1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 28 31 Land in farms ..................acres.. 325 449 Average size of farm .......acres.. 12 14 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 654 669 275 935 Average per acre .........dollars.. 56 402 19 051 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 600 49 668 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 0 3 180 to 499 acres .................... 0 0 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 22 26 acres.. 178 260 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 21 25 acres.. 120 201 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 14 acres.. 41 76 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 636 8 076 Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 994 260 507 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 614 7 998 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 78 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 7 5 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 1 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 5 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 2 $100,000 or more .................... 7 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 818 2 862 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 344 92 308 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 28 31 $1,000.. 2 818 5 214 Average per farm..........dollars.. 100 650 168 199 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 12 20 Other ............................... 16 11 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 11 12 200 days or more ................... 11 4 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 92 Beef cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 70 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 19 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 3 number.. 210 1 000 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 3 4 acres.. 30 (D) tons, dry.. 56 112 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 7 acres.. 32 45 Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (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. .