily 

crop (019) 

2 

(O~I 

7 

33 

=1 

9 

51 

5 

(0) 

6 

24 

4 

27 

I 

(D) 

!I 

I 

(0) 

=1 

2 

(D) 

5 

2 

32 

17 

32 

17 

66 

12 

17 

17 

lives tack form s, except dairy, 

poultry. ond animol speciolty (021) 

Totol 

2 

(D) 

30 

34 

7 

3 

14 

7 

I 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

23 

4 

6 

3 

193 

508 

55 

422 

2 

(D) 

33 

39 

23 

16 

123 

218 

112 

11 

235 

360 

219 

15 

176 

126 

161 

176 

168 

8 

Beef cottle 

forms, except 1 feedlots 

(0212) 

2 

(D) 

=1 

=! 

141 20 

=1 2 

(D) 

10 

2 

109

1 302 

7 

4 

38 

57 

36 

2 

104 

99 

100 

4 

74 

402 

55 

74 

72 

2 

1978-Con. 

Dairy forms 

(024) 

4 

11 

3 

(0) 

3 

57 

I 

(D) 

93 

5 333 

59 

4 590 

92 

629 

I 

(D) 

3 

8 

2 

(D) 

69 

506 

30 

35 

4 

117 

2 615 

9 

58 

39 

II 

117 

13 770 

1 966 

69 

45 

3 

14 

73 

25 

5 

Poultry and 

egg forms 

(025) 

3 

(D) 

6 

5 

2 

(D) 

29 

3 155 

13 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

4 

2 

27 

336 

14 

9 

2 

2 

27 

726 

10 

3 

5 

9 

25 

10526 

I 568 

II 

8 

6 

10 

3 

5 

7 

Animo' 

speciolty 

forms (027) 

2 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

37 

306 

2 

(D) 

30 

92 

25 

3 

2 

41 

130 

36 

5 

24 

624 

90 

20 

4 

19 

5 

RHODE 

General forms, 

primarily 

lives tock (029) 

=1 

3 

29 

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TobIe 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnonnol farms; see text] 

Field crop farm s except cosh groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

All Farms Irish potato, 

hay. peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegeloble ond 

Cosh groin Cotton farms Tobacco fa rms forms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree Total forms forms (011) Tolol (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) out forms (017) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUcnON EXPENSES' -Can. 

Animcl health costs __________________________________ forms_ - 397 - 13 - - 13 18 2 $1,000_ - 152 - 2 - - 2 4 (0) 

Fa rms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- 325 - 13 - - 13 13 2 $500 10 $999 ________________________________________ _ 34 - - - - - 5 - $1,000 10 $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 32 - - - - - - - $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- 6 - - - - - - - Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees ________________________ forms_ - 470 - 60 - - 60 108 24 $1,000_ - 828 - 198 - - 198 81 17 fa rms with expenses of- $1 10 $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- 356 - 42 - - 42 79 22 $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - 75 - 8 - - 8 28 1 $5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 10 - 3 - - 3 1 1 $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 29 - 7 - - 7 - -

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms-- 594 5 83 - - 83 124 30 

$1,000_ - 1 129 2 380 - - 380 107 37 Fa rms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 _______________________________________ _ 

-- 512 5 69 - - 69 113 27 $2,50010 $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

-- 65 - 5 - - 5 11 3 $10,000 10 $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

-- 8 - 4 - - 4 - - $20,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-- 9 - 5 - - 5 - -

Other ogricul1urol chemicals including lime _______________ forms -- 560 5 75 - - 75 102 31 

$1,000 -- 596 1 166 - - 166 49 109 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 _______________________________________ _ 

-- 508 5 64 - - 64 98 15 $2,500 10 $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

-- 40 - 6 - - 6 4 15 $10,000 10 $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

-- 7 - 2 - - 2 - 1 $20,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-- 5 - 3 - - 3 - -

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms 

$1,000 -- 863 5 116 - - 116 124 34 

-- 1 873 1 172 - - 172 169 78 

Fa rms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 _______________________________________ _ -- 680 5 102 - - 102 99 19 $2,500 10 $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

-- 152 - 10 - - 10 24 15 $10,000 10 $19,999 __________________________________ _ -- 20 - 3 - - 3 1 - $20,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-- 11 - 1 - - 1 - -

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms -- 863 5 116 - - 116 124 34 

$1.000 Gasoline _______________________________________ farms -- I 500 1 148 - - 148 144 40 

-- 840 5 114 - - 114 124 31 

$1,000 -- 706 1 91 - - 91 93 23 Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms -- 177 - 24 - - 24 11 8 

$1,000 -- 251 - 30 - - 30 8 4 lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms 

$1.000 Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms 

-- 80 - 5 - - 5 11 14 

-- 33 - 3 - - 3 (Z) (0) 

-- 192 - 17 - - 17 51 3 

$1,000 Natural gas ____________________________________ farms 

$1,000 Kerosene. motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms 

$1,000 

-- 395 - 10 - - 10 28 3 

-- 4 - - - - - - 1 

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

-- 863 5 116 - - 116 124 34 

-- 114 (l) 14 - - 14 15 6 Electricity ________________________________________ forms 

$1,000 Other - cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms 

$1.000 

-- 520 - 38 - - 38 68 23 

-- 362 - (0) - - (0) 23 (0) 

-- 48 - 1 - - 1 9 1 

-- 11 - (0) - - (0) 3 (0) 

Hired fonn labor ____________________________________ forms 

$1,000 -- 302 =1 49 - - 49 38 20 

-- 4 573 324 - - 324 148 226 

farms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 _______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 __________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-- 186 - 38 - - 38 31 8 

-- 81 - 6 - - 6 6 9 

-- 21 - 4 - - 4 1 2 

-- 14 - 1 - - 1 - 1 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ forms 

workers -- 161 - 18 - - 18 25 9 

-- 645 - 54 - - 54 46 27 

less than 150 days ______________________________ forms 

workers -- 253 - 45 - - 45 31 20 

-- 1 317 - 266 - - 266 122 161 

Contract lobar ______________________________________ forms 

$1,000 -- 36 - 5 - - 5 6 - -- 78 - 6 - - 6 (0) - forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 _______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 ______________ - ___ -- ----------------- $10,000 10 $19,999 __________________ ----------------- $20,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-- 28 - 4 - - 4 6 -

-- 6 - 1 - - 1 - -

-- 1 - - - - - - -

-- 1 - - - - - - -

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery 

and equipment -- -- -- -- -- ------ -- ------ ---- -------- -~tf,~~o -- 121 - 16 - - 16 11 5 

-- 115 - 8 - - 8 3 8 

forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 ________________ ---- -- ---- -- ------ ------

$2,500 10 $9,999 ____________ -- ------ ---- -- ---- -- -----

$10,000 10 $19,999 __________ -- ------ ---- -- ---- -- -----

-- 109 - 16 - - 16 11 3 

-- 11 - - - - - - 2 

-- 1 - - - - - - - $20,000 or more __________________ -- ---- -- ---- --------- - - - - - - - -

FARM.RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, custom work, and 

other agricultural services ------ -- ---- -- -- -- ------ -- $f~OOO -- 53 - 10 - - 10 14 1 

-- 209 - 22 - - 22 30 (0) 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ - 193 5 12 - - 12 52 29 

- 1 468 1 109 - - 109 464 548 

See fooloole 01 eod of toble. 

96 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

SELECTED fARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animol health C05tS __________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ________________ -------- ---------- -- - - -----

$500 to $999 ______________ -- ------ ---- -------- ------- $1.000 to $2,999 ______________ -_ - ____________________ _ $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs, plonts, and trees ________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________ -_ - ___ - _____ - ____________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ 

$1,000: 

Fa nns with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Electricity ________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hired form lobar ____________________________________ farms_ 

Fa rrns with expenses of-

$1,000_ 

$1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ forms_ 

workers_ less than 150 day'-_____________________________ forms_ 

workers_ 

(ontract lobar ______________________________________ forms_ 

Forms with expenses of-

$1.000_ 

$1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

(ustomwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of - . $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM.RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork. ond other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold direclly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

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Horticultural forms, 

specialty primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) 

4 13 

I I 

4 131 - - - - - -

84 19 

457 10 

33 18 

25 - 4 I 

22 -

87 28 

284 14 

73 28 

9 

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4 =1 

90 27 

130 4 

79 27 

6 -

3 -

2 -

108 39 

734 27 

57 37 

33 2 

10 - 8 -

108 39 

666 20 

101 37 

179 II 

14 6 

136 2 

II 10 (D) I 

67 7 

309 

2 ~I (D) -

108 39 

29 2 

79 26 

63 (D) 

18 2 

5 (D) 

47 6 

3 129 (D) 

17 4 

9 2 

10 - II -

38 3 

363 II 

39 6 

417 (D) 

2 - (D) -

- - I - I - - -

9 - 25 -

6 - 2 - I - - -

7 3 136 4 

10 7 

28 49 

]978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock forms, except dairy, 

poultry, ond animal speciolty (021) 

Beef cottle 

farms. except I feedlots 

Total (0212) 

178 75 

21 5 

174 75 

I - 3 -

- -

73 33 

15 6 

72 33 

I - - - - -

131 65 

68 21 

126 65 

5 - - - - -

108 52 

23 7 

108 52 

- - - -

-

243 II~I 133 56 

236 109 

7 I 

- -

- -

243 110 

102 39 

241 110 

76 27 

43 21 

8 4 

7 5 

(l) (l) 

19 6 

6 

- ~I - -

243 110 

13 6 

137 59 

28 15 

14 9 

2 I 

40 24 

109 49 

34 22 

5 2 

I - - -

7 2 (D) (D) 

38 23 

129 100 

15 3 

16 2 

13 3 

2 -

- - - -

38 15 

16 7 

37 14 

I I 

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- -

10 4 

5 2 

54 15 

124 45 

1978-Con. 

Poultry and Animol General forms. 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (02n livestock (029) 

112 17 39 I 

79 8 35 (0) 

72 9 24 I 

15 7 6 -

22 I 6 - 3 - 3 -

90 3 7 2 

46 (0) I (D) 

79 3 7 I 

II - - I 

- - - -

- - - -

84 5 9 8 

217 I 7 12 

50 5 9 7 

32 - - -

2 - - I 

- - - -

95 10 10 7 

93 2 2 I7 

87 10 10 5 

8 - - I 

- - - I 

- - - -

117 27 41 9 

380 136 29 15 

63 17 37 8 

47 9 4 I 

6 - - -

I I - -

117 27 41 

260 88 18 I~I 117 25 41 4 

172 42 (0) (0) 

57 4 8 2 

(D) 10 I (0) 

13 7 2 -

7 5 (0) -

12 7 4 5 

9 24 I 

I - - ~I (D) - - - 117 27 41 9 

25 7 2 I 

100 17 25 7 

120 (D) (D) 2 

- I 2 - - (D) (D) -

79 II II I 

438 135 47 (D) 

41 5 7 I 

35 5 4 - 3 - - - - I - -

47 9 5 - 93 32 9 - 59 6 8 I 141 15 38 (D) 

3 2 2 1 

5 (D) (D) (D) 

2 - 2 I I I - - - - - - - I - -

31 4 7 - 29 II 15 -

31 2 3 - - 2 4 - - - - - - - - -

6 - 2 - 7 - (D) -

7 13 3 I 12 129 (D) (D) 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT I 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms- - $1,000_ - Fonns by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10.000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ -

- $50,000 10 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 10 $499,999 _________________________________ _ - $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTI 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms_ - number _ Wheel - troc:tors ______________________________________ forms_ - number _ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ - number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ -

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms_ - number _ - Corn pickers. corn heads. and picker-Shellers _____________ forms_ - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms_ - number _ -

CottonpickerL ______________________________________ formL - number _ - Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Picku p bolers _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel tyJie _______ farms_ - number _ -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS I 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ - lime ___________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to contral- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ________ . ______________ farmL 

acres on which used_ Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and posture __________ farmL 

acres on which used_ 

Chern icals for -

Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and pou/try ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent ond bird control ________________ farms_ 

UVESTOCK 

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- 1010 49 ____________________________________________ _ - 50 to 99 ______________________________________ -- ____ _ 

- 100 10 19L _________________________________________ _ 

- 20010 499 __________________________________ - _______ _ 

- 500 or more __________________________________ -------- -

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ forms_ - number _ - Beef cows _____________________________________ forms_ - number _ - forms with- I 109 __________________________________________ _ 

- 1010 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 __________________________________ -------- 10010 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ____________________ -_ -- - _____ -- -- ------ 500 or more ______________________ -_______ -- -- ---- -

See footnote at end of table. 

98 RHODE ISLAND 

(Excludes abnonnol forms; see text) 

Cosh groin Total forms farms (01 I) 

863 5 15 273 29 

193 

279 -' 5 162 - 159 - 54 - 10 - 5 - 1 -

469 - 682 - 701 5 I 451 5 709 5 I 674 10 

355 5 

865 10 110 - 565 -

14 - 15 - 37 - 48 - 21 - 23 -

23 - 25 -

- - - - 139 - 144 -

201 =1 209 

121 - 138 -

660 5 

1 725 

566 ;1 18 714 30 325 5 

6 858 15 

8 384 20 

306 5 

8 210 30 

25 - 942 -

208 - 5 994 - 258 5 

8 039 (0) 

48 -

I 766 - 161 -

177 5 

400 -

10 065 -

190 - 143 -

46 -

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333 - 6 110 - 193 -

I 353 -

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Field crop forms except cosh groin farms (013) 

Sugar crop. Irish potato, 

hoy. peanut. 

and other 

field crop Vegelable and 

Cotton forms T OboceD fa rms farms (0133. melon forms Fruit and tree Tolal (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nul farms (017) 

116 - - 116 124 34 

2383 - - 2383 1 430 693 

20 - - 20 42 8 52 - - 52 24 8 26 - - 26 27 6 7 - - 7 30 9 

5 - - 5 - 2 

4 - - 4 1 I 

2 - - 2 - - - - - - - -

75 - - 75 58 14 

124 - - 124 76 21 

101 - - 101 90 30 

288 - - 288 165 55 

lOS - - 105 109 32 

255 - - 255 298 78 

51 - - 51 55 18 

118 - - 118 144 50 

16 - - 16 27 3 99 - - 99 127 (0) 

3 - - 3 - - (0) - - (0) - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6 -

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20 - - 20 9 4 

22 - - 22 9 4 

40 - - 40 11 7 

41 - - 41 11 7 

3 - - 3 9 -

5 - - 5 11 -

90 - - 90 124 32 

546 - - 546 156 145 

81 - - 81 124 30 

4323 - - 4323 2 287 847 

36 - - 36 39 16 1 451 - - 1 451 355 393 

1 472 - - 1 472 494 343 

45 - - 45 61 16 

3031 - - 3031 1 081 575 

5 - - 5 16 1 

810 - - 810 91 (0) 

26 - - 26 49 28 

2003 - - 2 003 578 769 

32 - - 32 37 11 

1 788 - - I 788 779 129 

12 - - 12 5 14 

842 - - 842 15 359 

13 - - 13 7 5 

25 - - 25 20 12 

32 - - 32 IS 7 

222 - - 222 121 43 

23 - - 23 10 5 

9 - - 9 5 2 

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25 - - 25 7 5 

111 - - 111 70 5 

21 - - 21 4 4 

94 - - 94 41 (0) 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms_ - $1,000_ - Fonns 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 $499,99L ________________________________ _ - $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

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SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number _ Wheel - troctors ______________________________________ forms_ - number _ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ -

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms_ - number _ - Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ form5_ - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farmL 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on wh ich used_ lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on wh ich used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chern icals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms 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 _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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Horticultural farms'l specialty primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) 

108 39 

2 884 762 

21 3 41 12 

20 7 

15 15 

6 2 

2 - 2 - I -

I 45 15 

67 27 

99 20 

272 42 

66 38 

190 76 

22 19

53 47 1 

16 3 

109 13 

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- - 7 28 

7 28 

6 23

1 6 24 

6 2 

6 (D) 

93 29 

414 18

77 28 1 3 337 442 

53 20 

1 267 259 

1 902 233 

62 17 

1 225 12~1 1 

(D) - 35 11 

1 828 50 

26 12 

1 882 100 

2 2 

(D) (D) 

4 14 

13 12 

4 31 

28 209 

3 29 

1 2 

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3 17 

23 62 

2 15 

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livestock farms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animo I speciolty (021) 

Beef cottle 

forms, except 

feedlots 

Totol (0212) 

243 110 

2264 998 

69 401 104 34 

39 23 

29 13 

2 -

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- -

122 48 

203 60 

186 78 

273 106 

185 92 

317 166 

85 49

191 105 1 

7 5 

33 23 

9 2 

9 (D) 

23 5 

32 9 

16 

18 11 14 3 

14 3 

- - - -

20 8 

21 8 

52 26

1 53 26 

42 28 

43 29 

156 72 

90 28

122 56 1 1 783 673 

81 43 

835 226 

823 222 

43 22 

296 121 

I 1 

(D) (D) 

41 25 

239 116 

64 39 

702 442 

2 21 (D) (D) 

56 27 

38 6 

194 111 

2641 1 715 

96 53 90 51 

6 6 

2 1 

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157 90 1 171 691 

125 62 

1 051 595 

93 44 

29 16 

3 2 - -

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Animol General forms, Poultry and 

Dairy forms egg farms specialty priroorily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

117 27 41 9 

66 3 683 627 452 

2 6 21 1 

11 5 10 7 

26 7 4 -

40 7 6 1 

36 1 - -

2 - - - - 1 - -

- - - -

96 22 15 7 

110 27 20 7 

105 23 34 8 

213 42 84 12 

114 19 27 9 

349 31 49 21 

69 9 16 6 

180 21 38 13 

37 - - 1 

161 - - (0) 

2 - - -

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6 - - -

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5 - - - 5 - - -

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- - - -

46 1 3 1 

47 (D) (D) (0) 

56 - 3 

58 - 5 ~I 56 1 - 2 

68 (D) - (D) 

102 11 10 8 

310 3 9 29 

82 5 9 3 

5 173 30 145 317 

61 2 10 2 

1 952 (0) 136 (0) 

2 493 (D) 127 (D) 

53 1 1 2 

1 537 (D) (D) (D) 

1 - - - (D) - - - 14 2 1 1 

499 (0) (D) (D) 

57 2 6 6 2 522 (0) 60 40 

10 - - 1 

140 - - (D) 

42 6 8 6 40 7 - 5 

93 8 7 9 6 598 38 26 139 

3 8 7 6 32 - - 2 39 - - I 15 - - - 4 - - - - - - -

92 5 5 9 4 552 (D) 10 62 8 5 4 2 44 19 (D) (D) 

7 5 4 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

RHODE ISLAND 99 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK- (on. 

Cottle and calves inventory - (on. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Con. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms-_ 

Farms with- number __ 

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 - __________________________ forms __ 

number __ Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Cottle ond calves sold ________________________________ forms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Co Ives ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Canle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- I to 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 _____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

[Excludes abnonnaI farms; see text] 

Total forms 

182 

4 757 

84 

4 

57 

30 

7 

257 2 781 

226 

1 174 

321 

5 003 

1 226 

193 

2 589 

207 

279 

2 414 

1 019 

91 

584 

243 

146 

6 555 

Cosh grain 

farms (011) 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

92 

29 

8 

3 

11 

3 Used 62 or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms __ 

number __ at her ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms __ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ forms __ 

number __ Dec. I and May 31 ______________________________ forms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms __ 

number __ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Goats inventory _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Goofs sold _________________________________________ forms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

forms 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 _______________________ forms._ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

100 RHODE ISLAND 

334 

128 5 221 

79 

7 367 

472 

27 

3 017 

77 

63 

169 

58 

579 

42 

590 

58 

176 

50 

760 

36 

687 

41 

929 

6 206 

159 

730 

34 

104 

164 

40 

319 

21 

234 

11 

157 

255 669 

138 

8 

2 

5 

3 

I 

155 

229 439 

18 

26 230 

Field crop farms except cash groin farms (013) 

Total 

8 

17 

16 

71 

17 

40 

17 

105 

28 

11 

53 

8 

12 

52 

20 

3 

14 

7 

17 

295 

9 

7 

4 

212 

16 

83 

10 

203 

10 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

56 

4 

38 

4 

18 

4 

17 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

17 

102 

4 

(0) 

1 

7 

57 

4 

78 

4 

12 

307 

12 

12 

307 

Cotton forms Tobacco forms 

(0131) (0132) 

Sugar crop. 

Irish potato. 

hay. peanut. 

and other 

field crop 

farms (0133, 

0134,0139) 

8 

17 

8 

16 

71 

17 

40 

17 

105 

28 

11 

53 

8 

12 

52 

20 

3 

14 

7 

17 

295 

9 

7 

4 

212 

16 

83 

10 

203 

10 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

56 

4 

38 

4 

18 

4 

17 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

17 

102 

4 

(0) 

I 

7 

57 

4 

78 

4 

12 

307 

12 

12 

307 

Vegetable and 

melon forms fruit and tree (016) nut farms (017) 

3 

29 

2 

7 

12 

5 

39 

7 

68 

20 

5 

30 

4 

6 

38 

15 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

10 

317 

6 

1 

1 

2 

4 

60 

9 

237 

5 437 

12 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

85 

4 

45 

4 

40 

1 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

16 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

14 

286 

14 

14 

286 

1 

(0) 

4 

15 

.5 

23 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

10 

3 

10 

3 

16 

1 

(0) 

6 

148 

6 

148 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK- Con. 

Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- I 10 4 __________________________ -_ - _____________ _ 5109 __________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 ________________________________________ _ 10010199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ________ .. __________________ formsnumber_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, ond bull calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Colves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fottened on grain and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inveotory ______________________________ formsnumber _ 

Farms with- I 109 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 1049 ____________________________________________ _ 

501099 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farmsnumber _ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________ · ____________________ forms_ 

number_ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number_ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number_ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goats soki _________ • ________ .... ______________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory , _______________ farms __ 

number:.._ 

Forms with- 110399 ____________________________________________ _ 

- 400 10 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

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 pullels of laying ag"-______________________ farm'-_ 

number __ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older nol of laying age ____________________________________ farm,-_ 

number __ 

See foolnole 01 end of lable. 

(Excludes abnonnol forms ; see text] 

General 

Horticultural forms, 

specialty primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) 

I 14 

(D) 22 

I 14 

- - - - - -

- - - -

- - I 20 (0) 60 I 22 (D) 65 

2 4 

(D) 10 (D) 4 

- I 

- (D) 

- (0) 

2 4 (0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

I - (D) - (0) -

2 13 1 (0) 32 

I 12 

- I 

- - - - - - I 

I 10

(0) 10 1 

2 5 (0) 22 

I I 

(0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

I - (0) - (0) -

I 10 (0) 10 

I 10 (0) 10 

I - (D) -

-

- I~I - 9 

- 17 

- -

- - - - - - - -

3 23 

13 148 

- - - - - - - 2 - (0) 

- - - -

- -

2 I 

(D) (D) 

I I 

I - - - - - - - - -

- - 2 I 

(D) (0) 

I - (D) -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock forms, except dairy, 

poullry. and animal spe<:io Ity (02 t) 

Beef cottle 

forms, except 

feedlols 

Tolal (0212) 

52 37 

120 96 

46 31 

4 4 

2 2 

- - - -

- -

- -

115 79 761) 545 

114 68 1I0 479 

193 109 

I 778 I 218 

508 302 

93 66 

(0) 628 

(0) 81 

169 89 

I 078 590, 

418 222 

78 6 

445 II 

180 3 

79 III 5 132 87 

44 9 

18 I 

4 I 

I - 10 - 2 

34 

945 1:1 

74 II 

4 187 73 

55 7 

6248 75 422' 4 18 2 

2521 (0) 

61 (0) 

35 4 910 14 

33 4 

445 (D) 

26 2 465 (0) 

36 9 

I 084 153 

32 6 709 137 

29 6 

648 135 , 32 6 875 68 5825 368 

68 38 

169 102 5 3 9 5 

2 I 

19 3 187 6 11 - 105 - 6 -

75 27 I 949 991 

75 27 

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - 73 26 I 825 907 

8 5 124 84 

1978-(on. 

Poultry ond Animol General forms. 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (02n livestock (029) 

92 2 I 8 

4 508 (D) (D) (D) 

3 2 I 6 

- - - - 52 - - 2 

30 - - -

7 - - - - - - -

- - - -

77 5 3 9 

I 771 (D) 8 71 

54 2 3 3 

275 (D) 8 6 

92 - - 4 

2 955 - - 82 

629 - - 35 

82 - - I 

I 793 - - (D) 

102 - - (0) 

80 - - 4 

I 162 - - (D) 

528 - - (0) 

5 - - I 

68 - - (0) 

33 - - (0) 

6 7 6 3 

129 (0) 15 100 

3 7 6 I 

I - - I 

2 - - I 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

5 2 I I 

34 (D) (0) (0) 

4 6 6 3 

95 13 (D) (0) 

3' I I 2 

162 (D) (0) (0) 

8 (D) (0) (0) 

2 - I I 

(D) - (0) (0)1 (0) - (0) (0) , 

5 2 I I 

51 (0) (0) (0) 

3 I I I 

23 (0) (0) (0) 

4 I I I 

28 (0) (0) (0) 

3 2 2 I 

26 (0) (D) (0) 

3 I I I 

II (0) (D) (0) 

3 r - I 

23 (0) - (D) 

3 I I I 

26 (0) (D)' (0) 

185 (0) (0) (0) 

9 3 24 4 

17 5 163 81 - - 24 I - - 85 (0) 

- - 151 (0) 5 2 3 I 45 (0) II (0) 

2 2 I - (0) (0) (D) - (0) (D) (0) -

9 26 5 7 2 972 248 828 64 513 

8 9 5 T I 6 - - - 2 - -

- 5 - - - 3 - - - I - - - - - - 9 26 5 7 2 972 223 128 64 (D) 

- 3 - 6 - 25 700 - (D) 

RHODE ISLAND- 101 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes obnonnol forms; see text) 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Can. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farms __ 

number __ Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms __ 

number __ Fanns with- I to 1,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2,000 10 59,999 _______________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes --- _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweight __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Fa rms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acreL ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Fa rms by acres horvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ______________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irriga'ed _______________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Fa rms by acres harvested: O. J to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Fa rms by ocres in orchards; D.I to 4.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocres ______________________________ -_ ---- -- -

25.01099.9 ocre'-_____________________________ --------

Total forms 

39 

218 229 

9 

40 140 

3 

23 

7 

6 197 

152 

3 590 

37 

3 535 

915 056 

8 

4 

9 

3 

13 

402 II 700 

22 745 

5 

270 

263 

117 

22 

127 

2 662 

6 739 

156 

2 249 

37 

636 

67 

60 

26 

3 

82 

780 

10 

71 

48 

24 

10 

Cosh groin forms (011) 

5 

15 

=1 

5 

15 

Field crop farms except cash groin farms (013) 

Total 

1 

(0) 

17 

226 

21 

2974 

777 195 

6 

2 

12 

97 

3485 

7828 

59 

32 

6 

32 

828 

2405 

4 

76 

2 

(0) 

CoHan forms Tobacco forms 

(0131) (0132) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hoy, peonut, 

and other 

field crop 

forms (0133, 

0134,0139) 

1 

(0) 

17 

226 

21 

2974 

777 195 

6 

2 

12 

97 

3485 

7828 

59 

32 

6 

32 

828 

2405 

4 

76 

2 

(0) 

Vegetable and 

melon forms Fruit and tree (016) nul forms (017) 

2 

(0) 

II 

126 

6 

22 

4 610 

3 

I 

2 

22 

270 

314 

21 

I 

4 

27 

28 

99 

785 

27 

532 

34 

41 

21 

3 

9 

29 

I 

(0) 

6 

3 

I 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

12 

242 

410 

II 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

8 

40 

2 

(0) 

6 

2 

39 

637 

2 

(0) 

14 

15 

10 

100.0 acres or more ____________________ - _____ -- -- ------

~------------~------------------------~------------~ See footnote at end of table. 

102 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Broilers ond other meat-type chickens sold _____ • _______ • forms __ 

number._ 

fonns with- I fa 1,999 ___________________________________________ _ 2,000 to 59,999 _______________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,99L _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ________________ • ____ • _____ ._. ________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms __ 

number _. Turkeys sold __ . ____ • ________ • ________ • __________ . __ farms __ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweight __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

farms by acres harvested: 0, I fa 0.9 ocre,-______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 fo 99,9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ______________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0,1 to 4.9 ocre'- ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24,9 ocre'-_____________________________________ _ 

25,0 to 99,9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 0,1 to 4,9 ocre'-______________________________________ _ 

5.0 fa 24.9 ocre'-_____________________________________ _ 25,0 to 99.9 ocre'-____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or rnore ___________________________________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

{Excludes abnormal farms; see text} 

Horticulturul 

specialty 

forms (018) 

I 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

80 

133 

3 

10 

10 

14 

118 

4 

33 

7 

6 

I 

10 

30 

6 

8 

9 

I 

General 

forms, 

primarily 

crop (019) 

I 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

16 

83 

3 

26 

6615 

38 

593 

917 

32 

5 

I 

9 

81 

131 

12~1 2 

(0) 

3 

4 

2 

4 

6 

4 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock forms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

Total 

9 456 

6 

70 

6 

2 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

39 

524 

3 

2 

335 

134 

2 505 3927 

5 270 

100 

34 

34 

394 

809 

7 

19 

I 

(D) 

5 

2 

15 

69 

10 

5 

Beef cottle 

forms. except 

feedlots 

(0212) 

2 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

1 

(Oil 

(D) 

19 

198 

2 

(D) 

(0) 

-I 

75 I 462 

2 228 

55 

20 

18 

217 

492 

2 

(D) 

3 

4 

3 

1978-Con. 

Dairy forms 

(024) 

2 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

57 

567 

72 

3 921 7 736 

18 

42 

12 

40 I 080 2 686 

3 

36 

Poultry and 

egg forms 

(025) 

23 215401 

I 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

3 

5 836 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

63 

79 

4 

I 

I 

(0) 

(D) 

6 

12 

Animal 

specialty forms (027) 

5 

131 

189 

4 

I 

I 

(0) 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

General farms. 

primarily 

livestock (029) 

1 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

3 

28 

10 

410 

I 212 

8 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

RHODE ISLAND 103 
Tobie 1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974 

Rhode Islond __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

8risloL ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Kenl _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Newport ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Providence ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Woshinglon ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

FO¥m!> not on moillisL __________ 1978 __ 

Forms 

866 

597 

37 

38 

55 

61 

142 

120 

268 

254 

172 

124 

192 

r 1978 doto ore based on 0 sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Land Use: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

BristoL __________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 

Total 

Farms 

804 

33 

51 

138 

245 

157 

180 

Forms and land in forms 

An forms Fonns wilh soles of $2.500 or more 

Average 

Acres in s.ze of form 

forms (acres) 

74 585 

61 068 

2 110 

2 279 

7 003 

8 324 

12818 

10 245 

18 718 

17 393 

25 584 22 827 

8 352 

86 

102 

57 

60 

12l 

136 

90 

85 

70 

68 

149 

184 

44 

Percerrt of 

land areo 

11.1 

9.1 

13.2 

14.3 

6.3 

7.5 

17.4 

13.9 

7.0 

6.5 

12.5 

11.1 

(X) 

Harvested 

Acres Forms 

36434 710 

1 442 30 1 961 44 9460 122 

8 014 220 

11 541 144 

4 016 150 

Cropland - Con. 

Acres 

24997 

1 090 

1 295 6861 

5639 

8819 

1 293 

Average 

Acres in size of form 

forms forms (acres) 

520 50 107 96 419 44 674 107 

26 I 697 65 

33 2202 67 

32 2 738 86 

32 3 881 121 

117 l2143 104 97 8 961 92 182 12998 71 168 11 992 71 

108 19038 176 

89 17638 198 

55 I 493 27 

Cropland 

Used only for posture 

Farms Acres 

369 7875 

15 300 

24- 613 54 1 693 

92 1 418 

73 1 748 

111 2 103 

Woodland 

Av.~ Average 

per form per acre 

209661 2370 153 390 1 SOO 

153 054 2684 131 816 2 198 

215 389 I 692 

204295 , 497 

283 026 3376 165 242 I 936 180 152 2 147 

104 996 I 533 

310 338 2 157 

222 621 I 21)9 

115698 2660 

In cover crop'S 

Forms Acres 

63 1 05,], 

- -

5 (Dl. 

9 (D) 

13 

382:\ 21 334 

15 93 

Other pastur.eland 

Avemge 

per form 

250922 

1M 9S2 

166 748 

T48 515 l42 681 

148 SOO 

32B 067 

178938 

204995 

118994 

354 109 

248483 

156 505 

2483 

I 547 

2555 

2226 

I 668 

I 224 

3368 

I 937 

2285 

I 667 

2006 

1 254 

5 765 

On which 011 crops faITed 

Farms Acres 

31 137 

- -

3 (D) 

3 (D) 

9 39 

6 48 

10 25 

land in house lots, ponds, All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

In cultivated summer Idle Pastured Not pastured and rangeland roods, wa steland, etc. 

follow 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 4 (D) 115 (D) 128 3 531 405 23 169 80 2948 625 8 503 

BristoL ___________________________ _ 

- - - 4 52 4 41 8 329 5 95 24 203 Kent _____________________________ _ 

- - - 3 16 14 173 27 4081 6 200 40 588 Newport __________________________ _ 

- - - 26 676 ' 6 1"2'1 33 1 395 7 313 : 100 1 529 Providence ________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 37 (0) 36 819 134 7 537 19 700 171 1 648 Washington _______________________ _ - 3 (D) 19 (D) 46 2 128 95 7 255 32 1 366 . 126 3294 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - - - 26 502 22 249 108 2 572 11 274 164 1 241 

Table 3. Irrigation: 1978 

Irrigated land according to use land in irrigated forms 

All Farms Tolal Harvested cropland Pastureland Olher land Acres of 

Acres of harvested 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Acres cropland cropland 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 100 2985 98 2 980 1 (.0). 2' (D) 8 956 7072 5 974 

Bristo'- ___________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence __________________ -- __ ---

Washington _______________________ _ 

- 4 (I) 3 (D) - - 1 (D) 192 177 142 

- 6 (D) 6 (D) - - - - 357 241 241 

- 14 172 14 172 - - - - I' 429 1 237 985 

- 33 518 33 (D) - - 1 (D) 1 868 1 107 923 

- 21 1 906 21 1 906 - - - - 4364 3 747 3 367 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 22 184 21 (0) 1 (D) - - 746 563 3.16 

104 RHOD£ ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 4. Farms by Tenure of Operator: 1978 

All forms Farms with sofes of $2.500 or more 

All Farms Percent of Percent of 

Totol Full owners Port owners Tenants tenancy Totol full owners Port aNners Tenants tenancy 

Rhodelslond ______________ _ 

- 866 597 207 62 7.2 520 317 159 44 8.5 

8ristol ______ ---___ -_ ---- --- ___ -- ---

Kent ________ -_ ---- ---- -------- ---- Newport ____________ - ___________ - __ 

Providence __________ -_ -- -_ -___ -- - __ Washington ________ -- _____________ _ 

37 21 9 7 18.9 26 13 9 4 15.4 - 12.5 55 40 9 6 10.9 32 23 5 4 - 117 59 48 10 8.5 142 77 54 II 7.7 - 268 201 57 10 3.7 182 127 45 10 5-5 - 47 9 8.3 - 172 104 56 12 7.0 108 52 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 192 154 22 16 8.3 55 43 5 7 12.7 

Table 5. Farms and Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 

Corporation 

All Farms 

Other-cooperative, estate Individual or family Partnership or trust. institutional, efc. Fomily held Other than family held 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

- 756 55 740 61 6061 42 (0) 2 (0) 5 4022 

8ris'o'-___________________________ _ 

- 30 I 498 4 433 3 179 - - - - Kent _____________________________ _ 

- 47 4 088 4 378 2 (0) - - 2 (0) Newport __________________________ _ 

- 119 8 849 12 (0) 10 2080 - - I (0) Providence ________________________ _ 

- 234 15 756 20 I 797 14 I 165 - - - - Washington _______________________ _ 

- 141 17 271 14 I 728 13 4020 2 (0) 2 (0) 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 185 8 278 7 74 - - - - - -

Table 6. Characteristics of Operators: 1978 

All Farms 

Operators Operators by place of Operators reporting day s of work off farm Operators by principal 

residence occupation 

On farm Not on farm 100 to 199 200 doys 1 Male Female Averoge age operated operated Any doys I to 99 doys days or more Forming Other 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

- 816 50 52.4 702 115 481 48 68 365 416 450 

BristoL ____________________ • ______ _ 

- Kent 34 3 51.9 26 5 15 I 3 II 22 15 _____________________________ _ Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Forms not on mail lisL ______________ _ 

- 51 4 56.1 44 7 31 4 4 23 23 32 

- 137 5 52.9 108 27 62 7 7 48 86 56 

- 247 21 52.6 215 m 135 20 22 93

1 

153 115

- 1 161 II 50.4 142 91 II 15 

6~ i 89 83 

- 186 6 52.5 167 251 147 5 17 125 43 149 i 

Table 7. Farms by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1978 

Farms with soles of $20,000 or more Forms with soles of less than $20,000 

All Farms Occupation I 

Occupation 

Forms Total Forming Other thon forming Totol Abnormal farms Forming Other thon forming (see text) 

Rhode Island _______________ _ 866 228 206 22 635 210 425 3 

Bristol ____________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ Newport ___________________________ _ 

Provid.n~ ________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ 

- 37 17 16 I 20 6 14 - - 55 12 10 2 41 13 28 2 142 58 50 8 84 36 48 - - 268 78 71 7 190 82 108 - - 17'2 56 S2 4 115 37 78 I 

Forms not on maillist __ • ____________ _ 

- 192 7 7 - 185 36 149 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA RHODE ISLAND lOS 
Table 8. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1978 

Field crop except cosh groin (013) 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Rhode Island ............. .. 

BristoL ___________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

· 

BristoL ___________________________ _ 

· Kent _____________________________ _ 

- Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence · ________________________ _ 

Washington · ______________________ _ .. 

Forms. 001 on moillisL _____________ _ .. 

Farms 

866 

37 

55 

142 

268 

172 

192 

Horticultural 

specialty (018) 

127 

6 

9 

17 

34 

25 

36 

Cash grain (011) Total (013) Cotton (0131) 

6 122 -

- 4 - - II - - 30 - - 39 - I 28 -

5 10 -

Livestock except dairy, poultry, and I animal specialty (02I) 

General, primarily Beef cottle, except crop (019) Total feedlots (0212) 

40 254 112 

I 9 7 I 16 8 3 38 21 

6 61 24 9 40 20 

20 90 32 

Table 9, Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

lExciudes abnormal forms; see text} 

Tobacco (0132) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dairy (024) 

93 

8 

7 

24 

26 

28 

-

1978 

! 

l~i~~O~o~~~~: hoy, peanut, and 

other field crop Vegetable and Fruit and tree nut (0133,0134,0139) melon (016) (017) 

122 99 46 

4 5 I 

II I 4 

30 22 2 

39 46 27 

28 14 7 

10 II 5 

General, 

Poultry and egg Animal specialty primarily livestock 

(025) (027) (029) 

30 37 12 

- 2 I 

2 4 -

4 - 2 

14 13 2 

8 10 2 

2 8 5 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more I Farms with sales less thon $2,500 

$1,000 to $100,000 $40,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $2,000 to $1,500 to $1.499 Farms Total or more $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 Total $2.499 $1,999 (see text) 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

· 863 520 52 85 91 67 101 124 343 60 68 215 

· 37 1 26 3 6 8 3 3 3 II 2 I 8 

53 32 I 6 5 4 9 7 21 - 5 16 

Bristol ____________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

· 142 117 20 22 16 21 12 26 25 6 10 9 Providence ________________________ _ 

· 268 182 13 26 39 33 23 48 86 12 24 50 Washington _______________________ _ 

· 171 108 15 23 18 6 18 28 63 13 16 34 

Forms not on mail - 192 55 - 2 5 - 36 12 137 27 12 98 lisL ______________ _ 

Table 10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for All Farms: 1978 

Products sold Crops, including nursery and livestock and livestock products Poultry and poultry products greenhouse products 

Total Average per form Value Value Value 

($1,000) (dollars) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

· 26 448 30 541 473 15 738 449 7 478 74 3 232 

BristoL __________________________ _ I 258 34 001 18 676 22 582 - - Kent _____________________________ _ 

· 749 13 615 27 316 30 (D) 3 (0) 

· 7 754 54 606 89 5 341 69 2 271 9 142 

· 6 376 23 789 162 2 238 116 2002 25 2 135 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington ________________________ _ 

· 9 621 55 936 96 6640 108 (D) 17 (D) 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ · 691 3 598 81 527 104 161 20 3 

Table 11. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Farms with Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978 

Products sold Crops including nursery and livestock and livestock products Poultry and poultry products greenhouse products 

Tofol Average per form Value Value Value 

($1,000) (dollars) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Rhode Island .... _ ...... _ ... 26 044 50 084 341 15 589 244 7 246 36 3 208 

· I 249 48 035 13 670 16 579 - -

· 723 22 594 18 307 17 (D) I 

'~ 7 716 65 945 74 5 321 56 2 254 6 

· 6 272 34 462 121 2 185 74 I 952 20 2 135 

9 521 88 159 68 6 608 64 (D) 9 (0) 

· 563 10 234 47 498 17 64 -

BristoL ___________________________ _ 

Kent ____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________ ---- -- --_ 

Providence ________________ - ___ -- --_ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Farms nof on maillisL ______________ _ 

106 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 12. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

BristoL _____________ - _________ -- -__ 

Kent ______________ -_ -- - _____ -- ---- Newport ______________________ - ___ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

BristoL ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Kent _____________________________ _ 

- Newport __________________________ _ - Providence ________________________ _ Washington - _______________________ _ -

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms ; see text] 

livestock and poultry Feed for livestock and poultry 

purchased 

Total Commercially mixed formula feed 

Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms Tons ($1,000) 

301 I 237 542 5 058 433 27496 3 968 

14 64 22 193 16 908 124 

18 64 34 254 21 I 605 216 

45 270 71 862 64 4 298 592 

96 628 155 2 432 112 12969 I 897 

67 172 118 I 200 94 7 186 I 057 

61 39 142 1171 126 529 821 

Other agricultural Commercial fertilizer Hired form lobar Contract lobor chemicals, including lime 

Expenses Expenses I Expenses Expenses I Fanns ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

595 I 129 562 596 304 4 584 37 80 

23 32 24 29 15 163 - -

33 34 32 15 23 90 I (0) 

106 349 90 169 60 I 972 8 18 

168 157

1 

167 178

1 

115 510 10 II 

112 523 118 189 76 I 728 9 46 

153 34 i 131 17 i 15 122 9 (0) 

Table 13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 3 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

BristoL ___________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 3 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

Total 

I 

Expenses Expenses 

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

866 I 904 842 715 

37 75 37 33 

55 65 52 32 

142 456 139 196 

268 477 260 201 

172 599 168 212 

192 233 186 40 

lP gas, butane, and propane 

Purchased 

Gasoline 

I Slorage capacity I Purchased Size 

(1,000 (1,000 

gollons) Forms gallons} Forms 

I 188 261 156 178 

551 15 

~I 5 52 22 16 

320 53 42 42 

335 101 50 46 356 40 38 61 

69 30 12 8 

Storage capacity 

Size 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, Animal health costs and trees 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

399 153 471 829 

16 4 25 60 

25 7 28 27 

50 29 83 216 

115 56 154 143 

98 39 120 287 

95 191 61 961 

Customwark, and Energy and petroleum rental of machinery 

and equipment products 

Expenses I Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

121 115 866 I 904 

6 2 37 75 

8 10 55 65 

22 20 142 456 

36 34 268 477 

32 421 172 599 

17 7 i 192 233 

1978 

Diesel fuel 

I Storage capacity ~ Purchased Size 

Expenses (1,000 (1,000 

($1,000) gallons) Forms gallons) 

252 493 82 46 

6 121 2 (0) 

7 13 8 3 

47 92 26 II 22 44 20 (0) 

169 330 26 27 

I 2 - -

Fuel oil 

Storage capacIty 1 Purchased 

Expenses (1,000 (1,000 Expenses (1,000 (1,000 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

'"~ BristoL ___________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

BristaL __________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Forms not on moif IisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forms ($1,000) 

82 35 

2 (0) 

5 2 6 (0) 

38 (0) 

23 16 

8 (0) 

Natural gas 

Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) 

5 II 

- - - - I (0) 

I (0) 

3 (0) 

- -

gallons) Forms gallons) 

64 43 II 

(0) I (0) 

5 3 1 

2 I (0) 

23 24 5 

29 9 4 

(0) 5 (0) 

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease 

Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) 

865 114 

37 4 54 5 142 30 268 44 172 23 

192 8 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Forms ($1,000) gallons) Forms gallons) 

193 396 834 94 154 

6 13 30 I (0) 

5 I 3 4 (0) 47 117 253 24 52 54 56 III 27 25 40 64 125 18 20 

41 144 311 20 55 

Electricity 

I 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. 

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

523 371 48 II 

22 16 1 '] 33 15 6 78 64 5 171 136 22 97 103 10 (0) 

122 38 4 (0) 

RHODE ISLAND 107 
Tobie 14. Hired Farm Labor-Expenses and Number of Workers: 1978 

(1978 dato ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Reporting only workers working Reporting on Iy workers working Reporting balh - workers working I.ss Ihan less Ihan I SO days 150 days or more 1 SO days or I SO days or rna'" All Farms 

Expenses Expenses Expenses less than ISO days Expenses Farms ($1.000) Farms Workers ($1.000) Forms Workers ($1,000) Forms 150 days or more ($1,000) 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 304 4 584 141 574 237 49 162 965 114 776 487 3382 

- 15 163 9 27 12 1 (D) (D) 5 32 21 146 - 23 90 15 48 34 4 (D) (D) 4 8 6 42 - 60 1 972 19 87 22 10 33 118 31 391 233 I 831 

- 115 510 49 214 109 26 54 158 40 130 78 244 - 76 1 728 41 182 55 8 67 670 27 201 137 1 003 

BristoL ___________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 15 122 8 16 5 - - - 7 14 12 116 

Tobie 15. Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment: 1978 

[1978 dato ore based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Talal farms by estimated value of machinery and equipment 

All Farms Estimated 

value $1 10 $5,00010 $10,000 10 $20,000 to $30,000 to $50,00010 $70,00010 $100,000 10 $200,000 Forms ($1,000) $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $29,999 $49,999 $69,999 $99,999 $199,999 or more 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 866 16 116 193 279 163 90 70 44 10 10 7 

8risloL ___________________________ _ 

- 37 742 6 10 7 6 2 5 1 - - Kent _____________________________ _ 

- 55 723 9 25 14 I 5 - - 1 - Newport __________________________ _ 

- 142 3 164 33 27 31 18 12 10 6 4 1 Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington - 268 4 258 42 69 77 46 12 21 1 - - _______________________ _ 

- 172 5 757 36 51 26 14 24 8 2 5 6 

Farms. not on maillis'- ______________ _ - 192 I 473 67 97 8 5 15 - - - -

Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 10 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

BristoL ___________________________ _ 

- Kent _____________________________ _ - Newport __________________________ _ 

- Providence ________________________ _ - Washington _______________________ _ 

- Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 10 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

BristoL ___________________________ _ 

Kenl _____________________________ _ 

Newporl ______________________ -___ _ 

Providence ____________________ - ___ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Form~ not on maillisL ______________ _ 

108 RHODE ISLAND 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cottle and calves 

Tolal 

Fanns Number Farms 

401 10 068 334 

20 749 19 

26 636 24 

62 2 813 49 

91 2 204 67 

95 3 029 86 

107 637 89 

Cattle and calves I 

Sales 

Fanns Number ($1,000) 

321 5 003 1 226 

18 443 99 

20 261 48 

62 I 538 443 

71 1 319 271 

76 1 108 266 

74 334 99 

Inventory 

Cows and heifers that hod calved 

Heifers and heifer calves Steers. steer calves. bulls, 

and bu II calves Beef cows Milk cows 

Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

6 111 194 1 354 182 4 757 258 2 783 226 1 174 

508 8 92 13 416 14 169 14 72 

418 18 117 11 301 17 161 17 57 

1 720 22 323 32 1 397 41 774 38 319 

1 380 39 236 31 I 144 58 524 42 300 

I 774 52 355 48 1 419 63 933 65 322 

311 55 231 47 80 65 222 50 104 

Sales 

Calves I Collie 

Tolal I Fattened on groin and concentrates 

Sales Sales Sales 

Forms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($\.000) 

193 2 589 207 279 2 414 1 019 91 584 243 

14 295 31 15 148 68 3 (D) (D) 

14 166 8 17 95 40 3 (D) (D) 

36 636 59 55 902 384 17 212 90 

43 807 60 57 512 212 13 87 37 

47 611 41 67 497 225 14 48 30 

39 74 9 68 260 91 41 208 70 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
TobIe 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and SaJes: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 10 

Rhode Island .. _____________ _ 

8ristol ____________ -- ---_ -_ -_____ ---

Kent ______________ ---------- -- ---- Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 4 of 10 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

-

BristoL ___________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ 

Forms not on moil lisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 5 of 10 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

BristoL ___________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

New-port __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 6 of 10 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

Bristol ____________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington - _______________________ _ 

-

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 7 of 10 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

BristoL ___________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ 

Forms not on moil JisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Totol 

Forms 

401 

20 

26 

62 

91 

95 

107 

Total 

Farms 

334 

19 

24 

49 

67 

86 

89 

Total 

Forms 

194 

8 

18 

22 

39 

52 

55 

Total 

Forms 

182 

13 

11 

32 

31 

48 

47 

Forms 

321 

18 

20 

62 

71 

76 

74 

Number I t04 

10068 104 

749 2 

636 4 2 813 5 2204 27 

3029 15 

637 51 

Number I to 4 

6 111 149 

508 3 418 7 

I 720 6 

I 380 25 I 774 32 

311 76 

Number I to 4 

1354 108 

921 2 

117 9 

323 4 

236 25 

355 25 

231 43 

Number 1 to 9 

4 757 88 

416 3 301 4 

1 397 7 

1 144 5 I 419 22 

80 47 

Total 

Sales 

Number ($1.000) 

5003 I 226 

443 99 

261 48 1 538 443 I 319 271 1 108 266 

334 99 

Cottle (lAd calves - inventory per form 

Forms with5 t09 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 

87 75 68 46 

I 4 9 2 

5 10 4 I 

6 6 24 15 

19 12 19 10 

19 25 11 18 

37 18 I -

Cows and heifers that hod colved - inventory per form 

Forms with5 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 

46 39 60 33 

5 I 8 I 

8 3 3 3 

6 7 16 II 

7 8 19 7 

14 13 14 II 

6 7 - -

Beef cows - inventory per form 

Forms with5 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 

45 27 11 3 

4 - 2 -

7 I - I 

6 6 4 2 

5 6 3 - 13 12 2 -

10 2 - -

Milk cows - inventory per farm 

Forms with10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 

8 49 30 7 -

I 7 1 1 - 2 3 2 - - 1 12 9 3 - 2 16 7 1 - 2 11 11 2 -

- - - - -

Cottle and colves- sales per form 

Forms withI t09 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 

199 35 63 19 

6 5 5 I 13 2 3 2 22 9 21 8 40 9 17 3 46 8 17 5 

72 2 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

500 or more 

100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Humber 

17 4 - -

2 - - - 2 - - -

4 2 - - 4 - - - 5 2 - -

- - - -

5(() or more 

100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Number 

7 - - -

I - - - - - - - 3 - - - I - - -

2 - - -

- - - -

I 500 or more 

100 to 199 200 to 49J Fonns Number 

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

I Dairy products soki 

500 or more 

Soles 

Forms Number Forms ($1,000) 

- - 104 5 391 

- - 9 449 - - 7 317 

- - 27 I 666 

- - 28 I 361 

- - 33 I 597 

- - - -

~J ,j 500 or more 

100 to 199 Forms 

5 - - -

I - - - - - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - -

- - - -

RHODE ISLAND 109 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 8 of 10 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

- BristoL ___________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ -

- Newport __________________________ _ 

- Providence ________________________ _ 

- Washington _______________________ _ 

-

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

All Farms 

Part 9 of 10 

Rhode Islond _____________ _ 

BristoL __________________________ _ 

Kent ____________________________ _ 

Newport _________________________ _ 

Providence _______________________ _ Washington ______________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL _____________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 10 of 10 

Rhode Island _____________ _ 

8ri5to'- __________________________ _ 

Kent ____________________________ _ 

Newport _________________________ _ 

Providence _______________________ _ 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- Washington -- ______________________ _ 

-- Forms not on moillisL _____________ _ --

110 RHODE ISLAND 

Forms 

193 

14 

14 

36 

43 

47 

39 

Farms 

279 

15 

17 

55 

57 

67 

68 

Farms 

91 

3 

3 

17 

13 

14 

41 

Totol 

Sales 

Number ($1,000) I to 9 

2589 207 116 

295 31 7 166 8 8 636 59 17 807 60 21 611 41 24 

74 9 39 

Total 

Sales Number ($1,000) I to 9 

2414 I 019 202 

148 68 7 

95 40 14 

902 384 22 

512 212 40 497 225 53 

260 91 66 

Totol 

Soles 

Number ($1,000) I to 9 

584 243 77 

(0) (0) 2 

(0) (0) 3 212 90 9 

87 37 10 

48 30 14 

208 70 39 

1978-Con. 

