1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 791 776 Land in farms ..................acres.. 75 531 78 641 Average size of farm .......acres.. 95 101 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 509 716 355 122 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 992 3 671 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 097 24 728 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 157 104 10 to 49 acres ...................... 319 314 50 to 179 acres ..................... 183 224 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 108 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 716 707 acres.. 44 114 45 377 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 615 618 acres.. 29 631 29 742 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 39 acres.. 390 534 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 763 19 922 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 984 25 673 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 024 6 404 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 739 13 518 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 350 351 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 39 $100,000 or more .................... 67 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 819 17 028 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 263 21 943 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 791 776 $1,000.. 2 615 2 098 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 306 2 704 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 296 281 Other ............................... 495 495 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 507 553 200 days or more ................... 337 379 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 285 331 number.. 10 183 11 983 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 177 number.. 1 334 1 605 Milk cows ..................farms.. 87 105 number.. 4 371 5 249 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 250 317 number.. 4 711 7 087 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 86 number.. 649 588 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 71 80 number.. 1 034 836 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 76 100 number.. 1 268 1 400 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 124 129 number.. 6 257 8 383 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 8 number.. 743 946 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 66 71 acres.. 4 263 3 111 bushels.. 421 666 287 122 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 102 121 acres.. 4 142 4 971 tons, green.. 56 749 74 795 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 438 466 acres.. 20 003 19 328 tons, dry.. 37 536 38 759 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 122 98 acres.. 1 409 1 263 Land in orchards..............farms.. 75 60 acres.. 467 647 @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. .