1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EVANGELINE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 603 582 Land in farms ..................acres.. 176 952 160 199 Average size of farm .......acres.. 293 275 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 266 178 235 174 Average per acre .........dollars.. 871 897 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 703 31 573 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 187 166 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 498 500 acres.. 155 922 132 841 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 381 397 acres.. 111 362 89 549 Irrigated land .................farms.. 227 225 acres.. 54 237 39 056 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 961 22 343 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 687 38 389 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 429 20 237 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 532 2 106 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 187 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 69 $100,000 or more .................... 89 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 201 16 317 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 541 28 036 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 602 582 $1,000.. 5 030 5 130 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 355 8 814 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 281 291 Other ............................... 322 291 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 311 298 200 days or more ................... 208 168 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 355 299 number.. 12 780 9 758 Beef cows ..................farms.. 326 273 number.. 7 919 5 844 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 27 number.. 229 297 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 334 282 number.. 6 269 4 239 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 29 number.. 102 724 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 20 number.. 191 1 061 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 33 number.. 289 367 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 67 number.. 593 1 480 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 25 34 acres.. 3 717 1 980 bushels.. 176 988 112 753 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 46 acres.. 6 109 4 088 bushels.. 179 332 126 450 Rice..........................farms.. 208 201 acres.. 53 112 33 839 cwt.. 2 455 600 1 499 354 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 5 acres.. 400 357 bales.. 690 478 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 171 193 acres.. 44 006 43 058 bushels.. 1 189 947 1 027 927 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 146 128 acres.. 4 287 3 803 tons, dry.. 11 033 7 694 @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. .