Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
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 
31 
1 
6 
15 
23 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
81 
57 
14 
10 
44 
37 
$5,000 to $9,999 
63 
52 
9 
2 
29 
34 
$10,000 to $24,999 
95 
70 
16 
9 
53 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
19 
16 
17 
32 
20 
$50,000 or more 
71 
37 
21 
13 
27 
44 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
843 
663 
125 
55 
381 
462 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,950 
21,655 
50,665 
36,879 
25,360 
28,261 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
43 
39 
1 
3 
17 
26 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
147 
115 
24 
8 
74 
73 
$5,000 to $9,999 
182 
145 
23 
14 
80 
102 
$10,000 to $24,999 
280 
239 
35 
6 
128 
152 
$25,000 to $49,999 
89 
62 
12 
15 
37 
52 
$50,000 or more 
102 
63 
30 
9 
45 
57 
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 
327 
64 
22 
203 
210 
$1,000 
5,329 
3,632 
1,374 
322 
2,365 
2,963 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
53 
24 
26 
3 
19 
34 
$1,000 
420 
221 
(D) 
(D) 
199 
221 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
32 
23 
7 
2 
14 
18 
$1,000 
173 
(D) 
28 
(D) 
111 
62 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
154 
145 
6 
3 
90 
64 
$1,000 
654 
579 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Agri -tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
68 
44 
17 
7 
23 
45 
$1,000 
1,447 
608 
835 
4 
262 
1,185 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
27 
15 
9 
3 
14 
13 
$1,000 
96 
(D) 
62 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
9 
4 
5 
- 
3 
6 
$1,000 
111 
19 
92 
- 
20 
91 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
6 
1 
3 
2 
4 
2 
$1,000 
142 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
150 
122 
21 
7 
68 
82 
$1,000 
2,284 
2,025 
(D) 
(D) 
1,236 
1,048 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
806 
578 
155 
73 
386 
420 
acres 
22,593 
9,849 
10,843 
1,901 
10,221 
12,372 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
746 
532 
145 
69 
351 
395 
acres 
18,933 
7,942 
9,222 
1,769 
8,086 
10,847 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
656 
499 
96 
61 
306 
350 
50 to 99 acres 
43 
22 
18 
3 
26 
17 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
25 
5 
18 
2 
12 
13 
200 to 499 acres 
19 
6 
11 
2 
7 
12 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
- 
2 
1 
- 
3 
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 
65 
16 
2 
37 
46 
acres 
1,377 
671 
(D) 
(D) 
974 
403 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
43 
26 
15 
2 
21 
22 
acres 
414 
171 
(D) 
(D) 
210 
204 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
125 
96 
19 
10 
49 
76 
acres 
1,726 
962 
(D) 
(D) 
864 
862 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
27 
18 
6 
3 
16 
11 
acres 
143 
103 
20 
20 
87 
56 
Total woodland 
farms 
666 
559 
93 
14 
311 
355 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
3,201 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
198 
148 
42 
8 
93 
105 
acres 
2,281 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,057 
1,224 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
583 
501 
75 
7 
273 
310 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
202 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
