1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 26 39 Land in farms ..................acres.. 17 347 18 826 Average size of farm .......acres.. 667 483 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 832 603 1 070 795 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 248 2 218 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 968 75 225 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 5 6 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 6 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 24 37 acres.. 11 183 11 849 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 19 31 acres.. 8 218 8 831 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 459 4 910 Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 511 125 897 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 265 4 816 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 194 94 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 8 15 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 5 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 3 2 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 1 $100,000 or more .................... 9 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 876 3 532 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 060 90 562 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 26 39 $1,000.. 584 1 378 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 451 35 335 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 10 20 Other ............................... 16 19 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 16 25 200 days or more ................... 10 16 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 14 17 number.. 978 (D) Beef cows ..................farms.. 14 16 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 14 15 number.. 500 278 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 8 11 acres.. 6 677 7 007 tons.. 179 356 186 399 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 8 14 acres.. 338 528 tons, dry.. 1 195 (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. .