1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KENT COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 70 64 Land in farms ..................acres.. 5 636 6 621 Average size of farm .......acres.. 81 103 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 520 721 333 453 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 467 3 223 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 156 23 560 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 7 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 61 57 acres.. 2 319 2 038 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 55 48 acres.. 1 844 1 212 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 11 acres.. 228 97 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 501 1 483 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 723 23 167 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 026 767 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 475 716 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 16 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 3 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 4 $100,000 or more .................... 5 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 985 1 171 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 363 18 303 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 70 64 $1,000.. (D) 311 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 4 864 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 22 22 Other ............................... 48 42 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 42 40 200 days or more ................... 23 25 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 19 27 number.. 598 692 Beef cows ..................farms.. 10 19 number.. 191 103 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 8 number.. 175 336 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 16 23 number.. 239 362 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 8 number.. 574 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 46 69 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 10 number.. 3 255 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 15 acres.. 335 (D) tons, green.. 5 325 (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 28 26 acres.. 935 808 tons, dry.. 2 350 1 836 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 4 acres.. (D) 11 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 8 acres.. 48 (D) @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. .