Calves - sales per form 

Forms with- SOO or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Number 

23 44 8 2 - - -

2 3 1 1 - - - 4 1 1 - - - - 3 13 3 - - - - 7 11 3 1 - - - 7 16 - - - - -

- - - - - - -

Cattle - soles per form 

Forms wit:l- 500 or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Number 

44 27 5 1 - - -

6 2 - - - - - 2 1 - - - - -

16 13 4 - - - - 10 6 - I - - - 8 5 1 - - - -

2 - - - - - -

Fattened cottle - soles per form 

Farms with- 1 500 or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 501099 100 10199 200 to 499 Forms Number 

8 6 - - - - -

I - - - -I - - - - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - -

1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -

2 - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 17. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 3 Totol 

Inventory 

Hogs ond pigs 

Used or to be used 

for breeding 

1978 

Soles 

liHers of pig s 

farrowed between Hog s and pigs 

Other Dec. I , 1977, ond 

Nov. 30, 1978 

Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number ($1.000) Forms 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

- 147 6 557 62 1 334 129 5 223 63 1 169 80 7 369 473 

BristoL ___________________________ _ 

- Kent _____________________________ _ - Newport __________________________ _ - Providence ________________________ _ 

- Washington _______________________ _ -

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

All Farms 

Part 2 of 3 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

Bristo'-___________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

8ristoL ___________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Newport __________________________ _ 

- Providence ________________________ _ 

- Washington _______________________ _ 

-

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

4 (D) 

6 (D) 

12 1 448 

35 3 038

1 32 874 

58 416 i 

Totol 

Forms Number 

147 6 557 

4 (D) 

6 (D) 

12 I 448 

35 3 038 32 874 

58 416 

Totol 

Forms Number 

80 7369 

2 (0) 

4 (D) 

10 2 323 

21 3 023 17 1 103 

26 263 

1 (D) 

4 (D) 

7 411 

18 619

1 16 104 

16 81 i 

I 

Ito 4 

73 

2 

3 

2 

16 

19 

31 

Soles 

($1.000) 

473 

(0) 

(0) 

144 

208 

51 

15 

Table 18. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

BristoL ___________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

8ristoL __________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hens and pullets 

of laying age 

Fonns Number 

156 231 439 

4 64 

4 (D) 

22 (D) 

40 154 978 

33 (D) 

53 1 542 

Totol 

Fanns Number 

156 231 439 

4 64 

4 (D) 

22 (D) 

40 154 978 

33 (D) 

53 1 542 

Inventory 

Pullets 3 months 

old or older 

Forms Number 

18 (D) 

1 (0) 

- -

- -

6 (D) 

5 (D) 

6 106 

1 to 100 to 99 399 

128 9 

4 -

3 - 19 1 

26 2 26 3 

50 3 

4 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) (0) 

5 (0) 4 (D) 4 (D) (D) 

12 1 037 7 375 10 2 323 144 

33 2 419 18 460 21 3 023 208

1 28 770 16 167 1 17 1 103 51 

47 335 17 60i 26 263 15 i 

Hogs and pigs - inventory per form 

Forms with5 to 9 10 to 24 25 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 

20 25 4 8 3 11 

- I - - - I 

1 - - 1 - 1 

1 3 - 3 - 2 

I 3 2 3 3 6 

6 4 I - - 1 

11 14 I 1 - -

Hogs and pigs - soles per form 

Forms withI to 9 10 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 500 to 999 

30 21 6 12 8 2 

- 1 - - 1 -

2 - 1 - 1 -

4 I 1 1 1 I 

3 2 3 9 3 I 

6 6 I 2 2 -

15 11 - - - -

Sales 

Pullet chicks and pullets Hens and pullets Pullets 3 months 

under 3 months old of laying age old or older 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

13 (D) 39 201 229 1 (D) 

1 (D) - - - - - - 2 (D) - - 1 (D) 2 (D) - - 3 (D) 18 132 210 1 (D) 

2 (0) 10 (D) - -

6 104 7 400 - -

Hens and pullets of laying age - inventory per form 

Farms with400 to 1,600 to 3,200 to 10,000 to 20,000 to 50,000 to 1,599 3,199 9,999 19,999 49,999 99,999 

3 5 2 5 3 1 

- - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 1 - - - 2 2 1 4 3 - - 2 - 1 - 1 

- - - - - -

27 

-

I 

3 

8 

9 

6 

J Feeder pigs 

Number ($1,000) 

3 017 77 

- - (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

839 24 

819 22 

109 4 

500 or more 

Fonns Number 

3 1 940 

- -

- - 1 (0) 

I (D) 

I (0) 

- -

I.(X)() or more 

Farms Number 

1 (0) 

- -

- -

1 (D) 

- - - -

- -I 

Pullet chicks and pullets 

under 3 months old 

Farms Number 

- -

- -

- - - - - - - -

- -

100,000 or more 

Forms Number 

- -

- - - - - - - - - -

- -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA RHODE ISLAND 111 
Tobie 19. Broilers Sold by Number Per farm: 1978 

Tolol Farms with soles of- Soles of 500,000 or more 

1 10 2,000 10 8.000 10 16,000 10 30,000 10 60,000 10 100,000 10 Forms Number 1.999 7.999 15,999 29,999 59,999 99,999 499,999 Forms Number 

All Farms 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 9 (0) 8 - - - 1 - - - -

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 40 090 3 - - - 1 - - - - Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 5 50 5 - - - - - - - -

Table 20. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Soles 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Sheep and lambs Ewes 1 year old or older Sheep and lambs Sheep and lambs shorn Value, of sheep~ lambs, 

and wool sold 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- Newport __________________________ _ 

- Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington - _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

Providence - ________________________ _ 

Washingfon - _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ -

Forms not on rrnlillisL ______________ _ 

-

Forms 

60 

6 

24 

14 

5 

11 

Tolal 

Farms 

60 

6 

24 

14 

5 

11 

Number Farms 

2 493 51 

(0) 6 716 21 

228 10 (0) 3 

28 11 

Number 1 

2 493 6 

(0) - 716 2 

228 3 (0) -

28 1 

Table 21. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 

Inventory 

All Farms 

Forms Number 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 29 263 

Providence ________________________ _ 

- 8 (0) Washington _______________________ _ - 8 94 Ali other coon ties __________________ _ - 4 (0) 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 9 77 

Number Farms Number Forms 

2075 37 737 42 

66 6 54 6 405 19 358 21 

185 8 183 10 1 395 2 (0) 3 

24 2 (0) 2 

Sheep and lambs-Inventory per form 

Forms with210 4 5 to 9 10 to 24 25 to 99 

19 8 15 8 

2 - 3 1 

6 1 8 '5 

1 4 4 1 

2 1 - 1 

8 2 - -

1978 

Sales 

Milk goots 

Farms Number Sales ($1,000) 

18 199 10 

4 36 2 

5 37 2 

3 42 3 

6 84 3 

Table 22. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978, not shown 

Table 23. Mink and Their Pelts -Inventory and Sales: 1978, not shown 

Table 24. Colonies of Bees and Honev -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Sales 

All Farms Colonies of bees 

Forms Number Fonns Number Sales ($1,000) 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 29 374 1 (0) (0) 

- 6 76 - - - - 16 245 I (0) (0) 

- 7 53 - - -

Providence ______________________ - __ 

Washington ____________________ - __ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Wool Sales 

Nu.mber O,OOOlbs.) Farms ($1,000) 

1 564 11 43 46 

(0) . (0) .6 4 

.619 .4 22 28 

111 1 10 3 

746 5 3 (0) 

(0) (0) 2 (0) 

''\ 1,000 or more 

100 to 299 300 to 999 FOnTIS Number 

3 - 1 (0) 

- - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - - - 1 (0) 

- - - -

Goot"milk 

Farms Gallons Sales ($1,000) 

10 4 123 8 

2 (0) (0) 

5 :2 960 6 

3 (0) (0) 

- - -

Honey , 

Forms Pounds Soles ($1.000) 

19 17630 15 

5 4690 ,4 11 11 580 .10 

3 I 360 '1 

112 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 25. Fish Sales: 1978, not shown 

Table 26. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Soles Inventory 

All Farms Forms Number Forms Number 

All Fanns farms Number 

BROIlERS GEESE 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

- 39 11 041 9 (D) Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 27 246 

Newport ________________________ ---

Washington ______________ -___ - ____ _ Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 155 1 (0) 

- 7 240 2 (D) 

- 5 10143 I (D) 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 5 25 

- 5 64 

- 4 20 Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 23 503 5 50 

TURKEYS Farms not on moil li5L ______________ _ - 13 137 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 24 310 7 (D) OTHER POULTRY Washington _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 40 2 (D) 

- 5 107 4 6 137 Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 21 292 1 Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 15 163 1 (D) 

TURKEYS FOR SLAUGHTER Providence ________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ - 5 (D) 

- 4 (D) Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

- 22 287 7 (D) 

Washington _______________________ _ 

- 3 38 2 (D) Farms not on moil lisL ______________ _ 

- 12 132 All other counties __________________ _ - 4 86 4 6 137 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 15 163 1 (D) POULTRY HATCHED (SEE TEXT) 

DUCKS 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 39 (D) 3 (0) 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 21 (D) 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ - 5 82 1 (D) 

- 11 202 - -

Washington _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 7 (0) 

- 4 22 124 All other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 (D) - -

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 19 341 2 (D) Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 10 1 100 

Table 27. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Soles Inventory 

All Farms Soles All Fanns Farms Number Farms Number ($1.000) Forms Number 

HORSES AND PONIES GOATS EXCEPT ANGORA ANO MILK 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 162 756 35 105 1641 Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 13 561 

Bristol ____________________________ _ 

- 4 32 2 (D) (D) Providence ________________________ _ 

- 4 7 Kent _____________________________ _ 

- 12 59 2 (D) (D) Washington _______________________ _ 

- 5 43 Newport __________________________ _ 

- 17 69 2 (D) (D) Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 6 Providence ________________________ _ 

- 38 177 9 39 54 Washington _______________________ _ 

- 36 186 10 16 41 RABBITS AND THEIR PELTS Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 55 233 10 35 42 Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 20 (0) 

MULES, BURROS, AND DONKEYS Providence ________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 

Rhode Island _______________ _ 7 13 - - - Washington _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ - 3 (D) 

- 3 55 Kent _____________________________ _ 

- 3 4 - - - Ail other counties ___________________ _ 4 9 - - - Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 10 110 

Table 28. Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978 

AU Farms 

CORN FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS) 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ Providence _______________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Forms not on moil.list _______________ _ 

Forms 

- 40 

- 4 

- 9 

- 3 

- 24 

Harves.1ed Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Forms 

391 28 387 5 

(D) (D) -

188 12 722 - (D) (D) -

77 5225 5 

Harvested 

All Fanns Acres Farms Acres 

OATS FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 5 50 

25 Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 5 50 

- RYE FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) -

- Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 4 140 

25 Washington _______________________ _ 

- 4 140 

Forms 

4 

2 

2 

-

14 

4 

-

I 

9 

Quantity 

250 

250 

3052 

3052 

Sales 

Forms Humber 

2 (D) 

- -

- - - -

2 (D) 

3 (0) 

1 (0) 

2 (0) 

- -

24 (D) 

6 (D) 

5 24 150 

13 650 

Soles 

Sales 

Number ($1.000) 

35 1 

(0) (D) 

(D) (D) 

- -

(D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

- - (0) (D) 

215 1 

Irrigated 

Farms Acres 

- -

- -

- -

- -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA RHODE ISLAND 113 
Table 29. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978 

All Farms Harvested Irrigoted ! Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

IRISH POTATOES (HUNDREDWEIGHT) 

Rhode Islond _______________ _ 

- 38 3 536 915 316 - -

Newport __________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 19 I 559 392 605 - - - 14 I 975 522 375 - - - 5 3 336 - -

Table 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978 

All Farms 

HAY CROPS (TONS, DRY) (SEE TEXT) 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

-

BrisloL ___________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ -

- Newport __________________________ _ 

- Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington - _______________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

ALfALfA HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

BristoL ___________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newpon __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

SMAU GRAIN HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

OTHER TAME DRY HAY (TONS, DRY) 

(SEE TEXT) 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

BristoL. _____________ • _________ . __ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport _______________________ . __ _ 

Providence _______________________ ._ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Harvested 

Forms Acres 

404 II 804 

16 701 

29 930 

64 2 811 

120 3 359 

89 2822 

86 I 181 

127 2 662 

6 195 

II 290 

22 575 

35 622 

44 906 

9 74 

14 247 

7 146 

7 101 

234 6086 

12 347 

18 372 

35 I 544 

81 2 150 

52 I 341 

36 332 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms 

22 842\ 5 

I 443 - 2 258 - 6 257 - 5 491 - 5 465 -

I 928 5 

6 739 -

504 - 559 - I 979 - I 284 - 2 337 -

76 -

447 -

327 - 120 -

II 147 -

705\ - I 107 - 3 121 - 3 330 - 2 185 -

699 -

Acres 

270 

-

-

-

-

-

270 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-' 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All Farms 

WILD HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

Bristol ____________ • ____ . ___________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______ • _______ ~ _______ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

GRASS SILAGE AND HAYLAGE 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

HAY CROPS CUT AND FED GREEN 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

CORN FOR SILAGE OR GREEN CHOP 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

BristoL __________________ • ________ _ 

Kent _____________ • _______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Newport - __________________________ _ 

- Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______ • _______________ _ 

Forms not on moil IisL ______________ _ 

SORGHUMS FOR SILAGE OR GREEN 

CHOP (TONS, GREEN) 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

Harvested 

Forms Acres 

99 I 681 

3 64 

4 131 

9 138 

27 450 

19 320 

37 578 

22 603 

7 196 

5 90 

5 105 

5 212 

24 525 

13 349 

4 21 

7 155 

126 3 199 

7 149 

6 161 

31 I 250 

20 427 

37 I 119 

25 93 

5 19 

Table 31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 

All Farms 

LAND USED fOR VEGETABLES 

(SEE TEXT) 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

-

8risl01 ____________________________ _ 

Kent ___________________________ • __ - Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence. _______________________ _ 

Washington ___________ • ___________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

AU VEGETABLES HARVESTED 

(SEE TEXT) 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

BristoL _______________________ -- __ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Harvested 

Forms Acres 

156 2 252 

8 129 

4 (D) 

31 386 

66 I 120 

26 408 

21 (D) 

156 2 249 

8 129 

4 169 

31 384 

66 I 118 

26 409 

21 41 

Irrigated 

All Farms Harvested 

Forms Acres Forms 

ASPARAGUS 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

- 7 

37 637 

BEANS, SNAP (BUSH AND POLE) - - 2 (D) 

2 (D) Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 54 

24 433 

8 53 Providence ________________________ _ 

- 2'1 Washington _______________________ _ 

- 9 

I (D) All other counties ___________ • ______ _ - 6 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 10 

BEETS 

37 636 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 17 - - 2 (D) 

2 (D) 

24 433 

8 53 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Washington _________ • _____________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 

- 4 

- 4 

I (D) Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 5 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms 

2374 5 

(D) - (D) - 237 - 605 - 456 - 867 5 

4369 -

1 590 - 656 - 458 - I 665 -

2000 5 

I 141 - 94 -

765 5 

56 507 3 

2635 - 2 228 - 23601 - 6205 2 

20389 -

I 449 I 

149 -

Irrigated 

Acres Fonns 

I -

136 10 

112 9 

8 - 13 -

3 I 

4 3 

2 - I - I 3 

I -

Acres 

135 

-

-

-

-

-

135 

-

-

-

-

-

135 

-

-

135 

16 

-

-

-

(D) 

-

(D) 

-

Acres 

-

24 

(D) 

-

-

(D) 

I 

-

-

I 

-

114 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
TobIe 31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978-(on. 

All Farms 

BROCCOLI 

Rhode Island •.•.•..•.•.•.•• -

HEAD CABBAGE 

Rhode Island •.•.•........ __ - Newport ________________________ - __ 

Providence - ________________________ _ 

- Ail other counties __________________ _ 

-

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

CANTALOUPS AND PERSIAN MELONS 

Rhode Island __ • __ .•. ____ .. _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

CARROTS 

Rhode Island _____ .• _._._. __ 

Providence ________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

CAULIFLOWER 

Rhode Island ._. ___ •.•. __ ._. 

Providence ________________________ _ Ail other counties __________________ _ 

COLLARDS 

Rhode Island . ______ • ______ _ 

CUCUMBERS AND PICKLES 

Rhode Island ___ • __________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

EGGPLANT 

Rhode Island • _____________ _ 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Ail other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

LETTUCE AND ROMAINE 

Rhode Island _____ . _____ • __ _ 

Newport _______________ • __________ _ 

Ail other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

ONIONS, DRY 

Rhode Island ____ ..• ____ • __ . 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

PEAS, GREEN, EXCLUDING 

GREEN COWPEAS 

Rhode Island _____ • __ • ___ ._. 

Washington __ ._ • __________ • __ • ___ ._ All other counties __________________ _ 

. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Harvested 

Farms 

4 

27 

6 

II 

3 

7 

14 

4 

5 

5 

16 

4 

3 

3 

6 

12 

7 

5 

3 

56 

10 

27 

10 

4 

5 

35 

6 

18 

3 

8 

13 

3 

3 

7 

13 

5 

8 

10 

5 

5 

Irrigated ! 

Acres farms Acres 

I I (D) 

66 5 14 

18 I (D) 

36 4 (D) 

II - -

I - -

6 I (D) 

4 I (D) 

2 - -

I - -I 

8 4 (D) 

4 3 I (D) - - (D) - -I I I (D) 

25 3 4 

2~1 3 4 - -I 

2 - -

471 12 81 

9 2 (D) 

30 8 4 

6 2 (D) 

I - -

I - -

I I 

26 3 (0) 

3 - - 20 3 (D) 

2 - -

I - -

8 3 I 

4 I (D) 

3 I (D) 

I I (D) 

2 I (D) 

I - -

I I (0) 

4 2 (D) 

I - - 4 2 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Harvested 

All Fanns Farms 

PEPPERS, HOT 

Rhode Island __ ._ ......... . .- 15 

Newport _________________________ _ 

All other counties _________________ _ 

.. 4 

.. 6 

Farms not on moillisL _____________ _ -- 5 

PEPPERS, SWEET 

Rhode Island •.. __ .•...•.•. _ · 71 

Newport ________________________ --- Providence ________________________ _ - II 

- 37 Washington _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ - 7 

· 4 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 12 

PUMPKINS 

Rhode Island _______ ... __ ._. - 36 

Newport ________________________ ---

Providence ______________________ ---- 10 

- 16 Washington _______________________ _ 

· 6 Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 

RADISHES 

Rhode Island ______________ _ · 3 

SPINACH 

Rhode Island _. _________ . __ _ · 6 

SQUASH 

Rhode Island _. _________ • __ _ 

- 78 

Newport __________________________ _ 

- 20 Providence ________________________ _ 

- 28 Washington _______________________ _ · 12 All other counties __________________ _ · 6 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ · 12 

SWEET CORN 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 78 

Newport __________________________ _ 

- 15 Providence ________________________ _ - 30 Washington _______________________ _ 

- 15 All other counties __________________ _ 

· 9 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 9 

TOMATOES 

Rhode Island ____ .. __ •• ___ ._ - 94 

Newport __________________________ _ 

· 15 Providence ________________________ _ 

· 41 Woshington _______________________ _ 

- 19 Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 6 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 13 

TURNIPS 

Rhode Island _. __ ._ .• _. __ . __ - 5 

MIXED VEGETABLES 

Rhode Island .. ___ ._ .. _____ _ - 8 

Washington _______________________ _ 

- 5 Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 3 

WATERMELONS 

Rhode Island • ___ ._. ___ •• __ _ - 5 

OTHER VEGETABLES 

Rhode Island . __ • _____ . ____ • - 4 

Irrigated 

Acres fanns Acres 

12 2 (0) 

8 I (0) 

4 I (D) 

I - -

166 19 52 

(0)1 10 I 

137 13 40 

8 3 (D) 

10 I (D) 

I I (D) 

75 5 II 

18 - -

36 3 (0) 

14 - -

8 2 (0) 

I I 2 2 (D) 

2 - -

180 1 17 52 

61 2 (D) 

48 10 16 

25 2 (0) 

39 2 (D) 

71 I (0)1 

I 264 23 407 

199 I (D) 

526 16 284 

308 4 44 

216

1 

I (0)1 

16 I (D) 

188 22 49 

26 2 (D) 

132

1 

13 35 

14 5 2 10 I (D) 

5 1 (D) 

2 - -

16 3 3 

10 3 3 6 - -

I 

2 I (D) 

2 - -

RHODE ISLAND l1S 
Table 32. Fruits and Nuts: 

All Farms 

LAND IN ORCHARDS 

Rhode Islond •......•...••.. · 

Newport __________________________ _ 

· Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ · 

· Ali other counties __________________ _ 

· 

Forms not on moillis'- __________ _ 

APPLES 

Rhode Island ___ _ 

Newport __ . ________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Forms nolan moillisL ______________ _ 

CHERRIES 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington ____________ _ 

Farm~ not an maillisL _______ _ 

GRAPES (FRESH WEIGHT) 

(SEE TEXT) 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Rhode Island __________ _ .. 

Washington ______________________ _ .. All other counties __________________ _ 

Form~ not on maillisL __ _ .. 

PEACHES 

Rhode Island _____________ _ .. 

Providence _______________________ _ .. Washington ______________________ _ .. All other counties _________________ _ .. 

Forms not on maillisL _____________ _ .. 

PEARS 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

· 

Providence _______________________ _ .. Washington ______________________ _ .. 

All other counties _________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

PLUMS AND PRUNES (FRESH 

WEIGHT) (SEE TEXT) 

Rhode Island __________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Farm~ not on maillis'- ______________ _ 

OTHER NUTS 

Rhode Island ._ .....•...... ' 

· 

· 

· 

Table 33. Berries: 1978 

All Farms Farms 

BLUEBERRIES, TAME (POUNDS) 

Rhode Island ...••••...•...• · 23 

Providence ________________________ _ 

· 4 Washington _______________________ _ 9 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ · 10 

BLUEBERRIES, WILD (POUNDS) 

Rhode Islond ._ ..••••..•..... 4 

116 RHODE ISLAND 

1978 

Farms 

83 

8 

34 

15 

5 

21 

76 

5 

33 

13 

5 

20 

17 

3 

3 

II 

21 

9 

6 

6 

45 

14 

10 

5 

16 

36 

14 

8 

3 

II 

17 

6 

II 

5 

Harvested 

Acres 

27 

(D) 

16 

(0) 

(0) 

Totol 

Acres Trees or vines 

784 (Xl 

67 (Xl 

553 (Xl 

60 (Xl 

22 (X) 

82 (Xl 

590 30 090 I 9 510 477 24 914 13 983 19 I 406 

73 2 277 

2 III 

(Z) 8 I 12 

I 91 

63 33 072 

6 2 214 

56 30 456 

2 402 

93 9 136 

49 3 815 (0) 4 831 (0) 139 

4 351 

31 2 337 

26 2063 2 (D) 

I (0) 

1 73 

2 87 

1 61 

1 26 

2 46 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

38 747 6 7 

(0) 1 (0) 

(D) - -

1 600 5 (D) 

(D) 1 (D) 

Nonbeoring age Bearing age Harvested 

Forms 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) (Xl (X) (X) 

34 8 123 1 71 21 967 60 4 967 562 

2 (0) 5 (D) 5 (D) 

17 6 092 31 18 822 28 4 632 756 7 (D) II (D) 6 (D) 

I (0) 4 (D) 3 213 600 

7 I 407 20 870 18 33 170 

5 10 13 101 7 85 

2 (D) I (D) - - 3 (D) I (0) I (D) 

- -I II 91

1 

6 (D) 

12 8 047 20 25 025 19 140019 

5 (0) 8 (D) 7 954 6 6 140 6 24 316 6 136 160 

I (D) 6 (O>! 6 2 905 

20 (0) 39 (D) 33 442 957 

5 (0) 14 (D) 12 309 750 

4 (0) 9 (0) 7 (D) 

I (0) 5 (D) 3 (D) 

10 185 II 166 II 3 725 

12 642 29 I 695 19 207 269 

8 630 9 1 433 8 202 635 3 (0) 6 (0) I 2 (0) 

1 (0) 3 (D) 3 (D) 

- - II 73 6 140 

2 (D) 16 45 10 346 

2 (D) 5 (D) 5 271 

- - 11 26 5 75 

2 (D) 4 (D) 2 (0) 

All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity I Forms Acres 

RASPBERRIES (POUNDS) 

Rhode Islond ' ...•••....•••. · 14 6 4645 1 (D) 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Washington · 3 1 950 - - _______________________ _ 

· 8 3 2 805 - - Ali other counties __________________ _ 

· 3 2 890 1 (D) 

STRAWBERRIES (POUNDS) 

Rhode Islond ' ...•.••.•.•.•• · 44 75 347 654 10 55 

Newport __________________________ _ 

· 11 9 16 725 2 (0) Providence ________________________ _ 

· 13 8 31 661 5 6 All other counties __________________ _ 

· 10 57 (0) 2 (0) 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

· 10 2 (D) 1 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 34. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978 

All Farms 

AU NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE 

PRODUCTS (SEE TEXT) 

Rhode Island _______________ _ 

8ristol ________________ - _______ -- ---- Kent ______________________________ _ 

Newport __________ -- ---- -------- ---- Providence ________ -- ---- -_ ---_ -- ---- Washington ________________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL _______________ _ 

BEDDING PLANTS 

Rhode Islond _______________ _ 

Newport ___________________________ _ Providence _________________________ _ 

Washington ________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

forms not on moillisL _______________ _ 

BULBS 

Rhode Island _______________ _ 

AU other counties ___________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL _______________ _ 

CUT FLOWERS AND CUT FLORIST 

GREENS 

Rhode Island _______________ _ 

Sq. It. under gloss or other Forms protection Acres in open 

157 

6 

9 

21 

50 

35 

36 

B2 

7 

2B 

9 

4 

34 

10 

17 

950 113 

41 9B2 

63 456 

276 089 

248 020 

134 171 

186 395 

293 467 

50 290 

152 575 

2B 122 

18 500 

43 9BO 

23 775 

IB 200 

5 575 

41 OBO 

3492 

151 

8 B49 

123 2351 

10 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

Sales All Fanns 

($1.000) 

FOUAGE AND FLOWERING PlANTS 

Rhode Island _______________ _ 

9 789 1 Providence _________________________ _ 

559 Washington -- -- ------ -- ------------- 143 All other counties ___________________ _ 

3 ~~6 Forms not on maillisL _______________ _ 

4 505 NURSERY PRODUCTS 

Rhode Island _______________ _ 

Washington ________________________ _ 

VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 31 

15 Rhode Island _______________ _ 

161 All other counties --------------------

Farms not on moillisL _______________ _ 

GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES 

(D) 

Rhode Island _______________ _ 

W h' t (0) (0) (0) OTHER NURSERY AND os Ing on ------------------------- (0) (D) 1361 GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS All other counties ___________________ _ 

Sq. ft. under 

gloss or other Forms protection A£res in open 

42 

/0 

7 

7 

IB 

57 

5 

14 

15 

IB 

5 

22 

17 

223 761 

45 165 

(D) 

(D) 

120 455 

325 635 

(D) 

191 924 

(D) 

(0) 

20 462 

(X) 

(X) 

15 620 

13 920 

I 700 

26 775 

IB 

(D) 

(D) 

(0) 

I 721 

(D) 

B46 

lOB 

613 

(D) 

I 727 

I 727 

(D) 

(D) 

(X) 

(D) 

Soles 

($1,000) 

673 

70 

133 

240 

230 

5 335 

(D) 

3 OB9 

249 

I 51B 

(D) 

2 B021 

2 B02 

19 

17 

(D) 

Forms not on maillisL________________ 13 630 6~ Rhode Island _______________ _ (D) 

~------------------------~ ~--------------------------~ 

Table 35, Other Crops: 1978, not shown 

Table 36, Operator Response to Land Held Under Foreign Ownership: 1978, not shown 

Table 37. Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 1978 

Forms withAll Farms Income $1 to $250 to $500 to $1,000 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 to $30,000 

Farms ($1,000) $249 $499 $999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 29,999 or more 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 53 209 19 4 6 13 7 3 - I 

Newport __________________________ _ 

- 9 16 2 I 3 2 I - - - Providence ________________________ _ 

- 15 31 6 2 - 3 3 I - -

- Washington IB 152 3 I 3 6 2 2 - I _______________________ _ 

Ail other counties ___________ . _______ _ 

- 4 II I - - 2 I - - -

- Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 7 (Z) 7 - - - - - - -

Table 38. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

Forms withValue $1 to $250 to $500 to $1,000 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,00010 $30,000 Farms ($1,000) $249 $499 $999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $29,999 or more 

All Farms 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 193 I 468 2B 15 IB 75 19 19 B II 

- B 39 - I I 4 I - I - 6ristol ____________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

- 7 24 I I 2 I I I - - - 37 261 4 3 3 14 9 2 - 2 - 71 BOO 4 3 4 29 4 15 6 6 - 40 317 7 4 3 17 4 I I 3 

Newport __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 30 25 12 3 5 10 - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA RHODE ISLAND 117 
Table 39. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1978 

(For classification of sociol and ethnic groups· see fext) 

land in foms Harvested cropland Farms by value of soles 

All Farms Market value Occupation forming Occupation other thon farming 

of agricultural 

products sold less than $2,500 to $20,000 less thon $2,500 to $20,000 Farms Acres forms Acres ($1,000) $2,500 $19,999 or more $2,500 $19,999 or more 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

- 6 140 I (0) 3 4 - - 2 - -

Table 40. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1978 

(For classification of social and ethnic groups; see text] 

Full owners Port owners Tenonts 

All Farms Harvested Harvested Harvested 

Number land in forms cropland Number land in fa rms cropland Number land in forms cropland 

Rhode Islond ______________ _ 

- 6 140 (0) - - - - - -

Table 41. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1978 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 ar more 

Forms land in forms forms land in forms 

AMERICAN INDIAN 

Rhode Island ______________ _ - 4 12 - -

- 4 12 - - Forms nof on moillisL ______________ _ 

Table 42, Operators of Spanish Origin: 1978, not shown 

Table 43. Female Operators: 1978 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

Farms land in forms Farms land in farms 

Rhode Island ______________ _ - 50 4 033 30 2 154 

8rista'- ___________________________ _ 

- 3 281 3 281 

- 4 389 3 (0) 

- 5 375 4 (0) 

- 21 I 555 13 1 013 

Kenl _____________________________ _ 

Newport ________________________ ---

Providence ______________________ ---

Washington _______________________ _ - 11 716 6 291 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 6 717 1 (0) 

118 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

Forms ______________ ---------- ------ -- ------------ ---- 866 74 565 

(X) 86 - (X) 672 000 - (X) 11.1 -

Average size of form ______________________________ ---

AP~;~;~~i~~ li~n~~~esa~=== == ==== == == ==== == == == == -p;;c-e~t= Value of land and buildings: I 

209 667 (X) - (X) 2370 

Average per fann _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollars __ 

604 36 434/ 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland _______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 710 24997 

By acres harvested: I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ - 261 976 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ - 145 1810 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 94 2 112 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ - 62 3026 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ - 66 4 665 

43 5 7621 

- 13 (D) 

- 4 (D) 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

- - - 1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 369 7 875 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 174 3 562 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ - 63 I 051 Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ - 31 (D) 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ - 4 (0) Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 115 2235 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 470 26 700 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 128 3 531 Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 405 23 169 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 647 II 451 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 60 2946

1 - 625 8 503 

Pastureland, all typeL _________________________________ _ 

- 463 14 354 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 100 2 985 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 98 2980 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ - I (D) 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 17 249 

1]978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - Average per form ___________________________ doJlars_ -

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 - to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

- $2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

- $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

- less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

- Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

-

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

- Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

-

- Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ______________________________ : ____________ _ -

- Field seeds, hoy, loroge, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

-

- Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other - crops _________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ___________________________ _ 

