Volume 1 

Area Data 

Part 56 

Northern 

Mariana 

Islands 

AC78-A-56 

1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

Issued April 1981 

u.s. Department of Commerce 

Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary 

William A. Cox, 

Acting Chief Economist 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Daniel B. Levine, 

Acting Director 

Volume 1 

Area Data 

Part 56 

Northern 

Mariana 

Islands 

AC78-A-56 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Daniel B. Levine, Acting Director 

Shirley Kallek~ Associate Director for 

Economic Fields 

Richard B. Quanrud, Assistant Director for 

Economic and, Agriculture Censuses 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Arnold L. Bollenbacher, Chief 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-Many persons participated in the various activities of 

the 1980 Census of Agriculture 'for the Northern Mariana Islands. Primary 

direction was by Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for Economic Fields, and 

Richard B. Quanrud. Assistant Director for Economic and Agriculture Censuses. 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division under the general 

supervision of Arnold L. Bollenbacher. Chief. Kenneth R. Norell. Assistant Chief 

for Special Surveys. participated in the overall planning 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. 

John C. Womack. Chief of the Outlying Areas Statistics Branch. made significant contributions to the overall planning and development of procedures for the 

enumeration and handling of technical problems associated with the census. The 

manual processing of the questionnaires and tables was performed by Lidia R. 

Walters. Alice L. Brown. Pura B. Lopez, and Lola R. Grassl. 

The census data were collected under the direction of the Honorable Dr. 

Carlos Sablan Camacho. Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. The actual 

data collection was carried out by census enumerators under the supervision of 

Jose C. Ayuyu. 

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

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

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

Within the Publications Services Division, many individuals made significant 

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

and printing procurement. 

Special acknowledgment is also made to 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 

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CONTENTS 

Islands Map ........................................................... . 

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

TABLES 

ISLANDS DATA 

1. Farms and Land in Farms by Land Use: 1980 and 1970 ........................... . 

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

III 

Page 

IV 

V 

3. Operators-Tenure and Characteristics: 1980 and 1970. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

4. Farm Characteristics: 1980 and 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

5. Vegetables and Field Crops: 1979 and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

6. Fruits, Nuts, and Tree Crops: 1980 and 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

7. Livestock, Poultry, and Fish: 1980 and 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

MUNICIPALITY DATA 

8. Land Area, Farms, and Land in Farms, by Municipalities: 1980 and 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

9. Farms and Land in Farms by Land Use and Municipalities: 1980 and 1970. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

10. Farms and Land in Farms by Size of Farm and Municipalities: 1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

11. Farms and Land in Farms by Tenure of Operator and Municipalities: 1980 and 1970. . . . . . . . . 4 

12. Selected Vegetables and Field Crops by Municipalities: 1979 and 1969. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

13. Selected Fruits, Nuts, and Tree Crops, by Municipalities: 1980 and 1970. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 

14. Selected Livestock, Poultry, and Fish, by Municipalities: 1980 and 1970. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

15. Operators Reporting Off-Farm Work by Municipalities: 1979 and 1969.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

16. Farms With Tracts or Pieces of Land on Place by Municipalities: 1980 and 1970. . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

17. Operator Characteristics by Municipalities: 1980 and 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

18. Farms by Source of Financing by Municipalities: 1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

19. Farms by Type of Holding by Municipalities: 1980 and 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

20. Selected Equipment and Facilities by Municipalities: 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

SUMMARY DATA 

21. Summary by Size of Farm: 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

22. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1980 .................................... , 12 

23. Summary by Age of Operator: 1980 ...................................... , 14 

APPENDIXES 

A. General Explanation 

B. Questionnaire ..... , ................................................. . A-1 

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INTRODUCTION 

HISTORY OF THE CENSUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. V 

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

QUESTIONNAIRE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. V 

TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ENUMERATORS ............ V 

ENUMERATION ................................. V 

FARM DEFINITION .............................. VI 

OFFICE PROCESSING ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VI 

TABULAR PRESENTATION. .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VI 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VI 

HISTORY OF THE CENSUS 

The 1980 Census of Agriculture for the Northern Mariana 

Islands is the second census to be taken by the U.S. Bureau of 

the Census. The first was taken in 1970 as part of the Census of 

the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 

The 1980 Census of Agriculture was enumerated in conjunction with the 1980 Population Census for the Northern Mariana 

Islands. 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED 

The 1980 Census of Agriculture was taken in accordance 

with the provisions of title 13, United States Code-Census, 

codified August 31, 1954, as amended. Section 191 provides 

that the census data for the Northern Mariana Islands may be 

collected by the High Commissioner, or the highest ranking 

Federal official, in accordance with plans prescribed or approved by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce. 

QUESTIONNAI RE 

The questionnaire for the 1980 Census of Agriculture was 

prepared by the U.S. Bureau of the Census staff, in cooperation 

with. the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands. It 

contained a total of 64 inquiries, most of which consisted of 

several parts. Selection and wording of the inquiries were based 

on current needs for agricultural information as well as on 

experience gained in earlier censuses. 

Definitions and. explanations for selected items are shown in 

appendix A and the 1980 questionnaire is shown in appendix B. 

TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ENUMERATORS 

Supervisors, assistant supervisors, and enumerators employed 

for the 1980 Censuses of Population and Housing and Agriculture in the Northern Mariana Islands received special training for 

the job. The training included practice interviewing, practice 

filling of questionnaires, and detailed discussion of the written 

instructions given to enumerators. 

ENUMERATION 

The statistics in this report represent totals of data collected 

from farm operators on April 1, 1980, or as near to that date as 

possible. For the enumeration, each area was divided into a 

number of Enumeration Districts (ED's). usually designed to 

include the number of housing units that can be interviewed by 

one enumerator in the time period allowed for the census_ 

Usually one ED constituted the assignment of one enumeratorIn some areas, two small ED's were assigned to one enumerator. 

The questionnaire which enumerators used for taking the 1980 

Census of Population and Housing contained a section where 

the enumerator determined if an agriculture questionnaire 

should be completed. A "Yes" answer to anyone of the five 

questions in this section meant an agriculture questionnaire 

must be filled out. The five questions were: 

1. Does anyone living in this house operate a farm? 

2. Does this place have 15 or more poultry (chickens, ducks, 

guineas, etc.)? 

3. Does this place have five or more livestock (cattle, hogs, 

goats, etc.)? 

4. Is there a combined total of 10 or more fruit, nut, or tree 

crops on this place? 

5. Does this place have 100 square meters or more on which 

root or field crops or vegetables were harvested for sale 

during 1979? 

If "No" was the answer to all of the above questions, the 

enumerator would end the interview. The enumerator was also 

instructed to ask enough questions about tracts of land on 

which no one lived to determine whether an agricultural questionnaire was required for the person in charge of the land. 

This instruction was designed to ensure enumeration of all 

land used for agriculture. 

To avoid enumeration of the same place by two or more 

enumerators, the Census Bureau established rules whereby each 

enumerator could determine whether or not he/she was responsible for obtaining the questionnaire, regardless of where the 

person in charge of the operations lived. If a place was partly in 

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

which the person in charge lived was responsible for obtaining 

the questionnaire. In such cases, he/she was to report on the 

questionnaire all the land that the person in charge operated, 

including the land outside his/her ED. 

At the end of each interview for which the enumerator 

completed an agriculture questionnaire another screening question was asked. The question was, "Besides you does any other 

person living in this household produce or sell any crops, 
VI INTRODUCT ION-Continued 

livestock, or poultry?" This question was asked because two or 

more operators might live in the same household. A "Yes" 

answer to th is question resulted in the enumerator asking the 

five screening questions again of all possible operators. If any 

of the five screening questions were answered "Yes" an addi· 

tional questionnaire was filled for that particular operation. 

FARM DEFINITION 

The statistics presented in this report relate to places 

qualifying as census farms. For the 1980 Census of Agriculture 

in the Northern Mariana' Islands, a farm was defined as "any 

place that has 15 or more poultry (chickens, ducks, guineas, 

etc.); 5 or more I ivestock (cattle, hogs, goats, etc.); a combined 

total of 10 or more fruit or nut trees or plants; or any place of 

100 square meters or more on which roots or field crops or 

vegetables were harvested for sale during 1979," 

OFFICE PROCESSING 

Each enumerator's work was examined and checked for 

completeness by the Outlying Areas Statistics Branch of the 

Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 

All questionnaires were individually edited prior to manual 

tabulation of the data. In the editing process, questionnaires for 

places that did not qualify as census farms were voided. The 

remaining questionnaires were then examined for accuracy, 

consistency, and completeness. Errors in calculations and units 

of measure, inconsistencies, and misplaced entries were correct· 

ed. Incomplete reports were adjusted on the basis of related 

information on the same questionnaire or on questionnaires for 

nearby farms of similar type and size. 

In the coding process, numeral codes were entered on all 

questionnaires to classify farms by size in terms of total area, by 

tenure of operator, and by age of operator. 

After the questionnaires had been edited and coded, the 

information on them was manually transferred to tabulation 

sheets. Subject matter specialists of the Outlying Areas Statistics 

Branch examined the tabulations for reasonableness and consis· 

tency. As necessary, corrections were made on the basis of a 

further reappraisal of the original reports prior to publication. 

TABULAR PRESENTATION 

The three major groups of tables presented in this report are: 

Area-Tables 1 through 7 present data for major items of all 

farms in the Northern Mariana Islands. Some data in these tables 

are accompanied by historical data. 

Municipality-Tables 8 through 20 present more detailed data 

for major items of all farms by municipalities. Totals are given 

for each municipality and for the Northern Mariana Islands as a 

whole. 

Summary-Tables 21 through 23 show more detailed information 

for all farms. Data in these tables are classified by size of farm, 

and age and tenure of operator. 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 

The following abbreviations and symbols are used through· 

out the tables: 

Zero. 

(D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for 

individual farms or farm operations. 

(X) Not applicable. 

(Z) Less than half of the unit reported. 

(NA) Not available. 
Table 1. Farms and Land in Farms by Land Use: 1980 and 1970 

Item 

Farms .......................................................................... number , 1980 .. 

1970 •• 

Percent of farms ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

1970 •• 

Land in fonne .............................................................. acres, 1980 •. 

1970 •• 

Percent distribution ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

1970 •• 

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

(Detail does not always add to totals due to rounding) 

Less than Item Total 1 acre 

Farms .............................................. number .... 299 10 

Percent of farms ................................... 100.0 3.3 

Land in fanns ............................... acres .... 12,187 3 

Percent distribution ........................... 100.0 (z) 

Average size of farm ............... acres •• 40.8 .3 

Table 3. Operators-Tenure and Characteristics: 1980 and 1970 

(Detail does not always add to totals due to rounding) 

Item 

Farms and land in farms operated by--

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

acres ... 

Used for crops ................................................. farms .. .. 

acres ... 

Full owners .................................................... farms ... 

acres ... 

Used for crops ................................................ farms ... 

acres ... 

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

acres ... 

Used for crops .............................................. farms ... 

acres ... 

Tenants ..................................................... faI"ID.s ... 

acres ... 

Used for crops ........................... farms •• 

acres .... 

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 ...................................................... .. 

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

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

lData are for 1979 and 1969. 

1978 Census of Agriculture 

1980 

299 

12,187 

280 

950 

226 

1,818 

212 

607 

36 

2,116 

34 

187 

37 

8,253 

34 

155 

16 

62 

49 

65 

54 

23 

30 

45 

Cropland 

used for PastureJ except 

Farms Used for crops cropland pastured cropland pastured 

299 280 146 129 

284 255 112 99 

(X) 93.6 48.8 43.1 

(X) 89.8 39.4 34.9 

12,187 950 1,692 8,706 

12,906 1,404 1,853 8,688 

100.0 

100.0 

1 to 2 

acres 

46 

15.4 

84 

.7 

1.8 

1970 

284 

12,906 

255 

1,404 

230 

2,051 

(NA) 

(NA ) 

38 

3,133 

(NA ) 

(NA) 

16 

7,722 

(NA ) 

(NA) 

5 

27 

7.8 13.9 

10.9 14.4 

3 to 4 5 to 7 8 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 39 

acres acres acres acres acres 

42 94 8 55 20 

14.0 31.4 2.7 18.4 6.7 

161 560 71 711 521 

1.3 4.6 .6 5.8 4.3 

3.8 6.0 8.9 12.9 26.1 

Item 

Operators by place of residence: 

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

Off farm operated ........................................................ .. 

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

Operators reporting days of work off farm: l 

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

to 99 days •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

1 to 49 days •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

50 to 99 days ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

100 to 199 days ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

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

150 to 199 days ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

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

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

Operators by main occupation: 

Farming ........................ I> ........................................ number ... 

acres •• 

Other than farming ......................... number .. . 

acres ... 

Not reporting ...................................... number .. .. 

acres ... 

50 Operators by years On farm: 

87 Less than 2 years ...................................................... .. 

81 2 to 4 years •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

32 5 to 9 years •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

2 10 years or more .............................................. ~ ...... . 

51 Not reporting ................................................................... .. 

71.4 

67.3 

40 to 49 

acres 

4 

1.3 

179 

1.5 

44.8 

1980 

103 

194 

54 

105 

74 

31 

58 

32 

26 

64 

18 

63 

9,632 

231 

2,524 

5 

31 

40 

104 

44 

104 

7 

Other land 

132 

94 

44.1 

33.1 

839 

961 

6.9 

7.4 

50 acres 

or more 

20 

6.7 

9,901 

81.2 

495.1 

1970 

100 

164 

20 

58 

84 

(NA) 

(NA ) 

33 

(NA ) 

(NA) 

96 

13 

134 

(NA ) 

125 

(NA) 

25 

(NA ) 

8 

31 

34 

152 

59 

Northern Mariana Islands 1 
Table 4. Farm Characteristics: 1980 and 1970 

Item 

Selected equipment: 

Tractors .................................................................. farms •• 

number ... 

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

number ... 

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

number ... 

Farms by selected facilities: 

Electricity ........................................ . 

Piped running water ..................................................... .. 

Farms by type of holding: 

Home consumpt ion .................................................................. .. 

Sale •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Crop ............................................ . 

Livestock and/or poultry •••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Mixed .................................................................................... .. 

Other .................................................................... . 

Farms by source of financing: 

Operator: 

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

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

50 to 74 percent •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

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

100 percent ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Private: 

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

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

50 to 74 percent •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

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

100 percent ...................................................... .. 

Table 5. Vegetables and Field Crops: 1979and 1969 

Item 

Cassava ................................................... farms ... 

acres ... 

pounds harvested •• 

Chinese cabbage ..................................... farms •• 

acres ... 

pounds harvested •• 

Corn ...................................................... farms •• 

acres •• 

pounds harvested .. 0 

Cucumbers .......................................... farms •• 

acres •• 

pounds harvested •• 

Eggplant ....................................... farms •• 

acres •• 

pounds harvested •• 

Honeyde"IVS .................... .o ..... .o ................. farms .. .. 

acres •• 

pounds harvested •• 

Melons .............................................. farms ... 

2 Northern Mariana Islands 

acres •• 

pounds harvested •• 

1980 

40 

60 

7 

10 

158 

187 

90 

143 

170 

129 

53 

23 

53 

2 

2 

4 

2 

256 

3 

2 

23 

1979 

30 

21 

41,960 

29 

9 

27,610 

14 

8 

9,100 

50 

29 

92,880 

38 

13 

28,348 

15 

7 

19,040 

27 

10 

22,400 

1970 

(NA ) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA ) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA ) 

227 

44 

13 

12 

17 

2 

(NA) 

(NA ) 

(NA ) 

(NA ) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

21 

10 

7,660 

(NA ) 

(NA ) 

(NA) 

55 

42 

39,205 

(NA ) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

33 

10 

19,910 

(NA ) 

(NA ) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Item 

Farms by source of financing--Con. 

Commercial: 

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

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

50 to 74 percent •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

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

100 percent ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Government: 

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

25 to 49 percent •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

50 to 74 percent •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

75 to 99 percent •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

100 percent ...................................................... .. 

other sources: 

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

25 to 49 percent •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

50 to 74 percent •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

75 to 99 percent •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

100 percen t ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

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

Farms by tracts or pieces of land: 

1 tract ............................ 0 ....................... . 

2 tracts ......................................................... . 

3 tracts or more ............................................... .. 

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

Item 

Mus:km.elons ... .o ..................................... farms .. .. 

acres •• 

pounds harvested •• 

SWeetpotatoes ............... .o •••• .o 0 ............... fartIls •• 

acres •• 

pounds harvested •• 

Taro .............. .o ............... 0.0 ............ .o •••••• farms ... 

acres •• 

pounds harvested •• 

WaterDlelons.o 0.0 ................. 0 ................... farms •• 

acres •• 

pounds harvested •• 

yams .......................................... farIns ... 

acres •• 

pounds harvested •• 

'Other vegetables and field crops .............. farms •• 

acres ... 

pounds harvested •• 

1980 

3 

1 

3 

5 

212 

53 

34 

1979 

8 

4 

11,350 

42 

19 

26,040 

46 

27 

21,530 

46 

74 

143,030 

29 

12 

12,760 

23 

19 

32,330 

1970 

(NAl (NA 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA ) 

(NA ) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA ) 

(NA ) 

(NA ) 

(NA ) 

(NA ) 

(NA) 

193 

35 

18 

38 

1969 

(NA ) 

(NA) 

(NA ) 

84 

37 

61,610 

112 

40 

56,013 

(NA) 

(NA ) 

(NA) 

83 

59 

76,013 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1978 Census of Agriculture 
Table 6. Fruits, Nuts, and Tree Crops: 1980 and 1970 

Item 

Avocados ...................................................... farms ... 

trees ... 

pounds harvested ' •• 

Bananas ..................................................................... farms ... 

clusters ... 

pounds harvested 1 ... 

Betelnuts ................................................................ farms ... 

trees ... 

pounds harvested 1 •• 

Breadfruits ...................................................... fat'lIls ... 

trees .. 

pounds harvested 1 •• 

Coconuts ............. D • ........................................ farms ... 

trees .. 

pounds barves ted 1 •• 

Coffee ................................................ . farms • .. 

trees ... 

pounds harvested 1 •• 

Green oranges ...................................... farms .. 

trees .. 

pounds harvested 1 •• 

Guavas .................................................. farnls •• 

trees .. 

pounds harvested 1 •• 

'Data for crops harvested are for 1979 and 1969. 

Table 7. livestock, Poultry, and Fish: 1980 and 1970 

Item 

Carabaos ............. 0 ............... '" •••••••• • farms .. 

number .. 

Cattle and calves ... o •••• o ••••••••••••••••••• farms .. 

number .. 

Milk cows ..•......•...•..................•. farms .. 

number •. 

Other cattle and calves .................... farms .. 

number .. 

Hogs and pigs ................................. farm.s .. 

number .. 

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

number .. 

Horses, mules, and colts ..................... farms .. 

'Data are for 1979 and 1969. 

'Data are for 1979. 

ntmlber .. 

1980 

99 

687 

8,200 

213 

19,871 

85,989 

100 

6,860 

12,536 

104 

674 

15,987 

230 

26,733 

181,479 

10 

1,488 

50 

95 

633 

8,925 

59 

897 

872 

1980 

1 

2 

113 

8,339 

19 

1,493 

109 

6,846 

161 

2,904 

58 

726 

2 

29 

1970 

97 

951 

16,750 

191 

16,169 

86,597 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

105 

1,425 

71,778 

234 

25,052 

258,569 

6 

3,627 

11,580 

112 

876 

21,090 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1970 

1 

1 

152 

4,996 

22 

66 

149 

4,930 

120 

3,447 

56 

277 

3 

16 

Item 

Lemons ...................................... farms .. 

trees .. 

pounds harvested l •• 

Limes ....................................... farms .. 

trees .. 

pounds harvested t •• 

Mangoes ..................................... farms .. 

trees .. 

pounds harvested! •• 

papayas ..................................... farms .. 

trees .. 

pounds harvested l •• 

Pineapples ..... b ••••••••••••••••••••••••• , •• farms .. 

plants .. 

fruits harvested l •• 

Star fruits ................................. farms .. 

trees .. 

pounds harvested! •• 

Tangerines .................................. farms .. 

trees .. 

pounds harvested! •• 

Other fruits) nuts, and tree crops ......... . farms . . 

Item 

trees or plants .. 

pounds harvested l •• 

Other livestock ............................. farms .. 

number .. 

Chickens .................................... farms .. 

number .. 

sold l .. 

Other poultry ..........•...•............... . farms • . 

number .. 

Fish: ' 

Caught .................................... farms .• 

pounds .. 

So Id ••••••••••.•••.••.....••.•.....••.... farms •• 

pounds .. 

sales, dollars .. 

Table 8. Land Area, Farms, and Land in Farms, by Municipalities: 1980 and 1970 

1980 

159 

1,338 

6,990 

28 

122 

4,315 

148 

962 

37,750 

136 

3,912 

33,756 

69 

11,866 

4,510 

41 

81 

3,355 

106 

917 

10,842 

12 

179 

342 

1980 

2 

17 

186 

9,432 

54 

30 

514 

93 

38,230 

15 

6,688 

7,590 

Land area Land in farms (acres) 

1970 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

107 

677 

40,260 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

76 

9,518 

7,8ll 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1970 

(NA) 

(NA) 

204 

7,433 

372 

13 

89 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Area Average sizeNorthern Mariana Islands ...••........••• 1980 .. 

1970 •. 

Northern Islands .•..••.•.•.•••••.••••••••••.•••• 1980 •• 

Rota •••.••••••••.•••••••.•••.••••.•.••••••••.••• 1980 .• 

Saipan ••••••..••.•••••••.•.•.•••••••••.••••••••• 1980 •• 

Tinian •••.•••••.•••••.••.•.•••••••.•••.•.•••••.• 1980 •• 

Square miles 

184 

184 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

117,758 

117,758 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 9. Farms and Land in Farms by Land Use and Municipalities: 1980 and 1970 

(Detail does not always add to totals due to rounding) 

Farms 

Cropland 

Area Pasture, 

Used for except 

Used for cropland cropland 

Total crops pastured pastured 

Northern Mariana Islands •.••.•••••• 1980 •• 299 280 146 129 

1970 .• 284 255 112 99 

Northern Islands ..•.••••••.•••••••••••••••• 1980 .. 8 6 1 7 

Rota .••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••.•.•••••• 1980 •• 77 73 43 33 

Saipan ••.•••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••.•.•• 1980 •• 137 129 56 46 

Tinian ••..••••••••••••••••••••.•.•••••••••• 1980 .• 77 72 46 43 

1978 Census of Agriculture 

Other 

land 

132 

94 

4 

15 

72 

41 

Farms Total of farm 

299 12,187 40.8 

284 12,906 45.4 

8 431 53.9 

77 1,635 21. 2 

137 1,684 12.3 

77 8,437 109.6 

Land in farms (acres) 

Cropland 

Pasture " 

Used for except 

Used for cropland cropland Other 

Total crops pastured pastured land 

12,187 950 1,693 8,706 839 

12,906 1,404 1,853 8,688 961 

431 66 8 342 15 1,635 335 275 992 33 1,684 330 211 958 185 8,437 219 1,199 6,414 606 

Northern Mariana Islands 3 
Table 10. Farms and land in Farms by Size of Farm and Municipalities: 1980 

(Detail does not always add to totals due to rounding) 

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

FARMS 

Northern Mariana Islands ................. 299 10 46 42 94 8 55 20 4 20 

Northern Islands ................................. 8 1 1 3 3 Rota ••••••.••••.••.••••••••••••••••••.•..••.••••• 77 9 2 23 1 22 10 7 Saipan ...................•....................... 137 36 39 29 4 12 4 5 Tinian ....................••.....•....... ., ........ 77 1 42 3 20 3 5 

lAND IN FARMS (ACRES) 

Northern Mariana Is lands •............•... 12,187 3 84 161 560 71 711 521 179 9,901 

Northern Islands .................. 6 •••••••••••••• 431 2 13 75 341 Rota ••••.•••.•••••••.••.•.••••••• ., •••. ., •.•.••••• ., 1,635 (z) 21 8 129 10 290 277 93 809 Saipan •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• .o 1,684 2 61 149 165 34 141 93 46 993 

Tinian.o ••• ".o • .o".o " •••••••••••••••• .o."""."".o"""".o.o,, 8,437 4 266 27 267 76 40 7,758 

Table 11. Farms and land in Farms by Tenure of Operator and Municipalities: 1980and 1970 

Area Farms Land in farms (acres) 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

Northern Mariana Is lands ••••••••••• 1980 •• 299 226 36 37 12,187 1,818 2,116 8,253 

1970 •• 284 230 38 16 12,906 2,051 3,133 7,722 

Northern Is1ands ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 8 4 4 431 65 366 

Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 77 51 20 6 1,635 437 1,087 111 

Saipan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 137 116 7 14 1,684 847 793 44 

Tinian ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 77 55 9 13 8,437 469 236 7,732 

Table 12. Selected Vegetables and Field Crops by Municipalities: 1979 and 1969· 

Area Pounds Area Pounds 

Farms Acres harvested Farms Acres harvested 

CASSAVA MELONS 

Northern Mariana Is lands ••• 1979 •• 30 21 41,960 Northern Mariana Islands ••• 1979 •• 27 10 22,400 

1969 •• 21 10 7,660 1969 •• (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Islands ••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 5 (D) (D) Northern Is lands ••••••••••• '" ••••• 1979 •• 3 (D) (D) Northern Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 6 2 2,900 Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 1 (D) (D) Saipan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 17 6 17,350 Saipan •••••••••.••••••••.•••••••••• 1979 •• 24 17 35,560 Tinian ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 1 (D) (D) Tinian ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 

SWEETPOTATOES 

CHINESE CABBAGE Northern Mariana Islands ••• 1979 •• 42 19 26,040 

1969 •• 84 37 61,610 

Northern Mariana Islands ••• 1979 •• 29 9 27,610 Northern Is1ands ••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 3 (D) (D) 1969 •• (1'!A) (NA) (NA) Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 14 9 6,150 

(D) (D) Saipan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 23 7 18,290 Northern Is lands ••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 2 Tinian ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 2 (D) (D) Rota •••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••• 1979 •• 9 3 1,530 

Saipan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 16 5 25,735 TARO 

Tinian •••••••••••••••• ; •••••••••••• 1979 •• (D) (D) Northern Mariana Islands ••• 1979 •• 46 27 21,530 

1969 •• 112 40 56,013 

CUCUMBERS Northern Is lands ••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 3 2 1,700 

Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 14 7 2,960 

29 92,880 Saipan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 25 12 11,720 Northern Mariana Is1ands ••• 1979 •• 50 Tinian ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 4 6 5,150 1969 •• (NA) (NA) (NA) 

WATERMELONS 

Northern Islands ••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 3 2 1,600 Northern Mariana Islands ••• 1979 •• 46 74 143,030 Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 8 3 2,600 1969 •• (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Saipan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 35 17 83,180 

Tinian ••••••••••••.••••.••••••••••• 1979 •• 4 7 5,500 Northern Is1ands ••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 4 2 4,050 

Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 12 10 35,850 

Saipan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 22 13 29,130 

EGGPlANT Tinian ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 8 49 74,000 

YAMS 

Northern Mariana Islands ••• 1979 •• 38 13 28,348 Northern Mariana Is1ands ••• 1979 •• 29 12 12,760 1969 •• 33 10 19,910 1969 •• 83 59 76,013 

Northern Is lands ••••••••••••••• , ••• 1979 •• (D) (D) Northern Islands ••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 2 (D) (D) 

Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 4 10,530 Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 9 (D) (D) 

Saipan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 29 7 15,918 Saipan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 18 8 9,910 

Tinian ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 1 (D) (D) Tinian ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 

4 Northern Mariana Islands 1978 Census of Agriculture 
Table 13. Selected Fruits. Nuts. and Tree Crops. by Municipalities: 1980 and 1970 

AVOCADOS 

Area 

Northern Mariana Islands ... 1980 .. 

1970 •• 

Northern Islands ••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •. 

Saipan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

Tini an ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 .• 

BANANAS 

Northern Mariana Islands ... 1980 .. 

1970 •• 

Northern Islands ••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

Saipan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

Tinian •••••••••••••••••••.•••••.••• 1980 .• 

BETELNUTS 

Northern Mariana Islands ... 1980 .. 

1970 •. 

Northern Islands ••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

Saipan ••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••• 1980 •• 

Tinian •••••••••••••••••••••••••.••• 1980 •. 

BREADFRUITS 

Northern Mariana Islands ... 1980 .. 

1970 .• 

Northern Islands ..................• 1980 .. 

Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

Saipan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

Tinian ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

COCONUTS 

Northern Mariana Islands ... 1980 .. 

1970 •• 

Northern Islands ••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •. 

Saipan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •. 

Tinian ••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••• 1980 •• 

GREEN ORANGES 

Northern Mariana Islands ... 1980 .. 

1970 •• 

Northern Islands .................... 1980 .. 

Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

Saipan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 .• 

Tinian ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 .. 

GUAVAS 

Northern Mariana Islands ... 1980 .. 

1970 •• 

Northern I s lands ••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

Rota; •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

Saipan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

Tinian ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 .• 

'Data are for 1979 and 1969. 

Farms 

99 

97 

35 

58 

6 

213 

191 

4 

54 

99 

56 

100 

(NA) 

3 

18 

72 

7 

104 

105 

2 

36 

53 

13 

230 

234 

4 

66 

101 

59 

95 

112 

2 

31 

37 

25 

59 

(NA) 

9 

40 

10 

2Data are for clusters instead of trees. 

Pounds harTrees ves ted 1 Area 

687 

951 

413 

261 

13 

219,871 

216,169 

1,950 

4,174 

10,291 

3,456 

6,860 

(NA) 

55 

1,089 

5,626 

90 

674 

1,425 

(D) 

349 

208 

(D) 

26,733 

25,052 

4,300 

6,471 

11,887 

4,075 

633 

876 

(D) 

374 

133 

(D) 

897 

(NA) 

546 

325 

26 

B,200 

16,750 

LEMONS 

Northern Mariana Islands ... 1980 .. 

1970 .. 

_ Northern Islands ................... 1980 .. 

1,610 Rota ............................... 1980 .. 

6,555 Saipan ••••••••••••••••••.••.••••••• 1980 .. 

35 Tinian •.•••••••.••••••••.•.••.••••• 1980 .• 

85,989 

86,597 

20,500 

4,515 

46,799 

14,175 

12,536 

(NA) 

LIMES 

Northern Mariana Islands ... 1980 .. 

1970 •. 

Northern Islands ................... 1980 .. 

Rota •••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••• 1980 .. 

Saipan ............................. 1980 •. 

Tinian •••••.•••••••••.••••.•••••.•. 1980 •. 

MANGOES 

Northern Mariana Islands"Q1980 .. 

1970 .. 

300 Northern Islands ................... 1980 .. 

1,410 Rota ............................... 191l0 .. 

10,826 Saipan ............................. 1980 .. 

- Tinian .••••••••••.••••••••••.•••••• 1980 .. 

15,987 

71,778 

(D) 

1,040 

11,997 

(D) 

181,479 

258,569 

38,000 

1,115 

133,444 

8,920 

B,925 

21,090 

(D) 

3,230 

2,540 

(D) 

872 

(NA) 

PAPAYAS 

Northern Mariana Islands ... 1980 .. 

1970 •. 

Northern Islands .................•. 1980 .. 

Rota ............................... 1980 .. 

Saipan •••••••••••••••.••••••••••••. 1980 •. 

Tinian ............................. 1980 .. 

PINEAPPLES 

Northern Mariana Islands ... 1980 .. 

1970 •• 

Northern Islands ................... 1980 .• 

Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••• 1980 •. 

Saipan ............................. 1980 .. 

Tinian .••••••••••••••••••••••••••.• 1980 .. 

STAR FRUITS 

Northern Mariana Islands ... 1980 .. 

1970 .. 

Northern Islands .............. 0.0 •• 1980 .. 

Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •. 

Saipan •••••••••••••.•.•••••.•.••.•• 19BO .. 

Tinian ••••.•••••••.•••••••••••••••• 1980 •. 

TANGERINES 

Northern Mariana Islands .•. 1980 .. 

1970 .. 

- Northern Islands ................... 1980 .. 

100 Rota ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1980 •. 

737 Saipan •••••••••••••••••••••.••••••• 1980 .• 

35 Tinian ............................. 1980 •. 

3Data are for plants and number of fruits instead of trees and pounds harvested respectively. 

1978 Census of Agriculture 

Pounds harFarms Trees vested l 

159 1,338 6,990 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 (D) (D) 

55 387 2,590 

58 513 3,565 

44 (D) (D) 

28 122 4,315 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

6 40 

19 75 4,315 

3 7 

148 962 37,750 

107 677 40,260 

1 (D) (D) 

35 133 2,070 

80 663 35,570 

32 (D) (D) 

136 3,912 33,756 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 (D) (D) 

24 (D) (D) 

75 2,168 24,801 

36 1,135 3,315 

69 3n,866 34,510 

76 39,518 37,811 

4 920 920 

1B 2,54B 192 

32 7,883 3,348 

15 515 50 

41 81 3,355 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

7 16 75 

30 61 3,280 

4 4 

106 917 10,842 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

44 588 3,510 

41 215 7,222 

21 114 110 

Northern Mariana Islands 5 
Table 14. Selected Livestock, Poultry, and Fish, by Municipalities: 1980 and 1970 

Northern Mariana Islands Municipalities, Item 

1980 1970 Northern Islands Rota 

cattle and calves .. eo ••••••••••••••••••••• fanns .. 

number •. 

Cattle and calves, not including 

milk cows •..•..••.••••••.•••••.••.••••• farms •• 

m.unber •• 

Hoes and pigs .............................. farms .. 

number •• 

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

number •• 

Chickens ...................................... farms ... 

number •• 

Chickens sold 1 ••••••••••••••••••.••••••••• farms .. 

number ... 

Other poultry .......... 00 ••••••••••••••••• farms .• 

number •• 

Fish caught 2 •••••••••••..•••.••••••••••••• farms .• 

pounds •• 

Fish Bold 2 ..................... " ..•....•. fa,rnl.s .. 

pounds .. 

dollars •• 

'Data are for 1979 and 1969. 

2Data are for 1979. 

113 152 

8,339 4,996 

109 149 

6,846 4,930 

161 120 

2,904 3,447 

58 56 

726 277 

186 204 

9,432 7,433 

5 10 

54 372 

30 13 

514 89 

93 (NA) 

38,230 (NA) 

15 (NA) 

6,688 (NA) 

7,590 (NA) 

Table 15. Operators Reporting Off-Farm Work by Municipalities: 1979 and 1969 

Area All Operators 

operators reported None to 

Northern Mariana Islands ••••••••••• 1979 •• 299 281 54 

1969 •. 284 271 58 

Northern Is lands •••.•••.••••••••••••••••••• 1979 •• 8 8 8 

Rota •.•••••••••.•••.•.•••••••.••••••••.•••• 1979 •• 77 77 7 

Saipan ••.••.•.•••••••••...•.••••••••••••••• 1979 •. 137 120 37 

Tinian ••...•...•.•.••••••••••••.••••••••••• 1979 .. 77 76 2 

Days 

1 1 

99 to 49 

105 74 

84 (NA) 

23 8 

51 43 

31 23 

Table 16. Farms With Tracts or Pieces of Land on Place by Municipalities: 1980 and 1970 

Area 

Northern Mariana Is lands ........... 1980 .. 

1970 •• 

Northern Is lands •..•..••••••.••.••.•••••••• 1980 •• 

Rota •••••••••••..•••••.•• , •••.••••••••••.•• 1980 •• 

Saipan ••..•••...•.•.•••.•••••.••••••••••••• 1980 •• 

Tinian •••..•••••.•••••.•••••••••.••.••••••• 1980 •• 

6 Northern Mariana Islands 

Farms 

299 

246 

8 

77 

137 

77 

tract 

212 

193 

8 

54 

93 

57 

8 42 

217 971 

7 41 213 751 

8 36 

1,822 182 

5 7 

296 19 

8 52 

1,050 1,773 

- 2 

- (D) 

5 - 104 -

7 25 

9,200 12,025 

- 8 

- 5,013 

- 5,670 

of off-farm work 

50 100 100 

to 99 to 199 to 149 

31 58 32 

(NA) 33 (NA) 

15 31 19 

8 12 5 

8 15 8 

tracts 3 tracts 

53 

35 

16 

21 

16 

1980 

Saipan Tinian 

47 16 

741 6,410 

45 16 

727 5,155 

88 29 

754 146 

35 11 

252 159 

81 45 

5,066 1,543 

3 - (D) -

21 4 

395 15 

. 26 35 

11,460 5,545 

5 2 

1,375 300 

1,585 335 

150 200 Not 

to 199 or more reported 

26 64 18 

(NA) 96 13 

12 16 

7 20 17 

7 28 1 

or more Not reported 

34 

18 38 

7 

23 

4 

1978 Census of Agriculture 
Table 17. Operator Characteristics by Municipalities: 1980and 1970 

Northern Mariana Islands 

Item 

Operators by place of r~sidence ............................... .. 

On farm ••••••••••••••••••••.••••••.••••••••••.• 

Off farm ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

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

Operators by years On farm ......................................... .. 

Less than 2 years •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

2 to 4 years ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

5 to 9 years ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

10 years or more ........................................................... .. 

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

Operators by age ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

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 (years) ........................... . 

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

Operators by main occupation ....................................... .. 

Farming •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Other than farming ........................... .. 

Not reported •••.•••••••••••••••••••••••.••.•.•.•• 

1980 

297 

103 

194 

2 

292 

40 

104 

44 

104 

7 

269 

16 

62 

49 

65 

54 

23 

45 

30 

294 

63 

231 

5 

Table 18. Farms by Source of Financing by Municipalities: 1980 

1970 

264 

100 

164 

20 

225 

8 

31 

34 

152 

59 

282 

5 

27 

50 

87 

81 

32 

51 

2 

259 

134 

125 

25 

Northern Islands 

8 

2 

6 

1 

2 

4 

1 

3 

2 

1 

1 

42 

1 

8 

6 

2 

Municipalities) 1980 

Rota Saipan Tinian 

77 135 77 

3 80 18 

74 55 59 

2 

77 131 77 

7 21 12 

24 34 45 

4 33 5 

42 43 15 

6 

75 123 64 

3 11 2 

17 20 22 

14 17 16 

18 36 10 

15 27 11 

8 12 3 

46 46 42 

2 14 13 

77 133 76 

16 32 9 

61 101 67 

4 1 

Municipalities 

Item Northern Marianar----------------------------------------------------------------------

Percent operator financed: 

100 ........................................... . 

