1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ACADIA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 754 765 Land in farms ..................acres.. 267 511 260 486 Average size of farm .......acres.. 355 341 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 986 335 150 Average per acre .........dollars.. 917 928 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 465 60 956 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 199 203 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 167 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 120 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 658 665 acres.. 239 179 229 322 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 534 553 acres.. 176 189 154 276 Irrigated land .................farms.. 424 408 acres.. 102 094 69 857 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 107 40 080 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 824 52 392 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 362 37 392 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 746 2 687 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 191 221 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 109 $100,000 or more .................... 147 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 691 30 929 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 988 40 378 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 754 766 $1,000.. 7 142 9 403 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 472 12 275 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 452 480 Other ............................... 302 285 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 308 279 200 days or more ................... 185 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 292 310 number.. 9 463 8 168 Beef cows ..................farms.. 272 265 number.. 5 361 4 539 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 35 number.. 46 552 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 263 number.. 3 932 3 810 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 29 number.. 582 583 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 13 number.. 700 556 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 57 number.. 748 987 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 48 70 number.. 780 2 238 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 33 7 acres.. 6 168 704 bushels.. 473 741 32 006 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 42 67 acres.. 3 833 5 717 bushels.. 128 042 169 617 Rice..........................farms.. 409 385 acres.. 97 731 64 367 cwt.. 4 463 276 2 951 824 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 275 346 acres.. 67 375 81 970 bushels.. 1 798 775 1 878 903 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 88 104 acres.. 2 289 2 512 tons, dry.. 5 714 4 901 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .