19871~r . 

Census of 

Agriculture 

AC87-A-56 

Volume 1 

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

Part 56 

Northern Mariana 

Islands 

U.S_ Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division. Many 

divisions participated in the various activities: Decennial Planning 

coordinated the agriculture census data collection in conjunction 

with the 1990 Census of Population and Housing; Economic 

Programming prepared the computer programs and designed 

the computer system; Geography developed the field maps; 

Administrative and Publication Services provided the forms design, 

publication planning and design, editorial reviews, composition, 

and printing procurement. The census program was conducted 

under the direction of Juan S. Borja and William H. Stewart, 

Co-directors of the Census for the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, under a special 

agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau. Technical advice and 

oversight were provided by Carolyn Hay, Census Advisor, U.S. 

Bureau of the Census. 

Representatives of the Government of the Commonwealth of 

the Northern Mariana Islands made significant recommendations 

which helped establish data content and provided valuable 

advice during the planning stages of the census. 

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 there are any questions concerning the statistics in this report, call: 

(301) 763-8555 Division Chief 

(301) 763-8509 Outlying Areas Branch 

(301) 763-1113 General Information 
1987 

Census of 

Agriculture 

AC87-A-56 

Volume 1 

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

Part 56 

Northern Mariana 

Islands 

Issued December 1990 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Robert A. Mosbacher, Secretary 

Thomas J. Murrin, Deputy Secretary 

Michael R. Darby, Under Secretary 

for Economic Affairs 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Barbara Everitt Bryant, Director 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Barbara Everitt Bryant, Director 

C. L. Kincannon, Deputy Director 

Charles A. Waite, Associate Director for 

Economic Programs 

Roger H. Bugenhagen, Assistant Director for 

Economic and Agriculture Censuses 

Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Chief, 

Economic Census Staff 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Charles P. Pautler, Jr., Chief 

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 

Census of agriculture (1987). Geographic area series. 

1987 census of agriculture. Geographic area series. 

Includes indexes. 

Supt. of Docs. no.: C3.31/4:987/v.1 

1. Agriculture-Economic aspects-United StatesStatistics. 2. Agriculture-Economic aspects-United 

States-States-Statistics. 3. Agriculture.-Economic 

aspects-United States-Territories and possessions 

-Statistics. I. United States. Bureau of the Census. 

II. Title. 

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For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government 

Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. 
CONTENTS 

Page 

Introduction ___________________________________________________________________________________________ V 

Islands Map___________________________________________________________________________________________ VII 

TABLES 

CHAPTER 1. Data by 1990 Farm Definition 

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1990 ________________________________________________________ 1 

2. Farms and Land in Farms by Size of Farm: 1990____________________________________________________ 1 

3. Tenure and Characteristics of Operators: 1990______________________________________________________ 1 

4. Farm Characteristics: 1990 _____________________________ ___________________________________________ 2 

5. Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1989___________________________________________________________ 2 

6. Field Crops, Melons, and Vegetables: 1989 _________________________________________________________ 3 

7. Fruits, Nuts, and Ornamental Plants and Other Nursery Products: 1990________________________________ 3 

8. Livestock and Livestock Products, Poultry and Poultry Products, and Fish: 1990 ________________________ 4 

9. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Municipalities: 1990 ________________________________________ 4 

10. Size of Farm by Municipalities: 1990 _______________________________________________________________ 5 

11. Selected Farm Characteristics by Municipalities: 199o________________________________________________ 5 

12. Farms, Land in Farms, and Tenure of Operator, by Municipalities: 1990________________________________ 5 

13. Field Crops, Melons, and Vegetables, by Municipalities: 1989_________________________________________ 6 

14. Fruits, Nuts, and Ornamental Plants and Other Nursery Products, by Municipalities: 1990________________ 7 

15. Livestock and Livestock Products, Poultry and Poultry Products, and Fish, by Municipalities: 1990________ 8 

16. Selected Equipment and Specified Facilities by Municipalities: 1990 ___________________________________ 8 

17. Operator Characteristics by Municipalities: 1990 _____________________________________________________ 9 

18. Farms by Source of Financing for Municipalities: 1990 _______________________________________________ 9 

19. Value of Agricultural Products Sold by Municipalities: 1989 ___________________________________________ 10 

20. Farms, Land in Farms, and Type of Land Ownership, by Municipalities: 1990___________________________ 10 

21. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1990 _____________________________________________________________ 11 

22. Summary by Size of Farm: 1990___________________________________________________________________ 13 

23. Summary by Age of Operator: 1990________________________________________________________________ 17 

24. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1989_______________________________________________ 21 

CHAPTER 2. Data by 1980 Farm Definition 

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1990 and 1980 _______________________________________________ 25 

2. Farms and Land in Farms by Size of Farm: 1990 and 1980 __________________________________________ 25 

3. Tenure and Characteristics of Operators: 1990 and 1980_____________________________________________ 25 

4. Farm Characteristics: 1990 and 1980 ______________________________________________________________ 26 

5. Field Crops, Melons, and Vegetables: 1989 and 1979________________________________________________ 26 

6. Fruits, Nuts, and Ornamental Plants and Other Nursery Products: 1990 and 1980_______________________ 27 

7. Livestock and Livestock Products, Poultry and Poultry Products, and Fish: 1990 and 1980_______________ 27 

8. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Municipalities: 1990 and 1980 _______________________________ 28 

9. Size of Farm by Municipalities: 1990 and 1980 ______________________________________________________ 28 

10. Selected Farm Characteristics by Municipalities: 1990 and 1980 ______________________________________ 28 

11. Farms, Land in Farms, and Tenure of Operator, by Municipalities: 1990 and 1980 ______________________ 29 

12. Field Crops, Melons, and Vegetables, by Municipalities: 1989 and 1979_______________________________ 29 

13. Fruits, Nuts, and Ornamental Plants and Other Nursery Products, by Municipalities: 1990 and 1980 ______ 30 

14. Livestock and Livestock Products, Poultry and Poultry Products, and Fish, by Municipalities: 1990 and 

1980____________________________________________________________________________________________ 31 

15. Selected Equipment and Specified Facilities by Municipalities: 1990 and 1980__________________________ 31 

16. Operator Characteristics by Municipalities: 1990 and 1980____________________________________________ 32 

17. Farms by Source of Financing for Municipalities: 1990 and 1980 ______________________________________ 32 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE CONTENTS III 
Page 

APPENDIXES 

A. General Explanation ___________ ______ ____ ___ _ ___ _ ___ ________ _ ___ _ ___ _ ___ ____ ___ _____ _ ______ __ _ _ _ __ A-1 

B. Questionnaire _ _ ____ _ __________ ______ ____ ____ ___ _ ___ _____ ___ _ ___ _ ___ _ ___ ___ _ ___ ______ _____ _ __ _____ B-1 

Publication Program ________________________________________________________________________ Inside back cover 

IV CONTENTS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
INTRODUCTION 

Page 

HISTORY... ••••••••••••• •••••• •••• •••••••• ••• •••••••••••• V 

USES OF THE CENSUS.................................... V 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED......................... V 

FARM DEFINITION •••••• ••••• ••••••••• ••••••• •••• ••••• •••• V 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• V 

TABULAR PRESENTATION •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• V 

SPECIAL TABULATIONS................................... V 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES............................. V 

INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES DATA ••••••••••• VI 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS •••••••••••••••••••••••••• VI 

HISTORY 

The 1990 Census of Agriculture for the Northern Mari· 

ana Islands is the third census to be taken by the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The first 

agriculture census was taken in 1970 as part of the 

decennial census of population and housing and has 

continued every 10 years. 

USES OF THE CENSUS 

The census of agriculture is the recognized source of 

statistics about the Northern Mariana Islands' agricultural 

production and the only source of consistent, comparable 

data at the municipality 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 census of agriculture is required by law under Title 

13, United States Code, sections 142(a) and 191. The 

census of agriculture in the Northern Mariana Islands is 

conducted every 10 years and was included with the 1990 

Census of Population and Housing. Beginning in 1997, the 

census will be conducted every 5 years as it is in each 

State, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the 

United States. 

FARM DEFINITION 

The statistics presented in this report relate to places 

qualifying as census farms. Chapter 1 uses the new farm 

definition, which defines a farm as any place from which 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

$100 or more of agricultural products were sold or normally 

would have been sold during the census year. Chapter 2 

provides comparable 1990 data according to the old farm 

definition used in previous censuses, which defined a farm 

as having a minimum number of livestock, poultry, fruit or 

nut trees, or any crops or vegetables harvested for sale. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

Data comparability has been maintained in chapter 2 

which contains the 1980 data along with the comparable 

1990 data. Dollar figures shown for agricultural product 

sales only apply under the new farm definition in chapter 1. 

TABULAR PRESENTATION 

Island data-Chapter 1 , tables 1 through 8 and chapter 

2, tables 1 through 7 show detailed data for the Northern 

Mariana Islands. Chapter 1, tables 21 through 24 provide 

1990 data for the Northern Mariana Islands cross tabu· 

lated by tenure of operator, size of farm, age of operator, 

and value of agricultural products sold. 

Municipality data-Data are presented for municipali· 

ties in chapter 1, tables 9 through 20 and in chapter 2, 

tables 8 through 17. 

SPECIAL TABULATIONS 

Custom designed tabulations are available to individual 

user specifications on a programming cost reimbursable 

basis. Inquiries about special tabulations should be directed 

to the Chief, Agriculture 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, such 

as size of farm, is not considered a release of confidential 

information and is provided even though other information 

such as crop production, number of livestock, and sales is 

withheld. 

INTRODUCTION V 
INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES 

DATA 

Inventories of livestock, poultry, and fruit and nut trees 

or plants, are determined by the number on hand on the 

day of enumeration. Crop production and sales, as well as 

livestock sales, are for the calendar year. 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 

The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: 

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Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1990 

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

Item 

Farms _______________________________________________________ number __ 

land in farms1 _________________________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm _______________________________________ acres __ 

Approximate land area __________________________________________ acres __ 

Proportion in farms _______________________________________ percenL_ 

Cropland _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acre$l __ 

'Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

Total 

119 14421 

121.2 

117760 

Item 

Cropland-Con. Used for crops ______________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Used for other purposes _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

12.2 Pastureland, except cropland pastured __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

113 Other land ____________________________________________________ farms __ 

4 742 acres-_ 

Table 2, Farms and Land in Farms by Size of Farm: 1990 

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

Item Less than 1 1 to 2 3 to 4 5 to 7 8 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 39 40 to 49 Total acre acres acres acres acres acres acres 

Farms ____________________________________ number __ 119 10 21 17 22 3 16 10 Percent of farms _______________________________ 100.0 8.4 17.6 14.3 18.5 2.5 13.4 8.4 

Land in farms1 ______________________________ acres __ 14421 4 40 66 12B 25 234 257 Percent distribution _____________________________ 100.0 .3 .5 .9 .2 1.6 1.8 Average size of farm _____________________ acres __ 121.2 .4 1.9 3.9 5.B B.4 14.6 25.7 

'Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

Table 3. Tenure and Characteristics of Operators: 1990 

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

Item 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Operators ____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres1 __ Cropland ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres1 __ 

Full owners _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Part owners ________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Tenants ____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated __________________________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _______________________________________________ _ 

, Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

'Data are for 1989. 

Total 

119 14421 113 4742 

67 

533 

62 

270 

24 253B 24 

313 

28 11 350 

27 4159 

45 

74 

Item 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS-Con. 

Operators by years on present farm: Less than 2 years __________________________________________________ _ 2 to 4 years _______________________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years _______________________________________________________ _ 

10 years or more ___________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ____________________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years ------------------------------------------------------ 35 to 44 years ------------------------------------------------------

45 to 54 years ------------------------------------------------------ 55 to 64 _____________________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________________________________________ _ Average age _____________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by main occupation: Agricultural ________________________________________________ number __ 

acres __ Nonagricultural _____________________________________________ number __ 

acres __ 

Operators by days of work off farm:' None _____________________________________________________________ _ Any _______________________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _____________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 days ____________________________________________________ _ 100 to 149 days _________________________________________________ _ 150 to 199 days _________________________________________________ _ 200 days or more ________________________________________________ _ 

acres 

3 

2.5 

129 

.9 42.8 

Total 

110 

439 

40 4304 

48 4361 

68 5318 

50 acres or 

more 

17 

14.3 

1353B 93.9 

796.4 

Total 

20 

38 

22 

39 

1 

17 

45 

34 

15 

7 

45 

42 10617 77 3804 

24 

95 

12 

12 

12 

6 

53 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1 
Table 4. Farm Characteristics: 1990 

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

Item 

FARMS BY SOURCE OF FINANCING 

Operator: 1 to 49 percent ____________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ___________________________________________________ _ 100 percent _______________________________________________________ _ 

Private: 1 to 49 percent ____________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ___________________________________________________ _ 100 percent _______________________________________________________ _ 

Commercial: 1 to 49 percent ____________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 percent ___________________________________________________ _ 100 percent _______________________________________________________ _ 

Government: 1 to 49 percent ____________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ___________________________________________________ _ 

100 percent _______________________________________________________ _ 

Other sources: 1 to 49 percent ____________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ___________________________________________________ _ 

100 percent _______________________________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY TRACTS OR PIECES OF LAND 

1 tract ______________________________________________________________ _ 2 tracts _____________________________________________________________ _ 

3 tracts or more ______________________________________________________ _ 

Total Item 

SELECTED EQUIPMENT 

Tractors of all kinds ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ - Motortrucks ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

3 number __ 107 Automobiles __________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

2 FARMS BY SPECIFIED FACILITIES 

J Electricity No electricity - --- -

________________________________________________________ --- ------- ---- ------------- ----- ----------- -- - - ---------_ 

Piped running water __________________________________________________ _ 

No piped running water _______________________________________________ _ 

1 FARMS BY TYPE OF HOLDING 

2 Home consumption holding ___________________________________________ _ 

Sale holdings ________________________________________________________ _ Crop ______________________________________________________________ _ 

Livestock andlor poultry ____________________________________________ _ Mixed _____________________________________________________________ _ Other _____________________________________________________________ _ 

TYPE OF LAND OWNERSHIP 

_ Farms _______________________________________________________ number __ 

70 

29 

20 

acres __ Owned _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Rented from others __________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Renled to others ____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Table 5. Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1989 

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

Value Item Farms (dollars) Item Farms 

Total sales _______________________________________ _ 

Average per farm ________________________________ _ 119 1 063950 

(X) 6941 

Sales by commodity group or product: Field crops, melons, and vegetables _______________________ _ Sales of $500 or more _________________________________ _ 71 

53 Fruits and nuts __________________________________________ _ 47 

Farms by value of sales: Sales of $500 or more _________________________________ _ 28 $100 to $499 ___________________________________________ _ 28 6661 Ornamental plants and other nursery products ______________ _ 8 $500 to $1,199 __________________________________________ _ 

$1,200 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $7,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$7,500 to $9,999 ________________________________________ _ 

15 12644 

22 40518 

23 73930 

5 32386 

3 24840 

Sales of $500 or more _________________________________ _ Livestock _______________________________________________ _ 

Sales of $500 or more _________________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs ________________________________________ _ 

Sales of $500 or more _________________________________ _ Fish ____________________________________________________ _ 

7 

37 

26 

8 

4 

$10,000 or more ________________________________________ _ 23 872 771 Sales of $500 or more _________________________________ _ 

Total 

31 

43 

21 

29 

62 

84 

53 

66 

71 

46 

36 

83 

51 

13 

15 

4 

119 

14421 

91 

(0) 

52 

13428 

2 

(0) 

Value 

(dollars) 

470226 

466 168 

155341 

152 307 

58885 

(0) 

367383 

364628 

12 115 

11 550 

2 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 
Table 6. Field Crops, Melons, and Vegetables: 1989 

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

Item 

Cassava _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ _____ __ _ _ _____ _ _ _ ____ _ __ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Chinese cabbage _____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Corn _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Cucumbers ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ pounds harvested __ Sales _____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Eggplant _ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ ______ _ __ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ pounds harvested __ Sales _____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Total 

8 

8 15800 

13910 

9163 

39 

22 71 468 67687 

44021 

10 

4 3765 

2432 

1 571 

45 

39 182 673 159015 

55681 

39 

18 

50480 

46176 

28729 

Item 

Melons, excluding watermelons _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Sweetpotatoes __ __ __ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ ___ __ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Taro _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Watermelons _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Yams ________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Other field crops and vegetables ________________________________ farm __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Table 7. Fruits, Nuts, and Ornamental Plants and Other Nursery Products: 1990 

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

Item 

Avocados ____________________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Bananas _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ __ _ _ _ farms __ 

clusters __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Betelnuts _ _ __ ___ _ _ ___ __ ___ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Breadfruits _ _ _ _ ____ ___ ___ __ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Coconuts _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ __ ____ __ ____ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Green oranges ________________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Guavas _ _ _ _ _ ____ __ __ _ _ ___ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _____ __ _ _ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Lemons ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

'Data are for 1989. 

Total 

24 

134 

3935 

2 175 

1 680 

69 

22800 

102091 

32494 

18 100 

38 

8142 

82947 

81 872 

90 186 

33 

475 

15010 

2600 

1 510 

59 

7903 

66118 

2783 

1 195 

27 

522 1 732 

(0) 

(0) 

29 

229 

322 

72 

54 

48 

423 

5153 

2728 

1 776 

Item 

Limes _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _____ _ _ __ ___ __ _ _ _ _ ___ __ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Mangoes _ ____ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ____ _ __ _______ __ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Papayas__ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ ___ __ __ ___ __ _ __ ____ __ __ __ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dOllars __ 

Pineapples ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

plants __ 

number harvested' __ Sales' ____________________________________________________ number __ 

dollars __ 

Starfruits _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ __ ____ _ __ _____ __ __ __ _____ ____ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Tangerines ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ pounds harvested' __ Sales' ____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops ________________________________ farms __ 

trees or plants __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ____________________________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Ornamental plants and other nursery products' ___________________ farms __ 

sq It under cover __ acres __ Sales ______________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Total 

19 

53 171 100 

158 450 

79590 

19 

17 22584 

16679 

10050 

32 

24 23310 

18040 

16748 

23 

74 

191 665 

190 752 

80231 

17 

11 

32343 

28348 

28625 

34 

67 170 995 

160 100 

115817 

Total 

13 

112 

3 162 

3022 

2720 

45 

527 

7859 

3489 

4644 

45 

2905 

31 080 

18 165 

12775 

15 

9299 

4533 

4020 

3280 

13 

37 

393 

243 

148 

33 

509 

6209 

4086 

2218 

15 

770 

405 

(D) 

(D) 

8 19 160 

1 

58885 

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Table 8. Livestock and Livestock Products, Poultry and Poultry Products, and Fish: 1990 

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

Item 

LIVESTOCK AND liVESTOCK PRODUCTS 

Cattle and calves of all ages ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales' _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

dollars __ 

Milk cows __________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales' __________________________________________________ number __ 

dollars __ 

Other cattle and calves ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales' __________________________________________________ number __ 

dollars __ 

Hogs and pigs of all ages ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales' _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ dollars __ 

Goats and kids of all ages _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales' _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ dollars __ 

Horses, mules, and colts of all ages ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales 1 _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ farms __ 

'Data are for 1989. 

number __ dollars __ 

Total 

36 4513 14 

702 329 598 

6 

Item 

liVESTOCK AND liVESTOCK PRODUCTS-Con. 

