Volume 1 

Area Data 

Part 54 

Virgin Islands 

of the 

United States 

AC78-A-54 

1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

u.s. Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 


BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Vincent P. Barabba, Director 

Daniel B. Levine, Deputy Director 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for 

Economic Fields 

Richard B. Quanrud, Assistant Director for 

Economic and Agriculture Censuses 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Orvin L. Wilhite, Chief 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-Many persons participated in the various activities of 

the 1978 Census of Agriculture in the Virgin Islands. Primary direction was by 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for Economic Fields, 'lnd Richard B. Quanrud, 

Assistant Director for Economic and Agriculture Censuses. 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division under the general supervision of Orvin l. Wilhite, Chief. Kenneth R. Norell, Assistant Chief for Special 

Surveys, participated in the overall plann ing and supervised the preparation of 

instructions for office processing and training materials, the development of 

enumeration procedures, and the technical review of the statistics prior to publication. William W. Perry, Chief of the Outlying Areas Branch, until July 7,1979, 

made significant contributions to the overall planning and development of 

procedures for the enumeration and handling of technical problems associated 

with the census. Preparation of the tables and editing and reviewing of the data 

was performed under the direction of Alice Brown. 

The census data were collected .under the direction of the Governor of the 

Virgin Islands, the Honorable Juan Luis. The actual data collection was carried 

out by census enumerators under the supervision of Henry Carter, Census 

Manager. 

Forms Design was accomplished under the general supervision of Henry J. 

Husmann, Chief, Administrative Services Division, assisted by Albert W. Cosner, 

Cathern Kline, Irene Gray, and the entire staff of the Forms and Mail Management Branch. 

Within the Publications Services Division, many individuals contributed 

significantly in the areas of planning and design, editorial review, composition, 

and printing procurement. 

Special acknowledgment is also due the many farm operators and members 

of their families for their cooperation in furnishing the information. 

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data 

United States. Bureau of the Census. 

1978 census of agriculture. 

Supt. of Docs. no.: L 3.31/ 

CONTENTS: v. 1. State and county data.-v. 2. Statistics by subject.-

v.3. Agricultural services. [etc.] 

1. Agriculture-United States-Statistics. I. Title. II. Title: Census of 

agriculture. 

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CONTENTS 

Islands Map 

Introduction ............. . 

TABLES 

AREA DATA 

1. Farms and Land in Farms, by Land Use: 1978 and 1975 ........................... . 

2. Farms and Land in Farms, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1975 ......................... . 

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3. Operators-Tenure and Characteristics: 1970 to 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

4. Farm Characteristics: 1978 and 1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

5. Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

6. Selected Production Expenses: 1978 and 1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

7. Field Crops and Vegetables: 1970 to 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

8. Fruits and Nuts: 1970 to 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

9. Livestock and Poultry: 1970 to 1978 4 

ISLANDS DATA 

10. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Islands: 1964 to 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

11. Size of Farms by Islands: 1964 to 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

12. Farm Location, Source of Financing, and Labor Status, by Islands: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

13. Farm and Land in Farms, by Tenure and Place of Birth of Operator and by Islands: 1964 

to 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

14. Field and Forage Crops, by Islands: 1964 to 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

15. Vegetables by Islands: 1964 to 1978......................................... 7 

16. huits, Nuts, and Ornamental Plants and Other Nursery Crops, by Islands: 1964 to 1978 . . . . . . 8 

17. Livestock and Poultry, by Islands: 1964 to 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10 

18. Equipment and Specified Facil ities, by Tenure of Operator and Islands: 1964 to 1978. . . . . . .. 12 

19. Selected Production Expenses by Tenure of Operator and Islands: 1964 to 1978. . . . . . . . . . .. 13 

20. Off-Farm Work by Islands: 1964 to 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14 

SUMMARY DATA 

21. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978........................................... 14 

22. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 18 

23. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978. . . . . . .. ................... 20 

24. Summary by Age of Operator: 1978 ............ . 

APPENDIXES 

A. General Explanation 

Report Form 

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INTRODUCTION 

AUTHORITY, AREA COVERED, AND HISTORY 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture was taken in accordance 

with the provisions of title 13, United States Code. Sections 

142(a) and 191 provide for a census of agriculture every 5 years 

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

the Vi rgin Islands. Section 191 also provides that the census 

data for the Virgin Islands may be collected by the Governor or 

highest ranking Federal official, in accordance with plans 

prescribed or approved by the Secretary of the U.S. Department 

of Commerce. 

The 1978 census is the ninth census of agriculture of the 

Vi rgin Islands. The first, taken in 1917, was a special census 

authorized by the Secretary of Commerce. The next agriculture 

census was taken in 1930 in conjunction with the decennial 

census, a practice that continued every 10 years through 1960. 

The 1964 Census of Agriculture was the first quinquennial 

(5-year) census to be taken in the Virgin Islands. For the 

quinquennial census of 1969, the data were collected in 1970 in 

conjunction with the 1970 Censuses of Population and Housing. 

The 1974 and 1978 censuses were taken independently of any 

other censuses. 

REPORT FORM 

The report form for the 1978 Census of Agriculture was 

prepared by the Outlying Areas Branch of the Agriculture 

Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census, in cooperation with the 

Department of Agriculture of the Virgin Islands. It contained 82 

inquiries, many with several parts. The inquiries were based on 

current requirements for agricultural information and, to some 

extent, on the desire for comparability with earlier censuses. 

Definitions and explanations for selected items are given in 

appendix A. The 1978 report form is shown in appendix B. 

TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ENUMERATORS 

Supervisors, assistant supervisors, and enumerators employed 

for the census in the Virgin Islands received special training for 

the job in accordance with instructions prepared by the U.S 

131Jreau of the Census. The training included practice in 

interviewing, filling out the report form, and a detailed 

discussion of the enumerator's instructions. 

ENUMERATION 

The statistics in this report represent totals of data collected 

from farm operators from mid-July to the end of August 1978. 

For the enumeration, the Virgin Islands was divided into six 

Enumeration Districts (ED's) and each district was clearly 

delineated on special ED maps prepared for the census. 

Each enumerator was assigned an ED and given a map of the 

area to be enumerated. The enumerators were also given a list of 

the persons from whom a report form had been obtained in the 

1974 Census of Agriculture as well as other persons known to 

be conducting farm operations. The enumerators were required 

to check all persons on their list. They were also given a list of 

special and large farms located in their area and were required 

to fill out a report form for each one or explain why one was 

not necessary. 

Enumerators were also instructed to ask enough questions 

about tracts of land on which no one lived to determine 

whether agricultural data should be collected from the person in 

charge of the land. This procedure was designed to assure the 

complete coverage of all land used for agriculture, whether by 

an individual, a corporation, or an institution. 

To avoid enumeration of the same place more than once, 

rules were established whereby enumerators could determine 

who was responsible for completing a report form for a given 

place. If a place was entirely within the boundaries of an ED, 

the enumerator assigned to that ED was responsible for 

completing the report form, regardless of where the person in 

charge of the operation lived. If a place was partly in one ED 

and partly in another, the enumerator for the ED in which the 

operator lived was responsible for completing the report form to 

include all the land the person operated in the Virgin Islands, 

regardless of the ED. 

FARM DEFINITION 

The statistics presented in this report relate to places 

qualifying as census farms. For the 1978 Census of Agriculture 

in the Virgin Islands, a farm was defined as a "place" of 3 acres 

or more on which any field crops or vegetables were harvested 

or gathered during the 12-month period between July 1, 1977, 

and June 30, 1978, or on which there was a combined total of 

10 or more fruit or nut trees or plants, any livestock, or 10 or 

more poultry at the time of enumeration. Places of less than 3 

acres were counted as farms if their sales of agricultural 

products between July 1, 1977, and June 30, 1978, amounted 

to at least $100, or if they could normally be expected to 

produce agricultural products in sufficient quantity to provide 

sales amounting to at least $100. Places meeting any of the 

above criteria were included in the tabulations as farms. 

The definition of a farm for 1978 was the same in all 

previous censuses, except the one for 1950. For 1950, all places, 

regardless of size, were counted as farms if the total value of 

agricultural products in 1949, except home garden products, 

whether for home use or for sales, amounted to $100 or more. 

Enumerators fi lied out a report form for every place that the 

operator considered a farm, every place of 3 acres or more 
VI INTRODUCTION-Continued 

whether or not it was considered a farm, and every place of less 

than 3 acres whose agricultural production in 1949 was valued 

at $100 or more. 

OFFICE PROCESSING 

The office processing was done in the Agriculture Division at 

the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Each report form was edited and 

coded prior to being data keyed. Report forms obtained for 

places not meeting the census farm definition criteria were 

voided. The remaining report forms were examined for accuracy, consistency, and completeness. Enumerator's errors in 

computations and in units of measures, inconsistencies, and 

misplaced entries were corrected. Missing information was 

derived and entered on incomplete reports on the basis of 

related information on the same report form or from report 

forms for nearby farms of similar type and size. 

After all the forms had been edited and coded, the data were 

encoded onto magnetic tape and subjected to a thorough 

computer edit analysis. Any inconsistencies were reviewed, 

corrected, and encoded to magnetic tape. The corrected data 

were then tabulated by the computer and printed out for 

review. 

Subject matter specialists reviewed the computer tabulations 

for reasonableness and consistency. Corrections were made on 

the basis of a reexamination of the original report forms. The 

historical data were then manually transcribed to the tables for 

publication. 

TABULAR PRESENTATION 

The data tables in this report give totals for each of the three 

islands-St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas-and for the 

Virgin Islands, as a whole. Comparative information for preceding census years is given for many items for which 

information is available. 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 

The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: 

Zero. 

(D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual 

(X) 

(Z) 

(NA) 

farms or farm operations. 

Not applicable. 

Less than half of the unit reported. 

Not available. 
Table 1. Farms and Land in Farms. by Land Use: 1978 and 1975 

Item 

Farms 

Farms .... .........•.............. • nUDlber 1978 .. 378 

1975 .• 327 

Percent of farms .•.••....•.•..•.....••. 1978 •• 100.0 

1975 .. 100.0 

Land in fams ...................... acres 1978 •. 24,397 

1975 .• 24,703 

Percent distribution .•......•.•......•. 1978 .. 100.0 

1975 •. 100.0 

Table 2. Farms and Land in Farms. by Size of Farm: 1978and 1975 

Less than 

Item 3 3 to 9 

Total acres acres 

Farms .................. ntunber 1978 .. 378 91 147 

1975 .. 327 109 94 

Percent of farms ........•... 1978 .. 100.0 24.1 38.9 

1975 .. 100.0 33.4 28.8 

Land in farms ........... acres 1978 .. 24,397 113 727 

1975 .. 24,703 124 520 

Percent distribution ........ 1978 .. 100.0 0.5 3.0 

1975 .. 100.0 .5 2.1 

Average size of farm .... acres 1978 .. 64.5 1.2 4.9 

1975 •. 75.5 1.1 5.5 

Table 3. Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1970 to 1978 

Item 

Farms and land in farms operated by--

All operators ................. farms .. 

acres .. 

Harvested cropland ........ farms. , 

acres .. 

Full owne rs ................. farms .. 

acres, . 

Harvested cropland ........ farms .. 

acres .. 

Part owners ................. farms .. 

acres .. 

Ha rvested cropland ........ farms .. 

acres .. 

. Managers .................... farms .. 

acres .. 

Harvested cropland ........ farms .. 

acres .. 

Tenafl.ts ..................... farms .. 

acres .. 

Harvested cropland ........ farms .. 

acres .. 

Farms by type of organization: 

Individual .......... , ............. '" 

Partnership ......................... . 

Corporation ............ ............. . 

Other .................... . " ........ . 

Operators by age group: 

Under 25 years ....................... . 

25 to 34 years ....•............•..... 

1978 Census of Agriculture 

1978 

378 

24,397 

263 

1,184 

295 

8,433 

217 

473 

30 

7,033 

21 

520 

25 

2,583 

10 

19 

28 

6,348 

15 

172 

327 

32 

12 

4 

24 

1975 

327 

24,703 

174 

751 

281 

8,948 

152 

310 

18 

5,319 

12 

349 

10 

3,466 

6 

88 

18 

6,971 

4 

4 

291 

17 

14 

5 

7 

20 

Cropland Pasture or 

grazing land 

Other excluding 

including cropland 

Harvested pasture pasture 

263 53 198 

174 83 181 

69.6 14.0 52.4 

53.2 25.4 55.4 

1,184 515 18,929 

751 1,707 15,452 

4.8 2.1 77 .6 

3.0 6.9 62.6 

100 to 175 to 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 174 259 

acres acres acres acres acres 

54 34 19 8 8 

35 33 19 13 7 

14.3 9.0 5.0 2.1 2.1 

10.7 10.1 5.8 4.0 2.1 

690 1,081 1,310 934 1,738 

448 943 1,418 1,585 1,534 

2.8 4.4 5.4 3.8 7.1 

1.8 3.8 5.7 6.4 6.2 

12.8 31.8 68.9 116.8 217.3 

12.8 28.6 74.6 121. 9 219.1 

1970 Item 

Operators by age group--Con. 

212 

20,470 

85 

737 

183 

8,865 

71 

293 

8 

8,276 

4 

30 

4 

2,773 

4 

246 

17 

556 

6 

168 

189 

7 

35 to 44 years ..................... . 

45 to 54 years ..................... . 

55 to 64 years ..................... . 

65 years and over .................. . 

Average age .................. . 

Operators by place of residence: 

On fann operated .............. . 

Not on farm operated ............... . 

Operators by place of birth: 

Virgin Islands ..................... . 

Puerto Rico ........................ . 

Elsewhere .......................... . 

Operators reporting days of work 

off farm: 

None ..................... . 

1 to 49 days ....................... . 

50 to 99 days ...................... . 

100 to 149 days ..•.•....•........... 

150 to 199 days .................... . 

200 days or more .............. ..... . 

Not reporting ...................... . 

Operators by main occupation; 

2 

20 

Agricul tural ................ number .. 

acres •. 

Nonagricul turnl ............ ' number .. 

acres •• 

Woodland 

not pastured 

260 to 

499 

acres 

9 

8 

2.4 

2.4 

3,115 

3,025 

12.8 

12.2 

346.1 

378.1 

1978 

72 

83 

106 

89 

54.0 

315 

63 

233 

47 

98 

146 

50 

72 

13 .2 

22.0 

2,408 

5,321 

9.9 

21.5 

500 to 

999 

acres 

3 

3 

0.8 

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2,135 

1,943 

8.8 

7.9 

711.7 

647.7 

1975 

54 

83 

88 

75 

52.4 

288 

39 

226 

15 

86 

1~ } 17 

10 

(NA) 

36 

47 

112 

132 

191 

157 

16,653 

221 

7,744 

116 

(NA) 

211 

(NA) 

Other land 

253 

287 

66.9 

87.8 

1,361 

1,472 

5.6 

6.0 

1,000 acres 

or more 

5 

6 

1.3 

1.8 

12,554 

13,163 

51.4 

53.4 

2,510.8 

2,194.0 

1970 

48 

43 

59 

40 

51.8 

187 

25 

128 

22 

62 

(NA) 

12 

22 

112 

66 

61 

(NA) 

151 

(NA) 

Virgin Islands 1 
Table 4: Farm Characteristics: 1978 and 1975 

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FARM LOCATION 

Farms ..... .•......•.....•....•.....• 

On hard surface road ............. . 

Off hard surface road ............ . 

Less than 1 mile ............... . 

1 to 2 miles ................... . 

3 to 4 miles ................... . 

miles or more ................ . 

lABOR STATUS 

Unpaid labor ................. farms .. 

workers .. 

Less than 25 days .........• farms .. 

workers .. 

25 to 149 days ............. farms .• 

workers .. 

150 days or more .. 00 ••••••• farms .. 

workers .. 

Paid labor ................... iams .. 

workers .. 

Less than 25 days .......•.. farms .• 

workers .. 

25 to 149 days ............. farms .. 

workers .. 

150 days or more ........... fanns .. 

workers .. 

Not reported ................. fanns .. 

EQUI rr.1ENT 

Tractors. . . . . . . . . . . . ....... farms .. 

number .. 

Motortrucks .................. farms .. 

number .. 

Automobiles .................. farms .. 

number .. 

SPECIFIED FACILITIES 

Piped running water ...... 0' •• farms .. 

Electrici ty .................. farms .. 

Table 5. Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 

1976 

378 

286 

87 

61 

18 } 1 

7 

327 

718 

19 

26 

108 

168 

229 

524 

119 

315 

15 

23 

40 

67 

64 

225 

4 

46 

108 

180 

261 

225 

300 

326 

344 

Item Fa:nns 

Market value of agricultural products sold .. 

Average per lann ......................... . 

Fnrms by value of agricul tural products sold 

~1 to $99 ..............................•.• 

1;100 to :,·.499 ....•.......•..•.•..••.•••••.. 

$500 to t1. 199 ........................... . 

:tl,200 to :~2'499 ....•......•..........•.•• 

1;2,500 or more ............ , .............. . 

Sales by commodity group or product: 

Vegetables and field crops ............... . 

Sales of ,~500 or more .................. . 

Table 6. Selected Production Expenses: 1978 and 1975 

1976 

Item Expenses 

Farms (dollars) 

Machine hi re and customwork ......... 103 109,942 

Expenses of :t100 or more .......... 75 108,626 

Hired [ann labor .................... 114 910,978 

Expenses of ~fl00 or more .......... 110 915,763 

Feed for liv~9tock and poultry ...... 251 868,732 

Expenses of ,100 or more .......... 222 867,018 

2 Virgin Islands 

271 

(X) 

9 

110 

64 

28 

60 

77 

23 

Farms 

76 

(NA) 

III 

(NA) 

220 

(NA) 

1975 

327 

75 

252 

251 

(NA) 

(NA) 

567 

(NA) 

16 

(NA) 

61 

(NA) 

510 

(NA) 

342 

(NA) 

53 

(NA) 

67 

(NA) 

222 

43 

102 

155 

226 

211 

317 

249 

306 

Value 

(dollars) 

2,227,059 

8.218 

378 

25,515 

47,010 

48,616 

2,105,540 

1975 

65,694 

56,908 

Expenses 

(dollars) 

43,426 

(NA) 

960,500 

(NA) 

1,020,423 

(NA) 

Item 1978 1975 

FARMS FOR HOME CONSUMPTION OR SALE 

Horne consumption .....• , ... , .. farms .. 202 150 

Sale ......................... farms .. 176 177 

SOURCE OF FINANCING 

Operator ..................... fanns .. 294 306 

1 to 24 percent ... 0 ••••••••••••••• 

25 to 49 percent .................. 1 2 50 to 74 percent .•................ 1 3 

75 to 99 percent ......... '" ...... 3 5 100 percent ....................... 289 296 

Private ..... o •••••••••••••••• farms .. 79 19 

1 to 24 percent •.•.•••.•.•• ~ .••• ~. 1 25 to 49 percent .................. 

50 to 74 percent ........... QQ • •••• 

75 to 99 percent ...... ~ ........... 

100 percent ....................... 75 15 

Commercial ................... farms .. 5 

1 to 24 percent ................... 1 25 to 49 percent .................. 2 

50 to 74 percent .................. 

75 to 99 percent .................. 

100 percent ................•...... 

Goverrunent ................... farms .. 9 

1 to 24 percent ................... 1 

25 to 49 percent .................• 1 

50 to 74 percent ....... 0 •••••••••• 2 

75 to 99 percent .................. 1 

100 percent ................ , ...... 4 4 

Other ........................ fanns .. 4 (NA) 

1 to 24 percent ............ Q •••••• 1 (NA) 

25 to 49 percent .................. (NA) 

50 to 74 percent .................. (NA) 

75 to 99 percent .................. (NA) 

100 percent ............... '" ..... (NA) 

Item Value 

Farms (dollars) 

Sales by commodity group or product--Con. 

Frui ts and nuts .......................... . III 36,834 

Sales of $500 or more .................. . 22 24,492 

Ornamental plants and other nursery crops. 16 353,507 

Sales of $500 or more .................. . 4 351,000 

Livestock ................................ . 170 484,948 

Sales of $500 or more .................. . 91 468,103 

Milk .••••.•..••••.•.•...•.•.•..•.•....•.•. 12 1,074,145 

Sales of $500 or more .................. . 7 1,073,159 

Paul t ry and eggs ......................... . 54 211,731 

Sales of $500 or more .................. . 19 205,934 

1978 1975 

Item Expenses Expenses 

Farms (dollars) Farms (dollars) 

Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides .............................. 89 49,948 84 26,930 

Expenses of $100 or more .. ; ....... 35 48,207 (NA) (NA) 

Fertilizers and manure purchased .... 79 41,413 65 32,322 

Expenses of $100 or more .......... 27 39,591 (NA) (NA) 

Livestock and poultry purchased ..... 92 87,249 76 60,482 

Expenses of $100 or more .......... 59 85,986 (NA) (NA) 

1978 Census of Agriculture 
Table 7. Field Crops and Vegetables: 1970 to 1978 

(For explanation of enumeration periods and enumeration of vegetables , see text) 

Field 1978 1975 1970 Vegetables 1978 1975 1970 crops 

Cas~av41 ..................................... ...... farms .... 67 38 13 Cabbage ......................................... farms .... 12 10 1 

acres ... 12 5 4 acres •. 3 2 1 

pounds harves ted .... 9,710 7,510 2,413 sales." dollars •• 450 1,210 100 

pounds sold •• 2,855 (NA) (NA) carrots ........................... farms •• 13 14 9 

sales, dollars •• 1,158 (NA) (NA) acres ... 1 2 3 

Dry beans ..................... farms •• 38 29 1 sales, dollars •• 4,620 1,200 2,070 

acres ... 7 5 (z) Celery ............................. farnts •• 17 23 9 

pounds harves ted .... 4,994 2,281 100 acres .• 2 3 3 

pounds sold •• 1,830 (NA) (NA) sales, dollars •• 1,596 1,800 1,985 

sales, dollars .... 1,612 (NA) (NA) 

Cucumbers 14 9 ........................................ farms .... 19 

acres ... 5 2 13 

Dry corn ........................ farms ... 37 16 10 sales, dollars •• 4,950 933 3,800 

acres ... 8 3 8 Eggplant ••.••.••••..•.•.•... • farms •• 38 32 11 

pounds harves ted .... 5,964 6,476 15,012 acres ... 5 5 2 

pounds sold •• 880 (NA) (NA) sales, dollars ... 2,800 1,647 1,000 

sales, dollars •• 600 (NA) (NA) Green beans ................................ farms •• 7 12 3 

Sorghum for grain .............. farms •• - 1 6 acres •. 1 2 2 

acres •• - (D) 440 sales, dollars •• 375 335 140 

pounds harvested •• - (D) (NA) 

pounds sold •• - (NA) (NA) Lettuce ................................ faJ:"llls •• 14 15 7 

sales, dollars •• - (NA) (NA) acres ... 2 2 5 

sales, dollars •• 8,413 2,240 3,080 

Okra ................................. farms •• 34 27 10 

Sweetpotatoes ........................ farms .• 72 43 9 acres •. 8 4 7 

acres .• 14 6 3 sales, dollars •• 1,873 2,485 2,585 

pounds harvested .• 16,326 20,830 3,135 Onions ................................. farms •. 18 21 7 

pounds sold •• 8,645 (NA) (NA) acres .• 3 4 1 

sales, dollars ... 3,316 (NA) (NA) sales, dollars •• 4,425 3,760 3,215 

Taniers ................ Q ...... Q .... •• fartns ... 45 26 5 

acres •• 5 3 1 Peppers ................................ farms •• 43 34 14 

pounds harvested ... 4,889 3,835 465 acres •• 4 5 9 

pounds sold •• 2,148 (NA) (NA) sales, dollars •• 2,858 2,040 6,290 

sales, dollars •• 826 (NA) (NA) Spinach ........................... • farms •• 15 (NA) (NA) 

acres •• 2 (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars ... 3,997 (NA) (NA) 

Yams .......................... farms •• 47 34 10 Squash .............................. farms ... 29 14 4 

acres ... 9 6 3 acres .• 5 2 (z) 

pounds harvested ... 13,407 30,505 6,891 sales, dollars •• 2,172 760 220 

pounds sold •• 7,527 (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars •• 3,432 (NA) (NA) Tomatoes ............................ farms •• 26 23 12 

