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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
104 
35 
40 
5 
8 
11 
acres 
4,185 
168 
900 
305 
643 
(D) 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
919 
296 
364 
65 
76 
49 
acres 
43,332 
1,301 
9,015 
3,716 
6,369 
5,823 
Partnership 
farms 
144 
47 
45 
13 
11 
9 
acres 
11,316 
(D) 
1,009 
785 
958 
1,099 
Registered under state law 
farms 
69 
17 
24 
7 
6 
5 
acres 
7,050 
81 
617 
419 
497 
647 
Corporation 
farms 
149 
77 
39 
3 
4 
3 
acres 
10,420 
306 
999 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Family held 
farms 
128 
66 
35 
3 
3 
2 
acres 
8,823 
(D) 
899 
(D) 
267 
(D) 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
127 
66 
35 
3 
3 
2 
Other than family held 
farms 
21 
11 
4 
_ 
1 
1 
acres 
1,597 
(D) 
100 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
21 
11 
4 
- 
1 
1 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
31 
13 
3 
2 
6 
2 
acres 
4,521 
71 
132 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
394 
121 
132 
23 
29 
23 
workers 
1,869 
404 
605 
120 
158 
110 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
248 
82 
75 
14 
20 
14 
workers 
783 
188 
227 
(D) 
64 
(D) 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
277 
68 
105 
17 
23 
20 
workers 
1,086 
216 
378 
(D) 
94 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
6 
1 
2 
2 
1 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
598 
205 
229 
38 
47 
36 
workers 
1,474 
485 
582 
103 
122 
78 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
433 
433 
1 0 to 49 acres 
451 
- 
451 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 69 acres 
83 
- 
- 
83 
- 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
97 
- 
- 
- 
97 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
63 
- 
- 
- 
- 
63 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
35 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
20 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
20 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 te 499 acres 
30 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
7 
1 
1 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
139 
57 
58 
2 
5 
9 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
65 
23 
20 
4 
10 
5 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
256 
113 
90 
10 
18 
5 
Other crop farming (1119) 
196 
22 
60 
28 
22 
21 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 193,1 1 194,1 1199) . 
196 
22 
60 
28 
22 
21 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
154 
55 
63 
6 
14 
2 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
7 
- 
5 
1 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
13 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
20 
9 
7 
1 
- 
3 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
88 
26 
36 
8 
10 
1 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
54 
16 
21 
6 
6 
2 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
244 
112 
89 
17 
11 
13 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
300 
61 
115 
32 
31 
11 
number 
4,667 
285 
824 
233 
278 
322 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
209 
59 
86 
23 
24 
1 0 to 49 
65 
1 
27 
9 
7 
9 
50 to 99 
15 
1 
2 
- 
- 
2 
100 to 199 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
236 
53 
89 
20 
23 
11 
number 
2,656 
167 
512 
162 
156 
182 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
68 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
