Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987 



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



Rhode Island 



Farms.- 



Land in farms 



Average size of farm. 



^alue of land and buildings^: 



Average per farm 



Average per acre 



Estimated market val 

 equipment'; 

 Average per farm . 



500 to 999 I 



Total cropland 



Harvested cropland . 

 Irrigated land. 



. farms.. 



tkflarket value of agricultural products sold ... 

 Average per farm 



Crops, including nursery and greenfiouse 



Livestock, poultry, and ttieir products 



. dollars.. 

 .$1,000.. 



arms by value of sales: 



Less than $2,500 



$2,500 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



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

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

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

 $100,000 or more 



Operators by pnncipal occupation: 



Farming 



Other 



Operators by days worked off farm: 



200 days or more 



Average age of operator 



Cattle and calves inventory . 



Beef cows 



Milk cows 



Cattle and calves sold 



Hogs and pigs inventory 



Hogs and pigs sold 



Sheep and lambs inventory 



Chickens 3 months old or older inventory . 

 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 



Selected crops harvested: 

 Corn for grain or seed 



. farms. 

 . farms. 

 . farms. 

 . farms. 

 . farms. 



Corn for silage or green chop. 



grass silage, green chop, etc. 



grain, wild, 

 (see te)d) 



Vegetables harvested for sale (see I 



26 121 



523 



18 498 



'Data are based on a sample of f. 



130 RHODE ISLAND 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA 