Other Held crops ............... fanns •• 21 (NA) (NA) acres •• 5 4 18 

acres •• 18 {NA) (NAl sales, dollars •• 6,528 2,327 7,405 

pounds harves ted .. 4,810 (NA) (NA Other vegetables ................ farms •• 30 (NA) (NA) 

pounds sold •• 2,870 (NA) (NA) acres •. 6 (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars .. 2,231 (NA) (NA) sales, dollars .... 5,607 (NA) (NA) 

Table 8. Fruits and Nuts: 1970 to 1978 

(For explanation of enumeration periods, see text) 

Crop 1978 1975 1970 Crop 1978 1975 1970 

Avocados ........ " .................... fanns ... 173 129 52 Oranges ....................... fartns .• 119 92 36 

t;.rees not of bearing age .... 694 716 366 trees not of bearing age .. 359 306 193 

trees of bearing age •• 962 748 561 trees of bearing age .• 346 733 203 

number harvested •. 15,472 16,561 10,026 pounds harvested .• 2,445 21,055 7,397 

number sold •• 5,288 (NA) (NA) pounds sold ... 750 (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars •• 2,988 (NA) (NA) sales, dollars •• 195 (NA) (NA) 

Bananas ................................. farms .. 181 115 75 Papayas ............................ farms ... 167 117 53 

hills not of bearing age ... 8,573 5,145 1,629 trees not of bearing age .. 1,247 841 525 

hills of bearing age ... 5,455 4,318 5,740 trees of bearing age .• 3,893 1,622 1,406 

bunches harvested •• 3,232 4,785 5,411 pounds harvested ... 15,117 32,807 31,507 

bunches sold .... 1,138 (NA) (NA) pounds sold •. 5,904 (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars •• 5,306 (NA) (NA) sales, dollan." 2,771 (NA) (NA) 

Coconuts ............. " ................. farms ... 200 161 67 Pineapples ....... ". Q ........... 0 .. " "farms .... 44 19 12 trees not of bearing age ... 3 ,537 3,808 974 plants not of bearing age •• 2,126 699 160 

trees of bearing age .... 2,987 2,711 1,897 plants of bearing age .. 1,244 1,132 3,456 number harves ted .... 18,033 46,376 9,702 boxes harves ted ... 312 596 133 number sold ... 5,732 (NA) (NA) boxes sold ... 157 (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars ... 1,978 (NA) (NA) sales, dollars .• 235 (NA) (NA) 

Grapefruits .......................... farms ... 70 60 20 plantains .............................. farms ... 38 25 15 trees not of bearing age •• 158 85 88 hills not of bearing age .. 589 179 108 trees of. bearing age .... 313 338 168 hills of bearing age •• 183 173 985 pounds harvested •. 2,738 9,750 2,742 bunches harvested •. 91 284 1,241 

pounds sold ... 1,150 (NA) (NA) bunches sold •• 27 (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars .. " 305 (NA) (NA) sales, dollars •• 193 (NA) (NA) 

Limes and lemons ................. farms .... 206 176 68 Other fruits, nuts, and tree 

trees not of bearing age .• 483 339 260 crops ................................ farms ... 144 (NA) (NA) trees of bearing age ... 1,067 885 408 trees not of bearing age •• 1,368 (NA) (NA) pounds harves ted •• 18,368 35,099 4,815 trees of bearing age .• 6,465 (NA) (NA) pounds sold •• 9,075 (NA) (NA) number harvested •• 12,516 (NA) (NA) sales, dollars •• 2,664 . (NA) (NA) number sold ... 3,940 (NA) (NA) Mangoes ............................... farms ... 208 182 89 sales, dollars •• 1,353 (NA) (NA) trees not of bearing age •• 1,681 840 758 Ornamental plants and other nursery 

trees of bearing age ... 3,654 2,423 2,932 crops ................................ farms ... 29 17 (NA) number harvested .... 111,505 217,807 150,359 square feet •• 63,831 1.0 ,513 (NA) number sold ... 83,535 (NA) (NA) acres •• 31 12 (NA) sales, dollars ... 18,84€ (NA) (NA) sales, dollars •• 353,507 (NA) (NA) 

1978 Census of Agriculture Virgin Islands 3 
Table 9. Uvestock and Poultry: 1970 to 1978 

(For explanation of enumeration periods, see text) 

Item 1978 1975 1970 Item 1978 1975 1970 

Horses, colts, and ponies ........... farms •. 44 47 39 Cattle and calves--Con. 

number •• 208 216 183 Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old number sold .. 11 14 7 and older .....•......•..•......• farms ... 53 "·8 38 sales J dollars •• 2,150 (NA) (NA) number •. 1,153 1,443 1,103 Mules) asses, and burros .............. farms .. 0 6 9 10 number sold .... 301 (NA) (NA) number •• 8 29 16 sales, dollars .... 120,128 (NA) (NA) number so Id ... - 2 - Bulls, bull calves, steers J and steer sales J dollars •• - (NA) (NA) calves 1 year old and older .••.. farms •. 89 61 41 Sheep and lambs ........... " .......... farms .... 76 64 31 number •• 625 715 700 number. e 2,631 3,122 2,185 number sold ... 452 (NA) (NA) number sold .. 710 825 939 sales, dollars:. 150,709 (NA) (NA) sales, dollars •• 20,334 (NA) (NA) 

Calves under 1 year old ........... farms .. 67 57 32 Goats and kids ..................... farms .. 176 149 88 number .• 1,524 1,066 895 number ... 5,849 4,162 2,721 number sold .. 124 (NA) (NA) number sold •• 1,352 1,008 730 sales} dollars .. 13,728 (NA) (NA) 

sales} dollars •• 35,625 (NA) (NA) 

Hogs and pigs .................... ,. farms .• 127 114 61 Chickens ....•..... , ..............•. farms .. 154 142 79 number •• 1,866 1,454 898 number •. 31,478 56,434 15,859 number sold •• 892 957 430 number sold •. 16,673 8,669 2,335 

sales, dollars .. 31,497 (NA) (NA) sales, dollars •• 14,703 (NA) (NA) Under 8 months old ............... farms .. 94 84 52 5 months old and older ..........• farms .. 124 124 66 number •• 1,155 853 469 number. Q 22,344 40,079 13 ,034 number sold .. 550 (NA) (NA) 

sales) dollars .• 17,257 (NA) (NA) 

Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other 8 months old and older ............. farms .• 103 95 48 poultry ........................... farms .. 37 31 13 number ... 711 601 429 number •• 1,027 696 161 number so Id .... 342 (NA) (NA) number sold .• 273 20 (NA) 

sales, dollars .• 14,240 (NA) (NA) sales, dollars .. 666 (NA) (NA) Cattle and calves .....•............ farms ... 119 88 53 

number •• 6,126 6,106 5,645 Chicken eggs .....•................. farms .. 41 52 10 number so Id .• 1,295 1,861 1,687 dozens sold •• 202,214 315,023 165,191 

sales, dollars .. 395,342 (NA) (NA) sales, dollars .. 196,362 (NA) (NA) Cows ............................................... farms .... 90 72 51 

number .• 2,824 2,882 2,947 Milk sold .......................................... farms .. 12 7 8 number so ld .. 418 (NA) (NA) quarts sold .. 2,887,7403,126,063 3,082,015 

sales, dollars ... 110,777 (NA) (NA) sales, dollars .. 1,074,145 1,264,437 808,758 

Table 10. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Islands: 1964 to 1978 

(For explanation of enumeration periods, see text) 

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John Saint Thomas 

Item 

1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 

Farms ....................... . number ... 378 327 212 466 279 236 136 291 34 39 17 53 65 52 59 122 

Land in farms ............. acres .. 24,397 24,703 20,470 39,539 21,100 21,548 17,669 30,596 1,143 837 552 2,499 2,154 2,318 2,249 6,444 

Cropland ..................... farms ... 316 203 98 (NA) 234 146 65 (NA) 39 13 3 (NA) 43 44 30 (NA) 

acres .. 1,699 2,458 9,416 9,635 1,493 2,277 9,286 8,369 118 17 3 382 88 164 127 884 

Harves ted cropland .. farms ... 263 174 85 201 200 126 54 115 30 6 2 5 33 42 29 81 

acres .... 1,184 751 737 5,134 1,034 654 626 4,915 90 7 2 8 60 90 109 211 

Other cropland ...... farms .. 53 83 34 (NA) 34 49 29 (NA) 9 8 1 (NA) 10 26 4 (NA) 

acres .. 515 1,707 8,679 4,501 459 1,623 8,660 3,454 28 10 1 374 28 74 18 673 

Pasture or grazing 

land ...................... farms .. 198 181 100 (NA) 147 123 67 (NA) 17 32 13 (NA) 34 26 20 (NA) 

acres .. 18,929 15,452. 7,583 19,611 16,833 13 ,836 6,208 16,638 390 400 223 867 1,706 1,216 1,152 2,106 

Woodland not pastured. farms •• 50 72 52 100 31 40 26 29 12 14 6 14 7 18 20 57 

acres .. 2,408 5,321 2,366 8,447 1,554 4,059 1,385 4,302 599 389 317 1,169 255 873 664 2,976 

Other land ................... farms .... 253 287 163 445 205 203 102 279 22 35 10 52 26 49 51 114 

acres .... 1,361 1,472 1,105 1,846 1,220 1,376 790 1,287 36 31 9 81 105 65 306 478 

4 Virgin Islands 1978 Census of Agriculture 
Table 11. SIze of Farms by .1Ianda: 1114 to 1878 

(For exp 1anation of enumeration periods, see text) 

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John Saint Thomas 

Item 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 

Farms ••••••• ,number •• 378 327 212 466 279 236 136 291 34 39 17 53 65 52 59 122 

acres •• 24,397 24,703 20,470 39,539 21,100 21,548 17,669 30,596 1,143 837 552 2,499 2,154 2,318 2,249 6,444 

Less than 3 acres, ••• number •• 91 109 66 48 60 81 42 32 11 15 5 3 20 13 19 13 

acres •• 113 124 76 69 69 87 49 44 14 18 6 3 30 19 21 22 

3 to 9 acres ••••••••• number •• 147 94 55 196 105 57 29 111 12 13 8 29 30 24 18 56 

acres,. 727 520 265 1,015 529 309 140 575 55 73 41 133 143 138 84 307 

10 to 19 acres, •••••• number •• 54 35 24 75 46 28 13 53 3 4 2 8 5 3 9 14 

acres,. 690 448 279 985 593 353 148 691 32 51 25 96 65 44 106 198 

20 to 49 acres ••••••• number •• 34 33 25 49 28 26 19 26 3 4 - 5 3 3 6 18 

acres,. 1,081 943 827 1,495 900 758 660 831 101 95 - 135 80 90 167 529 

50 to 99 ~cres ••••••• ntanber •• 19 19 16 32 18 16 14 24 1 - - 3 - 3 2 5 

acres •• 1,310 1,418 1,079 2,243 (D) 1,241 963 1,734 (D) - - 183 , 178 116 326 

100 to 174 acres •••• ,number •• 8 13 7 24 4 10 5 17 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 5 

acres •• 934 1,585 838 3,158 (D) 1,264 638 2,261 (D) (D) 100 284 (D) (D) 100 613 

175 to 259 acres ••••• number •• 8 7 3 10 5 5 2 7 - 1 - - 3 1 1 3 

Bcres,. 1,738 1,534 613 2,112 1,032 1,109 413 1,478 - (D) - - 706 (D) 200 634 

260 to 499 acres ••••• number •• 9 8 7 14 6 5 4 7 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 5 

acres,. 3,115 3,025 2,593 5,196 (D) (D) 1,398 2,528 (D) (D) 380 680 (D) (D) 815 1,988 

500 to 999 acres ••••• number •• 3 3 4 11 2 2 3 7 - - - 1 1 1 1 3 

acres •• 2,135 1,943 2,691 7,769 (D) (D) 2,051 4,957 - - - 985 (D) (D) 640 1,827 

1,000 acres or more. ,number •• 5 6 5 7 5 6 5 7 - - - - - - - -

acres •• 12,554 13,163 11,209 15,497 12,554 13,163 11,209 15,497 - - - - - - - -

Table 12. Farm Location, Source of FInancIng, and Labor Status. by Islands: 1978 

Item Virgin Saint Saint Saint Item Virgin Saint Saint Saint 

Islands Croix John Thomas Islands Croix John Thomas 

FARM LOCATION SOURCE OF FINANCING--Con. 

Farms •• ~ ........................... 378 279 34 65 Government ••••••••••• farms •• 9 9 

!In hard surface road ........ 286 209 23 54 1 to 24 percent ............. 1 1 

Off hard surface road ...... 87 65 11 11 25 to 49 percent ............. 1 1 

Less than 1 mile •••••••• 61 46 7 8 50 to 74 percent .............. 2 2 

1 to 4 miles ............... 19 13 4 2 75 to 99 percent •••.•••••• 1 1 

5 miles and over .......... 7 6 1 100 percent ............... 4 4 

S.OURCE OF FINANCING Other ......................... farms •• 4 4 

1 to 24 percent ............... 1 1 

Opel' a tor ••••••••••••• farms •• 294 259 33 2 25 to 49 percent .......... 

1 to 24 percent ••••••••••• 50 to 74 percent ............... 

25 to 49 percent ............ 1 1 75 to 99 percent ................ 

50 to 74 percent ........... 1 1 100 percent ...................... 2 

75 to 99 percent .............. 3 3 

100 percent ..................... 289 254 33 2 

LABOR STATUS 

Private •••••••••••••• farms •• 79 15 63 

1 to 24 percent ............ 3 3 - Unpaid workers ............. farms ... 327 234 30 63 25 to 49 percent .................. Less than 25 days •• farms •• 19 15 3 1 50 to 74 percent .................. 25 to 149 days ••••• farms •• 108 92 12 4 75 to 99 percent ............... 150 days or more ••• farms •• 229 148 21 60 100 pe~cent ...................... 75 11 63 

Commercial ............. farms •• 2 2 Paid workers .............. ufarms ... 119 43 4 17 

1 to 24 percent ................. 1 1 Less than 25 days ... farms ... 15 13 2 

25 to 49 percent .............. 25 to 149 days ..... farms .. 40 35 2 3 

50 to 74 percent ................ 150 days or more .... farms ... 64 4 14 

75 to 99 percent ................ 

100 percent •••••••••.•••••• - Not reported. ~ ........... farms •• 4 3 

1978 CenIuI of Agriculture Virgin Islands 5 
Table 13. Farm and land in Farms, by Tenure and Place of Birth of Operator and by Islands: 1964 to 1978 

(For explanation of enumeration periods see text) 

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John Saint Thomas 

All farms 

1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 

-------~----------

Farms •••••••••••••••• n1.Ullbe r •• 

Land in fanns •..•.•.•• acres •• 

Harvested cropland ..•• acres .• 

Tenure of operators: 

All operators ........•..... 

Owners .•••••..•.•. ' •.••.• 

Full owners ......•....• 

Part owners ........•... 

Managers .•.•..•.•..••.•.• 

Tenants .....•....•.•..•.. 

Land in farms (acres): 

Ov:ners ...•....•...•..•..... 

Full ov.'IJ.ers .•.•.....•..•• 

Part owners .....•........ 

Managers ••••.••••.•..•.•••• 

Tenants .••.••••.••.•.••.•.• 

Harvested cropland (acres): 

01,\'llers •••••••..•.•.••.•.••• 

Full owners ••.........••. 

Part ovrners .•....•..•..•• 

Managers .•...•...•..•....•. 

Tenants •••.••.••.•.••.••••• 

Operators by place of birth: 

Virgin Islands ............. ( 

Puerto H1co ••...••....•••.• 

Elsewhere .....•.....•.•..•• 

378 

24,397 

1,184 

378 

325 

295 

30 

25 

28 

15,466 

8,433 

7,033 

2,583 

6,348 

993 

473 

520 

19 

172 

233 

47 

98 

327 

24,703 

751 

327 

299 

281 

18 

10 

18 

14,266 

8,947 

5,319 

3,466 

6,971 

659 

310 

349 

88 

4 

226 

15 

86 

212 

20,470 

737 

212 

191 

183 

8 

4 

17 

17 ,141 

8,865 

8,276 

2,773 

556 

466 

39,539 

5,134 

466 

392 

369 

23 

22 

52 

21,251 

19,992 

1,259 

17,123 

1,165 

323 917 

293 764 

30 153 

246 4,105 

168 112 

128 261 

22 66 

62 139 

Table 14. Field and Forage Crops, by Islands: 1964 to 1978 

279 

21,100 

1,034 

279 

246 

222 

24 

15 

18 

12,596 

5,887 

6,709 

2,185 

6,319 

861 

346 

515 

14 

159 

167 

43 

69 

236 

21,548 

654 

236 

212 

202 

10 

~; 

ll,912 

6,808 

5,104 

3,065 

6,571 

563 

237 

326 

87 

4 

157 

14 

65 

136 

17,669 

626 

291 34 

30,596 1,143 

4,915 90 

136 

118 

113 

5 

4 

14 

14,348 

6,575 

7,773 

2,773 

548 

291 

244 

229 

15 

15 

32 

14,651 

13 ,471 

1,180 

14,970 

975 

213 744 

201 613 

13 131 

246 4,084 

166 87 

79 159 

21 60 

36 72 

34 

33 

33 

1,081 

1,081 

62 

89 

89 

28 

1 

5 

(Por explanntion of enumeration periods and enumeration of vegetables, see text) 

Virgin Islands Saint Croix 

Crop 

1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 ----~--- .. -----_. 

FIELD CROPS 

Dry corn. _ .......••... farms .. 37 16 10 19 32 14 8 14 3 

acres harvested .. 8 3 8 11 7 (0) 8 11 1 

pounds harvested .• 5,964 6,476 15,012 17,266 5,335 (0) 14,952 16,822 554 

pounds sold •• 880 (NA) (NA) (NA) 880 (NA) (NA) (NA) - sales, dollars •• (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) - Dry beans ....•.•..•.•• farms •. 38 29 1 8 25 21 1 1 9 

Beres harvested •• 7 5 (Z) 1 5 4 (Z) (Z) 1 

pounds harvested •. 4,994 2,281 100 835 3,825 1,651 100 50 124 

pounds sold .• 1,830 (NA) (NA) (NA) 960 (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 

sales, dollars .. 1,612 (NA) (NA) (NA) 676 (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 

CaSSo.VD .•••••.•••••.•• farms •. 67 38 13 21 53 24 5 9 8 

ac 1'(>5 ha rvested •. 12 5 4 4 11 3 1 2 1 

pounds harvested .. 9,710 7,510 2,413 6,277 8,060 6,335 678 3,808 815 

pounds sold .. 2,855 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2,070 (NA) (NA) (NA) 200 

sales, dollars .• 1,158 (NA) (NA) (NA) 623 (NA) (NA) (NA) 75 

SvJe~ tpo ta to!:'S ••••••••• farms •• 72 43 9 34 53 29 5 23 12 

ncres harvested .• 14 6 3 12 12 4 2 11 2 

pounds hfJ rvested .• 16,326 20,830 3,135 16,120 13,291 19,825 2,940 14,530 1,910 

pounds sold •• 8,645 (NA) (NA) (NA) 7,105 (NA) (NA) (NA) 770 

sa10:.s • dollars •• 3,316 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2,575 (NA) (NA) (NA) 251 

Sorghum tOT grain ..... farms •• - 1 6 (NA) - 1 6 (NA) -

acres harvested .• - (D) 440 (NA) - (D) 440 (NA) -

pounds Iwrvested .• - (Il) (NA) (NA) - (D) (NA) (NA) -

pounds sold •• - (NA) (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) -

sale's> dollars •. - (NA) (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) -

Tanir.;:rs (tanya) •...... farms .• 45 26 5 19 33 17 1 12 5 

ae rf:;'S hHrvestect •. 5 3 1 3 4 2 1 1 (Z) 

pounds ha l"'Vested •• 4,889 3,835 465 2,830 3,579 3,195 150 1,250 425 

pounds so1d •• 2,148 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,363 (NA) (NA) (NA) 100 

sales, doll[trs .. 826 (NA) (NA) (NA) 571 (NA) (NA) (NA) 25 

Yams ••... .. ......... . fanns .. 47 34 10 24 37 27 5 20 4 

acrl,:s hnrvcsted •. 9 6 3 15 7 5 3 15 1 

pounds harvested .. 13,1,07 30,505 6,891 30,941 12,285 22,890 6,151 30,376 400 

potlnds sold .. 7,527 (NA) (NA) (NA) 6,895 (NA) (NA) (NA) 50 

sales, dollars •• 3,432 (NA) (NA) (NA) 3,217 (NA) (NA) (NA) 25 

Other fi(·jd crops ..... farms .. 21 (NA) (NA) (NA) 19 (NA) (NA) (NA) -

HCl""CJS ha rvested .. 18 (NA) (N/.) (NA) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) -

p()lmris ha:rv<:~ted .. ',,810 (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) -

pounds .~lold .. 2,870 (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) -

salc~, dolln)""s •. 2,231 (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) -

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6 Virgin Islands 

39 

837 

7 

39 

38 

36 

2 

837 

830 

7 

35 

4 

Saint 

1975 

1 

- (0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 

- (D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

4 

1 

265 

(NA) 

(NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

(NA) 

1 

- (D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 

-

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

17 

552 

2 

l7 

15 

15 

545 

545 

(Z) 

(Z) 

15 

John 

1970 

1 

(Z) 

20 

(NA) 

(NA) 

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 

(Z) 

20 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 

(Z) 

15 

(NA) 

(NA) 

-

- (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 

(Z) 

15 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 

(Z) 

15 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

53 

2,499 

8 

53 

47 

47 

1 

5 

2,ll8 

2, ll8 

284 

97 

46 

1 

6 

1964 

-

-

- (NA) 

(NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

(NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

(NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

(NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

65 

2,154 

60 

65 

46 

40 

6 

9 

10 

1,789 

1,465 

324 

336 

29 

43 

38 

5 

4 

13 

38 

3 

24 

1978 

2 

(D) 

(0) 

-

-

4 

(Z) 

1,045 

860 

930 

6 

(Z) 

835 

585 

460 

7 

1 

1,125 

770 

490 

-

-

-

-

-

7 

1 

885 

685 

230 

6 

1 

722 

582 

190 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

52 

2,318 

90 

52 

49 

43 

6 

1 

2 

1,517 

1,309 

208 

401 

400 

89 

66 

23 

1 

34 

1 

17 

Saint 

1975 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

6 

1 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

12 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

10 

1 

740 

(NA) 

(NA) 

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

8 

1 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

6 

1 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

59 

2,249 

109 

59 

58 

55 

3 

2,248 

1 ;745 

503 

109 

92 

17 

34 

1 

24 

Thomas 

1970 

122 

6,444 

211 

122 

101 

93 

8 

6 

15 

4,482 

4,403 

79 

1,869 

93 

165 

143 

22 

21 

25 

56 

5 

61 

1964 ._------

1 5 

(Z) (Z) 

40 444 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

- 7 

- 1 

- 785 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

7 12 

3 2 

1,715 2,469 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

3 11 

1 1 

180 1,590 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

3 7 

(Z) 2 

300 1,580 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

4 4 

(2) (Z) 

725 205 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1978 Census of Agriculture 
Table 14. Field and Forage Crops. by Islands: 1964 to 1978-Con. 

