Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
8,739 
4,299 
5 
102 
297 
837 
1,287 
1,771 
acres 
661,285 
482,933 
127 
16,579 
37,301 
96,386 
175,486 
157,054 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
1,170 
668 
- 
38 
76 
160 
239 
155 
acres 
143,956 
110,874 
- 
7,396 
9,655 
26,956 
45,259 
21,608 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
7,329 
3,436 
4 
75 
204 
622 
983 
1,548 
acres 
427,216 
294,201 
(D) 
(D) 
24,651 
52,924 
92,997 
111,901 
Partnership 
farms 
787 
458 
22 
48 
91 
153 
144 
acres 
109,138 
86,118 
- 
(D) 
6,850 
(D) 
34,169 
25,718 
Registered under state law 
farms 
655 
389 
- 
20 
40 
83 
135 
111 
acres 
96,926 
78,638 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
14,486 
32,535 
21,855 
Corporation 
farms 
824 
534 
1 
11 
59 
153 
192 
118 
acres 
155,725 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
35,383 
54,341 
25,509 
Family held 
farms 
734 
489 
1 
8 
55 
143 
170 
112 
acres 
143,526 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
7,431 
(D) 
50,603 
24,764 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
14 
6 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
720 
483 
1 
8 
53 
142 
169 
110 
Other than family held 
farms 
90 
45 
- 
3 
4 
10 
22 
6 
acres 
12,199 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,738 
745 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
88 
43 
- 
3 
4 
10 
20 
6 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
131 
65 
7 
20 
24 
14 
acres 
22,978 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
6,511 
1,512 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,704 
1,751 
50 
136 
394 
592 
579 
workers 
24,561 
19,968 
- 
334 
1,604 
4,473 
8,675 
4,882 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
1,613 
1,106 
34 
105 
274 
398 
295 
workers 
8,703 
7,011 
- 
84 
641 
1,936 
2,493 
1,857 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
1,838 
1,176 
- 
39 
82 
255 
373 
427 
workers 
15,858 
12,957 
- 
250 
963 
2,537 
6,182 
3,025 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
280 
255 
2 
22 
72 
89 
70 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
16 
14 
- 
- 
- 
5 
7 
2 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
4,609 
2,135 
2 
60 
156 
400 
629 
888 
workers 
10,399 
4,888 
(D) 
(D) 
383 
909 
1,501 
1,917 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
2,237 
927 
1 
22 
71 
199 
283 
351 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,221 
1,870 
4 
47 
137 
346 
526 
810 
50 to 69 acres 
584 
302 
- 
2 
20 
65 
96 
119 
70 to 99 acres 
529 
303 
- 
8 
14 
41 
104 
136 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
431 
262 
- 
2 
21 
45 
72 
122 
140 to 179 acres 
246 
163 
- 
2 
6 
36 
45 
74 
180 to 219 acres 
149 
111 
- 
3 
7 
27 
35 
39 
220 to 259 acres 
104 
80 
- 
- 
4 
15 
28 
33 
260 to 499 acres 
288 
233 
- 
13 
19 
52 
74 
75 
500 to 999 acres 
182 
158 
- 
7 
10 
44 
49 
48 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
80 
69 
- 
1 
7 
14 
32 
15 
2,000 acres or more 
20 
15 
" 
1 
2 
2 
8 
2 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
1,115 
605 
3 
18 
49 
86 
151 
298 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
791 
483 
1 
16 
39 
93 
164 
170 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
537 
289 
- 
2 
14 
58 
94 
121 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
1,565 
794 
_ 
18 
62 
180 
249 
285 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
1,521 
608 
- 
11 
25 
92 
182 
298 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
1,521 
608 
. 
11 
25 
92 
182 
298 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
701 
298 
- 
1 
10 
40 
77 
170 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
9 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
76 
68 
- 
5 
2 
23 
25 
13 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
60 
21 
- 
- 
2 
4 
9 
6 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
455 
175 
- 
- 
15 
41 
57 
62 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
630 
283 
1 
5 
27 
57 
80 
113 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
1,611 
861 
- 
32 
73 
212 
261 
283 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,224 
638 
1 
14 
37 
124 
202 
260 
number 
31,449 
25,215 
(D) 
954 
(D) 
7,301 
8,652 
7,271 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
713 
286 
1 
5 
16 
54 
76 
134 
1 0 to 49 
358 
219 
- 
3 
14 
34 
89 
79 
50 to 99 
80 
65 
- 
- 
4 
13 
11 
37 
100 to 199 
46 
42 
- 
6 
3 
14 
13 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 New Jersey 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
