Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Morris 
Ocean 
Passaic 
Salem 
Somerset 
Sussex 
Union 
Warren 
Farms 
number 
366 
178 
78 
825 
400 
885 
8 
784 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,458 
7,969 
1,454 
101,847 
34,735 
61,033 
96 
72,250 
Average size of farm 
acres 
40 
45 
19 
123 
87 
69 
12 
92 
Median size of farm 
acres 
13 
13 
10 
32 
23 
23 
10 
24 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
914,418 
691,533 
581,663 
974,698 
1,779,906 
735,953 
1,513,045 
942,751 
Average per acre 
dollars 
23,148 
15,446 
31,203 
7,895 
20,497 
10,672 
126,087 
10,230 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
27,487 
9,834 
4,554 
88,789 
28,991 
42,912 
683 
60,434 
Average per farm 
dollars 
75,102 
55,247 
58,386 
107,622 
72,478 
48,488 
85,313 
77,085 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
115 
70 
35 
134 
83 
191 
4 
150 
1 0 to 49 acres 
174 
76 
37 
364 
201 
424 
4 
362 
50 to 1 79 acres 
63 
24 
6 
196 
67 
197 
- 
187 
180 to 499 acres 
11 
5 
- 
77 
35 
56 
- 
60 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
2 
- 
36 
7 
10 
- 
13 
1 ,000 acres or more 
" 
1 
- 
18 
7 
7 
- 
12 
Total cropland 
farms 
292 
113 
46 
704 
318 
699 
7 
594 
acres 
7,215 
2,921 
248 
81,213 
20,241 
27,908 
55 
46,446 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
267 
105 
40 
651 
302 
652 
6 
557 
acres 
6,077 
2,467 
(D) 
75,690 
17,580 
22,491 
(D) 
42,342 
Irrigated land 
farms 
99 
45 
18 
129 
53 
59 
4 
71 
acres 
726 
658 
91 
18,087 
526 
268 
32 
1,726 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
28,387 
11,550 
3,436 
1 1 1 ,993 
23,206 
18,654 
2,359 
91,205 
Average per farm 
dollars 
77,560 
64,885 
44,045 
135,749 
58,016 
21,078 
294,875 
116,333 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
27,206 
9,732 
3,180 
94,077 
20,711 
11,590 
(D) 
54,662 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,181 
1,818 
256 
17,916 
2,495 
7,064 
(D) 
36,543 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
164 
75 
43 
320 
183 
443 
1 
345 
$2,500 to $4,999 
54 
18 
7 
93 
40 
138 
1 
105 
$5,000 to $9,999 
25 
12 
7 
103 
41 
97 
1 
84 
$10,000 to $24,999 
53 
24 
8 
61 
44 
88 
1 
89 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
8 
4 
66 
24 
56 
- 
26 
$50,000 to $99,999 
16 
21 
4 
37 
34 
17 
1 
46 
$100,000 or more 
31 
20 
5 
145 
34 
46 
3 
89 
Government payments 
farms 
8 
10 
1 
183 
28 
72 
- 
136 
$1,000 
61 
112 
(D) 
1,386 
128 
370 
- 
773 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
166 
73 
39 
299 
156 
355 
3 
327 
$1,000 
4,495 
2,078 
884 
3,752 
3,084 
5,311 
(D) 
2,757 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
28,576 
12,226 
4,604 
88,069 
28,386 
25,433 
1,982 
73,841 
Average per farm 
dollars 
78,077 
68,684 
59,020 
106,750 
70,966 
28,738 
247,793 
94,185 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
366 
178 
78 
825 
400 
885 
8 
784 
$1,000 
4,367 
1,514 
-284 
29,061 
-1,967 
-1,098 
(D) 
20,894 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,932 
8,505 
-3,637 
35,226 
-4,919 
-1,241 
(D) 
26,650 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
159 
91 
38 
440 
133 
424 
3 
387 
Other 
number 
207 
87 
40 
385 
267 
461 
5 
397 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
243 
126 
58 
521 
252 
563 
7 
473 
200 days or more 
number 
144 
50 
34 
311 
154 
315 
5 
290 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
36 
14 
2 
187 
67 
207 
- 
181 
number 
289 
548 
(D) 
7,372 
2,942 
4,780 
- 
4,799 
Beef cows 
farms 
31 
13 
1 
133 
46 
141 
- 
128 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,934 
664 
1,359 
- 
1,402 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
3 
20 
5 
32 
- 
30 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,919 
66 
1,447 
- 
1,395 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
29 
10 
3 
152 
61 
161 
- 
137 
number 
132 
167 
9 
2,191 
2,101 
1,564 
- 
1,550 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
17 
8 
3 
21 
7 
46 
- 
39 
number 
231 
288 
8 
132 
140 
474 
- 
402 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
12 
8 
2 
23 
10 
46 
- 
38 
number 
197 
204 
(D) 
206 
143 
754 
- 
714 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
46 
11 
7 
41 
48 
89 
- 
101 
number 
1,314 
258 
57 
875 
926 
1,407 
- 
2,559 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
72 
30 
31 
77 
67 
190 
- 
136 
number 
3,020 
821 
1,250 
(D) 
7,758 
7,661 
- 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat -type chickens sold 
farms 
4 
2 
2 
15 
5 
34 
- 
13 
number 
135 
(D) 
(D) 
366 
3,422 
(D) 
- 
565 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
12 
8 
- 
176 
29 
44 
- 
137 
acres 
406 
133 
- 
22,954 
2,657 
3,250 
- 
19,575 
bushels 
40,745 
13,218 
- 
3,004,780 
237,916 
313,031 
- 
2,301,214 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
39 
2 
48 
- 
36 
acres 
- 
190 
- 
2,214 
(D) 
1,839 
- 
1,308 
tons 
- 
2,875 
- 
36,513 
(D) 
25,911 
- 
21,715 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
93 
18 
2 
- 
25 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
7,270 
1,169 
(D) 
- 
867 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
428,472 
56,386 
(D) 
- 
52,845 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
93 
18 
2 
- 
25 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
7,270 
1,169 
(D) 
- 
867 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
428,472 
56,386 
(D) 
- 
52,845 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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