1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EVANGELINE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 588 603 Land in farms ..................acres.. 181 063 176 952 Average size of farm .......acres.. 308 293 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 305 449 266 178 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 103 871 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 244 39 703 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 178 187 50 to 179 acres ..................... 195 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 488 498 acres.. 146 745 155 922 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 349 381 acres.. 107 796 111 362 Irrigated land .................farms.. 183 227 acres.. 56 909 54 237 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 482 29 961 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 650 49 687 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 860 25 429 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 623 4 532 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 54 $100,000 or more .................... 109 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 917 23 201 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 675 38 541 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 273 281 Other ............................... 315 322 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 314 311 200 days or more ................... 207 208 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 379 355 number.. 14 966 12 780 Beef cows ..................farms.. 357 326 number.. 9 553 7 919 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 23 number.. 170 229 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 362 334 number.. 6 755 6 269 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 14 number.. 140 102 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 11 number.. 170 191 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 16 number.. 71 289 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 26 number.. 201 593 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 25 acres.. (D) 3 717 bushels.. (D) 176 988 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 36 acres.. 3 683 6 109 bushels.. 126 144 179 332 Rice..........................farms.. 164 208 acres.. 55 181 53 112 cwt.. 3 170 755 2 455 600 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 5 acres.. 1 911 400 bales.. 4 210 690 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 137 171 acres.. 39 302 44 006 bushels.. 1 161 066 1 189 947 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 151 146 acres.. 5 361 4 287 tons, dry.. 9 512 11 033 @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.