1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WARREN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 730 684 Land in farms ..................acres.. 82 900 87 638 Average size of farm .......acres.. 114 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 736 876 805 203 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 502 5 622 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 441 40 744 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 121 103 10 to 49 acres ...................... 276 233 50 to 179 acres ..................... 205 202 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 670 620 acres.. 57 943 62 298 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 601 547 acres.. 46 592 50 280 Irrigated land .................farms.. 76 49 acres.. 1 701 1 006 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 005 39 929 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 021 58 375 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 693 14 554 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 312 25 375 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 303 261 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 56 $100,000 or more .................... 93 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 398 36 759 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 415 53 820 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 305 303 Other ............................... 425 381 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 430 390 200 days or more ................... 309 265 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 254 299 number.. 10 391 12 490 Beef cows ..................farms.. 147 151 number.. 1 307 1 549 Milk cows ..................farms.. 69 98 number.. 4 450 5 698 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 226 264 number.. 3 899 4 792 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 74 number.. 270 569 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 55 number.. 819 1 089 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 68 number.. 1 196 928 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 92 106 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 10 number.. 1 860 2 285 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 180 205 acres.. 21 281 19 941 bushels.. 2 463 248 2 223 573 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 102 111 acres.. 3 855 3 968 tons, green.. 59 858 63 487 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 37 55 acres.. 2 885 4 682 bushels.. 112 891 161 436 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 355 360 acres.. 15 472 16 132 tons, dry.. 32 344 40 833 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 93 85 acres.. 1 962 2 694 Land in orchards..............farms.. 67 63 acres.. 483 464 @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.