1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAWAII Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 5 336 4 870 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 588 843 1 721 521 Average size of farm .......acres.. 298 353 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 722 189 603 435 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 425 1 707 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 207 41 208 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 410 2 855 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 342 1 401 50 to 179 acres ..................... 313 341 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 104 114 Total cropland .................farms.. 4 735 4 170 acres.. 293 371 327 396 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 4 472 3 837 acres.. 136 431 152 719 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 220 1 827 acres.. 134 338 148 884 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 552 054 609 741 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 458 125 203 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 453 410 498 317 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 98 644 111 424 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 790 1 402 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 754 674 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 715 745 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 863 911 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 484 476 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 291 287 $100,000 or more .................... 439 375 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 466 826 495 759 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 486 101 840 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 5 336 4 869 $1,000.. 85 228 113 904 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 972 23 394 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 2 926 2 816 Other ............................... 2 410 2 054 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 2 864 2 728 200 days or more ................... 1 487 1 476 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 874 1 003 number.. 191 230 211 045 Beef cows ..................farms.. 655 724 number.. 87 620 83 427 Milk cows ..................farms.. 57 73 number.. 10 816 11 836 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 699 807 number.. 82 788 101 315 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 253 372 number.. 28 570 47 564 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 200 307 number.. 47 831 69 019 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 42 number.. 22 938 21 908 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 177 181 number.. 935 278 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 12 number.. 1 201 331 2 069 316 Selected crops harvested: Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 31 79 acres.. 62 915 79 234 tons.. 5 488 214 7 934 181 Pineapples harvested..........farms.. 21 18 acres.. 15 500 22 262 tons.. 556 748 683 182 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 602 710 acres.. 5 129 5 587 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 537 2 128 acres.. 38 590 33 564 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .