Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
264 
8 
13 
15 
30 
59 
acres 
7,387 
2,462 
1,938 
1,092 
600 
587 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
313 
9 
13 
19 
32 
54 
acres 
10,645 
(D) 
(D) 
1,558 
967 
1,713 
Nematodes 
farms 
69 
3 
2 
7 
7 
20 
acres 
1,780 
(D) 
(D) 
498 
(D) 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
149 
5 
7 
14 
16 
34 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
1,170 
803 
(D) 
264 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
39 
2 
1 
3 
4 
8 
acres on which used 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
202 
34 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
20 
2 
2 
1 
3 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
79 
- 
2 
1 
4 
7 
acres 
695 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
87 
1 
1 
5 
6 
3 
acres 
3,905 
(D) 
(D) 
203 
(D) 
92 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
51 
1 
2 
4 
4 
7 
acres 
836 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
162 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
81 
1 
1 
3 
7 
10 
acres 
630 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
198 
5 
8 
17 
20 
36 
acres 
7,202 
1,681 
1,583 
1,233 
483 
1,488 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
126 
4 
8 
7 
12 
23 
acres 
2,537 
514 
1,053 
333 
234 
217 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
63 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
Solar panels 
farms 
33 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
Wind turbines 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
929 
4 
3 
11 
23 
57 
Part owners 
farms 
202 
4 
8 
11 
22 
17 
Tenants 
farms 
112 
1 
4 
3 
14 
15 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,131 
8 
11 
22 
45 
74 
acres 
57,870 
4,010 
1,527 
1,594 
4,009 
4,093 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,131 
8 
11 
22 
45 
74 
acres 
56,988 
4,010 
1,502 
1,576 
4,001 
4,093 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
314 
5 
12 
14 
36 
32 
acres 
12,613 
1,318 
1,540 
1,303 
1,167 
900 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
314 
5 
12 
14 
36 
32 
acres 
12,601 
1,318 
1,540 
1,303 
1,167 
900 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
45 
_ 
1 
1 
1 
_ 
acres 
894 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,055 
17 
33 
51 
106 
144 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
581 
2 
4 
7 
28 
46 
2 operators 
547 
6 
6 
12 
21 
32 
3 operators 
91 
1 
3 
4 
6 
10 
4 operators 
18 
- 
2 
2 
2 
1 
5 or more operators 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
773 
- 
8 
12 
33 
45 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
638 
- 
6 
6 
30 
37 
2 operators 
53 
- 
1 
3 
- 
4 
3 operators 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
937 
9 
13 
23 
49 
73 
Female 
306 
- 
2 
2 
10 
16 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
619 
7 
9 
18 
45 
71 
Other 
624 
2 
6 
7 
14 
18 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
88 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
