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BOSTON PUBLIC L LIC LIBRARY I^^^M 1111111111111 7 3 9999 06398 586 3 M i Census of Agriculture C3^\^-^/v.\[j^.^f AC87-A-54 Volume 1 GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES Part 54 Virgin Islands of the United States Area Data V && DEPOSIT GOVERNMENT DOCUMEirTS DEPT BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY . 700 Boylstcn Street :: Boston, MA 02117 U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division. Many divisions participated in the various activities of the 1 987 Agricul- ture Census of the Virgin Islands: Economic Programming pre- pared the computer programs, designed the computer system, and installed the hardware; Field performed the clerical process- ing; Geography developed the field maps; Data Preparation assisted with the preparation of enumeration materials; Adminis- trative Services provided the forms design and other administra- tive services; Publication Services contributed in publication, planning and design, editorial reviews, composition, and printing procurement; data collection was under the direction of Eric Dawson, Commissioner of Economic Development and Agriculture of the Virgin Islands, under a special agreement with the Census Bureau. The data collection activity was conducted by census enumerators under the supervision of Godfrey Gor- don, Project Leader. Representatives of the Government of the Virgin Islands made significant recommendations which helped establish data con- tent and provided valuable advice during the planning stages of the census. Special tribute is paid to the many farm and ranch operators who furnished the information requested. Only through their cooperation was it possible to collect and publish the data in this report. If there are any questions concerning the statistics in this report call: (301) 763-8555 Division Chief (301) 763-8509 Outlying Areas Branch (301) 763-1113 General Information 1987 Census of Agriculture AC87-A-54 Volume 1 GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES Part 54 Virgin Islands of the United States Area Data Issued May 1989 U.S. Department of Commerce Robert A. Mosbacher, Secretary BUREAU OF THE CENSUS BUREAU OF THE CENSUS C. L. Kincannon, Deputy Director Charles A. Waite, Associate Director for Economic Programs Roger H. Bugenhagen, Assistant Director for Economic and Agriculture Censuses Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Chief, Economic Census Staff AGRICULTURE DIVISION Charles P. Pautler, Jr., Chief Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Census of agriculture (1987). Geographic area series. 1 987 census of agriculture. Geographic area series. Includes indexes. Supt. of Docs, no.: C 3.31/4:987/v.1 1. Agriculture—Economic aspects—United States- Statistics. 2. Agriculture—Economic aspects—United States—States—Statistics. 3. Agriculture—Economic aspects—United States—Territories and possessions —Statistics. I. United States. Bureau of the Census. II. Title. HD1769.C46 1987 338.1 '0973'021 88-600103 For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. CONTENTS Page Introduction V Islands Map VII TABLES AREA DATA 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 1 2. Farms and Land in Farms by Size of Farm: 1987 and 1982 1 3. Tenure and Characteristics of Operators: 1987 and 1982 1 4. Farm Characteristics: 1987 and 1982 2 5. Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 and 1982 2 6. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982 2 7. Forage, Field, and Vegetable Crops: 1987 and 1982 3 8. Fruits, Nuts, and Ornamental Plants and Other Nursery Products: 1987 and 1982 4 9. Livestock, Poultry, and Their Products: 1987 and 1982 5 ISLAND DATA 10. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Islands: 1987 and 1982 6 11. Size of Farm by Islands: 1987 and 1982 6 12. Type of Organization, Labor Status, and Type of Holdings, by Islands: 1987 and 1982 7 13. Farms, Land in Farms, and Tenure of Operator, by Islands: 1987 and 1982 7 14. Forage, Field, and Vegetable Crops, by Islands: 1987 and 1982 8 15. Fruits, Nuts, and Ornamental Plants and Other Nursery Products, by Islands: 1987 and 1982 10 16. Livestock, Poultry, and Their Products, by Islands: 1987 and 1982 11 17. Selected Equipment and Specified Facilities by Tenure of Operator and Islands: 1987 and 1982 12 18. Selected Farm Production Expenses by Tenure of Operator and Islands: 1987 and 1982 13 19. Off-Farm Work by Tenure of Operator and Islands: 1987 and 1982 13 20. Operator Characteristics by Islands: 1987 and 1982 14 21. Type of Land Ownership and Value of Agricultural Products Sold by Islands: 1987 and 1982 14 SUMMARY DATA 22. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 15 23. Summary by Age of Operator: 1987 19 24. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 23 25. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 27 APPENDIXES A. General Explanation A-1 B. Selected Data by Current and Prior Farm Definitions: 1987 and 1982 B-1 C. Report Form C-1 Index Index 1 Publication Program Inside back cover 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE CONTENTS III Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Boston Public Library http://www.archive.org/details/1987censusofagri54unit INTRODUCTION Page HISTORY V USES OF THE CENSUS V AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED V FARM DEFINITION V COMPARABILITY OF DATA V TABULAR PRESENTATION V CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES VI DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS VI DOLLAR VALUES VI INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES DATA VI ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS VI HISTORY The 1987 census is the 1 1th census of agriculture of the Virgin Islands. The first, taken in 1917, was a special census authorized by the Secretary of Commerce. The next agriculture census was taken in 1930 in conjunction with the decennial census, a practice that continued every 10 years through 1960. The 1964 Census of Agriculture was the first quinquennial (5-year) census to be taken in the Virgin Islands. For the quinquennial census of 1969, the data were collected in 1970 in conjunction with the 1970 Censuses of Population and Housing. The 1974 census was taken independently of any other censuses. In 1 976, Congress authorized the census of agriculture to be taken for 1 978 and 1 982 to adjust the data reference year to coincide with the 1982 Economic Censuses covering manufacturing, mining, construction, retail trade, whole- sale trade, service industries, and selected transportation activities. After 1 982, the agriculture census reverted to a 5-year cycle to be taken covering years ending in "2" and "7." AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED The 1987 Census of Agriculture was taken in accor- dance with the provisions of Title 13, United States Code. Sections 142(a) and 191 provide for a census of agricul- ture every 5 years in each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the United States. The census data for the Virgin Islands may be collected by the Governor or a representative from his/her staff to act as census supervisor, in accordance with a Memorandum of Agreement prescribed or approved by the Director of the Bureau of the Census. FARM DEFINITION The data presented in this report relate to places qualifying as farms for census purposes. For the 1987 Census of Agriculture in the Virgin Islands, a farm was defined as any place from which $100 or more of agricul- tural products were sold or normally would have been sold during the census year. This is a definitional change from 1 982. For 1 982, a farm was defined as a "place" of 3 acres or more on which any field or forage crops were harvested or vegetables were harvested for sale during the 1 2-month period between July 1, 1982, and June 30, 1983, or on which there was a combined total of 1 or more fruit or nut trees or plants, any livestock, or 1 or more poultry at the time of enumeration. Places of less than 3 acres were counted as farms if their sales of agricultural products between July 1, 1982, and June 30, 1983, amounted to at least $100, or if they could normally be expected to produce agricultural products in sufficient quantity to pro- vide sales amounting to at least $100. COMPARABILITY OF DATA USES OF THE CENSUS The census of agriculture is the recognized source of statistics about the Virgin Island's agricultural production and the only source of consistent, comparable data at the island level. Census statistics are used to measure agri- cultural production and to identify trends in an ever chang- ing agricultural sector. Many local programs use census data as a benchmark for designing and evaluating surveys. Private industry uses census statistics to provide a more effective production and distribution system for the agricul- tural community. Comparability of data from the 1 987 Census of Agricul- ture in the Virgin Islands has been slightly affected by improvements in the coverage of the operators' list and improved techniques of training enumerators. In general, data from the 1 987 census are comparable with those of previous censuses. TABULAR PRESENTATION The detailed tables in this report give totals for St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, and for the Virgin Islands, as a whole. