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RECORD HIGHS AND LOWS OF NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURE

Livestock
and
Products
Year
Estimates
Started
Unit Inventory January 1 or Production 1/
Record Total Year
Cattle and Calves 1867 Head HIGH 264,000 1980
Low 65,000 1995
Milk Cows 1867 Head HIGH 155,000 1944
Low 21,000 1997
Hogs and Pigs 1867 Head HIGH 258,000 1952 2/
Low 21,000 1996
Sheep 1867 Head HIGH 164,000 1867
Low 5,000 1939
Chickens (all) 3/ 1924 Head HIGH 16,038,0 1957 2/
Low 1,218,00 1983
Turkeys (raised) 1929 Head HIGH 610,000 1966
Low 35,000 1929
Milk 1924 Million lbs. HIGH 1,189 1960
Low 297 1997
Eggs 1925 Million eggs HIGH 2,629 1956
Low 234 1984
Wool 1909 1,000 lbs. HIGH 105 1955
Low 67 1991
1/ In some cases the record high and/or low is identical for more than one year. In such cases the year shown is the latest year of
occurrence.
2/ Inventory as of January 1 until 1957. Starting in 1958 Inventory as of December 1.
3/ All chickens excludes meat chickens.


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