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Sonny Perdue, Secretary
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Hubert Hamer, Administrator
Acknowledgments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducted the 2018
Census of Agriculture for the U.S. Virgin Islands, analyzed the data, and prepared this and other reports. The
census provides a comprehensive picture of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ agriculture in 2018, and NASS recognizes
and appreciates that many individuals and organizations contributed to the effort.
Most importantly, the success of the agriculture census depends directly on the cooperation of farmers and
ranchers across the U.S. Virgin Islands. Recognizing that participating in the census is their responsibility and
gives them a voice in their future, agricultural operators took the time to provide the information requested. We
are grateful to every operator who participated in the 2018 U.S. Virgin Islands Census of Agriculture.
NASS acknowledges and appreciates the advice and support from the U.S. Virgin Islands Department
of Agriculture, the University of the Virgin Islands and its Cooperative Extension Service; USDA agencies,
farm organizations, stakeholder groups, and media outlets. They provided valuable advice during the
planning, data collection, and promotional phases of the census, as well as critical assistance to local farmers
completing census forms. Our thanks to the enumerators who collected data locally through NASS’ cooperative
agreements.
Numerous farm organizations and media outlets were also instrumental in building awareness of the census and
encouraging farmers and ranchers to participate.
Finally, NASS acknowledges and appreciates the support services of the U.S. Department of Commerce National
Processing Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
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Contents
Page
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. V
Island Map ...............................................................................................................................................................1
TABLES
Island Data
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 2018 and 2007....................................................................................2
Farms and Land in Farms by Size of Farm: 2018 and 2007 ...........................................................................2
Land in Farms, Cropland, and Cropland Harvested by
Tenure of Operators: 2018 and 2007 ...............................................................................................................2
Computer Use and Income from Government Programs: 2018......................................................................3
Characteristics of Operators: 2018 and 2007 ..................................................................................................3
Farm Characteristics: 2018 and 2007 ..............................................................................................................4
Irrigation: 2018 and 2007 ................................................................................................................................5
Farms and Sales by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2018 and 2007.........................................5
Selected Farm Production Expenses: 2018 and 2007 .....................................................................................5
Field and Forage Crops Harvested for Sale: 2018 and 2007 ...........................................................................6
Vegetable Crops Harvested for Sale: 2018 and 2007 .....................................................................................6
Fruits, Nuts, and Nursery Crops (including ornamental plants) Harvested
for Sale: 2018 and 2007...................................................................................................................................7
Inventory of Livestock and Poultry: 2018 and 2007 .......................................................................................8
Sales of Livestock, Poultry, and Their Products: 2018 and 2007 ...................................................................8
Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2018 and 2007 .........................................................................9
Selected Equipment by Tenure of Operator: 2018 and 2007 ..........................................................................9
Selected Farm Production Expenses by Tenure of Operator: 2018 and 2007...............................................10
Off-Farm Work by Tenure of Operator: 2018 and 2007 ...............................................................................11
Summary Data
19.
20.
21.
22.
Summary by Tenure of Operator: 2018 ........................................................................................................12
Summary by Age of Operator: 2018 .............................................................................................................16
Summary by Size of Farm: 2018 ...................................................................................................................20
Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2018 .................................................................24
APPENDICES
A. Census of Agriculture Methodology ........................................................................................................... A-1
B. General Explanation and Census of Agriculture Report Form ....................................................................B-1
Index .......................................................................................................................................................... Index-1
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Introduction
HISTORY
For more than 150 years, the U.S. Department of
Commerce, Bureau of the Census, conducted the
census of agriculture.
However, the 1997
Appropriations Act transferred the responsibility
from the Bureau of the Census to the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS).
The census of agriculture is taken to obtain
agricultural statistics for each county, State (including
territories and protectorates), and the Nation. The
first U.S. census of agriculture data were collected in
1840 as a part of the sixth decennial census. From
1840 to 1920, an agricultural census was taken as a
part of each decennial census. Since 1920, a separate
national agricultural census has been taken every 5
years.
The 2018 census is the 15th census of agriculture of
the U.S. Virgin Islands. The first, taken in 1920, 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 U.S.
Virgin Islands. In 1976, Congress authorized the
census of agriculture to be taken for 1978 and 1982 to
adjust the data-reference year to coincide with other
economic censuses. After 1982, the agriculture
census reverted to a 5-year cycle.
USES OF CENSUS DATA
The census of agriculture is the leading source of
statistics about the U.S. Virgin Islands’ agricultural
production and the only source of consistent,
comparable data at the island level. Census statistics
are used to measure agricultural production and to
identify trends in an ever-changing agricultural
sector. Many local programs use census data as a
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benchmark for designing and evaluating surveys.
Private industry uses census statistics to provide a
more effective production and distribution system for
the agricultural community. One of the most
important uses of the census data is to justify claims
of farmers who may suffer damages and losses due to
natural disasters, such as hurricanes.
LEGAL AUTHORITY
The census of agriculture is required by law under the
“Census of Agriculture Act of 1997,” Public Law
105-113 (Title 7, United States Code, Section 2204g).
The law directs the Secretary of Agriculture to
conduct a census of agriculture every fifth year. The
census of agriculture includes each State, Puerto Rico,
Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of
Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
The data for the 2018 U.S. Virgin Islands Census of
Agriculture were collected in accordance with a
Cooperative Agreement approved by the Director of
the Census and Survey Division of NASS and by the
University of the Virgin Islands, Cooperative
Extension Service.
FARM DEFINITION
The statistics collected in the census relate to places
with agricultural operations qualifying as farms
according to the census definition. In the U.S. Virgin
Islands, this included all places from which $500 or
more of agricultural products were produced and sold,
or normally would have been sold, during the 12month period between January 1 and December 31,
2018. The farm definition is the same that was used
for the 2007 U.S. Virgin Islands Census of
Agriculture.
DATA COMPARABILITY
In general, the data from the 2018 census are
comparable with those of previous censuses. All
Introduction V
dollar values presented in this report are expressed in
current dollars, i.e., 2018 data are in 2018 dollars and
2007 data in 2007 dollars. The dollar values have not
been adjusted for changes in price levels between
census years. For other data changes between
censuses, refer to the section on Data Changes in
Appendix B.
REFERENCE PERIODS
Inventories of livestock, poultry, and machinery and
equipment are the number on hand on the day of
enumeration. Crop production, crop and livestock
sales, and expense data are for the 12-month period
between January 1 and December 31, 2018.
TABLES AND APPENDICES
Tables 1 through 18 show detailed data for the Virgin
Islands and for St. Croix and St. Thomas/St. John,
accompanied by historic data from the previous
census. Tables 19 through 22 provide 2018 area data
cross-tabulated by tenure of operator, age of operator,
size of farm, and market value of agricultural products
sold.
Appendix A. Provides information about data
collection and data processing activities and discusses
the statistical methodology used in conducting and
evaluating the census.
Appendix B. Includes definitions of specific terms
and phrases used in this publication, including items
in the publication tables that carry the note "see text."
It also provides a facsimile of the report form used to
collect data.
RESPONDENT CONFIDENTIALITY
In keeping with the provisions of Title 7, 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 release of
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confidential information and is provided, even though
other information may be withheld.
CUSTOM TABULATIONS
Custom-designed tabulations can be developed to
individual user specifications on a programming cost
reimbursable basis. Quick Stats, NASS’s online
database that allows data users to build customized
queries, should be investigated before requesting a
custom tabulation.
All custom tabulations are subject to a thorough
disclosure review prior to release to prevent the
disclosure of any individual respondent data.
Requests for custom tabulations can be submitted via
the internet from the NASS home page, by mail, or by
e-mail to:
DataLab
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Room 5305A, Stop 2054
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20250-2054
or [email protected]
ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
The following abbreviations and symbols are used
throughout the tables:
Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for
individual farms.
(H) Coefficient of variation is greater than or equal
to 99.5 percent or the standard error is greater
than or equal to 99.95 percent of the mean.
(L) Coefficient of variation is less than 0.05
percent or the standard error is less than 0.05
percent of the mean.
(NA) Not available.
(X) Not applicable.
(Z) Less than half of the unit shown.
cwt Hundredweight.
sq. ft. Square feet.
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ST. THOMAS
ST. JOHN
U.S. Virgin IslandsTerritory Boundary
NAME
Island Boundary and Name
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Note: All boundaries and names are as of January 1, 2017.
ST. CROIX
0
5
Miles
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Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 2018 and 2007
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
Farms ........................................................................................... number
Land in farms ................................................................................... acres
Average size of farm .................................................................... acres
565
9,324
16.5
219
5,881
26.9
461
8,269
17.9
160
5,574
34.8
104
1,056
10.2
59
307
5.2
Cropland .......................................................................................... farms
acres
Harvested .................................................................................... farms
acres
Other ............................................................................................ farms
acres
415
2,620
400
1,374
187
1,247
147
493
145
304
40
188
336
2,102
327
1,248
148
854
106
399
105
246
27
152
79
518
73
126
39
393
41
94
40
58
13
36
Pasture or grazing land .................................................................... farms
acres
Woodland ........................................................................................ farms
acres
Other land ........................................................................................ farms
acres
224
5,538
53
688
333
476
103
5,209
19
95
82
83
185
5,389
28
354
263
422
79
5,048
11
71
54
55
39
150
25
333
70
54
24
161
8
24
28
28
Table 2. Farms and Land in Farms by Size of Farm: 2018 and 2007
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
Farms ........................................................................................... number
Land in farms ................................................................................... acres
565
9,324
219
5,881
461
8,269
160
5,574
104
1,056
59
307
Farm by size:
Less than 3 acres ..................................................................... number
acres
3 to 9 acres ............................................................................... number
acres
10 to 19 acres ........................................................................... number
acres
20 to 49 acres ........................................................................... number
acres
50 to 99 acres ........................................................................... number
acres
100 to 174 acres ....................................................................... number
acres
175 to 259 acres ....................................................................... number
acres
260 to 499 acres ....................................................................... number
acres
500 to 999 acres ....................................................................... number
acres
1,000 acres or more .................................................................. number
acres
268
322
139
705
77
1,078
44
1,297
23
1,434
2
(D)
5
1,044
5
1,950
2
(D)
-
86
127
63
296
35
464
15
402
12
844
1
(D)
2
(D)
4
1,340
1
(D)
203
(D)
117
589
69
966
40
1,199
20
1,284
2
(D)
4
(D)
4
(D)
2
(D)
-
56
83
45
219
28
374
11
306
12
844
1
(D)
2
(D)
4
1,340
1
(D)
65
(D)
22
116
8
112
4
98
3
150
1
(D)
1
(D)
-
30
44
18
77
7
90
4
96
-
Table 3. Land in Farms, Cropland, and Cropland Harvested by Tenure of Operators: 2018 and 2007
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
Farms ........................................................................................... number
Land in farms ................................................................................... acres
565
9,324
219
5,879
461
8,269
160
5,573
104
1,056
59
307
Total cropland .................................................................................. farms
acres
Harvested cropland .......................................................................... farms
acres
Full owners .................................................................................. farms
acres
Total Cropland ......................................................................... farms
acres
Harvested cropland .................................................................. farms
acres
Part owners ................................................................................. farms
acres
Total Cropland ......................................................................... farms
acres
Harvested cropland .................................................................. farms
acres
Tenants ........................................................................................ farms
acres
Total Cropland ......................................................................... farms
acres
Harvested cropland .................................................................. farms
acres
415
2,620
400
1,374
342
3,749
261
1,062
253
414
79
3,060
60
743
57
380
144
2,515
94
815
90
579
147
493
145
304
109
1,851
82
204
81
164
21
2,347
12
25
12
17
89
1,682
53
264
52
123
336
2,102
327
1,248
296
2,918
226
663
224
381
69
3,044
52
729
49
370
96
2,307
58
710
54
497
106
399
105
246
93
1,715
71
163
71
141
15
2,323
9
20
9
13
52
1,535
26
216
25
92
79
518
73
126
46
831
35
399
29
34
10
17
8
15
8
10
48
208
36
105
36
82
41
94
40
58
16
135
11
42
10
23
6
24
3
4
3
4
37
148
27
48
27
31
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Table 4. Computer Use and Income from Government Programs: 2018
[For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
2018
Farms
Computers used for the farm business ..................................................
No computers used for the farm business .............................................
244
321
Internet access .......................................................................................
Dial-up service ...................................................................................
DSL service ........................................................................................
Cable modem service .........................................................................
Fiber-optic service ..............................................................................
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cellphone ......................................................................................
233
1
3
12
130
2018
Internet access - Con
Satellite service ................................................................................
Broadband over power lines (BPL) ...................................................
Other type of service ........................................................................
No internet access ................................................................................
4
83
332
Participation in government farm programs.................................. farms
dollars
126
971,114
Table 5. Characteristics of Operators: 2018 and 2007
[For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item
Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
Operators by place of residence:
On farm operated .................................................................................
Not on farm operated ...........................................................................
331
234
107
112
276
185
81
79
55
49
26
33
Operators by years on present farm:
2 years or less ......................................................................................
3 to 4 years ..........................................................................................
5 to 9 years ..........................................................................................
10 years or more ..................................................................................
37
46
112
370
14
17
46
142
33
41
91
296
12
11
37
100
4
5
21
74
2
6
9
42
Operators by age group:
Under 35 years .....................................................................................
35 to 44 years ......................................................................................
45 to 54 years ......................................................................................
55 to 64 years ......................................................................................
65 years and over ................................................................................
Average age .....................................................................................
14
54
97
171
229
61
9
30
65
55
60
57
14
46
79
135
187
60
8
19
43
38
52
58
8
18
36
42
62
1
11
22
17
8
53
Operators by main occupation:
Agricultural ...........................................................................................
Nonagricultural .....................................................................................
354
211
98
121
299
162
74
86
55
49
24
35
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 .................................................................................
203
362
55
24
51
59
173
85
134
9
10
9
9
97
184
277
38
22
33
38
146
69
91
4
7
5
5
70
19
85
17
2
18
21
27
16
43
5
3
4
4
27
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Table 6. Farm Characteristics: 2018 and 2007
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
473
37
28
27
194
16
5
4
395
26
24
16
145
8
4
3
78
11
4
11
49
2
-
565
9,324
421
5,021
223
4,579
10
276
219
5,881
130
(D)
110
3,868
2
(D)
461
8,269
365
4,184
165
4,360
10
276
160
5,574
108
(D)
67
3,703
1
(D)
104
1,056
56
836
58
220
-
59
307
22
(D)
43
165
1
(D)
Unpaid labor .................................................................................... farms
workers
Less than 25 days ........................................................................ farms
workers
25 to 149 days ............................................................................. farms
workers
150 days or more ......................................................................... farms
workers
461
1,145
51
119
99
390
368
636
207
401
14
31
33
82
182
288
369
962
41
104
77
347
298
511
149
285
5
14
23
56
132
215
92
183
10
15
22
43
70
125
58
116
9
17
10
26
50
73
Hired farm labor ............................................................................... farms
workers
Less than 25 days ........................................................................ farms
workers
25 to 149 days ............................................................................. farms
workers
150 days or more ......................................................................... farms
workers
271
765
61
170
107
200
147
395
56
110
20
30
24
39
20
41
211
627
53
155
84
155
111
317
38
89
12
19
16
(D)
18
(D)
60
138
8
15
23
45
36
78
18
21
8
11
8
(D)
2
(D)
184
496
329
413
323
411
82
119
160
195
56
67
174
478
268
332
275
352
69
101
120
143
39
46
10
18
61
81
48
59
13
18
40
52
17
21
Individual ..................................................................................................
Partnership ...............................................................................................
Corporation ...............................................................................................
Other .........................................................................................................
FARMS BY TYPE OF LAND OWNERSHIP
Farms ........................................................................................... number
Land in farms ................................................................................... acres
Owned ......................................................................................... farms
acres
Rented from others ...................................................................... farms
acres
Rented to others .......................................................................... farms
acres
LABOR STATUS
SELECTED EQUIPMENT
Tractors ........................................................................................... farms
number
Motortrucks ...................................................................................... farms
number
Automobiles ..................................................................................... farms
number
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Table 7. Irrigation: 2018 and 2007
[For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
Land irrigated .................................................................................. farms
acres
Private system ............................................................................. farms
acres
Public system .............................................................................. farms
acres
247
582
221
550
34
32
99
243
84
177
16
66
224
551
210
533
21
18
77
200
68
149
10
51
23
31
11
17
13
14
22
43
16
28
6
15
Farms by source of irrigation water:
Well or cistern ......................................................................................
River or stream .....................................................................................
Lake or private pond .............................................................................
Canal or irrigation district ......................................................................
Public utility ..........................................................................................
Other ....................................................................................................
178
1
38
16
14
51
4
13
31
167
35
16
6
42
3
9
23
11
1
3
8
9
1
4
8
Table 8. Farms and Sales by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2018 and 2007
[For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
Total sales ....................................................................................... farms
dollars
Average per farm .................................................................................
