1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAFAYETTE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 677 674 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 574 89 425 Average size of farm .......acres.. 129 133 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 313 247 832 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 899 1 809 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 771 23 993 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 108 105 10 to 49 acres ...................... 316 349 50 to 179 acres ..................... 170 143 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 560 547 acres.. 75 676 73 544 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 409 415 acres.. 53 304 49 617 Irrigated land .................farms.. 67 66 acres.. 9 848 6 681 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 319 13 460 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 059 19 970 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 438 10 702 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 880 2 758 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 327 359 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 121 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 24 $100,000 or more .................... 43 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 040 12 145 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 738 18 046 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 677 673 $1,000.. 4 131 2 013 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 102 2 990 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 313 306 Other ............................... 364 368 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 339 361 200 days or more ................... 221 235 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 441 431 number.. 11 542 10 393 Beef cows ..................farms.. 404 372 number.. 6 449 5 235 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 43 number.. 402 720 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 373 382 number.. 4 905 4 242 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 30 number.. 289 229 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 15 number.. 226 385 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 42 number.. 718 523 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 59 101 number.. 1 599 3 421 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 19 9 acres.. 3 735 877 bushels.. 267 483 84 823 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 21 acres.. 3 639 4 537 bushels.. 166 486 192 601 Rice..........................farms.. 43 45 acres.. 9 549 5 715 cwt.. 443 393 267 553 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 81 102 acres.. 21 470 29 475 bushels.. 620 199 796 461 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 24 6 acres.. 8 951 2 107 tons.. 248 558 57 925 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 258 261 acres.. 5 886 4 874 tons, dry.. 13 238 8 776 @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. .