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AC92-A-54

Volume 1

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES

Part 54

Virgin Islands of

the United States

Area Data

Census of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Commerce

Economics and Statistics Administration

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
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This report was prepared under the direction of the Agriculture and Financial Statistics Division.

Many divisions contributed to the preparation: Economic Statistical Methods and Programming,

Data Preparation, Administrative and Publications Services, Geography, Computer Services,

Systems Support, and Economic Planning and Coordination.

Representatives of the Government of the Virgin Islands provided valuable advice in establishing data content and determining publication format.

Data collection was carried out under the direction of Eric Dawson, Commissioner of Economic

Development and Agriculture of the Virgin Islands, under a special agreement with the Census

Bureau. The data collection activity was conducted by census enumerators under the supervision

of Dr. Richard Moore, Project Leader.

Special tribute is paid to the many farm operators who furnished the information requested. Only

through their cooperation was it possible to collect and publish the data in this report.

If you have any questions concerning the statistics in this report, call:

301-763-8555 Division Chief

800-523-3215 General Information

301-763-8509 Outlying Areas Statistics Branch

Acknowledgments
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AC92-A-54

Volume 1

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES

Part 54

Virgin Islands of

the United States

Area Data

Census of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Commerce

Ronald H. Brown, Secretary

David J. Barram, Deputy Secretary

Economics and Statistics Administration

Everett M. Ehrlich, Under Secretary

for Economic Affairs

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Martha Farnsworth Riche, Director

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AGRICULTURE AND FINANCIAL STATISTICS

DIVISION

Ewen M. Wilson, Chief

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Martha Farnsworth Riche, Director

Harry A. Scarr, Deputy Director

Paula J. Schneider, Principal Associate

Director for Programs

Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Acting Associate

Director for Economic Programs

Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Assistant Director

for Economic Programs

ECONOMIC PLANNING AND COORDINATION

DIVISION

John P. Govoni, Chief

Economics and Statistics

Administration

Everett M. Ehrlich, Under Secretary

for Economic Affairs

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Contents

Page

Introduction...................................................................... V

Islands Map ..................................................................... 1

TABLES

Island Data

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1992 and 1987 2 .........................

2. Farms and Land in Farms by Size of Farm: 1992 and 1987 2 .....................

3. Land in Farms, Cropland, and Cropland Harvested by Tenure of Operators: 1992

and 1987 .................................................................. 2

4. Characteristics of Operators: 1992 and 1987 3 ..................................

5. Farm Characteristics: 1992 and 1987 3 .........................................

6. Farms and Sales by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1992 and 1987 4 ..

7. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1992 and 1987 5 ..........................

8. Field and Forage Crops: 1992 and 1987 5 ......................................

9. Vegetable Crops: 1992 and 1987 6 ............................................

10. Fruits, Nuts, and Horticultural Specialties: 1992 and 1987 7 .......................

11. Inventory of Livestock and Poultry: 1992 and 1987 8 .............................

12. Sales of Livestock, Poultry, and Their Products: 1992 and 1987 9 .................

13. Fish and Other Aquaculture Products: 1992 10 ...................................

14. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1992 and 1987 10 .....................

15. Selected Equipment by Tenure of Operator: 1992 and 1987 10 ....................

16. Selected Farm Production Expenses by Tenure of Operator: 1992 and 1987 11 .....

17. Off-Farm Work by Tenure of Operator: 1992 and 1987 11 .........................

Summary Data

18. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1992 12 .......................................

19. Summary by Age of Operator: 1992 15 ..........................................

20. Summary by Size of Farm: 1992 18 .............................................

21. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1992 21 ..................

APPENDIXES

A. General Explanation A–1 .........................................................

B. Report Form................................................................ B–1

Index ................................................................ Indexnn1

Publication Program Inside back cover ...................................................

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Introduction

HISTORY

The 1992 census is the 12th census of agriculture of the

Virgin Islands. The first, taken in 1917, was a special

census authorized by the Secretary of Commerce. The

next agriculture census was taken in 1930 in conjunction

with the decennial census, a practice that continued every

10 years through 1960. The 1964 Census of Agriculture

was the first quinquennial (5-year) census to be taken in

the Virgin Islands. For the quinquennial census of 1969,

the data were collected in 1970 in conjunction with the

1970 Censuses of Population and Housing. The 1974

census was taken independently of any other censuses. In

1976, Congress authorized the census of agriculture to be

taken for 1978 and 1982 to adjust the data reference year

to coincide with the 1982 Economic Censuses covering

manufacturing, mining, construction, retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, and selected transportation

activities. After 1982, the agriculture census reverted to a

5-year cycle to be taken covering years ending in 2 and 7.

USES OF THE CENSUS

The census of agriculture is the recognized source of

statistics about the Virgin Island’s agriculture production

and the only source of consistent, comparable data at the

island level. Census statistics are used to measure agricultural production and to identify trends in an ever changing agricultural sector. Many local programs use census

data as a benchmark for designing and evaluating surveys.

Private industry uses census statistics to provide a more

effective production and distribution system for the agricultural community.

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED

The 1992 Census of Agriculture was taken in accordance with the provisions of Title 13, United States Code,

reaffirmed by section 818 of the Agriculture and Consumer

Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-86). Sections 142(a)

and 191 provide for a census of agriculture every 5 years

in each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam,

the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern

Mariana Islands. The census data for the Virgin Islands

may be collected by the Governor or a representative from

his/ her staff to act as census supervisor, in accordance

with a Memorandum of Agreement approved by the Director of the Bureau of the Census and the Commissioner of

the Department of Economic Development and Agriculture

of the Virgin Islands.

FARM DEFINITION

The data presented in this report relate to places

qualifying as farms for census purposes. For the 1992

Census of Agriculture in the Virgin Islands, a farm was

defined as any place from which $100 or more of agricultural products were sold or normally would have been sold

during the census year. This is the same definition used for

the 1987 Census of Agriculture.

COMPARABILITY OF DATA

In general, data from the 1992 census are comparable

with those of previous censuses.

TABULAR PRESENTATION

Tables 1 through 17 show detailed data for Saint Croix,

Saint John and Saint Thomas, and for the Virgin Islands as

a whole. Tables 18 through 21 provide 1992 Virgin Islands

data cross tabulated by tenure of operator, age of operator, size of farm, and value of agricultural products sold.

SPECIAL TABULATIONS

Custom designed tabulations can be developed to

individual user specifications on a programming cost reimbursable basis. Inquiries about special tabulations should

be directed to the Chief, Agriculture and Financial Statistics Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC

20233.

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES

In keeping with the provisions of Title 13, United States

Code, no data are published that would disclose the

operations of an individual farm. However, the number of

farms in a given size category or other classification is not

considered a disclosure, so this information may be given

even though other information is withheld.

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DOLLAR VALUES

All dollar values presented in this report are expressed

in current dollars, i.e., 1992 data are expressed in 1992

dollars, and 1987 data in 1987 dollars. The dollar values

have not been adjusted for changes in price levels between

census years.

INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES

DATA

Inventories of livestock, poultry, and machinery and

equipment are the number on hand at the time of enumeration. Crop production, crop and livestock sales, and expense

data are for the 12-month period between July 1, 1992,

and June 30, 1993.

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS

The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables:

– Represents zero.

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual

farms.

(NA) Not available.

(X) Not applicable.

(Z) Less than half of the unit shown.

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Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1992 and 1987

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Farms

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas

1992 1987 1992 1987 1992 1987

Farms number -------------------------------------------- -- 202 267 138 168 64 99

Land in farms1 -------------------------------------- acres-- 13 666 17 785 12 731 16 132 934 1 654

Average size of farm acres ---------------------------- -- 67.7 66.6 92.3 96.0 14.6 16.7

Cropland farms ------------------------------------------- -- 138 206 90 127 48 79

acres1-- 861 1 899 741 1 619 120 280

Harvested farms ---------------------------------------- -- 134 200 88 122 46 78

acres-- 687 608 577 453 110 156

Other farms -------------------------------------------- -- 33 49 27 36 6 13

acres-- 174 1 291 164 1 167 10 125

Pasture or grazing land farms ------------------------------ -- 97 154 75 106 22 48

acres-- 10 703 13 390 10 002 12 289 700 1 101

Woodland farms ------------------------------------------ -- 14 49 8 20 6 29

acres-- (D) 1 836 (D) 1 654 (D) 182

Other land farms ------------------------------------------ -- 134 192 104 127 30 65

acres-- (D) 660 (D) 570 (D) 90

1Detail may not add to total because of rounding.

Table 2. Farms and Land in Farms by Size of Farm: 1992 and 1987

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Farms

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas

1992 1987 1992 1987 1992 1987

Farms number -------------------------------------------- -- 202 267 138 168 64 99

acres1-- 13 666 17 785 12 731 16 132 934 1 654

Farms by size:

Less than 3 acres number ------------------------------- -- 71 80 37 45 34 35

acres-- 96 112 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3 to 9 acres number ------------------------------------ -- 60 81 42 45 18 36

acres-- 312 457 221 253 91 204

10 to 19 acres number ---------------------------------- -- 28 32 21 18 7 14

acres-- 348 408 259 232 90 176

20 to 49 acres number ---------------------------------- -- 14 37 11 28 3 9

acres-- 368 1 115 288 881 80 234

50 to 99 acres number ---------------------------------- -- 11 16 10 13 1 3

acres-- 779 1 198 (D) 964 (D) 234

100 to 174 acres number -------------------------------- -- 5656– –

acres-- 681 740 681 740 – –

175 to 259 acres number -------------------------------- -- 3433– 1

acres-- 633 865 633 (D) – (D)

260 to 499 acres number -------------------------------- -- 6565– –

acres-- 2 242 1 811 2 242 1 811 – –

500 to 999 acres number -------------------------------- -- 23121 1

acres-- (D) 2 036 (D) (D) (D) (D)

1,000 acres or more number ----------------------------- -- 2323– –

acres-- (D) 9 045 (D) 9 045 – –

1Detail may not add to total because of rounding.

Table 3. Land in Farms, Cropland, and Cropland Harvested by Tenure of Operators: 1992

and 1987

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Farms

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas

1992 1987 1992 1987 1992 1987

Farms number -------------------------------------------- -- 202 267 138 168 64 99

Land in farms1 -------------------------------------- acres-- 13 666 17 785 12 731 16 132 934 1 654

Total cropland farms ------------------------------------ -- 138 206 90 127 48 79

acres1-- 861 1 899 741 1 619 120 280

Harvested cropland farms -------------------------------- -- 134 200 88 122 46 78

acres-- 687 608 577 453 110 156

Full owners farms --------------------------------------- -- 123 208 79 130 44 78

acres-- 3 427 6 769 2 651 (D) 776 (D)

Total cropland farms ---------------------------------- -- 85 156 54 98 31 63 acres-- 332 838 270 695 62 143 Harvested cropland farms ------------------------------ -- 81 159 52 97 29 62 acres-- 232 389 175 (D) 57 (D)

Part owners farms -------------------------------------- -- 48 36 32 25 16 11 acres-- 9 134 9 962 8 987 9 806 148 157 Total cropland farms ---------------------------------- -- 35 27 21 20 14 7 acres-- 331 623 280 597 51 26 Harvested cropland farms ------------------------------ -- 35 25 21 18 14 7 acres-- 307 195 260 173 47 23

Tenants farms ------------------------------------------ -- 31 23 27 13 4 10 acres-- 1 104 1 054 1 093 (D) 11 (D)

Total cropland farms ---------------------------------- -- 18 18 15 9 3 9 acres-- 198 438 191 327 7 111 Harvested cropland farms ------------------------------ -- 18 16 15 7 3 9

acres-- 149 24 143 (D) 6 (D)

1Detail may not add to total because of rounding.

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Table 4. Characteristics of Operators: 1992 and 1987

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Farms

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas

1992 1987 1992 1987 1992 1987

Operators by place of residence:

On farm operated ---------------------------------------- 135 189 87 114 48 75

Not on farm operated------------------------------------- 67 78 51 54 16 24

Operators by years on present farm:

Less than 2 years ---------------------------------------- 18 25 15 19 3 6

2 to 4 years --------------------------------------------- 28 27 16 19 12 8

5 to 9 years --------------------------------------------- 46 50 34 31 12 19

10 years or more----------------------------------------- 110 165 73 99 37 66

Operators by age group:

Under 25 years ------------------------------------------ – 1–1– –

25 to 34 years ------------------------------------------- 14 19 9 9 5 10

35 to 44 years ------------------------------------------- 26 34 18 20 8 14

45 to 54 years ------------------------------------------- 47 63 31 35 16 28

55 to 64 years ------------------------------------------- 46 65 31 37 15 28

65 years and over---------------------------------------- 69 85 49 66 20 19

Average age------------------------------------------- 57 57 57 58 56 53

Operators by main occupation:

Agricultural ---------------------------------------------- 100 159 63 106 37 53

Nonagricultural------------------------------------------- 102 108 75 62 27 46

Operators by days worked off farm:

None --------------------------------------------------- 86 94 61 83 25 11

Any----------------------------------------------------- 116 173 77 85 39 88

1 to 49 days------------------------------------------- 13 13 10 3 3 10

50 to 99 days------------------------------------------ 7 876– 2

100 to 149 days --------------------------------------- 7 15 5 6 2 9

150 to 199 days --------------------------------------- 7 18 2 7 5 11

200 days or more -------------------------------------- 82 119 53 63 29 56

Table 5. Farm Characteristics: 1992 and 1987

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Farms

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas

1992 1987 1992 1987 1992 1987

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

Individual -------------------------------------------------- 178 224 120 134 58 90

Partnership ------------------------------------------------ 6 15 4 11 2 4 Corporation------------------------------------------------ 12 16 11 12 1 4 Other ----------------------------------------------------- 6 12 3 11 3 1

FARMS BY TYPE OF LAND OWNERSHIP

Farms number -------------------------------------------- -- 202 267 138 168 64 99 Land in farms acres --------------------------------------- -- 13 666 17 785 12 731 16 132 934 1 654 Owned farms ------------------------------------------- -- 171 237 111 150 60 87 acres-- 5 101 8 764 (D) 7 627 (D) 1 137 Rented from others farms -------------------------------- -- 79 59 59 38 20 21 acres-- 8 600 9 940 8 546 9 627 54 313 Rented to others farms ---------------------------------- -- 7 12 6 8 1 4 acres-- 36 1 210 (D) (D) (D) (D)

LABOR STATUS

Unpaid labor farms ---------------------------------------- -- 171 247 115 154 56 93 workers-- 389 434 304 296 85 138 Less than 25 days farms -------------------------------- -- 10 14 7 9 3 5 workers-- 23 19 15 12 8 7 25 to 149 days farms ----------------------------------- -- 22 43 18 17 4 26 workers-- 30 66 26 30 4 36 150 days or more farms --------------------------------- -- 161 212 107 138 54 74 workers-- 336 349 263 254 73 95

Hired farm labor farms ------------------------------------ -- 89 106 66 62 23 44 workers-- 202 226 167 158 35 68 Less than 25 days farms -------------------------------- -- 23 21 15 15 8 6 workers-- 48 28 37 20 11 8 25 to 149 days farms ----------------------------------- -- 30 42 26 20 4 22 workers-- 43 62 39 29 4 33

150 days or more farms --------------------------------- -- 48 51 37 33 11 18

workers-- 111 136 91 109 20 27

SELECTED EQUIPMENT

Tractors of all kinds farms --------------------------------- -- 58 44 55 42 3 2

number-- 99 76 95 (D) 4 (D)

Motortrucks farms ----------------------------------------- -- 118 145 98 90 20 55

number-- 144 174 122 113 22 61

Automobiles farms ---------------------------------------- -- 52 136 36 84 16 52

number-- 58 160 39 99 19 61

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Table 6. Farms and Sales by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1992 and 1987

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Farms

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas

1992 1987 1992 1987 1992 1987

Total sales farms -------------------------------- -- 202 267 138 168 64 99

dollars-- 3 351 421 2 685 351 2 270 170 2 083 821 1 081 251 601 530

Average per farm ------------------------------- 16 591 10 057 16 451 12 404 16 895 6 076

By value of sales:

$100 to $499 farms ------------------------------------- -- 35 85 22 64 13 21

dollars-- 9 107 18 885 (D) 14 195 (D) 4 690

$500 to $1,199 farms ----------------------------------- -- 41 53 25 30 16 23

dollars-- 34 482 40 081 21 189 23 764 13 293 16 317

$1,200 to $2,499 farms ---------------------------------- -- 35 40 24 21 11 19

dollars-- 63 343 69 383 42 646 35 994 20 697 33 389

$2,500 to $4,999 farms ---------------------------------- -- 27 33 20 18 7 15

dollars-- 93 636 111 346 68 662 62 534 24 974 48 812

$5,000 to $7,499 farms ---------------------------------- -- 17 13 12 7 5 6

dollars-- 101 233 74 772 72 651 39 878 28 582 34 894

$7,500 to $9,999 farms ---------------------------------- -- 98752 3

dollars-- 77 798 67 699 (D) 39 905 (D) 27 794

$10,000 or more farms ---------------------------------- -- 38 35 28 23 10 12

dollars-- 2 971 822 2 303 185 2 000 625 1 867 551 971 197 435 634

By commodity group or product:

