1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PROVIDENCE COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 232 267 Land in farms ..................acres.. 12 408 15 842 Average size of farm .......acres.. 53 59 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 354 250 648 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 672 3 873 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 904 26 607 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 96 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 11 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 207 221 acres.. 4 716 6 711 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 186 194 acres.. 3 763 5 032 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 28 acres.. 310 375 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 388 7 421 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 156 27 794 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 646 3 039 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 742 4 382 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 24 $100,000 or more .................... 17 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 180 5 725 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 950 21 441 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 232 267 $1,000.. 1 208 1 076 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 206 4 031 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 116 133 Other ............................... 116 134 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 153 200 days or more ................... 68 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 76 88 number.. 1 222 1 903 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 58 number.. 339 393 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 20 number.. 392 775 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 52 70 number.. 647 1 082 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 25 number.. 4 071 3 520 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 24 number.. 4 352 3 084 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 28 number.. 809 747 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 29 number.. 132 653 105 019 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 58 352 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 13 acres.. 379 322 tons, green.. 5 732 4 860 Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 89 109 acres.. 2 419 3 165 tons, dry.. 4 729 4 372 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 38 38 acres.. 276 791 Land in orchards..............farms.. 33 40 acres.. 451 660 @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. .