1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAWAII COUNTY, HAWAII Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 3 319 3 157 Land in farms ..................acres.. 870 012 926 607 Average size of farm .......acres.. 262 294 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 574 464 495 001 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 192 1 686 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 997 28 617 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 062 1 960 10 to 49 acres ...................... 893 858 50 to 179 acres ..................... 207 188 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 3 035 2 893 acres.. 102 991 116 068 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 2 897 2 752 acres.. 32 410 52 950 Irrigated land .................farms.. 857 842 acres.. 7 425 13 013 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 168 111 187 593 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 651 59 421 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 129 018 158 360 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 094 29 233 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 979 1 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 490 476 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 498 430 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 605 526 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 341 264 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 192 159 $100,000 or more .................... 214 184 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 116 839 143 433 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 203 45 433 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 830 1 663 Other ............................... 1 489 1 494 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 771 1 785 200 days or more ................... 940 871 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 484 486 number.. 126 968 123 114 Beef cows ..................farms.. 370 375 number.. 70 796 62 249 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 30 number.. 1 992 1 973 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 389 378 number.. 49 713 54 113 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 88 91 number.. 3 186 3 132 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 59 number.. 4 604 4 266 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 82 44 number.. 4 142 3 671 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 69 83 number.. 71 389 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 3 20 acres.. 3 19 737 tons.. 225 1 726 881 Pineapples harvested..........farms.. 10 10 acres.. 12 10 tons.. 27 150 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 195 174 acres.. 1 689 1 311 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 102 1 892 acres.. 27 900 28 016 @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.