Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



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



Farms with irrigation 



Farms number. _ 



Proportion of larms percent.. 



Irrigated land - acres.. 



Average per farm acres.. 



Acres irrigated: 

 1 to 9 acres farms.- 



acres-- 

 10 to 49 acres famns.. 



acres.. 

 50 to 99 acres (arms.. 



acres- - 

 100 to 199 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



200 to 499 acres farms.. 



acres. - 

 500 to 999 acres farms-- 



acres.. 

 1.000 acres or more farms. _ 



acres -- 



1982 



Farms with irrigation 



Irrigated land use: 



Harvested cropland farms,, 



acres.. 



Pastureland and other land farms.. 



acres.. 



Land in irrigated farms acres.. 



Cropland _ acres.. 



Harvested cropland acres.. 



Principal source of irrigation water 

 (see text): 



Wells on farm farms.. 



irrigated acres.. 



Wells as only source farms.. 



irrigated acres.. 



On-farm surface supply farms.. 



irrigated acres.. 

 On-farm surface supply as only 



source farms.. 



irrigated acres. 



Off-farm water suppliers farms. 



irrigated acres. 

 Off-farm water suppliers as only 



source __ _ farms. 



irrigated acres. 



84 

 1 828 

 3 

 396 

 9 988 

 6 908 

 5 942 



30 

 110 

 28 

 91 

 41 

 1 664 



40 



1 663 



13 



450 



13 

 450 



1978 



Table 3. Seiected Cliaracteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1982 and 1978 



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



Characteristics 



Famis number, _ 



Land in farms _acres-- 



Value of land and buildings^: 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Average per acre dollars.. 



Irrigated land acres.. 



Land in farms according to use: 



Total cropland farms., 



acres,, 



Han/ested cropland farms,, 



acres,, 



Pastureland. excluding woodland pastured farms— 



acres. - 

 Inventory of livestock: 



Cattle and calves farms.. 



number,. 



Milk cows farms,, 



number, _ 



Hogs and pigs farms.. 



number.. 



Sheep and lambs farms.. 



number.. 



Estimated market value of all machinery and 



equipment' __ farms. . 



$1.000.. 

 Average per farm dollars,. 



Market value of agricultural products sold $1.000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products farms,. 



$1.000.. 



Livestock, poultry, and their products farms.. 



$1.000,. 



Poultry and poultry products farms 



$1.000.. 



Selected farm production expenses': 

 Feed lor livestock and poultry farms.. 



$1,000,- 

 Seeds. bulbs, plants, and trees farms.. 



$1.000., 

 Commercialfertilizer farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Other agricultural chemicals^ farms 



$1.000.. 



Energy and petroleum products farms.. 



$1,000-. 

 Hired farm labor farms . 



$1.000.. 

 Contract labor farms,. 



$1,000.. 

 Interest expense farms,. 



$1.000.. 



^Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 



2Data for 1978 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 



2 RHODE ISLAND 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



