Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
1,243 
2 
7 
29 
96 
percent 
100.0 
0.2 
0.6 
2.3 
7.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
69,589 
(D) 
4,670 
9,110 
15,719 
Average size of farm 
acres 
56 
(D) 
667 
314 
164 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
1,243 
2 
7 
29 
96 
$1,000 
977,114 
(D) 
49,828 
126,447 
224,434 
Average per farm 
dollars 
786,093 
(D) 
7,118,265 
4,360,254 
2,337,850 
Average per acre 
dollars 
14,041 
(D) 
10,670 
13,880 
14,278 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
69,689 
(D) 
5,063 
13,818 
21,906 
percent 
100.0 
(D) 
7.3 
19.8 
31.4 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
22,593 
(D) 
2,440 
(D) 
9,079 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
18,933 
(D) 
2,373 
(D) 
8,217 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
7,817 
- 
- 
77 
1,532 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
59,652 
(D) 
15,734 
30,095 
44,858 
Average per farm 
dollars 
47,990 
(D) 
2,247,720 
1,037,766 
467,274 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
35 
- 
- 
5 
10 
$1,000 
848 
- 
- 
301 
405 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
238 
- 
1 
5 
28 
$1,000 
9,331 
- 
(D) 
3,840 
6,547 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
136 
- 
1 
3 
13 
$1,000 
4,131 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,958 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
58 
- 
1 
9 
$1,000 
1,758 
- 
- 
(D) 
960 
Berries 
farms 
97 
- 
1 
3 
9 
$1,000 
2,373 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,998 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
291 
2 
6 
21 
60 
$1,000 
32,831 
(D) 
(D) 
20,645 
27,096 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
51 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
439 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
48 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
438 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
208 
- 
- 
5 
18 
$1,000 
1,401 
- 
- 
70 
(D) 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
18 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
161 
- 
- 
4 
15 
$1,000 
1,180 
- 
- 
215 
(D) 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
4 
13 
$1,000 
3,902 
- 
- 
2,348 
3,842 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
66 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
601 
- 
- 
- 
304 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair. 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
111 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
257 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
64 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
382 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
253 
- 
- 
1 
11 
$1,000 
2,177 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,810 
Aquaculture 
farms 
28 
- 
- 
5 
$1,000 
1,917 
- 
- 
- 
1,075 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
104 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
256 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
26 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
778 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
26 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
1,243 
2 
7 
29 
96 
$1,000 
68,335 
(D) 
7,262 
20,271 
34,073 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soii 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
674 
2 
7 
26 
79 
$1,000 
2,960 
(D) 
(D) 
1,425 
1,956 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
460 
2 
7 
27 
78 
$1,000 
1,760 
(D) 
374 
(D) 
1,397 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
349 
- 
- 
2 
13 
$1,000 
1,023 
- 
- 
(D) 
196 
Feed purchased 
farms 
693 
- 
- 
5 
29 
$1,000 
6,287 
- 
- 
617 
2,169 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,180 
2 
7 
29 
96 
$1,000 
5,296 
(D) 
500 
1,366 
2,769 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
753 
2 
7 
29 
94 
$1,000 
2,133 
(D) 
(D) 
551 
1,075 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
394 
2 
7 
29 
93 
$1,000 
19,889 
(D) 
3,001 
7,779 
12,358 
Interest expense 
farms 
312 
2 
6 
22 
59 
$1,000 
2,649 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,129 
Government payments 
farms 
190 
1 
5 
21 
$1,000 
2,345 
- 
(D) 
202 
418 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
300 
- 
- 
4 
17 
number 
4,667 
- 
- 
816 
1,842 
Milk cows 
farms 
30 
- 
- 
4 
12 
number 
1,209 
- 
- 
597 
1,034 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
77 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
1,830 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Rhode Island 33 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
