1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CATAHOULA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 381 421 Land in farms ..................acres.. 228 693 250 607 Average size of farm .......acres.. 600 595 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 409 172 411 287 Average per acre .........dollars.. 763 673 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 181 65 723 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 110 108 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 324 370 acres.. 171 190 214 908 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 262 333 acres.. 142 054 185 244 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 39 acres.. 7 659 11 048 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 950 47 420 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 731 112 637 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 989 43 818 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 961 3 602 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 31 $100,000 or more .................... 99 112 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 630 35 214 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 868 83 644 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 201 256 Other ............................... 180 165 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 177 197 200 days or more ................... 97 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 139 131 number.. 7 609 5 979 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 119 number.. (D) 3 669 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) 4 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 137 127 number.. 3 809 2 932 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 73 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 55 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 15 number.. (D) 422 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 43 105 acres.. 14 380 37 550 bushels.. 945 262 2 677 539 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 22 acres.. 1 906 2 999 bushels.. 56 371 122 334 Rice..........................farms.. 4 11 acres.. 1 312 2 577 cwt.. 62 374 148 008 Cotton .......................farms.. 81 135 acres.. 45 984 42 018 bales.. 72 763 65 825 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 140 203 acres.. 71 339 92 738 bushels.. 1 607 493 3 005 655 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 91 82 acres.. 3 599 2 775 tons, dry.. 6 390 4 896 @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.