565
3,334,652
5,902
219
2,071,022
9,457
461
2,843,423
6,168
160
1,714,818
10,718
104
491,229
4,723
59
356,204
6,037
Farms by value of sales:
Less than $1,200 ......................................................................... 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
294
104,056
71
123,543
74
263,794
37
225,390
25
215,182
64
2,402,687
61
46,052
46
71,140
44
150,004
31
178,750
9
79,415
28
1,545,661
242
84,751
53
94,594
56
197,039
34
209,320
20
170,832
56
2,086,887
49
37,092
34
52,590
30
102,780
22
127,305
5
44,915
20
1,350,136
52
19,305
18
28,949
18
66,755
3
16,070
5
44,350
8
315,800
12
8,960
12
18,550
14
47,224
9
51,445
4
34,500
8
195,525
Table 9. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 2018 and 2007
[For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
Machine hire and customwork ......................................................... farms
dollars
Hired farm labor .............................................................................. farms
dollars
Feed purchased for livestock,
poultry, and fish ............................................................................. farms
dollars
Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides .......................................... farms
dollars
Fertilizers and manure purchased ................................................... farms
dollars
Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased ............................................ farms
dollars
Seed cost (including seedlings) ....................................................... farms
dollars
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Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
254
889,923
271
1,935,535
85
81,850
59
499,069
229
742,823
211
1,601,975
78
73,715
42
452,509
25
147,100
60
333,560
7
8,135
17
46,560
234
777,689
175
59,306
186
92,857
67
137,051
205
119,124
89
198,864
74
42,255
74
111,087
21
29,110
90
91,348
175
435,727
156
53,706
169
77,287
37
64,410
181
99,468
62
107,124
63
35,263
60
82,900
7
9,250
68
74,526
59
341,962
19
5,600
17
15,570
30
72,641
24
19,656
27
91,740
11
6,992
14
28,187
14
19,860
22
16,822
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Table 10. Field and Forage Crops Harvested for Sale: 2018 and 2007
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
Cassava (tapioca) ............................................................................ farms
acres
pounds
Dry corn ........................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Hay (cut or grazed) .......................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Sugarcane (cut or grazed) ............................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Sweet potatoes ................................................................................ farms
acres
pounds
70
14
11,126
13
(D)
2,080
2
(D)
(D)
68
41
24,032
64
14
34,264
21
2
5,282
17
4
4,900
1
(D)
(D)
19
6
29,759
18
3
7,270
59
12
9,536
11
3
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
53
38
21,824
55
13
33,352
17
2
4,382
13
3
4,205
9
5
24,609
11
2
3,420
11
2
1,590
2
(D)
(D)
15
2
2,208
9
2
912
4
(Z)
900
4
1
695
1
(D)
(D)
10
1
5,150
7
1
3,850
Taniers ............................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Yams ............................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Other field crops .............................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
33
5
1,554
30
4
2,335
11
(D)
1,001
11
1
2,863
21
4
13,040
1
(D)
(D)
24
4
1,120
26
3
(D)
10
1
(D)
6
1
1,338
15
3
10,010
1
(D)
(D)
9
1
434
4
1
(D)
1
(D)
(D)
5
1
1,525
6
1
3,030
-
Table 11. Vegetable Crops Harvested for Sale: 2018 and 2007
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
Cabbage .......................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Carrots ............................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Celery .............................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Cucumbers ...................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Eggplant .......................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
32
4
3,055
30
11
4,508
44
5
1,633
104
71
97,575
69
13
41,799
24
3
6,070
11
1
1,705
23
3
4,775
49
46
112,454
54
9
37,163
29
4
2,765
24
10
4,222
36
5
1,071
96
70
95,350
54
12
40,367
18
2
4,450
7
1
705
11
1
2,340
35
44
106,604
31
6
21,763
3
(Z)
290
6
1
286
8
1
562
8
1
2,225
15
2
1,432
6
1
1,620
4
(Z)
1,000
12
1
2,435
14
2
5,850
23
3
15,400
Green beans .................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Lettuce ............................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Okra ................................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Onions, chives, and scallions .......................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Peppers ........................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
39
5
5,233
47
19
11,638
111
19
13,126
74
11
3,688
140
28
28,944
13
3
3,430
22
3
7,970
51
8
18,489
10
1
2,751
64
12
31,475
28
4
4,352
44
(D)
(D)
93
17
11,525
58
10
2,638
121
25
27,364
10
3
2,370
17
2
5,960
32
5
13,169
7
1
2,001
39
9
23,800
11
1
881
3
(D)
(D)
18
2
1,601
16
2
1,050
19
3
1,580
3
(Z)
1,060
5
1
2,010
19
2
5,320
3
(Z)
750
25
3
7,675
Spinach ............................................................................................ farms
acres
pounds
Squash ............................................................................................ farms
acres
pounds
Tomatoes (include standard and cherry tomatoes) ......................... farms
acres
pounds
Sorrel (H. sabdariffa) ....................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Herbs ............................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Other vegetables ............................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
66
8
6,435
38
13
61,403
99
28
75,687
53
17
7,607
95
18
10,293
103
108
55,814
19
2
6,546
17
3
4,230
52
10
42,282
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
53
25
141,730
55
7
4,791
32
12
60,738
90
27
74,710
47
17
7,117
81
14
7,583
89
100
47,194
5
1
956
7
2
1,750
38
8
33,502
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
39
23
133,105
11
1
1,644
6
1
665
9
1
977
6
1
490
14
5
2,710
14
7
8,620
14
2
5,590
10
2
2,480
14
2
8,780
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
14
2
8,625
6 Virgin Islands
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Table 12. Fruits, Nuts, and Nursery Crops (including ornamental plants) Harvested for Sale: 2018 and 2007
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
trees and plants ............................................................................. farms
acres
362
570
127
135
297
473
88
107
65
98
39
28
Avocados ........................................................................................ farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Bananas .......................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Breadfruits ....................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Coconuts ......................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Grapefruit ........................................................................................ farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
201
699
781
11,480
264
10,372
8,195
61,430
114
251
332
2,765
214
2,324
2,455
28,496
31
61
33
(D)
75
254
382
27,085
87
2,799
5,291
95,924
54
35
280
10,713
81
1,675
2,218
46,442
41
26
233
5,680
169
547
690
10,670
220
8,451
6,713
53,620
94
155
306
2,287
184
2,053
2,308
23,980
25
49
21
(D)
53
124
280
19,605
57
1,911
4,145
76,219
39
17
249
7,273
58
852
1,828
35,842
31
7
194
3,955
32
152
91
810
44
1,921
1,482
7,810
20
96
26
478
30
271
147
4,516
6
12
12
-
22
130
102
7,480
30
888
1,146
19,705
15
18
31
3,440
23
823
390
10,600
10
19
39
1,725
Lemons and limes ........................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Mangoes ......................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Oranges .......................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Papayas .......................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Pineapples ...................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
140
489
338
3,133
227
1,101
1,736
42,225
37
69
43
340
169
1,404
12,367
20,698
108
3,802
9,864
7,003
77
178
416
16,955
91
385
1,535
83,740
41
772
188
5,208
58
415
986
20,390
29
571
1,475
2,881
107
386
173
2,491
176
815
1,368
35,500
31
(D)
29
340
142
1,075
12,049
18,223
88
2,802
8,647
5,040
51
60
277
8,920
58
122
1,208
53,620
30
723
154
3,938
35
198
566
11,810
13
106
1,291
1,101
33
103
165
642
51
286
368
6,725
6
(D)
14
27
329
318
2,475
20
1,000
1,217
1,963
26
118
139
8,035
33
263
327
30,120
11
49
34
1,270
23
217
420
8,580
16
465
184
1,780
Plantains ......................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops ..................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Nursery Crops (including ornamental
plants) ........................................................................................... farms
sq.ft. under cover
acres in the open
136
2,599
4,755
20,074
217
2,275
14,528
80,901
45
717
1,738
27,763
62
303
1,393
26,613
119
2,479
4,113
19,404
185
1,825
14,060
75,819
33
561
1,611
25,508
39
87
809
17,600
17
120
642
670
32
450
468
5,082
12
156
127
2,255
23
216
584
9,013
63
18,148
136
21
11,900
35
57
18,148
134
16
11,100
30
6
1
5
800
5
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Table 13. Inventory of Livestock and Poultry: 2018 and 2007
[For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and calves ............................................................................. farms
number
Cows ............................................................................................ farms
number
Heifers and heifer calves
1 year old or older ...................................................................... farms
number
Bulls, bull calves, steers and steer
calves 1 year old or older ........................................................... farms
number
Calves under 1 year old ............................................................... farms
number
58
1,332
52
798
25
776
23
337
47
1,180
41
708
19
708
18
329
11
152
11
90
6
68
5
8
30
164
21
181
25
157
17
151
5
7
4
30
41
207
33
163
21
117
13
141
30
178
26
137
17
104
9
124
11
29
7
26
4
13
4
17
Sheep and lambs ............................................................................. farms
number
Goats and kids ................................................................................. farms
number
Hogs and pigs .................................................................................. farms
number
Under 8 months old ..................................................................... farms
number
8 months old or older ................................................................... farms
number
130
5,421
136
3,664
68
1,655
53
1,020
50
635
18
2,981
73
2,331
28
1,125
24
528
25
597
107
4,840
104
2,477
48
1,270
40
853
35
417
17
2,499
50
1,780
18
467
15
222
16
245
23
581
32
1,187
20
385
13
167
15
218
1
482
23
551
10
658
9
306
9
352
99
10,367
85
5,607
36
1,796
13
699
11
299
4
105
69
8,058
59
4,284
25
1,353
8
169
6
109
2
(D)
30
2,309
26
1,323
11
443
5
530
5
190
2
(D)
POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS
Chickens .......................................................................................... farms
number
5 months old or older ................................................................... farms
number
Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry ........................................ farms
number
Table 14. Sales of Livestock, Poultry, and Their Products: 2018 and 2007
[For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and calves ............................................................................. farms
number
Cows ............................................................................................ farms
number
Heifers and heifer calves
1 year old or older ...................................................................... farms
number
Bulls, bull calves, steers and steer
calves 1 year old or older ........................................................... farms
number
Calves under 1 year old ............................................................... farms
number
21
123
8
44
23
251
12
(D)
15
111
6
(D)
17
229
9
(D)
6
12
2
(D)
6
22
3
10
8
18
14
93
6
(D)
12
(D)
2
(D)
2
(D)
15
61
-
15
110
1
(D)
11
(D)
-
12
105
-
4
(D)
-
3
5
1
(D)
Milk .................................................................................................. farms
quarts
Sheep and lambs ............................................................................. farms
number
Goats and kids ................................................................................. farms
number
Hogs and pigs .................................................................................. farms
number
Under 8 months old ..................................................................... farms
number
8 months old or older ................................................................... farms
number
2
(D)
63
1,329
71
678
33
578
23
350
18
228
(D)
47
804
61
641
26
1,218
19
783
16
435
2
(D)
52
1,165
50
510
25
492
18
299
14
193
(D)
34
654
39
476
17
733
15
552
8
181
11
164
21
168
8
86
5
51
4
35
13
150
22
165
9
485
4
231
8
254
34
3,607
57
7,057
13
146
7
1,688
3
(D)
-
19
2,666
36
5,367
8
66
4
570
1
(D)
-
15
941
21
1,690
5
80
3
1,118
2
(D)
-
POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS
Chickens .......................................................................................... farms
number
Chicken eggs ................................................................................... farms
dozens
Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry ........................................ farms
number
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Table 15. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2018 and 2007
[For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
Field and forage crops ..................................................................... farms
dollars
Vegetables ...................................................................................... farms
dollars
Fruits and nuts ................................................................................ farms
dollars
Nursery Crops (including ornamental
plants) ........................................................................................... farms
dollars
Cattle and calves ............................................................................. farms
dollars
Hogs and pigs ................................................................................. farms
dollars
Other livestock and livestock products ............................................ farms
dollars
Poultry (includes chickens, roosters)
pullets, ducks, pigeons, etc.) ......................................................... farms
dollars
Chicken eggs .................................................................................. farms
dollars
Milk .................................................................................................. farms
dollars
Fish and aquaculture products ........................................................ farms
dollars
Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
100
128,692
215
1,130,809
259
544,305
37
49,104
93
366,195
117
216,877
85
121,707
182
958,419
211
488,830
23
35,044
64
311,305
80
137,188
15
6,985
33
172,390
48
55,475
14
14,060
29
54,890
37
79,689
63
725,125
21
100,439
33
83,590
136
465,247
21
946,636
23
165,150
26
107,200
85
190,190
57
(D)
15
87,039
25
67,940
103
371,057
16
856,636
17
150,150
17
66,250
59
133,095
6
(D)
6
13,400
8
15,650
33
94,190
5
90,000
6
15,000
9
40,950
26
57,095
32
109,662
57
35,503
2
(D)
4
(D)
7
4,620
3
(D)
1
(D)
17
(D)
36
27,504
2
(D)
4
(D)
4
1,550
1
(D)
1
(D)
15
(D)
21
7,999
-
3
3,070
2
(D)
-
Table 16. Selected Equipment by Tenure of Operator: 2018 and 2007
[For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
Tractors ........................................................................................... farms
number
Full owners .................................................................................. farms
number
Part owners ................................................................................. farms
number
Tenants ....................................................................................... farms
number
184
496
101
225
36
130
47
141
82
119
48
68
11
20
23
31
174
478
95
215
35
(D)
44
(D)
69
101
40
57
11
20
18
24
10
18
6
10
1
(D)
3
(D)
13
18
8
11
5
7
Motortrucks ..................................................................................... farms
number
Full owners .................................................................................. farms
number
Part owners ................................................................................. farms
number
Tenants ....................................................................................... farms
number
329
413
198
236
49
72
82
105
160
195
76
92
17
26
67
77
268
332
172
202
44
66
52
64
120
143
63
75
13
21
44
47
61
81
26
34
5
6
30
41
40
52
13
17
4
5
23
30
Automobiles .................................................................................... farms
number
Full owners .................................................................................. farms
number
Part owners ................................................................................. farms
number
Tenants ....................................................................................... farms
number
323
411
199
250
46
64
78
97
56
67
29
36
9
9
18
22
275
352
177
226
41
59
57
67
39
46
24
31
7
7
8
8
48
59
22
24
5
5
21
30
17
21
5
5
2
2
10
14
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Table 17. Selected Farm Production Expenses by Tenure of Operator: 2018 and 2007
[For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
Machine hire and customwork ......................................................... farms
dollars
Full owners .................................................................................. farms
dollars
Part owners ................................................................................. farms
dollars
Tenants ........................................................................................ farms
dollars
254
889,923
136
457,549
47
222,434
71
209,940
85
81,850
39
49,795
10
8,360
36
23,695
229
742,823
131
351,149
44
(D)
54
(D)
78
73,715
37
(D)
10
8,360
31
16,960
25
147,100
5
106,400
3
(D)
17
(D)
7
8,135
2
(D)
5
6,735
Hire farm labor ................................................................................. farms
dollars
Full owners .................................................................................. farms
dollars
Part owners ................................................................................. farms
dollars
Tenants ........................................................................................ farms
dollars
271
1,935,535
144
968,001
47
441,428
80
526,106
59
499,069
27
295,125
8
82,500
24
121,444
211
1,601,975
119
769,901
40
421,728
52
410,346
42
452,509
21
266,215
7
(D)
14
104,594
60
333,560
25
198,100
7
19,700
28
115,760
17
46,560
6
28,910
1
(D)
10
16,850
Feed purchased for livestock, poultry,
and fish .......................................................................................... farms
dollars
Full owners .................................................................................. farms
dollars
Part owners ................................................................................. farms
dollars
Tenants ........................................................................................ farms
dollars
234
777,689
132
379,528
34
74,201
68
323,960
89
198,864
41
68,498
10
13,818
38
116,548
175
435,727
99
184,196
31
(D)
45
(D)
62
107,124
31
30,476
6
7,400
25
69,248
59
341,962
33
195,332
3
(D)
23
(D)
27
91,740
10
38,022
4
6,418
13
47,300
Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides ........................................... farms
dollars
Full owners .................................................................................. farms
dollars
Part owners ................................................................................. farms
dollars
Tenants ........................................................................................ farms
dollars
175
59,306
102
42,024
29
6,708
44
10,574
74
42,255
41
31,296
6
4,100
27
6,859
156
53,706
98
(D)
26
(D)
32
8,510
63
35,263
38
26,224
5
(D)
20
5,139
19
5,600
4
(D)
3
(D)
12
2,064
11
6,992
3
5,072
1
(D)
7
1,720
Fertilizers and manure purchased ................................................... farms
dollars
Full owners .................................................................................. farms
dollars
Part owners ................................................................................. farms
dollars
Tenants ........................................................................................ farms
dollars
186
92,857
123
67,096
30
7,504
33
18,257
74
111,087
46
102,592
5
1,780
23
6,715
169
77,287
120
(D)
27
(D)
22
14,387
60
82,900
42
77,405
4
(D)
14
4,015
17
15,570
3
(D)
3
(D)
11
3,870
14
28,187
4
25,187
1
(D)
9
2,700
Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased ............................................. farms
dollars
Full owners .................................................................................. farms
dollars
Part owners ................................................................................. farms
dollars
Tenants ........................................................................................ farms
dollars
67
137,051
34
18,436
14
17,115
19
101,500
21
29,110
7
8,210
3
4,250
11
16,650
37
64,410
18
6,368
11
16,692
8
41,350
7
9,250
3
4,700
1
(D)
3
4,300
30
72,641
16
12,068
3
423
11
60,150
14
19,860
4
3,510
2
(D)
8
12,350
Seed cost (including seedlings) ....................................................... farms
dollars
Full owners .................................................................................. farms
dollars
Part owners ................................................................................. farms
dollars
Tenants ........................................................................................ farms
dollars
205
119,124
133
65,811
29
28,871
43
24,442
90
91,348
44
75,016
7
1,710
39
14,622
181
99,468
125
49,765
28
(D)
28
(D)
68
74,526
40
64,416
6
(D)
22
8,900
24
19,656
8
16,046
1
(D)
15
(D)
22
16,822
4
10,600
1
(D)
17
5,722
10 Virgin Islands
2017 Census of Agriculture - Island Data
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 18. Off-Farm Work by Tenure of Operator: 2018 and 2007
[For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms
Virgin Islands
2018
Saint Croix
2007
2018
Saint John and Saint Thomas
2007
2018
2007
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 .............................................................................
203
362
55
24
51
59
173
85
134
9
10
9
9
97
184
277
38
22
33
38
146
69
91
4
7
5
5
70
19
85
17
2
18
21
27
16
43
5
3
4
4
27
Full owners 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 .............................................................................
121
221
31
16
19
35
120
55
54
1
4
3
3
43
113
183
20
15
16
27
105
49
44
4
3
1
36
8
38
11
1
3
8
15
6
10
1
2
7
Part owners 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 .............................................................................
38
41
9
5
11
1
15
6
15
2
1
2
10
37
32
9
4
5
14
4
11
1
2
8
1
9
1
6
1
1
2
4
1
1
2
Tenants 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 .............................................................................
44
100
15
3
21
23
38
24
65
6
6
5
4
44
34
62
9
3
12
11
27
16
36
3
3
2
2
26
10
38
6
9
12
11
8
29
3
3
3
2
18
2017 Census of Agriculture - Island Data
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Virgin Islands 11
Table 19. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 2018
[For enumeration periods, see appendix B. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. Detail may not add to total because of rounding]
Item
Total
Full owners
Part owners
Tenants
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS
565
100.0
9,324
100.0
16.5
342
60.5
3,749
40.2
11.0
79
14.0
3,060
32.8
38.7
144
25.5
2,515
27.0
17.5
400
1,374
187
1,247
224
5,538
53
688
333
476
253
414
104
648
117
2,000
36
475
221
212
57
380
30
363
43
1,991
6
152
53
173
90
579
53
236
64
1,548
11
61
59
92
247
582
221
550
34
32
157
280
149
271
12
9
39
221
36
213
6
8
51
82
36
66
16
16
178
1
38
16
14
130
11
12
4
30
7
2
-
18
1
20
2
10
565
9,324
342
3,749
79
3,060
144
2,515
342
3,749
342
3,749
-
79
3,060
79
3,060
-
144
2,515
144
2,515
565
268
139
77
44
23
14
342
181
90
36
19
12
4
79
18
18
16
12
10
5
144
69
31
25
13
1
5
Operator by place of residence:
On farm operated ...............................................................................
Not on farm operated .........................................................................
331
234
250
92
42
37
39
105
Operators by years on present farm:
2 years or less ...................................................................................
3 to 4 years ........................................................................................
5 to 9 years ........................................................................................
10 years or more ................................................................................
37
46
112
370
29
31
56
226
1
4
19
55
7
11
37
89
Operator by age group:
Under 35 years ..................................................................................
35 to 44 years ....................................................................................
45 to 54 years ....................................................................................
55 to 64 years ....................................................................................
65 years or more ................................................................................
Average age ..................................................................................
14
54
97
171
229
61
10
34
54
101
143
61
1
6
10
25
37
63
3
14
33
45
49
58
Operators by main occupation:
Agricultural .........................................................................................
Nonagricultural ..................................................................................
354
211
204
138
65
14
85
59
Operator 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 ...........................................................................
203
362
55
24
51
59
173
121
221
31
16
19
35
120
38
41
9
5
11
1
15
44
100
15
3
21
23
38
Computers used for the farm business ..................................................
No computers used for the farm business .............................................
244
321
148
194
39
40
57
87
Internet access ......................................................................................
Dial-up service ...................................................................................
DSL service .......................................................................................
Cable modem service ........................................................................
Fiber-optic service .............................................................................
233
1
3
12
-
179
1
1
7
-
30
2
-
24
5
-
Farms ........................................................................................ number
Percent of farms ................................................................................
Land in farms ................................................................................. acres
Percent distribution ............................................................................
Average size of farm .................................................................. acres
LAND USE
Cropland harvested ...................................................................... farms
acres
Other cropland .............................................................................. farms
acres
Pastureland or grazing land .......................................................... farms
acres
Woodland ..................................................................................... farms
acres
Other land ..................................................................................... farms
acres
IRRIGATION
Land irrigated ................................................................................ farms
acres
Private system .......................................................................... farms
acres
Public system ........................................................................... farms
acres
MAJOR SOURCE OF IRRIGATION WATER
Well or cistern .........................................................................................
River or stream ......................................................................................
Lake or private pond ..............................................................................
Canal or irrigation district ........................................................................
Public utility ............................................................................................
Other ......................................................................................................
TENURE OF OPERATOR
All operators ................................................................................. farms
acres
Full owners ............................................................................... farms
acres
Part owners .............................................................................. 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 acres or more ..............................................................................
OPERATORS CHARACTERISTICS
COMPUTER USE:
--continued
12 Virgin Islands
2017 Census of Agriculture - Summary Data
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 19. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 2018 (continued)
[For enumeration periods, see appendix B. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. Detail may not add to total because of rounding]
Item
Total
Full owners
Part owners
Tenants
COMPUTER USE: - Con.
Internet access - Con.
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cellphone ......................................................................................
Satellite service ..................................................................................
Broadband over power lines (BPL) ....................................................
Other type of service ..........................................................................
No internet access .................................................................................
130
4
83
332
101
2
67
163
16
2
10
49
13
6
120
126
971,114
64
415,271
31
254,759
31
301,084
Unpaid labor .................................................................................. farms
workers
Less than 25 days ..................................................................... farms
workers
25 to 149 days ........................................................................... farms
workers
150 days or more ...................................................................... farms
workers
461
1,145
51
119
99
390
368
636
285
560
36
75
60
119
224
366
68
347
6
21
13
222
53
104
108
238
9
23
26
49
91
166
Hired farm labor ............................................................................ farms
workers
Less than 25 days ..................................................................... farms
workers
25 to 149 days ........................................................................... farms
workers
150 days or more ...................................................................... farms
workers
271
765
61
170
107
200
147
395
144
345
27
45
56
106
75
194
47
164
11
61
21
36
21
67
80
256
23
64
30
58
51
134
184
496
329
413
323
411
101
225
198
236
199
250
36
130
49
72
46
64
47
141
82
105
78
97
Total sales ..................................................................................... farms
dollars
Average per farm ................................................................. dollars
565
3,334,652
5,902
342
1,760,934
5,149
79
732,612
9,274
144
841,106
5,841
Farms by value of sales:
Less than $1,200 ....................................................................... 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
294
104,056
71
123,543
74
263,794
37
225,390
25
215,182
64
2,402,687
197
65,162
44
76,876
44
154,674
18
107,800
11
95,550
28
1,260,872
32
13,860
11
21,697
9
29,100
5
30,820
7
61,210
15
575,925
65
25,034
16
24,970
21
80,020
14
86,770
7
58,422
21
565,890
100
128,692
215
1,130,809
259
544,305
61
58,299
124
531,156
167
264,350
14
37,958
34
290,130
34
132,478
25
32,435
57
309,523
58
147,477
63
725,125
164
649,276
2
(D)
65
145,165
4
(D)
42
628,575
80
234,002
2
(D)
35
33,272
4
(D)
9
20,700
33
244,559
11
6,787
-
12
75,850
51
170,715
19
105,106
-
254
889,923
271
1,935,535
234
777,689
175
59,306
186
92,857
67
137,051
205
119,124
136
457,549
144
968,001
132
379,528
102
42,024
123
67,096
34
18,436
133
65,811
47
222,434
47
441,428
34
74,201
29
6,708
30
7,504
14
17,115
29
28,871
71
209,940
80
526,106
68
323,960
44
10,574
33
18,257
19
101,500
43
24,442
INCOME FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Participation in government farm programs ................................... farms
dollars
LABOR STATUS
SELECTED EQUIPMENT
Tractors (all kinds) ......................................................................... farms
number
Motortrucks ................................................................................... farms
number
Automobiles .................................................................................. farms
number
FARMS BY VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD
SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT
Field and forage ............................................................................ farms
dollars
Vegetables .................................................................................... farms
dollars
Fruits and nuts .............................................................................. farms
dollars
Nursery Crops (including ornamental
plants) ......................................................................................... farms
dollars
Livestock ....................................................................................... farms
dollars
Milk ................................................................................................ farms
dollars
Poultry and eggs ........................................................................... farms
dollars
Fish and aquaculture products ...................................................... farms
dollars
SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES
Machine hire and customwork ....................................................... farms
dollars
Hired farms labor ........................................................................... farms
dollars
Feed purchased for livestock, poultry, and fish ............................. farms
dollars
Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides ........................................ farms
dollars
Fertilizers and manure purchased ................................................. farms
dollars
Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased .......................................... farms
dollars
Seed cost (including seedlings) ..................................................... farms
dollars
--continued
2017 Census of Agriculture - Summary Data
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Virgin Islands 13
Table 19. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 2018 (continued)
[For enumeration periods, see appendix B. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. Detail may not add to total because of rounding]
Item
Total
Full owners
Part owners
Tenants
FIELD CROPS
Cassava (tapioca) ......................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Dry corn ........................................................................................ farms
acres
pounds
Hay (cut or grazed) ....................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Sugarcane (cut or grazed) ............................................................ farms
acres
pounds
Sweet potatoes ............................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
70
14
11,126
13
(D)
2,080
2
(D)
(D)
68
41
24,032
64
14
34,264
45
9
6,798
10
1
(D)
38
8
17,474
42
8
30,800
12
2
1,720
3
(D)
(D)
9
27
3,325
12
4
2,210
13
3
2,608
2
(D)
(D)
21
5
3,233
10
2
1,254
Taniers .......................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Yams ............................................................................................ farms
acres
pounds
Other field crops ........................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
33
5
1,554
30
4
2,335
11
(D)
1,001
22
4
1,060
22
3
2,148
7
1
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
4
(Z)
(D)
3
(Z)
(D)
9
(D)
(D)
4
1
(D)
1
(D)
(D)
Cabbage ....................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Carrots .......................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Celery ........................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Cucumbers ................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Eggplant ....................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
32
4
3,055
30
11
4,508
44
5
1,633
104
71
97,575
69
13
41,799
22
3
2,336
18
3
468
31
4
467
58
10
42,128
38
6
27,640
5
(Z)
284
7
7
3,220
6
1
544
16
55
29,366
9
5
11,271
5
1
435
5
1
820
7
1
622
30
6
26,081
22
3
2,888
Green beans ................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Lettuce .......................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Okra .............................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Onions, chives, and scallions ....................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Peppers ........................................................................................ farms
acres
pounds
39
5
5,233
47
19
11,638
111
19
13,126
74
11
3,688
140
28
28,944
24
3
863
32
7
8,930
72
12
6,228
41
6
1,737
76
12
5,521
9
2
1,655
9
11
572
19
4
3,115
9
2
884
28
8
16,239
6
1
2,715
6
2
2,136
20
3
3,783
24
4
1,067
36
8
7,184
Spinach ......................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Squash ......................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Tomatoes (include both standard and
cherry tomatoes) ......................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Sorrel (H. sabdariffa) .................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Herbs ............................................................................................ farms
acres
pounds
Other vegetables .......................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
66
8
6,435
38
13
61,403
49
6
4,341
12
2
30,614
5
1
240
16
8
26,390
12
2
1,854
10
3
4,399
99
28
75,687
53
17
7,607
95
18
10,293
103
108
55,814
55
7
21,744
32
15
4,912
59
8
3,338
59
21
27,378
18
12
25,409
14
2
1,470
17
6
3,755
18
71
12,205
26
9
28,534
7
1
1,225
19
5
3,200
26
16
16,231
Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit trees
and plants ................................................................................... farms
acres
362
570
231
291
55
160
76
120
Avocados ...................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Bananas ....................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Breadfruit ...................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Coconuts ...................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
201
699
781
11,480
264
10,372
8,195
61,430
114
251
332
2,765
214
2,324
2,455
28,496
136
433
530
6,250
171
7,036
4,132
36,134
67
108
234
1,483
136
1,656
1,993
21,575
28
162
148
4,610
34
1,537
1,055
4,534
23
46
69
540
34
292
233
3,635
37
104
103
620
59
1,799
3,008
20,762
24
97
29
742
44
376
229
3,286
VEGETABLE CROPS
SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS
--continued
14 Virgin Islands
2017 Census of Agriculture - Summary Data
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 19. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 2018 (continued)
[For enumeration periods, see appendix B. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. Detail may not add to total because of rounding]
Item
Total
Full owners
Part owners
Tenants
SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS - Con.
Grapefruit ...................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
31
61
33
(D)
18
37
17
(D)
7
(D)
(D)
-
6
(D)
(D)
-
Lemons and limes ......................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Mangoes ....................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Oranges ........................................................................................ farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Papayas ........................................................................................ farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Pineapples .................................................................................... farms
plants not of bearing age
plants of bearing age
pounds
Plantains ....................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops ................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Nursery Crops (including ornamental
plants) ......................................................................................... farms
sq.ft. under cover
acres in the open
140
489
338
3,133
227
1,101
1,736
42,225
37
69
43
340
169
1,404
12,367
20,698
108
3,802
9,864
7,003
136
2,599
4,755
20,074
217
2,275
14,528
80,901
87
304
162
459
148
598
1,145
24,800
27
(D)
21
130
114
929
761
11,073
71
1,988
2,655
3,135
88
1,988
1,135
8,294
146
946
3,169
39,687
22
91
110
2,152
33
349
296
13,096
4
(D)
8
210
20
61
10,135
3,192
18
1,284
3,549
1,938
14
124
444
1,380
27
40
7,255
26,953
31
94
66
522
46
154
295
4,329
6
(D)
14
35
414
1,471
6,433
19
530
3,660
1,930
34
487
3,176
10,400
44
1,289
4,104
14,261
63
18,148
136
42
12,900
12
9
1,860
122
12
3,388
2
58
1,332
52
798
30
164
32
711
26
483
13
40
9
257
9
111
6
41
17
364
17
204
11
83
41
207
33
163
68
1,655
53
1,020
50
635
130
5,421
136
3,664
99
10,367
36
1,796
19
120
14
68
30
435
22
334
15
101
58
1,658
78
2,153
58
2,846
27
1,574
9
46
7
59
7
158
7
94
7
64
26
2,314
17
508
13
489
-
13
41
12
36
31
1,062
24
592
28
470
46
1,449
41
1,003
28
7,032
9
222
21
123
8
44
8
18
9
51
4
22
3
6
4
32
2
(D)
1
(D)
8
40
2
(D)
4
(D)
15
61
33
578
23
350
18
228
63
1,329
71
678
2
(D)
34
3,607
13
146
57
7,057
4
714
5
23
10
140
8
100
4
40
25
402
46
405
2
(D)
22
617
9
104
33
4,569
4
714
4
(D)
4
127
3
44
4
83
17
579
8
91
9
434
-
6
(D)
19
311
12
206
10
105
21
348
17
182
12
2,990
4
42
15
2,054
-
INVENTORY OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
Cattle and calves ........................................................................... farms
number
Cows ......................................................................................... farms
number
Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older ............................. farms
number
Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves
1 year old or older ................................................................... farms
number
Calves less than 1 year old ....................................................... farms
number
Hogs and pigs ............................................................................... farms
number
Under 8 month old ..................................................................... farms
number
8 months old or older ................................................................. farms
number
Sheep and lambs .......................................................................... farms
number
Goats and kids .............................................................................. farms
number
Chickens ....................................................................................... farms
number
Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry ...................................... farms
number
SALES OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND THEIR PRODUCTS
Cattle and calves ........................................................................... farms
number sold
Cows ......................................................................................... farms
number sold
Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older ............................. farms
number sold
Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves
1 year old or older ................................................................... farms
number sold
Calves less than 1 year old ....................................................... farms
number sold
Hogs and pigs ............................................................................... farms
number sold
Under 8 month old ..................................................................... farms
number sold
8 months old or older ................................................................. farms
number sold
Sheep and lambs .......................................................................... farms
number sold
Goats and kids .............................................................................. farms
number sold
Milk ................................................................................................ farms
quarts sold
Chickens ....................................................................................... farms
number sold
Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry ...................................... farms
number sold
Chicken eggs ................................................................................ farms
dozens sold
Fish and aquaculture products ...................................................... farms
number sold
2017 Census of Agriculture - Summary Data
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Virgin Islands 15
Table 20. Summary by Age of Operator: 2018
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item
Total
Under 35 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
Over 65 years
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS
565
100.0
9,324
100.0
16.5
14
2.5
89
1.0
6.3
54
9.6
948
10.2
17.6
97
17.2
1,317
14.1
13.6
171
30.3
2,825
30.3
16.5
229
40.5
4,145
44.5
18.1
400
1,374
187
1,247
224
5,538
53
688
333
476
11
8
4
13
3
(D)
1
(D)
8
(D)
45
304
17
163
23
(D)
7
286
31
(D)
64
128
31
110
44
1,024
3
(D)
59
(D)
123
212
63
436
60
1,760
17
164
100
252
157
723
72
524
94
2,518
25
225
135
154
247
582
221
550
34
32
10
7
10
7
-
32
202
31
(D)
1
(D)
42
69
40
(D)
2
(D)
70
83
57
(D)
15
(D)
93
221
83
208
16
13
178
1
38
16
14
10
-
22
1
5
3
1
31
8
3
44
13
9
4
71
12
4
6
565
9,324
342
3,749
79
3,060
144
2,515
14
89
10
68
1
(D)
3
(D)
54
948
34
387
6
(D)
14
(D)
97
1,317
54
266
10
257
33
795
171
2,825
101
866
25
1,782
45
177
229
4,145
143
2,163
37
597
49
1,385
565
268
139
77
44
23
14
14
10
2
1
1
-
54
27
8
11
4
1
3
97
44
22
16
11
2
2
171
91
43
20
11
2
4
229
96
64
29
17
18
5
Operator by place of residence:
On farm operated ..................................................................................
Not on farm operated ............................................................................
331
234
9
5
35
19
51
46
97
74
139
90
Operators by years on present farm:
2 years or less ......................................................................................
3 to 4 years ...........................................................................................
5 to 9 years ...........................................................................................
10 years or more ...................................................................................
37
46
112
370
2
3
5
4
10
11
17
16
10
11
30
46
12
16
33
110
3
5
27
194
Operator by age group:
Under 35 years .....................................................................................
35 to 44 years .......................................................................................
45 to 54 years .......................................................................................
55 to 64 years .......................................................................................
65 years or more ...................................................................................
Average age .....................................................................................
14
54
97
171
229
61
14
30
54
40
97
50
171
59
229
73
Operators by main occupation:
Agricultural ............................................................................................
Nonagricultural .....................................................................................
354
211
4
10
26
28
53
44
104
67
167
62
Operator 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 ..............................................................................
203
362
55
24
51
59
173
1
13
5
4
4
12
42
5
5
6
26
19
78
10
2
9
13
44
42
129
16
15
26
16
56
129
100
19
7
11
20
43
Computers used for the farm business .....................................................
No computers used for the farm business ................................................
244
321
7
7
34
20
54
43
72
99
77
152
Internet access .........................................................................................
Dial-up service ......................................................................................
DSL service ..........................................................................................
Cable modem service ...........................................................................
Fiber-optic service ................................................................................
233
1
3
12
-
7
-
29
1
1
-
44
2
2
-
72
8
-
81
2
-
Farms ........................................................................................... number
Percent of farms ...................................................................................
Land in farms ................................................................................... acres
Percent distribution ...............................................................................
Average size of farm .................................................................... acres
LAND USE
Cropland harvested ......................................................................... farms
acres
Other cropland ................................................................................. farms
acres
Pastureland or grazing land ............................................................. farms
acres
Woodland ........................................................................................ farms
acres
Other land ........................................................................................ farms
acres
IRRIGATION
Land irrigated ................................................................................... farms
acres
Private system ............................................................................. farms
acres
Public system .............................................................................. farms
acres
MAJOR SOURCE OF IRRIGATION WATER
Well or cistern ............................................................................................
River or stream .........................................................................................
Lake or private pond .................................................................................
Canal or irrigation district ...........................................................................
Public utility ...............................................................................................
Other .........................................................................................................
TENURE OF OPERATOR
All operators .................................................................................... farms
acres
Full owners .................................................................................. farms
acres
Part owners ................................................................................. 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 acres or more .................................................................................
OPERATORS CHARACTERISTICS
COMPUTER USE:
--continued
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Table 20. Summary by Age of Operator: 2018 (continued)
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item
Total
Under 35 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
Over 65 years
COMPUTER USE: - Con.
Internet access - Con.
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cellphone ........................................................................................
Satellite service ....................................................................................
Broadband over power lines (BPL) ......................................................
Other type of service ............................................................................
No internet access ...................................................................................
