1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 163 124 Land in farms ..................acres.. 11 644 13 553 Average size of farm .......acres.. 71 109 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 259 930 300 640 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 904 2 395 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 989 39 008 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 9 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 151 117 acres.. 7 651 9 518 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 131 98 acres.. 6 118 6 823 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 46 acres.. 1 270 1 536 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 614 4 602 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 443 37 113 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 291 4 116 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 324 486 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 10 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 16 $100,000 or more .................... 8 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 320 3 313 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 665 26 503 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 162 125 $1,000.. 976 1 075 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 023 8 601 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 88 64 Other ............................... 75 60 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 91 73 200 days or more ................... 55 43 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 18 13 number.. 204 100 Beef cows ..................farms.. 15 8 number.. 109 35 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 14 12 number.. 85 118 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 13 number.. 3 295 2 390 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 15 number.. 3 483 4 989 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 12 number.. 1 065 471 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 1 number.. 360 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 9 acres.. (D) 141 bushels.. 14 090 6 170 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 2 acres.. 286 (D) bushels.. 6 879 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 45 31 acres.. 1 356 808 tons, dry.. 1 827 1 151 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 62 44 acres.. 1 179 1 470 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 6 acres.. 30 (D) @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. .