1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 149 163 Land in farms ..................acres.. 9 669 11 644 Average size of farm .......acres.. 65 71 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 784 259 930 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 669 3 904 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 113 27 989 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 141 151 acres.. 5 755 7 651 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 122 131 acres.. 4 298 6 118 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 55 acres.. 1 144 1 270 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 807 5 614 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 685 34 443 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 531 5 291 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 276 324 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 13 $100,000 or more .................... 12 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 969 4 320 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 351 26 665 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 57 88 Other ............................... 92 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 97 91 200 days or more ................... 72 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 25 18 number.. 257 204 Beef cows ..................farms.. 19 15 number.. (D) 109 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 20 14 number.. 129 85 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 18 number.. 820 3 295 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 17 number.. 1 475 3 483 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 8 number.. 158 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 18 number.. 737 1 065 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 360 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 13 acres.. 477 (D) bushels.. (D) 14 090 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 13 acres.. (D) 286 bushels.. (D) 6 879 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 43 45 acres.. 1 336 1 356 tons, dry.. 1 720 1 827 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 31 62 acres.. 841 1 179 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 30 @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.