Other livestock- ____________________ ._._. __ • ___ ._ • ______ • ______ farms __ 

number __ Sales' ____________ •• ___ ._. ____ • _. _. ________ • ________ • _. _. _ _ farms._ 

number __ 

dollars._ 

livestock sales' ____ ._. ______ • ____ ._. ___ • ____ ._._ •• _____ ._._. __ farms __ 

dollars __ 

~g POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS 

13200 

33 

4433 

680 316 398 

66 

260 

28 

360 

33565 

21 

482 

3 

8 

(D) 

Chickens ___ • __ • _._._. __ • __________ ._. _. ______ . _ . ____ ._. ___ . __ farms._ 

number __ Sales' _. ______ • __________ . ___ . __ ._._. ______ • ________ ._._. __ farms __ 

number __ dollars __ 

Other poultry ________ . ____ • _____ . ____ . ________ ._. ______ ._._. __ farms._ 

number __ Sales' ___ • ________ . _____________ . ___________________ • _._._. farms._ 

number __ 

dollars._ 

Chicken egg sales'_._. __________ . __ . __________ ._. ____ • ___ ._._. farms __ 

dozens __ 

dollars._ 

Poultry and egg sales' .. _. ______ .. __ ._._. ______ . ___ . _____ • ____ • farms __ 

dollars __ 

FISH' 

2 Caught _______ • ____ ._._._. __ • ___ ._ .. _._._. __ • ____________ . _. _. farms __ 

(D) pounds __ 1 Sales ____ ._._ .... _._._. __ ._._._ .. _____ . ____ . __________ . ____ farms __ 

(D) pounds __ 

(D) dollars __ 

Table 9. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Municipalities: 1990 

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

Item 

Farms ___________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms' _____________________________________________ acres __ 

Cropland _______________________________________________ farms __ 

acres 1 __ Used for crops _________________ • ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Used for other purposes _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, except cropland pastured • __________ • ________ farms __ 

acres __ Other land ________________ • ____________ •• __ • __ • __ • ______ farms __ 

acres __ 

'Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

Northern Mariana 

Islands 

119 

14421 

113 

4742 

110 

439 

40 

4304 

48 4361 

68 5318 

Northern Islands 

4 

141 

4 

68 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 

62 

4 

11 

Rota Saipan 

24 72 

762 2019 

24 67 251 359 

23 67 (0) 250 15 20 (D) 109 

10 24 448 383 11 40 63 277 

Total 

4 

32 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

37 367 383 

63 

9 580 

6 1 305 

6690 

18 

562 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

8 12 115 

3 600 

Tinian 

19 

11 499 

18 4065 

16 

43 

4 

4022 

10 2468 13 4967 

4 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 
Table 10. Size of Farm by Municipalities: 1990 

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and lor meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Farms ___________________________________________________ number __ 

acres 1 __ 

Farms by size: Less than 1 acre _____________________________________ numbeL_ 

acres __ 1 to 2 _______________________________________________ numbeL_ 

acres __ 3 to 4 _______________________________________________ number __ 

acres __ 

5 to 7 _______________________________________________ numbeL_ 

acres __ 8 to 9 _______________________________________________ numbeL_ 

acres __ 10 to 19 _____________________________________________ number __ 

acres __ 

20 to 39 _____________________________________________ number __ 

acres __ 40 to 49 _____________________________________________ numbeL_ 

acres __ 50 acres or more ____________________________________ numbeL_ 

acres __ 

, Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

Northern Mariana 

ISlands 

119 

14421 

10 

4 

21 

40 

17 

66 

22 

128 3 

25 

16 

234 

10 

257 

3 129 

17 

13538 

Northern Islands 

4 

141 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

Table 11. Selected Farm Characteristics by Municipalities: 

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

Item 

Farms by type of holding: Home consumption holding _____________________________________ _ Sales holdings _________________________________________________ _ Crop ________________________________________________________ _ 

Livestock and/or poultry ______________________________________ _ Mixed _______________________________________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________________________________ _ 

Farms by tracts or pieces 01 land: 1 tract ________________________________________________________ _ 

2 tracts _______________________________________________________ _ 

3 tracts or more ________________________________________________ _ 

Northern Mariana 

Islands 

36 

83 

51 

13 

15 

4 

70 

29 

20 

Northern Islands 

2 

2 

4 

1990 

Rota Saipan Tinian 

24 72 t9 

762 20t9 11 499 

10 

4 

2 15 4 (D) 27 (D) 

3 13 1 (D) 50 (D) 

4 12 6 26 67 36 

3 

25 4 10 1 (D) 152 (D) 

3 4 2 75 102 (D) 

3 

129 

5 5 5 (D) 593 11 384 

Rota Saipan Tinian 

15 15 4 

9 57 15 

6 37 8 1 8 3 2 9 3 3 1 

8 49 9 6 16 7 

10 7 3 

Table 12. Farms, Land in Farms, and Tenure of Operator, by Municipalities: 1990 

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

Item 

Farms ___________________________________________________ number __ Land in larms' _____________________________________________ acres __ 

Cropland used lor crops __________________________________ acres __ 

Tenure of operator: Operators _____________________________________________________ _ 

Full owners __________________________________________________ _ 

Part owners _________________________________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________________________ _ 

Land in larms (acres): Full owners ____________________________________________________ _ 

Part owners ___________________________________________________ _ 

Tenants _______________________________________________________ _ 

Cropland used lor crops (acres): Full owners ____________________________________________________ _ 

Part owners ___________________________________________________ _ Tenants _______________________________________________________ _ 

'Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

Northern Mariana 

Islands 

119 14421 

439 

119 

67 

24 

28 

533 

2538 

11 350 

137 

184 

118 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 

Northern Islands 

4 141 

60 

4 

4 

141 

60 

Rota 

24 

762 

86 

24 

9 

12 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

22 

32 

(D) 

(D) 

Saipan 

72 

2019 

250 

72 

49 

10 

13 

359 

598 

62 

91 

121 

38 

Tinian 

19 

11 499 

43 

19 

9 

2 

8 

(D) 

(D) 

11 125 

14 

(D) 

(D) 

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 5 
Table 13. Field Crops, Melons, and Vegetables, by Municipalities: 1989 

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

Item 

Cassava _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _ _ _ _____ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ ___ _ farms __ 

pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Chinese cabbage _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ pounds harvested __ Sales __________________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Corn _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ pounds harvested __ Sales __________________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Cucumbers __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ pounds harvested __ Sales __________________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Eggplant _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales __________________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Melons, excluding watermelons _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ pounds harvested __ Sales _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ _ ___ ____ ___ __ _ _ _ farms __ 

pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Sweetpotatoes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales __________________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Taro _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ ___ _ farms __ 

acres __ pounds harvested __ Sales _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ farms __ 

pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Watermelons _____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ pounds harvested __ Sales __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ___ ___ ___ _ __ _ __ _ ___ _ _ _ __ _ farms __ 

pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Yams ____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ pounds harvested __ Sales __________________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ dollars __ 

Other field crops and vegetables ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ pounds harvested __ Sales __________________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ dollars __ 

Northern Mariana 

Islands 

8 

8 15800 5 13910 

9 163 

39 

22 71 468 

37 67687 

44021 

10 

4 

3765 7 2432 

1 571 

45 

39 182673 39 159015 

55681 

39 

18 50480 33 46176 

28729 

19 

53 171 100 

17 158 450 79590 

19 

17 22584 15 16679 

10050 

32 

24 23310 21 18040 

16748 

23 

74 191 665 

22 190 752 80231 

17 

11 32343 6 28348 

28625 

34 

67 170995 

31 160100 

115817 

Northern Islands 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

Rota 

5 

2 1 490 4 014 

875 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

2 3300 4 3050 

1 680 

4 

1 2835 4 2400 

2520 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

7 

10 16800 6 11 400 6200 

11 

16 13600 

9 10150 

9580 

4 

4 3850 4 3200 

1 290 

3 

1 845 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

Saipan TInian 

4 2 6 (0) 

14100 (0) 

4 1 (0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

28 6 17 4 55448 14530 27 6 52243 14430 35725 7421 

6 3 3 (0) 

2735 (0) 

4 2 1 902 (0) 

1 301 (0) 

34 6 35 2 173 898 5475 29 6 150 590 5375 51 821 2180 

30 5 15 2 42840 4805 25 4 41 458 2318 24900 1 309 

15 1 50 (0) 

166800 (0) 

14 1 154 450 (0) 

77890 (0) 

8 4 

2 5 3784 2000 5 4 3279 2000 2850 1 000 

17 4 6 2 6510 3200 9 3 4790 3100 4 113 3055 

14 5 51 19 124815 63000 13 5 124 552 63000 56041 22900 

11 1 10 (0) 

30298 (0) 

6 28348 

28625 

28 2 63 (0) 

159 280 (0) 

26 2 149135 (0) 

103214 (0) 

6 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 
Table 14. Fruits, Nuts, and Ornamental Plants and Other Nursery Products, by Municipalities: 

1990 

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

Item 

Avocados _ _ _ __ _ ___ __ ___ _ ___ ____ ___ ____ _ __ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ________________________________________________ pounds __ 

doIIars __ 

Bananas _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ __ ____ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ farms __ 

clusters __ pounds harvested , __ Sales' ________________________________________________ pounds __ 

doIIars __ 

Betelnuts _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ ____ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ________________________________________________ pounds __ 

doIIars __ 

Breadfruits _______________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ________________________________________________ pounds __ 

doIIars __ 

Coconuts_ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ _ ____ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ________________________________________________ pounds __ 

doIIars __ 

Green orange5 ____________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ________________________________________________ pounds __ 

doIIars __ 

Guavas __________________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested , __ Sales' ________________________________________________ pounds __ 

doIIars __ 

Lemons __________________________________________________ larms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ________________________________________________ pounds __ 

doIIars __ 

Limes __ _ _ __ __ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ___ __ __ _ ___ __ _____ __ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ________________________________________________ pounds __ 

doIIars __ 

Mangoes _________________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested , __ Sales' ________________________________________________ pounds __ 

doIIars __ 

Papayas_ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ________________________________________________ pounds __ 

doIIars __ 

Pineapples __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ __ _ _ _ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ farms __ 

plants __ 

number harvested' __ Sales' ________________________________________________ number __ 

doIIars __ 

Startruits _ _____ _____ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ________________________________________________ pounds __ 

doIIars __ 

Tangerines _______________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' __________________________________ .. _____________ pounds __ 

doIIars __ 

Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops ____________________________ farms __ 

trees or plants __ 

pounds harvested' __ Sales' ________________________________________________ pounds __ 

doIIars __ 

Ornamental plants and other nursery products' _______________ farms __ 

sq ft under coveL_ 

acres __ Sales __________________________________________________ doIIars __ 

'Data are for 1989. 

Northern Mariana 

Islands 

24 

134 3935 

2 175 1 680 

69 22800 

102091 

32494 

16 100 

38 8 142 82947 

81 872 90 186 

33 

475 15010 

2600 

1 510 

59 7903 

66 118 

2783 

1 195 

27 

522 

732 

(0) 

(D) 

29 

229 

322 

72 

54 

48 

423 5 153 2728 

1 776 

13 

112 3 162 3 022 2720 

45 

527 7859 

3 489 4644 

45 2905 

31 080 18 165 12 775 

15 9299 

4 533 4020 

3280 

13 

37 

393 

243 

148 

33 

509 6 209 4 086 2218 

15 

770 

405 

(0) 

(0) 

8 19 160 

1 58 885 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 

Northern Islands 

3 1 200 5400 

2 

(OJ 

(0) 

3 315 11 000 

3 3600 

31 700 

2 

(OJ 

(OJ 

Rota SaJpan Tinian 

8 12 4 

53 74 7 

500 3285 150 2175 

1680 

14 39 13 

4808 14846 1 946 

14198 67128 15365 

10600 16449 5445 

7400 7900 2800 

6 24 6 

2088 4785 (0) 

5010 75817 (0) 

5000 75662 210 

5000 83456 730 

10 17 3 

87 65 8 

100 2910 

2600 

1510 

15 32 9 

1 355 2207 741 

10900 17478 6040 

2783 

1 195 

10 12 5 

426 75 21 

230 497 5 

(0) 

(0) 

7 16 6 

83 73 73 

10 195 117 

72 

54 

10 28 10 

90 271 62 

370 4038 745 

2193 535 1 311 465 

3 9 1 

(0) 76 (0) 

(0) 3082 (0) 

3022 

2720 

9 28 6 

45 304 (OJ 250 7439 (OJ 3489 

4644 

11 25 9 

695 1 976 234 

1 250 27865 1 965 

1000 16810 355 

500 11 960 315 

3 10 2 

(OJ 7191 (OJ 

(OJ 3531 (0) 

1 000 3020 

500 2780 

1 11 1 

(0) (0) (0) 

393 

243 

148 

6 18 9 

92 384 33 

100 5781 328 3836 250 2089 129 

4 9 2 

(OJ 226 (OJ 

(OJ 375 (OJ 

(0) 

(D) 

8 19160 

1 58865 

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 7 
Table 15. Livestock and Livestock Products, Poultry and Poultry Products, and Fish, by 

Municipalities: 1990 

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

Item 

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS 

Cattle and calves of all ages _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales' _________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ dollars __ Milk cows ______________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales' ______________________________________________ number __ 

dollars __ Other cattle and calves __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales1 ______________________________________________ number __ 

dollars __ 

Hogs and pigs of all ages __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales' _________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

dollars __ 

Goats and kids of all ages _________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales' _________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ dollars __ 

Horses, mules, and colts of all ages ________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales' _________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ dollars __ 

Other IivestocL ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales' _________________________________________________ farms __ 

POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS 

number __ 

dollars __ 

Chickens _ _ _ _ ___ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

number __ Sales' _________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

dollars __ 

Other poultry _____________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales' _________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ dollars __ 

Chicken egg sales' ________________________________________ farms __ 

dozens __ dollars __ 

Poultry and egg sales' _____________________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ 

FISH' 

Caught ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ Sales __________________________________________________ farms __ 

'Data are for 1989. 

pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Northern Mariana 

Islands 

36 

4513 

14 

702 

329 598 

6 

80 

22 13200 

33 4433 

680 

316 398 

66 1 260 

28 

360 

33565 

21 

482 

3 

8 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

32 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

63 

9580 

6 1 305 

6690 

18 

562 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

8 12 115 

3 600 

Northern Islands 

3 

19 

3 

19 

4 270 

4 

14 

160 

4 237 

4 

155 

2 

(D) 

Rota 

11 

284 

5 

75 

26298 

3 

53 

10 

231 

75 

26 298 

12 

79 

5 

22 

2185 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

11 

341 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

Table 16. Selected Equipment and Specified Facilities by Municipalities: 

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

Item 

SELECTED EQUIPMENT 

Tractors of all kinds _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Motortrucks_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ ___ _ _ farms __ 

number __ Automobiles ______________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

FARMS BY SPECIFIED FACILITIES 

Electricity ________________________________________________________ _ 

No electricity ____________________________________________________ _ 

Piped running water ______________________________________________ _ 

No piped running water ___________________________________________ _ 

Northern Mariana 

Islands 

31 

43 

21 

29 

62 

84 

53 

66 

71 

48 

Northern Islands Rota 

3 

4 

1 

(D) 

14 

20 

3 

21 

8 

16 

1990 

Saipan 

14 

133 

3 

35 

21 800 3 

27 

22 

13200 

12 

106 

13 

8600 

40 

823 

16 

312 

29060 

11 

130 

3 

8 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

36 7902 

3 1 245 5875 

11 

370 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

10875 

1 

(D) 

Saipan 

23 

26 

16 

22 

37 

46 

38 

34 

48 

24 

Tinian 

8 

4077 

6 592 

281 500 

8 4077 

592 

281 500 

10 

88 

3 

12 

160 

5 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

12 

182 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

Tinian 

5 

13 

4 

(D) 

11 

18 

12 

7 

15 

4 

8 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 
Table 17. Operator Characteristics by Municipalities: 1990 

[For enumeration periods. see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see irnroduclory text! 

Item 

Opefators by pJace of residence: On !ann operated ______________________________________________ _ Not on !ann opemted ___________________________________________ _ 

Opefators by years Of! present farm: Less than 2 years ______________________________________________ _ 2 to 4 years ___________________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years ___________________________________________________ _ 10 years O¥ more _______________________________________________ _ 

Opefators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _________________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _________________________________________________ _ 45 to 54 years _________________________________________________ _ 55 to 64 years _________________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________________ _ A-ag<> age _________________________________________________ _ 

Opefators by main occupation: AgricuIturaI ____________________________________________ number __ 

acres __ NonagriculturaL ________________________________________ number __ 

acres __ 

Opefators None by days of work off fann:' _________________________________________________________ _ 

Any 1 -------------------------------------- ------- ----- - - - --- ---- to 49 days _________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 days ________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 149 days _____________________________________________ _ 

150 to 199 days _____________________________________________ _ 200 days O¥ more ____________________________________________ _ 

'Data are for 1989. 

Northern Mariana 

Islands 

45 

74 

20 

38 

22 

39 

1 

17 

45 

34 

15 

7 

45 

42 10617 77 3804 

24 

95 

12 

12 

12 

6 

53 

Northern Islands 

3 

1 

3 

3 

45 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

2 

Rota Saipan Tinian 

3 30 9 21 42 10 

7 11 2 5 25 7 3 15 4 9 21 6 

4 9 4 8 31 6 4 21 6 5 9 1 3 2 2 47 45 45 

5 22 13 (0) 265 10 167 19 50 6 (0) 1 754 1 332 

19 3 24 53 16 2 9 1 6 5 1 5 5 2 3 2 1 8 32 11 

Table 18. Farms by Source of Financing for Municipalities: 1990 

[FO¥ enumeration periods. see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text) 

Item 

Operator: 1 to 49 percent ________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 percent _______________________________________________ _ 100 percent ___________________________________________________ _ 

Private: 1 to 49 percent ________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent _______________________________________________ _ 100 percent ___________________________________________________ _ 

Commercial: 1 to 49 percent ________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent _______________________________________________ _ 100 percent ___________________________________________________ _ 

Government 1 to 49 percent ________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 percent _______________________________________________ _ 100 percent ___________________________________________________ _ 

Other: 1 to 49 percent ________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent _______________________________________________ _ 100 percent ___________________________________________________ _ 

Northern Mariana 

Islands 

3 107 

2 

1 

4 

1 

1 

2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 

Northern Islands 

2 

2 

Rota 

24 

Saipan 

3 

63 

2 

1 

2 

Tinian 

18 

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 9 
Table 19. Value of Agricultural Products Sold by Municipalities: 

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory te)(\1 

Item 

Total sales _______________________________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ Average per farm _____________________________________ dollars __ 

Field crops, melons, and vegetables ______________________ farms __ dollars __ Fruits and nuts __________________________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ 

Ornamental plants and other nursery products _____________ farms __ dollars __ 

Livestock ______ __ __ _______ _ _____ __ _____ __ __ _______ __ __ __ farms __ 

dollars __ Poultry and eggs ________________________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ Fish ___ _______ __ __ _________ __ __ _____ __ __ __ _______ __ __ __ farms __ 

dollars __ 

Northern Mariana 

Islands 

119 063 950 

8 941 

71 470 226 

47 155 341 

8 58885 

37 367 383 8 12 115 

Northern Islands 

4 

160 

290 

4 

160 

1989 

Rota Saipan 

24 72 76678 656 545 

3 195 9119 

18 44 34445 395603 

8 29 (D) 136502 8 58885 

7 20 

28483 54680 

2 4 (D) 10875 

Table 20. Farms, Land in Farms, and Type of Land Ownership, by Municipalities: 1990 

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

Item 

Farms ___________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms1 _____________________________________________ acres __ 

Owned _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Rented from others ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Rented to others ________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

'Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

Northern Mariana 

Islands 

119 14 421 

91 

(0) 

52 13 428 

2 

(0) 

Northern Islands 

4 141 

4 

141 

Rota Saipan 

24 72 

762 2019 

21 59 

268 (D) 

15 23 494 1 429 

1 

(D) 

Tinian 

19 329567 

17346 

9 40178 10 

(D) 

6 283 060 2 

(D) 

Tinian 

19 11 499 

11 

(D) 

10 11 363 

1 

(D) 

10 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 
Table 21. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1990 

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

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms __________________________________ number __ Percent of farms ____________________________ _ 

Land in farms' ____________________________ acres __ Percent distribution __________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ___________________ acres __ 

LAND USE 

Cropland _________________________________ farms __ 

acres1 __ 

Used for crops __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Used for other purposes _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, except cropland pastured _______ farms __ acres __ Other land ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Operators _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Full owners _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Part owners _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Tenants ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

Farms __________________________________________ _ 

Less than 1 acre ______________________________ _ 1 to 2 acres __________________________________ _ 

3 to 4 acres __________________________________ _ 

5 to 7 acres __________________________________ _ 

8 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 

20 to 39 acres ________________________________ _ 

40 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 

50 acres or more ______________________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF HOLDING 

Home consumption holding _______________________ _ 

Sale holdings ___________________________________ _ Crop _________________________________________ _ 

Livestock and/or poultry _______________________ _ Mixed ________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________ _ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated __________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: Less than 2 years _____________________________ _ 2 to 4 years ___________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years ___________________________________ _ 

10 years or more ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years ________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ________________________________ _ 55 to 64 years ________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________________ _ Average age ________________________________ _ 

Operators by main occupation: Agricultural. ___________________________ number __ 

acres __ Nonagricultural ________________________ number._ 

acres __ 

Operators by days of work off farm:' None _________________________________________ _ 

Any __________________________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days ________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 149 days _____________________________ _ 150 to 199 days _____________________________ _ 

200 days or more ___________________________ _ 

FARMS BY TRACTS OR PIECES 

OF LAND 

1 tract __________________________________________ _ 

2 tracts _________________________________________ _ 

3 tracts or more _________________________________ _ 

SELECTED EQUIPMENT 

Tractors of all kinds _______________________ farms __ 

number __ Motortrucks _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ Automobiles ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Full Part Item Total owners owners Tenants 

119 

100.0 

14421 

100.0 

121.2 

113 

4742 110 

439 

40 

4304 

48 4361 

68 

5318 

119 

14421 

67 

533 

24 

2538 

28 

11 350 

119 

10 

21 

17 

22 

3 

16 

10 

3 

17 

36 

83 

51 

13 

15 

4 

45 

74 

20 

38 

22 

39 

1 

17 

45 

34 

15 

7 

45 

42 

10617 

77 3804 

24 

95 

12 

12 

12 

6 

53 

70 

29 

20 

31 

43 

21 

29 

62 

84 

67 

56.3 

533 

3.7 

8.0 

62 

270 

62 

137 

23 

133 

19 

171 

36 

92 

67 

533 

67 

533 

67 

7 

14 

12 

16 

3 

9 

4 

2 

20 

47 

29 

7 

7 

4 

30 

37 

8 

20 

16 

23 

8 

25 

22 

10 

2 

46 

21 

202 

46 

331 

15 

52 

8 

4 

7 

3 

30 

47 

15 

5 

15 

18 

8 

10 

34 

49 

24 

20.2 

2538 

17.6 

105.8 

24 

313 

23 

184 

8 

129 

17 

962 

18 

263 

24 

2 538 

24 

2538 

24 

2 

1 

1 

3 

4 

3 

10 

8 

16 

9 

1 

6 

6 

18 

6 

6 

3 

9 

4 

10 

4 

4 

2 

46 

10 

454 

14 

2084 

2 

22 

7 

3 

2 

10 

4 

10 

10 

8 

8 

6 

10 

13 

15 

FARMS BY SPECIFIED FACILITIES 

28 Electricity _______________________________________ _ 

23.5 No electricity ____________________________________ _ 

11 350 Piped running water _____________________________ _ 

78.7 No piped running water __________________________ _ 

405.4 

27 

4159 

25 

118 9 

4042 

12 

2228 

14 4963 

28 

11 350 

28 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 

PRODUCTS SOLD" 

Total sales ________________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ Average per farm _____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of sales: $100 to $499 ___________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ $500 to $1,199 __________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ $1,200 to $2,499 ________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ $5,000 to $7,499 ________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ $7,500 to $9,999 ________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ $10,000 or more ________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ 

11 350 SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP 

OR PRODUCT' 

28 

3 

5 

4 

Field crops, melons, and vegetables _________ farms __ dollars __ Fruits and nuts ____________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ 

5 Ornamental plants and other nursery _ products _________________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ 4 Livestock _________________________________ farms __ 

2 dollars __ - Poultry and eggs __________________________ farms __ 

5 dollars __ Fish ______________________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ 

8 FARMS BY SOURCE OF 

FINANCING 20 

13 Operator: 5 1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

2 50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 100 percenL __________________________________ _ 

Private: 1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 

9 100 percenL __________________________________ _ 

19 Commercial: 

6 

12 

1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 100 percenL __________________________________ _ 

~ Government: 1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 

1 100 percenL __________________________________ _ 

19 Other: 

8 1 to 49 percent -------------------------------- 1 50 to 99 percent ------------------------------- 3 100 percenL __________________________________ _ 

44 FIELD CROPS, MELONS, AND 

VEGETABLES2 

9 9~1 Cassava ---------------------------------- farms __ acres __ 

3~~ pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

2i Chinese cabbage __________________________ farms __ 

4 acres __ 

1 pounds harvested __ 2 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

1 dollars __ 

13 Corn _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

19 4 Cucumbers _______________________________ farms __ 

S acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

8 17 EggplanL _________________________________ farms __ 

7 acres __ 

9 pounds harvested __ 15 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

20 dollars __ 

Full Part T otaI owners owners Tenants 

53 

66 

71 

48 

35 

32 

42 

25 

8 

16 

15 

9 

10 

18 

14 

14 

119 67 24 28 

063 950 309 309 339 010 415 631 

8 941 4 617 14 125 14 844 

28 

6861 

15 12644 

22 40518 

23 73930 

5 32386 

3 24840 

23 872 771 

18 4080 

12 

10104 

11 

21 576 

14 

44457 

4 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

6 187 175 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 9271 

6 20283 1 

(D) 

8 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

6 9671 

3 9 190 

1 

(D) 

9 8 301 156 384 440 

71 37 19 15 470226 96 866 262339 111 021 

47 29 11 7 

155341 119093 25453 10795 

8 58885 

37 

367383 

8 12115 

3 107 

2 

1 

4 

1 

1 

2 

8 

8 15800 

13910 

9163 

39 

22 71 468 

67687 

44021 

10 

4 3765 

2432 

1 571 

45 

39 

182 673 

159015 

55681 

39 

18 

50480 

46 176 

28729 

3 49095 

19 

41 165 

3 3090 

2 

62 

1 

1 

2 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

310 

123 

18 

7 23633 

21 573 

11 113 

3 

(Z) 

720 

700 

340 

22 

6 23758 

19863 

6905 

22 

4 

8235 

6666 

3767 

3 

(D) 

8 42858 4 

(D) 

24 

3 

6 13850 

13600 

9040 

12 

8 27990 

27364 

19660 

5 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

11 

17 

79800 

78650 

21485 

10 

9 24625 

21 958 

12529 

2 

(0) 

10 

283 360 

1 

(0) 

1 

21 

2 

1 

2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

9 

7 19845 

18750 

13248 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

12 

16 

79 115 

60502 

27291 

7 

5 17620 

17552 

12433 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 11 
Table 21. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1990-Con. 

