Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Essex 
Gloucester 
Hudson 
Hunterdon 
Mercer 
Middlesex 
Monmouth 
Farms 
number 
13 
584 
- 
1,447 
272 
198 
823 
Land in farms 
acres 
128 
43,265 
- 
96,025 
19,744 
17,261 
38,961 
Average size of farm 
acres 
10 
74 
- 
66 
73 
87 
47 
Median size of farm 
acres 
6 
17 
- 
20 
23 
17 
12 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
624,943 
882,231 
- 
1,088,382 
1,474,301 
1,716,204 
1,021,640 
Average per acre 
dollars 
63,471 
11,909 
- 
16,401 
20,310 
19,686 
21,581 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
803 
54,685 
- 
85,733 
16,101 
20,701 
60,471 
Average per farm 
dollars 
61,788 
93,639 
- 
59,249 
59,195 
104,551 
73,476 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
9 
172 
- 
313 
62 
63 
298 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4 
262 
- 
727 
131 
82 
380 
50 to 179 acres 
- 
93 
- 
319 
54 
30 
105 
1 80 to 499 acres 
- 
42 
- 
61 
17 
13 
20 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
11 
- 
16 
6 
7 
17 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
4 
- 
11 
2 
3 
3 
Total cropland 
farms 
10 
448 
- 
1,111 
224 
166 
564 
acres 
28 
31,997 
- 
58,261 
12,395 
12,334 
25,132 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
10 
430 
- 
1,008 
212 
158 
517 
acres 
28 
30,247 
- 
50,186 
11,155 
11,182 
22,136 
Irrigated land 
farms 
10 
137 
- 
96 
61 
68 
191 
acres 
18 
9,009 
- 
1,183 
1,073 
2,654 
3,745 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
1,930 
87,690 
- 
67,206 
19,729 
29,251 
84,411 
Average per farm 
dollars 
148,435 
150,154 
- 
46,445 
72,534 
147,733 
102,565 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
82,308 
- 
57,319 
16,394 
28,851 
67,185 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(□) 
5,382 
- 
9,888 
3,335 
400 
17,226 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
2 
259 
- 
704 
97 
69 
331 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2 
60 
- 
191 
40 
22 
82 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
69 
- 
171 
18 
16 
92 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3 
51 
- 
157 
46 
24 
94 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
35 
- 
82 
17 
15 
60 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1 
19 
- 
68 
24 
12 
59 
$100,000 or more 
5 
91 
- 
74 
30 
40 
105 
Government payments 
farms 
- 
76 
- 
156 
39 
30 
51 
$1,000 
- 
700 
- 
724 
310 
130 
169 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
2 
198 
- 
589 
102 
73 
329 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,773 
- 
8,862 
2,046 
2,257 
15,794 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
1,243 
65,416 
- 
78,341 
18,382 
27,693 
91,271 
Average per farm 
dollars 
95,619 
112,014 
- 
54,140 
67,581 
139,865 
110,901 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
13 
584 
- 
1,447 
272 
198 
823 
$1,000 
(D) 
25,746 
- 
-1,548 
3,703 
3,945 
9,103 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(D) 
44,086 
- 
-1,070 
13,614 
19,922 
11,061 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
7 
263 
- 
633 
125 
87 
471 
Other 
number 
6 
321 
814 
147 
111 
352 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
7 
367 
- 
975 
170 
121 
468 
200 days or more 
number 
6 
240 
- 
537 
101 
78 
294 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1 
68 
- 
234 
19 
12 
59 
number 
(D) 
2,423 
- 
4,353 
570 
152 
786 
Beef cows 
farms 
1 
54 
- 
175 
17 
4 
37 
number 
(D) 
506 
- 
1,681 
(D) 
(D) 
550 
Milk cows 
farms 
4 
- 
17 
4 
1 
- 
number 
- 
890 
- 
522 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
- 
49 
- 
198 
17 
10 
31 
number 
- 
980 
- 
1,530 
131 
84 
153 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1 
25 
- 
47 
4 
7 
10 
number 
(D) 
1,454 
- 
441 
(D) 
306 
35 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
20 
- 
37 
3 
7 
8 
number 
- 
1,888 
- 
840 
(D) 
820 
34 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1 
39 
- 
209 
29 
13 
87 
number 
(D) 
603 
- 
3,080 
676 
289 
1,600 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1 
48 
- 
269 
52 
28 
123 
number 
(D) 
2,005 
- 
8,194 
1,793 
1,345 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
- 
11 
2 
5 
11 
number 
- 
(D) 
- 
747 
(D) 
345 
340 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
83 
- 
124 
29 
22 
29 
acres 
- 
3,803 
- 
8,946 
2,712 
2,979 
2,263 
bushels 
- 
312,380 
- 
924,750 
330,318 
345,971 
243,441 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
8 
- 
32 
2 
1 
4 
acres 
- 
1,322 
- 
759 
(D) 
(D) 
167 
tons 
- 
17,063 
- 
10,722 
(D) 
(D) 
2,375 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
38 
- 
45 
8 
3 
22 
acres 
- 
3,883 
- 
1,651 
324 
(D) 
1,145 
bushels 
- 
190,367 
- 
90,813 
17,926 
(D) 
54,470 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
38 
- 
45 
8 
3 
22 
acres 
- 
3,883 
- 
1,651 
324 
(D) 
1,145 
bushels 
- 
190,367 
- 
90,813 
17,926 
(D) 
54,470 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
226 New Jersey 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
