1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 22 25 Land in farms ..................acres.. 613 580 Average size of farm .......acres.. 28 23 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 832 964 276 480 Average per acre .........dollars.. 29 894 11 917 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 673 18 672 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 4 180 to 499 acres .................... 1 0 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 19 25 acres.. 187 394 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 19 24 acres.. 126 278 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 12 acres.. 62 86 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 913 (D) Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 486 (D) Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 892 907 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 2 8 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 0 1 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 4 3 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 3 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 2 $100,000 or more .................... 3 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 486 585 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 092 23 397 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 22 25 $1,000.. 427 334 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 394 13 376 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 12 13 Other ............................... 10 12 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 9 6 200 days or more ................... 4 5 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Beef cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 1 number.. 24 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 1 number.. 24 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 71 tons, dry.. 0 93 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 10 acres.. 118 161 Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 @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. .