Virgin Islands. of the United States Territory and Island Data. Volume 1 Geographic Area Series Part 54. Issued February 2009

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1 Virgin Islands of the United States Territory and Island Data Volume Geographic Area Series Part Issued February 00 United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Cynthia Z.F. Clark, Administrator

2 Contents Page Introduction... V Islands Map... Tables Island Data. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 00 and Farms and Land in Farms by Size of Farm: 00 and Land in Farms, Cropland, and Cropland Harvested by Tenure of Operators: 00 and Characteristics of Operators: 00 and Farm Characteristics: 00 and Irrigation: Farms and Sales by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 00 and Selected Farm Production Expenses: 00 and Field and Forage Crops: 00 and Vegetable Crops: 00 and Fruits, Nuts, and Horticultural Specialties: 00 and Inventory of Livestock and Poultry: 00 and Sales of Livestock, Poultry, and Their Products: 00 and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 00 and Selected Equipment by Tenure of Operator: 00 and Selected Farm Production Expenses by Tenure of Operator: 00 and OffFarm Work by Tenure of Operator: 00 and Summary Data. Summary by Tenure of Operator: Summary by Age of Operator: Summary by Size of Farm: Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: APPENDIXES A. General Explanation... A B. Report Form... B Index... Index 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE CONTENTS III

3 INTRODUCTION HISTORY For more than 0 years, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, conducted the census of agriculture. However, the 00 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 00 Census of Agriculture for the U.S. Virgin Islands is the second census in the U.S. Virgin Islands conducted by 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. agricultural census data were collected in 0 as a part of the sixth decennial census. From 0 to 0, an agricultural census was taken as a part of each decennial census. Since 0, a separate national agricultural census has been taken every years. The 00 census is the th census of agriculture of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The first, taken in 0, was a special census authorized by the Secretary of Commerce. The next agriculture census was taken in 0 in conjunction with the decennial census, a practice that continued every 0 years through 0. The Census of Agriculture was the first quinquennial (year) census to be taken in the U.S. Virgin Islands. In, Congress authorized the census of agriculture to be taken for and to adjust the datareference year to coincide with the Economic Censuses covering manufacturing, mining, construction, retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, and selected transportation activities. After, the agriculture census reverted to a year cycle. Data in this publication are for the calendar year 00, and inventory data reflect what was on hand on December, 00. This is the same reference period used in the 00 census. Prior to the 00 census, data was collected in the summer for the previous months, with inventory items counted as what was on hand as of July of the year the data collection was done. CENSUS USES The census of agriculture is the leading source of statistics about the U.S. Virgin Islands s 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 benchmark for designing and evaluating surveys. Private industry uses census statistics to provide a more effective production and distribution system for the agricultural community. AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED The census of agriculture is required by law under the Census of Agriculture Act of 00, Public Law 0 (Title, United States Code, Section 0g). The law directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a census of agriculture every five years, covering the years ending in and. The census of agriculture includes each State, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. The census data for the U.S. Virgin Islands were collected in accordance with a Memorandum of Agreement approved by the Administrator of NASS and by the Commissioner of Agriculture of the U.S. Virgin Islands. It was conducted with the cooperation and assistance of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture. 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INTRODUCTION V

4 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 $00 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the calendar year 00. The farm definition is the same used in the previous census. COMPARABILITY OF DATA In general, data from the 00 census are comparable with those of previous censuses. TABULAR PRESENTATION Tables through 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 through provide 00 island data crosstabulated by tenure of operator, age of operator, size of farm, and value of agricultural products sold. SPECIAL TABULATIONS Customdesigned tabulations can be developed to individual user specifications on a programming cost reimbursable basis. Inquiries about special tabulations should be directed to Data Lab Administrator, Marketing and Information Services Office, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 00 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 00. DISCLOSURE RULES In keeping with the provisions of Title, United States Code, no data are published that would disclose the operations of an individual farm. However, the number of farms in a given size category or other classification is not considered a disclosure, so this information may be given even though other information is withheld. DOLLAR VALUES All dollar values presented in this report are in current dollars, i.e., 00 data are in 00 dollars and 00 data in 00 dollars. The dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels between census years. REFERENCE PERIODS Inventories of livestock, poultry, and machinery and equipment are the number on hand as of December, 00. Crop production, crop and livestock sales, and expense data are for the calendar year 00. ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: Represents zero. Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms. (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. Less than half of the unit shown. INTRODUCTION VI 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

5 VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES Islands 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AREA DATA VIRGIN ISLANDS

6 Table. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 00 and 00 Farms Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas Farms... Land in farms... Average size of farm Cropland...farms.. Harvested...farms.. Other...farms Pasture or grazing land...farms.. Woodland...farms.. Other land...farms Detail may not add to total due to rounding. Table. Farms and Land in Farms by Size of Farm: 00 and 00 Farms Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas Farms.... Land in farms Farms by size: Less than... to... 0 to... 0 to... 0 to to... to... 0 to to...,000 or more Detail may not add to total due to rounding. Table. Land in Farms, Cropland, and Cropland Harvested by Tenure of Operators: 00 and 00 Farms Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas Farms... Land in farms Total cropland...farms.. Harvested cropland...farms.. Full owners...farms.. Total cropland...farms.. Harvested cropland...farms.. Part owners...farms.. Total cropland...farms.. Harvested cropland...farms.. Tenants...farms.. Total cropland...farms.. Harvested cropland... farms Detail may not add to total due to rounding. VIRGIN ISLANDS 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

7 Table. Characteristics of Operators: 00 and 00 Farms Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas Operators by place of residence: On farm operated... Not on farm operated Operators by years on present farm: Less than years... to years... to years... 0 years or more Operators by age group: Under years... to years... to years... to years... years and over... Average age Operators by main occupation: Agricultural... Nonagricultural Operators by days of work off farm: None... Any... to days... 0 to days to days... 0 to days days or more Table. Farm Characteristics: 00 and 00 Farms FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas Individual... Partnership... Corporation... Other... 0 FARMS BY TYPE OF LAND OWNERSHIP Farms..... Land in farms... Owned...farms.. Rented from others....farms.. Rented to others....farms.. LABOR STATUS Unpaid labor....farms.. Less than days......farms.. to days...farms.. 0 days or more....farms Hired farm labor....farms.. Less than days....farms.. to days....farms.. 0 days or more....farms.. SELECTED EQUIPMENT Tractors....farms.. Motortrucks...farms.. Automobiles...farms CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AREA DATA VIRGIN ISLANDS

8 Table. Irrigation: 00 and 00 Farms Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas Land irrigated... farms Private system... farms.. Public system... farms.. 0 Farms by source of irrigation water: Well or cistern... River or stream... Lake or pond... Canal or irrigation district... Public utility... Other... 0 Table. Farms and Sales by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 00 and 00 Farms Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas Total sales...farms.. Average per farm Farms by value of sales: $00 to $,......farms.. $,00 to $,......farms.. $,00 to $,......farms.. $,000 to $,......farms.. $,00 to $,......farms.. $0,000 or more......farms VIRGIN ISLANDS 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

9 Table. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 00 and 00 Farms Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas Machine hire and customwork farms.. Expenses of $00 or more farms Hired farm labor farms.. Expenses of $00 or more farms Feed purchased for livestock poultry, and fish farms.. Expenses of $00 or more farms Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides farms.. Expenses of $00 or more farms Fertilizers and manure purchased farms.. Expenses of $00 or more farms Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased farms.. Expenses of $00 or more farms Seed purchased farms.. Expenses of $00 or more farms Table. Field and Forage Crops: 00 and 00 Farms Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas Cassava farms Dry beans farms.. 0 Dry corn farms Hay (cut or grazed) farms.. Sorghum (cut or grazed) farms.. Sugarcane (cut or grazed) farms Sweetpotatoes farms Taniers farms.. 0 Yams farms Other field crops farms CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AREA DATA VIRGIN ISLANDS

10 Table 0. Vegetable Crops: 00 and 00 Farms Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas Cabbage... farms Carrots... farms Celery... farms Cucumbers... farms Eggplant... farms Green beans... farms Lettuce... farms Okra....farms Onions....farms Peppers....farms Spinach... farms.. 0 Squash... farms Tomatoes... farms Other vegetables... farms VIRGIN ISLANDS 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

11 Table. Fruits, Nuts, and Horticultural Specialties: 00 and 00 Farms Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit trees and plants farms Avocados farms Bananas farms.. hills with trees of not bearing age.. hills with Breadfruits farms Coconuts farms Grapefruit farms Limes and lemons farms Mangoes farms Oranges farms Papayas farms Pineapples farms.. plants not of bearing age.. plants of bearing age Plantains farms.. hills with trees of not bearing age.. hills with Other fruits, nuts, and tree crops farms Horticultural Specialties (including ornamental plants) farms.. sq. ft. under cover.. in the open CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AREA DATA VIRGIN ISLANDS

12 Table. Inventory of Livestock and Poultry: 00 and 00 LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS Farms Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas Cattle and calves farms.. 0 Cows farms Heifers and heifer calves year old or older farms Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves year old or older farms.. 0 Calves under year old farms.. Horses and colts, including ponies farms.. Sheep and lambs farms.. 0 Goats and kids farms Hogs and pigs farms Under months old farms.. 0 months old or older farms.. 0 POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS Chickens farms months old or older farms Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms VIRGIN ISLANDS 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

13 Table. Sales of Livestock, Poultry, and Their Products: 00 and 00 LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS Farms Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas Cattle and calves farms Cows farms.. 0 Heifers and heifer calves year old or older farms.. 0 Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves year old or older farms Calves under year old farms.. Milk farms.. Quarts.. Horses and colts, including ponies farms.. Sheep and lambs farms Goats and kids farms Hogs and pigs farms Under months old farms.. months old or older farms.. POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS Chickens farms.. 0 Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms.. Chicken eggs farms.. dozens.. 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AREA DATA VIRGIN ISLANDS

14 Table. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 00 and 00 Farms Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas Field and forage crops farms Vegetables farms Fruits and nuts farms Horticultural Specialties including ornamental plants farms Cattle and calves farms Hogs and pigs farms Other livestock and livestock products farms Poultry includes chickens, roosters, pullets, ducks, pigeons, etc farms Chicken eggs farms.. Milk farms.. Fish and aquaculture products farms.. Table. Selected Equipment by Tenure of Operator: 00 and 00 Farms Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas Tractors farms.. Full owners farms.. Part owners farms.. Tenants farms Motortrucks farms.. Full owners farms.. Part owners farms.. Tenants farms Automobiles farms.. Full owners farms.. Part owners farms.. Tenants farms VIRGIN ISLANDS 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

15 Table. Selected Farm Production Expenses by Tenure of Operator: 00 and 00 Farms Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas Machine hire and customwork farms.. Full owners farms.. Part owners farms.. Tenants farms.. Hired farm labor farms.. Full owners farms.. Part owners farms.. Tenants farms.. Feed purchased for livestock, poultry and fish farms.. Full owners farms.. Part owners farms.. Tenants farms.. Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides farms.. Full owners farms.. Part owners farms.. Tenants farms.. Fertilizers and manure purchased farms.. Full owners farms.. Part owners farms.. Tenants farms.. Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased farms.. Full owners farms.. Part owners farms.. Tenants farms.. Seed purchased farms.. Full owners farms.. Part owners farms.. Tenants farms Table. OffFarm Work by Tenure of Operator: 00 and 00 Farms Operators by days of work off farm: None... Any.... to days... 0 to days to days... 0 to days days or more... Full owners by days of work off farm: None... Any... to days... 0 to days to days... 0 to days days or more... Part owners by days of work off farm: None... Any... to days... 0 to days to days... 0 to days days or more... Tenants by days of work off farm: None... Any... to days... 0 to days to days... 0 to days days or more... Virgin Islands Saint Croix Saint John and Saint Thomas CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AREA DATA VIRGIN ISLANDS

16 Table. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 00 FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS Item Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Farms... Percent of farms... Land in farms... Percent distribution... Average size of farm LAND USE Cropland Harvested... farms.. Other cropland... farms.. Pasture or grazing land... farms.. Woodland... farms.. Other land... farms.. IRRIGATION Land irrigated.... farms.. Private system... farms.. Public system... farms.. MAJOR SOURCE OF IRRIGATION WATER Well or cistern... River or stream... Lake or pond... Canal or irrigation district... Public utility... Other... TENURE OF OPERATOR All operators...farms.. Full owners...farms.. Part owners...farms.. Tenants...farms.. FARMS BY SIZE Farms... Less than... to... 0 to to... 0 to or more OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS Operators by place of residence: On farm operated.... Not on farm operated Operators by years on present farm: Less than years... to years.... to years years or more.... Operators by age group: Under years... to years.... to years... to years... years or more... Average age Operators by main occupation: Agricultural... Nonagricultural... Operators by days of work off farm: None.... Any.... to days... 0 to days to days... 0 to days days or more LABOR STATUS Unpaid labor.... farms.. Less than... farms.. to days... farms.. 0 days or more... farms Hired farm labor... farms.. Less than days... farms.. to days... farms.. 0 days or more... farms VIRGIN ISLANDS 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