130
4
83
332
3
4
7
17
10
25
28
12
53
37
2
25
99
45
2
32
148
126
971,114
1
(D)
8
(D)
32
176,617
35
248,100
50
493,193
Unpaid labor .................................................................................... farms
workers
Less than 25 days ....................................................................... farms
workers
25 to 149 days ............................................................................. farms
workers
150 days or more ........................................................................ farms
workers
461
1,145
51
119
99
390
368
636
12
21
1
(D)
11
(D)
50
362
10
24
19
251
35
87
76
139
15
26
18
(D)
54
(D)
140
294
20
59
29
56
112
179
183
329
6
10
32
51
156
268
Hired farm labor .............................................................................. farms
workers
Less than 25 days ....................................................................... farms
workers
25 to 149 days ............................................................................. farms
workers
150 days or more ........................................................................ farms
workers
271
765
61
170
107
200
147
395
3
(D)
1
(D)
2
(D)
18
(D)
9
(D)
5
6
12
(D)
50
157
11
37
14
22
32
98
78
224
11
14
33
72
45
138
122
299
29
67
55
100
56
132
184
496
329
413
323
411
4
5
9
10
9
10
17
82
33
37
29
45
36
93
55
71
65
85
54
137
100
132
100
122
73
179
132
163
120
149
Total sales ....................................................................................... farms
dollars
Average per farm .................................................................... dollars
565
3,334,652
5,902
14
96,525
6,895
54
474,952
8,795
97
1,039,401
10,715
171
864,066
5,053
229
859,708
3,754
Farms by value of sales:
Less than $1,200 ......................................................................... 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
294
104,056
71
123,543
74
263,794
37
225,390
25
215,182
64
2,402,687
5
(D)
4
7,350
3
12,150
2
(D)
28
(D)
6
9,852
6
22,460
6
33,810
4
33,250
4
(D)
41
19,710
10
17,637
15
58,400
13
83,470
5
40,932
13
819,252
95
37,075
21
38,784
24
85,525
7
44,800
8
73,490
16
584,392
125
31,260
30
49,920
26
85,259
11
63,310
8
67,510
29
562,449
100
128,692
215
1,130,809
259
544,305
1
(D)
4
2,960
10
84,945
14
(D)
32
261,969
26
120,794
13
(D)
35
202,001
45
99,592
29
51,555
68
464,344
83
93,110
43
60,911
76
199,535
95
145,864
63
725,125
164
649,276
2
(D)
65
145,165
4
(D)
2
(D)
1
(D)
4
3,720
-
5
(D)
15
(D)
11
10,688
-
16
564,885
36
138,785
2
(D)
17
21,343
-
25
90,350
48
146,223
16
18,484
-
15
(D)
64
299,078
17
90,930
4
(D)
254
889,923
271
1,935,535
234
777,689
175
59,306
186
92,857
67
137,051
205
119,124
4
4,666
3
1,750
5
11,600
4
225
1
(D)
4
640
4
332
22
65,515
18
260,800
32
142,256
24
5,176
19
(D)
4
1,878
27
21,741
45
113,882
50
351,856
43
151,930
31
10,152
29
12,123
22
51,581
27
28,952
78
232,128
78
774,909
63
164,097
51
16,014
56
38,960
19
35,032
76
43,253
105
473,732
122
546,220
91
307,806
65
27,739
81
35,779
18
47,920
71
24,846
INCOME FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Participation in government farm programs ..................................... farms
dollars
LABOR STATUS
SELECTED EQUIPMENT
Tractors (all kinds) ........................................................................... farms
number
Motortrucks ..................................................................................... farms
number
Automobiles .................................................................................... farms
number
FARMS BY VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD
SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT
Field and forage .............................................................................. farms
dollars
Vegetables ...................................................................................... farms
dollars
Fruits and nuts ................................................................................ farms
dollars
Nursery Crops (including ornamental
plants) ........................................................................................... farms
dollars
Livestock ......................................................................................... farms
dollars
Milk .................................................................................................. farms
dollars
Poultry and eggs ............................................................................. farms
dollars
Fish and aquaculture products ........................................................ farms
dollars
SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES
Machine hire and customwork ......................................................... farms
dollars
Hired farms labor ............................................................................. farms
dollars
Feed purchased for livestock, poultry, and fish ............................... farms
dollars
Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides .......................................... farms
dollars
Fertilizers and manure purchased ................................................... farms
dollars
Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased ............................................ farms
dollars
Seed cost (including seedlings) ....................................................... farms
dollars
--continued
2017 Census of Agriculture - Summary Data
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Virgin Islands 17
Table 20. Summary by Age of Operator: 2018 (continued)
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item
Total
Under 35 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
Over 65 years
FIELD CROPS
Cassava (tapioca) ............................................................................ farms
acres
pounds
Dry corn ........................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Hay (cut or grazed) .......................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Sugarcane (cut or grazed) ............................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Sweet potatoes ................................................................................ farms
acres
pounds
70
14
11,126
13
(D)
2,080
2
(D)
(D)
68
41
24,032
64
14
34,264
3
(Z)
150
2
(D)
(D)
1
(D)
(D)
9
2
1,986
2
(D)
8
3
(D)
6
1
(D)
7
2
710
10
(D)
1,975
8
(D)
(D)
19
5
5,225
7
3
2,020
22
7
10,577
17
5
27,235
32
6
3,055
4
(Z)
60
2
(D)
(D)
26
30
10,742
32
8
4,337
Taniers ............................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Yams ............................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Other field crops .............................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
33
5
1,554
30
4
2,335
11
(D)
1,001
2
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
-
1
(D)
(D)
3
(Z)
(D)
1
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
-
16
3
1,030
8
(D)
530
3
1
(D)
12
1
290
17
3
1,782
7
1
600
Cabbage .......................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Carrots ............................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Celery .............................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Cucumbers ...................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Eggplant .......................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
32
4
3,055
30
11
4,508
44
5
1,633
104
71
97,575
69
13
41,799
1
(D)
(D)
1
(D)
(D)
1
(D)
(D)
5
(D)
(D)
4
6
2,844
3
(D)
(D)
16
52
22,259
10
5
10,833
2
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
3
1
35
20
(D)
23,191
13
(D)
(D)
10
2
491
10
(D)
(D)
19
3
741
32
6
(D)
17
2
2,204
15
2
2,304
14
2
704
18
2
733
35
9
33,586
28
4
26,935
Green beans .................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Lettuce ............................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Okra ................................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Onions, chives, and scallions .......................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Peppers ........................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
39
5
5,233
47
19
11,638
111
19
13,126
74
11
3,688
140
28
28,944
1
(D)
(D)
3
(Z)
(D)
4
1
235
2
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
7
2
1,357
4
10
(D)
9
4
1,503
9
(D)
830
18
6
9,862
4
1
(D)
8
3
1,661
21
3
3,855
10
3
(D)
21
(D)
(D)
12
(D)
2,805
12
4
8,380
36
5
2,408
25
3
1,295
41
7
3,586
15
2
916
20
3
1,522
41
6
5,125
28
3
1,325
58
11
12,199
Spinach ............................................................................................ farms
acres
pounds
Squash ............................................................................................ farms
acres
pounds
Tomatoes (include both standard and
cherry tomatoes) ............................................................................ farms
acres
pounds
Sorrel (H. sabdariffa) ....................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Herbs ............................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Other vegetables ............................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
66
8
6,435
38
13
61,403
2
(D)
(D)
3
(Z)
330
7
(D)
(D)
5
6
25,041
6
1
997
7
2
4,214
15
1
2,604
6
1
398
36
5
2,675
17
3
31,420
99
28
75,687
53
17
7,607
95
18
10,293
103
108
55,814
4
(Z)
(D)
3
(D)
100
-
17
12
26,979
5
1
242
11
5
3,578
17
77
14,997
20
6
30,394
11
2
840
24
3
1,240
16
4
6,402
28
4
10,158
14
12
3,320
27
6
3,318
32
9
18,443
30
6
(D)
23
3
3,205
30
(D)
2,057
38
18
15,972
Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit trees
and plants ...................................................................................... farms
acres
362
570
11
4
41
120
55
69
113
148
142
230
Avocados ......................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Bananas .......................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Breadfruit ......................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Coconuts ......................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
201
699
781
11,480
264
10,372
8,195
61,430
114
251
332
2,765
214
2,324
2,455
28,496
4
(D)
10
11
200
121
2,480
4
(D)
(D)
(D)
6
106
930
26
(D)
41
350
30
1,780
657
11,146
14
40
(D)
(D)
26
271
133
2,085
36
119
143
860
48
1,856
1,745
6,590
17
(D)
114
794
34
443
116
3,606
52
182
254
3,070
81
4,027
2,856
24,612
27
21
50
576
62
624
985
11,615
83
296
333
7,200
94
2,509
2,816
16,602
52
173
135
1,075
86
986
1,115
10,260
VEGETABLE CROPS
SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS
--continued
18 Virgin Islands
2017 Census of Agriculture - Summary Data
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 20. Summary by Age of Operator: 2018 (continued)
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item
Total
Under 35 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
Over 65 years
SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS - Con.
Grapefruit ........................................................................................ farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
31
61
33
(D)
-
4
7
(D)
-
6
(D)
(D)
-
5
(D)
(D)
-
16
48
22
(D)
Lemons and limes ........................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Mangoes ......................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Oranges .......................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Papayas .......................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Pineapples ...................................................................................... farms
plants not of bearing age
plants of bearing age
pounds
Plantains ......................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops ..................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Nursery Crops (including ornamental
plants) ........................................................................................... farms
sq.ft. under cover
acres in the open
140
489
338
3,133
227
1,101
1,736
42,225
37
69
43
340
169
1,404
12,367
20,698
108
3,802
9,864
7,003
136
2,599
4,755
20,074
217
2,275
14,528
80,901
6
20
(D)
(D)
10
(D)
97
2,420
6
(D)
50
240
5
(D)
34
53
6
(D)
99
3,662
13
94
(D)
522
18
214
216
8,860
5
(D)
8
(D)
21
(D)
10,220
2,344
12
(D)
3,206
1,625
15
684
562
1,370
27
(D)
6,214
18,980
27
95
94
590
36
(D)
224
4,854
6
(D)
(D)
90
26
259
573
3,822
16
227
1,246
1,870
21
315
2,076
9,918
33
1,272
5,190
41,301
30
52
71
(D)
69
313
492
10,576
4
(D)
(D)
(D)
42
390
883
10,110
32
2,498
1,677
2,387
44
865
599
4,252
76
161
1,692
10,684
64
228
147
1,807
94
486
707
15,515
22
44
26
80
74
628
641
4,182
43
1,008
3,701
1,068
56
735
1,518
4,534
75
748
1,333
6,274
63
18,148
136
2
(D)
5
1,872
(D)
16
3,668
9
25
9,368
123
15
3,240
3
58
1,332
52
798
30
164
1
(D)
1
(D)
-
5
(D)
3
(D)
2
(D)
13
317
13
181
10
(D)
18
379
16
213
9
44
21
610
19
394
9
38
41
207
33
163
68
1,655
53
1,020
50
635
130
5,421
136
3,664
99
10,367
36
1,796
1
(D)
1
(D)
1
(D)
1
(D)
2
(D)
1
(D)
2
(D)
2
(D)
1
(D)
3
(D)
16
254
12
141
12
113
9
(D)
9
(D)
15
(D)
2
(D)
13
(D)
7
(D)
16
379
15
242
14
137
29
1,130
25
626
20
4,841
11
229
13
56
10
66
9
(D)
6
(D)
7
(D)
41
2,106
37
986
28
1,106
11
651
14
112
12
66
26
930
19
595
16
335
49
1,901
64
1,789
34
3,649
10
776
21
123
8
44
8
18
-
-
8
40
4
12
4
8
4
32
2
(D)
1
(D)
9
51
2
(D)
3
(D)
15
61
33
578
23
350
18
228
63
1,329
71
678
2
(D)
34
3,607
13
146
57
7,057
4
714
1
(D)
1
(D)
2
(D)
4
384
-
8
210
6
90
4
120
2
(D)
3
(D)
6
(D)
1
(D)
11
1,230
-
6
20
11
169
9
119
5
50
19
397
15
113
2
(D)
8
2,220
6
42
17
2,002
-
4
18
5
38
3
22
3
16
22
546
21
169
8
236
4
64
16
3,102
-
5
23
9
161
5
119
6
42
19
302
31
335
10
1,024
2
(D)
9
339
4
714
INVENTORY OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
Cattle and calves ............................................................................. farms
number
Cows ........................................................................................... farms
number
Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older ............................... farms
number
Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves
1 year old or older ..................................................................... farms
number
Calves less than 1 year old ......................................................... farms
number
Hogs and pigs ................................................................................. farms
number
Under 8 month old ....................................................................... farms
number
8 months old or older ................................................................... farms
number
Sheep and lambs ............................................................................ farms
number
Goats and kids ................................................................................ farms
number
Chickens ......................................................................................... farms
number
Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry ........................................ farms
number
SALES OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND THEIR PRODUCTS
Cattle and calves ............................................................................. farms
number sold
Cows ........................................................................................... farms
number sold
Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older ............................... farms
number sold
Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves
1 year old or older ..................................................................... farms
number sold
Calves less than 1 year old ......................................................... farms
number sold
Hogs and pigs ................................................................................. farms
number sold
Under 8 month old ....................................................................... farms
number sold
8 months old or older ................................................................... farms
number sold
Sheep and lambs ............................................................................ farms
number sold
Goats and kids ................................................................................ farms
number sold
Milk .................................................................................................. farms
quarts sold
Chickens ......................................................................................... farms
number sold
Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry ........................................ farms
number sold
Chicken eggs .................................................................................. farms
dozens sold
Fish and aquaculture products ........................................................ farms
number sold
2017 Census of Agriculture - Summary Data
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Virgin Islands 19
Table 21. Summary by Size of Farm: 2018
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item
Total
Less than 3 acres
3 to 9 acres
10 to 19 acres
20 to 49 acres
50 to 99 acres
100 acres or more
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS
565
100.0
9,324
100.0
16.5
268
47.4
322
3.5
1.2
139
24.6
705
7.6
5.1
77
13.6
1,078
11.6
14.0
44
7.8
1,297
13.9
29.5
23
4.1
1,434
15.4
62.3
14
2.5
4,489
48.1
320.6
400
1,374
187
1,247
224
5,538
53
688
333
476
218
163
72
47
48
43
10
7
152
64
102
212
72
178
52
222
10
27
96
63
38
148
21
138
57
655
14
58
38
78
20
157
8
123
34
854
7
48
25
115
14
42
9
280
21
884
8
207
10
21
8
652
5
481
12
2,881
4
341
12
134
247
582
221
550
34
32
124
88
103
(D)
26
(D)
67
93
64
87
6
6
28
116
28
116
-
15
96
15
96
-
10
20
8
(D)
2
(D)
3
170
3
170
-
178
1
38
16
14
92
11
12
9
48
17
2
19
6
3
10
3
2
-
6
1
1
2
-
3
-
565
9,324
342
3,749
79
3,060
144
2,515
268
322
181
201
18
(D)
69
(D)
139
705
90
456
18
92
31
157
77
1,078
36
511
16
230
25
337
44
1,297
19
572
12
384
13
341
23
1,434
12
759
10
(D)
1
(D)
14
4,489
4
1,250
5
1,699
5
1,540
565
268
139
77
44
23
14
268
268
-
139
139
-
77
77
-
44
44
-
23
23
-
14
14
Operator by place of residence:
On farm operated ...............................................................................
Not on farm operated .........................................................................
331
234
166
102
88
51
36
41
24
20
8
15
9
5
Operators by years on present farm:
2 years or less ...................................................................................
3 to 4 years ........................................................................................
5 to 9 years ........................................................................................
10 years or more ................................................................................
37
46
112
370
26
34
62
146
4
6
22
107
5
2
15
55
1
7
36
2
21
1
2
6
5
Operator by age group:
Under 35 years ..................................................................................
35 to 44 years ....................................................................................
45 to 54 years ....................................................................................
55 to 64 years ....................................................................................
65 years or more ................................................................................
Average age ..................................................................................
14
54
97
171
229
61
10
27
44
91
96
59
2
8
22
43
64
63
1
11
16
20
29
59
1
4
11
11
17
60
1
2
2
18
73
3
2
4
5
56
Operators by main occupation:
Agricultural .........................................................................................
Nonagricultural ..................................................................................
354
211
145
123
94
45
57
20
28
16
18
5
12
2
Operator 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 ...........................................................................
203
362
55
24
51
59
173
83
185
21
15
27
38
84
57
82
16
5
12
13
36
25
52
11
1
7
7
26
16
28
6
1
1
20
12
11
2
4
5
10
4
1
1
2
Computers used for the farm business ..................................................
No computers used for the farm business .............................................
244
321
118
150
50
89
36
41
23
21
7
16
10
4
Internet access ......................................................................................
Dial-up service ...................................................................................
DSL service .......................................................................................
Cable modem service ........................................................................
Fiber-optic service .............................................................................
233
1
3
12
-
113
1
8
-
65
1
2
-
21
2
-
17
2
-
9
-
8
-
Farms ........................................................................................ number
Percent of farms ................................................................................
Land in farms ................................................................................. acres
Percent distribution ............................................................................
Average size of farm .................................................................. acres
LAND USE
Cropland harvested .......................................................................farms
acres
Other cropland ...............................................................................farms
acres
Pastureland or grazing land ...........................................................farms
acres
Woodland ......................................................................................farms
acres
Other land ......................................................................................farms
acres
IRRIGATION
Land irrigated .................................................................................farms
acres
Private system ...........................................................................farms
acres
Public system ............................................................................farms
acres
MAJOR SOURCE OF IRRIGATION WATER
Well or cistern .........................................................................................
River or stream ......................................................................................
Lake or private pond ..............................................................................
Canal or irrigation district ........................................................................
Public utility ............................................................................................
Other ......................................................................................................
TENURE OF OPERATOR
All operators ..................................................................................farms
acres
Full owners ................................................................................farms
acres
Part owners ...............................................................................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 acres or more ..............................................................................
OPERATORS CHARACTERISTICS
COMPUTER USE:
--continued
20 Virgin Islands
2017 Census of Agriculture - Summary Data
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 21. Summary by Size of Farm: 2018 (continued)
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item
Total
Less than 3 acres
3 to 9 acres
10 to 19 acres
20 to 49 acres
50 to 99 acres
100 acres or more
COMPUTER USE: - Con.
Internet access - Con.
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cellphone ......................................................................................
Satellite service ..................................................................................
Broadband over power lines (BPL) ....................................................
Other type of service ..........................................................................
No internet access .................................................................................
130
4
83
332
68
2
34
155
45
2
15
74
7
12
56
4
11
27
4
5
14
2
6
6
126
971,114
31
156,918
32
195,442
34
184,312
14
260,002
9
113,440
6
61,000
Unpaid labor .................................................................................. farms
workers
Less than 25 days ..................................................................... farms
workers
25 to 149 days ........................................................................... farms
workers
150 days or more ...................................................................... farms
workers
461
1,145
51
119
99
390
368
636
218
372
22
32
57
115
158
225
117
218
11
18
23
38
99
162
64
174
8
40
9
15
55
119
38
116
7
(D)
8
(D)
33
82
17
34
17
34
7
231
3
(D)
2
(D)
6
14
Hired farm labor ............................................................................ farms
workers
Less than 25 days ..................................................................... farms
workers
25 to 149 days ........................................................................... farms
workers
150 days or more ...................................................................... farms
workers
271
765
61
170
107
200
147
395
116
282
26
44
53
80
50
158
63
131
19
24
19
39
34
68
43
128
8
34
18
35
27
59
23
91
4
(D)
9
(D)
17
33
13
40
6
6
7
34
13
93
4
(D)
2
(D)
12
43
184
496
329
413
323
411
58
170
138
151
157
195
53
129
89
103
71
90
34
83
50
73
48
62
21
47
32
51
22
29
7
11
15
27
14
14
11
56
5
8
11
21
Total sales ..................................................................................... farms
dollars
Average per farm ................................................................. dollars
565
3,334,652
5,902
268
868,913
3,242
139
706,009
5,079
77
804,316
10,446
44
335,660
7,629
23
182,070
7,916
14
437,684
31,263
Farms by value of sales:
Less than $1,200 ....................................................................... 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
294
104,056
71
123,543
74
263,794
37
225,390
25
215,182
64
2,402,687
155
66,141
40
69,183
38
134,719
9
49,660
8
70,360
18
478,850
73
22,621
17
29,580
12
43,225
14
86,330
9
74,160
14
450,093
34
7,010
11
19,200
8
28,200
8
51,320
3
25,372
13
673,214
20
(D)
1
(D)
10
36,550
3
(D)
3
(D)
7
245,086
8
(D)
2
(D)
6
21,100
2
(D)
5
136,440
4
(D)
3
(D)
7
419,004
100
128,692
215
1,130,809
259
544,305
68
61,634
126
208,434
148
200,951
20
(D)
51
309,372
69
138,105
4
(D)
21
207,052
21
44,141
5
(D)
11
155,716
9
38,362
1
(D)
3
16,200
8
33,978
2
(D)
3
234,035
4
88,768
63
725,125
164
649,276
2
(D)
65
145,165
4
(D)
33
224,175
53
150,040
36
(D)
2
(D)
16
61,350
31
84,236
2
(D)
14
84,226
2
(D)
9
434,750
33
80,325
2
(D)
-
4
(D)
23
114,232
8
19,230
-
14
127,562
2
(D)
-
1
(D)
10
92,881
3
(D)
-
254
889,923
271
1,935,535
234
777,689
175
59,306
186
92,857
67
137,051
205
119,124
92
120,139
116
353,408
83
288,443
92
26,331
100
26,744
35
52,109
115
39,529
78
207,214
63
326,120
42
90,196
46
13,356
49
30,367
12
36,850
57
21,825
34
322,302
43
521,981
49
170,990
18
14,388
21
25,466
3
8,550
18
37,546
27
118,580
23
204,748
32
128,221
11
2,615
5
(D)
9
3,372
8
6,524
19
92,788
13
85,200
18
53,800
4
1,406
8
3,250
4
3,200
4
3,000
4
28,900
13
444,078
10
46,039
4
1,210
3
(D)
4
32,970
3
10,700
INCOME FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Participation in government farm programs ................................... farms
dollars
LABOR STATUS
SELECTED EQUIPMENT
Tractors (all kinds) ......................................................................... farms
number
Motortrucks ................................................................................... farms
number
Automobiles .................................................................................. farms
number
FARMS BY VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD
SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT
Field and forage ............................................................................ farms
dollars
Vegetables .................................................................................... farms
dollars
Fruits and nuts .............................................................................. farms
dollars
Nursery Crops (including ornamental
plants) ......................................................................................... farms
dollars
Livestock ....................................................................................... farms
dollars
Milk ................................................................................................ farms
dollars
Poultry and eggs ........................................................................... farms
dollars
Fish and aquaculture products ...................................................... farms
dollars
SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES
Machine hire and customwork ....................................................... farms
dollars
Hired farms labor ........................................................................... farms
dollars
Feed purchased for livestock, poultry, and fish ............................. farms
dollars
Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides ........................................ farms
dollars
Fertilizers and manure purchased ................................................. farms
dollars
Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased .......................................... farms
dollars
Seed cost (including seedlings) ..................................................... farms
dollars
--continued
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Virgin Islands 21
Table 21. Summary by Size of Farm: 2018 (continued)
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item
Total
Less than 3 acres
3 to 9 acres
10 to 19 acres
20 to 49 acres
50 to 99 acres
100 acres or more
FIELD CROPS
Cassava (tapioca) ..........................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Dry corn .........................................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Hay (cut or grazed) ........................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Sugarcane (cut or grazed) .............................................................farms
acres
pounds
Sweet potatoes ..............................................................................farms
acres
pounds
70
14
11,126
13
(D)
2,080
2
(D)
(D)
68
41
24,032
64
14
34,264
44
6
4,898
10
1
(D)
40
6
14,307
42
8
29,962
15
5
4,100
3
(D)
(D)
17
(D)
8,222
14
4
3,760
4
(D)
(D)
4
6
(D)
4
1
(D)
5
2
(D)
6
25
4
1
(D)
1
(D)
(D)
1
(D)
(D)
-
1
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
-
Taniers ...........................................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Yams .............................................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Other field crops ............................................................................farms
acres
pounds
33
5
1,554
30
4
2,335
11
(D)
1,001
13
(D)
(D)
19
3
2,104
5
1
(D)
13
1
780
8
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
2
(D)
-
4
2
2
(D)
2
(D)
-
1
(D)
(D)
1
(D)
(D)
-
-
Cabbage ........................................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Carrots ...........................................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Celery ............................................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Cucumbers ....................................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Eggplant ........................................................................................farms
acres
pounds
32
4
3,055
30
11
4,508
44
5
1,633
104
71
97,575
69
13
41,799
26
3
1,334
20
3
858
36
4
835
56
8
(D)
43
5
1,897
4
(D)
(D)
6
(D)
(D)
7
(D)
(D)
28
7
33,222
15
2
3,882
2
(D)
(D)
1
(D)
(D)
6
1
21,284
5
1
24,520
2
(D)
(D)
8
2
8,226
-
3
3
(D)
3
1
600
2
(D)
(D)
3
51
18,800
3
4
10,900
Green beans ..................................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Lettuce ...........................................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Okra ...............................................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Onions, chives, and scallions ........................................................farms
acres
pounds
Peppers .........................................................................................farms
acres
pounds
39
5
5,233
47
19
11,638
111
19
13,126
74
11
3,688
140
28
28,944
28
3
1,018
32
4
2,052
68
10
3,461
51
7
1,973
84
12
4,804
5
1
(D)
8
(D)
2,960
29
5
6,875
15
2
830
32
6
6,350
3
(Z)
(D)
1
(D)
(D)
6
(D)
1,380
3
(D)
260
10
3
2,030
4
2
(D)
5
1
(D)
3
1
(D)
8
(D)
(D)
1
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
3
1
1,500
2
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
4
4
9,300
Spinach ..........................................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Squash ..........................................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Tomatoes (include both standard and
cherry tomatoes) ..........................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Sorrel (H. sabdariffa) .....................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Herbs .............................................................................................farms
acres
pounds
Other vegetables ...........................................................................farms
acres
pounds
66
8
6,435
38
13
61,403
47
6
2,321
17
2
1,249
15
2
2,514
10
(D)
2,040
3
(D)
1,600
2
(D)
(D)
4
2
2,314
2
(D)
(D)
1
(D)
3
6
(D)
99
28
75,687
53
17
7,607
95
18
10,293
103
108
55,814
54
6
3,531
33
5
4,702
54
7
1,655
62
17
12,350
25
4
25,064
15
12
2,680
26
4
3,418
26
7
7,446
7
(D)
7,048
2
(D)
(D)
7
(D)
(D)
10
16
21,651
9
4
13,774
2
(D)
(D)
6
3
1,350
3
(D)
(D)
1
(D)
-
3
10
26,270
1
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit trees
and plants ....................................................................................farms
acres
362
570
193
97
95
163
35
81
19
107
14
36
6
85
Avocados .......................................................................................farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Bananas ........................................................................................farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Breadfruit .......................................................................................farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Coconuts .......................................................................................farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
201
699
781
11,480
264
10,372
8,195
61,430
114
251
332
2,765
214
2,324
2,455
28,496
108
185
283
4,415
160
3,603
2,542
28,650
60
123
94
1,451
115
797
460
6,505
52
241
318
2,215
67
3,578
4,269
18,904
34
41
170
(D)
60
902
692
15,011
19
18
69
650
18
(D)
451
11,402
8
42
57
824
21
279
768
5,280
11
119
45
(D)
11
1,910
766
1,360
8
12
(D)
(D)
13
266
(D)
(D)
8
108
56
3,700
3
(D)
(D)
(D)
1
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
3
28
10
(D)
5
891
(D)
(D)
3
(D)
(D)
3
80
-
VEGETABLE CROPS
SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS
--continued
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2017 Census of Agriculture - Summary Data
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Table 21. Summary by Size of Farm: 2018 (continued)
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item
Total
Less than 3 acres
3 to 9 acres
10 to 19 acres
20 to 49 acres
50 to 99 acres
100 acres or more
SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS - Con.
Grapefruit ...................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
31
61
33
(D)
18
42
(D)
(D)
8
11
(D)
-
2
(D)
-
-
-
3
8
-
Lemons and limes ......................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Mangoes ....................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Oranges ........................................................................................ farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Papayas ........................................................................................ farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Pineapples .................................................................................... farms
plants not of bearing age
plants of bearing age
pounds
Plantains ....................................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops ................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Nursery Crops (including ornamental
plants) ......................................................................................... farms
sq.ft. under cover
acres in the open
140
489
338
3,133
227
1,101
1,736
42,225
37
69
43
340
169
1,404
12,367
20,698
108
3,802
9,864
7,003
136
2,599
4,755
20,074
217
2,275
14,528
80,901
76
171
95
339
112
256
374
9,756
26
(D)
18
110
90
674
532
5,178
56
338
1,261
904
76
1,335
712
7,796
116
422
968
11,637
41
202
185
2,242
64
503
627
13,850
3
(D)
(D)
56
516
1,397
11,872
24
1,801
1,555
2,149
45
904
2,779
10,830
59
1,791
3,279
33,239
9
(D)
(D)
50
25
33
(D)
4,275
1
(D)
(D)
10
(D)
318
1,426
11
1,070
(D)
(D)
8
76
360
(D)
24
(D)
2,723
8,127
11
(D)
36
(D)
15
129
181
(D)
5
13
(D)
9
112
(D)
(D)
12
593
1,464
2,110
4
(D)
(D)
9
(D)
919
8,006
8
28
244
5,000
1
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
(D)
5
(D)
162
1,486
3
62
(D)
(D)
3
152
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
(D)
3
(D)
10,004
(D)
3
5,000
1,620
1
(D)
(D)
4
6,477
18,406
63
18,148
136
33
6,720
2
16
3,680
5
9
(D)
(D)
4
(D)
(D)
-
1
(D)
-
58
1,332
52
798
30
164
7
39
7
18
2
(D)
7
39
5
21
2
(D)
20
191
16
132
11
15
7
121
7
69
4
(D)
11
386
11
290
5
16
6
556
6
268
6
85
41
207
33
163
68
1,655
53
1,020
50
635
130
5,421
136
3,664
99
10,367
36
1,796
4
(D)
3
(D)
22
336
15
181
16
155
35
486
29
548
54
3,181
24
1,501
4
(D)
3
10
9
226
7
157
7
69
28
487
41
837
17
4,202
5
105
11
25
10
19
12
271
8
118
10
153
31
1,229
36
737
10
2,201
2
(D)
7
8
2
(D)
16
636
14
403
12
233
17
1,353
14
595
13
683
2
(D)
9
40
9
40
2
(D)
2
(D)
12
778
10
759
2
(D)
-
6
120
6
83
7
(D)
7
(D)
5
25
7
1,088
6
188
3
(D)
3
50
21
123
8
44
8
18
2
(D)
-
2
(D)
2
(D)
2
(D)
2
(D)
2
(D)
4
22
2
(D)
2
(D)
7
47
2
(D)
1
(D)
4
40
2
(D)
1
(D)
15
61
33
578
23
350
18
228
63
1,329
71
678
2
(D)
34
3,607
13
146
57
7,057
4
714
2
(D)
10
82
7
69
4
13
14
163
19
134
18
446
6
84
34
2,681
2
(D)
3
95
3
95
9
104
20
143
2
(D)
5
2,112
2
(D)
14
1,782
2
(D)
6
94
2
(D)
6
(D)
16
260
13
92
4
(D)
-
4
(D)
10
137
7
62
6
75
9
375
9
214
6
830
2
(D)
6
2,504
-
5
23
8
112
7
80
-
4
26
4
170
4
(D)
2
(D)
7
315
3
15
1
(D)
3
(D)
3
90
-
INVENTORY OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
Cattle and calves ........................................................................... farms
number
Cows ......................................................................................... farms
number
Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older ............................. farms
number
Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves
1 year old or older ................................................................... farms
number
Calves less than 1 year old ....................................................... farms
number
Hogs and pigs ............................................................................... farms
number
Under 8 month old ..................................................................... farms
number
8 months old or older ................................................................. farms
number
Sheep and lambs .......................................................................... farms
number
Goats and kids .............................................................................. farms
number
Chickens ....................................................................................... farms
number
Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry ...................................... farms
number
SALES OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND THEIR PRODUCTS
Cattle and calves ........................................................................... farms
number sold
Cows ......................................................................................... farms
number sold
Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older ............................. farms
number sold
Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves
1 year old or older ................................................................... farms
number sold
Calves less than 1 year old ....................................................... farms
number sold
Hogs and pigs ............................................................................... farms
number sold
Under 8 month old ..................................................................... farms
number sold
8 months old or older ................................................................. farms
number sold
Sheep and lambs .......................................................................... farms
number sold
Goats and kids .............................................................................. farms
number sold
Milk ................................................................................................ farms
quarts sold
Chickens ....................................................................................... farms
number sold
Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry ...................................... farms
number sold
Chicken eggs ................................................................................ farms
dozens sold
Fish and aquaculture products ...................................................... farms
number sold
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Table 22. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2018
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item
Total
$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
565
100.0
9,324
100.0
16.5
294
52.0
3,383
36.3
11.5
71
12.6
456
4.9
6.4
74
13.1
845
9.1
11.4
37
6.5
891
9.6
24.1
25
4.4
337
3.6
13.5
64
11.3
3,413
36.6
53.3
400
1,374
187
1,247
224
5,538
53
688
333
476
197
266
94
467
115
2,030
22
442
168
176
50
73
17
130
31
213
6
(D)
43
(D)
56
108
25
168
25
484
9
50
48
37
25
36
14
64
21
674
3
(D)
17
(D)
21
80
13
160
8
42
8
17
20
38
51
811
24
258
24
2,096
5
65
37
182
247
582
221
550
34
32
93
80
80
67
15
13
36
48
33
45
3
4
33
24
29
(D)
6
(D)
23
33
22
(D)
3
(D)
21
39
20
35
3
3
41
358
37
351
4
7
178
1
38
16
14
66
1
13
8
5
27
5
2
2
25
5
2
1
21
2
12
5
2
2
27
10
2
2
565
9,324
342
3,749
79
3,060
144
2,515
294
3,383
197
2,546
32
483
65
355
71
456
44
215
11
157
16
83
74
845
44
371
9
274
21
200
37
891
18
98
5
211
14
582
25
337
11
116
7
139
7
82
64
3,413
28
403
15
1,797
21
1,213
565
268
139
77
44
23
14
294
155
73
34
20
8
4
71
40
17
11
1
2
-
74
38
12
8
10
6
-
37
9
14
8
3
3
25
8
9
3
3
2
-
64
18
14
13
7
5
7
Operator by place of residence:
On farm operated .......................................................................
Not on farm operated .................................................................
331
234
170
124
45
26
37
37
24
13
12
13
43
21
Operators by years on present farm:
2 years or less ...........................................................................
3 to 4 years ................................................................................
5 to 9 years ................................................................................
10 years or more ........................................................................
37
46
112
370
29
15
42
208
9
22
40
6
10
14
44
2
14
21
3
10
12
9
10
45
Operator by age group:
Under 35 years ..........................................................................
35 to 44 years ............................................................................
45 to 54 years ............................................................................
55 to 64 years ............................................................................
65 years or more ........................................................................
Average age ..........................................................................
14
54
97
171
229
61
5
28
41
95
125
62
4
6
10
21
30
61
3
6
15
24
26
59
6
13
7
11
55
4
5
8
8
61
2
4
13
16
29
61
Operators by main occupation:
Agricultural .................................................................................
Nonagricultural ..........................................................................
354
211
166
128
39
32
54
20
32
5
18
7
45
19
Operator 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 ...................................................................
203
362
55
24
51
59
173
103
191
21
9
23
33
105
17
54
7
2
11
9
25
23
51
16
6
8
5
16
17
20
6
2
4
6
2
13
12
1
3
8
30
34
4
2
5
6
17
Computers used for the farm business ..........................................
No computers used for the farm business .....................................
244
321
105
189
30
41
30
44
19
18
12
13
48
16
Internet access ..............................................................................
Dial-up service ...........................................................................
DSL service ...............................................................................
Cable modem service ................................................................
Fiber-optic service .....................................................................
233
1
3
12
-
115
1
1
7
-
28
2
-
25
-
18
1
-
12
-
35
4
-
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS
Farms ................................................................................ number
Percent of farms ........................................................................
Land in farms ........................................................................ acres
Percent distribution ....................................................................
Average size of farm ......................................................... acres
LAND USE
Cropland harvested .............................................................. farms
acres
Other cropland ...................................................................... farms
acres
Pastureland or grazing land .................................................. farms
acres
Woodland ............................................................................. farms
acres
Other land ............................................................................. farms
acres
IRRIGATION
Land irrigated ........................................................................ farms
acres
Private system .................................................................. farms
acres
Public system ................................................................... farms
acres
MAJOR SOURCE OF IRRIGATION WATER
Well or cistern .................................................................................
River or stream ..............................................................................
Lake or private pond ......................................................................
Canal or irrigation district ................................................................
Public utility ....................................................................................
Other ..............................................................................................
TENURE OF OPERATOR
All operators ......................................................................... farms
acres
Full owners ....................................................................... farms
acres
Part owners ...................................................................... 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 acres or more ......................................................................
