1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 172 207 Land in farms ..................acres.. 17 086 21 660 Average size of farm .......acres.. 99 105 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 569 94 420 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 127 937 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 219 14 984 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 131 169 acres.. 5 757 6 076 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 101 126 acres.. 1 874 1 944 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 8 acres.. (D) 81 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 254 7 341 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 684 35 462 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 168 144 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 085 7 196 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 1 $100,000 or more .................... 24 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 304 6 880 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 535 33 236 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 172 207 $1,000.. 2 209 168 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 844 811 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 67 71 Other ............................... 105 136 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 84 131 200 days or more ................... 63 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 167 number.. 3 798 3 739 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 146 number.. 2 226 2 184 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 8 number.. 35 71 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 119 153 number.. 1 514 2 057 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 10 number.. 678 60 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 7 number.. 763 108 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 25 number.. 70 443 498 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 22 15 number.. 10 469 926 5 499 953 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 91 107 acres.. 1 721 1 574 tons, dry.. 4 782 3 708 @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. .