1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 58 102 Land in farms ..................acres.. 4 127 15 748 Average size of farm .......acres.. 71 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 202 166 990 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 762 1 146 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 821 17 198 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 10 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 36 74 acres.. 2 281 5 324 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 20 40 acres.. 313 2 046 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 10 acres.. 53 36 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 419 1 081 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 458 10 602 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 266 671 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 152 411 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 2 7 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 2 $100,000 or more .................... 3 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 994 1 270 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 131 12 455 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 58 102 $1,000.. 397 - 20 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 849 - 200 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 14 27 Other ............................... 44 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 44 63 200 days or more ................... 28 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 28 65 number.. 819 1 579 Beef cows ..................farms.. 28 56 number.. 478 977 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 18 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 25 56 number.. 320 1 002 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 14 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 18 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 8 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 12 number.. 80 516 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 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.. 8 22 acres.. 224 1 787 tons, dry.. 652 2 516 @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. .