Field and forage crops farms ----------------------------- -- 52 43 34 21 18 22

dollars-- (D) 44 247 17 836 (D) (D) (D)

Sales of $500 or more farms --------------------------- -- 17 9 14 3 3 6

dollars-- 16 123 38 359 13 953 29 020 2 170 9 339

Vegetables farms --------------------------------------- -- 81 76 50 32 31 44

dollars-- 428 648 354 974 314 759 222 713 113 889 132 261

Sales of $500 or more farms --------------------------- -- 58 44 34 15 24 29

dollars-- 422 310 346 698 310 187 218 600 112 123 128 098

Fruits and nuts farms ------------------------------------ -- 106 140 62 76 44 64

dollars-- 141 986 146 817 83 958 65 638 58 028 81 179

Sales of $500 or more farms --------------------------- -- 51 60 25 29 26 31

dollars-- 130 238 132 515 76 787 58 316 53 451 74 199

Horticultural specialties, including ornamental

plants farms ------------------------------------------- -- 33 19 26 14 7 5

dollars-- 1 093 290 241 230 (D) 198 780 (D) 42 450

Sales of $500 or more farms --------------------------- -- 22 12 19 9 3 3

dollars-- 1 090 850 239 950 (D) 197 950 (D) 42 000

Livestock farms ----------------------------------------- -- 99 150 73 96 26 54

dollars-- 843 741 838 554 543 495 640 981 300 246 197 573

Sales of $500 or more farms --------------------------- -- 74 98 56 65 18 33

dollars-- 837 062 826 306 539 088 633 639 297 974 192 667

Milk farms ---------------------------------------------- -- 66551 1

dollars-- 780 428 1 042 698 (D) (D) (D) (D)

Sales of $500 or more farms --------------------------- -- 66551 1

dollars-- 780 428 1 042 698 (D) (D) (D) (D)

Poultry and eggs farms ---------------------------------- -- 16 30 12 20 4 10 dollars-- 32 281 16 831 29 254 14 309 3 027 2 522 Sales of $500 or more farms --------------------------- -- 68571 1 dollars-- 30 347 13 427 (D) 12 452 (D) 975

Fish and aquaculture products farms ---------------------- -- 1 (NA) 1 (NA) – (NA) dollars-- (D) (NA) (D) (NA) – (NA)

Sales of $500 or more farms --------------------------- -- 1 (NA) 1 (NA) – (NA) dollars-- (D) (NA) (D) (NA) – (NA)

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Table 7. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1992 and 1987

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Farms

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas

1992 1987 1992 1987 1992 1987

Machine hire and customwork farms ------------------------ -- 76 94 69 79 7 15

dollars-- 85 601 120 640 66 461 86 590 19 140 34 050

Expenses of $100 or more farms ------------------------- -- 74 87 67 72 7 15

dollars-- 85 496 120 220 66 356 86 170 19 140 34 050

Hired farm labor farms ------------------------------------ -- 89 106 66 62 23 44

dollars-- 1 080 905 896 660 861 073 748 895 219 832 147 765

Expenses of $100 or more farms ------------------------- -- 89 105 66 62 23 43

dollars-- 1 080 905 (D) 861 073 748 895 219 832 (D)

Feed purchased for livestock, poultry, and fish farms --------- -- 94 148 70 90 24 58

dollars-- 564 375 742 512 418 643 549 337 145 732 193 175

Expenses of $100 or more farms ------------------------- -- 89 140 68 86 21 54

dollars-- 564 095 742 018 418 603 549 132 145 492 192 886

Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides farms ---------------- -- 118 115 88 67 30 48

dollars-- 54 200 46 436 43 665 31 076 10 535 15 360

Expenses of $100 or more farms ------------------------- -- 89 71 66 37 23 34

dollars-- 52 841 44 506 42 601 29 701 10 240 14 805

Fertilizers and manure purchased farms --------------------- -- 72 66 53 27 19 39

dollars-- 35 641 34 989 28 136 17 657 7 505 17 332

Expenses of $100 or more farms ------------------------- -- 48 46 35 17 13 29

dollars-- 34 606 34 057 27 411 17 200 7 195 16 857

Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased farms ----------------- -- 28 43 25 20 3 23

dollars-- 100 498 66 495 99 123 19 960 1 375 46 535

Expenses of $100 or more farms ------------------------- -- 27 40 24 18 3 22

dollars-- 100 448 66 340 99 073 19 855 1 375 46 485

Table 8. Field and Forage Crops: 1992 and 1987

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Farms

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas

1992 1987 1992 1987 1992 1987

Cassava farms ------------------------------------------- -- 28 43 19 20 9 23

acres-- 7 (D) 5 5 2 (D)

pounds harvested-- 7 744 15 264 5 972 4 680 1 772 10 584

Dry beans farms ------------------------------------------ -- 19 15 11 6 8 9

acres-- 65432 3

pounds harvested-- 3 676 2 527 2 169 889 1 507 1 638

Dry corn farms ------------------------------------------- -- 22 12 17 8 5 4

acres-- 10 3 9 3 1 1

pounds harvested-- 7 389 2 238 6 639 1 870 750 368

Hay (cut or grazed) farms ---------------------------------- -- 3 (NA) 3 (NA) – (NA)

acres-- 350 (NA) 350 (NA) – (NA)

pounds harvested-- 1 380 000 (NA) 1 380 000 (NA) – (NA)

Sorghum (cut or grazed) farms ----------------------------- -- 13–31 –

acres-- (D) (D) – (D) (D) –

pounds harvested-- (D) (D) – (D) (D) –

Sugarcane (cut or grazed) farms ---------------------------- -- 23 12 12 3 11 9

acres-- 95326 3

pounds harvested-- 4 706 (NA) 1 315 (NA) 3 391 (NA)

Sweetpotatoes farms -------------------------------------- -- 27 36 19 18 8 18

acres-- 68541 4

pounds harvested-- 5 779 7 918 4 919 3 780 860 4 138

Taniers farms --------------------------------------------- -- 10 17 5 6 5 11 acres-- 22211 1 pounds harvested-- 1 740 1 610 1 359 912 381 698

Yams farms ---------------------------------------------- -- 16 17 12 10 4 7 acres-- 43321 1 pounds harvested-- 4 693 3 582 4 037 2 372 656 1 210

Other field crops farms ------------------------------------ -- 9796– 1 acres-- 2 181 2 (D) – (D)

pounds harvested-- 4 327 683 116 4 327 (D) – (D)

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Table 9. Vegetable Crops: 1992 and 1987

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Farms

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas

1992 1987 1992 1987 1992 1987

Cabbage farms ------------------------------------------- -- 25 13 14 6 11 7

acres-- 43311 2

pounds harvested-- 5 108 (NA) 3 523 (NA) 1 585 (NA)

Carrots farms --------------------------------------------- -- 17 15 6 5 11 10

acres-- 32211 1

pounds harvested-- 2 445 (NA) 630 (NA) 1 815 (NA)

Celery farms --------------------------------------------- -- 23 20 13 7 10 13

acres-- 33221 1

pounds harvested-- 2 950 (NA) 1 340 (NA) 1 610 (NA)

Cucumbers farms ----------------------------------------- -- 41 14 32 6 9 8

acres-- 30 6 29 5 1 1

pounds harvested-- 63 030 (NA) 60 445 (NA) 2 585 (NA)

Eggplant farms ------------------------------------------- -- 43 33 27 14 16 19

acres-- 14 6 10 3 4 2

pounds harvested-- 13 693 (NA) 7 426 (NA) 6 267 (NA)

Green beans farms --------------------------------------- -- 23 10 17 5 6 5

acres-- 51411 1

pounds harvested-- 5 968 (NA) 4 868 (NA) 1 100 (NA)

Lettuce farms -------------------------------------------- -- 14 13 8 6 6 7

acres-- 28231 5

pounds harvested-- 4 025 (NA) 3 670 (NA) 355 (NA)

Okra farms ----------------------------------------------- -- 50 36 33 15 17 21

acres-- 15 11 12 (D) 3 (D)

pounds harvested-- 11 745 (NA) 7 625 (NA) 4 120 (NA)

Onions farms --------------------------------------------- -- 13 25 – 1 13 24

acres-- 2 3 – (D) 2 (D)

pounds harvested-- 3 160 (NA) – (NA) 3 160 (NA)

Peppers farms -------------------------------------------- -- 63 38 38 6 25 32

acres-- 11 8 8 3 3 5

pounds harvested-- 14 691 (NA) 9 800 (NA) 4 891 (NA)

Spinach farms -------------------------------------------- -- 20 15 7 1 13 14

acres-- 2 3 1 (D) 1 (D)

pounds harvested-- 2 787 (NA) 1 021 (NA) 1 766 (NA)

Squash farms -------------------------------------------- -- 28 20 12 6 16 14

acres-- 78573 2

pounds harvested-- 11 084 (NA) 5 664 (NA) 5 420 (NA)

Tomatoes farms ------------------------------------------ -- 37 24 21 9 16 15

acres-- 37 16 35 12 2 5 pounds harvested-- 99 006 (NA) 95 506 (NA) 3 500 (NA)

Other vegetables farms ------------------------------------ -- 28 20 15 13 13 7 acres-- 12 4 3 3 9 1 pounds harvested-- 21 834 (NA) 7 952 (NA) 13 882 (NA)

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Table 10. Fruits, Nuts, and Horticultural Specialties: 1992 and 1987

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Farms

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas

1992 1987 1992 1987 1992 1987

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit trees and

plants farms --------------------------------------------- -- 97 181 57 106 40 75

acres-- 292 347 169 217 123 130

Avocados farms ------------------------------------------ -- 66 137 36 75 30 62

trees not of bearing age-- 400 807 264 338 136 469

trees of bearing age-- 856 1 449 640 1 002 216 447

number harvested-- 31 085 41 206 22 754 18 995 8 331 22 211

Bananas farms ------------------------------------------- -- 77 120 39 60 38 60

hills with trees not of bearing age-- 5 660 6 348 1 719 3 084 3 941 3 264

hills with trees of bearing age-- 6 499 6 708 4 224 3 770 2 275 2 938

bunches harvested-- 5 188 5 881 3 145 3 251 2 043 2 630

Breadfruits farms ----------------------------------------- -- 44 (NA) 23 (NA) 21 (NA)

trees not of bearing age-- 148 (NA) 71 (NA) 77 (NA)

trees of bearing age-- 201 (NA) 64 (NA) 137 (NA)

pounds harvested-- 5 535 (NA) 935 (NA) 4 600 (NA)

Coconuts farms ------------------------------------------- -- 54 123 26 69 28 54

trees not of bearing age-- 425 3 193 209 2 500 216 693

trees of bearing age-- 987 2 011 355 1 315 632 696

number harvested-- 18 603 19 977 6 566 6 186 12 037 13 791

Grapefruits farms ----------------------------------------- -- 22 49 17 36 5 13

trees not of bearing age-- 60 250 30 198 30 52

trees of bearing age-- 350 166 (D) 122 (D) 44

pounds harvested-- 7 964 3 419 (D) 2 859 (D) 560

Limes and lemons farms ----------------------------------- -- 58 116 34 68 24 48

trees not of bearing age-- 314 387 155 184 159 203

trees of bearing age-- 650 905 485 408 165 497

pounds harvested-- 14 243 11 359 12 279 7 420 1 964 3 939

Mangoes farms ------------------------------------------- -- 82 146 42 84 40 62

trees not of bearing age-- 804 971 578 541 226 430

trees of bearing age-- 3 503 2 881 2 770 2 266 733 615

number harvested-- 183 950 171 104 125 808 90 626 58 142 80 478

Oranges farms -------------------------------------------- -- 33 57 20 43 13 14

trees not of bearing age-- 309 516 97 469 212 47

trees of bearing age-- 459 488 417 446 42 42

pounds harvested-- 11 095 7 331 10 755 6 631 340 700

Papayas farms -------------------------------------------- -- 49 76 18 35 31 41

trees not of bearing age-- 238 350 82 156 156 194

trees of bearing age-- 678 937 115 391 563 546

pounds harvested-- 11 825 9 588 2 035 5 170 9 790 4 418

Pineapples farms ----------------------------------------- -- 24 31 5 10 19 21

plants not of bearing age-- 1 136 556 82 47 1 054 509 plants of bearing age-- 915 774 (D) 30 (D) 744

pounds harvested-- 1 437 (NA) (D) (NA) (D) (NA)

Plantains farms ------------------------------------------- -- 22 26 12 20 10 6 hills with trees not of bearing age-- 512 148 96 106 416 42 hills with trees of bearing age-- 107 97 45 76 62 21 bunches harvested-- 96 111 34 111 62 –

Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops farms ---------------------- -- 46 83 23 54 23 29 trees not of bearing age-- 630 287 205 165 425 122 trees of bearing age-- 1 955 2 078 1 140 1 106 815 972 number harvested-- 24 151 26 974 15 115 11 983 9 036 14 991

Horticultural specialties, including ornamental

plants farms --------------------------------------------- -- 33 19 26 14 7 5 sq ft under cover-- 56 507 54 650 (D) 52 250 (D) 2 400 acres in the open-- 38 12 32 10 6 3

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Table 11. Inventory of Livestock and Poultry: 1992 and 1987

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Farms

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas

1992 1987 1992 1987 1992 1987

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK

PRODUCTS

Cattle and calves farms ----------------------------------- -- 62 95 48 62 14 33

number-- 3 566 5 078 3 412 4 740 154 338

Cows farms -------------------------------------------- -- 57 77 45 57 12 20

number-- 1 736 2 499 1 637 2 350 99 149

Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older farms --------- -- 39 65 31 43 8 22

number-- 769 1 130 744 1 046 25 84

Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves 1 year

old or older farms -------------------------------------- -- 47 66 39 47 8 19

number-- 471 488 460 448 11 40

Calves under 1 year old farms --------------------------- -- 50 57 43 38 7 19

number-- 590 961 571 896 19 65

Horses and colts, including ponies farms -------------------- -- 19 28 17 25 2 3

number-- 93 224 (D) 213 (D) 11

Sheep and lambs farms ----------------------------------- -- 39 54 33 31 6 23

number-- 2 916 3 134 2 604 2 477 312 657

Goats and kids farms ------------------------------------- -- 56 93 40 57 16 36

number-- 1 911 3 315 1 453 2 322 458 993

Hogs and pigs farms -------------------------------------- -- 33 62 25 33 8 29

number-- 1 311 2 536 981 1 020 330 1 516

Under 8 months old farms ------------------------------- -- 32 56 25 31 7 25

number-- 774 1 378 549 595 225 783

8 months old or older farms ------------------------------ -- 30 58 23 30 7 28

number-- 537 1 158 432 425 105 733

POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS

Chickens farms ------------------------------------------- -- 39 65 29 40 10 25

number-- 9 087 5 326 6 999 3 762 2 088 1 564

5 months old or older farms ------------------------------ -- 34 49 24 25 10 24 number-- 6 141 2 690 4 334 1 600 1 807 1 090

Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms -------------- -- 13 21 11 16 2 5 number-- 445 727 (D) 464 (D) 263

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Table 12. Sales of Livestock, Poultry, and Their Products: 1992 and 1987

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Farms

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas

1992 1987 1992 1987 1992 1987

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK

PRODUCTS

Cattle and calves farms ----------------------------------- -- 51 70 40 51 11 19

number-- 878 1 555 790 1 361 88 194

Cows farms -------------------------------------------- -- 29 40 22 31 7 9

number-- 319 451 287 397 32 54

Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older farms --------- -- 12 19 10 12 2 7

number-- 177 312 (D) 275 (D) 37

Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves 1 year

old or older farms -------------------------------------- -- 27 34 22 24 5 10

number-- 286 479 269 429 17 50

Calves under 1 year old farms --------------------------- -- 14 15 11 11 3 4

number-- 96 313 (D) 260 (D) 53

Milk farms ------------------------------------------------ -- 66551 1

quarts-- 1 417 245 2 097 423 (D) (D) (D) (D)

Other livestock farms -------------------------------------- -- 69 106 48 58 21 48

Horses and colts, including ponies farms ------------------ -- 23111 2

number-- (D) 7 (D) (D) (D) (D)

Sheep and lambs farms --------------------------------- -- 24 28 18 13 6 15

number-- 645 910 559 645 86 265

Goats and kids farms ----------------------------------- -- 36 64 22 38 14 26

number-- 278 928 165 608 113 320

Hogs and pigs farms ------------------------------------ -- 27 44 19 20 8 24

number-- 3 210 1 424 (D) 479 (D) 945

Under 8 months old farms ----------------------------- -- 17 27 11 13 6 14

number-- 2 931 645 (D) 399 (D) 246

8 months old or older farms ---------------------------- -- 21 32 14 13 7 19

number-- 279 779 231 80 48 699

POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS

Chickens farms ------------------------------------------- -- 12 14 8 9 4 5 number-- 4 217 1 666 3 442 1 455 775 211

Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms -------------- -- 1514– 1 number-- (D) 345 (D) (D) – (D)

Chicken eggs farms --------------------------------------- -- 11 22 8 14 3 8 dozens-- 18 733 11 279 (D) 10 169 (D) 1 110

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Table 13. Fish and Other Aquaculture Products: 1992

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Item

1992

Virgin Islands Saint Crox Saint John and Saint Thomas

Fish and aquaculture products farms ------------------ -- 11 –

ponds-- (D) (D) –

acres-- (D) (D) –

pounds sold-- (D) (D) –

value of sales-- (D) (D) –

Table 14. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1992 and 1987

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Farms

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas

1992 1987 1992 1987 1992 1987

Field and forage crops farms ------------------------------- -- 52 43 34 21 18 22 dollars-- (D) 44 247 17 836 31 702 (D) 12 545

Vegetables farms ----------------------------------------- -- 81 76 50 32 31 44 dollars-- 428 648 354 974 314 759 222 713 113 889 132 261

Fruits and nuts farms -------------------------------------- -- 106 140 62 76 44 64 dollars-- 141 986 146 817 83 958 65 638 58 028 81 179

Horticultural specialties, including ornamental

plants farms --------------------------------------------- -- 33 19 26 14 7 5 dollars-- 1 093 290 241 230 (D) 198 780 (D) 42 450

Cattle and calves farms ----------------------------------- -- 51 70 40 51 11 19 dollars-- 500 792 613 392 476 808 538 959 23 984 74 433

Hogs and pigs farms -------------------------------------- -- 27 44 19 20 8 24 dollars-- 290 556 125 226 (D) 35 270 (D) 89 956

Other livestock and livestock products farms ----------------- -- 54 80 35 46 19 34 dollars-- 52 393 99 936 (D) 66 752 (D) 33 184

Poultrymincludes chickens, roosters, pullets,

ducks, pigeons, etc. farms -------------------------------- -- 12 16 8 10 4 6 dollars-- 9 047 3 289 (D) (D) (D) (D)

Chicken eggs farms --------------------------------------- -- 11 22 8 14 3 8 dollars-- 23 234 13 542 (D) 12 132 (D) 1 410

Milk farms ------------------------------------------------ -- 66551 1

dollars-- 780 428 1 042 698 (D) (D) (D) (D)

Fish and aquaculture products farms ------------------------ -- 1 (NA) 1 (NA) – (NA)

dollars-- (D) (NA) (D) (NA) – (NA)

Table 15. Selected Equipment by Tenure of Operator: 1992 and 1987

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Farms

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas

1992 1987 1992 1987 1992 1987

Tractors of all kinds farms --------------------------------- -- 58 44 55 42 3 2

number-- 99 76 95 (D) 4 (D)

Full owners farms --------------------------------------- -- 30 31 27 30 3 1

number-- 49 47 45 (D) 4 (D)

Part owners farms -------------------------------------- -- 17 11 17 10 – 1

number-- 31 (D) 31 24 – (D)

Tenants farms ------------------------------------------ -- 11 2 11 2 – –

number-- 19 (D) 19 (D) – –

Motortrucks farms ----------------------------------------- -- 118 145 98 90 20 55

number-- 144 174 122 113 22 61

Full owners farms --------------------------------------- -- 67 108 54 65 13 43

number-- 76 124 61 (D) 15 (D)

Part owners farms -------------------------------------- -- 32 23 25 16 7 7

number-- 46 34 39 26 7 8

Tenants farms ------------------------------------------ -- 19 14 19 9 – 5

number-- 22 16 22 (D) – (D)

Automobiles farms ---------------------------------------- -- 52 136 36 84 16 52

number-- 58 160 39 99 19 61

Full owners farms --------------------------------------- -- 35 102 24 61 11 41

number-- 39 123 25 (D) 14 (D)

Part owners farms -------------------------------------- -- 14 27 10 19 4 8

number-- 16 30 (D) 21 (D) 9

Tenants farms ------------------------------------------ -- 37241 3

number-- 3 7 (D) (D) (D) (D)

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Table 16. Selected Farm Production Expenses by Tenure of Operator: 1992 and 1987

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Farms

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas

1992 1987 1992 1987 1992 1987

Machine hire and customwork farms ------------------------ -- 76 94 69 79 7 15

dollars-- 85 601 120 640 66 461 86 590 19 140 34 050

Full owners farms --------------------------------------- -- 38 65 34 56 4 9

dollars-- 33 041 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Part owners farms -------------------------------------- -- 22 18 19 16 3 2

dollars-- 33 405 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Tenants farms ------------------------------------------ -- 16 11 16 7 – 4

dollars-- 19 155 18 442 19 155 11 642 – 6 800

Hired farm labor farms ------------------------------------ -- 89 106 66 62 23 44 dollars-- 1 080 905 896 660 861 073 748 895 219 832 147 765 Full owners farms --------------------------------------- -- 53 71 36 40 17 31 dollars-- 366 076 432 061 303 244 (D) 62 832 (D) Part owners farms -------------------------------------- -- 25 25 19 18 6 7 dollars-- 473 909 304 096 316 909 262 496 157 000 41 600 Tenants farms ------------------------------------------ -- 11 10 11 4 – 6 dollars-- 240 920 104 460 240 920 (D) – (D)

Feed purchased for livestock, poultry, and fish farms --------- -- 94 148 70 90 24 58

dollars-- 564 375 742 512 418 643 549 337 145 732 193 175

Full owners farms --------------------------------------- -- 55 102 38 61 17 41

dollars-- 109 983 138 383 63 501 (D) 46 482 (D)

Part owners farms -------------------------------------- -- 25 30 19 22 6 8

dollars-- 346 492 365 939 (D) 257 389 (D) 108 550

Tenants farms ------------------------------------------ -- 14 16 13 7 1 9

dollars-- 107 900 222 990 (D) 208 454 (D) 14 536

Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides farms ---------------- -- 118 115 88 67 30 48

dollars-- 54 200 46 436 43 665 31 076 10 535 15 360

Full owners farms --------------------------------------- -- 67 81 45 45 22 36

dollars-- 24 693 20 132 (D) 11 407 (D) 8 725

Part owners farms -------------------------------------- -- 31 21 24 16 7 5

dollars-- 24 307 12 087 21 712 7 587 2 595 4 500

Tenants farms ------------------------------------------ -- 20 13 19 6 1 7

dollars-- 5 200 6 367 (D) 4 232 (D) 2 135

Fertilizers and manure purchased farms --------------------- -- 72 66 53 27 19 39 dollars-- 35 641 34 989 28 136 17 657 7 505 17 332 Full owners farms --------------------------------------- -- 42 52 30 22 12 30 dollars-- 17 820 25 038 (D) 12 073 (D) 12 965 Part owners farms -------------------------------------- -- 22 9 16 4 6 5 dollars-- 16 035 7 640 14 515 (D) 1 520 (D) Tenants farms ------------------------------------------ -- 85711 4 dollars-- 1 786 667 (D) (D) (D) (D)

Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased farms ----------------- -- 28 43 25 20 3 23

dollars-- 100 498 66 495 99 123 19 960 1 375 46 535

Full owners farms --------------------------------------- -- 14 27 11 12 3 15

dollars-- 21 875 33 520 20 500 (D) 1 375 (D)

Part owners farms -------------------------------------- -- 7775– 2

dollars-- (D) 5 125 (D) (D) – (D)

Tenants farms ------------------------------------------ -- 7973– 6

dollars-- (D) 22 825 (D) 3 425 – 19 400

Table 17. Off-Farm Work by Tenure of Operator: 1992 and 1987

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Farms

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas

1992 1987 1992 1987 1992 1987

Operators by days worked off farm: None --------------------------------------------------- 86 94 61 83 25 11

Any----------------------------------------------------- 116 173 77 85 39 88

1 to 49 days------------------------------------------- 13 13 10 3 3 10

50 to 99 days------------------------------------------ 7 876– 2

100 to 149 days --------------------------------------- 7 15 5 6 2 9

150 to 199 days --------------------------------------- 7 18 2 7 5 11

200 days or more -------------------------------------- 82 119 53 63 29 56

Full owners by days worked off farm:

None ------------------------------------------------- 53 76 38 65 15 11

Any--------------------------------------------------- 70 132 41 65 29 67

1 to 49 days----------------------------------------- 7 12 4 3 3 9

50 to 99 days---------------------------------------- 5 856– 2

100 to 149 days ------------------------------------- 2 10 1 4 1 6

150 to 199 days ------------------------------------- 6 16 2 6 4 10 200 days or more ------------------------------------ 50 86 29 46 21 40

Part owners by days worked off farm: None ------------------------------------------------- 22 10 15 10 7 –

Any--------------------------------------------------- 26 26 17 15 9 11

1 to 49 days----------------------------------------- 3 –3–– –

50 to 99 days---------------------------------------- 2 –2–– –

100 to 149 days ------------------------------------- 3 3211 2

150 to 199 days ------------------------------------- 1 –––1 –

200 days or more ------------------------------------ 17 23 10 14 7 9

Tenants by days worked off farm: None ------------------------------------------------- 11 8883 –

Any--------------------------------------------------- 20 15 19 5 1 10

1 to 49 days----------------------------------------- 3 13–– 1

50 to 99 days---------------------------------------- – –––– –

100 to 149 days ------------------------------------- 2 221– 1

150 to 199 days ------------------------------------- – 2–1– 1

200 days or more ------------------------------------ 15 10 14 3 1 7

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Table 18. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1992

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Item Total Full owners Part owners Tenants

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms---------------------------------------------------------------- number-- 202 123 48 31 Percent of farms ----------------------------------------------------------- 100.0 60.9 23.8 15.3 Land in farms acres ----------------------------------------------------------- -- 13 666 3 427 9 134 1 104 Percent distribution --------------------------------------------------------- 100.0 25.1 66.8 8.1 Average size of farm acres ------------------------------------------------ -- 67.7 27.9 190.3 35.6

LAND USE

Cropland harvested farms ------------------------------------------------------ -- 134 81 35 18

acres-- 687 232 307 149

Other cropland farms ---------------------------------------------------------- -- 33 16 10 7

acres-- 174 100 24 50

Pasture or grazing land farms -------------------------------------------------- -- 97 58 23 16

acres-- 10 703 2 880 6 975 848

Woodland farms -------------------------------------------------------------- -- 14 9 5 – acres-- (D) 27 (D) –

Other land farms -------------------------------------------------------------- -- 134 88 32 14 acres-- (D) 188 (D) 58

TENURE OF OPERATOR

All operators farms ------------------------------------------------------------ -- 202 123 48 31

acres-- 13 666 3 427 9 134 1 104

Full owners farms ----------------------------------------------------------- -- 123 123 – –

acres-- 3 427 3 427 – –

Part owners farms ---------------------------------------------------------- -- 48 – 48 –

acres-- 9 134 – 9 134 –

Tenants farms -------------------------------------------------------------- -- 31 – – 31

acres-- 1 104 – – 1 104

FARMS BY SIZE

Farms------------------------------------------------------------------------- 202 123 48 31

Less than 3 acres ------------------------------------------------------------ 71 50 14 7

3 to 9 acres ----------------------------------------------------------------- 60 37 14 9

10 to 19 acres --------------------------------------------------------------- 28 14 6 8

20 to 49 acres --------------------------------------------------------------- 14 83 3

50 to 99 acres --------------------------------------------------------------- 11 54 2

100 to 174 acres------------------------------------------------------------- 5 23 –

175 to 259 acres------------------------------------------------------------- 3 3– –

260 to 499 acres------------------------------------------------------------- 6 31 2

500 to 999 acres------------------------------------------------------------- 2 11 –

1,000 acres or more---------------------------------------------------------- 2 –2 –

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Operators by place of residence:

On farm operated ------------------------------------------------------------ 135 97 32 6

Not on farm operated--------------------------------------------------------- 67 26 16 25

Operators by years on present farm:

Less than 2 years ------------------------------------------------------------ 67 27 19 21

2 to 4 years ----------------------------------------------------------------- 25 13 8 4

5 to 9 years ----------------------------------------------------------------- 35 26 7 2

10 years or more------------------------------------------------------------- 75 57 14 4

Operators by age group:

Under 25 years -------------------------------------------------------------- – –– –

25 to 34 years --------------------------------------------------------------- 14 55 4

35 to 44 years --------------------------------------------------------------- 26 12 10 4

45 to 54 years --------------------------------------------------------------- 47 26 12 9

55 to 64 years --------------------------------------------------------------- 46 28 11 7

65 years or more------------------------------------------------------------- 69 52 10 7

Average age--------------------------------------------------------------- 57 60 52 54

Operators by main occupation:

Agricultural number --------------------------------------------------------- -- 100 56 29 15 Nonagricultural number ------------------------------------------------------ -- 102 67 19 16

Operators by days worked off farm:

None ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 86 53 22 11

Any------------------------------------------------------------------------- 116 70 26 20

1 to 49 days--------------------------------------------------------------- 13 73 3

50 to 99 days-------------------------------------------------------------- 7 52 –

100 to 149 days ----------------------------------------------------------- 7 23 2

150 to 199 days ----------------------------------------------------------- 7 61 –

200 days or more ---------------------------------------------------------- 82 50 17 15

LABOR STATUS

Unpaid labor farms ------------------------------------------------------------ -- 171 107 39 25 workers-- 389 200 146 43 Less than 25 days farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 10 6 2 2 workers-- 23 10 (D) (D)

25 to 149 days farms ------------------------------------------------------- -- 22 12 4 6 workers-- 30 13 (D) (D)

150 days or more farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 161 102 36 23

workers-- 336 177 129 30

Hired farm labor farms -------------------------------------------------------- -- 89 53 25 11

workers-- 202 94 69 39

Less than 25 days farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 23 13 8 2

workers-- 48 20 (D) (D)

25 to 149 days farms ------------------------------------------------------- -- 30 19 8 3

workers-- 43 24 (D) (D)

150 days or more farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 48 25 16 7

workers-- 111 50 44 17

SELECTED EQUIPMENT

Tractors of all kinds farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 58 30 17 11

number-- 99 49 31 19

Motortrucks farms ------------------------------------------------------------- -- 118 67 32 19 number-- 144 76 46 22 Automobiles farms ------------------------------------------------------------ -- 52 35 14 3 number-- 58 39 16 3

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Table 18. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1992mCon.

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Item Total Full owners Part owners Tenants

FARMS BY MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

PRODUCTS SOLD

Total sales farms ------------------------------------------------------------- -- 202 123 48 31

dollars-- 3 351 421 981 504 1 672 042 697 875

Average per farm dollars -------------------------------------------------- -- 16 591 7 980 34 834 22 512

Farms by value of sales:

$100 to $499 farms ------------------------------------------------------- -- 35 25 3 7

dollars-- 9 107 6 762 (D) (D)

$500 to $1,199 farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 41 24 9 8

dollars-- 34 482 19 299 8 348 6 835

$1,200 to $2,499 farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 35 26 6 3

dollars-- 63 343 46 333 11 906 5 104

$2,500 to $4,999 farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 27 15 9 3 dollars-- 93 636 48 843 34 552 10 241 $5,000 to $7,499 farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 17 7 8 2 dollars-- 101 233 (D) (D) (D)

$7,500 to $9,999 farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 981 – dollars-- 77 798 (D) (D) –

$10,000 or more farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 38 18 12 8 dollars-- 2 971 822 749 228 1 559 556 663 038

SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT

Field and forage farms -------------------------------------------------------- -- 52 28 16 8

dollars-- (D) 8 812 8 967 (D)

Vegetables farms ------------------------------------------------------------- -- 81 45 25 11

dollars-- 428 648 146 075 229 570 53 003

Fruits and nuts farms ---------------------------------------------------------- -- 106 71 27 8

dollars-- 141 986 85 028 52 375 4 583

Horticultural specialties, including ornamental plants farms ------------------------ -- 33 21 7 5

dollars-- 1 093 290 516 440 (D) (D)

Livestock farms --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 99 60 23 16 dollars-- 843 741 210 044 614 176 19 521 Milk-------------------------------------------------------------------- farms-- 6–4 2 dollars-- 780 428 – (D) (D)

Poultry and eggs farms -------------------------------------------------------- -- 16 12 2 2 dollars-- 32 281 15 105 (D) (D)

Fish and aquaculture products farms -------------------------------------------- -- 1–1 – dollars-- (D) – (D) –

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Machine hire and customwork farms -------------------------------------------- -- 76 38 22 16

dollars-- 85 601 33 041 33 405 19 155

Hired farm labor farms -------------------------------------------------------- -- 89 53 25 11

dollars-- 1 080 905 366 076 473 909 240 920

Feed purchased for livestock, poultry, and fish farms ----------------------------- -- 94 55 25 14

dollars-- 564 375 109 983 346 492 107 900

Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides farms ------------------------------------ -- 118 67 31 20 dollars-- 54 200 24 693 24 307 5 200 Fertilizers and manure purchased farms ----------------------------------------- -- 72 42 22 8 dollars-- 35 641 17 820 16 035 1 786 Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased farms ------------------------------------- -- 28 14 7 7 dollars-- 100 498 21 875 (D) (D)

SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit trees and plants farms ----------------------- -- 97 64 27 6 acres-- 292 109 177 6

Avocados farms -------------------------------------------------------------- -- 66 43 21 2

trees not of bearing age-- 400 304 (D) (D)

trees of bearing age-- 856 432 (D) (D)

number harvested-- 31 085 (D) 20 038 (D)

Bananas --------------------------------------------------------------- farms-- 77 48 25 4

hills with trees not of bearing age-- 5 660 (D) 2 979 (D)

hills with trees of bearing age-- 6 499 3 588 2 532 379

bunches harvested-- 5 188 2 770 (D) (D)

Breadfruit farms -------------------------------------------------------------- -- 44 27 15 2

trees not of bearing age-- 148 (D) 76 (D)

trees of bearing age-- 201 150 (D) (D)

pounds harvested-- 5 535 3 955 (D) (D)

Coconuts farms --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 54 35 17 2 trees not of bearing age-- 425 214 (D) (D)

trees of bearing age-- 987 697 (D) (D) number harvested-- 18 603 13 224 (D) (D)

Grapefruits farms ------------------------------------------------------------- -- 22 16 6 –

trees not of bearing age-- 60 34 26 –

trees of bearing age-- 350 (D) (D) –

pounds harvested-- 7 964 (D) (D) –

Limes and lemons farms ------------------------------------------------------- -- 58 36 19 3

trees not of bearing age-- 314 (D) 206 (D)

trees of bearing age-- 650 (D) 353 (D)

pounds harvested-- 14 243 (D) 9 280 (D)

Mangoes farms --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 82 54 23 5

trees not of bearing age-- 804 403 363 38

trees of bearing age-- 3 503 1 346 2 060 97

number harvested-- 183 950 100 402 78 377 5 171

Oranges---------------------------------------------------------------- farms-- 33 20 12 1

trees not of bearing age-- 309 102 207 –

trees of bearing age-- 459 104 (D) (D)

pounds harvested-- 11 095 1 610 (D) (D)

Papayas---------------------------------------------------------------- farms-- 49 30 16 3 trees not of bearing age-- 238 125 74 39 trees of bearing age-- 678 431 218 29 pounds harvested-- 11 825 7 900 (D) (D)

Horticultural specialties, including ornamental plants farms ------------------------ -- 33 21 7 5 sq ft under cover-- 56 507 24 158 (D) (D)

acres in the open-- 38 28 7 3

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Table 18. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1992mCon.

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Item Total Full owners Part owners Tenants

INVENTORY OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

Cattle and calves farms ------------------------------------------------------- -- 62 32 18 12

number-- 3 566 1 044 1 936 586

Cows ---------------------------------------------------------------- farms-- 57 28 18 11

number-- 1 736 527 964 245

Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older farms ----------------------------- -- 39 20 12 7

number-- 769 190 405 174

Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves 1 year old or older farms ------------- -- 47 23 12 12

number-- 471 120 269 82

Calves less than 1 year old farms -------------------------------------------- -- 50 25 13 12

number-- 590 207 298 85

Hogs and pigs farms ---------------------------------------------------------- -- 33 21 8 4

number-- 1 311 740 411 160

Under 8 months old farms --------------------------------------------------- -- 32 20 8 4

number-- 774 424 248 102

8 months old or older farms -------------------------------------------------- -- 30 20 7 3

number-- 537 316 163 58

Horses and colts, including ponies farms ---------------------------------------- -- 19 6 7 6

number-- 93 26 46 21

Sheep and lambs farms ------------------------------------------------------- -- 39 24 9 6

number-- 2 916 1 726 841 349

Goats and kids farms --------------------------------------------------------- -- 56 36 13 7

number-- 1 911 1 215 442 254

Chickens farms --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 39 26 10 3

number-- 9 087 4 593 (D) (D)

Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms ---------------------------------- -- 13 8 3 2

number-- 445 210 (D) (D)

SALES OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND THEIR PRODUCTS

Cattle and calves farms ------------------------------------------------------- -- 51 27 14 10

number sold-- 878 309 537 32

Cows ---------------------------------------------------------------- farms-- 29 12 14 3

number sold-- 319 126 190 3

Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older farms ----------------------------- -- 12 8 4 –

number sold-- 177 102 75 –

Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves 1 year old or older farms ------------- -- 27 15 7 5

number sold-- 286 57 211 18

Calves less than 1 year old farms -------------------------------------------- -- 14 6 4 4

number sold-- 96 24 61 11

Hogs and pigs farms ---------------------------------------------------------- -- 27 17 6 4 number sold-- 3 210 620 (D) (D) Under 8 months old farms --------------------------------------------------- -- 17 11 3 3 number sold-- 2 931 473 (D) (D) 8 months old or older farms -------------------------------------------------- -- 21 13 5 3 number sold-- 279 147 (D) (D)

Horses and colts, including ponies farms ---------------------------------------- -- 2–1 1 number sold-- (D) – (D) (D)

Sheep and lambs farms ------------------------------------------------------- -- 24 18 5 1 number sold-- 645 446 (D) (D)

Goats and kids farms --------------------------------------------------------- -- 36 25 8 3 number sold-- 278 195 63 20

Milk-------------------------------------------------------------------- farms-- 6–4 2 quarts sold-- 1 417 245 – (D) (D)

Chickens farms --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 12 9 2 1 number sold-- 4 217 2 657 (D) (D)

Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms ---------------------------------- -- 11– – number sold-- (D) (D) – –

Chicken eggs farms ----------------------------------------------------------- -- 11 8 1 2 dozens sold-- 18 733 8 233 (D) (D)

Fish and aquaculture products farms -------------------------------------------- -- 1–1 –

pounds sold-- (D) – (D) –

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Table 19. Summary by Age of Operator: 1992

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Item Total

Under 25

years

25 to 34

years

35 to 44

years

45 to 54

years

55 to 64

years

65 years

and over

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms number ------------------------------------------------------ -- 202 – 14 26 47 46 69 Percent of farms ------------------------------------------------- 100.0 – 6.9 12.9 23.3 22.8 34.2 Land in farms acres ------------------------------------------------- -- 13 666 – 89 1 765 1 011 8 222 2 578 Percent distribution ----------------------------------------------- 100.0 – .7 12.9 7.4 60.2 18.9 Average size of farm acres -------------------------------------- -- 67.7 – 6.4 67.9 21.5 178.7 37.4

LAND USE

Cropland harvested farms -------------------------------------------- -- 134 – 12 19 26 29 48

acres-- 687 – 41 224 32 214 177

Other cropland farms ------------------------------------------------ -- 33 – 3 7 8 7 8

acres-- 174 – 4 61 16 14 79

Pasture or grazing land farms ---------------------------------------- -- 97 – 4 12 25 23 33

acres-- 10 703 – 34 962 914 6 664 2 129

Woodland farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 14 – 2 3 2 2 5 acres-- (D) – (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Other land farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 134 – 8 17 26 32 51 acres-- (D) – (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

TENURE OF OPERATOR

All operators farms -------------------------------------------------- -- 202 – 14 26 47 46 69

acres-- 13 666 – 89 1 765 1 011 8 222 2 578

Full owners farms ------------------------------------------------- -- 123 – 5 12 26 28 52

acres-- 3 427 – 28 185 774 1 011 1 429

Part owners farms ------------------------------------------------ -- 48 – 5 10 12 11 10

acres-- 9 134 – 30 (D) 136 (D) (D)

Tenants farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 31 – 4 4 9 7 7

acres-- 1 104 – 31 (D) 101 (D) (D)

FARMS BY SIZE

Farms--------------------------------------------------------------- 202 – 14 26 47 46 69

Less than 3 acres -------------------------------------------------- 71 – 3 6 20 18 24

3 to 9 acres ------------------------------------------------------- 60 – 7 7 11 13 22

10 to 19 acres ----------------------------------------------------- 28 –4685 5

20 to 49 acres ----------------------------------------------------- 14 ––26– 6

50 to 99 acres ----------------------------------------------------- 11 ––213 5

100 to 174 acres--------------------------------------------------- 5 ––1–2 2

175 to 259 acres--------------------------------------------------- 3 ––––2 1

260 to 499 acres--------------------------------------------------- 6 ––1–1 4

500 to 999 acres--------------------------------------------------- 2 ––11– –

1,000 acres or more------------------------------------------------ 2 ––––2 –

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Operators by place of residence:

On farm operated -------------------------------------------------- 135 – 9 15 28 30 53

Not on farm operated----------------------------------------------- 67 – 5 11 19 16 16

Operators by years on present farm:

Less than 2 years -------------------------------------------------- 67 – 9 14 19 13 12

2 to 4 years ------------------------------------------------------- 25 – 2 2 11 6 4

5 to 9 years ------------------------------------------------------- 35 –2799 8

10 years or more--------------------------------------------------- 75 – 1 3 8 18 45

Operators by age group:

Under 25 years ---------------------------------------------------- – ––––– –

25 to 34 years ----------------------------------------------------- 14 – 14 – – – –

35 to 44 years ----------------------------------------------------- 26 – – 26 – – –

45 to 54 years ----------------------------------------------------- 47 – – – 47 – –

55 to 64 years ----------------------------------------------------- 46 – – – – 46 –

65 years or more--------------------------------------------------- 69 – – – – – 69

Average age----------------------------------------------------- 57 – 32 40 50 59 72

Operators by main occupation:

Agricultural number ----------------------------------------------- -- 100 – 9 10 15 20 46 Nonagricultural number -------------------------------------------- -- 102 – 5 16 32 26 23

Operators by days worked off farm:

None ------------------------------------------------------------- 86 – 5 7 11 20 43

Any--------------------------------------------------------------- 116 – 9 19 36 26 26

1 to 49 days----------------------------------------------------- 13 ––241 6

50 to 99 days---------------------------------------------------- 7 –1––3 3

100 to 149 days ------------------------------------------------- 7 –122– 2

150 to 199 days ------------------------------------------------- 7 ––213 1

200 days or more ------------------------------------------------ 82 – 7 13 29 19 14

LABOR STATUS

Unpaid labor farms -------------------------------------------------- -- 171 – 13 20 41 37 60 workers-- 389 – 22 54 147 63 103 Less than 25 days farms ------------------------------------------ -- 10 – 2 2 1 1 4 workers-- 23 – (D) (D) (D) (D) 5

25 to 149 days farms --------------------------------------------- -- 22 – 1 4 4 2 11 workers-- 30 – (D) (D) (D) (D) 12

150 days or more farms ------------------------------------------- -- 161 – 11 19 39 37 55

workers-- 336 – 17 36 138 59 86

Hired farm labor farms ---------------------------------------------- -- 89 – 6 11 19 20 33

workers-- 202 – 15 19 46 62 60

Less than 25 days farms ------------------------------------------ -- 23 – 2 – 7 6 8

workers-- 48 – (D) – 25 (D) 11

25 to 149 days farms --------------------------------------------- -- 30 – 3 2 8 3 14

workers-- 43 – (D) (D) 11 (D) 19

150 days or more farms ------------------------------------------- -- 48 – 3 9 8 12 16

workers-- 111 – (D) (D) 10 48 30

SELECTED EQUIPMENT

Tractors of all kinds farms ------------------------------------------- -- 58 – 8 10 12 13 15

number-- 99 – 10 21 17 24 27

Motortrucks farms --------------------------------------------------- -- 118 – 11 14 32 28 33 number-- 144 – 13 16 42 38 35 Automobiles farms -------------------------------------------------- -- 52 – 5 7 14 8 18 number-- 58 – 7 7 15 10 19

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Table 19. Summary by Age of Operator: 1992mCon.

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Item Total

Under 25

years

25 to 34

years

35 to 44

years

45 to 54

years

55 to 64

years

65 years

and over

FARMS BY MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

PRODUCTS SOLD

Total sales farms --------------------------------------------------- -- 202 – 14 26 47 46 69

dollars-- 3 351 421 – 95 567 653 916 456 375 1 278 316 867 247

Average per farm dollars ---------------------------------------- -- 16 591 – 6 826 25 151 9 710 27 789 12 569

Farms by value of sales:

$100 to $499 farms --------------------------------------------- -- 35 – 2 4 10 5 14

dollars-- 9 107 – (D) 1 269 2 650 (D) 3 436

$500 to $1,199 farms ------------------------------------------- -- 41 – 2 1 11 8 19

dollars-- 34 482 – (D) (D) 9 876 6 587 15 410

$1,200 to $2,499 farms ------------------------------------------ -- 35 – 2 4 10 6 13

dollars-- 63 343 – (D) (D) 19 072 11 251 22 859

$2,500 to $4,999 farms ------------------------------------------ -- 27 – 2 6 4 7 8 dollars-- 93 636 – (D) 24 279 (D) 23 750 25 080 $5,000 to $7,499 farms ------------------------------------------ -- 17 – 1 3 3 8 2 dollars-- 101 233 – (D) 16 841 18 954 48 170 (D)

$7,500 to $9,999 farms ------------------------------------------ -- 9–2222 1 dollars-- 77 798 – (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

$10,000 or more farms ------------------------------------------ -- 38 – 3 6 7 10 12 dollars-- 2 971 822 – 58 458 587 987 376 270 1 168 715 780 392

SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT

Field and forage farms ---------------------------------------------- -- 52 – 7 6 11 5 23

dollars-- (D) – (D) 3 414 3 635 (D) (D)

Vegetables farms --------------------------------------------------- -- 81 – 9 10 18 13 31

dollars-- 428 648 – 68 747 208 405 60 739 24 155 66 602

Fruits and nuts farms ------------------------------------------------ -- 106 – 8 17 17 23 41

dollars-- 141 986 – 10 416 38 542 14 343 28 290 50 395

Horticultural specialties, including ornamental plants farms -------------- -- 33 – 1 7 6 12 7

dollars-- 1 093 290 – (D) 42 300 71 600 711 850 (D)

Livestock farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 99 – 3 10 27 26 33 dollars-- 843 741 – 2 525 64 306 297 427 367 235 112 248 Milk farms ---------------------------------------------------------- -- 6––2–1 3 dollars-- 780 428 – – (D) – (D) 370 428 Poultry and eggs farms ---------------------------------------------- -- 16 – – 3 3 6 4 dollars-- 32 281 – – (D) (D) 14 016 685 Fish and aquaculture products farms ---------------------------------- -- 1–––1– – dollars-- (D) – – – (D) – –

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Machine hire and customwork farms ---------------------------------- -- 76 – 9 11 16 16 24

dollars-- 85 601 – 6 775 14 785 11 790 35 606 16 645

Hired farm labor farms ---------------------------------------------- -- 89 – 6 11 19 20 33

dollars-- 1 080 905 – 9 150 212 708 62 096 510 442 286 509

Feed purchased for livestock, poultry, and fish farms ------------------- -- 94 – 4 14 25 22 29

dollars-- 564 375 – 2 140 100 938 71 022 183 609 206 666

Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides farms -------------------------- -- 118 – 9 14 30 28 37 dollars-- 54 200 – 2 585 8 272 17 301 9 990 16 052 Fertilizers and manure purchased farms ------------------------------- -- 72 – 8 11 19 15 19 dollars-- 35 641 – 2 021 9 020 6 920 7 946 9 734 Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased farms --------------------------- -- 28 – 2 5 7 7 7 dollars-- 100 498 – (D) 3 875 4 598 49 410 (D)

SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit trees and plants farms ------------- -- 97 – 7 17 16 21 36 acres-- 292 – 39 115 16 35 87

Avocados farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 66 – 4 11 9 17 25

trees not of bearing age-- 400 – (D) 57 (D) 40 248

trees of bearing age-- 856 – (D) 294 (D) 116 368

number harvested-- 31 085 – (D) 12 658 (D) 4 632 9 811

Bananas farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 77 – 7 11 16 16 27

hills with trees not of bearing age-- 5 660 – 455 1 935 1 001 661 1 608

hills with trees of bearing age-- 6 499 – 995 1 003 483 2 163 1 855

bunches harvested-- 5 188 – 685 933 366 1 700 1 504

Breadfruit farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 44 – 4 3 7 13 17 trees not of bearing age-- 148 – (D) (D) 20 37 64

trees of bearing age-- 201 – (D) (D) 10 86 48

pounds harvested-- 5 535 – (D) (D) 240 3 655 480

Coconuts farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 54 – 5 7 8 12 22

trees not of bearing age-- 425 – (D) 93 (D) 47 142

trees of bearing age-- 987 – (D) (D) 27 205 388

number harvested-- 18 603 – (D) (D) 345 3 970 7 272

Grapefruits farms --------------------------------------------------- -- 22 – 1 6 5 5 5

trees not of bearing age-- 60 – (D) 12 (D) (D) 9

trees of bearing age-- 350 – (D) (D) (D) (D) 75

pounds harvested-- 7 964 – (D) (D) (D) (D) 502

Limes and lemons farms --------------------------------------------- -- 58 – 4 11 12 9 22 trees not of bearing age-- 314 – (D) 130 (D) 25 59

trees of bearing age-- 650 – (D) 309 (D) 156 139

pounds harvested-- 14 243 – (D) (D) 525 3 060 1 918

Mangoes farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 82 – 6 15 12 18 31 trees not of bearing age-- 804 – (D) 77 148 (D) 374

trees of bearing age-- 3 503 – 181 (D) (D) 640 1 391 number harvested-- 183 950 – (D) 9 414 (D) 47 307 104 682

Oranges farms ------------------------------------------------------ -- 33 – 3 5 7 6 12

trees not of bearing age-- 309 – (D) (D) 16 (D) 87

trees of bearing age-- 459 – (D) (D) 4 33 90

pounds harvested-- 11 095 – (D) (D) 90 520 1 355

Papayas farms ------------------------------------------------------ -- 49 – 4 9 10 11 15 trees not of bearing age-- 238 – (D) 73 26 (D) 100

trees of bearing age-- 678 – 101 96 102 64 315 pounds harvested-- 11 825 – 530 1 855 2 680 1 395 5 365

Horticultural specialties, including ornamental plants farms -------------- -- 33 – 1 7 6 12 7 sq ft under cover-- 56 507 – (D) 1 520 (D) 40 715 (D)

acres in the open-- 38 – – 6 2 25 6

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Table 19. Summary by Age of Operator: 1992mCon.

