1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 241 252 Land in farms ..................acres.. 25 011 25 222 Average size of farm .......acres.. 104 100 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 992 415 465 130 Average per acre .........dollars.. 9 952 4 427 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 148 68 321 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 35 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 12 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 219 238 acres.. 21 515 21 134 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 201 226 acres.. 19 158 17 629 Irrigated land .................farms.. 74 71 acres.. 1 404 2 322 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 518 29 407 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 585 116 696 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 544 27 792 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 974 1 615 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 16 $100,000 or more .................... 38 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 792 23 649 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 467 93 474 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 240 253 $1,000.. 3 029 5 417 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 623 21 411 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 138 147 Other ............................... 103 105 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 117 200 days or more ................... 73 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 20 28 number.. 437 556 Beef cows ..................farms.. 12 13 number.. 105 118 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. 116 135 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 16 24 number.. 276 597 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 11 number.. 738 957 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 11 number.. 1 588 3 960 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 12 number.. 829 556 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 11 number.. 1 751 639 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 38 acres.. 4 388 3 614 bushels.. 594 091 398 824 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 4 acres.. 157 208 tons, green.. 2 630 3 040 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 49 49 acres.. 8 593 7 765 bushels.. 296 875 269 238 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 46 46 acres.. 2 120 1 298 tons, dry.. 2 893 2 048 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 69 86 acres.. 1 618 1 603 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 21 acres.. 197 292 @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. .