1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RICHLAND PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 570 622 Land in farms ..................acres.. 247 106 244 811 Average size of farm .......acres.. 434 394 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 349 793 263 582 Average per acre .........dollars.. 818 669 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 389 55 765 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 126 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 158 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 139 115 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 534 579 acres.. 212 921 196 595 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 490 533 acres.. 157 259 126 029 Irrigated land .................farms.. 239 202 acres.. 67 802 38 572 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 331 48 814 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 336 78 479 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 369 45 604 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 962 3 210 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 76 $100,000 or more .................... 209 178 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 412 33 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 536 54 029 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 571 622 $1,000.. 9 740 14 713 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 058 23 655 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 374 435 Other ............................... 196 187 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 222 262 200 days or more ................... 146 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 208 226 number.. 15 497 15 083 Beef cows ..................farms.. 191 202 number.. (D) 8 728 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 402 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 201 231 number.. 7 311 8 227 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 18 number.. 46 189 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 16 number.. (D) 349 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 6 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 21 number.. 194 481 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 20 acres.. 2 040 1 032 bushels.. 93 369 37 631 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 17 acres.. 720 3 072 bushels.. 13 137 80 117 Rice..........................farms.. 46 53 acres.. 15 925 8 499 cwt.. 893 471 458 169 Cotton .......................farms.. 366 395 acres.. 116 727 84 741 bales.. 157 802 125 398 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 105 145 acres.. 16 760 23 651 bushels.. 390 915 453 289 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 139 129 acres.. 5 095 4 641 tons, dry.. 13 507 11 789 @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. .