1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ATLANTIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 391 384 Land in farms ..................acres.. 29 606 29 423 Average size of farm .......acres.. 76 77 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 545 249 547 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 659 3 421 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 574 54 758 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 199 181 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 360 348 acres.. 19 372 19 458 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 333 330 acres.. 15 760 16 133 Irrigated land .................farms.. 216 229 acres.. 12 164 11 030 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 444 37 262 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 110 97 038 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 136 37 003 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 308 260 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 26 $100,000 or more .................... 78 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 538 25 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 775 67 462 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 391 384 $1,000.. 10 308 11 471 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 362 29 871 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 232 213 Other ............................... 159 171 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 196 198 200 days or more ................... 122 138 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 22 16 number.. 169 133 Beef cows ..................farms.. 16 11 number.. 58 60 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 16 12 number.. 97 59 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 20 number.. 484 632 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 19 number.. 489 697 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 6 number.. 127 80 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 20 number.. 1 882 1 001 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 22 acres.. 180 176 bushels.. 12 472 10 575 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 5 acres.. 327 372 bushels.. 12 273 9 815 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 46 34 acres.. 1 192 904 tons, dry.. 1 261 1 132 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 146 162 acres.. 6 057 5 618 Land in orchards..............farms.. 62 57 acres.. 1 769 2 508 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .