1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALLEN PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 357 370 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 599 106 442 Average size of farm .......acres.. 329 288 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 314 213 759 Average per acre .........dollars.. 755 774 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 856 30 753 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 110 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 299 334 acres.. 72 849 73 313 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 216 256 acres.. 38 911 38 890 Irrigated land .................farms.. 84 107 acres.. 27 452 24 090 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 413 10 781 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 168 29 137 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 641 8 697 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 772 2 084 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 125 156 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 20 $100,000 or more .................... 30 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 290 9 346 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 022 25 260 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 357 370 $1,000.. 2 390 1 590 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 694 4 297 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 138 168 Other ............................... 219 202 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 200 199 200 days or more ................... 153 134 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 243 247 number.. 11 643 9 976 Beef cows ..................farms.. 224 223 number.. 7 365 6 126 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 12 number.. 202 118 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 230 245 number.. 4 608 6 779 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 22 number.. 187 336 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 11 number.. 776 356 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 26 number.. 680 689 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 48 number.. 766 1 015 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 203 bushels.. (D) 10 084 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 4 acres.. 660 359 bushels.. 13 165 7 850 Rice..........................farms.. 75 94 acres.. 26 615 23 200 cwt.. 1 065 279 847 166 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 31 acres.. 7 826 11 020 bushels.. 147 991 243 632 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 131 155 acres.. 4 244 3 076 tons, dry.. 8 472 5 249 @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. .