1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 892 938 Land in farms ..................acres.. 91 998 130 771 Average size of farm .......acres.. 103 139 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 144 965 440 397 Average per acre .........dollars.. 11 101 3 159 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 619 39 523 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 696 707 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 28 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 764 742 acres.. 43 587 49 887 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 745 716 acres.. 20 692 24 779 Irrigated land .................farms.. 579 583 acres.. 27 196 36 301 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 150 527 168 824 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 752 179 983 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 98 312 100 356 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 52 215 68 468 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 196 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 165 181 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 122 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 88 $100,000 or more .................... 137 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 130 070 144 289 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 818 153 826 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 892 938 $1,000.. 20 457 24 535 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 934 26 157 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 587 660 Other ............................... 305 278 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 355 398 200 days or more ................... 202 246 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 62 97 number.. 16 433 29 344 Beef cows ..................farms.. 42 59 number.. 2 354 2 416 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 19 number.. 7 511 8 599 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 55 77 number.. 9 234 30 797 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 151 number.. 16 741 30 901 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 142 number.. 27 326 42 618 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 37 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 8 number.. 1 124 189 1 957 754 Selected crops harvested: Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) tons.. (D) (D) Pineapples harvested..........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) tons.. (D) (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 208 250 acres.. 897 1 318 Land in orchards..............farms.. 235 233 acres.. 1 036 1 311 @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. .