Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
1,243 
929 
202 
112 
581 
662 
percent 
100.0 
74.7 
16.3 
9.0 
46.7 
53.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
69,589 
48,055 
17,118 
4,416 
36,830 
32,759 
Average size of farm 
acres 
56 
52 
85 
39 
63 
49 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
1,243 
929 
202 
112 
581 
662 
$1,000 
61,997 
26,024 
27,002 
8,972 
20,030 
41,967 
Average per farm 
dollars 
49,877 
28,012 
133,671 
80,109 
34,476 
63,394 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
297 
252 
27 
18 
147 
150 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
105 
97 
6 
2 
60 
45 
$2,500 to $4,999 
178 
128 
32 
18 
83 
95 
$5,000 to $9,999 
168 
140 
21 
7 
64 
104 
$10,000 to $24,999 
200 
149 
31 
20 
97 
103 
$25,000 to $49,999 
86 
59 
19 
8 
40 
46 
$50,000 to $99,999 
101 
63 
21 
17 
49 
52 
$100,000 to $249,999 
57 
23 
21 
13 
27 
30 
$250,000 to $499,999 
26 
11 
11 
4 
8 
18 
$500,000 to $999,999 
16 
3 
9 
4 
4 
12 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
9 
4 
4 
1 
2 
7 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
7 
4 
2 
1 
2 
5 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
$5,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
1,243 
929 
202 
112 
581 
662 
$1,000 
59,652 
24,842 
26,405 
8,405 
19,301 
40,351 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
35 
15 
17 
3 
13 
22 
$1,000 
848 
(D) 
259 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
5 
2 
1 
4 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
419 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn 
farms 
31 
11 
17 
3 
9 
22 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
259 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
2 
1 
- 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
4 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
4 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
238 
163 
41 
34 
115 
123 
$1,000 
9,331 
2,852 
5,171 
1,307 
3,940 
5,391 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
9 
15 
10 
13 
21 
$1,000 
7,448 
1,519 
4,850 
1,078 
2,884 
4,564 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
136 
108 
18 
10 
52 
84 
$1,000 
4,131 
(D) 
1,651 
(D) 
2,505 
1,627 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
6 
9 
1 
7 
9 
$1,000 
3,397 
(D) 
1,561 
(D) 
2,179 
1,218 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
58 
45 
10 
3 
19 
39 
$1,000 
1,758 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
551 
1,207 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
4 
4 
1 
4 
5 
$1,000 
1,169 
(D) 
800 
(D) 
319 
850 
Berries 
farms 
97 
75 
15 
7 
39 
58 
$1,000 
2,373 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
1,954 
419 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
2 
3 
- 
3 
2 
$1,000 
2,071 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
291 
197 
48 
46 
137 
154 
$1,000 
32,831 
12,396 
14,948 
5,487 
6,841 
25,990 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
102 
55 
30 
17 
36 
66 
$1,000 
30,500 
10,643 
14,711 
5,146 
5,454 
25,046 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
198 Rhode Island 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
