The tax break figures for New Jersey are approximations because, unlike New York, New Jersey does not formally track how much tax revenue it excuses farmers from paying. The state should have a better idea of what it's spending, said Assemblyman Joseph Roberts, leader of the South Jersey Democratic Caucus. Harris Adams, a manager within the state Division of Taxation, said that as originally proposed, New Jersey's Farmland Assessment law would have given Roberts the information he seeks. It's something that's really given the program a black eye. Rockwell points out that his tax break was certified by local tax assessor Harry J. Supple Jr. Mansfield has a population of about 4,300.
Residential taxes are relatively low.
And I'd sell it in a heartbeat. That's what I would do if they taxed me regular. The way Rockwell figures it, a family with two children could move into the home he would build. A lot of people aren't paying their fair share. He said people should have to prove that they earn at least 51 percent of their income from farming to get the tax break.