1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. JAMES PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 63 75 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 922 48 402 Average size of farm .......acres.. 681 645 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 143 781 1 177 453 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 679 1 824 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 047 163 298 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 11 180 to 499 acres .................... 6 12 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 60 69 acres.. 40 575 36 434 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 52 65 acres.. 30 577 28 341 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 525 15 823 Average per farm .........dollars.. 309 922 210 979 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 461 15 446 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 64 378 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 2 $100,000 or more .................... 35 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 169 11 552 Average per farm .........dollars.. 256 648 154 024 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 63 75 $1,000.. 3 356 4 272 Average per farm..........dollars.. 53 274 56 955 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 53 55 Other ............................... 10 20 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 18 28 200 days or more ................... 4 16 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 8 13 number.. 355 (D) Beef cows ..................farms.. 8 12 number.. 223 240 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 6 12 number.. 126 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 144 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 4 number.. 42 86 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 656 755 bushels.. (D) 27 800 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 10 acres.. 1 519 4 774 bushels.. 54 583 133 060 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 42 42 acres.. 26 842 21 044 tons.. 771 232 598 907 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 86 tons, dry.. (D) (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. .