1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IBERIA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 381 365 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 173 103 427 Average size of farm .......acres.. 289 283 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 498 853 408 556 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 578 1 477 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 043 68 901 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 123 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 80 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 325 325 acres.. 94 023 82 463 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 257 267 acres.. 68 780 58 183 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 24 acres.. 3 759 1 271 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 551 34 601 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 684 94 798 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 885 32 934 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 666 1 667 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 26 $100,000 or more .................... 87 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 727 24 575 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 060 67 330 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 383 365 $1,000.. 10 488 10 035 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 384 27 493 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 214 205 Other ............................... 167 160 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 170 167 200 days or more ................... 103 110 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 188 177 number.. 6 298 6 756 Beef cows ..................farms.. 179 161 number.. 3 800 4 003 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 58 169 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 165 159 number.. 2 524 3 254 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 21 number.. 165 387 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 12 number.. 191 368 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 23 number.. 197 435 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 37 number.. 470 1 201 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 525 209 bushels.. 10 565 4 766 Rice..........................farms.. 20 11 acres.. 2 592 833 cwt.. 98 481 34 999 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 19 acres.. 1 480 2 798 bushels.. 31 661 58 560 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 146 148 acres.. 58 426 47 631 tons.. 1 516 283 1 308 160 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 95 90 acres.. 2 578 2 843 tons, dry.. 6 555 4 618 @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. .