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

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

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

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

Percent private financed: 

100 ........................................... . 

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

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

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

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

Percent commercial financed: 

100 .......................................... .. 

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

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

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

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

Percent government financed:. 

100 .......................................... .. 

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

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

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

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

Percent financed by other sources! 

100 ........................................... . 

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

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

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

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

Source not reported ............................. . 

1978 Census of Agriculture 

Islands 

256 

2 

4 

2 

2 

23 

2 

3 

1 

1 

3 

1 

3 

2 

Northern Islands Rota 

8 77 

Saipan 

97 

2 

2 

1 

2 

23 

2 

3 

3 

1 

2 

5 

Tinian 

74 

2 

1 

3 

Northern Mariana Islands 7 
Table 19. Farms by Type of Holding by Municipalities: 1980 and 1970 

Area 

Northern Mariana Islands ............ 1980 .• 

1970 •• 

Northern Islands ••••.•••••.••••••••••••.••• 1980 •• 

Rota •••..••.••.•..•..•••.•.••...•••..•.•••• 1980 •• 

Saipan .•••••••••••.•••..••...•••.•••••••••• 1980 •• 

Tinian •..••••••.••••••.•..••..•..• , •.•••••• 1980 •• 

Holdings for 

home consumption 

170 

227 

53 

64 

53 

Total 

129 

44 

8 

24 

73 

24 

Table 20. Selected Equipment and Facilities by Municipalities: 1980 

Holdings producing for sale 

Livestock 

Crop and/ or poultry Mixed Other 

53 23 53 

13 12 17 

4 3 

2 6 16 

41 7 25 

9 6 9 

Municipalities 

Item Northern Marianar---------------------------------------------------------------------

Tractors (all kinds) ...................... farms •• 

number .. 

Motortrucks ........................... ' ..•.. fanns .. 

number .. 

Automobiles .............. 0 ................. farms .. 

number .. 

Farms by specified facilities: 

Electricity ..... o 0.' ............................. . 

No electricity ........................................ . 

Piped running water .................................... . 

No piped running water ...................................... .. 

8 Northern Mariana Islands 

Islands 

40 

60 

7 

10 

158 

187 

90 

209 

143 

156 

Northern Islands 

8 

8 

Rota Saipan Tinian 

12 26 2 

15 37 8 

6 

8 2 

37 62 59 

39 75 73 

1 73 16 

76 64 61 

34 91 18 

43 46 59 

1978 Census of Agriculture 
Table 21. Summary by Size of Farm: 1980 

(Detail does not always add to totals due to rounding) 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms •.•.••.•.....••...•••..•....•.•••.•• nUIttber .. 

percent of farm.s reported ..................... . 

Land in farms ............................. acres .. 

percent distribution .......................... . 

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

LAND USE 

Cropland .................................. farms .. 

acres .. 

Used for crops .......................... famIs .. 

acres .. 

Used for pasture ........................ farms .. 

acres .. 

Pastureland, except cropland pastured ..... farms .. 

acres .. 

Other land ................................ farms .. 

acres .. 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

OWners .................................... farms .. 

acres .. 

Full owners ............................. farms .. 

acres .. 

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

acres .. 

Tenants ................................... farms .. 

acres .. 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 

On farm operated .............................. . 

Off farnt operated ............................. . 

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

Operators by years operating farm: 

Less than 2 years ............................. . 

2 to 4 years .................................. . 

5 to 9 years .................................. . 

10 years or more .............................. . 

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

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 ............................. . 

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

Operators by main occupation: 

Agricul tural ........................... nUIIlber .. 

acres .. 

Non-agricultural .... , ... ,-.............. ,number .. 

acres .. 

Not reported ........................... nUInber .. 

acres .. 

Operators by days of work off farm: 1 

None ................. , ........................ . 

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

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

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

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

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

Not reported, ..................•............ , .. 

TRACTS OR PIECES OF LAND 

Farms with--

I tract ............................... , ....... . 

2 tracts ...................................... . 

3 tracts or more .............................. . 

FARMS BY TYPE OF HOLDING 

For home consumption ............................ . 

For sale., ...................................... . 

Crop ho 1ding •..•....•.•••..•••..•.•.•.••••...•. 

Livestock and/or poultry holding ..•...•.•.••••• 

Mixed holding •...••.•....••..•••..•.....•.••... 

Other .•.•.••••.•.••.•••.••...••..•••.••••.•••.. 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1978 Census of Agriculture 

Less than 

Total 1 acre 

299 

100.0 

12,187 

100.0 

40.8 

289 

2,643 

280 

950 

146 

1,693 

129 

8,706 

132 

839 

262 

3,934 

226 

1,818 

36 

2,li6 

37 

8,253 

103 

194 

2 

40 

104 

44 

104 

7 

16 

62 

49 

65 

54 

23 

30 

63 

9,632 

231 

2,524 

5 

31 

54 

74 

31 

32 

26 

64 

18 

212 

53 

34 

170 

129 

53 

23 

53 

10 

3.3 

3 

(z) 

0.3 

9 

3 

9 

3 

1 

(z) 

3 

(z) 

9 

3 

9 

3 

6 

4 

1 

3 

3 

3 

1 

3 

3 

2 

3 

3 

10 

6 

4 

1 to 2 

aCres 

46 

15.4 

84 

0.7 

1.8 

45 

62 

43 

53 

13 

8 

13 

li 

16 

11 

38 

69 

38 

69 

8 

15 

21 

24 

10 

li 

5 

18 

2 

7 

6 

8 

7 

9 

4 

5 

10 

19 

35 

62 

1 

15 

9 

3 

4 

3 

9 

3 

38 

4 

4 

25 

21 

li 

1 

9 

3 to 4 

acres 

42 

14.0 

161 

1.3 

3.8 

41 

li5 

40 

78 

19 

37 

8 

10 

25 

36 

35 

135 

33 

128 

2 

7 

7 

26 

23 

18 

1 

4 

10 

12 

14 

2 

3 

6 

2 

16 

8 

4 

3 

9 

38 

31 

li5 

2 

8 

7 

12 

4 

3 

4 

5 

7 

33 

7 

2 

22 

20 

11 

2 

7 

5 to 7 

acres 

94 

31.4 

560 

4.6 

6.0 

93 

375 

89 

218 

51 

157 

33 

90 

48 

94 

90 

535 

89 

530 

1 

5 

4 

24 

26 

68 

13 

53 

11 

16 

1 

6 

28 

14 

15 

13 

4 

14 

12 

67 

81 

486 

1 

6 

8 

30 

12 

10 

9 

20 

5 

81 

7 

6 

70 

24 

11 

3 

10 

8 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 39 40 to 49 50 acres 

acres acres acres acres or more 

8 

2.7 

71 

0.6 

8.9 

8 

35 

8 

22 

5 

14 

5 

13 

5 

22 

8 

70 

7 

62 

1 

8 

4 

4 

1 

4 

1 

3 

3 

3 

26 

5 

45 

1 

3 

1 

4 

3 

4 

4 

2 

55 

18.4 

711 

5.8 

12.9 

54 

470 

53 

253 

34 

217 

27 

175 

22 

64 

47 

604 

35 

432 

12 

,172 

8 

105 

12 

43 

8 

15 

6 

26 

13 

11 

12 

13 

4 

11 

149 

43 

545 

15 

8 

12 

5 

7 

6 

15 

2 

30 

18 

7 

28 

27 

10 

2 

15 

20 

6.7 

521 

4.3 

26.1 

18 

180 

18 

91 

10 

9Z 

17 

317 

3 

24 

18 

470 

9 

213 

9 

257 

50 

5 

15 

1 

5 

3 

11 

4 

4 

4 

4 

2 

6 

150 

14 

370 

5 

2 

1 

4 

2 

6 

7 

9 

4 

11 

3 

5 

3 

4 

1.3 

179 

1.5 

44.8 

4 

59 

4 

18 

3 

41 

4 

121 

4 

179 

2 

86 

2 

93 

4 

1 

3 

4 

179 

3 

20 

6.7 

9,901 

81.2 

495.1 

17 

1,343 

16 

215 

10 

,128 

19 

7,970 

13 

588 

13 

1.868 

4 

295 

9 

1.573 

7 

8,033 

6 

14 

2 

3 

3 

11 

1 

2 

2 

4 

5 

5 

11 

9.183 

9 

719 

7 

4 

5 

1 

9 

3 

8 

4 

16 

3 

8 

Northern Mariana Islands 9 
Table 21. Summary by Size of Farm: 1980-Con. 

(Detail does not always add to totals due to rounding) 

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

Total 1 acre acres acres acres acres acres acres acres or more 

SOURCE OF FINANCING 

Farm operation financed by--

Operator; 

1 to 24 percent .....................•........ 2 

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

50 to 74 percent ............................. 4 1 

75 to 99 percent .... , ................ , ...•... 2 2 

100 percent .................................. 256 38 26 82 8 52 20 3 18 

Private: 

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

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

50 to 74 percent ............................. 3 

75 to 99 percent ............ , ................ 2 

100 percent ................................... 23 9 

Commercial: 

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

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

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

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

100 percent .................................. 

Gove rnmen t : 

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

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

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

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

100 percent ................................... 

Other: 

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

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

50 to 74 percent .............•....•.......... 3 

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

100 percent .................................. 3 2 

Source not reported .............................. 5 2 

SELECTED VEGETABLES AND FIELD CROPS' 

Cassava .................................... farms .. 30 1 5 3 7 2 3 4 5 

acres .. 21 (z) 1 2 4 (z) 1 7 5 

pounds harvested .. 41,960 30 1,500 5,830 6,600 1,200 6,500 12,600 7,700 

Chinese cabbage ........................... farlIls .. 29 1 2 3 7 3 4 3 1 5 

acres .. 9 (z) 2 1 1 1 2 1 (z) 

pounds harvested .. 27,610 15 13,300 520 2,525 600 5,230 4,100 200 1,120 

Cucumbers ................................. farms .. 50 1 8 6 11 3 8 5 1 7 

acres .. 29 (z) 2 7 8 1 3 (z) 4 

pounds harvested .. 92,880 50 7,200 18,650 24,100 10,400 6,530 9,900 300 15,750 

Eggp Ian t .................................. farms .. 38 1 5 4 9 3 7 2 1 6 

acres .. 13 (z) 1 1 2 1 5 1 (Z) 3 

pounds harvested .. 28,348 20 1,380 750 5,790 4,008 11,150 2,650 50 2,550 

Melons .................................... farms ... 27 1 4 3 5 1 6 5 2 

acres .. 10 (z) 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 

pounds harvested .. 22,400 50 850 1,800 3,1100 2,300 4,150 4,950 4,500 

Swree tpota toes .................. ........... . farrrts .. 42 1 6 5 11 12 2 2 3 

acres .. 19 (z) 1 1 6 8 1 1 2 

pounds harvested .. 26,040 500 1,840 3,850 8,700 3,950 700 900 5,600 

Taro ... .................................. . farms . . 46 1 2 6 15 2 9 4 2 5 

acres .. 27 (z) (z) 4 6 4 4 1 6 

pounds harvested .. 21,530 100 800 5,900 3,180 4,100 2,950 1,000 600 2,900 

WatetiIlelons ............................... farms .. 46 1 2 7 7 2 17 3 7 

acres .. 74 (z) 1 6 4 1 53 2 9 

pounds harvested .. 143,030 70 1,200 13,250 9,125 2,250 93,235 1,650 22,250 

YatnB ...................................... farms .. 29 3 3 8 7 5 3 

acres .. 12 (z) 1 2 2 3 3 

pounds harvested .. 12,760 1,000 1,360 1,450 2,900 2,600 3,450 

SELECTED FRUIT, NUT, AND TREE CROPS 

Avocados ................... .............. . farms .. 99 1 16 19 23 3 23 10 3 

trees .. 687 3 43 130 270 62 116 45 17 

pounds harvested 2 •• 8,200 80 580 2,775 1,935 130 1,660 940 100 

Bananas ................................... farms .. 213 7 31 33 74 7 35 12 3 11 

clusters .. 19,871 928 2,665 2,814 4,693 1,357 2,842 828 215 3,529 

pounds harvested 2 •• 85,989 710 13,135 16,854 13,060 490 15,610 3,220 1,500 21,410 

Bete lnu ts ........................... ..... . farms .. 100 3 18 24 25 2 17 5 1 5 

trees .. 6,860 11 722 1,125 2,445 128 438 920 7 1,064 

pounds ha rves ted 2 •• 12,536 35 770 1,838 4,860 60 2,073 1,590 10 1,300 

Breadfrui ts . ............................. . farms .. 104 19 23 20 4 19 10 8 

trees .. 674 73 68 107 67 171 91 90 

pounds harvested 2 •• 15,987 3,395 2,022 1,530 240 2,690 3,500 2,610 

See footnotes at end of table. 

