1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EAST FELICIANA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 449 435 Land in farms ..................acres.. 136 812 134 168 Average size of farm .......acres.. 305 308 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 314 861 307 878 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 010 953 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 249 25 500 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 153 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 374 362 acres.. 51 756 50 931 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 286 256 acres.. 19 370 16 571 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 17 acres.. 186 364 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 448 8 273 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 816 19 020 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 984 951 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 464 7 322 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 145 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 12 $100,000 or more .................... 20 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 511 7 516 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 997 17 239 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 448 436 $1,000.. - 95 348 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 213 798 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 165 133 Other ............................... 284 302 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 275 287 200 days or more ................... 192 202 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 342 349 number.. 27 313 23 925 Beef cows ..................farms.. 296 297 number.. 15 379 13 688 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 24 number.. 1 115 1 427 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 342 352 number.. 14 175 14 783 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 33 number.. 1 799 3 231 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 22 number.. (D) 3 571 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 11 65 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 52 number.. 527 1 049 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 542 (D) bushels.. 21 900 18 214 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 365 bushels.. (D) 10 820 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 247 228 acres.. 15 677 11 840 tons, dry.. 29 048 22 712 @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. .