Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Essex 
Gloucester 
Hudson 
Hunterdon 
Mercer 
Middlesex 
Monmouth 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
13 
584 
_ 
1,447 
272 
198 
823 
2007 
13 
669 
- 
1,623 
311 
236 
932 
acres, 2012 
128 
43,265 
- 
96,025 
19,744 
17,261 
38,961 
2007 
184 
46,662 
- 
100,027 
21,730 
18,717 
44,130 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
10 
430 
- 
1,008 
212 
158 
517 
2007 
10 
447 
- 
1,077 
219 
189 
574 
acres, 2012 
28 
30,247 
- 
50,186 
11,155 
11,182 
22,136 
TENURE 
2007 
(D) 
31,890 
" 
51,418 
1 1 ,740 
11,425 
21,996 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
11 
438 
_ 
1,213 
223 
143 
700 
2007 
13 
511 
- 
1,353 
242 
187 
787 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
11,902 
- 
46,099 
8,807 
3,992 
19,897 
2007 
184 
12,156 
- 
47,621 
9,356 
6,008 
23,077 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
8 
298 
- 
816 
167 
109 
415 
2007 
10 
301 
- 
860 
164 
150 
464 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,822 
- 
13,954 
3,063 
1,941 
8,073 
2007 
(D) 
5,238 
- 
15,034 
2,502 
3,144 
7,442 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
1 
117 
_ 
169 
30 
35 
88 
2007 
- 
115 
- 
195 
36 
29 
73 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
27,965 
- 
44,676 
7,762 
12,152 
15,635 
2007 
27,203 
- 
42,936 
8,344 
12,061 
16,575 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
11,072 
- 
11,335 
1,511 
3,034 
6,850 
2007 
9,642 
- 
11,296 
1,529 
3,226 
8,075 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
16,893 
- 
33,341 
6,251 
9,118 
8,785 
2007 
17,561 
- 
31,640 
6,815 
8,835 
8,500 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1 
112 
- 
148 
28 
32 
73 
2007 
- 
112 
- 
165 
30 
25 
59 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
22,532 
- 
32,754 
5,727 
8,433 
1 1 ,427 
2007 
20,990 
- 
31,651 
6,121 
7,857 
11,058 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
1 
29 
_ 
65 
19 
20 
35 
2007 
- 
43 
- 
75 
33 
20 
72 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,398 
- 
5,250 
3,175 
1,117 
3,429 
2007 
7,303 
- 
9,470 
4,030 
648 
4,478 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1 
20 
- 
44 
17 
17 
29 
2007 
- 
34 
- 
52 
25 
14 
51 
acres, 2012 
(□) 
2,893 
- 
3,478 
2,365 
808 
2,636 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
5,662 
4,733 
3,117 
424 
3,496 
Total operators 
number 
25 
910 
- 
2,299 
418 
313 
1,305 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
5 
323 
- 
727 
145 
105 
443 
2 operators 
4 
216 
- 
613 
110 
78 
315 
3 operators 
4 
38 
- 
89 
16 
12 
49 
4 operators 
- 
5 
- 
12 
- 
2 
6 
5 or more operators 
" 
2 
" 
6 
1 
1 
10 
Total women operators 
number 
9 
287 
- 
890 
145 
90 
470 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
7 
232 
- 
743 
123 
81 
385 
2 operators 
1 
19 
- 
69 
11 
3 
25 
3 operators 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
1 
7 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
26 
1,073 
- 
2,542 
498 
384 
1,558 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
5 
333 
- 
843 
167 
119 
458 
2 operators 
5 
283 
- 
667 
114 
88 
362 
3 operators 
2 
43 
- 
98 
23 
27 
90 
4 operators 
- 
6 
- 
10 
5 
2 
16 
5 or more operators 
1 
4 
" 
5 
2 
" 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
13 
364 
- 
940 
188 
119 
567 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
7 
302 
- 
812 
142 
111 
443 
2 operators 
3 
28 
- 
53 
23 
4 
62 
3 operators 
- 
2 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
11 
476 
- 
1,102 
217 
174 
649 
2007 
10 
537 
- 
1,256 
235 
198 
712 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
39,878 
- 
84,777 
17,554 
16,806 
34,125 
2007 
(D) 
43,651 
- 
87,341 
19,141 
18,251 
40,030 
Female 
farms, 2012 
2 
108 
_ 
345 
55 
24 
174 
2007 
3 
132 
- 
367 
76 
38 
220 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,387 
- 
11,248 
2,190 
455 
4,836 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
(D) 
3,011 
- 
12,686 
2,589 
466 
4,100 
Farming 
2012 
7 
263 
- 
633 
125 
87 
471 
2007 
6 
306 
- 
639 
127 
106 
445 
Other 
2012 
6 
321 
- 
814 
147 
111 
352 
Place of residence: 
2007 
7 
363 
984 
184 
130 
487 
On farm operated 
2012 
4 
457 
- 
1,299 
210 
140 
654 
2007 
5 
559 
- 
1,401 
239 
159 
732 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
9 
127 
- 
148 
62 
58 
169 
2007 
8 
110 
- 
222 
72 
77 
200 
-continued 
338 New Jersey 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
