Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,366 
1,367 
1,042 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
1,543,699 
1,560,177 
2,065,685 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
131 
128 
154 
89 
79 
93 
90 
110 
number 
38,765 
119,175 
79,060 
41,719 
40,712 
95,794 
453,843 
204,930 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
915 
731 
691 
1,169 
1,110 
1,158 
1,405 
1,720 
acres 
85,006 
81,556 
66,128 
89,165 
89,252 
83,805 
74,938 
103,998 
bushels 
9,904,677 
10,137,862 
4,031,251 
9,573,802 
9,572,100 
9,508,526 
7,570,456 
10,186,110 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
197 
234 
261 
377 
367 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
8,571 
11,528 
14,328 
20,415 
20,564 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
132,042 
164,400 
162,232 
299,372 
300,696 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
360 
318 
418 
546 
541 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
26,545 
27,991 
30,460 
37,743 
38,104 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
1,403,864 
1,426,039 
1,717,558 
2,167,485 
2,191,141 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
360 
318 
418 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
26,545 
27,991 
30,460 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
1,403,864 
1,426,039 
1,717,558 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
52 
50 
74 
139 
134 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,003 
1,234 
2,250 
2,607 
2,469 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
61,522 
61,563 
144,613 
138,729 
129,785 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
40 
46 
81 
99 
96 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,746 
1,947 
2,358 
4,010 
4,001 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
109,706 
136,415 
167,426 
289,095 
288,603 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
23 
12 
27 
23 
22 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,082 
614 
2,071 
1,245 
1,243 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
39,391 
33,018 
75,119 
83,639 
83,559 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
13 
13 
21 
26 
26 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
117 
220 
439 
437 
513 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
542 
2,294 
4,133 
3,639 
3,809 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
777 
524 
611 
932 
914 
1,128 
1,091 
1,552 
acres 
93,833 
79,218 
96,032 
116,031 
116,557 
131,768 
106,296 
155,071 
bushels 
3,746,674 
2,443,231 
2,301,468 
3,581,578 
3,599,073 
4,378,643 
3,153,039 
4,109,956 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
2 
2 
5 
4 
4 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
14 
52 
52 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
(D) 
(D) 
146 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
3,025 
3,130 
3,117 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
102,624 
115,669 
119,052 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
207,403 
226,883 
236,270 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
7 
2 
6 
6 
5 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
181 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
19 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
94,880 
(D) 
5,150 
(D) 
23,700 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) 7 
farms 
1,127 
1,456 
1,435 
1,751 
1,577 
1,861 
1,908 
1,970 
acres 
50,396 
54,062 
59,024 
65,309 
63,414 
64,647 
72,521 
70,746 
Potatoes 
farms 
191 
127 
103 
97 
89 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,427 
2,442 
2,951 
2,519 
2,506 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
55 
60 
92 
79 
76 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,203 
1,068 
1,208 
882 
877 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
569 
718 
721 
634 
577 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
8,791 
10,537 
12,155 
13,636 
13,459 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
2 Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
3 Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
4 Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
5 Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
6 Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
7 Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 New Jersey 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
