1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 395 430 Land in farms ..................acres.. 23 915 27 086 Average size of farm .......acres.. 61 63 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 729 297 335 691 Average per acre .........dollars.. 15 125 5 183 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 535 26 638 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 116 134 10 to 49 acres ...................... 177 163 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 103 180 to 499 acres .................... 19 23 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 340 370 acres.. 14 843 14 349 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 283 314 acres.. 10 012 9 996 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 66 acres.. 566 483 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 660 13 016 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 709 30 270 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 128 11 382 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 533 1 634 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 186 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 8 $100,000 or more .................... 35 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 645 10 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 543 23 296 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 395 430 $1,000.. 2 739 2 786 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 934 6 478 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 169 155 Other ............................... 226 275 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 232 288 200 days or more ................... 156 198 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 62 90 number.. 1 171 1 643 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 52 number.. 293 567 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 14 number.. 143 312 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 49 86 number.. 464 840 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 27 number.. 617 842 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 30 number.. 1 050 1 002 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 38 number.. 563 455 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 63 59 number.. 3 419 3 693 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 39 56 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 29 acres.. 2 240 1 787 bushels.. 183 475 176 304 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 7 acres.. 193 169 tons, green.. (D) 2 395 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 3 acres.. 115 (D) bushels.. 3 450 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 152 acres.. 4 887 5 849 tons, dry.. 8 255 10 108 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 77 79 acres.. 1 388 1 066 Land in orchards..............farms.. 51 60 acres.. 247 227 @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. .