1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 850 929 Land in farms ..................acres.. 264 321 261 541 Average size of farm .......acres.. 311 282 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 331 203 917 Average per acre .........dollars.. 683 722 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 509 43 580 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 162 226 50 to 179 acres ..................... 274 304 180 to 499 acres .................... 202 186 500 to 999 acres .................... 122 131 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 773 837 acres.. 221 330 220 453 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 719 758 acres.. 174 781 158 659 Irrigated land .................farms.. 321 246 acres.. 62 017 33 900 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 447 51 740 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 997 55 695 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 847 45 185 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 600 6 555 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 126 160 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 144 $100,000 or more .................... 199 164 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 231 37 035 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 698 39 866 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 849 929 $1,000.. 11 606 13 518 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 670 14 551 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 539 588 Other ............................... 311 341 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 386 430 200 days or more ................... 225 228 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 312 320 number.. 15 679 14 078 Beef cows ..................farms.. 277 288 number.. 8 406 8 543 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 20 number.. 153 162 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 299 309 number.. 6 879 7 883 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 28 number.. 196 1 322 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 19 number.. 181 1 384 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 45 number.. (D) 1 351 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 40 32 acres.. 5 861 2 032 bushels.. 326 781 104 480 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 59 acres.. 2 396 6 393 bushels.. 115 347 176 094 Rice..........................farms.. 10 6 acres.. 1 758 1 317 cwt.. 94 398 52 776 Cotton .......................farms.. 533 543 acres.. 129 430 93 855 bales.. 166 426 126 670 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 209 334 acres.. 26 884 50 318 bushels.. 716 660 882 857 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 176 182 acres.. 4 800 4 053 tons, dry.. 11 396 10 341 @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. .