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INTRODUCTION V CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES In keeping with the provisions of Title 13, United States Code, no data are published that would disclose the operations of an individual farm. However, the number of farms in a given size category or other classification is not considered a disclosure, so this information may be given even though other information is withheld. DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS Appendix A includes definitions and explanations of selected terms used in the tables. Appendix B displays a bridge table of selected items with the 1987 census data by the new definition, and the 1 982 data by both the 1 987 definition and the 1982 definition. The 1987 report form is shown in appendix C. DOLLAR VALUES All dollar values presented in this report are expressed in current dollars, i.e., 1987 data are expressed in 1987 dollars and 1982 data in 1982 dollars. The dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels between census years. INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES DATA Inventories of livestock, poultry, and machinery and equipment are the number on hand at the time of enumer- ation. Crop production, crop and livestock sales, and expense data are for the 12-month period between July 1, 1987, and June 30, 1988. ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS The following abbreviations and symbols are used through- out the tables: Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (NA) Not available. VI INTRODUCTION 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE ISLAND MAP THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.K.) LEGEND * Capital underlined All political boundaries are as of January I, 1980 International boundary representation is not necessarily authoritative. 16 Kilometers U.S. Department of Comn BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INTRODUCTION VII Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 [For enumeration periods, Table 4. Farm Characteristics: 1987 and 1982 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for Table 7. Forage, Field, and Vegetable Crops: 1987 and 1982 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A Table 8. Fruits, Nuts, and Ornamental Plants and Other Nursery Products: 1987 and 1982 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text ] Crop Crop Land in bearing and nonhealing fruit trees and plants farms. acres . Avocados farms. trees not of bearing age- trees of bearing age_ number harvested. Sales number. dollars. Bananas farms. hills not of bearing age- hills of bearing age bunches harvested. Sales bunches. dollars. Coconuts farms. trees not of bearing age- trees of bearing age. number harvested. Sales number. dollars. Grapefruit farms. trees not of bearing age. trees of bearing age. pounds harvested. Sales pounds. dollars. Limes and lemons farms. trees not of bearing age- trees of bearing age. pounds harvested. Sales pounds- dollars. 807 Table g. Livestock, Poultry, and Their Products: 1987 and 1982 [For enumeration periods, see appendi) Table 10. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Islands: 1987 and 1982 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Table 12. Type of Organization, Labor Status, and Type of Holdings, by Islands: 1987 and 1982 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Table u. Forage, Field, and Vegetable Crops, by Islands: 1987 and 1982 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Saint John and Saint Thomas FORAGE CROPS Sugarcane farms. Planted acres. For cutting acres. For grazing acres. For cutting and grazing acres. Sales dollars. Sorghum farms. Planted acres. For cutting acres. For grazing acres. For cutting and grazing acres. Sales dollars. FIELD CROPS Cassava _ farms. acres. pounds harvested. Sales farms. pounds. dollars. Dry beans farms. acres. pounds harvested. Sales farms. pounds. dollars. Dry corn farms. pounds harvested. Sales farms. pounds, dollars. Sorghum for grain farms. acres, pounds harvested. Sales farms. pounds. dollars. Sweetpotatoes farms. acres, pounds harvested. Sales farms. pounds. dollars. Taniers farms. acres. pounds harvested. Sales farms. pounds. dollars. Yams _ farms. acres. pounds harvested. Sales __ _ farms. pounds, dollars- Other field crops farms. acres. pounds harvested. Sales farms. pounds, dollars. VEGETABLE CROPS Cabbage farms. acres. Sales farms. dollars. Carrots farms. acres. Sales farms. dollars. Celery farms. acres. Sales farms. dollars. Cucumbers farms. Sales farms. dollars. Eggplant __ farms. acres. Sales farms. dollars. Green beans farms. acres. Sales farms. dollars. Lettuce __ _ ___ farms. acres. Sales farms. dollars. Okra ___ farms. acres. Sales farms. dollars. (D) Table 14. Forage, Field, and Vegetable Crops, by Islands: 1987 and 1982-Con. [For enumeration periods, see appendix A: and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Crop Table 15. Fruits, Nuts, and Ornamental Plants and Other Nursery Products, by Islands: 1987 and 1982 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Saint John and Saint Thomas Land in beanng and nonbearing fruit trees and plants farms. acres. Avocados farms- trees not of bearing age_ trees of bearing age_ number harvested. Sales number. dollars. Bananas farms. hills not of bearing age- hills of bearing age_ bunches harvested- Sales bunches. dollars. Coconuts farms. trees not of bearing age- trees of bearing age. number harvested. Sales number- dollars. Grapefruit farms. trees not of bearing age. trees of bearing age. pounds harvested- Sales pounds. dollars. Limes and lemons farms. trees not of bearing age. trees of bearing age- pounds harvested. Sales pounds. dollars. Mangoes farms. trees not of bearing age- trees of bearing age- number harvested. Sales number. dollars. Oranges farms, trees not of bearing age. trees of bearing age. pounds harvested. Sales pounds- dollars- Papayas _ farms. trees not of bearing age- trees of bearing age- pounds harvested. Sales pounds. dollars. Pineapples ___ farms. plants not of bearing age- plants of bearing age- boxes harvested. Sales boxes. dollars., Plantains farms. hills not of bearing age. hills of bearing age- bunches harvested- Sales bunches. dollars. Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops farms. plants and trees not of bearing age- plants and trees of bearing age- number harvested. Sales number. dollars- Ornamental plants and other nursery products farms. sq ft under cover. acres. Sales dollars. 137 807 1 449 41 206 32 494 23 914 120 6 348 6 708 5 881 4 666 38 891 123 3 193 2 011 19 977 13 070 11 979 3 Table 16. Livestock, Poultry, and Their Products, by Islands: 1987 and 1982 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Item Table 17. Selected Equipment and Specified Facilities by Tenure of Operator and Islands: 1987 and 1982 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A Table 18. Selected Farm Production Expenses by Tenure of Operator and Islands: 1987 and 1982 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Table 20. Operator Characteristics by Islands: 1987 and 1982 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Saint John and Saint Thomas Operators by place of residence: On farm operated Not on farm operated Operators by years on present farm: Less than 2 years 2 to 4 years 5 to 9 years 10 years or more Operators by place of birth: Virgin Islands __ ___ Puerto Rico Elsewhere Operators by age group: Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 years and over Average age Operators by main occupation: Agricultural Nonagricultural Table 21. Type of Land Ownership and Value of Agricultural Products Sold by Islands: 1987 and 1982 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text ] Table 22. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS Farms — - number. Percent of farms Land in farms 1 acres. Percent distribution __ i of farm acres. LAND USE Total cropland _ _ — farms- Harvested— — — — farms- acres. Other — - - farms. Pasture or grazing land Woodland Ottier land __ TENURE OF OPERATOR All operators farms.. Full owners farms— acres- Part owners farms.. acres.. Managers farms,, acres.. Tenants - --- farms.. acres. . FARMS BY SIZE Farms Less than 3 acres ... 3 to 9 acres 10 to 19 acres 20 to 49 acres 50 to 99 acres 100 to 174 acres __.. 175 to 259 acres .... 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres ... 1,000 acres or more FARMS BY TYPE OF HOLDING Home consumption holding Sale holdings Vegetable Field and forage crop Fruit and nut Dairy Livestock Poultry— Nursery Mixed Other OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS Operators by place of residence: On farm operated Not on farm operated Operators by years on present farm: Less than 2 years 2 to 4 years _ 5 to 9 years 10 years or more Operators by place of birth: Virgin Islands Puerto Rico Elsewhere 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 or more Average age Operators by main occupation: Agricultural _ number acres Nonagricultural number acres Operators by days of work off farm: None Any 1 to 49 days 50 to 99 days 100 to 149 days _ _ 150 to 199 days _ _ _ _ 200 days or more See footnotes at end of table. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-AREA DATA 267 100.0 17 785 100.0 66.6 75.3 6 478 36.4 32.2 13.5 9 962 56.0 276.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS 15 Table 22. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] LABOR STATUS Farms number. _ workers.. Unpaid labor ._ farms.. workers.. Less than 25 days farms.. workers.. 25 to 149 days farms.. workers.. 150 days or more farms.. workers.. Hired farm labor farms.. workers.. Less than 25 days _ farms.. workers.. 