1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OUACHITA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 360 429 Land in farms ..................acres.. 74 678 87 400 Average size of farm .......acres.. 207 204 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 005 205 760 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 250 1 234 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 441 31 981 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 152 50 to 179 acres ..................... 114 138 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 295 349 acres.. 52 215 59 045 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 227 261 acres.. 35 035 38 342 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 38 acres.. 7 143 4 528 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 330 16 772 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 917 39 097 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 541 12 238 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 789 4 534 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 18 $100,000 or more .................... 49 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 492 13 210 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 914 30 792 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 361 429 $1,000.. 2 184 3 417 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 049 7 965 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 161 165 Other ............................... 199 264 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 222 267 200 days or more ................... 158 194 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 168 236 number.. 7 459 8 824 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 205 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 160 232 number.. 3 252 5 379 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 12 number.. 118 889 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 12 number.. 284 1 832 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 1 553 525 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 16 acres.. 745 536 bushels.. 41 525 17 509 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 8 acres.. 640 1 183 bushels.. 19 300 28 053 Rice..........................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 2 535 2 032 cwt.. 112 809 67 065 Cotton .......................farms.. 59 71 acres.. 20 307 17 230 bales.. 33 646 30 959 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 30 62 acres.. 4 801 11 589 bushels.. 152 867 227 235 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 132 140 acres.. 3 724 3 697 tons, dry.. 8 161 6 871 @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. .