g~:;re ':not~~:!e~- == ==== ======== ====== == ========== ==== 

~~~:P~I~':~~~ ~~d-";'o~I== ==== == ====== == ============ ==== 

-

-

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ -

1)974 data include sales of lorest products. 

1978 

Farms 

866 

(X) 

52 

85 

91 

67 

101 

124 

343 

60 

68 

74 

141 

3 

473 

13 

-

-

-

-

167 

155 

90 

157 

40 

484 

74 

104 

321 

80 

43 

86 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Value 

($1,000) 

26448 

30541 

15903 

5450 

2616 

972 

676 

426 

381 

131 

116 

86 

49 

23 

15 738 

21 

-

-

-

- 583 

I 363 

I 089 

9 789 

2893 

10 710 

3 232 

5391 

I 226 

473 

46 

342 

1974 

Forms Acres 

597 61 066/ (X) 

~~I (X) 671 

(X) 9.1 

153 390 

(X) I 500 (X) I 543 29 0761 

512 21 422 

169 (NA) 

67 (NA) 

60 (NA) 

56 (NA) 

62 (NA) 

37 (NA) I 17 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

- (NA) 

206 5 325 

69 2 331 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I 

(NA) (NA) 

266 22 219 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

393 9 771 

(NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

73 2 336 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) 

1978 and 1974 

1974 

Value 

Farms ($1.000) 

597 22 219 

(X) 37 218 

46 (NA) 

85 (NA) 

93 (NA) 

62 (NA) I 52 (NA) 

72 (NA) 

184 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

3 (NA) 

363 12 121 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

126 6 997 

(NA) (NA) 

310 10074 

64 3 300 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1976 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

520 50 107 419 44 674 

(X) 96 (X) 107 

(X) 672 000 (X) 671 296 

(X) 7.5 (X) 6.7 

250 922 (X) 164 952 (X) 

(X) 2463 (X) I 547 

466 29 103' 378 25 367/ 

446 21 570 363 19856 

144 491 80 (NA) 

61 784 52 (NA) 

54 I 229 46 (NA) 

67 2468 48 (NA) 

60 4 170 79 (NA) 

43 5 762 37 (NA) 

13 (D) 17 (NA) 

4 (0) 2 (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

171 4 722 127 3922 

112 2 61 I 65 I 567 

36 951 25 676 

II (D) II 69 

4 (0) 4 91 

75 I 635 32 729 

257 14 124 169 12 5291 56 2 104 56 2685 

233 12020 136 9644 

375 6660 260 6 7761 

45 2 2161 67 2933

360 1 4662 252 3845 

218 9044 (NA) 9 540 

80 2 931 57 2 264 

79 (D) 56 2 136 

- - (NA) 10 

2 (D) 3 118 

13 214 (X) (X) 

Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Value Value 

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

520 26044 419 21 973 (X) 50084 (X) 52 442 

52 15 903 46 (NA) 

85 5450 85 (NA) 91 2616 93 (NA) 

67 972

1 

62 (NA) 101 676 52 (NA) 

124 426\ 72 (NA) (X) (X) 9 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

341 15 589 (NA) II 986 6 

I~ \ 

8 24 - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 103 506 75 331 115 I 338 93 I 067 65 I 067 37 776 144 9 773 98 6955 35 2 888 39 2835 

267 10 455 224 9972 36 3 208 49 3 275 96 5 385 121 5 278 186 I 073 167 911 43 454 23 391 16 26 II 8 39 308 15 110 

RHODE ISLAND 119 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

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 ________________ _ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Fanns 

1978 

866 

185 

252 

115 

72 

90 

56 

30 

14 

38 

10 

3 

1 

Acres 1974 in forms 

597 74 585 

108 802 177 6914 

62 6 801 39 5 686 73 10329 

44 8 852 

;11 

5970

3 381 1 36 13 199 \ 15 6 364 

(0) 

2 (O)i 

1978 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland 

710 67 871 24997 100 8956 5974 

131 576 325 23 108 74 202 5 654 2 509 36 1 009 569 

90 5 312 I 880 8 488 250 

69 5 450 1 845 8 607 266 76 8 750 3459 10 1 147 523 49 7 748 2670 5 815 670 

28 5 590 

: ;;\1 2 (0) (0) 

14 3 381 - - - 37 12 759 5 296 5 1 887 1 364 10 6364 2 778 2 (0) (0) 

3 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

AU forms 

1974 

Farms 

597 

512 

360 

(NA) 

152 

(NA) 

85 

(NA) 

Acres 

61 068 

21 422 

32 163 

7490 

22881 

10 646 

6024 

3 286 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

520 

446 

317 

253 

159 

151 

44 

42 

422 

54 

42 

2 

Acres 

50 107 

21 570 

22 423 

5 642 

24 073 

13 584

1 3 611 

2 344 

37 238 

5 412 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

419 

363 

230 

(NA) 

129 

(NA) 

60 

(NA) 

357 

31 

31 

Irrigated 

land 

2985 

47 

271 

102 

193 

332 

161 

(0) 

- 292 

(0) 

(0) 

-

Acres 

44 674 

19858 

18 169 

6388 

21 156 

10 321 

5349 

3 149 

34828 

4929 

4917 

All farms I Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 ' 1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

702 408 410 277 

115 77 73 55 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 

Operators by place of residence: 

416 339 332 298 On form operated ---- ---- -- ------------ 450 224 188 90 Not on form operated ___________________ 

49 78

1 

37 56 Operalars by age group: Under 25 yeors ________ .. ______________ _ 121 

Not reported ___________________________ 

9 6 9 Operators reporting doys of work off farm: 251034 yearL _______________________ _ 72 61 40 43 None _________________________________ 363 238 285 212 35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 163 81 89 53 1 to 49 days •.....••................... 36 24 29 7 45 to 54 yeorL _______________________ _ 249 130 141 91 50 to 99 days ••.•• _ .••.•..•••..••.•.... 12 18 4 11 55 to 64 yeorL _______________________ _ 217 145 154 103 100 to 149 days ••.•••.••.••.•.•.•...•.• 22 16 8 13 65 years and over _____________________ _ 156 134 90 89 150 to 199 days ......•....••.......•... 46 24 21 12 Average oge __________________________ _ 52.4 53.3 53.0 53.2 200 days or more ---- ------------------ L- 365 163 161 68 __________ ~ __________ ~ 

I Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

· 301 1 237 183 928 198 1 176 126 877 

· 542 5058 332 5 068 287 4 757 232 4 998 

433 3968 289 4642 231 3 745 221 4 597 

399 153 (NA) _(NA) 245 141 157 103 

· 471 829 347 909 360 815 264 899 

· 595 1 129 404 1 217 397 1 072 303 1 194 

· 562 596 283 501 387 570 220 493 

· 304 4 584 269 3 729 265 4495 225 3 672 

· 37 80 24 80 28 66 22 (0) 

livestock and poultry purchased ______________ - _______ ---- Feed for livestOCK and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commerciol fertilizer ______________________ -- -- ---- -- ---

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor ______________________ -- -- -- -------- ---

Contract lobar ________________________ -_ -_ -- -- ------ ---

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment ____________________ -- ____ -- -- -- ------ -- ---· 121 115 115 66 98 110 80 58 

· 866 1 904 (NA) (NA) 533 1 773 (NA) (NA) 

865 1 522 584 833 533 1 429 415 798 

842 715 (NA) (NA) 518 654 415 462 

178 252 (NA) (NA) 137 247 93 116 

82 35 (NA) (NA) 70 (0) 34 28 

193 396 (NA) (NA) 169 390 

5 } 11 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 415 192 

865 114 (NA) (NA) 533 104 

523 371 (NA) (NA) 370 336 (NA) (NA) 

· 48 11 (NA) (NA) 35 9 (NA) (NAl, 

Energy and petroleum products ____ -- ---- -- -- -- ------ -- ---

Petroleum products __________ -- -- ---- -- -- -- ------ ----

Gasoline __________________ -- -- ---- -- -- ------ -- ----

Diesel fuel ________________ -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ---- ----

LP gas, butane, and propane __ -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- ---

Fuel oil ____________ -_ ---- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- Natural gas __________ - _____ -- ---- -- -- -- -- ---- -- ---- Kerosene, motor oil. and gre05e _____________________ _ 

Electricity __ ________________ -- -- ---- -- ---- -- ------ ---- Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

120 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ________ - _____ -___ - _______ -- ---- -- -----_ - ___ ------ ----

567 18 716 374 17040 

537 17 144 364 - 15 8011 103 I 572 64 I 239 - 325 6 858 214 6001 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to contral- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chern iccls for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

307 8 220 222 - 7 6901 - 25 942 23 (0) 

209 6 004 139 5 592 

- 259 8 0451 173 7 4311 

- 48 I 761\ 38 I 7461 - 162 (X) 92 (X) 

- 179 (X) 116 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Forms with sales AU farms of $2,500 or more 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: 

-

-

- $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 1974 

866 595 16 116 II 378 

18 610 19 123 

193 102 279 143 

163 147 

All forms 

Farms 

471 

704 

712 

14 

21 

23 

1978 1974 1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

533 417 machinery ond equipment-Con. 

12 822 9 513 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 90 

24 056 22 813 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 70 $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 44 

86 60 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 10 , 118 77 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 10 r 121 93 $200,000 or more _______________________ 7 -' 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms 

692 214 274 337 418 464 

I 476 269 341 567 I 135 526 

I 684 144 184 655 I 500 526 

15

1 

2 (D)I 12 (D) 6 23 I (D) 20 (0) I 10 

25 2 (0) 21 (D) 6 

1974 

forms Acres on which used 

303 14 324 

(NA) 13 524 

(NA) SOO 69 2023 

(NA) 7 922 

I (0) 

43 2 836 

(NA) 5 2281 

II 327

1 31 (X) (NA) (X) 

Fonns with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

94 88 85 

67 50 64 

24 44 20 ,r 10 1 18 11 10 18 1 iL 6 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

660 347 

I 213 328 I 285 247 

7 (D) 

10 4 

6 -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

- 139 144 38 38 103 106 81 102 25 Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

- 201 209 37 37 166 172 162 172 26 Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

- 121 138 22 28 100 110 III 122 18 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text} 

Hired workers-All fonns, 1978 Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 304 163 (X) 255 (X) 265 225 - 1 999 ()O 649 (Xl I 350 I 894 2 014 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- J worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 64 54 54 76 76 49 45 - 64 50 100 56 112 48 30 - 68 34 112 45 150 62 50 - 70 15 85 51 321 69 55 - 38 10 298 27 691 37 45 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 121 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 573 (X) 345 (X) 284 (X) 243 (X) 

- 468 (X) 270 (X) 226 (X) 187 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep •.•.... ___ .. __ . __ .. _ $1,000. - 484 10 710 310 10074 267 10 455 224 9972 

- 387 1 745 247 (NA) 214 1 553 181 1 310 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer colves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

- 401 10068 242 11 200 198 8570 172 10416 334 6 111 227 7 199 164 5359 165 6 702 - 194 1 354 114 1 093 68 712 61 640 - 182 4 757 145 6 106 115 4647 127 6062 

- 258 2 783

1 

(NA) (NA) 133 2359 139 2977 

- 226 1 174 (NA) (NA) 116 852 112 737 

Soles: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ________ " __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- 321 5003 218 4 932 186 4480 167 4 713 

- (X) 1 226 (X) (NA) (X) 1 073 (X) 911 

- 193 2589 (NA) (NA) 127 2429 148 3066 

- (X) 207 (X) (NA) (X) 189 (X) 143 

- 279 2414 (NA) (NA) 162 2051 142 1 647 

- (X) 1 019 (X) (NA) (X) 884 (X) 768 

- 91 584 (NA) (NA) 37 394 13 138 $1,000_ ~airy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 243 (X) (NA) (X) 172 (X) 55 

- 104 5391 (NA) (NA) 96 5385 121 5278 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between-

-- 147 6 557 46 5 029 55 6084 29 4832 

-- 62 1 334 (NA) (NA) 39 1 258 18 696 

-- 129 5 223 (NA) (NA) 50 4826 28 4 136 

Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 3J _____________ _ June I and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lombL __________________________________ _ 

Ewes J year old or older __________________________ _ Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

-- 63 1 169 24 882 39 1 126 18 843 

-- 58 579 20 429 36 548 17 413 

-- 42 590 21 453 36 578 16 430 

-- 60 2493 35 1 484 19 662 14 294 

-- 51 2075 (NA) (NA) 15 453 12 234 

-- 40 319 (NA) (NA) 17 178 1 (D) 

-- 162 756 80 455 60 334 38 318 

Soles: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 80 7369 34 5605 43 7092 23 5438 $1,000 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ -- (X) 473 (X) (NA) (X) 454 (X) 391 

-- 27 3017 12 1 229 21 2934 8 1 141 $1,000 Sheep and lambL __________________________________ _ -- (X) 77 (X) (NA) (X) 75 (X) 29 

-- 37 737 20 439 15 465 9 210 Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _______ .. _______________ $1,000 

-- 42 1 564 (NA) (NA) 15 509 9 240 

-- (X) 10512 (X) (NA) (X) 3452 (X) 1 768 

-- 43 46 (NA) (NA) 16 26 11 8 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 21 234 (NA) (NA) 10 153 - - $1,000 Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ -- (X) 11 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) -

-- 35 105 17 42 18 81 13 37 $1,000 -- (X) 164 (X) (NA) (X) 150 (X) 26 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ______________________________________ _ 

-- 191 (X) 98 (X) 74 (X) 69 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

-- 158 257 669 90 283 254 66 252 648 62 280 978 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 156 (D) 89 239 207 66 (0) 61 237 187 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 18 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 5 42 700 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 13 (D) (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 2 (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 39 11 041 7 27 215 14 10387 6 (D) Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 24 310 (NA) (NA) 10 209 3 3 723 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - 22 (D) (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 3 3 723 Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 75 (X) (NA) (X) 23 (X) 9 (X) 

Soles: Any poultry __ • _______ .. ____ .. ______________________ _ 

- 66 (X) 58 (X) 39 (X) 47 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 40 220 229 49 455 766 27 217 737 39 452 826 Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

- 39 (D) 48 168 166 26 (D) 38 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 9 (D) 4 131 000 3 (D) 4 131 000 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 2 (D) 

Turkey~ for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry ond poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - 9 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) 3 (X) 

- 74 3232 64 3 300 36 3208 49 3275 

122 RHODE ISLAND 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigoted 

forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity forms Acres 

Corn lor all purposes _________________________ J978_ 

J974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ J978_ 

J974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

J974_ For lodder. hogged or grazed ________________ J978_ 

J974_ 

152 3 590 (X) 8 41 96 3303 (X) I (0) 

- 117 3 3J2 (X) (NA) (NA) 95 3234 (X) 2 (0) 

- 40 391 28 387 5 25 12 306 22860 - - - 8 6 555 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) (0) I (0) 

- 89 

126 3 199 56 507 3 16 88 2 997 53 776 I (0) - (NA) (NA) 89 3 145 47396 I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - - -

Sorghums lor all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 5 19 (X) - - 5 19 (X) - -

- 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 5 19 149 - - 5 (0) 149 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions. dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ J978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheal lor groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I (0) (0) I (D) - - - - -

- 9 95 3 789 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) (D) - - Ools lor groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

J974_ - 5 50 250 - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - Barley lor groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye lor groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for 9roio ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 4 140 3052 - - 4 140 3 052 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 167 4669 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans lor beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Callan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ J978_ 

1974_ - 38 3 536 915316 - - 31 3 518 914 101 - - - 44 4344 932 755 (NA) (NA) 40 4 338 931 647 3 353 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (Ions. dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- I (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 404 II 804 22 842 5 270 210 8 800 18 459 5 270 

- 272 8 689 17421 (NA) (NA) 179 7 377 15432 2 (D) 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions. dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 127 2662 6 739 - - 88 2 308 6 141 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 72 2 252 6 008 I (0) 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions. dry) (see lexl) ______ J978_ - 234 6086 II 147 - - 118 4 345 8 448 - -

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 38 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ - 156 2 249 (X) 37 636 116 2 150 (X) 32 629 

- 123 I 891 (X) (NA) (NA) 95 I 808 (X) 25 431 Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 78 I 264 (X) 23 407 54 I 198 (X) 20 405 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 68 I 060 (X) II 289 Tomaloes _________________________________ J978_ - 94 188 (X) 22 49 70 178 (X) 18 47 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 59 188 (X) 18 35 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 10 (D) (lO 2 (D) 3 (D) (X) I (D) 

1974_ 

land in orchardL ____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 9 8 (X) I 2 (D) 

- 83 784 (X) 10 71 44 641 (X) 9 (D) 

1974_ - 50 668 (X) (NA) (NA) 34 615 (X) 6 52 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 76 590 4 967 562 (NA) (NA) 38 477 4 846 421 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 31 519 6 672 295 (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 45 93 442 957 (NA) (NA) 23 84 436 704 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) II 79 597 690 (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2J 63 140019 (NA) (NA) 9 57 139 024 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 62 184 (X) J6 135 39 170 (X) 14 (D) 

1974_ - 21 107 (X) (NA) (NA) II 98 (X) 3 84 SIrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 44 75 347 654 10 55 27 69 340 433 8 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 17 102 383 2 (D) 

Nursery and greenhouse produets _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 157 3 521 (X) 46 1 976 144 3 501 (X) 40 I 970 

- 3 8 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RHODE ISLAND 123 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres forms Acres forms Acres forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ___ .. ____________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~r;;r~~ !i~n1o~~eso==== == ====== == == == == == == ==-p~;c~~t= 

192 8 3~\ (NAJ (NA) 55 1 493 (NA) (NAJ (X) (X) (NA) (X) 27 (X) (NA) (X) (X) (Xl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

- (X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 115 698 (X) (NAJ (X) 156 505 (X) (NA) (X) 

- (X) 2660 (Xl (NA) (X) 5 765 (X) (NA) 

land in forms according fa use: Totol croplo nd ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 180 401.6\ (NAJ (NA) I 55 943 (NA) (NA) 

- 150 1 293 (NAJ (NA) 47 263 (NA) (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 10 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres ___________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

lOa to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 84 271 (NAJ (NA) 40 88 (NA) (NA) 

- 43 482 (NAJ (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 23 540 (NA) (NA) 7 175 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAJ (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAJ (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAJ (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAJ (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAJ (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAJ (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Cropond used only for pasfure ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Croplo nd in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvemen 

- 111 2 103 (NAJ (NA) 16 193 (NA) (NA) 

- 36 620 (NA) (NA) 18 (0) (NA) (NA) 

I grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _______ • ________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow • ____________ _ Craplo nd idle __________________________________ _ 

- 15 93 (NAJ (NA) 5 50 (NA) (NA) 

-- 10 25 (NAJ (NA) - - (NAJ (NA) 

-- - 5021 

(NAJ (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

-- 26 (NAJ (NA) 13 437 (NA) (NA) 

To fal mod land ____________________________________ _ 

Wooclland postured ______________________________ _ 

Woooland nal pastured _____ • ___ • _________________ _ 

-- 127 2 821 (NAJ (NA) 38 445 (NA) (NA) 

-- 22 249 (NAJ (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

-- 108 2572 (NAJ (NA) 38 445 (NA) (NA) 

Of her bnd Posfure!~ ~d ~;d·~~~g;I~~d~ ~h;;th~~-c-r-opl~~d~-n-d- - - ---- 164 1 515 (NAJ (NA) 46 105 (NA) (NA) 

woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

land in house loIs, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc ______ _ 

-- II 274 (NAJ (NA) I 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 

-- 164 1 241 (NAJ (NA) 46 (0) (NA) (NA) 

Pastu relood, all types __ -- 125 2 626 (NAJ (NA) 16 199 (NA) (NA) 

Irrigo ted land ________________________________________ _ 

Ho rvested c ropbnd irrigoted _________________________ _ - 22 184 (NAJ (NA) 13 153 (NA) (NA) 

-- 21 (0) (NA) (NA) 13 153 (NA) (NA) Po sturdand irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other bnd irrigated _______ • ________________________ _ - 1 (0) (NAJ (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 2 (0) (X) (X) 2 (0) (X) (X) 

11978 dafo ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

-- 1978 1974 1978 1974 

-- Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

~ Market wlue of ogriculturol products sold! _____ • _________ _ - 192 691 (NA) (NA) 55 563 (NA) (NA) 

Averoge per form. __________________________ dollars-- (X) 3 598 (Xl (NA) (X) 10234 (X) (NA) 

Form s by value of agricultural products sold:! $100.000 or morL __________________________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) $40.00010 $99.999 _________________________________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 

$20.00010 $39.999 _________________________________ _ 5 155 (NA) (NA) 5 155 (NA) (NA) 

$10.00010 $19.999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2.500 10 $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less linn $2.500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2.00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,~0 10 $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Ab norrrol forms (see textL. __________________________ _ 

-

2181 

(NA) (NA) - 2181 (NA) (NA) 

- 36 (NA) (NA) 36 (NA) (NA) 

- 12 (0) (NA) (NA) 12 (0) (NA) (NA) 

137 128 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

27 57 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

12 21 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

, 17 19 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 81 30 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Craps _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ________________________________ -. -- - ___ -- ---- 81 527 (NA) (NA) 47 498 (NA) (NA) 

- 5 3 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

(orrmadity (redit Corporation loons _________ • _______ _ 

Co Uan and cottonseed ____________________ - _____ -- ----

Carrmadity Credit Corporation loons ________________ ._ 

T obac(D ______________________________ -. -- ---- -- ----

Field seeds. hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

VegetcbJes, sweet corn, and melonL _______ .:. ___________ _ 

Fru its, nuts, and berries- _________________________ -- ---

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Of her aops _____________ • ______ - ___ -- -- -- -- ------ ---

livestock. poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Po ultry and poultry products _________ . ____ -- -- ---- -- ---

Do iry ~oducts ________________________ -- -- .----- ----

Co ttle and calves ________________ -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- ---- Hogs Q1d pigL _______________ -. ______ ---- -- ---------

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ -- -- -----------

Ot her ivesfock and livestock products (see text) _____ - ----

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 16 20 (NA) (NA) 9 7 (NA) (NA) 

21 15 (NA) (NA) 7 9 (NA) (NA) 

- 21 8 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 36 480 (NA) (NA) 36 480 (NA) (NA) 

- 3 1 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (NA) 

'"j 110 164 (NA) (NA) 17 64 (NA) (NA) 

20 3 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

74 99 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 

26 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 20 46 (NA) (NA) 9 43 (NA) (NA) 

11974 data include soles of forest products. 

124 FARMS NOT ON MAil LIST, R.I. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- I to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 10 to.$ acres _____________________ _ 50 to IJf ocreL ____________________ _ 

70 to WocreL ____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre5. __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre5. __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre5. __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre5. ________________ _ 

2,000 ocres or more _________________ _ 

192 (NA) 8 352 150 6 314 I 293

1 

22 746 316 184 

65 (NA) 305 54 265 115 9 59 39 21 

46 (NA) I 432 39 I 251 420 8 302 142 28 

38 (NA) 2 289 21 I 280 282

1 

- - - - 23 (NA) I 661 23 I 661 325 5 385 135 135 

10 (NA) I 088 4 430 51 - - - -

10 (NA) I 577 9 I 427 100 - - - -

-

::11 

-I 

- -

=1 

- - - =1 - - - - - - -

~I ~I - - (NA) - - - - -

- (NA) - - - - -

- (NA) - - - - -

- (NA) - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 I 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

Ha rvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenu re of operator: Fu II oYJl'lers _________________________ _ 

Harwsted cropland _________________ _ Po rt omers _________________________ _ 

Harvested crop/and _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Ha~sted cropland ______________ ~ __ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ Po rtnership _________________________ _ 

Corpamtion _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, instifut 

--------- 192 8 352 (NA) (NA) 55 I 493

1 

(NA) (NA) 

--------- 150 I 293 (NA) (NA) 47 263 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 154 5 971 (NA) (NA) 43 973

1 

(NA) (NA) 

--------- 133 I 049 (NA) (NA) 35 III (NA) (NA) 

--------- 22 I 342 (NA) (NA) 5 385 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 6 147 (NA) (NA)I 5 (0)1 (NA) (NA) I 

--------- 16 I 0391 (NA) (NA) 7 135 (NA) (NA) 

--------- II 97

1 

(NA) (NA) 7 (0) (NA) (NA) I --------- 185 

8 2~~1 (NA) (NA) 48 I 419 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 7 (NA) (NA) 7 74 (NA) 

(NA:I --------- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

ionol. etc._ - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

All forms I 

Forms with sales of I All forms I Forms w ifh sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of res idence: 

- 43 (NA) 15 (NA) On form operated ______________________ 167 (NA) 55 (NA) 

- 149 (NA) 40 (NA) Not on form operated ___________________ 25 (NA) - (NA) 

Operators by principal occupation: 

Other Farmil'l:J -- --------------------------- ______________________________ _ 

(NA) I (NA)I 

Not reported ___________________________ - (NA) I - (NA) I 

- I - Operators reporting days of work off form: 

Operators by age group: Un der 25 years ______________________ _ 

- 5 (NA) - (NA) None _________________________________ 45 (NA) 20 (NA) 

- 47 (NA) 12 (NA) 1 to 49 doyL __________________________ 2 (NA) 2 (NA) 

- 64 (NA) 8 (NA) 50 to 99 doy5. _________________________ 3 (NA) - (NA) 

- 42 (NA) 23 (NA) 100 to 149 doy'- _______________________ 5 (NA) - (NA) 

- 33 (NA) 12 (NA) 150 to 199 day5. _______________________ 12 (NA) - (NA) 

- 52.5 (NA) 56.1 (NA) 200 days or more ______________________ 125 (NA) 33 (NA) 

25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 45 to 54 yearL ______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL ______________________ _ 

65 yea-s and over ____________________ _ 

AverQ~ age _________________________ _ 

lApp lies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms I Forms with sales of $2.500 or more I , 

1978 1974 1978 

Expenses I 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

lives tack and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for lives tock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercioily mixed formula feeds- ____________________ _ Animol health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bt.ibs, plonts, ond trees __________________________ _ (amm erdal fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _. _______________ _ Hired loon 10 bor ______________________________________ _ (ant ract lobor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

- 61 39 (NA) (NA) 14 25 (NA) (NA) 

- 142 117 (NA) (NA) 19 36 (NA) (NA) - 126 82 (NA) (NA) 14 22 (NA) - 95 19 (NA)I (NA) (NA) 16 15 (NA) (NA) - 61 96 (NA) (NA) 21 90 (NA) (NA) - 153 34 (NA) (NA) 51 16 (NA) (NA) 

- 131 17 (NA) (NA) 51 10 (NA) (NA) - 15 122 (NA) (NA) 8 117 (NA) (NA) - 9 4 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 

equ ipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 17 7 (NA) (NA) 8 6 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Die",1 fuel _______________________________________ _ 

Not,,"ol ~~efo~i _~ gas u~~~~_o_n_d_~~~~~~~== ______________________________________ == ====== ==== ======== === _ 

Kerosene. motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 192 233 (NA) (NA) 55 195 (NA) (NA) - 192 194 (NA) (NA) 55 169 (NA) (NA) - 186 40 (NA) (NA) 55 (D) (NA) (NA) - 8 1 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - 8 I (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - 41 144 (NA) (NA) 31 143 } - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - 192 8 (NA) (NA) 55 4 - 122 38 (NA) (NA) 44 (0) (NA) (NA) - 4 1 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (NA) (NA)I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, R.I. 125 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dote ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text J 

All farms forms with saJes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

forms Acres on which used forms Acres on which used 

Commercia! fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(roplord fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

li!~ S_f~~~_o_n_d_ ~~~~I~~~_~e_~~~~~ _=~= = ====== ===== = === == ======== Sprays, rusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to con'rol-

- 148 1 001 51 

- 125 678 46 

- 36 323 12 

- 100 638 45 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematcdes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 85 321 35 

- 2 (D) -

- 50 234 14 

- 63 401 13 

Chern icols for -

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect cant rol on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 1 (D) -

- 57 (X) 12 

- 28 (X) -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estim ated rna rket value of all 

machine')' and equipmenf ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ A\ler~ per farm ________________ dollors_ 

form s by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTS> MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automotiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortn.cks including pickups ______________ _ Whee! tra:fors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and beo n combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heo1s for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CoMO npickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower cooditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup hOers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage h arveslers, shear bar or flywll?el type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 doTa are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

j ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

192 (NA) 55 (NA) machinery and equipment-Con. 

1 473 (NA) 446 (NAl $20.000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

7 670 (NA) 8 117 (NA) $30.000 to $49.999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

67 (NA) 20 (NA) $70,000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

97 (NA)j 25 (NA)j $100,000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

8 (NA)j 3 (NAlj $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

70 125 23 41 52 84 

146 200 68 73 114 127 

137 222 28 28 115 194 

2 (0) 2 (D) - - 6 6 - - 6 6 

10 10 - - 10 10 

- - - - - -

20 20 - - 20 20 

28 28 5 5 23 23 

25 25 1 (D) 24 (D) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

344 

240 

104 

323 

105 

-

26 

93 

-

00 

00 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

{NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

{NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

{NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

(NA) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Fanns with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

5 (NA) 5 (NA) 

15 (NA) 2 (NA) 

- (NA) - (NA) 

- -, { - -, 

- ~ (NA) - ~ (NA) 

- -' L - -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

(NA) (NAl (NAl 

(NA) (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl (NA) 

(NA) {NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NAl (NA) 

(NA) {NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NAl (NA) 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 doys or more Working less fha n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms _______________________ - --- ___ -_ -- -- ------ ------ ---

Workers ________________ -- __ -- -- - ___ -- -- -- -- ---- -- ---- ---- 15 7 (X) 15 (X) 8 (NA) 

- 42 (X) 12 (X) 30 28 (NA) 

- - 2 (D) - - - (NAl 

- 8 5 (D) 15 30 I (NA) 

- 7 - - - - 7 (NA) 

- - - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - - - (NAl 

-' 

Forms with- 1 worker ____________________ -- - ___ -- ---- -- ------ ---- ---

2 workers ________ ---- -- ---- -- ------ -- -- -- ---- -- -- ------ 3 or 4 workers ________________ -- ______ -- -- ------ -- ------

5 to 9 workers ________________ -- ____ -- -- ---------- ------ JO workers or more ____________________ -- -- -- -- -- --------

126 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, R.I. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

-- 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any li'Rstock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Anycott~. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 143 (X) (NA) (NA) 19 (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 127 (X) (NA) (NA) 12 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Sales, An y liwstock or poultry and their product s _______ $1,000_ 

AnycaftJe, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $I,OOO_ 

CATTlE AND CAlVES 

- 110 164 (NA) (NA) 17 64 (NA) (NA) 

- 95 115 (NA) (NA) I 9 21 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory: Co ttle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Mlk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

- 107 637 (NA) (NA) II 107 (NA) (NA) 

- 89 311 (NA) (NA) 6 38 (NA) (NA) 

- 55 231 (NA) (NA) 6 38 (NA) (NA) 

- 47 80 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 65 222 (NA) (NA) 6 44 (NA) (NA) 

- 50 104 (NA) (NA) 7 25 (NA) (NA) 

Sales, (0 Hie and colves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Ooiry !,"oducts _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 74 334 (NA) (NA) 7 74 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 99 00 (NA) (X) (0) (X) (NA) 

- 39 74 (NA) (NA) 5 10 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 9 00 (NA) (X) (D) (X) (NA) 

- 68 260 (NA) (NA) 7 64 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 91 (X) (NA) (X) 17 (X) (NA) 

- 41 208 1 (NA) (NA) 7 59 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 70 (X) (NA) (X) 16 (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs ond pigs ______ c ________________________ _ 

litters of pigs furrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ Doc. I of preceding yearond May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 58 416 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 16 81 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I 

- 47 335 1 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 17 60 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 17 39 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 4 21 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- II 28 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- II 24 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 9 77 (NA) (NA) 4 52 (NA) (NA) Ho rses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 55 233

1 

(NA) (NA) I 7 60 I (NA) (NA) 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 26 263 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 15 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (NA) FeecEr pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 6 109 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000_ - (X) 4 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (NA) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) Pourrls of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (NA) 

Sheep, lambs, ond woo'-_______________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) -

7s1 

(NA) (NA) 

- 6 84 (NA) (NA) 3 (NA) (NA) 

$1,000_ - (X) 3 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) (NA) Ho rses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 10 35 (NA) (NA) 7 30 (NA) (NA) 

$1,000_ - (X) 42 (X) (NA) (X) 40 (X) (NA) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: An y poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 70 (X) (NA) (NA) I 8 (X) I (NA) (NA)I 

- 53 I 648 (NA) (NA) 8 207 (NA) (NA) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

PIllets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 53 I 542 (NA) (NA) 8 207 (NA) (NA) 

- 6 106 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 6 104 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) (NA) (NA) Broiers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________ ~ ______ _ - 23 503 (NA) (NA) 5 100 (NA) (NA) 

- 15 163 (NA) (NA) 5 85 (NA) (NA) TtKkey s far slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 15 163 (NA) (NA) 5 85 (NA) (NA) TtKkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 37 (X) (NA) 

Soles: 

(X) 7 (X) (NA) (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

PIllets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broiers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

TtKkey s for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

TtKkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other paultry ____________________________________ _ 

Paultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ 

- 22 (X) (NA) (NA) 6 (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 7 400 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 7 400 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 5 50 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) -

::1 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- 4 (X) (NA) (X) - (X~i (NA) 

- 20 3 (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (~ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, R.I. 127 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres forms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

Corn for 011 purposes --- ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Fa r gran or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silcge or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ Fa r foilier, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

39 170 (X) 6 (0) - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 24 77 5 225 5 (0) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 25 93 I 449 I (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Sor9 hums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Fa r gn:in or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silCIJe or green chop (fans. greenL _________ 1978_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cut for dry foroge or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Wheo t fa groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

5 50 250 - - - - - - - 1974_ Barley fer groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for g-oin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Othe r srroll groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Soybeans for beans {bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Peanuls for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cotton (I:oles) _______________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweigh1) __________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA)I 

- - - - (NA) I - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 3 2 240 - - 2 (0) (0) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Sweetpo101ae 50 (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 86 I 181 I 928 5 270 II 328 541 5 270 1974_ Alfolfohoy (tons. dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Ot her "me dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 9 74 76

1 

-

(NA) I 

2 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 36 332 699 - - 2 (0) (0) - - Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Red elmer seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

All vegetd>les harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 21 41 (X) I (0) 7 14 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Swee1 corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 9 16 (X) I (0) - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Tomotres _________________________________ 1978_ - 13 5 (X) I (0) 5 I (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Green peas exdJding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - I (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in ()'"chords _____________________________ J978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA) 

21 82 (X) 5 5 5 5 (X) 5 5 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Apples (pou rods). ___________________________ 1978_ - 20 73 33 170 (NA) (NA) 5 I 2 250 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 16 4 3 725 (NA) (NA) 5 I 3 600 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - 6 2 2 905 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strowrerries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery atd greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other Cr<,!,s _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 16 4 (X) 6 2 7 (0) (X) 5 

'J~ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 

- 10 2 2 335 I (0) 2 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 36 17 (X) 8 12 36 17 (X) 8 12 

- I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

128 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, R.I. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1978 

farms Acres 

- 37 2 110 I (X) 57 -

- (X) 16000 (X) 13.2 -

Forms ____________ ---___ - _____ -- ------ ------ ------ --- Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per fonn _____________________________ dollars_ - 153 054 (X) Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ - (X) 2684 

- 33 I 4421 

Land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 30 I 090 

By acres harvested: I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ - 10 26 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 4 43 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 4 90 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 4 155 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ - 6 (D) 

- 2 (D~I - - - -

30~1 - -

- 15 

- 4 52 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- - - grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland - - - on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland - - - in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 4 52 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- II 370 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 4 41 Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 8 329 

Other lond _________________________________________ _ 

- 26 298 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than crop/and and 

- 5 95

- 1 24 203 

woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 18 436 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ 3 (D) 

- - - Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- I (D) 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 _________ _ - -

q 978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sold) _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms {see textL ___________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ____ ... ____________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy. forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons-___________________ _ Fruits, nuts. and berries-_____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Paultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

g~!~ r:;~3~~~~es- == ==== == ============ == ========== ==== 

~~i:p~,~':~~~ ~~d-';;~~I== ====== ====== == ==== ======== === Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

1)974 data include soles of forest products. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 

Forms 

37 

(X) 

3 

6 

8 

3 

3 

3 

II 

2 

I 

I 

7 

-

18 

-

-

-

-

-

4 

8 

I 

6 

-

22 

-

9 

18 

2 

I 

3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Value 

($1,000) 

I 258 

34001 

(D) 

(D) 

212 

49 

19 

12 

9 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

I 

-

676 

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

67 

(D) 

559 

-

582 

-

449 

99 

(D) 

(D) 

5 

1974 

forms Acres 

38 2 279 

(JO 60 (X) 15 936 (X) 14.3 

131 816 (X) 

(X) 2 198 

29 I 5731 

29 I 3211 

9 (NA) 

3 

- (NA) (NA) I 3 (NA) 

12 (NA) 

2 (NA)I - (NA) 

- (NA) I - (NA) 

II 202 

6 

5°1 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I 

(NA) (NA) 

12 407 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

31 299 

(NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

6 58 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) 

1978 and 1974 

1974 

Value 

Farms ($1,000) 

38 1 095 (X) 28 816 

I (NA) 

7 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) 

20 553 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

7 385 

(NA) (NA) 

22 540 

3 24 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

, Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres farms Acres 

26 I 697 33 2 202 

(X) 

16~1 (J() 67 

(J() (X) 15 936 

(X) 10.6 (X) 13.8 

166 748 (X) I 148 515 (X) 

(X) 2 555 (X) 2 226 

22 I 2111 26 I 5521 

21 931

1 

26 I 308 

7 20 6 (NA) 

I (D) I 3 (NA) 

2 (0) - (NA) 

4 155 3 (NA) 

5 (D) 12 (NA) 

2 (D~, 2 (NA) 

- - (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

8 230 II 202 

3 (0) 4 (D) 

- - I (D) 

- - 3 40 

- (0) I 

-

3 - =, 

6 303 10 (D) 

2 (0) I (D) 

4 (D) 9 353 

15 183 27 291 

3 (D) I 7 164 

13 (0) 24 127 

10 316 (NA) 372

4 14 4 (D) 1 

3 (D) 4 (D) I - - (NA) 

I (D) -

- - (X) (X)i 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Value Value 

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

26 I 249 33 I 090 (X) 48 035 (X) 33 030 

3 (D) I (NA) 

6 (D) 7 (NA) 

8 212 7 (NA) 

3 49 9 (NA) 

3 19 3 (NA) 

3 

121 

4 (NA) 

(X) (X) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

13 670 (NA) 549 

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - 2 (D) 5 51 6 (D) 7 113 - - - - 6 559 7 385 - - -

16 579 20 

'~ - - 3 24 9 449 12 434 14 (D) 16 70 2 (D) I (D) 

- - - I (D) 2 (D) 

BRISTOL COUNTY, R.I. 129 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

37 38 2 110 30 I 883 I 090 4 192 142 14 All farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with-

- 7 12 26 5 18 II I (0) (0) (0) 16 9 432 12 313 123 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- I I (0) I (0) (0) - - - - - 5 2 410 5 410 260 - - - - - 4 12 446 3 346 201 - - - - 2 - (0) 2 (0) (0) I (0) (D) (D) 

- I 

i\ :::\ I (D) (D) - - - - I I (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 fa 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL __________________ _ 

1,000 fa 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ Corporation __________________________________ _ 

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

All forms 

1978 

Farms 

37 

30 

21 

15 

9 

9 

7 

6 

30 

4 

3 

'1974 

Acres Forms Acres 

2 110 38 2 279 

I 090 29 1 321 

858 18 788 

402 (NA) 455 

954 II 937 

502 (NA) 495 

298 9 554 

186 (NA) 371 

498 (NA) (NA) 

433 (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Farms 

26 

21 

13 

8 

9 

9 

4 

4 

20 

4 

2 

Forming ______________________________ 22 23 18 23 On farm operated _____________________ _ Other ________________________________ 15 14 8 9 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reparted __ -------- -----------------

Under 25 years ________________________ - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeor'-________________________ 6 13 3 13 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeor'-________________________ 6 6 I to 49 doy'-_________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 3 10 3 7 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL________________________ 15 6 II 4 100 to 149 doyL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________ 7 8 3 8 150 to 199 doys _______________________ _ 

Average oge___________________________ 51.9 50.4 51.0 49.8 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

697 33 2202 

931 26 I 308 

538 16 (0) 

(D) (NA) 455 

954 9 (0) 

5D2 (NA) 483 

205 8 (0) 

(D) (NA) 370 

119 29 1966 

(D) 3 201 

(D) I (D) 

All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

26 23 18 21 

5 6 4 5 

6 8 4 6 

21 18 16 18 

I I 

I 

2 

L- II II 6 __________ ~ __________ ~ L-__________ ~ __________ ~ 

1 Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 14 64 16 35 13 (D) 16 35 

- 22 193 24 203 16 186 22 (D) 

- 16 124 21 185 13 121 19 (D) 

- 16 4 (NA) (NA) 14 (D) 14 6 

- 25 60 22 27 18 59 20 (D) 

- 23 32 28 56 18 30 25 54 

- 24 29 14 9 19 28 12 (0) 

- 15 163 14 214 13 (D) 14 214 

- - - I (D) - - I (D) 

livestock and poultry purchased ______________________ ---- Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ________________________________ ----

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________ - ___ -- --- Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobor ________________ -- -- - ___ -- - - -------------

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery ond equipment ____________________ -_ - ___ -_ -- ---------- ---- 6 2 4 2 4 (D) 4 2 

- 37 75 (NA) (NA) 26 72 (NA) (NA) 

- 37 58 37 48 26 56 32 47 

- 37 33 (NA) (NA) 26 31 32 31 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 12 10 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (l) 

- 6 13 (NA) (NA) 6 13 

- - - } (NA) (NA) - - 32 6 

- 37 4 (NA) (NA) 26 3 

- 22 (0) (NA) (NA) 17 16 (NA) (NA) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products ____ -- - _____ ---- -- ------ ---

Petroleum products __________ -- -- - _____ -- ------ -- ---- Gosoline __________________ -- -- - ___ -- -- -- ------ ----

Diesel fuel ________________ -- -- ___ - -- -- -- - ---------

~~era~; _~~t_a_~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~ == ====== == ============ === Natural gas ________________ -_ - _____ ---- ----------- Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity __________________ -- -- -___ -- ------ ---- -- ---

Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. __________ -_ ---------- ----

130 BRISTOL COUNTY, R.I. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except p'0sture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 22 726 17 

- 21 648 16 

- 4 78 4 

- 11 202 7 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - 14 300 11 

- 3 (D) 3 Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 6 222 2 

- 19 57°1 16 

- - (X> I -

- 7 6 

- 4 (X) 4 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

f 1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 1 All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con, 

Estimated market value of all 

37 38 26 33 machinery and equipment - (on. 

742 622 670 576 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

20 042 16368 25 755 17 455 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

6 

~I 2 ~I $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

10 5 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

7 5 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other com pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

24 30 11 13 14 17 

30 52 15 20 19 32 34 79 6 8 34 71 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 9 5 5 3 4 9 9 1 (D) 8 (D) 

8 9 4 4 4 5 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All fonns, 1978 

698 25 I 081 

620 (NA) 929 

78 (NA) 152 

187 8 113 

221 (NA) 162 

9 - -

(D) - -

539

1 

(NA) 345

1 

~11 -

~) (NA) 

1 ~11 ~) 

All forms Fonns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 1 

6 11 6 11 

2 3 2 3 

5 1 5 1 

1 "l r 1 "l 

- ~ -1-1 - ~ -I - -' jL - -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

29 43 20 36 63 18 33 78 11 

- -

=1 

- - - - (NAJ (NA) (NA) 

4 4 3 11 11 -

10 10 I 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 15 6 (X) 14 (X) 13 14 - 81 (X) 22 (X) 59 (D) 134 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 10 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 6 3 3 8 8 5 I - 3 - - 2 (D) 2 6 - 2 1 (D) 2 (D) 2 3 - 2 1 (D) - - 2 1 - 2 1 (D) 2 (D) 2 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BRISTOL COUNTY, R.I. 131 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry __________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs. or sheep __ _ 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products 

Any cottle. hogs. or sheep_ 

___ $1,000. 

_ $1,000. 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory Collie and colves ___________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thol hod calved _____ _ 

Beet cows 

Milk cows _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bults and bull colves 

Soles: 

Collie and calves 

(alves 

Collie 

Fottened cottle 

-- $1,000_ 

--

--

--

--

.. -

$1,000 

$1,000 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products _________________ $1.000_ -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: 

Hogs and pigs -- Used or 10 be used for breeding ________________ _ -- Olher hogs and pigs_____________ ~ ___ ~ _________ _ -- llllers 01 pigs farrowed belweenDec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _____ _ 

Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 ___ _ -- June I and Nov. 30 _____ _ -- Sheep and lombs ____________ . _____ _ -- Ewes 1 year old or older _________________________ _ -- GooIL_ -- Horses and ponies _ --

Sales: 

Hogs and pigs __ -- $1,000 -- feeder pigs -- $1,000 -- Sheep and lambL -- Sheep and lambs shorn __ -- Pounds of wool __________________ _ -- Sheep, lombs, and wool _________ $1,000 -- Gaols 

Horses and ponies 

POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any poullry 

Chickens 3 months old or older -

Hens and pullets of IOYlng age _ Pul/els 3 months old or older ___________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pul/ets under 3 months old __ 

Broilers and other meal-type chickens __ - --

Turkeys __ _ 

Turkeys for sJaughter ______ .. __ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding 

Other poultry __ 

Sales: Any poultry _ _ _ __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older_ 

Hens and pullets of loying age 

PuHets 3 months old or older _ 

Pulfet chicks and pullets under 3 months old --

Broilers and other meal-fype chickens --

Turkeys _ 

Turkeys tor sla ughter ___ _ 

Tur~ey hens kept for breeding 

Olher poultry _ 

Poultry and poullry products 

132 BRISTOL COUNTY, R.I. 

$1,000 --

-- $1,000 --

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

All forms 

1978 

Forms Number 

24 (X) 

21 (X) 

22 582 

19 127\ 

20 7J 

19 508\ 8 92 

13 416 

14 169

1 14 72 

18 443 

(X) 99 

14 295 

(X) 31 

IS 148 

(X) 68 

3 (0) I 

(X) (0) 

9 449 

4 (D) 

I (D) 

4 (D) 

I (D) 

I (D) 

I (0) 

2 (D) 

I (D) 

- - 4 32

1 

2 (D) 

(X) (D) 

- -

(X) -

- - I (D) 

(X) (0) 

I (D~I -

(X) -

2 (0) 

(X) (D) 

4 (X) 

4 69 

4 (D) 

I (D) 

I (D) 

I (D) 

- -

- - - -

I (X) 

-

- (X~I -

-

- -

- - - - - -

- -

- (X) 

- -

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number forms Number 

24 (X) 16 (X) 22 (X) 

20 (X) 15 (X) 18 (X) 

22 540 16 579 20 (D) 

19 (NA) 15 125 17 76 

19 961 14 706 17 (D) 

18 588 13 (D) 16 (0) 

II 99 3 (0) 9 (D) 

13 489 12 (D) 13 489 

(NA) (NA)I 12 (D) 14 196 

(NA) (NA) 10 61 II 177 

18 550 14 435 16 (D) 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 70 

(NA) (NA) II (D) 13 414 

(X) (NA) (X) 30 (X) 27 

(NA) (NA) 13 (0) 12 (D) 

(X) (NA) \ (X) (D) (X) 43 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

(NA) (NA) 9 449 12 434 

I (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (D) 

I (0) I (D) I (D) 

I (D) I (0) I (D) 

I (D) 1 (D) I (D) 

- - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

2 (D) 2 (0) 2 (0) I 

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

(X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

I (D) - - I (D) 

(X) (NA) (X) - (X) (0) 

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

(X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

(NA) (NA) I - =1 - - (NA) (NA) - - -

(X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

2 (D) I (0) 2 (D) 

(X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

3 (X) I (X) I 3 (X) 

3 I 740 I (D) 3 I 740 

3 I 740 1 (0) 3 I 740 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - I (D) - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

3 (X) - (X) 3 (X) 

3 I 515 - - 3 I 515 

3 I 515 - - 3 I 515 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

3 24 - - 3 24 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantify Forms Acres 

Corn for aU purposes _________________________ 1978. 

1974_ 

7 149 (X)I - - 6 (0) (X) I - - II 351 (X) (NA) (NA) II 351 (X) I (0) 

for groin or seed (bushelsL. _. ___ . _. _____ . __ .1978. - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, green). _________ 1978. 

1974_ 

7 149 2 635 - - 6 (0) (0) - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) II 351 6 122 I (0) 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978. - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - (X)I -

(NA) I 

- - (X)I -

- - - (X) (NA) - - (X) - =1 - - - -

:::il - - - - -

- - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - (X) - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I - - (X)I - -I 

- - - - - - - - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _________________ • __ .1978. 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978. 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978. 

1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978. 

1974_ 

Hogged or grazed __________________ _ ___ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL_ __ _ _ __ _ ___ . _1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - -

(NA~I - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA~ I - -

(X) I 

-

=1 - - - (X) - - - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 

(NA~ I 

- - (X) -

;1 - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - (NA~I - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

1974_ 

Barley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Colton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- -

-I 

- (NA~ 1 - -

32~ 1 

-

(O~ I 

- - - (NA) - - -

- 16 701 I 443 - II 562 I -

- 18 686 I 339 (NA) (NA) 18 686 I 339 I 

- 6 195 504

1 - (NA) I 

6 195 504

1 -

(0) I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 37 127 I 

- 12 347 705 -

,,,I 9 242 626

1 

-

~ I - - - (X) - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) - -

(X~I -

=1 

- - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) I - - -I - -I 

- 8 129 (X)I - - 6 (0) (X) - - - 10 149 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 134 (X) I (0) 

- 7 (0) (X) - - 5 (D) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 63 (X) - - - 4 (0) (X)I - - 2 (0) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 43 (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA~I - - (X)I - -

I - 2 (0) (X) - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (X) -

(N~I - - (X) I - J - - - (X)I (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 6 152 (xq 3 I j I 6 152 (X) 3 17 - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeoL _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BRISTOL COUNTY, R.I. 133 
Tobie 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with safes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~~?~~ ~~n?o~~~o==== == ==== == == ====== == ==== -pe;c""e~i= 

- 55 7003 61 8 324 32 2 738 32 3881 - (X) 127 (X) 136 (X) 86 (X) 121 - (X) 110720 (X) 11 0 400 (X) 110 720 (X) 110 400 - (X) 6.3 (X) 7.5 (X) 2.5 (X) 3.5 

Value of land and buildings:' Average per fann _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 215 389 (X) 204 295 (X) 142681 (X) 148 500 (X) 

- ()() 1 692 (X) 1 497 (X) 1 668 (X) 1 224 

land in forms according to use: Totol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 51 1 961 56 2 163\ 30 1 485 28 1 558 - 44 1 295 54 1 511 26 1014 26 1 203 

I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 fa 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

3010 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 19 71 28 (NA) 11 34 12 (NA) 

- 7 108 6 (NA) 2 (0) 1 (NA) 

- 5 108 7 (NA) 3 (0) 3 (NA) 

- 6 225 3 (NA) 4 (0) 1 (NA) 

3 174 5 (NA) 2 (0) 4 (NA) 

- 4 (0) 4 (NA) 4 (0) 4 (NA) 

- - - 1 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled ________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _____________ _ Cropland idle __________________________________ _ 

- 24 613 19 441 14 453 6 148 

- 9 53 7 211 3 (0) 6 (0) 

- 5 22 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 154 

-- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 53 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ___________________________ _ 

-- 34 4254 36 5272 17 871 14 1 638 

-- 14 173 (NA) (NA) 5 73 4 195 

-- 27 4081 (NA) (NA) 14 798 13 1 443 

O.her land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 40 786 32 889 21 382 19 685 Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc ______ _ 

-- 6 200 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 8 447 

-- 40 588 (NA) (NA) 21 (0) 12 238 

Pasturelond, all typeL ________________________________ _ 

-- 31 986 (NA) (NA) 17 681 (NA) 790 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 6 (0) 6 200 5 (0) 5 (0) Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ 

Postureland irrigated _______________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

-- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 5 199 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - -- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _______ _ -- I (0) (X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

11978 data are bosed an a sample of forms; see text. 

TobIe 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 55 749 61 1 368 32 723 32 1 325 Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 13615 (X) 22 426 (X) 22594 (X) 41 406 

forms by value of agricultura! products sold:! $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ - 1 (0) 1 (NA) 1 (0) 1 (NA) 

$40.000'0 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 6 292 7 (NA) 6 292 7 (NA) $20,000'0 $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 5 149 6 (NA) 5 149 6 (NA) 

$10,000'0 $19,999 _________________________________ _ - 4 57 3 (NA) 4 57 3 (NA) $5,000'0 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 9 65 10 (NA) 9 65 10 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less .han $2,500 (see 'ext) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 '0 $2,499 ______________________________ - __ _ 

- 7 (0) 4 (NA) 7 (0) 4 (NA) 

- 21 21 28 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

$1,500 '0 $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000'0 $1.499 _________________________________ _ less .hon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms {see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 5 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 9 11 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 2 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(rops ________________________________ -- - _________ ----

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

- 27 316 35 372 18 307 (NA) 355 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity (red it Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed __________________________ -- - __ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporotion loons _________________ _ Tobacco ______________________________________ -- - __ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits. nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products __________ 0 ___________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ - _____ ---- -- - __ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 13 62 (NA) (NA) 6 55 3 (0) 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 96 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 3 30 

- 9 143 17 206 8 (0) 10 201 

- - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poulfry and poultry products ___________ - -- -_ -- ---- -- --- Dairy products ____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and colves ____________________ -_ - ___ ---- -- ---- Hogs and pigs ________________________ - _____ ---- -- ---

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________ -_ -- -- -- ------ -- ---

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 32 433 30 989 18 416 17 970 

- 3 (0) 3 558 1 (0) 2 (0) 

- 7 317 (NA) (NA) 7 317 11 349 

- 20 48 (NA) (NA) 13 40 13 24 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 6 25 (NA) (NA) 3 21 - -

I J974 doto include sofes of forest products. 

134 KENT COUNTY, R.I. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY OAT A 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Fonns 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 55 61 7003 44 6 376 I 295 6 357 241 (0) 

Forms with- 1 to 9 QCreL ______________________ _ 10 12 17 6 12 11 4 (D) (0) (0) 

- 10 to 49 Qcres _____________________ _ 18 19 476 15 364 135 - - - -

- 50 to 69 acre'-____________________ _ 3 4 (0) 2 (D) (D) - - - -

3 2 255 3 255 62 - - - - 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 7 7 844 6 719 147 - - - - 4 6 630 2 (0) (D) I (D) (D) (0) 

- 5 3 :/ 5 997 176 I (0) (D) (D) 

- I 3 I (D) (D) - - - -

- 3 2 I 036 3 I 036 349 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - I I (D) I (D) (D) - - - -

100 to 139 ocre'- __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre'- __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acre'- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocro,- __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres _________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 55 7003 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 44 I 295 

Tenure of operator: Full owners ______ .. ___________________________ _ 40 5 189 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 31 636 Part owners __________________________________ _ 9 521 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 9 607 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 6 293 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 4 52 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 47 4088 Partnership __________________________________ _ 4 378 Corporation __________________________________ _ 2 (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etco_ 2 (D) 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

61 

54 

37 

(NA) 

17 

(NA) 

7 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

8 324 

I 511 

4 688 

420 

3 134 

935 

502 

156 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

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

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

- 18 64 18 107 Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 34 254 38 551 Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

- 21 216 33 519 

- 25 7 (NA) (NA) 

- 28 27 33 46 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ 0 _______________ _ 

- 33 34 31 36 

- 32 15 27 7 

- 23 90 22 131 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired fann labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

- I 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

(D) 2 (D) 

equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 8 10 9 5 

- 55 65 (NA) (NA) 

- 54 48 58 57 

- 52 32 (NA) (NA) 

- 16 7 (NA) (NA) 

- 5 2 (NA) (NA) 

- 5 1 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- 54 5 (NA) (NA) 

- 33 15 (NA) (NA) 

- 6 1 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum praducts __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

~iesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

Natural ~~ey~ii _~~t~~~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~~ == == ==== == == == == == == == === gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, cake, otc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

32 

26 

23 

18 

5 

5 

26 

4 

2 

2 738 

I 014 

356 

439 

(D) 

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

163 

(D) 

(D) 

All forms 

1978 

44 

7 

4 

23 

4 

2 

2 

23 

I 11974 

44 

5 

7 

17 

4 

7 

23 

32 3881 

26 I 203 

18 I 016 

(NA) 211 

8 2380 

(NA) 836 

6 (D) 

(NA) 156 

23 3 421 

6 355 

3 105 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

26 24 

4 4 

2 I 

17 15 

3 1 

I 

I 2 

10 9 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Farms ($;,000) Farms ($1,000) 

9 (D) 3 80 18 147 16 531 

13 120 16 506 15 (D) II 7 20 26 18 45 23 31 21 34 20 13 21 6 14 (0) 18 127 - - 2 (D) 

5 10 3 3 

32 53 (NA) (NA) 32 41 32 54 30 28 32 27 9 6 8 (D) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

3 (D) } - - 32 20 32 5 

24 (D) (NA) (NA) 

5 (D) (NA) (NA) I 

KENT COUNTY, R.I. 135 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 do to Ofe bosed on a sample of forms; see textJ 

All form. Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

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

- 31 929 21 

- 30 870 20 

- 5 59 4 

- 17 156 10 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - 13 366 9 

- - - - Diseoses in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 12 75 7 

- 10 297 8 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruiL ___ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 1 (0) I 

- 8 (X) 3 

- 7 (X) 2 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenf ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

55 61 32 32 machinery and equipment-Con. 

723 866 550 563 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

13 137 14 197 17 194 17 594 $30,00010 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

9 7 3 3 $70,00010 $99,999 ______________________ 

25 20 15 8 $100,000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

- 14 22i 8 II $200,000 or more _______________________ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and beaD combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (otfonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

1978 

All form. Monufoctured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farryts Number Forms Number 

35 50 21 26 23 24 41 83 18 24 33 59 

45 86 7 9 42 77 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

9 9 5 5 4 4 

15 15 4 4 11 II 

5 5 2 (D) 3 (0) 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

811 

(0) 

(0) 

113 

340 

-

52 

(0) 

(0) 

00 

(Xl 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

21 689 (NA) 653 (HA) 36 5 61 

(NA) 123 

- - 3 42 

(NA) 352 

- - 1 (X) 

(NA) (Xl 

All farms Fonns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I 7 1 6 

5 4 4 3 

- - -

11 ~ -

1 I 1 I 

- J L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

46 67 46 

58 110 36 

54 97 22 

- - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 3 - 15 17 3 

10 10 I 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 23 8 (X) 19 (X) 14 18 

- 69 (X) 13 00 56 (D) 76 forms ______________________________ -- ---- -- ------ -------

Workers ____________________________ -- -- ---------- ---- ---

forms with- I worker __________________ -_ -_ ---- -- -- -- -------- ---- ---

2 workers ______________________ ---- -- -- -- ------ -- ------

3 or .4 workers ________________ -- ---- -- -- -- ---------- ---- 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________ ---- -- -- -- ------ -- ------

- 10 4 4 9 9 4 7 

4 3 (D) 4 (D) 3 3 - 7 I (D) 4 (D) 5 2 -

- - - - - - - 4 

- 2 - - 2 (0) (D) 2 

136 KENT COUNTY, R.I. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY , 

Inventory: 

Anx~~v~~~~~~ h~~U~~~h;ep====~====================== 36 (X) 33 (X) 18 00 18 00 

29 (X) 28 (X) 15 (X) 16 (X) 

-

Sales, Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any catlle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

32 433 30 989 18 416 17 970 

- 25 84, 27 (NA) 15 72 15 (D) 

-

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 26 636 24 782 13 533 14 661 

- 24 418 24 540 13 (D) 14 448 

- 18 117 12 101 7 74 3 19 

- 11 301 18 439 10 (D) 12 429 

- 17 161 (NA) (NA) , 7 (D) 11 184 

- 17 57 (NA) (NA) 7 32 9 29 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Catlle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 20 261 22 273 13 230 13 247 

- (X) 48 (X) (NA) (X) 40 (X) 24 

- 14 166 (NA) (NA) 10 149 13 200 

- (X) 8 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) 9 

- 17 95 (NA) (NA) 11 81 9 47 

- (X) 

~, (X) (NA) (X) 33 (X) 15 

- 3 (NA) (NA) - - - -

- (X) 2 00 (NA) (X) - (X) -

- 7 317 (NA) (NA) 7 317 11 349 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 6 (D) 3 712 3 (D) 2 (0) 

- 4 (D), (NA) (NA), 2 (D) , 2 (D) 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (D) 

- 4 (D) 4 86 2 (0)1 2 (D) 

- 3 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 3 (D) 4 (D) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 4 1 114 1 (0)1 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 12 59, 14 65, 3 9, 3 23 

- 4 (D) 5 540 2 (D) 2 (0) I - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

- 1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (0) - - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 

- (0) I 2 (0) 2 (D) I (D) 1 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 2 (0) , (NA) (NA) 1 (O~ , 1 (O~' - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) - - 1 (D) - -

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ 

- 4 (X) 5 (X)' 2 (X) I 3 (X)I 

- 4 (0) 4 25 155 2 (D) 3 (D) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 4 (D) 3 155 2 (D) 2 (D) 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) BroiJers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - - - - - - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry _______________________________ . ____ _ 

- 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

Sales, Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (X) 3 (X) 1 (X) 2 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 2 (D) 2 (D) I (D) 2 (D) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

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

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - - - - - - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praducts ____________________ $1,000_ - - 00 (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 3 (D) 3 558 1 (0) 2 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA KENT COUNTY, R.I. 137 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 6 161 (X) - - 6 161 (X) - -

- 12 161 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 153 (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ :~~~: 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ ~~~~~ 6 161 2 228 - - 6 161 2 228 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 153 1 798 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

1 (0) (X) - (NA)I 

1 (0) (X)I - - - - (X) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (O) - - 1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons. dry) __________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Borley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- Soybeans for beans (bushels} ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - -

- 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1974 Cotton (boles) _~ _____________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- 1 (O) (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 

1974 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974_ -- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) {see lextL ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

29 930 2 258 - - 14 657 1 789 - -

- 30 1 086 1 857 (NA) (NA) 11 789 1 347 - -

AHolfo hoy (tons. dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 

Other tome dry hoy (tons. dry) (see text) ______ 1978 

-- 11 290 559

1 

- (NNI 

7 261 480 - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 46 154 - -

-- 18 372 1 107 - - 8 (0) (0) - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974 - - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974 - - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -I 

- 4 169 (X) 2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- 5 173 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 140 (X) 2 -

- 2 (O) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (O) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 10 (X) 2 (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ J978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 3 (O) (X) - - 2 (O) (X) - -

- 2 (O) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - - 3 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (O) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

1 (0) - (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

lond in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (O) 

- 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (O) 1 (0) 1 (O) (0) 1 (O) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 9 10 (X) 4 3 8 (0) (X) 3 (0) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Strawberries (poundsL _______ " ______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

138 KENT COUNTY, R.I. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sofes of $2,500 or more --

197B 1974 197B 1974 

--

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Form s _____________ - ___ ---_ -- -------- ---------------

A~~i;!;~n~n1J!~~=:::=:::::::::::::::::::::=~;;c=e~~: 

142 12 BIB 120 10 245 117 12 143 97 B 961 - (X) 90 (X) B5 (X) 104 (X) 92 - (X) 73600 (X) 73 600 (X) 73600 (X) 73 600 - (X) 17.4 (X) 13.9 (X) 16.5 (X) 12.2 -

Value ofland and buildings:' 

~~ :~~: ~:~ ~~r:; == ==== ====== == == ==== == == ===== ~~::~~~= 2B3 026 (X) 165 242 (X) 32B 067 (X) 178 938 (X) 

- (X) 3 376 (X) 1 935 (X) 3368 (X) I 937 -

Lond in fams ocrording to use: To tal .. apia nd ______________________________________ _ 

HOMsted cropland _______________________________ _ 138 94601 106 7 092 113 9018 87 6 676 - 82 5272 - 122 6861 99 5 531 102 6 579 

By acres oorvested: 1 to 9 aaes _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 t (] 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to.$9 acres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 oaes or more ___________________________ _ 

29 149 21 (NA) 19 105 13 (NA) - (NA) 15 195 14 (NA) 10 125 9 - 20 455 15 (NA) 17 388 14 (NA) - 17 611 12 (NA) 16 (0) 9 (NA) - 18 I 232 22 (NA) 17 (0) 22 (NA) - (NA) 16 2090 9 (NA) - 16 2090 9 (NA) 7 2 129 6 (NA) 7 2 129 6 - (NA) - - (NA) - - - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - -

Cropond used only for pasture ______________________ _ Oth ... era piai'd ___________________________________ _ 

Cropla nd in caver crops, legumes, and soil·improvement !Tosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropla nd idle ___________________________________ _ 

54 I 693 37 I 238 42 1 584 28 I 120 - 35 906 18 323 30 855 12 284 -

9 220 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 4 B9 -

- 3 10 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 (D) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) - 26 676 (NA) (NA) 23 631 8 167 - To tal ,"",od land _____________________________________ _ 

Woooiond pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woooland not postured ____________________________ _ 

37 1 516 32 I 725 33 1 443 22 1 049 - (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 9 417 - 6 121 

- 33 1 395 (NA) (NA) 30 (D) 17 632 

Ot her bnd _________________________________________ _ 

- 104 1 842 75 I 428 86 I 682 60 1 236 