OPERATORS CHARACTERISTICS
COMPUTER USE:
--continued
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Table 22. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2018 (continued)
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item
Total
$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
130
4
83
332
65
2
39
179
18
8
43
14
11
49
13
2
2
19
10
2
13
10
21
29
126
971,114
35
360,784
17
67,798
29
115,976
14
79,950
8
59,884
23
286,722
Unpaid labor ..........................................................................farms
workers
Less than 25 days .............................................................farms
workers
25 to 149 days ...................................................................farms
workers
150 days or more ..............................................................farms
workers
461
1,145
51
119
99
390
368
636
251
519
24
68
59
116
190
335
52
81
5
5
6
9
47
67
60
127
4
6
8
16
56
105
31
52
3
3
6
14
26
35
20
44
4
4
5
11
17
29
47
322
11
33
15
224
32
65
Hired farm labor ....................................................................farms
workers
Less than 25 days .............................................................farms
workers
25 to 149 days ...................................................................farms
workers
150 days or more ..............................................................farms
workers
271
765
61
170
107
200
147
395
105
288
22
60
40
73
60
155
40
121
9
15
20
36
19
70
35
75
7
9
15
32
16
34
19
56
10
30
4
6
10
20
19
38
6
6
7
15
10
17
53
187
7
50
21
38
32
99
184
496
329
413
323
411
90
217
151
175
143
174
13
19
53
64
45
56
19
43
53
67
47
59
11
21
24
30
23
26
12
45
15
23
18
24
39
151
33
54
47
72
Total sales .............................................................................farms
dollars
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars
565
3,334,652
5,902
294
104,056
354
71
123,543
1,740
74
263,794
3,565
37
225,390
6,092
25
215,182
8,607
64
2,402,687
37,542
Farms by value of sales:
Less than $1,200 ...............................................................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
294
104,056
71
123,543
74
263,794
37
225,390
25
215,182
64
2,402,687
294
104,056
-
71
123,543
-
74
263,794
-
37
225,390
-
25
215,182
-
64
2,402,687
100
128,692
215
1,130,809
259
544,305
42
7,801
79
23,130
113
37,235
11
(D)
24
18,119
35
31,510
20
12,278
46
83,515
42
45,851
3
(D)
15
41,665
16
41,890
10
19,575
17
63,122
19
52,035
14
76,518
34
901,258
34
335,784
63
725,125
164
649,276
2
(D)
65
145,165
4
(D)
16
4,715
46
24,305
21
6,870
-
7
(D)
32
46,440
18
13,119
2
(D)
8
10,670
37
99,450
11
12,030
-
5
23,200
17
96,250
5
13,520
2
(D)
6
(D)
8
41,220
2
(D)
3
18,750
-
21
666,640
24
341,611
7
80,876
-
254
889,923
271
1,935,535
234
777,689
175
59,306
186
92,857
67
137,051
205
119,124
118
298,016
105
367,280
114
361,310
70
9,279
75
13,462
21
29,420
87
16,929
29
105,933
40
126,150
38
85,666
16
2,703
23
4,987
20
48,761
19
8,525
36
117,598
35
292,901
32
111,440
33
6,850
29
9,030
13
12,700
34
7,000
19
87,560
19
111,000
17
56,128
13
3,400
17
4,520
4
1,900
18
10,450
13
29,200
19
59,768
13
51,902
7
3,500
8
3,600
3
1,900
11
3,500
39
251,616
53
978,436
20
111,243
36
33,574
34
57,258
6
42,370
36
72,720
COMPUTER USE: - Con.
Internet access - Con.
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cellphone ..............................................................................
Satellite service ..........................................................................
Broadband over power lines (BPL) ............................................
Other type of service ..................................................................
No internet access .........................................................................
INCOME FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Participation in government farm programs ...........................farms
dollars
LABOR STATUS
SELECTED EQUIPMENT
Tractors (all kinds) .................................................................farms
number
Motortrucks ...........................................................................farms
number
Automobiles ..........................................................................farms
number
FARMS BY VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD
SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT
Field and forage ....................................................................farms
dollars
Vegetables ............................................................................farms
dollars
Fruits and nuts ......................................................................farms
dollars
Nursery Crops (including ornamental
plants) .................................................................................farms
dollars
Livestock ...............................................................................farms
dollars
Milk ........................................................................................farms
dollars
Poultry and eggs ...................................................................farms
dollars
Fish and aquaculture products ..............................................farms
dollars
SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES
Machine hire and customwork ...............................................farms
dollars
Hired farms labor ...................................................................farms
dollars
Feed purchased for livestock, poultry, and fish .....................farms
dollars
Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides ................................farms
dollars
Fertilizers and manure purchased .........................................farms
dollars
Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased ..................................farms
dollars
Seed cost (including seedlings) .............................................farms
dollars
--continued
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Table 22. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2018 (continued)
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item
Total
$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
FIELD CROPS
Cassava (tapioca) ................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Dry corn ................................................................................ farms
acres
pounds
Hay (cut or grazed) ............................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Sugarcane (cut or grazed) .................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Sweet potatoes ..................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
70
14
11,126
13
(D)
2,080
2
(D)
(D)
68
41
24,032
64
14
34,264
34
6
2,093
6
1
220
34
28
(D)
27
3
540
7
1
270
3
(D)
(D)
9
(D)
3,250
5
1
(D)
12
2
2,265
2
(D)
(D)
11
2
6,600
14
2
3,200
5
1
400
2
(D)
(D)
3
(Z)
(D)
6
4
2,840
2
(D)
5
2
6,025
7
3
1,002
6
1
3,258
2
(D)
(D)
7
6
3,475
8
5
27,242
Taniers .................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Yams .................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Other field crops ................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
33
5
1,554
30
4
2,335
11
(D)
1,001
15
3
174
11
1
107
7
1
(D)
4
(D)
160
4
(D)
110
-
10
1
1,100
9
2
1,956
1
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
3
(Z)
500
2
(D)
(D)
4
(Z)
(D)
-
-
Cabbage ............................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Carrots .................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Celery ................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Cucumbers ........................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Eggplant ............................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
32
4
3,055
30
11
4,508
44
5
1,633
104
71
97,575
69
13
41,799
21
3
830
17
2
396
19
3
211
40
6
1,930
28
3
1,067
1
(D)
(D)
5
(D)
89
8
1
605
4
(Z)
141
6
1
635
5
(D)
(D)
11
1
601
19
3
5,390
16
2
1,500
1
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
3
(Z)
(D)
8
1
9,884
4
1
150
1
(D)
(D)
1
(D)
(D)
4
(Z)
660
9
4
8,650
4
(Z)
241
2
(D)
(D)
5
7
3,422
2
(D)
(D)
20
56
71,116
13
6
38,700
Green beans ......................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Lettuce .................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Okra ...................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Onions, chives, and scallions ............................................... farms
acres
pounds
Peppers ................................................................................ farms
acres
pounds
39
5
5,233
47
19
11,638
111
19
13,126
74
11
3,688
140
28
28,944
14
2
461
17
2
557
48
7
1,726
28
5
756
60
9
1,157
7
(D)
142
5
1
450
9
1
360
6
1
334
17
2
(D)
3
(Z)
(D)
12
2
1,470
27
4
2,535
16
2
773
28
5
2,546
6
1
125
3
(D)
(D)
5
1
205
7
1
540
11
2
1,117
2
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
8
2
1,460
5
1
270
3
(Z)
(D)
7
2
3,830
8
14
8,546
14
4
6,840
12
2
1,015
21
11
22,644
Spinach ................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Squash ................................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Tomatoes (include both standard and
cherry tomatoes) ................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
Sorrel (H. sabdariffa) ............................................................ farms
acres
pounds
Herbs .................................................................................... farms
acres
pounds
Other vegetables .................................................................. farms
acres
pounds
66
8
6,435
38
13
61,403
31
4
486
7
1
568
7
1
380
2
(D)
(D)
14
2
2,279
6
(D)
910
6
1
235
2
(D)
(D)
3
1
925
10
1
321
5
1
2,130
11
10
59,414
99
28
75,687
53
17
7,607
95
18
10,293
103
108
55,814
30
3
798
17
2
1,052
42
5
461
37
11
2,332
12
1
745
4
1
290
10
1
304
12
4
568
21
4
4,822
13
2
1,590
19
3
1,010
14
3
5,812
8
1
5,462
3
(Z)
130
5
1
(D)
10
2
1,048
7
1
3,390
5
10
1,220
3
(Z)
(D)
11
3
5,869
21
17
60,470
11
2
3,325
16
9
8,040
19
85
40,185
Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit trees
and plants ........................................................................... farms
acres
362
570
182
199
47
56
50
74
19
28
19
61
45
152
Avocados .............................................................................. farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Bananas ............................................................................... farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Breadfruit .............................................................................. farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Coconuts .............................................................................. farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
201
699
781
11,480
264
10,372
8,195
61,430
114
251
332
2,765
214
2,324
2,455
28,496
102
219
425
2,445
141
3,431
3,047
15,432
55
165
207
510
110
1,081
943
5,046
25
173
35
380
36
866
547
13,696
13
9
19
(D)
32
299
266
11,805
27
89
106
2,965
35
1,264
1,198
8,746
21
20
33
955
28
(D)
160
4,030
18
76
52
1,385
17
927
459
6,110
9
11
7
600
18
350
215
(D)
7
37
145
11
2,022
1,410
1,580
8
12
14
(D)
8
(D)
82
(D)
22
142
126
4,160
24
1,862
1,534
15,866
8
34
52
(D)
18
337
789
5,080
VEGETABLE CROPS
SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS
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Table 22. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2018 (continued)
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For enumeration periods, see appendix A. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item
Total
$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
SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS - Con.
Grapefruit ..............................................................................farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
31
61
33
(D)
19
39
24
-
2
(D)
(D)
(D)
2
(D)
-
4
4
(D)
-
-
4
(D)
(D)
-
Lemons and limes .................................................................farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Mangoes ...............................................................................farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Oranges ................................................................................farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Papayas ................................................................................farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Pineapples ............................................................................farms
plants not of bearing age
plants of bearing age
pounds
Plantains ...............................................................................farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops ...........................................farms
trees not of bearing age
trees of bearing age
pounds
Nursery Crops (including ornamental
plants) .................................................................................farms
sq.ft. under cover
acres in the open
140
489
338
3,133
227
1,101
1,736
42,225
37
69
43
340
169
1,404
12,367
20,698
108
3,802
9,864
7,003
136
2,599
4,755
20,074
217
2,275
14,528
80,901
77
103
187
140
121
462
892
7,551
19
37
18
78
703
533
3,123
46
848
854
832
70
1,203
704
6,008
103
462
791
4,145
20
108
19
260
23
95
127
2,950
5
8
4
100
21
126
201
2,432
18
(D)
209
271
12
78
162
(D)
32
84
422
2,840
24
114
84
585
29
76
161
4,945
4
12
(D)
27
347
154
2,635
14
793
766
320
26
887
750
3,036
24
71
121
1,009
5
58
16
102
93
6,000
5
10
(D)
(D)
16
98
158
5,415
10
207
255
540
11
250
361
1,270
14
(D)
115
964
4
44
12
1,602
15
78
124
3,200
10
46
113
1,055
4
(D)
460
208
8
120
450
1,260
15
392
1,827
4,110
10
62
36
546
23
288
339
17,579
4
14
(D)
(D)
17
84
11,208
6,038
16
1,720
7,320
4,832
9
61
2,328
(D)
29
(D)
11,252
67,833
63
18,148
136
16
3,152
2
7
3,000
1
8
(D)
(Z)
5
1,440
120
6
(D)
1
21
3,788
11
58
1,332
52
798
30
164
25
429
23
232
10
42
8
(D)
4
(D)
4
(D)
11
209
11
149
6
12
6
252
6
137
5
50
1
(D)
1
(D)
1
(D)
7
386
7
253
4
53
41
207
33
163
68
1,655
53
1,020
50
635
130
5,421
136
3,664
99
10,367
36
1,796
16
102
16
53
24
659
17
380
15
279
61
1,405
74
1,224
48
2,387
17
1,332
4
(D)
2
(D)
11
312
7
216
11
96
20
565
18
518
18
1,172
2
(D)
10
26
7
22
18
218
16
102
11
116
22
983
20
1,027
14
871
12
378
5
34
5
31
8
212
6
100
8
112
7
190
9
362
7
3,099
-
1
(D)
1
(D)
2
(D)
2
(D)
2
(D)
3
209
6
96
5
584
1
(D)
5
(D)
2
(D)
5
(D)
5
(D)
3
(D)
17
2,069
9
437
7
2,254
4
46
21
123
8
44
8
18
2
(D)
-
2
(D)
2
(D)
8
40
4
12
4
8
5
34
1
(D)
1
(D)
-
4
(D)
3
(D)
1
(D)
15
61
33
578
23
350
18
228
63
1,329
71
678
2
(D)
34
3,607
13
146
57
7,057
4
714
2
(D)
4
28
3
(D)
2
(D)
11
72
26
136
7
101
3
70
21
1,132
-
5
71
4
64
3
7
11
134
14
164
10
116
2
(D)
14
1,688
2
(D)
6
20
13
122
7
60
7
62
17
239
15
170
7
800
4
(D)
9
573
-
5
(D)
8
192
6
110
4
82
5
192
7
88
4
2,080
5
860
2
(D)
1
(D)
1
(D)
4
140
4
34
2
(D)
3
210
3
2,650
-
2
(D)
2
(D)
2
(D)
2
(D)
15
552
5
86
3
300
4
42
5
154
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INVENTORY OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
Cattle and calves ...................................................................farms
number
Cows .................................................................................farms
number
Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older .....................farms
number
Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves
1 year old or older ...........................................................farms
number
Calves less than 1 year old ...............................................farms
number
Hogs and pigs .......................................................................farms
number
Under 8 month old .............................................................farms
number
8 months old or older .........................................................farms
number
Sheep and lambs ..................................................................farms
number
Goats and kids ......................................................................farms
number
Chickens ...............................................................................farms
number
Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry ..............................farms
number
SALES OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND THEIR PRODUCTS
Cattle and calves ...................................................................farms
number sold
Cows .................................................................................farms
number sold
Heifers and heifer calves 1 year old or older .....................farms
number sold
Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves
1 year old or older ...........................................................farms
number sold
Calves less than 1 year old ...............................................farms
number sold
Hogs and pigs .......................................................................farms
number sold
Under 8 month old .............................................................farms
number sold
8 months old or older .........................................................farms
number sold
Sheep and lambs ..................................................................farms
number sold
Goats and kids ......................................................................farms
number sold
Milk ........................................................................................farms
quarts sold
Chickens ...............................................................................farms
number sold
Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry ..............................farms
number sold
Chicken eggs ........................................................................farms
dozens sold
Fish and aquaculture products ..............................................farms
number sold
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Appendix A.
Census of Agriculture Methodology
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of the Census of Agriculture is to
enumerate all members of a population with a defined
characteristic. For the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI)
Census of Agriculture, that goal is to account for “any
place from which $500 or more of agricultural
products were produced and sold, or normally would
have been sold, during the census year.”
As in the previous censuses of the U.S. Virgin Islands,
a direct enumeration procedure was used in the 2018
Census of Agriculture. Enumeration was based on a
list of farm operators compiled by the University of
the Virgin Islands, Cooperative Extension Service,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of
Agriculture. The statistics on this report were
collected during the spring of 2019.
THE CENSUS POPULATION
For the 2018 U.S. Virgin Islands Census of
Agriculture, a list of farm operators was compiled by
the University of the Virgin Islands, Cooperative
Extension Service, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Department of Agriculture.
The enumerators
contacted all persons or operations on the list and
completed a census report form for all farm operations
that met the farm definition. If the person on the list
was not operating a farm, the enumerator recorded
whether the land had been sold or rented to someone
else and was still being used for agriculture. If the
land was sold or rented out, the enumerator obtained
the name of the new operator and contacted that
person, to ensure that he/she was included in the
census.
DATA COLLECTION OUTREACH AND
PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS
The Public Affairs Office (PAO) developed a
communication plan largely based on promotional
materials that were shared with local outreach
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partners, including but not limited to the University of
the Virgin Islands, Cooperative Extension Service,
the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture,
and local USDA agencies. The goal with these
promotional materials included:
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Encouraging participation in the Census of
Agriculture
Communicating how the census will provide
much needed data that are used by federal and
local decision makers
Explaining that response to the Census of
Agriculture is required and that reported
information is protected by federal law
Increasing general awareness and perceived
value of NASS, its products, and services
Partnership and Local-Level Outreach
NASS officials met with leaders from agricultural
organizations, the University of the Virgin Islands,
Cooperative Extension Service, and U.S. Virgin
Islands Department of Agriculture, to successfully
secure their support in promoting the census among
their constituencies. Stakeholders partnered with
NASS to promote the 2018 U.S. Virgin Islands
Census of Agriculture through publications (e.g.
newsletters), special mailings, speeches, social media,
websites, and other communications. Through
grassroots-level outreach and efforts, NASS partnered
with a number of community-based organizations to
reach all farmers and ranchers. Among the highlights
of these partnership efforts was the participation of
local extension agents on radio public service
announcements promoting the importance of the 2018
U.S. Virgin Islands Census of Agriculture.
Public Relations
In the public relations arena, NASS worked with
internal and external stakeholders to equip them with
communications tools and resources to deliver the
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census communications message to their audiences.
The materials included, but were not limited to: a
press release/stakeholder notice, a public service
announcement, flyers and posters, and a Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQs) document; which were
drafted for local media and other stakeholder
distribution. These materials were available both
electronically and in hard copy. Other outreach tools
included items such as pens and notepads.
DATA COLLECTION
Method of Enumeration
Personal enumeration was used in the 2018 U.S.
Virgin Islands Census of Agriculture, and in the 2007
U.S. Virgin Islands Census of Agriculture,
enumeration was based on a list of farm operators
compiled the University of the Virgin Islands,
Cooperative Extension Service, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands Department of Agriculture.
The enumerators contacted all persons or operations
engaged in agriculture in their assigned area and
completed a census report form for all farm operations
that met the farm definition. If the person on the list
was not operating a farm, the enumerator recorded
whether the land had been sold or rented to someone
else and was still being used for agriculture. If the
land was sold or rented out, the enumerator obtained
the name of the new operator and contacted that
person, to ensure that he/she was included in the
census.
Report Form
Prior to each agriculture census, the content of all
census report forms is reviewed to eliminate inquiries
no longer needed, to identify new items necessary to
meet user needs, and to better describe the agricultural
situation in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Data requests are
solicited from farm organizations, land-grant colleges
and universities, State and Federal agencies, State
Department of Agriculture, agribusinesses, and other
users. Each respondent is asked to identify and justify
its specific data needs.
A single version of the report form for the 2018 U.S.
Virgin Islands Census of Agriculture was prepared by
NASS, in cooperation with the University of the
Virgin Islands, Cooperative Extension Service, and
the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture;
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and various USDA agencies.
Based on their
comments, the content of the 2018 census report form
remained almost unchanged from the previous
census.
Training Program
The project manager, and enumerators employed for
the census in the U.S. Virgin Islands received special
training in accordance with instructions prepared by
NASS. The training included an overview of the
census of agriculture program, and a detailed
discussion of the enumerator's instructions manual
and the census report form.
REPORT FORM PROCESSING
Data Capture
The Census Bureau’s National Processing Center
(NPC) in Jeffersonville, IN was contracted to print,
label, and ship the questionnaires to the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
Completed questionnaires were then
returned to NPC for data capture and scanning.
NASS staff on site at the NPC provided technical
guidance and monitored NPC processing activities.
All report forms returned to the NPC were
immediately checked in, using bar codes printed on
the mailing label. With the small survey universe, it
was determined that a key from paper application
would be most economical. All forms keyed were
then scanned and loaded into the Feith file
cabinet. The images were available for analytical
review of the data as well as for archive purposes.
The keying staff evaluated the contents and captured
pertinent responses. An independent quality control
process occurs after initial keying where ten percent
of the captured data is keyed a second time. If
differences existed between the first keyed value and
the second, an adjudicator handled resolution. The
decision of the adjudicator was used to grade the
performance of the keyers, who were required to
maintain a certain accuracy level or receive additional
training. The measured error rate for the entire survey
was 0.39%. The images and the captured data were
transferred to NASS’s centralized network and
became available to NASS analysts on a flow basis.
The images were available for use in all stages of
review.
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Editing Data
Captured data were processed through a computer
formatting program. The program verified that record
identifiers were valid and checked the basic integrity
of the data fields. Rejected records were referred to
analysts for correction. Accepted records were sent to
a computer batch edit process. Each execution of the
computer batch edit flowed as the data were received
from the National Processing Center (NPC).
All census records were passed through a complex
computer edit. The edit determined whether a
reporting operation met the minimum criteria to be
counted as a qualifying farm (in-scope). The edit
examined each in-scope record for reasonableness
and completeness and determined whether to accept
the recorded value for each data item or take
corrective action. Actions included removing
erroneously reported values, replacing an
unreasonable value with one consistent with other
reported data. Strategies for determining replacement
values are discussed in the next section.
Imputing Data
The edit systematically checked reported data sectionby-section with the overall objective of achieving an
internally consistent and complete report. NASS
subject-matter experts defined the criteria for
acceptable data. Problems that could not be resolved
within the edit were referred to an analyst for
intervention. Analysts used additional information
sources, examined the scanned image, and determined
an appropriate action.
Data Analysis
Once keyed, the data from each report form were
available to NASS analysts in Washington, DC, via
electronic media, for computer editing and analysis.
Data from each report were subjected to a detailed
item-by-item computer edit. The edit performed
comprehensive checks for consistency and
reasonableness, corrected erroneous or inconsistent
data; supplied missing data based on similar farms,
and assigned farm classification codes necessary for
tabulating the data.
Prior to publication, tabulated totals were reviewed by
statisticians to identify inconsistencies and potential
coverage problems. Comparisons were made with
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previous census data, as well as other available data.
Tallies of all selected data items for various sets of
criteria which included, but were not limited to,
geographic levels, farm types, and sales levels were
reviewed. When necessary, data inconsistencies were
resolved.
DISCLOSURE REVIEW
After tabulation and review of the aggregates, a
comprehensive disclosure review was conducted.
NASS is obligated to withhold, under Title 7, U.S.
Code, any total that would reveal an individual’s
information or allow it to be closely estimated by the
public. Cell suppression will be used to protect the
cells that are determined to be sensitive to a
disclosure of information. Farm counts are not
considered sensitive and are not subject to
disclosure. Cell suppression will be used to protect
the cells that are determined to be sensitive to a
disclosure of information.
Based on agency standards, data cells were
determined to be sensitive to a disclosure of
information if they failed either of two rules. First,
the threshold rule failed if the data cell contained
less than three operations. For example, if only one
farmer produced hogs on the island, NASS could not
publish the island total for hog inventory without
disclosing the individuals’ information. Second, the
dominance rule failed if the distribution of the data
within the cell allowed a data user to estimate any
respondent’s data too closely. a data disclosure risk
is determined to be present if a particular data cell
being considered for publication violates either one
of two criteria. First, the threshold rule is violated if
the estimated number of farms in a data cell is less
than three. For example, if the estimate of the
number of farms producing hogs on the Island is
equal to exactly one farm, NASS could not publish
the total for hog inventory without disclosing the
reporting farm’s information. Second, a p-percent
rule will be used to determine dominance. Under
this rule, if the two largest contributing farms’
values to the county total are subtracted from the
estimated total, the remainder must exceed a
specified (p)-percent of the largest contributed
value.
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A (p)-percent rule will be used to determine
dominance. Under this rule, if the two largest
contributing farms’ values to the county total are
subtracted from the estimated total, the
remainder must exceed a specified (p)-percent of the
largest contributed value. If the remainder fails to
exceed the specified percentage, the value is not
published. For example, if there are many farmers
producing hogs on the island and some of them were
large enough to dominate the cell total, NASS could
not publish the county total for hog inventory
without
risking
disclosing
an
individual
respondent’s data. If the remainder fails to exceed
the specified percentage, the value is not published.
For example, if there are many farmers producing
hogs and the sum of the two largest contributed
values to the total account for too much to the total,
NASS does not publish the total for hog inventory.
This is because the contributed value of the largest
hog operator could be disclosed. In both of these
situations, the data were suppressed and a
“(D)” was placed in the cell in the census
publication table. These data cells are referred to as
primary suppressions.
Since most items were summed to marginal totals,
primary suppressions within these summation
relationships were protected by ensuring that there
were additional suppressions within the linear
relationship that provided adequate protection for
the primary. A detailed computer routine selected
additional data cells for suppression to ensure all
primary suppressions are properly protected in all
linear relationships in all tables. These data cells are
referred to as complementary suppressions. These
cells are not themselves sensitive to a disclosure of
information, but were suppressed to protect other
primary suppressions. A "(D)" was also placed in
the cell of the census publication table to
indicate a complementary suppression. A data user
cannot determine whether a cell with a (D)
represents a primary or complementary suppression.
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NASS analysts reviewed all complementary
suppressions to ensure no cells had been withheld
that were vital to the data users. In instances where
complimentary suppressions were deemed critically
important to the Island, analysts requested an
override and a different complement cell was
chosen.
MEASURED ERRORS IN THE CENSUS
PROCESS
Uncertainty is introduced into the data in
compiling the list of farm operators in NASS’
data collection procedures, in data editing and
processing, and in compiling the final data.
Additionally, NASS uses statistical procedures to
both measure errors in the various processes and
in making adjustments for those errors in the final
data.
Variability in Census Estimates due to
Statistical Adjustment
In conducting the 2018 U.S. Virgin Islands Census of
Agriculture, efforts were initiated to measure error
associated with the adjustments for farm
operations that were on the list of farm operators
but did not respond to the census report form.
This error measurement was developed from the
standard error of the estimates at the island level,
where appropriate, and were expressed as
coefficients of variation (CVs) at the island level.
Coefficients of variation are displayed in the
Quick Stats database.
Coefficient of variation is a measure of the relative
amount of error associated with a sample estimate.
Specifically, it is the standard error of a point
estimate divided by that estimate, generally
multiplied times 100 so that it can be reported as a
percentage. This relative measure allows the
reliability of a range of estimates to be compared.
For example, the standard error is often larger for
large population estimates than for small
population estimates, but the large population
estimates may have a smaller CV, indicating
a more reliable estimate. Every estimate for the 2018
U.S. Virgin Islands Census of Agriculture has a
corresponding CV published with it. NASS has
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identified the following index to use when evaluating
coefficient of variation for the 2018 U.S. Virgin
Islands Census of Agriculture.
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Low Reliability Estimate. Coefficient of
Variation (CV) 30 percent or higher. Caution
should be used when using this estimate in any
form. Please consult NASS for more information
or guidance.
•
Medium Reliability Estimate. Coefficient of
Variation (CV) between 15 percent and 29.9
percent.
•
High Reliability Estimate. Coefficient of
Variation (CV) less than 15 percent.
NONMEASURED ERRORS IN THE CENSUS
PROCESS
As noted in the previous section, sampling errors can
be introduced from the nonresponse adjustment
procedure. This error is measureable. However,
nonsampling errors are imbedded in the census
process that cannot be directly measured as part of the
design of the census but must be contained to ensure
an accurate count. Extensive efforts were made to
compile a complete and accurate list of farmers for the
census, to design an understandable report form with
clear instructions, to train enumerators on how to ask
the questions and record the answers on the report
form, and to minimize processing errors through the
use of quality control measures.
The weight
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adjustment and tabulation processes recognize the
presence of nonsampling errors; however, it is
assumed that these errors are small and that, in total,
the net effect is zero. In other words, the positive
errors cancel the negative errors.
Respondent and Enumerator Error
Incorrect or incomplete responses to the census report
form or to the questions posed by an enumerator can
introduce error into the census data. Steps were taken
in the design and execution of the census of
agriculture to reduce reporting errors. Poor
instructions and ambiguous definitions lead to
misreporting. Respondents may not remember
accurately, may estimate responses, or enumerators
may record an item in the wrong cell. To reduce
reporting and recording errors, detailed instructions
for completing the report form were provided to each
enumerator, and questions were phrased as clearly as
possible. In addition, each respondent’s answers were
checked for completeness and consistency by the
complex edit and imputation system.
Item Nonresponse
All item nonresponse actions provide another
opportunity to introduce measurement errors.
Regardless of whether it was previously reported data,
administrative data, the nearest neighbor algorithm,
the fully conditional specification method, or
manually imputed by an analyst, some risk exists that
the imputed value does not equal the actual value.
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Appendix B.
General Explanation and Census of Agriculture Report Form
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CENSUS REPORT
FORM
Prior to each agriculture census, the content of all
census report forms is reviewed to eliminate inquiries
no longer needed and to identify new items necessary
to meet user needs, so that published data better
describes the agricultural situation in the U.S. Virgin
Islands. Data requests are solicited from farm
organizations, land-grant colleges and universities,
State and Federal agencies, State departments of
agriculture, agribusinesses, and other users. Each user
is asked to identify and justify its specific data needs.
The report form for the 2018 Census of Agriculture
for the U.S. Virgin Islands was prepared by NASS, in
cooperation with the University of the Virgin Islands,
Cooperative Extension Service, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands Department of Agriculture. While similar to
the report form used in 2007, changes were made to
reflect changes in the U.S. Virgin Islands’ agriculture.
A sample copy of the report form is included in this
appendix.
DATA CHANGES
Following are descriptions of the report form changes.
•
Section 2, “Field and Forage Crops” - “Dry
beans”, and “Sorghum”, were removed from the
list of printed crops.
•
Section 3, “Vegetables.” - “Sorrel” and “Herbs”,
were removed from the list of printed crops.
•
Section 4, “Fruit, Nuts, Trees, and Nursery
Crops” – “Watermelons” was added as a to the
list of printed crops.
•
Section 7, “Colonies of Bees” – Was removed
from the report form.
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Section 13, “Practices” – Was added to the report
form to report computer use, internet access, and
type of access utilized for the farm business.
•
Section 14, “Government Agricultural Programs”
– Was added to the report form to report
participation in any Federal or local agricultural
program in 2018.
DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS
The following definitions and explanations provide a
detailed description of specific terms and phrases
used in this publication. Items in the publication tables
which carry the note ‘‘see text’’ also are explained.
Report form section number references refer to the
U.S. Virgin Islands Census of Agriculture report
form, 18-A1(USVI). Many of the definitions and
explanations are the same as those used in earlier
censuses.
Crops.
The report form contained individual
inquiries for crops commonly grown and space to
write in those less frequently produced.
The
information requested for 2018 included acres of
crops harvested and pounds harvested for sale from
January 1 through December 31, 2018.
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 2018 report form.
Field and forage crops - The land area from which
individual crops were harvested for sale was obtained
for field and forage crops in acres and tenths of acres.
When two or more crops were harvested from the
same land, the area was to be reported for each
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separate crop or planting. Total quantities of each crop
harvested for sale were also reported.
Vegetables - Land area for individual crops and the
quantity harvested for sale for each crop were
collected.
Fruits, nuts, and nursery crops - The total number of
acres planted in bearing and nonbearing fruit and nut
trees and plants was collected. For individual fruit or
nut crops, data on the number of bearing and
nonbearing trees and plants, and the quantity
harvested for sale, were reported. For nursery crops,
the land area harvested, both square feet under cover
and acres in the open, was collected, along with the
value of sales.
Equipment. The following types of equipment on
the place at time of enumeration regardless of
ownership, were reported if they were operable:
Automobiles - This includes all vehicles used
primarily as passenger cars.
Motortrucks - This includes pickup trucks and trucktrailer combinations.
Tractors - This includes all wheel and track-laying
(crawler) tractors and garden tractors.
Expenses. The 2018 report form contained questions
on seven types of farm expenses incurred between
January 1 and December 31, 2018, 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.
Feed purchased for livestock, poultry, and fish Expenses for feed for livestock, poultry, and fish
include total cash payments made for pasture used,
salt concentrates, mineral supplements, grain, hay,
mill feeds, and any other items purchased for feeding
livestock, poultry, and fish 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.
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Machine hire and customwork - 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 exchange work
without pay are omitted.
Purchases of fertilizers and manure - These expenses
include the total amount spent for manure and
commercial fertilizers of all kinds for use on the farm.
Purchases of insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides
- This item relates to total cash expenses for all
chemicals, sprays, dusts, etc., used to control weeds,
pests, insects, or disease on crops.
Purchases of livestock, poultry, and fish - This item
includes all cash expenses for livestock, poultry, and
fish purchased for the place. The cost of livestock and
poultry bought and resold within 30 days is not
included.
Seed cost - These expenses include all seed purchased
for planting, as well as seedlings.
Wages and salaries paid to employees or hired farm
workers - Expenses for hired farm labor include total
cash payments made 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.
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 sharecropper. If the operator rents land to
others or has land worked on shares by others, he/she
is considered the operator only if the land is retained
for his/her own operation. In the case of partnership,
only one partner is counted as an operator. By
definition, the number of operators is the same as the
number of farms.
Farms or operators reporting. Figures for "farms
reporting" or "operators reporting" represent the
number of farms or operators reporting the specified
item. The difference between the total number of
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farms and the number of farms reporting a particular
item represents the number of farms not having that
item.
Land in farms. The land in farms was determined
from the answers to questions 1 through 4 in section
1 of the report form (see appendix B). The amounts
of land reported as owned and reported as rented from
others were added together, and the amount of land
reported as rented to others was subtracted from that
sum. The result represents "land in farms."
Land owned. This includes all land that the operator
or his/her spouse held under title, purchased 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 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
between January 1 and December 31, 2018. The land
is counted only once, even though it may have had
more than one use during the year.
Cropland harvested - This refers to all land from
which any crop was harvested. 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 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.
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Other cropland - This includes all cropland on the
place that was used for pasture, and cropland on the
place that was not used for crops or pasture. It
includes land on which there was total crop failure due
to hurricane, flood, drought, insects, fire, or other
causes; cropland lying idle; and cropland planted with
soil improvement grasses or other cover crops planted
for improvement. It does not include land so hilly,
rocky, or wet that the cost of improving it for
cultivation would be more than the operator could
pay. It does not include land in roads, streams, or
swamps.
Pasture or grazing land - This refers to all land used
for pasture or grazing, except cropland. It includes all
woodland where livestock pastured or grazed. It does
not include cropland, even though cattle or other
livestock may have been grazed on it.
Woodland - This includes all land that is covered in
woods or forests. It does not include woodland
pasture.
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.
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
enumerated on the place where they were at the time
of enumeration regardless of who owned them.
Livestock on unfenced land were to be reported as
being on the place identified as the headquarters of the
person who had control over them.
Operator characteristics. Data were obtained to
classify the operators according to the following five
characteristics:
Age of operator - Operators were classified by age
into six groups. The average age was obtained by
dividing the sum of the ages of all operators reporting
by the number reporting.
Main occupation - If the operator devoted 50 percent
or more of his/her work time to agricultural activities,
his/her main occupation was considered to be
Appendix B B - 3
agriculture, otherwise his/her
considered to be nonagricultural.
occupation
was
Residence of operator - Operators were classified by
residence according to whether or not they lived on
the farms operated. Where all the land was rented
from others or worked on shares for others, the
dwelling was considered to be on the farm operated
provided the dwelling he/she occupied was included
in the rental agreement. In such cases, the dwelling
was not necessarily on the land being operated.
Similarly, an operator who did not live on the land
being cultivated or grazed, but who had some
agricultural operations (other than a home garden) at
his/her dwelling, was considered to be living on the
farm.
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.
Years on present farm - Operators were classified by
years on present farm into four groups. These data
were based on the question asking the year the
operator began operation of the present farm or any
part of it.
Value of products sold. Data for value of products
sold were obtained for each group of crops or main
type of livestock sold from the farm. Data were
obtained for sales of field and forage crops,
vegetables, fruits and nuts, nursery crops, poultry and
poultry products, cattle and calves, hogs and pigs, fish
and other aquaculture products, other livestock and
livestock products and chicken eggs.
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 35 years
B - 4 Appendix B
45 to 54 years
65 years and over
55 to 64 years
Farms by size. All farms were classified by size on
the basis of the total land area established in each
farm. According to the census definition, a farm is
essentially an operating unit, not an ownership tract.
All land operated or managed by one person or
partnership represents one farm. In the case of tenants,
the land assigned to each tenant is considered a
separate farm, even though the landlord may consider
the entire landholding to be one unit rather than
several separate units.
Farms by tenure of operator. In the 2018 census,
all 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 processing operations, each report form
was coded to indicate whether the operator was a full
owner, part owner, or tenant.
Full owners - Operate only land they own
Part owners - Operate land they own and also land
they rent from others
Tenants - Rent from others or work the land they
operate on shares for others
Farms by value of agricultural products sold. All
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, fish, 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:
Less than $1,200
$2,500 to $4,999
$7,500 to $9,999
$1,200 to $2,499
$5,000 to $7,499
$10,000 or more
35 to 44 years
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UNITED STATES
VIRGIN ISLANDS
003 5
003 6
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS SERVICE
003 7
003 8
FARM SERIAL NUMBER
Part B - OPERATOR’S NAME AND ADDRESS OR PHYSICAL LOCATION
2018
CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
Part A - QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFICATION (NASS USE ONLY)
003 9
981 0
Operation name
981 1
Person name
981 2
Address 1
981 3
Address 2
981 4
City
981 5
State
981 6
Zip Code
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fine, or both if he or she willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you or your operation. Response is required.
SECTION 1
LAND IN AGRICULTURE
None
1.
How many acres do you own? (If you own more than one
tract of land, include all land in the Virgin Islands) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0040
2.
How many acres do you RENT FROM OTHERS?
(Include acres worked on shares.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0042
3.
How many acres do you rent TO OTHERS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0044
4.
TOTAL ACRES IN “THIS PLACE” – ADD acres owned (question 1) and acres
rented FROM OTHERS (question 2), then SUBTRACT acres rented TO OTHERS
(question 3) and enter the result in this space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0045
5.
How many unpaid and paid farm hands
(including the operator and family members)
worked on this place in 2018? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
/10
/10
/10
/10
0051
a. Of the unpaid farm hands (including the operator
and unpaid family workers), how many worked – . . . . . . . . .
b. Of the paid farm hands (hired workers and paid members
of the operator’s family), how many worked – . . . . . . . . . . . .
What type of operating organization
does this place have? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tenths
Total farm hands
150 days or
more?
6.
Whole acres
0058
25 to 149 days?
Less than 25
days?
0052
0053
0054
0055
0056
0057
1
Individual
2
Partnership
3
Corporation (DO NOT include cooperatives)
4
Other (Cooperative, estate, trust, etc.)
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SECTION 2
FIELD AND FORAGE CROPS
Did you harvest any FIELD or FORAGE CROPS FOR SALE in 2018?
0002
1
Yes - Complete this section
2
No - Go to Section 3
None
1.
2.
3.
4.
Cassava (tapioca) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dry corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hay (cut or grazed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sugarcane (cut or grazed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How many
pounds were
harvested in
2018?
How many acres were
harvested in 2018?
Whole acres
Tenths
0070
/10
0074
/10
0075
0080
/10
0081
0084
/10
0085
0087
0071
5.
Sweetpotatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0086
/10
6.
Taniers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0088
/10
0089
7.
Yams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0092
/10
0093
8.
Other field crops – Specify
/10
0095
0077
/10
0078
0082
/10
0083
0091
C
0094
0076
0079
SECTION 3
VEGETABLES
Did you harvest any VEGETABLES FOR SALE in 2018?
0003
1
Yes - Complete this section
2
No - Go to Section 4
None
0114
/10
0115
0116
/10
0117
0120
/10
0121
0122
/10
0123
0125
0127
0110
2.
Carrots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.
5.
Cucumbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eggplant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tenths
0111
Cabbage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Celery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Whole acres
/10
1
3.
How many
pounds were
harvested in
2018?
How many acres were
harvested in 2018?
6.
Green beans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0124
/10
7.
Lettuce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0126
/10
8.
Okra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0130
/10
0132
/10
0133
0136
/10
0137
0142
/10
0143
12. Squash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0144
/10
0145
13. Tomatoes (Include both standard and cherry tomatoes) . . . . . .
0146
/10
0147
14. Sorrel (H.sabdariffa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0118
9.
Onions, chives, and scallions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10. Peppers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11. Spinach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15. Herbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16. Other vegetables – Specify
0149
/10
0128
0119
0129
C
/10
0151
0139
/10
0140
0153
/10
0150
0138
0152
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/10
0131
0154
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SECTION 4
FRUITS, NUTS, TREES AND NURSERY CROPS
Were any FRUITS, NUTS, or NURSERY CROPS grown or harvested FOR SALE in 2018?
0004
1
Yes - Complete this section
No - Go to Section 5
2
Whole acres
How much land is in bearing and nonbearing fruit and nut trees (plants)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
None
/10
0159
How many
pounds were
harvested in
2018?
How many
trees or plants
are of
bearing age?
How many
trees or plants
are not of
bearing age?
1.
Avocados . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0160
0161
0162
2.
Bananas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0163
0164
0165
3.
Breadfruits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0169
0170
0171
4.
Coconuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0172
0173
0174
5.
Grapefruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0175
0176
0177
6.
Lemons and limes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0181
0182
0183
7.
Mangoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0184
0185
0186
8.
Oranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0187
0188
0189
9.
Papayas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0190
0191
0192
10. Pineapples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0193
0194
0195
11. Plantains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0196
0197
0198
12. Watermelons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0156
0157
0158
0211
0212
0213
0215
0216
0217
13. Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops – Specify
Tenths
C
0210
0214
Acres in the open
Square feet
under cover
None
0218
Whole acres
0219
0220
/10
14. Nursery crops (including ornamental plants) . .
SECTION 5
Value of sales in 2018
Tenths
$
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.
None
Acres
Tenths
1.
Cropland harvested – Report the number of acres on which crops
were grown and harvested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0231
/10
2.
Other cropland – Include cropland pasture, crop failure, idle and fallow cropland,
and cropland used for soil improvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0232
/10
3.
Pasture or grazing land – Include woodland pasture.
(DO NOT include cropland pasture.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0233
4.
Woodland (DO NOT include woodland pasture.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0234
5.
All other land – Include house lots, barn lots, lanes, roads, ditches, ponds,
wasteland, etc.
0235
/10
6.
TOTAL LAND – Add entries in questions 1 through 5. This total should equal the
entry in section 1, question 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0236
/10
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/10
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SECTION 6
IRRIGATION
Was Any LAND in this place IRRIGATED at any time during 2018? Irrigated land is all land watered by any artificial or
controlled means: sprinklers, furrows or ditches, spreader dikes, etc. Include supplemental, partial, and pre-plant
irrigation.
0006
Yes - Complete this section
1
2
No - Go to Section 7
How many acres were irrigated from a PRIVATE SYSTEM
(wells, rivers, brooks, etc.)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0240
2.
How many acres were irrigated from a PUBLIC SYSTEM? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0241
3.
Major source of water used for irrigation:
0247
1
Well or cistern
3
Lake or private pond
5
Public utility
2
River or stream
4
Canal or irrigation district
6
Other – Specify
SECTION 7
Acres
None
1.
Tenths
/10
/10
0248
LIVESTOCK
Do you or anyone else have any LIVESTOCK (excluding poultry and fish) on this place or were any sold from this place
in 2018?
0007
1
Yes - Complete this section
2
No - Go to Section 8
None
1.
Cattle and calves of all ages (Total of “a”, “b”, “c”, and “d” below) . .
2.
a. Cows, including heifers
that have calved . . . . . . . . . . . .
0254
0255
b. Heifers and heifer calves
1 year old and older . . . . . . . . .
0256
0257
c. Bulls, bull calves, steers,
and steer calves . . . . . . . . . . . .
0258
0259
d. Calves less than 1 year old . . .
0260
0261
Total hogs and pigs of all ages (Total of “a” and “b” below) . . . . . . . .
0266
0267
Were sold in
2018?
Are on this
place today?
Of this total, how many –
0253
0252
Were sold in
2018?
Are on this
place today?
Of this total, how many –
How many
were sold
in 2018?
How many are
on this place
today?
a. Pigs less than 8 months old. . . .
0268
0269
b. Hogs and pigs 8 months
old or older. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0270
0271
3.
Sheep and lambs of all ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0272
0273
4.
Goats and kids of all ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0274
0275
5.
Other livestock (mules, asses, burros, etc.) – Specify
0278
0279
0284
0285
0288
0289
C
0277
0283
0287
Quarts sold
6.
Quantity and value of milk sold in 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
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0280
Gross value of sales
0281
$
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SECTION 8
POULTRY
Do you or anyone else have any POULTRY on this place or were any sold from this place in 2018?
0008
1
Yes - Complete this section
2
No - Go to Section 9
None
1.
Chickens (hens, pullets,roosters, broilers, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How many
were sold
in 2018?
How many are
on this place
today?
0291
0290
Are on this
place today?
a. How many 5 months old or older . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.
0298
Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0311
0310
Dozens sold
3.
Quantity and value of chicken eggs sold in 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 9
Gross value of sales
0312
0313
$
AQUACULTURE
Did you or anyone else raise any FISH or AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS (shrimp, etc.) for sale on this place in 2018?
0009
1
Yes - Complete this section
2
No - Go to Section 10
Number
1.
How many in-ground ponds did you use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0320
2.
How many above-ground tanks did you use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0321
3.
How much FISH or other AQUACULTURE PRODUCT
was raised and sold from this place in 2018? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pounds sold
SECTION 10
Gross value of sales
0322
0323
$
VALUE OF SALES
What was the MARKET VALUE of the following AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD from this place in 2018, before taxes
and expenses?
Dollars only
None
1.
Field and forage crops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0330
$
2.
Vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0331
$
3.
Fruits and nuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0332
$
4.
Nursery crops, including ornamental plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0333
$
5.
Cattle and calves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0334
$
6.
Hogs and pigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0335
$
7.
Poultry and poultry products, except chicken eggs include chickens, roosters, pullets, ducks, pigeons, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0336
$
8.
Other livestock and livestock products - goats, horses, mules, goats’ milk, etc. – Specify
0337
0339
0348
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0338
$
0340
$
0349
$
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SECTION 11
PRODUCTION EXPENSES
How much were your EXPENDITURES for each of the following in 2018?
Dollars only
None
1.
Machine hire and customwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0341
$
2.
Wages and salaries paid to employees or hired farm workers
(DO NOT include housework orcontract construction work.) Include cash payments only . . .
0342
$
3.
Feed purchased for livestock, poultry, and fish - Include cost of grain, feed,
concentrates,and roughages; also amount paid for grinding and mixing feed . . . . . . . . . . . .
0343
$
4.
Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0344
$
5.
Fertilizers and manure purchased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0345
$
6.
Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0346
$
7.
Seed cost - Include seedlings purchased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0347
$
SECTION 12
EQUIPMENT
Which of the following EQUIPMENT are used on this place? Include all specified equipment on this place today,
regardless of ownership, provided it is in operating condition.
None
1.
Tractors of all kinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.
Motortrucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
0351
3.
Automobiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
0352
SECTION 13
1.
Number
0350
PRACTICES
At any time during 2018, did this operation –
a. Use a computer for the farm business (laptop, desktop, or tablet)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0355
1
Yes
2
No
b. Have Internet access?
0356
1
Yes – Access to the Internet was through (check all that apply)
0357
1
Dial-up
3
Cable modem
5
2
DSL
4
Fiber-optic
6
Mobile broadband
plan for a computer
or a cell phone
Satellite
7
Broadband over
power lines
8
Other, specify C
0358
2
No
6
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SECTION 14
1.
0375
2.
GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
Did this operation participate in any Federal or Local agricultural program in 2018? Include participation in
the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP),
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), as well as any Federal or Local crop insurance program.
1
Yes
2
No
Acres and/or amount received from -
Acres in the open
a. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP),
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Farmable
Wetlands Reserve Program (FWP),
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
(CREP) on September 30, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Whole acres
None
0376
None
0378
0377
/100
b. Acres in this operation covered under
a crop insurance policy in 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dollars only
Hundredths
$
/100
c. Direct payments, counter cyclical, and Average Crop Revenue Election
(ACRE) payments as defined by the 2014 Farm Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dollars only
None
$
0379
d. Other agricultural program payments -
INCLUDE:
• disaster, market loss
• CSP (Conservation Security Program)
• livestock programs
• national dairy market loss such as DAP (Dairy Assistance Program)
• DSA (Disaster Set-Aside Program)
• ECP (Emergency Conservation Program)
• EFRP (Emerency Forest Restoration Program)
• ELAP (Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program)
• EM (Emergency Loans)
• LIP (Livestock Indemnity Program)
• TAP (Tree Assistance Program)
• NAP (Non-Insured Assistance Program)
• EQIP (Environmental Quality Incentives Program)
• any other Federal program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e. Payments received from agricultural insurance offered by state or
local government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
f.
Payments received from all other state and local government
agricultural programs (Agricultural Salry Subsidies, subsidies for
infrastructure and machinery, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 15
Dollars only
None
0380
$
0381
$
0382
$
OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS
The following questions are about the CHARACTERISTICS of the FARM OPERATOR.
1.
0360
2.
Do you (operator) live on this place (the acres entered in section 1, question 4)?
1
Yes
2
No
Year
In what YEAR did you (operator) begin to operate any part of this place? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0361
Age
3.
How old were you (operator) on your last birthday? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.
At which occupation did you (operator) spend the
majority (50% or more) of your time in 2018? . . . . . . . . . . .
5.
OFF-FARM WORK – How many days did you (operator)
work at least 4 hours per day off this place in 2018?
Include work at a nonfarm job, business, or on someone
else’s farm. (Exclude exchange farm work.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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0363
0362
1
Farming or ranching
2
Other
1
None
4
100 - 149 days
2
1 - 49 days
5
150 - 199 days
3
50 - 99 days
6
200 days or more
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SECTION 16
ENUMERATOR’S RECORD
ENUMERATOR’S RECORD (To be completed by the census enumerator)
1.
Who furnished the information in this report? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0370
1
Operator
2
Landlord
3
2.
Other – Specify C
b. Quarter or city
0983
Date
0984
CERTIFIED BY
Date
0986
CHECKED BY
/
2019
/
2019
0987
/
8
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0985
/
Enumerator’s signature
5.
5
0371
LOCATION OF LAND
Enumerator’s signature
4.
Hired laborer
REMARKS – Make any remarks needed in regard to the place, the owner or operator, the crops cultivated, or the
livestock on this place.
a. Island 0982
3.
Spouse or other
family member
4
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Index
Item
Island
Tables
A
Age of farm operator...............................................................................................................................5
Agricultural products sold .......................................................................................................................8, 15
Aquaculture .............................................................................................................................................15
Automobiles ............................................................................................................................................6, 16
Average size of farm ...............................................................................................................................1
Avocados ................................................................................................................................................12
B
Bananas ...................................................................................................................................................12
Beans, green ............................................................................................................................................11
Breadfruits ..............................................................................................................................................11
C
Cabbage ..................................................................................................................................................11
Carrots.....................................................................................................................................................11
Cassava (tapioca) ....................................................................................................................................10
Cattle and calves .....................................................................................................................................13 - 15
Celery......................................................................................................................................................11
Chickens (see Poultry) ............................................................................................................................
Coconuts .................................................................................................................................................12
Computer use ..........................................................................................................................................4
Corn, dry .................................................................................................................................................10
Cropland:
Harvested ............................................................................................................................................1, 3
Other ...................................................................................................................................................1, 3
Cucumbers ..............................................................................................................................................11
Customwork ............................................................................................................................................9, 17
D
Ducks ......................................................................................................................................................13 - 15
E
Eggplant ..................................................................................................................................................11
Egg sales .................................................................................................................................................14, 15
Equipment: ..............................................................................................................................................
Automobiles ........................................................................................................................................6, 16
Motortrucks .........................................................................................................................................6, 16
Tractors (all kinds) ..............................................................................................................................6, 16
Expenses: ................................................................................................................................................
Feed for livestock, poultry, and fish....................................................................................................9, 17
Fertilizers and manure.........................................................................................................................9, 17
Hired farm labor..................................................................................................................................9, 17
Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides ..............................................................................................9, 17
Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased ...............................................................................................9, 17
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Tables
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19 - 22
19 - 22
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Machine hire and customwork ........................................................................................................... 9, 17
Seed cost ............................................................................................................................................ 9, 17
F
Farm labor, paid and unpaid ................................................................................................................... 6
Farm classified by: .................................................................................................................................
Age of operator .................................................................................................................................. 5
Size of farm ........................................................................................................................................ 1, 2
Tenure of operator .............................................................................................................................. 3, 16 - 18
Type of organization .......................................................................................................................... 6
Value of agricultural products sold (see also individual products) .................................................... 8, 15
Farms, number ....................................................................................................................................... 1, 2
Feed purchased ....................................................................................................................................... 9, 17
Field crops .............................................................................................................................................. 10, 15
Fish ........................................................................................................................................................ 9, 15, 17
Fruits and nuts ........................................................................................................................................ 12, 15
Fungicides .............................................................................................................................................. 9, 17
G
19 - 22
19 - 22
19 - 22
19 - 22
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19 - 22
19 - 22
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19 - 22
19 - 22
19 - 22
19 - 22
19 - 22
Goats and kids ........................................................................................................................................ 13, 14
Grapefruit ............................................................................................................................................... 12
19 - 22
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H ................
Hay ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Herbicides .............................................................................................................................................. 9, 17
Hired labor ............................................................................................................................................. 6, 9, 17
Hogs and pigs ......................................................................................................................................... 13 - 15
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19 - 22
I
Income from government programs ....................................................................................................... 4
Insecticides ............................................................................................................................................. 9, 17
Irrigation................................................................................................................................................. 7
L
Labor, expenses ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Labor, paid and unpaid ........................................................................................................................... 6
Land in farms ......................................................................................................................................... 1-3, 6
Land use ................................................................................................................................................. 1
Lemons and limes .................................................................................................................................. 12
Lettuce .................................................................................................................................................... 11
Livestock: ..............................................................................................................................................
Inventory ............................................................................................................................................ 13
Number sold ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Value of sales ..................................................................................................................................... 14
M
Machine hire .......................................................................................................................................... 8, 25
Machinery (see Equipment) ...................................
Mangoes ................................................................................................................................................... 11, 22
Market value of agricultural products sold............................................................................................. 7, 19
Motortrucks ............................................................................................................................................ 5, 24
O
Occupation of operator ........................................................................................................................... 5
Off-farm work ........................................................................................................................................ 5, 18
Okra........................................................................................................................................................ 11
Onion, chives, and scallions ................................................................................................................... 11
Operator characteristics .......................................................................................................................... 5
Operators by Age ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
Occupation ......................................................................................................................................... 5
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19 - 22
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Off-farm work .....................................................................................................................................5, 18
Residence ............................................................................................................................................5
Years on present farm .........................................................................................................................5
Oranges ...................................................................................................................................................12
Organization, type of ..............................................................................................................................6
Ornamental plants ...................................................................................................................................12, 15
P
Paid labor ................................................................................................................................................6
Papayas ...................................................................................................................................................12
Pastureland ..............................................................................................................................................1
Peppers ....................................................................................................................................................11
Pineapples ...............................................................................................................................................12
Poultry:
Inventory .............................................................................................................................................13
Number sold ........................................................................................................................................14
Value of sales ......................................................................................................................................14, 15
R
Residence of operator .............................................................................................................................2, 27
S
Sale of agricultural products (see also individual products) ...................................................................14
Seed cost .................................................................................................................................................9, 17
Size of farm.............................................................................................................................................1, 2
Spinach ...................................................................................................................................................11
Squash .....................................................................................................................................................11
Sugarcane ................................................................................................................................................11
Sweet potatoes ........................................................................................................................................10
T
Taniers ....................................................................................................................................................10
Tenure of operator ..................................................................................................................................3, 16 - 18
Tomatoes.................................................................................................................................................11
Tractors (all kinds) ..................................................................................................................................6, 16
Type of land ownership ..........................................................................................................................6
U
Unpaid labor ...........................................................................................................................................6
V
Value of agricultural products sold (see also individual products) .........................................................8, 15
Vegetables ...............................................................................................................................................7, 10
W
Woodland ................................................................................................................................................1
Work off-farm .........................................................................................................................................5, 18
Y
Yams .......................................................................................................................................................10
Years on present farm .............................................................................................................................5
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