25 to 149 days farms.. workers.. 150 days or more farms.. workers. _ Not reported SELECTED EQUIPMENT Tractors of all kinds farms. number. Motortrucks farms. number- Automobiles farms. number. FARMS BY SPECIFIED FACILITIES Electricity No electricity Piped running water No piped running water. Wells VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD Total sales farms. dollars. Average per farm dollars. Farms by value of sales: $100 to $499 farms- dollars. $500 to $1,199 farms. dollars. $1,200 to $2,499 __ farms- dollars- $2,500 to $4,999 farms. dollars. $5,000 to $7,499 farms. dollars. $7,500 to $9,999 farms. dollars. $10,000 or more farms. dollars- SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT Forage, field, and vegetable crops farms- dollars. Fruits and nuts farms- dollars. Ornamental plants and other nursery products farms. dollars. Livestock farms. dollars. dollars. Poultry and eggs farms- dollars. SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES Machine hire and customwork farms. dollars- Hired farm labor farms- dollars. Feed purchased for livestock and poultry farms. dollars. Insecticides, fungicides.and herbicides farms. dollars- Fertilizers and manure purchased farms- dollars, Livestock and poultry purchased farms- dollars. See footnotes at end of table. 267 2 685 351 10 057 1 042 698 30 16 831 120 640 106 896 660 742 512 115 46 436 72 15 901 42 31 454 29 49 877 22 75 547 9 51 660 8 67 699 19 671 336 255 815 109 120 427 203 880 103 370 153 71 866 66 432 061 365 939 21 12 087 7 640 7 5 125 16 VIRGIN ISLANDS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-AREA DATA Table 22. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text ] Table 22. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and lor meaning Table 23. Summary by Age of Operator: 1987 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years Item Total 65 years and over FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS Farms __ number. Percent of farms Land in farms 1 — - — acres. Percent distribution ) size of farm acres. LAND USE Total cropland _ Harvested.-- Other Pasture or grazing land _ Woodland Other land _ farms. acres 1 . _ farms- acres _ _ farms, acres.. farms. TENURE OF OPERATOR All operators Full owners Part owners Managers .- Tenants ._ farms.. acres 1 . ._ farms. acres. . ._ farms. acres. . farms. acres. ._ farms. acres. FARMS BY SIZE Farms Less than 3 acres ... 3 to 9 acres 10 to 19 acres 20 to 49 acres 50 to 99 acres 100 to 174 acres 175 to 259 acres .__. 260 to 499 acres .... 500 to 999 acres .... 1,000 acres or more FARMS BY TYPE OF HOLDING Home consumption holding Sale holdings Vegetable Field and forage crop Fruit and nut Dairy Livestock Poultry Nursery Mixed.. Other OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS Operators by place of residence: On farm operated Not on farm operated Operators by years on present farm: Less than 2 years 2 to 4 years 5 to 9 years 10 years or more Operators by place of birth: Virgin Islands Puerto Rico Elsewhere 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 or more Operators by main occupation: Agricultural number.. acres. Nonagricultural - number. acres. Operators by days of work off farm: None Any 1 to 49 days 50 to 99 days _ 100 to 149 days 150 to 199 days 200 days or more See footnotes at end of table. 100.0 17 785 100.0 66.6 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-AREA DATA 23.6 2 323 13.1 36.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS 19 Table 23. Summary by Age of Operator: 1987-Con. [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years LABOR STATUS Farms number. workers- Unpaid labor farms. workers. Less than 25 days _ farms. workers. 25 to 149 days _ farms. workers. 150 days or more farms. workers. Hired farm labor farms. workers. Less than 25 days farms. workers. 25 to 149 days _ farms. workers. 150 days or more ._. farms. workers. Not reported SELECTED EQUIPMENT Tractors of all kinds farms. number. Motortrucks farms. number- Automobiles farms. number. FARMS BY SPECIFIED FACILITIES Electricity No electricity Piped running water No piped running water Wells farms.. number. _ Reporting no wells farms.. VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD Total sales farms.. dollars. _ Average per farm dollars.. Farms by value of sales: $100 to $499 farms.. dollars. . $500 to $1,199 farms- dollars. _ $1,200 to $2,499 farms.. dollars. _ $2,500 to $4,999 farms.. dollars. . $5,000 to $7,499 __ farms.. dollars.. $7,500 to $9,999 farms.. dollars.. $10,000 or more farms.. dollars.. SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT Forage, field, and vegetable crops __ farms.. dollars.. Fruits and nuts farms.. dollars. . Ornamental plants and other nursery products farms.. dollars.. Livestock farms.. dollars.. Milk farms.- dollars^.. Poultry and eggs farms.. dollars.. SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES Machine hire and customwork farms.. dollars.. Hired farm labor farms.. dollars.. Feed purchased for livestock and poultry farms.. dollars.. Insecticides, fungicides.and herbicides farms.. dollars.. Fertilizers and manure purchased farms... dollars.. Livestock and poultry purchased farms.. dollars.. See footnotes at end of table. 20 VIRGIN ISLANDS 267 2 685 361 10 057 33 111 346 13 74 772 8 67 699 35 2 303 185 399 221 140 146 817 241 230 150 838 554 1 042 698 30 16 831 34 989 43 66 495 9 100 8 (D) (D) 8 2 738 1 560 4 3 110 9 14 450 6 (D) 2 (D) 32 377 12 151 618 220 660 16 12 384 6 419 9 18 835 53 190 36 62 456 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-AREA DATA Table 23. Summary by Age of Operator: 1987-Con. [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit trees and plants farms.. Avocados farms.. trees not of bearing age_. trees of bearing age_. number harvested.. Sales number. _ dollars. _ Bananas farms. _ hills not of bearing age., hills of bearing age., bunches harvested.. Sales bunches.. dollars. . Coconuts farms.. trees not of bearing age.. trees of bearing age.. number harvested.. Sales number.. dollars.. Grapefruit farms.. trees not of bearing age.. trees of bearing age.. pounds harvested.. Sales pounds.. dollars.. Limes and lemons farms.. trees not of bearing age.. trees of bearing age.. pounds harvested.. Sales pounds.. dollars.. Mangoes farms. . trees not of bearing age._ trees of bearing age.. number harvested.. Sales number.. dollars.- Oranges farms. . trees not of bearing age.. trees of bearing age.. pounds harvested.. Sales pounds.. dollars. - Papayas ___ _ farms.. trees not of bearing age.. trees of bearing age.. pounds harvested.. Sales pounds.. dollars. . LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS Horses, colts, and ponies farms.. number.. Sales farms_- number.. dollars. _ Mules, asses, and burros farms.. number.. Sales _ _ farms.. number., dollars.. Sheep and lambs farms.. number.. Sales farms.- number__ dollars.. Goats and kids farms.. number.. Sales _ farms.. number., dollars.. Hogs and pigs farms.. number. Sales farms.. number., dollars. . Under 8 months old farms.. number.. Sales number.. dollars. . 8 months old or older __ farms.. number.. Sales __ _ number.. dollars. _ See footnotes at end of table. 137 807 1 449 41 206 32 494 23 914 120 6 348 6 708 5 881 2 011 Table 23. Summary by Age of Operator: 1987-Con. [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning Table 24. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A Table 24. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Less than 3 acres 175 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 1,000 acres or more LABOR STATUS Farms number.. workers. . Unpaid labor farms.. workers.. Less than 25 days farms.. workers.. 25 to 149 days __ farms.. workers.. 150 days or more _ farms.. workers.. Hired farm labor _ farms.. workers.. Less than 25 days ..farms.. workers.. 25 to 149 days farms.. workers.. 150 days or more farms.. workers.. Not reported SELECTED EQUIPMENT Tractors of all kinds farms.. number.. Motortrucks farms.. number.. Automobiles farms.. number.. FARMS BY SPECIFIED FACILITIES Electricity No electricity Piped running water No piped running water Wells farms-. number.. Reporting no wells farms.. VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD Total sales ...farms.. dollars.. Average per farm dollars.. Farms by value of sales: $100 to $499 _ farms.- dollars.- $500 to $1,199 farms- dollars.. $1,200 to $2,499 farms.. dollars.- $2,500 to $4,999 _ farms.. dollars.. $5,000 to $7,499 farms.. dollars.. $7,500 to $9,999 farms.. dollars.. $10,000 or more farms.. dollars.. SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT Forage, field, and vegetable crops farms.. dollars.. Fruits and nuts farms.. dollars.. Ornamental plants and other nursery products farms.. dollars.. Livestock farms.. dollars.. Milk _ _ _ farms.. dollars.. Poultry and eggs _ farms.. dollars.. SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES Machine hire and customwork farms.. dollars. Hired farm labor farms. dollars. Feed purchased for livestock and poultry farms.. dollars. Insecticides, fungicides.and herbicides farms.. dollars- Fertilizers and manure purchased farms. dollars- Livestock and poultry purchased farms. dollars. See footnotes at enL of table. 24 VIRGIN ISLANDS 267 2 685 351 10 057 5 852 8 19 945 (D) 6 5 341 5 7 151 3 11 353 24 427 9 3 150 5 4 650 9 5 445 (D) 6 349 798 258 984 2 (D) 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-AREA DATA Table 24. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Less than 3 acres 260 to 499 acres 1,000 acres or more SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS Land in bearing and nonhealing fruit trees and plants farms. acres. Avocados farms. trees not of bearing age. trees of bearing age. number harvested. Sales number. dollars. Bananas farms. hills not of bearing age. hills of bearing age. bunches harvested. Sales bunches. dollars.. Coconuts farms.. trees not of bearing age.. trees of bearing age.. number harvested.. Sales number.. dollars.. Grapefruit farms.. trees not of bearing age.. trees of bearing age.. pounds harvested.. Sales pounds.. dollars. . Limes and lemons farms.. trees not of bearing age.. trees of bearing age.. pounds harvested.. Sales pounds.. dollars.. Mangoes farms.. trees not of bearing age.. trees of bearing age.. number harvested.. Sales number.. dollars.. Oranges farms.. trees not of bearing age.. trees of bearing age.. pounds harvested.. Sales pounds.. dollars,. Papayas farms.. trees not of bearing age.. trees of bearing age.. pounds harvested.. Sales pounds.. dollars.. LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS Horses, colts, and ponies farms.. number.. Sales farms.. number. _ dollars.. Mules, asses, and burros farms.. number.. Sales farms.. number.. dollars.. Sheep and lambs farms.. number.. Sales _ _ farms- number. _ dollars.. Goats and kids ___ _ farms.. number.. Sales _ farms.- number.. dollars. _ Hogs and pigs farms.. number.. Sales farms.. number. _ dollars.. Under 8 months old farms.. number. _ Sales __ number.. dollars.. 8 months old or older ...farms.. number.. Sales number.. dollars.. See footnotes at end of table. 137 807 1 449 41 206 32 494 23 914 120 6 348 6 708 5 881 4 666 38 891 123 3 193 2 011 19 977 13 070 11 979 49 1 484 116 387 905 11 359 7 209 5 311 146 971 2 881 171 104 128 640 44 007 9 588 7 466 5 430 1 378 645 42 456 240 273 12 917 10 166 306 5 672 3 705 3 705 269 4 715 3 013 42 774 26 955 9 122 290 3 936 3 393 2 592 579 333 23 560 49 348 482 11 079 9 078 6 133 50 2 489 2 829 2 420 4 337 2 450 2 142 222 2 529 1 661 1 673 37 605 25 535 9 205 272 2 332 1 303 1 058 339 5 935 4 125 3 262 15 1 312 1 044 948 875 9 420 19 540 28 250 22 350 5 650 5 500 4 685 2 852 (D) (D) (D) (D) 15 2 058 477 4 178 2 865 2 162 26 675 23 150 7 590 390 345 3 130 382 25 100 22 550 8 265 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-AREA DATA VIRGIN ISLANDS 25 Table 24. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for Table 25. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A Table 25. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] $100 to LABOR STATUS Farms number.. workers. _ Unpaid labor farms— workers— Less than 25 days farms.. workers.. 25 to 149 days farms.. workers.. 150 days or more farms.. workers.. Hired farm labor — farms.. workers.. Less than 25 days — farms. . workers. _ 25 to 149 days - farms__ workers. . 150 days or more farms.. workers.. Not reported SELECTED EQUIPMENT Tractors of all kinds farms.. number. _ Motortrucks — — - farms.. number.. Automobiles farms.. number.. FARMS BY SPECIFIED FACILITIES Electricity No electricity Piped running water No piped running water Wells-- farms- number.. Reporting no wells farms.. VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD Total sales — farms__ dollars.. Average per farm dollars. _ Farms by value of sales: $100 to $499 _ — farms- dollars— $500 to $1,199 — farms- dollars-. $1,200 to $2,499 — - farms.. dollars— $2,500 to $4.999 farms.. dollars.. $5,000 to $7,499 farms- dollars.. $7,500 to $9,999 farms.. dollars.. $10,000 or more farms.. dollars.. SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT Forage, field, and vegetable crops farms.. dollars.. Fruits and nuts farms.. dollars.. Ornamental plants and other nursery products farms.. dollars.. Livestock farms.. dollars. Milk farms- dollars. Poultry and eggs farms. dollars. SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES Machine hire and customwork farms. dollars. Hired farm labor farms. dollars. Feed purchased for livestock and poultry farms. dollars. Insecticides, fungicides,and herbicides farms. dollars. Fertilizers and manure purchased farms. dollars- Livestock and poultry purchased farms. dollars- See footnotes at end of table. 28 VIRGIN ISLANDS 267 2 685 351 10 057 33 111 346 13 74 772 8 67 699 35 2 303 185 399 221 140 146 817 241 230 150 838 554 1 042 698 30 16 831 13 565 18 27 767 27 639 27 2 618 Table 25. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Table 25. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Item APPENDIX A. General Explanation Page TAKING THE CENSUS A-1 OFFICE PROCESSING A-1 DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS A-1 FARM CLASSIFICATIONS A-4 RELIABILITY OF DATA A-5 TAKING THE CENSUS Report Form The report form for the 1 987 Census of Agriculture was prepared by the Outlying Areas Branch of the Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, in cooperation with the Department of Economic Development and Agriculture of the Virgin Islands. The questions were based on current requirements for agricultural information and, to some extent, on the desire for comparability with earlier cen- suses. The only modification made to the 1 987 census report form was the elimination of the question concerning whether or not the farm was located on a hard surface road. Training Program The project manager, crew leader, and enumerators employed for the census in the Virgin Islands received special training in accordance with instructions prepared by the Bureau of the Census. The training included prac- tice in interviewing, filling out the report form, and detailed discussion of the enumerator's instructions. Method of Enumeration As in the previous censuses of the Virgin Islands, the direct enumeration procedure was used in the 1 987 Cen- sus of Agriculture. The statistics in this report are data collected from farm operators during the period from July to the middle of August 1988. For the enumeration, the Virgin Islands were divided into six Enumeration Districts (ED's) and each district was clearly delineated on special ED maps prepared for the census. Each enumerator was assigned an ED and given a map of the area to be enumerated. The enumerators were also given a list of the persons from whom a report form had been obtained in the 1 982 Census of Agriculture as well as other persons known to be conducting farm operations. The enumerators were required to check all persons on their list. Enumerators were also instructed to ask enough ques- tions about tracts of land on which no one lived to determine whether agricultural data should be collected from the person in charge of the land. This procedure was designed to assure the complete coverage of all land used for agriculture, whether by an individual, a corporation, or an institution. To avoid enumeration of the same place more than once, rules were established whereby enumerators could determine who was responsible for completing a report form for a given place. If the person in charge of an agricultural operation lived outside of the ED in which the land under his/her control was located, the enumerator assigned to the ED in which the operator resided was responsible for completing his/her report form. If a place was partly in one ED and partly in another, the enumerator for the ED in which the operator lived was responsible for completing the report form to include all the land the person operated in the Virgin Islands, regardless of the ED. OFFICE PROCESSING The office processing was done in the Agriculture Division at the Bureau of the Census. Each report form was edited and coded prior to being data keyed. Report forms obtained for places not meeting the census farm definition criteria were voided. The remaining report forms were examined for accuracy, consistency, and completeness. Enumerators' errors in computations and in units of mea- sures, inconsistencies, and misplaced entries were cor- rected. Missing information was derived and entered on incomplete reports on the basis of related information on the same report form or from report forms for nearby farms of similar type and size. After all the forms had been edited and coded, the data were keyed and subjected to a thorough computer edit analysis. Any inconsistencies were reviewed, corrected, and keyed to a correction file. The corrected data were then tabulated by the computer and printed out for review. Subject matter specialists reviewed the computer tabu- lations for reasonableness and consistency. Corrections were made on the basis of a reexamination of the original report forms. The data were then retabulated and a printout was provided so that the data tables could be prepared for final publication. DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS The following definitions and explanations relate to items that are considered to be inadequately described in 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX A A-1 the tables. Most of the definitions are from the instructions given to enumerators. For an exact wording of the ques- tions and instructions on the report form, see the report form in appendix C. Farm operator—The term "operator" designates a person who operates a farm, either by doing the work himself/herself or by directly supervising the work. The operator may be the owner, a member of the owner's household, a hired manager, or a tenant, renter, or share- cropper. If the operator rents land to others or has land worked on shares