Pasturela nd and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 7 313 (NA) (NA) I 6 (0)1 15 507 

- 100 1 529 (NA) (NA) 83 (D) 58 729 

Postu relood, 01/ types __________________________________ _ 

- 65 2 127 (NA) (NA) 51 1 956 (NA) 2044 

Irriga ted land ________________________________________ _ 

Ho rvested c ropbnd irrigated __________________________ _ 

Po sturefond irrigoted ________________________________ _ 

Ot her bnd irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 197B ________ _ 

- 14 172 11 431 12 (D) 11 431 

- 14 172 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 11 420 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 1 (D) (X) (X) I (D) (X) (l() 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

-- 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market wlue of agricultural products sold 1 _______________ _ - 142 7754 120 6 361 117 7 716 97 6339 Avemge per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 54 606 (X) 53 008 (X) 65945 (X) 65 351 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or morL __________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

le ss tlnn $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,!l)0 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Ab norrml farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 20 5315 15 (NA) 20 5 315 15 (NA) 

- 22 I 491 22 (NA) 22 1 491 22 (NA) 

- 16 441 17 (NA) 16 441 17 (NA) 

- 21 295 12 (NA) 21 295

1 

12 (NA) 

- 12 81 11 (NA) 12 81 11 (NA) 

- 26 91 16 (NA) 26 91 16 (NA) 

- 25 38 27 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 6 13 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 10 17 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 5 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 3 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crop s _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Conmodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Co fton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Conmodity Credit Corporation loons __ " _______________ _ To boC(x> ___________________________________________ _ 

Field s",ds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetmles, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fru its, nuts ,and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other .. ops ________________________________________ _ 

- 89 5341 73 4 265 74 5 321 (NA) 4 252 - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 4 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 35 (D) (NA) (NA) 27 182 19 74 - 31 (D) (NA) (NA) 28 255 24 228 - 15 43 (NA) (NA) 15 43 4 9 - 21 (D) 22 2 696 19 (0) 21 (D) 

- 19 (D) (NA) (NA) 16 1 325 22 1 235 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Po u!try and poultry product'-_________________________ _ Do iry products _____________________________________ _ 

Co "'e and calves ___________________________________ _ 

~h !,p~:m"~~~ 0;;;( ;"ooi == ===::= ::=::::= =====:::::=: === Other Ivestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 73 2413 59 2 094 59 2 394 49 2 085 - 9 142 11 162 6 140 7 159 - 27 1 666 (NA) (NA) 25 (0) 30 1 485 - 62 443 (NA) (NA) 51 429 42 282 - 10 144 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 8 159 - 6 4 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (Z) - 5 14 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (Z) 

'1974 data include sales of forest products, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA NEWPORT COUNTY, R.I. 139 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All fa rms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- - 142 120 12 818 122 12 236 6861 14 I 429 985 (D) 

- 21 21 97 16 74 67 3 (D) (D) (D) 44 39 I 139 32 891 565 5 (D) (D) (D) 

- 21 12 (0) 21 I 210 546 - - - - - 5 8 404 4 324 181 I (D) (D) (0) 

- 23 18 2 697 21 2466 I 427 3 (D) (D) (D) 10 4 (D) 10 I 547 773 - - - - - I 

l\ 

(0) I (D) (0) - - - - - 7 I 663 7 I 663 766 - - - - - 9 3 356 9 3 356 2 198 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- I (D) I (0) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 to 9 acre s _______________________ _ 

10 to 4t ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to UJ ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to W acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______ . ___________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________ .. __ _ 

180 t0219 acres ____ . ______________ _ 

220 to 259 acres __ . ___ . _______ .. ___ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___ . _______________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

2,000 oc:res or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full O'Mlers __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Po rt owners __________________________________ _ 

Ha~sted cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of <:rganization: Ind ividual or family ____________________________ _ 

Po rtnership __________________________________ _ 

Co rporotion __________________________________ _ 

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

All forms 

1978 

Farms 

142 

122 

77 

60 

54 

51 

II 

II 

119 

12 

10 

I 

'1974 

II 

Acres Farms Acres 

12 818 120 10 245 

6 861 99 5 531 

5 458 59 4306 

I 770 (NA) I 391 

6 084 37 4067 

4 310 (NA) 3 142 

I 276 24 I 872 

781 (NA) 998 

8 849 (NA) (NA) 

I 651 (NA) (NA) 

2 080 (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

Farms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Forms 

117 

102 

59 

47 

48 

45 

10 

10 

94 

12 

10 

I 

fa rmin; __ ______ __ __ __ __ ____ __ ____ __ __ 86 78 82 73 00 form operated _____________________ _ 

Of her ________________________________ 56 36 35 18 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under25years________________________ 1 1 - Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 yeors____ __ __ ______ __ ________ _ 12 13 7 12 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL________________________ 24 23 19 14 I to 49 doy'- _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeorL_______ _________________ 38 25 33 21 50 to 99 dayL ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors ___ .____ ________________ _ 44 33 38 28 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 

65 ye..-s and over ____________________ __ 23 20 19 16 150 to 199 dayL ______________________ _ 

Avera[1> age _________________ ._________ 52.9 52.7 53.8 53.1 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

12 143 97 8961 

6 579 82 5272 

(D) 48 3287 

(D) (NA) I 308 

5 890 30 3904 

(D) (NA) 3032 

(D) 19 I 770 

(D) (NA) 932 

8 174 83 6446 

I 651 8 I 184 

2 080 6 I 331 

(D) 

All forms I Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

108 79 87 62 

27 22 23 18 

7 13 7 II 

77 50 73 46 

5 4 5 3 

2 3 I 2 

3 7 I 7 

4 4 3 I 

48 24 32 10 L-__________ 

__________ L-__________ __________ 

lAppiies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

- 45 270 32 104 35 264 25 102 

- 71 862 60 911 55 847 48 906 

- 64 592 52 780 49 583 43 778 

- 50 29 (NA) (NA) 40 28 35 25 

- 83 216 80 299 77 215 69 298 

- 106 349 89 354 92 341 74 349 

- 90 169 65 127 77 167 58 126 

- 60 I 972 66 I 634 55 I 946 54 I 631 

- 8 (D) 7 5 6 (D) 5 (0) 

lives tock and poultry purchosed ____________ -_ - _____ -- ----

Feed for lives tack and poultry ______________ -- -_ ------ ---- CommEf'ciolly mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds. btJbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ -- ---- ----------- Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor __________________ ------ -- -- -- ------ ---

Contract lobar ________________ -_ ------ -- ---- ------ -----

- 22 20 26 10 20 (D) 23 10 (ustomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ______________________ ---- -- -- -------------

- 142 456 (NA) (NA) 114 450 (NA) (NA) 

- 142 391 119 238 114 386 96 234 

- 139 196 (NA) (NA) III 193 96 129 

- 42 47 (NA) (NA) 38 47 26 34 

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 I 5 3 

- 47 117 (NA) (NA) 42 116 

- I } (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 96 68 

- 142 (D) (NA) (NA) 114 (D) 

- 78 (D) (NA) (NA) 68 63 (NA) (NA) 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 I (NA) (NA) 

Energy 000 petroleum products ______ ------ -- -- ----------- Petroleum products ____________ ---- -- -- -- ------ -- ----

Gosolioe __________ -_ -- ---- -- -- ------ -- -- ---- -- ---- Diesel fuel ____________ - ___ -- -- ------ -- -- ------ ----

~~efoii _~~t~~~_o~_d_~~~~~~== == ==== == ==== ======== === Natural gas ______________ -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ------ ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ________ --------------

Electricity ______________ - - - - -- -------- ---- -- ---- -----

Other -cool. wood. coke, etc. _____ - ---- -- -- ------ -- ----

140 NEWPORT COUNTY, R.I. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see textj 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

- 101 4 947 87 Cropland f.rt~ized, except posture ___________________________ _ Postureond rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 99 4 591 85 

- 12 356 II lime ____________________________ - ________________________ _ 

- 55 I 857 48 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. fa cootrol- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 47 2 249 41 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- 4 827 4 Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 26 2 071 25 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and postore _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and pouttry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 45 2 2201 39 

- 3 61

11 

3 

- 21 (X) 17 

- 36 (X) 32 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market valve of all machinery and equfpmenL ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Whee I tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propeHed only __ _ Corn heOOs for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Picku p balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters. shear bor or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dota are bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 1 ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

142 119 114 96 machinery and equipment-Con'. 

3 164 2 654 3 014 2 472 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

22 283 22 303 26435 25 750 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

33 19 20 II $70.000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

27 221 17 15! $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

31 26j 27 18j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number farms Number 

75 III 31 44 54 67 115 310 40 52 96 258 123 372 29 46 117 326 3 

~I - (0)1 

3 4 4 I 3 (0) 1 4 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - - - - 23 26 9 9 16 17 26 28 7 7 19 21 

27 34 10 13 17 21 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms. 1978 

4 814 74 3 895 

(D) (NA) 3 712 

(D) (NA) 183 

I 754 20 418 

2 200 (NA) 2832 

827 - -

(0) 14 846 

(D) (NA) I 416 

(D) 3 217 

00 6 (X) 

00 (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

18 23 17 23 

12 2~ 12 20 

10 5 10 5 6 "1 r 6 "1 

4 r +J 4 r 41 IJ jL I J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

99 141 66 112 317 62 113 333 62 I (D) 

=1 5 5 

2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

18 23 7 25 26 3 

27 32 4 

Any hired work ersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Form s __________________________________________________ _ Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 60 41 (X) 50 (X) 55 54 - 744 (X) 266 ()O 478 732 648 

Far.ms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more. _____________________________________ _ 

- 13 12 12 17 17 13 8 - 10 10 20 2 (D) 7 5 - 4 10 35 10 (D) 2 18 - 19 4 24 12 75 19 10 - 14 5 175 9 348 14 13 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA NEWPORT COUNTY, R.I. 141 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

1 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Anycottie, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 81 (X) 63 (X) 67 ()O 52 (X) 

- 68 (X) 54 (X) 55 (Xl 44 (X) 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 73 2413 59 2 094 59 2394 49 2085 - 68 591

1 

54 (NA) 55 576 46 441 

Inventory: Co ttle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved __________________ _ Bref cows ____________________________________ ~= 

Mlk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 62 2 813 48 3 111 51 2 715 40 2996 

- 49 1 720 47 2 121 41 1 666 40 2037 

- 22 323 22 415 16 272 15 331 

- 32 1 397 30 1 706 29 1 394 30 1 706 

- 41 774 (NA) (NA) 35 752 32 721 

- 38 319 (NA) (NA) 30 297 27 238 

Soles: Co Hie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 62 1 538 47 1 497 51 1 491 42 1 474 $1,000_ Ca/yes __________________________________________ _ - (X) 443 (lO (NA) (X) 429 (X) 282 

- 36 636 (NA) (NA) 31 623 36 919 $1,000_ Cat11e ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 59 (Xl (NA) (X) 57 (X) 37 

- 55 902 (NA) (NA) 46 868 41 555 $1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Oairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

- (X) 384 (Xl (NA) (X) 372 (X) 245 

- 17 2121 (NA) (NA) 15 (0) 4 53 

- (X) 90 (Xl (NA) (X) (0) (Xl (0) 

- 27 1 666 (NA) (NA) 25 (0) 30 1 485 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; Ho gs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

lit fers of pigs farrowed between-

- 12 1 448 9 2 166 11 (0) 9 2 166 

- 7 411 (NA) (NA) 1 7 411 6 366 

- 12 1 037 (NA) (NA) 11 (0) 9 1 800 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 7 375 6 374 7 375 6 374 De:. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 4 198 6 188 4 198 6 188 JlIle 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 6 177 4 186 6 177 4 186 Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- 6 99 6 46 3 43 3 7 Ewes J year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 6 66 (NA) (NA) 3 31 2 (0) Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 51 - - Ho rses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 17 69 12 63

1 

14 66

1 

7 39 

Hogs CI'Id pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 10 2323 8 2449 9 (0) 8 2449 $1,000_ - (X) 144 (Xl (NA) (X) (0) (X) 159 Fee<Er pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) 3 578 3 (0) 3 578 

$1,000_ - (X) (0) (Xl (NA) (X) 25 (X) 14 Sheep and lombs- ___________________________________ _ 

- 6 54 3 24 3 (0) - - Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 6 78 (NA) (NA) 3 42 2 (0) Pourds of wooL __________________________________ _ - (X) 483 (Xl (NA) (X) 288 (X) (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 6 4 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (Z) Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

$1,000_ - (X) (0) (Xl (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 3 4 1 (0) 1 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) (0) (Xl (NA) (X) (0) (X) (Z) 

POULTRY 

loven tory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chidc:ens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 26 (X) 18 (X) 19 (X) I 14 (X) 

- 22 (0) 17 8 486 16 (0) 13 8 394 Hens and puliets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 22 (0) 17 8 481 16 (0) 13 8389 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicksond pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

T t.rkeys for slaughter __________________________ - __ 

Ttrkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Otha" poultry ____________________ -_ -_ - ___ - _____ ---

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

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

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 6 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) 4 (X) 

Soles, Any poultry ____________________________________ -- ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pulets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ________ -- __ Broilers and other meot-fype chickens ________________ _ Tudceys ____________________________ -- __ - _____ ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________ -- ---_ -------- --- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Oth ... poultry _____________ - - ___ ---- -- -- ----------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 5 (X) 9 (X) 5 (X) 5 (X) 

- 2 (0) 8 12 256 2 (0) 4 10 726 

2 (0) 8 12 256 2 (0) 4 10 726 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (0) - - 1 (0) - - - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 9 142 11 162 6 140 7 159 

142 NEWPORT COUNTY, R.I. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

(orn for 011 purposes _________________________ 1978_ · 

1974. · Forgr<in or seed (bushels) •............•.•.• _1978. 

1974. 

For silDiJe or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974. For fockier, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

For grain or seed (bushels) •.•......•.•.••••.. 1978. 

1974. 

for silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Cut for dry forage or hay (tans, dry) •.•....... 1978. 

1974. 

Hogged or grazed .....•.•.••••••••......•.• 1978. 

1974. 

Wheat for grain (bushels). ..••••••.• _ •.... _ .•.• 1978. 

1974. 

Oots for grain (bushels) •.•........•.•.•••.•••• 1978. 

1974. 

8arley for grain (bushels) •••••.•.•..........••• 1978. 

1974. 

Rye for groin (bushels) •..........•.•••.••.•... 1978. 

1974. 

Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ....••••••........ 1978. 

1974. 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Cotton (boles) •..........••••••.•......•••••• 1978. 

1974. 

Tobacco (pounds) •.•.........•••••.•......••• 1978. 

1974. 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) .•.••..........••• 1978. 

1974. 

Sweetpatotoes (bushels) ...•.••••.•••......•.•. 1978. 

1974. 

Hay crops (tons, dry) (see text) •... _ ....•.•••••• 1978. 

1974. 

Alfalfa hay (tans, dry) •.•.....••.••.•....... 1978. 

1974. 

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· 

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· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

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· 

· 

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· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· Other tome dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) •••... 1978. · 

Field seed crops .••.•........•.••••.•........• 1978. 

1974. 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) ...••••............•••. 1978. 

1974. 

Red clover seed (pounds) •••.•........•.•.••• 1978. 

1974. 

All vegetables harvested for sok! (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974. Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Tomatoes •...•••••.........•••••••........ 1978. 

1974. Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

land in orchards •••••....•.••••••••......•.•• 1978. 

1974. 

Ap pies (pounds) ...••••••••....•.••••••••... 1978. 

1974. 

Peaches (pounds) •••....•.••••••••••......•• 1978. 

1974. 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) •••••••.•...•••••.• 1978. 

1974. 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Strawberries (pounds). .•••••••.• _ ...•.•••••• 1978. 

1974. 

Nursery and g reenhause products _______________ 1978_ 

Other craps •.•••••...•••••••••••.•.•••••••.. 1978. 

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Forms 

33 

29 

4 

5 

31 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

-

-

-

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

6 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19 

25 

-

-

64 

43 

22 

(NA) 

35 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

31 

32 

15 

(NA) 

15 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

8 

5 

5 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

12 

5 

II 

(NA) 

21 

I 

Harvested 

Acres 

I 311 

987 

(D) 

59 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

-

-

-

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

33 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- I 559 

I 752 

-

- 2 811 

I 583 

575 

(NA) 

I 544 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

384 

356 

199 

(NA) 

26 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

67 

17 

9 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

(NA) 

856 

(D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity forms Acres 

(X) I -

(X) (NA) (NAJI 

(0)1 - - 4 825 (NA) (NA) 

(D) - -

(NA)I (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I -

(X) (NA) (NAJI 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

(D) - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) I (NA) (NA) 

- - - I 229 (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA)I (NA) 

(X) - (N~I 

(X~I (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

J - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

=1 -

'""I 

(NA) 

392 6051 -

372 158 (NA) (NA) 

6 25~1 -

(N~I (NA) 

- 3 575 (NA) (NA) 

I 9791 -

(NA) (NA) (NAJI 

3 121 - -

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) I (NA) (NA)I 

(X) 2 (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(JO I (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 2 (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) 

(N~I (X) - (X) (NA) (NA) 

40080 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 2 (0)1 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

16 725 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) II 134 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

31 (0) (X) I - -

29 987 (X) I (D) 

3 (D) (D) - -

5 59 4 825 I (D) 

30 (D) (D) - -

26 928 14 075 - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

I (D) (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - - - -

- - - - -

I (D) (D) - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

- - - - -

6 33 I 229 - -

- - - - -

I (D) (D) - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

I (D) (0) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - -

=1 - - - - - - - - - - 16 I 544 391 940 - -

22 I 748 371 350 I (D) 

- - - - -

- - - - -

50 2 569 5 914 - -

33 I 367 3 237 I (D) 

20 (0) (0)1 -

12 642 I 638 - =I 25 I 326 2 8511 - -

- - (X) - -

- -

(X~I - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - -I - -I 

28 376 (X) 2 (D) 

25 329 (X) 4 56 

13 (D) (X) I (D) 

10 129 (X) I (D) 

13 (0) (X) 2 (D) 

7 26 (X) 3 3 

2 (D) (X) - -

- - (X)I - -

8 67 (X) - - 4 (D) (X) I (D) 

5 9 40 080 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

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

2 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

II (0) (X) I 2 (D) 

3 (D) (X) - - 10 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

I (D) (0) - - 19 (0) (X) 9 (D) 

I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

NEWPORT COUNTY, R.I. 143 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

- 268 18 718 254 17 393 182 12998 168 11 992 

- (X) 70 (X) 68 (X) 71 (X) 71 - (X) 266 240 (X) 265 920 (X) 266 240 (X) 265920 

- (X) 7.0 (X) 6.5 (X) 4.9 (X) 4.5 

Form s ______________________________________________ _ 

Avero<¥! size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approxiroote land areo _________________________________ _ Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of lond and buildings: J 

- 180 152 (X) 104 996 (X) 204 995 (X) 118 994 (X) 

- (X) 2 147 (X) 1 533 (X) 2285 (X) 1 667 

Averog? per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Avera~ per acre ---- _________________________ dollarL 

- 245 80141 233 7632 169 6 112 152 5 SOl 

- 220 5639 214 5 150 155 4557 145 4364 

land in fams according to use: Total aop/and ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 66 239 72 (NA) 44 148 36 (NA) 

- 57 757 52 (NA) 36 474 32 (NA) 

26 559 35 (NA) 15 319 29 (NA) 

- 41 1 499 27 (NA) 33 1 211 22 (NA) 

- 22 1 430 18 (NA) 19 1 250 16 (NA) 

- 7 (0) 1 9 (NA) 7 (0) 9 (NA) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) 1 (0) 1 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 fo 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____ _ 

;gg!~ ~~ ~~~:~ ============================== 1,000 ocres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cro~and used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 92 1 418 79 1 508 52 907 42 847 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- Crepla nd in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 48 957 34 974 33 648 22 290 

- 13 382 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 8 147 

- 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 3 11 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

- 1 (0)1 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - 37 533 (NA) (NA) 25 237 13 132 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Croplo nd idle ___________________________________ _ 

To tal 'MJod land _____________________________________ _ 

- 149 8356 112 6461 96 5 175 72 4090 Wooolond postured _______________________________ _ 

- 36 819 (NA) (NA) 21 439 24 602 Woedland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 134 7 537 (NA) (NA) 87 4 736 58 3488 

Of her bod _________________________________________ _ 

- 178 2348 161 3 300 120 1 711 108 2401 Pasturela nd and range/and, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 19 700 (NA) (NA) 10 518 17 856 Land in house lots. ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 171 1 648 (NA) (NA) 118 1 193 102 1 545 

Postu relood, all typeL _________________________________ _ 

- 116 2937 (HA) (NA) 65 1 864 (NA) 2305 

Irriga ted land ________________________________________ _ 

- 33 518 31 295 27 500 23 248 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 33 (0) (NA) (NA) 27 (0) 23 248 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Po stureand irrigafed ________________________________ _ 

Other bnd irrigated _________________________________ _ 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 6 83 (X) (X) 6 83 (X) (X) 

I J978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

- All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

- 268 6376 254 5 761 182 6272 168 5 671 

- (X) 23 789 (X) 22 681 (X) 34462 (X) 33 756 

Market wlue of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Averoge per form ___________________________ dollars_ 

Farm s by value of agricultural products sold:! $100,000 or morL __________________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

13 2 730 11 (NA) 13 2 730 11 (NA) 

- 26 1 597 27 (NA) 26 1 597 27 (NA) 

39 1 131 43 (NA) 39 1 131 43 (NA) 

$10.000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ -- ____ - __ _ 

- 33 500 30 (NA) 33 500 30 (NA) 

- 23 148 20 (NA) 23 148 20 (NA) 

$2.500 to $4,999 ________________________________ ----

less toon $2,500 (see text) __________________ -- __ -_ ---- $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see texfL ___________________________ _ 

- 48 165 36 (NA) 48 165 36 (NA) 

- 86 103 87 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- 12 27 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 24 40 (NA) (NAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 26 30 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 24 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 162 2 238 162 1 836 121 2 185 (NA) 1 779 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 60 119 (NA) (NA) 33 88 31 103 

- 65 758 (NA) (NA) 57 750 42 371 

35 763 (NA) (NA) 29 756 26 686 

- 50 590 53 636 45 582 39 618 

3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - -

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________ - _______ ---- -- ---

COrMlodify Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed __________________ -_ -- -- __ -- ----

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Toboe", ______________________ -- ---- -- -- -- ---- -- ---- Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ VegetooJes, sweet corn, and mefons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _________ - ___ -- -- -- -- ---- -- --- Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other a-ops ________________________ - __ - -- ---- -- -- ----

131 4 137 121 3 916 87 4087 82 3 885 

25 2 135 31 1 818 20 (0) 29 (0) 

- 28 1 361 (NA) (NA) 27 (0) 33 (0) 

- 71 271 (NA) (NA) 48 248 48 373 

21 208 (NA) (NA) 17 205 6 166 

22 28 (NA) (NA) 6 15 4 4 

24 134 (NA) (NA) 12 123 7 99 

lives tock, paultry, and their products ________ -_ -- ---- -- ---- Poulfry and poultry products- __________ - ____ -- - ___ -- ----

Do iry p-aducts __________________ ---- -_ -- -- -- -- -- ----

Co ffle and calves ______________________ -- ------ -- ----

Hogs and pigL _____________________ -- -- -- -- ---- -- ---- Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________ -- ____ ------ -- ----

Other ivestack and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

11974 data include sales of forest products. 

144 PROVIDENCE COUNTY, R.I. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

fonns 

forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 268 254 18 718 220 17 044 5639 

Forms with- 1 to 9 acres- ______________________ _ - 54 49 233 33 131 79 10 to 49 ocres. ____________________ _ - 87 88 23J6 70 1 896 964 50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ - 33 31 1 950 31 1 832 695 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ - 23 23 1 880 22 1 796 751 100 to 139 ocres. __________________ _ 

- 33 26 3 755 29 3 290 998 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 14 18 2 212 11 1 747 324 

- 10 8 

~ ~~I 10 2 030 503 

- 5 - 5 1 221 543 

- 8 9 (0) 8 (D) (D) 

- 1 2 (0) 1 (0) (D) 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres. __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Fu II OVolflers __________________________________ _ 

Harwsted cropland __________________________ _ 

Pa rt owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Po rtnership __________________________________ _ 

Co rporotion __________________________________ _ 

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

1978 

Forms 

268 

220 

201 

158 

57 

52 

10 

10 

234 

20 

14 

All forms 

Acres 

18 718 

5 639 

13 151 

3070 

5 240 

2 362 

327 

207 

15 756 

1 797 

1 165 

1974 

Forms Acres 

254 17 393 

214 5 150 

186 12652 

(NA) 3 227 

36 3 284 

(NA) I 290

1 32 I 457 

(NA) 633

1 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) (NAilA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

33 1 868 923 

3 15 9 

16 407 258 

5 303 154 

2 (0) (0) 

6 683 231 

- - -

- - - - - -

1 (0) (D) 

- - -

- - -

- - -

1978 and 1974 

forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

182 

155 

127 

104 

45 

41 

10 

10 

153 

15 

14 

Acres 

12 998 

4 557 

8 451 

2210 

4220 

2 140

1 327 

207 

10610 

1 223 

I 165 

1974 

Forms 

168 

145 

118 

(NA) 

34 

(NA) 

16 

(NA) 

154 

5 

9 

Irrigated 

land 

518 

9 

173 

92 

(0) 

153 

-

=1 

(O~I 

Acres 

II 992 

4364 

8 192 

2 588 

(D) 

I 2111 

(D) 

565 

10 767 

754 

471 

All farms Forms with sales of All forms Forms with soles of 

Operators by principal occupation: Fa rmirg _____________________________ _ Other _______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under25 years _______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL _______________________ _ 

35 ta 44 years ________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors. _______________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ 

Average age __________________________ _ 

1978 

153 

115 

3 

23 

45 

79 

72 

46 

52.6 

, 1974 

142 

103 

91 

13 

32 

61 

64 

66 

54.3 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

126 

56 

3 

12 

30 

56 

53 

28 

52.7 

'1974 

Operators by place of residence: 117 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

42 Not on form operated __________________ _ Not reported __________________________ _ 

6 Operators reporting days of work off form; 6 None ________________________________ _ 

22 I to 49 doys __________________________ _ 40 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 

43 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 42 150 to 199 doys _______________________ _ 

54.6 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text} 

All forms 1 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

215 172 141 109 

34 39 27 25 

19 34

1 

14 25

1 123 101 100 84 

15 14 9 3 

5 10 2 6 

9 2 5 I 

13 11 6 8 93 77 53 34 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 96 628 72 569 85 623 51 554 

- 155 2432 127 1 963 113 2 399 86 I 944 1 - 112 I 897 110 I 860 84 I 880 85 1 849 

- 115 56 (NA) (NA) 101 55 50 36 

- 154 143 120 165 143 142 86 160 

- 168 157 161 112 133 140 109 104 - 167 178 102 77 138 168 75 75 - 115 510 108 511 104 501 92 505 - 10 11 9 29 8 (D) 9 29 

- 36 34 47 22 34 (0) 33 16 

lives tock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ____________________ ~ ______________ _ 

Seed s, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired fonn labor ______________________________________ _ 

ConI roct labor ________________________________________ _ 

Custom'WOrk, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equ ipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 268 477 (NA) (NA) 198 447 (NA) (NA) 

- 268 336 248 229 198 316 166 216 - 260 201 (NA) (NA) 190 184 166 134 - 46 22 (NA) (NA) 35 21 14 9 - 38 12 (NA) (NA) 38 12 9 11 - 54 (0) (NA) (NA) 52 (D) } - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 166 62 - 268 44 (NA) (NA) 198 42 

- 171 136 (NA). (NA) 143 127 (NA) (NA) 

- 22 5 (NA) (NA) 15 4 (NA) (NA) I 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gosoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

Natural ~~efoii _~u~~~:_o_n_d_~~~~~~~ gas ______________________________________ == ====== == ============ === _ 

Kerosene. motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Olher -cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PROVIDENCE COUNTY, R.I. 145 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(l978 doto are based on 0 sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________ . _______________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except postore __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, oosts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 158 3 883 123 - 156 3 584 123 - 28 299 19 - 76 I 389 59 

- 113 2 509 97 

- 12 82 12 

- 79 I 829 67 

- 60 I 276 50 

Chern iccls for -

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock ond poulJry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 34 630 29 

- 37 (X) 32 

- 56 (X) 46 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

fstimoted market value of all 

machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Average per fann ________________ doJlors_ - Form s by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrocks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troclors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (olfonpickers- ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup bofers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ___ • ____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[J978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

268 253 198 167 machinery and equipment - Can. 4 258 3 833 3764 2 877 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

15 889 15 150 19 010 17 228 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

42 48 22 31 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

69 79 1 36 41 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

77 59j 60 39 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Monufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number farms Number Forms Number 

148 194 67 80 111 114 

229 432 60 71 197 361 

235 579 51 58 218 521 

6 6 -

=1 

6 6 

6 6 - 6 6 

6 6 - 6 6 

- - - - - - 45 46 5 5 40 41 

71 72 9 (0) 62 (0) 

34 37 1 (0) 33 (0) 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All fonns, 1978 

3396 

3 164 

232 

I 148 

2 365 

82 I 763 

I 231 

615 

00 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

109 2296 (NAl 2195 (NAl 101 

15 253 

(NAl 750 

- - 17 480 

(NAl 817 

5 68 15 (X) 

(NAl (X) 

All forms Fonns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

46 37 46 31 

12 18 12 17 

21 10 21 6 

~1 2{ 

1 1 - 2 

- J L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

192 264 140 

215 387 118 

213 457 82 

- - - - - - I (0) - (NA) (NAl (NA) 

30 46 5 67 73 9 

30 30 4 

Any hired workersforms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________ -- ---- -- ---- ------------ --- Workers ______________________________ -- -- ---------------- 115 66 (X) 89 (X) 104 92 

- 476 (X) 132 (X) 344 459 551 

- 35 26 26 39 39 27 18 

- 21 20 40 14 28 19 14 

- 22 19 (0) 3 11 22 17 

- 32 I (0) 30 185 31 27 

- 5 - - 3 81 5 16 

Forms with- I worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers __________________ -- -- ------ -- -- ------ -- ------

3 or 4 workers __________________ ---- -- -- -- ------ -- ------

5 to 9 workers ________________ -- ---- -- -- -- ---- -- -- ------ JO workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

146 PROVIDENCE COUNTY, R.I. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number Forms Number forms Number Forms Humber 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

- 160 ()O 143 (X) 91 ()() 92 (X) 

- 120 (X) 96 (X) 68 ()() 58 (X) 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any callie, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 131 4 137 121 3 916 87 4087 82 3885 

96 507 82 (HA) 63 468 54 543 -

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATnE AND CAlVES 

Inventory: Co ttle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 91 2204 85 2 786 54 I 899 51 2403 

- 67 I 380 74 I 926 40 I 230 46 I 718 

- 39 236 40 315 13 91 17 120 

- 31 I 144 41 I 611 28 I 139 35 I 598 

Heifa-s and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 58 524

1 

(HA) (NA) I 34 417 38 574 

- 42 300 (NA) (NA) 24 252 27 III 

- 71 I 319 71 I 459 48 I 247 48 I 330 

- (X) 271 (X) (NA) (X) 248 (X) 373 

- 43 807 (NA) (NA) 34 790 45 804 

- (X) 60 (X) (NA) (X) 57 (X) 33 

- 57 512 (NA) (NA) 38 457 35 526 

Sales: Co Hie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ CallJes __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ CoHie ___________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 2121 (X) (NA) I (X) 191 (X) 340 

- 13 87 (NA) (NA) 6 71 7 56 

- (X) 37 (X) (NA) I (X) 30 (X) 17 

- 28 I 361 (NA) (NA) 27 (0) 33 (D) 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 35 3038 22 I 778 22 2988 10 I 673 

- 18 619 (NA) (HA) 15 616 5 190

- 1 33 2419 1 (NA) (NA) 20 2372 1 10 I 483 

- 18 460 8 345 15 457 5 326 

- 18 236 7 172 15 233 5 (D) 

- 15 224 7 173 15 224 5 (D) 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

De::. I of preceding year and May 3J ______________ _ JUle land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 24 716 15 205 6 352 5 137 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 21 405 (NA) (NA) 5 198 4 105 

- 12 50 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

38 1771 33 230

1 

15 721 15 1711 

Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 

Soles: Hogs md pigs _______________________________________ _ 21 3023 12 I 927 17 2996 6 I 827 $1,000 __ (X) 208 (X) (NA) (X) 205 (X) 166 feemr pigs _______________________________________ _ 8 839 4 83 7 (D) 1 (D) 

$1,000 __ (X) 24 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (l) Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 19 358 7 121 6 195 4 93 Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ _ 21 619 (NA) (NA) 5 292 4 111 Pourds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 4 103 (X) (NA) (X) I 999 (X) 797 

22 28 (NA) (NA) 6 15

1 

4 

- 6 45 (NA) (NA) 3 24 - ~I Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 __ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) I (X) - Ho rses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 9 39 7 23 5 33 5 (0) 

$1,000 __ (X) 54 (X) (NA) (X) 51 (X) 15 

POULTRY 

51 (X) I 48 (X) 26 (X) I 36 (X)I 41 158 751 42 179 862 23 158321 30 179 606 

Inventory: Any pooltry _________________________________________ _ 

Chidc.ens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ HEllS and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 40 (D) 42 174 655 23 (D) 30 (D) PtAlets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - 4 10043 3 24025 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

Broiers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ Turreys _________________________________________ _ 

Ttrkey s for slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Ttrkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 13 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (Xli 5 (X) Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 23 (X) 30 (X) 20 (Xli 29 (X) 

19 151 210 24 95 230 18 (0) 23 (D) 

18 (D) 24 95 230 17 (D) 23 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

An y pwltry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older. ______________________ _ HEllS and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 

PtAlets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

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

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Broiers and other meot·type chickens _________________ _ Turreys _________________________________________ _ 

Ttrkeys for slaughter ____________ , ________________ _ 

Ttrkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ 

2 (X) (NA) (X) I (X) 3 (X) 25 2 135 31 I 818 20 (D) 29 (D) 

Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000 __ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PROVIDENCE COUNTY, R.I. 147 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigoted 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

Corn for all purposes --- ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Fa r gran or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silCIJe or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fockier, hogged or grazed _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 28 615 (X) 2 (D) 22 580 (X) 1 (D) 

- 31 691 (X) (NA) (NA) 18 638 (X) - - - 9 188 12 722 - - 7 (D) (D) - - - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - - 20 427 6 205 2 (D) 16 (D) 5 933 1 (D) 

- (NA) (IIA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 16 616 7 944 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (IIA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ For gran or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silcge OfgTeen chop (tons, green} __________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (0) - - 1974_ Cut for dry foroge or hoy (tons. dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974. - (NA) (IIA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat fer groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (D) 1 (D) - - - - - 1974_ Oots for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Borley fer grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ (NA) (IIA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974. Rye for 'TOin (bushels) _______________ . ________ 1978_ - (NA) (IIA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other SfT(]lI groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (IIA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Soybeons for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974. Cotton (I:oles) _._. ___ ._ .. ____________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - (NAil - - - - -

- - - (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweetpototoe s <bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (fans, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ - 120 3 359 5491 - - 69 2 362 4 124 - - 1974_ - 114 3 095 6 120 (NA) (NA) 67 2 424 5 236 - - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) __ . _________ ._._ .•. ___ 1978_ - 35 622 1 284 - - 23 510 1 123 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 25 718 1 872 - - Other lome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 81 2 150 3 330 - - 41 1 414 2 256 - -

field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (IIA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 20 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) . __ .. _____ . ____________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red cI""er seed (pounds) _. _________ .. _______ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetcbles harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - -

- 66 1 118 (X) 24 433 58 1 083 (X) 22 (D) 

1974_ 53 691 (X) (NA) (NA) 42 659 (X) 14 172 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 30 526 (X) 16 284 25 499 (X) 14 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (IIA) (X) (NA) (NA) 34 257 (X) 6 87 Tomatres _________________________________ 1978_ - 41 132 (X) 13 35 38 129 (X) 12 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (IIA) (X) (NA) (NA) 33 98 (X) 10 23 

Green peas excLding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ 

land in crcha rds _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA)I 6 7 (X) I 2 -

- 34 553 (X) 4 (D) 24 513 (X) 3 (D) 

1974_ - 35 607 (X) (NA) (NA) 26 583 (X) 5 51 

Apples (pounds)_. __________ . ____ . __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 33 477 4 632 756 (NA) (NA) 23 449 4 586 555 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (IIA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 496 6530 815 (NA) (NA) 

Pe aches (pounds) ________ .. ____ . ____________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 14 49 309 750 (NA) (NA) 10 46 304 710 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (IIA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 76 508 866 (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ________ .. _________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -(NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Strawberries (pounds)_. _. _______ .. _. ________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery aid greenhouse praducts _______________ 1978_ Other cr",s __ . _____________ . ________________ 1978_ 

- 14 18 (X) 5 12 9 16 (X) 4 

:~ - 7 6 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 6 (X) 1 

- 13 8 31 661 5 6 8 7 29 600 4 (D) 

- (NA) (IIA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 50 130 (X) 8 12 45 120 (X) 5 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA~ 

148 PROVIDENCE COUNTY, R.I. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________ -_ - ___ -- ---- -- ---

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~r;:t~~ ~~nto~~~o==== ======== ======== == ====-p;~ce~t= 

- 172 25 5841 124 22 827 108 19038 89 17638 

- (X) 149 (X) 184 (X) 176 (X) 198 

- (X) 205 440 (X) 205 440 (X) 205 440 (X) 205440 

- (X) 12.5 (X) 11.1 (X) 9.3 (X) 8.6 

Value of land and buildings: I Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 310 338 (X) 222 621 (X) 354 109 (X) 248 483 (X) 

- (X) 2 157 (X) I 209 (X) 2006 (X) I 254 

land in forms according to use: Total croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harwsted cropland _______________________________ _ - 157 11 5411 119 106181 97 10334 85 100801 

144 8819 116 7909 95 8226 84 7 711 

By acres oorvested: 1 fa 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 53 220 39 (NA) 23 96 13 (NA) 

- 19 225 12 (NA) 12 149 7 (NA) 

- 16 360 3 (NA) 10 236 2 (NA) 

- 14 536 13 (NA) 10 (D) 13 (NA) 

- 19 I 347 25 (NA) 17 (D) 25 (NA) 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropand used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 14 1 8691 13 (NA) 14 I 869 13 (NA) 

- 5 (0) 9 (NA) 5 (D) 9 (NA) 

- 4 

(O~I 2 (NA)I 4 2853 2 (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 73 1 748 62 I 936 39 I 355 40 1 605 

- 42 974 24 773 25 753 21 764 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

TotallNOod land _____________________________________ _ 

Woooland pastured _______________________________ _ Woooland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 21 334 (NA) (NA) 15 310 9 286 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) 2 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 (D) 

- 19 456 (NA) (NA) 10 271 8 377 

- 112 9383 74 8 3541 67 5 887 51 5393 

- 46 2 128 (NA) (NA) 23 1 473 18 I 465 

- 95 7 255 (NA) (NA) 60 4414 41 3928 

Ot her bnd _________________________________________ _ 

- 135 4660 94 3 855 87 2 817 66 2 165 

Pasturela nd and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 32 I 3661 (NA) (NA) 21 1 200 I 20 959 

- 126 3294 (NA) (NA) 79 1 617 56 1 206 

Pastu relood, all types ___________________________________ _ 108 5 242 (NA) (NA) 59 4028 (NA) 4029 

Irriga ted land _________________________________________ _ 21 I 906 19 I 352 19 (D) 14 I 332 Harvested cropkmd irrigated ___________________________ _ 21 1 906 (NA) (NA) 19 (D) 13 1 215 Po sturefand irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Other bnd irrigated __________________________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _________ _ 7 64 (X) (X) 4 54 (X) (X) 

1J978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

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

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 172 9621 124 7 634 108 9 521 89 7 548 Averoge per form ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 55 936 (X) 61 565 (X) 88 159 (X) 84 809 

form s by value of agricultural products sold: I 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5.000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 15 7 138 18 (NA) 15 7 138 18 (NA) 

- 23 1 546 22 (NA) 23 1 546 22 (NA) 

- 18 526 20 (NA) 18 526 20 (NA) 

- 6 71 8 (NA) 6 71 8 (NA) 

- 18 144 8 (NA) 18 144 8 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

Crop s _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Co tton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 28 95 12 (NA) 28 95

1 

12 (NA) 

- 63 (D) 35 (NA) (X) (X) I (NA) 

- 13 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 16 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 16 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) I (X) (X) 

- 18 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 96 6640 I 73 5 095 68 6608 1 (NA) 5051 

- 5 9 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 4 15 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field s ... ds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons-___________________ _ 

Fru its, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nu rsery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 39 139 (NA) (NA) 26 128 17 98 

- 26 231 (NA) (NA) 15 226 16 258 - 14 200 (NA) (NA) 10 (D) 4 50 - 35 4 505 27 3 074 30 4 500 21 3054 

- 15 1 557 (NA) (NA) 14 (D) 16 1 576 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Do iry products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pig'-_____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________________ _ 

Other ivestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 116 2981 78 2 536 70 2913 56 2 494 - 17 (D) 16 739 9 (D) 8 720 - 33 1 597 (NA) (NA) 28 1 592 35 1 585 - 76 266 (NA) (NA) 53 241 48 162 - 17 51 (NA) (NA) II 48 6 20 - 10 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 4 1 - 28 119 (NA) (NA) 10 102 5 6 

>1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA WASHINGTON COUNTY, R.I. 149 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Fonns 

forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

172 124 25 584 144 24 018 8819 21 4364 3367 All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms w'h-

· 28 14 124 17 76 42 3 17 13 41 22 1 099 34 939 302 5 103 39 · 19 14 1 095 14 798 274 3 185 96 13 4 1 076 12 1 004 266 - - - 13 10 1 499 13 1 499 635 1 (D) (D) 16 16 2 596 15 2 427 954 3 511 371 

· 13 11 2 538 11 2 158 780 1 (D) (D) 

· - 6 - - - - - - - 18 16 6 206 17 5766 2 042 2 (D) (D) 

· 8 10 5364 8 5 364 2 503 2 (D) (D) 

· 3 - 3 987 3 3 987 1 021 1 (D) (D) 

· - I - - - - - - -

I to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to $ ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to UJ ocreL ____________________ _ 

70 toWocres _____________________ _ 

100 10 139 ocres •..........••.•...•. 140 fa 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

22 0 10259 ocres ..•.•.•....••.•..••• 26010499 ocres ___________________ _ 50010999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1.000" 1,999 acre'-...•.•......••.• 2,000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4, Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

land in fc.-ms _________________ ~ ________________ _ 172 25 584 Ho rvested c ropbnd ____________________________ _ 144 8 819 

Tenure afoperotor: Full owners __________________________________ _ 104 12 154 Ho~sted cropland __________________________ _ 79 1 446 Po rt ownerL _________________________________ _ 56 11 992 Han.ested cropland __________________________ _ 55 6229 Tenants __________________________________ .. __ _ 12 I 438 Horwsted cropland __________________________ _ 10 1 144 

Type of agon izaton: Ind ividsol or family ____________________________ _ 141 17 271 Po rtnership __________________________________ _ 14 (D) Co rporotion __________________________________ _ 15 141 Of her -cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 2 (0) 

1974 

Forms 

124 

116 

60 

(NA) 

51 

(NA) 

13 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

22 827 

7909 

9 729 

1 997 

11 459 

4 784 

1 639 

1 128 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

108 

95 

52 

41 

47 

46 

9 

8 

81 

12 

14 

I 

Acres 

19038 

8 226 

6 122 1 006 

11 494 

(D) 

422 

(0) 

13 753 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

89 

84 

30 

(NA) 

48 

(NA) 

11 

(NA) 

68 

9 

12 

Irdgoted 

land 

1906 

4 

13 

10 

-

(D) 

41 

(D) 

(ill (D) 

(D) 

Acres 

17638 

7 711 

4940 

I 826 

11 061 

4759 (0) 

1 126 

12 228 

2435 

2 975 

All forms Farms with sales of All forms Forms with so les of 

1978 '1974 

Operators by prinopol occupation: Formirg _____________________________ _ 89 74 01 her ...• _ .......•..•..•.• 83 37 

Operotors by oge group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 3 3 25 to 34 yeorL _______________________ _ 21 14 35 to 44 yeors ________________________ _ 34 21 45 to 54 yeorL _______________________ _ 52 22 55 to 64 yeorL _______________________ _ 32 26 65 yeas and over _____________________ _ 30 25 Av era~ oge __________________________ _ 50A 51.9 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

73 

35 

1 

15 

19 

35 

20 

18 

50A 

Operators by place of residence: 67 On form operated _____________________ _ 

10 Not on farm operated __________________ _ Not reported __________________________ _ 

3 Operators reporting days of work off form: 10 None ________________________________ _ 

14 1 1049 days .••.•• _ •....•.••..•.••.•.•• 

16 50 10 99 days. •••.•..•.•••..•••.••.•••• 

17 100 10149 days ....••.•....••.•. _ •.••.. 

17 150 to 199 days .••..••.••...••.••.....• 50.9 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5, Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

( 1978 data are' based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms 

$2,500 or more 

'-

1978 "974 1978 "974 

142 90 83 61 17 5 15 J 

13 16 10 13 

74 52 59 49 9 2 9 2 3 1 1 

2 5 3 13 2 10 I 

65 28 27 9 

forms with sales af $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

"""~l Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

· 67 172 45 114 42 165 31 107 

· 118 1 200 83 1 439 66 1 141 60 I 414 

· 94 1 057 73 1 298 58 I 018 58 I 278 

· 98 39 (NA) (NA) 59 34 47 29 

· 120 287 92 372 81 282 71 369 

· 112 523 95 658 80 513 74 653 

lives fock and poultry purchased ________________ ---- __ ----

Feed for lives tack and poultry __________________ - - --- - ----

Commwdally mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animol hmlth cost5 ___________________________________ _ 

Seed s, blAbs, plonts, ond Irees •......•.........•.....•..• (omm erdal fertilizer ____________________ - _____ -----_ ---

· 118 189 75 281 82 185 54 278 

· 76 1 728 59 1 240 71 1 699 47 I 195 

· 9 46 5 44 7 (D) 5 44 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________ -_ ---_ --- Hired farm lobar ______________________________ - ___ -- --- Cant rocf lobar ________________________________ ---- -_ ---

CustomloWrk, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equ ipmEf1t __________________ -- -- - ___ -- ---- -- ---- -- ---· 32 42 29 26 27 41 17 25 

· 172 599 (NA) (NA) 108 557 (NA) (NA) 

· 172 493 122 260 108 461 89 248 

· 168 212 (NA) (NA) 106 196 89 142 

· 61 169 (NA) (NA) 50 167 33 57 

· 23 16 (NA) (NA) 18 15 17 13 

40 64 (NA) (NA) 35 61 

3 } 10 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 89 35 

· 172 23 (NA) (NA) 108 (0) 

97 103 (NA) (NA) 74 (D) (NA) (NA) 

10 2 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) (NA) (N~ 

Energ yom petroleum praducts ____________ -- __ ------ -- ---

Pe ,rolrum produ:ts __________________ -_ -_ -- ------ ----

Gasdine __________________________ -- -_ -- ---- -- ----

Die",' fuel •...•.•.. _ ••..••..•••..•.•...••..•..••.• 

~~eTa~I_~ ~f~_~~_o_~d_~:~~~~ == == ==== == ==== == ==== == === Nal.,.al gas ..••.• _ ..••••..•.•. _ •••...•..•..•.•....• Kerasene, motor oil, and gre058 _____________________ _ 

Ele clridly ..•..••• _ .•...•••..•••..••••••...•..••...•.. 

Of her -cool, wood, coke, etc. ____ - ___ -- -- -- ------ -- -- ---

150 WASHINGTON COUNTY, R.I. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUL TURE- COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore bosed on 0 sample of forms; see textl 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres 00 which used farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

- 107 7 230 75 (roploed fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

- 106 6 773 74 

- 18 457 14 lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 66 2616 45 

Sprays, rusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ - 35 2475 29 Nemotooes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- 4 20 4 Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ - 36 I 573 24 Weeds. grass. or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ - 62 3 281 47 

Chern icals for - Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

- 9 509 5 

32 (X) 22 Sanitation and rodent and bird cootrol _______ .. _______________ _ 48 (X) 32 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estim ated rna rket value of 011 machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Average per fonn ________________ dollars_ - Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _________ • ___ • ____________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________ ••• _______ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____ • _______________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

-

-

Motortrocks - including pickups _______________ _ Wheel tro:tors ____________________________ _ 

Groin - and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heeds fa r combines ___________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers _________ _ cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower - cooditioners _______________________ _ 

Pickup balers • ______ • ____ • ________________ • 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

172 124 108 89 machinery and equipment - Con. 5 757 3 403 4 378 3 026 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

33 471 27444 40 535 34 000 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

36 23 19 II $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

51 13 1 20 

I~I $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

26 31 i 18 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Maoufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

119 182 61 70 83 112 143 399 68 WI 108 298 138 346 23 35 129 3ll 

3 (0;, -

=, 3 <0;, 5 - 5 

3 (0) - 3 (0) 

- - - - - - 34 34 14 14 20 20 52 57 II II 43 46 

22 28 4 4 19 24 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

6977 74 6363 

6545 (NAl 6035 

432 (HAl 328 

2476 21 I 178 

2 459 (HAl 4055 

(0) I (0) 

I 540 9 I 468 

3 095 (HAl 2298 

505 3 42 

00 8 (X) 

00 (NAl (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

--

1978 1974 1978 1974 

14 16 13 14 

24 22 18 21 

8 8 8 8 ;1 ",{ 2 , 

5 ~ III 

6 J i L 5 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

98 145 75 105 336 94 113 320 70 

5 6 5 5 ~, 3 3 (NA) (NAl (NA) 26 26 10 44 45 II 

34 40 8 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 doys or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers 

76 35 (X) 

587 (X) 204 

Farm s ___________________________________________________ _ 

Work ers _________________________________________________ _ 

Forms wah- l worker _______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers __ • _____ • _____ • ______ • ________ • _____ • ________ _ 3 0 r 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers ________ • _________________ • ___ ._. ________ _ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 7 (0) 

- 18 12 24 

- 26 3 II 

- 17 9 50 

- 15 4 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Forms Workers 1978 

68 (Xl 71 (X) 383 543 

3 3 - 19 38 16 26 86 24 9 61 17 11 195 14 

WASHINGTON COUNTY, R.I. 

197 

4 

60 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

2 

o 

3 

I 

-' 

151 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms NumbeJ" Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

loven tory: Any liwslock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

AnycotHe, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 129 (X) 82 (X) 73 00 59 ()() 

- 103 (X) 72 (X) 61 00 51 (X) 

Soles: 

Any li~stock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ 116 2981 78 2 536 70 2913 56 2494 Any cattle, hags, ar sheep ____________________ $l,OOO_ - 84 (D) 65 (NA) 57 (D) 49 183 

CATTLE AND CAlVES 

Inventory: CoMie and colves ___________________________________ _ 

CO'NS and heifers thol hodcalved ____________________ _ 

Beef Cf:J'N$ ____________________________________ _ 

Mjlk cows ___ . _____ . ______ .. __________________ _ 

- 95 3029 66 3 560 55 2610 50 3419 

- 86 I 774 64 2 024 51 I 570 49 I 935 

-- 52 355 29 163 23 171 17 95 

-- 48 I 419 43 I 861 36 I 399 37 I 840 Heifers and heifer colves __________________________ _ 

Steers. steer colves, bulls and bull calves ___________ _ 

-- 63 933 (NAl (NA) 39 855 44 I 302 

-- 65 322 (NAl (NA) 38 185· 38 182 

Soles: Cattle and colves __________________________________ _ 

-- 76 I 108 60 I 153 53 I 003 48 I 120 

$1.000 -- (X) 266 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 162 Calves ______________________________________ _ 

-- 47 611 (NAl (NA) 36 (D) 41 729 

$1,000 -- (X) 41 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 37 Cotlle __________________________________________ _ 

-- 67 497 (NAl (NA) 47 (D) 45 391 

$1,000 -- (X) 225 (X) (NA) (X) 204 (X) 126 Fattened cattle ________________________________ _ 

-- 14 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 35 2 (0) 

$1.000 -- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) 24 (X) (D) Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 -- 33 1 597 (NA) (NA) 28 1 592 35 1 585 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

loven tory: Ho 9s md pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 32 874 II 166 15 815 7 149 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

-- 16 104 (NAl (NA) 12 98 4 38 Othe- hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 28 770 (NA) (NA) 12 717 6 111 

lit fers of pigs furrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 __ . _____________ _ -- 16 167 5 57 12 160 4 (D) 

Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ JlI1e 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 15 70 4 31 12 67 4 31 

-- 13 97 5 26 10 93 4 (D) 

Sheep and lombs ___________________________________ _ 

-- 14 228 10 119 'I 170 5 42 Ewes I year old or older __________________________ _ -- ID 185 (NA) (NA) 6 146 5 30· Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 11 137 (NA) (NA) 4 53 - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

-- 36 186 19 61 19 120 I 11 49 

Hogs (J'ld pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 -- 17 I 103 8 517 11 I 067 6 (D) 

-- (X) 51 (X) (NA) (X) 48 (X) 20 Feerer pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 9 819 3 410 8 (D) 3 410 

$1,000 -- (X) 22 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 11 Sheep and lombs ___________________________________ _ 

Sheepond lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pourds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- 8 183 8 43 5 148 4 16 

-- 10 111 (NA) (NA) 6 69 2 (D) 

-- (X) 689 (X) (NA) (X) 339 (X) (D) 

Sheep, lombs, and wool __________ • _____________ $1,000 -- 10 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 4 1 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 6 63 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - $1,000 -- (X) 3 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

Ha rses ond ponies ___ _ 

$1.000 -- 10 16 5 9 3 7 5 9 

-- (X) 41 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 6 

POULTRY 

loven tory: Any pcultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

HEJlS and pullets of Joying age ____________________ _ 

PtAlets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broiers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

T lJ"key s for slaughter __________________________ --_ 

Ttrkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Oth..- poullry ________________________ -- ------ -- ---

- 36 (X) 24 (X) 16 (X) 13 (X) 

- 34 (D) 24 68 011 16 (D) 13 66 143 

- 33 (D) 24 54 176 16 (D) 13 52561 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

- 7 240 2 (0) 3 53 2 (D) 

- 4 40 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) . 1 (0) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- I (D) (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 17 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) - (X) 

Sales: Any poollry • _________________ -- ______ -- -- ------ -----

ChieXens 3 months old or older __________________ -- --_ 

HEJlS ond pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pulets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broiers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ - _______ -- -- ------ ----

Turkey So for slaughter ____________________ ---- -----

Ttrkey hens kepf for breeding ____________________ _ 

Oth ... poultry ___ . ____________________ ---- ---- -- ---

Poultry and poultry praducts ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 14 (X) 13 (X) 7 (X) 6 (X) 

- 10 62 713 12 69 526 6 60663 7 66 166 

- 10 (D) 12 56 926 6 (D) 7 55606 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 3 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (~ - 17 (D) 16 739 9 (D) 8 720 

152 WASHINGTON COUNTY, R.I. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sok!os of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Fo r gnin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silOJe or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fociler, hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

39 I 184 (X) - - 31 I 119 (X) - - - 34 I 122 (X) (NA) (NA) 30 I 105 (X) - - - 3 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - -

2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - -

37 (D) 20 389 - - 30 (0) 19 559 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 29 (D) 17 457 - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

2 (D) (X) I - (NAll 

2 (0) (X) I - =1 - ! (D) (X) (NA) I (D) (X) - - For gran or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For sila;e or groen chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 2 (D) (0) - - 2 (D) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - - Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) - - - (NA) (X) - -

Wheo t for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - -

~I - I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) -

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other STOOl! groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

(NA) (NA) <NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - -

- 4 140 3 052 - - 4 140 3 052 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (N~I 4 145 4 369 - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beons (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - -

=1 

- - - - - - - (NAil - - - -

- - - - (NA) - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 14 (D) (0) - - 12 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - 18 2 562 556 097 (NA) (NA) 17 (D) (D) 2 (0) 

Sweetpototoe s (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see texl) _________________ 1978_ - 89 2 822 5 465 - - 55 2 322 4 764 - - 1974_ - 67 2 239 4 530 (NA) (NA) 50 2 III 4 273 - - Alfolfo hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 44 906 2 3371 -

(NAil 

30 770 2 0821 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 27 809 2 217 - - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 52 I 341 2 185 - - 33 I 103 I 865 - -

Field seed cro ps ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetroles harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) - - -I - -I 

- 26 409 00 8 53 15 397 (X) 6 (D) 1974_ - 23 523 (X) (NA) (NA) 17 518 (X) 4 78 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 15 308 00 4 44 10 300 (X) 4 44 1974_ To motoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 16 472 (X) 2 (0) 

- 19 14 (X) 5 2 II 13 (X) 3 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 12 12 (X) 3 3 

- 5 I (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Land in archa rds _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pou nds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _______________________________ -. _____ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse productL ______________ 1978_ Olhe r crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) I -

- 15 60 (X) I (D) 5 42 (X) I (D~I - 8 30 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - - 13 13 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 10 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 9 6 954 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 18 78 (X) I (D) 10 70 (X) I (0)1 - 8 26 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 18 (X) 1 (D) 

- 9 56 (D) I (D) 6 (D) (D) I (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 16 93 004 I - - 35 2 356 (X) 12 1 798 30 2 348 (X) 12 I 798 

- I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WASHINGTON COUNTY, R.I. 153 

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APPENDIX A. General Explanation 

TAKING THE CENSUS _____ . ___ .. - • - .......... . 

DATA PROCESSING. _ .........•. - •........... 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA .................... . 

MAJOR CHANGES IN DATA COLLECTED .. _ ......... . 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS AND THE CENSUS OF HORTICULTURAL SPECIAL TIES ......•......... _ ..... 

DISCLOSURES ....•.............•........... 

1974 DATA CORRECTIONS ...... _ ...•........... 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ........ _ ...... . 

FARM CLASSIFICATIONS ...................... . 

UNPUBLISHED DATA ...•..................... 

NONSAMPLING ERRORS ...................... . 

CENSUS COVERAGE ....................... - .. 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS ..............•..... 

TABLES 

A. PERCENT OF STATE TOTAL REPRESENTED BY ADJUSTMENT FOR WHOLE FARM NONRESPONSE: 1978 ..... 

B. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

STATE TOTALS FOR SELECTED ITEMS: 1978 . _ ..... 

C. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

FARMS REPORTING AN ITEM IN THE COUNTY: 1978 .. 

D. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

COUNTY TOTALS FOR SELECTED ITEMS: 1978. 

TAKING THE CENSUS 

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The 1978 Census of Agriculture was the first census to 

include a mailout/mailback enumeration supplemented by a 

thorough direct interview of all households in a sample of area 

segments. This combination list-direct enumeration sample 

approach was instituted to improve completeness of coverage 

for State level agriculture census statistics. 

In censuses prior to 1969, enumerators were assigned to a 

specific area and called on all farms with in the area. Beginning 

with the 1950 census, copies of the report form were mailed 

prior to the enumeration date to each boxholder 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. Enumerators going door-to-door in rural areas collected 

and reviewed all forms that had been completed; they also 

completed forms for those places with agricultural operations 

wh ich did not have forms ready. 

For the 1969 and 1974 censuses, data were collected 

primarily by a self-enumeration, mailout/mailback procedure. 

This procedure was made possible by the availability of 

specialty lists and several administrative lists, including records 

from the prior agriculture census, from which a list of 

agriculture-related names and addresses was constructed. 

The mailout/mailback enumeration procedure was not used 

in taking the agriculture census in Puerto Rico, Guam, the 

Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. A discussion 

of the direct enumeration methods used appears in the reports 

for these outlying areas. 

Mail List 

The mail list for the 1978 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 1974 census and administrative records of various government agencies, primarily the 

Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The administrative lists used for 1978 were more 

accurate and extensive than those used for the 1974 and 1969 

censuses. For 197~, most administrative lists were used in their 

entirety; whereas, for 1974 and 1969 some lists were sampled so 

that only selected records were included in the census mailing 

list. 

Lists of large or specialized operations, such as nurseries, 

broiler growers, fish farms, and I ivestock range and feedlot 

operations, which might not be identified in 'other administrative records, 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 or providing agricultural services were obtained from the 1974 census and 

updated using results of the 1976 and 1977 Company Organization Surveys conducted by the Economic Surveys Division of 

the Census Bureau. 

A preliminary census mail list was assembled using names and 

addresses from the 1974 census and administrative source lists 

available early in 1978. Those records identified as most likely 

not to be farms, since the name appeared on only one source list 

or on selected combinations of list sources which had yielded a 

low percentage of farm operators for the 1974 census, were 

then selected for inclusion in the 1978 Farm and Ranch 

Identification Survey. Slightly over 4 mill ion of the short 

identification forms were mailed in May of 1978 to identify 

persons who were not active farm operators, to identify tenant 

and successor operators who were not on admi nistrative source 

lists, and to update the name, address, and size information for 

the identified active farm operators. Approximately 1_9 million 

survey returns were classified as out-of-scope (nonfarms), and an 

additional 400,000 reports were returned by the Postal Service 

as being undeliverable, reSUlting in over 2.3 million names and 

addresses being deleted from the census mail list as a result of 

the 1978 Farm and Ranch Identification Survey. The final 

census mail list containing 4,241,000 names and addresses was 

developed using results of the 1978 Farm and Ranch Identification Survey, names and addresses from the unduplicated 

preliminary list that were retained without precensus verification, and new or updated source I ists acquired after the 

prel iminary unduplication. 

The preliminary and final census mail lists were both 

constructed by merging and unduplicating the names and 
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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 during computer processing; an additional group of possible duplicates identified during computer 

processing was resolved clerically. Other duplicate names not 

identified prior to mail ing were either reported by respondents 

or located during office processing. 

Direct Enumeration Area Sample 

When the evaluation survey conducted for the 1974 census 

confirmed the results of the evaluation survey for 1969 (i.e., an 

unacceptable number of midsize and a larger number of smaller 

farms were not included in the mail list). the decision was made 

to incorporate into the 1978 data collection procedures a direct 

enumeration area sample to provide State level estimates of the 

number and statistical characteristics of farms found not to be 

included in the mail list. The effect of this combination mail 

list-direct enumeration sample approach has been to drastically 

reduce the number and effect of missed farms in State totals. 

The direct enumeration sample consisted of approximately 

6,400 segments in "rural" areas (areas outside places with 2,500 

or more population in 1970) in all States, except Alaska and 

Hawaii. The segments were created and selected using enumeration district maps and data from the 1970 Census of Population 

and Housing. In October and November 1978, enumerators 

visited each household in these segments to determine if 

anyone in the household was associated with an agricultural 

operation. A 78-A 1 (A) report form was completed for each 

person with agricultural operations. This form was similar to the 

78-A 1 (S) sample form but collected additional information on 

alternate names and addresses and other individuals associated 

with the operation for use in matching these cases to the census 

mail file. The front page of the 78-A 1 (A) report form is repro· 

duced in appendix C. During the enumeration, each operator 

received an orange-colored sticker and was instructed that if 

he/she received a census form in the mail , the for-m should not 

be filled but returned with the sticker attached indicating that 

a report had already been completed. 

During office processing, a concentrated effort was made to 

match the direct enumeration sample returns to names and 

addresses on the census mail I ist using the sticker returns, 

microfilm search of the mail file for all associated names, 

telephone calls to all cases that could be reached by phone, and 

any other available information. Direct enumeration sample 

returns not matched to the census mail list after this extensive 

research comprise the sample representing farms in the State not 

on the census mail list. Data from these unmatched direct 

enumeration sample returns were used to provide esti mates at the 

State level for farms not on the census mail list. For each State, 

these data have been tabulated and published as a "pseudo" 

county and are an integral part of the State totals. The direct 

enumeration sample estimates have not been included in 

individual county totals. 

Report Forms 

The Census Bureau recognizes the need to minimize both 

respondent burden and census cost by I imiting the number of 

items for which data are requested to those most needed by 

users as the basis for current understanding and future planning. 

In addition to limiting data items, the most recent eight 

censuses of agriculture have also used sampling techniques to 

further minimize reporting burden and census cost. For 1945, 

additional items were included in the enumeration of designated 

geograph ic segments, but were omitted from the report forms 

used for all other areas. For the 1950, 1954, 1959, and 1964 

censuses, similar goals were met by instructing the enumerators 

to determine whether to ask or omit the items in designated 

sections of the report forms. For the 1969, 1974, and 1978 

mailout/mailback censuses, two report forms were used again 

with the result of minimizing the reporting burden, particularly 

for smaller farms. 

For 1978, the two report forms were a 5-page report form 

(78-A 1 (S)) containing all the items asked in the census, and a 

4-page form (78-A1 (N)) omitting the sample items (sections 22 

through 27). Form 78-Al(N) and the 78-A1(S) sample 

items are reproduced in appendix D. In all States except 

Alaska and Hawaii, the sample form (Al (S)) was mailed to all 

certainty addresses (large farms) and to 20 percent of the 

noncertainty addresses; the nonsample form (Al (N)) was mailed 

to the remaining noncertainty addresses. The sample form was 

mailed to all Alaska addresses. For Hawaii, a modified version of 

the sample form was used for all farms. The modifications were 

made principally in the crops section in order to cover the 

special ized agriculture on the islands. The Statistical Adjustments 

section of this appendix defines certainty farms and includes a 

discussion of the criteria used to determine whether the sample 

or nonsample form was to be mailed to noncertainty addresses. 

Initial Mailing 

The report forms were distributed by the U.S. Postal Service 

during the last week of December 1978 to all individuals, 

businesses, and organizations on the mail list. Approximately 

4,241,000 forms were included in the initial mailing (3,140,000 

nonsample forms and 1,101,000 sample forms). 

From February through August 1979, additional initial 

mailings were sent primarily to new tenants and successors 

identified during report form processing. Thus, the total mailing 

list for the 1978 Census of Agriculture was 4,430,000. 

An information sheet containing detailed instructions for 

completing the form was included with each report form (see 

appendix D). Additional special instructions were included with 

