Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
542 
301 
1 
25 
21 
76 
86 
92 
$1,000 
3,661 
2,545 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
685 
772 
687 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
283 
106 
1 
10 
6 
31 
27 
31 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
143 
107 
- 
9 
10 
21 
32 
35 
$5,000 to $24,999 
82 
61 
- 
6 
4 
14 
19 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
19 
- 
- 
- 
7 
5 
7 
$50,000 or more 
12 
8 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3 
1 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
349 
153 
1 
9 
6 
44 
59 
34 
$1,000 
1,023 
482 
(D) 
19 
9 
127 
(D) 
167 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
291 
128 
1 
6 
5 
36 
51 
29 
$5,000 to $24,999 
52 
21 
- 
3 
1 
8 
7 
2 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
136 
56 
1 
5 
1 
19 
18 
12 
$1,000 
314 
87 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
26 
(D) 
31 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
287 
124 
1 
8 
6 
36 
49 
24 
$1,000 
709 
395 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
101 
130 
136 
Feed purchased farms 
693 
324 
1 
9 
28 
74 
110 
102 
$1,000 
6,287 
4,110 
(D) 
(D) 
583 
583 
1,645 
1,283 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
445 
165 
1 
8 
7 
39 
44 
66 
$5,000 to $24,999 
202 
129 
- 
1 
16 
30 
53 
29 
$25,000 to $99,999 
38 
22 
- 
- 
3 
5 
10 
4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
7 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
2 
$250,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
1,180 
601 
7 
23 
47 
138 
187 
199 
$1,000 
5,296 
3,988 
6 
39 
162 
937 
1,945 
899 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
993 
461 
7 
23 
38 
103 
129 
161 
$5,000 to $24,999 
141 
104 
- 
- 
9 
22 
42 
31 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
19 
- 
- 
- 
7 
6 
6 
$50,000 or more 
20 
17 
- 
- 
- 
6 
10 
1 
Utilities farms 
753 
424 
1 
13 
36 
93 
144 
137 
$1,000 
2,133 
1,399 
(D) 
(D) 
101 
397 
518 
371 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
370 
159 
- 
11 
12 
31 
43 
62 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
286 
203 
1 
2 
19 
44 
77 
60 
$5,000 to $24,999 
82 
51 
- 
- 
5 
13 
20 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
9 
- 
- 
- 
5 
3 
1 
$50,000 or more 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
987 
516 
1 
20 
42 
118 
161 
174 
$1,000 
6,234 
4,711 
(D) 
(D) 
164 
1,554 
1,468 
1,219 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
764 
349 
- 
14 
32 
60 
101 
142 
$5,000 to $24,999 
165 
121 
1 
3 
9 
40 
47 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
25 
- 
- 
1 
11 
8 
5 
$50,000 or more 
24 
21 
- 
3 
- 
7 
5 
6 
Hired farm labor farms 
394 
242 
_ 
9 
12 
50 
95 
76 
$1,000 
19,889 
13,706 
- 
90 
763 
4,610 
5,101 
3,142 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
92 
48 
- 
1 
- 
6 
18 
23 
$5,000 to $24,999 
114 
68 
- 
8 
2 
11 
29 
18 
$25,000 to $99,999 
141 
92 
- 
- 
7 
21 
37 
27 
$100,000 to $249,999 
32 
23 
- 
- 
3 
7 
7 
6 
$250,000 or more 
15 
11 
- 
- 
- 
5 
4 
2 
Contract labor farms 
119 
89 
_ 
6 
13 
19 
29 
22 
$1,000 
1,255 
1,064 
- 
(D) 
121 
(D) 
535 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18 
7 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
43 
30 
- 
- 
3 
12 
6 
9 
$5,000 to $24,999 
43 
38 
- 
6 
9 
6 
7 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
13 
- 
- 
- 
1 
11 
1 
$50,000 or more 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
92 
62 
_ 
4 
5 
18 
26 
9 
$1,000 
1,041 
721 
- 
(D) 
48 
(D) 
423 
177 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
36 
19 
- 
4 
- 
6 
7 
2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
16 
15 
- 
- 
- 
9 
5 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
32 
24 
- 
- 
5 
3 
12 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
147 
106 
1 
15 
11 
23 
30 
26 
$1,000 
1,263 
1,040 
(D) 
22 
(D) 
211 
507 
222 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
102 
68 
1 
15 
9 
14 
12 
17 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13 
11 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
20 
17 
- 
- 
1 
6 
8 
2 
$25,000 or more 
12 
10 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
178 Rhode Island 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
