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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
1,165 
576 
7 
17 
47 
134 
170 
201 
acres 
58,664 
32,818 
535 
186 
1,036 
5,060 
11,650 
14,351 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
104 
61 
- 
7 
8 
24 
5 
17 
acres 
4,185 
2,644 
- 
149 
82 
1,250 
413 
750 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
919 
447 
7 
12 
40 
98 
125 
165 
acres 
43,332 
23,260 
(D) 
(D) 
958 
3,232 
9,308 
(D) 
Partnership 
farms 
144 
59 
9 
2 
15 
18 
15 
acres 
11,316 
6,123 
- 
154 
(D) 
832 
(D) 
(D) 
Registered under state law 
farms 
69 
36 
- 
5 
2 
13 
8 
8 
acres 
7,050 
3,904 
- 
146 
(D) 
471 
(D) 
2,944 
Corporation 
farms 
149 
103 
- 
4 
5 
28 
41 
25 
acres 
10,420 
8,687 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,495 
(D) 
1,738 
Family held 
farms 
128 
91 
- 
3 
4 
26 
36 
22 
acres 
8,823 
7,243 
- 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
2,067 
(D) 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
127 
90 
- 
3 
4 
25 
36 
22 
Other than family held 
farms 
21 
12 
_ 
1 
1 
2 
5 
3 
acres 
1,597 
1,444 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
21 
12 
- 
1 
1 
2 
5 
3 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
31 
10 
1 
7 
2 
acres 
4,521 
990 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
394 
242 
9 
12 
50 
95 
76 
workers 
1,869 
1,283 
- 
64 
386 
395 
398 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
248 
162 
6 
10 
36 
60 
50 
workers 
783 
517 
- 
15 
25 
149 
194 
134 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
277 
172 
- 
5 
8 
36 
66 
57 
workers 
1,086 
766 
- 
25 
39 
237 
201 
264 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
6 
5 
4 
1 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
598 
308 
1 
5 
21 
78 
101 
102 
workers 
1,474 
729 
(D) 
(D) 
59 
181 
226 
216 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
433 
212 
19 
28 
68 
46 
51 
1 0 to 49 acres 
451 
214 
- 
6 
14 
43 
69 
82 
50 to 69 acres 
83 
45 
- 
- 
- 
4 
19 
22 
70 to 99 acres 
97 
52 
6 
- 
4 
10 
8 
24 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
63 
37 
1 
- 
1 
9 
18 
8 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
35 
10 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
5 
180 to 219 acres 
20 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
12 
3 
220 to 259 acres 
20 
11 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3 
4 
260 to 499 acres 
30 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
5 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
1 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
7 
5 
5 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
139 
90 
- 
13 
5 
12 
35 
25 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
65 
41 
- 
- 
2 
8 
9 
22 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
256 
147 
_ 
2 
10 
35 
40 
60 
Other crop farming (1119) 
196 
62 
1 
- 
8 
7 
21 
25 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
196 
62 
1 
. 
8 
7 
21 
25 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
154 
58 
- 
- 
- 
12 
17 
29 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
7 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
13 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
20 
12 
- 
- 
- 
8 
3 
1 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
88 
30 
- 
4 
1 
13 
5 
7 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
54 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
244 
159 
6 
6 
22 
42 
50 
33 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
300 
134 
1 
1 
1 
36 
34 
61 
number 
4,667 
2,640 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
375 
(D) 
1,569 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
209 
84 
1 
30 
22 
31 
1 0 to 49 
65 
36 
1 
- 
- 
4 
7 
24 
50 to 99 
15 
8 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
3 
100 to 199 
10 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
190 Rhode Island 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
