1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRANT PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 181 216 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 490 43 438 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 201 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 090 213 852 Average per acre .........dollars.. 817 905 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 802 24 141 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 89 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 142 176 acres.. 29 902 25 626 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 105 135 acres.. 16 760 15 638 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 11 17 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 535 4 228 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 054 19 572 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 602 2 646 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 933 1 581 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 12 $100,000 or more .................... 13 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 461 3 498 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 647 16 194 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 181 216 $1,000.. 207 560 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 145 2 591 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 69 81 Other ............................... 112 135 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 109 130 200 days or more ................... 80 82 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 116 152 number.. 5 247 6 897 Beef cows ..................farms.. 106 138 number.. 3 358 4 477 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. 3 84 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 105 150 number.. 2 470 4 360 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 5 number.. 58 42 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 2 number.. 117 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 30 number.. 153 1 165 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 8 acres.. 1 860 2 453 bushels.. 88 826 98 880 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 10 acres.. 824 1 193 bushels.. 20 193 31 537 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 19 13 acres.. 6 863 2 364 bales.. 9 795 4 143 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 22 28 acres.. 4 100 6 652 bushels.. 113 052 182 648 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 65 90 acres.. 2 909 3 145 tons, dry.. 5 266 7 045 @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. .