Table 23. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties - Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Inventory 
Sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
ALPACAS 
State Total 
Rhode Island 2012 
36 
384 
9 
28 
70 
2007 
24 
321 
6 
10 
(NA) 
Counties, 2012 
Newport 
17 
165 
6 
18 
45 
Providence 
6 
56 
- 
- 
- 
Washington 
13 
163 
3 
10 
25 
DEER IN CAPTIVITY 
State Total 
Rhode Island 2012 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
2007 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
LLAMAS 
State Total 
Rhode Island 2012 
19 
61 
_ 
_ 
_ 
2007 
34 
123 
4 
11 
(NA) 
Counties, 2012 
Kent 
1 
(D) 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Newport 
3 
5 
- 
- 
- 
Providence 
10 
17 
- 
- 
- 
Washington 
5 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
RABBITS, LIVE (SEE TEXT) 
State Total 
Rhode Island 2012 
30 
921 
17 
2,178 
20 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Counties, 2012 
Kent 
3 
330 
3 
588 
(D) 
Newport 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Providence 
15 
224 
9 
1,229 
8 
Washington 
11 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
1 
OTHER LIVESTOCK (SEE TEXT) 
State Total 
Rhode Island 2012 
5 
(X) 
5 
(X) 
29 
2007 
18 
(X) 
5 
(X) 
(NA) 
Counties, 2012 
Washington 
5 
(X) 
5 
(X) 
29 
OTHER LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS (SEE TEXT) ^ 
State Total 
Rhode Island 2012 
(NA) 
(NA) 
18 
(X) 
22 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
9 
(X) 
(NA) 
Counties, 2012 
Newport 
(NA) 
(NA) 
4 
(X) 
(D) 
Providence 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 
(X) 
(D) 
Washington 
(NA) 
(NA) 
13 
(X) 
12 
' Data are for farms with production, not necessarily sold. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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