18-A1(USAS) 2018 Census of Agriculture - American Samoa

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OMB No. XXXX-XXXX Approval Expires - XX/XX/XX
Code). The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only.
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Part A - QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFICATION (NASS USE ONLY)
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FARM SERIAL NUMBER
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Island
Form 18-A1 (USAS)
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

2018

County

CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE
AMERICAN SAMOA
036

037

READ TO RESPONDENT -

1. Communal lands

A ddress or physical location
038

03 9

We estimate that it will take from 20 to 40 minutes to complete this report, with 30 minutes being
the average time. Do you have any land on which you keep livestock or grow crops for sale or
family use? (If NO, go to Section 10 on the back page; if YES, continue with Section 1.)
INSTRUCTIONS
2. Private land
Privately owned lands, not held or operated under the
communal system - If crops were raised or livestock or poultry
were kept, complete this agriculture questionnaire in the name
of the person in charge. The person in charge is the one
responsible for making the decisions. The person in charge will
usually be the head of the family which plants or gathers the
crops.

family should be reported as land owned under section 1, question 1. If
the land is used for the sole benefit of the operator rather than the
extended family, report the land under section 1, question 2 on a separate
questionnaire.
b. Any land used to which title or right of ownership is not held, should be
reported as land rented FROM OTHERS under section 1, question 2. Do
this even though no rent is paid to the owner of this land.
c. Any land to which the title is held or ownership claimed, which is used by
a nonmember of the extended family, should be reported as land rented
TO OTHERS under section 1, question 3. Do this even though no rent is
paid by the nonmember. In such cases, a separate agriculture
questionnaire should be completed for the lands reported under section 1,
question 3 in the name of the person in charge.

3. All other land
Experimental farms, schools, churches, and other institutions If crops were raised or livestock or poultry were kept,
complete this agriculture questionnaire in the name of the
institution. Also, give the name of the manager or
superintendent in part B, above.

LAND IN AGRICULTURE (Report all land in tenths of acres)
Communal
land

None

040

1. How many acres do you own or use in owner-like possession?
2. How many acres do you rent from others? (Include land used
rent-free)

/10

~

/10

/10

/10

/10

Acres

Tenths
/10

2)

/10

3)

/10

~ Home consumption - Go to question 10.

8. Which of the following best describes your operation?
2

/10
056

1)

7. Is this farm producing mainly for family consumption or for sale? (Mark (X) one)

~ Crop holding

/10
055

Village

6. How many separate PARCELS or PIECES of land or plantations are represented in the “Total acres
in this place?”

1

/10
052

/10

Name of owner

5. If you rented land from others,
(question 2) enter the following
information for each landlord

/10
051

054

/10
047

/10

/10
053

/10
046

049

Total
043

/10

/10

~

All other land
042

045

048

3. How many acres do you rent to others? (Include land for which
no rent is received)
4. Total acres in this place -ADD acres owned (question 1) and acres
rented from others (question 2), then subract acres rented to others
(question 3), and enter the result in this space.

Privately
owned land
041

~
044

1

Code

Full nam e (First nam e, m iddle initial, last nam e)

a. Any land used in owner-like possession for the benefit of the extended

SECTION 1

Village

Part B - OWNER’S NAME AND ADDRESS OR PHYSICAL LOCATION

NASS USE ONLY
035

Code

2

060

Number of parcels

061

~ Sale - ASK questions 8 and 9

062

~ Livestock and/or poultry holding

9. In what YEAR did you begin to operate this farm? 063

3

~ Mixed holding - both crops and livestock

________________

4

~ Other

25 to
149 days?

Less than
25 days?

Year
150 days
or m ore?

10.

In 2018, how many paid farm hands (non-family members) worked on this place -

11.

W hat percent of the farm operation is financed by each of the following sources?
a. Household
b. Private (Individual)
c. Commercial
d. Government
e. Other - Specify_________________________________________________________________

064

065

None

~
~
~
~
~

066

Percent
067

%
068

%
069

%
070

%
071

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB number is 0535-0226. The time required to complete this information
collection is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and compiling and reviewing the collection information.

%

FIELD CROPS, MELONS, AND VEGETABLES - Did you harvest any FIELD CROPS, MELONS, or
VEGETABLES in 2018, such as cabbage, cassava, taro yams, etc.?

SECTION 2
002

~ Yes - Complete this section
2 ~ No - Go to section 3
1

None

How many acres
What
were harvested quantity was
in 2018?
harevested in
2018?
Acres
Tenth
081

080

1. Cabbage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

2. Cassava . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

086

~

096

~

5. Egg plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

6. Giant taro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

7. Green beans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

8. Green onions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

9. Melons (watermelons, honeydews, muskmelons, etc.) . .

~

10. Sugarcane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

11. Taro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

12. Tomatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

13. Yams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

14. Other field crops and vegetables (kava, sweet potatoes,
etc.)

SECTION 3
003

~

Lbs
139

143

Lbs
144

Lbs $
147

148

Lbs
149

Lbs $

Lbs

FRUITS AND NUTS - Did you have any FRUIT or NUT trees or plants on this place, such as bananas,
coconuts, mangoes, pineapples, etc.? (Quantity harvested in 2018 and number of trees and plants on
December 31, 2018.)

