Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 



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



Total farming 



and other 



occupations 



Age of operator (years) 



FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 



percent. 

 Average size of farm acres.. 



MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL- 

 TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 



Total sales (see text) farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Average per farm dollars.. 



Farms by value of sales: 



Less ttian $1,000 (see text) 



$1,000 to $2,499 



$2,500 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9.999 



$10,000 to $19,999.... 



$20,000 to $24,999... 



$25,000 to $39.999. 



$40,000 to $49.999 



$50,000 to $99,999.. 



$100,000 to $249,999 



$250,000 to $499.999 



$500,000 to $999.999- 



$1,000,000 or more. 



Grains farms. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. 



$1,000. 



Corn for grain farms. 



$1,000. 



si.oool 



Soybeans farms. 



$1 .000. 



Sorgtium for grain farms. 



$1,000. 

 Barley farms. 



$1,000- 

 Oats farms. 



$1,000. 

 Other grains farms. 



$1,000. 



Cotton and cottonseed farms. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms, 



$1,000. 



Tobacco farms. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. 



$1,000. 



Hay. silage, and field seeds farms. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. 



$1,000. 



Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons farms. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. 



$1,000. 



Fruits, nuts, and berries farms. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. 



$1,000. 



Nursery and greenhouse crops farms. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. 



$1,000. 



Other crops farms. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. 



$1,000. 



Poultry and poultry products farms. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. 



$1,000. 



Dairy products farms. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. 



$1,000. 



Cattle and calves farms. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. 



$1,000. 



See footnotes at end of table. 



58 RHODE ISLAND 



19 866 



38 



19 300 



(D) 



3 



2 219 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



