1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ASSUMPTION PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 100 118 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 928 71 764 Average size of farm .......acres.. 679 608 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 654 300 685 788 Average per acre .........dollars.. 937 1 147 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 259 116 118 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 85 100 acres.. 51 487 54 609 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 75 89 acres.. 34 991 38 024 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 587 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 395 21 653 Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 952 183 496 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 368 21 501 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 027 152 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 16 15 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 7 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 17 $100,000 or more .................... 52 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 441 15 456 Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 414 130 986 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 100 118 $1,000.. 5 063 6 341 Average per farm..........dollars.. 50 626 53 736 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 63 84 Other ............................... 37 34 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 44 44 200 days or more ................... 26 24 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 19 17 number.. 671 442 Beef cows ..................farms.. 17 13 number.. 378 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 18 16 number.. 398 241 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 35 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 89 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 392 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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 0 acres.. 514 0 bushels.. 13 840 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 68 84 acres.. 31 971 35 536 tons.. 786 307 852 542 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 107 tons, dry.. (D) (D) @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. .