1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRANT PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 186 181 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 609 44 490 Average size of farm .......acres.. 261 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 317 903 196 090 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 161 817 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 557 29 802 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 135 142 acres.. 27 652 29 902 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 89 105 acres.. 17 283 16 760 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 5 acres.. 118 11 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 037 4 535 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 456 25 054 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 187 3 602 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 850 933 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 5 $100,000 or more .................... 10 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 433 4 461 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 832 24 647 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 68 69 Other ............................... 118 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 120 109 200 days or more ................... 82 80 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 116 number.. 6 653 5 247 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 106 number.. (D) 3 358 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 3 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 128 105 number.. 2 553 2 470 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 7 number.. 32 58 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 117 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 7 number.. 251 153 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 1 860 bushels.. (D) 88 826 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 5 acres.. 905 824 bushels.. 31 832 20 193 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 19 acres.. 2 973 6 863 bales.. 4 597 9 795 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 22 acres.. 6 957 4 100 bushels.. 249 444 113 052 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 57 65 acres.. 2 860 2 909 tons, dry.. 6 273 5 266 @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.