1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 835 839 Land in farms ..................acres.. 116 221 108 803 Average size of farm .......acres.. 139 130 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 916 161 749 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 186 1 324 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 137 26 003 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 230 251 50 to 179 acres ..................... 364 351 180 to 499 acres .................... 181 174 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 740 760 acres.. 68 702 65 775 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 564 568 acres.. 30 702 29 001 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 25 acres.. 744 1 564 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 690 34 526 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 336 41 152 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 497 4 427 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 193 30 099 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 317 341 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 135 132 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 70 $100,000 or more .................... 136 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 853 26 620 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 555 31 691 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 835 840 $1,000.. 8 228 8 867 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 853 10 556 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 401 400 Other ............................... 434 439 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 446 462 200 days or more ................... 290 314 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 670 699 number.. 42 262 42 563 Beef cows ..................farms.. 446 438 number.. 9 715 8 198 Milk cows ..................farms.. 207 230 number.. 17 055 17 820 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 624 677 number.. 13 989 17 700 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 57 number.. 291 6 238 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 34 number.. 283 6 057 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 437 74 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 87 number.. 1 054 2 051 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 5 acres.. 947 310 bushels.. 33 125 7 810 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 6 acres.. 475 456 bushels.. 14 642 10 180 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 464 488 acres.. 23 377 24 402 tons, dry.. 55 798 55 170 @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. .