Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
9,071 
7,201 
1,363 
507 
4,726 
4,345 
percent 
100.0 
79.4 
15.0 
5.6 
52.1 
47.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
715,057 
303,904 
353,109 
58,044 
347,272 
367,785 
Average size of farm 
acres 
79 
42 
259 
114 
73 
85 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
9,071 
7,201 
1,363 
507 
4,726 
4,345 
$1,000 
1,014,532 
431,666 
510,699 
72,167 
388,909 
625,623 
Average per farm 
Farms by economic class: 
dollars 
1 1 1 ,843 
59,945 
374,687 
142,341 
82,291 
143,987 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,232 
2,046 
109 
77 
1,105 
1,127 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,521 
1,448 
53 
20 
800 
721 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,039 
912 
90 
37 
559 
480 
$5,000 to $9,999 
962 
796 
115 
51 
513 
449 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,050 
809 
171 
70 
585 
465 
$25,000 to $49,999 
611 
418 
129 
64 
341 
270 
$50,000 to $99,999 
526 
340 
129 
57 
312 
214 
$100,000 to $249,999 
433 
198 
167 
68 
221 
212 
$250,000 to $499,999 
267 
80 
160 
27 
123 
144 
$500,000 to $999,999 
212 
85 
107 
20 
78 
134 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
218 
69 
133 
16 
89 
129 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
150 
37 
99 
14 
72 
78 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
47 
20 
26 
1 
13 
34 
$5,000,000 or more 
21 
12 
8 
1 
4 
17 
Total sales 
farms 
9,071 
7,201 
1,363 
507 
4,726 
4,345 
$1,000 
1,006,936 
430,146 
505,655 
71,135 
385,752 
621,184 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,547 
773 
623 
151 
950 
597 
$1,000 
126,967 
17,150 
95,290 
14,527 
71,186 
55,781 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
460 
73 
321 
66 
261 
199 
$1,000 
114,832 
11,387 
90,207 
13,238 
63,081 
51,751 
Corn 
farms 
1,000 
465 
425 
110 
603 
397 
$1,000 
66,692 
8,707 
50,960 
7,026 
37,166 
29,526 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
283 
38 
202 
43 
163 
120 
$1,000 
58,101 
5,209 
46,862 
6,030 
31,653 
26,448 
Wheat 
farms 
360 
90 
215 
55 
212 
148 
$1,000 
9,844 
1,087 
7,552 
1,205 
5,264 
4,580 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
56 
4 
45 
7 
24 
32 
$1,000 
5,476 
303 
4,591 
582 
2,597 
2,880 
Soybeans 
farms 
775 
288 
401 
86 
500 
275 
$1,000 
48,777 
7,070 
35,564 
6,144 
27,972 
20,806 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
242 
30 
181 
31 
138 
104 
$1,000 
40,064 
4,046 
30,975 
5,043 
22,490 
17,574 
Sorghum 
farms 
32 
13 
15 
4 
14 
18 
$1,000 
300 
(D) 
188 
(D) 
157 
143 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
40 
13 
25 
2 
22 
18 
$1,000 
549 
(D) 
453 
(D) 
247 
302 
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 
59 
68 
20 
80 
67 
$1,000 
804 
133 
573 
98 
381 
423 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
4 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
276 
- 
276 
(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 
747 
312 
74 
545 
588 
$1,000 
191,704 
28,300 
139,130 
24,275 
61,269 
130,435 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
349 
96 
215 
38 
145 
204 
$1,000 
182,258 
21,216 
137,272 
23,770 
56,214 
126,044 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
770 
595 
150 
25 
334 
436 
$1,000 
145,351 
68,569 
74,412 
2,370 
42,540 
102,811 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
162 
84 
70 
8 
65 
97 
$1,000 
139,619 
63,997 
73,408 
2,214 
39,867 
99,752 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
410 
329 
71 
10 
191 
219 
$1,000 
35,774 
9,563 
25,573 
638 
20,194 
15,580 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
73 
29 
40 
4 
35 
38 
$1,000 
32,362 
6,739 
25,076 
547 
18,659 
13,703 
Berries 
farms 
478 
348 
113 
17 
197 
281 
$1,000 
109,576 
59,005 
48,838 
1,733 
22,345 
87,231 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
97 
58 
35 
4 
34 
63 
$1,000 
106,951 
57,202 
48,082 
1,667 
21,066 
85,884 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,287 
1,013 
196 
78 
654 
633 
$1,000 
405,247 
236,044 
150,720 
18,483 
158,887 
246,360 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
575 
394 
137 
44 
276 
299 
$1,000 
394,574 
227,054 
149,691 
17,829 
153,124 
241,451 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 New Jersey 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
