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NEW JERSEY: CROP SUMMARY 1994

Crop Unit Acres Harvested Yield Per Acre Production (1,000) Season Average Price
Per Units ($) 1/
Value
Total ($1,000) Per Acre ($)
FIELD CROPS                    
Corn for grain bu 81,000 119.0 9,639 2.30 22,170 274
Winter Wheat bu 32,000 42.0 1,344 3.05 4,099 128
Barley bu 5,000 53.0 265 1.60 424 85
Rye bu 5,000 38.0 190 3.97 754 151
Soybeans for beans bu 147,000 34.5 5,072 5.25 26,628 181
All Hay ton 120,000 2.28 273 108.00 29,640 247
Alfalfa Hay ton 30,000 3.70 111 124.00 13,764 459
Other Hay ton 90,000 1.80 162 98.00 15,876 176
Corn for Silage ton 17,000 18.0 306 2/ --- ---
Potatoes cwt 2,800 210 588 6.45 3,793 1,355
Sweetpotatoes cwt 1,400 110 154 13.00 2,002 1,430
TOTAL FIELD CROPS ton 411,200 --- 1,090 --- 89,510 ---
FRUIT CROPS
Apples lbs 4,100 17,100 68,000 3/ 0.157 10,629 2,599
Peaches lbs 10,800 6,940 69,000 3/ 0.329 22,685 2,100
Blueberries lbs 7,600 4,140 31,500 3/ 0.737 23,205 3,053
Cranberries bbl 3,300 169.1 558 3/ 46.60 18,412 7,880
Strawberries cwt 450 31 14 3/ 54.20 759 1,687
TOTAL FRUIT CROPS ton 26,250 --- 112.9 --- 83,306 ---
VEGETABLES FOR FRESH MARKET
Asparagus Jan - June cwt 900 20 18 98.00 1,764 1,960
Cabbage Jan - Dec cwt 2,300 300 690 11.30 7,797 3,390
Cucumber July - Dec cwt 2,300 205 472 17.50 8,260 3,591
Eggplant July - Dec cwt 1,000 240 240 22.00 5,280 5,280
Escarole Jan - Dec cwt 800 150 120 22.00 2,640 3,300
Head Lettuce Jan - Dec cwt 1,800 260 468 26.60 12,449 6,916
Bell Peppers July - Dec cwt 5,200 310 1,612 27.90 44,975 8,649
Snap Beans Jan - Dec cwt 4,100 30 123 34.00 4,182 1,020
Spinach Jan - Dec cwt 2,200 95 209 25.30 5,288 2,404
Sweet Corn July - Dec cwt 9,000 85 765 16.90 12,929 1,437
Tomatoes July - Dec cwt 4,500 145 653 44.20 28,863 6,414
Total - 11 market crops cwt 34,100 157 5,370 25.00 134,427 3,942
PRINCIPAL PROCESSING VEGETABLES
Processing Total 4/ ton 10,130 6.12 62.0 119.10 7,385 729
TOTAL PRINCIPAL VEGETABLES ton 44,230 7.47 330.5 429.10 141,812 3,206

1/ Preliminary.
2/ Estimate discontinued in 1985.
3/ Utilized production.
4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.


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