10 Northern Mariana Islands 1978 Census of Agriculture 
Table21. Summary by Size of Farm: 1980-Con. 

(Detail does not always add to totals due to rounding) 

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

Item Total 1 acre acres acres acres acres acres acres acres or more 

SELECTED FRUIT, NUT, AND TREE CROPS--Con. 

Coconuts ................•................. farms .. 230 6 33 30 77 6 46 16 3 13 

trees .. 26,733 88 1,936 3,505 6,412 902 5,735 2,035 380 5,740 

pounds harvested 2 .... 181,479 120 28,150 25,449 26,955 580 49,660 17,545 4,000 29,020 

Green or an.ge s .............................. farm.s •• 95 2 14 12 25 3 23 8 3 5 

trees .. 633 7 107 48 167 7 155 32 18 92 

pounds harvested 2 .... 8,925 50 810 480 935 2,340 1,310 500 2,500 

Guavas ..................................... farms •• 59 12 7 18 3 11 6 2 

trees .. 897 93 88 80 11 76 45 504 

pounds harvested 2 .... 872 232 105 180 95 130 130 

Lemons •..•.•.••.•••.••••.••••.••..••••.••• farms •• 159 4 23 15 57 4 30 13 3 10 

trees .. 1,338 34 327 50 396 37 253 78 18 145 

pounds harvested 2 ... 6,990 U5 1,575 440 955 75 1,460 995 100 1,275 

Limes ••••.••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• fanns •• 28 1 3 9 8 3 3 1 

trees .. 122 1 10 36 47 8 17 3 

pounds harvested 2 •• 4,315 10 500 500 780 2,500 25 

Mangoes ••••••••••.••••.••.•••.••.•••••••.• farms •• 148 1 23 24 49 3 26 10 2 10 

trees .. 962 2 124 119 209 80 303 72 5 48 

pounds harvested 2 .... 37,750 10 2,265 3,465 4,805 180 9,975 11,750 5,300 

Papayas ..•...........•.•.........•...••... farms .. 136 3 22 20 42 5 27 8 3 6 

trees .. 3,912 34 655 602 898 110 927 310 104 272 

pounds harvested 2 •• 33,756 200 2,632 5,791 13,160 906 7,635 1,135 297 2.000 

Pineapp les ••.•••••••••••••••••••.••••••••• farms •• 69 1 12 9 19 4 12 5 2 5 

plants .. 11,866 3 671 1,587 3,691 630 1,222 1,962 300 1,800 

fruits harvested 2 •• 4,510 6 207 710 81 626 330 1,780 770 

Star fruits ...........•................... farIns .. 41 7 8 11 2 7 3 3 

trees .• 81 13 19 17 16 8 6 

pounds harvested 2 •• 3,355 1,440 315 665 645 210 80 

Tangerines ....................•......•.... farms .. 106 2 14 14 35 3 20 11 5 

trees .. 917 6 73 57 479 15 121 108 13 45 

pounds harvested 2 •• 10,842 100 675 482 3,295 1 .. 080 4 .. 210 200 800 

SELECTED LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND FISH 

Cattle and calves .......................... farms .. 113 13 16 25 20 16 4 17 

number .. 8,339 64 69 106 220 310 61 7,501 

Milk cows ...........•................... farms .. 19 3 2 5 1 2 2 4 

number .. 1,493 7 2 11 16 15 5 1,437 

All other ca ttle and calves •.•.•.•..•... farms .. 109 11 16 24 20 16 4 16 

number .. 6,846 57 67 95 204 295 56 6,064 

Hogs and pigs ••••••••••• : •••••••••.••••••• farms •• 161 4 24 29 42 5 28 13 3 13 

number .. 2,904 18 215 152 257 54 226 622 17 1,343 

Goats and kids ••••.••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 58 1 8 12 14 2 9 6 6 

number .. 726 1 106 88 97 19 109 70 236 

Chickens ............•...........•......... farDls .. 186 7 26 24 58 3 34 17 2 15 

number •. 9,432 116 1,077 1,431 2,067 135 1,434 1,057 150 1,965 

number sold •• 54 15 2 4 3 30 

Other poul try ••••••••.••••.••••.•••••••••• fanns •• 30 2 5 7 4 2 4 3 3 

number .. 514 6 48 62 50 24 86 61 177 

Fish 1 ..................................... farms •• 93 1 12 8 34 3 20 9 6· 

pounds caught .. 38,230 550 5,230 2,790 10,940 550 8,295 5.925 3.950 

farms .• 15 2 1 7 4 I 

pounds sold .• 6,688 1,525 150 3,413 1,400 200 

sales, dollars •• 7,590 1,525 135 4,055 1,575 300 

SELECTED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 

Tractors ................................... farms .. 40 7 5 10 2 7 4 4 

number .. 60 8 6 14 5 9 5 12 

Motortrucks ...•............•..........•... farms .. 7 2 1 1 1 1 1 

number .. 10 3 2 1 I 1 2 

Automobiles ............................•.. farms .. 158 3 24 16 51 6 35 8 2 13 number .. 187 3 27 19 59 8 40 10 4 17 

Electricity ................................ farms .. 90 6 18 23 20 3 12 3 5 

Piped running wa ter ..............•........ farms .. 143 8 26 25 34 5 22 11 11 

lDsta are for 1979. 

2Data are for crops harvested in 1979. 

1978 Census of Agriculture Northern Mariana Islands 11 
Table 22. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1980 

(Detail does not always add to totals due to rounding) 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ..••.•..•....•.•.••...•...... number .• 

Percent of farms reported .............. . 

Land in farms ...... _ ............... acres .. 

Percent distribution ................... . 

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

LAND USE 

Cropland ........................... farms .. 

acres .. 

Used for crops ................... farms .. 

acres .. 

Used for pas ture ................. farms .. 

acres .. 

Pastureland, except cropland 

pastured .......................... farms .. 

acres .. 

Other land ......................... farms .. 

acres .. 

FARMS BY SIZE 

Less than 1 acre ................... farms .. 

acres .. 

to acres ....................... farms .. 

acres .. 

to 4 acres ....................... farms .. 

acres .. 

to acres ....................... farms .. 

acres .. 

8 to acres ....................... farms .. 

acres .. 

10 to 19 acres ..................... farms .. 

acres .. 

20 to 39 acres .................... . farms •• 

acres .. 

40 to 49 acres ..................... farms .. 

acres .. 

50 acres or more ................... farms .. 

acres .. 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 

On farm operated ........................ . 

Of f farm opera ted ....................... . 

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

Operators by years operating farm: 

Less than 2 years ...................... . 

2 to 4 years ........................... . 

5 to 9 years ........................... . 

10 years or more ........................ . 

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

Operators by age group: 

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

25 to 34 years ......................... · 

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

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

S5 to 64 years ......................... . 

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

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

Operator8 by main occupation: 

Agricultural .................... number .. 

acres .. 

Nonagr ieu 1 tura 1 .......... _ ...... number .. 

acres .. 

Not reported .................... number .. 

acres .. 

Operators by days of work off farm: l 

None ..............•. ·•···•······• _ .• _ .. . 

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

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

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

150 to 199 days .....••.•.••••••••••••• ·· 

200 day~ or more ...................... ·· 

Not reported .................... · ... - .. . 

TRACTS OR PIECES OF lAN!) 

Farms with--

I tract ..................... ············ 

trac t~ ....•...............•........... 

trac tfl or more .............. ·.··.·.··· 

See footnotes at end of table. 

12 Northern Mariana Islands 

Full Part 

Total owners owners 

299 

100.0 

12,187 

100.0 

40.8 

289 

2,643 

280 

950 

146 

1,693 

129 

8,706 

132 

839 

10 

3 

46 

84 

42 

161 

94 

560 

8 

71 

55 

711 

20 

521 

4 

179 

20 

9,901 

103 

194 

2 

40 

104 

44 

104 

7 

16 

62 

49 

65 

54 

23 

~O 

63 

9,632 

231 

2,524 

5 

31 

54 

74 

31 

32 

26 

64 

18 

212 

53 

34 

226 

75.6 

1,818 

14.9 

8.0 

219 

1,050 

212 

607 

109 

443 

86 

516 

100 

251 

9 

3 

38 

69 

33 

128 

89 

530 

7 

62 

35 

432 

9 

213 

2 

86 

4 

295 

82 

144 

25 

86 

31 

80 

4 

12 

48 

34 

53 

36 

18 

25 

42 

432 

183 

1,379 

1 

6 

37 

65 

26 

25 

19 

40 

14 

176 

30 

20 

36 

12.0 

2,116 

17.4 

58.8 

35 

397 

34 

187 

24 

210 

29 

1,683 

10 

36 

7 

1 

5 

1 

8 

12 

172 

9 

257 

2 

93 

9 

1,573 

9 

27 

7 

10 

6 

13 

1 

8 

8 

6 

9 

3 

1 

11 

1,295 

25 

821 

5 

6 

4 

7 

6 

8 

20 

11 

Tenants 

37 

12.4 

8,253 

67.7 

223.1 

35 

1,194 

34 

155 

13 

1,039 

14 

6,507 

22 

552 

1 

1 

8 

15 

7 

26 

4 

24 

8 

105 

2 

50 

7 

8,033 

12 

23 

2 

8 

Item 

FARMS BY TYPE OF HOLDING 

For home consumpt ion ..................... . 

For sale ................................. . 

Crop hold ing ............................ . 

Livestock and/or poultry holding ....... . 

Mixed hold ing .......................... . 

Other .................................. . 

SOURCE OF FINANCING 

Farm operation financed by--

Operator: 

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

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

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

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

100 percen t .......................... . 

Private: 

1 to 24 perc en t ...................... . 

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

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

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

100 perc en t .......................... . 

Commercial: 

1 to 24 perc en t ...................... . 

2S to 49 percent ..................... . 

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

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

100 percent .......................... . 

Governmen t: 

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

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

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

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

100 percent .......................... . 

Other: 

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

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

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

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

100 percent .......................... . 

Source not reported ...................... . 

SELECTED VEGETA8LES AND FIELD CROPS 1 

Cassava ............................ farms .. 

acres .. 

pounds harvested .. 

8 Chinese cabbage .................... farms .. 

7 

11 

3 

3 

acres .. 

pounds harves ted .. 

Cucumbers ........................... farms .. 

acres .. 

pounds harves ted .. 

6 Eggplant ........................... farms .. 

acres .. 

pounds harves ted .. 

9 Melons ............................. farms .. 

2 acres .. 

4 pounds harvested .. 

10 

7,905 

23 

324 

4 

25 

Sweetpota toes ...................... farms .. 

acres .. 

pounds harves ted .. 

Taro ............................... farms .. 

acres .. 

pounds harves ted .. 

Watermelons ........................ farms .. 

acres .. 

pounds harves ted .. 

12 yams ............................... farms .. 

3 acres .. 

1 pounds harves ted .. 

1 

16 SELECTED FRUIT, NUT, AND TREE CROPS 

4 Avocados ........................... farms •• 

31 

3 

3 

trees .. 

pounds harvested 2 •• 

Bananas ............................ farms .. 

clusters .. 

pounds harves ted 2 •• 

Full Part 

Total owners owners 

170 

129 

53 

23 

53 

2 

2 

4 

2 

256 

2 

23 

30 

21 

41,960 

29 

9 

27,610 

50 

29 

92 ,880 

38 

13 

28,348 

27 

10 

22,400 

42 

19 

26,040 

46 

27 

21,530 

46 

74 

143,030 

29 

12 

12,760 

99 

687 

8,200 

213 

19,871 

85,989 

139 

87 

39 

13 

35 

2 

191 

2 

22 

1 

4 

22 

15 

32,060 

18 

6 

25,610 

32 

15 

62,930 

26 

11 ,388 

17 

13,000 

32 

16 

21,090 

33 

20 

16,830 

29 

19 

37,030 

20 

7 

8,160 

78 

604 

6,885 

167 

14,246 

58,034 

16 

20 

6 

5 

9 

34 

7,200 

8 

2 

1,780 

10 

5 

22,850 

6 

2 

4,810 

5 

1 

6,950 

3 

1 

1,500 

7 

3 

1,700 

9 

22 

43,450 

4 

2 

2,750 

14 

69 

720 

23 

2,949 

10,135 

Tenants 

15 

22 

8 

5 

9 

31 

5 

3 

2,700 

3 

1 

220 

8 

8 

7,100 

6 

4 

12,150 

5 

2 

2,450 

7 

2 

3,450 

6 

3 

3,000 

8 

34 

62,550 

5 

1 

1,850 

7 

14 

595 

23 

2,676 

17,820 

1978 Census of Agriculture 
Table 22. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1980-Con. 

(Detail does not always add to totals due to rounding) 

Full Part Ten- Full Part TenItem Total ants Item Total owners owners ants owners owners 

SELECTED FRUIT, NUT, AND TREE CROPS--Con. 

