Table4. Farm Characteristics: 1982and1978 



(For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 



1978 



LOCATION 



Farms • 



On hard surface road • 



Off hard surface road • 



Less than 1 mile. ..■•... •■■■.•••■«••■< 



1 to 2 miles • 



3 to 4 miles 



3 miles or more ■ 



LABOR STATUS 



Unpaid labor farms , 



workers. 

 Less than 25 days... ....••• ••• farms. 



workers . 

 25 to 1A9 days farms, 



workers. 

 150 days or more.*. farms. 



workers. 



Hired farm labor farms, 



workers. 

 Less than 23 days farms, 



workers, 

 25 to 149 days farms. 



workers. 

 150 days or more farms. 



workers. 



Not reported farms. 



EQUIPMENT 



Tractors farms, 



number. 



Motortrucks farms , 



number. 



Automobiles • .farms. 



number. 



55 

 121 

 174 

 234 

 153 

 196 



46 

 108 

 180 

 261 

 225 

 300 



SPECIFIED FACILITIES 



Electricity farms. 



No electricity.. farms. 



Piped running water. ■.•.•...•.....■.•■••. farms • 



No piped running water ...farms. 



Wells farms. 



number. 

 Reporting no wells ...farms. 



FARMS BY TYPE OF HOLDING 



Home consumption holdings 

 Sale holdings... ••...... . 



Vegetable.. ............ 



Field and forage crop.. 

 Fruit and nut.......... 



Dairy 



Livestock. ............. 



Poultry. .•■.......•■■•. 



Nursery. .•........■■... 



Mixed 



Other 



FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 



Individual. . 

 Partnership. 

 Corporation, 

 Other 



248 

 34 

 10 

 11 



327 



32 



12 



7 



Table 5 Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982and 1978 



(For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 



Table 6. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1982and 1978 



(For enumeration periods, see appendix A; and for meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 



2 VIRGIN ISLANDS 



AGRICULTURE- GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 



