1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IBERVILLE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 157 174 Land in farms ..................acres.. 81 401 81 178 Average size of farm .......acres.. 518 467 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 690 527 571 207 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 418 1 195 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 042 76 249 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 125 150 acres.. 63 341 63 063 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 94 124 acres.. 47 135 44 578 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 141 357 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 141 19 202 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 875 110 354 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 236 18 033 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 906 1 169 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 18 $100,000 or more .................... 55 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 586 14 767 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 753 84 869 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 157 174 $1,000.. 7 035 5 358 Average per farm..........dollars.. 44 807 30 794 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 93 100 Other ............................... 64 74 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 67 90 200 days or more ................... 49 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 74 74 number.. 7 795 6 390 Beef cows ..................farms.. 68 68 number.. 5 415 4 020 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 74 76 number.. 4 139 2 660 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 3 number.. 63 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 3 number.. 339 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 3 number.. (D) 38 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 576 1 040 bushels.. 26 522 37 475 Rice..........................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 340 cwt.. (D) 13 780 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 36 acres.. 6 425 13 222 bushels.. 244 967 478 785 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 46 50 acres.. 31 045 21 584 tons.. 859 027 566 871 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 27 32 acres.. 1 640 1 750 tons, dry.. 3 430 3 438 @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. .