1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 317 325 Land in farms ..................acres.. 246 536 259 256 Average size of farm .......acres.. 778 798 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 496 370 448 847 Average per acre .........dollars.. 667 579 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 836 79 641 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 59 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 307 316 acres.. 227 151 233 381 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 288 306 acres.. 209 540 206 648 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 37 acres.. 23 091 12 346 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 835 43 806 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 983 134 787 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 046 43 202 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 790 604 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 66 $100,000 or more .................... 148 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 197 31 640 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 113 97 056 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 317 326 $1,000.. 10 996 11 964 Average per farm..........dollars.. 34 689 36 700 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 234 236 Other ............................... 83 89 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 146 200 days or more ................... 69 78 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 41 52 number.. 2 766 2 916 Beef cows ..................farms.. 38 39 number.. 1 718 1 780 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 17 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 40 45 number.. 1 171 1 254 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) 208 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 9 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 54 14 acres.. 8 962 1 065 bushels.. 665 538 65 706 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 49 acres.. 7 013 12 029 bushels.. 345 496 335 491 Rice..........................farms.. 20 12 acres.. 6 223 2 543 cwt.. 341 583 153 818 Cotton .......................farms.. 150 126 acres.. 47 409 30 384 bales.. 67 493 49 865 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 231 279 acres.. 92 176 146 828 bushels.. 3 232 625 4 145 606 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 17 28 acres.. 918 1 063 tons, dry.. 1 520 1 420 @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. .