1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. HELENA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 347 359 Land in farms ..................acres.. 50 319 50 996 Average size of farm .......acres.. 145 142 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 334 191 483 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 086 1 151 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 303 29 733 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 157 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 313 315 acres.. 28 384 29 619 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 230 240 acres.. 11 247 10 671 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 9 acres.. 28 47 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 666 12 554 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 319 34 969 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 500 388 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 166 12 166 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 29 $100,000 or more .................... 54 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 309 9 521 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 915 26 447 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 346 360 $1,000.. 3 893 2 474 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 250 6 873 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 172 Other ............................... 175 187 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 174 160 200 days or more ................... 107 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 289 322 number.. 16 683 17 911 Beef cows ..................farms.. 202 213 number.. 4 237 4 339 Milk cows ..................farms.. 76 91 number.. 6 350 6 918 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 278 314 number.. 7 063 7 132 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 18 number.. 95 386 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 5 number.. 69 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 10 56 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 38 number.. (D) 4 814 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (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.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 199 201 acres.. 10 196 9 782 tons, dry.. 20 983 20 423 @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. .