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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
57 
35 
1 
1 
6 
4 
13 
10 
$1,000 
269 
179 
(D) 
(D) 
22 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16 
9 
1 
- 
4 
2 
1 
1 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
21 
16 
- 
1 
- 
2 
7 
6 
$5,000 to $24,999 
19 
9 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
312 
203 
_ 
6 
16 
39 
82 
60 
$1,000 
2,649 
1,821 
- 
9 
151 
286 
912 
462 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
188 
125 
- 
6 
5 
22 
50 
42 
$5,000 to $24,999 
97 
62 
- 
- 
10 
14 
25 
13 
$25,000 to $99,999 
24 
13 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
4 
$100,000 or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
205 
128 
_ 
2 
13 
29 
53 
31 
$1,000 
1,933 
1,303 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
242 
628 
314 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
31 
11 
- 
- 
1 
3 
4 
3 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
85 
63 
- 
2 
1 
16 
30 
14 
$5,000 to $24,999 
69 
42 
- 
- 
10 
7 
15 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
9 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
3 
$50,000 or more 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
169 
118 
_ 
5 
11 
27 
35 
40 
$1,000 
716 
517 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
45 
284 
148 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
46 
37 
- 
5 
5 
11 
2 
14 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
90 
58 
- 
- 
5 
14 
19 
20 
$5,000 to $24,999 
31 
21 
- 
- 
1 
2 
12 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,135 
553 
6 
6 
41 
121 
176 
203 
$1,000 
7,365 
3,804 
6 
20 
137 
969 
1,211 
1,461 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
649 
305 
6 
6 
33 
67 
86 
107 
$5,000 to $9,999 
306 
167 
- 
- 
7 
41 
57 
62 
$10,000 to $24,999 
149 
61 
- 
- 
1 
8 
30 
22 
$25,000 or more 
31 
20 
- 
- 
- 
5 
3 
12 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
727 
384 
1 
16 
36 
95 
131 
105 
$1,000 
5,250 
3,752 
(D) 
(D) 
208 
1,282 
1,169 
1,008 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
497 
232 
- 
11 
22 
50 
84 
65 
$5,000 to $24,999 
174 
110 
1 
5 
14 
32 
31 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
44 
33 
- 
- 
- 
9 
13 
11 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
$100,000 or more 
6 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
16 
9 
1 
- 
- 
2 
6 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
9 
- 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
425 
268 
- 
10 
18 
53 
99 
88 
$1,000 
6,851 
5,066 
- 
116 
208 
951 
2,709 
1,082 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
1,243 
619 
7 
25 
48 
141 
191 
207 
$1,000 
-1,009 
708 
151 
340 
-166 
1,608 
422 
-1,646 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-812 
1,144 
21,520 
13,616 
-3,468 
1 1 ,402 
2,207 
-7,951 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
400 
239 
7 
18 
24 
65 
53 
72 
Average net gain 
dollars 
54,316 
62,340 
21,520 
25,908 
27,283 
64,910 
125,040 
38,630 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
38 
26 
- 
4 
- 
11 
4 
7 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
80 
30 
- 
1 
8 
5 
4 
12 
$5,000 to $9,999 
64 
33 
- 
- 
1 
11 
8 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
95 
54 
6 
5 
7 
7 
13 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
46 
1 
3 
6 
15 
12 
9 
$50,000 or more 
71 
50 
- 
5 
2 
16 
12 
15 
Farms with net losses 
number 
843 
380 
_ 
7 
24 
76 
138 
135 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,969 
37,346 
- 
17,991 
34,218 
34,361 
44,968 
32,794 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
42 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
8 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
148 
44 
- 
- 
1 
4 
17 
22 
$5,000 to $9,999 
182 
74 
- 
4 
5 
23 
9 
33 
$10,000 to $24,999 
280 
131 
- 
- 
15 
23 
50 
43 
$25,000 to $49,999 
89 
45 
- 
3 
- 
15 
23 
4 
$50,000 or more 
102 
71 
- 
- 
3 
11 
32 
25 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
1,243 
619 
7 
25 
48 
141 
191 
207 
$1,000 
-999 
700 
152 
340 
-166 
1,613 
410 
-1,650 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-804 
1,131 
21,770 
13,616 
-3,468 
1 1 ,440 
2,147 
-7,969 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
400 
239 
7 
18 
24 
65 
53 
72 
Average net gain 
dollars 
54,299 
62,272 
21,770 
25,908 
27,283 
64,871 
124,748 
38,630 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
180 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
