1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 233 206 Land in farms ..................acres.. 10 365 8 820 Average size of farm .......acres.. 44 43 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 347 159 232 801 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 254 3 956 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 992 24 107 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 25 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 194 171 acres.. 5 572 5 387 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 157 131 acres.. 3 647 3 788 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 31 acres.. 775 500 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 046 4 916 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 657 23 864 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 998 2 970 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 048 1 946 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 6 $100,000 or more .................... 15 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 861 4 150 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 954 20 144 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 232 206 $1,000.. 756 1 658 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 257 8 049 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 111 91 Other ............................... 122 115 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 126 129 200 days or more ................... 69 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 30 42 number.. 566 786 Beef cows ..................farms.. 16 19 number.. 95 93 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. 182 269 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 29 33 number.. 225 415 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 22 number.. (D) 1 574 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 27 number.. 909 3 171 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 14 number.. 149 174 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 29 number.. 4 196 4 023 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 18 acres.. 626 537 bushels.. 66 480 47 878 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 4 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. 2 340 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 9 acres.. 330 488 bushels.. 8 075 16 035 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 52 43 acres.. 1 350 941 tons, dry.. 2 464 2 097 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 60 38 acres.. 811 694 Land in orchards..............farms.. 23 18 acres.. 84 79 @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. .