Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rhode Island 
Bristol 
Kent 
Newport 
Providence 
Washington 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,243 
42 
126 
214 
425 
436 
2007 
1,219 
51 
143 
187 
469 
369 
$1,000, 2012 
68,335 
2,349 
6,292 
18,240 
15,780 
25,674 
2007 
65,062 
2,730 
5,403 
15,579 
17,176 
24,174 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
54,976 
55,924 
49,933 
85,235 
37,128 
58,886 
2007 
53,373 
53,521 
37,784 
83,311 
36,623 
65,513 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
674 
18 
82 
127 
213 
234 
2007 
707 
26 
93 
114 
249 
225 
$1,000, 2012 
2,960 
129 
173 
824 
423 
1,412 
2007 
3,175 
83 
194 
926 
553 
1,419 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
460 
12 
51 
100 
147 
150 
2007 
399 
15 
51 
84 
144 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
1,760 
63 
96 
705 
296 
601 
2007 
1,441 
55 
90 
429 
281 
586 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
542 
18 
30 
126 
179 
189 
2007 
499 
24 
56 
94 
185 
140 
$1,000, 2012 
3,661 
223 
290 
999 
938 
1,210 
2007 
3,319 
191 
275 
841 
844 
1,167 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
349 
8 
31 
75 
120 
115 
2007 
203 
5 
17 
22 
91 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
1,023 
18 
103 
241 
398 
263 
2007 
748 
3 
28 
51 
494 
171 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
136 
5 
20 
22 
57 
32 
2007 
90 
3 
7 
10 
42 
28 
$1,000, 2012 
314 
7 
76 
29 
122 
79 
2007 
214 
(D) 
(D) 
32 
104 
72 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
287 
5 
22 
70 
85 
105 
2007 
143 
2 
11 
16 
66 
48 
$1,000, 2012 
709 
10 
27 
212 
275 
184 
2007 
534 
(D) 
(D) 
19 
390 
99 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
693 
21 
66 
135 
227 
244 
2007 
583 
23 
58 
73 
248 
181 
$1,000, 2012 
6,287 
208 
577 
1,313 
1,827 
2,361 
2007 
5,171 
194 
597 
810 
2,334 
1,237 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,180 
39 
120 
201 
404 
416 
2007 
1,174 
46 
138 
186 
450 
354 
$1,000, 2012 
5,296 
169 
394 
1,135 
1,468 
2,131 
2007 
3,950 
147 
405 
675 
1,304 
1,419 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
753 
26 
65 
170 
245 
247 
2007 
652 
35 
64 
115 
240 
198 
$1,000, 2012 
2,133 
69 
183 
655 
566 
662 
2007 
1,946 
109 
168 
533 
699 
437 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
987 
34 
107 
172 
331 
343 
2007 
1,081 
41 
123 
177 
416 
324 
$1,000, 2012 
6,234 
185 
651 
1,785 
1,354 
2,259 
2007 
6,347 
159 
529 
1,484 
1,787 
2,388 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
394 
17 
55 
76 
111 
135 
2007 
324 
15 
36 
62 
118 
93 
$1,000, 2012 
19,889 
638 
2,131 
5,807 
3,396 
7,917 
2007 
16,165 
787 
1,042 
5,381 
2,984 
5,972 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
119 
9 
4 
25 
35 
46 
2007 
97 
7 
12 
27 
23 
28 
$1,000, 2012 
1,255 
138 
19 
145 
372 
581 
2007 
1,112 
54 
74 
207 
239 
539 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
92 
1 
5 
21 
30 
35 
2007 
56 
- 
8 
8 
20 
20 
$1,000, 2012 
1,041 
(D) 
(D) 
242 
125 
627 
2007 
1,360 
99 
55 
170 
1,035 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
147 
4 
7 
40 
33 
63 
2007 
193 
10 
12 
47 
58 
66 
$1,000, 2012 
1,263 
29 
14 
299 
140 
781 
2007 
2,582 
50 
50 
561 
499 
1,422 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
57 
2 
4 
15 
22 
14 
2007 
52 
3 
5 
16 
15 
13 
$1,000, 2012 
269 
(D) 
(D) 
66 
74 
125 
2007 
328 
11 
44 
59 
135 
78 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
312 
18 
20 
65 
111 
98 
2007 
221 
11 
16 
41 
65 
88 
$1,000, 2012 
2,649 
58 
118 
940 
656 
877 
2007 
3,159 
391 
147 
860 
680 
1,080 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
205 
4 
14 
54 
69 
64 
2007 
157 
8 
10 
26 
56 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
1,933 
24 
82 
842 
442 
542 
2007 
2,685 
384 
120 
777 
623 
781 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
169 
15 
8 
27 
63 
56 
2007 
117 
4 
8 
24 
24 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
716 
34 
36 
98 
213 
335 
2007 
474 
7 
27 
83 
57 
299 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,135 
36 
115 
196 
391 
397 
2007 
1,062 
43 
132 
155 
421 
311 
$1,000, 2012 
7,365 
239 
972 
1,495 
2,317 
2,341 
2007 
6,421 
330 
1,123 
898 
2,338 
1,732 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
727 
20 
67 
151 
253 
236 
2007 
607 
31 
61 
100 
228 
187 
$1,000, 2012 
5,250 
182 
522 
1,590 
1,428 
1,528 
2007 
7,837 
165 
537 
1,807 
1,834 
3,494 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
425 
20 
24 
108 
129 
144 
2007 
378 
23 
41 
69 
121 
124 
$1,000, 2012 
6,851 
240 
511 
1,424 
1,159 
3,516 
2007 
5,877 
733 
607 
839 
1,727 
1,970 
214 Rhode Island 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
