Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
4,362 
2,114 
2 
44 
159 
397 
659 
853 
acres 
64,304 
35,932 
(D) 
(D) 
2,528 
(D) 
11,459 
13,585 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
6,930 
3,437 
4 
83 
230 
643 
1,046 
1,431 
acres 
61,062 
38,844 
4 
825 
2,090 
8,500 
15,454 
11,971 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,769 
1,172 
1 
39 
103 
275 
380 
374 
acres 
88,376 
78,904 
(D) 
2,916 
(D) 
17,602 
30,923 
21,150 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,705 
1,139 
1 
33 
97 
272 
369 
367 
acres 
87,770 
78,566 
(D) 
(D) 
6,288 
17,493 
30,812 
21,060 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
98 
51 
6 
7 
10 
18 
10 
acres 
606 
338 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
109 
111 
90 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
157 
101 
4 
7 
22 
25 
43 
acres 
2,620 
1,706 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
520 
239 
889 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
627 
504 
3 
14 
37 
106 
161 
183 
acres 
178,379 
160,337 
90 
4,924 
14,724 
36,209 
59,901 
44,489 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
72 
45 
- 
2 
7 
14 
15 
7 
$1,000 
3,047 
2,940 
- 
(D) 
768 
242 
1,727 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
9,071 
4,493 
5 
108 
318 
886 
1,352 
1,824 
$1,000 
9,147,216 
6,073,805 
2,258 
190,223 
470,255 
1,244,802 
2,113,622 
2,052,645 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,008,402 
1,351,837 
451,518 
1,761,324 
1,478,788 
1,404,969 
1,563,330 
1,125,353 
Average per acre 
dollars 
12,792 
11,735 
17,776 
10,830 
11,872 
11,567 
1 1 ,242 
12,467 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
577 
251 
- 
6 
19 
46 
77 
103 
$50,000 to $99,999 
399 
163 
- 
8 
11 
42 
42 
60 
$100,000 to $199,999 
796 
366 
- 
4 
28 
74 
101 
159 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,013 
1,285 
3 
30 
87 
246 
359 
560 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,364 
1,167 
2 
24 
90 
221 
356 
474 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
964 
540 
_ 
7 
32 
105 
164 
232 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
656 
470 
- 
25 
31 
94 
151 
169 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
201 
168 
- 
2 
12 
41 
66 
47 
$10,000,000 or more 
101 
83 
2 
8 
17 
36 
20 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
9,071 
4,493 
5 
108 
318 
886 
1,352 
1,824 
$1,000 
739,015 
526,786 
158 
15,245 
44,046 
127,347 
179,885 
160,104 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
837 
313 
- 
1 
27 
54 
82 
149 
$5,000 to $9,999 
860 
320 
- 
5 
19 
63 
81 
152 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,550 
615 
- 
16 
39 
110 
170 
280 
$20,000 to $49,999 
2,549 
1,204 
5 
25 
74 
223 
363 
514 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,495 
784 
- 
20 
55 
143 
256 
310 
$100,000 to $199,999 
919 
583 
- 
20 
51 
126 
167 
219 
$200,000 to $499,999 
607 
435 
- 
15 
34 
97 
146 
143 
$500,000 or more 
254 
239 
- 
6 
19 
70 
87 
57 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
6,620 
3,630 
1 
94 
257 
713 
1,115 
1,450 
number 
14,691 
9,831 
(D) 
(D) 
644 
2,295 
3,347 
3,279 
Tractors, all 
farms 
7,622 
3,918 
5 
87 
265 
776 
1,170 
1,615 
number 
20,899 
13,207 
5 
282 
833 
2,713 
4,204 
5,170 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
5,388 
2,741 
- 
61 
170 
534 
811 
1,165 
number 
9,749 
5,646 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,180 
1,702 
2,325 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
4,487 
2,552 
2 
66 
169 
498 
783 
1,034 
number 
8,496 
5,553 
(D) 
(D) 
341 
1,126 
1,835 
2,134 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
1,499 
1,028 
3 
34 
73 
205 
334 
379 
number 
2,654 
2,008 
(D) 
72 
(D) 
407 
667 
711 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
560 
415 
3 
17 
33 
62 
125 
175 
number 
664 
504 
3 
20 
44 
78 
157 
202 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
161 
107 
- 
1 
11 
26 
28 
41 
number 
172 
112 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
26 
28 
46 
Hay balers 
farms 
1,871 
1,056 
1 
20 
45 
173 
313 
504 
number 
2,431 
1,415 
(D) 
(D) 
69 
234 
430 
653 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 New Jersey 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
