1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RED RIVER PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 229 251 Land in farms ..................acres.. 97 643 112 884 Average size of farm .......acres.. 426 450 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 223 235 625 Average per acre .........dollars.. 563 580 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 269 30 085 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 54 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 189 218 acres.. 55 463 68 648 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 145 173 acres.. 27 743 34 635 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 10 acres.. 1 084 350 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 456 10 607 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 926 42 259 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 597 6 067 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 859 4 540 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 17 $100,000 or more .................... 18 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 936 8 923 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 286 35 550 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 229 251 $1,000.. 1 037 1 725 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 527 6 873 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 106 109 Other ............................... 123 142 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 124 147 200 days or more ................... 94 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 162 183 number.. 13 420 14 326 Beef cows ..................farms.. 147 170 number.. (D) 9 848 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 22 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 152 187 number.. 6 745 12 464 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 7 number.. 33 111 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 71 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 22 number.. 121 374 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 17 acres.. 2 241 2 409 bushels.. 88 227 138 638 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 27 acres.. 3 012 5 055 bushels.. 59 529 120 956 Rice..........................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 23 34 acres.. 7 422 7 861 bales.. 9 318 10 993 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 28 acres.. 5 986 10 709 bushels.. 180 579 265 437 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 122 142 acres.. 7 048 7 404 tons, dry.. 17 115 15 761 @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. .