1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CATAHOULA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 421 433 Land in farms ..................acres.. 250 607 245 348 Average size of farm .......acres.. 595 567 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 411 287 375 118 Average per acre .........dollars.. 673 709 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 723 57 899 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 108 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 68 Total cropland .................farms.. 370 386 acres.. 214 908 197 784 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 333 361 acres.. 185 244 159 933 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 24 acres.. 11 048 7 035 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 420 32 721 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 637 75 569 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 818 29 212 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 602 3 509 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 57 $100,000 or more .................... 112 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 214 22 627 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 644 52 257 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 421 433 $1,000.. 10 260 8 338 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 371 19 255 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 256 261 Other ............................... 165 172 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 197 199 200 days or more ................... 104 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 131 134 number.. 5 979 7 341 Beef cows ..................farms.. 119 120 number.. 3 669 4 512 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 12 number.. 4 24 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 127 127 number.. 2 932 3 339 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 18 number.. 73 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 14 number.. 55 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 15 number.. 422 227 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 105 116 acres.. 37 550 33 015 bushels.. 2 677 539 2 268 667 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 35 acres.. 2 999 5 159 bushels.. 122 334 164 033 Rice..........................farms.. 11 9 acres.. 2 577 1 611 cwt.. 148 008 81 136 Cotton .......................farms.. 135 107 acres.. 42 018 23 118 bales.. 65 825 38 613 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 203 242 acres.. 92 738 93 987 bushels.. 3 005 655 2 355 737 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 82 95 acres.. 2 775 2 618 tons, dry.. 4 896 5 686 @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. .