1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SALEM COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 660 752 Land in farms ..................acres.. 92 047 98 256 Average size of farm .......acres.. 139 131 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 536 956 384 915 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 887 3 177 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 676 51 275 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 106 113 10 to 49 acres ...................... 229 246 50 to 179 acres ..................... 188 243 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 623 711 acres.. 75 066 81 004 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 582 665 acres.. 65 803 68 733 Irrigated land .................farms.. 145 150 acres.. 18 227 13 954 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 908 54 435 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 892 72 387 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 574 38 170 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 334 16 265 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 204 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 58 $100,000 or more .................... 105 97 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 930 42 135 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 197 56 031 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 296 358 Other ............................... 364 394 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 368 430 200 days or more ................... 248 303 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 188 230 number.. 10 689 12 048 Beef cows ..................farms.. 120 129 number.. 1 725 1 865 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 58 number.. 3 865 4 472 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 166 191 number.. 4 123 4 722 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 60 number.. 1 600 3 125 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 50 number.. 3 018 5 964 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 44 number.. 943 1 071 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 43 52 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 0 number.. 342 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 160 181 acres.. 11 791 10 457 bushels.. 1 235 948 1 249 112 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 59 60 acres.. 4 736 3 497 tons, green.. 68 801 55 936 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 217 281 acres.. 21 976 29 388 bushels.. 711 083 1 049 148 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 268 315 acres.. 8 847 9 570 tons, dry.. 21 255 25 747 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 104 136 acres.. 11 455 11 456 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 8 acres.. (D) (D) @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.