1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEWPORT COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 120 137 Land in farms ..................acres.. 9 631 10 356 Average size of farm .......acres.. 80 76 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 676 582 527 464 Average per acre .........dollars.. 8 430 7 621 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 519 37 806 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 9 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 114 121 acres.. 6 864 6 939 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 103 112 acres.. 5 229 5 062 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 20 acres.. 441 247 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 710 11 073 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 584 80 827 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 506 9 060 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 204 2 014 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 13 $100,000 or more .................... 27 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 708 8 891 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 898 64 428 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 120 138 $1,000.. 2 002 1 999 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 686 14 488 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 76 73 Other ............................... 44 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 48 63 200 days or more ................... 33 38 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 38 47 number.. 1 742 1 720 Beef cows ..................farms.. 17 22 number.. 135 263 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 20 number.. 990 817 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 36 42 number.. 674 815 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 10 number.. (D) 850 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 10 number.. (D) 1 507 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 16 number.. (D) 413 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 24 number.. (D) 948 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 4 acres.. 38 (D) bushels.. 1 780 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 17 acres.. 1 283 511 tons, green.. 20 172 9 945 Irish potatoes................farms.. 8 13 acres.. 825 1 042 cwt.. 233 423 199 870 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 46 60 acres.. 1 647 1 872 tons, dry.. 2 775 3 837 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 19 acres.. 359 473 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 15 acres.. 127 111 @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. .