17 Table. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 00 Con. SELECTED EQUIPMENT Item Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Tractors of all kinds...farms.. Motortrucks...farms.. Automobiles...farms.. FARMS BY VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 0 0 Total sales...farms.. Average per farm Farms by value of sales: $00 to $,...farms.. $,00 to $,...farms.. $,00 to $,...farms.. $,000 to $,...farms.. $,00 to $,...farms.. $0,000 or more...farms.. SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT Field and Forage...farms.. Vegetables...farms.. Fruits and nuts...farms.. Horticultural Specialties including ornamental plants farms.. Livestock...farms.. Milk...farms.. Poultry and eggs...farms.. Fish and aquaculture products...farms.. SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES Machine hire and customwork...farms.. Hired farm labor...farms.. Feed purchased for livestock, poultry, and fish farms.. Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides farms.. Fertilizers and manure purchased...farms.. Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased...farms.. Seed purchased...farms FIELD CROPS Casava...farms Dry beans...farms.. Dry corn...farms Hay...farms.. Sorghum...farms.. Sugarcane...farms Sweetpotatoes...farms Taniers...farms.. Yams...farms Other field crops...farms.. 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AREA DATA VIRGIN ISLANDS

18 Table. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 00 Con. Item Total Full owners Part owners Tenants VEGETABLE CROPS Cabbage...farms Carrots...farms Celery...farms Cucumbers...farms Eggplant...farms Green beans...farms Lettuce...farms Okra...farms.. Onions...farms Peppers...farms.. 0 Spinach...farms Squash...farms Tomatoes...farms.. 0 Other vegetables...farms.. 0 SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit trees and plants farms.. 0 Avocados...farms Bananas...farms.. hills with hills with 0 0 Breadfruit...farms Coconuts...farms Grapefruits...farms Limes and lemons...farms Mangoes...farms Oranges...farms.. 0 Papayas...farms Pineapples...farms Plantains...farms Other fruits and nuts...farms Horticultural Specialties (including ornamental plants) farms.. sq. ft. under cover.. in the open VIRGIN ISLANDS 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

19 Table. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 00 Con. INVENTORY OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY Item Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Cattle and calves...farms.. Cows...farms.. Heifers and heifer calves year old or older farms Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves year old or older farms.. Calves less than year old...farms.. 0 Hogs and pigs...farms.. Under months old...farms.. months old or older...farms.. Horses, and colts, including ponies farms.. Sheep and lambs...farms.. 0 Goats and kids...farms.. Chickens...farms.. Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms.. 0 SALES OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY AND THEIR PRODUCTS Cattle and calves...farms.. 0 Cows...farms.. Heifers and heifer calves year old or older farms.. Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves year old or older farms Calves less than year old...farms.. Hogs and pigs...farms.. Under months old...farms.. months old or older...farms.. Horses, colts, including ponies...farms.. Sheep and lambs...farms Goats and kids...farms.. Milk...farms.. quarts sold.. Chickens...farms.. Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms.. Chicken eggs...farms.. dozens sold.. Fish and aquaculture products...farms.. pounds sold.. 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AREA DATA VIRGIN ISLANDS

20 Table. Summary by Age of Operator: 00 Item Total Under years to years to years to years Under years FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS Farms... Percent of farms... Land in farms... Percent distribution... Average size of farm LAND USE Cropland Harvested... farms.. Other cropland... farms.. Pasture or grazing land... farms.. Woodland... farms.. Other land... farms.. IRRIGATION Land irrigated.... farms.. Private system... farms.. Public system... farms.. MAJOR SOURCE OF IRRIGATION WATER Well or cistern... River or stream... Lake or pond... Canal or irrigation district... Public utility... Other... TENURE OF OPERATOR All operators...farms.. Full owners...farms.. Part owners...farms.. Tenants...farms.. FARMS BY SIZE Farms... Less than... to... 0 to to... 0 to or more OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS Operators by place of residence: On farm operated.... Not on farm operated... 0 Operators by years on present farm: Less than years... to years.... to years years or more.... Operators by age group: Under years... to years.... to years... to years... years or more... Average age Operators by main occupation: Agricultural... Nonagricultural Operators by days of work off farm: None.... Any.... to days... 0 to days to days... 0 to days days or more... 0 LABOR STATUS Unpaid labor.... farms.. Less than... farms.. to days... farms.. 0 days or more... farms Hired farm labor... farms.. Less than days... farms.. to days... farms.. 0 days or more... farms VIRGIN ISLANDS 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

21 Table. Summary by Age of Operator: 00 Con. Item Total Under years to years to years to years years and over SELECTED EQUIPMENT Tractors of all kinds...farms.. Motortrucks...farms.. Automobiles...farms.. FARMS BY VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD Total sales...farms.. Average per farm Farms by value of sales: $00 to $,...farms.. $,00 to $,...farms.. $,00 to $,...farms.. $,000 to $,...farms.. $,00 to $,...farms.. $0,000 or more...farms.. SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT Field and Forage...farms.. Vegetables...farms.. Fruits and nuts...farms.. Horticultural Specialties including ornamental plants farms.. Livestock...farms.. Milk...farms.. Poultry and eggs...farms.. Fish and aquaculture products...farms.. SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES Machine hire and customwork...farms.. Hired farm labor...farms.. Feed purchased for livestock, poultry, and fish farms.. Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides farms.. Fertilizers and manure purchased...farms.. Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased...farms.. Seed purchased...farms.. FIELD CROPS Casava...farms Dry beans...farms.. 00 Dry corn...farms Hay...farms.. Sorghum...farms.. Sugarcane...farms.. 00 Sweetpotatoes...farms Taniers...farms.. 0 Yams...farms Other field crops...farms.. 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AREA DATA VIRGIN ISLANDS

22 Table. Summary by Age of Operator: 00 Con. Item Total Under years to years to years to years years and over VEGETABLE CROPS Cabbage...farms Carrots...farms.. 0 Celery...farms Cucumbers...farms Eggplant...farms Green beans...farms Lettuce...farms Okra...farms Onions...farms.. 0 Peppers...farms Spinach...farms Squash...farms Tomatoes...farms Other vegetables...farms SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit trees and plants farms.. Avocados...farms Bananas...farms.. hills with hills with Breadfruit...farms Coconuts...farms Grapefruits...farms Limes and lemons...farms Mangoes...farms Oranges...farms Papayas...farms Pineapples...farms Plantains...farms Other fruits and nuts...farms Horticultural Specialties (including ornamental plants) farms.. sq. ft. under cover.. in the open VIRGIN ISLANDS 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

23 Table. Summary by Age of Operator: 00 Con. Item Total Under years to years to years to years years and over INVENTORY OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY Cattle and calves...farms.. Cows...farms.. Heifers and heifer calves year old or older farms.. Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves year old or older farms.. Calves less than year old...farms.. Hogs and pigs...farms Under months old...farms.. months old or older...farms.. 0 Horses, and colts, including ponies farms.. Sheep and lambs...farms.. 0 Goats and kids...farms Chickens...farms Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms.. 0 SALES OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY AND THEIR PRODUCTS Cattle and calves...farms.. 0 Cows...farms.. Heifers and heifer calves year old or older farms.. Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves year old or older farms.. 0 Calves less than year old...farms.. Hogs and pigs...farms Under months old...farms.. months old or older...farms.. 0 Horses, colts, including ponies...farms.. Sheep and lambs...farms Goats and kids...farms.. Milk...farms.. quarts sold.. Chickens...farms.. 0 Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms.. Chicken eggs...farms.. dozens sold.. Fish and aquaculture products...farms.. pounds sold.. 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AREA DATA VIRGIN ISLANDS

24 Table 0. Summary by Size of Farm: 00 Less Item Total than to 0 to 0 to 0 to 00 or more FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS Farms... Percent of farms... Land in farms... Percent distribution... Average size of farm LAND USE Cropland Harvested... farms.. Other cropland... farms.. Pasture or grazing land... farms.. Woodland... farms.. Other land... farms.. IRRIGATION Land irrigated.... farms.. Private system... farms.. Public system... farms.. MAJOR SOURCE OF IRRIGATION WATER Well or cistern... River or stream... Lake or pond... Canal or irrigation district... Public utility... Other TENURE OF OPERATOR All operators... farms.. Full owners... farms.. Part owners... farms.. Tenants... farms.. FARMS BY SIZE Farms... Less than... to... 0 to to... 0 to or more... OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS Operators by place of residence: On farm operated.... Not on farm operated Operators by years on present farm: Less than years... to years.... to years years or more Operators by age group: Under years... to years.... to years... to years... years or more... Average age Operators by main occupation: Agricultural... Nonagricultural... Operators by days of work off farm: None.... Any.... to days... 0 to days to days... 0 to days days or more... 0 LABOR STATUS Unpaid labor.... farms.. Less than... farms.. to days... farms.. 0 days or more... farms Hired farm labor... farms.. Less than days... farms.. to days... farms.. 0 days or more... farms VIRGIN ISLANDS 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

25 Table 0. Summary by Size of Farm: 00 Con. Less Item than Total to 0 to 0 to 0 to 00 to SELECTED EQUIPMENT Tractors of all kinds... farms.. Motortrucks... farms.. Automobiles... farms.. FARMS BY VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD Total sales... farms.. Average per farm Farms by value of sales: $00 to $,... farms.. $,00 to $,... farms.. $,00 to $,... farms.. $,000 to $,... farms.. $,00 to $,... farms.. $0,000 or more... farms.. SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT Field and Forage... farms.. Vegetables... farms.. Fruits and nuts... farms.. Horticultural Specialties including ornamental plants farms.. Livestock... farms.. Milk... farms.. Poultry and eggs... farms.. Fish and aquaculture products farms.. SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES Machine hire and customwork farms.. Hired farm labor... farms.. Feed purchased for livestock, poultry, and fish farms.. Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides farms.. Fertilizers and manure purchased farms.. Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased farms.. Seed purchased... farms.. FIELD CROPS Casava... farms.. 0 Dry beans... farms.. Dry corn... farms.. 00 Hay... farms.. Sorghum... farms.. Sugarcane... farms Sweetpotatoes... farms Taniers... farms Yams... farms Other field crops... farms.. 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AREA DATA VIRGIN ISLANDS

26 Table 0. Summary by Size of Farm: 00 Con. Less Item than Total VEGETABLE CROPS to 0 to 0 to 0 to 00 to Cabbage... farms Carrots... farms.. 0 Celery... farms.. 00 Cucumbers... farms Eggplant... farms.. 0 Green beans... farms Lettuce... farms Okra... farms Onions... farms Peppers... farms.. Spinach... farms.. 0 Squash... farms Tomatoes... farms.. 0 Other vegetables... farms SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit trees and plants. farms.. 0 Avocados... farms Bananas... farms.. hills with hills with Breadfruit... farms Coconuts... farms Grapefruits... farms Limes and lemons... farms Mangoes... farms Oranges... farms Papayas... farms Pineapples... farms Plantains... farms Other fruits and nuts... farms Horticultural Specialties (including ornamental plants) farms.. sq. ft. under cover.. in the open VIRGIN ISLANDS 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

27 Table 0. Summary by Size of Farm: 00 Con. Less Item than Total to 0 to 0 to 0 to 00 to INVENTORY OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY Cattle and calves... farms.. Cows... farms.. Heifers and heifer calves year old or older farms.. 0 Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves year old ofraormldse.r. Calves less than year old farms.. 0 Hogs and pigs... farms.. 0 Under months old... farms.. months old or older... farms.. 0 Horses, and colts, including ponies farms.. 0 Sheep and lambs... farms.. 0 Goats and kids... farms Chickens... farms.. Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms.. 0 SALES OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY AND THEIR PRODUCTS Cattle and calves... farms Cows... farms.. Heifers and heifer calves year old or older farms.. Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves year old ofraormldse.r. 0 Calves less than year old farms.. Hogs and pigs... farms.. Under months old... farms.. months old or older... farms.. 0 Horses, colts, including ponies farms.. Sheep and lambs... farms.. 0 Goats and kids... farms.. Milk... farms.. quarts sold.. Chickens... farms.. Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms.. Chicken eggs... farms.. dozens sold.. Fish and aquaculture products farms.. pounds sold.. 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AREA DATA VIRGIN ISLANDS

28 Table. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 00 Item Total $00 to $, $,00 to $, $,00 to $, $,000 to $, $,00 to $, $0,000 or more FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS Farms... Percent of farms... Land in farms... Percent distribution... Average size of farm LAND USE Cropland Harvested... farms.. Other cropland... farms.. Pasture or grazing land... farms.. Woodland... farms.. Other land... farms.. IRRIGATION Land irrigated.... farms.. Private system... farms.. Public system... farms.. MAJOR SOURCE OF IRRIGATION WATER 0 Well or cistern... River or stream... Lake or pond... Canal or irrigation district... Public utility... Other... 0 TENURE OF OPERATOR All operators...farms.. Full owners...farms.. Part owners...farms.. Tenants...farms.. FARMS BY SIZE Farms... Less than... to... 0 to to... 0 to or more... 0 OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS Operators by place of residence: On farm operated.... Not on farm operated... 0 Operators by years on present farm: Less than years... to years.... to years years or more.... Operators by age group: Under years... to years.... to years... to years... years or more... Average age Operators by main occupation: Agricultural... Nonagricultural... Operators by days of work off farm: None.... Any.... to days... 0 to days to days... 0 to days days or more... 0 LABOR STATUS Unpaid labor.... farms.. Less than... farms.. to days... farms.. 0 days or more... farms Hired farm labor... farms.. Less than days... farms.. to days... farms.. 0 days or more... farms VIRGIN ISLANDS 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

29 Table. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 00 Con. Item Total $00 to $, $,00 to $, $,00 to $, $,000 to $, $,00 to $, $0,000 or more SELECTED EQUIPMENT Tractors of all kinds...farms.. Motortrucks...farms.. Automobiles...farms.. FARMS BY VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 0 0 Total sales...farms.. Average per farm Farms by value of sales: $00 to $,...farms.. $,00 to $,...farms.. $,00 to $,...farms.. $,000 to $,...farms.. $,00 to $,...farms.. $0,000 or more...farms.. SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP OR PRODUCT Field and Forage...farms.. Vegetables...farms.. Fruits and nuts...farms.. Horticultural Specialties including ornamental plants farms.. Livestock...farms.. Milk...farms.. Poultry and eggs...farms.. Fish and aquaculture products...farms.. SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES Machine hire and customwork...farms.. Hired farm labor...farms.. Feed purchased for livestock, poultry, and fish farms.. Insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides farms.. Fertilizers and manure purchased...farms.. Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased...farms.. Seed purchased...farms.. FIELD CROPS Casava...farms Dry beans...farms.. 0 Dry corn...farms Hay...farms.. Sorghum...farms.. Sugarcane...farms Sweetpotatoes...farms Taniers...farms.. Yams...farms Other field crops...farms.. 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AREA DATA VIRGIN ISLANDS

30 Table. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 00 Con. VEGETABLE CROPS Item Total $00 to $, $,00 to $, $,00 to $, $,000 to $, $,00 to $, $0,000 or more Cabbage...farms Carrots...farms Celery...farms Cucumbers...farms Eggplant...farms Green beans...farms Lettuce...farms Okra...farms Onions...farms Peppers...farms Spinach...farms Squash...farms Tomatoes...farms Other vegetables...farms SELECTED FRUITS, NUTS, AND TREE CROPS Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit trees and plants farms Avocados...farms Bananas...farms.. hills with hills with Breadfruit...farms Coconuts...farms Grapefruits...farms Limes and lemons...farms Mangoes...farms Oranges...farms Papayas...farms Pineapples...farms Plantains...farms Other fruits and nuts...farms Horticultural Specialties (including ornamental plants) farms.. sq. ft. under cover.. in the open VIRGIN ISLANDS 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

31 Table. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 00 Con. Item Total $00 to $, $,00 to $, $,00 to $, $,000 to $, $,00 to $, $0,000 or more INVENTORY OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY Cattle and calves...farms.. Cows...farms.. 0 Heifers and heifer calves year old or older farms.. 0 Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves year old or older farms.. 0 Calves less than year old...farms.. Hogs and pigs...farms.. 0 Under months old...farms months old or older...farms.. Horses, and colts, including ponies farms.. Sheep and lambs...farms.. 0 Goats and kids...farms.. 0 Chickens...farms.. Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms.. 0 SALES OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY AND THEIR PRODUCTS Cattle and calves...farms.. Cows...farms.. Heifers and heifer calves year old or older farms.. Bulls, bull calves, steers, and steer calves year old or older farms.. 0 Calves less than year old...farms.. Hogs and pigs...farms.. 0 Under months old...farms.. months old or older...farms.. 00 Horses, colts, including ponies...farms.. Sheep and lambs...farms Goats and kids...farms.. Milk...farms.. quarts sold.. Chickens...farms.. Turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry farms.. Chicken eggs...farms.. dozens sold.. Fish and aquaculture products...farms.. pounds sold.. 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AREA DATA VIRGIN ISLANDS

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33 APPENDIX A. General Explanation DATA COLLECTION Method of Enumeration As in the previous censuses of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a direct enumeration procedure was used in the 00 Census of Agriculture. Enumeration was based on a list of farm operators compiled by the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture. This list was compiled with the help of the USDA Farm Services Agency located in St. Croix. The statistics in this report were collected from farm operators beginning in January of 00. Each enumerator was assigned a list of individuals or farm operations from a master enumeration list. The enumerators contacted persons or operations on their list and completed a census report form for all farm operations. 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 land was sold or rented out, the enumerator got the name of the new operator and contacted that person to ensure that he or she was included in the census. Training Program The project manager, crew leaders, 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 practice in interviewing, filling out the report form, and detailed discussion of the enumerator's instructions. 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 Islands. Data requests are solicited from farm organizations, landgrant colleges and universities, State and Federal agencies, State Departments of Agriculture, agribusinesses, and other users. Each respondent is asked to identify and justify its specific data needs. The report form for the 00 Census of Agriculture for the U.S. Virgin Islands was prepared by NASS, in cooperation with the Department Agriculture of the Virgin Islands. Based on discussions between NASS and the Virgin Islands Department Agriculture (which coordinated review of the report form by data users in the Virgin Islands), the content of the 00 census report form remained basically unchanged from the previous census. The only change to the questionnaire was the addition of a section on the operation of bee colonies. This section collects information on the number of colonies owned at the end of the year, the number of colonies sold during the year, and the pounds of honey collected during the year. DATA PROCESSING The processing of the 00 Census of Agriculture for the U.S. Virgin Islands was done in St. Croix. Each report form was reviewed and coded prior to data keying. Report forms not meeting the census farm definition were voided. The remaining report forms were examined for clarity and completeness. Reporting errors in units of measures, illegible entries, and misplaced entries were corrected. After all the report forms had been reviewed and coded, the data were keyed and subjected to a thorough 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. All substantial changes to the data generated by the computer edits were reviewed and verified by analysts. Inconsistencies identified, but not corrected by the computer, were reviewed, corrected, and keyed to a correction file. The corrected data were then tabulated by the computer and reviewed by analysts. 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX A A

34 Prior to publication, tabulated totals were reviewed by analysts to identify inconsistencies and potential coverage problems. Comparisons were made with previous census data, as well as other available data. The computer system provided the capability to review uptodate 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. Data were examined for each set of criteria and any inconsistencies or potential problems were then researched by examining individual data records contributing to the tabulated total. When necessary, data inconsistencies were resolved by making corrections to individual data records. DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATION The following definitions and explanations relate to items that are in the tables. For an exact wording of the questions and instructions on the report form, see the report form in appendix B. Crops. The report form contained individual inquiries for crops commonly grown and space to write in those less frequently produced. The information requested in 00 included of crops harvested and pounds harvested for sale from January through December, 00. 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 00 report form. Field or forage crops. The land area from which individual crops were harvested for sale was obtained for field and forage crops in and 0th of. When two or more crops were harvested from the same land, the area was to be reported for each 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, or nursery crops. The total number of planted in bearing and nonbearing fruit and nut trees was collected. For individual fruit or nut crops, data on the number of bearing and nonbearing trees, and the quantity harvested for sale, were reported. For nursery crops, the land area harvested, both square feet under cover and 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. Motortrucks. This includes pickup trucks and truck trailer combinations. Tractors. This includes all wheel and tracklaying (crawler) tractors and garden tractors. Expenses. The 00 report form contained questions on seven types of farm expenses incurred between January and December, 00, 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. Hired farm labor. 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. 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 of exchange work without pay are omitted. Purchases of feed. Expenses for feed for livestock and poultry include total cash payments made for pasture used, salt concentrates, mineral supplements, grain, hay, millfeeds, and any other items purchased for feeding livestock and poultry on the place. Expenses made for the grinding and mixing of feed and the estimated cost of items furnished to the operator by a landlord or others are also included. Payments made by a tenant to a landlord for feed grown on the tenant's farm are excluded. A APPENDIX A 00 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE