1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 AVOYELLES PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 953 1 080 Land in farms ..................acres.. 256 118 271 780 Average size of farm .......acres.. 269 252 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 799 203 669 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 064 818 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 560 32 999 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 78 10 to 49 acres ...................... 300 395 50 to 179 acres ..................... 280 272 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 180 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 869 978 acres.. 214 743 233 416 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 765 865 acres.. 179 180 191 334 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 46 acres.. 12 489 5 982 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 880 37 523 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 340 34 744 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 435 32 976 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 444 4 547 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 256 354 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 136 172 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 145 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 104 $100,000 or more .................... 135 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 820 28 140 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 626 26 056 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 952 1 080 $1,000.. 10 740 8 410 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 282 7 787 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 498 527 Other ............................... 455 553 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 486 612 200 days or more ................... 313 358 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 450 468 number.. 21 083 16 839 Beef cows ..................farms.. 408 399 number.. 12 230 9 335 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 38 number.. 398 260 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 401 432 number.. 8 965 8 099 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 78 number.. 488 1 505 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 55 number.. 522 1 164 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 12 number.. 38 224 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 92 number.. 2 258 2 566 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 31 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 144 53 acres.. 23 797 8 732 bushels.. 1 910 523 567 639 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 72 78 acres.. 11 851 7 102 bushels.. 476 800 233 736 Rice..........................farms.. 32 27 acres.. 11 206 5 423 cwt.. 601 541 217 717 Cotton .......................farms.. 69 27 acres.. 13 288 3 854 bales.. 19 615 5 467 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 361 495 acres.. 82 879 137 771 bushels.. 2 704 360 4 088 384 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 23 0 acres.. 10 627 0 tons.. 343 868 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 284 266 acres.. 8 965 6 884 tons, dry.. 19 142 15 961 @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. .