1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MAUI COUNTY, HAWAII Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 806 850 Land in farms ..................acres.. 292 090 355 786 Average size of farm .......acres.. 362 419 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 818 342 1 118 184 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 258 2 671 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 989 117 143 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 468 505 10 to 49 acres ...................... 233 232 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 60 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 684 733 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 605 666 acres.. 32 243 39 031 Irrigated land .................farms.. 480 541 acres.. 35 031 61 549 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 128 385 164 767 Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 287 193 844 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 116 084 153 285 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 301 11 483 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 313 307 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 126 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 104 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 42 $100,000 or more .................... 83 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 110 624 138 595 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 251 163 053 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 372 456 Other ............................... 434 394 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 455 482 200 days or more ................... 277 263 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 179 186 number.. 32 012 39 219 Beef cows ..................farms.. 137 141 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 133 148 number.. 11 057 15 790 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 63 64 number.. 4 368 6 631 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 49 number.. 7 943 9 733 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 13 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 51 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 60 0 Selected crops harvested: Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons.. (D) (D) Pineapples harvested..........farms.. 9 5 acres.. (D) 8 997 tons.. (D) (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 156 165 acres.. 1 742 2 822 Land in orchards..............farms.. 268 270 acres.. 2 988 3 056 @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.