1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VERMILION PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 117 1 189 Land in farms ..................acres.. 316 691 333 377 Average size of farm .......acres.. 284 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 168 287 183 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 033 1 072 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 604 43 041 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 86 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 300 343 50 to 179 acres ..................... 329 328 180 to 499 acres .................... 199 219 500 to 999 acres .................... 133 147 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 978 1 020 acres.. 252 673 254 395 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 746 798 acres.. 162 620 139 506 Irrigated land .................farms.. 508 520 acres.. 104 623 82 911 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 696 38 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 910 32 544 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 956 34 221 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 740 4 474 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 305 382 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 147 150 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 157 147 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 167 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 109 134 $100,000 or more .................... 139 109 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 391 28 494 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 579 23 965 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 117 1 189 $1,000.. 8 692 8 032 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 781 6 755 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 668 763 Other ............................... 449 426 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 455 510 200 days or more ................... 253 267 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 631 695 number.. 31 497 29 969 Beef cows ..................farms.. 595 642 number.. 21 381 19 500 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 42 number.. 248 223 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 582 631 number.. 14 555 13 304 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 33 number.. 69 274 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 14 number.. 185 361 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 78 number.. 604 989 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 77 126 number.. 2 421 3 808 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 16 11 acres.. 2 227 617 bushels.. 123 760 30 414 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 27 acres.. 1 560 2 467 bushels.. 40 842 69 172 Rice..........................farms.. 462 493 acres.. 96 906 72 395 cwt.. 4 163 692 3 009 733 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 217 266 acres.. 43 926 53 712 bushels.. 1 098 320 1 138 634 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 58 29 acres.. 13 556 5 669 tons.. 316 947 142 708 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 223 240 acres.. 7 310 6 470 tons, dry.. 15 600 10 557 @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. .