by others, he/she is considered the operator only of the land retained for his/her own opera- tion. In the case of partnership, only one partner is counted as an operator. By definition, the number of operators is the same as the number of farms. Farm or operators reporting—Figures for "farms report- ing" or "operators reporting" represent the number of farms, or operators reporting the specified item. The difference between the total number of farms and the number of farms reporting a particular item represents the number of farms not having that item, provided a correct report was received for all farms. Land in farms—All data relating to land tenure and land in farms refer only to land located in the Virgin Islands and the situation existing at the time of enumeration. The land included in each farm was determined from the answers to questions 1 through 5 in section 2 of the report form which relate to land tenure (see app. C). The acres reported as owned, rented from others, or worked on shares for others, were added together, and then the acres rented to others or worked on shares by others were subtracted from that sum. The results represent "Land in farms." If acres are operated by a hired or salaried manager, they become the total acres in the place and represent "Land in farms." (See "Land managed" below). Although the area designated land in farms consists primarily of agricultural land— i.e., land used for crops, pasture, or grazing— it also includes land not actually under cultivation nor used for pasture or grazing. For example, woodland and wasteland owned or rented from others was included as land in farms unless reports indicated it was being held for nonagricultural purposes, such as recreational or for timber. Land owned—This includes all land that the operator or his/her spouse held under title, purchase contract, homestead law, or as heir or trustee of an undivided estate at the time of enumeration. Land rented from others—This includes not only land the operator rented or leased from others, but also land worked on shares for others or land occupied rent free. Land managed—-This includes all tracts of land man- aged for an employer by a person paid a salary or wages. A hired manager is the operator of the managed land, since he/she is responsible for the agricultural operations and frequently supervises others in perform- ing those operations. If a hired manager also had agricultural operations of his/her own, he/she was asked to report it on a separate report form from the managed operations. Land rented to others—-This includes all land that the operator rented to others and all land assigned to others on shares or rent free. For the most part, land rented to others represents agricultural land, but it also includes land rented for residential or other purposes. The tenant is considered to be the operator of land leased, rented, or worked on shares, even though his/her landlord may supervise the operations. The landlord is considered to be the operator of only that portion of the land not assigned to tenants. Land use—Land in farms at the time of enumeration is categorized according to the way it was used during the 1 2-month period between July 1 , 1 987, and June 30, 1 988. The land uses described are mutually exclusive in that each acre of land is counted only once even though it may have had more than one use during the year. Harvested cropland—-This refers to all land from which any crop was harvested during the 12-month period, whether for home use or sale. It also includes land in field crops that were grazed when mature or almost mature, and land in nonbearing fruit or nut trees and plants. Land from which two or more crops were harvested was to be counted only once. Land from which crops were harvested and which was also used for other purposes, either before or after the crops were harvested, was to be reported as cropland harvested without regard to the other uses. Other cropland—-This includes cropland from which no crop was harvested between July 1 , 1 987, and June 30, 1988, but which was occupied by growing crops, except fruit or nut trees, intended for harvest in 1 988 or later. It also includes cropland intended for harvest, but not actually harvested because of complete crop failure, low prices, labor shortage, or other reasons; land that had been plowed and could be plowed again without first being cleared of brush, but that lay idle throughout July 1, 1987, to June 30, 1988; and land used for soil-improvement crops. Other cropland also includes land which was used only for pasture or grazing which the operator could have used for crops without addi- tional clearing or irrigating. Enumerators were instructed to exclude any land pastured after a crop was har- vested. Pasture or grazing land—This refers to all land used for pasture or grazing between July 1 , 1 987, to June 30, 1988, except cropland. It includes all woodland where livestock pastured or grazed. A 2 APPENDIX A 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE Woodland not pastured—-This includes all woodland that was not used for pasture or grazing between July 1 , 1987, to June 30, 1988. In the enumerator's reference book, "woodland" was defined as "all farm wood lots or timber tracts, natural or planted; and...cutover land with young growth which has or will have value as wood or timber." Other land—-This refers to all land not included in the other land use classifications, such as house and other building lots, lanes, roads, ditches, and land area of ponds and wasteland. Type of holding—Holdings are classified according to whether they were producing mainly for home consump- tion or mainly for sale. Those from which more than 50 percent of the agricultural output is consumed by the holder's household are classified as producing mainly for home consumption. Those from which 50 percent or more of the agricultural output is sold are classified as mainly for sale. Holdings producing mainly for sale are further clas- sified according to their most important activity. Each holding named means that 50 percent or more of the value of sales was from the item named. The holdings are: vegetable, field and forage crop, fruit and nut, dairy, livestock, poultry, or nursery. The remaining two categories of holdings are used when the above do not apply. Mixed holding—-This is one on which none of the above items accounts for 50 percent or more of the value of sales. Other holding—-This is one that does not belong to any of the previous groups. Crops harvested—The 1 987 report form was similar to the report forms used in previous censuses. It provided for the collection of data for specified field crops, vegetables, fruits, and nuts harvested on each farm. Inquiries were included for the most commonly grown crops in the Virgin Islands and space was provided to write in those less frequently produced. The units of measure for reporting quantities of some crops have varied from one census to another. The aim has been to permit reporting in the units of measure currently in use. The quantities harvested for each crop are expressed in the units of measure given on the 1987 report form. Forage, field, and vegetable crops—The area for individual crops harvested was obtained for forage, field, and vegetable crops in acres and 10th of acres. When two or more crops, or two or more plantings of the same crop, were harvested from the same land, the area was to be reported for each separate crop or planting. Total quantities of each forage and field crop harvested were to be reported, whether the crops were for home use or for sale. Also, total quantities of each crop sold were to be reported. The acreage reported for vegetables relates only to the acreage harvested. Fruits and nuts—The figures for acres and for num- ber of trees and plants relate to the time of enumeration. Value of products sold—Data for value of products sold were obtained for each type of crop, fruit, livestock, etc., sold from the farm. The gross value of quantities sold was to be reported regardless of who did the selling or shared in the receipts. Crops given to a landlord and crops produced on institutional farms for use by inmates of the institution were to be considered as sold. Livestock and poultry—Inventory data for livestock and poultry relate to the number on hand at the time of enumeration. All livestock and poultry were to be enumer- ated on the place where they were at the time of enumer- ation regardless of who owned them. Livestock on unfenced land were to be reported as being on the place identified as the headquarters of the person who had control over them. Sales data for livestock, milk, and poultry products relate to the 1 2-month period between July 1 , 1 987, and June 30, 1 988. Enumerators were instructed to report total quantities and gross value of sales regardless of who did the selling or shared in the receipts. Products given by a tenant to a landlord and products taken from an institu- tional farm for use by inmates of the institutional farm were to be considered as sold. Selected farm expenses—The 1 987 report form con- tained questions on six types of farm expenses incurred between July 1, 1987, and June 30, 1988, whether made by the farm operator, his/her landlord, or both. A farm operator who rented part of his/her land to others reported only the expenses on the land he/she operated. Machine hire andcustomwork—Expenses for machine hire and customwork relate to tractor hire, plowing, and spraying. Any