Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Jersey 
Atlantic 
Bergen 
Burlington 
Camden 
Cape May 
Cumberland 
Farms 
number 
9,071 
402 
60 
838 
175 
152 
583 
Land in farms 
acres 
715,057 
29,479 
1,432 
95,899 
7,143 
7,352 
64,526 
Average size of farm 
acres 
79 
73 
24 
114 
41 
48 
111 
Median size of farm 
acres 
20 
20 
7 
17 
17 
22 
28 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,008,402 
903,439 
1,005,938 
1,108,438 
513,599 
557,869 
889,362 
Average per acre 
dollars 
12,792 
12,320 
42,148 
9,686 
12,583 
1 1 ,534 
8,035 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
739,015 
54,544 
4,482 
82,151 
11,886 
7,875 
75,897 
Average per farm 
dollars 
81,470 
135,682 
74,708 
98,033 
67,919 
51,812 
130,183 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,237 
83 
33 
223 
42 
29 
128 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,221 
196 
20 
359 
100 
86 
232 
50 to 1 79 acres 
1,790 
81 
5 
162 
27 
34 
140 
180 to 499 acres 
541 
33 
2 
52 
4 
1 
52 
500 to 999 acres 
182 
7 
- 
23 
2 
1 
21 
1 ,000 acres or more 
100 
2 
- 
19 
- 
1 
10 
Total cropland 
farms 
7,107 
319 
40 
636 
149 
135 
532 
acres 
456,751 
18,905 
494 
52,286 
4,723 
4,250 
49,699 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
6,575 
281 
40 
576 
140 
119 
504 
acres 
408,993 
16,555 
422 
48,795 
3,986 
3,493 
43,892 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,769 
171 
27 
202 
60 
56 
212 
acres 
88,376 
11,281 
94 
13,123 
2,520 
2,242 
19,320 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
1,006,936 
125,440 
5,196 
100,887 
16,017 
8,027 
170,362 
Average per farm 
dollars 
111,006 
312,040 
86,602 
120,390 
91,528 
52,810 
292,216 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
890,767 
123,140 
5,003 
96,197 
15,884 
7,501 
165,553 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
116,169 
2,300 
193 
4,689 
133 
526 
4,809 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
3,808 
136 
16 
319 
81 
51 
169 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,030 
30 
4 
52 
17 
19 
55 
$5,000 to $9,999 
958 
28 
4 
87 
20 
21 
62 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,032 
48 
11 
95 
22 
26 
87 
$25,000 to $49,999 
600 
35 
5 
83 
5 
12 
44 
$50,000 to $99,999 
524 
23 
8 
81 
9 
7 
37 
$100,000 or more 
1,119 
102 
12 
121 
21 
16 
129 
Government payments 
farms 
1,036 
33 
1 
112 
10 
3 
87 
$1,000 
7,596 
247 
(D) 
1,939 
20 
(D) 
520 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,531 
144 
16 
313 
58 
70 
219 
$1,000 
76,000 
4,053 
490 
9,382 
(D) 
1,001 
2,260 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
913,289 
101,604 
4,372 
95,122 
14,122 
7,259 
145,346 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,682 
252,747 
72,871 
113,511 
80,695 
47,755 
249,308 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
9,071 
402 
60 
838 
175 
152 
583 
$1,000 
177,242 
28,136 
1,315 
17,085 
5,939 
1,774 
27,796 
Average per farm 
dollars 
19,539 
69,991 
21,917 
20,388 
33,939 
1 1 ,672 
47,678 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
4,493 
247 
29 
473 
88 
73 
322 
Other 
number 
4,578 
155 
31 
365 
87 
79 
261 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
5,702 
228 
34 
550 
109 
102 
328 
200 days or more 
number 
3,369 
134 
17 
311 
74 
53 
221 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,224 
9 
- 
63 
15 
9 
41 
number 
31,449 
108 
- 
1,364 
86 
40 
830 
Beef cows 
farms 
871 
8 
- 
40 
7 
8 
27 
number 
9,500 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
127 
1 
- 
5 
- 
- 
3 
number 
7,192 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
960 
7 
1 
49 
15 
5 
25 
number 
11,691 
(D) 
(D) 
701 
43 
17 
307 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
298 
11 
2 
21 
4 
9 
16 
number 
7,901 
485 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
107 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
256 
8 
15 
3 
6 
10 
number 
12,548 
454 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
62 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
819 
15 
3 
51 
9 
5 
15 
number 
14,924 
250 
(D) 
825 
78 
37 
61 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,366 
36 
12 
91 
25 
19 
59 
number 
1,543,699 
1,751 
2,877 
3,533 
2,912 
582 
88,693 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
131 
8 
1 
7 
6 
- 
3 
number 
38,765 
842 
(D) 
130 
415 
- 
65 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
915 
25 
- 
82 
6 
16 
93 
acres 
85,006 
520 
- 
7,557 
84 
182 
6,985 
bushels 
9,904,677 
55,104 
- 
890,775 
4,112 
6,545 
880,377 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
197 
1 
- 
14 
1 
1 
5 
acres 
8,571 
(D) 
- 
414 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
tons 
132,042 
(D) 
- 
8,618 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
360 
5 
- 
33 
1 
1 
62 
acres 
26,545 
272 
- 
2,664 
(D) 
(D) 
6,867 
bushels 
1,403,864 
15,513 
- 
151,202 
(D) 
(D) 
325,755 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
360 
5 
- 
33 
1 
1 
62 
acres 
26,545 
272 
- 
2,664 
(D) 
(D) 
6,867 
bushels 
1,403,864 
15,513 
- 
151,202 
(D) 
(D) 
325,755 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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