1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ACADIA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 638 754 Land in farms ..................acres.. 272 855 267 511 Average size of farm .......acres.. 428 355 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 460 983 325 986 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 115 917 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 222 57 465 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 78 10 to 49 acres ...................... 163 199 50 to 179 acres ..................... 131 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 102 115 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 120 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 544 658 acres.. 239 624 239 179 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 431 534 acres.. 191 951 176 189 Irrigated land .................farms.. 308 424 acres.. 100 822 102 094 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 593 45 107 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 377 59 824 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 939 42 362 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 654 2 746 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 191 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 90 $100,000 or more .................... 184 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 818 37 691 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 313 49 988 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 367 452 Other ............................... 271 302 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 278 308 200 days or more ................... 184 185 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 282 292 number.. 9 993 9 463 Beef cows ..................farms.. 267 272 number.. 5 970 5 361 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 17 number.. 54 46 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 252 257 number.. 5 156 3 932 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 26 number.. 122 582 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 12 number.. 205 700 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 47 number.. 372 748 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 48 number.. 371 780 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 33 acres.. (D) 6 168 bushels.. (D) 473 741 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 42 acres.. 1 044 3 833 bushels.. 28 478 128 042 Rice..........................farms.. 299 409 acres.. 97 256 97 731 cwt.. 4 429 178 4 463 276 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 590 (D) bales.. 460 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 260 275 acres.. 87 317 67 375 bushels.. 2 459 978 1 798 775 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 5 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 105 88 acres.. 3 535 2 289 tons, dry.. 6 801 5 714 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.