1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAWAII Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 5 473 5 336 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 439 071 1 588 843 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 298 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 632 281 722 189 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 405 2 425 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 709 53 207 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 456 3 410 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 417 1 342 50 to 179 acres ..................... 318 313 180 to 499 acres .................... 139 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 100 104 Total cropland .................farms.. 4 882 4 735 acres.. 292 107 293 371 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 4 594 4 472 acres.. 100 094 136 431 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 241 2 220 acres.. 76 971 134 338 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 496 935 552 054 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 798 103 458 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 401 411 453 410 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 95 524 98 644 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 638 1 790 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 743 754 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 797 715 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 989 863 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 535 484 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 323 291 $100,000 or more .................... 448 439 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 398 567 466 826 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 851 87 486 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 3 052 2 926 Other ............................... 2 421 2 410 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 2 827 2 864 200 days or more ................... 1 566 1 487 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 829 874 number.. 181 732 191 230 Beef cows ..................farms.. 625 655 number.. 93 711 87 620 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 57 number.. 8 389 10 816 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 660 699 number.. 66 726 82 788 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 248 253 number.. 29 440 28 570 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 190 200 number.. 38 066 47 831 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 104 62 number.. 22 541 22 938 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 140 177 number.. 726 534 935 278 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 14 number.. 478 672 1 201 331 Selected crops harvested: Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 13 31 acres.. 31 483 62 915 tons.. 2 873 712 5 488 214 Pineapples harvested..........farms.. 27 21 acres.. 12 992 15 500 tons.. 348 428 556 748 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 657 602 acres.. 6 549 5 129 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 786 2 537 acres.. 37 906 38 590 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.