1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BURLINGTON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 816 834 Land in farms ..................acres.. 97 186 103 224 Average size of farm .......acres.. 119 124 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 573 638 418 607 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 209 3 441 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 189 42 100 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 188 178 10 to 49 acres ...................... 316 312 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 206 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 740 767 acres.. 67 113 67 898 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 628 691 acres.. 54 789 52 260 Irrigated land .................farms.. 185 183 acres.. 8 699 9 194 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 563 55 519 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 121 66 570 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 702 43 900 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 861 11 619 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 243 247 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 116 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 52 $100,000 or more .................... 101 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 166 41 995 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 075 50 415 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 817 834 $1,000.. 10 531 11 129 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 890 13 345 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 405 422 Other ............................... 411 412 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 438 476 200 days or more ................... 304 310 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 118 141 number.. 7 143 8 343 Beef cows ..................farms.. 71 56 number.. 820 647 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 53 number.. 2 536 3 843 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 101 124 number.. 3 580 5 132 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 42 number.. 779 1 464 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 41 number.. 2 489 3 757 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 31 number.. 367 562 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 68 69 number.. 3 407 3 662 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 111 145 acres.. 10 426 8 447 bushels.. 1 211 398 896 478 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 35 acres.. 1 930 2 187 tons, green.. 34 550 33 749 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 154 144 acres.. 20 445 16 033 bushels.. 711 355 487 875 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 208 221 acres.. 7 400 9 998 tons, dry.. 15 695 23 678 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 169 160 acres.. 4 644 4 634 Land in orchards..............farms.. 47 58 acres.. 745 1 262 @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. .