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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
243 
168 
41 
34 
114 
129 
acres 
2,217 
663 
1,335 
219 
980 
1 
,237 
Irrigated 
farms 
91 
63 
12 
16 
41 
50 
acres 
612 
171 
400 
42 
251 
362 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
189 
144 
16 
29 
92 
97 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
37 
18 
17 
2 
15 
22 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
12 
6 
4 
2 
4 
8 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
3 
- 
2 
1 
2 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
Beans, snap 
farms 
83 
66 
6 
11 
35 
48 
acres 
66 
40 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
58 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
1 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
9 
1 
1 
7 
6 
3 
acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
1 
1 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
69 
44 
10 
15 
26 
43 
acres 
558 
(D) 
435 
(D) 
414 
144 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
64 
44 
6 
14 
23 
41 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
3 
- 
2 
1 
2 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
73 
49 
23 
1 
34 
39 
acres 
831 
256 
(D) 
(D) 
204 
628 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
4 
3 
1 
- 
4 
acres 
(D) 
(Z) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
7 
4 
3 
- 
- 
7 
acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
167 
121 
23 
23 
76 
91 
acres 
113 
55 
47 
10 
36 
76 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
8 
6 
2 
- 
3 
5 
acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1 
1 
Land in orchards 
farms 
74 
61 
10 
3 
23 
51 
acres 
378 
212 
(D) 
(D) 
122 
255 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
11 
3 
1 
3 
12 
acres 
98 
(D) 
79 
(D) 
9 
89 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
49 
45 
2 
2 
14 
35 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
23 
15 
7 
1 
8 
15 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Apples 
farms 
57 
48 
7 
2 
22 
35 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
230 
162 
(D) 
(D) 
106 
124 
Grapes 
farms 
13 
10 
2 
1 
3 
10 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
102 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
99 
Peaches, all 
farms 
35 
25 
8 
2 
10 
25 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
39 
26 
(D) 
(D) 
13 
27 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
110 
88 
15 
7 
40 
70 
acres 
339 
214 
120 
4 
228 
111 
' Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
^ Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Rhode Island 209 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