SELECTED LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND FISH 

Betelnuts ........................... farms ... 100 83 8 9 

trees .. 6,860 5,709 1,038 113 Cattle and calves .................. farms .. 113 72 27 1t, 

pounds harvested 2 •• 12,536 11,096 1,080 360 number .. 8,339 595 1,425 6,319 

Breadfruits ... '" .................. farms .. 104 80 13 11 Milk cows ......................... farms .. 19 12 5 2 

trees." 674 471 147 56 number .. 1,493 37 197 1,259 

pounds harvested 2 •• 15,987 9,522 3,225 3,240 All other cattle and calves ...... farms .. 109 69 27 13 Coconuts .............................. farms ... 230 178 31 21 number •. 6,846 558 1,228 5,060 

trees .. 26,733 18,219 3,286 5,228 

pounds harvested 2 •• 181,479 140,984 10,570 29,925 Hogs and pigs .................. " ..... farms .. 161 120 23 18 

Green oranges ......................... fanns .• 95 77 10 8 number •. 2,904 1,339 124 1,441 

trees ... 633 494 93 46 Goats and kids ..................... farms .. 58 45 8 5 

pounds harvested 2 •• 8,925 5,155 2,110 1,660 number .. 726 381 80 265 

Guavas ............................... farms .. 59 50 5 4 

trees .. 897 378 509 10 Chickens ............. ~ ............ . fanns .. 186 142 24 20 

pounds harvested 2 •• 872 752 120 - number .. 9,432 7,537 956 939 

Lemons .............................. farIIlS .• 159 124 22 13 number sold .. 54 22 30 2 

trees. " 1,338 1,051 217 70 Other poul try ........ " ............. farms Q • 30 24 2 4 

pounds harves ted 2." 6,990 5,385 1,040 565 number .. 514 409 6 99 

Limes ....................... Q • " .... • farms .. 28 25 3 - Fish , .............................. farms .. 93 68 11 14 trees .. 122 112 10 - pounds caught .. 38,230 27,925 2,120 8,185 

pounds harvested 2 •• 4,315 3,815 500 - farms .. 15 10 1 4 Mangoes ............................. farIIlS .. 148 119 20 9 pounds sold •. 6,688 5,213 200 1,275 trees .. 962 815 110 37 sales,dollars .. 7,590 5,905 200 1,485 

pounds harvested 2 •• 37,750 25,175 10,750 1,825 

Papayas .................... '" ..... '" . farms .. 136 106 20 10 SELECTED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES trees .• 3,912 2,908 813 191 

pounds harvested 2 •• 33,756 26,126 5,855 1,775 

Pineapples ......................... farms .. 69 54 9 6 Tractors ................ 0 •••• •••••• • farms .. 40 30 8 2 

plants .. 11,866 8,546 2,200 1,120 number •• 60 38 14 8 

fruits harvested 2 •• 4,510 3,700 80 730 Motortrucks ..................... ~ .. farms .. 7 5 1 1 

Star fruits ......................•. farms .. 41 36 2 3 number .. 10 7 1 2 

trees .. 81 74 2 5 Au tomobiles .......... " ......•..... . fanns .. 158 116 26 16 

pounds harvested 2 •• 3,355 3,290 55 10 number .. 187 138 32 17 

Tangerines ...•. " .................... farms .• 106 83 19 4 Electricity ......................... farms .. 90 73 7 10 

trees .. 917 748 147 22 

pounds harvested 2 •• 10,842 8,137 2,680 25 Piped running water ................ farms .. 143 107 23 13 

1 Data are for 1979. 

2 Data are for crops harvested in 1979. 

1978 Census of Agriculture Northern Mariana Islands 13 
Table 23. Summary by Age of Operator: 1980 

(Detail does not always add to totals due to rounding) 

Item Under 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 years Not 

Total 25 years years years years years and over reported 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms .......•.•...•.........•.•.•........ nUlIlber •• 299 16 62 49 65 54 23 30 Percent of farms reported ...................... 100.0 5.4 20.7 16.4 21. 7 18.1 7.7 10.0 Land in fanns ............................. acres .. 12,187 55 641 646 8,807 1,003 730 304 Percent distribution ........................... 100.0 .5 5.3 5.3 72.3 8.2 6.0 2.5 

Average size of farm .................... acres .. 40.8 3.4 10.3 13.2 135.5 18.6 31.7 10.1 

LAND USE 

Crop land .................................. farnls .. 289 16 58 50 60 53 22 30 

acres .. 2,643 41 279 277 1,292 397 216 139 

Used for crops .......................... farms .. 280 15 55 48 59 51 22 30 

acres .. 950 26 145 132 212 202 145 88 

Used for pasture ................ 0 ••••••• farms .. 146 6 34 26 29 24 13 14 

acres .. 1,693 15 134 145 1,080 195 70 52 

Pastureland, except cropland pastured ..... farms .. 129 6 27 27 23 26 8 12 

acres .. 8,706 6 273 327 6,932 563 471 134 

Other land .. .••...•.•.•.••...•.••••..•••• • farms • • 132 9 32 18 29 19 8 17 

acres .. 839 7 89 42 583 44 44 30 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

()w1lers .................................... farms .. 262 13 56 42 59 45 21 26 

acres .. 3,934 51 544 536 1,236 708 636 223 

Full owners ............................. farms .. 226 12 48 34 53 36 18 25 

acres .. 1,818 48 442 207 373 313 279 156 

Part owners ............................. farms .. 36 1 8 8 6 9 3 1 

acres .. 2,116 3 102 329 863 395 358 66 

Tenants ................................... farrns .. 37 3 6 7 6 9 2 4 

acres .. 8,253 4 97 110 7,572 295 94 81 

FARMS BY SIZE 

Less than 1 acre .......................... fanns .. 10 1 3 3 2 1 

acres .. 3 (xl 1 1 1 (xl to acres .............................. farms .. 46 7 6 8 7 9 4 5 

acres .. 84 10 11 16 14 18 8 8 

3 to 4 acres .............................. farms .. 42 3 6 2 16 8 4 3 

acres .. 161 11 23 7 62 31 17 12 

to acres ........ , ..................... farms .. 94 6 28 14 15 13 4 14 

acres .. 560 34 174 85 88 73 22 84 

8 to acres ........... ................... farms .. 8 1 3 3 1 

acres .. 71 8 27 26 9 

10 to 19 acres ............................ farms .. 55 13 11 12 13 4 2 

acres .. 711 169 130 151 181 53 25 

20 to 39 acres ............................ farins .. 20 4 4 4 4 2 2 

acres .. 521 98 122 106 95 50 50 

40 to 49 acres ........................... . farms . . 4 1 2 1 

acres .. 179 46 93 40 

50 acres or more .......................... farms .. 20 L 2 4 5 5 2 

acres .. 9,901 113 166 8,321 604 582 116 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 

On farm operated .......................... , .... 103 10 18 14 24 21 6 10 

Off farm operated .............................. 194 6 44 35 41 33 17 18 

Not reported .................................... 2 2 

Operators by year'3 operating farm: 

Less than 2 years .............................. 40 4 12 6 8 5 2 3 

2 to 4 years ................................... 104 9 32 24 12 13 2 12 

5 to 9 years ................................ . ~. 44 2 7 5 17 5 3 5 

10 years or more ............................... 104 1 11 14 27 30 16 5 

Not reported .... , : ............................. 7 1 1 5 

Operators by main occupation: 

Agricul tural. .......................... number .. 63 4 8 4 12 17 14 4 

acres .. 9,632 18 82 194 8,196 477 561 105 

Nonagr icul tural. ....................... number .. 231 12 54 45 52 36 9 23 

acres .. 2,524 37 559 453 608 511 169 187 

Not reported ........................... nUIIlber .. 5 1 3 

acres .. 31 4 15 12 

Operators by days of work off fann: 1 

None ..................... · .. ·················· . 54 7 6 6 12 10 12 1 

I to 49 days ................................... 74 2 18 10 19 16 3 6 

50 to 99 days •..•..•...•..•.•.••••.••••••.••.•• 31 10 4 7 3 3 4 

100 to 149 days ................................ 32 1 5 8 10 5 1 2 

150 to 199 days .••..••••••..•.•.••••••.••••.••• 26 2 5 4 6 4 1 4 

200 days or more ............................ ··· 64 4 17 16 7 13 2 5 

Not reported ........ , .......................... 18 1 1 4 3 1 8 

TRACTS OR PIECES OF LAND 

Farms with--

I tract .................... ············•······ . 212 11 51 34 44 35 12 25 

2 tractS ................. ··.·················· . 53 3 8 12 11 9 5 5 

3 tracts or more .................... ·········· . 34 2 3 3 10 10 6 

See footnotes at end of table. 

14 Northern Mariana Islands 1978 Census of Agriculture 
Table 23. Summary by Age of Operator: 1980-Con. 

(Detail does not always add to totals due to rounding) 

Under 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 years Not Item Total 25 years years years years years and over reported 

FARMS BY TYPE OF HOLDING 

For home consumption ................................................. 170 9 40 26 38 27 10 20 

For sale ............................................................... 129 7 22 23 27 27 13 10 

Crop holding ..••••••.••••••.••••.••••••••••..•• 53 1 10 9 8 15 7 3 

Livestock and/or poultry holding ..•••.•.••••••• 23 1 4 2 6 3 3 4 

Mixed holding •.•••••...••.•••..•••••.••••.••••. 53 5 8 12 13 9 3 3 

Other •••.••••••••.••••••.•.•••.•••••••.•..••..• 

SOURCE OF FINANCING 

Farm operation financed by--

Operator: 

1 to 24 percent .............................................. 2 

25 to 49 percent ....................................... 2 

50 to 74 percent •.••.•••.••••.••••••...••.•.• 4 1 

75 to 99 percent ......................................... 2 1 1 

100 percent ............................................ 256 9 56 45 53 45 21 27 

Private: 

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

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

50 to 74 percent ...................................... 3 

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

100 percent ....................................... 23 8 

Commercial: 

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

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

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

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

100 percent ...........•...................... 

Govenunent: 

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

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

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

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

100 percent .••.••...•..•••••••..•••••••••.•.• 

Other: 

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

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

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

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

100 percent ••••••.••••••••••••••••••.•••.•••• 3 

Source not reported ............................... 5 

SELECTED VEGETABLES AND FIELD CROPS I 

Cassava ..................................... farms .. 30 1 2 4 7 11 4 acres .. 21 (z) 3 2 8 4 4 pounds harvested .. 41,960 100 5,000 1,730 19 .• 980 11,100 3,550 500 Chinese cabbage ............................ " . fanns .. 29 2 6 8 6 5 1 1 acres ... 9 (z) 1 3 3 (2) (2) pounds harvested .. 27,610 500 7,125 1,315 15,150 3,250 200 70 CucUUlbers ................................... " farms .. 50 1 12 9 14 10 4 acres .. 29 (2) 13 4 7 3 pounds harvested .. 92,880 1,000 49,050 11,150 24,680 5,700 1,300 

Eggp lan t. .........•.••••.•..•••..•••••.••. farms •• 38 2 7 6 11 8 1 acres .. 13 (2) 4 2 4 2 1 (2) pounds harvested .. 28,348 680 18,600 1,360 5,778 1,360 550 20 Melons ...................................... . farms • • 27 1 5 5 6 7 3 acres ... 10 (z) 2 2 3 2 1 pounds harvested .. 22,400 700 7,600 4,700 4,700 3,250 1,450 Sweetpotatoes ................................. fanns ... 42 5 4 10 11 7 3 acres .. 19 3 6 3 3 2 pounds harvested .. 26,040 1,050 6,000 2,150 6,050 3,250 6,700 840 

Taro." ....................................... farms .. 46 2 6 13 8 6 4 acres .. 27 (z) 8 2 5 1 pounds harvested .. 21,530 650 1,250 6,050 8,070 2,100 3,000 410 Watermelons ........ " .......................... fanns .. 46 1 8 8 10 12 5 2 acres .. 74 (2) 12 18 9 30 3 3 pounds harvested .. 143,030 700 40,450 25,270 20,310 51,550 3.700 1.050 Yams ............. '" ............................ farnls .. 29 1 6 3 7 7 4 1 acres .. 12 (2) 2 3 1 4 (z) pounds harvested .. 12,760 500 800 1,350 1,760 3,800 4,500 50 

SELECTED FRUIT, NUT, AND TREE CROPS 

Avocados .............. " .................... farms .. 99 9 10 17 28 22 8 5 trees .. 687 22 254 89 127 141 26 28 pounds harvested 2 ... 8,200 470 625 1,610 1.980 3,365 140 10 Banana s ................. " .................... f anns .. 213 13 35 31 50 40 19 25 clusters .. 19,871 707 1,661 2,239 5,629 5 .• 555 1.959 2,121 pounds harvested 2 •• 85,989 4,540 8,820 7,690 24,620 24,169 4,555 11,595 See footnotes at end of table. 