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Item Total

Under 25

years

25 to 34

years

35 to 44

years

45 to 54

years

55 to 64

years

65 years

and over

INVENTORY OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

Cattle and calves farms --------------------------------------------- -- 62 – 2 9 17 18 16

number-- 3 566 – (D) 487 (D) 1 862 938

Cows farms ------------------------------------------------------ -- 57 – 1 9 15 17 15

number-- 1 736 – (D) 185 (D) 946 457

Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older farms ------------------- -- 39 – 1 4 9 14 11

number-- 769 – (D) 159 (D) 355 214

Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves 1 year old or

older farms ------------------------------------------------------ -- 47 – 1 8 12 15 11

number-- 471 – (D) 85 (D) 284 71

Calves less than 1 year old farms ---------------------------------- -- 50 – 2 8 13 14 13

number-- 590 – (D) 58 (D) 277 196

Hogs and pigs farms ------------------------------------------------ -- 33 – 2 3 12 7 9

number-- 1 311 – (D) (D) 686 366 116

Under 8 months old farms ----------------------------------------- -- 32 – 2 3 12 7 8

number-- 774 – (D) (D) 398 238 66

8 months old or older farms ---------------------------------------- -- 30 – 2 3 10 7 8

number-- 537 – (D) (D) 288 128 50

Horses and colts, including ponies farms ------------------------------ -- 19 – 1 4 6 6 2

number-- 93 – (D) 22 30 36 (D)

Sheep and lambs farms --------------------------------------------- -- 39 – 1 7 11 9 11

number-- 2 916 – (D) (D) 846 709 221

Goats and kids farms ----------------------------------------------- -- 56 – 2 5 14 14 21

number-- 1 911 – (D) (D) 580 393 622

Chickens farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 39 – 2 5 11 9 12

number-- 9 087 – (D) (D) 1 614 2 600 561

Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms ------------------------ -- 13 – – 2 2 4 5

number-- 445 – – (D) (D) 180 (D)

SALES OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND THEIR

PRODUCTS

Cattle and calves farms --------------------------------------------- -- 51 – 2 6 15 16 12 number sold-- 878 – (D) (D) 94 517 176

Cows farms ------------------------------------------------------ -- 29 – – 3 8 11 7 number sold-- 319 – – 14 34 226 45 Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older farms ------------------- -- 12 – – 2 2 4 4 number sold-- 177 – – (D) (D) (D) (D)

Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves 1 year old or

older farms ------------------------------------------------------ -- 27 – 1 4 9 6 7

number sold-- 286 – (D) 58 37 160 (D)

Calves less than 1 year old farms ---------------------------------- -- 14 – 1 2 4 4 3

number sold-- 96 – (D) (D) (D) (D) 11

Hogs and pigs farms ------------------------------------------------ -- 27 – 1 2 10 7 7

number sold-- 3 210 – (D) (D) (D) 360 126

Under 8 months old farms ----------------------------------------- -- 17 – 1 – 6 6 4

number sold-- 2 931 – (D) – (D) 322 71

8 months old or older farms ---------------------------------------- -- 21 – 1 2 8 4 6

number sold-- 279 – (D) (D) 129 38 55

Horses and colts, including ponies farms ------------------------------ -- 2––11– –

number sold-- (D) – – (D) (D) – –

Sheep and lambs farms --------------------------------------------- -- 24 – – 2 6 7 9

number sold-- 645 – – (D) 182 188 (D)

Goats and kids farms ----------------------------------------------- -- 36 – 1 2 10 10 13

number sold-- 278 – (D) (D) 68 86 95

Milk farms ---------------------------------------------------------- -- 6––2–1 3

quarts sold-- 1 417 245 – – (D) – (D) 727 245

Chickens farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 12 – – 3 2 4 3

number sold-- 4 217 – – 1 750 (D) 2 080 (D)

Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms ------------------------ -- 1––––1 –

number sold-- (D) – – – – (D) –

Chicken eggs farms ------------------------------------------------- -- 11 – – 2 2 4 3 dozens sold-- 18 733 – – (D) (D) (D) 231

Fish and aquaculture products farms ---------------------------------- -- 1–––1– – pounds sold-- (D) – – – (D) – –

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Table 20. Summary by Size of Farm: 1992

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Item

Total

Less

than 3

acres

3 to

9

acres

10 to

19

acres

20 to

49

acres

50 to

99

acres

100 to

174

acres

175 to

259

acres

260 to

499

acres

500 to

999

acres

1,000

acres or

more

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms number -------------------------------------------- -- 202 71 60 28 14 11 5 3 6 2 2 Percent of farms --------------------------------------- 100.0 35.1 29.7 13.9 6.9 5.4 2.5 1.5 3.0 1.0 1.0 Land in farms acres --------------------------------------- -- 13 666 96 312 348 368 779 681 633 2 242 (D) (D) Percent distribution ------------------------------------- 100.0 .7 2.3 2.5 2.7 5.7 5.0 4.6 16.4 (D) (D)

Average size of farm acres ---------------------------- -- 67.7 1.4 5.2 12.4 26.3 70.8 136.2 211.0 373.7 (D) (D)

LAND USE

Cropland harvested farms ---------------------------------- -- 134 56 48 13 7 5 – 1 3 – 1

acres-- 687 53 106 66 36 (D) – (D) (D) – (D)

Other cropland farms -------------------------------------- -- 33 7 17 4 2 2 – – 1 – –

acres-- 174 6 40 12 (D) (D) – – (D) – –

Pasture or grazing land farms ------------------------------ -- 97 14 23 22 11 9 5 3 6 2 2

acres-- 10 703 12 94 243 216 569 (D) (D) 1 939 (D) (D)

Woodland farms ------------------------------------------ -- 14 3 3 3 1 2 – – – 1 1 acres-- (D) 2 (D) 6 (D) (D) – – – (D) (D)

Other land farms ------------------------------------------ -- 134 41 47 15 8 9 5 1 6 1 1 acres-- (D) 23 (D) 22 74 35 (D) (D) 62 (D) (D)

TENURE OF OPERATOR

All operators farms ---------------------------------------- -- 202 71 60 28 14 11 5 3 6 2 2

acres-- 13 666 96 312 348 368 779 681 633 2 242 (D) (D)

Full owners farms --------------------------------------- -- 123 50 37 14 8 5 2 3 3 1 –

acres-- 3 427 64 185 174 203 335 (D) 633 1 050 (D) –

Part owners farms -------------------------------------- -- 48 14 14 6 3 4 3 – 1 1 2

acres-- 9 134 26 85 77 99 (D) (D) – (D) (D) (D)

Tenants farms ------------------------------------------ -- 31 7 9 8 3 2 – – 2 – –

acres-- 1 104 6 43 98 66 (D) – – (D) – –

FARMS BY SIZE

Farms----------------------------------------------------- 202 71 60 28 14 11 5 3 6 2 2

Less than 3 acres ---------------------------------------- 71 71 – – – – – – – – –

3 to 9 acres --------------------------------------------- 60 – 60 – – – – – – – –

10 to 19 acres ------------------------------------------- 28 – – 28 – – – – – – –

20 to 49 acres ------------------------------------------- 14 – – – 14 – – – – – –

50 to 99 acres ------------------------------------------- 11 – – – – 11 – – – – –

100 to 174 acres----------------------------------------- 5 – – – – –5 – –– –

175 to 259 acres----------------------------------------- 3 – – – – – –3 –– –

260 to 499 acres----------------------------------------- 6 ––––––– 6– –

500 to 999 acres----------------------------------------- 2 – – – – – – – –2 –

1,000 acres or more-------------------------------------- 2 – – – – – – – –– 2

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Operators by place of residence:

On farm operated ---------------------------------------- 135 55 42 14 7 8 2 – 4 1 2

Not on farm operated------------------------------------- 67 16 18 14 7 3 3 3 2 1 –

Operators by years on present farm:

Less than 2 years ---------------------------------------- 67 25 21 14 2 4 – – 1 – –

2 to 4 years --------------------------------------------- 25 12 6 3 1 – 2 1 – – –

5 to 9 years --------------------------------------------- 35 15 7 4 3 2 1 – 1 2 – 10 years or more----------------------------------------- 75 19 26 7 8 5 2 2 4 – 2

Operators by age group:

Under 25 years ------------------------------------------ – – – – – – – – –– –

25 to 34 years ------------------------------------------- 14 3 7 4 – – – – –– –

35 to 44 years ------------------------------------------- 26 6 7 6 2 2 1 – 11 –

45 to 54 years ------------------------------------------- 47 20 11 8 6 1 – – – 1 –

55 to 64 years ------------------------------------------- 46 18 13 5 – 3 2 2 1 – 2

65 years or more----------------------------------------- 69 24 22 5 6 5 2 1 4 – –

Average age------------------------------------------- 57 58 56 51 59 61 58 64 68 43 57

Operators by main occupation:

Agricultural number ------------------------------------- -- 100 35 33 12 4 5 2 1 5 1 2

Nonagricultural number ---------------------------------- -- 102 36 27 16 10 6 3 2 1 1 –

Operators by days worked off farm: None --------------------------------------------------- 86 32 31 7 4 6 3 – 1 1 1 Any----------------------------------------------------- 116 39 29 21 10 5 2 3 5 1 1 1 to 49 days------------------------------------------- 13 522 –1 –– 3– – 50 to 99 days------------------------------------------ 7 121 –––1 1– 1 100 to 149 days --------------------------------------- 7 231 –––– 1– – 150 to 199 days --------------------------------------- 7 4 –2 1 – – – –– – 200 days or more -------------------------------------- 82 27 22 15 9 4 2 2 – 1 –

LABOR STATUS

Unpaid labor farms ---------------------------------------- -- 171 65 54 24 10 10 3 1 3 1 – workers-- 389 143 114 59 39 (D) 5 (D) 6 (D) –

Less than 25 days farms -------------------------------- -- 10 3 4 2 – 1 – – – – – workers-- 23 5 8 (D) – (D) – – – – –

25 to 149 days farms ----------------------------------- -- 22 6 4 8 1 3 – – – – – workers-- 30 6 9 (D) (D) (D) – – – – –

150 days or more farms --------------------------------- -- 161 61 52 20 10 10 3 1 3 1 –

workers-- 336 132 97 39 (D) 16 5 (D) 6 (D) –

Hired farm labor farms ------------------------------------ -- 89 22 26 12 7 8 3 3 4 2 2

workers-- 202 31 57 27 27 13 8 5 13 (D) (D)

Less than 25 days farms -------------------------------- -- 23 9 4 3 3 3 – 1 – – –

workers-- 48 11 8 4 (D) (D) – (D) – – –

25 to 149 days farms ----------------------------------- -- 30 7 13 5 1 2 1 – – – 1

workers-- 43 7 21 9 (D) (D) (D) – – – (D)

150 days or more farms --------------------------------- -- 48 7 14 5 5 4 3 2 4 2 2

workers-- 111 13 28 14 7 6 (D) (D) 13 (D) (D)

SELECTED EQUIPMENT

Tractors of all kinds farms --------------------------------- -- 58 8 23 5 6 7 1 2 3 1 2

number-- 99 12 33 7 10 10 (D) (D) 9 (D) (D)

Motortrucks farms ----------------------------------------- -- 118 29 37 18 10 11 3 2 5 1 2 number-- 144 31 43 20 14 14 5 (D) 8 (D) (D) Automobiles farms ---------------------------------------- -- 52 16 19 7 2 3 2 – 1 1 1 number-- 58 17 22 8 (D) 3 (D) – (D) (D) (D)

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Table 20. Summary by Size of Farm: 1992mCon.

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Item

Total

Less

than 3

acres

3 to

9

acres

10 to

19

acres

20 to

49

acres

50 to

99

acres

100 to

174

acres

175 to

259

acres

260 to

499

acres

500 to

999

acres

1,000

acres or

more

FARMS BY MARKET VALUE OF

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD

Total sales farms ----------------------------------------- -- 202 71 60 28 14 11 5 3 6 2 2 dollars-- 3 351 421 530 057 792 828 468 928 57 473 405 147 142 424 37 018 548 285 (D) (D)

Average per farm dollars ------------------------------ -- 16 591 7 466 13 214 16 747 4 105 36 832 28 485 12 339 91 381 (D) (D)

Farms by value of sales:

$100 to $499 farms ----------------------------------- -- 35 18 7 7 1 1 – – 1 – – dollars-- 9 107 (D) 1 454 (D) (D) (D) – – (D) – –

$500 to $1,199 farms --------------------------------- -- 41 18 12 7 2 2 – – – – – dollars-- 34 482 14 946 10 019 6 181 (D) (D) – – – – –

$1,200 to $2,499 farms -------------------------------- -- 35 12 11 7 3 2 – – – – – dollars-- 63 343 21 827 21 744 11 657 (D) (D) – – – – –

$2,500 to $4,999 farms -------------------------------- -- 27 10 9 – 5 1 2 – – – – dollars-- 93 636 35 003 33 732 – 15 955 (D) (D) – – – –

$5,000 to $7,499 farms -------------------------------- -- 17 5 6 2 1 1 1 1 – – – dollars-- 101 233 27 187 37 724 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) – – –

$7,500 to $9,999 farms -------------------------------- -- 9 2 4 – – –1 – 11 – dollars-- 77 798 (D) 34 654 – – – (D) – (D) (D) –

$10,000 or more farms -------------------------------- -- 38 6 11 5 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 dollars-- 2 971 822 408 918 653 501 439 024 (D) 391 427 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR

PRODUCT

Field and forage farms ------------------------------------ -- 52 22 22 5 3 – – – – – –

dollars-- (D) (D) 12 140 2 964 (D) – – – – – –

Vegetables farms ----------------------------------------- -- 81 38 31 6 4 2 – – – – –

dollars-- 428 648 74 656 120 630 46 607 (D) (D) – – – – –

Fruits and nuts farms -------------------------------------- -- 106 45 37 10 7 5 – 1 1 – –

dollars-- 141 986 26 409 45 840 20 560 (D) 29 709 – (D) (D) – –

Horticultural specialties, including ornamental

plants farms --------------------------------------------- -- 33 15 13 3 1 1 – – – – –

dollars-- 1 093 290 374 540 548 800 (D) (D) (D) – – – – –

Livestock farms ------------------------------------------- -- 99 20 23 20 10 9 5 3 5 2 2

dollars-- 843 741 43 705 37 937 (D) 20 934 38 238 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Milk farms ------------------------------------------------ -- 6 – – – –1 1 – 31 –

dollars-- 780 428 – – – – (D) (D) – 490 200 (D) –

Poultry and eggs farms ------------------------------------ -- 16 6 8 1 – 1 – – – – –

dollars-- 32 281 (D) 27 481 (D) – (D) – – – – –

Fish and aquaculture products farms ------------------------ -- 1 – – –1 – – – –– –

dollars-- (D) – – – (D) – – – – – –

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION

EXPENSES

Machine hire and customwork farms ------------------------ -- 76 14 30 10 8 4 3 1 4 1 1

dollars-- 85 601 2 826 18 215 4 660 12 700 (D) 10 500 (D) 10 200 (D) (D)

Hired farm labor farms ------------------------------------ -- 89 22 26 12 7 8 3 3 4 2 2

dollars-- 1 080 905 157 856 213 200 123 350 14 008 168 420 40 679 (D) 173 800 (D) (D)

Feed purchased for livestock, poultry, and fish farms --------- -- 94 21 28 16 10 7 4 2 3 2 1

dollars-- 564 375 54 610 44 754 40 591 19 720 87 970 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides farms ---------------- -- 118 37 38 17 10 6 5 1 3 – 1

dollars-- 54 200 8 278 11 974 4 002 12 270 6 634 (D) (D) 7 047 – (D)