report forms sent to identifiable producers of poultry under 

contract, bees and honey, laboratory animals, feedlot operations, and nursery and greenhouse products. 

In an effort to provide additional help in completing reports, 

approximately 60,000 copies of a Farm Census Guide booklet 

were sent to county agricultural agencies and related institutions 

or businesses to whom farmers might turn for help. Included 

were rural banks, accountants, vocational agriculture instructors, and the following U.S. Department of Agriculture county 

offices: Agricultural Stabi lization and Conservation Service, 
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Farmers Home Administration, and Agricultural 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 assistance was requested. In addition, the telephone 

number for the Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office was provided in the original mailing in case the respondent requested 

assistance or had additional questions which were not covered 

in the instructions. 

Followup Procedures 

The data collection effort included seven followup letters to 

nonrespondents, three of which were accompanied by a report 

form. To evenly distribute the workloads in mailing, receipts, 

and processing, the mail list was divided into three groups for 

followup purposes. In late January, the first followup letter was 

sent to all nonrespondents reminding them of the February 15 

due date. The other reminders followed on a flow basis at 3- to 

4-week intervals starting in late February and continuing into 

July. 

In low response areas, additional efforts were made. State 

Commissioners of Agriculture were asked to issue supporting 

statements urging farmers to complete and return their reports. 

In early April 1979, nonrespondents in about 300 counties with 

the lowest response rates were mailed an additional letter using 

simpler language in large print suggesting that if they needed 

help in completing their report, they could call collect to the 

Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office. 

From March to November 1979, telephone calls were made 

to nonrespondents who were large (for most States, those with 

expected sales of $80,000 or more) or were located in about 

60 counties with low response. Data for large farms were obtained by telephone from secondary sources if the addressee 

could not be contacted or refused to provide information. Most 

of the non response calls were made by the staff of the Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office. However, calls to the larger and 

more complex operations were made by the Agriculture Division 

staff. Upon completion of data collection, all counties had 

response rates exceeding 75 percent of the final mail list including additional addresses. The overall response rate for the 

50 United States was 88 percent for all addresses and nearly 

95 percent for addresses with a known history of farm operations. A significant proportion of the nonresponse cases was 

found not to have qualifying agricultural operations for 1978. 

For a description of the adjustment for nonresponse, see Statistical Adjustments. 

DATA PROCESSING 

All report forms were subjected to a clerical screening review, 

during which they were corrected to make them acceptable for 

keying onto magnetic tape. Farm operators completing a 

nonsample form who reported sales or acres above the certainty 

level were sent correspondence requesting the additional sample 

data. Reports for special I ist cases identified on the mail I ist as 

producing specific products such as broilers or cattle were 

checked to insure that the special item had been reported. 

Problem reports requiring special review or additional handling 

were referred to technical assistants, or if necessary, to 

statisticians for resolution. Report forms with sales or acreage 

above levels I isted as State "must" were subjected to a more 

stringent precomputer review, including completeness checks for 

key basic data items. Reports from multiunit operations and 

institutional and government-operated farms were reviewed and 

edited by statisticans. All farms with expected or reported sales 

of $1,000,000 or more or 30,000 acres or more, all Alaska and 

Hawaii reports, selected multiunit operations, and other selected 

problem reports were reviewed by statisticians in the Agriculture Division. Omissions, inconsistencies, and other problems 

that could not be resolved by reference to other information on 

the report were resolved by contacting the respondents by 

telephone or correspondence. 

All successors and the more significant tenant names and 

addresses reported in the census were researched on microfil m 

of the census mail ~ile. Report forms were mailed to addresses 

not located on the mail file. Research was also conducted on 

reports from selected respondents claiming that they had 

previously completed a census form to eliminate possible 

dupl ication. 

Data for each report form were subjected to a detailed 

item-by-item computer edit. The edit included -comprehensive 

checks for consistency and reasonableness, corrected data found 

to be in error or inconsistent, supplied missing data based on 

similar size farms within the same county. and assigned farm 

classification codes which were necessary for tabulating the 

data. Entries of large magnitude and significant computergenerated changes to the data were manually verified. Obvious 

errors such as reports of cotton or citrus in the Northern States 

were also identified and corrected. 

Many of the acceptability limits on data were necessarily 

wide making it impossible to identify and correct all errors or to 

always supply precise estimates for all the incompleteness in the 

reports. These factors and others may affect the rei iabil ity of 

data for some minor items, but they should not have a 

significant effect on major data items in any county. 

I n the computer edit, those farms with sales or acreage 

exceeding State "must" levels were tested for historical consistency. Key items such as acreage, number of I ivestock sold, 

crops, and sales were compared for significant changes between 

1974 and 1978. Problems in historical consistency were resolved 

usually by telephone. 

In order to reduce duplicate reporting because of more than 

one completed report being received for the same operation 

under different names, computer listings of reports with similar 

operator names and size of operation were produced and 

duplicate reports were deleted prior to tabulations. 

After each report was screened, computer edited, and had all 

identified problems corrected, each data item on the report was 

added into the total for that item for the county. The result was 

a computer tabulation matrix for each county containing the 

sum of ,individual entries for each data item. This matrix 

enabled the easy and precise construction of the published 

tables. 

Prior to publication of preliminary reports and volume 1 

reports, tabulated totals were reviewed by statisticians to 
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identify remammg inconsistencies and potential coverage 

problems. Comparisons were made with historical census trends 

as well as current year State level estimates publ ished by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture and other agencies as part of the 

coverage review. Selected report forms were reviewed and 

problem entries were either verified as being correct or the data 

were corrected. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

Significant changes were made to the data collection pro· 

cedures to improve the coverage of the 1978 census, including 

a more complete mail list and the use of a direct enumeration 

area sample to supplement the mail list. The effect of these 

improvements has been to increase the 1978 State farm counts 

above what they would have been using previous methods. 

The 1978 State farm counts, consisting of totals from the 

mail list and the direct enumeration area sample, include farms 

that would have been missed in the 1974 and 1969 censuses. 

The 1978 county farm counts do not include any totals 

from the direct enumeration sample. However, for some 

counties, the counts may have increased substantially because 

of the improved coverage of small farms in the 1978 mail list. 

County level data on acreages and inventories are generally 

comparable. 

Estimates of the net proportion of farms missed in the 1974 

census varied widely by State, from a low of 0.7 percent in 

Nebraska to a high of 33.0 percent in West Virgi nia. Appendix C 

shows adjusted farm counts by State. Because missed farms 

were typically small, the percent missed was generally higher in 

States having a relatively large proportion of small farms and 

urbanized areas having a sizable number of part·time farms. The 

proportion of the total farms in each State represented by the 

direct enumeration sample in 1978 can be expected to follow a 

pattern similar to that for missed farms in 1974. 

Since most of the farms identified in the direct enumeration 

sample were small, these farms have a much greater effect on 

the State counts of farms and farms reporting than on measures 

of agricultural production such as land in farms, sales of 

agricultural products, acres and production of crops, and 

inventory and sales of livestock and poultry. 

Changes in the farm definition also affect the, comparability 

of data. In general, data for 1978 and 1974 would be directly 

comparable with data for 1969 and earlier censuses only for 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more because the data for these 

farms are not affected by changes in the farm definition. A 

difference in timing and the change from personal interview to 

mail enumeration affect comparabil ity with data from censuses 

prior to 1969. The effect of the 1974 definition change for 

selected State and county totals is shown in appendix B. 

Dollar figures shown for expenses and agricultural product 

sales have not been adjusted for changes in price levels between 

census years. Crop and livestock production and sales and 

expense data are for the calendar year 1978, except for a few 

crops (such as citrus) for which the production year overlaps the 

calendar year. I nventories of livestock, poultry, and other 

specified items are as of December 31, 1978. The reporting 

period and inventory date are the same as for the 1974 and 

1969 censuses. 

Censuses prior to 1969 were taken by enumerators, each 

assigned to a specific geograph ic area. Field work for the 1959 

and 1964 censuses was completed mainly in October, November, and December of the reference year. Livestock and poultry 

inventories for these two censuses were as of the time of 

enumeration. Other variations in the time of enumeration 

occurred prior to 1959. 

MAJOR CHANGES IN DATA COLLECTED 

Unusually strong adverse reaction to the length and content 

of the 1974 census report form stimulated an intensive review 

and rejustification of all data inquiries accepted for collection 

on the 1978 census report form. Data users were requested to 

provide the Bureau with their data requirements, including the 

level of publication needed-county, State, or national. Each 

data item requested was reviewed to determine if it was needed 

at the county level and if so, whether on a complete or sample 

basis. Some data items needed only at the State or regional level 

were relegated to one or another of the follow-on surveys 

scheduled to be conducted in 1980 for calendar year 1979. By 

eliminating many items included on the 1974 report form, 

redesigning the form to accommodate two columns of items per 

page, and converting many more items to write-in status, 

especially in the crops sections, the report form was reduced 

from a 20-page booklet to a 4-page form for most farms and a 

5-page form for certainty and sample farms. Data items on the 

1974 report form which were eliminated on the 1978 report 

form were: 

Type of rental arrangement 

Sales of forest products 

Commercial fertilizer used for specific crops 

I rrigation methods and quantity of water used 

Drainage 

Grain storage facilities 

Futures markets 

Contracts 

Injuries and illnesses 

Other production expenses 

Income and expenses from farm-related sources 

Farm credit 

Family income from off-farm sources 

Much of the detailed data collected in 1974 for costs of 

materials for individual types of agricultural chemicals and for 

quantities and costs of several feed categories including roughages purchased were deleted from the report form. I n addition, 

many of the redundant totals used on the 1974 report form for 

cross checking data, especially in the production expenses and 

value of agricultural products sold sections, were eliminated. 

The following high priority new data items were added to the 

1978 report form: 

Set-aside acres in Federal Farm Program 

Government Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) loans for 

grai n and cotton 

Direct sales to consumers 

Foreign ownersh ip of farmland 

Greater detail on expenses for energy 
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FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS AND THE CENSUS OF 

HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTIES 

Integral to each census of agriculture program are the 

follow-on surveys conducted after the main census. The purpose 

of these specialized surveys is to collect additional, much 

needed agriculture-related information from highly specialized 

operations or from only a sample of farms without burdening all 

farm operators. Thus, allowing the use of a shorter report form 

for the general census. The follow-on surveys are limited to high 

priority data items that yield United States, regional, or State 

level estimates, which in and of themselves or in association 

with general census data, are used as the basis for current 

decision making and future planning. 

Data from ~he Farm Finance, the Farm and Ranch Irrigation, 

and the Farm Energy Surveys, conducted in 1980 covering 

calendar year 1979, are published in Volume 5, Special Reports, 

of the 1978 Census of Agriculture. 

The Farm Finance Survey provides detailed farm financial 

data, including debts, expenses, taxes, credits, assets, and farm 

and off-farm incomes for farm operators. Many of these items as 

well as detailed data concerning land ownership and landlord 

characteristics are also being collected from the landlords of the 

farms involved in the survey. 

The Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey provides high priority 

data on water use by irrigated farms. Included in the data are: 

acreage irrigated, yields for irrigated and nonirrigated crops, 

quantity of water used, methods of distribution, types of 

pumps, and number of wells. 

The Farm Energy Survey provides detailed data on energy 

purchased by type of energy source, storage capacity, and 

selected kinds of energy-consuming machinery and equipment. 

The 1979 Census of Horticultural Specialties covers the 

operations of producers of nursery and greenhouse products, 

mushrooms, and sod in much greater detail than the main 

census of agriculture. This census has been conducted in 1890, 

1930, 1950, and every 10 years since, in association with the 

census of agriculture. Data for this census are published in 

Volume 5, Special Reports. 

DISCLOSURES 

In many tables, data are suppressed and a (D) is used instead 

of a number. To ensure the confidentiality of information on a 

characteristic of an individual farm, it is necessary to suppress 

data when the value of an item for one or two farms can be 

definitely or approximately· determined by mathematical 

manipulations. 

Suppressions of data made within frequency distributions are 

accomplished in a way that will maintain maximum integrity of 

the frequency groups as suppressions are made whenever 

possible in adjacent frequency classes. This allows the user, by 

subtraction from the total, to have a farm count and total 

quantity reported for the combined suppressed frequencies. 

Although the published frequency data are not complete, the 

truncated frequency distribution is available for analysis purposes. 

1974 DATA CORRECTIONS 

Some 1974 data have been revised since the 1974 volume I 

publications were released. The major revisions were for: 

Madera County, California-number of heavy breed turkeys 

sold and related data. 

Maricopa County, Arizona-acreage of improved pecans and 

related data. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

Definitions and explanations of terms in this section provide 

more detailed descriptions for selected items and terms than are 

available on the report form or in the tables. Differences in 

definitions between censuses, data deficiencies, and special 

processing performed for individual or related data items are 

also explained. For an exact wording of the questions on the 

sample and nonsample forms used in 1978 for the conterminous 

United States, and the information sheet which accompanied 

these forms, see appendix D. 

For all tables, historical data are shown whenever individual 

items are comparable, otherwise an (NA) is used. Some 

historical data may differ slightly from totals included in prior 

census publications due to rounding of fract,ions and dollar 

values. 

Farms or farms reporting-The term "farms" or "farms 

reporting" in the presentation of data denotes the number of 

farms reporting the item. For example, if there are 3,710 farms 

in a State and 842 of them had 28,594 cattle and calves, the 

data for those farms reporting cattle and calves would appear as: 

Cattle and calves ............... farms . . . . . .. 842 

number .... 28,594 

Land in farms-The acreage designated in the tables as "land in 

farms" consists primarily of agricultural land used for crops, 

pasture, or grazing. It also includes woodland and wasteland not 

actually under cultivation or used for pasture or grazing, 

provided it was part of the farm operator's total operation. 

Large acreages of woodland or wasteland held for nonagricultural purposes were deleted from individual reports during 

the processing 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. 

Except for open range and grazing land used under government 

permits, all grazing land 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 ch iefl y 

responsible for conducting the business of the association. All 

land in Indian reservations used for growing crops or grazing 

livestock was to be included as land in farms. Land in Indian 

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. 
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Land area-The approximate total land area of counties and 

States shown for 1978 represents the land area as determined by 

records and calculations updated as of January 1, 1979. These 

data are updated periodically; however, the acreage shown for 

1978 are essentially the same as in 1974. Any differences 

between the land area in 1978 and 1974 are due to annexations, 

disincorporations, 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 were raised or produced. It 

was usually the county containing all or the largest proportion 

of the land in the farm. For a limited number of 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 1974 census and prior special surveys 

as having more than one separately reportable farm unit. Other 

reports received showing land in more than one county were 

separated into two or more reports if the data would significantly affect the county totals. These reports were assigned to 

the appropriate counties during office processing. 

Value of land and buildings-Farm operators receiving the 

sample form 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. For 1978, this information 

is estimated from the replies of a sample of farms; whereas for 

1974, all farm operators were asked to provide these data. If the 

value of land and buildings was not reported, it was estimated 

during processing by using the average value of land and 

buildings from a similar farm in the same geographic area. 

Other land-This category includes land in house lots, barn lots, 

ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. The definition of "other land" is 

the same in 1978 and 1974 only for farms with sales of $2,500 

or more. In 1974, for farms with sales of less. than $2,500, 

"other land" included pastureland and rangeland other than 

cropland and woodland pasture in addition to land in house 

lots, barn lots, ponds, roads, and wasteland. 

Land set aside in the Federal Farm Program-The 1978 report 

form included a new inquiry on the number of acres set aside in 

1978 under the provisions of the Federal Farm Program. These 

data are for acres of cropland taken out of production by 

growers of wheat, corn, grain sorghums, and barley, and instead 

planted in cover crops, soil-improvement grasses, etc. No 

information was obtained as to which grains would have been 

grown on the acres set aside. 

Foreign ownership of agricultural land-An inquiry measuring 

the impact of foreign ownership of agricultural land was added 

to the 1978 report forms. All farm operators were asked to 

report the number of acres owned by individuals who are not 

U.S. citizens; or owned by foreign-held corporations, unincorporated associations, or foreign governments. 

I n some cases, operators using land owned by others may not 

know the beneficiary owner of the land or, if the owner is 

known, they may not know the citizenship of the landlord. 

Therefore, a "don't know" category was included on the report 

form. Corporations with 50 percent or more of the stock held 

by foreign investors were considered foreign owned. Any land 

owned and operated by such corporations was included as land 

held under foreign ownership. 

County summary table 36 provides operators response to the 

foreign ownership inqui,ry. Counts are provided for those 

responding "yes", "no", "don't know", and "no response". No 

attempt was made to contact nonrespondents. 

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 he/she rents land to others or has land worked 

on shares by others, he/she is considered the operator only of 

the land which he/she retains 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 to be 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 1978. In the 

1974. census, operator characteristics were collected only for all 

farms with sales of less than $2,500 and for farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more operated by individuals (sole proprietorships) 

and partnerships. If operator characteristics of race, age, sex, 

and principal occupation were not reported for 1978, they were 

derived based on reports with similar acreage size, tenure, and 

sales size. No adjustments were made for nonresponse to 

residence, Spanish origin, and off-farm work. 

Extensive verification and recontacting were done for 

positive responses to Spanish origin, especially in Southern 

States. It was found that a number of these responses were in 

error, apparently the word American in "Mexican American" 

was mistaken as American origin. 

Write-in entries of "other" race were clerically reviewed and 

recoded where necessary; entries without an accompanying 

write-in description were not verified by recontacting the 

respondent. Based on demographic classifications, "other" race 

is limited to native non-Spanish populations of Central and 

South American countries. 

In the presentation of data on race of operator, the 

classification "Black and other races" includes Blacks, American 

Indians, Asian or Pacific Islanders, and any other separate racial 

group excluding White. For the 1978 census, operators of 
APPENDI X A-Continued A-7 

Spanish ongln are tabulated by reported race. Prior censuses 

included Spanish origin as "White" whenever separate data for 

the White race were shown. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture is the first census to collect 

data on the sex of the operator. For farm operations where both 

husband and wife participated, the response was determined by 

the parties involved. 

Selected production expenses-Data on selected production 

expenses incurred in 1978 were requested from farm operators 

reporting on the sample form. Only selected production 

expenses were requested; thus, the expense data cannot be used 

in combination with gross sales to calculate net farm income. 

The 1974 census attempted to gather selected expenses plus a 

category "all other production expenses" to arrive at total 

expenses. This category was to include items such as depreciation, taxes, interest, rent, and insurance for the farm business. 

Because of the burden to respondents and inaccuracy in 

reporting, the "all other production expenses" inquiry was not 

included on the 1978 report form. The 1979 Farm Finance 

Survey provides estimates on net farm income. 

For 1978, as with earlier censuses, expense data in some 

cases were not fully reported especially by operations producing 

crops, I ivestock, or poultry on a contract basis. Many such 

operators were unable or unwilling to estimate the value of 

production inputs furnished by the contractor. Estimates were 

made for individual expense items based on reported crop and 

livestock information, or on averages or ratios of expense items 

reported by similar farms in the same geographic area. 

Commercial fertilizer-The expense for commercial fertilizer 

is the amount spent on fertilizer during 1978, excluding the 

cost of application. Some fertil izer purchased in 1978 may 

not have been applied during the year. If the fertilizer was 

applied by someone other than the operator, the cost of 

application is included as an expense for customwork, 

machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment. Some 

operators may have included the cost of application with the 

amount spent on fertilizer. 

Other agricultural chemicals, including lime-Expenses include the cost of all insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, other 

pesticides, lime, etc., excluding costs of application. Data 

exclude commercial fertilizer purchased. 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

equipment-This expense represents 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 used on rented or hired machinery is included as a 

hired farm and ranch labor expense. 

Energy and petroleum products-More extensive data on energy 

usage for the farm business were collected in the 1978 census 

than in prior censuses. Data were collected on expenses, gallons 

purchased, and storage capacity for gasoline; diesel fuel; LP gas, 

butane, and propane; and fuel oil. I n addition, data on expenses 

for natural gas; kerosene, motor oil, and grease; electricity; and 

all other energy sources were collected. Data for 1974 include 

only storage capacity and expenses for gasoline; diesel; LP gas, 

butane, and propane; and a combined total expense for motor 

oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil. The 1978 energy 

data were collected from a sample of farms. Additional data on 

energy usage and storage capacity are available from the 1979 

Farm Energy Survey. 

Caution should be used in evaluating storage capacity. Farms 

not reporting storage capacity were not identifiable from farms 

with no storage capacity; therefore, the totals understate the 

actual storage capacity available. 

Value of agricultural products sold-This item represents the 

gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all 

agricultural products sold or removed from the place in 1978 

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, and others associated with the operation. 

The value of agricultural products sold represents the sum of 

all crops including nursery products sold, and livestock and 

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. For 1974 and 1969, 

the value of agricultural products sold included sales of forest 

products from farms and ranches. 

The value of crops sold in 1978 does not necessarily 

represent the sales from crops harvested in 1978. Data include 

sales from crops produced in earl ier years and exclude some 

crops produced in 1978, but held in storage and not sold in 

1978. For crops sold through a co-op which made payments in 

several install ments, only the total value received in 1978 was to 

be reported. 

The value of agricultural products sold was collected from all 

operators. Where the operator failed to report a value of sales, 

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 applied when comparing sales in 1978 with 

sales reported in earlier censuses due to the extreme fluctuations 

in per-unit prices between census years. 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural 

services-Th is category consists of gross income received duri ng 

1978 by farm operators for providing machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services for others such as plowing, 

planting, harvesting, etc. Entries were deleted when duplicate 

information was reported in the 1978 Census of Agricultural 

Services, or when entries were large enough to consider the 

agricultural services activity separate from the farm or ranch. 

The agricultural services part of a farming operation was 

generally considered a separate operation when income from 

agricultural services was greater than $500,000, or when it was 

$10,000 or more and greater than the value of agricultural 

products sold. Data for establishments primarily engaged in 

agricultural services are published separately in volume 3. 
A-8 APPENDI X A-Continued 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for 

human consumption-This item 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. By definition, it excludes nonedible 

products such as nursery products, cut flowers, wool, grains, 

etc. Sales of agricultural products by vertically integrated 

operations through their own processing and marketing operations were excluded where identified. 

Fertilizer and lime-Detailed inquiries on acreage fertilized and 

tonnage of fertilizer applied by crop, which were included on 

the 1974 census form, were not collected in 1978. Data 

collected for 1978 are limited to total acres of cropland 

fertilized excluding cropland used only for pasture, and total 

acres of pastureland and rangeland fertilized. Data on lime use 

were requested in both 1978 and 1974. Land fertilized and 

limed data were collected from a sample of farms in 1978. Total 

acres of cropland fertilized in 1974 were obtained by adding the 

acres of individual crops fertilized and, therefore, may include 

duplication where two or more crops using the same acreage 

were each fertilized during the year. 

Irrigation-The 1978 report forms included inquiries on acres 

irrigated for specific crops and total acres irrigated for harvested 

cropland, pastureland or rangeland, and any other land. Data 

on methods of irrigation and estimated quantity of irrigation 

water used by farms and ranches collected in the 1974 and 1969 

censuses are available from the 1979 Farm and Ranch Irrigation 

Survey and are included in Volume 5, Special Reports_ 

Irrigation data collected on the 1978 report form are summarized in more detail in volume 2, Part 9, Irrigation on Farms 

and in Volume 4, Irrigation, which also includes data from 

off-farm water suppliers covered in the 1978 Census of 

I rrigation Organizations. 

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 the State 

average price. 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 Economics, 

Statistics, and Cooperatives Service of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. Prices applied to other livestock and poultry were 

census-derived averages based primarily on reported value of 

sales in the 1978 Census of Agriculture. The 1974 and 1969 

data were developed in a similar manner. 

Poultry hatched-The 1978 data include all poultry hatched 

during the year that were placed or sold; whereas for 1974, data 

include only poultry sold. For example, chickens hatched and 

raised for layer replacement on the same farm are included in 

1978 data for poultry hatched, but excluded from 1974 totals. 

The value of hatchery sales is included in the category "Poultry 

and Poultry products." 

Fish and other aquaculture products-The raising of fish and 

other aquaculture products in captivity was included as agricultural production by the 1972 Standard Industrial Classification, and data for such operations were included in the 

agriculture census for the first time in 1974. The value of fish 

and other aquaculture products sold is included in the category 

"Other I ivestock and I ivestock products." Production in salt 

water was considered not to be in captivity and was excluded. 

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 for pollination of crops). 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-For the 1978 census, reports for selected 

citrus caretakers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas were obtained 

by direct enumeration. 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 report 

form. A citrus caretaker is an organization or person caring for 

or managing citrus groves for others. 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 number of acres of citrus. The 

names on the lists were matched to completed grove owners' 

reports to eliminate duplication. The caretaker V\(as' 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 again. In the 1978 census, 8 caretakers in Arizona 

reported 250 grove owners having 12,000 acres of citrus; the 

100 caretakers in Florida reported 6,600 grove owners having 

240,000 acres of citrus; and 27 caretakers in Texas reported 

1,500 grove owners having 30,000 acres of citrus. 

More detailed information by State and county are included 

in volume 2, part 6. 

Crop year or season covered-Acres and quantity harvested are 

for the calendar year 1978 except for citrus fruits, avocados, 

and olives; vegetables in Florida; sugarcane in Florida and Texas; 

and pineapples and coffee in Hawaii. 

Citrus fruits-The data relate to the crops harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the 1977-78 marketing season. 

Avocados-The data for California relate to the quantity 

harvested from November 1, 1977 through November 30, 

1978; the data for Florida relate to the quantity harvested or 

to be harvested from April 1978 through March 1979. 

Olives-The data relate to the quantity harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the October 1977 to March 1978 harvest 

season. 

Vegetables-The data for Florida relate to the crop harvested 

for the September 1, 1977 through August 31, 1978, harvest 

season. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-9 

Sugarcane-The data for Florida and Texas relate to the 

reported cuttings from November 1977 through April 1978. 

Pineapples and coffee-The data for Hawaii for pineapples 

relate to quantity harvested for the year ending May 31, 

1978, and coffee for the 1977·78 crop. 

Acres and quantity harvested-Crops were reported in whole 

acres, except for the following crops which were reported in 

10ths of acres: Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes, tobacco, fruit and 

nut crops including land in orchards, berries, vegetables, and 

nursery and greenhouse products; in Hawaii, taro, ginger root, 

and lotus root. Totals for crops reported in tenths 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 chop or silage would be reported 

for each applicable crop. For interplanted crops or "skip-row" 

crops, acres were to be reported according to the portion of the 

field occupied by each crop. 

If a crop was planted but not harvested, the acres were not to 

be reported as harvested. These acres were to be reported in the 

"land use" section under the appropriate cropland itemscropland used only for pasture or grazing, cropland used for 

cover crops, cropland on which all crops failed, cropland in 

cultivated summer fallow, or cropland idle. 

For crops grown purposely for grazing, quantity harvested 

was not requested. Acres for these crops were to be reported as 

"cropland harvested" and not as "cropland used only for 

pasture or grazing." This procedure applies to the following 

crops: 

Corn cut for dry fodder, hogged or grazed 

Cowpeas hogged or grazed or cut for silage 

Sorghums hogged or grazed 

Soybeans hogged or grazed or cut for silage 

Quantity harvested was not obtained for crops such as 

vegetables, nursery and greenhouse products, and soybeans 

plowed under. 

Acres of land in bearing and non bearing fruit orchards, citrus 

or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees were to be reported as 

harvested cropland regardless of whether the crop was harvested 

or failed. However, abandoned orchards were to be reported as 

cropland idle, not as harvested cropland or for the individual 

crop acreages. 

Data for hay represent all hay crops, including grass silage 

and hay crops cut and fed green. 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. 

Crop units of measure-For some crops, the operator could 

report quantity harvested in a unit of measure currently in use 

in the area. These crops were: Corn for grain or seed, in bushels 

shelled or hundredweight shelled; sorghums for grain or seed, in 

bushels or pounds; rice in 100-lb. bags, bushels, or 162-lb. 

barrels. Corn for grain and sorghums for grain are published in 

bushels and rice in 100-lb. bags. 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. 

Write-in crops-To reduce the length of the report form, only 

the major crops for the United States were prelisted (see 

sections 2 and 3 of the report form). For the 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 (see sections 4, 

5, 6, 7, and 8 of the report form). 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. Crops not coded by the 

respondent were coded during processing before keying. Writein 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. 

I n some cases, the reviewers were unable to determine the 

specific crop reported by the respondent because of incomplete 

or generalized crop names. To ensure proper coding, most of 

these respondents were telephoned; reports for those not 

telephoned were changed on the basis of other reports for the 

area. 

Misreported or miscoded crops-In a few instances, tabulated 

data may be inaccurate because respondents misunderstood or 

misinterpreted questions on the report form. Data may have 

been reported on the wrong line or in the wrong section of the 

report, 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 unusual crops 

for the area were examined to minimize the possibility that they 

were in error. 

Comparability of crop data-For the 1974 and 1969 censuses 

data for all crops are available for farms with sales of $2,5000; 

more while only data for the major crops-corn, sorghums, 

soybeans, peanuts, wheat, cotton, tobacco, potatoes, hay, 

vegetables, land in orchards, and berries are available for all 

farms. For 1978, data for all crops are available for farms with 

sales of $2,500 or more and for all farms. 

For a number of commodities, less detailed data were 

collected in 1978 than in 1974. In these instances, 1974 data 

have been combined to provide comparable figures wherever 

possible. 

The "acres of vegetables harvested" in 1978 and 1969 was 

the summation of the acres of individual ve~etables harvested: 
A-10 APPENDIX A-Continued 

but in 1974 it was the total land used for vegetable crops. 

For "land used for vegetable crops," the acres were to be 

reported only once even though two or more harvests of a 

vegetable or more than one vegetable were harvested from the 

same acres. 

The "other crops" in the tables are not comparable from 

census to census as crops are added and deleted from the report 

form each census. 

Value of crop production-This item represents the estimated 

value of all crops harvested during the 1978 crop year. Data for 

the value of crops harvested were obtained by multiplying the 

average estimated value per unit by the reported acres or 

quantity harvested. Generally, harvested units of production 

(pounds, bushels, bales, etc.) were multiplied by State estimates 

of prices per unit. If only acres harvested were reported, State 

estimates for value of production per acre were used. The State 

average production price and production value per acre used in 

these calculations were obtained in most part from publications 

of the Economic, Statistics, and Cooperative Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). When USDA estimates 

were not available, Bureau of the Census statisticians made 

estimates using available sources such as data from adjacent 

States, respondents, report forms, county extension agents, and 

other persons knowledgeable about specific crops. 

"See Text" References 

Items in the tables which carry the note "See text" are 

explained or defined in this section. Also, additional definitions 

and explanations for some items are provided. 

Data for 1978 are based on a sample of farms-Sections 22 

through 27 of the census report form 78·A1(S), which include 

inqUIries on commercial fertilizer and lime, chemicals, 

machinery and equipment, expenses for energy and petroleum 

products, selected production expenses, and value of land and 

buildings, were requested of all certainty (large) farms and 

approximately 20 percent of all other farms. As these data are 

subject to sampling error, estimates of the sampling reliability of 

county totals for selected items are shown in table D. 

Farms operated by Black and other races-For 1974 and 1978, 

"other races" includes American I ndians, Asian and Pacific 

Islanders, and all other racial groups other than White. The 1969 

data are limited to farms operated by Blacks. Additional 

information on race of operator is provided under "operator 

characteristics" . 

All other races-This category is I imited to native non-Spanish 

populations of Central and South American countries. 

1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole 

proprietorships) and partnerships-For 1974, farm operator 

characteristics were not collected from corporations, co· 

operatives, prison farms, grazing associations, and Indian 

reservations. For 1978, characteristics and occupation of the 

senior partner or person in charge were collected from all farms, 

regardless of the type of organization. 

Other type of organization-This category includes cooperatives, 

estates or trusts, prison farms, grazing associations, and Indian 

reservations. 

Market value of agricultural products sold-This item represents 

the gross market value, before taxes and expenses, of all 

agricultural products sold in the census year including livestock 

and poultry and their products, and crops including nursery 

products and hay. The data include landlords' and contractors' 

shares. The 1974 and 1969 data include sales of forest products. 

Farms with value of agricultural products sold less than 

$2,500-ln 1978, this category includes all farms, except 

abnormal farms, with sales less than $2,500. In 1969 and 1974, 

farms reporting sales less than $2,500 but having the production 

potential for sales of $2,500 and over are included in the 

category farms with sales of $2,500 and over. In frequency 

distributions, the 1969 and 1974 farms with potential sales of 

$2,500 and over are included in the $2,500 to $4,999 sales 

group. 

Other livestock and livestock products-Production of fish and 

laboratory animals is included in this category in 1974 and 

1978; whereas, production of these items was excluded entirely 

from the 1969 census. 

Poultry hatched-For 1978, this category includes all poultry 

hatched during the year that were placed or sold; whereas for 

1974, it only included poultry sold. Incubator egg capacity on 

December 31, 1978, is tabulated under the column heading 

Inventory and the number of poultry hatched is. under the 

heading Sales. 

Worms-For 1978, the production of worms was separately 

identified; whereas for 1974, it was not. Inventory consists of 

the number of standard worm beds in production. A standard 

worm bed was considered to be 24 cubic feet measuring 8 feet 

by 3 feet by 1 foot. Sales of worms are shown in pounds. Worm 

casting sales are included in livestock products sold. 

Hay crops {tons, dry}-Data shown for hay represent all hay 

crops, i ncludi ng grass silage and hay crops cut and fed green. 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. 

Other tame dry hay-The 1974 categories clover-timothy hay, 

lespedeza hay, coastal Bermuda grass hay, and other hay have 

been combi ned into "other tame dry hay" in 1978. 

All vegetables harvested for sale-In 1978 and 1969, the acres of 

vegetables harvested is the summation of the acres of individual 

vegetables harvested; while in 1974, it is the total land used for 

vegetable crops. 

Land used for vegetables-Data are 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. 
APPENDI X A-Continued A-ll 

Grapes {poundsl-Farm operators were given the option of 

reporting the quantity of grapes harvested in dry weight or fresh 

weight. For publ ication purposes, all quantities of grapes 

harvested have been converted to pounds fresh weight. 

All nursery and greenhouse products-Data are a summation of 

the individual items presented. 

Excludes abnormal farms-Abnormal farms include institutional 

farms, experimental and research farms, and I ndian reservations. 

Institutional farms include those operated by hospitals, 

pe n i tentiaries, schools, grazing associations, government 

agencies, etc. 

Farms by standard industrial classification-See explanation 

under Farm Classifications. 

FARM CLASSI FICATIONS 

State tables 29 through 35 present detailed 1978 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. In 1974, comparable detailed 

data were tabulated only for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more. Other tables include data classified by value of sales 

groups, or other characteristics of the farm or the operator. 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold or value of sales-In 

a number of State and county table.s, data are shown separately 

for all farms and for farms with sales of $2,500 or more, and for 

various value of agricultural products sold or value of sales size 

groups. 

For 1978, all farms except abnormal farms have been 

tabulated by size based on reported sales. Thus, the category 

"farms with sales of $2,500 or more" includes only farms with 

actual sales of $2,500 or more. For 1969 and 1974, farms 

reporting sales of less than $2,500 but having the production 

potential for sales of $2,500 or more are included in most tables 

under the category farms with sales of $2,500 or more based on 

potential sales. 

In 1969, 1974, and 1978, abnormal farms were not tabulated 

based on actual or potential sales. Detailed data for abnormal 

farms are included in all farm data shown in State table 34, but 

are excluded from totals for all farms shown in other State 

tables 29 through 35. Otherwise, data for abnormal farms are 

included in totals for all farms, but are excluded from totals for 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more. 

In 1969 and earlier censuses, data were classified into nine 

groups referred to as "economic dasses." For farms with sales 

of $2;500 or more, the value-of-products-sold classifications 

used in 1974 and 1978 are the same as the value ranges used for 

establishing economic classes 1 through 5. Data for farms with 

sales of less than $2,500, classified in 1969 and earlier censuses 

as class 6, part time and part retirement, are not directly 

comparable to the 1974 and 1978 value-of-product classes 

because of the change in farm definition and modifications in 

farm classification. 

Farms by tenure of operator-The classifications of tenure used 

for both the 1978 and 1974 censuses are: 

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. 

Detailed 1978 data by tenure of operator are shown in State 

table 29 for all farms, excluding abnormal farms, and for farms 

with sales of $2,500 or more. 

Farms by type of organization-The 1978 Census of Agriculture 

was the first census in which all farms were classified by type of 

organization. In the 1969 and 1974 censuses, these data were 

collected and tabulated only for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more. 

The classifications used were: 

Individual or family operation (sole proprietorsh ip), excluding partnership and corporation. 

Partnership operation, including family partnership. 

Corporation, including family corporation. 

Other, such as cooperative, estate or trust, institutional farm, 

etc. 

For 1978, corporations were subclassified by two additional 

characteristics into: 

a. Family held. 

Other than family held. 

b. More than 10 stockholders. 

10 or less stockholders 

These subclassifications were not used in the 1974 Census of 

Agriculture. However, somewhat similar classifications were 

obtained in a follow-on survey of all corporations identified in 

the census, which were published in volume IV, part 5 of the 

1974 Census of Agriculture. This survey collected detailed 

information on family and nonfamily corporations, number of 

shareholders, and other classifications and characteristics of 

corporations at both the firm (company) and farm levels. In the 

1969 census, corporations were classified only by number of 

shareholders; those having more than 10 or those having 10 or 

fewer shareholders. 

Caution should be exercised when comparing 1978 corporation data to those of the 1974 survey and the 1969 census. For 

the 1974 survey, respondents were given a choice of four kinds 

of corporations from which to select the one that best described 

their operation: Family corporation, independent corporation, 

parent corporation (with one or more subsidiaries), and subsidiary of another corporation. Classification rules used prevented an independent, parent, or subsidiary corporation from 

being classified as a family corporation. The two-way choice of 

family held or other than family held used in 1978 has resulted 

in a decrease in the number and proportion of nonfamily held 

corporations reported. 

A followup study of the 1969 data indicated that a sizable 

number of farms were incorrectly reported as corporations, 

especially in the Southern States. The 1974 survey was used to 

identify and correct the misreporting of corporations in that 
A-12 APPENDIX A-Continued 

census. In the 1978 census, some reports incorrectly had both 

individual or family operation (sole proprietorship) and family 

held corporation indicated. These reports were reviewed during 

the processing phase and resolved based on whether or not the 

respondent operated under a corporate name, had reported as a 

corporation in the 1974 census, or was shown to be a 

corporation on one or more of the administrative records used 

in developing the census mail list. 

Farms by age and principal occupation of operator-Data on age 

and principal occupation were obtained from all operators for 

1978. In 1974, these data were collected only for all farms with 

sales of less than $2,500 and for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more operated by individuals (sole proprietorships) and partnerships. Detailed characteristics are shown by six age-of-operator 

groups in combination with occupation information for all 

farms in State table 31 and for farms with sales of less than 

$20,000 in State table 32. The principal occupation classifications used for 1978 were: 

Farming-The operator spent 50 percent or more of his 

worktime in 1978 in farming or ranching. 

Other- The operator spent 50 percent or more of his 

work time in 1978 in occupations other than farming. Some operators engaged in ranching marked 

"other" as their principal occupation. Most such 

obvious errors were corrected during processing. 

Farms by size-All farms were classified by size according to the 

total land area in each operation. 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. 

Detailed characteristics of all farms by 12 size-of-farm groups 

are presented in State table 33. 

Farms by standard industrial classification- As in the 1974 

census, agricultural production establishments (farms, ranches, 

nurseries, greenhouses, etc.) are classified by the Standard 

I ndustrial Classification (SI C) system in the 1978 census. These 

classifications, found in the 1972 SIC Manual, 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 3- or 4-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 establ ish ment was 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 establ ish ment 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. 

All farms in the 1978 census were classified by SIC. In the 

1974 census, farms with sales of less than $2,500 were not classified by SIC. In 1978, those agricultural producers having no sales 

reported were retai ned as farms and classified as general 

livestock farms in industry 0291 if livestock or pasture were 

reported or as general crop farms in industry 0191. Characteristics of all farms by selected SIC groupings are shown in State 

tables 11 and 35. Additional and more complete 1978 data for 

various SIC classifications are published in volume 2, part 8. 

UNPUBLISHED DATA 

Additional data have been assembled in a series of unpublished tables. The unpublished State table "Summary by 

Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 

1978" has a format similar to State table 34. The largest size 

group in the boxhead is $100,000 or more. Data are shown for 

the following SIC groupings: 

Cash grain farms (011) 

Field crop farms except cash grain farms (013) 

Cotton farms (0131) 

Tobacco farms (0132) 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop 

farms (0133) 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017) 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) 

General farms, primarily crop (019) 

Livestock farms except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty 

(021) 

Beef cattle farms, except feedlots (0212) 

Dairy farms (024) 

Poultry and egg farms (025) 

Animal specialty farms (027) 

General farms, pri marily livestock (0291) 

The following unpublished county summary tables include 

data tabulated by detailed size groupings: 

Farms by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

Acreage and Value of Owned and Rented Land: 1978 

Farms by Acres of Cropland Harvested: 1978 and 1974 

Place of Residence of Operator by Occupation and Off-Farm 

Work: 1978 

Hired Farm Labor by Number of Hired Workers: 1978 

Farms by Expenses for Hired Farm or Contract Labor: 1978 

Broilers Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Cows and Heifers That Had Calved-Inventory by Number 

Per Farm: 1978 

Beef Cows Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Milk Cows Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Cattle and Calves Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Cattle and Calves Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Fattened Cattle Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Hogs and Pigs Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Hogs and Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Feeder Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Other Hogs and Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Sheep and Lambs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Data similar to that shown in State table 28 for the acreages 

of crops harvested and production by acreage size have been 

summarized at the county level, but have not been tabulated. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-13 

These summaries can be tabulated at a minimal cost depending 

on the detail of data requested. 

For information on the availability and cost of unpublished 

tabulations, please write to the Chief, Agriculture Division, 

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

NONSAMPLING ERRORS 

Every census or survey is subject to errors. In addition to 

sampling variabil ity, errors may arise from such sources as 

incorrect or incomplete reporting, processing, and the inabil ity 

to obtain a report from each eligible reporting unit. Sampling 

variability is discussed in Statistical Adjustments. 

Reported data in the census may be incorrect as a result of 

the misunderstanding of questions or because of the use of 

esti mates in reporting. Duri ng processi ng, adjustments were 

made to data items which appeared to be inconsistent with 

other items reported for the same farm. 

Respondents may have failed to provide all of the informa· 

tion requested. In some cases, the respondent may have 

indicated the presence of an item but not the amount. 

I mputations were made for missing data on the quantities and 

sales of crops and livestock but no imputations were made for 

place of residence or foreign ownership of land. 

Careful efforts were made to keep errors introduced during 

clerical and electronic processing to a controlled level through 

the use of quality control, verification, and check measures on 

specific operations. 

Extreme values in the direct enumeration sample (those 

contributing a substantial proportion of the estimated total) 

were reviewed individually and sometimes reduced. This will 

result in a possible downward bias in estimated totals. 

Inclusion of the direct enumeration sample in 1978 resulted 

in a matching operation to identify names and addresses 

included in both the direct enumeration sample and the mail 

list. This matching operation was subjected to critical review 

and verification, including telephone calls to most respondents 

in the direct enumeration sample who were not matched in 

normal processing. Duplicates which were not identified during 

the matching process will result in an upward bias in estimated 

totals. 

An adjustment was made for nonrespondent operations on 

the mail list. This adjustment employed sampling of both 

nonrespondent and respondent cases and variation from the 

adjustment is measured in sampling error; however, any systematic bias is not measured. 

An evaluation of coverage is being conducted to measure the 

extent of undercount or overcount of farms in the census. A 

description of this evaluation is included in Census Coverage. 

CENSUS COVERAGE 

Although a complete and fully accurate count of farms, 

farmland, and farm production is the aim of each nationwide 

census of agriculture, the complex structure of America's 

agriculture makes this aim 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 qual ify and shou Id 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 census 

counts. The results of the coverage evaluation study were published for the 1974 census in Volume IV, Special Reports, part 

3. This report included estimates of the net percentage of all 

farms missed in the census. Farm counts for 1974, adjusted for 

this net undercount, are shown in appendix C. 

The inclusion of a direct enumeration sample to supplement 

the mail list for the 1978 census partially eliminates the major 

source of undercoverage of farms, namely, incompleteness of 

the mail list. However, inaccurate counting may still occur 

because (1) by design, the sample omitted the selection of area 

segments in places that had 2,500 or more population in 1970; 

(2) direct enumeration sample interviewers may have under 

counted or over counted farms; and (3) respondents may have 

been misclassified as farms or nonfarms during processi ng. 

The coverage evaluation for the 1978 census includes a 

re-enumeration of a subsample of the direct enumeration 

segments with matching and verification of differences, identi· 

fication of operators not included on the mail list in places with 

2,500 or more population in 1970 using supplemental questions 

on the Annual Housing Survey, and verification of the farmnonfarm classification for a sample of respondents. 

The changes in data collection procedures implemented for 

the 1978 census should substantially reduce undercoverage, and 

the proportion of farms not included in the census is expected 

to be between 2 and 3 percent for the United States. Results of 

the coverage evaluation and other evaluative material are 

included in volume 5. 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS 

Report forms were obtained and tabulated for all the 

identified larger farms (in general, those with expected sales of 

$80,000 or more). In the few instances where the operator did 

not supply the required information, data were obtained from 

secondary sources. By means of detailed, programed edit 

specifications, adjustments or corrections were made during the 

computer edit operation for internally incomplete or inconsistent data. The review procedures provided for computer 

printouts of edit changes that exceeded specified I imits for the 

item. These changes were then reviewed for reasonableness by 

members of the processing staff and necessary corrections made. 

Nonresponse 

The statistics for each State and county were adjusted to 

account for nonrespondent smaller operations. The number of 
A-14 APPENDIX A-Continued 

farms for which adjustment was made was estimated on the 

basis of the results of a canvass of a random sample of mail list 

addressees who did not respond to the census during the regular 

followup period. The canvass, using an abbreviated form, was 

accomplished with the use of the mail and telephone. The 

sample for each State was designed to provide estimates of the 

number of nonrespondent farms with a relative standard error 

of approximately 6 percent. However, approximately one third 

of the sample could not be contacted resulting in a potential 

bias in the estimates. The sample estimate of the number of 

nonrespondent farms at the State level was allocated to strata at 

the county level using the number of non respondents and the 

proportion of census farms among respondents. A sample of 

respondent data records was selected by stratum and weighted 

to represent the nonrespondent farms. 

Table A shows for selected items for the State the percent of 

the published total that the whole farm nonresponse adjustment 

represents. Adjustment for individual item nonresponse on 

respondent forms is not included in the percentages. These 

percentages indicate the potential for bias in published figures 

resulting from nonresponse, i.e., the extent to which the actual 

data for nonrespondents may not agree with the nonresponse 

adjustments. The probable range of difference is unknown. 

However, the degree of uncertainty regarding the accuracy of 

the data increases as the percentage of the total represented by 

the nonrespondent adjustment increases. 

Direct Enumeration Sample 

Because of undercoverage problems with the mail list for the 

1969 and 1974 censuses, a direct enumeration area sample was 

included to supplement the mail list for the 1978 census. 

Enumeration district maps and data from the 1970 Census of 

Population and Housing were used to construct the sampling 

frame from which the direct enumeration sample was selected. 

The frame was stratified by State and by a farm density ratio 

(the ratio of farm households to total households). In this State, 

the selected sample consisted of 53 segments. The expected 

number of farms per segment varied by strata from none in 

residential areas to 12 in intensive farm areas and averaged about 

10 farms. Farms enumerated in the direct enumeration sample 

were matched to the mail list and the data for the unmatched 

farms were weighted by the reciprocal of the probability of 

selection for the segment to make State estimates for farm 

operations not represented on the mail list. 

TableA. Percent of State Total Represented by Adjustment 

for Whole Farm Nonresponse: 1978 

Item 

!iurmB .•••...••.••••...•••• ·····•••••·····•••··•••·••·• . 

Land in fu1ills .................... ··.··················· 

Value of agricul turul products sold ................... . 

Harvested croplund .................................... . 

Corn for grain or seed acres .......................... . 

Wheat for grain acres .... ···· ........................ . 

Invt:ntory : 

Cattle ano calvI1s •............•........ ···•······ .. ,. 

Ih'ns and pullets of laying age .. , ..........•........ 

Hogfl and pig!"! ....... , ...•.........• ··············•··· 

Percent 

of total 

4.0 

2.6 

1.2 

2.5 

1.3 

(D) 

2.4 

(D) 

2.1 

'------' 

Mail List Sampling 

To obtain county data for appropriate items without 

burdening all farm operators, data for Sections 22 through 27 of 

the report form 78-A 1 (S) were collected only from a sample of 

farms. The sample was selected from the mail list and consisted 

of all addresses in a certainty stratum and a random sample of 

addresses from the noncertainty stratum. The certainty stratum 

consisted of all addresses meeting specified size criteria in terms 

of indicated acreage and/or value of sales. Certainty size criteria 

varied by State from 1,000 to 5,000 indicated acres and from 

$40,000 to $200,000 indicated value of sales based on historic 

or mail list source data. All addresses in counties with less than 

100 farms in 1974 were also selected as certainty _ Noncertainty 

addresses in counties with 100 to 199 farms in 1974 were 

sampled at a rate of 1 in 2, and noncertainty addresses in 

counties with 200 farms or more in 1974 were sampled at a rate 

of 1 in 5. 

Several elements of the sampling from the mail list and 

associated data collection may introduce substantial variation 

and a potential bias into the reSUlting data. First, the mail list 

from which the sample was selected contained about 50 percent 

nonfarm names and addresses which were not identifiable at the 

time of selection. Both farm and nonfarm names and addresses 

were selected into the sample. As a result, the farm data actually 

tabulated came only from part of the sample, specifically the 

names and addresses which represented farms. Secondly, the 

stratification was based on size information from several sources 

and of varying quality. Size information was not available for a 

substantial proportion of the names and addresses. In addition, 

sample and nonsample forms may have been returned .at a 

different rate by respondents. 

In order to improve the precision and minimize the bias of 

estimates from the sample, post-stratification was used to 

produce estimates. Basically, this consisted of classifying all 

farms into relatively homogenous strata and weighting sample 

farms within each stratum by the ratio of total farms to sample 

farms. 

Farms meeting certainty size criteria during sample selection 

and those identified during processing as meeting similar criteria 

were assigned to a certainty stratum. All other farms were 

assigned to 64 strata. Farms with sales of less than $2,500 were 

classified into eight size-of-farm groups (less than 10 acres, 10 to 

49 acres, 50 to 69 acres, 70 to 99 acres, 100 to 199 acres, 200 

to 259 acres, 260 to 499 acres, and 500 acres or more); with in 

each of two value-of-sales groups (less than $1,500 and $1,500 

to $2,499); within each of two type-of-farm groups (crop or 

general farms and livestock or poultry farms). Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more were classified into four size-of-farm groups 

(less than 50 acres, 50 to 99 acres, 100 to 259 acres, and 260 

acres or more); within each of the four value-of-sales groups 

($2,500 to $4,999, $5,000 to $9,999, $10,000 to $19,999, and 

$20,000 or more); within each of two type-of-farm groups (crop 

or general farms and livestock or poultry farms). 

Each stratum was examined and collapsed into another 

stratum if (1) the stratum contained less than 20 sample farms; 

or (2) the calculated weight for the stratum was greater than 10 

in counties sampled at a rate of 1 in 5 and greater than 4 in 

counties sampled at a rate of 1 in 2. 
APPENDI X A-Continued A-15 

The post-stratification provided weights to be assigned to 

farms in each of the final collapsed strata such that the total of 

the weights for sample farms in the stratum would be equal to 

the total number of farms in the stratum. 

Estimates were prepared for items in Sections 22 through 27 

of the report form by mUltiplying the data for each item for 

each farm in the sample by the weight assigned to the farm. 

The weight for a certainty farm was 1. 

Reliability of Census Estimates 

Sampl ing variabil ity in census data may arise from several 

sources, some affecting all data and others affecting only certain 

items or geographic levels of tabulation. 

The sampling involved in the imputation for nonrespondents 

affects all data items at all geographic levels of tabulation. 

However, farms above specified size limits were not eligible for 

selection to represent nonrespondents. The size Ii mits varied by 

State from $60,000 to $150,000 and from 1,000 to 2,000 acres. 

As a result of these limits, the sampling variability arises 

primarily from smaller farms. For computing the estimates of 

variability due to weighting for nonresponse, the farms selected 

for weighting were considered to be a random sample of all 

farms in the stratum from which they were selected. 

Estimates from the direct enumeration sample are not 

included in county totals but contribute to sampling variability 

of State totals for all data items. 

The sample selected from the mail list provides estimated 

data only for Sections 22 through 27 of the report form. It 

contributes to sampling variability only for the items in these 

sections. Including the certainty farms and sample farms, data 

for Sections 22 through 27 were collected on approximately 26 

percent of the farms nationwide. 

Table B includes estimates of sampling reliability of State 

totals for a selected set of items. The estimates of sampling 

reliability for total number of farms, land in farms, harvested 

cropland, irrigated land, crops harvested, livestock, and value of 

agricultural products sold include components of variation for 

nonresponse imputation and for the direct enumeration sample. 

The component of variation for nonresponse imputation is 

relatively small and the direct enumeration sample is the major 

source of variation for these items. Estimates of sampling 

reliability for fertilizer use, chemical use, value of machinery 

and equipment, and value of land and buildings contain 

components of variation for the direct enumeration sample and 

the mail list sample. 

Table C contains estimates of sampling reliability for the 

estimated number of farms in a county reporting an item in 

table D. These estimates of sampling reliability contain com· 

ponents of variation arising from the mail list sample. The 

approxi mate standard error in percent may be read directly 

from the table based on the number of farms reporting the item. 

For a number of farms not shown in the table, a Ii near 

interpolation will provide a reasonable approximation. These 

estimates should not be applied to counties indicated to be 

certainty in table D. 

Table D shows estimates of the sampling variability of 

selected items for each county and for the portion of the State 

total pertaining to farms not on the mail list. Estimates for 

county totals contain variation from the mail list sample anti 

estimates for the portion not on the mail list contain variation 

from the direct enumeration sample. Items for counties indio 

cated to be certainty in the table are subject to some sampling 

error but this is expected to be small and is not included. Items 

in county publications with data collected from all farms contain a component of variation from nonrespondent imputation. 

This component is usually small and is not shown in the sampling variability tables. 

The sample estimates and the estimates of standard errors 

presented in tables B, C, and D permit the construction of 

interval estimates with prescribed confidence that the interval 

includes the average result of all possible samples. 

If all possible samples were selected, each of these 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 _0 two standard errors 

above the estimate would include the average value of all 

possible samples. 

For example, suppose the estimated number of farms in a 

State is 50,000 with a relative standard error of 3.0 percent. 

Then the standard error is 1,500 (3.0 percent of 50,000) and 

the chances are 2 out of 3 (67 percent) that complete coverage 

using the same survey methods would yield between 48,500 and 

51,500 farms. 

As calculated, the standard error also partially measures the 

effect of nonsampling errors but does not measure the effect of 

any systematic biases in the data arising from incorrect 

reporting by respondents, adjustments for nonresponse, incomplete unduplication, or incomplete coverage of farms_ 
A-16 APPENDIX A-Continued 

Table B. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of State Totals for Selected Items: 1978 

Item 

Farms ........•....•..•..•••.•...•.•.. .•..•.••••••••••••.•.•• • nUJnber •. 

l..and in fams .................................................. acres .. 

Harvested cropland ............................................ fal'Uls .. 

acres .. 

Irrigated land ................................................ farms .. 

acres .. 

Agricul tural products sold .................................... farms .. 

$1.000 .. 

Crops . ..................................................... . farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ................... '" .farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Value of mach1nery and equipment .............................. fams .. 

$1,000 .. 

Average value of land and buildings per farm ••.............. dollars". 

Corn for grain or seed ........................................ faz,ns .. 

acres .. 

bushels .. 

W'heat for grain .... .......................................... . fams .. 

acres .. 

bushels .. 

Soybean for beans ....... ..................................... . fams .. 

acres .. 

bushels .. 

Cattle and calves inventory ................................... farms .. 

ntDllher .. 

Cattle and calves sold ........................................ fanns .. 

Hogs and pigs inventory .... 

number .. 

$1,000 .. 

............................... . fams .. 

number .. 

Hogs and pigs sold ............................................ fams .. 

number .. 

$1,000 .. 

Sheep and lambs inventory ..................................... farms .. 

number .. 

Sheep and lambs sold ...................................... · ... farms .. 

number •• 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory ...................... fams .. 

nlDnber .. 

Hens and pullets of laying age sold ........................... farms .. 

number .. 

Conmercial fertilizer used .. , .......... , .............. ·.·· .... fanns .. 

acres .. 

Commercial ferti 1 tzer purchased ........ ...................... . farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Agricu 1 tural chemicals purchased .............................. farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Chemicals used on crops for insect control .................... farms .. 

acres .. 

Chemicals used on crops for disease control ................... farms .. 

acres .. 

Gasoline purchased ........................... ·.· ..... ········· farms . . 

1,000 ga llons .. 

$1,000 .. 

Diesel fuel purchased ........................ , ............ · ... fams .. 1 ,000 ga llons •• 

$1,000 .. 

Liv€stock and poultry purchased ........................... · ... farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Feed purchased .................................. ·············· fams .. $1.000 .. 

Hired fann labor ............................. · .... ·.········· .farms .. $1.000 .. 

All farms 

Quantity 

866 

74,585 

710 

24,997 

100 

2,985 

866 

26,448 

473 

15,738 

484 

10,710 

866 

16,116 

209,667 

40 

391 

28,387 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

-

401 

10,068 

321 

5,003 

1,226 

147 

6,557 

80 

7,369 

473 

60 

2,493 

37 

737 

156 

(D) 

39 

(D) 

567 

18,716 

595 

1,129 

563 

596 

307 

8,220 

209 

6,004 

842 

1,188 

715 

178 

493 

252 

301 

1,237 

542 

5,058 

304 

4,584 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Standard error Standard error 

(percent) Quantity (percent) 

4.4 520 3.8 

3.2 50,107 1.3 

5.3 446 4.4 

1.4 2l,570 .9 

7.2 80 7.8 

4.1 2,931 4.2 

4.9 320 3.8 

1.0 26,044 1.0 

4.8 341 5.7 

1.3 15,589 1.4 

5.6 267 2.5 

1.4 10,455 1.4 

4.4 533 4.3 

3.2 12,822 3.4 

4.4 250,922 5.0 

25.0 12 6.0 

9.4 306 .9 

10.0 22,860 .7 

38.0 - .0 

(D) - .0 

(D) - .0 

.0 - .0 

.0 - .0 

.0 - .0 

5.5 198 2.6 

1.7 8,570 1.4 

6.9 186 2.7 

2.2 4,480 1.7 

3.0 1,073 1.5 

12.0 55 2.7 

1.9 6,084 1.7 

8.3 43 3.0 

1.6 7,092 1.5 

1.2 454 1.1 

13.0 19 5.1 

3.5 662 3.9 

3.6 15 5.3 

8.0 465 1~.0 

11.0 66 7.1 

(D) (D) (D) 

12.0 26 1.9 

(D) (D) (D) 

7.5 374 6.4 

3.5 17,040 3.6 

7.1 397 6.1 

2.7 1,072 2.8 

7.6 387 6.2 

7.7 570 8.1 

13.0 222 11.0 

5.8 7,690 6.0 

11.0 139 9.9 

7.7 5,592 8.0 

4.5 518 4.5 

3.7 (NA) (NA) 

3.6 654 3.9 

6.6 137 6.5 

2.1 (NA) (NA) 

2.1 247 2.1 

6.5 198 7.2 

6.1 1,176 6.2 

5.6 287 5.3 

4.4 4,757 4.5 

5.1 265 5.5 

2.6 4,495 2.6 

Table C. Estimates ofthe Sampling Reliability of Farms Reporting an Item in the County: 1978 

Farms reporting item 

25 farms •.•..••...•.•• •••••••••••••••••••••••··•••·••·•·· 

50 farma ••.••.•..••••• ••••••••••· .. ••••••••·••••·•·•··••• 

100 farms •.••••••••.•• ••••• .. •••••••••• .. •••••••··•·••·•• 250 farma .............................................. .. 

500 farms ••.•••••••••.• •·••••••••·••·••·•••·••••••••••••• 

750 farms •••.••••••..• ••••••••••·••••·••••••••••••••·•••· 

Standard error 

(percent) Farms reporting item Standard error 

(percent) 

10.0 1,000 farms............................................... (NA) 

8.0 1,500 farms............................................... (NA) 

7.0 2,000 farms ............................... :............... (NA) 

1.0 3,000 farms............................................... (NA) 

(NA) 4,000 farms............................................... (NA) 

L-______ (NA) ~ 5,000 farms............................................... L-______ (NA) ~ 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-17 

Table D. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of County Totals for Selected Items: 1978 

Chemicals used on crops for-- Average value of Value of machinery and land and buildings equipment Acres fertilized 

per farm Insect control Disease control 

County 

Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard 

Value error Value error error error error 

dollars (percent) ($1,000) (percent) Acres (percent) Acres (percent) Acres (percent) 

BristoL •••••••••••••••••••• 153,054 0.1 742 0.1 726 0.1 300 0.1 222 0.1 

Kent ....................... . 215,389 .1 723 .1 929 .1 366 .1 75 .1 

Newport .................... . 283,026 7.3 3,164 3.9 4,947 3.9 2,249 3.3 2,071 8.2 

Providence ...................... .. 180,152 11.0 4,258 8.4 3,883 14.0 2,509 17.0 1,829 23.0 

Washington ......................... . 310,338 6.3 5,757 2.7 7,230 2.4 2,475 4.5 1,573 1.8 

Farms not on mail list ..... . 115,698 18.0 1,473 21.0 1,001 30.0 321 45.0 234 42.0 

Fann production expenses 

County 

Gasoline Diesel fuel Livestock and poultry Feed Hired farm labor purchased 

Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard. 

Expense error Expense error Expense error Expense error Expense error 

($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

BristoL ................... . 33 0.1 6 0.1 64 0.1 193 0.1 163 0.1 Kent •••••••••• o •••••••• 0 •••• 32 .1 7 .1 64 .1 254 .1 90 .1 

Newport ..................... . 196 5.2 47 5.9 270 2.3 862 3.2 1,972 1.6 Providence •....••........•.. 201 10.0 22 19.0 628 11.0 2,432 8.7 510 13.0 

Washington ................................. .. 212 3.0 169 1.0 172 19.0 1,200 4.3 1,728 1.1 

Farms not on mail list ..... . 40 24.0 1 66.0 39 24 117 22.0 122 77 .0 

APPENDIX B. Farms by Current and Prior Definitions and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

1978 and 1974 

Definition used for 1974 and 1978 Definition used for 1959, 1964, and 1969 Operations excluded by current definitio n but not by 

1959 definition 

forms Volue of products sold Forms Value of products sold Forms Value of products sold 

($1,000) ($1.000) ($1,000) 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Rhode Island ______________ _ 

- 866 597 26448 22 219 1 458 726 26 578 22 251 592 129 129 32 

8ri5tol ____________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ - 37 38 1 258 1 095 4D 39 1 258 1 096 3 1 - 1 

Newport - 55 61 749 1 368 84 79 757 1 373 29 18 8 5 __________________________ _ 

Providence ________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 142 12°1 7 754 6 3611 158 131 7 757 6 365 16 11 3 4 

- 268 6 376 5 761 357 308 6 394 5 772 89 54 19 11 

- 172 