(For explanation of enumeration periods and enumeration of vegetables , see text) 

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John Saint Thomas 

Crop 

1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 

FORAGE CROPS 

Sugarcane .•....•...... farms .. 20 14 (NA) (NA) 6 - (NA) (NA) 1 - (NA) (NA) 13 14 4 (NA) 

Acres planted .............. 7 4 (NA) (NA) (D) - (NA) (NA) (D) - (NA) (NA) 4 4 6 (NA) 

Acres for cutting ........ 6 4 (NA) (NA) (D) - (NA) (NA) (D) - (NA) (NA) 4 4 (NA) (NA) 

Acres for grazing ......... (Z) 1 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) (Z) 1 (NA) (NA) 

Acres for cutting and 

grazing ................ . - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars .. 2,055 (NA) (NA) (NA) 305 (NA) (NA) (NA) 50 - (NA) (NA) 1,700 - (NA) (NA) 

Sorghum ............... farms .• 7 10 (NA) (NA) 7 10 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Acres planted .............. 424 3,531 (NA) (NA) 424 3,531 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Acres for cutting ........ 214 3,331 (NA) (NA) 214 3,331 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Acres for grazing ........ - 40 (NA) (NA) - 40 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Acres for cutting and 

grazing, ................ 210 160 (NA) (NA) 210 160 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars .. - (NA) (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Table 15. Vegetables by Islands: 1964 to 1978 

(For explanation of enumeration periods and enumeration of vegetables , see text) 

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John Saint Thomas 

Crop 

1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 

Cabbage ......... : ..... farms .. 12 10 1 3 10 8 - 2 - - - - 2 2 1 1 

acres harvested .. 3 2 1 1 (D) (D) - 1 - - - - (0) (D) 1 (Z) 

sales, farms .. 7 10 1 3 5 8 - 2 - - - - 2 2 1 1 

sales, dollars .. 450 1,210 100 120 (D) (0) - 85 - - - - (0) (D) 100 35 

Carrots ............... farms .. 13 14 9 14 4 5 2 - - - - - 9 9 7 14 

acres harvested .. 1 2 3 1 (Z) 1 1 - - - - - 1 1 2 1 

sales, farms .. 11 14 9 14 3 5 2 - - - - - 8 9 7 14 

sales J dollars .. 4,620 1,200 2,070 667 (0) 385 780 - - - - - (D) 815 1,290 667 

Celery ................ farms .. 17 23 9 8 5 7 3 2 - 1 - - 12 15 6 6 

acres harvested .. 2 3 3 (Z) 1 1 2 (Z) - (Z) - - 1 2 1 (Z) 

sales, farms .. 13 23 9 8 2 7 3 2 - 1 - - 11 15 6 6 

sales. dollars .. 1,596 1,800 1,985 248 (D) (D) 790 17 - (D) - - (0) 1,240 1,195 231 

Cucumbers ............. farms .. 19 14 9 14 17 9 6 7 - 1 - - 2 4 3 7 

acres harvested .. 5 2 13 17 (D) 1 12 15 - (D) - - (D) (0) (Z) 2 

sales, farms .. 15 14 9 14 13 9 6 7 - 1 - - 2 4 3 7 

sales, dollars .. 4,950 933 3,800 2,870 (D) 735 3,625 2,265 - (0) - - (D) (D) 175 605 

Eggplant .............. farms .. 38 32 11 20 22 17 5 3 - 2 - - 16 13 6 17 

acres harvested .. 5 5 2 2 4 2 2 1 - (D) - - 1 (D) 2 1 

sales, farms .. 29 32 11 20 16 17 5 3 - 2 - - 13 13 6 17 

sales. dollars .. 2,800 1,647 1,000 576 2,070 502 405 215 - (D) - - 730 (D) 595 361 

Green beans ........... farms .. 7 12 3 6 3 7 2 2 - 1 - - 4 4 1 4 

acres harvested .. 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - (D) - - (Z) (D) 1 (Z) 

sales. farms .. 3 12 3 6 1 7 2 2 - 1 - - 2 4 1 4 

sales, dollars .. 375 335 140 107 (D) 145 40 55 - (D) - - (D) (D) 100 52 

Lettuce ........ , ...... fams .. 14 15 7 (NA) 5 5 1 (NA) - 1 - (NA) 9 9 6 (NA) 

acres harvested .. 2 2 5 (NA) 1 (D) 3 (NA) - (D) - (NA) 1 1 2 (NA) 

sales, farms .. 11 15 7 (NA) 2 5 1 (NA) - 1 - (NA) 9 9 6 (NA) 

sales, dollars .. 8,413 2,240 3,080 (NA) (D) (D) 2,000 (NA) - (D) - (NA) 4,333 1,390 1,080 (NA) 

Okra .................. farms .. 34 27 10 22 28 20 8 10 - 2 1 - 6 5 1 12 acres harvested .. 8 4 7 7 7 3 7 6 - (D) (Z) - 1 (0) (Z) 1 

sales. farms .. 21 27 10 22 17 20 8 10 - 2 1 - 4 5 1 12 sales, dollars .. 1,873 2,485 2,585 1,217 1,803 2,300 2,545 910 - (D) 30 - 70 (D) 10 307 

Onions ................ farms .. 18 21 7 4 4 6 2 1 - - - - 14 15 5 3 acres harvested .. 3 4 1 (Z) 1 1 (Z) (Z) - - - - 2 3 1 (Z) 

sales, farms .• 15 21 7 4 2 6 2 1 - - - - 13 15 5 3 sales, dollars .. 4,425 3.760 3,215 125 (D) 90 15 25 - - - - (D) 3,670 3,200 100 Peppers ............... farms .. 43 34 14 23 27 15 8 4 - 3 1 - 16 16 5 19 acres harvested .. 5 5 9 7 3 2 8 7 - (Z) (Z) - 2 3 1 (Z) 

sales. farms .. 30 34 14 23 17 15 8 4 - 3 1 - 13 16 5 19 sales, dollars .. 2,858 2,040 6,290 2,843 1,748 551 5,390 2,370 - 120 30 - 1,110 1,369 870 473 

Spinach. . . . . . . . . . . . .. farms .. 15 (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 (NA) (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

acres harvested .. 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, farms .. 7 (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars .. 3,997 (NA) (NA) (NA) 3,722 (NA) (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 275 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Squash ................ farms .. 29 14 4 16 15 3 1 2 6 1 - - 8 10 3 14 acres harvested .. 5 2 (Z) 1 3 (D) (Z) 1 1 (D) - - 1 2 (Z) (Z) 

sales, farms .. 21 14 4 16 9 (D) 1 2 6 (D) - - 6 10 3 14 sales, dollars .. 2,172 760 220 193 1,398 (D) 20 56 375 (D) - - 399 695 200 137 

Tomatoes .............. farms .. 26 23 12 15 17 13 7 6 - 3 - - 9 7 5 9 ac"res harvested .. 5 4 18 9 4 2 17 7 - 1 - - 1 2 1 2 sales, farms .. 16 23 12 15 9 13 7 6 - 3 - - 7 7 5 9 sales, dollars .. 6,528 2,327 7,405 2,113 3,307 1,197 7,065 1,820 - 310 - - 3,221 820 340 293 Other vegetables ...... farms .. 30 (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) 15 (NA) (NA) (NA) acres harvested .. 6 (NA) (NA) 7 (P) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) (NA) (NA) - 3 (NA) (NA) 1 sales, farms .. 22 (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 (NA) (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 (NA) (NA) (NA) sales, dollars .. 5,607 (NA) (NA) 907 1,817 (NA) (NA) 360 - (NA) (NA) - 3,790 (NA) (NA) 547 

1978 Census of Agriculture Virgin Islands 7 
Table 16. Fruits. Nuts. and Ornamental Plants and Other Nursery Crops. by Islands: 1964 to 1978 

(For explanation of enumeration periods J see text) 

Virgin Islands Saint Croix 

Crop 

1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 

Avocados •••.••...•...•••••••••••.••..•.••..•.....••.•• farm.s •. 173 129 52 154 135 99 32 88 trees not of bearing age .• 694 716 366 1,044 466 538 182 652 trees of bearing age .. 962 748 561 1,054 860 582 431 528 number harvested .. 15,472 16,561 10 ,026 13,311 11,490 11,501 7,617 10,008 mnnber sold .. 5,288 (NA) (NA) (NA) 3,878 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars •• 2,988 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2,418 (NA) (NA) (NA) Ba.nanas ................................................ farIns •• 181 115 75 156 134 79 46 72 hills not of bearing age .. 8,573 5,145 1,629 14,005 4,328 1,414 629 7,924 hills of bearing age •• 5,455 4,318 5,740 18,272 3,141 1,169 3,668 4,041 bunches harvested •• 3,232 4,785 5,411 8,249 2,450 1,294 2,832 1,742 bunches sold .. 1,138 (NA) (NA) (NA) 533 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars •• 5,306 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2,480 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Coconuts ••••.••••.•..•••••• , ••••••••••••..•••••••.•••• farms •• 200 161 67 160 156 126 44 76 trees not of bearing age .. 3,537 3,808 974 3,664 2,557 3,520 846 874 trees of bearing age .. 2,987 2,711 1,897 4,280 2,647 2,245 1,548 2,187 number harvested •• 18,033 46,376 9,702 21,923 12,540 33,847 7,308 10,621 number so Id .. 5,732 (NA) (NA) (NA) 4,440 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars •• 1,978 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,428 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Grapefrui ts ............................................ farms .. 70 60 20 57 60 58 18 34 trees not of bearing age .. 158 85 88 983 117 80 64 876 trees of bearing age .. 313 338 168 278 309 338 153 255 pounds harvested .• 2,738 9,750 2,742 2,472 2,638 9,750 2,352 2,315 

pounds sold .. 1,150 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,150 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars •• 305 (NA) (NA) (NA) 305 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Limes and lemons ................................................. farms •. 206 176 68 167 169 144 48 89 trees not of bearing age .. 483 339 260 454 330 237 227 181 

trees of bearing age •. 1,067 885 408 1,260 959 776 325 723 

pounds harvested .. 18,368 35,099 4,815 15,99l 16,853 30,349 4,127 9,737 

pounds sold .. 9,075 (NA) (NA) (NA) 8,335 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars •• 2,664 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2,316 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Mangoes .................................... "'" ...................... farms ... 208 182 89 187 158 142 50 89 

trees not of bearing age ... 1,681 840 758 1,148 1,119 694 520 757 

trees of bearing age .. 3,654 2,423 2,932 3,228 3,181 2,002 2,555 1,869 number harvested .. 111,505 217,807 150,359 166,061 72,680 177,062 136,519 107,262 

mnnber so ld .... 83,535 (NA) (NA) (NA) 47,440 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars .. 18,846 (NA) (NA) (NA) 12,536 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Oranges .......................................................... '" .... farms .... 119 92 36 92 99 81 30 62 

trees not of bearing age .. 359 306 193 1,566 212 275 176 1,461 

trees of bearing age .. 346 733 203 373 338 725 172 312 pounds harvested •. 2,445 21,055 7,397 3,927 2,251 21,025 7,257 3,395 

pounds sold .. 750 (NA) (NA) (NA) 750 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars .. 195 (NA) (NA) (NA) 195 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Papayas ................................................................. farms .. 167 117 53 72 120 87 29 25 

trees not of bearing age .. 1,247 841 525 697 512 710 369 424 

trees' of bearing age .. 3,893 1,622 1,406 1,523 2,952 1,353 1,077 1,045 

pounds harvested .. 15,117 32,807 31,507 36,672 11,557 28,422 21,027 30,403 

pounds sold .. 5,904 (NA) (NA) (NA) 4,344 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars, • 2,771 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,942 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Pineapples ...................................... , ..................... farms ... 44 19 12 37 20 12 9 15 

plants not of bearing age .. 2,126 699 160 9,493 426 619 156 8,575 

plants of bearing age ... 1,244 1,132 3,456 9,865 736 1,031 2,556 8,400 

boxes harves ted .. 312 596 133 484 144 584 107 464 

boxes sold .. 157 (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars ... 235 (NA) (NA) (NA) 75 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Plantains ........................................................... , ....... farms .. 38 25 15 37 31 17 11 22 

hills not of bearing age .• 589 179 108 873 151 49 102 779 

hills of bearing age •• 183 173 985 1,681 176 83 372 969 

bunches harvested .. 91 284 1,241 596 85 185 637 130 

bunches sold .. 27 (NA) (NA) (NA) 22 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars .. 193 (NA) (NA) (NA) 138 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Other fruits, nuts) and tree crops ......................... fanus .. 144 (NA) (NA) (NA) 118 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

trees not of bearing age .. 1,368 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,282 (NA) (NA) (NA) trees of bearing age .. 6,465 (NA) (NA) (NA) 5,970 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

number harvested .. 12,516 (NA) (NA) (NA) 8,166 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

number so ld .. 3,940 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2,040 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars •• 1,353 (NA) (NA) (NA) 753 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Ornamental plants and other nursery crops ................. farms .. 29 17 (NA) (NA) 12 14 (NA) (NA) 

square feet .. 63,831 10,513 (NA) (NA) 49,951 10,513 (NA) (NA) 

acres .. 31 12 (NA) (NA) 25 10 ,NA) (NA) 

sa les, dollars .. 353,507 (NA) (NA) (NA) 334,165 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

8 Virgin Islands 1978 Census of Agriculture 
Table 16. Fruits, Nuts, and Ornamental Plants and Other Nursery Crops, by Islands: 1964 to 1978-Con. 

(For explanation of enumeration periods , see text) 

Saint John Saint Thomas 

Crop 

1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 

Avocados .............••..........•.................... fanns .. 13 1 - 3 25 29 20 63 

trees not of bearing age .. 69 (D) - 5 159 (D) 184 387 

trees of bearing age .. 9 - - 6 93 163 130 520 

number harvested .. 410 - - 58 3,572 5,060 2,409 3,245 

number so Id •. - (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,410 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars .. - (NA) (NA) (NA) 570 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Bananas ................................................... farms 0 • 23 4 1 3 24 32 81 76 

hills not of bearing age .. 1,755 138 10 37 2,490 3,593 6,044 3,498 

hills of bearing age •• 1,237 232 20 80 1,077 2,917 14,151 13,429 

bunches harvested •• 282 285 40 55 500 3,206 - - bunches sold .. 130 (NA) (NA) (NA) 475 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars .. 671 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2,155 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Coconuts ............................................... farms •• 23 3 2 4 21 32 80 74 

trees not of bearing age .. 489 43 - 64 491 245 2,726 772 

trees of bearing age .. 148 45 9 95 192 421 1,998 1,079 

number harvested •• 2,582 215 - 520 2,911 12,314 10,782 " 

number sold .. 581 (NA) (NA) (NA) 711 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars .. 182 (NA) (NA) (NA) 368 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Grapefruits •••..••.•••.••.•••••••.•••.•.....•••.•••••• fat'llls .. 7 1 - 3 3 1 2 20 

trees not of bearing age .• 14 (D) - 13 27 (D) 24 94 

trees of bearing age .. 4 - - 4 - - 15 19 

pounds harves ted .. 100 - - 50 - - 390 107 

pounds so Id •• - (NA) (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales J dollars .. - (NA) (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Limes and lemons ....•..•........•....••..••.•......•.. farms •• 24 3 6 7 13 29 14 71 

trees not of bearing age .. 65 9 4 21 88 93 29 252 

trees of bearing age •• 86 20 30 31 22 89 53 506 

pounds harvested .. 975 601 150 170 540 4,149 538 6,084 

pounds so Id .. 255 (NA) (NA) (NA) 485 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars .. 105 (NA) (NA) (NA) 243 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Mangoes •••..•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ' ••••••••• farms •• 19 3 4 5 31 37 35 93 

trees not of bearing age .. 110 6 11 8 452 140 227 383 

trees of bearing age .. 37 34 17 25 436 387 360 1,334 

number harvested •. 1,000 1,500 300 300 37,825 39,050 13,540 58,499 

number so Id .. 650 (NA) (NA) (NA) 35,445 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars .. 118 (NA) (NA) (NA) 6,192 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Oranges .•............ ' ..•.••......•...••••............ farms .. 14 1 - 3 6 10 6 27 trees not of bearing age .. 77 (D) - 10 70 (D) 17 95 trees of bearing age .. 6 - - 9 2 8 31 52 pounds harvested .. 194 - - 40 - 30 140 492 pounds So Id .• - (NA) (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars .. - (NA) (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Papayas ...................... "" ................................................ fanns .. 26 3 3 4 21 27 21 43 trees not of bearing age .. 44 8 10 19 691 123 146 254 trees of bearing age .. 196 15 27 13 745 254 302 465 pounds harvested .. 2,250 55 750 187 1,310 4,330 9,730 6,082 

pounds so ld .... 460 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,100 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars ... 164 (NA) (NA) (NA) 665 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Pineapp les ................................................................... fanns ... 12 - - 2 12 7 4 15 plants not of bearing age ... 880 - - 35 820 118 6 94 plants of bearing age .. 337 - - 25 171 85 613 712 boxes harvested .. 13 - - 4 155 96 604 466 boxes sold ... - (NA) (NA) (NA) 150 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars .. - (NA) (NA) (NA) 160 (NA) (NA) (NA) Plantains ........................................................................ fartns ... 2 1 - - 5 7 3 20 hills not of bearing age ... (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 4 883 hills of bearing age .. (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 900 1,440 bunches harvested .. (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 26 16 bunches sold •. - (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 (NA) (NA) (NA) sales, dollars .... - (NA) (NA) (NA) 55 (NA) (NA) (lIA) 

Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops ........................... fanns ... 15 (NA) (NA) (NA) 11 (NA) (NA) (NA) trees not of bearing age .. 16 (NA) (NA) (NA) 70 (NA) (NA) (NA) trees of bearing age ... 403 (NA) (NA) (NA) 92 (NA) (NA) (NA) number harvested ... 2,500 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,850 (NA) (NA) (NA) nmnber sold •. 500 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,400 :NA) (NA) (NA) sales, dollars .. 175 (NA) (NA) (NA) 425 (NA) (NA) (NA) Ornamental plants and other nursery crops ................... fanns .... 16 - (NA) (NA) 1 3 (NA) (NA) square feet .. :D) - (NA) (NA) (D) - (NA) (NA) acres ... (D) - (NA) (NA) (D) 2 (NA) (NA) sales " dollars .... (D) - (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1978 Census of Agriculture Virgin Islands 9 
Table 17, Uvestock and Poultry. by Islands: 1964 to 1978 

(For explanation of enumeration periods, see text) 

Virgin Islands Saint Croix 

Item 

1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 

Horses, colts, and ponies .............................................. farms ... 44 47 39 95 41 41 29 80 

number •• 208 216 183 265 195 200 157 205 

number 80 Id .... 11 14 7 (NA) 10 14 5 (NA) 

sales, dollars •• 2,150 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2,000 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Mules, asses, and burros ....................................................... farms •• 6 9 10 (NA) 1 2 4 (NA) 

number ... 8 29 16 88 (D) (D) 4 33 

nt.mlber sold ... - 2 - (NAl - - - (NAl sales, dollars .... - (NA) (NA) (NA - (NA) (NA) (NA 

Sheep and lambs ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farm ••• 76 64 31 93 51 41 22 64 

number •• 2,631 3,122 2,185 2,268 2,212 2,728 2,080 1,913 

nwnber sold ... 710 825 939 595 606 699 932 503 

sales, dollars .. 20,334 (NA) (NA) (NA) 16,219 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Goats and kids •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 176 149 88 171 128 102 54 97 

number ... 5,849 4,162 2,721 3,203 4,297 3,122 2,167 2,005 

number sold ... 1,352 1,008 730 752 985 768 646 417 

sales, dollars .. 35,625 (NA) (NA) (NA) 26,895 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Hogs and pigs ......................................... farms .. 127 114 61 159 89 83 46 109 

number ... 1,866 1,454 898 1,323 1,078 1,026 711 883 

nwnber sold ... 892 957 430 622 453 579 366 466 

sales, dollars ... 31,497 (NA) (NA) (NA) 14,897 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Under 8 months old .................................. farms •• 94 84 52 73 59 60 39 51 

number ... 1,155 853 469 506 632 590 347 319 

number sold ... 550 (NA) (NA) (NA) 310 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars .. 17,257 (NA) (NA) (NA) 8,187 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

8 months old and older ................................. e ..... farms •• 103 95 48 143 71 71 34 97 

number .• 711 601 429 817 446 436 364 564 

number sold .. 342 (NA) (NA) (NA) 143 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales) dollars •• 14,240 (NA) (NA) (NA) 6,710 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Ca'tt1e and ca Ives ............................................................ farms .... 119 88 53 103 90 68 39 72 

number ... 6,126 6,106 5,645 6,532 5,507 5,228 4,890 5,638 

number sold ... 1,295 1,861 1,687 1,879 1,008 1,490 1,363 1,576 

sales) dollars _. 395,342 634,771 288,573 278,145 342,669 542,091 250,262 235,659 

Cows .............................................................. farms •• 90 72 51 96 66 55 37 68 

number •. 2,824 2,882 2,947 3,217 2,407 2,467 2,427 2,604 

number so Id .... 418 (NA) (NA) (NA) 224 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales) dollars •• 110,777 (NA) (NA) (NA) 85,077 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old and older .••.•• farms •• 53 48 38 68 44 41 30 53 

number •• 1,153 1,443 1,103 1,518 1,075 1,231 946 1,412 

number so ld ... 301 (NA) (NA) (NA) 281 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales) dollars .. 120,128 (NA) (NA) (NA) 113,358 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Bulls) bull calves) steers) and steer calves 1 year old 

and 0 lder ............................................................... farms •. 89 61 41 71 67 46 30 53 

number .. 625 715 700 988 572 615 656 856 

number sold ... 452 (NA) (NA) (NA) 418 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales) dollars ... 150,709 (NA) (NA) (NA) 137,789 (NA) (NA), (NA) 

Calves under 1 year old ................................. fanns .. 67 57 32 70 50 42 25 56 

number •. 1,524 1,066 895 809 1,453 915 861 766 

number soJd •. 124 (NA) (NA) (NA) 85 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

sales, dollars ... 13,728 (NA) (NA) (NA) 6,445 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Chickens ............................................................... fams •. 154 142 79 (NA) 119 107 56 (NA) 

number •. 31,478 56,434 15,859 (NA) 23,741 49,002 14,804 (NA) 

number sold ... 16,673 8,669 2,335 5,660 16,635 6,046 2,335 4,904 

sales, dollars .... 14,703 (NA) (NA) (NA) 14,483 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

5 months old and older ................................................. farms .. 124 124 66 183 92 91 49 116 

number •. 22,344 40,079 13,034 33,409 17,151 38,306 12,733 16,381 

Turkeys, ducks) geese, and other poultry .............. farms •• 37 31 13 37 32 21 8 28 

number .• 1,027 696 161 587 925 628 120 523 

number sold •• 273 20 (NA) (NA) 273 20 - -

sales, dollars •• 666 (NA) (NA) (NA) 666 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Chicken eggs so ld ................................................ _ ....... fams .• 41 52 10 38 20 41 9 24 

dozens ... 202,214 315,023 165,191 317,641 185,501 274,671 165,185 104,728 

sales, dollars •. 196,362 (NA) (NA) (NA) 164,527 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Milk sold ............................................. farms .. 12 1 8 13 8 6 7 11 

quarts ... 2,887,740 3,126,063 3,082,015 1,406,603 2,086,944 (D) (D) 805,963 

sales, dollars ... 1,074,145 1,264,437 808,758 326,990 693,585 (D) (D) 146,798 

10 Virgin Islands 1978 Census of Agriculture 
Table 17. Livestock and Poultry, by Islands: 1964 to 1978-Con. 

(For explanation of enumeration periods, see text) 

Item 

Horses, colts, and ponies •..............••.......•...• farms •. 

number •• 

number so Id •. 

sales, dollars .. 

Mules) asses, and burros ................................. farIns .. 

number •• 

number so Id .• 

sales, dollars .. 

Sheep and lambs ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 

number •. 

number so Id .. 

sales, dollars .. 

Goats and kids •.•......••..........•........•....•.... farms .. 

ntmlber •• 

number so Id .. 

sales, dollars .. 

Hogs and pigs ••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• fanns •• 

number •• 

number sold .. 

sales, dollars .. 

Under 8 months old ...•...•.......•.....•••......... . farms • • 

number •. 

number so Id .. 

sales, dollars .. 

8 months old and older .........•.....•.........•...• farms •. 

number •. 

number sold .. 

sales, dollars .. 

Cattle and calves .................................................... fanus .. 

number •. 

number sold ... 

sales, dollars ... 

Cows ...................................................................... farms .. 

number .. 

number so ld .. 

sales, dollars .. 

Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old and older ......... farms .• 

number .. 

number so ld •• 

sales, dollars .. 

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

and older ................................................... farms .. 

number ... 

number sold .. 

sales, dollars ... 

Calves under 1 year old ••••.•••••••••••• ~ •••••.•••.• fanns •• 

number .. 

number so ld ... 

sales, dollars .. 

Chickens .................................................................. farms" •. 

number .. 

ntnnber sold .. 

sales, dollars .. 

5 months old and older ... " ........................................ farms ... 

number .. 

Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry ................. fanns ... 

number ... 

number sold .. 

sales, dollars ... 

Chic~{en eggs sold .......................................................... fanns .. 

dozens .. 

sales, dollars ... 

Milk sold •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••• fanns •• 

1978 Census of Agriculture 

quarts .. 

sales: dollars .. 

