1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. LANDRY PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 144 1 159 Land in farms ..................acres.. 283 135 269 030 Average size of farm .......acres.. 247 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 590 194 615 Average per acre .........dollars.. 979 889 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 121 32 520 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 123 104 10 to 49 acres ...................... 404 460 50 to 179 acres ..................... 305 282 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 104 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 946 999 acres.. 240 669 233 810 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 725 782 acres.. 197 068 187 440 Irrigated land .................farms.. 123 135 acres.. 26 406 17 649 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 656 35 688 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 657 30 792 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 789 31 068 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 867 4 620 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 420 456 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 167 163 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 142 141 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 147 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 94 $100,000 or more .................... 133 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 445 27 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 957 23 311 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 145 1 159 $1,000.. 9 161 6 915 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 001 5 967 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 566 572 Other ............................... 578 587 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 547 538 200 days or more ................... 354 329 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 667 648 number.. 27 927 22 583 Beef cows ..................farms.. 608 582 number.. 17 026 13 256 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 49 number.. 407 599 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 601 575 number.. 11 074 10 253 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 81 number.. 2 207 1 085 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 56 number.. 875 866 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 68 number.. 335 592 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 72 144 number.. 1 635 3 396 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 57 23 acres.. 8 779 2 834 bushels.. 511 528 167 692 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 54 53 acres.. 10 274 7 758 bushels.. 457 025 245 389 Rice..........................farms.. 96 104 acres.. 24 054 16 069 cwt.. 999 305 673 781 Cotton .......................farms.. 13 1 acres.. 3 066 (D) bales.. 3 435 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 289 372 acres.. 94 723 127 397 bushels.. 2 738 830 3 465 202 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 9 0 acres.. 2 979 0 tons.. 85 059 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 334 321 acres.. 10 590 6 037 tons, dry.. 23 251 14 584 @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. .