1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BURLINGTON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 857 816 Land in farms ..................acres.. 103 667 97 186 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 119 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 614 977 573 638 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 250 5 209 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 376 49 189 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 236 188 10 to 49 acres ...................... 319 316 50 to 179 acres ..................... 169 192 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 790 740 acres.. 69 549 67 113 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 696 628 acres.. 59 736 54 789 Irrigated land .................farms.. 225 185 acres.. 11 437 8 699 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 535 64 563 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 141 79 121 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 75 845 54 702 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 690 9 861 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 254 243 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 138 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 62 $100,000 or more .................... 125 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 263 53 166 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 073 65 075 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 432 405 Other ............................... 425 411 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 467 438 200 days or more ................... 281 304 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 107 118 number.. 4 720 7 143 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 71 number.. 545 820 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 24 number.. 1 909 2 536 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 97 101 number.. 2 102 3 580 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 43 number.. 268 779 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 31 number.. 630 2 489 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 28 number.. 428 367 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 56 68 number.. 1 945 3 407 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 7 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 103 111 acres.. 11 171 10 426 bushels.. 1 239 432 1 211 398 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 29 acres.. 1 530 1 930 tons, green.. 23 239 34 550 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 141 154 acres.. 24 088 20 445 bushels.. 714 447 711 355 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 195 208 acres.. 7 261 7 400 tons, dry.. 16 864 15 695 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 149 169 acres.. 4 816 4 644 Land in orchards..............farms.. 35 47 acres.. 586 745 @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.