1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 704 681 Land in farms ..................acres.. 61 748 62 128 Average size of farm .......acres.. 88 91 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 449 234 304 773 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 365 3 222 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 981 42 651 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 199 134 10 to 49 acres ...................... 255 261 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 196 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 645 624 acres.. 49 420 48 135 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 575 565 acres.. 43 125 39 968 Irrigated land .................farms.. 222 212 acres.. 13 001 13 664 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 575 46 391 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 521 68 122 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 693 42 320 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 882 4 071 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 205 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 52 $100,000 or more .................... 119 122 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 140 36 287 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 191 53 207 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 705 682 $1,000.. 10 494 12 305 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 886 18 043 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 349 384 Other ............................... 355 297 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 377 335 200 days or more ................... 261 217 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 103 119 number.. 2 754 2 847 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 66 number.. 382 497 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 18 number.. 1 044 1 112 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 72 85 number.. 1 151 1 187 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 74 number.. 11 606 9 461 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 62 number.. 16 690 11 613 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 31 number.. 626 713 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 51 number.. 2 895 5 033 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 3 number.. 1 126 123 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 53 69 acres.. 2 775 3 146 bushels.. 272 642 245 089 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 16 acres.. 954 997 tons, green.. 14 837 14 504 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 151 124 acres.. 15 801 9 344 bushels.. 472 553 302 725 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 155 148 acres.. 3 669 3 295 tons, dry.. 7 996 9 999 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 198 227 acres.. 9 298 10 566 Land in orchards..............farms.. 54 70 acres.. 6 911 8 923 @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. .