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

Item Full Part Item Full Part 

Total owners owners Tenants Total owners owners Tenants 

FIELD CROPS, MELONS, AND FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS 

VEGETABlES"-Con. -Con. 

Melons, excluding watermelons _____________ farms __ 19 6 9 4 Papayas __________________________________ farms __ 45 27 11 7 

acres __ 53 1 46 5 trees __ 2905 1 400 1 135 370 

pounds harvested __ 171 100 2 050 153300 15750 pounds harvested' __ 31 080 13 070 9950 8 060 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 158 450 1 700 141 000 15750 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 18 165 6915 4350 6900 

dollars __ 79 590 1 090 67500 11 000 dollars __ 12775 6520 2615 3640 

Sweetpotatoes ____________________________ farms __ 19 10 7 2 Pineapples ________________________________ farms __ 15 12 3 

acres __ 17 12 (0) (0) plants __ 9299 3 199 6 100 

pounds harvested __ 22 584 16810 (0) (0) number harvested' __ 4533 1 383 3 150 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 16 679 11 805 (0) (0) 

Sales' ________________________________ number __ 4020 1 020 3000 

dollars __ 10 050 6660 (0) (D) dollars __ 3280 780 2500 

Taro _____________________________________ farms __ 32 17 10 5 Startruits _________________________________ farms __ 13 10 3 trees __ 37 33 4 acres __ 24 7 13 5 pounds harvested' __ 393 270 123 pounds harvested __ 23 310 6 760 11 BOO 4750 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 18 040 4060 10000 3980 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 243 120 123 

dollars __ 16 748 3836 9080 3832 dollars __ 148 80 68 

Watermelons ______________________________ farms __ 23 7 11 5 Tangerines ________________________________ farms __ 33 21 9 3 trees __ 509 131 366 12 acres __ 74 11 55 8 pounds harvested' __ 6209 948 5236 25 pounds harvested __ 191 665 23700 126950 41 015 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ Sales 4086 400 3686 _________________________________ pounds __ 190 752 23450 126300 41 002 dollars __ 2218 212 2006 doliars __ 80 231 10710 56520 13001 

Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops ____________ farms __ IS 12 2 1 Yams ____________________________________ farms __ 17 11 4 2 trees or plants __ 770 261 (D) (D) acres __ II 9 (D) (D) pounds harvested' __ 405 (D) (D) pounds harvested __ 32 343 2B BOO (D) (D) Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ (D) (D) Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 28 348 26300 2048 dollars __ (D) (D) doliars __ 28 625 26300 2325 Ornamental plants and other nursery Other field crops and vegetables. ___________ farms __ 34 17 8 9 products' ________________________________ farms __ 8 3 3 2 

acres __ 67 19 28 20 sq It under cover._ 19 160 (D) 7560 (D) 

pounds harvested __ 170 995 35795 92900 42300 acres __ I (D) (D) Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 160 100 35100 88800 36200 Sales __________________________________ dollars __ 58885 (D) 4335 (0) 

dollars __ lIS 817 26022 59900 29895 LIVESTOCK AND lIVESTOCK 

FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS PRODUCTS 

Avocados _________________________________ farms __ 24 13 10 1 Cattle and calves of all ages ________________ farms __ 36 11 15 10 

trees __ 134 92 (D) (D) number __ 4513 165 436 3912 

pounds harvested' __ 3 935 3085 850 Sales' ________________________________ number __ 702 24 97 581 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 2 175 1 875 300 dollars __ 329598 12000 39998 277 600 

dollars __ I 680 1 500 180 Milk cows _______________________________ farms __ 6 1 4 1 number __ 80 (D) (D) (D) Bananas __________________________________ farms __ 69 41 14 14 Sales2 ______________________________ number __ 22 22 clusters __ 22800 7334 10645 4 821 dollars __ 13200 13 200 pounds harvested' __ 102091 21 293 57318 23480 Other cattle and calves __________________ farms __ 33 10 13 10 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 32494 14494 10000 8000 number __ 4433 (D) (D) (D) dollars __ 18 100 8040 6120 3940 Sales2 ______________________________ number __ 680 24 75 581 dollars __ 316398 12000 26798 277 600 Betelnuts _________________________________ farms __ 38 22 9 7 trees __ 8 142 5566 1 044 1 532 Hogs and pigs of all ages __________________ farms __ 66 37 14 15 

pounds harvested' __ 82947 75327 5010 2610 number __ I 260 663 169 428 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 81 872 75 172 5000 1 700 Sales' ________________________________ number __ 360 286 34 40 

dollars __ 90 186 81 986 5000 3 200 dollars __ 33565 25745 (D) (D) 

Breadfruits ________________________________ farms._ 33 17 11 5 Goats and kids of all ages __________________ farms __ 21 10 6 5 

trees __ 475 89 66 320 number __ 482 169 64 249 

pounds harvested' __ 15010 860 3 150 11 000 Sales2 ________________________________ number __ 8 4 4 

Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 2600 100 2500 dollars __ (D) (D) (D) 

dollars._ 1 510 60 1 450 - Horses, mules, and colts of all ages _________ farms __ 2 1 1 number __ (D) (D) (D) Coconuts _________________________________ farms._ 59 35 14 10 Sales2 ________________________________ number __ (D) (D) trees __ 7903 2189 1 413 4 301 dollars __ (D) (D) pounds harvested' __ 66 lIB 19678 9600 36 840 Sales' ________________________________ pounds._ 2783 1 783 1 000 - Other livestock ____________________________ farms __ 4 3 1 

dollars._ 1 195 595 600 number __ 32 (D) (D) Sales' ________________________________ number __ (D) (D) 

Green oranges ____________________________ farms __ 27 18 6 3 dollars __ (D) (D) 

trees __ 522 400 96 26 Livestock sales' ___________________________ farms __ 37 pounds harvested' __ I 732 627 100 5 19 8 10 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ (D) (D) dollars __ 367383 41 165 42858 283 360 

dollars __ (D) (D) POULTRY AND POULTRY 

Guavas ___________________________________ farms __ 29 17 8 4 PRODUCTS 

trees __ 229 78 92 59 Chickens _________________________________ farms __ 63 34 15 14 pounds harvested' __ 322 262 60 number __ 9580 684 3913 3983 Sales' ________________________________ pounds._ 72 72 Sales' ________________________________ number __ I 305 74 1 231 dollars._ 54 54 dollars __ 6690 2715 3975 

Lemons __________________________________ farms __ 48 29 10 9 Other poultry ______________________________ farms __ 18 9 7 2 trees __ 423 193 160 70 number __ 562 263 (D) (D) 

pounds harvested' __ 5153 2013 3 070 70 Sales' ________________________________ number __ (D) (D) Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 2 ?28 1 153 1 550 25 dollars __ (D) (D) 

dollars __ I 776 751 1 010 15 Chicken egg sales2 ________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 Limes ____________________________________ farms __ 13 8 3 2 dozens __ (D) (D) (D) 

trees __ 112 (D) 81 (0) dollars __ (D) (D) (D) 

pounds harvested' __ 3162 (D) 3 060 (0) Poultry and egg sales' _____________________ farms __ Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 8 3 4 1 3022 22 3 000 dollars __ 12 115 (D) (D) (D) dollars __ 2720 20 2 700 

Mangoes _________________________________ farms __ 45 29 10 6 FISH2 

trees __ 52? 219 154 154 Caught ___________________________________ farms __ 3 1 2 

pounds harvested2 __ 7859 6 635 074 150 pounds __ 600 (D) (D) Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 3489 2 665 824 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 4644 3 440 204 dollars __ 

'Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

'Data are for 1989. 

12 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 
Table 22. Summary by Size of Farm: 1990 

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

Item Less than 1 1 to 2 3 to 4 5 to 7 8 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 39 40 to 49 50 acres or 

Total acre acres acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms __________________________________ number __ 119 10 21 17 22 3 16 10 3 17 Percent of farms _____________________________ 100.0 8.4 17.6 14.3 18.5 2.5 13.4 8.4 2.5 14.3 

Land in farms1 ____________________________ acres __ 14421 4 40 66 128 25 234 257 129 13538 Percent distribution ___________________________ 100.0 .3 .5 .9 .2 1.6 1.8 .9 93.9 

Average size of farm ___________________ acres __ 121.2 .4 1.9 3.9 5.8 8.4 14.6 25.7 42.8 796.4 

LAND USE 

Cropland ________________________________ farms __ 113 7 19 17 21 3 16 10 3 17 

acres1 __ 4742 3 28 48 79 17 153 104 39 4272 Used for crops _________________________ farms __ 110 7 19 17 21 3 16 10 2 15 

acres __ 439 3 (0) 38 55 (0) 79 (0) (0) 128 

Used for other purposes ________________ farms __ 40 1 7 10 2 10 1 2 7 

acres __ 4304 (0) 10 23 (0) 74 (0) (0) 4 143 

Pastureland, except cropland pastured _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 48 1 5 4 7 1 7 6 3 14 

acres __ 4361 (0) 4 10 22 (0) 49 94 (0) 4 108 Other land _______________________________ farms __ 68 4 9 9 15 2 10 6 2 11 

acres __ 5318 (0) 9 7 28 (0) 32 59 (0) 5 159 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Operators ________________________________ farms __ 119 10 21 17 22 3 16 10 3 17 

acres __ 14421 4 40 66 128 25 234 257 129 13 538 Full owners ____________________________ farms __ 67 7 14 12 16 3 9 4 2 

acres __ 533 3 (0) 46 95 25 128 (0) (0) Part owners ____________________________ farms __ 24 2 1 1 3 4 3 10 

acres __ 2538 (0) (0) (0) 50 105 129 (0) Tenants _______________________________ farms __ 28 3 5 4 5 4 2 5 

acres __ II 350 1 10 (0) (0) 57 (0) 11 185 

FARMS BY SIZE 

Farms ____________________________________ - - - - --- 119 10 21 17 22 16 10 3 17 Less than 1 acre _______________________________ 10 10 1 to 2 acres ___________________________________ 21 21 3 to 4 acres ___________________________________ 17 17 5 to 7 acres ___________________________________ 22 22 8 to 9 acres ___________________________________ 3 

10 to 19 acres _________________________________ 16 16 20 to 39 acres _________________________________ 10 10 40 to 49 acres _________________________________ 3 3 50 acres or more _______________________________ 17 17 

FARMS BY TYPE OF HOLDING 

Home consumption holding ________________________ 36 4 4 6 4 3 6 

Sale holdings ____________________________________ 83 6 17 11 15 2 12 7 2 11 Crop __________________________________________ 51 2 12 8 12 1 8 5 3 Livestock andlor poultry ________________________ 13 4 1 1 1 2 3 Mixed _________________________________________ 15 2 2 2 3 5 Other _________________________________________ 4 2 1 1 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________ 45 5 12 9 7 5 3 1 3 Not on farm operated ___________________________ 74 5 9 8 15 11 7 2 14 

Operators by years on present farm: Less than 2 years ______________________________ 20 2 7 2 2 2 1 3 2 to 4 years ____________________________________ 38 3 6 6 9 6 2 5 5 to 9 years ____________________________________ 22 5 6 4 4 1 1 10 years or more _______________________________ 39 5 3 3 7 2 4 6 8 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________ 1 1 25 to 34 years _________________________________ 17 3 3 3 3 2 2 35 to 44 years _________________________________ 45 2 11 6 8 7 5 5 45 to 54 years _________________________________ 34 2 5 7 7 1 3 1 7 55 to 64 years _________________________________ 15 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 65 years and over ______________________________ 7 1 1 2 1 2 Average age _________________________________ 45 45 42 44 45 40 46 47 60 47 

Operators by main occupation: AgriculturaL ___________________________ number __ 42 9 6 10 6 5 1 5 

acres __ 10617 (0) 22 60 90 130 (0) 10251 Nonagricultural ________________________ number __ 77 10 12 11 12 3 10 5 2 12 

acres __ 3804 4 (0) 44 69 25 144 127 (0) 3288 

Operators by days of work off farm:2 

None __________________________________________ 24 5 3 4 4 2 3 3 Any ___________________________________________ 95 5 18 13 18 3 14 7 3 14 1 to 49 days _________________________________ 12 1 4 2 2 1 1 1 50 to 99 days ________________________________ 12 2 2 1 3 3 100 to 149 days ______________________________ 12 4 2 3 1 1 150 to 199 days ______________________________ 6 1 1 1 1 1 200 days or more ____________________________ 53 4 8 8 10 2 10 2 8 

FARMS BY TRACTS OR PIECES 

OF LAND 

1 tract ___________________________________________ 70 10 18 13 15 2 8 1 3 2 tracts __________________________________________ 29 2 4 3 1 5 6 1 7 3 tracts or more __________________________________ 20 1 4 3 3 2 7 

SELECTED EQUIPMENT 

Tractors of all kinds ______________________ farms __ 31 1 5 5 3 6 3 1 7 

number __ 43 (0) (0) 5 3 7 3 (0) 17 Motortrucks ______________________________ farms __ 21 1 2 1 6 4 7 

number __ 29 (0) (0) (0) 8 6 11 Automobiles _____________________________ farms __ 62 5 12 13 9 2 5 6 2 8 

number __ 84 7 18 15 13 (0) 6 8 (0) 12 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 13 
Table 22. Summary by Size of Farm: 1990-Con. 

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

Item 

FARMS BY SPECIFIED FACILITIES 

Electricity _______________________________________ _ 

No electricity ____________________________________ _ 

Piped running water _____________________________ _ No piped running water __________________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 

PRODUCTS SOL[)2 

Total sales _______________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ Average per farm _____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of sales: $100 to $499 __________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ $500 to $1,199 _________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ $1,200 to $2,499 _______________________ farms __ 

dollars __ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _______________________ farms __ 

dollars __ $5,000 to $7,499 _______________________ farms __ 

dollars __ $7,500 to $9,999 _______________________ farms __ 

dollars __ $10,000 or more _______________________ farms __ 

dollars __ 

SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP 

OR PRODUCT" 

Field crops, melons, and vegetables _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

dollars __ Fruits and nuts ___________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ 

Ornamental plants and other nursery products ________________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ Livestock ________________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ Poultry and eggs _________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ Fish _____________________________________ farms __ 

FARMS BY SOURCE OF 

FINANCING 

Operator: 

dollars __ 

1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 100 percenL __________________________________ _ 

Private: 1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 

100 percenL __________________________________ _ 

Commercial: 1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 100 percenL __________________________________ _ 

Government: 1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 100 percenL __________________________________ _ 

Other: 1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 100 percenL __________________________________ _ 

FIELD CROPS, MELONS, AND 

VEGETABLES" 

Cassava _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ 8ales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Chinese cabbage _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ 8ales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Corn ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ pounds harvested __ 8ales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Cucumbers ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ 8ales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

EggplanL ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ 8ales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

8ee footnotes at end of table. 

Less than 1 Total acre 

53 

66 

71 

48 

119 063 950 6941 

26 6661 15 12644 

22 40516 

23 73930 5 32366 3 24640 23 672 771 

71 470 226 

47 155341 

6 56685 37 367 383 8 12 115 

3 107 

2 

1 

4 

1 

1 

2 

8 

8 15800 

13910 

9 163 

39 

22 71 468 67667 

44021 

10 

4 

3765 

2432 

1 571 

45 

39 182 673 159015 

55681 

39 

18 50480 

46176 

26729 

5 

5 

9 

1 

10 13642 

1 364 

2 

(0) 

3 2442 4 

7800 

1 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

3 2830 

1 

(0) 

4 6200 1 

(0) 

10 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1 to 2 

acres 

13 

6 

16 

5 

21 130 864 6232 

5 236 4 3467 2 

(0) 

5 14925 2 

(0) 

3 94860 

15 39476 

6 82611 

2 

(0) 

3 7 180 1 

(0) 

1 

19 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

7 

4 

14360 

14080 

13126 

7 

4 

5 160 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

3 to 4 

acres 

11 

6 

9 

8 

17 104 110 6 124 

4 

833 1 

(0) 

5 8877 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

4 

73840 

10 73421 10 25 514 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

16 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

2 

8076 

7026 

3548 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

7 

11 

59 108 40638 

16405 

4 

1 

2100 

1 950 1 492 

5 to 7 acres 

10 

12 

14 

6 

22 

89617 

4 074 

6 

452 2 

(0) 

4 6 546 

6 17 894 

1 

(0) 

3 54490 

16 75 515 

10 10 562 

6 

3 540 

2 

19 

12 

8 26365 

25 940 

16372 

3 

(Z) 

715 

702 

341 

10 

5 24 215 24 102 11 981 

12 

5 

16805 

16 013 10 475 

6 to 9 

acres 

3 

1 

2 

3 1635{) 

5450 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

10 to 19 acres 

7 

9 

7 

9 

16 159217 

9951 

4 

440 

2 

(0) 

3 4734 

4 

13 136 

3 

(0) 

11 

88666 6 8671 

2 

(0) 

4 

6675 2 

(0) 

13 

2 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

4 

11 985 11 985 

6120 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

9 

5 19675 

19 175 6 170 

6 

3 7000 

6980 

4965 

20 to 39 acres 

3 

7 

7 

3 

10 149215 

14922 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 137 905 

5 126145 

5 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 5 110 1 

(0) 

10 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

8 26000 

25000 

8700 

4 

4 

11 960 11 960 

7325 

40 to 49 50 acres or 

acres more 

1 

2 

2 

1 

3 6423 

2 141 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

14 

6 

11 

17 394 512 23207 

3 660 1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 9500 2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

6 361 091 

7 

48664 4 

(0) 

12 331 010 2 

(0) 

14 

3 

2 2 100 1 100 

340 

5 

1 

3090 

2650 

1 340 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

6 46300 

45200 

10890 

6 

4 

11 425 8156 

3769 

14 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 
Table 22. Summary by Size of Farm: 1990-Con. 

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

Item Less than 1 1 to 2 3 to 4 5 to 7 8 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 39 40 to 49 50 acres or 

Total acre acres acres acres acres acres aCres acres more 

FIELD CROPS, MELONS, AND 

VEGETABLES"-Con. 