1

~ Yes - Complete this section

2

~ No - Go to section 4

Total trees or
plants on this
place

Total quantity
harvested in
2018

Quantity sold
in 2018

Value of
sales in 2018
(Dollars)

Quantity
harvested for
family use or
consumption

151

152

153

154

None

Avocados . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

150

1.

Bananas (Fai Palagi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

155

2.

Bananas (Other varieties) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

160

3.

Breadfruits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

165

4.

Cacao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

170

5.

175

6.

Coconuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

Grapefruits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

180

7.

Lemons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

185

8.

Limes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

190

9.

~

195

10. Mangoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

200

11. Oranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

205

12. Papayas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

210

13. Pineapples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14. Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops (pandanus, kopek,
citrons, coffee, etc. Specify _______________________

~

$
156

157

158

159

$
161

162

163

164

$
166

167

168

169

$
171

172

173

174

$
176

177

178

179

$
181

182

183

184

$
186

187

188

189

$
191

192

193

194

$
196

197

198

199

$
201

202

203

204

$
206

207

208

209

$
211

212

213

214

$
215

216

15. How many square feet under cover and/or acres in the open did you have
planted in ORNAMENTAL PLANTS or in any other NURSERY CROPS?

217

218

219

$

Square feet
under cover

PAGE 2

Lbs
134

Lbs $

Lbs

/10

138

142

146

Lbs
129

Lbs $

Lbs

/10
145

133

137

141

Lbs
124

Lbs $

Lbs

/10
140

128

132

136

Lbs
119

Lbs $

Lbs

/10
135

123

127

131

Lbs
114

Lbs $

Lbs

/10
130

118

122

126

Lbs
109

Lbs $

Lbs

/10
125

113

117

121

Lbs
104

Lbs $

Lbs

/10
120

108

112

116

Lbs
099

Lbs $

Lbs

/10
115

103

107

111

Lbs
094

Lbs $

Lbs

/10
110

098

102

106

Lbs
089

Lbs $

Lbs

/10
105

093

097

101

084

Lbs $

Lbs

/10
100

What was the
quantity
harvested for
family use or
consumption ?

$
088

092

Lbs

/10
095

4. Cucumbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

087

091

What was
the value
of sales in
2018?
(Dollars)?
083

Lbs

Lbs

/10
090

3. Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

082

Lbs

/10
085

What
quantity was
sold in 2018?

220

Value of
Acres Tenths
sales in 2018
221

222

/10 $

Value of
plants for
family use in
2018
223

$

LAND USE - Land is to be reported in ONLY ONE CATEGORY. If two or more uses
were made of the same land, report in the FIRST category that applies.

SECTION 4

None
1. Cropland harvested - Report the number of acres on which crops were grown and harvested . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Other cropland - Include cropland pasture, crop failure, idle and fallow cropland, and cropland used for soil
improvement
3. Pasture or grazing land - Include woodland pasture. (DO NOT include cropland pasture.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Woodland (DO NOT include woodland pasture.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. All other land - Include house lots, barn lots, lanes, roads, ditches, ponds, wasteland, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Acres
230

~
~
~
~
~

/10
231

/10
232

/10
233

/10
234

/10
235

6. TOTAL LAND - Add entries in questions 1 through 5. This total should equal the entry in section 1, question 4

SECTION 5

None
1. Total cattle and calves of all ages (Total of “a” and “b” below) . . . . . . . . . .
a.

Milk Cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b.

All other cattle and calves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. Hogs and pigs of all ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Horses, mules, and colts of all ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Chickens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~
~
~
~
~
~

How many
How many
were on this were sold in
place Dec. 31?
2018?

~
~

6. Other livestock - Specify_____________________________________________

241

242
$

243

244

245

246

247

$
248

249

250

252

253

254

280

256

257

258

260

261

262

265

266

1

~

YES - Complete this section

2

~

268

269

270

272

Quantity
sold in
2018
273

Value of
sales in
2018
274

276

277

275

278

279

$

None

~
~
~
~
~

4. Clams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Other - Specify: ___________________________________ . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION 7

~
~

(D ollars O N LY )

283

285

lbs

284
$

288

lbs

287
$

291

lbs

290
$

294

num ber

293
$

297

lbs

296
$

286
289
292
295

Number
281
282

Quantity raised for
family use or
consumption

Gross Value of
SALES

Quantity Sold
(Pounds)

Crayfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

lbs
lbs
lbs
num ber
lbs

Did you or any family member catch any fish or giant clams for sale or family use, in 2018 ? (Do
not include fish raised in captivity.)
1

~

YES - Complete this section

2

~

NO - Go to SECTION

1. Number of boats used for fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
None
.........................

3. Giant Clams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION 8

Quantity
produced for
family use or
consumption
in 2018

$

None

Shrimp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. Fish

271

$

NO - Go to SECTION 7

Tilapia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

300

267

$

Did you or any family member raise any FISH or AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS on this place during 2018?

