1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SALEM COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 752 697 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 256 95 265 Average size of farm .......acres.. 131 137 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 384 915 261 416 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 177 2 021 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 275 43 633 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 113 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 246 213 50 to 179 acres ..................... 243 249 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 711 669 acres.. 81 004 78 751 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 665 614 acres.. 68 733 63 080 Irrigated land .................farms.. 150 154 acres.. 13 954 17 251 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 435 49 923 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 387 71 626 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 170 29 680 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 265 20 244 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 204 191 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 57 $100,000 or more .................... 97 109 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 135 40 523 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 031 58 140 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 752 697 $1,000.. 11 138 9 721 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 811 13 948 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 358 352 Other ............................... 394 345 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 430 409 200 days or more ................... 303 274 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 230 235 number.. 12 048 12 738 Beef cows ..................farms.. 129 107 number.. 1 865 1 470 Milk cows ..................farms.. 58 74 number.. 4 472 5 517 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 191 199 number.. 4 722 6 288 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 72 number.. 3 125 3 870 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 63 number.. 5 964 6 232 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 30 number.. 1 071 783 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 58 number.. (D) 569 999 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 181 208 acres.. 10 457 9 755 bushels.. 1 249 112 928 793 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 60 83 acres.. 3 497 4 149 tons, green.. 55 936 65 447 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 281 240 acres.. 29 388 21 662 bushels.. 1 049 148 617 760 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 315 304 acres.. 9 570 8 774 tons, dry.. 25 747 21 336 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 136 164 acres.. 11 456 13 730 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 7 acres.. (D) (D) @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. .