Melons, excluding watermelons ____________ farms __ 19 - 3 - 4 - 3 4 - 5 acres __ 53 - 1 - 4 - 6 37 - 5 

pounds harvested __ 171 100 - 3700 - 9800 - 39250 101 050 - 17 300 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 158 450 - 3700 - 9600 - 39 150 89000 - 17 000 

dollars __ 79590 - 2000 - 6830 - 24260 38500 - 8000 

Sweetpotatoes ___________________________ farms __ 19 1 4 3 4 1 2 1 - 3 

acres __ 17 (D) 2 3 9 (D) (D) (D) - 1 

pounds harvested __ 22584 (D) 2560 4200 11 800 (D) (D) (D) - 1 274 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 16679 (D) 2080 3500 7500 (D) (D) (D) - 1 274 dollars __ 10050 (D) 2120 1 700 4 100 (D) (D) (D) - 570 

Taro ____________________________________ farms __ 32 - 9 6 5 1 5 2 1 3 

acres __ 24 - 5 3 5 (D) 4 (D) (D) 1 

pounds harvested __ 23310 - 6850 3250 4090 (D) 2560 (D) (D) 900 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 18040 - 5550 2 130 3260 - 1 900 (D) (D) 450 dollars __ 16748 - 5 180 1 973 2740 - 1 975 (D) (D) 330 

Watermelons _____________________________ farms __ 23 - 4 - 6 - 3 4 1 5 acres __ 74 - (D) - 11 - 7 41 (D) 9 

pounds harvested __ 191 665 - (D) - 23815 - 34000 78000 (D) 20600 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 190 752 - (D) - 23752 - 34000 77500 (D) 20600 

dollars __ 80231 - (D) - 11 176 - 17220 31 350 (D) 11 100 

Yams ___________________________________ farms __ 17 1 3 2 3 - 1 3 - 4 

acres __ II (D) 1 (D) 1 - (D) 2 - 1 

pounds harvested __ 32343 (D) 1 095 (D) 700 - (D) 1 850 - 2648 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 28348 - 1 000 (D) (D) - - 1 200 - 848 

dollars __ 28625 - 1 000 (D) (D) - - 1 200 - 1 125 

Other field crops and vegetables ___________ farms __ 34 2 6 5 6 2 5 4 - 4 acres __ 67 (D) 4 12 12 (D) 9 18 - 4 

pounds harvested __ 170 995 (D) 6110 36895 16400 (D) 35 565 45750 - 17 150 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 160100 (D) 6055 30720 16400 (D) 35365 42400 - 16400 dollars __ lIS 817 (D) 4825 22983 11 400 (D) 27733 25670 - 10750 

FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS 

Avocados ________________________________ farms __ 24 2 2 5 2 - 3 4 1 5 trees __ 134 (D) (D) 30 (D) - 45 16 (D) 21 

pounds harvested' __ 3935 - (D) 100 (D) - 2 175 300 - 350 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 2 175 - - - - - 2 175 - - - dollars __ I 680 - - - - - 1 680 - - -

Bananas _________________________________ farms __ 69 6 10 9 14 3 8 5 1 13 clusters __ 22800 (D) 1 322 2744 3599 80 1 641 1 927 (D) 11 212 

pounds harvested' __ 102091 (D) 9247 7310 2369 320 2680 18600 (D) 60250 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 32494 (D) 8369 5900 1 525 - 600 10000 (D) 5700 dollars __ 18100 (D) 3545 3525 1 220 - 300 6 140 (D) 3 170 

Betelnuts ________________________________ farms __ 38 3 6 8 6 - 5 4 - 6 trees __ 8 142 183 3285 490 240 - 1 021 1 990 - 933 

pounds harvested' __ 82947 1 100 73330 1 310 130 - 1 257 200 - 5620 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 81 872 1 100 73330 1 240 65 - 937 200 - 5000 dollars __ 90 186 2400 78686 1 900 100 - 1 900 200 - 5000 

Breadfruits _______________________________ farms __ 33 3 2 5 5 - 4 4 1 9 trees __ 475 9 (D) 16 23 - 221 37 (D) 155 

pounds harvested' __ 15010 100 (D) 530 100 - 5580 150 (D) 8300 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 2600 - - - 100 - 500 - - 2000 

dollars __ I 510 - - - 60 - 250 - - 1 200 

Coconuts ________________________________ farms __ 59 6 6 8 10 2 11 4 1 11 trees __ 7903 268 146 438 350 (D) 1 758 503 (D) 4340 

pounds harvested' __ 66118 520 2450 6700 873 (D) 13275 600 (D) 40800 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 2783 - 150 - 333 - 2300 - - - dollars __ I 195 - 45 - 100 - 1 050 - - -

Green oranges ___________________________ farms __ 27 1 2 5 5 1 4 2 1 6 

trees __ 522 (D) (D) 319 28 (D) 24 (D) (D) 77 

pounds harvested' __ 1 732 - (D) 65 10 (D) 220 (D) - 1 100 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ (D) - (D) - - - - - - - dollars __ (D) - (D) - - - - - - -

Guavas __________________________________ 1arms __ 29 4 4 5 3 - 5 3 1 4 

trees __ 229 12 24 25 (D) - 14 13 (D) 115 

pounds harvested' __ 322 10 85 122 - - 18 37 - 50 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 72 - - 72 - - - - - - dollars __ 54 - - 54 - - - - - -

Lemons _________________________________ farms __ 48 2 7 8 9 1 9 4 1 7 

trees __ 423 (D) 42 33 93 (D) 67 87 (D) 54 

pounds harvested' __ 5 153 (D) 298 200 1 035 - 630 2630 (D) 320 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 2728 - 203 25 840 - 310 1 250 - 100 

dollars __ I 776 - 220 15 470 - 171 800 - 100 

Limes ___________________________________ farms __ 13 - 2 3 3 - 1 2 - 2 

trees __ 112 - (D) 16 8 - (D) (D) - (D) 

pounds harvested' __ 3162 - (D) - 30 - - (D) - (D) Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 3022 - (D) - - - - (D) - - dollars __ 2720 - (D) - - - - (D) - -

Mangoes ________________________________ farms __ 45 4 6 8 8 1 6 3 1 8 

trees __ 527 37 21 101 35 (D) 203 (D) (D) 103 

pounds harvested' __ 7859 1 000 50 2765 325 (D) 2 905 (D) (D) 424 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 3489 220 - 2065 - - 880 - - 324 dollars __ 4644 100 - 2900 - - 1 240 - - 404 

Papayas _________________________________ farms __ 45 2 6 7 11 1 4 3 1 10 trees __ 2905 (D) 100 559 888 (D) 75 345 (D) 875 

pounds harvested' __ 31 080 (D) 370 8670 10300 (D) 150 6350 (D) 4440 Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 18165 (D) (D) 3900 9715 - - 3000 - 1 350 dollars __ 12775 (D) (D) 1 340 8590 - - 2000 - 615 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 15 
Table 22. Summary by Size of Farm: 1990-Con. 

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

Item Less than 1 1 to 2 3 to 4 5 to 7 8 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 39 40 to 49 50 acres or 

Total acre acres acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS 

-Con. 

Pineapples _______________________________ farms __ 15 2 3 1 5 1 3 plants __ 9299 (D) 1 150 (D) 5246 (D) 2800 

number harvested' __ 4533 (D) 1 040 2250 (D) 1 230 Sales2 ________________________________ number __ 4020 1 020 2000 1 000 dollars __ 3280 780 2000 500 

Starfnuils ________________________________ farms __ 13 2 2 1 3 1 trees __ 37 (D) (D) (D) 16 (D) 

pounds harvested2 __ 393 (D) (D) (D) 80 (D) Sales' ________________________________ pounds __ 243 (D) 40 (D) 

dollars __ 148 (D) 40 (D) 

Tangerines _______________________________ farms __ 33 4 3 5 5 1 6 4 5 trees __ 509 34 (D) 21 13 (D) 29 361 43 

pounds harvested2 __ 6209 408 (D) 97 30 (D) 300 5103 236 Sales2 ________________________________ pounds __ 4086 300 20 80 3500 186 dollars __ 2218 150 22 40 1 900 106 

Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 15 3 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 

trees or plants __ 770 8 81 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

pounds harvested2 __ 405 10 335 (D) (D) (D) Sales2 ________________________________ pounds __ (D) (D) 

dollars __ (D) (D) 

Ornamental plants and other nursery products2 _______________________________ farms __ 8 1 2 2 2 1 

sq It under coveL_ 19 160 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

acres __ 1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Sales __________________________________ dollars __ 58885 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK 

PRODUCTS 

Cattle and calves of all ages _______________ farms __ 36 4 1 3 5 6 2 15 

number __ 4513 15 (D) 33 64 79 (D) 4282 Sales2 ________________________________ number __ 702 (D) 6 10 (D) 679 dollars __ 329 598 (D) 2400 4000 (D) 320 300 

Milk cows ______________________________ farms __ 6 1 2 3 

number __ 80 (D) (D) 53 Sales2 ______________________________ number __ 22 22 dollars __ 13200 13200 Other cattle and calves _________________ farms __ 33 4 1 3 5 4 2 14 

number __ 4433 15 (D) 33 (D) (D) (D) 4229 Sales2 ______________________________ number __ 680 (D) 6 10 (D) 657 dollars __ 316 398 (D) 2400 4000 (D) 307 100 

Hogs and pigs of all ages _________________ farms __ 66 8 9 8 9 1 10 5 2 14 

number __ 260 150 156 62 144 (D) 200 190 (D) 318 Sales2 ________________________________ number __ 360 86 39 43 (D) 41 13 (D) 78 

dollars __ 33565 6200 4 180 (D) (D) 4275 110 (D) 9910 

Goats and kids of all ages _________________ farms __ 21 3 2 2 1 3 3 7 number __ 482 25 (D) (D) (D) 38 43 268 Sales2 ________________________________ number __ 8 (D) (D) 

dollars __ (D) (D) (D) 

Horses, mules, and colts of all ages ________ farms __ 2 1 1 

number __ (D) (D) (D) Sales2 ________________________________ number __ (D) (D) 

dollars __ (D) (D) 

Other livestock ___________________________ farms __ 4 2 1 1 

number __ 32 (D) (D) (D) 

Sales2 ________________________________ number __ (D) (D) 

dollars __ (D) (D) 

Livestock sales2 __________________________ farms __ 37 4 3 2 6 1 4 3 2 12 dollars __ 367 383 6200 (D) (D) 3540 (D) 6675 5 110 (D) 331 010 

POULTRY AND POULTRY 

PRODUCTS 

Chickens ________________________________ farms __ 63 6 11 8 8 2 7 8 1 12 

number __ 9580 132 435 257 318 (D) 4253 560 (D) 3535 Sales2 ________________________________ number __ 1 305 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

dollars __ 6690 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Other poultry _____________________________ farms __ 18 4 4 4 1 2 1 2 

number __ 562 169 204 73 (D) (D) (D) (D) Sales2 ________________________________ number __ (D) (D) 

dolJars __ (D) (D) 

Chicken egg sales' _______________________ farms __ 2 2 

dozens __ (D) (D) 

dollars __ (D) (D) 

Poultry and egg sales2 ____________________ farms __ 8 1 1 2 1 1 2 

dollars __ 12115 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

FISH2 

Caught __________________________________ farms __ 3 1 1 1 

pounds __ 600 (D) (D) (D) Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

1 Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

2Data are for 1989. 

16 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 
Table 23. Summary by Age of Operator: 1990 

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

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms __________________________________ number __ Percent of farms ____________________________ _ 

Land in farms1 ____________________________ acres __ Percent distribution __________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ___________________ acres __ 

LAND USE 

Cropland ________________________________ farms __ 

acres 1 __ 

Used for crops _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Used for other purposes ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pasture land, except cropland pastured _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ acres __ Other land _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Operators ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Full owners ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Part owners ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Tenants _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

Farms _________________________________________ --

Less than 1 acre ______________________________ _ 1 to 2 acres __________________________________ _ 3 to 4 acres __________________________________ _ 5 to 7 acres __________________________________ _ 8 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 

20 to 39 acres ________________________________ _ 

40 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 

50 acres or more ______________________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF HOLDING 

Home consumption holding _______________________ _ 

Sale holdings ___________________________________ _ Crop _________________________________________ _ 

Livestock and/or poultry _______________________ _ Mixed ________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________ _ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated __________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: Less than 2 years _____________________________ _ 2 to 4 years ___________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ _ 

10 years or more ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years ________________________________ _ 45 to 54 years ________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years ________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________________ _ Average age ________________________________ _ 

Operators by main occupation: AgriculturaL ___________________________ number __ 

acres __ Nonagricultural ________________________ number __ 

acres __ 

Operators by days of work off farm:2 

None _________________________________________ _ Any __________________________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days ________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 149 days _____________________________ _ 150 to 199 days _____________________________ _ 

200 days or more ___________________________ _ 

FARMS BY TRACTS OR PIECES 

OF LAND 

1 tract __________________________________________ _ 

2 tracts _________________________________________ _ 

3 tracts or more _________________________________ _ 

SELECTED EQUIPMENT 

Tractors of all kinds ______________________ farms __ 

number __ Motortrucks ___ .. __________________________ farms __ 

number __ Automobiles _____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

119 

100.0 

14421 

100.0 

121.2 

113 

4742 

110 

439 

40 4304 

48 4361 

68 

5318 

119 14421 

67 

533 

24 

2538 

28 

11 350 

119 

10 

21 

17 

22 

3 

16 

10 

3 

17 

36 

83 

51 

13 

15 

4 

45 

74 

20 

38 

22 

39 

1 

17 

45 

34 

15 

7 

45 

42 

10617 

77 3804 

24 

95 

12 

12 

12 

6 

53 

70 

29 

20 

31 

43 

21 

29 

62 

84 

Under 25 

years 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

23 

1 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 

25 to 34 

years 

17 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

16 

119 

16 

70 

4 

49 

4 

68 

9 

12 

17 

(0) 

8 

(0) 

4 138 

5 

(0) 

17 

3 

3 

3 

3 

1 

2 

2 

4 

13 

9 

2 

1 

1 

3 

14 

4 

10 

2 

1 

17 

30 

1 

(0) 

16 

(0) 

2 

15 

2 

4 

2 

7 

11 

5 

1 

5 

6 

1 

(0) 

9 

10 
Table 23. Summary by Age of Operator: 1990-Con. 

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

Item 

FARMS BY SPECIFIED FACILITIES 

Electricity _______________________________ --------- No electricity ________________________________ ----_ 

Piped running water _____________________________ _ 

No piped running water __________________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 

PRODUCTS SOLD" 

Total sales _______________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ Average per farm _____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of sales: $100 to $499 __________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ $500 to $1,199 _________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ $1,200 to $2,499 _______________________ farms __ 

dollars __ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _______________________ farms __ 

dollars __ $5,000 to $7,499 _______________________ farms __ 

dollars __ $7,500 to $9,999 _______________________ farms __ 

dollars __ $10,000 or more _______________________ farms __ 

dollars __ 

SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP 

OR PRODUCT" 

Field crops, melons, and vegetables ________ farms __ dollars __ Fruits and nuts ___________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ 

Ornamental plants and other nursery products ________________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ Livestock ________________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ Poultry and eggs _________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ Fish _____________________________________ farms __ 

FARMS BY SOURCE OF 

FINANCING 

Operator: 

dollars __ 

1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 100 percent ___________________________________ _ 

Private: 1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 100 percent ___________________________________ _ 

Commercial: 1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 

100 percenL ____________________________ -------

Government: 1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 100 percent ___________________________________ _ 

Other: 1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 100 percent ___________________________________ _ 

FIELD CROPS, MELONS, AND 

VEGETABLES2 

Cassava _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ pounds harvested __ 8ales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Chinese cabbage _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ pounds harvested __ 8ales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Corn ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ 8ales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Cucumbers ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ 8ales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

EggplanL ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ 8ales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

8ee footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

53 

66 

71 

48 

119 1 063 950 8941 

28 6861 15 12644 

22 40518 

23 73930 

5 32386 3 24840 23 872 771 

71 470 226 

47 155341 

8 58885 37 367 383 

8 12115 

3 107 

2 

1 

4 

1 

1 

2 

8 

8 15800 

13910 

9 163 

39 

22 71 468 67687 

44021 

10 

4 3765 

2432 

1 571 

45 

39 182673 

159015 

55681 

39 

18 50480 

46 176 28729 

Under 25 years 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

25 to 34 years 

6 

11 

14 

3 

17 132843 

7814 

5 1 292 1 

(0) 

5 8615 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

12 111 236 

6 14 152 

1 

(0) 

3 4860 2 

(0) 

16 

6 

4 12728 

12478 

5528 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

8 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

4 6 915 4 373 3541 

35 to 44 years 

23 

22 

25 

20 

45 440 873 9797 

8 836 6 

5 125 4 8056 

13 40487 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

11 364 660 

25 219 138 

21 105 470 

6 

(0) 

13 

(0) 

4 5965 

1 

41 

3 

6 13850 

13500 

9000 

17 

11 

32505 

31 790 

23928 

3 

1 615 

402 

101 

17 

15 60270 

57527 

23666 

17 

10 28460 

27242 

16782 

45 to 54 

years 

14 

20 

18 

16 

34 

376 831 11 083 

10 

(0) 

4 3229 

5 8986 

7 23033 1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

6 326 290 

20 104511 

9 

(0) 

11 248 598 2 

(0) 

1 

29 

2 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

10 

6 24 120 21 604 13580 

4 

1 220 

700 

340 

14 

13 60660 

39760 

16283 

11 

3 8255 

7711 

5721 

55 to 64 years 

8 

7 

12 

3 

15 

(0) 

(0) 

3 450 

2 

(0) 

5 9 194 

3 10410 1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

10 32018 8 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

6 12810 

15 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

1 2 115 1 815 

985 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

5 43800 

43800 

9435 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

65 years and over 

2 

5 

2 

5 

7 52407 

7487 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

3 5667 

1 

(0) 

4 

3323 3 184 

3 47 900 

1 

6 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

18 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 
Table 23. Summary by Age of Operator: 1990-Con. 

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

Item 

FIELD CROPS, MELONS, AND 

VEGETABLES2-Con. 

Melons, excluding watermelons ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested •• 

Sales ....••••••••••••••....•••..•••••• pounds •. dollars .. 

Sweetpotatoes ••.•••.....••••....••....•. farms •• acres __ 

pounds harvested •• 

Sales ••.•..........••••••...••••.••••• pounds •• dollars •• 

Taro ......••••••••••....••••••...•••.... farms •• acres __ 

pounds harvested •• 

Sales ..••••••....••••••......•••...••• pounds .. dollars •• 

Watermelons _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested •. 

Sales ....••••...•••••.....••••....•••• pounds .. dollars .. 

Yams •••••....••••.....•••.....•••••.... farms .• acres __ 

pounds harvested •• 

Sales .....••••....•••••....•••••....•• pounds •• 

dollars •• 

Other field crops and vegetables •....•••••. farms .. acres __ 

pounds harvested .• 

Sales •••••....••••.....•••...••••••..• pounds •• dollars •• 

FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS 

Avocados________ ___________ _____________ farms __ 

trees .. 

pounds harvested' •• 

Sales' •••....••••.....••••.....•••...• pounds .• dollars •• 

Bananas _________________________________ farms __ 

clusters __ 

pounds harvested' •. 

Sales' ..••••....•••......•••••..•••••. pounds .. dollars .. 

Betelnuts ••.....••••....••••....••••....• farms •• trees __ 

pounds harvested' •• 

Sales' •...••••••....••••...•••••....•• pounds •• dollars •• 

Breadfruits •••••.....••......•••.....••••. farms •• trees __ 

pounds harvested' •. 

Sales' •••••...••••......•••.....••••.. pounds •. dollars .. 

Coconuts ________________________________ farms __ 

trees .• 

pounds harvested' •• 

Sales' ....••••.....•••••....•••••...•• pounds •• 

dollars •• 

Green oranges ___________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' .. 

Sales' •••••..••••....•••••....•••••... pounds .. dollars .• 

Guavas __________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' •• 

Sales' •...•••..•••.....••••••....••••• pounds •• dollars .. 

Lemons _________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' .. 

Sales2 ••••....••••...•••.•....••••..•. pounds .. dollars .. 

Limes ___________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' •• 

Sales' ••••••••...•••••••.••...••••.... pounds •• dollars •• 

Mangoes .••••.•..••••••........•••...... farms •• trees __ 

pounds harvested' •• 

Sales' •...••••••..•••••....•.••••...•• pounds •• dollars •• 

Papayas ••...••••••..•••..•.•••••••...••• farms •• trees __ 

pounds harvested' •• 

Sales' •..••••••••..••••...••••••....•• pounds •• dollars •• 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

19 

53 171 100 158 450 79590 

19 

17 22584 

16679 

10050 

32 

24 233tO 

18040 

16748 

23 

74 191 665 190 752 80231 

17 

11 32343 

28348 

28625 

34 

67 170 995 160 tOO 1158t7 

24 

134 3935 

2 175 1 680 

69 22800 

102091 

32494 

18 100 

38 8 142 82947 

81 872 90 186 

33 

475 t5010 

2600 

t 510 

59 7903 

66 118 2783 

t 195 

27 

522 

732 

(0) 

(0) 

29 

229 

322 

72 

54 

48 

423 5 153 2728 

t 776 

13 

112 3 162 3022 

2720 

45 

527 7859 

3489 

4644 

45 2905 

31 080 18 t65 12775 

Under 25 years 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 

25 to 34 years 

4 

7 38500 

38400 

22460 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

11 

38000 

38000 

19000 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

8 

25 65285 

65260 

52962 

3 

(0) 

10 3 393 7 198 6500 

4400 

5 856 6000 

6000 

6500 

2 

(0) 

9 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

19 

5 

4 

24 

50 

5 

43 

225 

200 

165 

7 

54 

9 669 2 055 

1 085 

565 

35 to 44 years 

8 

40 113750 

101 350 46580 

6 

3 3960 

3580 

3420 

15 

12 11 850 9530 

8377 

10 

47 

t20515 

120 252 44926 

7 

3 4 198 

(0) 

(0) 

15 

31 

63975 

60220 

39033 

11 

85 3275 

1 875 

1 500 

24 5672 

15380 

8220 

5920 

15 4627 

66567 

66487 

75530 

11 

54 

(0) 

100 

60 

23 1 652 17 175 

14 

139 

687 

(0) 

(0) 

14 

96 

162 

24 

236 3 815 1 770 1 145 

6 

60 3040 (0) 

(0) 

16 

160 5645 

2 700 

3 950 

19 1 488 

20 920 16 170 11 890 

45 to 54 years 

5 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

7 5500 

4800 

2330 

9 

7 7200 

5710 

5630 

6 

13 24700 

24700 

t1 615 

7 

8 27750 

26000 

26000 

10 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

31 

260 

20 7240 

69785 

10930 

4 105 

9 

191 

880 

265 

300 

10 

150 6700 

15 4085 

35400 

6 344 

40 

3 

25 

10 

96 

780 

465 

300 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

12 

107 

175 

(0) 

(0) 

8 199 2 t55 

80 

50 

55 to 64 years 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

5 to 324 6299 

3 100 

3 

2 

160 

4 

4 

8450 

7800 

4690 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

11 

400 

300 

180 

9 5770 

6394 

6044 

3245 

5 831 8990 

8920 

7556 

8 

63 2780 

2500 

1 450 

8 826 3070 

2450 

1 095 

1 

(0) 

5 

24 

38 

5 

37 

313 

293 

166 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

7 

93 

724 

404 

444 

5 

69 

410 

330 

120 

65 years 

and over 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

(0) 

800 

430 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

200 

300 

1 

(0) 

3 520 5333 

333 

100 

3 

(0) 

3 

60 

72 

72 

54 

4 

11 

20 

3 

18 

20 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

480 5540 

500 

150 

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 19 
Table 23. Summary by Age of Operator: 1990-Con. 

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

Item 

FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS 

-Con. 