3. Which of the following FISH or other AQUACULTURE
PRODUCTS were raised in 2018?

c.

263

$

2. How many above-ground TANKS did you use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b.

259

$

1. How many in-ground PONDS did you use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

a.

255

$

7. How many dozen chicken eggs were produced during 2018? . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION 6

251

$

Total quantity
produced in
2018

~
How many quarts of milk were produced during 2018? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~

What was
How many
the value of
were
sales in
slaughtered
for family use
2018?

240

264

5. Other poultry (ducks, pigeons, guineas,
geese, etc.) - Specify _______________________________________________

8.

/10

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY - How many of the following livestock and/or poultry were on
this place December 31, and how many were sold or slaughtered for family use in 2018?

~
~

Quantity
sold in 2018

Total quantity caught
in 2018
302

Value of sales
in 2018

303

Lbs
302

Quantity consumed or
for family use in 2018

304

Lbs
307

Number

301

305

$

Lbs

308

Number

309

$

Number

How much were your EXPENDITURES for each of the following in 2018? None

Dollars only
310

1. Machine hire and customwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Wages and salaries paid to employees or hired farm workers (DO NOT include housework or contract
construction work.) Include cash payments only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Feed purchased for livestock and poultry - Include cost of grain, feed, concentrates, and roughage; also
amount paid for grinding and mixing feed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$
311

$

00

31 2
$

00

313

4. Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$
314

5. Fertilizers and manure purchased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$
315

6. Livestock and poultry purchased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

00

$

00
00
00

316

7. Seed cost - Include seedlings purchased. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

00

PAGE 3

SECTION 9
1.

EQUIPM ENT and FACILITIES

How many of the follow ing pieces of EQUIPMENT are on this place? (Include all specified
equipment on this place today, regardless of ownership, provided it is in operating condition.)

None

a.

Tractors of all kinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b.

Motortrucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

c.

Automobiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

d.

Tillers of all kinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e.

Chain Saws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

f.

Weed Eaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

g.

Mist Blowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

h.

Knap Sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.

~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~

Number
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327

Do you have the following FACILITIES on this place?
a.

Electricity

b.

Piped running water

SECTION 10

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

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

1

~

YES

2

~

NO

328

1

~

YES

2

~

NO

329

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
Relationship to
head of household

Name of family member (beginning with head of household)

A ge

Sex

W FP

1

C lass of Place of
3
2
Birth
W ork

C itizen4
ship

Residence 5
years
5
ago

D ays
H ighest
Level of w orked
7
6
on Farm
Educ.

330

331

332

333

334

335

336

337

338

33 9

340

341

342

343

344

345

356

347

348

34 9

350

351

352

353

354

355

356

357

358

35 9

360

361

362

363

364

365

366

367

368

36 9

370

371

372

373

374

375

376

377

378

37 9

380

381

382

383

384

385

386

387

388

38 9

390

391

392

393

394

395

396

397

398

39 9

400

401

402

403

404

405

406

407

408

40 9

410

411

412

413

414

415

416

417

418

41 9

420

421

422

423

424

425

426

427

428

42 9

430

431

432

433

434

435

436

437

438

43 9

440

441

442

443

444

445

446

447

448

44 9

450

451

452

453

454

455

456

457

458

45 9

460

461

462

463

464

465

466

467

468

46 9

470

471

472

473

474

475

476

477

478

47 9

480

481

482

483

484

485

486

487

488

48 9

490

491

492

493

494

495

496

497

498

Head of
Household

COMMENTS:

Enter the code for the following categories in the appropriate column above:
1 - WFP
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

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(W ork Force Participation) in the last w eekW orked for pay only
W orked for pay/subsistence
W orked for subsistence only
W ork ed for in-k ind pay
N one, on leave or vacation
N one- available and seeking w ork
N one- seeking w ork but unavailable
N one-not seeking w ork

2 - Class of Work1 - G overnm ent
2 - Private com pany or individual
3 - Self-em ployed

3 - Birthplace01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13

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A m erican Sam oa
W estern Sam oa
Tonga
F iji
O ther Pacific
U nited States
A ustralia
N ew Zealand
K orea
RO C
Philippines
O ther A sian C ountry
O ther

5 - Residence - 2009
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13

4 - Citizenship 1
2
3
4

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U S citizen
U S national
N on-citizen/national permanent resident
N on-citizen/national temporary resident

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A m erican Sam oa
W estern Sam oa
Tonga
F iji
O ther Pacific
U nited States
A ustralia
N ew Zealand
K orea
RO C
Philippines
O ther A sian C ountry
O ther

6 - Highest Education Level
List the highest grade
com pleted. 01 through
12 are used for elem entary
through h ig h scho ol. 1 3
through 16 represent
university, and 17 and
above indicate g rad uate
w ork.

7 - Days Worked on Farm
1 - 150 days or m ore
2 - 25 - 149 days
3 - Less than 25 days