1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 573 609 Land in farms ..................acres.. 66 288 68 627 Average size of farm .......acres.. 116 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 421 150 371 699 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 738 3 523 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 771 58 126 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 123 111 10 to 49 acres ...................... 231 245 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 554 592 acres.. 50 928 56 407 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 524 565 acres.. 44 932 47 948 Irrigated land .................farms.. 268 269 acres.. 19 477 18 150 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 94 152 72 993 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 315 119 857 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 90 432 66 960 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 721 6 033 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 148 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 44 $100,000 or more .................... 160 144 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 992 56 296 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 743 92 288 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 304 332 Other ............................... 269 277 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 284 307 200 days or more ................... 209 205 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 49 66 number.. 2 296 2 849 Beef cows ..................farms.. 26 36 number.. 512 496 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 12 number.. 822 930 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 38 45 number.. 780 1 293 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 23 number.. 2 215 1 605 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 14 number.. 3 139 2 533 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 22 number.. 232 202 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 28 number.. (D) 142 142 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 57 55 acres.. 3 799 2 672 bushels.. 352 840 352 083 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 11 acres.. 1 015 733 tons, green.. 16 074 12 159 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 99 135 acres.. 12 610 17 118 bushels.. 332 557 585 281 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 132 138 acres.. 3 278 5 738 tons, dry.. 6 955 10 562 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 165 204 acres.. 15 483 15 054 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 17 acres.. 1 655 1 385 @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.