Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
264 
79 
86 
13 
17 
29 
acres 
7,387 
163 
697 
(D) 
599 
(D) 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
313 
86 
99 
16 
24 
32 
acres 
10,645 
176 
915 
204 
646 
925 
Nematodes 
... farms 
69 
17 
22 
- 
5 
6 
acres 
1,780 
38 
149 
- 
94 
257 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
149 
38 
49 
4 
11 
15 
acres 
(D) 
95 
330 
34 
(D) 
526 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
39 
11 
8 
- 
6 
4 
acres on which used 
(D) 
44 
(D) 
- 
60 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
20 
5 
7 
2 
1 
_ 
acres 
(D) 
17 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
79 
24 
29 
3 
5 
13 
acres 
695 
54 
183 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
87 
13 
30 
8 
19 
4 
acres 
3,905 
47 
587 
254 
1,143 
210 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
51 
17 
20 
1 
1 
3 
acres 
836 
42 
177 
(D) 
(D) 
113 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
81 
41 
33 
1 
1 
2 
acres 
630 
53 
83 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
198 
46 
65 
12 
11 
17 
acres 
7,202 
73 
563 
108 
85 
490 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
126 
31 
48 
10 
9 
11 
acres 
2,537 
(D) 
295 
112 
157 
173 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
63 
19 
29 
7 
3 
1 
Solar panels 
... farms 
33 
18 
5 
7 
2 
1 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
4 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
9 
- 
2 
3 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
... farms 
6 
4 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
929 
332 
336 
68 
78 
43 
Part owners 
... farms 
202 
28 
85 
15 
17 
18 
Tenants 
... farms 
112 
73 
30 
- 
2 
2 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
1,131 
360 
421 
83 
95 
61 
acres 
57,870 
1,687 
9,521 
4,749 
7,583 
6,123 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
1,131 
360 
421 
83 
95 
61 
acres 
56,988 
(D) 
9,273 
4,402 
7,422 
6,107 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
314 
101 
115 
15 
19 
20 
acres 
12,613 
(D) 
1,894 
361 
737 
1,355 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
314 
101 
115 
15 
19 
20 
acres 
12,601 
(D) 
1,882 
361 
737 
1,355 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
45 
7 
15 
6 
12 
2 
acres 
894 
52 
260 
347 
(D) 
(D) 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,055 
739 
744 
119 
157 
104 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
581 
190 
207 
55 
46 
27 
2 operators 
547 
193 
209 
23 
43 
31 
3 operators 
91 
46 
22 
3 
7 
5 
4 operators 
18 
- 
12 
1 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
4 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
773 
289 
303 
38 
57 
36 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
638 
227 
248 
34 
57 
32 
2 operators 
53 
18 
26 
2 
- 
2 
3 operators 
7 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
937 
319 
328 
62 
78 
53 
Female 
306 
114 
123 
21 
19 
10 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
619 
212 
214 
45 
52 
37 
Other 
624 
221 
237 
38 
45 
26 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
64 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
