Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Layers 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets tor laying flock replacement 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Repiacement dairy heifers 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
- 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
Farms 
Estimated market value of land and buildings farms 
$1,000 
Average per farm dollars 
Average per acre dollars 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
$50,000 to $99,999 
$100,000 to $199,999 
$200,000 to $499,999 
$500,000 to $999,999 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
$10,000,000 or more 
2012 
1,243 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
46 
70 
84 
442 
369 
125 
84 
20 
3 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
(X) 
977,114 
786,093 
14,041 
826 
4,850 
12,821 
145,429 
241,633 
161,859 
232,365 
130,781 
46,550 
2007 
Value ($1,000) 
1,219 
(X) 
(X) 
1,141,263 
(X) 
936,229 
(X) 
16,828 
59 
(D) 
29 
1,880 
77 
10,660 
390 
126,794 
339 
226,347 
185 
239,300 
110 
324,093 
27 
171,931 
3 
(D) 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
1,243 
69,689 
1,216 
79,457 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
56,065 
(X) 
65,343 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
136 
245 
137 
313 
$5,000 to $9,999 
140 
(D) 
99 
675 
$10,000 to $19,999 
235 
3,207 
207 
2,790 
$20,000 to $29,999 
194 
4,506 
123 
2,852 
$30,000 to $49,999 
164 
5,963 
189 
6,843 
$50,000 to $69,999 
123 
6,775 
146 
8,206 
$70,000 to $99,999 
75 
6,209 
79 
6,489 
$100,000 to $199,999 
109 
13,839 
145 
18,911 
$200,000 to $499,999 
53 
15,524 
82 
23,956 
$500,000 to $999,999 
12 
7,700 
4 
2,600 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
5 
5,822 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
887 
1,672 
202 
259 
786 
1,413 
917 
1,725 
355 
438 
Tractors 
954 
2,147 
135 
195 
892 
1,952 
947 
2,214 
221 
280 
2 or 3 
354 
829 
23 
48 
328 
766 
359 
814 
28 
61 
4 or more 
157 
875 
7 
(D) 
135 
757 
178 
990 
5 
31 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
694 
1,115 
79 
95 
632 
1,020 
623 
1,082 
121 
134 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
504 
867 
54 
71 
479 
796 
589 
997 
99 
126 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
106 
165 
18 
29 
94 
136 
99 
135 
17 
20 
Grain and bean combines, seif-propelled 
4 
4 
1 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
6 
7 
- 
- 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
22 
22 
1 
(D) 
21 
(D) 
9 
9 
4 
4 
Hay balers 
223 
258 
23 
(D) 
210 
(D) 
246 
273 
27 
28 
34 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