1978 Census of Agriculture Northern Mariana Islands 15 
Table 23. Summary by Age of Operator: 1980-Con. 

(Detail does not always add to totals due to round ing) 

Item Under 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 years Not 

Total 25 years years years years years and over reported 

SELECTED FRUIT, NUT, AND TREE CROPS--Con. 

Betelnuts ................................. farms .. 100 7 7 18 27 24 7 10 

trees .. 6,860 70 103 674 3,400 2,262 173 178 

pounds harvested 2 •• 12,536 75 290 3,460 5,538 2,838 185 150 

Breadfruits ............................... farms .. 104 5 14 14 24 25 11 11 

trees .. 674 16 49 94 183 190 111 31 

pounds harvested 2 •• 15,987 560 275 2,840 3,407 3,675 3,740 1,490 

Coconu t s .................................. fa nus •• 230 12 38 38 53 42 18 29 

trees .. 26,733 527 2,868 3,093 7,568 5,526 2,617 4,534 

pounds ha ryes ted 2 •• 181,479 12,965 10,565 22,710 59,070 36,459 22,485 17,225 

Green orange s ............................. farms .. 95 6 14 17 19 16 10 13 

trees .. 633 26 129 III 59 81 141 86 

pounds harvested 2 ... 8,925 220 1,000 2,210 1,630 1,160 2,030 675 

Guavas ........•..•......•......•.......... farms .. 59 5 6 8 14 9 9 8 

trees .. 897 65 12 48 146 23 561 42 

pounds harvested 2 •• 872 30 45 30 430 62 210 65 

Lemons ...•..••.........•.•..•....•..•..•.• farITls •. 159 7 25 27 33 30 15 22 

trees .. 1,338 33 261 139 246 372 123 164 

pounds harvested 2 •• 6,990 120 630 880 1,420 2,615 980 345 

Limes ..................................... farms .. 28 5 8 5 3 3 

trees .. 122 38 32 31 6 7 

pounds harvested 2 •• 4,315 510 3,660 30 65 50 

Mangoe s ................................... farms .. 148 8 21 18 31 33 16 21 

trees .. 962 48 97 123 309 213 102 70 

pounds harvested 2 •• 37,750 820 2,725 2,820 10,950 11,805 8,040 590 

Papayas .................... , .............. farms .. 136 10 22 17 34 26 13 14 

trees .. 3,912 199 553 270 1,549 801 238 302 

pounds harvested 2 •• 33,756 715 1,742 1,045 21,611 5,991 1,875 777 

Pineapples ................................ farms .. 69 6 9 13 15 13 4 9 

plants .. 11,866 662 429 576 5,042 4,109 340 708 

fruits harvested 2 •• 4,510 82 173 263 1,340 2,067 60 525 

Star fruits .......... , ..... , ..... " ....... farms .. 41 3 1 8 11 8 9 1 

trees .. 81 9 1 12 21 15 22 1 

pounds harvested 2 ... 3,355 80 110 900 940 1,125 200 

Tanger ine s ................................ farms .. 106 6 21 17 24 22 9 7 

trees .. 917 22 180 110 139 350 47 69 

pounds harvested 2 •• 10,842 265 1,600 1,200 1,939 4,503 1,325 10 

SELECTED LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND FISH 

Cattle and calves ......................... farms .. 113 4 19 18 33 21 9 9 

number .. 8,339 16 248 238 6,637 420 668 112 

11 ilk cows ............................... farms .. 19 1 1 3 5 3 2 4 

number .. 1,493 1 1 19 1,263 30 166 13 

All other cattle and calves ............. farms .. 109 4 19 18 32 20 9 7 

number .. 6,846 15 247 219 5,374 390 502 99 

Hogs and pigs. 0 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms .. 161 11 30 24 44 25 17 10 

number .. 2,904 74 592 1,234 407 376 163 58 

Goats and kids ............................ farms .. 58 4 14 9 14 13 2 2 

number .. 726 18 195 270 130 41 16 56 

Chickens ......................... 0 •••••••• farms .. 186 10 37 31 43 34 13 18 

number .. 9,432 272 3,365 1,108 2,488 1,141 360 698 

number sold .. 54 2 15 30 7 

Other poultry ............................. farms .. 30 6 7 5 7 4 1 

number .. 514 27 195 73 103 108 8 

Fish 1 •• ' ••••••.•••••••••.•••.••••••••••••• farms .. 93 7 28 20 12 14 10 

pounds caught .. 38,230 620 10,170 14,410 5,985 4,120 200 2,725 

farms .. 15 2 7 2 2 1 1 

pounds sold .. 6,688 38 1,800 2,500 2,150 100 100 

sales, dollars .. 7,590 4S 2,320 2,625 2,200 300 100 

SELECTED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 

Tractors ............................... 0 •• farIns .. 40 8 4 13 12 3 

number .. 60 14 5 22 15 4 

Mo tortrucks ............................... farms .. 7 1 2 4 

number .. 10 1 3 6 

Au tomobi les ................. 0 ••••••••••••• farms .. 158 8 39 27 26 30 13 15 

number .. 187 11 42 30 35 33 17 19 

E lec tr ic i ty ............................... farms .. 90 7 16 10 22 20 6 9 

Piped running water .. 0.0 ••• , •••••••••••••• farms .. 143 9 29 22 36 26 12 9 

lOeta are for 1979. 2Data are for crops harvested in 1979. 

16 Northern Mariana Islands 1978 Census of Agriculture 
A-1 

APPENDIX A. General Explanation 

GENERAL INFORMATION. . . . • • . . • . . • . . • • . . . • •. A-1 

FARM OPERATOR. • . • . • . . . . • . . . • • . . • . . . . . . .. A-1 

FARMS OR OPERATORS REPORTING. • . • . • . . . • . . . .• A.1 

lAND. . • • . . • • • • • . . . • . • . • . • . . . . • . • . . . . . .. A-1 

lAND USE • • . • • • . . • . . • . . • . . • • . • . . • • • . • . . .• A-1 

TYPE OF HOLDING. • • . . • • . . . . .. . . • . . . • . . . . . .. A-2 

CROPS HARVESTED • . • . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. A-2 

LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND FISH. • . • . . . . . . . . . . . .. A-2 

SELECTED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITlES_ . _ . _ . . . . . • •. A-2 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS .••.• _ ..•..•.... _ .. A-2 

CLASSIFICATIONS OF FARMS .. _ .•.....•.• _ . • . . •• A-3 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

The following definitions and explanations relate to items 

that are considered to be inadequately described in the tables_ 

Most of the definitions are from the instructions given to 

enumerators. For exact wording of the questions and the 

instructions included on the questionnaire, see appendix B. 

FARM OPERATOR 

The term "operator" designates a person who operates a 

farm, either by doing the work himself/herself or directly 

supervising the work. The operator may be the owner, a 

member of the owner's household, a tenant or renter, the 

manager, or the person in charge of an institutional farm. By 

definition, the number of operators is the same as the number 

of farms. 

FARMS OR OPERATORS REPORTING 

Figures for "farms" represent the number of farms for which 

the specified item was reported. The difference between the 

total number of farms and the number of farms reporting an 

item represents the number of farms not producing that item, 

provided a correct report was received for all farms. When 

applicable, figures are given for the number of farms or 

operators not reporting items that were intended to be obtained 

for all farms. 

LAND 

All data related to land tenure and to land in farms refer only 

to land located in the Northern Mariana Islands and operated on 

enumeration day. The land to be included in each farm was 

determined from the answers to questions 1 through 4 in Section 1 of the questionnaire. 

The land owned and the land rented from others or worked 

on shares for others were first added together and then the land 

rented to others or worked on shares by others were subtracted. 

The result represents "Total acres in this place." 

Land owned-This item includes all land owned whether held 

under title, purchase contract or mortgage, or as heir or trustee 

of an undivided estate, by the owner and/or his/her spouse, or 

by a partnership, a corporation, or any other organization. 

Land rented or leased from others-This item includes all land 

rented, even though the landlord may supply equipment, 

fertilizer, or other materials and/or some supervision of the 

work. 

Land rented to others-This item includes all land rented to 

others for cash, a share of the crops or livestock, or rent-free. 

LAND USE 

Land in farms consists primarily of"agriculturalland"-i_e., 

land used for crops, pasture, or grazing-but it also includes 

areas of land not actually under cultivation nor used for pasture 

or grazing_ For example, the entire area of land including 

woodland and wasteland that farm operators owned or rented 

from others was included as land in farms, unless reports 

indicated it was being held for nonagricultural purposes. 

The land in farms was to be distributed according to the way 

in which it was being used on the day of enumeration. The land 

uses described in the following paragraphs were mutually 

exclusive in that each acre of land was included only once even 

though it may have had more than one use during the year. 

Cropland-This item refers to all land planted in crops at the 

time of the enumeration. Land was to be reported only once 

even if two or more crops were planted on the same land_ It 

included: (1) field crops that were grazed when mature or al most 

mature; (2) land in bearing and nonbearing fruit and nut trees or 

plants, or any other tree crops; (3) land that had partial but not 

total crop failure; and (4) land in home gardens. 

Other cropland-This item refers to all land that the operator 

considered as cropland but on which no crops were planted. It 

included: (1) land used for pasture and grazing that the operator 

feels could have been used for crops without additional clearing 

or irrigation; (2) land with total crop failure as a result of 

drought, flood, insect, fire, or other causes; (3) idle and fallow 

cropland; and (4) cropland with soil improvement grass, cover 

crops, etc., for the purpose of improvement. 

Pasture or grazing land-This item refers to the land where 

livestock are pastured or are being grazed, except for the 

cropland pasture previously reported. It also includes woodland 

being used for pasture. 

Other land-This item refers to all land that did not qualify 

either as cropland or pastureland. It includes land in house and 

building lots, lanes, roads, ditches, ponds, swamps, steep slopes, 

wasteland, brush land, and nonpastured woodland. 
A·2 APPENDIX A-Continued 

TYPE OF HOLDING 

Agricultural operations were classified according to the 

response the enumerator obtained from the farm operator as to 

whether the farm was producing mainly for home consumption 

or mainly for sale. 

Holdings with production mainly for home consumption-This 

applies to holdings where the agricultural output was mainly 

consumed by the holder's household. 

Holdings with production mainly for sale-This applies to 

holdings where the agricultural output was mainly for sale. 

These holdings were further classified by the farm operator 

according to their most important activity. 

Crop holding-is one on which the value of sales was mainly 

from crops. 

Livestock and/or poultry holding-is one on which the value 

of sales was mainly from the sale of livestock, livestock 

products, and/or poultry and poultry products. 

Mixed holding-is one on which the value of sales was mainly 

a combination of sales of crops, livestock, livestock products, 

and/or poultry and poultry products. 

Other holding-is one on which the value of sales was mainly 

from the sale of agricultural products not listed in the 

previous groups, such as honey. 

CROPS HARVESTED 

This report form contained individual inquiries for crops 

grown and space to write in those less frequently produced. 

When two or more crops or two or more plantings of the 

same crop were harvested from the same land, the acres were to 

be reported for each separate crop or planting. Data for 

quantity harvested were obtained for vegetables, field crops, 

fruits, nuts, and other tree crops. All quantities harvested were 

reported in pounds for vegetables, field crops, fruits, nuts, and 

other tree crops, except pineapples, which were reported in 

number of fruits. 

LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND FISH 

Data for livestock and poultry show the number on hand at 

the time of enumeration. All livestock and poultry on the place 

were enumerated at the time of the enumeration regardless of 

ownership. 

Sales data were collected for chickens and dozens of eggs 

sold from the place during 1979. Also, data for pounds of fish 

sold and value of sales were for 1979. This was the first data 

collection for fish as part of the census of agriculture. 

Fish caught by the farm operator and members of his/her 

family were included in the enumeration. All commercial fish 

operations were excluded; also, oysters, crabs, lobsters, shrimp, 

and other marine animals were excluded. 

Cattle and calves-"Milk cows" were defined as cows that had 

been on the place on the day of enumeration and were milked 

at any time during 1979. All other cows were to be included in 

the report for "Other cattle and calves." 

SELECTED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 

Equipment-The following types of equipment on the place at 

time of enumeration regardless of ownership were enumerated 

so long as they were in operating condition and used in the farm 

business. 

Tractors-include all kinds other than garden tractors and 

motor tillers. 

Motortrucks-include pickup trucks and truck-trailer combinations, and jeeps and station wagons if used primarily as 

trucks. 

Automobiles-include cars, jeeps, and station wagons used 

primarily as passenger cars. 

