1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAFOURCHE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 412 366 Land in farms ..................acres.. 132 678 122 862 Average size of farm .......acres.. 322 336 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 372 132 375 902 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 147 1 069 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 567 48 190 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 119 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 345 298 acres.. 80 627 70 189 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 275 250 acres.. 50 761 42 468 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 14 acres.. 1 954 802 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 078 22 115 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 723 60 422 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 201 19 638 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 877 2 476 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 19 $100,000 or more .................... 56 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 152 16 650 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 637 45 491 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 413 366 $1,000.. 5 480 5 207 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 270 14 226 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 191 173 Other ............................... 221 193 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 248 213 200 days or more ................... 153 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 277 237 number.. 19 792 14 905 Beef cows ..................farms.. 259 208 number.. 12 824 9 706 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 14 number.. 26 47 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 266 231 number.. 9 035 6 612 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 8 number.. 79 63 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. 74 71 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 7 number.. 154 47 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 17 number.. 285 488 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 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 81 90 acres.. 35 618 32 362 tons.. 891 084 818 356 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 168 148 acres.. 11 399 7 053 tons, dry.. 25 134 12 147 @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. .