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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
304 
132 
4 
7 
22 
40 
59 
number 
108,909 
94,251 
" 
258 
175 
1,834 
1,417 
90,567 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
47 
19 
2 
5 
7 
5 
number 
10,021 
9,119 
- 
" 
(D) 
190 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
131 
68 
3 
8 
19 
21 
17 
number 
38,765 
9,973 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,356 
968 
1,174 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
128 
66 
3 
7 
18 
21 
17 
2,000 to 59,999 
3 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
113 
62 
- 
1 
13 
16 
17 
15 
number 
13,687 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
44 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
72 
33 
- 
1 
2 
14 
11 
5 
number 
28,484 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
105 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
40 
28 
1 
14 
9 
4 
acres 
1,746 
1,474 
- 
- 
(D) 
817 
529 
(D) 
bushels 
109,706 
100,228 
- 
- 
(D) 
54,617 
40,342 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
acres 
382 
382 
- 
- 
- 
- 
382 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
18 
12 
4 
5 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
19 
13 
- 
- 
1 
9 
2 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
915 
584 
3 
34 
46 
103 
159 
239 
acres 
85,006 
72,200 
69 
4,209 
9,869 
15,176 
23,345 
19,532 
bushels 
9,904,677 
8,518,269 
4,980 
511,818 
1,194,533 
1,760,203 
2,835,497 
2,211,238 
Irrigated 
farms 
129 
94 
- 
9 
9 
19 
25 
32 
acres 
9,380 
8,054 
- 
1,355 
1,056 
1,140 
2,503 
2,000 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
402 
196 
3 
7 
9 
36 
49 
92 
25 to 99 acres 
287 
197 
- 
11 
21 
25 
54 
86 
1 00 to 249 acres 
133 
104 
- 
10 
6 
19 
26 
43 
250 to 499 acres 
57 
52 
- 
5 
2 
13 
17 
15 
500 acres or more 
36 
35 
- 
1 
8 
10 
13 
3 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
197 
138 
- 
7 
2 
38 
41 
50 
acres 
8,571 
7,435 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,914 
1,857 
2,317 
tons 
132,042 
116,492 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
46,804 
30,871 
33,266 
Irrigated 
farms 
11 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
acres 
271 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
90 
44 
. 
1 
1 
9 
12 
21 
25 to 99 acres 
88 
78 
- 
5 
1 
24 
24 
24 
100 to 249 acres 
17 
14 
- 
1 
- 
4 
5 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
cwt 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
52 
39 
- 
- 
3 
8 
19 
9 
acres 
1,003 
858 
- 
- 
18 
99 
646 
95 
bushels 
61,522 
51,574 
- 
- 
1,500 
4,150 
40,378 
5,546 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
43 
31 
3 
6 
15 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
8 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
23 
16 
- 
- 
2 
2 
8 
4 
acres 
1,082 
804 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
236 
65 
bushels 
39,391 
30,195 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
13,850 
4,371 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
12 
9 
. 
. 
1 
. 
5 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
6 
4 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
777 
523 
_ 
18 
46 
84 
144 
231 
acres 
93,833 
79,904 
- 
2,740 
8,193 
15,570 
26,507 
26,894 
bushels 
3,746,674 
3,209,159 
- 
106,823 
343,929 
602,156 
1,097,699 
1,058,552 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 New Jersey 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
