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NEW JERSEY: CROP SUMMARY 1995

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 78,000 93.0 7,254 3.75 27,203 349
Winter Wheat bu 32,000 57.0 1,824 3.80 6,931 217
Barley bu 5,000 65.0 325 1.85 601 120
Rye bu 8,000 38.0 304 3.25 988 124
Soybeans for beans bu 138,000 22.0 3,036 6.70 20,341 147
All Hay ton 130,000 2.19 285 119.00 33,855 260
Alfalfa Hay ton 30,000 3.50 105 139.00 14,595 487
Other Hay ton 100,000 1.80 180 107.00 19,260 193
Corn for Silage ton 19,000 15.0 285 2/ --- ---
Potatoes cwt 2,600 270 702 6.45 4,528 1,742
Sweetpotatoes cwt 1,400 150 210 23.10 4,851 3,465
TOTAL FIELD CROPS ton 414,000 --- 981 --- 99,298 ---
FRUIT CROPS
Apples lbs 4,100 18,700 72,000 3/ 0.157 11,437 2,770
Peaches lbs 10,800 6,480 68,000 3/ 0.385 26,180 2,424
Blueberries lbs 7,700 4,550 35,000 3/ 0.757 26,500 3,442
Cranberries bbl 3,500 129.7 454 3/ 48.80 22,155 6,330
Strawberries cwt 450 34 15 3/ 62.90 944 2,098
TOTAL FRUIT CROPS ton 26,550 --- 111.0 --- 87,216 ---
VEGETABLES FOR FRESH MARKET
Asparagus    Jan - June cwt 900 28 25 112.00 2,800 3,111
Cabbage Jan - Dec cwt 2,200 165 363 11.80 4,283 1,947
Cucumber July - Dec cwt 2,300 190 437 17.80 7,779 3,382
Eggplant July - Dec cwt 800 150 120 18.50 2,220 2,775
Escarole Jan - Dec cwt 800 135 108 24.00 2,592 3,240
Head Lettuce Jan - Dec cwt 1,500 240 360 24.30 8,748 5,832
Bell Peppers July - Dec cwt 5,300 160 848 28.80 24,422 4,608
Snap Beans Jan - Dec cwt 3,700 45 167 35.00 5,845 1,580
Spinach Jan - Dec cwt 2,500 80 200 30.50 6,100 2,440
Sweet Corn July - Dec cwt 8,500 80 680 16.60 11,288 1,328
Tomatoes July - Dec cwt 4,500 180 810 33.00 26,730 5,940
Total - 11 market crops cwt 33,000 125 4,118 25.00 102,807 3,115
PRINCIPAL PROCESSING VEGETABLES
Processing Total 4/ ton 11,700 6.23 72,880 116.10 8,463 723
TOTAL PRINCIPAL VEGETABLES ton 44,700 6.24 278,780 399.10 111,270 2,489
1/ Preliminary.
2/ Estimate discontinued in 1985.
3/ Utilized production.
4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.


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