1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CONCORDIA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 292 325 Land in farms ..................acres.. 253 241 227 698 Average size of farm .......acres.. 867 701 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 706 127 476 662 Average per acre .........dollars.. 862 723 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 475 93 477 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 63 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 92 87 Total cropland .................farms.. 266 309 acres.. 220 676 204 704 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 249 287 acres.. 207 952 188 161 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 28 acres.. 12 241 7 652 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 844 45 062 Average per farm .........dollars.. 208 371 138 652 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 652 40 877 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 192 4 185 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 45 $100,000 or more .................... 130 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 751 34 766 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 834 106 643 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 212 259 Other ............................... 80 66 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 98 100 200 days or more ................... 54 47 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 66 58 number.. 2 865 3 228 Beef cows ..................farms.. 59 47 number.. (D) 1 920 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 64 58 number.. 1 459 1 425 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 246 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 35 62 acres.. 8 583 16 468 bushels.. 556 205 1 046 181 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 33 acres.. 3 599 3 459 bushels.. 115 420 112 835 Rice..........................farms.. 14 18 acres.. 11 118 5 564 cwt.. 508 827 234 886 Cotton .......................farms.. 90 104 acres.. 43 443 33 017 bales.. 68 854 54 494 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 192 237 acres.. 112 933 111 137 bushels.. 2 601 894 3 304 096 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 37 28 acres.. 1 486 1 084 tons, dry.. 2 679 1 962 @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.