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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
38 
26 
4 
11 
4 
7 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
81 
31 
- 
1 
8 
6 
4 
12 
$5,000 to $9,999 
63 
32 
- 
- 
1 
10 
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 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
843 
380 
- 
7 
24 
76 
138 
135 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
26,950 
37,325 
- 
17,991 
34,218 
34,258 
44,939 
32,822 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
43 
15 
7 
8 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
147 
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 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
413 
243 
1 
4 
33 
62 
86 
57 
$1,000 
5,329 
3,967 
(D) 
(D) 
632 
1,561 
1,052 
719 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
53 
30 
4 
6 
11 
9 
$1,000 
420 
213 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
78 
57 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
32 
15 
_ 
_ 
1 
2 
6 
6 
$1,000 
173 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
42 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
154 
75 
7 
19 
30 
19 
$1,000 
654 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
73 
109 
128 
Agri -tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
68 
43 
1 
4 
2 
10 
14 
12 
$1,000 
1,447 
1,001 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
719 
(D) 
229 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
27 
24 
2 
3 
14 
5 
$1,000 
96 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
9 
9 
_ 
_ 
_ 
5 
1 
3 
$1,000 
111 
111 
- 
- 
- 
91 
(D) 
(D) 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
6 
5 
_ 
_ 
_ 
2 
2 
1 
$1,000 
142 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
150 
103 
1 
22 
28 
34 
18 
$1,000 
2,284 
1,975 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
476 
740 
215 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
806 
427 
1 
15 
22 
81 
139 
169 
acres 
22,593 
14,871 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,637 
6,330 
5,560 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
746 
400 
1 
15 
21 
67 
130 
166 
acres 
18,933 
12,813 
(D) 
(D) 
208 
2,117 
5,557 
4,833 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
656 
338 
15 
20 
55 
106 
142 
50 to 99 acres 
43 
30 
1 
- 
- 
6 
9 
14 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
25 
14 
- 
- 
1 
5 
4 
4 
200 to 499 acres 
19 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
6 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
83 
45 
1 
1 
5 
23 
15 
acres 
1,377 
457 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
248 
123 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
43 
30 
1 
4 
9 
16 
acres 
414 
287 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
123 
133 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
125 
80 
4 
2 
19 
18 
37 
acres 
1,726 
1,217 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
369 
412 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
27 
18 
1 
1 
7 
9 
acres 
143 
97 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
33 
59 
Total woodland 
farms 
666 
301 
6 
17 
58 
101 
112 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
164 
479 
3,172 
(D) 
(D) 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
198 
94 
5 
3 
18 
28 
39 
acres 
2,281 
1,384 
20 
(D) 
223 
(D) 
(D) 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
583 
254 
6 
16 
48 
92 
86 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
144 
(D) 
2,949 
4,985 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
182 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