Fertilizers and manure purchased farms --------------------- -- 72 33 23 7 4 3 1 – 1 – – dollars-- 35 641 8 391 6 880 (D) 5 050 8 200 (D) – (D) – –

Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased farms ----------------- -- 28 6 10 5 1 2 1 – 1 1 1 dollars-- 100 498 4 215 18 558 4 475 (D) (D) (D) – (D) (D) (D)

SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE

CROPS

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit trees and

plants farms --------------------------------------------- -- 97 40 33 11 6 5 – 1 1 – –

acres-- 292 39 71 69 33 (D) – (D) (D) – –

Avocados farms ------------------------------------------ -- 66 31 20 6 4 5 – – – – –

trees not of bearing age-- 400 109 54 53 (D) (D) – – – – –

trees of bearing age-- 856 126 190 127 (D) (D) – – – – –

number harvested-- 31 085 4 079 8 148 (D) 928 (D) – – – – –

Bananas farms ------------------------------------------- -- 77 36 27 8 3 3 – – – – –

hills with trees not of bearing age-- 5 660 1 381 2 306 1 065 (D) (D) – – – – –

hills with trees of bearing age-- 6 499 1 352 3 353 815 (D) (D) – – – – –

bunches harvested-- 5 188 1 260 2 776 583 (D) (D) – – – – –

Breadfruit farms ------------------------------------------ -- 44 21 15 5 2 1 – – – – –

trees not of bearing age-- 148 88 42 (D) (D) (D) – – – – –

trees of bearing age-- 201 98 83 (D) (D) (D) – – – – –

pounds harvested-- 5 535 2 895 2 440 (D) (D) (D) – – – – –

Coconuts farms ------------------------------------------- -- 54 24 18 6 4 2 – – – – –

trees not of bearing age-- 425 89 97 150 (D) (D) – – – – –

trees of bearing age-- 987 295 527 30 135 – – – – – –

number harvested-- 18 603 5 502 10 086 320 2 695 – – – – – –

Grapefruits farms ----------------------------------------- -- 22 9 6 2 2 3 – – – – –

trees not of bearing age-- 60 20 (D) (D) (D) (D) – – – – –

trees of bearing age-- 350 4 15 (D) (D) (D) – – – – –

pounds harvested-- 7 964 84 315 (D) (D) (D) – – – – –

Limes and lemons farms ----------------------------------- -- 58 26 17 7 4 4 – – – – –

trees not of bearing age-- 314 71 40 92 (D) (D) – – – – –

trees of bearing age-- 650 90 235 34 (D) (D) – – – – –

pounds harvested-- 14 243 1 103 4 400 610 (D) (D) – – – – –

Mangoes farms ------------------------------------------- -- 82 38 25 7 6 4 – 1 1 – – trees not of bearing age-- 804 201 126 341 (D) (D) – – – – –

trees of bearing age-- 3 503 408 467 827 334 (D) – (D) (D) – – number harvested-- 183 950 28 431 37 062 (D) 24 977 8 105 – (D) (D) – –

Oranges farms -------------------------------------------- -- 33 12 10 4 4 3 – – – – –

trees not of bearing age-- 309 (D) 31 (D) 80 – – – – – –

trees of bearing age-- 459 14 18 (D) (D) (D) – – – – –

pounds harvested-- 11 095 250 300 (D) (D) (D) – – – – –

Papayas farms -------------------------------------------- -- 49 22 18 6 2 1 – – – – – trees not of bearing age-- 238 119 64 (D) (D) (D) – – – – –

trees of bearing age-- 678 165 335 74 (D) (D) – – – – –

pounds harvested-- 11 825 3 520 6 475 870 (D) (D) – – – – –

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Table 20. Summary by Size of Farm: 1992mCon.

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Item

Total

Less

than 3

acres

3 to

9

acres

10 to

19

acres

20 to

49

acres

50 to

99

acres

100 to

174

acres

175 to

259

acres

260 to

499

acres

500 to

999

acres

1,000

acres or

more

SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE

CROPSmCon.

Horticultural specialties, including ornamental

plants farms --------------------------------------------- -- 33 15 13 3 1 1 – – – – – sq ft under cover-- 56 507 (D) 19 289 (D) – (D) – – – – –

acres in the open-- 38 6 10 (D) (D) (D) – – – – –

INVENTORY OF LIVESTOCK AND

POULTRY

Cattle and calves farms ----------------------------------- -- 62 6 12 15 7 6 4 3 5 2 2

number-- 3 566 19 106 170 104 169 256 420 902 (D) (D)

Cows farms -------------------------------------------- -- 57 4 11 13 7 6 4 3 5 2 2

number-- 1 736 6 44 79 52 89 160 254 384 (D) (D)

Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older farms --------- -- 39 3 6 7 4 4 4 2 5 2 2

number-- 769 4 23 22 14 31 (D) (D) 252 (D) (D)

Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves 1 year

old or older farms -------------------------------------- -- 47 3 8 10 7 6 2 2 5 2 2

number-- 471 5 13 39 16 18 (D) (D) 89 (D) (D)

Calves less than 1 year old farms ------------------------ -- 50 3 9 11 6 6 4 2 5 2 2

number-- 590 4 26 30 22 31 46 (D) 177 (D) (D)

Hogs and pigs farms -------------------------------------- -- 33 12 8 10 1 1 1 – – – –

number-- 1 311 499 296 437 (D) (D) (D) – – – –

Under 8 months old farms ------------------------------- -- 32 11 8 10 1 1 1 – – – –

number-- 774 303 159 268 (D) (D) (D) – – – –

8 months old or older farms ------------------------------ -- 30 10 7 10 1 1 1 – – – –

number-- 537 196 137 169 (D) (D) (D) – – – –

Horses and colts, including ponies farms -------------------- -- 19 2 1 5 3 3 2 1 1 – 1

number-- 93 (D) (D) 20 13 10 (D) (D) (D) – (D)

Sheep and lambs farms ----------------------------------- -- 39 7 13 9 3 4 1 – 1 1 –

number-- 2 916 240 219 229 424 737 (D) – (D) (D) –

Goats and kids farms ------------------------------------- -- 56 17 15 13 4 4 1 – 2 – –

number-- 1 911 369 401 547 172 267 (D) – (D) – –

Chickens farms ------------------------------------------- -- 39 10 16 7 2 2 – 1 1 – –

number-- 9 087 2 425 5 805 220 (D) (D) – (D) (D) – –

Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms -------------- -- 13 3 7 1 1 1 – – – – –

number-- 445 (D) 325 (D) (D) (D) – – – – –

SALES OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND

THEIR PRODUCTS

Cattle and calves farms ----------------------------------- -- 51 3 10 11 6 5 4 3 5 2 2

number sold-- 878 12 37 22 30 60 29 (D) 121 (D) (D)

Cows farms -------------------------------------------- -- 29 2 4 6 1 4 4 2 2 2 2

number sold-- 319 (D) (D) (D) (D) 24 16 (D) (D) (D) (D)

Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older farms --------- -- 12 1 2 – 1 1 1 1 1 2 2

number sold-- 177 (D) (D) – (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves 1 year

old or older farms -------------------------------------- -- 27 2 6 4 4 1 2 1 3 2 2

number sold-- 286 (D) 23 13 (D) (D) (D) (D) 17 (D) (D)

Calves less than 1 year old farms ------------------------ -- 14 – – 1 4 2 – 1 2 2 2

number sold-- 96 – – (D) 15 (D) – (D) (D) (D) (D)

Hogs and pigs farms -------------------------------------- -- 27 10 7 7 1 1 1 – – – –

number sold-- 3 210 421 248 (D) (D) (D) (D) – – – –

Under 8 months old farms ------------------------------- -- 17 8 4 3 – 1 1 – – – –

number sold-- 2 931 359 125 (D) – (D) (D) – – – –

8 months old or older farms ------------------------------ -- 21 7 6 6 1 1 – – – – –

number sold-- 279 62 123 (D) (D) (D) – – – – –

Horses and colts, including ponies farms -------------------- -- 2 – –1 1 – – – –– –

number sold-- (D) – – (D) (D) – – – – – –

Sheep and lambs farms ----------------------------------- -- 24 5 9 1 3 3 1 – 1 1 –

number sold-- 645 47 134 (D) (D) 72 (D) – (D) (D) –

Goats and kids farms ------------------------------------- -- 36 12 10 7 3 2 1 – 1 – –

number sold-- 278 84 73 53 29 (D) (D) – (D) – –

Milk farms ------------------------------------------------ -- 6 – – – –1 1 – 31 –

quarts sold-- 1 417 245 – – – – (D) (D) – 960 400 (D) –

Chickens farms ------------------------------------------- -- 12 6 6 – – – – – – – –

number sold-- 4 217 1 275 2 942 – – – – – – – –

Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms -------------- -- 1 –1 – – – – – –– –

number sold-- (D) – (D) – – – – – – – –

Chicken eggs farms --------------------------------------- -- 11 4 5 1 – 1 – – – – –

dozens sold-- 18 733 2 143 (D) (D) – (D) – – – – –

Fish and aquaculture products farms ------------------------ -- 1 – – –1 – – – –– –

pounds sold-- (D) – – – (D) – – – – – –

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Table 21. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1992

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Item Total

$100 to

$499

$500 to

$1,199

$1,200 to

$2,499

$2,500 to

$4,999

$5,000 to

$7,499

$7,500 to

$9,999

$10,000 or

more

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms number ----------------------------------------------------- -- 202 35 41 35 27 17 9 38 Percent of farms------------------------------------------------- 100.0 17.3 20.3 17.3 13.4 8.4 4.5 18.8 Land in farms acres ------------------------------------------------ -- 13 666 556 360 338 514 512 1 133 10 253 Percent distribution ---------------------------------------------- 100.0 4.1 2.6 2.5 3.8 3.7 8.3 75.0 Average size of farm acres -------------------------------------- -- 67.7 15.9 8.8 9.7 19.0 30.1 125.9 269.8

LAND USE

Cropland harvested farms ------------------------------------------- -- 134 16 26 26 22 12 4 28

acres-- 687 16 28 38 49 37 14 506

Other cropland farms ----------------------------------------------- -- 33 5 3 5 6 3 2 9

acres-- 174 16 (D) 18 6 5 (D) 114

Pasture or grazing land farms ---------------------------------------- -- 97 17 18 17 13 9 5 18

acres-- 10 703 490 284 207 429 326 1 099 7 869

Woodland farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 14 1 3 3 – 1 1 5 acres-- (D) (D) 6 (D) – (D) (D) (D)

Other land farms --------------------------------------------------- -- 134 22 27 24 20 10 7 24 acres-- (D) (D) (D) (D) 31 (D) 14 (D)

TENURE OF OPERATOR

All operators farms ------------------------------------------------- -- 202 35 41 35 27 17 9 38

acres-- 13 666 556 360 338 514 512 1 133 10 253

Full owners farms ------------------------------------------------ -- 123 25 24 26 15 7 8 18

acres-- 3 427 385 245 219 234 (D) (D) (D)

Part owners farms ------------------------------------------------ -- 48 3 9 6 9 8 1 12

acres-- 9 134 (D) 40 100 (D) 272 (D) 8 532

Tenants farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 31 7 8 3 3 2 – 8

acres-- 1 104 (D) 75 19 (D) (D) – (D)

FARMS BY SIZE

Farms -------------------------------------------------------------- 202 35 41 35 27 17 9 38

Less than 3 acres ------------------------------------------------- 71 18 18 12 10 5 2 6

3 to 9 acres ------------------------------------------------------- 60 7 12 11 9 6 4 11

10 to 19 acres----------------------------------------------------- 28 777–2– 5

20 to 49 acres----------------------------------------------------- 14 12351– 2

50 to 99 acres----------------------------------------------------- 11 12211– 4

100 to 174 acres -------------------------------------------------- 5 –––211 1

175 to 259 acres -------------------------------------------------- 3 ––––1– 2

260 to 499 acres -------------------------------------------------- 6 1––––1 4

500 to 999 acres -------------------------------------------------- 2 –––––1 1

1,000 acres or more ----------------------------------------------- 2 –––––– 2

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Operators by place of residence:

On farm operated-------------------------------------------------- 135 25 33 25 17 11 8 16

Not on farm operated ---------------------------------------------- 67 10 8 10 10 6 1 22

Operators by years on present farm:

Less than 2 years-------------------------------------------------- 67 12 14 16 8 6 2 9

2 to 4 years ------------------------------------------------------- 25 463312 6

5 to 9 years ------------------------------------------------------- 35 783364 4

10 years or more -------------------------------------------------- 75 12 13 13 13 4 1 19

Operators by age group:

Under 25 years ---------------------------------------------------- – –––––– –

25 to 34 years----------------------------------------------------- 14 222212 3

35 to 44 years----------------------------------------------------- 26 414632 6

45 to 54 years----------------------------------------------------- 47 10 11 10 4 3 2 7

55 to 64 years----------------------------------------------------- 46 5 8 6 7 8 2 10

65 years or more -------------------------------------------------- 69 14 19 13 8 2 1 12

Average age ---------------------------------------------------- 57 58 61 58 54 54 46 57

Operators by main occupation:

Agricultural number ----------------------------------------------- -- 100 10 21 14 16 7 5 27 Nonagricultural number ------------------------------------------- -- 102 25 20 21 11 10 4 11

Operators by days worked off farm:

None ------------------------------------------------------------- 86 11 21 13 13 5 4 19

Any -------------------------------------------------------------- 116 24 20 22 14 12 5 19

1 to 49 days ---------------------------------------------------- 13 11411– 5

50 to 99 days --------------------------------------------------- 7 2–1––2 2

100 to 149 days ------------------------------------------------- 7 1–12–1 2

150 to 199 days ------------------------------------------------- 7 42–1–– –

200 days or more------------------------------------------------ 82 16 17 16 10 11 2 10

LABOR STATUS

Unpaid labor farms ------------------------------------------------- -- 171 33 36 31 24 16 8 23 workers-- 389 56 56 61 93 29 18 76 Less than 25 days farms ------------------------------------------ -- 10 3 3 – 1 – 1 2 workers-- 23 10 5 – (D) – (D) (D)

25 to 149 days farms --------------------------------------------- -- 22 4 6 2 4 4 – 2 workers-- 30 5 7 (D) (D) 5 – (D)

150 days or more farms ------------------------------------------- -- 161 30 32 30 24 15 7 23

workers-- 336 41 44 (D) 81 24 (D) 71

Hired farm labor farms ---------------------------------------------- -- 89 7 12 17 8 9 5 31

workers-- 202 9 30 28 15 14 17 89

Less than 25 days farms ------------------------------------------ -- 23 4 5 7 3 1 1 2

workers-- 48 4 20 12 5 (D) (D) (D)

25 to 149 days farms --------------------------------------------- -- 30 1 7 8 – 6 3 5

workers-- 43 (D) 7 13 – 9 (D) (D)

150 days or more farms ------------------------------------------- -- 48 3 3 3 6 2 4 27

workers-- 111 (D) 3 3 10 (D) 8 80

SELECTED EQUIPMENT

Tractors of all kinds farms ------------------------------------------- -- 58 3 6 13 6 8 1 21

number-- 99 (D) 8 20 10 16 (D) 40

Motortrucks farms -------------------------------------------------- -- 118 11 20 24 15 11 7 30 number-- 144 11 23 25 19 15 8 43 Automobiles farms -------------------------------------------------- -- 52 9 10 9 6 2 4 12 number-- 58 9 13 10 7 (D) (D) 13

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Table 21. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1992mCon.

