1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. MARTIN PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 274 299 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 936 73 265 Average size of farm .......acres.. 259 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 909 321 020 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 258 1 368 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 727 63 220 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 236 269 acres.. 64 981 63 793 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 195 246 acres.. 42 652 43 979 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 41 acres.. 4 641 7 049 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 793 18 668 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 239 62 435 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 632 17 599 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 161 1 069 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 116 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 33 $100,000 or more .................... 57 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 221 13 578 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 549 45 564 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 274 298 $1,000.. 3 632 5 430 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 257 18 223 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 162 162 Other ............................... 112 137 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 147 200 days or more ................... 72 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 92 122 number.. 2 484 2 849 Beef cows ..................farms.. 90 110 number.. 1 367 1 530 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 147 273 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 83 107 number.. 1 108 1 138 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 13 number.. 202 263 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 8 number.. 293 294 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 17 number.. 176 172 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 29 number.. 188 664 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.. 9 4 acres.. 939 317 bushels.. 34 845 8 680 Rice..........................farms.. 19 26 acres.. 3 888 4 598 cwt.. 163 229 175 968 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 22 42 acres.. 5 083 10 638 bushels.. 119 920 323 526 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 76 86 acres.. 27 960 23 892 tons.. 690 318 630 978 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 54 95 acres.. 1 207 2 017 tons, dry.. 2 231 (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. .