1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MAUI COUNTY, HAWAII Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 850 722 Land in farms ..................acres.. 355 786 359 310 Average size of farm .......acres.. 419 498 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 118 184 873 008 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 671 1 754 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 143 81 608 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 505 365 10 to 49 acres ...................... 232 223 50 to 179 acres ..................... 60 79 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 733 573 acres.. (D) 89 439 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 666 496 acres.. 39 031 42 952 Irrigated land .................farms.. 541 410 acres.. 61 549 67 198 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 164 767 153 313 Average per farm .........dollars.. 193 844 212 345 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 153 285 140 722 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 483 12 591 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 307 242 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 126 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 100 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 57 $100,000 or more .................... 95 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 138 595 129 732 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 053 179 933 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 850 722 $1,000.. 26 173 23 574 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 791 32 651 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 456 398 Other ............................... 394 324 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 482 408 200 days or more ................... 263 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 186 198 number.. 39 219 35 823 Beef cows ..................farms.. 141 151 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 148 163 number.. 15 790 16 102 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 83 number.. 6 631 9 048 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 67 number.. 9 733 14 619 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 7 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 45 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) (D) tons.. (D) (D) Pineapples harvested..........farms.. 5 8 acres.. 8 997 (D) tons.. (D) (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 165 186 acres.. 2 822 2 622 Land in orchards..............farms.. 270 160 acres.. 3 056 2 391 @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. .