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Item Total

$100 to

$499

$500 to

$1,199

$1,200 to

$2,499

$2,500 to

$4,999

$5,000 to

$7,499

$7,500 to

$9,999

$10,000 or

more

FARMS BY MARKET VALUE OF

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD

Total sales farms --------------------------------------------------- -- 202 35 41 35 27 17 9 38

dollars-- 3 351 421 9 107 34 482 63 343 93 636 101 233 77 798 2 971 822

Average per farm dollars ---------------------------------------- -- 16 591 260 841 1 810 3 468 5 955 8 644 78 206

Farms by value of sales:

$100 to $499 farms --------------------------------------------- -- 35 35 – – – – – –

dollars-- 9 107 9 107 – – – – – –

$500 to $1,199 farms ------------------------------------------- -- 41 – 41 – – – – –

dollars-- 34 482 – 34 482 – – – – –

$1,200 to $2,499 farms ----------------------------------------- -- 35 – – 35 – – – –

dollars-- 63 343 – – 63 343 – – – –

$2,500 to $4,999 farms ----------------------------------------- -- 27 – – – 27 – – – dollars-- 93 636 – – – 93 636 – – – $5,000 to $7,499 farms ----------------------------------------- -- 17 – – – – 17 – – dollars-- 101 233 – – – – 101 233 – – $7,500 to $9,999 farms ----------------------------------------- -- 9 –––––9 – dollars-- 77 798 – – – – – 77 798 – $10,000 or more farms ------------------------------------------ -- 38 – – – – – – 38 dollars-- 2 971 822 – – – – – – 2 971 822

SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT

Field and forage farms ---------------------------------------------- -- 52 4 14 6 16 5 4 3

dollars-- (D) (D) 4 335 (D) 7 819 3 022 4 135 876

Vegetables farms --------------------------------------------------- -- 81 6 16 15 17 10 4 13

dollars-- 428 648 955 8 026 17 806 29 262 32 672 15 325 324 602

Fruits and nuts farms ----------------------------------------------- -- 106 15 21 23 19 10 4 14

dollars-- 141 986 (D) 7 990 16 104 16 552 16 406 (D) 75 110

Horticultural specialties, including ornamental plants farms -------------- -- 33 1 5 4 6 2 1 14

dollars-- 1 093 290 (D) 1 000 4 600 11 300 (D) (D) 1 067 050

Livestock farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 99 18 19 14 16 9 5 18 dollars-- 843 741 4 701 12 106 22 202 26 670 39 468 41 136 697 458 Milk farms --------------------------------------------------------- -- 6 –––––– 6 dollars-- 780 428 – – – – – – 780 428 Poultry and eggs farms ---------------------------------------------- -- 16 2 5 1 3 2 1 2 dollars-- 32 281 (D) 1 025 (D) 2 033 (D) (D) (D)

Fish and aquaculture products farms --------------------------------- -- 1 –––––– 1 dollars-- (D) – – – – – – (D)

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Machine hire and customwork farms ---------------------------------- -- 76 6 16 14 10 6 6 18

dollars-- 85 601 2 065 11 440 7 135 7 785 5 116 12 620 39 440

Hired farm labor farms ---------------------------------------------- -- 89 7 12 17 8 9 5 31

dollars-- 1 080 905 11 450 16 930 17 580 35 380 12 520 23 650 963 395

Feed purchased for livestock, poultry, and fish farms ------------------- -- 94 16 20 12 15 10 6 15

dollars-- 564 375 14 950 25 101 14 054 46 234 26 710 15 325 422 001

Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides farms -------------------------- -- 118 12 24 24 18 11 4 25 dollars-- 54 200 2 137 5 002 4 984 4 008 3 796 2 460 31 813 Fertilizers and manure purchased farms ------------------------------- -- 72 6 11 17 11 6 3 18 dollars-- 35 641 (D) 995 6 444 2 045 2 036 (D) 22 961 Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased farms --------------------------- -- 28 3 8 4 3 2 3 5 dollars-- 100 498 1 110 4 550 3 950 900 (D) 3 900 (D)

SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS

Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit trees and plants farms ------------ -- 97 13 19 20 19 10 3 13 acres-- 292 24 (D) 27 37 41 (D) 129

Avocados farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 66 6 15 14 14 5 2 10

trees not of bearing age-- 400 36 33 24 76 (D) (D) 212

trees of bearing age-- 856 (D) (D) 76 66 79 (D) 523

number harvested-- 31 085 (D) (D) 2 178 2 750 3 668 (D) 18 493

Bananas farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 77 9 19 11 15 7 4 12

hills with trees not of bearing age-- 5 660 691 654 (D) 815 1 657 (D) 1 288

hills with trees of bearing age-- 6 499 189 490 500 1 123 1 070 279 2 848

bunches harvested-- 5 188 164 442 383 825 601 205 2 568

Breadfruit farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 44 3 14 5 9 4 2 7 trees not of bearing age-- 148 (D) 65 4 18 25 (D) 32

trees of bearing age-- 201 (D) 95 7 21 8 (D) 18

pounds harvested-- 5 535 (D) 2 620 200 990 475 (D) 200

Coconuts farms ---------------------------------------------------- -- 54 5 14 12 11 4 2 6

trees not of bearing age-- 425 37 73 39 81 (D) (D) 64

trees of bearing age-- 987 11 266 234 79 (D) (D) 22

number harvested-- 18 603 78 4 684 4 505 1 526 (D) (D) 310

Grapefruits farms --------------------------------------------------- -- 22 3 3 5 6 1 – 4

trees not of bearing age-- 60 (D) (D) 15 7 (D) – (D)

trees of bearing age-- 350 (D) (D) (D) 39 – – (D)

pounds harvested-- 7 964 (D) (D) (D) 494 – – (D)

Limes and lemons farms -------------------------------------------- -- 58 9 12 10 11 4 2 10 trees not of bearing age-- 314 30 (D) 120 24 (D) – 50

trees of bearing age-- 650 (D) 33 26 130 25 (D) 410

pounds harvested-- 14 243 (D) 525 580 1 470 500 (D) 10 984

Mangoes farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 82 13 15 18 15 8 2 11 trees not of bearing age-- 804 24 15 153 114 145 – 353 trees of bearing age-- 3 503 161 (D) 268 201 473 (D) 2 142 number harvested-- 183 950 (D) 7 497 11 908 11 470 39 648 (D) 94 809

Oranges farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 33 3 6 8 10 2 – 4

trees not of bearing age-- 309 (D) 8 17 26 (D) – (D)

trees of bearing age-- 459 (D) (D) 15 61 (D) – (D)

pounds harvested-- 11 095 (D) (D) 225 950 (D) – (D)

Papayas farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 49 4 11 8 13 5 2 6 trees not of bearing age-- 238 (D) 17 (D) 89 (D) (D) 85

trees of bearing age-- 678 (D) 97 120 188 108 (D) 110

pounds harvested-- 11 825 (D) 1 960 2 110 2 045 1 275 (D) 4 085

Horticultural specialties, including ornamental plants farms -------------- -- 33 1 5 4 6 2 1 14 sq ft under cover-- 56 507 – (D) 1 220 (D) (D) (D) 45 894 acres in the open-- 38 (D) (D) 1 2 (D) – 34

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Table 21. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1992mCon.

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Item Total

$100 to

$499

$500 to

$1,199

$1,200 to

$2,499

$2,500 to

$4,999

$5,000 to

$7,499

$7,500 to

$9,999

$10,000 or

more

INVENTORY OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

Cattle and calves farms --------------------------------------------- -- 62 5 9 9 12 7 4 16

number-- 3 566 42 107 153 196 220 146 2 702

Cows farms ------------------------------------------------------ -- 57 3 9 8 12 7 4 14

number-- 1 736 (D) 60 63 98 125 (D) 1 301

Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older farms ------------------- -- 39 1 4 5 7 5 2 15

number-- 769 (D) 15 24 41 16 (D) 634

Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves 1 year old or

older farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 47 5 7 6 7 7 4 11

number-- 471 9 12 33 13 54 13 337

Calves less than 1 year old farms ---------------------------------- -- 50 4 7 7 10 5 4 13

number-- 590 11 20 33 44 25 27 430

Hogs and pigs farms ------------------------------------------------ -- 33 6 4 10 4 4 2 3

number-- 1 311 42 64 368 278 190 (D) (D)

Under 8 months old farms ----------------------------------------- -- 32 6 3 10 4 4 2 3

number-- 774 27 24 221 (D) 113 (D) (D)

8 months old or older farms --------------------------------------- -- 30 3 4 10 4 4 2 3

number-- 537 15 40 147 (D) 77 (D) (D)

Horses and colts, including ponies farms ------------------------------ -- 19 2 4 3 3 1 1 5

number-- 93 (D) 14 7 17 (D) (D) 41

Sheep and lambs farms --------------------------------------------- -- 39 9 7 8 4 3 4 4

number-- 2 916 255 474 268 90 (D) 1 087 (D)

Goats and kids farms ----------------------------------------------- -- 56 13 15 8 9 3 4 4

number-- 1 911 566 469 242 293 (D) (D) 156

Chickens farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 39 7 11 5 7 4 2 3

number-- 9 087 436 1 705 326 289 902 (D) (D)

Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms ------------------------ -- 13 3 2 – 3 1 2 2

number-- 445 20 (D) – 40 (D) (D) (D)

SALES OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND THEIR

PRODUCTS

Cattle and calves farms --------------------------------------------- -- 51 2 7 6 9 7 4 16 number sold-- 878 (D) (D) 22 36 49 63 691

Cows farms ------------------------------------------------------ -- 29 – 4 4 4 3 3 11 number sold-- 319 – 4 13 14 10 36 242 Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older farms ------------------- -- 12 – – – 3 1 2 6 number sold-- 177 – – – (D) (D) (D) 163

Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves 1 year old or

older farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 27 – 1 3 5 7 2 9

number sold-- 286 – (D) 9 10 (D) (D) 213

Calves less than 1 year old farms ---------------------------------- -- 14 2 2 – 2 – 1 7

number sold-- 96 (D) (D) – (D) – (D) 73

Hogs and pigs farms ------------------------------------------------ -- 27 2 3 9 4 5 2 2

number sold-- 3 210 (D) 18 126 123 203 (D) (D)

Under 8 months old farms ----------------------------------------- -- 17 2 – 6 3 3 1 2

number sold-- 2 931 (D) – 58 (D) 75 (D) (D)

8 months old or older farms --------------------------------------- -- 21 1 3 8 3 4 1 1

number sold-- 279 (D) 18 68 (D) 128 (D) (D)

Horses and colts, including ponies farms ------------------------------ -- 2 –––1–– 1

number sold-- (D) – – – (D) – – (D)

Sheep and lambs farms --------------------------------------------- -- 24 4 4 4 3 2 4 3

number sold-- 645 (D) 41 75 13 (D) 266 148

Goats and kids farms ----------------------------------------------- -- 36 11 9 4 6 1 3 2

number sold-- 278 50 66 47 55 (D) 25 (D)

Milk farms --------------------------------------------------------- -- 6 –––––– 6

quarts sold-- 1 417 245 – – – – – – 1 417 245

Chickens farms ----------------------------------------------------- -- 12 2 3 1 2 1 1 2

number sold-- 4 217 (D) 325 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms ------------------------ -- 1 –––––1 –

number sold-- (D) – – – – – (D) –

Chicken eggs farms ------------------------------------------------- -- 11 1 4 1 2 1 – 2 dozens sold-- 18 733 (D) 543 (D) (D) (D) – (D)

Fish and aquaculture products farms --------------------------------- -- 1 –––––– 1 pounds sold-- (D) – – – – – – (D)

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Appendix A.

General Explanation

DATA COLLECTION

Method of Enumeration

As in the previous censuses of the Virgin Islands, the

direct enumeration procedure was used in the 1992 Census of Agriculture. The statistics in this report are data

collected from farm operators during the period from July

to the middle of August 1993. For the enumeration, the

Virgin Islands were divided into 20 Enumeration Districts

(ED’s) and each district was clearly delineated on special

ED maps prepared for the census.

Each enumerator was assigned an ED and given a map

of the area to be enumerated. The enumerators were also

given a list of individuals farming during the 1987 Census

of Agriculture as well as other individuals presently known

to be conducting farm operations. The enumerators were

required to check all persons on their list.

Enumerators were also instructed to ask enough questions about tracts of land on which no one lived to

determine whether agricultural data should be collected

from the person in charge of the land. This procedure was

designed to assure the complete coverage of all land used

for agriculture, whether by an individual, a corporation, or

an institution.

To avoid enumeration of the same place more than

once, rules were established whereby enumerators could

determine who was responsible for completing a report

form for a given place. If the person in charge of an

agricultural operation lived outside of the ED in which the

land under his/ her control was located, the enumerator

assigned to the ED in which the operator resided was

responsible for completing his/ her report form. If a place

was partly in one ED and partly in another, the enumerator

for the ED in which the operator lived was responsible for

completing the report form to include all the land the

person operated in the Virgin Islands, regardless of the ED.

Training Program

The project manager, crew leaders, and enumerators

employed for the census in the Virgin Islands received

special training in accordance with instructions prepared

by the Bureau of the Census. The training included practice in interviewing, filling out the report form, and detailed

discussion of the enumerator’s instructions.

Report Form

Prior to each agriculture census, the Census Bureau

reviews the content of all census report forms to eliminate

inquiries no longer needed, to identify new items necessary to meet user needs, and to better describe the

agricultural situation in the Nation. Data requests are

solicited from farm organizations, land-grant colleges and

universities, State and Federal agencies, State Departments of Agriculture, agribusinesses, and other users.

Each respondent is asked to identify and justify its specific

data needs.

The report form for the 1992 Census of Agriculture for

the Virgin Islands of the United States was prepared by the

Outlying Areas Branch of the Agriculture and Financial

Statistics Division, Bureau of the Census, in cooperation

with the Department of Economic Development and Agriculture of the Virgin Islands. After receiving comments

from the Virgin Islands Department of Economic Development and Agriculture (which coordinated review of the

report form by data users in the Virgin Islands), the content

of the census report form was modified between 1987 and

1992 to more accurately reflect the Virgin Islands’ agriculture or to make the form easier to complete.

MAJOR DATA CHANGES

Based on feedback from data users in the Virgin Islands,

the following changes were made to the report form used

to collect data for the 1992 Census of Agriculture for the

Virgin Islands of the United States:

Dropped question on how many wells are on the place

Dropped question on whether or not the place had

electricity and/ or running water

Dropped question on place of birth of operator

Dropped questions on home consumption

Dropped value of sales for individual crops - sales now

collected for type of crops only, such as field and

forage crops, vegetables, fruits and nuts, and nursery crops

Dropped value of sales for each type of animal - sales

now collected for type of livestock only, such as

cattle and calves, hogs and pigs, and other livestock

Replaced crops harvested and crops sold with crops

harvested for sale

Added section on aquaculture (raising of fish, shrimp,

etc., in ponds)

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DATA PROCESSING

The processing of the 1992 Census of Agriculture for

the Virgin Islands of the United States was done in the

Agriculture and Financial Statistics Division at the Bureau

of the Census. Each report form was reviewed and coded

prior to being data keyed. Report forms not meeting the

census farm definition were voided. The remaining report

forms were examined for accuracy, consistency, and completeness. Reporting errors in computations, units of measures, data inconsistencies, and misplaced entries were

corrected. Missing information was derived using reported

data for similar type and size farms in nearby areas.

After all the report forms had been reviewed and coded,

the data were keyed and subjected to a thorough computer edit. Any inconsistencies were reviewed, corrected,

and keyed to a correction file. The corrected data were

then tabulated by the computer and available for review.

Prior to publication, tabulated totals were reviewed by

statisticians to identify inconsistencies and potential coverage problems. Comparisons were made with previous

census data, as well as other available data. The computer

system provided the ability to review up-to-date tallies of all

selected data items for various sets of criteria which

included, but were not limited to, geographic levels, farm

types, and sales levels. Data were examined for each set

of criteria and critiqued with a write-up (criticism) done for

data that were inconsistent.Each criticism was then researched

by examining individual data records contributing to the

tabulated total. When necessary, data inconsistencies

were resolved by carrying corrections to data records.

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATION

The following definitions and explanations relate to

items that are in the tables. Most of the definitions are from

the instructions given to enumerators. For an exact wording of the questions and instructions on the report form,

see the report form in appendix B.

Crops harvested. The report form contained individual

inquiries for crops commonly grown and space to write in

those less frequently produced. The information requested

in 1992 includes acres of crops harvested and pounds

harvested for sale.

The units of measure for reporting quantities of some

crops have varied from one census to another. The aim

has been to permit reporting in the units of measure

currently in use. The quantities harvested for each crop are

expressed in the units of measure given on the 1992 report

form.

Field or forage crops. The land area from which individual

crops were harvested for sale was obtained for field and

forage crops in acres and 10th of acres. When two or more

crops were harvested from the same land, the area was to

be reported for each separate crop or planting. Total

quantities of each crop harvested for sale were also

reported.

Vegetables. Land area for individual crops and the quantity harvested for sale for each crop were collected.

Fruits, nuts, or nursery crops. The total number of acres

planted in bearing and nonbearing fruit and nut trees was

collected. For individual fruit or nut crops, data on the

number of bearing and nonbearing trees and the quantity

harvested for sale were reported. For nursery crops, the

land area harvested, both square feet under cover and

acres in the open, was collected along with the value of

sales.

Equipment. The following types of equipment on the

place at time of enumeration, regardless of ownership,

were reported if they were operable:

Tractors. This includes all wheel and tracklaying (crawler)

tractors and garden tractors.

Motortrucks. This includes pickup trucks and truck-trailer

combinations.

Automobiles. This includes jeeps and station wagons used

primarily as passenger cars.

Expenses. The 1992 report form contained questions on

six types of farm expenses incurred between July 1, 1992,

and June 30, 1993, whether made by the farm operator,

his/ her landlord, or both. A farm operator who rented part

of his/ her land to others reported only the expenses on the

land he/ she operated.

Machine hire and customwork. Expenses for machine hire

and customwork relate to tractor hire, plowing, and spraying. Any amount spent for the labor involved is considered

to be part of the expense. The costs of hauling, trucking, or

of exchange work without pay are omitted.

Hired farm labor. Expenses for hired farm labor include

total cash payments made to family members and others

for farm labor. Payments to persons supplied by a contractor or a cooperative organization and paid directly by them

or by the person in charge are also included. Payments are

excluded for housework, contract construction work, customwork, and repair and installation work performed by

persons specifically employed for the work.

