Table 40. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Rhode Island: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
- Con. 
number 
400 
65 
125 
127 
27 
15 
7 
34 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
54,316 
20,262 
16,267 
18,480 
69,242 
183,279 
1,004,732 
- 
128,740 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
38 
3 
7 
21 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
80 
18 
43 
16 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
64 
16 
23 
18 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
95 
10 
36 
38 
2 
2 
- 
- 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
10 
6 
28 
4 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
71 
8 
10 
6 
15 
13 
7 
- 
12 
Farms with net losses 
number 
843 
207 
351 
228 
8 
5 
_ 
_ 
44 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
26,969 
19,127 
14,565 
36,735 
127,591 
190,208 
- 
- 
75,369 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
42 
16 
13 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
148 
33 
86 
21 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
182 
42 
97 
41 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
280 
76 
104 
82 
- 
- 
- 
- 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
89 
25 
35 
26 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
102 
15 
16 
47 
6 
4 
- 
- 
14 
Net cash farm income of operators 
... farms 
1,243 
272 
476 
355 
35 
20 
7 
- 
78 
$1,000 
-999 
-2,645 
-3,074 
-6,044 
855 
1,808 
7,033 
- 
1,069 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
-804 
-9,725 
-6,459 
-17,027 
24,440 
90,381 
1,004,732 
- 
13,702 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
... farms 
400 
65 
125 
127 
27 
15 
7 
- 
34 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
54,299 
20,159 
16,267 
18,368 
69,413 
183,910 
1,004,732 
- 
128,740 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
38 
3 
7 
21 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
81 
18 
43 
17 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
63 
16 
23 
17 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
95 
10 
36 
38 
2 
2 
- 
- 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
10 
6 
28 
4 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
71 
8 
10 
6 
15 
13 
7 
" 
12 
Operators reporting net losses 
... farms 
843 
207 
351 
228 
8 
5 
- 
- 
44 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
26,950 
19,109 
14,552 
36,742 
127,343 
190,208 
- 
- 
75,191 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
43 
17 
13 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
147 
32 
86 
21 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
182 
42 
97 
41 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
280 
76 
104 
82 
- 
- 
- 
- 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
89 
25 
35 
26 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
102 
15 
16 
47 
6 
4 
- 
- 
14 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
... farms 
_ 
- 
- 
_ 
- 
_ 
_ 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) farms 
413 
79 
128 
157 
18 
5 
2 
24 
$1,000 
5,329 
763 
1,007 
2,344 
539 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
185 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
... farms 
53 
11 
18 
14 
6 
1 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
420 
84 
(D) 
(D) 
72 
(D) 
- 
- 
42 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
... farms 
32 
10 
11 
8 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
173 
69 
58 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
... farms 
154 
28 
69 
53 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
654 
124 
272 
244 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
... farms 
68 
10 
22 
23 
5 
3 
- 
- 
5 
$1,000 
1,447 
163 
354 
382 
(D) 
425 
- 
- 
(D) 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
... farms 
27 
2 
2 
8 
5 
3 
2 
- 
5 
$1,000 
96 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
... farms 
9 
2 
- 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
111 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments farms 
6 
_ 
_ 
4 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 
$1,000 
142 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
... farms 
150 
28 
28 
81 
7 
1 
- 
- 
5 
$1,000 
2,284 
298 
171 
1,465 
344 
(D) 
- 
" 
(D) 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
... farms 
806 
183 
284 
215 
33 
18 
7 
_ 
66 
acres 
22,593 
3,096 
4,615 
4,517 
1,689 
2,297 
2,418 
- 
3,961 
Flarvested cropland 
... farms 
746 
178 
254 
192 
32 
18 
7 
- 
65 
acres 
18,933 
2,741 
3,445 
3,476 
1,535 
2,048 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 549 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
