Table 1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years 



(For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. 



introductory text] 



Value of land and buildings': 



Average per farm dollars- 

 Average per acre dollars. 



Estimated market value of 



Total cropland 



Harvested cropland _ 



Irrigated land. 



fularket value of agncultural 



products sold2 $1,000. 



Average per farm. dollars. 



Crops, including nursery 

 and greenfiouse crops -. $1,000. 

 Livestock, poultry, and 

 ttieir products $1,000, 



Farms by value of sales^; 



Less than $2,500 



$2,500 to $4.999 



$10,000 to $24,999''.. 

 $25,000 to $49,999=.. 

 $50,000 to $99,999... 

 $100,000 to $499,999. 



Farms by type of 

 organization: 

 Individual or family (sole 



proprietorsflip) 



Partnership 



Corporation 



Other -cooperative, 

 estate or trust. 



200 days c 



Other , 



Average age of operator*. 

 Total farm production 



Selected farm production 

 Livestock and poultry 



Feed for livestock < 



Livestock and poultry: 

 Cattle and calves 

 inventory __ farms. 



Hogs and pigs inventory- 

 Hogs and pigs sold 



See footnotes at end of table. 



205 794 

 58 714 



18 139 

 12 237 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



12 121 

 10 074 



5 029 



34 



5 60S 



10 132 



39 



10 015 



8 775 



55 



8 720 



3 142 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



9 474 



82 



5 90S 



RHODE ISLAND 7 