Pineapples _______________________________ farms __ 

plants __ 

number harvested2 __ Sales2 ________________________________ number __ 

dollars __ 

Stariruits ________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested2 __ Sales2 ________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Tangerines _______________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested2 __ Sales2 ________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Other fruits. nuts. and tree crop"- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ trees or plants __ 

pounds harvested2 __ Sales2 ________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Ornamental plants and other nursery products2 _______________________________ farms __ 

sq It under cover __ 

acres __ Sales __________________________________ dollars __ 

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK 

PRODUCTS 

Cattle and calves of all ages _______________ farms __ 

number __ Sales2 ________________________________ number __ 

dollars __ 

Milk cows ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales2 ______________________________ number __ 

dollars __ Other cattle and calves _________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales2 ______________________________ number __ 

dollars __ 

Hogs and pigs of all ages _________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales2 ________________________________ number __ 

dollars __ 

Goats and kids of all ages _________________ farms __ 

number __ Sa19$2 ________________________________ number __ 

dollars __ 

Horses. mules. and colts of all ages ________ farms __ 

number __ Sales2 ________________________________ number __ 

dollars __ 

Other livestock ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ SaJes2 ________________________________ number __ 

dollars __ 

Livestock sales2 __________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ 

POULTRY AND POULTRY 

PRODUCTS 

Chickens ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales2 ________________________________ number __ 

dollars __ 

Other poultry _____________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sales2 ________________________________ number __ 

dollars __ 

Chicken egg sales2 _______________________ farms __ 

dozens __ dollars __ 

Poultry and egg sales2 ____________________ farms __ 

dollars __ 

FISH2 

Caught __________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

1 Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

2Data are for 1989. 

Total 

15 9299 

4533 

4020 

3280 

13 

37 

393 

243 

148 

33 

509 6209 

4086 

2218 

15 

770 

405 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

19 160 1 

58885 

36 4513 

702 329 598 

6 

80 

22 13200 33 4433 

680 316 398 

66 

260 

360 33565 

21 

482 

8 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

32 

(D) 

(D) 

37 367 383 

63 9580 

1 305 

6690 

18 

562 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

8 12115 

3 600 

Under 25 years 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

25 to 34 years 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

45 

20 

22 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

3 105 7 

2 100 

3 105 7 2 100 

7 

63 

18 2760 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 4860 

9 273 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

35 to 44 years 

9 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

5 

9 110 

14 

407 5310 

3580 

1 940 

7 

24 

125 

6 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

12 

305 

96 41 200 

5 

(D) 

22 13200 9 

(D) 

74 28000 

25 

381 

131 11 645 

6 

84 

2 120 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

13 52965 

22 4869 79 

(D) 

8 265 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

5965 

45 to 54 years 

4 

690 

280 

2 

(D) 

7 

36 

618 

450 

217 

5 229 

280 

(D) 

(D) 

13 3804 

464 231 798 

1 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

464 

231 798 

19 

535 

113 13100 

8 294 2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

11 

248 598 

17 3848 (D) 

(D) 

6 198 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

55 to 64 

years 

4 

21 

283 

243 

148 

6 

43 

236 

36 

39 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

63 

15 7000 

3 

63 

15 7000 

9 194 

91 5410 

3 

64 

4 400 

6 12810 

9 459 

2 

(D) 

65 years and over 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 236 

120 47500 

5 236 

120 47500 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

20 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 
Table 24. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1989 

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

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms __________________________________ number __ Percent of farms ____________________________ _ 

Land in farms1 ____________________________ acres __ Percent distribution __________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ___________________ acres __ 

LAND USE 

Cropland ________________________________ farms __ 

acres1 __ 

Used for crops _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Used for other purposes ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, except cropland pastured ______ farms __ acres __ Other land _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Operators_____ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Full owners ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Part owners ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Tenants _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

Farms __________________________________________ _ 

Less than 1 acre ______________________________ _ 1 to 2 acres __________________________________ _ 

3 to 4 acres __________________________________ _ 

5 to 7 acres __________________________________ _ 

8 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 

20 to 39 acres ________________________________ _ 

40 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 

50 acres or more ______________________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF HOLDING 

Home consumption holding _______________________ _ 

Sale holdings ___________________________________ _ Crop _________________________________________ _ 

Livestock and/or poultry _______________________ _ Mixed ________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________ _ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated __________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: Less than 2 years _____________________________ _ 2 to 4 years ___________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years ___________________________________ _ 

10 years or more ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years ________________________________ _ 35 to 44 years ________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years ________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________________ _ Average age ________________________________ _ 

Operators by main occupation: AgriculturaL ___________________________ number __ 

acres __ Nonagricultural ________________________ number __ 

acres __ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _____________________ - ___________________ _ Any ______________________ - ___________________ _ 

1 to 49 days ________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 100 to 149 days _____________________________ _ 

150 to 199 days _____________________________ _ 

200 days or more ___________________________ _ 

FARMS BY TRACTS OR PIECES 

OF LAND 

1 tracL _________________________________________ _ 

2 tracts _____________________ - ___________________ _ 

3 tracts or more _________________________________ _ 

SELECTED EQUIPMENT 

Tractors of all kinds ______________________ farms __ 

number __ Motortrucks ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ Automobiles _____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

119 

100.0 

14421 

100.0 

121.2 

113 

4742 

110 

439 

40 

4304 

48 

4361 

68 

5318 

119 

14421 

67 

533 

24 

2538 

28 

11 350 

119 

10 

21 

17 

22 

3 

16 

10 

3 

17 

36 

83 

51 

13 

15 

4 

45 

74 

20 

38 

22 

39 

1 

17 

45 

34 

15 

7 

45 

42 

10617 

77 

3804 

24 

95 

12 

12 

12 

6 

53 

70 

29 

20 

31 

43 

21 

29 

62 

84 

$100 to 

$499 

28 

23.5 

385 

2.7 

13.8 

27 

188 

27 

93 

9 

94 

14 

163 

17 

35 

28 

385 

18 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

8 159 

28 

2 

5 

4 

6 

1 

4 

2 

1 

3 

14 

14 

9 

2 

2 

1 

11 

17 

7 

3 

5 

13 

1 

5 

8 

10 

3 

1 

44 

10 

176 

18 

209 

6 

22 

5 

1 

3 

1 

12 

20 

6 

2 

5 

5 

2 

(0) 

9 

(0) 

$500 to 

$1,199 

15 

12.6 

158 

1.1 

10.5 

14 

40 

14 

16 

4 

24 

3 

(0) 

10 

(0) 

15 

158 

12 

60 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

15 

3 

4 

1 

2 

2 

2 

7 

8 

8 

8 

7 

2 

7 

2 

4 

1 

6 

4 

2 

2 

49 

5 

(0) 

10 

(0) 

3 

12 

1 

2 

1 

8 

8 

3 

4 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

11 

17 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 

$1,200 to 

$2,499 

22 

18.5 

424 

2.9 

19.3 

20 

107 

19 

48 

10 

60 

9 296 

10 

21 

22 

424 

11 

81 

5 315 

6 

28 

22 

4 

2 

5 

4 

3 

2 

1 

1 

9 

13 

6 

5 

2 

7 

15 

3 

9 

3 

7 

5 

4 

5 

5 

3 

48 

7 297 

15 

127 

3 

19 

3 

4 

3 

2 

7 

12 

7 

3 

3 

3 

2 

(0) 

13 

16 

$2,500 to $4,999 

23 

19.3 

489 

3.4 

21.2 

21 

118 

21 

79 

9 

40 

9 167 

16 

203 

23 

489 

14 

111 

6 369 

3 

8 

23 

1 

5 

1 

6 

1 

4 

1 

1 

3 

5 

18 

9 

3 

5 

1 

10 

13 

5 

6 

4 

8 

13 

7 

3 

45 

7 

61 

16 

427 

4 

19 

2 

3 

1 

2 

11 

15 

4 

4 

3 

4 

2 

(D) 

10 

15 

$5,000 to 

$7,499 

5 

4.2 

132 

.9 26.5 

5 

48 

5 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

5 132 4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

5 

2 

2 

5 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

3 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

43 

2 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

2 

3 

3 

4 

1 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

3 

$7,500 to 

$9,999 

3 

2.5 

61 

.4 

20.3 

3 

59 

3 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

61 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

39 

3 

61 

2 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

$10,000 or more 

23 

19.3 12772 

88.6 

555.3 

23 

4183 

21 

165 4 

4019 

10 

3599 

14 

4990 

23 

12772 

6 

36 

9 

668 

8 11 068 

23 

3 

4 

3 

1 

3 

3 

6 

22 

15 

2 

4 

1 

7 

16 

2 

8 

7 

6 

4 

11 

6 

1 

1 

43 

11 9959 

12 2814 

6 

17 

1 

3 

3 

10 

11 

6 

6 

15 

24 

11 

16 

14 

19 

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 21 
Table 24. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1989-Con. 

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

Item $100 to $500 to $1,20010 $2,500 to $5.000 to $7,500 to $10,000 or 

Total $499 $1,199 $2,499 $4.999 $7,499 $9,999 more 

FARMS BY SPECIFIED FACILITIES 

Electricity ________________________________________ 53 14 6 6 9 3 1 14 No electricity _____________________________________ 66 14 9 16 14 2 2 9 Piped running water ______________________________ 71 14 9 12 11 4 1 20 No piped running water ___________________________ 48 14 6 10 12 1 2 3 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 

PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales _______________________________ farms __ 119 28 15 22 23 5 3 23 dollars __ 063 950 6861 12644 40518 73930 32386 24840 872 771 Average per farm _____________________ dollars __ 8941 245 843 1 842 3214 6477 8280 37947 

Farms by value of sales: $100 to $499 __________________________ farms __ 28 28 dollars __ 6861 6861 $500 to $1.199 _________________________ farms __ 15 15 dollars __ 12644 12644 $1,200 to $2,499 _______________________ farms __ 22 22 dollars __ 40518 40518 

$2,500 to $4,999 _______________________ farms __ 23 23 dollars __ 73930 73930 $5,000 to $7,499 _______________________ farms __ 5 5 dollars __ 32386 32386 $7,500 to $9,999 _______________________ farms __ 3 3 dollars __ 24840 24840 $10,000 or more _______________________ farms __ 23 23 dollars __ 872 771 872 771 

SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP 

OR PRODUCT 

Field crops, melons, and vegetables ________ farms __ 71 14 10 12 13 2 2 18 dollars __ 470 226 3289 6539 15671 30767 (0) (0) 398 365 Fruits and nuts ___________________________ farms __ 47 6 5 13 9 4 1 9 dollars __ 155341 (0) 3605 12397 8580 22586 (0) 106051 

Ornamental plants and other nursery products ________________________________ farms __ 8 1 1 1 2 1 2 dollars __ 58885 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Livestock ________________________________ farms __ 37 9 2 7 10 2 1 6 dollars __ 367383 2405 (0) 9150 27228 (0) (0) 313 200 Poultry and eggs _________________________ farms __ 8 1 2 3 2 dollars __ 12 115 (0) (0) (0) (0) Fish _____________________________________ farms __ 

dollars __ 

FARMS BY SOURCE OF 

FINANCING 

Operator: 1 to 49 percent ________________________________ 

50 to 99 percent _______________________________ 3 1 1 1 100 percenL ___________________________________ 107 24 15 21 22 4 20 

Private: 1 to 49 percent ________________________________ 2 50 to 99 percent _______________________________ 1 100 percenL ___________________________________ 4 3 

Commercial: 1 to 49 percent ________________________________ 1 50 to 99 percent _______________________________ 1 100 percent ____________________________________ 2 2 

Government: 1 to 49 percent ________________________________ 

50 to 99 percent _______________________________ 

100 percent ____________________________________ 

Other: 1 to 49 percent ________________________________ 

50 to 99 percent _______________________________ 100 percenL ___________________________________ 

FIELD CROPS, MELONS, AND 

VEGETABLES 

Cassava _________________________________ farms __ 8 2 1 3 2 

acres __ 8 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

pounds harvested __ 15800 (0) (0) 450 (0) Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 13910 (0) (0) 

dollars __ 9163 (0) (0) 

Chinese cabbage _________________________ farms __ 39 5 5 5 10 2 12 

acres __ 22 (0) 2 1 4 (0) 13 

pounds harvested __ 71 468 (0) 4570 565 4260 (0) 57085 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 67687 (0) 3240 470 3554 (0) 55885 

dollars __ 44021 (0) 1 540 852 2570 (0) 37415 

Corn ____________________________________ farms __ 10 2 1 1 1 5 acres __ 4 (0) (0) (0) (0) 3 

pounds harvested __ 3765 (0) (0) (0) (0) 2530 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 2432 (0) (0) (0) 1 730 dollars __ 1 571 (0) (0) (0) 1 290 

Cucumbers ______________________________ farms __ 45 7 4 8 8 1 2 1.5 acres __ 39 2 1 2 4 (0) (0) 28 

pounds harvested __ 182 673 695 880 10520 6655 (0) (0) 152 800 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 159015 110 (0) 8907 6575 (0) 133 700 dollars __ 55681 478 (0) 2 533 2200 (0) 46860 

EggplanL ________________________________ farms __ 39 4 5 6 9 1 1 13 

acres __ 18 (0) 1 2 2 (0) (0) 13 

pounds harvested __ 50480 (0) 875 605 4710 (0) (0) 40700 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 46176 (0) 610 572 3971 (0) 38238 

dollars __ 28729 (0) 412 960 2109 (0) 23815 

See footnotes at end of table. 

22 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 
Table 24. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1989-Con. 

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

Item 

FIELD CROPS, MELONS, AND 

VEGETABLES-Con. 

Melons. excluding watermelons ____________ farms __ acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Sweetpotatoes ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Taro ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ saes _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Watermelons _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Yams ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Other field crops and vegetables ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS 

Avocados ________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Bananas _________________________________ farms __ 

clusters __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Betelnuts ________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Breadfruits _______________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested __ saes _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Coconuts ________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Green oranges ___________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Guavas __________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Lemons _________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Limes ___________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Mangoes ________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested __ Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

Papayas _________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested __ saes _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

19 

53 

171 100 

158450 

79590 

19 

17 

22584 

16679 

10050 

32 

24 

23310 

18040 

16748 

23 

74 

191 665 

190 752 80231 

17 

11 

32343 

28348 

28625 

34 

67 

170 995 

160100 

115817 

24 

134 

3935 

2 175 

1 680 

69 

22800 

102091 

32494 

18 100 

38 

8 142 

82947 

81 872 

90186 

33 

475 15010 

2600 

1 510 

59 

7903 

66 118 

2783 

1 195 

27 

522 

732 

(D) 

(D) 

29 

229 

322 

72 

54 

48 

423 

5153 

2728 

1 776 

13 

112 

3 162 3022 

2720 

45 

527 

7859 

3489 

4644 

45 

2905 

31 080 

18 165 

12775 

$100 to 

$499 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

5 500 

300 

670 

6 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

1 1 300 

100 

100 

5 

2 640 

440 

844 

4 

15 

16 

(D) 

(D) 

345 

240 

10 

982 

1 025 

40 

100 

9 332 

11 030 

15 

4223 

35233 (D) 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

40 

7 

33 

77 

10 

93 

765 

240 

150 

4 

11 

5 

12 

216 

375 

220 

100 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

$500 to 

$1,199 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

(l) 

430 

25 

10 

4 

1 500 

300 

020 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

1 

2490 

2220 

1 252 

2 

(D) 

10 

1 787 

15685 

4400 

1 845 

6 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

8 632 

6400 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

85 

6 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

6 

24 

050 

400 

200 

6 128 

310 

200 

230 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 

$1,200 to 

$2,499 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

5 

4 

5900 

4900 

2580 

10 

8 6960 

4900 

4781 

3 

3 4515 

4002 

1 701 

6 

2 2595 

1 200 

1 200 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

9 

65 

460 

18 2205 

7958 

5905 

4395 

10 2566 

1 555 

1 535 

2300 

9 

52 

780 

14 1 083 

12360 

1 300 

450 • 

6 348 

335 

8 

37 

110 

72 

54 

11 

68 

530 

385 

251 

3 

42 

75 

10 

89 

1 965 

1 545 

2190 

9 668 

9155 

4080 

2650 

$2,500 to $4,999 

4 

1 

4000 

3600 

1 980 

4 

6 12180 

7880 

5 100 

7 

8 7 510 

6210 

5825 

5 

4 9 000 

8 750 3 675 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

7 8595 

7820 

7 108 

6 

46 

3 375 

2 175 

1 680 

12 

4 190 

49 310 

220 

115 

4 

548 1 177 

1 167 

3 000 

9 

68 

1 150 

600 

310 

13 

1 502 9 775 

1 000 

600 

11 

70 

357 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

12 

12 

91 

785 

500 

230 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

141 

3 145 

1 000 

1 750 

6 154 

1 850 

100 

50 

$5,000 to $7,499 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

5027 

8224 

8224 

3805 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

1 116 

7000 

7000 

6500 

$7,500 to $9,999 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

$10,000 or 

more 

9 

48 163 750 

151 750 

76 100 

3 

2 2574 

2574 

1 690 

3 

4 

4900 

4900 

4600 

11 

64 175 100 

175 100 

73750 

3 

7 

27048 

27048 

27325 

13 

51 140 950 

131 400 

96520 

3 

(D) 

100 

8 7695 

14050 

13400 

7 700 

6 2649 

65000 

65000 

72 000 

4 

(D) 

2050 

2000 

1 200 

6 345 

(D) 

3 

64 

000 

5 116 

50 

7 

121 

2750 

1 400 

925 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

33 

324 

324 

404 

8 525 

7650 

3350 

2 115 

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 23 
Table 24. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1989-Con. 

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

Item $100 to $500 to $1,200 to $2,500 to $5,000 to $7,500 to $10,000 or 

Total $499 $1,199 $2,499 $4,999 $7,499 $9,999 more 

FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS 

-Con. 

Pineapples _______________________________ farms __ 15 4 1 2 4 1 1 2 

plants __ 9299 158 (D) (D) 2091 (D) (D) (0) 

number harvested __ 4533 42 (D) 1 251 (D) (D) (0) Sales _________________________________ number __ 4020 20 1 000 (D) (D) 

dollars __ 3280 30 750 (D) (D) 

Starfruits ________________________________ farms __ 13 3 2 4 2 1 1 

trees __ 37 8 (D) 17 (0) (D) (0) 

pounds harvested __ 393 70 80 (0) (D) (0) Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 243 (D) (D) (0) 

dollars __ 148 (D) (D) (0) 

Tangerines _______________________________ farms __ 33 7 4 10 7 1 4 

trees __ 509 23 24 109 (0) (D) 325 

pounds harvested __ 6209 405 108 525 135 5036 Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 4086 320 150 80 3536 

dollars __ 2218 172 67 40 1 939 

Other fruits. nuts, and tree crops ___________ farms __ 15 5 2 2 3 1 2 

trees or plants __ 770 165 (D) (0) 15 (D) (D) 

pounds harvested __ 405 85 (D) 50 (0) Sales _________________________________ pounds __ (D) (D) 

dollars __ (D) (0) 

Ornamental plants and other nursery products ________________________________ farms __ 8 1 1 1 2 1 2 

sq ft under coveL_ 19 160 (0) (D) (D) (0) (0) (0) 

acres __ 1 (D) (D) (D) (0) (0) (0) Sales __________________________________ dollars __ 58885 (D) (D) (0) (0) (D) (0) 

LIVESTOCK AND lIVESTOCK 

PRODUCTS 

Cattle and calves of all ages _______________ farms __ 36 6 3 7 8 2 10 

number __ 4513 47 17 (D) 159 (D) 4083 Sales _________________________________ number __ 702 (D) 6 27 (0) 660 

dollars __ 329 598 (D) 2600 9698 (D) 311 200 

Milk cows ______________________________ farms __ 6 1 1 1 3 

number __ 80 (0) (D) (0) 47 Sales _______________________________ number __ 22 22 

dollars __ 13200 13 200 

Other cattle and calves _________________ farms __ 33 6 3 6 8 2 8 

number __ 4433 (0) 17 133 (0) (0) 4036 Sales _______________________________ number __ 680 (D) 6 27 (D) 638 

dollars __ 316 398 (D) 2600 9698 (0) 298000 

Hogs and pigs of all ages _________________ farms __ 66 15 8 14 15 4 2 8 

number __ 260 394 (D) 203 352 19 (D) 118 Sales _________________________________ number __ 360 25 (D) 90 149 16 (D) 16 

dollars __ 33565 985 (D) 6 550 (0) 800 (D) 200 

Goats and kids of all ages _________________ farms __ 21 11 1 1 4 1 3 

number __ 482 380 (D) (D) 41 (D) 51 Sales _________________________________ number __ 8 4 4 

dollars __ (D) 420 (0) 

Horses, mules, and colts of all ages ________ farms __ 2 2 

number __ (D) (0) Sales _________________________________ number __ (D) (D) 

dollars __ (D) (0) 

Other livestock ___________________________ farms __ 4 1 2 1 

number __ 32 (D) (0) (0) Sales _________________________________ number __ (D) (0) 

dollars __ (D) (0) 

Livestock sales ___________________________ farms __ 37 9 2 7 10 2 1 6 

dollars __ 367 383 2405 (D) 9 150 27228 (D) (D) 313 200 

POULTRY AND POULTRY 

PRODUCTS 

Chickens ________________________________ farms __ 63 14 8 16 11 3 1 10 

number __ 9580 621 258 606 3984 (0) (D) 3933 Sales _________________________________ number __ 1 305 (D) (D) 1 250 (0) 

dollars __ 6690 (0) (D) 3975 (D) 

Other poultry _____________________________ farms __ 18 4 1 4 6 1 2 

number __ 562 92 (D) 184 200 (0) (D) Sales _________________________________ number __ (D) (0) 

dollars __ (D) (0) 

Chicken egg sale8- _______________________ farms __ 2 1 1 

dozens __ (D) (0) (0) 

dollars __ (D) (0) (0) 

Poultry and egg sales _____________________ farms __ 8 1 2 3 2 

dollars __ 12115 (0) (D) 4400 (D) 

FISH 

Caught __________________________________ farms __ 3 2 1 

pounds __ 600 (D) (D) Sales _________________________________ pounds __ 

dollars __ 

'Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

24 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-NEW FARM DEFINITION 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1990 and 1980 

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

Item 

Farms _______________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms' __________________________________________ 8cres __ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ 8creS __ 

Approximate land area __________________________________ acres __ 

Proportion in farms ________________________________ percenL_ 

Cropland _ _ __ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres1 __ 

, Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

1990 

346 16442 

47.5 

117760 

14.0 

281 5235 

1980 

299 12 187 

40.8 

117760 

lIem 

Cropland-Con. Used for crops ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Used for other purposes ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

10.3 Pastureland, except cropland pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

289 Other land ____________________________________________ farms __ 

2 643 acres __ 

Table 2. Farms and Land in Farms by Size of Farm: 1990 and 1980 

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

lIem Less than 1 to 2 3to 4 5 to 7 8to 9 1010 19 20 to 39 Total 1 acre acres acres acres acres acres acres 

Farms _______________________________ number, 1990 __ 346 61 77 46 54 13 45 22 1980 __ 299 10 46 42 94 8 55 20 Percent of farms __________________________ 1990 __ 100.0 17.6 22.3 13.3 15.6 3.8 13.0 6.4 1980 __ 100.0 3.3 15.4 14.0 31.4 2.7 18.4 6.7 

Land in farms' __________________________ acres, 1990 __ 16442 25 150 179 330 115 613 585 1980 __ 12 187 3 84 161 560 71 711 521 Percent distribution _______________________ 1990 __ 100.0 .2 .9 1.1 2.0 .7 3.7 3.6 1980 __ 100.0 (Z) .7 1.3 4.6 .6 5.8 4.3 Average size of farm ________________ acres, 1990 __ 47.5 .4 2.0 3.9 6.1 8.9 13.6 26.6 1980 __ 40.8 .3 1.8 3.8 6.0 8.9 12.9 26.1 

, Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

Table 3. Tenure and Characteristics of Operators: 1990 and 1980 

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

lIem 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Operators _____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres 1 __ Cropland _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres 1 __ 

Full Owners _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Part owners _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland ___ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

T enants_ _ ____ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland _ __ ___ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ___________________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _______________________________________ _ Not reported _______________________________________________ _ 

'Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

'Data are for 1989 and 1979. 