1978 

4 

4 

11 

175 

53 

2,105 

19 

888 

254 

5,690 

11 

210 

164 

5,785 

10 

162 

40 

1,040 

8 

48 

124 

4,745 

5 

137 

33 

6,700 4' 

75 

7 

3,650 

3 

34 

5 

17 

12 

2,550 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

16 

1,029 

13 

315 

3 

(D) 

8 

1,031 

1,205 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

Saint John 

1975 

1 

(D) 

(NA) 2 

(D) 

(NA) 

12 

167 

43 

(NA) 27 

642 

135 

(NA) 

16 

225 

85 

(NA) 14 

128 

(NA) 

(NA) 10 

97 

(NA) 

(NA) 

5 

90 

14 

12,413 

3 

27 

(NA) 

(NA) 

4 

42 

(NA) 

(NA) 

5 

9 

(NA) 

(NA) 2 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

19 

771 

220 

(NA) 19 

691 

4 

21 

(NA) 

(NA) 6 

4,852 

(NA) 

1970 

(NA) 1 

1 

(NA) 

7 

80 

7 

(NA) 13 

190 

21 

(NA) 

6 

46 

31 

(NA) 4 

25 

(NA) 

(NA) 5 

21 

(NA) 

(NA) 

4 

49 

2 

2,347 

4 

23 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 

8 

(NA) 

(NA) 

3 

11 

(NA) 

(NA) 2 

7 

(NA) 

(NA) 

6 

111 

(NA) 4 

39 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1964 

3 

3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 15 

(NA) 

(NA) 

21 

175 

43 

(NA) 38 

426 

78 

(NA) 

20 

83 

47 

(NA) 3 

11 

(NA) 

(NA) 20 

72 

(NA) 

(NA) 

8 

103 

36 

4,671 

7 

83 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 

2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

3 

10 

(NA) 

(NA) 4 

8 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 30 

477 

1 

3 

(NA) 

(NA) 3 

506 

(NA) 

1978 

3 

13 

1 

150 

1 

(D) 

14 

244 

51 

2,010 

29 

664 

113 

3,040 

27 

578 

275 

10,815 

25 

361 

200 

8,030 

24 

217 

75 

2,785 

24 

482 

254 

45,973 

20 

342 

187 

22,050 

6 

44 

20 

6,770 

17 

36 

22 

10,370 

15 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

19 

6,708 

38 

220 

19 

4,878 

2 

(D) 

13 

15,682 

30,630 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

Saint Thomas 

1975 

5 

(D) 

(NA) 5 

19 

2 

(NA) 

11 

227 

83 

(NA) 

20 

398 

105 

(NA) 

IS 

203 

293 

(NA) 10 

135 

(NA) 

(NA) 14 

68 

(NA) 

(NA) 

15 

788 

357 

80,267 

14 

388 

(NA) 

(NA) 

3 

170 

(NA) 

(NA) 

10 

91 

(NA) 

(NA) 13 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

16 

6,661 

2,403 

(NA) 14 

1,082 

6 

47 

(NA) 

(NA) 5 

35,500 

(NA) 1 

(D) 

(D) 

1970 

9 

25 

2 

(NA) 5 

11 

(NA) 

2 

25 

(NA) 21 

364 

63 

(NA) 

9 

141 

33 

(NA) 9 

97 

(NA) 

(NA) 9 

44 

(NA) 

(NA) 

10 

706 

322 

35,964 

10 

497 

(NA) 

(NA) 

6 

149 

(NA) 

(NA) 

8 

33 

(NA) 

(NA) 5 

27 

(NA) 

(NA) 

17 

944 

(NA) 13 

262 

5 

41 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 

6 

(NA) 1 

(D) 

(D) 

1964 

12 

57 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 40 

(NA) 

(NA) 

8 

180 

49 

(NA) 36 

772 

257 

(NA) 

30 

357 

109 

(NA) 

19 

176 

(N.I\.) 

(NA) 26 

181 

(NA) 

(NA) 

23 

791 

267 

37,815 

21 

530 

(NA) 

(NA) 

14 

104 

(NA) 

(NA) 

15 

122 

(NA) 

(NA) 

10 

35 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

756 

(NA) 37 

16,551 

8 

61 

(NA) 

(NA) 11 

2l2,407 

(NA) 2 

(D) 

(D) 

Virgin Islands 11 
Table 18. Equipment and Specified facilities, by Tenure ot Uperetor and Islands: 1984to 1918 

(For explanation of enumeration periods, see text) 

Virgin 151 and. Saint Croix Saint J'ohn Saint Thomas Item 

1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 

EQUIPMENT 

Tractors •••......••..••.•••••• farms •• 46 43 34 46 45 41 33 42 - 1 - - 1 1 1 4 number •• 108 102 62 182 (D) 100 61 178 - (D) - - (D) (D) 1 4 Full owners ••••••••••••••••• farms •• 28 29 22 27 28 28 22 25 - 1 - - - - - 2 number •• 71 43 30 33 71 (D) 30 31 - (D) - - - - - 2 Part owners ••••••••••••••••• farms •• 10 5 6 4 9 5 5 3 - - - - 1 - 1 1 number •• 26 13 11 5 (D) 13 10 4 - - - - (D) - 1 1 Managers ••••..•••••••••••••• farms •• 3 6 4 12 3 6 4 11 - - - - - - - 1 number •• 4 42 17 139 4 42 17 138 - - - - - - - 1 Ten an.ts .•••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 5 3 2 3 5 2 2 3 - - - - - 1 - - number •• 7 4 4 5 7 (D) 4 5 - - - - - (D) - - Motortrucks .................... farms •• 180 155 83 169 142 122 54 110 8 2 3 10 30 31 26 49 number •• 261 226 109 261 209 184 70 187 11 (D) 3 11 41 (D) 36 63 Full owners ••••••••••••••••• farms •• 131 125 68 120 106 98 43 80 7 2 3 8 18 25 22 32 number •• 185 154 76 139 156 126 46 92 (D) (D) 3 9 (D) (D) 27 38 Port owners ••••••••••••••••• farms •• 23 13 8 16 19 8 5 10 - - - - 4 5 3 6 number •• 44 18 13 20 30 12 5 13 - - - - 14 6 8 7 Managers ..................... farms •• 12 7 4 17 7 7 4 12 1 - - - 4 - - 5 number •• 14 35 16 83 9 35 16 74 (D) - - - (D) - - 9 Ten an t s ••••••••.•••••••••••• farms •• 14 10 3 16 10 9 2 8 - - - 2 4 1 1 6 number •• 18 19 4 19 14 11 3 8 ~ - - 2 4 8 1 9 

Automobi les •••••••••••.•••••.• farms •• 225 211 105 244 180 162 73 166 21 16 5 14 24 33 27 64 number •• 300 317 153 367 244 246 110 240 29 18 5 16 27 53 38 111 Full owners ••••••••••••••••• farms •• 179 183 94 199 144 140 63 135 20 15 5 13 15 28 26 51 number •• 236 254 134 255 192 199 92 172 (D) (D) 5 15 16 (D) 37 68 Part owners ••••••••••••••••• farms •• 23 11 3 13 19 7 2 7 - 1 - - 4 3 1 6 number •• 37 20 4 15 31 9 3 9 - (D) - - (D) 10 1 6 Managers •.•••••••••••••••••• farms •• 13 8 4 16 9 7 4 12 1 - - - 3 1 - 4 number •• 16 25 10 73 (D) (D) 10 42 (D) - - - (D) (D) - 31 Tenants .•••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 10 9 4 16 8 8 4 12 - - - 1 2 1 - 3 number •• 11 18 5 24 (D) (D) 5 17 - - - 1 (D) (D) - 6 

SPECIFIED FACILITIES 

Electric! ty •••.••••.•••••••••• farms •• 344 306 180 420 266 222 118 275 30 33 12 40 48 51 50 105 Full owners ••••..•••••••••••••••••• 272 264 159 339 210 190 101 218 29 31 12 37 33 43 46 84 Part owners •.•••••••••••••••••••••• 28 18 8 22 23 10 5 15 - 2 - - 5 6 3 7 Managers •.•.•..••••••••• ~ •••••••••• 21 10 4 20 15 9 4 15 1 - - - 5 1 - 5 Tenants ..••.••.•••••••••••••••••••• 23 14 9 39 18 13 8 27 - - - 3 5 1 1 9 No electric! ty •.••• '" •••••••• farms~. 31 21 32 42 10 14 18 15 4 6 5 12 17 1 9 15 Full owners ••.••••••••••••••••••••• 20 17 24 30 9 12 12 11 4 5 3 10 7 - 9 9 Part owners •••••.•••••••••••••••••• 2 - (NA) (NA) 1 - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 1 - (NA) (NA) 

Managers ••••.•.••••••.••••••••••••• 4 - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 4 - (NA) (NA) 

Tenants •.•..••••••••••••••••••••••• 5 4 8 12 - 2 6 4 - 1 2 2 5 1 - 6 

Piped running water ••••••••••• farms •• 326 249 165 257 252 202 109 188 26 14 9 23 48 33 ,47 46 Full ownors •••••••••••••••••••••••• 254 214 146 214 201 173 94 155 25 14 9 22 28 27 43 37 Part owners ••••••.••••••••••••••••• 29 14 7 15 23 9 4 10 - - - - 6 5 3 5 Managers ••.•••..•••••••••••.••••••• 22 9 4 15 14 9 4 14 1 - - - 7 - - 1 Tenants ...••••••.•••••••••••• o • o • o. 21 12 8 13 14 11 7 9 - - - 1 7 1 1 3 No piped running water •••••••• farms •• 49 78 47 201 24 34 27 101 8 25 8 29 17 19 12 71 Full owners •.•••..••••••••••••• o ••• 38 67 37 155 18 29 19 74 8 22 6 25 12 16 12 56 P:1rt owners •••.•••••••••••••••••••• 1 4 1 8 1 1 1 5 - 2 - - - 1 - 3 Managers .••••••.••••••••••••••••••• 3 1 (NA) (NA) 1 - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 2 1 (NA) (NA) 

Tenants ••••••••.••••••••••••••••••• 7 6 9 38 4 4 7 22 - 1 2 4 3 1 - 12 

Wells •••••••••••.••••.••••••• farms •• 135 115 49 (NA) 110 93 42 (NA) 9 10 2 (NA) 16 12 5 (NA) 

number •• 243 184 82 (NA) 192 152 69 (NA) 17 12 2 (NA) 34 20 11 (NA) 

Full owners •••••.•••••••••• farms •• 99 94 41 (NA) 82 73 34 (NA) 8 10 2 (NA) 9 11 5 (NA) 

wells •• 173 130 60 (NA) 135 104 47 (NA) 15 12 2 (NA) 23 14 11 (NA) 

Part owners ••.•.•••••••••••• farms •• 16 7 4 (NA) 14 7 4 (NA) - - - (NA) 2 - - (NA) 

wells •• 35 19 16 (NA) (D) 19 16 (NA) - - - (NA) (D) - - (NA) 

Managers ••.•.••••••••••••••• farms •• 12 6 1 (NA) 7 6 1 (NA) 1 - - (NA) 4 - - (NA) 

wells •• 20· 15 2 (NA) 14 15 2 (NA) 2 - - (NA) 4 - - (NA) 

Tenants ••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 8 8 3 (NA) 7 7 3 (NA) - - - (NA) 1 1 - (NA) 

wells •• 15 20 4 (NA) (D) (D) 4 (NA) - - - (NA) , (D) (D) - (NA) 

Reporting no wells •••••••••••• farms •• 243 212 137 (NA) 169 143 75 (NA) 25 29 9 (NA) 49 40 53 (NA) 

Full owners •••••••••••••••••••••••• 196 187 125 (NA) 140 129 67 (NA) 25 26 8 (NA) 31 32 50 (NA) 

Part owners .••••••••••••••••••••••• 14 11 2 (NA) 10 3 - (NA) - 2 - (NA) 4 6 2 (NA) 

Managers •.••.•••••••••• 0 ••••••••••• 13 4 (NA) (NA) 8 3 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 5 1 (NA) (NA) 

Tenants •••••••••..••••••••••••••••• 20 10 10 (NA) 11 8 8 (NA) - 1 1 (NA) 9 1 1 (NA) 

12 Virgin Islands 1978CeneusofAgricullure 
Table 19. Selected Production Expenses by Tenure of Operator and Islands: 1964 to 1978 

(F or exp ana ti 0 n of en u meratlon periods , see text) 

Virgin Islands Saint Croix 

Item Farms Expenses (dollars) Farms Expenses (dollars) 

1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 

Machine hire and 

customwork ...•...•..... 103 76 35 92 109,942 43,426 21,351 69,787 85 66 35 88 86,392 36,406 21,351 64,037 

Full owners ........... 78 61 28 70 61,909 25,096 17,140 48,469 61 53 28 68 (D) (D) 17,140 46,519 

Part owners ........... 13 7 2 9 35,000 9,500 1,401 7,761 13 5 2 8 35,000 (D) 1,401 4,161 

Managers ••..•••••.•••• 7 4 4 3 4,213 1,330 810 8,927 7 4 4 3 4,213 1,330 810 8,927 

Tenants •.••.• , ...••••• 5 4 1 10 8,820 7,500 2,000 4,630 4 4 1 9 (D) 7,500 2,000 4,430 

Hired labor. o ••••••••••• 114 111 76 171 915,978 960,500 441,243 1,466,453 88 77 57 121 830,313 572,949 293,792 1,375,306 

Full owners ...•••••••• 81 89 63 125 430,028 306,975 160,119 163,063 62 61 46 87 375,691 282,784 130,068 132,505 

Part owners ........... 16 10 7 16 266,891 194,715 186,424 38,988 14 5 5 12 (D) 143,355 69,024 23,208 

Managers ........••.••• 9 6 4 12 102,599 83,000 (D) 1,200,625 7 6 4 9 (D) (D) (D) 1,192,625 

Tenants ..••.••...•.••. 8 6 2 18 116,460 375,810 (D) 63,777 5 5 2 13 99,160 (D) (D) 26,968 

Feed for livestock and 

poultry ................. 251 220 112 215 868,732 1,020,423 420,013 273,085 186 155 87 140 697,287 616,766 269,286 159,922 

Full owners ....••..... 189 188 96 165 404,957 336,528 128,106 82,740 142 132 74 103 (D) 269,763 121,675 66,026 

Part owners ........... 23 14 6 14 389,860 292,075 216,609 65,513 19 9 4 11 354,370 285,808 72,513 10,410 

Managers ..........•.•• 19 5 3 7 31,802 4,103 53,250 34,529 9 4 3 6 18,765 (D) 53,250 34,429 

Tenants ...•....••.••.• 20 13 7 29 42,113 387,717 22,048 90,303 16 10 6 20 (D) (D) 21,848 49,057 

Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides •• 89 84 44 (NA) 49,948 26,930 7,668 (NA) 59 48 29 (NA) 47,036 19,795 5,756 (NA) 

Full owners ....•...... 64 67 33 (NA) 26,821 16,693 2,880 (NA) 44 38 20 (NA) 24,950 12,483 1,318 (NA) 

Part owners ....•.•...• 12 11 6 (NA) 21,067 7,137 3,068 (NA) 9 5 4 (NA) 20,877 5,412 2,718 (NA) 

Managers ..........•••• 4 4 3 (NA) 317 (D) 70 (NA) 2 4 3 (NA) (D) (D) 70 (NA) 

Tenants .•....•......•• 9 2 2 (NA) 1,743 (D) 1,650 (NA) 4 1 2 (NA) (D) (D) 1,650 (NA) 

Fertilizers and manure .. 79 65 31 88 41,413 32,322 22,204 129,797 56 40 20 51 35,793 25,743 19,511 127,494 

Full owners ......••••. 60 53 21 57 21,887 16,154 3,710 8,770 43 32 12 33 20,369 12,460 1,885 7,747 

Part owners ........... 11 9 5 11 8,613 13,668 4,694 2,211 8 5 3 6 8,161 10,783 3,826 1,886 

Managers ....•.....•... 3 3 4 8 1,083 2,500 8,800 117,559 2 3 4 6 (D) 2,500 8,800 117,009 

Tenants .......••.•..•• 5 - 1 12 9,830 (NA) 5,000 1,257 3 - 1 6 (D) (NA) 5,000 852 

Li vestock and poultry •.• 92 76 30 (NA) 87,249 60,482 132,934 (NA) 52 47 25 (NA) 76,175 49,900 91,479 (NA) 

Full owners ...•..•.••• 73 65 25 (NA) 57,310 31,262 45,176 (NA) 42 39 21 (NA) 48,250 22,680 (D) (NA) 

Part owne rs .•...••..•. 6 4 2 (NA) 8,084 6,750 (D) (NA) 3 2 1 (NA) 7,650 (D) (D) (NA) 

Managers .•..•...•.•... 6 2 2 (NA) 4,640 (D) 1,610 (NA) 1 2 2 (NA) (D) (D) 1,610 (NA) 

Tenants ..•..•••.•..••• 7 5 1 (NA) 17,215 (D) (D) (NA) 6 4 1 (NA) (D) 16,685 (D) (NA) 

Saint John Saint Thomas 

Item Farms Expenses (dollars) Farms Expenses (dollars) 

1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 1978 1975 1970 1964 

Machine hi re and 

customwork .•......••. " 7 1 - - 3,600 (D) - (NA) 11 9 - 4 19,950 (D) - 5,750 

Full owners ........... 7 1 - - 3,600 (D) - (NA) 10 7 - 2 (D) (D) - 1,950 

Part owners ........... - - - - - - - (NA) - 2 - 1 - (D) - 3,600 

Mnnagers .....•.•...... - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - Tenants ......•..•..••• - - - - - - - (NA) 1 - - 1 (D) (NA) - 200 Hi red labor ...•......... 8 8 2 5 12,320 2,734 1,700 1,520 18 26 17 45 73,345 384,817 145,751 89,627 Full owners ........... 8 8 2 4 12,320 2,734 1,700 1,280 11 20 15 34 42,017 21,457 28,351 29,278 Part owners .•......... - - - - - - - - 2 5 2 4 (D) (D) 117,400 15,780 

Managers ............ " - - - - - - - - 2 - - 3 (D) (NA) - 8,000 Tenants .........•.•••• - - - 1 - - - 240 3 1 - 4 17,300 (D) - 36,569 

Feed for livestock and 

poul try ....•..•.....•.• 24 35 12 33 43,339 15,697 2,575 4,935 41 30 13 42 128,106 387,960 148,152 108,228 Full owners ......•.... 23 32 11 30 (D) 13,330 2,375 4,545 24 24 11 32 66,065 53,435 4,056 12,169 Part owners .......••.• - 2 - - - (D) - - 4 3 2 3 35,490 6,000 144,096 55,103 

Managers .•...•...••••• 1 - - - (D) - - - 9 1 - 1 (D) (D) - 100 Tenants .....•...•...•. - 1 1 3 - (D) 200 390 4 2 - 6 (D) (0) - 40,856 

Insecticides, fungicid~s, and herbicides •• 6 6 - (NA) 450 500 - (NA) 24 30 15 (NA) 2,462 6,635 1,912 (NA) 

Full owners .•..•...••• 6 5 - (NA) 450 (D) - (NA) 14 24 13 (NA) 1,421 (0) 1,562 (NA) 

Part owners .•.•..•.•.. - 1 - (NA) - (D) - (NA) 3 5 2 (NA) 190 (D) 350 (NA) 

Managers ..•.•......••• - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 2 - - ,NA) (D) - - (NA) 

Tenants ....•.••.•.••.. - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 5 1 - (NA) (D) (D) - (NA) 

Ferti lizers and manure .. 5 5 1 4 130 334 100 160 18 20 10 33 5,490 6,245 2,593 2,143 Full owners .•....•••.. 5 5 1 4 130 334 100 160 12 16 8 20 1,388 3,360 1,725 863 Part owners .•••.••••.. - - - - - - - - 3 4 2 5 452 2,885 868 325 Managers ...•...... ' ..•• - - - - - - - - 1 - - 2 (D) (NA) - 550 Tenants ....••••••..••• - - - - - - - - 2 - - 6 (D) (NA) - 405 Ll vestock and poultry ..• 14 15 1 (NA) 4,421 1,877 150 - 26 14 4 (NA) 6,653 8,705 41,305 (NA) Full owners .....•..••. 14 15 1 (NA) 4,421 1,877 150 - 17 11 3 (NA) 4,639 6,705 (D) (NA) Part owners ...•....•.• - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 3 2 1 (NA) 434 (D) (0) (NA) Managers .•..•...•..... - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 5 - - (NA) (D) (NA) - (NA) Tenrults ............••• - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 1 1 - (NA) (D) (D) - (NA) 

1978 Census of Agriculture Virgin Islands 13 
Table 20. Off-Farm Work by Islands: 1964 to 1978 

(For explanation of enumeration periods, see text) 

Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John Saint Thomas 

All farms 

______________________________ -1 __ 1_9_78 ____ 1_97~5 ____ 19_7_0 ___ 1_9_~_4--1-9-7-8 ___ 1_97_5 ____ 19_7_0 ___ 1~9_6_4~-1-9-7~8--~1~9~75~~19~7~0---1~9~~~~1~9~7~8--~1~97~5~-1-9-7-0-----19-6-4 

Operators working off farm ..•••...... 

1 to 49 days .••.••••••.••....••.... 

50 to 99 days .•••..•.•••••.•..•.••• 

100 to 149 days ................... . 

150 to 199 days .................. .. 

200 days or more ............................ .. 

Operators not working off tam .......... .. 

Full owners working off fam .............. .. 

1 to 49 days .....•.•••.•••.•..••••• 

50 to 99 days .................... .. 

100 to 149 days ................... . 

150 to 199 days ................... . 

200 days or more ........................ . 

Full owners not working off farm .... . 

Part owners working off fam ........... .. 

1 to 49 days ..••••••••.•••••..•.•.. 

50 to 99 days ..•••.•••..•••.••.•••• 

100 to 149 days ................... . 

150 to 199 days ••..• , .•.........•.• 

200 days or more ................................ .. 

Part owners not working off farm ........ .. 

Managers working off fam ... .o ............. . 

1 to 49 days ...................... . 

50 to 99 days ••••••••.••.•...•••.•. 

100 to 149 days ................... . 

150 to 199 days •.••.•..•......•..•. 

200 days or more ............................. .. 

Managers not working off farm ........... . 

Tenants working off farm ............ . 

1 to 49 days ...................... . 

50 to 99 days ..................... . 

100 to 149 days .•......•....•.••..• 

150 to 199 days .................. .. 

200 days or more ...•............... 

Tenants not working off fam ........ . 

Table 21. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978 

378 

Ii 17 J 10 

191 

146 

295 

1~ ? 150 

113 

30 

13 

~ ~ 12 

28 

~ ? 13 

13 

195 

36 

47 

112 

132 

170 

32 

39 

99 

111 

3 

4 

9 

8 

2 

6 

2 

8 

5 

3 

10 

146 

12 

22 

112 

66 

127 

9 

20 

98 

56 

5 

2 

13 

1 

2 

10 

4 

All farms Less than 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farnls ......................•• nUlllber .. 

Percent of fams .................. . 

Land in fams .....• "." .. "" ... ". acres .. 

Percent distribution .. " .... " ...... . 

Average size of farm ........ acres .. 

LAND USE 

Cropland .....•....... , ........ iams .. 

acres .. 

Harvested cropland .......... farma .. 

acres .. 

Other cropland ........•.•... farms .. 

acres. " 

Pasture and grazing land ..•... fanns. " 

acres .. 

Woodland not pastured."" ...• ". farms .. 

acres .. 

Othe r land .................... farms .. 

acres ... 

TENURE OF OPEMTOR 

All operators ....................... . 

Full owners ....................... . 

Part owners ....................... . 

Managers .......•.•..........•.•..•. 

Tenants .•......... .....••....• 

HOME CONSUMPTION OR SALE 

Home consumption ..••.....••... farms .. 

