1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NATCHITOCHES PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 559 622 Land in farms ..................acres.. 182 605 209 851 Average size of farm .......acres.. 327 337 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 449 220 476 Average per acre .........dollars.. 709 732 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 975 33 084 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 231 217 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 451 510 acres.. 108 831 130 299 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 362 414 acres.. 61 007 67 405 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 35 acres.. 4 394 4 353 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 687 43 947 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 575 70 654 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 228 16 825 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 459 27 121 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 163 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 38 $100,000 or more .................... 85 102 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 258 35 449 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 187 56 992 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 558 622 $1,000.. 6 059 6 528 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 858 10 496 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 292 307 Other ............................... 267 315 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 278 344 200 days or more ................... 195 221 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 395 431 number.. 30 005 36 165 Beef cows ..................farms.. 373 365 number.. 17 237 21 633 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 20 number.. 45 64 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 372 428 number.. 15 969 22 359 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 32 number.. 453 309 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 16 number.. 584 362 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 45 57 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 59 number.. (D) 298 515 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 26 30 number.. 8 443 173 8 267 630 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 15 39 acres.. 2 994 10 334 bushels.. 178 915 599 229 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 36 acres.. 3 579 5 007 bushels.. 74 781 169 528 Rice..........................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 2 015 1 657 cwt.. 92 572 69 771 Cotton .......................farms.. 60 81 acres.. 19 696 20 453 bales.. 28 061 34 520 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 59 52 acres.. 13 225 11 420 bushels.. 363 353 308 793 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 265 290 acres.. 15 160 14 299 tons, dry.. 35 079 30 649 @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. .