Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
1,243 
919 
144 
69 
percent 
100.0 
73.9 
11.6 
5.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
69,589 
43,332 
11,316 
7,050 
Average size of farm 
acres 
56 
47 
79 
102 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
1,243 
919 
144 
69 
$1,000 
61,997 
20,504 
8,336 
4,607 
Average per farm 
dollars 
49,877 
22,311 
57,891 
66,769 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
297 
244 
26 
4 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
105 
104 
1 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
178 
140 
25 
5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
168 
120 
24 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
200 
160 
21 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
86 
63 
9 
5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
101 
54 
20 
11 
$100,000 to $249,999 
57 
22 
12 
9 
$250,000 to $499,999 
26 
8 
3 
3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
16 
3 
2 
1 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
9 
1 
1 
- 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
7 
1 
1 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
1,243 
919 
144 
69 
$1,000 
59,652 
(D) 
(D) 
4,532 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
35 
23 
6 
3 
$1,000 
848 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
1 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn 
farms 
31 
23 
6 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
238 
176 
35 
26 
$1,000 
9,331 
6,039 
1,376 
1,137 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
16 
9 
5 
$1,000 
7,448 
4,766 
1,006 
806 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
136 
90 
21 
20 
$1,000 
4,131 
1,509 
679 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
9 
3 
3 
$1,000 
3,397 
1,014 
516 
516 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
58 
35 
14 
13 
$1,000 
1,758 
(D) 
605 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
4 
3 
3 
$1,000 
1,169 
(D) 
500 
500 
Berries 
farms 
97 
64 
15 
15 
$1,000 
2,373 
(D) 
74 
74 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
3 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,071 
(D) 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
291 
162 
43 
25 
$1,000 
32,831 
(D) 
2,575 
1,881 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
102 
32 
16 
10 
$1,000 
30,500 
(D) 
2,285 
1,660 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
124 Rhode Island 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
