1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RHODE ISLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 649 701 Land in farms ..................acres.. 49 601 58 685 Average size of farm .......acres.. 76 84 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 481 783 420 279 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 304 4 748 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 718 35 918 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 128 131 10 to 49 acres ...................... 237 250 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 241 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 591 597 acres.. 24 411 26 121 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 517 523 acres.. 18 136 18 498 Irrigated land .................farms.. 132 105 acres.. 2 979 3 494 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 512 37 786 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 882 53 903 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 431 26 685 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 082 11 100 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 290 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 115 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 55 $100,000 or more .................... 77 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 436 29 736 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 978 42 359 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 649 702 $1,000.. 7 077 7 443 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 904 10 603 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 333 345 Other ............................... 316 356 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 323 395 200 days or more ................... 202 262 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 208 253 number.. 6 057 6 930 Beef cows ..................farms.. 133 156 number.. 967 1 133 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 70 number.. 2 565 2 975 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 162 206 number.. 2 509 3 259 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 59 number.. 5 488 4 719 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 49 number.. 6 011 4 990 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 76 number.. 1 355 1 661 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 83 96 number.. 242 307 205 794 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) 58 714 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 9 acres.. 172 99 bushels.. 11 280 7 585 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 72 77 acres.. 2 949 2 008 tons, green.. 49 638 33 778 Irish potatoes................farms.. 19 22 acres.. 1 310 1 410 cwt.. 374 808 259 958 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 245 291 acres.. 7 614 8 126 tons, dry.. 15 864 14 125 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 126 99 acres.. 1 868 1 947 Land in orchards..............farms.. 72 83 acres.. 664 856 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .