1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 9 101 9 079 Land in farms ..................acres.. 832 600 847 595 Average size of farm .......acres.. 91 93 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 594 206 615 430 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 642 6 942 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 011 39 620 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 249 2 099 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 807 3 726 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 927 2 079 180 to 499 acres .................... 768 836 500 to 999 acres .................... 238 250 1,000 acres or more ................. 112 89 Total cropland .................farms.. 8 322 8 221 acres.. 594 928 623 466 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 7 396 7 149 acres.. 485 187 491 518 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 089 1 911 acres.. 92 965 80 409 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 697 380 532 988 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 627 58 706 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 592 713 431 178 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 104 666 101 810 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 3 352 3 136 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 105 1 175 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 1 097 1 144 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 1 195 1 358 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 689 676 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 502 530 $100,000 or more .................... 1 161 1 060 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 513 326 430 843 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 447 47 434 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 3 920 4 218 Other ............................... 5 181 4 861 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 5 188 5 094 200 days or more ................... 3 478 3 396 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 703 1 934 number.. 56 643 69 134 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 039 1 152 number.. 12 192 12 280 Milk cows ..................farms.. 296 450 number.. 18 041 23 926 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 506 1 668 number.. 23 362 28 989 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 431 640 number.. 23 189 29 645 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 350 530 number.. 40 396 44 325 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 690 691 number.. 13 149 12 902 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 827 917 number.. (D) 1 801 049 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 79 93 number.. 40 712 95 794 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 110 1 158 acres.. 89 252 83 805 bushels.. 9 572 100 9 508 526 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 367 465 acres.. 20 564 19 682 tons, green.. 300 696 305 639 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 914 1 128 acres.. 116 557 131 768 bushels.. 3 599 073 4 378 643 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 3 022 3 060 acres.. 114 523 118 536 tons, dry.. 224 259 238 792 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 577 1 861 acres.. 63 414 64 647 Land in orchards..............farms.. 577 701 acres.. 13 459 16 871 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.