1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 423 491 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 181 57 922 Average size of farm .......acres.. 95 118 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 983 254 033 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 173 2 450 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 271 17 159 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 94 10 to 49 acres ...................... 183 220 50 to 179 acres ..................... 118 129 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 323 371 acres.. 18 032 20 596 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 231 244 acres.. 8 208 9 971 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 53 acres.. 483 1 385 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 045 10 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 110 21 577 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 858 6 494 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 187 4 101 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 195 237 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 9 $100,000 or more .................... 29 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 215 9 149 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 836 18 634 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 422 491 $1,000.. 1 691 1 068 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 006 2 174 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 183 179 Other ............................... 240 312 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 241 309 200 days or more ................... 172 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 226 271 number.. 8 082 10 989 Beef cows ..................farms.. 191 239 number.. 3 987 5 848 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 19 number.. 1 013 851 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 206 253 number.. 5 123 5 138 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 21 number.. 438 775 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 16 number.. 591 912 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 16 number.. 68 398 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 49 number.. 1 137 1 411 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 148 154 acres.. 6 246 5 464 tons, dry.. 9 109 13 801 @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. .