~~~I 9 621 

76~1 239 169 9642 7 645 67 45 21 11 

- 192 (NA) 691 (NA) 580 (NA) 769 (NA) 388 (NA) 78 (NA) 

B-1 

C-l 

APPENDIX C. Comparison of 1974 Farm Counts With 1978 Farm Counts 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture rreliminary reports show 

that there are 2,475,171 farms in the continental United States 

(excluding Alaska and Hawaii). In 1974 there were 2,310,702 

farms reported. However, these figures are not directly comparable because improvements in methodology and coverage 

account significantly for the higher 1978 counts. If the improved 1978 procedures had been used in 1974, an estimated 

2.6 million farms would have been included in the census. It 

should be noted that farms missed in the 1974 census were 

generally small and affected the farm count to a greater degree 

than other data. The missed farms accounted for about 5 

percent of the land in farms and 3 percent of the total value of 

agricultural products sold. This appendix briefly describes 

census procedures and provides 1974 farm counts adjusted for 

net missed farms and compared with 1978 farm counts. 

The State totals from the 1978 Census of Agricultu re are 

based on two separate sources. 

The primary source is the mail portion of the census. As 

in the 1974 and 1969 censuses, this part of the operation 

involved mailing out a report form to each name believed to 

be associated with agriculture. Mail and telephone followups 

were used to secure the highest possible rate of return of 

completed forms from the operators of the Nation's farms. 

However, the evaluation studies conducted show that 

some farms were missed in the 1974 and 1969 censuses. 

Despite every effort to assemble a complete list, some 

operators did not get on the mail list. 

To improve the coverage of the 1978 census, additional 

mail list sources were used. Also, recognizing the shortcomings of the mail method, especially in counting the 

number of small farms, it was decided to take another step 

to ensure a more complete count. 

The second step involved conducting a complete enumera· 

tion of all households in approximately 6,400 sample segments in rural areas in all States, except Alaska and Hawaii. 

Farms enumerated in this sample were matched to the mail 

list. The sample farms not located on the mail list provided 

reliable estimates by State of the number and characteristics 

of the farms not represented in the mail portion of the census. 

Estimates for such farms are an integral part of the State 

counts in 1978, but they are not a part of the county counts. 

The sample was not large enough to provide reliable esti· 

mates for each county. 

Because of the procedures described above, the State 

counts for 1978 are not directly comparable with the counts 

for 1974 and 1969. 

To bridge the gap between the 1974 and the 1978 farm 

counts, this appendix provides adjusted farm counts for 1974 

which are approximately comparable with farm counts for 1978. 

The adjustment factors are based on data from table 13 of 

1974 Census of Agriculture volume IV, Part 3, Coverage Evaluation, which presented data showing the estimated percent of 

farms missed and overcounted by regions and States. The esti· 

mated net percent of farms missed was derived by subtracting 

overcounted farms from missed farms. 

The 1974 coverage evaluation did not include Alaska and 

Hawaii; thus the 1978 and the 1974 data for these States are 

exclusively from farms on the mail list. Improvements in the 

1978 mail list, especially for Hawaii, have contributed to the 

increased farm counts. 

Table A presents adjusted 1974 farm counH by value of 

agricultural products sold categories. For each State, the adjusted farm counts for the two value-of-sales categories were 

derived using the 1974 published farm counts and the net 

percent missed. The adjusted counts for the two size categories 

were then added together to obtain the adjusted State count. 

The State counts were summed to obtain division, region, and 

U.S. level counts. As a result, adjusted counts derived by summation may not be exactly consistent with the indicated percent 

missed. The 1978 farm counts are from the preliminary reports 

and may differ slightly from final counts. 

Table B shows 1974 reported and adjusted counts compared 

with 1978 counts for regions by farm size and tenure of operator 

categories. Adjusted counts in these tables were proportionally 

adjusted to regional counts from table A and summed to the 

U.S. level. As a result, the indicated percent missed will not 

always agree with adjusted data. 

A~I data published in 1974 were based on reported numbers. 

The adjusted counts should be used only for comparison with 

1978 counts and not for comparison with other 1974 data. 

Both the 1974 and 1978 farm cou nts are su bject to sampl ing 

variability. For 1974, the coefficient of variation for the adjusted farm counts is approximately 0.4 percent at the U.S. 

level and ranges from 1.0 percent to 6.0 percent for individual 

States. Measures of sampling variability for 1978 counts are 

presented in appendix A. 
C-2 APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table A Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

Uni ted S ta tes 2 ............................. . 

Farms with sales of--

:$100,000 or more •.••••...•.••••••.••••••••••••••• 

$40,000 to $99,999 •.••••.••••....••.••••••••••••. 

$20,000 to $39,999 •••••.•••.••.••••••••••••.••.. 

$10,000 to $19,99' •.••.•.••.•..••••••••.••.•.•••• 

$5,000 to $9,999 .. _ ............................ . 

$2,500 to $4,999 ................................ . 

Less than $2,500 ............................... .. 

Northeast ................................... . 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more ................................ . 

$40,000 to $~9,999 ................. _ ........... .. 

$20,000 to $39,999 .............................. . 

$10,000 to $19,999 .............................. . 

$5,000 to $9,999 ••.•.•..•....••..•...•.•...•.•••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 ................................ . 

Less than $2,500 ................................ . 

North Central ............................... . 

Farms wi th sales of--

$100,000 or more ..•.........•.•....•..•••....•... 

$40,000 to $99,999 .............................. . 

$20,000 to $39,999 .............................. . 

$10,000 to $19,999 .............................. . 

$5,000 to $9,999 ............................... .. 

$2,500 to $4,999 ................................ . 

Less than $2,500 ................................ . 

South ...................................... .. 

Farms with sales of--

$100 J 000 or more ................................ . 

$40,000 to $99,999 .............................. . 

:$20,000 to $39,999 ............................. .. 

$10,000 to .$19,999 .•••.•..........•.............. 

$5,000 to $9,999 ................................ . 

$2,500 to $4,999 ................................ . 

Less than $2,500 ................................ . 

West 2 .••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• " •••• 

Fanus with sales of--

:$100,000 or more ................................ . 

$40,000 to $99,999 ............................. .. 

$20,000 to $39,999 .............................. . 

$10,000 to $19,999 .............................. . 

$5,000 to $9,999 ............................... .. 

$2,500 to .$4,999 ................................ . 

Less than $2,500 ............................... .. 

New Eng land 3 .................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•.•.••••..•.•. 

t1iddle Atlantic ............................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•......•.....• 

New york ....••............................•.•.•.. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ...•....•••.•.••. 

Fanns wi th sales of less than $2J 500 .•...•.......•• 

New Jersey ...................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••....•......•• 

Pennsylvania .................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............. _ ... 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

East North Central ............................. . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••.••.••..••••• _ 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •.••.••••••.••• 

Ohio ............................................ • 

Farms with sales of .p,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••...••.•••••• 

Indiana .......................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••...•...•.••.• 

Illinois ....................... ·••··•··••· .. • ... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms, 1978 1 Published 

2,475,171 2,310,702 

223,268 152,850 

364,010 324,417 

306,483 321,733 

309,250 309,876 

330,464 296,043 

331,329 289,511 

610,367 616,272 

149,385 127,531 

12,699 8,003 

25,835 22,358 

15,820 20,543 

14,194 14,900 

16,734 13,173 

19,609 13,148 

44,494 35,406 

1,027 ,319 1,017,367 

106,649 69,440 

215,707 192,962 

173,422 194,488 

148,064 165,864 

126,879 131,677 

103,363 103,914 

153,235 159,022 

1,016,070 930,099 

67,430 45,765 

84,887 73,981 

85,965 75,791 

116,407 99,629 

155,115 124,106 

174,997 145,243 

331,269 365,584 

282,397 235,705 

36,490 29,642 

37,581 35,116 

31,274 30,911 

30,587 29,483 

31,736 27,087 

33,360 27,206 

81,369 56,260 

30,157 23,269 

18,844 16,667 

11,313 6,602 

119,228 104,262 

86,047 75,458 

33,181 28,804 

49,323 43,682 

35,095 32,230 

14,228 11,452 

9,932 7,409 

6,742 5,530 

3,190 1,879 

59,973 53,171 

44,210 37,698 

15,763 15,473 

452,213 444,695 

366,051 360,619 

86,162 84,076 

95,821 92,158 

73,841 70,338 

21,980 21,870 

88,458 87,915 

71,681 70,986 

16,777 16,929 

109,770 111,049 

96,389 97,738 

13,381 13,311 

Farms, 1974 _ Percent change, 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

10.7 2,622,416 -5.6 

-2.0 149,411 +49.4 

1.1 327,834 +11.0 

2.0 327,438 -6.4 

5.8 326,852 -5.4 

8.1 322,002 +2.6 

11.4 326,432 +1.5 

25.9 842,387 -27.5 

16.5 152,730 -2.2 

1.9 8,282 +53.3 

4.7 23,812 +8.5 

9.8 21,019 -24.7 

9.5 14,680 -3.3 

3.1 13,797 +21.3 

16.7 16,019 +22.4 

35.5 55,121 -19.3 

6.3 1,096,353 -6.3 

-3.1 67,123 +58.9 

.2 19.2,692 +11.9 

2.3 198,391 -12.6 

4.0 172,189 -14.0 

6.1 139,755 -9.2 

10.6 115,841 -10.8 

23.0 210,362 -27.2 

15.2 1,10 7,200 -8.2 

-2.7 44,568 +51.3 

3.2 76,455 +11.0 

1.6 77,051 +11.6 

8.2 108,567 +7.2 

10.4 138,561 +11.9 

11.6 164,350 +6.5 

25.5 497,648 -33.4 

9.5 266,133 +6.1 

.2 29,498 +23.7 

.0 34,875 +7.8 

.9 30,977 +1.0 

6.8 31,416 -2.6 

10.0 29,889 +6.2 

10.6 30,222 +10.4 

27.8 79,256 +2.7 

17 .8 28,548 +5.6 

5.2 17,517 +7.6 

39.6 11,031 +2.6 

16.2 124,182 -4.0 

5.7 80,092 +7.4 

34.6 44,090 -24.7 

14.2 50,847 -3.0 

4.3 33,678 +4.2 

33.3 17,169 -17.1 

14.5 8,760 +13.4 

4.5 5,791 +16.4 

36.7 2,969 +7.4 

18.3 64,575 -7.1 

7.2 40,623 +8.8 

35.4 23,952 -34.2 

7.1 486,098 -7.0 

2.9 311,995 -1.6 

24.1 114,103 -24.5 

4.9 96,899 -1.1 

2.1 71,847 +2.8 

12.9 25,052 -12.3 

7.2 95,341 -7.2 

3.6 73,637 -2.7 

22.0 21,704 -22.7 

9.1 126,295 -13.1 

3.8 101,599 -5.1 

46.1 24,696 -45.8 
APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table A Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 - Con. 

East North Central--Con. 

Michigan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~ •• , ••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••.•••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Wisconsin ..•.••.•..•••••..•.••.•••••••••.....•••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

West North Central. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Minnesota .•....•..•.•.•..••.•••.•...••••..•...•.. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••.•••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••.•••••••••• 

Iowa ............................................. .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••.•••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••...•••• 

llissouri ......................................................................... . 

-Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••.•••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••.•••••••••••• 

North Dakota •.•.••••..•••••••••••.••.•.••••••.••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

South Dakota •••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Nebraska ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Kansas .......................................................................... .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••••••.••••.•• 

South Atlantic •.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••.•••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••.•••••• 

Delaware and t1aryland 3 ........................................... .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••.••.••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••.•.•••• 

Virginia .................................................................... .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Wes t Virginia .............................................................. .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••••••..•••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Nor th Caro Hna •.•••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

South Carolina .................................................. .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••.••••••.•.•..• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Georgia ••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••.•• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••.••••••••••• 

Florida ••••••.•.••••.•••••••••••.•••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••.•••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

East South Central. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••.•••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Kentucky ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Tennessee ............................................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••.••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••.•••••• 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms, 1978 1 

68,158 

47,767 

20,391 

90,006 

76,373 

13,633 

575,106 

508,033 

67,073 

102,984 

87,753 

15,231 

126,379 

117,704 

8,675 

121,826 

97,848 

23,978 

41,172 

38,914 

2,258 

39,667 

36,927 

2,740 

65,991 

61,507 

4,484 

77 ,087 

67,380 

9,707 

325,678 

216,297 

109,381 

22,600 

17,287 

5,313 

56,685 

38,416 

18,269 

20,619 

9,603 

11,016 

89,477 

64,897 

24,580 

33,450 

18,979 

14,471 

58,682 

38,906 

19,776 

44,165 

28,209 

15,956 

318,640 

211,915 

106,725 

110,002 

83,433 

26,569 

96,792 

63,407 

33,385 

Published 

64,094 

46,670 

17,424 

89,479 

74,887 

14,592 

572,672 

497,726 

74,946 

98,537 

85,926 

12,611 

126,104 

117,142 

8,962 

115,711 

82,421 

33,290 

42,710 

40,681 

2,029 

42,825 

39,849 

2,976 

67,597 

62,594 

5,003 

79,188 

69,113 

10,075 

296,103 

189,339 

106,764 

18,563 

14,592 

3,971 

52,699 

31,738 

20,961 

16,909 

6,122 

10,787 

91,280 

62,518 

28,762 

29,275 

17,534 

11,741 

54,911 

35,874 

19,037 

32,466 

20,961 

11,505 

306,010 

171,372 

134,638 

102,053 

67,662 

34,391 

93,659 

48,320 

45,339 

Farms" 

Net 

C-3 

1974 Percent change, 

percent adjusted ~974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

9.9 71,213 -4.3 

6.0 49,649 -3.8 

19.2 21,564 -5.4 

5.3 96,350 -6.6 

.5 75,263 +1.5 

30.8 21,087 -35.3 

5.6 610,255 -5.8 

3.2 513,996 -1.2 

21.8 96,259 -30.3 

9.0 108,614 -5.2 

5.5 90,927 -3.5 

28.7 17,687 -13.9 

4.4 133,125 -5.1 

3.2 121,014 -2.7 

26.0 12, III -28.4 

9.6 128,948 -5.5 

4.7 86,486 +13.1 

21.6 42,462 -43.5 

4.4 45,649 -9.8 

3.2 42,026 -7.4 

44.0 3,623 -37.7 

1.5 43,420 -8.6 

1.6 40,497 -8.8 

-1.8 2,923 -6.3 

.7 68,480 -3.6 

.0 62,594 -1.7 

15.0 5,886 -23.8 

3.7 82,019 -6.0 

1.9 70,452 -4.4 

12.9 11,567 -16.1 

16.6 362,451 -10.1 

7.0 203,934 +6.1 

30.3 158,517 -31.0 

7.1 19,952 +13.3 

3.0 15,043 +14.9 

19.1 4,909 +8.2 

13.5 61,636 -8.0 

4.5 33,234 +12.6 

26.2 28,402 -35.7 

33.0 26,195 -21.3 

11.7 6,933 +38.5 

44.0 19,262 -42.8 

14.1 105,774 -15.4 

9.2 68,852 -5.7 

22.1 36,922 -33.4 

22.8 43,034 -22.3 

.8 17,675 +7.4 

53.7 25,359 -42.9 

13.2 63,133 -7.1 

8.1 39,036 -.3 

21.0 24,097 -17.9 

22.6 42,727 +3.4 9.5 23,161 +21.8 41.2 19,566 -18.5 

14.8 360,164 -11.5 7.8 185,880 +14.0 22.3 174,284 -38.8 

10.5 113,897 -3.4 6.3 72,211 +15.5 17.5 41,686 -36.3 

18.8 115,683 -15.3 11.2 54,414 +16.3 26.0 61,269 -45.5 
C-4 APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table A. Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978and 1974 -Can. 

East South Central--Con. 

Alabama 

Farms With'~~i~~'~f'$i;500'~~'~~~~::::::::::::::::: Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•.•.•••••••••• 

Mississippi. ..•••.•••••.•...•..••..••...•••••.••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••••••••...••• 

West South Central .................................................. o .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .••••.••••.•••• 

Arkansas ............................................................................. .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •.•...•••.•.•.••. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Louisiana .................................................................... .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

Oklahoma ••...••• ; .•••.••.•...........•.•••.•..••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ........................... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••.••.•••••.. 

Texas ...................................................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •..•....•...... 

Mountain J ..................................................................... .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more .......................... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •.••••••••••.• 

Pacific 2 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••.•...••.•.••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. . 

Washington •....•.•••.•.....•..•......•.••..•.•.. 

Fanns with sales of $2,500 or more .•......••.•.•.• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ...•..•••••••• 

Oregon ................•.......................•• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•.••••..•.••. 

California ..................• , ...•.•.......•... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ......••.••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••...•..•••.•• 

Farms, 1978' Published 

57,540 56,678 

34,665 29,303 

22,875 27,375 

54,306 53,620 

30,410 26,087 

23,896 27,533 

371,752 327,986 

256,589 203,804 

H5,163 124,182 

58,788 50,959 

40,669 31,299 

18, H9 19,660 

38,973 33,240 

22,683 18,580 

16,290 14,660 

79,530 69,719 

58,781 47,833 

20,749 21,886 

194,461 174,068 

134,456 106,092 

60,005 67,976 

127,881 H1,868 

97,876 90,449 

30,005 21,419 

154,516 123,837 

103,152 88,996 

51,364 34,841 

37,778 29,410 

24,737 21,079 

13,041 B,331 

34,875 26,753 

21,071 17,043 

13,804 9,710 

81,863 67,674 

57,344 50,874 

24,519 16,800 

lOata are from preliminary reports and may differ slightly from final counts. 

2Alaska and Hawaii not included. 

3 0ata not compiled for individual States. 

