Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
9,071 
4,493 
5 
108 
318 
886 
1,352 
1,824 
percent 
100.0 
49.5 
0.1 
1.2 
3.5 
9.8 
14.9 
20.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
715,057 
517,577 
127 
17,564 
39,610 
107,618 
188,018 
164,640 
Average size of farm 
acres 
79 
115 
25 
163 
125 
121 
139 
90 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
9,071 
4,493 
5 
108 
318 
886 
1,352 
1,824 
$1,000 
1,014,532 
878,596 
103 
17,352 
74,750 
259,847 
328,577 
197,965 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 1 1 ,843 
195,548 
20,587 
160,670 
235,064 
293,282 
243,031 
108,534 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,232 
914 
11 
69 
196 
277 
361 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,521 
560 
- 
11 
36 
96 
141 
276 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,039 
432 
1 
10 
20 
71 
127 
203 
$5,000 to $9,999 
962 
448 
- 
3 
22 
63 
122 
238 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,050 
514 
3 
8 
29 
95 
160 
219 
$25,000 to $49,999 
611 
330 
_ 
17 
18 
56 
94 
145 
$50,000 to $99,999 
526 
333 
1 
13 
31 
71 
86 
131 
$100,000 to $249,999 
433 
335 
- 
15 
30 
81 
113 
96 
$250,000 to $499,999 
267 
228 
" 
14 
15 
56 
81 
62 
$500,000 to $999,999 
212 
198 
_ 
2 
29 
42 
73 
52 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
218 
201 
- 
4 
19 
59 
78 
41 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
150 
138 
- 
3 
16 
39 
50 
30 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
47 
44 
- 
1 
2 
14 
18 
9 
$5,000,000 or more 
21 
19 
- 
- 
1 
6 
10 
2 
Total sales 
farms 
9,071 
4,493 
5 
108 
318 
886 
1,352 
1,824 
$1,000 
1,006,936 
872,173 
(D) 
(D) 
74,256 
258,431 
326,652 
195,599 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,547 
924 
3 
35 
65 
161 
261 
399 
$1,000 
126,967 
108,987 
(D) 
4,835 
(D) 
22,539 
37,539 
30,652 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
460 
381 
22 
29 
64 
120 
146 
$1,000 
114,832 
102,069 
- 
4,684 
12,966 
21,383 
35,804 
27,232 
Corn 
farms 
1,000 
624 
3 
34 
46 
109 
180 
252 
$1,000 
66,692 
57,405 
(D) 
(D) 
7,621 
12,275 
19,425 
14,711 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
283 
230 
17 
18 
47 
64 
84 
$1,000 
58,101 
51,580 
- 
2,993 
7,175 
11,562 
17,496 
12,355 
Wheat 
farms 
360 
264 
- 
6 
27 
44 
89 
98 
$1,000 
9,844 
8,530 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,601 
3,255 
2,359 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
56 
49 
- 
9 
9 
20 
11 
$1,000 
5,476 
4,898 
- 
- 
1,032 
769 
2,188 
909 
Soybeans 
farms 
775 
521 
- 
18 
46 
84 
144 
229 
$1,000 
48,777 
41,611 
- 
1,408 
4,453 
8,191 
14,213 
13,347 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
242 
215 
- 
8 
16 
40 
65 
86 
$1,000 
40,064 
36,036 
- 
1,142 
4,080 
7,366 
12,650 
10,798 
Sorghum 
farms 
32 
16 
- 
- 
2 
3 
7 
4 
$1,000 
300 
230 
- 
- 
(D) 
38 
106 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Barley 
farms 
40 
28 
- 
- 
1 
14 
9 
4 
$1,000 
549 
506 
- 
- 
(D) 
311 
171 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(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 
99 
1 
5 
22 
37 
34 
$1,000 
804 
705 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
123 
371 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
1 
2 
1 
$1,000 
276 
276 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(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 
721 
1 
25 
55 
148 
241 
251 
$1,000 
191,704 
181,231 
(D) 
(D) 
10,447 
49,049 
73,687 
41,761 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
349 
315 
1 
13 
23 
73 
117 
88 
$1,000 
182,258 
175,652 
(D) 
(D) 
9,903 
48,049 
71,879 
39,685 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
770 
441 
_ 
4 
27 
97 
146 
167 
$1,000 
145,351 
127,617 
- 
34 
3,848 
23,639 
68,948 
31,148 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
162 
140 
- 
- 
12 
43 
48 
37 
$1,000 
139,619 
124,165 
- 
- 
3,681 
23,166 
67,726 
29,592 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
410 
221 
- 
3 
12 
49 
73 
84 
$1,000 
35,774 
33,588 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
9,737 
9,585 
12,985 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
73 
64 
- 
4 
23 
21 
16 
$1,000 
32,362 
31,655 
- 
- 
1,123 
9,572 
8,915 
12,045 
Berries 
farms 
478 
304 
- 
2 
19 
68 
100 
115 
$1,000 
109,576 
94,029 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
13,903 
59,363 
18,164 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
97 
84 
- 
9 
24 
27 
24 
$1,000 
106,951 
92,205 
- 
- 
2,528 
13,498 
58,674 
17,505 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,287 
751 
18 
63 
178 
254 
238 
$1,000 
405,247 
340,961 
- 
2,092 
41,850 
112,254 
115,635 
69,130 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
575 
432 
- 
10 
50 
114 
148 
110 
$1,000 
394,574 
335,919 
- 
1,910 
41,611 
111,046 
114,010 
67,342 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
186 New Jersey 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
