1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WEBSTER PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 368 417 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 790 68 411 Average size of farm .......acres.. 160 164 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 566 131 959 Average per acre .........dollars.. 895 836 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 855 18 500 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 96 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 179 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 306 355 acres.. 27 382 28 532 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 228 258 acres.. 10 005 9 761 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 14 acres.. 30 62 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 553 3 459 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 655 8 294 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 386 505 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 167 2 954 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 134 188 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 4 $100,000 or more .................... 6 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 658 2 935 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 940 7 037 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 368 417 $1,000.. - 395 312 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 1 072 749 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 143 138 Other ............................... 225 279 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 203 270 200 days or more ................... 163 189 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 274 324 number.. 11 982 11 866 Beef cows ..................farms.. 251 287 number.. 6 663 6 979 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 22 number.. 651 642 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 269 314 number.. 5 255 6 179 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 22 number.. 265 257 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 12 number.. 145 395 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 7 number.. 42 71 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 42 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 2 acres.. 305 (D) bushels.. 4 919 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) 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.. 206 226 acres.. 8 979 8 491 tons, dry.. 17 371 12 184 @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. .