1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARREN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 684 666 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 638 87 583 Average size of farm .......acres.. 128 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 805 203 495 503 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 622 3 923 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 744 38 722 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 103 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 233 208 50 to 179 acres ..................... 202 230 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 620 609 acres.. 62 298 61 025 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 547 551 acres.. 50 280 44 989 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 45 acres.. 1 006 1 509 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 929 35 267 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 375 52 954 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 554 8 261 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 375 27 007 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 261 226 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 51 $100,000 or more .................... 74 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 759 33 368 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 820 50 102 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 683 666 $1,000.. 3 515 1 467 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 147 2 203 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 318 Other ............................... 381 348 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 390 401 200 days or more ................... 265 280 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 299 335 number.. 12 490 15 085 Beef cows ..................farms.. 151 162 number.. 1 549 1 533 Milk cows ..................farms.. 98 129 number.. 5 698 7 897 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 264 323 number.. 4 792 8 408 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 74 60 number.. 569 582 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 48 number.. 1 089 710 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 68 67 number.. 928 792 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 106 104 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 11 number.. 2 285 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 205 220 acres.. 19 941 15 818 bushels.. 2 223 573 1 766 381 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 111 144 acres.. 3 968 5 023 tons, green.. 63 487 76 897 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 55 33 acres.. 4 682 2 254 bushels.. 161 436 81 653 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 360 392 acres.. 16 132 18 108 tons, dry.. 40 833 46 418 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 85 80 acres.. 2 694 2 009 Land in orchards..............farms.. 63 61 acres.. 464 544 @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. .