1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TERREBONNE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 139 145 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 146 40 132 Average size of farm .......acres.. 318 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 369 509 331 021 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 295 1 245 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 818 51 754 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 40 29 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 114 119 acres.. 27 581 24 800 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 98 94 acres.. 14 502 11 804 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 33 82 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 297 4 978 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 692 34 332 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 670 4 166 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 627 812 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 3 $100,000 or more .................... 25 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 692 4 564 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 145 31 260 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 139 146 $1,000.. 1 782 208 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 817 1 427 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 75 56 Other ............................... 64 89 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 77 82 200 days or more ................... 47 53 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 71 75 number.. 6 148 5 551 Beef cows ..................farms.. 69 71 number.. 3 950 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. 11 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 66 74 number.. 3 096 1 663 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 5 number.. 30 41 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. 26 45 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 334 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 3 acres.. 0 139 bushels.. 0 3 753 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 1 030 bushels.. (D) 18 400 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 26 22 acres.. 10 759 6 636 tons.. 286 683 170 175 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 51 49 acres.. 2 439 2 562 tons, dry.. 4 723 (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. .