1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 200 206 Land in farms ..................acres.. 20 458 24 163 Average size of farm .......acres.. 102 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 533 319 561 791 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 214 4 290 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 187 52 074 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 183 175 acres.. 9 285 9 437 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 148 147 acres.. 6 424 6 445 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 41 acres.. 1 957 2 749 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 819 16 643 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 093 80 790 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 562 12 818 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 257 3 825 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 13 $100,000 or more .................... 25 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 110 13 110 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 548 63 641 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 200 206 $1,000.. 2 709 3 729 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 545 18 102 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 99 99 Other ............................... 101 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 104 128 200 days or more ................... 70 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 64 79 number.. 2 079 2 324 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 51 number.. 233 334 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 17 number.. 836 937 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 48 60 number.. 784 863 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 15 number.. 222 112 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 10 number.. 106 96 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 28 number.. 305 432 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 4 acres.. 77 (D) bushels.. 5 050 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 30 acres.. 819 828 tons, green.. 16 248 13 872 Irish potatoes................farms.. 9 9 acres.. (D) 368 cwt.. (D) 60 088 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 83 acres.. 2 226 1 894 tons, dry.. 5 340 3 428 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 45 28 acres.. 612 541 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 18 acres.. 36 (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. .