Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
542 
378 
92 
72 
214 
328 
$1,000 
3,661 
1,376 
1,311 
973 
1,010 
2,650 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
283 
238 
26 
19 
104 
179 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
143 
96 
23 
24 
65 
78 
$5,000 to $24,999 
82 
34 
27 
21 
37 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
8 
11 
3 
6 
16 
$50,000 or more 
12 
2 
5 
5 
2 
10 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
349 
277 
53 
19 
125 
224 
$1,000 
1,023 
745 
212 
65 
359 
664 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
291 
236 
44 
11 
105 
186 
$5,000 to $24,999 
52 
38 
6 
8 
18 
34 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6 
3 
3 
- 
2 
4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
136 
Ill 
20 
5 
50 
86 
$1,000 
314 
243 
64 
7 
104 
209 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
287 
230 
41 
16 
109 
178 
$1,000 
709 
503 
148 
58 
254 
455 
Feed purchased farms 
693 
546 
115 
32 
290 
403 
$1,000 
6,287 
4,472 
1,678 
136 
2,961 
3,325 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
445 
357 
68 
20 
185 
260 
$5,000 to $24,999 
202 
161 
29 
12 
78 
124 
$25,000 to $99,999 
38 
23 
15 
- 
22 
16 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
4 
3 
- 
5 
2 
$250,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
1,180 
879 
198 
103 
547 
633 
$1,000 
5,296 
2,779 
1,916 
602 
2,325 
2,971 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
993 
784 
126 
83 
474 
519 
$5,000 to $24,999 
141 
78 
50 
13 
56 
85 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
8 
13 
5 
9 
17 
$50,000 or more 
20 
9 
9 
2 
8 
12 
Utilities farms 
753 
540 
147 
66 
321 
432 
$1,000 
2,133 
1,090 
766 
277 
708 
1,425 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
370 
269 
63 
38 
145 
225 
$1,000 to $4,999 
286 
224 
46 
16 
142 
144 
$5,000 to $24,999 
82 
45 
27 
10 
31 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
1 
10 
- 
3 
8 
$50,000 or more 
4 
1 
1 
2 
- 
4 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
987 
722 
177 
88 
459 
528 
$1,000 
6,234 
2,698 
2,602 
933 
2,241 
3,992 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
764 
601 
106 
57 
376 
388 
$5,000 to $24,999 
165 
103 
43 
19 
61 
104 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
13 
15 
6 
14 
20 
$50,000 or more 
24 
5 
13 
6 
8 
16 
Flired farm labor farms 
394 
246 
83 
65 
182 
212 
$1,000 
19,889 
8,240 
8,289 
3,360 
6,609 
13,280 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
92 
73 
5 
14 
44 
48 
$5,000 to $24,999 
114 
63 
26 
25 
53 
61 
$25,000 to $99,999 
141 
95 
31 
15 
72 
69 
$100,000 to $249,999 
32 
13 
11 
8 
11 
21 
$250,000 or more 
15 
2 
10 
3 
2 
13 
Contract labor farms 
119 
71 
29 
19 
63 
56 
$1,000 
1,255 
510 
527 
218 
753 
502 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18 
15 
1 
2 
13 
5 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
43 
27 
14 
2 
14 
29 
$5,000 to $24,999 
43 
24 
5 
14 
28 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
5 
7 
1 
7 
6 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
92 
51 
26 
15 
22 
70 
$1,000 
1,041 
233 
735 
72 
162 
879 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
36 
24 
5 
7 
7 
29 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
16 
8 
5 
3 
2 
14 
$5,000 to $24,999 
32 
18 
9 
5 
12 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
3 
- 
1 
2 
$50,000 or more 
5 
1 
4 
- 
- 
5 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
147 
- 
91 
56 
64 
83 
$1,000 
1,263 
- 
908 
355 
316 
947 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
102 
- 
59 
43 
47 
55 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13 
- 
9 
4 
4 
9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
20 
- 
15 
5 
12 
8 
$25,000 or more 
12 
- 
8 
4 
1 
11 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 Rhode Island 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
