1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CONCORDIA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 325 357 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 698 230 503 Average size of farm .......acres.. 701 646 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 476 662 499 576 Average per acre .........dollars.. 723 809 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 477 69 842 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 309 340 acres.. 204 704 205 868 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 287 327 acres.. 188 161 188 704 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 24 acres.. 7 652 5 290 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 062 34 096 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 652 95 506 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 877 33 145 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 185 951 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 59 $100,000 or more .................... 147 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 766 23 224 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 643 65 236 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 326 356 $1,000.. 9 126 8 941 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 993 25 114 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 259 264 Other ............................... 66 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 100 145 200 days or more ................... 47 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 58 64 number.. 3 228 3 012 Beef cows ..................farms.. 47 52 number.. 1 920 1 790 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 3 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 58 61 number.. 1 425 1 447 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 15 number.. (D) 1 423 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 14 number.. (D) 1 779 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 6 number.. 246 200 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 62 69 acres.. 16 468 12 155 bushels.. 1 046 181 882 487 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 49 acres.. 3 459 5 491 bushels.. 112 835 195 852 Rice..........................farms.. 18 15 acres.. 5 564 2 947 cwt.. 234 886 126 004 Cotton .......................farms.. 104 68 acres.. 33 017 13 666 bales.. 54 494 25 708 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 237 276 acres.. 111 137 148 488 bushels.. 3 304 096 4 244 934 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 28 26 acres.. 1 084 (D) tons, dry.. 1 962 698 @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. .