1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALLEN PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 343 357 Land in farms ..................acres.. 115 584 117 599 Average size of farm .......acres.. 337 329 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 417 066 287 314 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 225 755 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 949 28 856 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 104 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 258 299 acres.. 58 026 72 849 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 183 216 acres.. 33 292 38 911 Irrigated land .................farms.. 63 84 acres.. 19 894 27 452 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 474 10 413 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 452 29 168 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 700 8 641 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 774 1 772 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 29 $100,000 or more .................... 35 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 368 9 290 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 482 26 022 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 134 138 Other ............................... 209 219 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 218 200 200 days or more ................... 152 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 241 243 number.. 10 693 11 643 Beef cows ..................farms.. 219 224 number.. 6 899 7 365 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 14 number.. 63 202 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 232 230 number.. 5 090 4 608 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 11 number.. 219 187 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 9 number.. 168 776 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 17 number.. 266 680 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 36 number.. (D) 766 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 660 bushels.. 0 13 165 Rice..........................farms.. 56 75 acres.. 19 242 26 615 cwt.. 878 077 1 065 279 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 21 acres.. 9 683 7 826 bushels.. 247 004 147 991 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 115 131 acres.. 3 912 4 244 tons, dry.. 8 421 8 472 @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.