1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ASCENSION PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 325 263 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 446 58 215 Average size of farm .......acres.. 195 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 431 414 386 148 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 186 1 612 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 198 32 178 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 72 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 246 212 acres.. 41 218 38 586 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 152 148 acres.. 23 749 21 170 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 10 acres.. 52 27 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 049 12 359 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 305 46 992 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 226 10 908 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 824 1 450 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 5 $100,000 or more .................... 23 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 003 10 283 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 886 39 098 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 326 263 $1,000.. 2 623 2 106 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 047 8 009 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 81 Other ............................... 215 182 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 210 177 200 days or more ................... 160 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 179 number.. 10 891 7 791 Beef cows ..................farms.. 213 164 number.. 6 346 4 994 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 12 number.. 26 54 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 214 168 number.. 4 268 4 000 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 10 number.. 70 114 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 6 number.. 139 85 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 16 134 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 22 number.. (D) 462 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 409 (D) bushels.. 16 360 26 050 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 7 acres.. 1 380 3 517 bushels.. 26 000 124 585 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 24 22 acres.. 17 554 13 017 tons.. 418 803 329 923 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 110 108 acres.. 3 509 3 214 tons, dry.. 8 321 6 004 @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. .