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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
494 
283 
1 
11 
10 
50 
109 
102 
acres treated 
13,974 
10,290 
(D) 
28 
145 
(D) 
4,760 
3,722 
Manure used 
farms 
226 
120 
1 
7 
9 
17 
62 
24 
acres treated 
2,424 
1,502 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
347 
528 
422 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
264 
171 
1 
6 
9 
32 
58 
65 
acres 
7,387 
5,782 
(D) 
(D) 
141 
1,370 
2,620 
1,617 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
313 
207 
1 
4 
6 
45 
63 
88 
acres 
10,645 
8,521 
(D) 
17 
126 
(D) 
3,980 
2,838 
Nematodes 
farms 
69 
44 
3 
1 
6 
13 
21 
acres 
1,780 
1,426 
- 
9 
(D) 
214 
(D) 
607 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
149 
100 
- 
3 
7 
13 
35 
42 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
(D) 
2,774 
- 
9 
(D) 
445 
1,163 
(D) 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
39 
29 
- 
- 
2 
2 
13 
12 
acres on which used 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
449 
199 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
20 
17 
_ 
_ 
_ 
5 
2 
10 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
88 
(D) 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
79 
66 
1 
- 
1 
26 
21 
17 
acres 
695 
588 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
161 
(D) 
267 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
87 
54 
7 
- 
8 
11 
11 
17 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
3,905 
1,866 
460 
- 
180 
322 
535 
369 
used 
farms 
51 
31 
1 
4 
1 
4 
7 
14 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
836 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
547 
used 
farms 
81 
35 
1 
1 
8 
10 
2 
13 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
630 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
46 
(D) 
(D) 
practices were used 
farms 
198 
131 
- 
4 
7 
19 
52 
49 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
7,202 
5,713 
- 
10 
90 
543 
3,341 
1,729 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
126 
99 
1 
8 
8 
17 
36 
29 
acres 
2,537 
2,185 
(D) 
16 
(D) 
(D) 
656 
700 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
63 
37 
- 
3 
10 
5 
13 
6 
Solar panels 
farms 
33 
28 
- 
3 
9 
5 
6 
5 
Wind turbines 
farms 
4 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
9 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
6 
5 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
929 
427 
6 
5 
35 
82 
140 
159 
Part owners 
farms 
202 
119 
- 
1 
5 
37 
34 
42 
Tenants 
farms 
112 
73 
1 
19 
8 
22 
17 
6 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,131 
546 
6 
6 
40 
119 
174 
201 
acres 
57,870 
30,299 
480 
175 
886 
6,039 
12,136 
10,583 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,131 
546 
6 
6 
40 
119 
174 
201 
acres 
56,988 
(D) 
(D) 
175 
868 
5,923 
(D) 
10,477 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
314 
192 
1 
20 
13 
59 
51 
48 
acres 
12,613 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
268 
1,636 
2,686 
4,363 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
314 
192 
1 
20 
13 
59 
51 
48 
acres 
12,601 
(D) 
(D) 
65 
268 
1,636 
(D) 
4,351 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
45 
27 
6 
_ 
1 
4 
5 
11 
acres 
894 
360 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
60 
118 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
2,055 
1,007 
9 
43 
65 
249 
312 
329 
1 operator 
581 
303 
6 
11 
33 
52 
90 
111 
2 operators 
547 
251 
- 
10 
13 
72 
84 
72 
3 operators 
91 
59 
1 
4 
2 
15 
15 
22 
4 operators 
18 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
5 or more operators 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
773 
388 
8 
18 
36 
90 
130 
106 
1 operator 
638 
336 
6 
6 
34 
85 
111 
94 
2 operators 
53 
17 
1 
- 
1 
1 
8 
6 
3 operators 
7 
6 
- 
4 
- 
1 
1 
- 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
186 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
