1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SABINE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 414 468 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 789 58 112 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 124 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 296 125 983 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 124 1 113 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 494 24 499 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 145 50 to 179 acres ..................... 195 212 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 333 380 acres.. 25 349 26 340 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 249 263 acres.. 8 668 8 169 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 6 acres.. 5 12 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 484 35 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 540 76 649 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 245 214 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 239 35 658 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 164 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 4 $100,000 or more .................... 82 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 474 31 036 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 608 66 316 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 414 468 $1,000.. 5 679 4 939 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 718 10 553 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 205 175 Other ............................... 209 293 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 228 286 200 days or more ................... 136 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 337 379 number.. 15 858 15 434 Beef cows ..................farms.. 302 328 number.. 8 601 8 716 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 19 number.. 894 911 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 326 366 number.. 6 456 7 526 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 18 number.. 44 220 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 198 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 52 number.. 179 903 109 536 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 81 81 number.. 25 399 676 25 336 100 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 240 250 acres.. 8 659 8 018 tons, dry.. 22 576 (D) @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. .