Farms, 1974 Percen t 6hange, 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

13.3 64,821 -11.2 

7.5 31,679 +9.4 

17 .4 33,142 -31.0 

17 .2 65,763 -17.4 

5.4 27,576 +10.3 

27.9 38,187 -37.4 

14.5 384,585 -3.3 

7.3 219,738 +16.8 

25.0 164,847 -30.1 

16.7 61,489 -4.4 

10.0 34,777 +17.0 

26.4 26,712 -32.2 

23.7 43,264 -9.9 

12.3 21,186 +7.1 

33.6 22,078 -26.2 

11.7 79,243 +.4 

5.6 50,671 +16.0 

23.4 28,572 -27.4 

12.6 200;589 -3.1 

6.2 H3,104 +18.9 

22.3 87,485 -31.4 

6.7 122,588 +4.3 

2.4 92,673 +5.6 

28.4 29,915 +.3 

11.6 143,545 +7.6 

5.6 94,204 +9.5 

27.5 49,341 +4.1 

10.8 32,999 +14.5 

6.4 22,520 +9.B 

20.5 10,479 +24.5 

15.5 31,788 +9.7 

6.3 18,189 +15.8 

28.6 13,599 +1.5 

10.5 78,758 +3.9 

4.9 53,495 +7.2 

33.5 25,263 -2.9 
APPENDI XC-Continued 

Table B. Farms by Size of Farm and Tenure of Operator: 1978 and 1974 

UNITED STATEs 2 

Farms ...................................... . 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres ............................................ co •• 

10 to 49 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••• 

50 to 179 acres •••.•••••••••••••••••••••..••••••• 

180 to 499 acres .•••••••••••••••.•••.•••••••••••• 

500 acres or more ........................................ . 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ..•...•..............•.••...•.••.•.••.. 

Part owner ................................................ .. 

Tenant ...................................................... . 

NORTHEAST 

Farms .................................................. .. 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres .................................................... .. 

10 to 49 acres ••••.•••••••.•••.••••.•••.•••••..•• 

50 to 179 acres ••••.•••••••••.••..••••••••.••••.• 

180 to 499 acres •••.••••.•••..••••••••.•••••••••• 

500 acres or more ................................................ . 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Part owner ................................................................. .. 

Tenan.t ........................................................ ° 0 " ................ .. 

NORTH CENTRAL 

Farms ......................................................... .. 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres ............................................................... .. 

10 to 49 acres ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

50 to 179 acres •••••••••.••••••••••••••.•.•.••••• 

180 to 499 acres ••••••••.••••••••...•..•.••.••.•• 

500 acres or more .................................................... . 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner •••.•••••.•.••••••••••••••••••••.••.••• 

Part owner ................................................................ .. 

Tenant ........................................................................... . 

SOUTH 

Farms ............ " .................................................... .. 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres ........................................................ 0 ...... .. 

10 to 49 acres •••••••••••.••••.••••.••••••••••••• 

50 to 179 acres .•••••••••••••••••••.•.••••••••••• 

180 to 499 acres •••••••.••••••.••••.••••.•••••••• 

500 acres or more ........................................................ . 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner •••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••.••••• 

Part OWI'ler ................................................................... .. 

Tenant .............................................................................. . 

WEST2 

Farms ........................................................................ .. 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres .............................................................. 0 .. . 

10 to 49 acres ••••••••••••...•..••••••.•.•••••••• 

50 to 179 acres ...•...........•.•....•........•.. 

180 to 499 acres ••••••••.•..•...•.•••••.•••••••.• 

500 acres or more .......................................................... . 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner .•..................••................• 

Part own.er ............................................ 0 ......................... .. 

Tenant .......................................................................... . 

Farms, 1978' Fublished 

2,475,171 2,310,702 

213,110 126,604 

474,535 378,631 

813,944 827,506 

596,268 615,913 

377,314 362,048 

1,450,414 1,422,367 

712,844 627,648 

311,913 260,687 

149,385 127,531 

13,534 7,689 

28,098 19,416 

61,017 54,901 

38,288 37,864 

8,448 7,661 

93,880 83,389 

43,680 36,112 

1l,825 8,030 

1,027 ,319 1,017,367 

58,168 36,065 

138,016 108,756 

324,583 350,343 

321,482 345,610 

185,070 176,593 

542,504 568,866 

334,287 313,364 

150,528 135,137 

1,016,070 930,099 

95,711 55,659 

232,908 194,050 

370,928 369,648 

197,023 196,395 

119,500 114,347 

633,455 623,219 

264,029 214,061 

118,586 92,819 

282,397 235,705 

45,697 27,191 

75,513 56,409 

57,416 52,614 

39,475 36,044 

64,296 63,447 

180,575 146,893 

70,848 64,111 

30,974 24,7Ul 

lData are from the preliminary reports and may differ slightly from final counts. 

2Alaska and Hawaii not included. 

Farms, 

Net 

C-5 

1974 Percen t change, 

percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

10.7 2,622,416 -5.6 

26.1 174,773 +21. 9 

22.9 494,024 -3.9 

11.0 936,797 -13.1 

3.9 646,957 -7.8 

1.5 369,865 +2.0 

13.0 1,650,942 -12.1 

5.2 667,402 +6.8 

12.6 104,072 +2.6 

16.5 152,730 -2.2 

16.8 9,301 +45.5 

31.2 28,403 -1.1 

17.1 66,655 -8.5 

6.0 40,542 -5.6 

1.5 7,829 +7.9 

19.5 103,110 -9.0 

4.9 37,797 +15.6 

32.4 1l,823 .0 

6.3 1,096,353 -6.3 

30.8 52,227 +11.4 

18.5 133,716 +3.2 

6.8 376,663 -13.8 

2.5 355,187 -9.5 

.9 178,560 +3.6 

7.5 620,166 -12.5 

4.0 329,173 +1.6 

7.3 147,014 +2.4 

15.2 1,107,200 -8.2 

31.1 81,428 +17.5 

24.2 258,033 -9.7 

4.0 433,227 -14.4 7.8 214,701 -8.2 

3.8 119,811 -.3 

17.4 757,206 -16.3 7.5 232,239 +13.7 20.9 117,755 +.7 

9.5 266,133 +6.1 

12.7 31,817 +43.6 22.0 73,872 +2.2 10.8 60,252 -4.7 _.8 36,527 +8.1 -1.8 63,665 +1.0 

12.1 170,460 +5.9 4.1 68,193 +3.9 8.3 27,480 +12.7 

APPENDIX D. Report Forms 

DUE BY FEBRUARY 15. 1979 Form Approved: O.M.B. No. 41·S78025 

NOT. ICE R~$poI1lIe to ihi$ Inquiry Is required by law (tltte 13. U.S. C«Ie). By tile "' ... lew YOUR REPORT TO 

TtiE CENSUS BUREAU IS CONFIDENTIAL. It 11i8y be seen only by swarn Census employees and may be used only fer stalistical purposes. Your report CANNOT be used for purpose •• 1 taxation, InvestigaUun, Of regulation. 

The faw also Ili'oviliesthet COllie ..... talned In your files are immune frOm le2al process, 

FOR", 78-Al(N) u.s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMEltCe: SURE~U OF THE CENSU& 

1978 CENSUS 

OF 

AGRICULTURE 

I

) BurN. 01 '" Cansus COMPLETE ANO RETURN TO 1201 faat T 4IIIIb St ... t J.rr .... ~Yl iI. '.dl.,. 41132 

Note"" Please read the Information Sheet before completing the form. 

I! book li~ur8$ are not available, reasonable estimates may be used. If 

~~';lll'l tt!ba1!;:=e:~nc:~~I::d~: W~ I~itte£!~~!~i~:t ~~fu:r (CFN) 8 •• hoWn In y"'" address label in all correspondence to us. 

II YDlI received more ilion one re- I I I I I I I I I I porl/arm,enter extra Census File f-+-+-f-I-I----·IHI-I-H-IH 

Numbef(s) here and return extfa I I I I I-I I j 11 copies with your cOlllllleiedreport. I 

CENSUS! 03$ I 03& 

USE II"· I .... ON lor 

Olll 

.... SECTION 1 ACREAGE I" 19?B Sections 2 through S provide space for reporting crops halVested 

1f~.~1!I194'~/fI1m~~1I/J ""'~. INSTRUCTIONS during 1978. Please report your crops in the appropriate sectiOll. ,"erloth> I~FORMA'TION$tIeET,,"tfi"'" 

Report land owned, rl!llted,or u~d by Y9!i, your spouse, or by the partnership, 

90rparafiOO,Qloigaoitation f~ Whicb. you are reP1irting. Inclilde ALL LANO, 

REGARDL!;S$Of I,;OGATION OR USE :- cropland, pas\ureland, 

Do J1I)t include crops grown OIl land rented to others. Use sectiO/l 8 

10 report ONLY those crops NOT listed in sectiOlls 2 thwugh 7. 

SECTION 2 '_lOY of the FOLLOWING CROI'S harvested from this place in 19781 

ranl(elalld, WQ.ooJan.d; idle Ia.nd, ~ous~ lots, etc. None Number at acres 

043 

J;.Alllanilowned~" ............ ,., .................. 0 NOlIe l-:--..;ha;.;.~_cr;.;.:;.;.~ed~*:-_Q_u_on_t_ity_",,_rve_S_ted_*=ir;.;.~..::~a_e~_d---i 

OS7 { ~~ ____ OR _~~_ llo69 2. All land rooted o(leaseQ FflOM OTHERS,includi.RS mAil worked by 1-----1 

you on sl1ares;-Us¢rent free,. inexthange fot. serVICes, payment o Federal; Stale, 3.00 railroad lall{j. a •• 

~f:~~~~~~~s.~~r. ~ ~a~i~~, •• 0 \-:-:-,:-----1 

3 •. All land:/enteltor JeasMrOOIHERS; inFludinglanilwQrked OIl 0.5 

shares by others IIIldland.SlJblea~tl; AI~Qc!llllplilte ilem 6 below; 0 .r. ....... --..... 4.," ACRE$'··lf(tftI.S"· AOO- acre$ own~:(it~lJl.l):.a~ut 046 

i'·· . ~¢(eHm1ted (It¢m ;taereuented TO ............... - ........ 1 OTH~RS{i\1)in3)~. r~sitlltnlhls space. • .. ....---4 F.,!ht"~~~~';'~''A~.$~ THIS J>£J.ce."'. ___ -----'t 1/ t~~ entrrl~zef~.I>I.ea~ u./iffIO.II!IJ' !NFOFfMATION SHEer, Set:tJOnl. 

S~ JfYOlirentedland~~OMOTflER~(itt!m 2)enler!he f~!lOWiflginformation lor each landlord. 

.. .~a~ ~fJ~!iis.i«d. . ··M~li~.il4res, {I~!~ ~,p cMel NlImber ohtre~ 

0'7 

0'8 

1. field com lor grain or seed (Report quantity on 

a _fle<J_fg/lt basis, .•. 0 

~. Field ~orn for si lage or green chop .......... 0 

3. lVI!e3t for grain. , , •••... 0 

4. Oats for Blain ••••••••• 0 

5. Barley for grain . " •.••. 0 

~. Sorghums for grain or seed (include milO) ••••.• 0 

1. Sorgh~ms for silage or green chop (e~clude 

sorilhlllll-sudan crosses) • , .0 

8; Soybeans for bea~s • , •••• 0 

Cw!. If 070 07' 072 

Tons, 

green 

073 07' 075 

Bu. 

07S 077 078 Bu, 

'" 080 08 

Bu. 

082 { 08' 08. Bu. 

,----- OR ---- i~ Lbs. 

085 08S 087 

Tons, 

green 

088 089 090 Bu. 

09' 0" 09' 

Bales 

09. 095 

9 •. Co~lon •.. , .•.•..... , 0 

1---------+-----------+:-0 .:-:9----1 It. Tobacco -all types. , • , .0 , /10 Lbs. 09S , /10 

. . : 

097 098 099 

/10 Cwl. n.lrisll potlltoes •••• , , ••• , 0 

$,If yOll.rented !1IIl~rePTIiE.RS{flem3),.~ilter l!lefo!lowing inforniatloli lor eacb renier, I~. ~tpotatoes and yams ... 0 100 /10 ' 01 Bu. , 02 

'L.;.~~N:.:;a;;:~;:.·~oto;.;:1'l'll;::· ;;;;·W;;.' __ +.;:;M::;:~ ... i.I.I~IilI!l.lId::: .. :.::~r;;:;~::;;·<;;.:.II;:.;lI\l;::!u<Ie:;:·;;:.·.:::;Z:.;.IP...:· ·C;;:.ddf1:;:.~"--IHHum~',,,be::..r :::ot~·~:::;.~e$:t· . SECTION 3 ~.!It ORY HAY, ~ SILAGE. HAYLAGf, Of GREEN CHOP cut r 050 Ofhatmll!tlhllftlllll. Pface~R 1918? (1",, ____ """"'...-

.···I------------II-----------~O~SI;------I 

·····r--------------+----------------~~OS~2-------I 

'1$,1 llit"ItiOfl.I ... ~Il>($Ott~iI~rM .. ~ot tiN*; 

~. ()(t~' or teased to otlietll. None os. ~ .:~ ••• " ..... t" .. ~' .... 0: 

-1rqcut"""'~' "003 , 0 Y ES ~ CoI/IpIefIf w .. ""t,. 

.0 NO -~o 10 -ssclfon. 

If ,lJ)fllpgi _4 .tII8</t< tw bOt" d1y /NIy _ QtIIU $111111$. haylago. Of green chop from tM _/1&1<Is"ejI/lrt the """,_'n Ihe appropde'e It.,.., _ DRY HAY and 81$0 u_ -GRAS$ Sl<.Aa,..HA.,(LACiE. MdGfllEEN CHOP • 

• ORY HAY . . ('f two or mare <><mIngo of tIry /NIy .... '8 Quantity harvested 

/10 

/10 

.1; made 'fill., Ilia """'" !!/:res_ lfI()Oft """'" ptlty A""", (Reporr elthat dry Acres $1S; ~,bul. /WlOft '<>W t_ from aU cutting",) 

•. '. 1'. .~Ok .. . .O$~ .... 1. Allaltund alfaliamlxhlres for ....... .• , ••.• , .... '.•••. , "." • '.' .• ..... t 0 "~$ ~.ON(> hay 01 dehyllraUl\g ,." ••.••••••• ". 

8. ttoWnt~ny~t~~¢,8qes9id.yilllh~; .. . No",! oS$ ~ •. Smilll grain hay - .oats, Wheal, barley. etc. 

I .·ItlIlwFeqUrat~jJr~~fflrami)U~~7a7:'" •••• ""." 0 . __ ~_ Acre. 3, Otller tame dry hay, clover, lespedeza, 

$.I,;QCATWWOfAGRICI)LTUl'!AL i\ell\JITYf'OR TaiS PLACE limotliy. Bermuliagrass, Sudan grass, etc .•. 

~arv ... ted or 9"",n .... Ighl Irrigated •• Indl"e!ad) 

'a' , a. Tons, 'as 

dry 'as 107 Tons, '08 

dry 

'09 110 11' 

Tons, 

dry 

'It; • •. .·,'t!~~t~ :l< 'C~4' nal\!e '.' State NUmb~r qf acres 4; Wild hay ........................ . 

value11f y.Ollr· 056, GRASS SILAGf,ItAYLAGE,ANO lur~!prQ!!M!:l$;I.~"'~ GREEN CHOP 

orl1tlldd¢~t.,.,'~: 057 i:;y=.:-:;:a:':.!'':':'=:1:':'the 

.It. If YO\lalsohaye ~it"I" 1:- $lr!I6 <>Cle<!. 'GlJDrt acr ... only _e. but 

tura)ope.f,tllll1~ in any .~otll"!r',e:':<·. 058 -, t~tal tans "<>IIt ell QlJltltog$.) 115 I1S Tons, 117 

112 "' Tons, 11. 

ary 

OIMf¢QUnty(i~$.) •. ,$i)1ef • .., ~ 1------1-----,1------1 5. Grnss sl.iage al\d haylage ••• , . • . • • • • • • green 

tile county nsme(f,),.ete •. ~ 059 6, lIaytfOps cut lind led gr~n (green chop) r."'8.--t;,I,09 ---'~"'r~n;:;e~;-' +"""2""0 ----j 

Page 1 

0-1 
0-2 APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION 4 Was there a COIIIbined total 0120 or _ FRUIT TREES, ineludlnc GRAPEVINES, CITRUS and NUT TREES ON THIS PLACE in 19181· (Do.not include. abandoned trlltS) 

004 ,0 YES - C_'.'.IIII ... "UM 2 0 NO - Go /0 sse/Ion 5 Total aerts Acre. Inlgal.., 

Whole acre. ;Tonll3 Wllqle acre. Tell\1ls 1. TOTAL ACRES i~ bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards, citrus 1-:'':;'2;':'' =="'--!==r.='2c;2===-P="l or othll! groves, vineyards, and nut trees on this place .••.•••••••• flO /10 NotfCITIUI$ cftG" CGot. CITIIU$ 011(11" 

Apj)\G$ •••••••••• 2. From the list at the right. ente! name and code tOl the fruit trees, grapevines, and nut trees on tbis place in 1978. RejlQrt the 

requested information for eacl! crop even if not harvested because of low prices, damage from hail, frost, etc .• For interplan~ 

trees, estimate the area covered by each kind of fruit. If other crops were interplanted with trees, see Information ShMt. 

/'4)f1lX)t$ ....... - •• Avocados-~ 

Into".,.,I"". Shget .. . 

Cherti~.; ........ . 

(Ropmt qila~tlty 

hat)lesled m 1917~re 

ftcmbl/tlltl .<II1~77) 

Gta~fiUiC .. • .. • .... a. 7LolllQos .... " , •••• , .. " 

NUMBER OF 

TREES OR VINES OF - Crop name Code Nonbeatlng all" 

Acres in tree$ 

and vllleS of all age. 

SECTION 5 

005 

Bearing 

all" Whole acres ,T enlbs 

/10 

/10 

/10 

/10 

/10 

Were any VEGETABLES, SWEET CORN, MELONS, etc., Mrve$ted 

FOR SALE 1T0000lbis place In 19781 

to YES - ~I.to fffl ... "UOll 

20 NO -GotoOOOt/onS 

Quantity 

harvested 

Unit 01 measure Merkorts 

Grape, - dry weight Grapas - fresh welihl 

Olives .. See Intotm/ftiOll SIIoet • , PSlIebes, ... ;, .. . Pear ........... _ .. Plums alld ptlllles- fresh Wlilght , •••.• Pt~tIIIlI~ ~IY weight .. Otltel noneitfu$:-

$ptolty • ...... '" 

Oranges " .. , ..... , nl 1.nteI0$ ...••••••.. ,. 183 and 

......... ~ 

'lJ(>Clfy •• 315 

COiIt 

SECTION 7 Were anystRAWBERruES, ~1i8ERR!ES, or OTIIl1R8ERRIES 1IlI1Y8$1tlI FORSALEkOllllhis plar.e InI9]&?· .. . ... . . 

,0YES-c..mpt.W.Uctl" 

2 DNO -Goio.$eCtf(>ltS. 

For F lotld •. ,eport for S&Plember t. 1977 t"rough F rom the list below, enle/crop name andc«l&. R_rt'lll$i!tl/y. ""' .... iwdm otllel August Statss 31. 1978 ~rt httrll4Uit fo/ calendar &ti:son; )'$8( tor alt 1918, k::~§~:=~r:.E~:§~~jfu::nl~r:Sp/J()=~lfl~od~ Acres Acres irrigslftd .. :::IIh~or~OP=-~·i·::.· ~~I);~.~ . '. ··["T.====::::r-"Ai.~iiriiiiiilHl'l . . 

Whole aer .. Tenth. Whole atr •• '1'&nthS Ct<)P nama C9de Aqre •. hatvetted· QuaPtit)/harvested A~r~'.ltrlgatlld 1. Land from which vegetables were r3;i7~5;.;:...:;=-=-t=.::.;::tf37~6===-~==1-__ ~ ____ + ___ ·-WW~J!(o~le!.!a~t~re!!$...p1 T~!!fi!,:lh'!.!$~.I-,:..-",-~·_-",-_~.W'.!!ho~.I~Q!ae~r!"$t4'.!T!!~~~ 

harvested in 1978 . . • • • . • • • . • • • . • • . • . . /10 /10 

~~h,;~~~~~~~-1~~ ______ ~ __ ~ ______ ~1/~10~ ________ +-______ ~~/1~0 2.From the list below, enter the crop name and code for each crop harvestad in 1976. II more than 0Ilf1 vB9fJtable crop WlIS harvested Irom the aame acms. T$pOlI Qafes fOi 

each crop. Repon crops grown under protection In 8ectlon 6. /10 /10 

Crop name Cod. Acres harvested ACles irrigated : /10 /10 

/10 /10 

/10 /10 

/10 /10 

/10 /10 

/10 /10 

/10 /10 

SECTION 8 W~ any OTllER CRQPSblllvtlSted frOrii:!II!t.~~ IAl97.8-'rlce. ptaIIutSi 

f--------------------t----r-------7----'--'-tr------r---'---. QQ' lIeld wecI$; su ... erop$,orJllilefcttlp.\uIilPIMiIlllSIy~~ 

If mOle sptJCfl Is nflfJrkJd. U~ $eparste Ifheet 0' papsr. 

Crop ft'" Code Crop ..... Cod. 

Asparagus ....••.•• 179 Cucumbers and pickle... 411 Beans, snap ( .... h EBgplant. • • • . • . • . •• 415 and pole) .•.• .••. 311 Garlic............ 421 Beets.. . .. .. .. .... 343 Honey<!ew "",Ion, . .... 423 6<occoll • • • . . • • • . .• US Lettuce and romaine • •• 4aT 

Cabbage. . . . . • . . . .. 311 Lima beans, ire.n •••. 429 Cantaloups and Mu.tard araeO$. • • • • •• 431 Persian melons. . • • •. U$ Onions, dry. . • • • . . •• 433 Carrots. • • • • • • • • • •• 397 Onions, "oen •.••••• 43$ CauJi.ttow8f. '.~.'l" ,-. T • .,..-·S9t-~9kr.-=-r."·: ."":'. ;".;. ~ '.' 437 

Celery. • . . . • • • . • •. 401 P.'s, grearl, Il1(;ludi., Collards. • . . • . • • • •• 407 Enilish (exdude 

Cowpea. (btackeyed and /lfeen cowpea.) •.••. 441 otller g"en cow~a.).. 40! 

(:.O\>a.mt 

P.~rs. __ t •••• 

Pewers. hot ••••• , PUmpldns ...... .. ltadi,lIes ...... .. Spinach ........ ; Squash ........ .. S_tcorn .... ,., Tomatoes •••.. , ; • Turnips ' •....••. Turnip "eetlS ••••• Watelmelon$ •••••• Otller vegetable, - SPIIOI'y • •••••••• 

SECTION 6 Were any NURSERY and GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS, sod, bUlbs, IIOWI!$, 

flower seeds, ",.tabie seeds and plants, "'Ielables under llass or oIber 

,0 YES -ecm,"t.ItJI •• ~.t("" 

Code 2 0 NO ,. 00 to SIltIIJ4f,9 . 

= frpm the li~ below, enter crapnam8 3IldCod~. R.P"'l~IiIY)!aN<!$!iI!!:j~ 

;;i.I-~~·_a-$_p.,~rr_'&d __ W,.'_t"-~-~--nr~~·~-r~-··~·~~~r=~~~·~·~1r~~~--'~~ :~ t-__ C",rc;.Ql:,p ;::na::::me;:;:· __ -I-_C=:0:.:~"'.-I-.:,.A"'cl1l=$.:::ha"'. IV.:,.· e,-,$",to=Id-l-Q.,;u",·a",nt",It)/".·· ",.ha!ve",.:.;. .. ;;;~",led= •. 4. ,",,"A;;:.cr;.;:e;:..$ ",fr-"'i",811"".tlId,,, ..... -I 

rJJ------------,~--4---------~--------~------~ 4$1 

~31_--------------+-----~---------+-----------+--------__i 

"'$ 

00< protection. or MUSHROOMS fJOwo FOR SALE OD_tlI_IS_'-;I'_te_l,..n .,..19,..,18~?,......._-l1 _________ 1 ____ 1 ________ /t ________ t2 ______ 1 

,0 YES - Compl.t. fill. _tlOft .... Area Irrlgatlld 2 0 NO - Go to _,100 7 

1. Nursery and greenhouse producls irrigated in 1978 0 477 

If mQ(tJ "Pace Is· _&d. IlH ";p~.re _et· 01 papili. /10 

Cr.p flllIit CGd. Crop til. . Coot.: 

Squat. fe.t under Acres In the o~n S,fes in 1978 Aff~lfa se.., (pound.) ••••••••••• m Pto$l\l!ilUef(flII$hilis) ........ - •• "" 5SS·· glas. 0( other in 1978 Beans, (flY n&f4 and$l!ed R<!d •. '''' • , •• ; .. -.n . protection In 1978 f-W-h-.-Ie...:.:.:.c.:t.:.:. • ..;I-T-.n-tl3-Jr-p-ol-la-r.-"C-.-nts-1 ~~~~~y"<jl:es) ..... ,....... .~ ... Rle •. ~.:; :;: :::= 

1-____________ -+ __ --l _________ +,-____ --t---'/_10-f,;--__ -t-__ -t B~~C~:$f:!I.i:::::::: ::: ::}I Rye' < •• ': ::::Ut Com cut for dry fodder, hoqad· • , "., lief· /10 or grazed (report aCto$ on'y) , •• , " . SI1·· , •. nJ I--------+----j-----+.---.;--'-C"-f.;----+----J Cow~ for dry 1183$ (bIl$1It1s) ., • •• S$4 /10 Emmeund s~lt (bU$hels) ..... ". ,5"12.. " ........ ;; I". ~------:----,.-:-L-,..-,.L_:_:_=_,.._==...L----...L--'-.....JC!...----'---_I Pescue Sae4 (poundt) • . • • • • • •• • . .. ..... " 7Ql /I mO,4 op8C6 10 _. U6. '.".'41. sheet 0'_', Flaxseed (bushels) ••••• : •.• " , ,.. !'II.... '" ••• ,. ,.,. Pt~t ..... Cool. Product n.... Code GraIns, mixed (bUShels) ••• , •• , • •• ".. u ar~ w .~r. (IQrts ... BeddlnipJan!ofincludev&getable plants) 47' Folla,e.nd flowering planls •••••••• 4S1 Kentu.ky B1uea"SS seed·{poul\d$).,. i.29 .•• ,., •••••. '·.1U· 

Bulbs ...................... 4&2 MIlshrooms......... • .. • .. .... 494 ~r:m~M:..e::~~~)f) : : : : : : :: :: h.::: :::: n: Cui flowers and cut tlorist greens .... 415 Sod harvested ••••.••• ..,..... 497 '" .".) J. Nursery ~odutts - envlronmenlals, Vegetable and flowe, seedS •••••••• 500 Peanuts for nut. (pounds). • • • • • • •• 6... ~ (llOun~. • •• , ••• , .• : ,. G h t bl "83 Peas, dry field and seed (pounds) •• " 5" (pounds) -. IJnlne .... t stock, truil and nul tr.... r •• n ouse vese a .s •••• •••.••• Po~om (~. uJlds. shelJedl .,...... "2 Stlectty·.· • ••.•••• ; ;., ......... , . 711 and vine. . • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . ..... Otl3r - SPIIOlly • • • . • • • • • • • • • • •• 501 - ~ 

2. From the list below, enter the product name and code for each product grown. 

Product name Code 

FORM 7&./4,I!NJ ("-10-781 Page 2 
APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION 9 place ill BEFORE IaltS SECTION 12 Of CALVES 0/1 this place la t97a? 

.~ ("",.,toI/ltISFOIfMATKJlUHUT,lMotJon'.) 012'0 YES-C_,.,.lIIhI_ 

Report yourbest estimate of the value fOI each of lite follOWi,!! ~ollP$ of crop$ 20 NO - Go to _lion 13 

sold flom this piece in 1978. I"elude \lie value of the 13IIdlor4 s and/orcontractor'$ 

sMre, estimatlng if necessary. Inclode yalue of Government CCCtol"!. • DECEMBER 31, 1918 INVENTORY ...----..,.-:--1 

1. Gralns sold in ma. Including Government ecc loans - NoIle.I-:::,...-!:=!:-_+",,=t 1. CATTLE AND CALVES of all ages corn 101 grain, grainsorg\ljJms. rite, 'NIleatand other (TOI.' of .. 1>, c, - d b&lOW) ••••••••• • • • • •• [j 

smaUgrains, soybeans,¢ry beans. dry peas and cowpeas, •• BEEr COWS _ mclw. beuI het"", tMt 

flaxseed,~unHower ~ed, poj1COIQ. and safflower. . • • . • • had calved ••• . • • . • • . . • • . . • • • • • . • . . •. 0 

a. Of the total, how mUGh Was None b. MILK COWS kept for production of milk or cream reee; ved in 1978 from for sale or home use - InclUdi> dry mll~ co ... • nd 

Government ecc loans? • •• 0 milk h.lfors th., had cal_ad . • . . • • . • • . . • • .• 0 

e. HEifERS AND HEifER CALVES - E""luda 2. Colton and cottonseed,including Govem~nt cec loans ....................... . h91f.,. th/!t hed calved • • • • • . . . • • . • • • . . •. 0 

I. Of the total,lfflw much was None I-::~==-+=::; received in 1978 from 

d. STEERS STEER CALVES, BULLS 

ANO BulL CALVES .................... 0 

G'OVfllO~i1t eec loans? • •• 0 NIlmber SOld 3. Tobacco •••••••••••••••••••••.•.•••.••••• 

• CAmE AltO CALVES SOlO 

FROM THIS PLACE IN 1978 1~/ude those ,.., on thiS piece 011 a conlrsct or CUlfIom basi$. AIIIO report 

No.. in 1$18 

4. Field seeds. grass seeds, hay, forage, and silage •••••• 

5. Vegetables,sweet corn,and melons-oo N07Incl«foW$h 

pofalMII ot _tpatat_. ,fIIlOi1: them lit Item 8 bfllo... •• 

N- $Old, oaHU! fttOWHl from this plBD9 

to 81_IDI to, furtflar feeding. 

6. Fruits; nuts,berries _ apples, peaches, grapes, Z. Calves weighing less than 500 JlO\Inds •• 0 

citrus, pecans,strawberries, etc. • • • • • .. .• • • .. • • • • 1-=-:-------'---1 3• Cattle, including calves weighing 

7. Nursery and greenhouse products • .. • .. . .. • .. . .... 0 500 jlOoods or nUlla. • • • • • . • • . • . . •• 0 

8. Other crops - peannts, Irish potatoes, swoetpolatoes, ~,-------+--f a. Of the total cattle sold, how many 

sugar beets, sugarcane, mint ware FAnENED on this place on GRAIN 

lor oll, hops, ~tc. - S/WC1t; 0 $ or CONCENTRATES fQ! 30 days or more 

808 

8'2 

80. 

8" 

MIlk 

cows 

Heifers 

and 

heIfer 

ves 

and SOL 0 for Sl AU GHTER? . . . • . .. 0 SECTION 10 LAND USE I" 1978 L-__ --....J'--___ --'-_-t 

1. Copy ACRES IN THIS PLACE from ~ctjon I, item 4, page 1 ...... ____ AClG$ • ~lr PLTc'r:~T~J:-O FROM 

HOTE: If the s~mt land had mote than one use in 1978. REPORT THAT LAND' 

ONLY ONCE - in the U$~ first Ii~ted b~!oYl that applies. For exampl~. cropland 4. Gmss value ill sales of DAIRY PRODUCTS 

harvested and also pastured is to be reported only as "Cropland harvested." from Illis place in 1978. Report -' dairy 0 

Z.CROPLAND r~;~;u~~~;C-~~~~~~t~"~m_~~t_IM __ ffi __ .. _._._._._• _._._._._ •. _._._.~~~~ ______ ~~~~ __ -; 

a. Cropland b31vested - Include all land from Which iJlOPS ....,. 787 SECTION 13 Did you or anyoRe elu blVe any HOGS or PIGS GIllllis place In 197a? 

h.rv"$t!>diJlllayWlIll cut. WId alt I""d In ote~81dlf, GI!"", graves, 0'$ , 0 YES _ c_,.r.lIIhI_ VlnOY81ds, an<! ""'$$'1 WId gffHlllhou".. prodI1C!S • • , .•••••••• 0 1-____ -1 

