1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 880 892 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 927 91 998 Average size of farm .......acres.. 91 103 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 565 361 1 144 965 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 225 11 101 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 250 51 619 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 664 696 10 to 49 acres ...................... 156 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 28 28 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 777 764 acres.. 29 237 43 587 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 749 745 acres.. 15 355 20 692 Irrigated land .................farms.. 629 579 acres.. 16 303 27 196 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 142 965 150 527 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 460 168 752 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 103 477 98 312 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 488 52 215 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 127 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 191 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 120 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 76 $100,000 or more .................... 128 137 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 112 599 130 070 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 099 145 818 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 595 587 Other ............................... 285 305 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 335 355 200 days or more ................... 196 202 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 45 62 number.. 11 312 16 433 Beef cows ..................farms.. 30 42 number.. 1 763 2 354 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 15 number.. 4 802 7 511 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 40 55 number.. 2 925 9 234 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 73 72 number.. 19 463 16 741 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 66 70 number.. 19 182 27 326 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 3 number.. 211 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 32 number.. 570 704 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 1 124 189 Selected crops harvested: Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 4 3 acres.. 12 (D) tons.. 424 (D) Pineapples harvested..........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons.. (D) (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 239 208 acres.. 2 982 897 Land in orchards..............farms.. 240 235 acres.. 1 966 1 036 @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.