1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAWAII COUNTY, HAWAII Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 3 157 2 810 Land in farms ..................acres.. 926 607 1 007 287 Average size of farm .......acres.. 294 358 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 495 001 573 527 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 686 1 600 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 617 27 187 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 960 1 602 10 to 49 acres ...................... 858 883 50 to 179 acres ..................... 188 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 893 2 561 acres.. 116 068 137 924 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 2 752 2 390 acres.. 52 950 63 098 Irrigated land .................farms.. 842 644 acres.. 13 013 12 899 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 187 593 219 756 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 421 78 205 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 158 360 195 140 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 233 24 616 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 118 808 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 476 395 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 430 473 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 526 562 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 264 292 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 159 132 $100,000 or more .................... 184 148 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 143 433 158 693 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 433 56 494 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 3 157 2 809 $1,000.. 44 160 60 993 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 988 21 713 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 663 1 545 Other ............................... 1 494 1 265 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 785 1 693 200 days or more ................... 871 871 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 486 532 number.. 123 114 132 022 Beef cows ..................farms.. 375 381 number.. 62 249 60 504 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 40 number.. 1 973 1 909 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 378 417 number.. 54 113 49 267 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 91 103 number.. 3 132 3 327 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 72 number.. 4 266 4 265 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 25 number.. 3 671 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 83 82 number.. (D) 91 678 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 20 65 acres.. 19 737 28 079 tons.. 1 726 881 2 541 215 Pineapples harvested..........farms.. 10 4 acres.. 10 6 tons.. 150 56 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 174 221 acres.. 1 311 1 544 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 892 1 625 acres.. 28 016 28 094 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .