1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 542 523 Land in farms ..................acres.. 291 526 290 309 Average size of farm .......acres.. 538 555 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 419 298 493 168 Average per acre .........dollars.. 816 913 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 267 69 460 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 112 1,000 acres or more ................. 117 104 Total cropland .................farms.. 489 474 acres.. 264 370 256 688 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 398 406 acres.. 150 582 141 922 Irrigated land .................farms.. 320 346 acres.. 103 837 82 612 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 013 35 458 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 135 67 796 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 705 34 197 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 308 1 261 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 91 $100,000 or more .................... 144 130 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 311 26 847 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 614 51 333 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 542 523 $1,000.. 3 269 8 943 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 031 17 099 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 338 360 Other ............................... 204 163 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 240 214 200 days or more ................... 161 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 240 173 number.. 12 230 5 815 Beef cows ..................farms.. 227 154 number.. 7 892 3 664 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 12 number.. 13 96 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 230 154 number.. 5 127 3 030 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 35 number.. 372 327 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 14 number.. 733 381 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 36 number.. 427 644 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 32 number.. 309 906 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 28 41 acres.. 3 868 2 759 bushels.. 149 857 97 991 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 64 acres.. 2 377 6 435 bushels.. 55 592 150 001 Rice..........................farms.. 304 336 acres.. 99 582 73 067 cwt.. 4 396 099 3 140 248 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 164 214 acres.. 43 829 60 715 bushels.. 1 193 623 1 342 770 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 96 56 acres.. 2 408 1 046 tons, dry.. 5 073 (D) @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. .