1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MOREHOUSE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 413 434 Land in farms ..................acres.. 241 731 265 702 Average size of farm .......acres.. 585 612 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 469 816 426 868 Average per acre .........dollars.. 825 741 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 188 76 882 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 108 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 68 Total cropland .................farms.. 396 398 acres.. 221 722 237 717 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 373 384 acres.. 179 521 156 015 Irrigated land .................farms.. 229 218 acres.. 99 115 78 539 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 600 58 822 Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 787 135 535 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 71 267 57 199 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 333 1 623 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 59 $100,000 or more .................... 200 164 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 743 44 054 Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 476 101 977 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 414 432 $1,000.. 12 759 12 272 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 819 28 408 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 286 312 Other ............................... 127 122 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 170 180 200 days or more ................... 99 113 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 88 100 number.. 4 792 5 628 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 88 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 92 97 number.. 2 181 2 865 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. 184 388 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 690 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 12 number.. 54 279 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 24 38 acres.. 7 579 6 719 bushels.. 402 576 352 110 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 20 acres.. 4 662 5 275 bushels.. 183 791 202 731 Rice..........................farms.. 119 125 acres.. 39 199 30 627 cwt.. 2 168 343 1 405 320 Cotton .......................farms.. 195 209 acres.. 92 846 72 945 bales.. 155 112 118 042 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 150 155 acres.. 35 285 37 455 bushels.. 1 173 923 916 784 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 74 73 acres.. 2 387 2 029 tons, dry.. 6 792 (D) @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. .