b. CrOPland u$edanly for<pastute oi grazing -InclUde rola!1oIt 788 2 0 NO - Go to $&CUM 14 

~~~:~ :~lr:::~,~a:!:!";:.T~ ~~~o. ~~~ ~;~. f~ ~~~ • •• 0 • DECE/IB£R 31, 19781ftVEftTORV 

c. CtoplanduS\ld for cover crops, legumes, andsoi!·lmptovement "'7=8-=-' -----I 1. HOGS and PIGS of all ~s (TOlal of. WId b bfll<>w) • ••••••• 

gtasses,bulNQTbilfvesled and NOT pastured .......... , . 01-;;;-----1 

d. Cropland on w.hlch all erops failedlr.i;wJtTon: Do ItOt 18port a. HOGS and PIGS used or 10 be used ttl! BREtDING " ••.•• 

her" land In ofch81<!* _ vln"yards 0It Which th& crop lall&<l. II OTHER HOGS d PIGS $u<;h lW,e8!l$ Is t(} be ,oporfad 1,1'I1em 28.) ............... 0 . an ....................... , 0 '--_____ --1 

e. Cropland In cultivated summer faHow .........•...•...• 0 • UTTERS FARROWED 

C 2. LInERS FARROWED on this place hetween. - None Itll!1lber or litters f. ropland idle .................................. 0 a. Decemher 1, 1917 and May 31,197& ..... .... 0 8'8 

3. Woodland -lnolUdi> ~II WOOdlot. { 1-0-;,,,------1 

8Tldtl.ffibflrtract,,_cQrover . a •. WOOdland P8stured ...... 0 b.Junel.1978andNovember30.1978 ......... 0 819 and doforos(ed ,_ ",1111 ytJ/lng '--____ ...1 

tImber growth. b. Woodland not pastured .. 0 h;;:.-----I 

4. Olltet j)nlumlndandlillll'llind ;. IncIJJd.BIIypast"",IWldO~ ~_.rN-U,-.mn-bel-9r7-$80-ld~r-_-_"'_--:-...,-~-_r-_-_-~r-",-:-r-_-_~ th8/t croplMdand WOodland pasfui& •• , • • • . • • • •• • • • • • • • •• 0 • 1I0GS AND PIGS SOLD _" r 

5. AU othetl.lIII- Landin house lots, ponds, roads, wast~land. etc. 1-:;;::;-----1 

Itl<)lude MY I""d IIDt 18pol!{I(I lit It""'" 2 thfOUf}h 4 aboVe •••••••. 

any III!111 in 19.13? 

Irrlgatad 18nd I • • 'II_W~hJll>dby ""Y arI/tIclal or CMUollOd """"'" - $prlnkl.r., two ... or dlk:~ • ."ro<ttIf>,dlkas, "(c. Include SUppl8II!$nfa/. 

pattlal. and p,epl""Utrigatlon. . 

.11 , 0 YES - eomp,.,.,ltIo ••• ,1011 

20 NO - a" to _!lon i2 

HOGS alld PIGS SOLD from lIlis plate in 1978 0 ~----~------T-~ 

4. 01 the as $ 

Old youtl anyone else Oft Iny SHEEP tI LAMBS GIl tills place in 1978? 

0"'0 YES-~IhI._on 

2 0 NO - Go t4 """liM 15 

SAl.ES 

Number SOld 

1. How many aCfes of eaCh Qf the In 1978 lollQW1ng classifi~ations 

of land were irrlgatild in 1978? 

l. HARVESTED LANI) reported in section 10, 

item 2a - Inctildo/an<! /rom which haywa. cuI 

1-=.--"""-_-11. StlEEP and LAMBS of all ages ..••... 

~nd IIlotf lit bfIIIrl~ ._.rt{!nb!18111ll//rultllotf nut <llO;>S, ••••••• 0·1-:;;:-;:-___ -1 

II, PASTURElANO otRAftGELAND rePOIted in Hcne 

a. EWES I ye31 old Of &ider 

section 10. items 2b. and· 4 - Include spring .flooding 

If "'"M dlvBrted.O'< .p",{1(1 by _. ilptlt.dar /l1*a$. 

cona/s, dlfcho$,' pipes. or "rAot",oi'II~. •..••••••..•••••.• 0 1-=-::.,.-___ -12. SHEEP a!!d LAMBS SHORN .•••.. •. 0 

c.AII'f OTHER LANDS ~ SUches landn.ot harvested dne to 80' 

compl~te failijJe,ldle land, land in cliitivated summer fanow, 

olland in COVe! ~rops andso!l·jmprQvement grasses. . • . . . . .. 0 iIo':::~--'" 4. TOTAL \.;AAO What was the gross value of sales of sheep, 

lambs, and wool from tbis in 1978? .••. 0 

FORM 7S-Al IN) (4-10-78) Page 3 

0-3 
04 APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION 15 Did you or anyone else have any HORSES, BEES, FISH, OTHER SECTION 17 Income from MACHINE WORK, CUSTOMWORK, and OTHER AGRI LTURAl LIVESTOCK, or ANIMAL SPECIALTIES in 1978? 015 SERVICES PROVIDED for olbers in 1978 

10 YES - Complote Ihl. '.cll ... Total amount received from machine work, customwork, None l Dollars i Cents 

20 NO - Go to section 16 and other agricultural services PROVIDED FOR OTHERS 

D ~9 i 

INVENTORY in 1978 - planting, plowing, spraying, harvesting, etc ... I 

Number on Total number Gross value of sales 

None De~iS3~~af;78 sold in 1978 ~llars iCents ~ kind of work done 

1. Horses and pOOl es of .30 831 1

832 SECTION 18 During 1978 did you SELL any crops, livestock, or livestock products all ages .............. [] Is DIRECTLY to indiyiduals FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTtON - roadside 

2. Mules. burros, and 833 83. 835 stands, farmers markets, pick your own, etc.? 

donkeys .............. L.J s I 018 10 YES - Complete this .«tlon 836 1

837 1

838 I 2 0 NO - Go to section 19 I Dollars : Cents 

3. Mink and their pelts ...... I [] Is • What was the gross value of these direct sales? ...•...•.. 1:20 I 

a. Mink females used for 863 !:'}}}}},{,}}!::'}}}, breeding ............ [I i,:,:::,:,:!:,:!:,:::,:",::,,:,:,:,:,:,:: 

4. Other livestock or animal I Sp&cify products sold vegetables, eggs, etc. 

I specialties in captivity I SECTION 19 TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

(Enter name and code {rom I "List A" below.) I Mark (XI the one item which best describes the type of organization for this place in 1978. 

1 2 I Refer to the INFORMA nON SHEET, SectIon 19. I Name Code S I • FAMILY or INDIVIDUAL operation (sale proprie· 921 

5. Livestock or animal Acres under water Total quantity sold _Gross value of sales torshipl, excluding partnership and corporation ........ I [] 922 

products (Enter name and for aquaculture in 1978 Dollars : Cents • PARTNERSHIP operation. Include family partnerships .•. 2 D Total number 

code from "List B" below.) ,:",:, : }:::}:::: I olNCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAW of partners --- :t:: 

:;::::.:: Pounds 1 I Name Code - - - OR -- __ rs 

I Answer BOTH. and b [] Y 

:{:: 

I a. Is this a family held corporation? ......... {: 0 N~s Gallons I --- : I 

6. Fish and other aquaculture I I 

b. Are there more than 10 stockholders? ....... {so Yes products (Enter name and I 2 code from "Ust C" below.) I Pounds ·DNo I ,,--- OR----- r$ .OTHER, such as cooperative, estate or trust, prison Name Code I 

I farm, 'grazing association, Indian reservation, etc. . ..•. 7 D Specify /10 I Number --- SECTION 20 CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF OPERATOR (Senior partner 

I ~ "' or person in charge) R.f.r 10 tho INFORMATION SHEET, Section 20. 

Name Cod. Name Cod. Name Cod. RESIDENCE - Does the operator (senior partner or Colomes of bees 839 Other goats, , , , , , . , .... 848 Worms, 857 923 

Angora goats 842 Rabbits and their pelts 851 A II other livestock - person in charge) live on this place' •.••..•....... I[]Yes 20No MIlk goats 845 Chinchillas and their pe,'ts : . 854 Specify. 860 92. , ~ , I [iliill , 

C''" Name Cod. Name Cod. Nam. Cod. 20 Negro or Black 

Mohair sold 864 Catfish. 872 Other fish - 3 D American Indian Goats milk sold, 866 Trout. 876 Specify 884 12. RACE of operator (senior partner or person in charge).. • D Asian or PaCific Islander 

Honey sold 868 Tropical and Other aquaculture Other livestock products - baitfish, . 880 products - 90 Other - speclf~ 

Specify 870 Specify 888 

11 more space ,s needed, use separate sheet 01 paper 

SECTION 16 Did you or anyone else have any POULTRY such as CHICKENS, TURKEYS, 925 

DUCKS, etc., on this place in 1978? (Include poultry grewn f., olh", ..... 13. AGE of operator (senior partner or person in chargel ....• Years old 

contract basi s.) 926 

01. 1 0 YES - Compl.t. this section I ~~~~:ro.~Y 14. SEX of operator (senior partner or person in chargel ..•.• 1 0 Male 2 CI Female' Total number 

20 NO oec,\~~a[;78 solo in 1978 15. SPANISH ORIGIN - Is the operator (senior partner - Go to section 17 None 

1

692 1893 or person In chargel of Spanish origin or descent 927 

(Mexican, Mexican American, Cuban, or other Spanish)? .. 1 CJ Yes 2l-:-1 No I. HENS and PULLETS of laYing age .. ............. [1 

189• 89S lb. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which occupation 

l. PULLETS 3 months old or older not yet of laYing age ... D did the operator spend the majority (50 percent or 696 1

897 more) of his work lime in 1978' For partnerships 928 . 3. PULLET CHICKS and PULLETS under 3 months old consider all members of the partnership together • ..•••• I [J FarmIng 2 [J Other 

(EKc/ude comrTerc(al broilers.) ................. n 

4. BROILERS. fryers. and other meat type chickens, 896 1

699 • OFF FARM WORK - How many days did the operator 929 _ 

Including capons and roasters ............... ',,"io, """,, " 00,"" i" ,",., ~'k"' ,.,' { '" '""' ... CI 4 hours per day off this place in 1978? Include work 2 C11-49 days 

15. TURKEYS 

900 1

901 at 8 nonfarm io/!, busIness, or on someone else's farm. ): [] 50-99 days 

a. Turkeys (or slaughter (Exclude breeders.) . ... ... .. [] (Exclude exchange ferm work.) ••....••••••••.•• • [~ 100-149 days 

902 1

903 5 D 150-199 days 

b. Turkey HENS kept (or breeding . ' .... . .. . ... .. L'=l 60 200 days or more 

6. OTHER POULTRY raised In captivity - ducks, geese, 

pigeons or squab. pheasants, quai I. etc. (Enter poultry SECTION 21 Was any of the land in this place held under FOREIGN OWNERSHIP in 1978? name and code from the Its! below.) 1 • 0 YES - Compl.te thl. section 

Paul try name Code 2oNO } I 30 Don't Go to section 28 None Acres Pou! try name Code know 

Code Namo Code Nam. Cod. Of the total acres In this place. how many were owned by - 1930 Name 

Ducks 904 Pi geons or squab 908 Quail. 912 1. IndiViduals who are NOT Citizens of the United States? ...• 0 Geese 906 Pheasants 910 All other poultry - 193 ' 

Specify, 914 2. A foreign held~ 0 

7. POULTRY HATCHED on thiS place In Number 

associa~ 

None 

1978 and placed or sold - chickens, SECTIONS 22 - 27 . Not apPli£a~e~ 1

916 

turkeys, ducks, etc. - SpeCify kind of poultry [I l.ECTION28 ~-~",'nl 

8. Incubator egg capacity on December 31. 1978 ..... ..... . 1=1 I Name 1999 Date 

9. What was the gross value of sales of poultry Gross value of sales I Telephone IArea code 1 Number and pou I try products (eggs, etc.) from thl S 

place In 19781 Include estimated value of None Dollars ~~ 

1;'8 I When the data tabulated, do 029 

20 NO poultry and poultry products moved from thiS place by contractors and others. . ••••..••• I-I sheet showing majorce_nsIJsresults~ ... ~lo YES 

F"ORM 78,. I No "4- 10-18/ Page 4 
APPENDIX D-Continued 

(Sections 22 through 27 were collected from only 20 percent of the farms; see text) 

SECTION 22 Was allY COMMERCIALFERTILllER. incllidint ROCIlI'HOSI'HATE, or LIME. OIIlbi$ pllce durin,191a? Oa2 

1 0 YES - ~I.t. till. _1011 

2 0 NO - G" to oeol/"" 23 

SECTION 25 FOR EltERGY and _oleum p!UducIs for tI!f: 

IJnn business darint 1918 

I_clUck expendltlll1lS paId by YOu .--------r-----"l-:.----1 

and oll1.r$ for production of crops, I _-.:~~~~~ livestock, and olllet agricutlUtal lf.i,,&;i~ from tlds place None ~".::=-=--+-.::..:::..:.:.t=,-----+';<."=--i 

1. Acres of cropland fertilized in 1978, oilier than cropland used only for pastures reported in section 10. item 2b ..••••.. 1. Gasoline lor larm bUsiflllSS 

1::-:::------1 :2, Oiesel fuel for the farm 

2. Acres of pasturelanrt and rangeland fertilized bUsille$S .••• , ....... . 

in 1918 reported in seclion 10, itellls 2b and 4 ••••..•.••.•• '-------t 3. LP gas, bUtane, propalle for 

the farm business (4.5 fils ... 

3. LIME ~ tons of Ume used and acres on I gallon) ••••••••.•••• which applied (Donollnclode lant! plasler 

Of or 1/",. lor .snll&/loo,1 ••• ',.,. 4. Fuel oil for the lalll! bUsiness D 

""S-E-CT"';I;';';ON:"2-3--We-,.-an-y-I-,.s-e-CT-':"CI:"De-s:". H:"e-tf-SI-C";;ID;ES.I.,-FU-II-G-'C-lo-e-:"s,-H-E.l.U-r-'C-W-E-S-, --tS• Natural gas tOi the farm 

OTlfER PESTICIDES, Of OTHERCH£lIIICALS used Glllllis place In 19181 bUsilleSs , • , , •• , •• , •. , ota Kerosene, llIoto! oil, grease, 1 0 YES - c ... P/.~ /Itl" ."'_ for tile farm business, , .• , 

20 NO - Go 10.""11",, 24 1. Electricity fDl1lte farm 

business ••••••••••••• 

Include any materials provided by you. your landlords, or contractors. F01 eacb 

item listed, report acres only once. If multipurpose chemicals were used. report 

acreage treated for each purpose. 

1. Sprays, dUSts, granules, fumigants, etc •• (fungiCide. blJrbicirlG, insecticide. nematicide) to control -

a. Insects on blJy and othel crops ................... . 

h. Nematodes in crops .......................... . 

other - coal, wood. coke. etc. 

SECTION 26 SElECTeD PRODUC110tf EXPEIISES paid by you ... 

lor llIis place 1111918 

Include yOU! best estimates of expenses paid by you, yoor landlord, contractors. 

buyers, atld others fO! plooucliOll1)f crOpS, hvestocl\, and otller agricultulal 

prooucts in 1918. DO NOT INCLUDE expenses connected witll performing cuslomwalk for others; ~efation of nlll\laf11l activities. busilleSSes, or s8Iviees; or househOld eJqlenses not related to tile !am business. 

1. livestock and poultty purchased - catlle, calves, ",J)iseases in crops and DIehards (blights, smuts, bogs, pigs, sbeep, lambs, goats, horses, cfritks, 

lilSf$, etc.) ................................. 0 1--____ -1 poults, started pullets, etc .••.••.••.••••• , •••••.•••. 

d. Weeds. glaSs, or brush in crops and paslure ••••••..•••• 0 2. Total feed purcfrased tor JivestOCll and poultry -lUlIin, 

bay, silage; m[~ed feeds. concentrates. ·elc •••••••••••••.• 

2. Chemicals fOI defolialionot for growth ~OIItfol 

of crops orlllinningoffluit , ...................... , D '--____ -1 a. Commercially mixed fOlmula feeds purcfrased - comptete, sUJllllemenl. concentl3l\!s. 

{Donol include ,...--......,--r------,.--

3. Were allY chemiCals U$ed for ~ ~'::~':!:;'~=$d ~meal, 

I t I I k .. A it cottOlt~.niIi8/, Losee! CllI\ (0 oniW$\oc a, ... flU lY, $41 and _.1 •••••.•.. D t.. __ -'-...:..:.::..c:...... ___ -'-__ inclUding treatment of buildings.· •••••••••••• , DYes 2 D No 

Anilllal blJaltb cQsts for IivestOCll and POUUry. Include b.Sanita\ion, rodent andbild control, etc·? .. a wIer'".''''''' _vlees. __ VSOQI.-. medicines. <t/c ••• , ••• (1""'''''.lime'''t~';iWjonl................. 1 DYes ~:CTiON"24-'iClwief~iD'EOiiiiiiiiiirr;;:i;;;i;;;:i;;;ii:'ii:''iiia'''''-1:' Seeds, bulbs, .p!ants, and trees purcfrased ••••• ; ••••••••• D I+.c,.___---+---j I SECTION 24 S. COIl!l!Iercial fertililer llUlchased - all 10fll\$. including rock 

phosphate atld gypsum. Report ctJstom _Ilcarlon costs In 

A;c~!::r~i~i$' Pu;;b~~d'': i~~ti~~e$·.~iit;des: . '. D ]-;;;;;;;------;---1 

fuilgicidlls, olt1eI pesticides, lime. etc. R_tcli~fOIft 

_11",,110. """Is In nem 9 belOW. • ••••••••••••••••••• 

.. Vale 01 ALlmildllnery at _IIi!liIintQII IIIls plate; Dacene.r 31,1918 

1. What i~ !bIJeslimat~dlm!l\(el va!~oIALL macblnery, equi\1i11ililt, anq !mPI~I1\lt$ ilsuallykeptoltthisplMe and .U$ed .fGllfla farlil:ill (aMh bu$illess? 1nllltide ~r$. 1------'--.,...._-t7 .lJired farm or· fanch labor. IS .. Infolmetlon S/l""tl ••••••••• ' , 

,All the biied wOIkefS. illtluding pai1l .. harf<l)VS. dryers, 

dalf'//il)tIi","",,1 

.lI(Ik .. IM'$locI< fe<ld<lrs; 

IIIhiJilgeqtilpm$nl, $1", ••• ". • • • • • • • • • • ••• '-'-.,.----'----1 

. ltnt~tf~k~ (IOCMf<t~ei:$~ •.... ;, J.Wha&I!ia~~!~ li~tltl3n#a;den .. ·1~~t«sa!Kt>1lotOltinl!!$ • " •. : • , ... 

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famiiyworkers, hoW many;" 

(l) W1lIIted 150 days or mole? •••••• 

(2) WOrked less lbitn 150 llays? ••••• 

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0-6 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

WE NEED A COMPLETED REPORT FORM 

FROM EVERYONE receiving thiS request. Please 

follow the instructions given below for completing 

section 1. You will then be able to determine 

what additional information is to be provided, 

1. The enclosed census report form is being used 

by farms and ranches throughout the entire 

United States. Because it is meant for use in 

all parts of the country. it may contain sections 

and inquiries which do not apply to you. In 

this case, mark the "None" or "No" box and 

90 on to the next item or section. 

2. If You Receive Mor. Than One Report Form 

11 you have multiple farming operations, you 

should complete a report for EACH SEPARATE 

and DISTINCT production unit. that is, each 

individual farm, ranch, feedlot. greenhouse, 

etc.; or combination of farms, etc., for which 

you maintain SEPARATE records of operating 

expenses and sales, livestock and other inven· 

tories, crop acreages. and production. Return 

any duplicate or extra report forms in the same 

envelope with the report(s) you complete so 

we can remove the extra addresses from our 

mail register. In the space provided to the 

right of the address label of the report form 

you complete, write the 11 ~jgit number from 

the label of the extra form or forms. 

3. Partnership Operation. 

A partnership is an association of two or more 

persons who have agreed (informally or under 

legal contract) on the amount of their contri· 

butions and profit distributions. 

Complete only ONE report for the entire 

partnership farm and ranch operation, including 

all partners' shares on the same report. If two 

or more report forms were received for the 

partnership see 2 above. 

Partners who also have separate operations 

of their own should complete reports for those 

separate operations. For additional information 

on Partnerships see section 19 below. 

4. How To Enter Your Response. On The Report 

Form 

Please enter your answers in the proper spaces, 

on the correct lines. and in the units requested, 

i.e., dollars, bushels, tons, etc. Write any 

explanation outside the answer spaces or on a 

separate sheet of paper. 

Enter whole numbers unless the "Tenths" 

column is provided, such as reporting acres of 

Insh potatoes in section 2. If you have 1/2, 

1/4, or 1/3 of an acre, convert to tenths. For 

example convert 1/2 to 5110, 1/3 to 3/10, 

114 to 2110, etc. 

If you do not recall exact figures, please give 

your best estimate. You may indicate "Est." 

(for estimated I beSide the answer, if you like. 

For all dollar items, we need only whole 

dollars, although a "Cents" column is provided 

for thoJe who Wish to report cents. 

COMPLETING THE REPORT FORM 

Section 1 - ACREAGE IN 1978 

This section determines the land for which you 

should report agricultural activities. It also pro· 

vldes space for reporting landlords, renters, and 

location(s) of agricultural activitip.s. 

Chant" in the Acres Operated in 1978 - Report 

,II land that YOU USED during 1978, and the 

croIX and livestock production on that land, even 

if some or all of it was no longer a part of your 

operation on December 31, 1978. 

If you had agriculture operations at any time 

during 1978. but Quit farmingbefore December 31, 

1978, report your 1978 crop and livestock pro· 

duction and sales from that land for the portion 

of the year that you operated the JaneL Please 

explain in the margin of the report form (or on 

a separate sheet of paper) that you Quit farming 

or ranching during 1978 and give the approximate 

date and the name and address of the present 

operator, if known. 

APPENDIX D-Continued 

INFORMATION SHEET 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

If you acquired land for agricultural operations, 

but did not use it for livestock or crop production 

in 1978. include the land in section 1. Please 

explain in the margin or on a separate sheet of 

paper. 

Completing Item. 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 1 -

Use items " 2, and 3 to determine the acres of 

land that are your responsibility for the purpose 

of making the agriculture census report. Include 

all land that you were associated with in 1978. 

regardless of location or use, but do not include 

holdings of residential property not associated 

with agricultural operations. Report all land in 

whole acres in this section. 

Item 1 - land Owned - Report all land owned in 

1978 whether held under title, purchase contract 

or mortgage. homestead law. or as heir or trustee 

of an undivided estate, by you and/or your spouse, 

or by the partnership, corporation, or organi::!ation 

for which you are reporting. 

Item 2 ..: Land Rented or Leased FROM Others -

Report all land rented by you, even though the 

landlord may have supplied equipment, fertilizer, 

or other matenals and/or some supervision of the 

work. 

INCLUDE in item 2 -

a. Land (for agricultural uses) that you rented 

F ROM others for cash payments 

b. Land worked on a share basis 

c. Land (owned by someone else) which you 

used rent·free 

d. Federal, State, Indian, 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 land used under section 3 of the Taylor 

Grazing Act, National Forest Land, or Indian 

Reservation Permit Land. 

lIem 3 - Land Rented TO OTHERS - Cash 

tenants. share tenants. and share croppers are 

farm operators for census purposes and are respon· 

sible for making the agriculture census report for 

the land they operate. 

INCLUDE in item 3 -

I. Owned land rented TO others for cash or 

a share of the crops or livestock 

b. Land which you rented from others and 

then subleased to others in 1978 

c. Land rented out for residential or other 

nonfarm purposes, if it was part of the 

land reported in item 1 or 2 

d. Land worked for you by someone else on 

a share·of<rop basis 

e. Land which you allowed others to use rent· 

free 

NOTE: Please enter the names and addresses of 

renters. tenants, and sharecroppers in item 6. 

hem 4 - Acre. in this Place - This is the sum of 

the land that you owned in 1978 (item 1), PLUS 

the land that you rented FROM others (item 2), 

MINUS the land that you rented TO others (item 

3). It is very important that you report this 

figure correctly (even if "0" acres), since the 

remainder of your report should cover only those 

operations on "the Acres in This Place" reported 

in item 4. 

"Zero Acre. in Place" - Should you complete the 

rest of this form? 

If you yourself had crop or livestock activities on 

the land for any portion of the year, you should 

complete the rest of the form. See "Changes in 

Acres Operated in 1978." above. 

If all your land was operated by a renter or share· 

cropper for all of 1978, you do not have to 

complete the entire form. In this case, you 

should: 

•. Complete item 6 for renter. 

b. Skip to section 28 and complete Name, 

Address, Telephone number. etc. 

c. Explain briefly in the margin or on separate 

paper that you did not operate a farm or 

ranch in 1978. For example, "All land 

rented out," "Sold Farm," "Retired," 

etc.. and give the approximate date that 

u.s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUR£AU OF THE C£NSUS 

you quit operating. If you sold your farm. 

please give the name and address of current 

owner or operator, if known. 

d. Mail the form in the return envelope provided. 

Item 7 - Grazing Permit. - In some States, 

government lands and Indian lands are used 

for grazing livestock under permit or special 

license. with payments on a per-head or animal 

unit basis. This land should NOT be included 

as part of item 2, "Land rented or leased FROM 

others," or item 4, "Total Acres in This Place," 

But you should include in your report any live· 

stock located on permit land in 1978. 

Section. 2-8 - CROPS 

Sections 2 through 8 provide space for reporting 

crops harvested during the 1978 crop year from 

the land shown in section '. item 4, of your report. 

Please report your crops in the appropriate section. 

00 not include any crops grown on land rented. 

leased, or worked on shares by others during 1978, 

Acre. Harvested - Enter the acres harvested in 

1978. Round fractions to whole acres except 

where tenths are requested, as for Irish potatoes. 

Quantity Harve.ted - The units of measure on the 

report form are those most commonly used 

throughout the country. If you use a different 

unit of measure. please convert your figure for 

quantity harvested to the unit requested, If 

harvest is incomplete by December 31, 1978, 

please estimate the total quantity harvested. 

Crop Irrigation - For each crop irrigated, report 

number of acres irrigated. Irrigation is defined 

as land watered by artificial or controlled means -

sprinklers. furrows or ditches. spreader dikes, 

purposeful flooding, etc, Include acres that 

received supplemental, partial. and preplant 

irrigation. For any crop not irrigated, leave 

"Acres irrigated" blank. 

How to Report Crop. Harvested 

a. Section. 2 and 3 - In these two sections. 

separate lines are provided for reporting each 

of several crops widely grown in the United 

States. 00 not write in data for any other 

crops. 

b. Section. 4-8 - In each of these sections, 

report any of the crops listed in the same 

section. To report a crop in any of these 

sections, (1) find the crop name and the code 

number in the list in the section; (2) enter 

crop name and code in the first two colun:-ns 

of the first available answer line in the section; 

(3) enter the information requested in the 

headings of the remaining columns. 

Example: A farmer harvested 20 acres of a[falfa 

seed, yielding 6,000 pounds, and 30 acres of 

red clover seed, yielding 8.400 pounds. (He 

did not irrigate either crop.) He would enter 

the following in section 8: 

SECTlOfII Itlt"JOT"UtCIIOPS~"Ir .. Il"J\Kt .. It1'-IICt.,.~, 

o •• r.tllJ'""' .• "'o"' ....... ( ..... " .... , .. "~1 

'I!!IT~~. c_ ......... N" .. 

.0"0 "a~'o_'·"'" 

If more space 15 needed, use separate sheet of paper. 

Two or More Crop. Harvested From The Same 

land (Double·Cropping) - Report the total 

acres and production of each harvested crop in 

the appropriate section of the report form. 

Example: A farmer harvested 1,230 bushels of 

wheat from 40 acres in 1978, then planted and 

harvested 1,550 bushels of soybeans from the 

same 40 acres before the end of the year. He 

irrigated the soybeans but not the wheat. 
Section. 2-8 - CROPS - Continued 

Int.rplantad Crops .nd "Skip Row" Plenting -

If two crops were grown at the same time in 

alternating strips in the same field. repon the 

pan ion 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. 

Thirty acres of soybeans would be reported in 

section 2, item 8, and 30 acres of cotton in section 

2, item 9. 

Vegetlblll - Report acres of vegetables harvested 

FOR SALE. Do not report acres of vegetables for 

home use. Report the total acreage of each 

vegetable crop harvested. 

Example: You harvested 10 acres of lettuce from 

a field in 1978, then replanted the field to lettuce 

and harvested the 10 acres again. Enter only 10 

acres of land from which vegetables were harvested 

in item 1 of section 5, but write in 20 acres of 

lettuce harvested in item 2 of section 5. 

Fruit and Nuts - In counting the combined total 

of 20 or more trees and vines, include those for 

home use as well as those maintained for sale of 

the production (exclude abandoned trees). 

If crops other than fruit and nut trees and vines 

were interplanted with trees or vines, report the 

total acres for BOTH the orchard and the inter· 

planted crops harvested. 

Example: If 20 acres of cotton were grown in a 

30 acre pecan orchard, you would report 20 

acres of cotton in section 2, item 9, and 30 acres 

of pecans in section 4. 

Avocados, Olives. Sugarcane 

Avocados - For California report the quantity 

harvested from November 1, 1977 through 

November 30, 1978. For Florida report the 

quantity harvested from April 1978 through 

March 1919, estimating if necessary. 

Olives - Report the quantity harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the October 1977 to March 

1978 harvest season. 

Sugarcane - For Florida and Texas report cuttings 

from November 1977 through April 1978. For 

Louisiana and Hawaii report for the 1978 crop 

year. 

Section 9 - GROSS VALUE OF CROPS SOLD 

Report the values received during 1978, regardless 

of the year in which the crops were harvested. 

Give gross values (before deducting taxes and 

expenses). If full payment was not received for 

a crop or crops sold in 1978, report only the 

amount actually received in 1978. 

For value of grains and conon, include as sold the 

value of government CCC loans received in 1978 

but not loans obtained from any other government 

or private source. 

Section 10 - LAND USE 

The purpose of this section is to class;fy the acres 

you reported in section " item 4, by principal 

use in 1978. Do not include any acres you rented 

TO others (reponed in section " item 3). 

Land Used for Multiple Purposes - If part of your 

land was used for more than one purpose in 1978, 

repon 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 grain crop, report the land 

in item 2a, "Cropland harvested," but NOT as 

"Cropland used for cover crop, legumes, .. etc." 

(item 2c). 

Double Cropping - When more than one crop was 

harvested from the same land in 1978, report that 

land only ONCE as "Cropland Harvested," item 

2a 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," in item 2a. 

FORI<o47,_AIW IfI_I7_7') 

APPENDIX D-Continued 

Section 12-16 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Animal'lnd Poultry to be Included in the Report -

Report all animals and poultry on the place on 

December 31, 1978. Include all owned by you 

and any kept by you for others. Include animals 

on unfenced land, on National Forest land, on 

district land or cooperative grazing association 

land, or on rangeland administered by the Bureau 

of Land Management on a per·head or lease basis 

(such as on wheat pasture). Include poultry 

(broilers, layers, turkeys, etc.) fed under contract 

on "This Place." Include livestock and poultry 

kept on this place for home use, 4H projects, etc, 

Number lOki - Report all animals and poultry 

sold or removed from this place including those 

sold for a landlord or given to a landlord as his 

share or to others in trade or in payment for goods 

and services. Include animals of all ages without 

regard to ownership or who shared in the receipts 

if the animals were located on the place 30 days 

or more and were sold or removed from the 

place in 1978. 

Sales from Contract and Custom Feeding Operations - Include animals and poultry (including 

poultry under contract) fed on this place on a 

contract or custom basis if they were removed 

from the place in 1978. 

V.lue of Slles - Be sure to report the total gross 

value of sales of animals and poultry without 

deducting cost of feed, cost of livestock purchased, 

COst of hauling and selling, etc. If the sale price 

Or value is not known, give your best estimate of 

their value when they left this place. 

Animals Moved to Another Pllce - For animals 

removed from this place to another place, such as 

for further feeding, report the number as sold and 

give your best estimate of their market value when 

they left this place. 

Animals to be Excluded from the Report - Do 

not report any animals or poultry kept under a 

share arrangement on land rented TO others in 

1978. 

Animals Sold from Another Place - Animals 

owned by you, but held and sold from someone 

else's place should NOT be included. For example, 

do not report canle purchased elsewhere, fed in, 

and sold from a feedlot not part of this place. 

Animals Bought and Sold- 00 not include animals 

bought and resold within 30 days. Such purchases 

and sales are considered "dealer" transactions. 

Fat Cattle Sales - Do not include with fanened 

cattle in item 3a of section 12: 

a. Veal calves which were fane ned primarily 

on milk, or 

b. Dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration 

before being sold, or 

c. Cattle and calves that were sold for further 

feeding. 

All Other Livestock - Specify the name of any 

other livestock, animal specialty, or livestock pro· 

ducts on or sold from this place that have not been 

accounted for elsewhere on this form. 

Example: Bees sold (colonies, packages, pounds); 

semen sales, animals bred and sold for laboratory 

use; birds, frogs, etc. 

Section 19 - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Use the following definitions to assist you in 

determining the tlpe of organization for your 

operation: 

Individual or Family Operation (Sole Proprietor. 

ship) - Defined as a farm or business organization 

controlled and operated by an individual. Includes 

family operations that are not incorporated and 

not operated under a partnership agreement. 

Partnership Operation - Defined 1$ two or more 

persons who hive agreed on the amount of their 

contribution (capitll and eHort) and the distribu· 

tion of profits. Co-ownership of land by husblnd 

and wife or joint filing of income tax forms by 

husband and wife does not constitute a pirtnership, unless the agreement to share contributions, 

decisionmaking, profits, and liabilities exists. 

Prooucing products under contract or under I 

share rental agreement does not constitute a 

partnership. 

Corporation - 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. 

Other - Such IS cooperative (defined as an incor· 

porated or unincorporated enterprise or association 

created and formed jointly by the members). estate 

or trust (defined as fund of money or property 

administered for the benefit of another individual 

or organization), prison farm, grazing association, 

Indian reservation. etc_ 

Section 20 - OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

AND OCCUPATION 

This section applies to the characteristics and 

occupation of the individual owner, operator, 

senior partner, or person in charge for the type of 

organization reponed in section 19 of the form. 

For Individual or Family Operation (Sole Proprietorship) - Complete this section for the 

operator. 

For Partnership Operation. - Complete items 1 

through 5 and 7 (of this section) for the "Senior 

Partner." The "Senior Partner" is the individual 

who is mainly responsible for the agricultural 

operations on this place. Consider the oldest 

partner as the "Senior Panner" if each shares 

equally in the day-to-day management decisions. 

For item 6 (Principal Occupation) consider all 

members of the partnership together. Please 

include as "Farming" worktime at all types of 

agricultural enterprises, including specialties, such 

as greenhouses, nurseries. mushrooms, ranching, 

feed lots, broiler feeding, etc. 

For Incorporated and Other Operations' (Cooperatin., EIt..... etc.) - Complete section 

20 for the person in charge, such as hired manager, 

business manager, or other person primarily 

responsible for the on-site. day·to-day operation 

of the farm or ranch business. 

Section 22 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER 

Report acres on which commercial fertilizer was 

applied during 1978. If some acres where fertilized 

more thdn once, report acres ONL YONCE. 

Section 24 - MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 

The estimated market value in item 1 refers to 

ALL machinery and equipment kept 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 26 - SELECTED PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES 

Include expenses paid by you and by anyone else 

for the proouction of crops, poultry, livestock, 

and other agricultural products on this place. Also 

include expenses incurred even if payment was not 

made in 1978. Please give estimates if you do not 

know the exact figures, For example, if you grew 

broilers or fed cattle for others, include in item 1 

as purchases, your best estimate of the value of th~ 

baby chicks or canle at the time they were brought 

to this place. Also include in item 2, the value and 

amount of all feed purchased by you or someone 

else for use on this place. 

00 not include expenses related to nonfarm 

activities (trading and speculation, or livestock 

dealer activities). 

Hired Labor - Expenditures for hired labor should 

include gross wages or salaries. commissions, paid 

bonuses, and leave pay before deductions, plus the 

value of benefits paid by you - Social Security 

taxes, unemployment insurance, etc. Do not 

include room and board, house rent, or other 

items paid in kind. 

0-7 
D~ APPENDIX D-Continued 

Form Approved' 0 M B No 41 S78038 

FO" ... 78·A 1(A) U.$. OEPAR1'Me.:NT OF COMMEIIlCE 

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~ The faw alto pm tlt~t ~ies r~"i~ in yo., fH ImmQne froml~a!,1. jlfoce$$. .' . 

~l(lis.lI. ONl.Y . ' 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 3. r~'" . r" 

AREA SAMPLE 039 ·:r4~ ...... 1.41 . . r~ 

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for that lYpe~ CompJete only OIl$- PSII oj this page-. Data l(fpCfted tOl $vb$aquef1f sections u •• d 'ill' •• m •• radllr ... of questionnaire 'BUtUt only to the specffic operbtlQt'l tepolt(ld $(4). 01", th.~ Illt "lII'i •• 1 CJ Yes'" Mailing address - Route/Box/Street o cO!por.tj~. IiIm. iInilllialllilg T,,. A - INDIVIDUAl. OR FAMll.Y Name ad:drIU? [JIlO OPERATION (Sol. Post Office I State 1 ZIP code 1 pIopfietcrshlp) 

1. For bUll •• U purpo .... MaIlIng address - Aoute/Box/Street I:J YES-+-

6. Doss Ihls f~.m <ir ' ••• iI.l!lpl~~ • hfr.6 '.' . 1s this '.rEn or ranch aperoll6 u_ an, name [I NO 

oIlter Ib.~ )'our ow.t Post OffIce State ZIP code m.,.. •• 'WhO I.l prl,""I'!~lft ~bor,. Of IltefIlIllOtr.a!!<hojltt. Qlt$?", >.,. "[]YES:-GoIO 2 CJ NO ~SKIPI. 

1. 'Who' [s. Ih. hlr.IiIM •• ,erl 110m 1 ,/S"'8 2. Du<lft, lito p •• t two r:IYES-+ Name r- JP~r$.on namM in part 1, .' Y"ars, MY_ you recelYed 

mall at 'n, .dd,.u i ~ I NO Malling address Aoute/Box/Street .- .. ,tell) 5 - S.KIP t<> page :i Name alhtf tlta. th. on. e I Other - Spocityand I iii •• 1I.lad1 

Post OffIce State ZI P code fI~)fttery~ew .. ~ MaIling address Route: Box /Street 

3. D ... this f .... Or r •• eb Imphi), a hlrld •• Wllt Is plllUrfl¥. I •• 1Ia~,. 01 

man • .., wllo Is prlmarll, I. ~1Ia'" of lb. farm or (.n~h "I'.aU ••• , .' Post OffIce I State 1 Zl P code ttl. farm or "ncb OplraUon$1' +. . •. , [I YES - Go to 20 NO -SKIP to [-1 P,,'$oil name4 in parI 1. item 4 page 2 .. jt~ 5 ~ SKIP t"P2fI&< 

Name CIOlhe, - Sp<tc/fy ,,,'" / 

4. Who I. tlto bl.ad m • ..".r? end im:er.vJew 

1- J Person named in part I, MalllOg address - Aoute/Box/Street o Type D' - OTHER i)~QA'HtAtIOt/$ . - Item 5 - SKIP ro page 2 4 1. W~1Il type ~hi.Pt\I~~tlQli~l!lftt •.• rCOiltl'~l$ the ilp-.aIIQli$ af thIS fatmor r.ndtU~llt' : :! Other - :::.~ ~nd $K~ Post OffIce State ZIP code 99$ 

! C1 Estate • C1 St.t. Or Local Gel Other - $peCI~ o Type 8 - PARTNER$HIP OPERATIDII$ Name ,ClTrU$\ .- Government 

(Inc-tude family PlJrtnefshJps) 

:> 0 C"Pet.tiv~ 5Cl Federal Gov.inmonl 2 1+ FOI bu.ln-tSS purpos.s, what ft .... and malllnc MaIlIng address - Route/Box/Street Name addt ... Is usad fo, 11111 2. Wftlt 10 tha ""lIte •• d part .... hlp? . . . . . . . . ,. .... " .. Post OffIce I State ZIP code IiIll !lnt .ddr.u 01 thl. Ot.C •• I~IIlI.M ; Mai ling address Routel Box IStreet 

2, How .... y part • ." .ro llIera? Partners Post Office \ State 1 ZI P code 

3. What Is tho ..,m' .nd ... ,11., .dd .... of ••• h parlner1 

; ~ 1 Person named I n part 1. item 5 - Do not list 3. Wflat 'S I,. nam. and m;iUIiIC Name 

r~] Other - Speclly (use 04RflfTBfksH If mOffJ space IS reqUlfedj addt ••• u •• 4 far ",I. f .. m '. b, or rarIC~ Op .... UQli1 ) Mailing address Route/Box/Street 

Name Name 

Post Office I State I ZI P code 

Mal ling address - Roure/BoxlSfleel MailIng address t'"" Route/Box/Street 

4. Durlne tlla P.,ttw4 Y .... , Name Post OffIce I State I ZI P code Post OffIce I State ZIP code h •• 1I,1$lartn ., ra~eb r:lYE$ >4 

us.d all»4tb" ..,lIte or [lNO MaJllng address - Aoute/Box/Street 4. Do .. 1111. parlnarsMp amplO1 • blrld m ... ,., who Is I [1 YES - Go 10 Uqrn 5 malll.'.dd .... t prf ... lly In _hlr,. of lb. f.rm or , ... ~ operation.? ,r~1 NO - SKIP ra Item 6 Post OffIce I State I ZIP code 5. Who Is til. hlrad m ... ,o<? 5. Dae$tbts ~ .. ftl .. ~tlon _"'J>foy • hl,1d :] Person named In part 1. Name mallO,,, who I. Prtmarlly' I. ~har,. of Item 5 - SKIP 10 page 2 tlte fatlll ... '"nch ojltral Qlt$1; . , , " • , 1[1 YES -Go 10 . ~[lNO - SKIP I.. r=-] Other - SP6Cily and end Intflrview-+ MaIlIng address - Route/Box/Street Item.6 -" lhim 7 &. '11110 ,< lilt hl,.d .ma •• ger? 

6. Whlcb porbt ... Is prlma,llyl. elta". Post OffIce I State I ZI P code ['1 P$rsQ.n named in part I, M I,. farm Ot ,.neh optt.llons? . item 5.- SKIP to page 2 

r-1 Person named In pwt 1, item 5 - L -I Other - Specify alld 

'-'SKIPropage2 - end ifftelView ~ 

Name ::J Other partner - Specify gnd ond inrorvlew)" 1. Who i. primarily In .hI" •• f tn. rJ None - Go to Item 7 ' f., .. 01 ranch .JIIf~t1o", t MaIling address - Route/Box/Stree! 7. W~O Is lito .,do.t p.'n.,? Name r-l Person na~ in part 1/ - item 5 - Go to page 2 r-] Person named In pMI 1, . ,Iem 5 - SKIP 10 page 2 e] Olher - Specify ahd Post Office I State 1 ZI P code o Other - Specify find _ Int.rvl6w ? - (Inti interview 

Page 1 

Note: Remainder of form same as A 1 (S). 
A 

Abnormal farms ......... . 

Age of operator ......... . 

Agricultural products sold, 

value. 

Agricultural service income .. . 

Alfalfa hay ............ . 

A Ifalfa seed . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Almonds ............. . 

Alsike clover seed ........ . 

Angora goats. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Animal health costs ....... . 

Apples .............. . 

Apricots ............. . 

Aquaculture products ..... . 

Artichokes ............ . 

Asparagus ............ . 

Assets, value ........... . 

Austrian winter peas ...... . 

Automobiles ........... . 

Avocados ............. . 

B 

Bahia grass seed ......... . 

Bait and tropical fish sold ... . 

Balers, pickup .......... . 

Bananas ............. . 

Barley for grain ......... . 

Beans, castor ........... . 

Beans, dry field and seed .... . 

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 ........... . 

INDEX 

(I ndex items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

State 

tables 

10,34 

4,29-35 

10,1317 

29-35 

12,29-35 

25,26, 

28-35 

25,26 

28-35 

-

23 

6,29-35 

25,28-35 

-

24 

-

-

1,2,13,17, 

29-35 

-

14,29-35 

-

-

24 

14,29-35 

-

25,26, 

28-35 

-

26,28-35 

-

-

-

25-35 

-

18,20, 

29-35 

23 

26,28-35 

-

-

-

25,27 

-

-

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

7 2 

6 4 

9-11 2 

37 - 30 10 

30 10 

32 -

30 - 22 -

12 5 

32 10 

32 -

25 -

31 -

31 -

1, 15 1.7 

30 -

- 7 

32 -

30 -

25 - - J 

32 -

28 10 

35 -

29 - 29 -

31 -

31 - 29 10 

34 -

16 9 

24 -

29 -

31 - 30 -

30 -

33 10 

30 -

33 -

8-Con. 

Black operators and other 

races ............... . 

Blueberries. . . . . . . . . . . .. 

Bluegrass seed, .Kentucky .... 

Boysenberries . . . . . . . . . . . 

Broccoli ............. . 

Broilers .............. . 

B rom egrass seed. . . . . . . . . . 

Broomcorn ............ . 

Brussels sprouts ......... . 

Buckwheat. ........... . 

Bulbs ............... . 

Bulls, bull calves, steers, and 

steer calves. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Burros, donkeys, and mules ... 

C 

Cabbage ............. . 

Cantaloupes and Persian melons. 

Carrots .............. . 

Castor beans. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Catfish sold ........... . 

Cattle an d calves: . . . . . . . . . 

Cattle and calves sold, value ... 

Cauliflower ........... . 

Celery .............. . 

Chemicals, expense ....... . 

Chern icals used ......... . 

Cherries ............. . 

Chickens 3 months old or 

older .............. . 

Chicory .............. . 

Chinchillas and their pelts ... . 

Chinese cabbage ......... . 

Chinese or ming peas ...... . 

Citrus fru its . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Clover seed ............ . 

Clover seed, red ......... . 

Coal, wood, coke, etc., 

expense ............. . 

Coffee . : ............ . 

Collards ............. . 

Colonies of bees ......... . 

Index-1 

Cou nty tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

4,5,29-35 39-41 -

- 33 -

- 30 -

- 33 -

- 31 -

18, 19, 19,26 9 

29-35 

- 30 -

- 35 -

- 31 -

- 28 -

- 34 -

20,29-35 16 9 

23 27 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

- 35 -

24 25 -

17,18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

10, 18,20, 16 2,9 

29-35 

- 31 -

- 31 -

6,15,17, 12 5 

29-35 

15,29-35 - 6 

28-35 32 -

18, 19, 18 9 

29-35 

- 31 -

23 27 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

28-35 32 - - 30 - 25 30 10 

7,29-35 13 5 

- 32 - - 31 -

23 24 -
Index-2 

C-Con. 

Combines, grain and bean .. 

Commercially mixed formula 

feed purchased ........ . 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans ........... . 

Contract labor, expense 

Corn, fiel d ........... . 

Corn heads for combines ... . 

Cornpickers and picker-shellers 

Corn, sweet .......... . 

Corn, sweet, for seed ..... . 

Corporation, type of organization .............. . 

Family held ........ . 

N onfam ily held ...... . 

Conon ............. . 

Cotton Commodity Credit 

Corporation loans ...... . 

Cottonpickers ......... . 

Cotton, value sold ....... . 

C owp eas for dry peas ..... . 

Cowpeas, green ........ . 

C owp eas, h ogge d or grazed 

or cu t for silage ..... . 

Cows and heifers that had 

calved .............. . 

Crambe ............ . 

C ran berries. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Cropland for cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

grasses ............. . 

Cropland harvested ..... . 

Cropland harvested, irrigated. 

Cropland idle .......... . 

Cropland in cu Itivated sum mer 

fallow .............. . 

Cropland on which all crops 

failed ............. . 

Cropland pastu re ........ . 

Cropland total. ......... . 

Crops, farms, acres, production. 

Cucumbers ............ . 

Currants ............. . 

Customwork, machine hire, 

and rental of machinery and 

equipment, expense ..... . 

Customwork, machine work, 

and other agricultural services, 

income ............. . 

State 

tables 

14,29-35 

6,29-35 

10,29-35 

6,9,17, 

29-35 

25-35 

14,29-35 

14,29-35 

25,28-35 

-

4,5,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

25-35 

10,29-35 

14, 29-35 

10,29-35 

-

-

-

18, 20, 29-35 

-

-

1,2,29-35 

1-4,13,17, 

29-35 

16,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2, 17, 

29-35 

25-35 

-

-

6,29-35 

12,29-35 

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

- 7 

12 5 

- 2 

12 5 

28,30,35 10 

- 7 

- 7 

31 10 

35 -

5 4 

5 -

5 -

29 10 

- 2 

- 7 

- 2 

29 -

31 -

35 -

16 9 

35 -

33 -

2 1 

2 1,3,4 

3 1 

2 1 

2 1 

2 1 

2 1 

- 1 

28-35 10 

31 -

33 -

12 5 

37 -

D 

Daikon .............. . 

Dairy cows-milk cows ..... . 

Dairy products sold, value .... 

Dates ............... . 

Dewberries ............ . 

Diesel fuel purchased ...... . 

Diesel fuel storage ........ . 

Dill for oil ............ . 

o irec t sales income ....... . 

Disease, chemical control ... . 

Donkeys, burros, and mules .. . 

Ducks ............... . 

Ducks, geese, and other 

poultry ............. . 

E 

Eggplant ... 

Electricity expense ....... . 

Emmer and spelt ........ . 

Endive .............. . 

Energy expense ......... . 

Equipment and machinery .... 

Escarole ............. . 

Ewes 1 year old or older .... . 

Expenses, farm ......... . 

F 

Family and individual, type 

of organization ......... . 

F am i Iy hel d corp orati ons . . .. 

Farms by age and principal 

occupation of operator ..... 

Farms by age and principal 

occupati on 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 agricultural 

sales ............... . 

Farms, number ......... . 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

- 31 -

17, 18, 20, 16 9 

29-35 

10,20, 16 2,9, 

29-35 

- 32 -

- 33 -

7,8,29-35 13 5 

8 13 - - 35 -

11,29-35 38 -

15,29-35 - 6 

23 27 -

- 26 -

19 - -

- 31 -

7,29-35 13 5 

- 28 -

- 31 -

6-8,17, 12, 13 5 

29-35 

13, 14, 17, 15 7 

29-35 

- 31 -

22,29-35 20 9 

6-9, 17, 12-14 5 

29-35 

4,5,29-35 5 4 

4,5,29-35 5 -

31 - -

32 - -

1-3,33 - 3 

13,35 8 -

4,29 4 4 

4,5,30 5 4 

10,34 7,9-11 2 

1 -3, 13 1,2 1,4 

17,29-35 
F-Con. 

Fattened cattle sold ...... . 

Feed purchased ........ . 

Feeder pigs sold ........ . 

Female operators ....... . 

Fertilizer applied ....... . 

Fertilizer expense ....... . 

Fescue seed . . . . . . . . . . . 

Field seed crops ........ . 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and 

silage sold, value ....... . 

Figs ............... . 

Filberts ............. . 

Fish sold ............ . 

Flaxseed ............ . 

Florist greens and flowers, cut 

Flower and vegetable seeds .. 

Flowering and foliage plants ... 

Flowers and florist greens, cut. 

Foliage and flowering plants .. . 

Forage harvesters ........ . 

Foreign ownership ....... . 

Foxtail millet seed ....... . 

Fruit crops ............ . 

Fruits, nuts, and berries sold, 

value .............. . 

Fuel expense ........... . 

Fuel oil purchased ....... . 

Fuel oil storage ......... . 

Full owners .. ~ ........ . 

G 

Garlic ............... . 

Gas, natural, expense ...... . 

Gasoline and other petroleum 

fuel and oil purchased ..... . 

Gasoline purchased ....... . 

Gasoline storage ......... . 

Geese ............... . 

Geese, ducks, and other 

poultry ............. . 

Ginger root ........... . 

Goats ............... . 

G oats, Angora .......... . 

Goats, milk ........... . 

Goats milk sold ......... . 

G oats, other. . . . . . . . . .. . 

Gooseberries ........... . 

Grain Commodity Credit 

Corporation loans ....... . 

State 

tables 

20,29-35 

6, 17,29-35 

18.'21, 

29-35 

4,29-35 

15,29-35 

6, 15, 17, 

29-35 

-

25,28-35 

10,29-35 

-

-

24 

28-35 

-

-

-

-

-

14,29-35 

-

-

25-35 

10,29-35 

6-8,29-35 

7,8,29-35 

8 

4,29-35 

-

7,29-35 

6-8,29-35 

7,8,29-35 

8 

-

19 

-

23,29-35 

23 

23 

23 

23 

-

10,29-35 

INDEX -Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

16 9 

12 5 

17 9 

6,43 -

- 6 

12 5 

30 -

30 10 

- 2 

32 -

32 -

25 -

28 -

34 -

34 -

34 -

34 -

34 -

- 7 

36 -

30 -

32 10 

- 2 

12, 13 5 

13 5 

13 -

4,40 4 

31 -

13 5 

13 5 

13 5 

13 -

26 -

- - 35 -

- 9 

22 -

21 -

21 -

27 -

33 -

- 2 

G-Con. 

Grain hay 

Grains .............. . 

G rains sold, value ........ . 

G rapefru it ............ . 

Grapes .............. . 

Grass silage and haylage .... . 

Green chop hay ......... . 

G reenh ouse products ...... . 

Greenhouse vegetables .•.... 

Guar ............... . 

Guavas ...... . 

H 

H atc heries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Hay crops ............ . 

Haylage and grass silage .... . 

Hazelnu ts ............ . 

Health care expense for 

animals ............. . 

Heifers and heifer calves .... . 

Hens and pullets of laying age .. 

Herbs ............... . 

H ired farm labor, expense ... . 

Hogs and pigs .......... . 

Hogs and pigs sold, value ..... 

Honey sold ............ . 

Honeydew melons ..•..... 

Hops ............... . 

Horses and ponies ........ . 

I ncome from direct sales ..... 

I ncome from machine work, 

customwork, and other 

agricultural services ...... . 

Individual and family, type 

of organization ......... . 

Insects, chemical control. ... . 

Irish potatoes .......... . 

I rrigated farmland ........ . 

K 

Kale ... ' ....... . 

Kenaf. .............. . 

Index-3 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

I 

I 

I 

26 30 -

25-35 28 10 

10,29-35 - 2 

28-35 32 -

25,28-35 32 10 

26,28-35 30 -

26 30 -

25 34 10 

- 34 -

- 35 -

- 32 -

- 26 -

25-35 30 10 

26,28-35 30 -

- 32 -

6,29-35 12 5 

20,29-35 16 9 

18,19, 18 9 

29-35 

- 35 -

6,9, 17, 12,14 5 

29-35 

17, 18,21, 17 9 

29-35 

10,18,21, 17 2,9 

29-35 

23 24 -

- 31 -

- 35 -

18,23, 27 9 

29-35 

11,29-35 38 -

12,29-35 37 -

4,5,29-35 5 4 

15,29-35 - 6 

25-35 29 10 

1-3,16,17, 3 1,3 

29-35 

- 31 -

-I 35 -
Index-4 

K-Con. 

Kentucky bluegrass seed ..... 

Kerosene, motor oil, and 

grease, expense ......... . 

Kiwifruit. ............ . 

Kumquats .......... . 

l 

Labor. ..... 

Land and buildings, value .... 

Land in farms .......... . 

Land owned .......... . 

Land rented from others ... . 

Land rented to others .... . 

Land use ....... . 

Lemons ............. . 

Lentils ............. . 

Lespedeza seed ........ . 

Lettuce and Romaine ..... . 

Lima beans, dry ........ . 

lima beans, green ....... . 

Lime and other agricultural 

chemical expense 

Lime applied .......... . 

Limes .............. . 

Litters farrowed ........ . 

Livestock and livestock 

products sold. 

Livestock and poultry ..... 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased ........... . 

Livestock, poultry, and their 

products sold ......... . 

Loans, Commodity Credit 

Corporation ......... . 

Loganberries .......... . 

Lotus root ........... . 

LP gas, bu tane, propane 

purchased ........... . 

LP gas, butane, propane 

storage ............ . 

M 

Macadam ia nu ts .. 

Machine hire, rental of mao 

chinery and equipment, and 

customwork ex pense ..... 

State 

tables 

-

7,29-35 

-

-

6,9,17, 

29-35 

1, 2, 17, 

29-35 

1-3,13,17, 

29-35 

29-35 

29-35 

29-35 

1-3, 17, 

29-35 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,15, 

29-35 

15,29-35 

-

21,29-35 

13, 17, 18, 

20,29-35 

18 

6,29-35 

10, 18 

10,29-35 

-

-

7,8, 

29-35 

8 

-

6,29-35 

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

30 -

13 5 

32 -

32 -

12, 14 5,8 

.1 1 

1,2 1,3,4 

- -

- -

- -

2 1,3 

32 -

29 - 30 -

31 -

29 -

31 -

12 5 

- 6 

32 -

17 9 

10, 11 -

- 9 

12 5 

- 2,9 

- 2 

33 -

35 -

13 5 

13 -

32 -

12 5 

M-Con. 

Machine work, customwork, 

and other agricultural 

service income ......... . 

Machinery and equipment ... . 

Male operators .......... . 

Mandarins and tangerines ... . 

Mangoes ............. . 

Market value of farm land 

and buildings 

Melons .............. . 

Milk cows ............ . 

Milk goats ............ . 

Millet, proso .......... . 

Millet seed, fox tail ...... . 

M ink and their pelts ..... . 

Mint for oil .......... . 

Mohair sold .......... . 

Motor oil, grease, and 

kerosene pu rchased ..... . 

Motortrucks including pickups 

Mower conditioners ...... . 

Mules, burros, and donkeys .. 

Mungbeans for beans ..... . 

Murcotts ............ . 

Mushrooms .......... . 

Mustard cabbage ....... . 

Mustard greens ........ . 

Mustard see d. . . . . . . . . . . 

N 

N atu ral gas expense ...... . 

Nectarines. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Nematode control in crops ... 

N onfam il y held corporations . 

N um ber of farms . . . . . . . . 

Nursery and greenhouse 

products ........... . 

N ursery and greenhou se 

products sold, value ..... . 

Nursery products-shrubs, 

trees, etc ........... . 

o 

Oats for grain ......... . 

Occupation of operator .... 

Off·farm work by operator .. 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

12,29-35 37 - 13,14,17, 15 7 

29-35 

4,29-35 6 -

- 32 -

- 32 -

1,2,17, 1 1 

29-35 

- 31 - 17,18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

23 21 -

- 28 -

- 30 -

23 23 - - 35 -

23 22 -

7,29-35 13 5 

14,29-35 - 7 

14,29-35 - 7 

23 27 -

- 35 -

- 32 -

- 34 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

- 28 -

7,29-35 13 5 

- 32 -

15,29-35 - 6 

4,5, 29-35 5 - 1·3, 13, 17, 1,2 1,3 

29-35 

25 34 10 

10,29-35 34 2 

- 34 -

25,26, 28 10 

28-35 

4,29-35 6, 7 4 

4,29-35 6 4 
O-Con_ 

Okra ............... . 

Olives ............... . 

Onions, dry and green ..... . 

Operator characteristicsresidence, age, race, occupation, oft-farm work, sex, 

Spanish origin ......... . 

Oranges .............. . 

o rchardgrass seed ........ . 

Orchards ............. . 

Organization of farm ...... . 

Other field crops sold, value .. . 

Other livestock and livestock 

products sold, value ... 

Other p ou Itry . . . . . . . . . . . 

Owned land ......... . 

P 

Papayas .............. . 

Parsley .............. . 

Part owners . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Partnersh ip, type of organization ............... . 

Passion fru it ........... . 

Pastureland and-grazing land .. . 

Pastu rei an d irrigate d . . . . . . . 

Payroll and employment ..... 

Peaches .............. . 

Peanuts for nuts ......... . 

Pears ............... . 

Peas, Au strian wi~ter ...... . 

Peas, Chinese or min g. . . . . . . 

Peas, dry field and seed ..... . 

Peas, green. . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Pecans .............. . 

Peppers .............. . 

Persian melons .......... . 

Persimmons ........... . 

Petroleum expense ....... . 

Pheasants ............. . 

Pickup balers .......... . 

Pigeons or squab ........ . 

Pimientos ............ . 

Pineapples ............ . 

Pistachios ............ . 

Plums ............... . 

P omegra na tes . . . . . . . . . . . I 

State 

tables 

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-

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4,29-35 

28-35 

-

25-35 

4,5,29-35 

10,29-35 

10,23, 

29-35 

-

29-35 

-

-

4,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

-

1,2, 17, 

29-35 

16, 29-35 

6,9,17, 

29-35 

25,28-35 

25-35 

-

-

-

-

25,28-35 

-

-

-

-

6,7,17, 

29-35 

-

14,29-35 

-

-

27 

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INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

P-Con_ 

31 - Ponies and horses ........ . 

32 -

31 - Popcorn ............. . 

Potatoes, Irish .......... . 

Potatoes, sweet .... . 

Poultry and poultry 

6, 7 4 products sold. 

32 -

30 - Poultry hatched ......... . 

32 10 Principal occupation of 

5 4 operator ............ . 

- 2 Pro"uction expenses ...... . 

27 2 Proso millet ........... . 

Prunes .............. . 

26 9 Pu lIets .............. . 

- - Pump kins ............ . 

Q 

32 - Quail ............... . 

31 -

4,40 4 

R 

5 4 Rabbits and their pelts ..... . 

32 - Race of operator ........ . 

2 1 Radishes ............. . 

Rangeland ............ . 

3 1 

12,14 5,8 Rapeseed .......... . 

Rasp berries ......... . 

32 10 Red clover seed ....... . 

29 10 Redtop seed ........... . 

32 - R esi dence of operator ..... . 

30 - Rhubarb ............. . 

31 - Rice ................ . 

29 - Romaine and lettuce ...... . 

31 10 Rye for grain .......... . 

32 - Ryegrass seed ...... . 

31 -

31 -

32 - s 

12,13 5 Safflower. ........ . 

Sales of agricultural products .. 

26 -

- 7 Salt hay ............. . 

26 - Sanitation chem icals ..... . 

31 - Seeds, bulbs, plants, and 

35 - trees purchased. 

32 - Set aside program, acreage .. . 

32 - Sex of operator ......... . 

32 - Shallots .............. . 

Index-5 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

18,23, 27 9 

29-35 

- 28 -

25-35 29 10 

25,27-35 29 10 

10,13 10,11 2,9 

17-19, 

29-35 

- 26 -

4,29-35 6, 7 4 

6-9, 17, 12-14 5 

29-35 

- 28 -

- 32 -

19,29-35 18 9 

- 31 -

- 26 -

23 27 -

4,5,29-35 39-41 -

- 31 -

1,2, 17, 2 1 

29-35 

- 35 -

- 33 -

25 30 10 

- 30 -

4,29-35 6 4 

- 31 -

26,28-35 28 -

- 31 -

25 28 10 

- 30 -

- 28 -

10,13,17, 9-11 2 

29-35 

- 35 -

15,29-35 - 6 

6,17, 12 5 

29-35 

29-35 - 1 

4,29-35 6 -

- 31 -
Index-6 

State 

tables 

S-Con_ 

Sheep and lambs ........ . 17,18,22, 

29-35 

Sheep and lambs shorn ..... . 22,29-35 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold, 10, 18, 22, 

value. 29-35 

Size of farm, average ...... . 1,2,29-35 

Small grain hay ......... . 26 

Snap beans, bush and pole ... . -

Sod ............... . -

Sorghums ........... . 25-35 

Soybeans ............ . 25-35 

Spanish origin, operators of .. 4,29-35 

Spelt and emmer ........ . -

Spinach ............. . -

Squash ............. . -

Standard industrial classifica· 

tion of farms (SIC) ..... . 13, 29-35 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, 

and bull calves ........ . 20,29-35 

Storage, selected petroleum .. 8 

Strawberries .......... . 25,26 

Sudangrass seed ....... . -

Su gar beets. . . . . . . . . . . . 26,28-35 

Sugarcane ........... . 26,27, 

29-35 

Su nf! ower seed ........ . 28-35 

Sweet corn ........... . 25,28-35 

Sweet corn for seed ...... . -

Sweetp otatoes .......... . 25,27-35 

T 

Tangelos ............. . -

Tangerines and mandarins ... . -

Taro ............... . -

Tenant operated farms ..... . 4,29-35 

Tenure .............. . 4,29-35 

Timothy seed .......... . -

Tobacco ............. . 25-35 

Tobacco sold, value ....... . 10,29-35 

Tomatoes ............ . 25,28-35 

Tractors, wheel . . . . . . . . . . 14,29-35 

Triticale ............. . I -

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C ou nty ta bles 

Summary 

20 

20 

20 

1 

30 

31 

34 

28,30 

35 

29,30 

42 

28 

31 

31 

8 

16 

13 

33 

30 

29 

29 

28 

31 

35 

29 

32 

32 

35 

4,40 

4,40 

30 

29 

-

31 

-

28 

County 

report 

9 

9 

2,9 

1 

-

-

-

10 

10 

-

-

-

-

-

9 

-

10 

-

-

-

-

10 

-

10 

-

-

-

4 

4 

-

10 

2 

10 

7 

-

T-Con. 

Tropical and baitfish sold ... . 

Trout sold ............ . 

Trucks including pickups .... . 

Turkeys ............. . 

Turnip greens .......... . 

Turnips .............. . 

Type of farm (SIC) ....... . 

Type of organization ...... . 

v 

Value of agricultural products 

sold. 

Value of land and buildings ... 

Value of machinery and 

equipment. 

Vegetable and flower seeds .. . 

Vegetables, greenhouse ..... . 

Vegetables harvested for sale .. 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or 

melons sold, value ....... . 

Velvetbeans for beans ..... . 

Vetch seed ............ . 

w 

Wages paid to farm workers ... 

Walnu ts, English or Persian . . . 

Watercress ............ . 

Watermelons. . . . . ...... . 

Weeds, chemical control .... . 

Wheat for grain ......... . 

Wheatgrass seed. . . . . . . . . . 

Wheel tractors. . ........ . 

Wild hay ............. . 

Wild rice ............. . 

Woodland ............ . 

Wool, pounds shorn ...... . 

Work off·farm by operator. .. . 

Workers on farms ........ . 

Worms .............. . 

Wormseed oil .......... . 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

24 25 - 24 25 -

14,29-35 - 7 

19,29-35 26 9 

- 31 -

- 31 -

13,29-35 8 -

4,5,29-35 5 4 

10, 13, 17, 9-11 2 

29-35 

1,2, 13, 17, 1 1 

29-35 

13, 14, 17, 15 7 

29-35 

- 34 -

- 34 -

25-35 31 10 

10,29-35 - 2 

- 35 - - 30 -

6,9,17, 12, 14 5 

29-35 

28-35 32 -

- 31 - - 31 - 15,29-35 - 6 

25-35 28 10 

- 30 -

14,29-35 - 7 

26,28-35 30 - - 28 -

1,2,29-35 2 1 

22,29-35 20 9 

4,29-35 6 4 

9,29-35 14 8 

23 27 - - 35 -