1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 609 612 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 627 72 406 Average size of farm .......acres.. 113 118 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 371 699 266 046 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 523 2 213 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 126 54 313 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 111 116 10 to 49 acres ...................... 245 219 50 to 179 acres ..................... 155 176 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 592 584 acres.. 56 407 56 527 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 565 560 acres.. 47 948 48 934 Irrigated land .................farms.. 269 281 acres.. 18 150 19 373 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 993 58 235 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 857 95 155 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 66 960 52 150 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 033 6 085 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 48 $100,000 or more .................... 144 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 296 46 899 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 288 76 759 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 610 611 $1,000.. 17 040 10 003 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 934 16 372 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 332 344 Other ............................... 277 268 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 303 200 days or more ................... 205 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 66 72 number.. 2 849 2 340 Beef cows ..................farms.. 36 37 number.. 496 204 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 19 number.. 930 1 324 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 45 54 number.. 1 293 1 160 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 29 number.. 1 605 1 454 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 31 number.. 2 533 2 958 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 18 number.. 202 219 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 32 number.. 142 142 210 110 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 246 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 66 acres.. 2 672 2 300 bushels.. 352 083 141 840 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 16 acres.. 733 684 tons, green.. 12 159 7 645 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 135 114 acres.. 17 118 11 822 bushels.. 585 281 234 014 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 138 138 acres.. 5 738 4 737 tons, dry.. 10 562 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 204 239 acres.. 15 054 19 963 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 19 acres.. 1 385 1 435 @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. .