1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ATLANTIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 424 391 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 050 29 606 Average size of farm .......acres.. 73 76 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 362 615 304 545 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 251 4 659 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 723 72 574 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 93 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 203 199 50 to 179 acres ..................... 84 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 399 360 acres.. 19 464 19 372 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 362 333 acres.. 16 417 15 760 Irrigated land .................farms.. 214 216 acres.. 12 085 12 164 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 469 43 444 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 690 111 110 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 62 856 43 136 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 612 308 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 13 $100,000 or more .................... 84 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 537 33 538 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 648 85 775 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 198 232 Other ............................... 226 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 235 196 200 days or more ................... 146 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 13 22 number.. 62 169 Beef cows ..................farms.. 6 16 number.. 29 58 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 10 16 number.. 27 97 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 21 number.. 742 484 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 17 number.. 259 489 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 8 number.. 166 127 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 22 number.. 600 1 882 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 75 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 43 25 acres.. 527 180 bushels.. 49 739 12 472 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 9 acres.. 313 327 bushels.. 8 712 12 273 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 44 46 acres.. 1 136 1 192 tons, dry.. 1 778 1 261 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 107 146 acres.. 5 942 6 057 Land in orchards..............farms.. 42 62 acres.. 840 1 769 @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.