1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KAUAI COUNTY, HAWAII Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 437 400 Land in farms ..................acres.. 214 452 224 153 Average size of farm .......acres.. 491 560 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 730 246 709 213 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 488 1 266 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 908 70 317 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 249 181 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 139 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 11 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 345 294 acres.. (D) 50 146 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 309 235 acres.. 23 758 21 890 Irrigated land .................farms.. 258 190 acres.. 32 580 32 486 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 166 67 847 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 509 169 619 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 454 62 099 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 713 5 748 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 156 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 10 $100,000 or more .................... 23 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 729 63 046 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 238 157 614 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 437 400 $1,000.. - 5 562 4 802 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 12 729 12 005 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 220 213 Other ............................... 217 187 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 229 200 days or more ................... 151 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 140 176 number.. 12 464 13 856 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 133 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 118 150 number.. 3 651 5 149 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 35 number.. 2 066 4 288 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 26 number.. 6 506 7 517 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 6 6 acres.. 14 911 18 522 tons.. 1 110 542 1 915 877 Pineapples harvested..........farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) 3 tons.. 85 70 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 55 53 acres.. 99 103 Land in orchards..............farms.. 140 110 acres.. 6 482 1 768 @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. .