1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 827 791 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 001 75 531 Average size of farm .......acres.. 88 95 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 476 842 509 716 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 493 4 992 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 898 30 097 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 148 157 10 to 49 acres ...................... 366 319 50 to 179 acres ..................... 200 183 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 762 716 acres.. 41 321 44 114 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 684 615 acres.. 29 788 29 631 Irrigated land .................farms.. 79 50 acres.. 561 390 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 187 19 763 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 201 24 984 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 269 8 024 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 918 11 739 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 397 350 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 120 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 45 $100,000 or more .................... 53 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 086 16 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 451 21 263 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 278 296 Other ............................... 549 495 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 532 507 200 days or more ................... 376 337 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 233 285 number.. 7 863 10 183 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 167 number.. 1 831 1 334 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 87 number.. 2 657 4 371 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 210 250 number.. 3 461 4 711 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 77 number.. 409 649 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 71 number.. 521 1 034 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 80 76 number.. 1 673 1 268 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 102 124 number.. 3 910 6 257 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 12 number.. 1 248 743 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 59 66 acres.. 3 507 4 263 bushels.. 348 504 421 666 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 64 102 acres.. 4 475 4 142 tons, green.. 56 988 56 749 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 460 438 acres.. 19 287 20 003 tons, dry.. 34 166 37 536 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 96 122 acres.. 1 274 1 409 Land in orchards..............farms.. 58 75 acres.. 319 467 @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.