Table 50. 



[For meaning of 



Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 



bbrevjations and symbols, see rntroduclory text] 



1987 -Con. 



Total farming 

 occupations 



Age of operator (years) 



FARMS BY SIZE 



Cash grains (011) 



Field crops, except cash grains (013) _ 

 Cotton (0131) 



Tobacco (0132) 



Sugarcane and sugar beets; Iristi 

 potatoes, field crops, except cash 

 grains, nee (0133, 0134, 0139) ., 



Vegetables and melons (016) 



Fruits and tree nuts (017) __. 



Horticultural specialties (018) 



General farms, primarily crop (019) __. 

 Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and 



1(021) 



, except feedlots (0212) . 



Dairy farms (024) 



Poultry and eggs (025) 



Animal specialties (027) 



General farms, primarily livestock and 

 animal specialties (029) 



LIVESTOCK 



Cattle and calves inventory _ 



Cows and heifers that had calved . 

 Beef cows 





See footnotes at end of table. 



70 RHODE ISLAND 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