Purchases of feed. Expenses for feed for livestock, poultry, and fish include total cash payments made for pasture

used, salt concentrates, mineral supplements, grain, hay,

millfeeds, and any other items purchased for feeding

livestock, poultry, and fish on the place. Expenses made

for the grinding and mixing of feed and the estimated cost

of items furnished to the operator by a landlord or others

are also included. Payments made by a tenant to a

landlord for feed grown on the tenant’s farm are excluded.

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Purchases of insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides. This

item relates to total cash expenses for all chemicals,

sprays, dusts, etc., used to control weeds, pests, insects,

or disease on crops and livestock.

Purchases of fertilizers and manure. These expenses include

the total amount spent for manure and commercial fertilizers of all kinds for use on the farm.

Purchases of livestock, poultry, and fish. This item includes

all cash expenses for livestock, poultry, and fish purchased

for the place.

Farm operator. The term ‘‘operator’’ designates a person

who operates a farm, either by doing the work himself/ herself

or by directly supervising the work. The operator may be

the owner, a member of the owner’s household, a hired

manager, or a tenant, renter, or sharecropper. If the

operator rents land to others or has land worked on shares

by others, he/ she is considered the operator only if the

land is retained for his/ her own operation. In the case of

partnership, only one partner is counted as an operator. By

definition, the number of operators is the same as the

number of farms.

Farms or operators reporting. Figures for ‘‘farms reporting’’ or ‘‘operators reporting’’ represent the number of

farms or operators reporting the specified item. The difference between the total number of farms and the number of

farms reporting a particular item represents the number of

farms not having that item.

Land in farms. The land in farms was determined from

the answers to questions 1 through 4 in section 1 of the

report form (see appendix B). The amounts of land reported

as owned and reported as rented from others were added

together, and the amount of land reported as rented to

others was subtracted from that sum. The result represents ‘‘land in farms.’’

Land owned. This includes all land that the operator or

his/ her spouse held under title, purchased contract, homestead law, or as heir or trustee of an undivided estate at the

time of enumeration.

Land rented from others. This includes not only land the

operator rented or leased from others, but also land

worked on shares for others or land occupied rent free.

Land rented to others. This includes all land that the

operator rented to others and all land assigned to others

on shares or rent free. For the most part, land rented to

others represents agricultural land, but it also includes land

rented for residential or other purposes. The tenant is

considered to be the operator of land leased, rented, or

worked on shares, even though his/ her landlord may

supervise the operations. The landlord is considered to be

the operator of only that portion of the land not assigned to

tenants.

Land use. Land in farms at the time of enumeration is

categorized according to the way it was used during the

12-month period between July 1, 1992, and June 30, 1993.

The land uses described in the following paragraphs are

mutually exclusive in that each acre of land is counted only

once, even though it may have had more than one use

during the year.

Cropland harvested. This refers to all land from which any

crop was harvested. It also includes land in field crops that

were grazed when mature or almost mature, and land in

nonbearing fruit or nut trees and plants. Land from which

two or more crops were harvested and which was also

used for other purposes, either before or after the crops

were harvested, was to be reported as cropland harvested

without regard to the other uses.

Other cropland. This includes all cropland on the place

that was used for pasture and cropland on the place that

was not used for crops or pasture. It includes land on

which there was total crop failure due to hurricane, flood,

drought, insects, fire, or other causes; cropland lying idle;

and cropland planted with soil improvement grasses, or

other cover crops planted for improvement. It does not

include land so hilly, rocky, or wet that the cost of

improving it for cultivation would be more than the operator

could pay. Nor does it include land in roads, streams, or

swamps.

Pasture or grazing land. This refers to all land used for

pasture or grazing, except cropland. It includes all woodland where livestock pastured or grazed. It does not

include cropland, even though cattle or other livestock may

have been grazed on it.

Woodland. This includes all land that is covered in woods

or forests. It does not include woodland pasture.

Other land. This refers to all land not included in the other

land use classifications, such as house and other building

lots, lanes, roads, ditches, and land area of ponds and

wasteland.

Livestock, poultry, and fish. Data for livestock, poultry,

and fish show the quantity sold during the last 12 months,

and the number of livestock and poultry on hand a the time

of enumeration. All livestock and poultry on the place were

enumerated on the place they were at the time of the

enumeration regardless of ownership. Livestock on unfenced

land were to be reported as being on the place identified as

the headquarters of the person who had control over them.

Operator characteristics. Data were obtained to classify

the operators according to five characteristics.

Residence of operator. Operators were classified by residence according to whether or not they lived on the farms

operated.

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Year began operating present farm. Enumerators were

instructed to obtain the year an operator began to operate

the farm, i.e., the first year the operator took continuous

charge of the present farm or any part of it.

Age of operator. Operators were classified by age into six

groups. The average age was obtained by dividing the sum

of the ages of all operators reporting by the number

reporting.

Main occupation. If the operator devoted 50 percent or

more of his/ her work time to agricultural activities, his/ her

main occupation was considered to be agriculture, otherwise his/ her occupation was considered to be nonagriculture.

Work off farm. The extent to which operators rely on

nonfarm sources for part of their income is indicated by the

number of days worked off the farm during the year. Work

off the farm was defined to include work on someone

else’s farm for pay as well as all types of nonfarm jobs,

businesses, and professions whether the work was done

on the farm premises or elsewhere. Exchange work was

not included.

Value of products sold. Data for value of products sold

were obtained for each group of crops or main type of

livestock sold from the farm. Data were obtained for sales

of field and forage crops, vegetables, fruits and nuts,

nursery crops, poultry and poultry products, cattle and

calves, hogs and pigs, fish and other aquaculture products,

and ‘‘other livestock and livestock products.’’ Value of

sales was also collected for chicken eggs and milk.

FARM CLASSIFICATIONS

Farms by tenure of operator. Farms were classified by

tenure of operator on the basis of data reported for land

owned, rented from others (including land worked on

shares), and managed for others. During the processing

operations, each report form was coded to indicate whether

the operator was a full owner, part owner, or tenant.

Full owners. Operate only land they own or manage land

owned by others on a salary basis.

Part owners. Operate land they own and also land they

rent from others.

Tenants. Rent from others or work the land they operate

on shares for others.

Farms by age of operator. Enumerators entered the

operator’s age, as of his/ her last birthday, on the report

form. The computer edit classified the operator’s age into

one of the following age groups:

Under 25 years 45 to 54 years

25 to 34 years 55 to 64 years

35 to 44 years 65 years and over

Farms by size. Farms were classified by size on the basis

of the total land area established in each one. According to

the census definition, a farm is essentially an operating

unit, not an ownership tract. All land operated or managed

by one person or partnership represents one farm. In the

case of tenants, the land assigned to each tenant is

considered a separate farm, even though the landlord may

consider the entire landholding to be one unit rather than

several separate units.

Farms by market value of agricultural products sold.

Farms were classified on the basis of the total market

value of agricultural products sold. The total was obtained

by adding the reported values of all products sold from the

farm. The value of livestock, milk, poultry and eggs, fish,

vegetables, fruits and nuts, all field crops, ornamental

plants, and all other crops was obtained from the operator

at the time of enumeration. The computer edit classified

the value of agricultural products sold into one of the

following groups:

$100 to $499 $5,000 to $7,499

$500 to $1,199 $7,500 to $9,999

$1,200 to $2,499 $10,000 or more

$2,500 to $4,999

RELIABILITY OF DATA

All data compiled in this report originated from a complete enumeration and, therefore, are not subject to sampling variability. However, the data are subject to nonsampling errors. Nonsampling errors can be attributed to many

sources: inability to identify all cases in the actual universe;

inability or unwillingness on the part of respondents to

provide correct information; definition and classification

difficulties; differences in the interpretation of questions;

errors in recording or coding the data obtained; and other

errors of collection, response, coverage, and estimation

for missing or misreported data.

The accuracy of these tabulated data is determined by

the joint effects of the various nonsampling errors. No

direct measures of these effects have been obtained;

however, precautionary steps were taken in all phases of

data collection, processing, and tabulation of the data in an

effort to minimize the effects of nonsampling errors.

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Appendix B.

Report Form

The report form is shown on the following pages.

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tables

A

Age of farm operator........... 4 18-21

Agricultural products sold...... 6,14 18-21

Automobiles..................... 5,15 18-21

Average size of farm ........... 1 18-21

Avocados ....................... 10 18-21

B

Bananas......................... 10 18-21

Beans:

Dry ............................ 8 $

Green ......................... 9 $

Breadfruits ...................... 10 18-21

C

Cabbage ........................ 9 $

Carrots .......................... 9 $

Cassava......................... 8 $

Cattle and calves, number..... 11 18-21

Cows.......................... 11 18-21

Other cattle and calves...... 11 18-21

Cattle and calves sales ........ 12,14 18-21

Celery ........................... 9 $

Chemicals (see Expenses)

Chickens ........................ 11 18-21

Coconuts........................ 10 18-21

Corn, dry ........................ 8 $

Cropland:

Harvested .................... 1,3 18-21

Other.......................... 1 18-21

Cucumbers...................... 9 $

Customwork and machine

hire, expenses................. 7 18-21

D

Ducks, turkeys, geese, and

other poultry ................... 11 18-21

E

Eggplant ........................ 9 $

Egg sales ....................... 12,14 18-21

Equipment:

Automobiles .................. 5,15 18-21

Motortrucks................... 5,15 18-21

Tractors....................... 5,15 18-21

Expenses:

Feed for livestock and

poultry ....................... 7,16 18-21

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E—Con.

Expenses—Con.

Fertilizers and manure

purchased ................... 7,16 18-21

Hired farm labor.............. 7,16 18-21

Insecticides, fungicides,

and herbicides .............. 7,16 18-21

Livestock, poultry and fish

purchased ................... 7,16 18-21

Machine hire and

customwork ................. 7,16 18-21

F

Farm labor, hired and unpaid.. 5 18-21

Farm operators (see

Operators)

Farms classified by age of

operator........................ 4 18-21

Farm classified by size of

farm ............................ 2 18-21

Farm classified by tenure of

operator ....................... 3 18-21

Farms classified by value

of agricultural products

sold ............................ 6 18-21

Farms, number ................. 1,2 18-21

Feed purchased ................ 7 18-21

Fertilizers and manure

purchased ..................... 7 18-21

Field and forage crops ......... 6,8,14 18-21

Fish.............................. 6,13,14 18-21

Fruits and nuts.................. 6,10,14 18-21

Fungicides (see Expenses)

G

Geese, ducks, turkeys, and

other poultry ................... 11,12 18-21

Goats and kids ................. 11,12 18-21

Grapefruit ....................... 10 18-21

H

Hay, cut or grazed.............. 8 $

Herbicides (see Expenses)

Hogs and pigs .................. 11,12,14 18-21

Horses, colts, and ponies...... 11,12 18-21

Horticultural specialties ........ 6,10,14 18-21

I

Insecticides (see Expenses)

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tables

L

Labor expenses ................ 7 18-21

Labor status .................... 5 18-21

Land in farms ................... 1,2,3 18-21

Lettuce .......................... 9 $

Limes and lemons.............. 10 18-21

Livestock and poultry:

Feed purchased (dollars).... 7 18-21

Number on place and

number sold ................ 11,12 18-21

Products sold, value of ...... 6,9 18-21

Purchased (dollars) .......... 7 18-21

M

Machine hire and

customwork expenses ........ 7 18-21

Machinery (see Equipment)

Mangoes ........................ 10 18-21

Milk, amount and sales value.. 6,12,14 18-21

Motortrucks ..................... 5,15 18-21

O

Occupation of farm operator .. 4 18-21

Off-farm work ................... 4,17 18-21

Okra ............................. 9 $

Onions .......................... 9 $

Operator characteristics ....... 4 18-21

Operators by—

Age ........................... 4 18-21

Occupation ................... 4 18-21

Off-farm work ................ 4 18-21

Residence .................... 4 18-21

Tenure ........................ 3,15,16,17 18-21

Years on present farm....... 4 18-21

Oranges......................... 10 18-21

Organization, type of ........... 5 $

P

Papayas......................... 10 18-21

Pasture or grazing land ........ 1 18-21

Peppers ......................... 9 $

Pineapples ...................... 10 $

Plantains ........................ 10 $

Poultry........................... 6,11,14 18-21

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tables

P—Con.

Poultry and livestock:

Feed purchased (expenses) 7 18-21

Number on place and

number sold................. 11,12 18-21

Purchased (expenses)....... 7 18-21

Production expenses........... 7 18-21

R

Residence of farm operator ... 4 18-21

S

Sale of agricultural products... 6,14 18-21

Sheep and lambs............... 11,12 18-21

Size of farm..................... 2 18-21

Sorghum, cut or grazed ........ 8 $

Spinach ......................... 9 $

Squash .......................... 9 $

Sugarcane ...................... 8 $

Sweetpotatoes.................. 8 $

T

Taniers .......................... 8 $

Tenure of farm operator ....... 3,15,16,17 18-21

Tomatoes ....................... 9 $

Tractors ......................... 5,15 18-21

Turkeys, ducks, geese, and

other poultry ................... 11,12 18-21

V

Value of agricultural products

sold (also see individual

products)....................... 6 18-21

Vegetables...................... 6,9,14 $

W

Woodland ....................... 1 18-21

Work off farm ................... 4 18-21

Y

Yams ............................ 8 $

Years on present farm,

operator........................ 4 18-21

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1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

Results of the 1992 Census of Agriculture are published

in a series of reports that provide data at the national,

State, and county (or equivalent) levels for the United

States. Data also are available for Puerto Rico, Guam, and

the Virgin Islands of the United States.

VOLUME 1. GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES

(AC92-A-1 TO -54)

National, State, and County Data are published in

detailed national and State tables for the United States,

and in State and county tables for each State. These

reports include data on number and size of farm; crop

production; livestock, poultry, and their products; tenure,

age, and principal occupation of operator; type of organization; value of products sold; government payments plus

market value of agricultural products sold; production

expenses; direct marketing; number of hired employees;

land use; irrigation; and the standard industrial classification of farms.

U.S. Summary and State Data Report (AC92-A-51)

Chapter 1. National-level data

Chapter 2. State-level data

State and County Data Reports (AC92-A-1 to -50)

Chapter 1. State-level data

Chapter 2. County-level data

Outlying Areas Data (AC92-A-52 to -54) are published

for the regions and municipios of Puerto Rico, the election

districts on Guam, and the islands of the Virgin Islands of

the United States.

VOLUME 2. SUBJECT SERIES (AC92-S-1 TO -5)

Agricultural Atlas of the United States (AC92-S-1)

graphically illustrates a profile of the Nation’s agriculture at

the county level in a series of dot and multicolor pattern

maps. The maps provide displays on sizes and types of

farms, land use, farm tenure, market value of agricultural

products sold, crops harvested, livestock inventories, and

other characteristics of farms.

Coverage Evaluation (AC92-S-2) provides nationaland regional-level estimates on the completeness of the

census, in terms of both the number of farms missed and

selected characteristics of those farms.

Ranking of States and Counties (AC92-S-3) ranks the

leading States and counties for selected items from the

1992 census. Tables show cumulative percentage of U.S.

totals and most include comparative data from the 1987

census.

History (AC92-S-4) provides a detailed description of

the planning and conduct of the 1992 Census of Agriculture. It explains the history of the agriculture census, farm

definition, data collection and processing, data dissemination, coverage evaluation and research, and the census of

agriculture in outlying areas. Also included are facsimiles

of the report forms, information sheets, and letters sent to

the public.

ZIP Code Tabulations of Selected Items from the

1992 and 1987 Censuses of Agriculture (AC92-S-5)

provides tabulations by five-digit ZIP Code for selected

items from the 1992 and 1987 censuses. Data items

include number of farms, land in farms, farms by size,

market value of agricultural products sold by size of sales,

livestock inventory, cropland harvested, selected crops,

and other data.

VOLUME 3. 1994 FARM AND RANCH

IRRIGATION SURVEY (AC92-RS-1)

This report provides data collected from a sample of

irrigated farm operations identified in the 1992 Census of

Agriculture. Data items include acres irrigated, land use,

yields of specified crops, methods of water distribution,

quantity of water used by source, expenses, and other

irrigation practices. Data are available for each of the 17

Western States, 10 other leading irrigation States, and the

18 water resources regions of the conterminous United

States.

PRINTED REPORTS

All of the reports listed above are available as printed

reports, except Volume 2, Part 5, ZIP Code Tabulations. To

obtain order forms or further information concerning any

agriculture census printed reports, write the Bureau of the

Census, Agriculture and Financial Statistics Division, Editorial and Information Staff, Washington, DC 20233-8300

or call 1-800-523-3215.

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

• Computer Tapes—Public-use computer tapes contain

the same summary statistics published in the Volume 1

reports.

• Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM)—Data

from Volume 1, Volume 2 parts 1 and 5, and Volume 3

are available on CD-ROM.

• Online Access—Highlights from Volume 1, Volume 2

parts 3 and 5, and Volume 3 are available on the ARI

NetworkR and on CENDATATM through DIALOGR and

CompuServeR.

For additional information regarding electronic data products, write the Data User Services Division, Customer

Services, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233-

8300 or call 301-763-4100.

Publication Program