1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HUNTERDON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 313 1 299 Land in farms ..................acres.. 105 230 106 324 Average size of farm .......acres.. 80 82 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 581 546 707 334 Average per acre .........dollars.. 7 346 9 430 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 498 27 348 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 255 232 10 to 49 acres ...................... 598 568 50 to 179 acres ..................... 334 375 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 199 1 165 acres.. 78 128 79 570 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 034 968 acres.. 58 456 55 907 Irrigated land .................farms.. 105 72 acres.. 1 135 422 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 057 26 206 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 461 20 174 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 149 16 000 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 907 10 205 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 563 556 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 205 215 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 176 185 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 162 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 41 $100,000 or more .................... 66 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 252 24 226 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 601 18 664 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 496 478 Other ............................... 817 821 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 801 828 200 days or more ................... 519 546 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 352 389 number.. 8 445 10 687 Beef cows ..................farms.. 230 251 number.. 2 488 2 683 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 72 number.. 1 665 2 670 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 327 360 number.. 3 492 4 168 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 106 number.. 1 525 2 432 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 104 number.. 2 138 4 581 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 176 194 number.. 3 250 3 621 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 121 131 number.. 4 938 5 729 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 21 number.. 9 987 5 730 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 193 228 acres.. 12 056 12 902 bushels.. 1 212 575 1 374 434 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 51 74 acres.. 1 806 2 024 tons, green.. 26 467 31 134 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 86 92 acres.. 8 203 7 446 bushels.. 277 256 232 378 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 674 654 acres.. 28 417 26 173 tons, dry.. 52 280 49 948 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 112 119 acres.. 1 170 972 Land in orchards..............farms.. 80 110 acres.. 477 800 @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.