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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
494 
328 
117 
49 
196 
298 
acres treated 
13,974 
5,433 
6,774 
1,767 
5,190 
8,784 
Manure used 
farms 
226 
161 
50 
15 
73 
153 
acres treated 
2,424 
1,283 
985 
156 
800 
1,624 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
264 
178 
57 
29 
103 
161 
acres 
7,387 
2,156 
3,960 
1,271 
1,754 
5,633 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
313 
205 
79 
29 
127 
186 
acres 
10,645 
3,889 
5,365 
1,391 
3,615 
7,030 
Nematodes 
farms 
69 
50 
15 
4 
36 
33 
acres 
1,780 
582 
1,184 
14 
581 
1,199 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
149 
100 
36 
13 
56 
93 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
580 
(D) 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
39 
29 
9 
1 
15 
24 
acres on which used 
(D) 
(D) 
674 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
20 
15 
5 
_ 
8 
12 
acres 
(D) 
104 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
79 
60 
9 
10 
25 
54 
acres 
695 
(D) 
167 
(D) 
323 
372 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
87 
59 
21 
7 
47 
40 
acres 
3,905 
2,728 
1,069 
108 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
51 
28 
11 
12 
22 
29 
acres 
836 
(D) 
(D) 
123 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
81 
61 
6 
14 
30 
51 
acres 
630 
135 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
198 
114 
62 
22 
86 
112 
acres 
7,202 
2,776 
3,425 
1,001 
2,764 
4,438 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
126 
56 
37 
33 
52 
74 
acres 
2,537 
325 
(D) 
(D) 
871 
1,666 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
63 
42 
11 
10 
38 
25 
Solar panels 
farms 
33 
19 
4 
10 
22 
11 
Wind turbines 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
3 
4 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
9 
9 
- 
- 
5 
4 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
6 
5 
1 
- 
3 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
4 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
929 
929 
_ 
_ 
445 
484 
Part owners 
farms 
202 
- 
202 
- 
84 
118 
Tenants 
farms 
112 
- 
- 
112 
52 
60 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,131 
929 
202 
_ 
529 
602 
acres 
57,870 
48,731 
9,139 
- 
31,857 
26,013 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,131 
929 
202 
- 
529 
602 
acres 
56,988 
48,055 
8,933 
- 
31,535 
25,453 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
314 
_ 
202 
112 
136 
178 
acres 
12,613 
- 
8,185 
4,428 
5,307 
7,306 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
314 
- 
202 
112 
136 
178 
acres 
12,601 
- 
8,185 
4,416 
5,295 
7,306 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
45 
37 
7 
1 
28 
17 
acres 
894 
676 
(D) 
(D) 
334 
560 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,055 
1,510 
349 
196 
581 
1,474 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
581 
445 
84 
52 
581 
- 
2 operators 
547 
406 
96 
45 
- 
547 
3 operators 
91 
66 
15 
10 
- 
91 
4 operators 
18 
9 
7 
2 
- 
18 
5 or more operators 
6 
3 
- 
3 
- 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
773 
576 
121 
76 
119 
654 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
638 
490 
102 
46 
119 
519 
2 operators 
53 
39 
8 
6 
- 
53 
3 operators 
7 
- 
1 
6 
- 
7 
4 operators 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
204 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