1990 

346 

16442 

281 

5235 

237 

565 

189 

590 

49 

3 139 

44 

430 

60 11 739 

48 

4215 

136 

210 

1980 Item 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS-Con. 

Operators by years on present farm: 

299 

12187 

289 

2643 

Less than 2 years ___________________________________________ _ 2 to 4 years ________________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years ________________________________________________ _ 

10 years or more ___________________________________________ _ Not reported _______________________________________________ _ 

226 

818 

219 

050 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _____________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 years ______________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years ______________________________________________ _ 45 to 54 years ______________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years ______________________________________________ _ 

65 years and Oller __________________________________________ _ 

36 Not reported _______________________________________________ _ 

2 116 Average age _____________________________________________ _ 

35 

397 Operators by main occupation: Agricultural _________________________________________ number __ 

acres __ 

37 Nonagricultural _____________________________________ number __ 

8253 

35 

acres __ Not reported _______________________________________ number __ 

1 194 acres __ 

Operators by days of work off farm:' None ______________________________________________________ _ Any _______________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 149 days __________________________________________ _ 

103 150 to 199 days __________________________________________ _ 

194 200 days or more _________________________________________ _ 2 Not reported _______________________________________________ _ 

1990 1980 

270 280 769 950 80 146 4466 693 

124 129 5534 8706 

218 132 5673 839 

40 to 49 50 acres or 

acres more 

4 24 

4 20 1.2 6.9 1.3 6.7 

177 14267 

179 9901 

1.1 86.8 

1.5 81.2 44.4 594.5 44.8 495.1 

1990 1980 

77 40 

89 104 

62 44 118 104 

7 

7 16 

71 62 

109 49 89 65 43 54 27 23 

30 45 45 

71 63 10834 9632 

275 231 

5 609 2524 

5 

31 

72 54 

274 227 

35 74 

33 31 

30 32 17 26 159 64 

18 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-OLD FARM DEFINITION NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 25 
Table 4. Farm Characteristics: 1990 and 1980 

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

Item 

FARMS BY SOURCE OF FINANCING 

Operator: 1 to 49 percenL ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percenL ___________________________________________ _ 100 percent ________________________________________________ _ 

Private: 1 to 49 percenL ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percenL ___________________________________________ _ 100 percent ________________________________________________ _ 

Commercial: 1 to 49 percenL ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percenL ___________________________________________ _ 100 percent ________________________________________________ _ 

Government: 1 to 49 percenL ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percenL ___________________________________________ _ 100 percent ________________________________________________ _ 

Other sources: 1 to 49 percenL ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percenL ___________________________________________ _ 100 percent ________________________________________________ _ 

Source not reported _________________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY TRACTS OR PIECES OF LAND 

1 tract _______________________________________________________ _ 

2 tracts ______________________________________________________ _ 

3 tracts or more ______________________________________________ _ 

1990 

2 

7 

316 

2 

1 

14 

2 

1 

2 

1 

5 

2 

257 

50 

39 

1980 

4 

6 

256 

Item 

SELECTED EQUIPMENT 

Tractors of all kinds- ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Motortrucks ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Automobiles ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

;; FARMS BY SPECIFIED FACILITIES 

23 Electricity ____________________________________________________ _ 

No electricity _________________________________________________ _ 

Piped running water ___________________________________________ _ 

_ No piped running water ________________________________________ _ 

_ FARMS BY TYPE OF HOLDING 

Home consumption holding ____________________________________ _ Sale holdings _________________________________________________ _ Crop _______________________________________________________ _ 

livestock and lor poultry _____________________________________ _ Mixed ______________________________________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________________________________ _ 

~ TYPE OF LAND OWNERSHIP 

3 Farms _______________________________________________ number __ 

5 

212 

53 

34 

acres __ Owned _____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Rented from others __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Rented to others ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Table 5. Field Crops, Melons, and Vegetables: 1989 and 1979 

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

Item 

Cassava ______________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ 

Chinese cabbage ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ pounds harvested __ 

Corn __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ 

Cucumbers ____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ 

Eggplant ______________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ 

Melons. excluding watermelons _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ 

1989 

17 

11 

23250 

46 

23 

72 508 

18 

6 5510 

55 

42 

186 473 

54 

20 

52935 

22 

54 

174 325 

1979 Item 

30 Sweetpotatoes ________________________________________ farms __ 

21 acres __ 

41 960 pounds harvested __ 

29 9 Taro __________________________________________________ farms __ 

27 610 acres __ 

14 

8 9 100 

50 

29 

92880 

38 

13 

28348 

(NA) 

21 

52790 

pounds harvested __ 

Watermelons __________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ 

Yams _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ 

Other field crops and vegetables _________________________ farm __ 

acres __ 

pounds harvested __ 

1990 1980 

42 40 

56 60 

31 7 

40 10 

143 158 

198 187 

149 90 

197 209 

186 143 

160 156 

232 170 

114 129 

61 53 

27 23 

21 53 

5 

346 (NA) 

16442 (NA) 

286 (NA) 

2213 (NA) 

109 (NA) 

14 246 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

1989 1979 

30 42 

19 19 

25274 26040 

64 46 

35 27 

33 130 21 530 

28 46 

75 74 192715 143 030 

33 29 14 12 34868 12760 

45 23 69 19 173 840 32330 

26 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-OLD FARM DEFINITION 
Table 6. Fruits, Nuts, and Ornamental Plants and Other Nursery Products: 1990 and 1980 

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

Item 

Avocados _____________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Bananas _______ __ ___ ____ __ __ _____ __ __ __ _____ ______ __ _ _ farms __ 

clusters __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Betelnuts _____________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested1 __ 

Breadfruits ____________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Coconuts _____________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Green oranges ________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Guavas _______________________________________________ farms __ 

'Data are for 1989 and 1979. 2Data are for 1989. 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

1990 

64 

447 

4459 

2t1 

362t6 

116232 

111 

13257 

84864 

105 

830 

18 129 

189 

16 795 114 963 

77 

852 3 339 

92 

746 

063 

1980 Item 

99 Lemons _______________________________________________ farms __ 

687 trees __ 

8 200 pounds harvested' __ 

213 

19871 

85989 

Limes _________________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested1 __ 

Mangoes_ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

trees __ 

100 pounds harvested' __ 

1~ ~~~ Papayas ______________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested1 __ 

104 Pineapples ____________________________________________ farms __ 

674 plants __ 

15 987 number harvested' __ 

230 26 733 

181 479 

95 

Startruits ______________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Tangerines ____________________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

8 ~~~ Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops ________________________ farms __ 

trees or plants __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

59 Ornamental plants and other nursery products2 ___________ farms __ 

897 sq ft under coveL_ 872 acres __ 

1990 

155 1 057 

9391 

31 

156 

3467 

136 

1 033 15441 

102 

4427 

35 153 

48 11 716 

5521 

42 

109 

893 

90 

883 

8210 

35 

965 

767 

8 19 160 

1 

Table 7. Livestock and Livestock Products, Poultry and Poultry Products, and Fish: 1990 

and 1980 

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

item 1990 1980 Item 1990 

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTSCon. 

98 113 Other livestock ________________________________________ farms __ II 

5300 8339 number __ 180 Cattle and calves of all age"-___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

26 19 POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS 236 1 493 

Milk cows ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Other cattle and calves _______________________________ farms __ 88 109 number __ 5064 6846 Chickens ______________________________________________ farms __ 198 number __ 15689 Salest _____________________________________________ number __ I 309 

197 161 Other poultry __________________________________________ farms __ 51 2816 2904 number __ I 849 

Hogs and pigs of all ages ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Goats and kids of all ages ______________________________ farms __ 51 58 FISH' 

number __ 691 726 Caught _______________________________________________ farms __ 5 pounds __ 800 Sales _______________________________________________ farms __ Horses, mules, and colts of all ages _____________________ farms __ 5 2 pounds __ 

number __ 41 (D) dollars __ 

'Data are for 1989 and 1979. 

1980 

159 

1 338 

6990 

28 

122 

4315 

148 

962 37750 

136 

3912 

33756 

69 11 866 

4510 

41 

81 

3355 

106 

917 

10842 

12 

179 

342 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1980 

2 

(D) 

186 

9432 

54 

30 

514 

93 

38 230 

IS 6688 

7 590 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-OLD FARM DEFINITION NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 27 
Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Municipalities: 1990 and 1980 

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

Northern Mariana Islands Northern Islands Rota Saipan 

Item 

1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 

Farms __________________________________ number __ 346 299 4 8 67 77 245 land in farms' ____________________________ acres __ 16442 12187 141 431 1 424 1 635 3295 

Cropland ______________________________ farms __ 281 289 4 6 60 77 195 acres1 __ 5235 2643 68 74 428 610 667 Used for crops _______________________ farms __ 270 280 4 6 56 73 190 acres __ 769 950 (D) (D) (D) 335 494 Used for other purposes ______________ farms __ 80 146 1 1 31 43 43 acres __ 4466 1 693 (D) (D) (D) 275 174 

Pastureland, except cropland pastured ____ farms __ 124 129 4 7 27 33 76 acres __ 5534 8706 62 342 847 992 2099 Other land _____________________________ farms __ 218 132 4 4 41 15 156 acres __ 5673 839 11 15 149 33 529 

'Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

Table 9. Size of Farm by Municipalities: 1990 and 1980 

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

Northern Mariana Islands Northern Islands Rota Saipan 

Farms 

1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 

Farms __________________________________ number __ 346 299 4 8 67 77 245 acres1 __ 16442 12187 141 431 1 424 1635 3295 

Farms by size: Less than 1 acre ____________________ number __ 61 10 4 1 55 acres __ 25 3 (D) (D) 24 1 to 2 ______________________________ number._ 77 46 1 10 9 61 acres __ 150 84 (D) 21 (D) 118 3 to 4 ______________________________ number._ 46 42 8 2 36 acres __ 179 161 (D) (D) 142 

5 to 7 ______________________________ number._ 54 94 15 23 30 acres __ 330 560 94 129 181 8 to 9 ______________________________ number._ 13 8 1 1 12 acres __ 115 71 (D) (D) (D) 10 to 19 ____________________________ number._ 45 55 1 1 12 22 29 acres __ 613 711 (D) (D) 164 290 (D) 

20 to 39 ____________________________ number._ 22 20 1 3 3 10 15 acres __ 585 521 (D) (D) 75 277 405 40 to 49 ____________________________ number __ 4 4 4 2 acres __ 177 179 177 (D) 50 acres or more ____________________ numbeL_ 24 20 2 3 10 7 7 acres __ 14267 9901 (D) 341 (D) 809 1 929 

'Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

Table 10. Selected Farm Characteristics by Municipalities: 1990 and 1980 

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

Item 

Farms by type of holding: Home consumption holding _____________________ _ Sale holdings _________________________________ _ Crop _______________________________________ _ 

livestock and/or poultry _____________________ _ Mixed ______________________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________________ _ 

Farms by tracts or pieces of land: 1 tract ________________________________________ _ 

2 tracts _______________________________________ _ 

3 tracts or more _______________________________ _ 

Northern Mariana Islands 

1990 

232 

114 

61 

27 

21 

5 

257 

50 

39 

1980 

170 

129 

53 

23 

53 

212 

53 

34 

Northern Islands 

1990 

2 

2 

4 

1980 

8 

1 

4 

3 

8 

Rota Saipan 

1990 1980 1990 

56 53 162 

11 24 83 

7 2 46 

1 6 20 

3 16 13 

4 

32 54 203 

17 16 24 

18 7 18 

1980 

137 

1 684 

135 

541 

129 

(D) 

56 

(D) 

46 

958 

72 

185 

1980 

137 

1684 

7 

2 

36 

61 

39 

149 

29 

165 

4 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

4 

93 

1 

(D) 

5 

993 

1980 

64 

73 

41 

7 

25 

93 

21 

23 

Tinian 

1990 1980 

30 77 

11 582 8437 

22 75 

4072 1 418 

20 72 

49 219 

5 46 

4023 1 199 

17 43 2526 6414 

17 41 

4985 606 

Tinian 

1990 1980 

30 77 

11 582 8437 

2 2 

(D) (D) 

6 

12 

2 1 

(D) (D) 

9 42 

56 266 

3 

27 

3 20 

44 267 

3 3 (D) (D) 

1 

(D) 

5 5 11 384 7758 

Trnian 

1990 1980 

12 53 18 24 

8 9 

5 6 

4 9 

1 

18 57 

9 16 

3 4 

28 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-OLD FARM DEFINITION 
Table 11. Farms, Land in Farms, and Tenure of Operator, by Municipalities: 1990 and 1980 

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

Northern Mariana Islands Northern Islands Rota Saipan Tinian 

Item 

1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 

Farms __________________________________ number __ 346 299 4 8 67 77 245 137 30 77 Land in farms' ____________________________ acres __ 16442 12 187 141 431 1 424 1 635 3 295 684 11 582 8 437 Cropland used for crops __________________ acres __ 769 950 60 66 167 335 494 330 49 219 

Tenure of operator: 137 Operators ______________________________________ 346 299 4 8 67 77 245 30 77 Full owners __________________________________ 237 226 4 32 51 188 116 17 55 Part owners __________________________________ 49 36 28 20 18 7 3 9 Tenants _____________________________________ 60 37 4 4 7 6 39 14 10 13 

Land in farms (acres): Full owners ____________________________________ 1 565 1 818 65 328 437 130 847 107 469 Part owners ____________________________________ 3 139 2 116 1 059 1 087 762 793 318 236 Tenants _______________________________________ 11 739 8253 141 366 37 111 403 44 11 157 7 732 

Cropland used for crops (acres): Full owners ____________________________________ 390 607 (NA) 92 (NA) 282 (NA) 16 (NA) Part owners ____________________________________ 227 187 (NA) 64 (NA) 141 (NA) 22 (NA) Tenants _______________________________________ 153 155 60 (NA) 12 (NA) 70 (NA) 11 (NA) 

'Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

Table 12. Field Crops, Melons, and Vegetables, by Municipalities: 1989 and 1979 

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

Northern Mariana Islands Northern Islands Rota Saipan Tinian 

Item 

1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 

Cassava _________________________________ farms __ 17 30 2 5 - 1 12 24 3 - acres __ 11 21 (D) (D) - (D) 8 17 (D) -

pounds harvested __ 23250 41 960 (D) (D) - (D) 16550 35560 (D) -

Chinese cabbage _________________________ farms __ 46 29 - 2 5 9 35 16 6 2 acres __ 23 9 - (D) 2 3 18 5 4 (D) 

pounds harvested __ 72508 27610 - (D) 1 490 1 530 56488 25735 14530 (D) 

Corn ____________________________________ farms __ 18 14 - (NA) 2 (NA) 12 (NA) 4 (NA) 

acres __ 6 8 - (NA) (D) (NA) 4 (NA) (D) (NA) 

pounds harvested __ 5510 9 100 - (NA) (D) (NA) 4360 (NA) (D) (NA) 

Cucumbers ______________________________ farms __ 55 50 - 3 5 8 43 35 7 4 acres __ 42 29 - 2 2 3 37 17 2 7 pounds harvested __ 186 473 92880 - 1 600 3300 2600 176698 83 180 6475 5500 

EggplanL ________________________________ farms __ 54 38 - 2 4 6 44 29 6 1 acres __ 20 13 - (D) 1 4 16 7 3 (D) 

pounds harvested __ 52935 28348 - (D) 2835 10530 44995 15918 5 105 (D) 

Melons, excluding watermelons ____________ farms __ 22 (NA) - (NA) 3 (NA) 18 (NA) 1 (NA) acres __ 54 21 - (NA) (D) (NA) 51 (NA) (D) (NA) 

pounds harvested __ 174325 52790 - (NA) (D) (NA) 170025 (NA) (D) (NA) 

Sweetpotatoes ___________________________ farms __ 30 42 - 3 12 14 14 23 4 2 acres __ 19 19 - (D) 11 9 3 7 5 (D) 

pounds harvested __ 25274 26040 - (D) 18560 6 150 4714 18290 2000 (D) 

Taro ____________________________________ farms __ 64 46 - 3 14 14 44 25 6 4 acres __ 35 27 - 2 20 7 11 12 4 6 pounds harvested __ 33130 21 530 - 1 700 17 800 2960 10530 11 720 4800 5150 

Watermelons _____________________________ farms __ 28 46 - 4 5 12 18 22 5 8 acres __ 75 74 - 2 4 10 52 13 19 49 pounds harvested __ 192715 143 030 - 4050 3900 35850 125815 29130 63000 74000 

Yams ___________________________________ farms __ 33 29 2 2 6 9 23 18 2 - acres __ 14 12 (D) (D) 1 (D) 12 8 (D) - pounds harvested __ 34868 12760 (D) (D) 1 055 (D) 32513 9910 (D) -

Other field crops and vegetables ___________ farms __ 45 23 - (NA) 4 (NA) 38 (NA) 3 (NA) 

acres __ 69 19 - (NA) 4 (NA) 64 (NA) 1 (NA) 

pounds harvested __ 173 840 32330 - (NA) 10650 (NA) 161 925 (NA) 1 265 (NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-OLD FARM DEFINITION NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 29 
Table 13. Fruits, Nuts, and Ornamental Plants and Other Nursery Products, by Municipalities: 

1990 and 1980 

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

Item 

Avocados ________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Bananas _________________________________ farms __ 

clusters __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Betelnuts ________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Breadfruits _______________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Coconuts ________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Green oranges ___________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Guavas __________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Lemons _________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Limes ___________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Mangoes ________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Papayas _________________________________ farm"-_ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Pineapples _______________________________ farms __ 

plants __ 

number harvested1 __ 

Startruits ________________________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Tangerines _______ _ ______________________ farms __ 

trees __ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops ___________ farms __ 

trees or plant"-_ 

pounds harvested' __ 

Ornamental plants and other nursery products2 _______________________________ farms __ 

sq ft under cover __ 

'Data are for 1989 and 1979. 2Data are for 1989. 

acres __ 

Northern Mariana Islands 

1990 1980 

64 99 447 687 4459 8200 

211 213 36216 19871 116232 85989 

111 100 

13257 6860 

84864 12 536 

lOS 104 

830 674 

18 129 15 987 

189 230 16 795 26 733 

114 963 181 479 

77 95 852 633 3 339 8 925 

92 59 

746 897 

1 063 872 

155 159 1 057 1 338 9 391 6 990 

31 28 

156 122 

3 467 4 315 

136 148 

1 033 962 15 441 37 750 

102 136 4 427 3912 35 153 33756 

48 69 

11 716 11 866 

5 521 4510 

42 41 

109 81 893 3355 

90 106 883 917 8210 10842 

35 12 

965 179 767 342 

8 (NA) 

19 160 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

Northern Islands 

1990 1980 

- - - -

- -

3 4 1 200 1 950 5400 20500 

2 3 (0) 55 (0) 300 

3 2 315 (0) 

11 000 (0) 

3 4 3600 4300 31 700 38000 

- 2 

- (D) 

- (D) 

- - - - - -

- 2 

- (D) 

- (D) 

- - - - - -

2 1 (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

- 1 

- (D) 

- (D) 

- 4 - 920 - 920 

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

Rota Saipan Tinian 

1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 

18 35 42 58 4 6 132 413 308 261 7 13 500 1 610 3809 6555 150 35 

40 54 150 99 18 56 6054 4 174 26674 10291 2286 3456 15608 4515 75859 46799 19365 14175 

14 18 87 72 8 7 2283 1 089 9537 5626 (0) 90 5010 1 410 77 729 10826 (0) -

25 36 70 53 7 13 172 349 330 208 13 (0) 

1 600 1 040 5529 11 997 - (0) 

44 66 128 101 14 59 3547 6471 8366 11 887 1 282 4075 27800 1 115 49423 133 444 6040 8920 

27 31 44 37 6 25 646 374 182 133 24 (0) 

2530 3230 804 2540 5 (0) 

18 9 66 40 8 10 223 546 433 325 90 26 60 100 486 737 517 35 

30 55 110 58 15 44 

227 387 740 513 90 (0) 

945 2 590 6876 3565 1 570 (0) 

4 6 26 19 1 3 (D) 40 119 75 (0) 7 (0) - 3 387 4315 (0) -

21 35 104 80 9 32 108 133 737 663 (D) (0) 

1 450 2 070 13821 35570 (D) (0) 

21 24 69 75 12 36 851 (0) 3231 2168 345 1 135 1 390 (0) 30988 24801 2775 3315 

10 18 36 32 2 15 (D) 2548 9419 7 883 (D) 515 (0) 192 4484 3348 (D) 50 

4 7 35 30 3 4 14 16 91 61 4 4 100 75 793 3280 - -

14 44 66 41 10 21 257 588 585 215 41 114 600 3 510 7282 7222 328 110 

10 (NA) 22 (NA) 3 (NA) 

132 (NA) 294 (NA) 539 (NA) 

90 (NA) 667 (NA) 10 (NA) 

- (NA) 8 (NA) - (NA) 

- (NA) 19 160 (NA) - (NA) 

- (NA) 1 (NA) - (NA) 

30 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-OLD FARM DEFINITION 
Table 14. Livestock and Livestock Products, Poultry and Poultry Products, and Fish, by 

Municipalities: 1990 and 1980 

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

Northern Mariana Islands Northern Islands Rota Saipan Tinian 

Item 

1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK 

PRODUCTS 

Cattle and calves of all ages _______________ farms __ 98 113 3 8 30 42 52 47 13 numbeL_ 5300 8339 19 217 542 971 577 741 4 162 Milk cows ______________________________ farms __ 26 19 - (NA) 10 (NA) 16 (NA) - number __ 236 1 493 - 4 89 220 147 14 - Other cattle and calves _________________ farms __ 88 109 3 7 28 41 44 45 13 number __ 5064 6846 19 213 453 751 430 727 4 162 

Hogs and pigs of all ages _________________ farms __ 197 161 4 8 31 36 143 88 19 numbeL_ 2816 2904 270 1 822 249 182 2 138 754 159 

Goats and kids of all ages _________________ farms __ 51 58 4 5 7 7 33 35 7 number __ 691 726 237 296 29 19 313 252 112 

Horses, mules, and colts of all ages ________ farms __ 5 2 - (NA) - (NA) 3 (NA) 2 numbeL_ 41 (D) - (NA) - (NA) (D) (NA) (D) 

Other livestock ___________________________ farms __ 11 2 - (NA) 2 (NA) 9 (NA) - number __ 180 (D) - (NA) (D) (NA) (D) (NA) -

POULTRY AND POULTRY 

PRODUCTS 

Chickens ________________________________ farms __ 198 186 4 8 38 52 138 81 18 number __ 15689 9432 155 1 050 1 513 1 773 12616 5066 1 405 Sales' _________________________________ farms __ 7 5 - - 1 2 4 3 2 number __ I 309 54 - - (D) (D) 1 249 (D) (D) 

Other poultry _____________________________ farms __ 51 30 - 5 11 - 35 21 5 numbeL_ 1 849 514 - 104 299 - 1 491 395 59 

FISH' 

Caught __________________________________ farms __ 5 93 2 7 - 25 3 26 - Sales _________________________________ pounds pounds __ 

__ I 800 38230 (D) 9200 - 12025 (D) 11 460 - - 6688 - - - 5013 - 1 375 - dollars __ - 7590 - - - 5670 - 1 585 -

'Data are for 1989 and 1979. 

