1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KAUAI COUNTY, HAWAII Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 468 437 Land in farms ..................acres.. 197 042 214 452 Average size of farm .......acres.. 421 491 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 847 704 730 246 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 013 1 488 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 111 109 908 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 262 249 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 35 37 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 386 345 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 343 309 acres.. 20 086 23 758 Irrigated land .................farms.. 275 258 acres.. 18 212 32 580 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 474 49 166 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 808 112 509 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 832 43 454 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 642 5 713 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 188 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 14 $100,000 or more .................... 23 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 505 54 729 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 278 125 238 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 255 220 Other ............................... 213 217 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 266 242 200 days or more ................... 153 151 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 121 140 number.. 11 440 12 464 Beef cows ..................farms.. 88 97 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 98 118 number.. 3 031 3 651 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 26 number.. 2 423 2 066 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 22 number.. 6 337 6 506 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 14 911 tons.. (D) 1 110 542 Pineapples harvested..........farms.. 6 4 acres.. 10 (D) tons.. 86 85 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 67 55 acres.. 135 99 Land in orchards..............farms.. 176 140 acres.. 5 053 6 482 @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.