1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 308 345 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 730 57 788 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 168 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 138 136 658 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 115 805 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 083 24 711 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 133 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 250 279 acres.. 21 292 24 698 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 184 205 acres.. 7 567 7 609 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 14 acres.. 336 272 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 022 23 684 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 240 68 650 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 088 842 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 934 22 842 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 112 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 6 $100,000 or more .................... 43 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 687 20 151 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 414 58 410 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 308 345 $1,000.. 2 809 2 975 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 121 8 623 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 117 Other ............................... 175 228 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 173 225 200 days or more ................... 133 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 232 241 number.. 13 447 11 982 Beef cows ..................farms.. 213 229 number.. 7 504 6 672 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 13 number.. 810 850 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 225 241 number.. 5 151 6 017 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 25 number.. (D) 89 374 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 28 25 number.. 12 976 200 11 488 598 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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.. 155 170 acres.. 7 322 7 045 tons, dry.. 16 614 12 996 @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. .