Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
9,071 
7,329 
787 
655 
percent 
100.0 
80.8 
8.7 
7.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
715,057 
427,216 
109,138 
96,926 
Average size of farm 
acres 
79 
58 
139 
148 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
9,071 
7,329 
787 
655 
$1,000 
1,014,532 
359,628 
182,783 
169,160 
Average per farm 
dollars 
111,843 
49,069 
232,253 
258,259 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,232 
1,905 
181 
145 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,521 
1,398 
61 
47 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,039 
907 
61 
47 
$5,000 to $9,999 
962 
848 
54 
44 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,050 
852 
102 
82 
$25,000 to $49,999 
611 
472 
66 
58 
$50,000 to $99,999 
526 
363 
74 
64 
$100,000 to $249,999 
433 
274 
63 
52 
$250,000 to $499,999 
267 
155 
33 
31 
$500,000 to $999,999 
212 
92 
42 
39 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
218 
63 
50 
46 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
150 
54 
36 
33 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
47 
7 
12 
11 
$5,000,000 or more 
21 
2 
2 
2 
Total sales 
farms 
9,071 
7,329 
787 
655 
$1,000 
1,006,936 
355,161 
180,921 
167,512 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,547 
1,251 
148 
129 
$1,000 
126,967 
80,441 
24,491 
22,733 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
460 
321 
72 
63 
$1,000 
114,832 
70,854 
23,077 
21,548 
Corn 
farms 
1,000 
797 
109 
95 
$1,000 
66,692 
43,463 
13,239 
12,485 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
283 
192 
46 
41 
$1,000 
58,101 
36,698 
12,175 
11,564 
Wheat 
farms 
360 
261 
46 
43 
$1,000 
9,844 
5,670 
(D) 
1,766 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
56 
22 
14 
13 
$1,000 
5,476 
2,582 
(D) 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
775 
616 
81 
66 
$1,000 
48,777 
30,347 
9,140 
8,292 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
242 
154 
44 
38 
$1,000 
40,064 
23,273 
8,264 
7,680 
Sorghum 
farms 
32 
23 
6 
5 
$1,000 
300 
136 
119 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
40 
31 
3 
3 
$1,000 
549 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
147 
117 
4 
3 
$1,000 
804 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
276 
(D) 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,133 
838 
144 
120 
$1,000 
191,704 
74,004 
45,646 
40,966 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
349 
192 
68 
61 
$1,000 
182,258 
66,778 
(D) 
40,221 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
770 
569 
93 
76 
$1,000 
145,351 
(D) 
20,439 
20,227 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
162 
70 
32 
32 
$1,000 
139,619 
(D) 
19,705 
19,705 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
410 
299 
49 
42 
$1,000 
35,774 
17,107 
5,619 
5,492 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
73 
31 
13 
13 
$1,000 
32,362 
14,691 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
478 
360 
56 
42 
$1,000 
109,576 
(D) 
14,820 
14,735 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
97 
42 
21 
21 
$1,000 
106,951 
(D) 
14,586 
14,586 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,287 
838 
160 
138 
$1,000 
405,247 
100,489 
71,465 
66,685 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
575 
279 
90 
81 
$1,000 
394,574 
92,274 
70,452 
65,763 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
132 New Jersey 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