amount spent for the labor involved is considered to be part of the expense. The costs of hauling, trucking, or of exchange work without pay are omitted. Hired farm labor—Expenses for hired farm labor include total cash payments made between July 1, 1987, and June 30, 1988, to family members and others for farm labor. Payments to persons supplied by a contractor or a cooperative organization and paid directly by them or by the person in charge are also included. Payments are excluded for housework, contract con- struction work, customwork, and repair and installation work performed by persons specifically employed for the work. Purchases of feed—Expenses for feed for livestock and poultry include total cash payments made between July 1 , 1 987, to June 30, 1 988, for pasture used, salt, 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX A A-3 concentrates, mineral supplements, grain, hay, mill- feeds, and any other items purchased for feeding live- stock and poultry on the place. Expenses made for the grinding and mixing of feed and the estimated cost of items furnished to the operator by a landlord or others are also included. Payments made by a tenant to a landlord for feed grown on the tenant's farm are excluded. Purchases of insecticides, fungicides, and herbi- cides—-This item relates to total cash expenses between July 1, 1987, and June 30, 1988, for all chemicals, sprays, dusts, etc., used to control weeds, pests, insects, or disease on crops and livestock. Purchases of fertilizers andmanure—These expenses include the total amount spent between July 1, 1987, and June 30, 1 988, for manure and commercial fertiliz- ers of all kinds for use on the farm. Purchases of livestock andpoultry—-This item includes all cash expenses for livestock and poultry purchased between July 1, 1987, to June 30, 1988, for the place. The cost of livestock and poultry bought and resold within 30 days is not included. Equipment and facilities—Operators were asked to report the number of tractors, motortrucks, and automo- biles on their farms at the time of enumeration, regardless of ownership. Items that were temporarily out of order were to be included, but not those that were worn out. Tractors include all wheel and tracklaying (crawlers), garden, and homemade. Motortrucks include pickup trucks, truck-trailer combinations, jeeps, and station wagons if they were used primarily as trucks. Automobiles include jeeps and station wagons if they were used primarily as passenger cars. Data obtained in the 1987 census for the number of tractors, motortrucks, and automobiles on farms are com- parable with those presented for earlier census years. Since the 1960 census, data were obtained on pres- ence or absence of electricity and piped running water on the farm. These facilities were considered to be on the farm if they were available anywhere on the place, whether or not in the operator's dwelling. "Piped running water" was defined as "water carried in pipelines by a pressure system or by gravity flow from a natural or an artificial source." Farm wells included all holes or pits made by excavation to reach a supply of water for irrigation, watering livestock, and other purposes. Farm ponds are not included. Operator characteristics—Data were obtained to clas- sify the operators according to six characteristics. 1 . Residence of operator—Operators were classified by residence according to whether or not they lived on the farms operated. Some of those who did not live on the farms they operated lived on farms operated by others. Where all the land was rented from others or worked on shares for others, the operator was considered to live on the farm oper- ated provided the dwelling he/she occupied was included in the rental agreement. In such cases, the dwelling was not necessarily on the land being operated. Similarly, an operator who did not live on the land being cultivated or grazed, but who had some agricultural operations (other than a home garden) at his/her dwelling, was considered to be living on the farm operated. 2. Years on present farm—Operators were classified by years on present farm into four groups. These data were based on the request for the first year the operator took continuous charge of the present farm or any part of it. 3. Place of birth—Operators were classified by place of birth according to whether they were born in the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, or elsewhere. The pur- pose of this question was to obtain a measure of the native language abilities of operators as a guide to agricultural agents in preparing news releases for distribution to farmers. 4. Age of operator—Operators were classified by age into six groups. The average age was obtained by dividing the sum of the ages of all operators report- ing by the number reporting. 5. Main occupation—-This question was asked to deter- mine whether the principal occupation of the oper- ator was agricultural or nonagricultural. If the oper- ator devoted 50 percent or more of his/her work time to agricultural activities, his/her main occupa- tion was considered to be agriculture. 6. Work off farm—The extent to which operators rely on nonfarm sources for part of their income is indicated by the number of days worked off the farm during the year. Work off the farm was defined to include work on someone else's farm for pay as well as all types of nonfarm jobs, businesses, and professions whether the work was done on the farm premises or elsewhere. Exchange work was not included. Data for the 1 987 census are comparable with those for the censuses since 1960. FARM CLASSIFICATIONS Farms by size—Farms were classified by size on the basis of the total land area established in each one. According to the census definition, a farm is essentially an operating unit, not an ownership tract. All land operated or managed by one person or partnership represents one farm. In the case of tenants, the land assigned to each tenant is considered a separate farm, even though the landlord may consider the entire landholding to be one unit rather than several separate units. A-4 APPENDIX A 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE Farms by tenure of operator— In the 1987 census, farms were classified by tenure of operator on the basis of data reported for land owned, rented from others, worked on shares for others, and managed for others. The same classification has been used since 1964. During the pro- cessing operations, each report form was coded to indi- cate whether the operator was a full owner, part owner, manager, or tenant. Full owners—These operate only land they own. Part owners—These operate land they own and also land they rent from others. Managers—These operate land for others and are paid a wage or salary for their services. Caretakers or hired laborers are not classified as managers. If an operator managed land for others and also operated his/her own farm, each operation was considered a farm. If a manager managed farms for two or more employers, each operation was considered a separate farm. Tenants—These rent from others or work the land they operate on shares for others. Farms by value of agricultural products sold—The farms were classified on the basis of the total value of agricultural products sold. The total was obtained by adding the reported values of all products sold from the farm. The value of livestock, milk, poultry and eggs, vegetables, fruits and nuts, all field crops, ornamental plants, and all other crops was obtained from the operator at the time of enumeration. The computer edit classified the value of agricultural products sold into one of the following groups: $100 to $499 $500 to $1,199 $1,200 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $7,499 $7,500 to $9,999 $10,000 or more Farms by age of operator—Enumerators entered the operator's age, as of his/her last birthday, on the report form. The computer edit classified the operator's age into one of the following age groups: Under 25 years 45 to 54 years 25 to 34 years 55 to 64 years 35 to 44 years 65 years and over RELIABILITY OF DATA All data compiled in this report originated from a com- plete enumeration and, therefore, are not subject to sam- pling variability. However, the data are subject to nonsam- pling errors. Nonsampling errors can be attributed to many sources: inability to identify all cases in the actual universe; inability or unwillingness on the part of respondents to provide correct information; definition and classification difficulties; differences in the interpretation of questions; errors in recording or coding the data obtained; and other errors of collection, response, coverage, and estimation for missing or misreported data. The accuracy of these tabulated data is determined by the joint effects of the various nonsampling errors. No direct measures of these effects have been obtained; however, precautionary steps were taken in all phases of data collection, processing, and tabulation of the data in an effort to minimize the effects of nonsampling errors. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX A A-5 APPENDIX B. Selected Data by Current and Prior Farm Definitions: and 1982 1987 [For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Selected data 1987 data by 1987 definition 1987 data by 1987 definition FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS Farms number. Land in farms 1 acres. } size of farms acres. LAND USE Total cropland Harvested Other Pasture or grazing land Woodland Other land farms, acres. farms, acres. farms. acres, farms., acres, farms. FARMS BY SIZE Less than 3 acres __ 3 to 9 acres 10 to 19 acres 20 to 49 acres 50 to 99 acres 100 to 174 acres ... 