1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 25 652 27 350 Land in farms ..................acres.. 7 837 545 8 007 173 Average size of farm .......acres.. 306 293 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 291 332 268 630 Average per acre .........dollars.. 972 940 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 299 38 323 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 934 2 066 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 895 7 799 50 to 179 acres ..................... 7 891 8 248 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 553 4 811 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 471 2 602 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 908 1 824 Total cropland .................farms.. 21 777 23 273 acres.. 5 552 733 5 562 736 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 17 171 18 644 acres.. 3 810 690 3 599 678 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 064 3 929 acres.. 897 641 646 677 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 607 511 1 340 162 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 666 49 000 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 111 346 929 858 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 496 165 410 304 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 8 008 9 283 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 664 4 021 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 407 3 448 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 3 149 3 050 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 593 1 776 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 670 2 063 $100,000 or more .................... 4 161 3 709 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 309 012 1 022 931 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 026 37 400 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 25 654 27 353 $1,000.. 268 077 288 943 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 450 10 563 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 12 931 13 496 Other ............................... 12 721 13 854 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 13 024 14 388 200 days or more ................... 8 594 9 202 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 15 036 16 033 number.. 844 260 813 295 Beef cows ..................farms.. 13 112 13 551 number.. 441 725 422 604 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 279 1 581 number.. 78 976 83 381 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 14 131 15 248 number.. 375 903 402 235 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 844 1 262 number.. 37 519 51 857 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 534 807 number.. 57 244 72 940 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 468 631 number.. 9 244 11 520 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 344 2 382 number.. 2 111 789 1 504 057 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 313 312 number.. 115 258 369 96 147 369 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 875 800 acres.. 179 376 122 030 bushels.. 11 723 104 7 226 766 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 682 1 067 acres.. (D) 151 251 bushels.. (D) 4 654 627 Rice..........................farms.. 2 197 2 273 acres.. 589 752 417 411 cwt.. 26 906 404 17 970 394 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 599 2 675 acres.. 827 792 590 257 bales.. 1 219 599 921 867 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 903 5 017 acres.. 1 112 815 1 540 372 bushels.. 33 360 521 40 524 474 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 755 687 acres.. 356 349 264 466 tons.. 9 131 174 6 877 798 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 8 956 9 531 acres.. 383 292 343 054 tons, dry.. 851 288 717 887 @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. .