1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KENT COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 74 70 Land in farms ..................acres.. 6 437 5 636 Average size of farm .......acres.. 87 81 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 381 247 520 721 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 383 6 467 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 980 30 156 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 12 180 to 499 acres .................... 5 10 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 66 61 acres.. 1 683 2 319 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 59 55 acres.. 1 140 1 844 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 17 acres.. 159 228 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 685 2 501 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 283 35 723 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 290 2 026 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 395 475 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 4 $100,000 or more .................... 6 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 689 1 985 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 822 28 363 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 32 22 Other ............................... 42 48 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 39 42 200 days or more ................... 27 23 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 16 19 number.. 445 598 Beef cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. (D) 191 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) 175 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 13 16 number.. 169 239 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 8 number.. 304 574 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 4 number.. 932 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 59 46 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 10 number.. 256 3 255 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 12 acres.. (D) 335 tons, green.. 2 905 5 325 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 23 28 acres.. 693 935 tons, dry.. 1 550 2 350 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 9 acres.. 23 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 8 acres.. 6 48 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.