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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
6 
217 
472 
102 
77 
355 
2007 
5 
227 
- 
433 
88 
71 
289 
Any 
2012 
7 
367 
- 
975 
170 
121 
468 
2007 
8 
442 
- 
1,190 
223 
165 
643 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
- 
39 
- 
162 
28 
15 
81 
2007 
2 
74 
- 
262 
42 
35 
89 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1 
34 
- 
83 
28 
10 
28 
2007 
- 
34 
- 
96 
20 
9 
66 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
- 
54 
- 
193 
13 
18 
65 
2007 
- 
63 
- 
157 
28 
27 
102 
200 days or more 
2012 
6 
240 
- 
537 
101 
78 
294 
2007 
6 
271 
- 
675 
133 
94 
386 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
23 
7 
8 
23 
2007 
- 
22 
- 
36 
9 
5 
19 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1 
32 
- 
45 
9 
2 
20 
2007 
2 
25 
- 
90 
12 
11 
52 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
- 
60 
- 
242 
26 
22 
68 
2007 
1 
118 
- 
290 
46 
25 
151 
10 years or more 
2012 
12 
483 
- 
1,137 
230 
166 
712 
2007 
10 
504 
- 
1,207 
244 
195 
710 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.2 
23.4 
- 
21.3 
23.0 
26.3 
24.1 
2007 
20.4 
21.6 
- 
20.3 
22.0 
23.8 
21.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
15 
7 
5 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1 
25 
- 
36 
7 
1 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
- 
51 
- 
222 
25 
21 
64 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
12 
505 
- 
1,174 
233 
171 
730 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.6 
25.0 
- 
22.7 
23.9 
27.3 
26.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
. 
5 
. 
. 
2 
2007 
- 
5 
- 
3 
- 
- 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
- 
6 
- 
17 
10 
10 
7 
2007 
- 
21 
- 
31 
12 
11 
16 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
1 
42 
- 
108 
15 
18 
51 
2007 
5 
95 
" 
208 
31 
26 
105 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
3 
170 
_ 
382 
74 
49 
137 
2007 
- 
223 
- 
444 
78 
70 
247 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
3 
85 
- 
215 
42 
31 
188 
2007 
- 
68 
- 
235 
55 
37 
161 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
- 
87 
- 
192 
45 
25 
126 
2007 
2 
66 
- 
244 
45 
28 
131 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
2 
70 
_ 
204 
36 
18 
129 
2007 
2 
76 
- 
167 
19 
19 
94 
70 years and over 
2012 
4 
124 
- 
324 
50 
47 
183 
2007 
4 
115 
- 
291 
71 
45 
173 
Average age 
2012 
59.9 
59.3 
- 
59.9 
59.5 
58.3 
61.4 
2007 
58.8 
56.1 
- 
57.6 
58.3 
57.1 
57.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
12 
433 
1,116 
214 
135 
637 
2007 
9 
410 
- 
1,093 
197 
143 
554 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
53 
- 
53 
3 
4 
53 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
81 
- 
429 
12 
19 
64 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
241 
- 
546 
85 
71 
328 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
5 
33 
- 
44 
112 
42 
178 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
2 
44 
143 
17 
19 
94 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
18 
- 
59 
6 
7 
17 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
4 
- 
38 
6 
- 
15 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
1 
- 
4 
2 
3 
2 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
12 
563 
1,402 
259 
181 
782 
acres, 2012 
108 
38,679 
- 
92,525 
17,948 
14,230 
36,236 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2 
46 
- 
170 
38 
29 
132 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
9,737 
- 
18,914 
3,179 
3,879 
8,848 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
6 
489 
1,237 
210 
152 
611 
2007 
9 
583 
- 
1,404 
239 
178 
732 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
68,142 
11,032 
9,306 
20,402 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
75,302 
12,463 
9,229 
23,503 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
1 
47 
- 
86 
25 
15 
99 
2007 
1 
45 
- 
90 
28 
15 
88 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
9,318 
- 
10,195 
5,008 
1,737 
8,441 
2007 
(D) 
15,092 
- 
6,970 
4,534 
1,406 
8,732 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
5 
40 
91 
28 
21 
82 
2007 
2 
37 
- 
95 
34 
30 
95 
acres, 2012 
56 
9,907 
- 
12,574 
2,457 
4,854 
7,277 
2007 
(D) 
7,371 
- 
11,490 
2,905 
5,971 
10,587 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
5 
- 
16 
4 
3 
18 
2007 
- 
4 
- 
23 
4 
6 
9 
acres, 2012 
- 
154 
- 
1,251 
(D) 
(D) 
1,912 
2007 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,434 
398 
(D) 
500 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1 
3 
17 
5 
7 
13 
2007 
1 
- 
- 
11 
6 
7 
8 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
3,863 
(D) 
(D) 
929 
2007 
(D) 
- 
4,831 
1,430 
(D) 
808 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New Jersey 341 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
