1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 175 205 Land in farms ..................acres.. 27 469 26 993 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 079 118 551 Average per acre .........dollars.. 951 724 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 084 17 947 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 72 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 23 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 151 172 acres.. 12 681 12 830 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 126 133 acres.. 5 084 5 269 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 372 1 385 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 839 6 757 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 522 522 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 850 863 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 0 $100,000 or more .................... 1 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 657 1 428 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 467 6 968 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 175 205 $1,000.. - 370 139 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 2 115 677 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 50 47 Other ............................... 125 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 121 147 200 days or more ................... 87 89 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 134 168 number.. 5 529 6 709 Beef cows ..................farms.. 126 144 number.. (D) 3 997 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 9 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 131 170 number.. 2 160 2 246 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 33 number.. 632 986 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 32 number.. 516 1 071 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 18 number.. (D) 447 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 750 (D) bales.. 1 089 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 10 acres.. 738 1 840 bushels.. 26 724 50 502 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 109 120 acres.. 3 215 2 766 tons, dry.. 7 663 7 764 @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. .