Sale .............•.....•. , .••• fanne .• 

14 Virgin lalanda 

Total 3 acres 

378 

100.0 

24,397 

100.0 

~.5 

316 

1,699 

263 

1,184 

53 

515 

198 

18,929 

50 

2,408 

253 

1,361 

378 

295 

30 

25 

28 

202 

176 

91 

24.1 

113 

0.5 

1.2 

67 

54 

~ 

52 

3 

2 

26 

25 

1 

(D) 

46 

(D) 

91 

76 

3 

1 

11 

54 

37 

269 

12 

16 

241 

197 

215 

10 

11 

194 

154 

9 

2 

7 

14 

8 

8 

14 

37 

2 

3 

32 

15 

279 

I! ? 144 

107 

222 

1~ J 

116 

85 

24 

12 

~? 8 

15 

7 

~? 7 

18 

n 

9 

7 

152 

26 

32 

94 

84 

132 

22 

28 

82 

70 

1 

3 

4 

8 

2 

6 

1 

3 

3 

9 

94 

8 

11 

75 

42 

77 

5 

9 

63 

36 

5 

2 

11 

1 

2 

8 

3 

159 

4 

11 

144 

132 

124 

4 

8 

112 

105 

2 

6 

7 

4 

4 

11 

23 

1 

22 

9 

21 

10 

33 

20 

10 

= } 

= } 

1 

= } 

= } 1 

3 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 

acres acres acres acres 

147 

38.9 

727 

3.0 

4.9 

139 

241 

111 

170 

28 

71 

71 

252 

15 

37 

111 

192 

147 

113 

11 

13 

10 

88 

59 

54 

14.3 

690 

2.8 

12.8 

46 

156 

35 

87 

11 

69 

34 

330 

10 

64 

41 

144 

54 

43 

5 

4 

33 

21 

34 

9.0 

1,081 

4.4 

31.8 

27 

95 

25 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

23 

548 

11 

184 

25 

254 

34 

29 

1 

4 

17 

17 

19 

5.0 

1,310 

5.4 

68.9 

15 

272 

11 

117 

4 

155 

13 

804 

3 

108 

14 

125 

19 

14 

4 

15 

17 

7 

8 

2 

22 

15 

7 

6 

2 

21 

100 

to 174 

acres 

8 

2.1 

934 

3.8 

116.8 

6 

106 

4 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

7 

615 

3 

205 

4 

8 

3 

5 

14 

1 

13 

3 

13 

1 

12 

2 

1 

1 

42 

1 

41 

11 

38 

1 

37 

9 

4 

4 

1 

175 

to 259 

acres 

8 

2.1 

1,738 

7.1 

217.3 

4 

121 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

7 

1.165 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

8 

5 

65 

! J 26 

29 

40 

~ } 14 

18 

6 

= } 

~ } 

1 

4 

9 

= } 

= } 7 

1 

10 

= } 

= } 4 

6 

260 

to 499 

acres 

2.4 

3,115 

12.8 

346.1 

7 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

9 

2,440 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

9 

5 

2 

26 

3 

7 

16 

26 

23 

3 

5 

15 

20 

1 

1 

4 

500 

to 999 

acres 

3 

0.8 

2,135 

8.8 

711. 7 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1,797 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

38 

3 

11 

24 

21 

37 

3 

11 

23 

18 

68 

8 

4 

56 

54 

53 

6 

2 

45 

40 

4 

4 

2 

10 

2 

1,000 

acres or 

more 

5 

1.3 

12,554 

51.4 

2,510.8 

3 

395 

3 

395 

5 

10,953 

3 

1,115 

3 

92 

1 

4 

1978 Census of Agriculture 
Table21. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

100 175 260 500 1,000 

All farms Less than 3 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 to 174 to 259 to 499 to 999 acres or 

Total 3 acres acres acres acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by age group: 

Under 25 years . ., ................... 4 2 

25 to 34 years ...................... 24 7 8 5 

35 to 44 years ............... " .... 72 26 25 8 7 1 1 1 

45 to 54 years .................... . 83 22 37 9 5 6 1 1 

55 to 64 years .................... . 106 18 44 17 11 5 4 4 

65 years and over .................. 89 18 33 13 9 5 1 4 3 2 

Average age ...................... 54 51 54 53 55 57 51 56 57 68 55 

Operators by place of birth: 

Virgin Islands ...................... 233 42 100 32 18 15 8 2 

Puerto Rico ......................... 47 16 12 11 4 2 1 

Elsewhere ................ ',' ........ 98 33 35 11 12 2 

Operators by place of residence: 

On farm operated ................... 315 81 126 43 27 16 3 4 

Off fam operated ......•........... 63 10 21 11 7 3 5 1 

Operators reporting days of work off 

farm: 

None .................................... 146 26 54 20 16 12 4 

1 to 49 clays, ................ ...... 3 1 

50 to 99 days ...................... 11 3 3 

100 to 149 days .................... 17 6 4 

150 to 199 days .•....•....•........ 10 3 5 

200 days or more .. " ................ 191 53 81 2.6 14 

Not reported ......................... 

Operators by main occupation: 

Agricul tural ........................ 157 27 56 22 16 15 4 

Nonagricultural ..................... 221 64 91 32 18 4 4 

FARM LOCA nON 

:Fams ................................. 

On hard surface road ............... 286 69 112 39 22 15 8 8 5 Off hard sUl'face road .............. 87 20 32 15 12 4 

Less than 1 mile ................ . 61 17 22 10 8 1 

1 to 2 miles ...................... 18 3 6 5 

3 to 4 miles ..................... 1 1 

5 miles or mo~e ................... 7 3 

lABOR STATUS 

Unpaid labor .................. farms .. 327 83 135 45 28 9 7 3 workers .• 718 163 250 191 50 17 16 12 11 (D) (D) Less than 25 days ........... farms .. 19 6 9 1 1 2 

workers .. 26 6 15 (D) (D) (D) 

25 to 149 days .............. fanns .. 108 31 53 13 4 2 1 1 2 1 workers .. 168 54 84 15 5 (D) (D) (D), (0) (D) 

150 days or more ...•....... . farms .• 229 57 87 32 24 7 4 7 6 2 3 workers .. 524 103 151 175 45 11 12 11 9 (D) (D) 

Paid labor .................... farms .. 109 14 35 10 18 14 2 3 5 workers .. 315 22 68 41 28 (D) (D) 7 53 12 40 Less than 25 days ........... faros .. 15 2 7 4 1 1 workers .. 23 (D) 13 4 (D) (D) 25 to 149 days .............. farms .. 40 5 13 4 7 6 3 2 workers .. 67 5 16 14 14 10 (D) (D) 150 days or more ............ farms .. 64 8 15 7 8 10 2 3 3 5 workers .. 225 15 39 27 10 31 (D) (D) 12 (D) Not reported .................. farms .. 4 1 3 

FARMS BY VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 

PRODUCTS SOLD 

$1 to $99 (see text) ................. 9 2 $100 to $499 ..•••••••.••••.•.••••••.. 110 56 35 8 $500 to $1,199 ....................... 64 21 22 7 

$1,200 to $2,499 ..................... 28 6 8 4 

$2,500 to $4,999 •••••••.••••••••••••• 28 4 6 2 $5,000 to $7,499 ..................... 11 1 3 3 $7,500 to $9,999 ... , ................. 

$10,000 or more ...................... 21 4 

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 

Traotors ...................... farms .. 46 1 8 7 2 3 4 4 number .. 108 (D) 12 13 6 42 (D) 6 7 (D) 11 Automobiles ................... farms .. 225 51 86 31 23 13 4 5 4 3 5 number .. 300 59 107 47 27 32 4 7 7 3 7 Motortrucks •.........•........ farms .. 180 35 62 31 17 13 5 5 7 2 3 number .. 261 38 74 55 20 30 7 7 17 (D) (D) Electrici ty ................... farms .. 344 82 131 49 32 18 8 7 9 3 5 Piped running water ........... fams .. 326 80 124 46 31 17 8 5 8 4 

1978 Census of Agriculture Virgin Islands 15 
Table 21. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

100 175 260 500 1,000 

All farms Less than 3 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 to 174 to 259 to 499 to 999 acres or 

Total 3 acres acres acres acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

SOURCE OF FINANCING 

Operator ............. , .. 0 ••••• farms .. 294 69 112 45 30 15 6 5 4 

1 to 24 percent .................... 

25 to 49 percent ................... 1 

50 to 74 percent ................... 1 

75 to 99 percent ................... 3 2 

100 percent ........................ 289 68 111 43 30 15 

Pri vate ....................... farms .. 79 22 34 

1 to 24 percent .................. " 3 

25 to 49 percent ................... 

50 to 74 percent .................. . 

75 to 99 percent ................... 

100 percent ........................ 75 21 34 5 

COJIl1l}ercial .••..• ....•.•..•.•• • farnls .. 2 

1 to 24 percent .................... . 1 

25 to 49 percent ................... 

50 to 74 percent ................... 

75 to 99 percent ................... 

100 percent .•...................... 

Govern.ment .................... faI'Ills .. 9 4 

1 to 24 percent .................... 1 1 

25 to 49 percent ................... 1 

50 to 74 percent •... '" ............ 2 

75 to 99 percent ................... 1 

100 percent ........................ 4 

Other ............. , ........... farms,. 4 2 

1 to 24 percent ..................... 1 1 

25 to 49 percent ................... 

50 to 74 percent ................... 

75 to 99 percent ............. , ..... 

100 percent ........................ 

SELECTED PRODUCTION EXPENSES 

Machine hire and customwork ••• farms .. 103 11 35 20 13 6 4 3 6 2 

dollars .. 109,942 4,050 48,014 11,646 13,614 4,400 2,078 4,259 (D) (D) 6,000 

Hired labor ..... .........•.... farms .• 114 15 37 8 18 13 4 3 8 3 5 

dollars .. 915,978 49,063 236,084 143,420 27,638 140,820 17,500 32,289 31,481 72,082 165,601 

Feed for livestock and 

poul try ...................... farms .. 251 62 93 27 27 14 7 8 3 4 

dollars .. 868,732 146,294 94,504 28,260 35,960 24,728 12,400 54,579 116,845 95,298 259,864 

InsectiCides, fungicides. and herbicides ........ ............... . farms .. 89 22 32 10 11 1 1 1 1 3 

dollars .. 49,948 1,216 3,845 2,385 478 20,832 (D) (D) (D) (D) 16,108 

Fertilizers and manure 

purchased .................... farms .. 79 16 34 10 7 1 3 2 

dollars .• 41,413 1,003 7,766 5,285 409 15,245 (D) 2,689 (D) 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased .................... fanns .. 92 25 38 11 1 2 1 1 

dollars .. 87,249 35,308 25,305 6,640 3,756 2,750 5,150 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

FA lUI SALES BY CO~ThIODITY GROUP OR 

PRODUCT 

Vegetable and field crops .•... farms .. 77 29 34 2 1 

dollars .. 65,894 20,616 22,401 4,733 1,373 (D) (D) 

Frui ts and nuts ............... farms .. 111 41 42 10 9 4 2 1 1 1 

dollars .. 36,834 7,453 14,257 1,669 2,093 8,927 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Ornamental plants and other nursery 

crops ........ ............... . farms •. 16 1 8 5 1 1 

dollars .. 353,507 (D) 244,299 96,770 (D) (D) 

Livestock ......... , ... . ... .•.. farms .. 170 51 40 19 18 13 6 7 9 3 4 

dollars .. 484,948 26,927 21,990 14,920 36,456 23,657 23,840 19,339 57,250 59 ;081 201,488 

Milk .. , .. .................... . farms .. 12 4 1 2 2 1 2 

dollars .. 1,074,145 806 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Chickens and eggs ............. farms .. 54 21 18 7 5 2 1 

dollars .. 211,731 152,881 52,523 1,267 1,095 (D) (D) 

SELECTED FRUITS AND NUTS 

Avocados ...................... farms .. 173 38 78 25 20 6 1 1 2 

Trees of bearing age .. 962 134 365 103 72 81 (D) (D) (D) 

trees of nonhearing age .. 694 115 348 101 94 23 (D) (D) 

number harvested .. 15,472 5,185 5,387 2,670 870 (D) (D) 

number sold .. 5,288 2,600 1,838 250 50 550 

sales, dollars .. 2,988 1,680 928 170 75 135 

Bananas ....................... fa:nns .. 181 49 81 21 18 5 2 2 1 1 

hIlls of bearing age .. 5,455 902 2,718 678 379 366 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

hills of nonbear1ng age .. 8,573 883 3,663 664 203 59 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

bunches harvested .. 3,232 632 1,461 293 489 211 (D) (D) 

bunches sold .. 1,138 215 756 18 4 53 (D) (D) 

;:la les. dollars .. 5,306 932 3,404 140 75 325 (D) (D) 

16 Virgin Island" 1978 Census of Agriculture 
Table 21. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

100 175 260 500 1,000 

All farms Less than 3 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 SO to 99 to 174 to 259 to 499 to 999 acres or 

Total 3 acres acres acres aeres acres acres acres acres acres .. ore 

SELECTED FRUITS AND NUTS--Con. 

coconuts .•.•....•...... ....•. . tams •. 200 47 87 30 19 7 2 3 3 2 

trees of bea ring age .. 2,987 167 549 240 714 1,061 (D) 50 29 (D) 

trees of nonbearing age .• 3,537 200 688 109 378 2,092 (D) 31 (D) 

number harvested .. 18,033 3,810 5,731 1,801 5,535 772 (D) 250 (D) 

number sold .• 5,732 2,370 956 436 1,470 500 

sales, dollars .. 1,978 860 417 196 195 250 

Grapefruits ................... tams .. 70 13 24 13 13 3 1 2 1 

trees of beartng age •• 313 9 49 90 88 35 (D) (D) (D) 

trees of nonbearing age .. 158 (D) 64 9 26 (D) 

pounds harvested •• 2,738 (D) 112 707 940 850 (D) 

pounds sold •• 1,150 250 200 700 

sales, dollars .. 305 75 30 200 

Limes and lemons •.•••••••••••• farms •• 206 52 81 32 23 8 2 2 4 2 

trees of bearing age .. 1,067 93 284 206 232 57 (D) (D) 24 (D) 

trees of nonbearing age .. 483 74 233 70 31 (D) (D) 64 

pounds harvested •• 18,368 2,290 4,385 2,178 5,805 (D) (D) 750 

pounds sold .. 9,075 935 565 800 4,525 1,800 450 

sales, dollars .. 2,664 492 179 175 1,013 780 25 

Mangoes ••••••••••••••••.•.••.• farms •• 208 52 87 28 21 9 2 3 3 1 2 

trees of bearing age .. 3,654 149 753 417 533 368 (D) 100 460 (D) (D) 

trees of nonbearing age .. 1,681 367 413 62 132 25 (D) 225 (D) 

number harvested .• 111,505 9,148 49,686 8,100 4,621 30,450 5,000 (D) (D) 

number sold ... 83,535 4,115 36,610 3,600 2,760 27,750 5,000 (0) (D) 

sales ~ dollars ... 18,846 2,373 7,150 683 580 6,275 585 (D) (D) 

Oranges .....•.•. ....... 0 •••••• • fams .. 119 29 48 16 13 7 1 1 2 

trees of bearing age .. 346 18 103 51 70 56 (0) (D) (D) 

trees of nonbearlng age •. 359 58 159 109 23 4 6 

pounds harvested •• 2,445 127 806 133 735 634 10 

pounds sold .• 750 100 150 500 

sales, dollars .. 195 30 15 150 

Pa.payas ••••• ••••••••••••••••• • fBl'IIl5 • • 167 44 73 24 15 5 3 2 

trees of bearing age .. 3,893 471 1,337 327 355 310 (D) 35 (D) 

trees of nonbear1ng age .. 1,247 163 769 51 204 20 40 

pounds harvested •• 15,117 3,997 6,060 1,710 1,215 (D) (D) 

pounds sold •• 5,904 1,684 2,080 90 150 1,900 

sales, dollars .. 2,711 935 974 30 32 800 

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS 

Horses, col ts, and ponies ..... fams .• 44 5 10 3 6 6 3 2 4 4 

nwnber •. 208 10 17 10 50 12 23 (D) 43 (D) 34 

Sales ....................... fams .. 6 1 1 1 1 2 

number .. 11 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Mules, asses, and burros .....• fanns •. 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 

number •• 8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Sales •. ...................... fanns .. 

number •• 

Sheep and lambs ................ fams .. 76 15 24 10 6 7 3 4 7 

number •• 2,631 172 303 137 557 633 56 408 365 

Sales ........... ................ .. fams ... 32 7 7 1 4 4 2 3 4 

number ... 710 51 37 (D) 70 117 (D) 228 185 

Goats and kids ................... farms ... 176 41 73 27 12 10 3 6 4 

number ... 5,849 913 1,625 865 752 361 336 257 740 

Sales . ....................... . farms .• 88 28 26 11 8 6 2 3 4 

nwnber •. 1,352 350 223 147 187 (D) (D) 130 49 

Hogs' and pigs ................. farms .. 127 30 43 22 11 6 4 5 4 2 number •• 1,866 397 531 370 160 100 113 9; (D) (D) 

Under 8 months old ........ farms •• 94 22 33 15 9 5 3 3 3 1 number •• 1,155 250 303 215 96 49 106 69 (D) (D) 

8 months old or older ..... farm ... 103 23 31 20 10 6 3 5 4 1 number •• 711 147 228 155 64 51 7 30 (D) (D) 

Sa les •••••••••••.••••.••.•.• farms •• 55 19 11 10 4 3 1 3 4 

number •• 892 199 228 87 38 65 (D) (D) 133 

Cattle and calves ............. farm ••• 119 17 30 17 14 12 7 6 8 3 5 number •• 6,126 78 155 120 213 332 183 340 834 595 3,276 Cows •••••••••••••••••••••• fartn8 •• 90 11 20 11 10 11 5 6 8 3 5 number •• 2,824 26 56 57 96 127 68 155 487 336 1,416 Heifer. and heifer calve. 

1 year old and q 1der ..... farm ••• 53 4 7 7 7 8 3 4 5 3 5 number •• 1,153 1 14 23 22 91 50 86 146 103 611 Bulls, bull calves, steers, 

and steer calves 1 year 

old or older ............. farms .. 89 14 12 11 12 12 7 6 7 3 5 number •• 625 27 22 26 48 85 41 25 60 29 262 Calves under 1 year old •• • farms • • 67 7 19 5 9 6 5 5 4 3 4 number •• 1,524 18 63 14 47 29 24 74 141 127 987 Sa 1es •••••••••••••••••••••.. farms •• 63 9 8 7 8 8 5 5 6 3 4 number •• 1,295. 25 23 19 67 58 60 65 251 238 489 

Li vcstock sold ....... ......... • farms •. 170 51 40 19 18 13 6 7 9 3 4 sales, dollars .. 484,948 26,927 21,990 14,920 36,456 23,657 23,840 19,339 57,250 59,081 201,488 Milk sold ................................... farms ... 12 4 1 2 2 1 2 quarts ... 2,887,740 2,186 (D) 244,800 (D) (D) (D) 

sales, dollars ... 1,074,145 806 (D) (0) (D) (D) (D) 

1978 Census of Agriculture VIrgin 1Umd. 17 
Table 21. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All farms Less than 

POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS 

Chickens ........•.•..•.....•.. farms .. 

nwnber .• 

Sales ....................... farms .. 

number .. 

5 months old or older ••..... farms .. 

number .. 

Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other 

poultry ..............•....... farms .. 

number .. 

Sales ....................... farms .. 

number .. 

Chicken eggs sold ............. fanus .. 

dozens .. 

Poultry and eggs sold ......... farms .. 

sales, dollars .. 

Total 3 acres 

154 

31,478 

25 

16,673 

124 

22,344 

37 

1,027 

4 

273 

41 

202,214 

54 

211,731 

47 

15,756 

9 

10,992 

42 

13 ,433 

12 

366 

3 

(D) 

14 

153,523 

21 

152,881 

Table 22. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms •.•.•••.••.••• number •• 

Percent of farms ........ . 

Land in fanns ....... acres .. 

Percent distribution ..... 

Average size of 

farms ............ acres .. 

LAND USE 

Cropland ...•........ farms •. 

acres .. 

Harvested 

cropland ......... farms .. 

acres .. 

Other cropland .... farms .. 

acres .. 

Pasture or grazing 

land ............•.. farms .. 

acres .. 

Woodland not 

pas tured ........... fanus .. 

acres .. 

Other land ...•••.•.. farms .. 

acres .. 

FARMS BY SIZE 

FaI'1J\s ••••••••••••• ~ ••• ~ •••• 

Less than 3 acres .......• 

3 to 9 acres ............. . 

10 to 19 acres .......... . 

20 to 49 acres .......... . 

50 to 99 acres •••.•.••••• 

100 to 174 acres .•.•••••• 

175 to 259 acres •.••••••. 

260 to 499 acres ••••••••• 

500 to 999 acres ..••••••. 

1,000 acre s or more ..... . 

HOME CONSUMPTION OR SALE 

Home consumption •••• farms •• 

Sale ........•...•••. farms .• 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

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 place of birth: 

Virgin Islands .......... ~ 

Puerto Rico ...•.....••... 

Elsewhere ............... . 

18 Virgin Islands 

Total 

378 

100.0 

24,397 

100.0 

64.5 

316 

1,699 

263 

1,184 

53 

515 

198 

18,929 

50 

2,408 

253 

1,361 

378 

91 

147 

54 

34 

19 

8 

8 

9 

3 

202 

176 

4 

24 

72 

83 

106 

89 

54 

233 

47 

98 

Full Part 

owners owners 

295 

78.0 

8,433 

34.6 

28.6 

260 

801 

217 

473 

43 

328 

147 

5,463 

38 

1,020 

205 

1,149 

295 

76 

113 

43 

29 

14 

8 

181 

114 

2 

17 

58 

56 

86 

76 

54 

197 

36 

62 

30 

8.0 

7,033 

28.8 

234.4 

28 

686 

21 

520 

7 

166 

22 

5,776 

3 

502 

19 

69 

30 

3 

11 

5 

1 

2 

5 

25 

5 

11 

8 

6 

54 

17 

5 

8 

3 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 

100 

to 174 

acres acres acres acres 

63 

11,859 

8 

4,707 

49 

7,011 

13 

229 

1 

(D) 

17 

46,987 

18 

52,523 

Man17 

1,140 

3 

70 

12 

561 

5 

38 

4 

1,030 

7 

1,267 

13 

870 

3 

(D) 

11 

501 

1 

(D) 

4 

546 

5 

1,095 

6 

1,445 

2 

(D) 

5 

720 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

agers Tenants Item 

25 

6.6 

2,583 

10.6 

103.3 

11 

26 

10 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

14 

2,409 

4 

75 

17 

(D) 

25 

1 

13 

4 

4 

1 

10 

15 

2 

2 

3 

7 

7 

4 

49 

10 

4 

11 

28 

7.4 

6,348 

26.0 

226.7 

17 

186 

15 

(D) 2 

(D) 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTlCS--Con. 

Operators by place of 

residence: 

On farm operated ........ . 

Off farm operated •..••••• 

Operators reporting days of 

work off farm: 

None .................... . 

1 to 49 days ••..••••••.•• 

50 to 99 days •••.•.•••••. 

100 to 149 days •.••.••••. 

150 to 199 days •.•.•••••• 

200 days or more .......•. 

Not reported .............. . 

15 Operators by main 

5,281 occupation: 

Agricultural ............ . 

5 Nonagricultural ......... . 

811 

12 

(D) FARM LOCATION 

28 

11 

10 

2 

6 

22 

5 

6 

9 

5 

3 

47 

9 

2 

17 

Farms on hard surface 

road ..................... . 

Farms off hard surface 

road ..................... . 

Less than 1 mile ...•...•. 

1 to 2 miles •••••....•••• 

3 to 4 miles ............ . 

5 miles or more ......... . 

LABOR STATUS 

Unpaid labor ........ farms .. 

workers .. 

Less than 25 

days ............. farms .. 

workers .. 

25 to 149 days •• ,. farms •• 

workers .. 

150 days or more .. farms .. 

,yorkers .. 

Paid labor .......... farms •• 

workers •. 

Less than 25 

days ............. farms .. 

workers .. 

25 to 149 days ••.• farms •• 

workers .. 

150 days or more .. farms .. 

workers .. 

Not reported ........ fanns .. 

acres 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

175 

to 259 

acres 

260 

to 499 

Total 

315 

63 

146 

3 

11 

17 

10 

191 

157 

221 

286 

87 

61 

18 

1 

7 

327 

718 

19 

26 

108 

168 

229 

524 

109 

315 

15 

23 

40 

67 

64 

225 

4 

1 

(D) 

Full 

owners 

262 

33 

113 

2 

8 

15 

7 

150 

118 

177 

228 

62 

42 

12 

1 

7 

259 

604 

15 

22 

95 

148 

174 

434 

78 

154 

13 

(D) 

32 

53 

39 

(D) 

3 

acres 

3 

270 

2 

(D) 

3 

156 

Part 

owners 

23 

7 

12 

1 

1 

3 

13 

16 

14 

23 

22 

33 

2 

(D) 5 

(D) 

18 

25 

16 

122 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

13 

110 

500 

to 999 

acres 

Man1,000 

acres or 

more 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

agers Tenants 

11 

14 

15 

8 

17 

17 

20 

29 

3 

4 

17 

25 

8 

8 

1 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

19 

9 

13 

13 

15 

13 

18 

10 

7 

3 

26 

52 

2 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

20 

40 

7 

31 

4 

8 

5 

23 

1 

1978 Census of Agriculture 
Table 22. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

Item 

FARMS BY VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

$1 to $99 (see text) ••••••• 

$100 to $499 ••••••••••••••• 

$500 to $1,199 •••••••••••.• 

$1,200 to $2,499 ••••••••••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 ••••••••••• 

$5,000 to $7,499 ••••••••••• 

$7,500 to $9,999 •••••••.••• 

$10,000 or more •.•••••••••• 

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND 

FACILITIES' 

Tractors ...•...•...• farms .. 

number .• 

Automobiles ...... 0 •• farms •. 

number .. 

Motortrucks ...•..•.. farms. 0 

number .. 

Electricity ......... farms •. 

Piped running water. farms. 0 

SOURCE OF FINANCING 

Operator ....•....... fanns •. 

1 to 24 percent .........• 

25 to 49 percent ......... . 

50 to 74 percent •........ 

75 to 99 percent ••••••••• 

100 percent .......•...... 

Private ............. farms .. 

1 to 24 percent •....•.... 

25 to 49 percent ••••••••• 

50 to 74 percent ••••..••• 

75 to 99 percent. ....... . 

100 percent •••.•••••••••• 

Commercial .......•.. fanns •• 

1 to 24 percent .........• 

25 to 49 percent ........ . 

50 to 74 percent ••••••••• 

75 to 99 percent .. ~ ... ' .. 

100 percent ...........••. 

Government .......... farms .. 

1 to 24 percent .......•.. 

25 to 49 percent ......•.. 

50 to 74 percent. •••••••• 

75 to 99 percent .•....... 

100 percent. ••••••••••••• 

Other ................ fanns .• 

1 to 24 percent ......... . 

25 to 49 percent ....... .. 

50 to 74 percent ••••••••• 

75 to 99 percent. •••••••• 

100 percent .........•.... 

SELECTED PRODUCTTON EXPENSES 

Machine hire and custOffiwork ........ 0.8 •••• fanns .• 

dollars •• 

Hired labor ..••..... farms .• 

dollars •• 

Feed for livestock and 

poultry ............. farms .• 

dollars •• 

Insecticides, fungicides., 

and herbicides .••.. farms •. 

dollars .. 

Fertilizers and manure 

purchased .....•.••. fams •. 

dollars •• 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased ......... ~ fanns .• 

dollars .. 

SALES BY COMl'10DITY GROUP OR 

PRODUCT 

Vegetable and field 

crops .............. fanns~. 

dollars •• 

Fruits and nuts ...... farms •. 

dollars ... 

1978 Census of Agriculture 

Full 

Total owners 

9 

110 

64 

28 

28 

11 

21 

46 

108 

225 

300 

180 

261 

344 

326 

294 

1 

1 

3 

289 

79 

3 

75 

9 

1 

1 

2 

1 

4 

4 

103 

109,942 

114 

915,978 

251 

868 .• 732 

89 

49,948 

79 

41,413 

92 

87,249 

77 

65,894 

111 

36,834 

8 

89 

53 

21 

20 

9 

10 

28 

71 

179 

236 

131 

185 

272 

254 

247 

1 

1 

245 

44 

43 

3 

78 

61,909 

81 

430..028 

189 

404,957 

64 

26,821 

60 

21,887 

73 

57,310 

58 

44.528 . 90 

32,263 

Part 

owners 

1 

7 

5 

5 

1 

10 

26 

23 

37 

23 

44 

28 

29 

22 

1 

20 

8 

3 

1 

13 

35,000 

16 

266,891 

23 

389,860 

12 

21,067 

11 

8,613 

6 

8,084 

5 

4,460 

9 

1,805 

Managers Tenants Item 

8 

1 

4 

3 

4 

13 

16 

12 

14 

21 

22 

10 

10 

13 

13 

4,213 

9 

102,599 

19 

31,802 

4 

317 

3 

1,083 

6 

4 .• 640 

5 

3,565 

4 

1,708 

6 

6 

1 

SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR 

PRODUCT--Con. 

Ornamental plants and other 

nursery crops ....... farms •• 

dollars •. 

Livestock .............. farms .. 

3 dollars •• 

2 Milk •••••••••••••••• farms .• 

dollars .. 

3 Chickens and eggs ••• farms .. 

dollars •• 

SELECTED FRUITS AND NlITS 

5 Avocados .............. farms .. 

7 trees of bearing age .. 

10 trees of nonbearing age .. 

11 number harvested .. 

14 number sold •• 

18 sales, dollars •. 

23 Bananas .............. farms .. 

21 hills of bearing age •• 

hills of nonbearing age .. 

bunches harvested .• 

bunches sold .. 

15 sales, dollars .. 

Coconuts .............. farms .. 

trees of bearing age .. 

1 trees of nonbearing age .. 

14 number harvested .. 

number so ld .. 14 2 sales, dollars .. 

Grapefruits .......... farms .. 

12 

5 

8,820 

8 

116,460 

trees of bearing age .. 

trees of nonbearing age •. 

pounds harvested .. 

pounds sold •• 

sales, dollars .. 

Limes and lemons ..... farms •. 

trees of bearing age .. 

trees of nonbearing age .. 

pounds harvested ... 

pounds so Id .. 

sales, dollars." 

Mangoes ................. farIns .. . 

trees of bearing age .. 

trees of nonbearing age. 0 

number harves ted ... 

nwnber so Id ... 

sales, dollars .. 

Oranges .............. fat1ns .. . 

trees of bearing age .• 

trees of nonbearing age .• 

pounds harves ted •• 

pounds so Id .. 

sales, dollars .. 

Papayas •• 0 •••••••••• farms .. 

trees of bearing age .. 

trees of nonbearing age .. 

pounds harvested .. 

pounds so ld •. 

sales, dollars .. 

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK 

20 PRODUCTS 

42,113 

9 

1,743 

5 

9,830 

7 

17,215 

9 

13,321 

8 

1,058 

Horses, colts, and 

ponies .•..••..... '. fanns .. 

number .. 

Sales •••••••...... farms •. 

number .. 

Mules, asses, and 

burros •....•••..... fanns 0 • 

number .. 

Sales ••...... o. •••• farms .. 

number .• 

Sheep and lambs ••••• farms •• 

number •• 

Sales .••••••••.•.. farms .. 

number .. 

Goats and kids •••••• farms •• 

number .• 

Sales •.•• 0 •••••••• fanus •• 

number •• 

Total 

16 

353,507 

170 

484,948 

12 

1,074,145 

54 

211,731 

173 

962 

694 

15,472 

5,288 

2,988 

181 

5,455 

8,573 

3,232 

1,138 

5,306 

200 

2,987 

3,537 

18,033 

5,732 

1,978 

70 

313 

158 

2,738 

1,150 

305 

206 

1,067 

483 

18,368 

9,075 

2,664 

208 

3,654 

1,681 

111,505 

83,535 

18,846 

119 

346 

359 

2,445 

750 

195 

167 

3,893 

1,247 

15,117 

5,904 

2,771 

44 

208 

6 

11 

6 

8 

76 

2,631 

32 

710 

176 

5,849 

88 

1,352 

Full 

owners 

11 

116,008 

131 

236,227 

7 

160,066 

44 

171,575 

145 

547 

615 

11,165 

3,873 

2,335 

153 

4,551 

7,265 

2,919 

974 

4,180 

174 

1,608 

1,311 

15,556 

5,057 

1,650 

61 

254 

155 

2,614 

1,150 

305 

177 

814 

406 

16,865 

8,665 

2,459 

173 

2,481 

1,197 

98,740 

73,325 

17,101 

104 

247 

326 

1,695 

650 

165 

138 

2,162 

1,210 

iJ,539 

5,590 

2,402 

30 

138 

4 

6 

5 

(D) 

60 

1,805 

26 

447 

137 

4,338 

72 

1,092 

Part 

owners 

1 

(D) 

17 

165,780 

5 

914,079 

2 

(D) 

15 

146 

28 

1,517 

50 

75 

12 

196 

199 

205 

81 

622 

12 

199 

73 

1,305 

150 

53 

5 

39 

(D) 

100 

15 

129 

15 

930 

10 

5 

18 

509 

196 

7,515 

5,110 

900 

10 

63 

11 

726 

100 

30 

13 

1,290 

18 

1,020 

100 

20 

8 

29 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

447 

2 

(D) 

11 

384 

6 

161 

Managers Tenants 

1 

(D) 

9 

9,455 

2 

(D) 

7 

151 

19 

290 

115 

78 

6 

505 

791 

95 

70 

420 

8 

98 

68 

1,147 

500 

250 

3 

20 

24 

6 

20 

36 

173 

7 

124 

61 

5,250 

5,100 

845 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

24 

6 

277 

5 

324 

60 

100 

7 

108 

3 

13 

12 

215 

3 

36 

3 

12,484 

13 

73,486 

6 

15,398 

6 

118 

32 

2,500 

1,250 

500 

10 

203 

318 

13 

13 

84 

6 

1,082 

2,085 

25 

25 

25 

1 

(D) 

8 

104 

26 

400 

400 

200 

10 

540 

227 

2 

(D) 

CD) 

10 

164 

14 

234 

154 

249 

6 

41 

1 

CD) 

5 

271 

1 

(D) 

16 

912 

7 

63 

Virgin Islands 19 
Table 22. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con, 

Item Fuil Part Man- Full Part Man- Item Total owners owners agers Tenants Total owners owners agers Tenants 

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK LIVESTCCK AND LIVESTCCK PRODUCTS--Con. PRODUCTS--Con. 

Hogs and pigs .............. farm~ .... 127 95 12 9 11 Cattle and calves--Con. 

number ... 1,866 1,258 194 183 231 Sales ........................ farms .... 63 48 9 2 4 

Under 8 months m .. nnber ... 1,295 511 578 (D) (D) 

old ........................ farm.s .... 94 67 9 9 9 Livestock sold ....... . farms • .. 170 131 17 9 13 

number ... 1,155 811 99 99 146 sales, dollars ... 484,948 236,227 16S,780 9,455 73,486 

8 months old or Milk so Id ..................... farms .... 12 7 5 - . older .................. farms ... 103 75 10 8 10 quarts ... 2,887,740 443,206 2,444,534 - - number ... 711 447 95 84 85 sales, dollars •• 1,074,145 160,066 914,079 - - Sales ......................... farms ... 55 36 9 5 5 POULTRY AND number ... 892 592 175 71 54 POULTRY 

PRODUCTS 

Cattle and calves .•. fanns ... 119 80 17 10 12 Chickens ........................ farms .... 154 121 10 7 16 

number ... 6,126 2,169 2,282 238 1,437 number ... 31,478 20,652 1,138 2,070 7,618 Cows ........................ farms .... 90 60 15 6 9 Sales ................... fanns .... 25 21 2 1 1 number ... 2,824 723 1,379 108 614 nwnber .. 16,673 14,028 (D) (D) (D) Heifers and heifer 5 months old or 

calves 1 year old or older ............ farrns .. 124 98 8 4 14 older •.•••...•• farms ... 53 36 U 3 3 number .. 22,344 16,472 622 186 5,064 number .. 1,153 531 395 38 189 Turkeys, ducks, geese, 

and other poultry .. farms .. 37 31 2 - 4 

Bulls, bull calves, number •• 1,027 895 (D) - (D) 

steers, and steer Sa les ................. farms .. 4 4 - - - calves 1 year old or number .. 273 273 - - -

older •••..•.••• farms •• 89 60 12 5 12 Chicken eggs sold .... farms .. 41 33 - 2 6 

number •. 625 343 125 34 123 dozens .. 202,214 163,666 - (D) (D) 

Calves under 1 year Poultry and eggs 

old .......... .• fanns •• 67 44 9 7 7 sold ................. farms .. 54 44 2 2 6 

number .. 1,524 572 383 58 511 sales, dollars .. 2U,731 171,575 (D) (D) 15,398 

Table 23. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 

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

Total $100 $499 $1,199 $2,499 $4,999 $7,499 $9,999 or more 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ................. " ........................ number •. 378 116 110 64 28 28 11 21 

Percent of farms reporting ........................ 100.0 30.7 29.1 16.9 7.4 7.4 2.9 5.6 

Land in farms ............... " •. " ......... " .. " ... acres ... 24,397 3,838 1,179 1,071 925 3,005 1,254 13,125 

Percent dis tribution" .............. " ............... " . 100.0 15.8 4.8 4.4 3.8 12.3 5.1 53.8 

Average size of farms ....... " ...... " ............ acres" • 64.5 33.1 10.7 16.7 33.0 107.3 114.0 625.0 

LAND USE 

Total croplartd •.................••.•..•.... farms •. 316 99 92 54 28 17 9 17 

acres .. 1,699 306 138 181 63 133 93 785 

Harves ted cropland" ••.. " ..... " ............. farms .• 263 78 83 42 23 17 6 14 

acres •. 1,184 139 105 80 46 133 49 632 

Other crop land ................................. farms •. 53 21 9 12 5 3 3 

acres. " 515 167 33 101 17 44 153 

Pasture and grazing land .......................... farms ... 198 55 46 38 17 21 9 12 

acres .• 18,929 2,789 484 445 706 2,777 823 10,905 

Woodland not pastured ..•.•.•••....•.•..••.. farms .. 50 21 9 9 2 2 2 5 

acres .• 2,408 210 381 337 (D) (D) (D) 1,316 

Other land ............................................ fanns" . 253 92 73 38 17 14 5 14 

acres .. 1,361 533 176 108 61 73 291 119 

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 

Trae tors ........................................... t farms .. 46 11 5 4 5 6 3 12 

number .. 108 15 6 37 6 8 5 31 

Automobiles ................................... farms ... 225 76 65 34 15 14 5 16 

number .. 300 104 78 54 20 14 5 25 

Motortrucks ......................................... farms .. 180 42 40 36 20 19 6 17 

number ... 261 68 44 52 24 22 9 42 

Electricity ...................................... oo ••• farnts •. 344 108 103 55 23 23 11 21 

Piped running water ........................... fanns •. 326 99 94 52 22 27 11 21 

SELECTED PRODUCTION EXPENSES 

Machine hire and customwork .....•.......... fanns •. 103 22 19 21 11 12 9 9 

sales, dollars •• 109,942 8,169 14,415 8,540 11,616 11,283 18,709 37,210 

Hired labor ........................................ farnlS .... 114 20 18 19 13 15 8 21 

sales, dollars. " 915,978 193,556 30,108 106,370 46,660 26,270 44,715 468,299 

Feed for 1 i ves tock and poul try" ................. farms •• 251 61 77 44 21 23 8 17 

sales, dollars •• 868,732 34,949 52,498 67,168 23,254 54,954 21,799 614,110 

Insecticides, funglc ides, and he.rbicides .•. farms •. 89 15 18 21 12 7 4 12 

sales, dollars •• 49,948 1,292 923 22,016 721 390 570 24,036 

Fertilizers and manure purchased ............. • farms • • 79 18 14 19 10 5 4 9 

sales, dollars .... 41,413 3,804 1,538 10,980 652 156 6,780 17,503 

Livestock and poultry purchased ................ farms .• 92 20 25 17 11 6 5 8 

sales, dollars •• 87,249 5,758 2,739 7,123 5,874 4,920 17,605 43,230 

20 Virgin Islands 1978 Census of AgricultUre 
Table 23. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

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

Total $100 $499 $1,199 $2,499 $4,999 $7,499 $9,999 or more 

FARM SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT 

Vegetable and field crops •••.•••••••••••••• farms •. 77 2 29 22 9 4 4 

sales, dollars •• 65,894 (D) (D) 8,824 9,614 9,508 16,354 17,555 

Fruits and nuts •.....•....•..•..........•.. farntS .. III 5 47 30 15 5 4 5 

sales, dollars .. ',36,834 203 6,348 10,522 4,561 6,175 5,628 3,397 

Ornamental plants and other nursery crops .• farms .. 16 3 4 1 2 1 5 

sales, dollars •• 353,507 565 720 (D) (0) (D) 351,384 

Li ves tock ......•..•....•........••..•.....• farms .. 170 2 58 42 20 26 7 15 

sales, dollars .. 484,948 (D) (D) 22,162 29,410 69,943 35,914 315,359 

Milk ••••••••••••••.•••.••••••••••••.••••••• farms •• 12 1 2 2 7 

sales, dollars •• 1,074,145 (D) (D) (D) 1,071,939 

Ch ickens and eggs ....•.•.....•............. farms .. 54 1 16 14 5 9 3 6 

sales, dollars .• 211,731 (D) (D) 4,638 4,667 9,024 10 ,300 180,524 

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS 

Horses, colts, and ponies ........•.....•... farms .. 44 9 8 4 8 4 5 

number •• 208 33 12 45 12 34 34 38 

S~les ••••..•••••••...•••.••••••••• " ••••• • farms ... 6 1 2 1 1 1 

number. " 11 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Mules, asses, and burros .....•........... farms .. 6 1 2 1 2 

number .. 8 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Sales .................................... fanns .. 

number .. 

Sheep and lambs ..•......................... farms .. 76 17 20 15 9 7 4 4 

number .. 2,631 595 322 158 889 457 101 109 

Sales ....•...•........................... farms .. 32 10 6 6 5 3 2 

number .. 710 42 40 275 161 (D) (D) Goats and kids ............................. farms .. 176 49 54 33 12 15 6 7 

number .. 5,849 898 1,210 1,143 687 1,311 136 464 

Sales ......•.....•........•.............. farTIlS .. 88 2 36 19 8 15 4 4 

number .. 1,352 (D) (D) 248 189 355 127 198 

Hogs and pigs .••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••• farms •• 127 33 37 24 12 11 4 6 

number .. 1,866 456 350 274 220 325 58 183 

Under 8 months old .........•........••. farms • • 94 24 27 17 11 9 2 4 

number .. 1,155 296 208 156 117 (D) (D) 161 

8 months old or older ..........•.....•. farms .. 103 27 28 20 10 10 4 4 

number .. l11 160 142 118 103 149 17 22 

Sales ....•.•......•.....•..............•. farms .. 55 23 12 7 7 2 4 

number .. 892 160 120 126 (D) (D) 230 

Cattle and calves ........................... fanns •. 119 23 15 23 18 19 6 15 

number .. 6,126 342 137 212 196 958 288 3,993 Cows .. , ..•......•......•.............. . fanns .• 90 14 7 18 16 16 4 15 number .. 2,824 130 75 94 77 528 101 1,819 Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old 

or 0 lder ....•......................... farnts •. 53 9 6 8 9 9 1 11 

number .. 1,153 83 32 31 47 (D) (D) 731 Bulls, bull calves) steers) and steer 

calves 1 year old or older .......•..•. fanns .. 89 11 10 18 13 18 5 14 number .. 625 53 17 48 42 134 43 288 Cal ves under 1 year old. 0 0 •••••• 0 •••••• farms .. 67 9 7 14 8 11 5 13 number •. 1,524 76 13 39 30 107 104 1,155 

Sales ...•.........•.........•.....•.•.... farms .. 63 1 15 12 17 6 12 number. 0 1,295 (D) (D) 48 152 76 988 Livestock sold ....... o •••••••• 0 ................ farms .. 170 2 58 42 20 26 7 15 sales) dollars .. 484,948 (D) (D) 22,162 29,410 69,943 35,914 315,359 Mi lk sold ••.•••••.•••.••.•.•.••.•..•....• , • farms .• 12 1 2 2 7 quarts .. 2,887,740 (D) (D) (D) 2,882,754 

sales, dollars .... 1,074,145 (D) (D) (D) 1,071,939 

POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS 

Chicken~ •• 0 ........................................ • farms ... 154 36 50 32 8 13 5 10 number •• 31,478 1,194 2,121 3,586 932 1,289 5,980 16,376 Sales ........... 0 .......................................... fanns .. 25 7 5 4 6 1 2 number .. 16,673 146 2,855 1,629 2,673 (D) (D) 5 months or older ....•........... 0 ......... farms .. 124 32 43 23 7 9 2 8 number .• 22,344 820 996 1,557 571 (D) (D) 13,213 Turkeys, ducks) geese, and other poultry ... farms .. 37 8 14 4 3 4 1 3 number .• 1,027 200 289 18 32 (D) (D) 316 Sales ...... 0 .......................................... farms .. 4 1 1 1 1 number ... 273 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Chicken eggs sold .................................. farms ... 41 1 10 11 4 2 6 dozens ... 202,214 (D) 1,416 2,870 2,960 1,238 (D) 185,310 Poultry and eggs sold .................... .. farms •. 54 1 16 14 5 9 3 6 sales) dollars .... 211,731 (D) (D) 4,638 4,667 9,024 10,300 180,524 

SELECTED FRUITS AND NUTS 

Avocados .......................................... farms .... 173 57 48 31 16 10 4 7 trees of bearing age ... 962 167 280 134 72 160 25 124 trees of nonbearing age ... 694 252 169 94 73 36 64 6 number harves ted .... 15,472 2,360 3,295 4,880 2,587 650 350 1,350 number sold .. 5,288 50 1,365 2,073 1,250 300 250 sales) dollars .. 2,988 75 .1,073 1,065 640 60 75 

1978 Census of Agriculture Virgin Islands 21 
Table 23. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con, 

Item Less than $~OO to $500 to $1,200 to $2,500 to $5,000 to $7,500 to $10,000 Total $100 $499 $1,199 $2,499 $4,999 $7,499 $9,999 or more 

SELECTED FRUITS AND NUTS--Con. 