175 to 259 acres ... 260 to 499 acres ... 500 to 999 acres... 1 ,000 acres or more VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD Total sales farms.. dollars. _ Average per farm do~ 267 2 685 351 10 057 2 391 506 9 234 265 2 391 916 9 026 VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. Farms by value of sales: Less than $100 farms2 . dollars. $100 or more farms. dollars. SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT Forage, field, and vegetable crops farms. dollars. Fruits and nuts farms. dollars. Ornamental plants and other nursery products., farms. dollars. Livestock farms. dollars. Milk farms. dollars. Poultry and eggs farms. dollars. SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES Machine hire and customwork dollars. Hired farm labor do. Feed purchased for livestock and poultry do. Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides do. Fertilizers and manure purchased do. Livestock and poultry purchased do. LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INVENTORY Horses, colts, and ponies Sheep and lambs Hogs and pigs Cattle and calves Chickens ACRES OF SELECTED CROPS HARVESTED Field crops Vegetables Fruits and nuts 241 230 150 838 554 6 1 042 698 30 16 831 742 512 46 436 34 989 66 495 224 3 134 2 536 5 078 5 326 123 015 887 029 (D) 74 467 (D) (D) 2 814 (D) 5 578 (D) 135 943 905 657 999 645 74 977 66 540 75 170 2 404 5 672 18 345 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-AREA DATA APPENDIX B B-1 APPENDIX C. Report Form 3 APPROVAL WO. 0607-0680: EXPIRES Q9/B9 UJ.11M.1B OPERATOR B^BtBttsVIss 1 I AIMU IIM AGRICULTURE I.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE \™\ 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 . What is your (the operator's) name? 2. What is your (the operator's) mailing address? . . . . (Give address whore correspondence is received.) NOTICE — Response to this inquiry ie required by lew (true 13. U.S. Code). Bv the seme 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. Your report CANNOT be used for purposes of taxation, investigation, or regulation. FARM SERIAL NUMBER From A2 column (6) ! /"First name, middle initials, last name) Complete mailing address 1 . How many acres do you own? (If you own more than .— . one tract of land. Include all land in the Virgin Islands.) I— I 2 . How many acres do you rent from others? (Include acres worked on shares.) 3. How many acres do you operate for others as a hired or salaried manager? 4 . How many acres do you rent to others? 5. TOTAL ACRES IN THIS PLACE (Add items 1 and 2. subtract item 4; ifmanaged, enter data from Ham 3 here.) How many unpaid and paid farmhands (Including the operator and his family) worked on this place the last 12 months? . Total farmhands a . Of the unpaid farmhands (Including the operator and unpaid family workers), how many worked — Of the paid farmhands (hired workers and paid members of operator's family), how many worked — 1 50 days or more? >HJ4iP.1.icM r-nnp«t mni/tQTcn iiu the act i t mimitu. r- None 4. Cassava d 5. Dry beans LJ 6- Dry corn LJ 7. Sorghum for grain LJ 8. Swsetpotatoes 1.1 9. Taniara d 10. Yams 1 1 . Other field crops — Specify_ How many ACRES were harvested in the last 1 2 months? How many POUNDS ware harvested In the last 1 2 months? How many POUNDS were sold in the last 12 months? What was the VALUE of sales in the last 1 2 months? Cabbage I I Carrots I~l Celery |~| Cucumbers I~~l Eggplant I I Green beans I 1 Lettuce [~1 Okra Onions Peppers . . Spinach . . Squash . . Tomatoes 25. Other vegetable crops — Specify How many ACRES were harvested in the last 1 2 months? <o> gWBnWffEB LAND USE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS PlWBWm I JVESTOCK AND POULTRY ON THIS PLACE NOW AND NUMBER SOLD IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS Land la to be reported In ONLY ONE CATEGORY. If two or more usee were mode of the same land, report in the FIRST category that applies. 1 . How many acres were in crops harvested in the last 1 2 months? (Can be obtained by adding the acres of the various crops reported in section 3, items 1 through 39. However, if more than one crop was harvested from the same land, count this land only once for this Item.) . . . 2 . How many acres were in other cropland? (Include cropland pasture, crop failure. Idle and fallow cropland, end cropland used for soil Improvement crops.) How many acres were in other pasture or grazing land? (Include woodland pasture: do not Include cropland pasture.) 4. How many acres were in woodland? IDo not Include woodlandpasture.) 5 . How many acres were in other uses? {Include house Iota, bam Iota, lanes, roada. ditches, ponds, and wasteland.) g _ TOTAL LAND (Add entries in items 1 through 6. This total should equal the entry in section 2, item S. I 7. How many wells are on this place? None . . . . . None . _£10 Do you or anyone else have any of the following livestock, regardless of ownership, on this place or ware any sold from this place In the last 1 2 months? 1 . Horses and colts, including ponies 2 . Mules, asses, and burros of all ages 3. Sheep and lambs of all ages 4. Goats and kids of all ages n 5. Hogs and pigs of all ages, including sows and boars (Must equal sum of a and b below.) a. Pigs less than 8 months old LJ b. Hogs and pigs 8 months old or older CJ 6 . Cattle and calvas of all ages (Must equal sum of a, b. c, and d below.) CD a. Cows, Including heifers that have calved lOo not Include heifers thai have calved.) c. Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves 1 year old or older d. Calves less than 1 year old Do you or anyone else have any of the following poultry, regardless of ownership, on this place or were any sold from this place in the last 1 2 months? Nonc 7. Chickens (hens, pullets, roosters, broilers, etc.) Ll a . How many are 5 months old or older? I— I 8 . Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry LJ How many are on this place now? How many are on this place now? How many were sold in the last 1 2 months? What was the value of sales In the last 1 2 months? How many were sold In the last 12 months? 9. How many dozens of chicken eggs were sold from this place In the last 1 2 months? 1 0. How many quarts of milk were sold from this place In the last 1 2 months? 3| SELECTED EXPENDITURES IN TTfE"^sTl2™r3of3THS Number sold What was the value of sales in the last 1 2 months? What was the value of sales in the last 1 2 months? * How much did you spend for each of the following in the last 1 2 months? 1 . Machine hire and customwork Feed purchased for livestock and poultry (Include coat of grain, food, concentrates, and roughages; also amount paid for grinding and mixing feed.) 4. Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides 5 . Fertilizers and manure purchased .... 6. Livestock and poultry purchased . . . . . . n 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-3 CEHrBBHl EQUIPMENT AMP FACII ITIES IISfD OBI THIS PI Af.g IM THP I a«T -I -y MOWTUg ESKfffffiH nPFRATOB PHARAr.TFBISTIFS 1 . How many of the following are on this place? (Include all specified maulpmmnt on this place today, regardless of ownership, provided it Is in operating condition.! a. Tractors of all kinds b. Motortrucks , c. Automobiles 2. Do you have the following on this place? a. Electricity b. Piped running water Yes Yes Nc Nc The following questions are about the FARM OPERATOR. 1 . Do you live on this place (the acres entered in section 2, item 5JI . dye 2 . Sn what year did you begin to operate this place? 3 . Where were you born? 4 . How old were you on your last birthday? 5 . Is your main occupation agricultural or nonagricultural? 6 . OFF FARM WORK — How many days did the operator work 4 hours or more off this place in the last 1 2 months? Include work at a nonfarm Job, business, or on someone else's farm. /Exclude exchange farm work.) C-EfSfBBHI pmiimfbhtiw-s PFr-r»nr» Virgin Islands : Puerto Rico Agricultural None i 1—49 days i nsO— 99 days i Nc i Elsewhere — Specify. Nonagricultural lOO- 149 days 160-199 days ; 200 days or more 1 . Who furnished the Information in this report? Operator Landlord i Wife or a member of the operator's family Hired laborer Neighbor . Other — Specify - 2 . Remarks (Make any remarks needed in regard to this place, the owner or operator, the crops cultivated, or the livestock on this place.) b. Quarter or city c. ED number Enumerator's signature 4. Certified by Supervisor's signature 5. Checked by C-4 APPENDIX C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INDEX Item Area tables Island tables Sum- mary tables Item Area tables Island tables A Age of farm operator Agricultural products sold.. Automobiles Average size of farm Avocados B Bananas Beans: Dry Green C Cabbage Carrots Cassava Cattle and calves, number. Cows Other cattle and calves. . . Cattle and calves sales .... Celery Chemicals (see Expenses) Chickens Coconuts Corn, dry Cropland: Harvested Other Cucumbers Customwork and machine hire, expenses D Ducks, turkeys, geese, and other poultry E Eggplant Egg sales Electricity Equipment and specified facilities: Automobiles Electricity Motortrucks Tractors Water, piped running Wells Expenses: Feed for livestock and poultry Fertilizers and manure purchased 3 7-9 4 1, 2 8 20 14-16, 21 17 15 15 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 14 16 15 14 