Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
542 
385 
68 
41 
$1,000 
3,661 
1,142 
564 
432 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
283 
236 
30 
16 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
143 
110 
16 
10 
$5,000 to $24,999 
82 
31 
16 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
6 
4 
3 
$50,000 or more 
12 
2 
2 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
349 
297 
26 
16 
$1,000 
1,023 
725 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
291 
254 
16 
14 
$5,000 to $24,999 
52 
39 
9 
2 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6 
4 
1 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
136 
114 
14 
6 
$1,000 
314 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
287 
249 
19 
16 
$1,000 
709 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms 
693 
565 
66 
32 
$1,000 
6,287 
3,808 
967 
182 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
445 
376 
40 
24 
$5,000 to $24,999 
202 
166 
15 
6 
$25,000 to $99,999 
38 
19 
10 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
4 
1 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
1,180 
875 
140 
67 
$1,000 
5,296 
2,733 
603 
424 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
993 
783 
109 
45 
$5,000 to $24,999 
141 
74 
26 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
10 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
20 
8 
1 
1 
Utilities farms 
753 
503 
96 
57 
$1,000 
2,133 
877 
373 
201 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
370 
268 
48 
26 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
286 
199 
28 
19 
$5,000 to $24,999 
82 
33 
16 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
3 
4 
1 
$50,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
987 
716 
110 
56 
$1,000 
6,234 
2,780 
791 
497 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
764 
590 
86 
37 
$5,000 to $24,999 
165 
104 
15 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
15 
6 
6 
$50,000 or more 
24 
7 
3 
1 
Hired farm labor farms 
394 
211 
61 
35 
$1,000 
19,889 
6,228 
3,079 
1,870 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
92 
68 
10 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
114 
55 
14 
7 
$25,000 to $99,999 
141 
75 
31 
23 
$100,000 to $249,999 
32 
11 
4 
2 
$250,000 or more 
15 
2 
2 
1 
Contract labor farms 
119 
74 
9 
4 
$1,000 
1,255 
769 
(D) 
56 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18 
12 
1 
- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
43 
31 
4 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
43 
22 
4 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
7 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
92 
62 
13 
7 
$1,000 
1,041 
302 
205 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
36 
29 
7 
3 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
16 
10 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
32 
20 
4 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
3 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5 
- 
2 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
147 
80 
34 
14 
$1,000 
1,263 
(D) 
140 
110 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
102 
60 
26 
7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13 
8 
2 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
20 
9 
5 
4 
$25,000 or more 
12 
3 
1 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
128 Rhode Island 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
