1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WEST FELICIANA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 175 171 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 856 88 664 Average size of farm .......acres.. 496 519 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 517 972 410 538 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 048 817 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 111 23 203 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 46 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 135 145 acres.. 38 219 40 649 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 99 98 acres.. 18 223 19 747 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 16 28 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 830 5 501 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 030 32 168 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 011 3 241 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 819 2 260 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 7 $100,000 or more .................... 8 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 168 4 716 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 447 27 581 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 174 171 $1,000.. 419 539 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 405 3 150 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 62 68 Other ............................... 113 103 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 91 200 days or more ................... 73 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 129 125 number.. 13 697 11 690 Beef cows ..................farms.. 119 113 number.. (D) 6 873 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 7 number.. (D) 313 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 123 125 number.. 5 689 5 214 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 9 number.. 79 79 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 8 number.. 73 84 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 14 number.. 265 560 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 2 602 bushels.. 71 016 129 573 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 9 acres.. 5 990 8 130 bushels.. 158 490 255 070 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 74 79 acres.. 5 994 4 842 tons, dry.. 11 456 (D) @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. .