10, 13 10 14 18 16 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 E—Con. Expenses-Con. Hired farm labor Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides Livestock and poultry pur- chased Machine hire and customwork F Facilities, specified Farm labor, hired and unpaid Farm operators (see Opera- tors) Farms classified by age of operator Farms classified by size of farm Farms classified by tenure of operator Farms classified by type of holding Farms classified by value of agricultural products sold Farms, number Feed purchased Fertilizers and manure purchased Field crops, harvested and sold Forage crops, harvested and sold Fruits and nuts Fungicides (see Expenses) G Geese, ducks, turkeys, and other poultry Goats and kids Grapefruit H Herbicides (see Expenses) Hogs and pigs Holdings fa home consump- tion or sale Horses, colts, and ponies. . I 6 6 6 6 4 4 3 2 3 4 5 1, 2 6 6 7 7 20 11 13,17-19 12 21 10, 11, 13, 21 18 18 14 14 15 16 22-25 Insecticides (see Expenses) 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INDEX 1 INDEX—Con. Item Area tables Island tables Sum- mary tables Item Area tables Island tables Labor expenses Labor status Land in farms Lettuce Limes and lemons Livestock and poultry: Feed purchased (dollars) Number on place and num- ber sold Products sold, value of.. Purchased (dollars) M Machine hire and customwork expenses .... Machinery (see Equipment and specified facilities) Mangoes Milk, amount and sales value Motortrucks Mules, asses, and burros.. N Nursery products, orna- mental plants and other . . O Occupation of farm operator Off-farm work Okra Onions Operator characteristics . . . Operators by Age Occupation Off-farm work Residence Tenure Years on present farm. . . . Oranges Organization, type of Ornamental plants and other nursery products . . . P Papayas Pasture or grazing land .... Peppers Pineapples Plantains Poultry 9 5, 9 18 12 10, 13, 21 14 15 18 16 16 18 18 15 20 19 14 14 19,20 20 20 19 20 13,17-19 20 15 12 15 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 22-25 P—Con. Poultry and livestock: Feed purchased (expenses) Number on place and num- ber sold Purchased, (expenses) . . Production expenses R Residence of farm operator S Sale of agricultural products Sheep and lambs Size of farm Sorghum for forage and grazing Sorghum for grain Spinach Squash Sugarcane Sweetpotatoes T Taniers Tenure of farm operator . . . Tomatoes Tractors Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry V Value of agricultural products sold (also see individual products) Vegetables, harvested and sold W Water, piped running Wells Woodland Work off farm Y Yams Years on present farm, oper- ator 5, 7-9 9 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 14-16, 21 16 11 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13, 17-19 14 17 16 2 INDEX 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE •Cr U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1989— 242-303 00016 PUBLICATION PROGRAM 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE Results of the 1 987 Census of Agriculture are being published in a series of reports which provide data for each county (or equivalent), each State, the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The publications include statistics on the number of farms; land in farms; farm and operator character- istics; livestock, poultry, and their products; crop production and value; operating expenditures; irrigation; and other characteris- tics of farms. Publication order forms may be obtained from Data User Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233, any U.S. Department of Commerce district office, or by calling (301) 763-1113. ADVANCE REPORTS (AC87-A-01 -000(A) TO 56-000(A) Advance Reports are published separately for each county (or equivalent) in the United States with 10 farms or more, for each State, and the United States. The reports contain data for all agricultural operations with $1 ,000 or more in actual or potential sales of agricultural products in the census year. The Advance Reports contain final data for major data items together with comparable data from the 1982 census. Included in the reports are data on number of farms, land in farms, size of farms, land use practices, farm operator characteristics, sales expenditures, machinery and equipment, livestock, poultry, dairy products sold, and major crops harvested (which vary by State). No advance reports are available for Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. VOLUME 1. GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES (AC87-A-1 TO 56) State and County Data (A-1 to 50) are published showing detailed data in national and State tables for the United States, and in county and State tables separately for each State. These reports include data on number and size of farms; crop produc- tion; livestock, poultry, and their products; tenure, age, and occupation of operators; types of organization; value of products sold; and standard industrial classification of farms. Summary and State Data (A-51 ) • Chapter 1 . National level data • Chapter 2. State level data Outlying Areas (A-52 to 56) provide detailed data for the regions and municipios of Puerto Rico; the election districts of Guam; the U.S. Virgin Islands; American Samoa; and Northern Mariana Islands. VOLUME 2. SUBJECT SERIES (AC87-S-1 TO 6) Agricultural Atlas of the United States (AC87-S-1), formerly the Graphic Summary, presents a profile of the Nation's agricul- ture in a series of dot and multicolor pattern maps. The maps provide displays on size and type of farm, land use, farm tenure, market value of products sold, crops harvested, livestock inven- tories, and other characteristics of farms. Coverage Evaluation (AC87-S-2) provides national and regional level estimates on the completeness of the census, in terms of both the number of farms missed and selected characteristics of those farms. Ranking of States and Counties (AC87-S-3) presents the ranking of the top 20 States and the top 100 counties of importance of selected items from the 1 987 census. Comparative data from the 1982 census are included in most tables. Tables also show cumulative totals for States and counties. History (AC87-S-4) is a concise description of the major census operations together with facsimiles of selected data tables. It explains the history of the agriculture census, farm definition, data collection and processing, and dissemination of census data. Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold (AC87-S-5) shows detailed data for farms cross- tabulated by combined market value of agricultural products sold and Government payments received, including detailed national data and selected data for each State. ZIP Code Tabulations of Selected Items From the 1987 Census of Agriculture (AC87-S-6) provides tabulations by five- digit ZIP Code for selected items from the 1987 census. Data items include number of farms, land in farms, farms by size, market value of agricultural products sold by size of sale, livestock inventory, cropland harvested, and selected crops. VOLUME 3. RELATED SURVEYS (AC87-RS-1 AND 2) The Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey (AC87-RS-1) pro- vides statistical data collected from a sample of farm operations from the 1987 Census of Agriculture. The publication offers information on acres irrigated, land use, yields of specified crops, methods of water distribution, quantity of water used by its source, and other irrigation practices. Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey (AC87- RS-2) provides data on indebtedness, expenditures, income and assets for both farm operators and landlords. This report also includes measures of credit used for purchases and expendi- tures, debt by type of lender, assets, off-farm income, and other land ownership data. VOLUME 4. CENSUS OF HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTIES (AC87-HOR-1) This report includes detailed information on the horticultural establishments with production and sales of $2,000 or more. It provides data on number of establishments, value of sales of horticultural products, type of horticultural products, and kinds of horticultural businesses, for the United States, States, and counties. ELECTRONIC MEDIA Flexible Diskette—The Advance Reports of the 1 987 Census of Agriculture are available on flexible diskettes. The files can be used with any compatible microcomputer employing the PC-DOS 2.0 or higher operating system. Diskettes can be obtained by calling (301) 763-4100. Computer Tapes—Public-use computer tapes contain the same summary statistics that are found in the published reports. Two files are available for each State: data for counties and the aggregated State-level data. Order forms may be obtained from the Data User Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233 (or call (301) 763-4100). Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM)— Data for the conterminous United States and Puerto Rico are available on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM can be obtained from the Data User Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233 (or call (301) 763-4100). Online Access— National and State level data from the 1 987 Census of Agriculture are available on CENDATA through two information vendors— CompuServe and DIALOG. In addition, the advance reports, highlights of the Subject Series, and Related Surveys reports, are available online from AGRIDATA. For infor- mation on these services call (301) 763-4100. o ©