Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
291 
2 
3 
24 
90 
85 
87 
$1,000 to $4,999 
409 
- 
11 
32 
126 
122 
118 
$5,000 to $9,999 
177 
- 
5 
13 
49 
60 
50 
$10,000 to $24,999 
263 
- 
3 
29 
86 
83 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
184 
1 
7 
18 
49 
55 
54 
$50,000 or more 
183 
- 
3 
15 
58 
62 
45 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
3,071 
1 
59 
241 
922 
1,024 
824 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
18,833 
(D) 
(D) 
18,245 
18,988 
19,612 
18,338 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
367 
6 
17 
105 
109 
130 
$1,000 to $4,999 
690 
- 
17 
63 
199 
237 
174 
$5,000 to $9,999 
640 
- 
15 
38 
206 
229 
152 
$10,000 to $24,999 
876 
1 
11 
92 
248 
290 
234 
$25,000 to $49,999 
285 
- 
10 
17 
94 
78 
86 
$50,000 or more 
213 
- 
- 
14 
70 
81 
48 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,692 
1 
25 
124 
518 
550 
474 
$1,000 
24,689 
(D) 
(D) 
1,988 
5,992 
7,573 
8,878 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
114 
2 
6 
41 
33 
32 
$1,000 
591 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
166 
226 
137 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
386 
- 
9 
24 
121 
112 
120 
$1,000 
1,439 
- 
43 
70 
462 
328 
535 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
756 
5 
53 
216 
247 
235 
$1,000 
756 
- 
(D) 
51 
(D) 
223 
(D) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
125 
1 
10 
38 
43 
33 
$1,000 
5,850 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
849 
3,944 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
57 
. 
3 
5 
18 
16 
15 
$1,000 
294 
- 
2 
6 
96 
107 
84 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
36 
. 
. 
. 
21 
6 
9 
$1,000 
1,494 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
16 
(D) 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
13 
_ 
_ 
3 
3 
4 
3 
$1,000 
74 
- 
- 
(D) 
1 
40 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
443 
1 
7 
35 
134 
170 
96 
$1,000 
14,192 
(D) 
(D) 
1,259 
4,360 
5,783 
2,611 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
3,563 
2 
76 
276 
1,079 
1,153 
977 
acres 
96,526 
(D) 
1,699 
(D) 
29,463 
28,542 
29,033 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
3,274 
2 
75 
259 
989 
1,060 
889 
acres 
80,172 
(D) 
(D) 
6,454 
24,255 
23,268 
24,366 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
2,953 
1 
65 
233 
905 
952 
797 
50 to 99 acres 
185 
- 
4 
13 
43 
63 
62 
100 to 199 acres 
85 
- 
6 
6 
27 
32 
14 
200 to 499 acres 
38 
1 
- 
6 
10 
9 
12 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
2,000 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
385 
1 
6 
25 
107 
133 
113 
acres 
6,920 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,008 
2,904 
1,699 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
192 
10 
82 
58 
42 
acres 
1,718 
- 
- 
36 
946 
433 
303 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
400 
1 
10 
29 
129 
123 
108 
acres 
6,555 
(D) 
(D) 
739 
1,993 
1,835 
1,909 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
90 
4 
3 
29 
23 
31 
acres 
1,161 
- 
8 
34 
261 
102 
756 
Total woodland 
farms 
2,345 
2 
38 
167 
714 
750 
674 
acres 
50,364 
(D) 
668 
(D) 
15,963 
18,113 
13,026 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
499 
2 
12 
29 
172 
151 
133 
acres 
4,432 
(D) 
(D) 
159 
1,321 
1,579 
1,173 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
2,015 
2 
29 
147 
593 
646 
598 
acres 
45,932 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
14,642 
16,534 
11,853 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
New Jersey 195 
