1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 425 457 Land in farms ..................acres.. 61 883 65 151 Average size of farm .......acres.. 146 143 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 688 176 011 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 245 1 174 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 888 26 094 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 130 50 to 179 acres ..................... 186 207 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 339 375 acres.. 25 931 26 381 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 258 295 acres.. 9 620 8 516 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 9 acres.. 48 66 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 683 43 620 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 431 95 448 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 540 313 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 143 43 307 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 136 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 10 $100,000 or more .................... 106 100 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 947 35 740 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 816 78 205 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 425 457 $1,000.. 10 327 6 302 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 299 13 789 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 202 174 Other ............................... 223 283 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 237 258 200 days or more ................... 163 200 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 280 339 number.. 15 118 16 645 Beef cows ..................farms.. 246 302 number.. 7 828 8 862 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 19 number.. 1 022 1 062 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 271 347 number.. 6 891 8 561 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 31 number.. 3 238 6 331 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 25 number.. 6 215 10 446 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 5 number.. 56 50 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 36 number.. (D) 205 211 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 89 90 number.. 38 699 506 30 094 682 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 229 270 acres.. 9 419 8 243 tons, dry.. 25 164 18 449 @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. .