1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EAST FELICIANA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 386 449 Land in farms ..................acres.. 115 153 136 812 Average size of farm .......acres.. 298 305 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 418 161 314 861 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 548 1 010 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 267 21 249 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 146 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 108 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 307 374 acres.. 39 773 51 756 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 217 286 acres.. 14 773 19 370 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 8 acres.. 135 186 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 540 8 448 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 534 18 816 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 218 984 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 323 7 464 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 145 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 17 $100,000 or more .................... 16 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 786 8 511 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 536 18 997 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 141 165 Other ............................... 245 284 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 263 275 200 days or more ................... 184 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 301 342 number.. 23 204 27 313 Beef cows ..................farms.. 266 296 number.. 13 179 15 379 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 27 number.. 843 1 115 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 292 342 number.. 11 929 14 175 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 13 number.. (D) 1 799 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 11 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 25 number.. (D) 527 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 370 542 bushels.. 13 950 21 900 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 190 247 acres.. 11 570 15 677 tons, dry.. 23 314 29 048 @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.