1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WINN PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 149 188 Land in farms ..................acres.. 23 089 24 374 Average size of farm .......acres.. 155 130 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 085 98 027 Average per acre .........dollars.. 718 623 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 531 17 849 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 125 143 acres.. 9 496 9 157 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 96 97 acres.. 3 646 3 215 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 940 2 886 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 730 15 353 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 216 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 2 670 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 0 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 4 $100,000 or more .................... 2 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 933 2 460 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 683 13 087 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 149 188 $1,000.. - 150 395 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 1 009 2 103 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 67 65 Other ............................... 82 123 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 84 120 200 days or more ................... 52 88 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 128 149 number.. 5 366 4 661 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 132 number.. 3 118 2 708 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. 10 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 123 139 number.. 2 431 2 244 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 4 number.. 365 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 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.. 90 85 acres.. 3 475 2 645 tons, dry.. 8 940 6 654 @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. .