Facilities-The presence or absence of electricity and/or piped 

running water on the place was enumerated. 

Electricity-covered electrical power anywhere on the place 

including the dwelling of the operator. 

Piped running water-covered water in pipelines by a pressure 

system or by gravity flow from natural or artificial sources. 

Water from a hand pump was not considered to be piped 

running water. 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Residence of operator-Farm operators were classified by 

residence according to whether or not they lived on the farms 

they were operating. Some of those who did not live on the 

farms they operated lived on farms operated by others. If all the 

land was rented from others or worked on shares for others, the 

operator was considered to live on the farm operated if the 

dwelling was included in the rental agreement. In such cases, the 

dwelling was not necessarily on the farm operated. Similarly, an 

operator who did not live on the land being cultivated, but who 

had some agricultural operations (other than a home garden) at 

his/her dwelling, was considered to be living on the farm 

operated. 

Year began operating present farm-Enumerators were instructed to obtain the year an operator began to operate the farm, 

i.e., the first year the operator took continuous charge of the 

present farm or any part of it. 

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, his/her main 

occupation was considered to be agriculture. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-3 

Work off farm-The extent to which farm operators rely on 

nonfarm sources for part of their income is indicated by the 

number of days worked off the farm during 1979. 

Age of operator-For the 1980 census, farm operators were 

classified by age into six groups. The average age was derived 

from the sum of the ages of all farm operators reporting age 

divided by the number of operators reporting. 

CLASSIFICATIONS OF FARMS 

Farms by size-Farms were classified by size on the basis of the 

total land area determined for each farm. According to the 

census definition, a farm is essentially an operating unit, not an 

ownership tract. All land operated by one person or partnership 

represents one farm. In the case of tenants, the land assigned to 

each tenant is considered a separate farm, even though the 

landlord may consider his entire land holding to be one unit 

rather than several separate units. 

Farms by tenure of operator-In the 1980 census, farms were 

classified by tenure of operator on the basis of data reported for 

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

others. During the processing operations, each questionnaire was 

coded to indicate whether the farm operator was a full owner, a 

part owner, or a tenant. The various classifications of tenure 

are: 

Full owners-operate only land they own. 

Part owners-operate land they own and also land they rent 

from others. 

Tenants-rent from others or work on shares for others all 

the land they operate. 

Farms by age of operator-Age of the operator, as of last birthday was obtained for all farms. The operators were classified 

into one of the following age groups: 

Under 25 years. 

25 to 34 years. 

35 to 44 years. 

45 to 54 years. 

55 to 64 years. 

65 years and over. 

APPENDIX B. Questionnaire 

NOTICE - Response to this inquiry is required by law 

(title 13, U.S. Code). By the same law your report to 

the Census Bureau is confidential. It may be seen only 

by sworn Census employees and may be used only for 

statistical purposes. 

FORM SO.A l(NM) 111-30-79) 

1980 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 

039 

Form Approved: O.M.B. No. 41-579062 

s - Complete mailing address 

INSTRUCTIONS 

A farm is defined as "any place that has 15 or more 

poultry (chickens, ducks, guineas, etc.); 5 or more 

livestock (cattle, hogs. goats, etc.); a combined 

total of 10 or more fruit or nut trees or plants; or 

any place of 100 square meters or more on which 

roots or field crops or vegetables were harvested 

for sale during 1979:' • 

Reporting Land in Section 1 

This sec,tion is for recording information on a[1 

agricultural land the operator is associated with 

and for reporting the names of all landlords. 

Question 1 - Acres owned - Report all land owned 

whether held under title, purchase contract or mortgage, or as heir Or trustee of an undivided estate, 

by you and lor your spouse, or by the partnership. 

corporation, or organization for which you are 

reporting. 

LAND IN ACRICUL TURE 

1. How many acres do you own? 

Question 2 - Acres rented or leased FROM OTHERSReport al I land rented, even though the landlord may 

have suppl i ed equipment. ferti 1 izer. or other materials 

and lor some supervision of the work. 

Question 3 - Acres rented TO OTHERS - Include 

land rented to others for cash or a share of the 

crops or I ivestock or rent-free. 

Question 4 - Total Acres in this Place - The 

entry is the sum of the acres owned. plus acres 

rented FROM OTHERS. minus the acres rented 

TO OTHERS. This entry represents all tracts of 

land regardless of where located in the Northern 

Mariana Islands that is operated by the person 

in charge. 

Q ~r------r~~ 

2. How many acres do you rent FROM OTHERS? Include land used rent-free 

What is the FULL NAME of the owner of this land? 7 

o 

3. How many acres do you rent TO OTHERS? 

Include /oild for which no rent is received .. o 4. TOTAL ACRES IN THIS PLACE - ADD acres owned (question I) and acres 

rented (question 2). then SUBTRACT -.... 

acres rented TO OTHERS (question 3). --"..-

and enter the result in this space, 

S. How many separate TRACTS or PIECES of land or plantations 04. 

are represented in the CIT otol acres in thi s place?" .. Number of pieces 

6. Is this holding producing mainly for 

home consumption or sole? _ 

Mark (X) one 

7. What kind of a holding 

is it? - Mark (X) one 

S. What percent of the form 

operation is financed by 

each of the following sources? 

047 

1 0 Home consumption - SKIP to question 8. 

20 Sale - If for sale. go to question 7. 

048 

1 0 Crop holding 

2 LJ Livestock andlor poultry holding 

3D Mixed holding 

40 Other 

None 

f-;;-:-:-----~ 

a. Operator c 050 

b. Private Q 

c. Commercial 0 

d. Covernment C 

e. Other - ify 

8-1 
8-2 APPENDIX B-Continued 

Section 2') VEGETABLES AHD FIELD CROPS 

Did you harvest any VEGETABLES or FIELD CROPS last year -

such as yams, sweetpotatoes, melons, taro, etc.? 

002 10 Yes - Complete this section 

20 No - Go to section 3 

1. CassQya .. 

2. Chinese cabbage 

3. Corn ......... . 

4. Cucumbers .. 

5_ Eggplant ... 

6. Honeydews 

7. Melons 

8. Muskmelons 

9. Sweetpototoes 

10. Taro ..... 

11. Watermelons 

12. Yams ..... . 

13. Other crops - Specify ""7 

Section 3 -:> FRUIT, HUT, AHD TREE CROPS 

Do you have any FRUIT, HUT, or TREE crops on this place - such as 

coconuts, bananas, mongoes, etc.? (Quantity harvested in 1979 and 

number of trees and plants on enumeration day.) 00, 

1 0 Yes - Complete this section 

None 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Q 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

How many acres were How many 

harvested in 1979? pounds 

were 

(a) harvested 

I in 1979? 

Whole acres 1 Tenths (b) 

062 06' 

110 

06. 065 

110 

066 067 

110 

068 06' 

/10 

080 081 

/10 

082 08' 

/10 

08' 085 

/10 086 087 

/10 

088 08. 

/10 

090 091 

/10 

092 09' 

/10 

09' 095 

/10 

096 097 

/10 

How many trees or How much 

plants ore on 

this place? was horvested 

in 1979? 2 0 No - Go to section 4 None (a) (b) 

1. Avocados o 2. Bananas ............. 0 

3. Betelnuts 0 

4. Breadfruits 0 

5. Coconuts ....... . . . . . . . . . . 0 

6. Coffee ..... ·0 

7. Green oranges Q 

8. Guavas ·0 

9. Lemons 0 

10. Limes . ··0 

11. Mangoes ··0 

12. Papayos 

13. Pineapples 

14. Star fruits . 

15. T angerinel 

16. Other fruits, nuts, or tree c'rops - Specify 7 

Section 4 > LAHD USE 

Of the tolal acre. in this place (Section I. question 4) -

1. How many ocres are in crops? . 

2. How mony acres are in other cropland (cropland pasture, crop failure, 

idle cropland, and cropland used for soil Improvement)? . 

0 

0 

0 

0 

o 

3. How many acres are in other pasture or grazing land? (Include woodland 

pastured. Do not include cropland pasture.) . . . .. . ....... . 

4. How many acres are in olher lands? (Include houselots, roads, woodland 

not pastured, wasteland. etc.) ..... . 

5. TOTAL LAND - Add entries in questions I through 4. Total should 

be equal to entry in section I, question 4. 

120 

122 

12. 

12. 

130 

13. 

13. 

138 

,.0 

,.2 

I., 

"8 

150 

152 

IS' 

158 

121 

12' 

Clusters 

125 

127 

131 

135 

137 

139 

'" 

14' 

'.5 

I., 

151 

IS' 

155 

159 

Acres 

None Whole acres 

201 

0 202 

0 203 

0 204 

o 205 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Po, n"s 

Pounds 

Fruits 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

I Tenths 

110 

110 

110 

lie 

~ 

110 
APPEN DI X B-Continued 

Section 5 > liVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

How many of the following livestock and/or poultry are on this place? None ~=-___ N_u_m_b_e_r ____ ~ 

250 

1. Cqrabaos ............ :..................................... 0 

2. Total cattle and calves (Must equal sum of "a" and "b" below.) 

Of this total, how many are -

a. Milk cows ............ . 

b. All other cattle and calves 

3. Hogs and pigs .. , 

4. Goats and kids 

5. Horses, mules, and colts .. 

6. Other livestock - Specify ~ 

7. Chickens .......................................... . 

8. Other poultry (ducks, pigeons, guineas, geese, turkeys, etc.) - Specify 7 

25t 

c 252 

o 253 

0 

254 

0 255 

0 256 

0 259 

0 

266 

0 

267 

0 

Quantity sold 

None in ! 979 

275 

9. How many chickens were sold during last year? ......................... 0 Number 

276 

10. How many dozens of chicken eggs were sold during last year? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0 Dozens 

Section 6 > FISHERY 

Total pounds 

caught 

Total pounds 

sold 

Value of sales 

(dollars) 

(a) None 277 278 1. How many pounds of fi sh were caught 

during 1979? ................ . o 

Section 7 > SELECTED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES USED ON THIS PLACE 

1. How many of the following are on this place? - Include 01/ specified equipment 

on this place today. regardless of ownership, provided it is in operating condition 

and used in the form business. 

a. Tractors (of all kinds) other than garden tractors and motor tillers ........ . 

b. Motortrucks ... 

(b) 

c. Automobiles ............................................. . 

2. Do you have the following an this place? 

a. Electricity ................. . 

b. Piped running water .................. . 

Section 8 > OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

The following questions are about the FARM OPERA TOR 

1. Do you live on this place? 

2. In what year did you begin to operate this place? ..... . 

283 

284 

290 

29t 

1 DYes 

1 DYes 

1 DYes 

__________ Year 

279 

None 280 

0 28t 

0 282 

0 

,DNa 

'DNa 

20No 

(c) 

Number 

2.2 

3. Age of operator. (Copy from Population and Housing questionnaire.) _______ Years old 

4. What is your principal occupation? ...... . 

5. OFF-FARM WORK - How many days did the 

operator work at least 4 hours per day off this 

place in 1979? - Include work at a nonfarm job. 

bUSiness. or on someone e/se's farm. Exclude 

exchange farm work ................. . 

FORM eo-A. 1 {NMJ (11-30-191 

293 

294 

Page 3 

10 Farming 

10 None 

201-49 days 

3 0 50-99 days 

2 0 Other than 

farming 

40 100-149 days 

50 150-199 days 

6 0 200 days or more 

8-3 
B-4 APPENDIX B-Continued 

Section 9 '> ENUMERATOR'S RECORD (To be filled by the Census enumerator) 

29S 

1. Who furnished the information in this report? , L:' Operator 4 C: Hired laborer 

2 C Landlord 5 [J Other - Specify --, 

3 [~ Wife 01' a member of 

the operator's fami Iy 

2. Remarks (Make any remarks needed in regard to the place. the owner or operator, such as 

crop failure, low yields, droughts, floods, insects, etc.) 

Enumerator: Ask, at the completion of this questionnaire - .. Besides you, (the operator) does any other person 

296 living in this household produce or sell any crops, livestock, or poultry?" 

20 No - END INTERVIEW 

t' [J Yes - Ask the following questions 

A. Does ..... hove 15 or more poultry (chickens, ducks, guineas, etc.)? 

r2C1NO , C Yes • 

B. Does ...... hove 5 or more livestock (cottle, hogs, goats, etc.)? 

298'ONo 'CYes • If "Yes" to A, B, C, or Dr enter note in "Remarks" 

C. Does ...... hove Q combined total of 10 or more fruit, nut, or tree crops on column (Col. I I) of 

the place? Address Register and 

complete another 

299 2 [--INo , DYes • Agriculture questionnaire t --- for the other person, 

D. Does ...... have 100 square meters or more on which root or field crops or 

vegetables were harvested for sale during 1979? 

300 2 C= No , DYes • .) 

3. Certified by Enumerator ! 301 Date I 

I 

I 

4, Checked by Crew Leader : 302 Date I 

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