Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
92 
(X) 
56 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,041 
(X) 
1,360 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.5 
(X) 
2.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
36 
(D) 
21 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16 
24 
18 
47 
$5,000 to $9,999 
24 
180 
4 
26 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8 
130 
5 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
(D) 
4 
144 
$50,000 or more 
5 
581 
4 
1,059 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
$100,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
147 
(X) 
193 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,263 
(X) 
2,582 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.8 
(X) 
4.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
30 
7 
34 
8 
$500 to $999 
20 
(D) 
34 
22 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
52 
117 
62 
122 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13 
88 
16 
112 
$10,000 to $24,999 
20 
302 
22 
315 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
127 
13 
455 
$50,000 or more 
8 
(D) 
12 
1,548 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
57 
(X) 
52 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
269 
(X) 
328 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.4 
(X) 
0.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
15 
(D) 
8 
2 
$500 to $999 
1 
(D) 
3 
2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
21 
42 
21 
46 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11 
73 
12 
(D) 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8 
124 
7 
111 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
(D) 
Interest expense farms 
312 
(X) 
221 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,649 
(X) 
3,159 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.9 
(X) 
4.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
51 
14 
33 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
137 
367 
65 
(D) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
52 
352 
42 
296 
$10,000 to $24,999 
45 
651 
46 
681 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
614 
25 
842 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
(D) 
8 
506 
$100,000 or more 
3 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Secured by real estate farms 
205 
(X) 
157 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,933 
(X) 
2,685 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.8 
(X) 
4.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
31 
7 
16 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
85 
254 
45 
(D) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
42 
299 
27 
200 
$10,000 to $24,999 
27 
422 
37 
532 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
463 
24 
803 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
(D) 
6 
365 
$100,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Not secured by real estate farms 
169 
(X) 
117 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
716 
(X) 
474 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
46 
(D) 
41 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
90 
215 
37 
82 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10 
69 
28 
177 
$10,000 to $24,999 
21 
319 
9 
132 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1 
(D) 
- 
$100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid farms 
1,135 
(X) 
1,062 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
7,365 
(X) 
6,421 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.8 
(X) 
9.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
96 
19 
43 
11 
$500 to $999 
60 
43 
53 
34 
$1,000 to $4,999 
493 
1,490 
497 
1,526 
$5,000 to $9,999 
306 
2,042 
332 
2,207 
$10,000 to $24,999 
149 
1,941 
116 
1,661 
$25,000 or more 
31 
1,829 
21 
983 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
727 
(X) 
607 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
5,250 
(X) 
7,837 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.7 
(X) 
12.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
213 
88 
178 
80 
$1,000 to $4,999 
284 
592 
241 
563 
$5,000 to $9,999 
108 
707 
70 
465 
$10,000 to $24,999 
66 
1,027 
62 
964 
$25,000 to $49,999 
44 
1,507 
29 
999 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6 
431 
12 
727 
$100,000 or more 
6 
898 
15 
4,040 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6 
898 
12 
1,875 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
3 
2,165 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Rhode Island 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
