1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VERNON PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 469 516 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 799 51 974 Average size of farm .......acres.. 110 101 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 447 117 829 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 145 1 189 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 069 18 455 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 189 195 50 to 179 acres ..................... 197 216 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 412 448 acres.. 24 075 22 546 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 316 359 acres.. 9 126 9 386 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 16 acres.. 32 129 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 437 9 394 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 253 18 206 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 287 359 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 150 9 035 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 202 260 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 3 $100,000 or more .................... 21 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 714 7 815 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 619 15 146 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 468 516 $1,000.. 1 409 1 330 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 012 2 577 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 202 167 Other ............................... 267 349 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 262 315 200 days or more ................... 174 228 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 374 430 number.. 15 536 16 964 Beef cows ..................farms.. 320 348 number.. 7 642 8 058 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 29 number.. 1 394 2 208 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 352 405 number.. 7 061 7 451 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 22 number.. (D) 256 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 12 number.. (D) 219 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 6 number.. 281 491 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 69 number.. 1 019 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 11 number.. 3 879 949 3 530 806 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 286 323 acres.. 8 979 8 772 tons, dry.. 22 476 18 344 @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. .