Table 15. Selected Equipment and Specified Facilities by Municipalities: 1990 and 1980 

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

Northern Mariana Islands Northern ISlands Rota Saipan Tinian 

Item 

1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 

SELECTED EQUIPMENT 

Tractors of all kinds ______________________ farms __ 42 40 3 12 31 26 8 number __ 56 60 4 (D) 35 37 17 Motortrucks ______________________________ farms __ 31 7 1 22 6 8 number __ 40 10 (D) 28 (0) (0) Automobiles _____________________________ farms __ 143 158 40 37 89 62 14 number __ 198 187 57 39 120 75 21 

FARMS BY SPECIFIED FACILITIES 

Electricity ________________________________________ 149 90 8 1 121 73 20 No electricity _____________________________________ 197 209 4 8 59 76 124 64 10 Piped running water ______________________________ 186 143 21 34 141 91 24 No piped running water ___________________________ 160 156 4 8 46 43 104 46 6 

1980 

16 

6410 

(NA) 

1 255 

16 

5 155 

29 

146 

11 

159 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

45 

1 543 

-

-

4 

15 

35 

5545 

300 

335 

1980 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

59 

73 

16 

61 

18 

59 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-OLD FARM DEFINITION NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 31 
Table 16. Operator Characteristics by Municipalities: 1990 and 1980 

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory te"') 

Northern Mariana Islands Northern Islands Rota Saipan 

Item 

1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 1980 1990 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________ 136 103 3 2 11 3 106 Not on farm operated ___________________________ 210 194 1 6 56 74 139 Not reported ___________________________________ 2 

Operators by years on present farm: Less than 2 years ______________________________ 77 40 17 7 55 2 to 4 years ____________________________________ 89 104 1 18 24 61 5 to 9 years ____________________________________ 62 44 2 6 4 52 10 years or more _______________________________ 118 104 4 26 42 77 Not reported ___________________________________ 7 1 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________ 7 16 1 3 4 25 to 34 years _________________________________ 71 62 3 18 17 45 35 to 44 years _________________________________ 109 49 2 17 14 83 45 to 54 years _________________________________ 89 65 1 10 18 69 55 to 64 years _________________________________ 43 54 1 13 15 27 65 years and over ______________________________ 27 23 8 8 17 Not reported ___________________________________ 30 1 2 Average age _________________________________ 45 45 45 42 45 46 45 

Operators by main occupation: Agricultural ____________________________ number __ 71 63 2 6 13 16 41 acres __ 10834 9632 (0) (NA) (0) (NA) 385 Nonagricultural ________________________ numbe,-_ 275 231 2 2 54 61 204 

acres __ 5609 2524 (0) (NA) (0) (NA) 2910 Not reported __________________________ number __ 5 acres __ 31 

Operators by days of work off farm: 1 None __________________________________________ 72 54 2 8 5 7 62 Any ___________________________________________ 274 227 2 62 70 183 1 to 49 days _________________________________ 35 74 5 8 28 50 to 99 days ________________________________ 33 31 16 15 16 100 to 149 days ______________________________ 30 32 13 19 15 150 to 199 days ______________________________ 17 26 8 12 7 200 days or more ____________________________ 159 64 2 20 16 117 Not reported ___________________________________ 18 

1 Data are for 1989 and 1979. 

Table 17. Farms by Source of Financing for Municipalities: 1990 and 1980 

[For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory te"') 

Item 

Operator: 1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 100 percenL __________________________________ _ 

Private: 1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 100 percenL __________________________________ _ 

Commercial: 1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 100 percenL __________________________________ _ 

Government: 1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 100 percenL __________________________________ _ 

Other: 1 to 49 percent _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 percent ______________________________ _ 100 percent ___________________________________ _ 

Source not reported _____________________________ _ 

Northern Mariana Islands 

1990 

2 

7 

316 

2 

1 

14 

2 

1 

2 

1 

5 

2 

1980 

4 

6 

256 

5 

23 

2 

4 

3 

5 

Northern Islands 

1990 1980 

2 8 

2 

Rota 

1990 1980 

3 

62 77 

2 

2 

Saipan 

1990 

2 

4 

223 

2 

1 

10 

1 

3 

2 

1980 

80 

55 

2 

21 

34 

33 

43 

6 

11 

20 

17 

36 

27 

12 

14 

46 

32 

(NA) 

101 

(NA) 

4 (NA) 

37 

83 

43 

8 

5 

7 

20 

17 

1980 

3 

4 

97 

5 

23 

2 

1 

3 

5 

Tinian 

1990 

16 

14 

5 

9 

4 

12 

1 

8 

9 

7 

3 

2 

42 

15 

10 176 

15 

407 

3 

27 

2 

1 

2 

2 

20 

Tinian 

1990 

29 

1980 

t8 

59 

12 

45 

5 

15 

2 

22 

16 

10 

11 

3 

13 

42 

9 

(NA) 

67 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

2 

74 

23 

8 

8 

7 

28 

1 

1980 

1 

2 

74 

3 

32 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-OLD FARM DEFINITION 
APPENDIX A 

General Explanation 

Page 

DATA COLLECTION....................................... A-1 

DATA PROCESSiNG....................................... A-1 

MAJOR DATA CHANGES •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• A-1 

FOLLOW·ON SURVEYS, SPECIAL CENSUSES, AND 

RELATED PUBLICATIONS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• A-1 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS •••••••••••••••••••••••• A-2 

FARMS CLASSIFIED BY SPECIFIED CHARACTERiSTiCS..... A-4 

CENSUS NONSAMPLING ERROR........................... A-4 

DATA COLLECTION 

Method of Enumeration 

The census of agriculture was conducted by direct 

enumeration beginning in April 1990 in conjunction with the 

population and housing censuses. On the last page of the 

population and housing questionnaire was an agriculture 

screening section. The enumerator was required to com· 

plete an agriculture questionnaire when a "yes" answer 

was received to anyone of the five screening questions. 

Questionnaire 

The questionnaire for the 1990 Census of Agriculture in 

the Northern Mariana Islands was prepared by the Agricul· 

ture Division, Bureau of the Census, in cooperation with 

the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

The content of the 1990 census questionnaire is similar 

to the 1980 questionnaire. Quantity sold and value of sales 

were added to the crops and livestock sections. Other 

additions and deletions were made based on discussions 

with the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands and 

with respect to published tables in the 1980 census. 

Followup Procedures 

An enumerator was instructed to visit a farm up to three 

times. If no one was available to complete the question· 

naire, the case would then be given to the supervisor. If all 

attempts to obtain the information from the farm operator 

failed, the information might then be obtained from a 

neighbor or by observation of the place. 

DATA PROCESSING 

The processing was done in the Agriculture Division at 

the Bureau of the Census. Each questionnaire was edited 

and coded prior to being keyed and tabulated. The ques· 

tionnaires were examined for accuracy, consistency, and 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

completeness. Errors in computations and in units of 

measure, inconsistencies, and misplaced entries were 

corrected. Incomplete reports were adjusted on the basis 

of related information on the same form or on question· 

naires for nearby farms of similar type and size. 

After all questionnaires had been reviewed, the data 

were keyed and subjected to a detailed item· by· item 

computer edit. The edit performed comprehensive checks 

for completeness and consistency. Inconsistencies identified by the edit were corrected by subject matter specialists and reedited. The data were then tabulated by the 

computer for analysis. Following necessary corrections, 

the data were retabulated for final publication. 

MAJOR DATA CHANGES 

Prior to each agriculture census, the Bureau of the 

Census reviews the content of the census forms to elimi· 

nate questions no longer needed, identify new items 

necessary to meet user needs, and to better describe the 

agriculture situation in the Northern Mariana Islands. Data 

requests are solicited from government agencies in the 

Northern Mariana Islands. The following changes were 

made to the 1990 questionnaire: 

• Additions: 

- Information on landlords 

- Ornamental plants and nursery crops 

- Chicken eggs value 

- Quarts of milk 

- Quantity and value of sales in the crops and 

livestock sections 

• Deletions: 

- Coffee 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS, SPECIAL CENSUSES, 

AND RELATED PUBLICATIONS 

In addition to the 1990 Census of Agriculture for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, the census of agriculture program includes 

the 1987 Census of Agriculture for the 50 States, Puerto 

Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the 1988 Farm and 

Ranch Irrigation Survey, the 1988 Agricultural Economics 

and Land Ownership Survey, and the 1988 Census of 

Horticultural Specialties. 

Additional publications of the 1987 Census of Agricul· 

ture data include the Agricultural Atlas of the United States 

(previously called the Graphic Summary), Coverage Evaluation, Ranking of States and Counties, Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold, and 

ZIP Code Tabulations of Selected Items. 

APPENDIX A A-1 
Also, there is a 1987 Economic Censuses of Outlying 

Areas publication for the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands (OA87-E-7). 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

The following definitions and explanations provide a 

more detailed description of terms used in this publication 

than are available in the tables or on the questionnaire. For 

an exact wording of the questions on the 1990 questionnaire, see appendix B. 

In the tables, data for land in farms, land use, fruit and 

nut trees, and livestock and poultry on hand represent the 

situation existing at the time of enumeration of each farm. 

The enumeration for the 1990 Census of Agriculture began 

in April 1990 and the 1980 census in April 1980. All other 

data, such as that relating to acres and production, are for 

the calendar years 1989 and 1979. Sales are for 1989 only. 

Farm operator-The term "operator" designates a 

person who operates a farm, either by doing the work 

himself/herself or directly supervising the work. The operator may be the owner, a member of the owner's household, a tenant or renter, the manager, or the person in 

charge of an institutional farm. By definition, the number of 

farm operators is the same as the number of farms. 

Farms or farms reporting-The term "farms" or "farms 

reporting" in the presentation of data denotes the number 

of farms reporting the item. 

Land in farms-The land in farms was determined from 

the answers to questions 1 through 4 in section 1 of the 

questionnaire (see app. B). The amounts of land reported 

as owned and 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." Although the area designated land in farms consists primarily of agricultural land, i.e.- land used for 

crops, pasture, or grazing-it also included areas of land 

not actually under cultivation nor used for pasture or 

grazing. For example, woodland and wasteland owned or 

rented from others were included as land in farms unless 

the report indicated it was being held for nonagricultural 

purposes, such as recreational or for timber. 

Land owned-This includes all land held by the operator or his/her spouse under title, purchase contract, or as 

heir or trustee of an undivided estate at the time of 

enumeration. Land managed by a hired manager also was 

considered owned. 

Land rented from others-This includes not only land 

that the operator rented or leased from others, but also 

land worked on shares for others and land used rent free. 

Land rented to others-This includes all land the 

operator rented or leased to others and all land assigned 

to others on shares or rent free during the past year. For 

A-2 APPENDIX A 

the most part, the land rented to others represents agricultural land, but it also may include 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 the 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 is categorized according to 

the way it was being used on enumeration day. 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 used for crops-This includes all land 

planted in crops at the time of enumeration. Land was 

to be reported only once, even if two or more crops 

were planted on the same land. It includes field crops 

that were grazed when mature or almost mature; land 

in bearing and nonbearing fruit and nut trees or 

plants, or any other tree crops; land that had partial 

but not total crop failure; and land in home gardens. 

• Cropland not used for crops-This includes all land 

that the operator considered as cropland but on 

which no crops were planted. It incl:.Jdes land used for 

pasture and grazing that the operator feels could 

have been used for crops; land with total crop failure 

as a result of drought, flood, insect, fire, or other 

causes; idle and fallow cropland; and cropland with 

soil improvement grass, cover crops, etc., for the 

purpose of improvement. 

• Pasture or grazing land-This includes all land 

suitable for pasture or grazing, except land used for 

crops and cropland pasture whether or not used for 

grazing livestock. It also includes woodland being 

used for pasture. 

• Other land-This includes all land that did not qualify 

either as cropland or pastureland. It includes land in 

house and building lots, lanes, roads, ditches, ponds, 

swamps, steep slopes, wasteland, brushland, and 

nonpastured woodland. 

Type of holding-Agricultural operations were classified according to the response the enumerator obtained 

from the farm operator as to whether the farm was 

producing mainly for home consumption or mainly for sale. 

• Holdings producing mainly for home consumption-This applies to holdings from which more than 

50 percent of the agricultural output was consumed 

by the holder's household. 

• Holdings producing mainly for sale-This applies 

to holdings from which 50 percent or more of the 

agricultural output was for sale. These holdings were 

further classified by the farm operator according to 

their most important activity. If 50 percent or more of 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
the value was from one of the following, the holding 

was named accordingly. 

- Crop holding is one which the value of sales 

from crops was more than 50 percent. 

Livestock and/or poultry holding is one which 

the value of sales from livestock and livestock 

products and/or poultry and poultry products 

was more than 50 percent. 

Mixed holding is one which the value of sales 

was mainly a combination of sales of crops, 

livestock, livestock products, and/or poultry 

and poultry products. 

- Other holding is one which the value of sales 

was mainly from the sale of agricultural products not listed in the previous groups. 

Crops harvested-The questionnaire contained individual inquiries for crops commonly grown and space to write 

in crops less frequently produced for the year 1990. 

• Field crops, melons, and vegetables-The number 

of acres harvested, the total quantity of each crop 

harvested, the quantity sold, and value of sales during 

1989 were to have been reported. 

When two or more crops or two or more plantings 

of the same crop were harvested from the same land 

during the year, the acres were to be reported 

separately for each crop or planting. 

• Fruits and nuts-For fruits grown on farms, information was obtained on the total trees both bearing and 

nonbearing, that were on the place on enumeration 

day. The total quantity harvested, the quantity sold, 

and value of sales were for 1989. 

• Nursery and ornamental plants-Data reflect the 

number of square feet, acres, and value of sales for 

1989. 

livestock and poultry-Data show the number on 

hand at the time of enumeration. All livestock and poultry 

on the place were counted at the time of the enumeration 

regardless of ownership. 

Sales data were collected for all livestock, poultry, and 

fish sold from the place during 1989, as well as the dozens 

of eggs sold. 

"Milk cows" were defined as cows that had been on the 

place on the day of enumeration and were milked at any 

time during 1989. All other cows were to be included in the 

data for "Other cattle and calves." 

Equipment-The following types of equipment on the 

place at the time of enumeration, regardless of ownership, 

were reported as long as they were in operating condition 

and used in the farm business. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

• Tractors-This includes all wheel and tracklaying 

(crawler) tractors, garden tractors, and homemade 

tractors, other than motor tillers. 

• Motortrucks-This includes pickup trucks, truck-trailer 

combinations, jeeps, and station wagons, if used 

primarily as trucks. 

• Automobiles-This includes jeeps and station wagons used primarily as passenger cars. 

Facilities-The presence or absence of electricity and/or 

piped running water on the place was reported. 

• Electricity-This includes electrical power anywhere 

on the place including the dwelling of the operator. 

• Piped running water-This includes water in pipelines by a pressure system or by gravity flow from 

natural or artificial sources. Water from a hand pump 

was not considered to be piped running water. 

Operator characteristics-Data were obtained to classify the operators according to five characteristics. 

1. Residence of operator-Farm operators were classified by residence according to whether or not they 

lived on the farms they were operating. Some of 

those who did not live on the farms they operated 

lived on farms operated by others. If all the land was 

rented from others or worked on shares for others, 

the operator was considered to live on the farm 

operated if the dwelling was included in the rental 

agreement. In such cases, the dwelling was not 

necessarily on the farm operated. Similarly, an 

operator who did not live on the land being cultivated, but who had some agricultural operations 

(other than a home garden) at his/her dwelling, was 

considered to be living on the farm operated. 

2. 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. 

3. 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 

reported by the number reported. 

4. 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 nonagricultural. 

5. Work off farm-Only work by the operator for pay 

was to be reported. Days worked off the place were 

to include work at another farm or a nonfarm 

business, such as a store or repair shop; or at a 

APPENDIX A A-3 
profession such as doctor, lawyer, or teacher. Exchange 

work or work done by the operator in exchange for 

comparable work done by someone else was not to 

be reported. 

FARMS CLASSIFIED BY SPECIFIED 

CHARACTERISTICS 

Tables 21 through 24 present detailed data for farms 

classified by specified characteristics-tenure of operator, 

size of farm, age of operator, and value of agricultural 

products sold. 

Farms by tenure of operator-Farms were classified 

by tenure of operator on the basis of information reported 

for land owned, rented from others, or worked on shares 

for others. During the processing operations, each questionnaire was coded to indicate whether the farm operator 

was a full owner, a part owner, or a tenant. The various 

classifications of tenure are: 

• Full owners operate only land they own. 

• Part owners operate land they own plus land they rent 

from others. 

• Tenants only operate the land they rent from others 

or work on shares for others. 

Farms by size-Farms were classified by size on the 

basis of the total land area determined for each farm. 

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 his/her entire land holding to be 

one unit rather than several separate units. 

A-4 APPENDIX A 

Farms by age of operator-Farms were classified by 

age of operator on the basis of information reported to the 

enumerator that was entered on the report form. The 

operator's age was classified into one of the age groups 

found in table 23. 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold-Farms 

were classified on the basis of the total value of agricultural 

products sold. The total was obtained by adding the 

reported values of all products sold from the farm. The 

value of vegetables, field crops, fruits and nuts, nursery 

and ornamental plants, livestock, poultry, fish, and eggs 

was obtained from the operator at the time of enumeration. 

These values were classified into one of the groups found 

in table 24. 

CENSUS NONSAMPLING ERROR 

All data 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. 

• 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. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
APPENDIX B. 

Report Form 

OMB No. 0607-0667: A roval Ex ires 09/30/90 

NOTICE - Response to this inquiry is required by laW' (title 13# U.S. 

Code). By the same law YOUR REPORT TO THE CENSUS BUREAU IS CONFIDENTIAL. It may be seen only by persons who have sW'orn to 

Part A - QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFICATION 

Island 

~fa~~~~~lep~~~~::~.t~~~ ~:;~~ ~e~~~oa;~rnua:e~~~rs~~r~~~e~o~f number Map Spo"t 

CENSUS USE ONLY 

taxation, investigation, or regulation. : 

rPo~~8S:)O-A'" eN M) u.s. DEPART';;"~:::~6;:~~;~~~ ~;-__ +.,...,._-;-_..L ___ .-J ____ ---1I __ .-J"' ____________ 1J Name of island 

1990 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE Municipality 

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Part B - OPERATOR'S NAME AND PHYSICAL LOCATION 

Full name (First name, middle initial, last name) 

036 

Physical Location (Describe) 

039 

READ TO RESPONDENT - We e.tbnate that It ""III take ~rom "10 to 20 minutes to cOlftplete this report, _ith "15 minute. being the average tlma .. If' you have any comments regarding the •• aatllnate. or any other aspact of the cansus, refer to 

the In~orlftation on Form D-3"1. 

INSTRUCTIONS 

Reporting land In section' 

This sect:ion is for recording inforrnat:ion on all agricult:ural 

land the operator is associat:ed wit:h and for reporting the names of all landlords. 

Question "I - Acres ovvned - Report all land owned 

vvhether held under title, purchase contract or mortgage, or 

as heir or trustee of an undivided est:ate, by you andlor your 

spouse, or by t:he partnership. corporation, or organizat:ion 

for which you are reporting. 

Quastlon 2 - Acra. rentad or leaBed FROM OTHERS - Report all land rented. even though the landlord may have 

supplied eQuiprnent:, fertilizer, or ot:her materials andlor some 

supervision of the 'Work. 

Question 3 - Acre. rented TO OTHERS - Include land 

rented to others for cash or a share of the crops or livestock 

or rent-free. 

Question 4 - Total acres in this place - The ent:ry is the 

sum of the acres owned. plus acres rented FROM OTHERS. 

minus t:he acres rented TO OTHERS. This entry represents all 

t:racts of land regardless of where loca-ted in the Northern 

Mariana Islands that. is opera1:ed by t:he person in charge. 

SECTION 1 LAND IN AGRICULTURE 

00' 

None Acres Ten1:hs 

., .. Hovv I'ftany acres do you 0""n7 ......... _ ..... _ ............... . 

2. H01N many acre. do you rent FROM OTHERS? (Include land used rent-free) 

3 .. Hovv tnany acres do you rant TO OTHERS? (Include land for vvhich no rent is received) . 

