1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 850 840 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 758 65 846 Average size of farm .......acres.. 69 78 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 855 164 473 398 Average per acre .........dollars.. 14 527 5 069 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 595 38 217 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 264 250 10 to 49 acres ...................... 389 368 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 732 756 acres.. 46 416 50 071 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 589 602 acres.. 35 566 38 187 Irrigated land .................farms.. 180 179 acres.. 4 198 7 704 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 945 56 598 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 935 67 378 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 710 49 690 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 235 6 908 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 308 313 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 133 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 48 $100,000 or more .................... 91 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 803 39 612 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 122 47 157 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 851 840 $1,000.. 7 730 15 448 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 084 18 390 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 414 374 Other ............................... 436 466 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 468 492 200 days or more ................... 299 348 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 78 83 number.. 1 382 1 543 Beef cows ..................farms.. 55 46 number.. 418 391 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 13 number.. 322 280 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 62 69 number.. 834 874 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 33 number.. 228 1 956 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 39 number.. (D) 2 796 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 46 number.. 440 659 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 74 74 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 14 number.. 73 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 43 69 acres.. 3 655 4 528 bushels.. 426 119 459 823 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 9 acres.. 251 263 tons, green.. 4 675 4 248 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 74 94 acres.. 11 988 11 312 bushels.. 374 558 357 290 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 173 172 acres.. 4 546 5 278 tons, dry.. 8 542 10 768 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 199 212 acres.. 4 467 5 307 Land in orchards..............farms.. 55 51 acres.. 668 738 @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. .