Table 15. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1982-Con. 



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



Livestocl( (02) - - 



Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 



specialties (021) --- - 



Beet cattle leedlots (0211) - — 



Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _ 



Hogs (0213) - 



Sheep and goats (0214) -- 



General livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 

 specialties (0219) — 



Dairy farms (024) 



Poultry and eggs (025) -__ - 



Broiler, fryer, and roaster ctiickens (0251) _-- 



Chicken eggs (0252) - 



Turkeys and turkey eggs (0253).-- - 



Poultry hatcheries (0254) 



Poultry and eggs, n.e.c. (0259) -- 



Animal specialties (027) 



Fur-bearing animals and rabbits (0271) - 



Horses and other equines (0272) 



Animal specialties, n.e.c. (0279) 



General farms, primarily livestock (029) 



'Data are based on a sample of farms. 



202 

 33 



103 

 24 

 33 



Land in farms 

 (acres) 



15 903 

 1 826 



10 215 

 1 120 

 1 754 



1 485 

 129 



2 476 



(D) 



1 781 



(D) 



333 



Harvested 



cropland 



(acres) 



2 655 

 484 



1 617 

 242 

 186 



136 



164 

 (D) 

 (D) 



Value of selected capital 



assets', average per farm 



(dollars) 



Land and 

 buildings 



149 872 

 128 635 

 209 255 

 80 359 

 105 333 



114 706 



205 750 

 125 000 



90 000 



157 375 

 (D) 

 (D) 



214 600 



Ivlachinery and 

 equipment 



13 028 

 15 652 



14 730 

 9 287 

 9 262 



7 124 



35 665 



37 957 

 30 000 



(D) 



(D) 



11 925 



13 750 



(D) 



Market value of sales 

 ($1,000) 



Total 



1 001 



133 



491 



218 



85 



74 



4 530 

 61 



351 

 (D) 



228 

 (D) 



Crops, including 



nursery and 



greenhouse 



products 



127 



1 

 (D) 

 (D) 



Livestock, 



poultry, and 



their products 



916 

 130 

 446 

 206 

 84 



4 524 

 61 



350 

 (D) 

 (D) 

 (D) 



Table 16. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1982 and 1978 



[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory textj 



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



10 RHODE ISLAND 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