4. TOTAL ACRES IN THIS PLACE - Add acres owned (question 1) and Bcres rented (question 2). 

then SUBTRACT Bcres rented TO OTHERS (question 3). and 

enter the result in this space. 

5. If you rented land FROM OTHERS. 

(question 2) enter the follovving 

informa1:ion for each landlord. . .. 

Name of landlord 

046 

040 

0 042 

0 044 

0 045 

.. Acres Tenths 

10 

110 

110 

8. Ho"" many separate TRACTS or PIECES o~ land or plantations are represented in the "Total acres In this place?" ..... _________ Number of pieces 

047 

7. Is thl. holding producing mainly ~or horne consumption or .ela? (Mark (X) one) ............•............. { 

1 D Horne consumption - GO to question 9 

2 0 Sale - ASK question B 

048 

B. If producing mainly ~or _la, ""hlch o~ the follo_lng Is It? (Mark (X) one) ................................ . 

{ 

,0 

20 

30 

.. 0 

Crop holding 

Livestock and lor poul1:ry holding 

Mixed holding 

Other 

9. What percent 0'1 the fartn operation is financed by each of the follovving soure •• 7 None 049 

a. Operator 0 060 

b .. Privat:e . 0 os, 

c. Commercial . 0 052 

d.. Government: 0 063 

8. Other Specify 0 

Percent: 

110 

110 

110 

110 

% 

% 

% 

% 

% 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX 8 8-1 
SECTION 2 FIELD CROPS, MELONS, AND VEGETABLES 

Did you harvest any FIELD CROPS, MELONS, or VEGETABLES in 1989 - such as yarns, 

svwee~tatoes,ta~,etc.? 

None 

002 1 0 Yes - Complete this section 

2 0 No GO to section 3 

1.Cassava 

2. Chinese cabbage 

3. Corn 

4. Cucumbers 

5. Eggplant 

6. Melons (exclude watermelons) 

7. Sweetpotatoes 

8.Taro 

9. Watermelons 

10.Yams 

11. Other field crops and vegetables - Specify 7 

SECTION 3 FRUITS AND NUTS 

Do you have any FRUIT and NUT trees or plants 

on this place - such as coconuts, bananas, 

mangoes, etc.1 (Quantity harvested in 1989 and 

number of trees and plants on enumeration day.) 

003 1 0 Yes - Complete this section 

2 0 No GO to question 16 

1. Avocados 

2. Bananas 

3. Betelnuts 

4. Breadfruits 

5. Coconuts 

6. Green oranges 

7. Guavas 

8. Lemons 

9.Umes 

10. Mangoes 

11.Papayas 

12. Pineapples 

13. Starfruits 

14. Tangerines 

15. Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops (coffee, 

grapefruit, sweetsops, etc.) - Specify 7 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

None 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

060 

064 

068 

072 

076 

080 

084 

088 

092 

096 

100 

Hovw many acres vwere harvested 

In 1989? 

(al 

Acres Tenths 

110 

110 

110 

110 

110 

110 

110 

110 

110 

110 

110 

Hovw many 

pounds vwere 

harvested 

In 1989? 

(bl 

061 

065 

069 

073 

077 

081 

085 

089 

093 

097 

101 

Hovw many 

pounds vwere sold in 1989? 

(cl 

062 

066 

070 

074 

078 

082 

086 

090 

094 

098 

102 

What vwas the 

value of sales 

in 19891 

(Dollars) 

dl 063 

$ 

067 

$ 

071 

$ 

075 

$ 

079 

$ 

083 

$ 

087 

$ 

091 

$ 

095 

$ 

099 

$ 

103 

$ 

Hovw many trees or plants are on this 

place? 

What quantity _as harvested 

in 1989? 

What quantity vwas sold 

What_as the 

value of sal.s 

In 19891 

(Dollars) 

(al 

120 

124 

Clusters 

128 

132 

136 

140 

144 

148 

152 

156 

180 

184 

168 

172 

176 

(bl 

121 

125 

129 

133 

137 

141 

145 

149 

153 

157 

161 

165 

189 

173 

177 

Square feet 

under cover 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pound9 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Fruits 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

In 1989? 

122 

126 

130 

134 

138 

142 

146 

150 

154 

158 

162 

166 

170 

174 

178 

Acres 

(e) 

I 

I 

123 

Pounds $ 

127 

Pounds $ 

131 

Pounds $ 

135 

Pounds $ 

139 

Pounds $ 

143 

Pounds $ 

147 

Pounds $ 

151 

Pounds $ 

155 

Pounds $ 

159 

Pounds $ 

163 

Pounds $ 

167 

Fruits $ 

171 

Pounds $ 

175 

Pounds $ 

179 

Pounds $ 

I Tenths 

I 

(dl 

16. Hovw many squere feet under cover and/or acres did you have 

planted in ORNAMENTAL PLANTS or in any other NURSERY 197 198 

I 

What_aathe 

valueof_las 

In 19891 

(Dollars) 

199 

CROPS1 ...................................... . 110 $ FORM 9O-Al{NM) (8-2-89) 

8-2 APPENDIX 8 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
SECTION 4 LAND USE 004 

Of the total acres in thla place (section 1, question 4) -

1.Ho_ Inany acres are in crops? ....... ___ ........ . 

2. Ho_ Inany acres are in other cropland (cropland pasture. crop failure. Idle cropland. and cropland used for soil ilnprovelnent,? . . . . . . ___ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ • _ _ __ • _ _ _ _ . _ 

3. Ho_ Inany acres are In other pasture or grazing land? (Include woodland pasture. Do not include cropland pasture.) __ . _ ... ___ . _ . _ . __ . ____________ . _ .. ___ . _ 

4. Ho_ Inany acres are in other land? (Include houselots, roads, woodland not pastured, wasteland, etc.) _ ... _ . _ . ___ .. _______ . _ . __ .. _ .. _ 

5. TOTAL LAND (Add entries in questions 1 through 4. Total should be 

equal to entry in section 1, question 4.) 

SECTION 5 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 005 

Ho_ Inany of the follo_ing livestock andlor poultry are on 

thla place today or _ere sold froln thia place in 1989? 

1. Total cattle and calves of all ages (Total of "a" and "b" below) __ 

Of this total. how many are -

a. Milk cows . ____ . _____ _ 

b. All other cattle and calves . _ .. _ . . _ . _ _ _ 

2.Hogs and pigs of all ages ... ____ .. _ ..... 

3. Goats and kids of all ages . . . _ _ _ _ _ _ ... _ . 

4. Horses, mules, and colts of all ages 

6. Other livestock - Specify ~ 

6. Chickens .. _ ...... _ ........ _ .... ______ . 

7. Other poultry (ducks, pigeons, guineas, 

geese, turkeys, etc.) - Specify ~ 

8. Ho_ Inany dozens of chicken egga _ere sold during 1989? 

9. Ho_ Inany quarts of Inllk _ere aold during 1989? 

SECTION 6 FISHERY 006 

Ho_many 

None are on this 

place today? 

(a) 

254 

0 257 

o 260 

o 263 

o 266 

o 269 

o 272 

o 275 

o 276 

o 

None 

0 

0 

Total pounds 

None caught 

(a) 

305 

1. Ho_ Inany pounda of flah _ere caught on this place In 1989? . . . .. 0 

None Acres Tenths 

201 

0 202 

0 203 

0 204 

0 205 

HO_lnany 

_ere sold 

In 1989? 

(b) 

255 

258 

261 

264 

267 

270 

273 

276 

279 

What_as the 

quantity aold 

in 1989? 

(a) 

301 

Dozens 

303 

Quarts 

Total pounds 

sold 

(b) 

306 

I 

I 10 

110 

110 

110 

What waa the 

value of salea 

In 1989? 

(Dollars) 

(e) 

256 

$ 

258 

$ 

262 

$ 

265 

$ 

268 

$ 

271 

$ 

274 

$ 

277 

$ 

280 

$ 

What_aathe 

value of aales 

In 1989? 

(Dollars) 

(b) 

02 

04 

$ 

Value of sales 

(Dollars) 

(e) 

307 

SECTION 7 SELECTED EQUIPMENT AND SPECIFIED FACILITIES USED ON THIS PLACE 007 

1. Ho_ Inany of the follo_lng are on this place? (Include all specified 

equipment on this place today, regardless of ownership, provided it is 

in operating condition_) 

a. Tractors of all kinds _ 

b. Motortrucks . . . . _ _ . . 

c. Automobiles '" _ ..... . 

2. Do you have the follo_lng on thia place? 

a. Electricity __ . _ ..... 

b. Piped running water 

FORM 9O-A 1 (NM) (8-23-89) Page 3 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

None Number 

315 

0 316 

0 317 

0 

318 

,DYes 2DNo 

319 

,DYes 2DNo 

APPENDIX B B-3 
SECTION 8 OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

008 

The following ques1:ions are about the FARM OPERATOR. 

1. Do you live on this piece? (The acres entered in 

section 1, question 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . 

2.ln _hat year did you begin to operate this place? ... 

3. Ho_ old _ere you on your last birthday? .. 

4. What is your Iftaln occupation? ....... . 

5. OFF-FARM WORK - Ho_ Iftany days did the operator 

_ork at least 4 hours per day off this place In 1989? 

(Include work at a nonfarm job, business, or on someone 

else's farm. Exclude exchange farmwork.) ............. . 

320 1 DVes 

321 

322 

323 1 D Agricultural 

324 1 DNone 

2 D 1-49 days 

3 D 50- 99 days 

Vear 

Vears old 

2DNo 

2 D Nonagricultural 

40100-149 days 

50150-199 days 

6 D 200 days or more 

SECTION 9 ENUMERATOR'S RECORD (To be conrpleted by the Cellllull enunreretor) 009 

1 • Who furnished the Inforlftatlon In this report? 

325{ 1 0 Operator 

20 Landlord 

3 0 Wife or member of the 

operator's family 

4 0 Hired laborer 

5 0 Other - Specify tl 

2. Remarks (make any remarks needed in regard to the place, the owner or operator, the crops cultivated, 

or the livestock on this place.) 

Enumerator: Ask at the completion of this questionnaire - "a.slde. you, (the operator) doe. any other person living 

In this household have 1 5 or more poultry (chickens, ducks, gulna_. etc.); 5 or more livestock 

(cattle, hogs, goats, etc.); a combined total of 10 _ Iftora fruit or nut trees or planta; _ any crops or 

vegetables harv_ted for _Ie during 1989?" 

If "No, " END INTERVIEW 

If "Yes, " enter note in "Remarks" section and complete another Agriculture report form for the other person. 

3. Certified by enumerator 

4. Checked by crew leader 

FORM 9O-A 1 (NM) (8-23-89) 

8-4 APPENDIX 8 

Page 4 

1331 Date 1 

1 

1 

1332 Date 

1 

1 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
INDEX 

New farm Old farm New farm Old farm 

Item definition definition Item definition definition 

tables tables tables tables 

A G 

Age of farm operator ......... 3,17,21-24 3,16 Goats and kids ................ 8,15,21-24 7,14 

Agricultural products sold .... 5-8,13-15,19, Green oranges ................ 7,14,21-24 6,13 

21-24 7,14 Guavas ........................ 7,14,21-24 6,13 

Automobiles ................... 4,16,21-24 4,15 

Average size of farm ......... 1,2,21-24 1,2 H 

Avocados ...................... 7,14,21-24 6,13 

B Hogs and pigs ................. 8,15,21-24 7,14 

Holdings for home consumption 

Bananas ....................... 7,14,21-24 6,13 or sale ........................ 4,11,21-24 4,10 

Betelnuts ...................... 7,14,21-24 6,13 Horses, mules, and colts ..... 8,15,21-24 7,14 

Breadfruits ..................... 7,14,21-24 6,13 

L 

C 

Cassava ....................... 6,13,21-24 5,12 Land in farms ................. 1,2,9,12,20,21-24 1,2,8,11 

Cattle and calves ............. 8,15,21-24 7,14 Lemons ........................ 7,14,21-24 6,13 

Milk cows ................... 8,15,21-24 7,14 Limes .......................... 7,14,21-24 6,13 

Other cattle and calves .... 8,15,21-24 7,14 Livestock and poultry: 

Chickens ....................... 8,15,21-24 7,14 Number on place and 

Chinese cabbage ............. 6,13,21-24 5,12 number sold ............... 8,15,21-24 7,14 

Coconuts ...................... 7,14,21-24 6,13 Products sold, value of ..... 5,8,15,19,21-24 

Corn ........................... 6,13,21-24 5,12 

Cropland: M 

Used for crops .............. 1,9,12,21-24 1,8 

Used for other purposes ... 1,9,21-24 1,8 Machinery (see Equipment and 

Cucumbers .................... 6,13,21-24 5,12 specified facilities) 

E 

Mangoes ....................... 7,14,21-24 6,13 

Melons (exclude 

Eggplant ....................... 6,13,21-24 5,12 watermelons) ................. 6,13,21-24 5,12 

Egg sales ...................... 8,15,21-24 Motortrucks .................... 4,16,21-24 4,15 

Electricity ...................... 4,16,21-24 4,15 

Equipment and specified N 

facilities: 

Automobiles ................. 4,16,21-24 4,15 Nursery products, ornamental 

Electricity .................... 4,16,21-24 4,15 plants and other ............. 7,14,19,21-24 6,13 

Motortrucks ................. 4,16,21-24 4,15 

Tractors ..................... 4,16,21-24 4,15 0 Water, piped running ....... 4,16,21-24 4,15 

F Occupation of farm operator. 3,17,21-24 3,16 

Off-farm work ................. 3,17,21-24 3,16 

Facilities, specified ............ 4,16,21-24 4,15 Operator characteristics ...... 3,17,21-24 3,16 

Farm operators (see Operators) Operators byFarms classified by- Age .......................... 3,17,21-24 3,16 

Selected equipment ........ 4,16,21-24 4,15 Occupation .................. 3,17,21-24 3,16 

Size of farm ................. 2,10,21-24 2,9 Off-farm work ............... 3,17,21-24 3,16 

Source of financing ......... 4,18,21-24 4,17 Residence .................. 3,17,21-24 3,16 

Specified facilities .......... 4,16,21-24 4,15 Tenure ...................... 3,12,21-24 3,11 

Tenure of operator ......... 3,12,21-24 3,11 Years on present farm ..... 3,17,21-24 3,16 

Tracts or pieces of land .... 4,11,21-24 4,10 Ornamental plants and other 

Type of holding ............. 4,11,21-24 4,10 nursery products ............. 7,14,21-24 6,13 

Type of land ownership .... 4,20 4 Other field crops and 

Value of agricultural vegetables ................... 6,13,21-24 5,12 

products sold .............. 5,19,21-24 Other fruits, nuts, and tree 

Farms, number ................ 1,2,4,9,10,12,20, 1,2,4,8,9, crops ........................... 7,14,21-24 6,13 

21-24 11 Other land ..................... 1,9,21-24 1,8 

Field crops .................... 6,13,21-24 5,12 Other livestock ................ 8,15,21-24 7,14 

Fruits and nuts ................ 7,14,19,21-24 6,13 Other poultry .................. 8,15,21-24 7,14 

Fish ............................ 5,8,15,21-24 7,14 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INDEX 1 
INDEX-Con. 

New farm Old farm New farm Old farm 

Item definition definition Item definition definition 

tables tables tables tables 

p T-Con. 

Papayas ....................... 7,14,21-24 6,13 Tenure of farm operator ...... 3,12,21-24 3,11 Pastureland .................... 1,9,21-24 1,8 Tractors ........................ 4,16,21-24 4,15 Pineapples ..................... 7,14,21-24 6,13 

Poultry ......................... 8,15,21-24 7,14 V Number on place and number sold .................... 8,15,21-24 7,14 Value of agricultural products 

R sold (also see individual 

products) ..................... 5,19,21-24 

Residence of farm operator .. 3,17,21-24 3,16 Vegetables .................... 6,13,21-24 5,12 

5 W 

Sale of agricultural products . 5-8,13-15,19, Water, piped running ......... 4,16,21-24 4,15 21-24 Watermelons .................. 6,13,21-24 5,12 Size of farm ................... 2,10,21-24 2,9 Work off farm ................. 3,17,21-24 3,16 Starfruits ....................... 7,14,21-24 6,13 

Sweetpotatoes ................ 6,13,21-24 5,12 Y 

T yams ........................... 6,13,21-24 5,12 

Tangerines .................... 7,14,21-24 6,13 Years on present farm, 

Taro ............................ 6,13,21-24 5,12 operator ...................... 3,17,21-24 3,16 

2 INDEX 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Census of 

Agriculture 

Results available beginning 

in the fall of 1988. Statistical 

data available for all counties, 

states, and the United States. 

Data Include: 

• Number of farms 

• Land in farms 

• Operator characteristics 

• Type of organization 

• Land use 

• Size of farms 

• Market value of agricultural 

products sold 

Results Available in: 

• Published Reports 

• Computer Tapes 

• Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) 

• Diskettes 

Please call (301) 763-1113 

for further information 

• Livestock 

• Poultry 

• Poultry and livestock products 

• Crops harvested 

• Energy costs 

• Production expenditures 

... 
r=----
PUBLICATION PROGRAM 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Results of the 1 987 Census of Agriculture are being published 

in a series of reports which provide data for each county (or 

equivalent), each State, the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, 

the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and the 

Northern Mariana Islands. The publications include statistics on 

the number of farms; land in farms; farm and operator characteristics; livestock, poultry, and their products; crop production and 

value; operating expenditures; irrigation; and other characteristics of farms. 

Publication order forms may be obtained from Data User 

Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, 

Washington, DC 20233, any U.S. Department of Commerce 

district office, or by calling (301) 763-1113. 

ADVANCE REPORTS (AC87-A-01-000(A) TO 56-000(A) 

Advance Reports are published separately for each county (or 

equivalent) in the United States with 10 farms or more, for each 

State, and the United States. The reports contain data for all 

agricultural operations with $1,000 or more in actual or potential 

sales of agricultural products in the census year. The Advance 

Reports contain final data for major data items together with 

comparable data from the 1982 census. Included in the reports 

are data on number of farms, land in farms, size of farms, land 

use practices, farm operator characteristics, sales expenditures, 

machinery and equipment, livestock, poultry, dairy products sold, 

and major crops harvested (which vary by State). No advance 

reports are available for Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin 

Islands. 

VOLUME 1. GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

(AC87-A-1 TO 56) 

State and County Data (A-1 to 50) are published showing 

detailed data in national and State tables for the United States, 

and in county and State tables separately for each State. These 

reports include data on number and size of farms; crop production; livestock, poultry, and their products; tenure, age, and 

occupation of operators; types of organization; value of products 

sold; and standard industrial classification of farms. 

Summary and State Data (A-51) 

• Chapter 1. National level data 

• Chapter 2. State level data 

O~tlying Areas (A-52 to 56) provide detailed data for the 

regions and municipios of Puerto Rico; the election districts of 

Guam; the U.S. Virgin Islands; American Samoa; and Northern 

Mariana Islands. 

VOLUME 2. SUBJECT SERIES (AC87-S-1 TO 6) 

Agricultural Atlas of the United States (AC87 -S-1), formerly 

the Graphic Summary, presents a profile of the Nation's agriculture in a series of dot and multicolor pattern maps. The maps 

provide displays on size and type of farm, land use, farm tenure, 

market value of products sold, crops harvested, livestock inventories, and other characteristics of farms. 

Coverage Evaluation (AC87-S-2) provides national and 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 (AC87-S-3) presents the 

ranking of the top 20 States and the top 100 counties of 

importance of selected items from the 1987 census. Comparative 

data from the 1982 census are included in most tables. Tables 

also show cumulative totals for States and counties. 

History (AC87-S-4) is a concise description of the major 

census operations together with facsimiles of selected data 

tables. It explains the history of the agriculture census, farm 

definition, data collection and processing, and dissemination of 

census data. 

Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural 

Products Sold (AC87 -S-5) shows detailed data for farms crosstabulated by combined market value of agricultural products sold 

and Government payments received, including detailed national 

data and selected data for each State. 

ZIP Code Tabulations of Selected Items From the 1987 

Census of Agriculture (AC87 -S-6) provides tabulations by fivedigit ZIP Code for selected items from the 1987 census. Data 

items include number of farms, land in farms, farms by size, 

market value of agricultural products sold by size of sale, 

livestock inventory, cropland harvested, and selected crops. 

VOLUME 3. RELATED SURVEYS (AC87-RS-1 AND 2) 

The Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey (AC87 -RS-1) provides statistical data collected from a sample of farm operations 

from the 1987 Census of Agriculture. The publication offers 

information on acres irrigated, land use, yields of specified crops, 

methods of water distribution, quantity of water used by its 

source, and other irrigation practices. 

Agricultural Economies and Land Ownership Survey (AC87-

RS-2) provides data on indebtedness, expenditures, income and 

assets for both farm operators and landlords. This report also 

includes measures of credit used for purchases and expenditures, debt by type of lender, assets, off-farm income, and other 

land ownership data. 

VOLUME 4. CENSUS OF HORTICULTURAL 

SPECIALTIES (AC87-HOR-1) 

This report includes detailed information on the horticultural 

establishments with production and sales of $2,000 or more. It 

provides data on number of establishments, value of sales of 

horticultural products, type of horticultural products, and kinds of 

horticultural businesses, for the United States, States, and 

counties. 

ELECTRONIC MEDIA 

Flexible Diskette-The Advance Reports of the 1987 Census 

of Agriculture are available on flexible diskettes. The files can be 

used with any compatible microcomputer employing the PC-DOS 

2.0 or higher operating system. Diskettes can be obtained by 

calling (301) 763-4100. 

Computer Tapes-Public-use computer tapes contain the 

same summary statistics that are found in the published reports. 

Two files are available for each State: data for counties and the 

aggregated State-level data. Order forms may be obtained from 

the Data User Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of 

the Census, Washington, DC 20233 (or call (301) 763-4100). 

Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM)- Data for the 

conterminous United States and Puerto Rico are available on 

CD-ROM. The CD-ROM can be obtained from the Data User 

Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, 

Washington, DC 20233 (or call (301) 763-4100). 

Online Access- National and State level data from the 1987 

Census of Agriculture are available on CENDATA through two 

information vendors- CompuServe and DIALOG. In addition, the 

advance reports, highlights of the Subject Series, and Related 

Surveys reports, are available online from AGRIDATA. For information on these services call (301) 763-4100. 
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