1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HUNTERDON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 299 1 398 Land in farms ..................acres.. 106 324 123 698 Average size of farm .......acres.. 82 88 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 707 334 392 160 Average per acre .........dollars.. 9 430 4 796 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 348 27 852 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 232 258 10 to 49 acres ...................... 568 587 50 to 179 acres ..................... 375 388 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 165 1 291 acres.. 79 570 86 587 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 968 1 080 acres.. 55 907 56 255 Irrigated land .................farms.. 72 59 acres.. 422 526 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 206 27 554 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 174 19 710 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 000 12 808 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 205 14 747 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 556 594 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 215 251 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 185 183 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 170 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 80 $100,000 or more .................... 68 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 226 23 982 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 664 17 155 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 298 1 398 $1,000.. 1 925 2 289 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 483 1 638 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 478 505 Other ............................... 821 893 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 828 975 200 days or more ................... 546 680 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 389 495 number.. 10 687 12 947 Beef cows ..................farms.. 251 280 number.. 2 683 2 787 Milk cows ..................farms.. 72 102 number.. 2 670 4 091 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 360 497 number.. 4 168 7 521 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 106 120 number.. 2 432 2 870 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 104 131 number.. 4 581 5 308 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 194 194 number.. 3 621 3 818 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 131 172 number.. 5 729 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 18 number.. 5 730 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 228 281 acres.. 12 902 12 132 bushels.. 1 374 434 1 186 695 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 74 97 acres.. 2 024 2 421 tons, green.. 31 134 43 133 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 92 135 acres.. 7 446 8 554 bushels.. 232 378 245 972 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 654 742 acres.. 26 173 26 256 tons, dry.. 49 948 51 363 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 119 112 acres.. 972 933 Land in orchards..............farms.. 110 129 acres.. 800 750 @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. .