1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CAMDEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 211 188 Land in farms ..................acres.. 9 007 7 799 Average size of farm .......acres.. 43 41 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 359 339 304 940 Average per acre .........dollars.. 8 288 7 737 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 036 30 250 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 8 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 192 179 acres.. 6 997 6 285 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 173 159 acres.. 5 221 5 070 Irrigated land .................farms.. 73 55 acres.. 3 150 2 477 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 473 8 180 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 811 43 512 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 212 8 040 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 261 140 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 11 $100,000 or more .................... 26 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 539 6 337 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 642 33 531 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 85 98 Other ............................... 126 90 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 123 91 200 days or more ................... 71 58 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 25 21 number.. 121 112 Beef cows ..................farms.. 12 13 number.. 52 76 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 17 21 number.. 61 64 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 8 number.. 424 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 3 number.. 559 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 6 number.. 146 161 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 17 number.. 746 706 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 100 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 9 acres.. (D) 273 bushels.. 26 438 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 7 acres.. 307 276 bushels.. 5 380 6 899 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 38 46 acres.. 525 535 tons, dry.. 928 836 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 54 47 acres.. 1 845 1 421 Land in orchards..............farms.. 29 35 acres.. 1 208 1 709 @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.