1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LIVINGSTON PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 374 429 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 059 35 925 Average size of farm .......acres.. 96 84 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 283 138 762 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 349 1 909 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 725 17 360 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 165 210 50 to 179 acres ..................... 104 115 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 279 343 acres.. 14 945 15 497 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 181 232 acres.. 4 392 4 397 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 37 acres.. 218 219 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 832 7 339 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 290 17 108 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 055 797 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 778 6 542 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 214 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 12 $100,000 or more .................... 18 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 345 6 283 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 314 14 647 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 374 429 $1,000.. 1 261 1 119 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 370 2 608 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 120 158 Other ............................... 254 271 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 237 245 200 days or more ................... 180 167 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 272 291 number.. 8 902 8 733 Beef cows ..................farms.. 227 253 number.. 4 255 4 739 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 24 number.. 371 560 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 244 265 number.. 5 883 5 026 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 29 number.. 2 389 946 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 16 number.. 3 484 972 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 21 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 51 number.. (D) 1 057 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 11 number.. 2 917 200 3 206 337 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 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.. 147 191 acres.. 4 183 4 129 tons, dry.. 8 389 8 270 @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. .