Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
542 
8 
13 
16 
43 
59 
$1,000 
3,661 
(D) 
625 
324 
995 
609 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
283 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
143 
- 
1 
1 
9 
25 
$5,000 to $24,999 
82 
2 
6 
12 
23 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
3 
1 
2 
8 
8 
$50,000 or more 
12 
3 
5 
1 
3 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
349 
- 
2 
4 
9 
13 
$1,000 
1,023 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
108 
8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
291 
- 
- 
1 
3 
13 
$5,000 to $24,999 
52 
- 
1 
2 
4 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
136 
- 
1 
1 
4 
7 
$1,000 
314 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
287 
- 
1 
3 
6 
8 
$1,000 
709 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
Feed purchased 
farms 
693 
1 
3 
10 
20 
15 
$1,000 
6,287 
(D) 
241 
795 
1,234 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
445 
- 
- 
2 
5 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
202 
- 
- 
2 
3 
3 
$25,000 to $99,999 
38 
- 
3 
3 
8 
1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
1 
- 
2 
4 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,180 
9 
16 
26 
57 
95 
$1,000 
5,296 
560 
686 
624 
986 
531 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
993 
- 
1 
2 
21 
65 
$5,000 to $24,999 
141 
2 
3 
18 
27 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
2 
8 
3 
8 
3 
$50,000 or more 
20 
5 
4 
3 
1 
2 
Utilities 
farms 
753 
9 
16 
26 
52 
79 
$1,000 
2,133 
192 
338 
184 
410 
174 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
370 
- 
- 
2 
8 
35 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
286 
1 
4 
7 
14 
35 
$5,000 to $24,999 
82 
4 
6 
17 
27 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
4 
3 
- 
3 
- 
$50,000 or more 
4 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
987 
9 
16 
26 
56 
87 
$1,000 
6,234 
976 
822 
584 
938 
786 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
764 
- 
4 
1 
17 
55 
$5,000 to $24,999 
165 
1 
3 
19 
28 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
3 
3 
2 
6 
7 
$50,000 or more 
24 
5 
6 
4 
5 
4 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
394 
9 
16 
26 
50 
61 
$1,000 
19,889 
3,396 
3,975 
1,874 
3,443 
2,398 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
92 
- 
- 
1 
2 
9 
$5,000 to $24,999 
114 
- 
- 
7 
9 
17 
$25,000 to $99,999 
141 
1 
3 
11 
31 
31 
$100,000 to $249,999 
32 
3 
5 
7 
7 
4 
$250,000 or more 
15 
5 
8 
- 
1 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
119 
3 
2 
3 
11 
20 
$1,000 
1,255 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
122 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
43 
1 
- 
- 
- 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
43 
1 
- 
2 
8 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
- 
1 
1 
3 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
92 
3 
5 
5 
8 
7 
$1,000 
1,041 
(D) 
(D) 
77 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
36 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
16 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
32 
- 
1 
3 
8 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
147 
5 
12 
12 
25 
25 
$1,000 
1,263 
325 
371 
151 
179 
45 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
102 
- 
2 
5 
15 
24 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13 
- 
2 
3 
1 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
20 
1 
3 
2 
8 
- 
$25,000 or more 
12 
4 
5 
2 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
104 Rhode Island 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
