1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 101 88 Land in farms ..................acres.. 81 747 75 556 Average size of farm .......acres.. 809 859 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 124 224 961 545 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 389 1 092 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 537 153 295 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 12 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 90 79 acres.. 71 074 60 173 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 86 71 acres.. 51 634 41 163 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 572 24 415 Average per farm .........dollars.. 263 089 277 441 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 364 24 271 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 208 144 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 13 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 2 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 6 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 10 $100,000 or more .................... 56 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 286 17 831 Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 552 202 625 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 101 88 $1,000.. 3 286 5 275 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 537 59 946 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 76 71 Other ............................... 25 17 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 33 27 200 days or more ................... 18 14 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 21 23 number.. 1 204 1 574 Beef cows ..................farms.. 19 21 number.. 797 1 182 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 19 22 number.. 607 473 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 2 number.. 47 (D) 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.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 71 63 acres.. 47 836 37 735 tons.. 1 065 036 942 544 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 9 4 acres.. 397 (D) tons, dry.. 1 002 (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. .