1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SOMERSET COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 437 435 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 258 43 989 Average size of farm .......acres.. 106 101 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 796 314 753 472 Average per acre .........dollars.. 8 454 9 521 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 259 26 767 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 98 10 to 49 acres ...................... 206 187 50 to 179 acres ..................... 84 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 394 386 acres.. 30 988 31 207 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 352 325 acres.. 21 283 21 316 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 52 acres.. 541 261 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 026 12 644 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 096 29 066 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 955 8 745 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 070 3 899 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 159 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 19 $100,000 or more .................... 35 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 070 10 166 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 620 23 264 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 155 192 Other ............................... 282 243 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 268 239 200 days or more ................... 196 175 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 107 125 number.. 4 660 5 198 Beef cows ..................farms.. 67 78 number.. 1 812 1 369 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 28 number.. 850 992 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 106 111 number.. 2 626 1 839 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 39 number.. 268 909 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 26 number.. 254 1 037 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 53 number.. 1 241 1 828 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 52 56 number.. 8 367 4 300 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 54 acres.. 3 003 3 809 bushels.. 268 389 428 897 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 29 acres.. 1 279 1 435 tons, green.. 18 317 21 638 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 40 acres.. 2 750 3 665 bushels.. 68 088 107 354 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 211 159 acres.. 11 419 10 104 tons, dry.. 22 355 17 469 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 48 67 acres.. 430 609 Land in orchards..............farms.. 27 41 acres.. 100 224 @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.