Bananas, .....•.•.......•....•.•........... • farnw .• 181 55 59 35 15 7 4 6 hills of bearing age •• 5,455 652 1,591 1,570 350 905 250 137 hills of nonhearing age •• 8,573 705 1,926 1,578 732 335 3,187 110 bunches harvested .• 3,232 350 941 1,174 263 315 160 29 bunches sold •• 1,138 276 378 191 155 120 18 sales, dollars, . 5,306 1,115 1,601 1,185 755 520 130 Coconuts •. " ..•....••.•...•.....•.••..•.••• fanna •. 200 66 66 36 16 7 3 6 trees of bearing age •• 2,987 718 506 235 286 124 12 1,106 trees of nonhearing age .. 3,537 237 769 235 124 32 60 2,080 number harvested .. 18,033 3,990 6,004 4,189 3,070 180 600 number sold .• 5,732 1,252 2,980 1,000 500 sales) dollars •• 1,978 530 788 410 250 

Grapefrui ts ...••............•.•.......••... fartns .• 70 28 22 5 6 4 2 3 trees of bearing age. 0 313 113 50 36 44 (D) (0) 17 trees of nonbearing age •• 158 41 66 11 (0) (D) pounds harves ted .. 2,738 534 205 479 520 50 950 pounds sold •• 1,150 250 200 700 sales) dollars •• 305 75 30 200 Limes and lemons .................•..•...••• farms .. 206 70 66 35 12 12 4 7 trees of bearing age .. 1,067 412 191 167 50 103 25 119 trees of nonbearing age .• 483 125 202 61 7 22 61 5 pounds harvested .• 18,368 3,798 2,550 7,890 505 925 1,000 1,700 

pounds sold .. 9,075 175 505 5,610 135 600 950 1,100 

sales, dollars •• 2,664 88 234 1,261 76 450 225 330 

Ma.ngoes .••...•...•..•.•....••.•..••••..•.•. farms •• 208 64 64 37 18 11 4 10 trees of bearing age .• 3,654 730 553 362 199 567 488 755 trees of nonbearing age •• 1,681 216 266 304 174 90 450 181 number harvested .. 111,505 6,122 15,336 22,607 16,865 33,425 11,250 5,900 number sold •• 83,535 50 9,380 18,130 12,525 28,200 10,750 4,500 

sales, dollars •• 18,846 10 2,044 4,815 2,082 3,900 4,675 1,320 Ora~ges •.•••••..••••••••••.••••••••••••••• • farms •. 119 49 39 13 7 7 2 2 trees of bearing age •• 346 157 61 20 24 39 (0) (0) trees of nonbearing age •• 359 156 128 48 (D) 19 (0) 

pounds harvested •• 2,445 795 502 226 242 170 (0) (0) 

pounds sold •• 750 100 (D) (D) 

sales) dollars •• 195 30 (D) (0) 

Papayas ....... , .......•.............•...... fanns .. 167 52 62 25 8 4 7 trees of bearing age .. 3,893 662 1,236 530 136 1,140 70 119 trees of nonbearing age •. 1,247 99 809 197 26 46 40 30 pounds harves ted .• 15,117 2,876 4,838 2,208 1,070 1,710 90 2,325 

pounds Bold .• 5,904 2,034 410 150 1,120 90 2,100 

sales) dollars •• 2,771 831 157 45 850 38 850 

Table 24. Summary by Age of Operator: 1978 

Item Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 years 

To~al years years years years years and over 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ....... , •....•.............•......... number .• 378 4 24 72 83 106 89 

Percent of farms reporting ...................... 100.Q 1.1 6.4 19.0 22.0 28.0 23.5 

Land in farms .. 0 ••••••••••••••••• 0 ••••••••• acres .. 24,397 170 510 7,069 4,513 6,387 5,748 

Percent distribution ..........................•. 100.0 0.7 2.1 28.9 18.5 26.2 23.6 

Average size of farms ...............•..•. acres .• 64.5 42.5 21.2 98.2 54.4 60.3 64.6 

LAND USE 

Crop land .........•.......................• ~ farms •• ~16 3 14 56 80 85 78 

acres .. 1,699 17 88 320 677 177 420 

Harvested cropland •...... , ............... farms •. 263 1 13 46 63 72 68 

acres .• 1,184 (D) (0) 217 364 137 381 

Other cropland .•........• , ... 0 ••••••••••• farms .. 53 2 1 10 17 13 10 

acres .. 515 (D) (D) 103 313 40 39 

Pasture and grazing land ................... farms .• 198 2 16 40 35 66 39 

acres .. 18,929 (D) (0) 5,573 3,223 5,513 4,245 

Woodland not pas tured ...................... farms •• 50 1 3 6 7 20 13 

acres .. 2,408 (D) (0) 811 320 536 577 

Other land •.••••••••.•••••••••.••...••••••• farms •• 253 3 12 46 58 76 58 

acres •. 1,361 14 22 365 293 161 506 

SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 

Trac tors ................................... farms •. 46 6 9 12 l1 8 

number •. 108 6 45 24 16 17 

Automobiles .....•.. 00 ••• 0 •••••••••• , ••••••• farms .. 225 2 15 48 52 60 48 

number •. 300 (D) (D) 75 77 72 57 

Motortrucks ••..................•........... farms .. 180 2 10 46 47 49 26 

number .. 261 (D) (D) 74 78 63 32 

Electricity •••• , ••.•.••.•••.•...••••..••.•• farms •• 344 4 22 63 74 97 84 

Piped running water ...........•.....•..•.•. fanns .. 326 4 21 61 72 95 73 

22 Virgin Islands 1978 Census of Agriculture 
Table 24. Summary by Age of Operator: 1978-Con. 

Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 years Item Total years years and over years years years 

SELECTED PRODUCTION EXPENSES I 

Machine hire and customwork ~ ........................... .. fartnS .... 103 1 6 14 24 33 25 

sales, dollars •• 109,942 (D) (D) 19,415 38,647 27,516 22,259 

Hired labor ............................................................... farms .... 114 1 5 21 25 33 29 

sales, dollars •• 915,978 (D) (D) 392,805 220,145 144,363 130,190 

Feed for livestock and pOll 1 try .................. farms .... 251 3 18 52 53 73 52 

sales, dollars ... 868,732 720 15,653 149,490 245,325 240,329 217,215 

Insecticides) fungic ides) and herbicides ..... farms .... 89 1 6 18 17 25 22 

sales, dollars ... 49,948 (D) (D) 22,350 17,069 4,259 5,695 

Fertilizers and manure purchased .................... farms .... 79 6 16 19 22 16 

sales) dollars .... 41,413 560 18,040 10,746 5,915 6,152 

Livestock and poultry purchas ed ....................... farms ... 92 2 5 24 22 31 8 

sales) dollars ... 87,249 (D) (D) 54,407 8,006 11,981 10,560 

FARM SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT 

Vegetab le and field crops ................................ farms .... 77 6 15 20 18 18 

sales J dollars .... 65,894 3,518 10,697 27,452 8,683 15,544 

Fruits and nuts ...................................... farTIlS •• 111 1 4 23 19 34 30 

sales) dollars ... 36,834 (D) (D) 5,092 8,809 8,760 12,522 

Ornamental plants and other nursery crops .. farms .. 16 3 2 3 4 4 

sales) dollars •• 353,507 (D) (D) 225,550 96,420 737 

Li ves tock ....................................... farms .. 170 3 9 38 37 48 35 

sales) dollars .. 484,948 1,375 4,320 116,781 138,337 115,529 108,606 

Milk ••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••• farms •• 12 1 4 2 2 3 

sales) dollars .. 1,074,145 (D) 842 (D) (D) 206,992 

Chickens and eggs .............................. farms .. 54 2 13 10 16 13 

sales) dollars •• 211,731 (D) (D) 7,090 46,990 10,973 

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS 

Horses) col ts) and ponies .......................... farms .• 44 4 11 8 12 9 

number .. 208 7 62 49 70 20 

Sales .................................................... farms ... 6 4 2 

number ... 11 (D) (D) 

Mules) asses) and burros ............................... farms ... 6 1 1 1 1 2 

number. 0 8 (D) 

Sales ..................................................... farms ... 

(D) (D) (D) (D) 

number .. 

Sheep and lambs ............... , ........................... farms ... 76 2 12 15 31 16 

number .. 2,631 (D) (D) 481 1,186 812 Sales ............................................. farms ... 32 2 4 5 11 10 

number .. 710 (D) (D) 47 138 365 Goats and kids ..................................... farms .. 176 3 17 35 35 57 29 number ... 5,849 16 546 1,216 985 2,193 893 Sales ................................................... farms .. 88 8 19 22 25 14 

number ... 1,352 58 481 275 269 269 

Hogs and pigs ...................................... farms ... 127 1 8 25 34 40 19 number .. 1,866 (D) (D) 474 444 410 398 Under 8 months old .......................... farms .... 94 1 6 21 25 28 13 number ... 1,155 (D) (D) 334 259 240 235 8 months old or older ............................ fanns .. 103 1 7 14 28 36 17 number .. 711 (D) (D) 140 185 170 163 Sales .................................................... farms ... 55 3 10 19 12 11 number ... 892 140 242 226 159 125 

Cattle and calves ....................................... farms ... 119 3 10 29 20 32 25 number ... 6,126 45 121 1,462 1,239 1,711 1,548 

CO\.;rs ............................................... farms ... 90 3 5 18 17 24 23 number ... 2,824 21 58 608 625 678 834 Heifers and heifer calves I year old 

or older ......................................... farms .. 53 2 4 12 11 13 11 number ... 1,153 (D) (D) 210 197 344 373 Bulls, bull calves) steers) and steer 

calves 1 year old or 0 Ide.r ................. farms .... 89 2 6 22 14 23 22 number .. 625 (D) (D) 150 74 225 154 Calves under I year old ....................... farms .. 67 1 7 13 13 19 14 number ... 1,524 (D) (D) 494 343 464 187 Sales ........................................ farxns ... 63 1 1 17 11 18 15 number .. 1,295 (D) (D) 255 264 436 330 Livestock sold ................................. farms .. 170 3 9 38 37 48 35 sales) dollars .. 484,948 1,375 4,320 116,781 138,337 115,529 108,606 Nilk sold ................................... farms .. 12 1 4 2 2 3 quarts .. 2,887,740 (D) 2,166 (D) (D) 728,980 

sales) dollars •• 1,074,145 (D) 842 (D) (D) 206,992 

POULTRY AND POULTR \' PRODUCTS 

Chickens ............................................... farms .. 154 12 32 32 44 34 number ... 31,478 338 16,656 2,166 8,947 3,371 Sales ......................................................... farms .... 25 8 7 4 4 number ... 16,673 (D) (D) 1,093 276 48 5 months old or o lde.r .............................. farnlS .... 124 10 28 26 34 26 number •. 22,344 161 14,555 980 4,909 1,739 

1978 Census of Agriculture Virgin Islands 23 
Table 24. Summary by Age of Operator: 1978-Con. 

Item Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 years 

Total years years years years years and over 

POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS--Con. 

Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry ... farms .. 37 5 10 4 11 7 

number •• 1,027 70 157 62 593 145 

Sales ........ " .............................................................. farms .... 4 2 1 1 

number •• 273 (D) (D) (D) 

Chicken eggs sold .......................... farms .. 41 1 10 6 15 9 

dozens •• 202,214 (D) (D) 2,118 32,831 10,438 

Poultry and eggs sold ...................... farms .. 54 2 13 10 16 13 

sales, dollars .. 211,731 (D) (D) 7,090 46,990 10,973 

SELECTED FRUITS AND NUTS 

Avocados ...................................................................... farms .. '" 173 B 33 40 46 46 

trees of bearing age .... 962 34 184 246 204 294 

trees of nonbearlng age .... 694 40 115 174 196 169 

number harvested ... 15,472 390 1,325 5,152 3,605 5,000 

number Bold •• 5,288 50 1,850 1,090 2,298 

sales, dollars .. 2,988 20 995 518 1,455 

Bananas ...................................... " ................................ farms .... 181 1 11 37 47 47 38 

hills of bearing age •• 5,455 

"1 "1 

612 1,367 1,810 1,057 

hills of nonbearing age •• 8,S73 (D (D 506 4,567 2,290 1,056 

bunches harvested ... 3,232 (D (D 384 698 1,251 703 

bunches so Id .. 1,138 (D (D 103 405 227 273 

sales, dollars .. 5,306 (D (D 548 1,985 1,115 1,092 

Coconuts .................................... farms •• 200 1 10 35 43 60 51 

trees of bearing age .... 2,987 (D) (D) 647 337 533 445 

trees of nonbearing age .... 3,537 2,087 154 458 622 216 

number harvested ... 18,033 (D) (D) 5,549 1,797 6,953 3,388 

number sold ... 5,732 20 2,950 750 1,532 480 

sales, dollars •• 1,978 10 775 370 583 240 

Grapefruits •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• fartns •• 70 6 7 19 21 17 

trees of bearing age •• 313 10 45 48 87 123 

trees of nonbearlng age •• 158 13 13 71 38 23 

pounds harves ted .. 2,738 85 225 1,391 709 328 

pounds sold •• 1,150 900 250 

sales, dollars .. 305 230 75 

Limes and leJDOns ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 206 12 35 49 58 52 

trees of bearing age •• 1,067 38 228 227 313 261 

trees of nonbearing age •• 483 36 67 200 127 53 

pounds harvested •• 18,368 788 975 4,085 9,880 2,640. 

pounds sold •• 9,075 30 165 1,875 5,670 1,335 

sales, dollars .. 2,664 8 71 403 1,505 677 

MaIlgoes •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 208 10 40 47 54 57 

trees of bearing age .. 3,654 63 998 1,028 372 1,193 

trees of nonbearing age •• 1,681 20 197 854 236 374 

number harves ted •• 111,505 4,650 18,822 21,976 40,011 26,046 

number sold .. 83,535 1,200 13,265 15,900 33,520 19,650 

sales, dollars •• 18,846 600 3,180 2,930 4,171 7,965 

oranges •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• fa'rDlS •• 119 6 17 30 32 34 

trees of bearing age •• 346 3 85 81 65 112 

trees of nonbearing age •• 359 21 27 101 101 109 

pounds harves ted .. 2,445 30 345 276 1,069 725 

pounds sold •• 750 100 150 500 

sales, dollars .. 195 30 IS ISO 

Papayas .................................... farms .. 167 9 28 39 48 43 

trees of bearing age •• 3,893 99 870 753 801 1,370 

trees of nonbearlng age •• 1,247 53 566 269 247 112 

pounds harvested •• 15,117 1,605 1,650 3,920 4,510 3,432 

poundS sold •• 5,904 950 250 2,554 920 1,230 

sales, dollars .. 2,771 467 113 '1,139 399 653 

1978 Cet'l8U8 of Agriculture 
APPENDIX A. 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

The following definitions and explanations relate to those 

items that are considered to be inadequately described in the 

tables. Most of the definitions are from the instructions given to 

enumerators. For an exact wording of the questions and 

instructions on the report form, see the facsimile of the report 

form in appendix B. 

. I n the tables, data for land in farms, fruit and nut trees, 

equipment and facilities, and livestock and poultry on hand 

represent the situation existing at the time of enumeration of 

each farm. The enumeration date for all previous censuses was 

April 1 of the census year, except for the census of 1964, which 

was taken in November and December 1964. Data for acres, 

production and sales of crops, land use, sales of livestock and 

poultry and their products, and expenses relate to the 12 

months preceding the year of the census, except 1964 data, 

which relate to the year 1964; and 1974 and 1978 data which 

relate to the 12·month period between July 1, 1974, and 

June 30, 1975, and July 1, 1977, and June 30, 1978, 

respectively. 

FARM OPERATOR 

The term "operator" designates a person who operates a 

farm, either by doing the work himself or herself or by directly 

supervising the work. The operator may be the owner, a 

member of the owner's household, a hired manager, or a tenant, 

renter, or sharecropper. If the operator rents land to others or 

has land worked on shares by others, he or she is considered the 

operator only of the land retained for his or her own operation. 

In the case of partnership, only one partner is counted as an 

operator. By definition, the number of operators is the same as 

the number of farms. 

FARM OR OPERATORS REPORTING 

Figures for "farms reporting" or "operators reporting" 

represent the number of farms, or operators reporting the 

specified item. The difference between the total number of 

farms and the number of farms reporting a particular item 

represents the number of farms not having that item, provided a 

correct report was received for all farms. 

LAND 

Land in farms-All data relating to land tenure and land in farms 

refer only to land located in the Virgin Islands and operated on 

enumeration day. The land included in each farm was deter· 

mined from the answers to questions 1 through 5 in section 2 of 

the report form which relate to land tenure (see appendix B). 

The acres reported as owned, rented from others, worked on 

A·l 

General Explanation 

shares for others, or managed for others were added together 

and then the acres rented to others or worked on shares by 

others were subtracted from that sum. The results represent 

"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 includes land not actually under cultivation nor 

used for pasture or grazing. For example, woodland and 

wasteland owned or rented from others was included as land in 

farms unless reports indicated it was being held for nonagricultural purposes, as recreational or for timber, etc. 

Land owned-This item includes all land that the operator or his 

or her spouse held under title, purchase contract, homestead 

law, or as heir or trustee of an undivided estate at the time of 

enumeration. 

Land rented from others-This item includes not only land the 

operator rented or leased from others, but also land worked on 

shares for others or land occupied rent free. 

Land managed-This item includes all tracts of land managed for 

one employer or more by a person paid a salary or wages. A 

hired manager is the operator of the managed land, since he/she 

is responsible for the agricultural operations and frequently 

supervises others in performing those operations. If a hired 

manager also had agricultural operations of his/her own, he/she 

was asked to report it on a separate report form from the 

managed operations. 

Land rented to others-This item includes all land that the 

operator rented to others and all land assigned to others on 

shares or rent free. For the most part, land rented to others 

represents agricultural land, but it also includes land rented for 

residential or other purposes. The tenant is considered to be the 

operator of land leased, rented, or worked on shares, even 

though his/her landlord may supervise the operations. The 

landlord is considered to be the operator of only that portion 

of the land not assigned to tenants. 

LAND USE 

Land in farms at the time of enumeration is categorized 

according to the way it was used between July 1, 1977, and 

June 30, 1978. 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. 

Harvested cropland-This item refers to all land from which any 

crops were harvested during the 12-month period between 
A-2 APPENDI X A-Continued 

July 1, 1977, to June 30, 1978, whether for home use or sale. 

It also includes land in field crops that were grazed when 

mature or al most mature and land in nonbearing fruit or nut 

trees and plants. Land from which two or more crops were 

harvested between July 1, 1977, and June 30, 1978, was to be 

counted only once. Land from which crops were harvested and 

which WaS also used for other purposes, either before or after 

the crops were harvested, was to be reported as cropland 

harvested without regard to the other uses. 

Other cropland-This item includes cropland from which no 

crops were harvested between July 1, 1977, and June 30, 1978, 

but which was occupied by growing crops, except fruit or nut 

trees, intended for harvest in 1978 or later. It also includes 

cropland intended for harvest between July 1, 1977, and 

June 30, 1978, but not actually harvested because of complete 

crop failure, low prices, labor shortage, or other reasons; land 

that had been plowed and could be plowed again without first 

being cleared of brush, but that lay idle throughout July 1,1977,. 

to June 30, 1978; and land used for soil improvement crops. 

Other cropland also includes land which was used only for pasture or grazing and which the operator could have used for 

crops without additional clearing or irrigating. Enumerators 

were instructed to exclude any land pastured after a crop was 

harvested from it. 

Pasture or grazing land-This item refers to all land used for 

pasture or grazing between July 1, 1977, to June 30, 1978, 

except cropland. It includes all woodland where livestock 

pastured or grazed between July 1, 1977, to June 30,1978. 

Woodland not pastured-This item includes all woodland that 

was not used for pasture or grazing between July 1, 1977, to 

June 30, 1978. I n the enumerator's reference book, "woodland" was defined as "all farm wood lots or timber tracts, 

natural or planted; and ... cutover land with young growth 

which has or will have value as wood or timber." 

Other land-This item refers to all land not included in the other 

land use classifications, such as house and other building lots, 

lanes, roads, ditches, and land area of ponds and wasteland. 

TYPE OF HOLDING 

Holdings are classified according to whether they were 

producing mainly for home consumption or mainly for sale. 

Those from which 50 percent or more of the agricultural output 

is consumed by the holder's household are classified as 

producing mainly for home consumption. Those from which 50 

percent or more of the agricultural output is sold are classified 

as mainly for sale. Plans were made to further classify holdings 

producing mainly for sale as to their most important activity 

such as a vegetable holding, livestock holding, poultry holding, 

and so forth. Because of a misunderstanding during enumeration, the data collected do not permit this, type of 

classification. Production figures for home consumption are 

based on the disposition of the agricultural output of the 

holding during the census year. 

CROPS HARVESTED 

The 1978 report form was similar to the forms used in 

previous censuses in that it provided for the collection of data 

for specified field crops, vegetables, fruits, and nuts harvested 

on each farm. Inquiries were included for the most commonly 

grown crops in the Virgin Islands and space was provided to 

write in those less frequently produced. 

Acres-The area for individual crops is reported in acres and 

tenths of acres harvested. When two or more crops, or two Qr 

more plantings of the same crop, were harvested from the same 

land, the area was to be reported for each separate crop or 

planting. The acreage reported for vegetables relates only to the 

acreage harvested. 

For fruit and nut trees, the figures for acres and for number 

of trees and plants relate to the time of enumeration. The total 

acres of fruits and nuts were not included in the tabulations 

when such acreage for a farm was less than five-tenths of an 

acre. 

Quantity-Data for quantity harvested were obtained for field 

crops and fruits and nuts. Total quantities of each crop harvested 

were to be reported, whether the crops were for home use or for 

sale. Total quantities of each crop sold were also to be reporteq. 

The units of measure for reporting quantities of some crops 

have varied from one census to another. The aim has been to 

permit reporting in the units of measure currently in use. In this 

report, the quantities harvested for each crop are expressed in 

the units of measure given on the 1978 report form. To provide 

readily comparable information, data published in earlier 

reports in different units of measure have been converted to the 

units used for the 1978 census. 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD 

Data for value of products sold were obtained for each type 

of crop, fruit, livestock, etc. sold from the farm. The gross value 

of quantities sold was to be reported regardless of who did the 

selling or shared in the receipts. Crops given to a landlord anp 

crops produced on institutional farms for use by inmates of the 

institution were to be considered as sold. 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventories-Data for livestock and poultry relate to the number 

on hand at the time of enumeration, All livestock and poultry 

were to be enumerated on the place where they were at the time 

of enumeration regardless of who owned them, Livestock on 

unfenced land were to be reported as being on the place 

identified as the headquarters of the person who had control 

over them. 

Sales-Data for sales of livestock, milk, and poultry products relate to the 12-month period between July 1, 1977, and June 30, 

1978. Enumerators were instructed to report total quantities and gross value of sales regardless of who did the selling or 

shared in the receipts. Products given by a tenant to a landlord 

and products taken from an institutional farm for use by 

inmates of the institutional farm were to be considered as sold. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-3 

SELECTED FARM EXPENSES 

The 1978 report form contained questions on six items of 

farm expenses between July 1, 1977, and June 30, 1978, 

whether made by the farm operator, his/her landlord, or both. 

A farm operator who rented part of his/her land to others 

reported only the expenses on the land he/she operated 

himself/herself. 

Machine hire and customwork-Expenses for machine hire and 

customwork relate to such farm-related items as tractor hire, 

plowing, spraying, and hauling. Any amount spent for the labor 

involved is considered to be part of the expense. The costs of 

hauling or trucking or of exchange work without pay are 

omitted. 

Hired labor-Expenses for hired labor include total cash 

payments made between July 1, 1977, and June 30, 1978, to 

family members and others for farm labor. Payments to persons 

supplied by a contractor or a cooperative organization and paid 

directly by them or by the crew leader are also included. 

Payments for the following types of work are excluded: 

Housework, contract construction work, customwork, and 

repair and installation work performed by persons specifically 

employed for the work. 

Feed-Expenses for feed for livestock and poultry include total 

cash payments made between July 1, 1977, to June 30, 1978, 

for pasture, salt, concentrates, mineral supplements, grain, hay, 

millfeeds, and any other items purchased for feeding livestock 

and poultry on the place. Expenses made for the grinding and 

mixing of feed and the esti mated cost of items furnished to the 

operator by a landlord or others are also included. Payments 

made by a tenant to a landlord for feed grown on the tenant's 

farm are excluded. 

Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides-This item relates to 

total cash expenses between July 1, 1977, and June 30, 1978, 

for all chemicals, sprays, dusts, etc., used to control weeds, 

pests, insects, or disease on crops and livestock. Any of these 

materials paid for by landlords and custom operators is included 

in the expenses data. 

Fertilizer and manure-Expenses include the total amount spent 

between July 1, 1977, and June 30, 1978, for manure and 

commercial fertilizers of all kinds for use on the farm. 

Livestock and poultry purchases-This item includes all cash 

expenses for livestock and poultry purchased between July 1, 

1977, to June 30, 1978, for the place. The cost of livestock and 

poultry bought and then resold within 30 days is not included. 

EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 

Operators were asked to report the number of tractors, 

motortrucks, and automobiles on their farms at the time of 

enumeration, regardless of ownership. Items that were temporarily out of order were to be included, but not those that 

were worn out. Tractors include all wheel and tracklaying 

(crawlers), garden, and homemade tractors. Motortrucks include 

pickup trucks, truck-trailer combinations, jeeps, and station 

wagons if they were used primarily as trucks. Automobiles 

include jeeps and station wagons if they were used primarily as 

passenger cars. Data obtained in the 1978 census for the number 

of tractors, motortrucks, and automobiles on farms are comparable with those presented for earl ier years. 

Since the 1960 census, data were obtained on presence or 

absence of electricity and piped running water on the farm. 

These facilities were considered to be on the farm if they were 

available anywhere on the place, whether or not in the 

operator's dwelling. "Piped running water" was defined as 

"water carried in pipelines by a pressure system or by gravity 

flow from a natural or artificial source." 

Farm wells included all holes or pits made by excavation to 

reach a supply of water for irrigation, watering livestock, and 

other purposes. Farm ponds are not included. 

FARM OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Place of residence-Operators were classified by residence 

according to whether or not they lived on the farms operated. 

Some of those who did not live on the farms they operated lived 

on farms operated by others. Where all the land was rented from 

others or worked on shares for others, the operator was 

considered to live on the farm operated provided the dwelling 

he/she occupied was included in the rental agreement. In such 

cases, the dwelling was not necessarily on the land being 

operated. Similarly, an operator who did not live on the land 

being cultivated or grazed, but who had some agricultural 

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

considered to be living on the farm operated. 

Place of birth-Operators were classified by place of birth 

according to whether they were born in the Virgin Islands, 

Puerto Rico, or elsewhere. The purpose of this question was to 

obtain a measure of the native language abilities of operators as 

a guide to agricultural agents in preparing news releases for 

distribution to farmers. The need for information about 

language abilities has arisen since the 1950 census as a result of 

the influx of Puerto Ricans into the Virgin Islands. 

Age of operator-Operators were classified by age into six 

groups. The average age was obtained by dividing the sum of the 

ages of all operators reporting by the number reporting. 

Main occupation-This question was asked to determine 

whether the principal occupation of the operator was agricultural or nonagricultural. If the operator devoted 50 percent 

or more of his/her work time to agricultural activities, h,Ls/her 

main occupation was considered to be agriculture. 

Work off farm-The extent to which operators rely on nonfarm 

sources for part of their income is indicated by the number of 

days worked off the farm during the year. Work off the farm 

was defined to include work on someone else's farm for pay as 

well as all types of nonfarm jobs, businesses, and professions, 

whether the work was done on the farm premises or elsewhere. 
A-4 APPENDIX A-Continued 

Exchange work was not included. Data for the 1978 census are 

comparable with those for the censuses since 1960. 

FARM CLASSIFICATIONS 

Farms by size-Farms were classified by size on the basis of the 

total land area established in each one. According to the census 

definition, a farm is essentially an operating unit, not an 

ownership tract. All land operated or managed by one person or 

partnership represents one farm. In the case of tenants, the land 

assigned to each tenant is considered a separate farm, even 

though the landlord may consider the entire landholding to be 

one unit rather than several separate units. 

Farms by tenure of operator-In the 1978 census, farms were 

classified by tenure of operator on the basis of data reported for 

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

and managed for others. The same classification was used since 

1964. During the processing operations for the 1978 census, 

each report form was coded to indicate whether the operator 

was a full owner, part owner, manager, or tenant. 

Full owners operate only land they own. 

Part ovvners operate land they own and also land they rent 

from others. 

Managers operate land for others and are paid a wage or 

salary for their services. Caretakers or hired laborers are not 

classified as managers. I f an operator managed land for others 

and also operated his/her own farm, each operation was 

considered a farm. If a manager managed land for two or 

more employers, the managed land was considered two 

separate farms . 

• 

Tenants rent from others or work the land they operate on 

shares for others. 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold-The farms were 

classified on the basis of the total value of agricultural products 

sold. The total value of agricultural products sold was obtained 

by adding the reported values of all products sold from the 

farm. The value of livestock, milk, poultry and eggs, vegetables, 

fruits and nuts, all field crops, ornamental plants, and all other 

crops was obtained from the operator at the time of enumeration. The computer edit classified the value of agricultural 

products sold into one of the following groups: 

a. Less than $100 

b. $100 to $499 

c. $500 to $1,199 

d. $1,200 to $2,499 

e. $2,500 to $4,999 

f. $5,000 to $7,499 

g. $7,500 to $9,999 

h. $10,000 or more 

Farms by age of operator-Enumerators entered the operator's 

age, as of his/her last birthday, on the report form. The 

computer edit classified the operator's age into one of the 

following age groups: 

a. Under 25 years 

b. 25 to 34 years 

c. 35 to 44 years 

d. 45 to 54 years 

e. 55 to 64 years 

f. 65 years and over 
APPENDIX B. Report Form 

Form Approved" 0 M B No 41-578019 

FORM 78·A l(VI) (2.lI!l.78) ~ 

, '" ~... U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

___ ~ BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

('78~ 

NOTICE _ Response to this Inquiry is reQuired by law (title [ 3. 

U.S. Code). By the same law your rePort to the Census Bureau is 

confldentla1. It may be seen only by sworn Census employees 

and may be used only for statistical purpOses. Your report cannot be used for purposes of taxation. Investigation, or regulation. 

[ill 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

1

03s 

CENSUS USE ONLY 

Section 1 > OPERATOR 

VIRGIN ISLANDS 037 

FARM SERIAL NUMBER 

From A2 column (8) 

1°3. 039 

Full name (First name, mIddle Initials, last name) 

1. Whot is your (che operator's) nome? ...........•...• i-::--..,.-----c:-:--:-:---------------------------j 

Complete mailing address 

2. Whot is your (the operator's) mailing address? •.....•.•. f----------------------------------i 

(Give address where correspondence is received.) 

Section 2 ') LAND IN AGRICUL TURE 

Repon only in whole acres Non e fcO

"4-:-' _ ___'A::c""-".e'~ __ ___i 

1. How many acres do you own? (If you own more than one tract of land, include all land in the Virgin Islands.) . . . . .. 0 042 

2. How many acres do you rent from others? (Include acres worked on shares.) ...•...•.................•.. 0 043 

3. How many acres do you operate for others as a hired or salaried manager? 0 044 

4. How many acres do you rent to others? •.•.....•..........•..•........•..•.•......•.•...... 0 045 

5. TOTAL ACRES IN THIS PLACE (Add items / ond 2, subtract item 4; if managed, enter data from item 3 here.) ... 046 

6. Is the form located on a hard surface (all weather) rood?.. \ 0 Yes Miles I Tenths 

None Percenr 

7. What percent of the form operation is financed by each 

of the following sources? .•......•...•............•....•.. a. Operator 0 049 

b. Private ••...........•....... 0 050 

c. Commercial 0 051 

d. Government 0 OS2 

e. O.her - Specify ________ _ 0 

8. How many unpaid and paid farm hands (including the operator 053 

and his family) worked on this place the last 12 months? ...•......• _____ Total farm hands 

o. Of the unpaid form hands (including the operator and unpaid family workers), how many worked - ••. 

b. Of the paid farm honds (hired workers and paid members of operator's family), how many worked - •.. 

150 days 

or more? 

054 

25'0149 

days? 

os. 

Less thon 

25 days? 

056 

OS9 

9. What type of operating organization does this place have? •.......•... 060 1 0 Individual 

(If you are a manoger, specify if working for on individual, 2 [] Partnership 

partnership, corporation, cooperative, estate, trust, etc.) 3D Corporation (Do not include cooperatives) 

40 Other (Cooperative, estate, trust, etc.) 

061 

10. Is this holding producing mainly for home consumption or sale? . . . . . . • . • , 0 Home consumption - Go to section 3 

20Sale -Ask item // 

062 

11. If producing mainly for sale, which of the following is it? •..•....•... 10 Vegetable holding 6 [J Poultry holding 

7 [J Nursery holding 

80 Mixed holding 

90 Other - Specif~ 

20 Field and forage crop holding 

3D Fruit and nut holding 

40 Dairy holding 

5' 0 livestock holding 

Section 3 > CROPS HARVESTED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS 

Include all crops harvested from July I, 1977 to June 30, 1978 from the Jand reported in section 2, item 5, whether harvested by you or by someone else_ Be sure to include the landlord's shore. Do not include crops which were a complete failure or which were not harvested 

becouse of drought, 'abor shortage, low prices, or destruction from any couse. Report tenths of an acre, such as 1/10, 3/10, 1-5/10, etc. 

.Were any of these FORAGE crops cultivated 

on this place in!he last 12 months? 

How mony How many How many How mony What was the 

acres were acres were acres were acres were value of sales 

planted? for cutting? for grazing? used for both in the lost 

purposes? 12 months? 

None~~-(~a-)----~~~--(b-)----~~~---'(-C~)----~~--~(-d)~--_1~~~(~e~)------4 063 064 06S 066 067 

1- Sugarcane 0 069 069 070 07' 072 

2. Sorghum 0 073 074 075 076 077 

3. TOTAL 

S-1 
B-2 APPENDIX B-Continued 

S.ction 3 > CROPS HARVESTED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS - Continued 

• Were any of the.e FIELD How many ACRES were How mony POUNDS were ~:;: ~:IJ i~O~~?a~t What was the VALUE 

harvested in the last harvested in the last of sales in the last CROPS horve.ted 12 months? 12 month.? 12 months? 12 months? In the last 12 months? None (a) (b) c (d) 

076 I 07. 060 061 4. CassQva 0 I 110 

082 I 063 064 065 

5. Dry beans 0 I 110 066 I 067 066 06' 

6. Dry Corn. 0 I 110 0.0 I 0., 0.2 0'3 

7. Sorghums for grain. . . . . . . 0 I 110 

0.4 I O.S 0.6 0.7 

8. Sweetpotatoes .. 0 I 110 0.6 I 0 •• 100 101 

9. Tonian 0 I 110 

12 I 03 104 5 

10. Yams . . . . . . . 0 I 110 

11. Other field crops - Specify" 106 I 107 106 10. 

I 

I 

0 I liD 

How many ACRES were What was the VALUE 

harvested in the lost of sales in the lost 

• Were any of the.e VEGETABLE CROPS 12 months? 12 months? harvested in the last 12 months? None (a) (b) 

110 111 

12. Cabbage. ... 0 I liD 

112 I '" 13. Carrots .. . . 0 1 liD 

114 I llS 

14. C.lery. 0 I liD 

116 I 117 

15. Cucumbers . . . . . . . 0 I liD 

116 I 

16. Eggplant "' 0 I liD 

120 I 121 

17. Green beans. 0 I liD 

122 I 123 

18. Lettuce. . . . . . 0 I 110 

0 

124 I 125 

19. Okra. . . . . . . .. , . I liD 

0 

126 I 127 

20. Onions. . . .... . .. . '., . .... 1 liD 

0 

126 I 12. 

21. Peppers. I liD 

0 

130 I 131 

22. Spinach. I 1[0 

0 

132 I 133 

23. Squash. I 1[0 

0 

134 I 135 

24. Tomatoes. ... . . . . . . . .. I liD 

136 137 I 

I 

0 

I 

25. Other vegetables liD - Speci fy I 

• FRUITS AND NUTS 

26. Are there ony fruit and nut trees or plants on this place 136 

today or were any harvested in the lost 12 months? . . . ... 10 Yes 20 No - Skip to section 4 

I Acres [ Tenths 

140 I 

'" I 

27. How much land is in bearing and nonbeoring fruit trees and plants todoy? ... , ! 0 Less than SilO acr~s OR I 1[0 .. 

• Are any of the following kinds of How many trees or How many trees How much was How many were What was the value 

FRUIT TREES, NUT TREES, OR plants are not of or plonts are of harvested in the sold in the lost of soles in the lost 

PLANTS on this place? beari ng age? bearing oge? last 12 months? 12 months? 12 months? 

None a b c d e) 

28. Avocados . 0 

141 142 143 144 14S 

Number Number Fruits Fruits 

146 147 146 149 ISO 

29. 80non05 , ' ... 0 Hills Hills Bunches Bunches 

151 152 153 154 ISS 

30. Coconuts 0 Number Number Nuts Nuts 

1S6 167 15. 159 160 

31. Grapefruits 0 Number Number Lbs. Lbs, 

161 162 163 164 165 

32. limes and lemons 0 Number Number Lbs. Lbs, 

166 167 166 169 170 

33. Mangoes. 0 Number Number Fruits Fruits 

171 172 173 174 175 

34. Oran 98 5 . 0 Number Number Lbs, Lbs. 

176 177 17. 17' 180 

35. Papayas .. 0 Number Number Lbs. Lbs. 

161 ,.2 163 164 165 

36. Pineapples. 0 Nu~ber Number Boxes Boxes 

166 ,.7 166 16' "0 

37. Plantains .. 0 Hills Hills Bunches Bunches ,., 192 

38. Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops - ,.3 194 1.5 

Speci fy ,/ 

0 

Square feet Acres ~ Tenths What was the value of soles under cover in the lost 12 months? 

39. How many J.quore feet under cover an~/or acres 1.6 1.7 I 1.6 

I did you have planted in ORNAMENTAL PLANTS I 

or in any other NURSERY CROPS? "'" . and/or I 1[0 

Page 2 
APPENDIX B-Continued 8-3 

---<~ .. -'.-------------------------------------

I Soctlon 4 > LAND USE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS 

Land is to be reported in ONLY ONE CATEGORY. If two or more uses' 

were made of the some landl report in the FIRST category that applies. 

1. How many acres were in crops harvested in the last 12 months? (Can be obtained by adding 

the acres of the various crops reported in section 3. items I through 38. However, if more 

than one crop was harvested from the same land, count this land only once for this item.) . 

2. How mony acres were in other cropland? (Include cropland pasture, crop lailure, 

ielle and fallow cropland, and cropland used for soil improvfM1enf crops.) ..... . 

None~~ ____ ~A~c'~.' ______ -1 199 

01-:2=00------1 

3. How many ocres were in other posture or gro%ing land? (Include wood/and pasture; do not inc/ude cropland posture.) 

o ~-------------1 

0 1201 

4. How many acres were in woodland? (Do not include wooelland pasture.) . 0

1202 

5. How many acres were in other uses? (Include house lots, bam lots, lones, roods, ditches, ponds, and waste/ana.) . 0'203 

120 • 

6. TOTAL LAND (Add entries in items I through 5. This total should equal the entry in section 2, item 5.1 ___ •• 01... _________ -4 

7. How many wells are on this place? . o 

Section 5 > LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY ON THIS PLACE NOW AND NUMBER SOLD IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS 

• Do you or anyone else have any of the following livestock, 

regardless of ownership, on this place or were any sold from 

this place in the last 12 months? 

~ow many are on 

this place now? 

Ho,"": many were 

sold in the last 

What was th! ~Iuo 

of SOI.5 in the last 

1. Horses and colts, including ponies 

2. Mules, asses, and burros of all ages. 

3. Sheep and lambs of all ages. 

4. Goats and kids of all ages. 

5. Hogs and pigs of all ages, including sows and boars 

(Muse equal Sum of a and b below.) 

a. Pigs less than 8 months old. 

b. Hogs and pigs 8 months old or older 

6. CaHle and calves of all ages (Muse equal Sum of a, b, C, and d below.) 

a. Cows, including heifers that have calved 

b. Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old and over 

(Do not include heifers that have calved.) 

c. Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves 1 year old and older. 

d. Calves less than 1 year old. 

None 

0 

20. 

0 

·209 

0 

212 

0 

215 

2" 

0 

0 

221 

0 224 

0 

227 

0 

230 

233 

0 

23. 

0 

0 

239 

12 months? 12 months? 

(a) (b) (c) 

20, 208 

10 11 

213 21' 

1 21 • 217 

219 220 

222 1 223 

1 225 Izz. 

1 228 1 229 

123 1 1 232 

234 235 

1237 1238 

1 240 124 

.00 you or anyone else have any of the following poultry, 

regardless of ownership, on this place or were any sold 

from this place in the last 12 months? 

How many are on 

this place now? 

How many were 

sold in the lost 

12 months? 

W~ot .was tho v~lu. 

of sales in the last 

12 months? 

7. Chickens (hens, pullets, roosters, broilers, etc.) , . 

a. How many are 5 months old or older? . 

8. Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry _ . 

None (a) 

o 242 

o 245 

o 2 .. 

9. How many dozens of chicken eggs were sold from this place in the last 12 months? 

10. How many quarts of milk were sold from this place in the lost 12 months? 

I Section 6 > SELECTED EXPENDITURES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS 

• How much did you spend for each of the following in the last 12 months? 

l. Machine hire and customwork. 

2. Wages and salaries paid to employees or hired form workers (Do not include 

housework or contract construction work. Include cash payments only.) _ . 

3. Feed purchased for livestock and poultry (Include cost 01 grain, leed, concentrates, 

ond roughages; also amount paid for grinding and mixing feed.) .. 

4. Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides 

5. Fertilizers and manure purchased .. 

6. Livestock and poultry purchased 

Section 7> EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES USED ON THIS PLACE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS 

1. How many of the following are on this place? (Include all specified equipment on 

this place toe/oy, regore/less of ownership, provided it is in operating condition.) 

a. Tractors of all kinds 

b. Motortrucks 

c. Automobiles. 

2. Do you have the following on this place? 

a. Electricity .. 

b. Piped running water. 

FORM 78.A II VI) (2.15.76) 

••• 26-4 , 0 Yes 

..• ,265, 0 Yes 

(b) (c) 

1 243 

~ 

1244 

Number sold 

What was the value 

of sales in the lost 

12 months? 

None~,-____ ~~ ______ ".., __ ~(~b) ____ --1 

o 1

25 Dozen. 25' 

~~--------~~--------~ o 1

253 Qua'" 2 •• 

20 No 

20 No 

None 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Nont'l 

0 

0 

0 

Dolla" only 

255 

25. 

257 

258 

259 

260 

~bec 

261 

2.2 

2.3 
B-4 APPENDIX B-Continued 

I Section 8 > OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS I Th. following questions a,. about the FARM OPERATOR. 

1. DQ you live on this place (the acres entered in section 2, item 5)? . 266 10 Yes 20 No 

2. In what year did you begin to operate this place? .•••.•...•••. 267 

----Year 

266 3. Where were you born? _ .•.•.•••..•.••••..•..••....••• '0 Virgin Islands 3 0 Elsewhere - Sped fy" 2 0 Puerto Rico 

26. 4. How old were you on your last birthday? .•..•.•....••..••.• ____ years old 

5. Is your moin occupation agricultural or non.ogricultural? 270 ... -.... 10 Agricultural 20 Non-agricultural 

6. OFF FARM WORK - How many days did the operator work 4 hours 

or more off this place in the last 12 months? Inc/ude work at a 

nonfarm job, business, or on someone else's farm. (Exclude 271 exchange form work.) ............................... 10 None 40100-149 days 

201-49 days 50 150-199 days 

3 0 50-99 day s 6 0 200 days or more 

Section 9 > ENUMERATOR'S RECORD 272 1. Who furnished the infonnation in this report? •.......•......• 10 Operator 40 Hired laborer 

20 Landlord 50 Neighbor 

3D Wife or a member of 6 0 Other - Speci fyoJ the operator's fami ly 

2. Remarks (Make any remarks needed in regard to this place. the owner or operator, the crops cultivated. or the livestock Oil this place.) 

f--

a. Island lb. Quarter or ci ty I c. ED number 

3. Location I 

I 

of land I 

Enumerator'S signature I Date I 

1 4. Certified by I 

Supervisor's sj gnature I Date 

I 

I 

5. Checked by I 

Page 4 
Index 1 

INDEX 

Area Island Summary Area Island Summary 

Item tables tables tables tables tables tables 

A E-Con. 

Age of farm operator ........... 3 21,22,24 Expenses: 

Agriculture products sold ........ 5,7-9 14-17 21-24 Feed for livestock and poultry. 6 19 21-24 

Automobiles ................ 4 18 21-24 Fertilizer and manure ...... 6 19 21-24 

Average size of farm ........... 2 21-24 Hired labor · ........... 6 19 21-24 

Avocados .................. 8 16 21-24 Insecticides, fungicides, and 

herbicides · ........... 6 19 21-24 

B Livestock and poultry purchased 6 19 21-24 

Machine hire and customwork . 6 19 21-24 Bananas .................. 8 16 21-24 

Beans: F 

Dry ................... 7 14 

Green .................. 7 15 Farm operators (see Operators) 

Farm workers, paid and unpaid .. 4 12 21,22 

C Farms classified by age of 

operator ............... 3 21,22,24 Cabbage .................. 7 15 Farms classified by size of farms .. 2 11 21,22 Carrots ................... 7 15 Farms classified by tenure of 

Cassava ................... 7 14 operator. .............. 3 13,18-20 21,22 Cattle and calves, number ........ 9 17 21-24 Farms classified by value of 

Cows .................. 9 17 21-24 agricultural sales .......... 5 21-23 

Other cattle and calves ........ 9 17 21-24 Farms for home consumption Cattle and calves sold ........... 9 17 21-24 or sale ................ 4 21,22 Celery •• '<, •••••••••••••••• 7 15 Farms, number. ........... 1,2 10-13 21-24 Chem icals (see Expenses) Feed, purchased ........... 6 19 21-24 Chickens .................. 9 17 21-24 Fertilizers and manure purchased. 6 19 21-24 Coconuts .................. 8 16 21-24 Financing, source of. ........ 4 12 21,22 Corn, dry .............. ~ ... 7 14 Fruits and nuts ............ 8 16 21-24 Cropland: Fungicides (see Expenses) Harvested ................ 1,3 10,13 21-24 

Other .................. 1 10 21-24 G 

Cucumbers ................. 7 15 

Customwork and machine hire Geese, ducks, turkeys, and other 

expenses 6 19 21-24 poultry ............... ................. 9 17 21-24 

G oats and kids ............ 9 17 21-24 

D G rapefru its. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 16 21-24 

Ducks, turkeys, geese, and other H 

poultry .................. 9 17 21-24 

Herbicides (see Expenses) 

E Hogs and pigs · ........... 9 17 21-24 

Holdings for home consumption 

Eggplant .................. 7 15 or sale ................ 4 21,22 Eggs, sold ................. 9 17 21-24 Horses, colts, and ponies ...... 9 17 21-24 Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 18 21-24 

Equipment and specified facil ities: 

Automobiles .............. 4 18 21-24 Insecticides (see Expenses) Electricity ............... 4 18 21-24 

Motortrucks .............. 4 18 21-24 l Tractors ................ 4 18 21-24 

Water, piped running ......... 4 18 21-24 Labor, expenses ........... 6 19 21-24 
Index 2 

Item 

L-Con. 

Labor, paid and unpaid ....... . 

Land in farms ............ . 

Lemons and limes .......... . 

Lettuce ................ . 

Livestock and poultry: 

Feed purchased (dollars) ..... 

Number on place and number 

sold ............... . 

Purchased (dollars) ....... . 

Products sold, value ....... . 

M 

Machine hire and customwork 

expenses .............. . 

Machinery (see Equipment and 

Specified Facilities) 

Mangoes ............... . 

Milk, amount and value sold .... . 

Motortrucks ............. . 

Mules, asses, and burros 

N 

Nursery crops, ornamental plants, 

and other .............. . 

o 

Occupation of operator ...... . 

Off·farm work ............ . 

Okra ................. . 

Onions ................ . 

Operator characteristics ...... . 

Operators byAge ................ . 

Occupation ............ . 

Off·farm work .......... . 

Residence ............ . 

Oranges ................ . 

Organization, type of ........ . 

Ornamental plants and other 

nurse ry crop s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 

p 

Papayas ... 

Pastureland and grazing land .... . 

Peppers ................ . 

Pineapples .............. . 

Area 

tables 

4 

2 

8 

7 

6 

9 

6 

5,9 

6 

8 

9 

4 

9 

8 

3 

3 

7 

7 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

8 

3 

8 

8 

1 

7 

8 

Island 

tables 

12 

10,13 

16 

15 

19 

17 

19 

17 

19 

16 

17 

18 

17 

16 

20 

15 

15 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

10 

15 

16 

INDEX-Continued 

Summary 

tables Item 

P-Con. 

21,22 Plantains .............. . 

21-24 Poultry ............... . 

22-24 

21-24 

21-24 

21-24 

21-24 

21-24 

Poultry and livestock: 

Feed purchased (dollars) .... 

Number on place and number 

sold .............. . 

Purchased (dollars) ...... . 

Productio n expenses 

R 

Residence of operator. ...... . 

s 

Sales of agriculture products ... . 

21-24 Sheep and lambs .......... . 

21-24 Sizeoffarm ............ . 

21-24 Sorghum for forage and grazing .. 

21-24 Sorghum for grain ......... . 

Spinach ............... . 

Squash ............... . 

Sugarcane .............. . 

Sweetpotatoes ........... . 

T 

Taniers ............... . 

21,22 Tenure of operator ........ . 

21,22 Tomatoes ............. .. 

- Tractors ............... . 

- Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other 

21,22,24 poultry .............. . 

21,22,24 V 

21,22 Value of agricultural products sold 

21,22 (also see individual products) .. . 

21,22 Vegetables harvested and sold .. . 21,22 

W 

- Water, piped running ....... . 

21-24 

21-24 

Wells ................ . 

,Woodlands, not pastured ..... . 

Work off farm ........... . 

v 

- yams ................ . 

Area 

tables 

8 

9 

6 

9 

6 

6 

3 

5,7-9 

9 

2 

7 

7 

7 

7 

Island 

tables 

16 

17 

19 

17 

19 

19 

14-17 

17 

11 

14 

14 

15 

14 

14 

7 14 

3 13, 18, 19 

7 15 

4 18 

9 17 

5 

7 15 

4 

3 

7 

18 

18 

10 

20 

14 

Summary 

tables 

21-24 

21-24 

21-24 

21-24 

21-24 

21,22 

21-24 

21-24 

21,22 

21,22 

21-24 

21-24 

21-23 

21-24 

21-24 

21,22