1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 732 850 Land in farms ..................acres.. 268 792 264 321 Average size of farm .......acres.. 367 311 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 284 206 331 Average per acre .........dollars.. 951 683 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 321 52 509 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 160 162 50 to 179 acres ..................... 235 274 180 to 499 acres .................... 157 202 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 122 1,000 acres or more ................. 68 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 639 773 acres.. 219 839 221 330 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 549 719 acres.. 188 414 174 781 Irrigated land .................farms.. 270 321 acres.. 73 954 62 017 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 027 65 447 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 255 76 997 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 875 56 847 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 152 8 600 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 126 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 121 $100,000 or more .................... 188 199 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 308 53 231 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 605 62 698 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 434 539 Other ............................... 298 311 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 364 386 200 days or more ................... 213 225 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 307 312 number.. 18 447 15 679 Beef cows ..................farms.. 289 277 number.. 12 544 8 406 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 19 number.. 174 153 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 296 299 number.. 8 955 6 879 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 10 number.. 86 196 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 5 number.. 128 181 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 16 number.. 209 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 27 40 acres.. 4 592 5 861 bushels.. 289 196 326 781 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 19 acres.. 5 123 2 396 bushels.. 195 114 115 347 Rice..........................farms.. 9 10 acres.. 2 900 1 758 cwt.. 150 951 94 398 Cotton .......................farms.. 264 533 acres.. 87 336 129 430 bales.. 117 955 166 426 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 255 209 acres.. 42 620 26 884 bushels.. 976 338 716 660 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 178 176 acres.. 6 380 4 800 tons, dry.. 17 254 11 396 @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.