1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POINTE COUPEE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 431 439 Land in farms ..................acres.. 193 137 195 787 Average size of farm .......acres.. 448 446 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 454 685 349 929 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 002 830 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 857 52 955 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 122 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 366 392 acres.. 156 045 160 019 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 315 354 acres.. 130 949 134 489 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 13 acres.. 2 475 816 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 625 31 258 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 219 71 203 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 244 27 593 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 381 3 665 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 39 $100,000 or more .................... 99 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 931 23 298 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 229 53 071 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 432 439 $1,000.. 10 492 7 324 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 286 16 684 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 249 248 Other ............................... 182 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 191 200 200 days or more ................... 122 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 253 243 number.. 19 926 19 000 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 230 number.. 12 868 12 586 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. 8 9 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 241 236 number.. 11 096 10 784 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 11 number.. 1 023 550 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 7 number.. 1 532 623 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 22 number.. (D) 967 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 5 acres.. 1 403 609 bushels.. 104 179 27 244 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 70 72 acres.. 16 171 14 538 bushels.. 711 643 568 438 Rice..........................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 2 323 475 cwt.. 128 489 20 070 Cotton .......................farms.. 25 2 acres.. 16 593 (D) bales.. 21 918 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 126 159 acres.. 51 938 79 592 bushels.. 1 723 050 2 603 484 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 25 17 acres.. 12 583 3 733 tons.. 345 051 103 573 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 146 acres.. 6 725 6 505 tons, dry.. 16 931 15 743 @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. .