1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 874 850 Land in farms ..................acres.. 59 405 58 758 Average size of farm .......acres.. 68 69 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 675 729 855 164 Average per acre .........dollars.. 9 710 14 527 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 644 35 595 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 305 264 10 to 49 acres ...................... 394 389 50 to 179 acres ..................... 108 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 749 732 acres.. 46 324 46 416 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 624 589 acres.. 36 182 35 566 Irrigated land .................farms.. 220 180 acres.. 6 327 4 198 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 973 50 945 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 772 59 935 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 62 642 44 710 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 331 6 235 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 335 308 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 48 $100,000 or more .................... 107 91 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 373 41 803 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 998 49 122 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 398 414 Other ............................... 476 436 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 485 468 200 days or more ................... 329 299 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 96 78 number.. 1 507 1 382 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 55 number.. 482 418 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 11 number.. 153 322 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 76 62 number.. 509 834 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 29 number.. 67 228 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 16 number.. 35 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 45 number.. 865 440 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 77 74 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 4 number.. 177 73 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 57 43 acres.. 6 353 3 655 bushels.. 721 844 426 119 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 8 acres.. 135 251 tons, green.. 2 529 4 675 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 71 74 acres.. 10 811 11 988 bushels.. 353 584 374 558 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 172 173 acres.. 4 648 4 546 tons, dry.. 10 170 8 542 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 172 199 acres.. 4 345 4 467 Land in orchards..............farms.. 41 55 acres.. 679 668 @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.