Table 31 . Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - New Jersey: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems ■ 
■ Con. 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
_ 
- 
- 
1 
_ 
- 
Other 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
5 
2 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
7,201 
2,190 
3,011 
1,487 
109 
116 
57 
9 
222 
Part owners 
farms 
1,363 
211 
348 
300 
129 
184 
118 
8 
65 
Tenants 
farms 
507 
60 
150 
166 
42 
28 
15 
1 
45 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
8,576 
2,401 
3,367 
1,789 
238 
301 
175 
17 
288 
acres 
476,798 
90,603 
111,714 
80,305 
22,766 
52,472 
56,266 
22,879 
39,793 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
8,564 
2,401 
3,359 
1,787 
238 
300 
175 
17 
287 
acres 
447,860 
84,190 
101,308 
74,790 
22,111 
51,554 
54,839 
22,445 
36,623 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,884 
273 
504 
470 
172 
212 
133 
9 
111 
acres 
268,824 
14,895 
29,041 
36,764 
34,028 
70,097 
62,650 
4,135 
17,214 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,870 
271 
498 
466 
171 
212 
133 
9 
110 
acres 
267,197 
14,631 
28,187 
36,388 
34,007 
70,050 
62,650 
4,135 
17,149 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
763 
209 
304 
162 
15 
18 
15 
4 
36 
acres 
30,565 
6,677 
11,260 
5,891 
676 
965 
1,427 
434 
3,235 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
... number 
14,574 
3,769 
5,794 
2,924 
462 
622 
357 
46 
600 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
4,726 
1,354 
1,730 
1,132 
151 
133 
86 
3 
137 
2 operators 
3,609 
934 
1,531 
716 
89 
124 
58 
6 
151 
3 operators 
587 
149 
193 
82 
34 
57 
32 
6 
34 
4 operators 
100 
22 
35 
14 
2 
9 
12 
2 
4 
5 or more operators 
49 
2 
20 
9 
4 
5 
2 
1 
6 
Total women operators 
... number 
5,028 
1,349 
2,069 
1,136 
122 
124 
53 
6 
169 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,237 
1,121 
1,818 
937 
100 
98 
38 
6 
119 
2 operators 
329 
105 
105 
76 
9 
10 
6 
- 
18 
3 operators 
29 
6 
11 
8 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
" 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
- 
1 
3 
" 
1 
" 
- 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
7,239 
1,986 
2,857 
1,342 
255 
312 
189 
18 
280 
Female 
1,832 
475 
652 
611 
25 
16 
1 
- 
52 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
4,493 
1,578 
- 
1,953 
280 
298 
174 
16 
194 
Other 
4,578 
883 
3,509 
- 
- 
30 
16 
2 
138 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
7,408 
2,133 
2,920 
1,596 
200 
228 
128 
7 
196 
Not on farm operated 
1,663 
328 
589 
357 
80 
100 
62 
11 
136 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
3,369 
1,515 
223 
897 
192 
243 
144 
14 
141 
Any 
5,702 
946 
3,286 
1,056 
88 
85 
46 
4 
191 
1 to 49 days 
855 
268 
301 
222 
18 
12 
3 
- 
31 
50 to 99 days 
460 
163 
143 
119 
7 
9 
- 
- 
19 
100 to 199 days 
1,018 
241 
494 
219 
18 
9 
3 
- 
34 
200 days or more 
3,369 
274 
2,348 
496 
45 
55 
40 
4 
107 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
178 
26 
67 
61 
5 
8 
- 
- 
11 
3 or 4 years 
336 
36 
168 
92 
15 
10 
3 
- 
12 
5 to 9 years 
1,241 
219 
624 
295 
18 
22 
9 
- 
54 
10 years or more 
7,316 
2,180 
2,650 
1,505 
242 
288 
178 
18 
255 
Average years on present farm 
22.4 
28.0 
18.3 
20.7 
25.2 
28.5 
27.9 
34.8 
21.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
129 
15 
53 
47 
1 
5 
- 
- 
8 
3 or 4 years 
269 
27 
136 
76 
12 
6 
3 
- 
9 
5 to 9 years 
1,071 
185 
571 
239 
15 
13 
5 
- 
43 
1 0 years or more 
7,602 
2,234 
2,749 
1,591 
252 
304 
182 
18 
272 
Average years operating any farm ... 
24.1 
29.8 
19.5 
23.1 
27.6 
30.9 
30.1 
36.9 
24.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
9 
- 
4 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
199 
- 
85 
75 
17 
6 
6 
- 
10 
35 to 44 years 
690 
1 
362 
219 
29 
30 
19 
- 
30 
45 to 49 years 
914 
20 
534 
234 
32 
32 
23 
1 
38 
50 to 54 years 
1,352 
79 
744 
352 
41 
48 
30 
5 
53 
55 to 59 years 
1,532 
184 
743 
399 
47 
57 
35 
5 
62 
60 to 64 years 
1,311 
354 
508 
246 
39 
65 
39 
4 
56 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
426 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
