Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
542 
183 
203 
24 
41 
30 
$1,000 
3,661 
1,075 
817 
99 
141 
283 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
283 
89 
119 
11 
26 
18 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
143 
56 
60 
7 
7 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
82 
27 
16 
6 
8 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
9 
5 
- 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
12 
2 
3 
- 
- 
1 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
349 
136 
133 
15 
25 
21 
$1,000 
1,023 
(D) 
275 
33 
132 
108 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
291 
114 
120 
12 
21 
14 
$5,000 to $24,999 
52 
22 
12 
3 
1 
7 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
136 
46 
60 
2 
13 
7 
$1,000 
314 
132 
103 
(D) 
11 
10 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
287 
114 
110 
14 
20 
17 
$1,000 
709 
(D) 
172 
(D) 
121 
98 
Feed purchased farms 
693 
233 
270 
56 
48 
35 
$1,000 
6,287 
1,047 
2,370 
388 
559 
494 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
445 
173 
144 
47 
36 
23 
$5,000 to $24,999 
202 
58 
107 
6 
10 
7 
$25,000 to $99,999 
38 
2 
18 
2 
1 
4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
1,180 
384 
442 
83 
96 
63 
$1,000 
5,296 
701 
1,842 
244 
312 
407 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
993 
353 
377 
73 
85 
41 
$5,000 to $24,999 
141 
27 
49 
9 
7 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
4 
7 
1 
3 
- 
$50,000 or more 
20 
- 
9 
- 
1 
1 
Utilities farms 
753 
263 
269 
50 
46 
38 
$1,000 
2,133 
418 
755 
103 
181 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
370 
144 
130 
22 
27 
11 
$1,000 to $4,999 
286 
103 
107 
25 
14 
18 
$5,000 to $24,999 
82 
16 
27 
3 
3 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
4 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
987 
341 
354 
61 
74 
49 
$1,000 
6,234 
1,410 
1,560 
154 
(D) 
452 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
764 
274 
291 
54 
59 
24 
$5,000 to $24,999 
165 
54 
48 
7 
10 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
9 
10 
- 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
24 
4 
5 
- 
1 
2 
Flired farm labor farms 
394 
121 
132 
23 
29 
23 
$1,000 
19,889 
3,671 
5,165 
1,188 
1,154 
968 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
92 
31 
36 
1 
13 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
114 
43 
35 
12 
5 
3 
$25,000 to $99,999 
141 
41 
47 
8 
8 
11 
$100,000 to $249,999 
32 
6 
13 
1 
1 
2 
$250,000 or more 
15 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
Contract labor farms 
119 
42 
49 
2 
13 
7 
$1,000 
1,255 
396 
389 
(D) 
(D) 
76 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18 
5 
9 
- 
4 
- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
43 
14 
21 
- 
3 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
43 
19 
14 
2 
5 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
4 
5 
- 
1 
2 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
92 
25 
37 
3 
4 
5 
$1,000 
1,041 
59 
177 
(D) 
(D) 
39 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
36 
12 
18 
2 
1 
1 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
16 
9 
5 
1 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
32 
4 
13 
- 
2 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
147 
38 
39 
1 
15 
18 
$1,000 
1,263 
45 
227 
(D) 
97 
90 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
102 
37 
27 
- 
11 
11 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13 
- 
4 
1 
- 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
20 
1 
7 
- 
3 
4 
$25,000 or more 
12 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
56 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
