1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RAPIDES PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 847 875 Land in farms ..................acres.. 210 570 196 324 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 224 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 264 247 254 978 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 123 1 077 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 321 34 021 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 98 113 10 to 49 acres ...................... 251 283 50 to 179 acres ..................... 270 256 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 696 721 acres.. 138 074 136 417 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 550 604 acres.. 97 338 95 748 Irrigated land .................farms.. 133 132 acres.. 8 412 5 274 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 256 38 049 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 431 43 484 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 520 31 358 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 736 6 691 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 287 311 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 135 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 62 $100,000 or more .................... 126 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 395 29 482 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 608 33 694 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 847 876 $1,000.. 10 214 7 148 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 059 8 160 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 399 405 Other ............................... 448 470 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 426 467 200 days or more ................... 317 325 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 475 487 number.. 22 686 22 221 Beef cows ..................farms.. 430 410 number.. 12 994 11 760 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 28 number.. 562 719 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 449 467 number.. 11 377 11 618 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 45 number.. 586 912 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 34 number.. 1 673 2 012 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 40 135 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 48 72 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 25 26 acres.. 5 431 4 806 bushels.. 298 835 307 046 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 13 acres.. 3 669 3 034 bushels.. 90 431 86 803 Rice..........................farms.. 11 17 acres.. 7 285 4 306 cwt.. 317 087 215 698 Cotton .......................farms.. 107 95 acres.. 30 304 20 790 bales.. 51 453 36 676 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 126 164 acres.. 27 876 46 490 bushels.. 847 747 1 484 262 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 5 0 acres.. 2 336 0 tons.. 69 928 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 244 282 acres.. 10 176 8 936 tons, dry.. 20 309 17 207 @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. .