Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
327 
154 
138 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
69,662 
45,825 
38,223 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
57 
12 
8 
7 
5 
5 
6 
4 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
58,714 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
15 
4 
5 
11 
9 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
240 
41 
41 
48 
45 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
35,570 
3,207 
3,616 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
27 
39 
54 
58 
53 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
1,653 
2,356 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
(D) 
32,886 
38,923 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,024 
- 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
48,332 
- 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,024 
- 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
48,332 
- 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
- 
2 
5 
4 
4 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
- 
(D) 
44 
28 
28 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
1,798 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
285 
351 
251 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
8,220 
9,304 
7,417 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
15,426 
19,042 
15,900 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) ^ 
farms 
243 
203 
141 
134 
126 
126 
99 
120 
acres 
2,397 
2,418 
1,961 
1,966 
1,907 
1,868 
1,947 
1,908 
Potatoes 
farms 
69 
30 
15 
21 
16 
19 
22 
21 
acres 
558 
542 
525 
797 
788 
1,310 
1,410 
2,879 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
7 
5 
1 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
74 
100 
72 
61 
54 
72 
83 
79 
acres 
378 
580 
464 
417 
389 
664 
856 
827 
' Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
^ Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
^ Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
® Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
^ Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
