1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CAMDEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 188 177 Land in farms ..................acres.. 7 799 10 033 Average size of farm .......acres.. 41 57 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 940 234 910 Average per acre .........dollars.. 7 737 4 465 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 250 32 345 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 63 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 8 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 179 157 acres.. 6 285 7 735 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 159 148 acres.. 5 070 6 154 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 61 acres.. 2 477 3 983 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 180 7 923 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 512 44 761 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 040 7 531 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 140 392 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 7 $100,000 or more .................... 20 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 337 5 431 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 531 30 685 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 189 177 $1,000.. 1 910 2 256 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 105 12 748 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 98 80 Other ............................... 90 97 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 91 100 200 days or more ................... 58 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 21 26 number.. 112 163 Beef cows ..................farms.. 13 17 number.. 76 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 21 23 number.. 64 168 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) 337 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 13 number.. (D) 386 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 15 number.. 161 154 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 19 number.. 706 893 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 12 acres.. 273 132 bushels.. (D) 7 328 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 5 acres.. 276 192 bushels.. 6 899 4 443 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 46 43 acres.. 535 823 tons, dry.. 836 1 580 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 47 58 acres.. 1 421 1 924 Land in orchards..............farms.. 35 33 acres.. 1 709 2 011 @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. .