1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IBERIA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 298 381 Land in farms ..................acres.. 102 628 110 173 Average size of farm .......acres.. 344 289 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 577 782 498 853 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 698 1 578 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 857 106 043 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 123 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 80 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 256 325 acres.. 89 639 94 023 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 206 257 acres.. 70 019 68 780 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 38 acres.. 1 418 3 759 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 797 42 551 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 106 111 684 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 864 40 885 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 933 1 666 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 21 $100,000 or more .................... 84 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 361 33 727 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 575 88 060 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 153 214 Other ............................... 145 167 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 170 200 days or more ................... 99 103 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 141 188 number.. 4 884 6 298 Beef cows ..................farms.. 129 179 number.. 3 080 3 800 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 6 number.. 6 58 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 118 165 number.. 1 995 2 524 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 19 number.. 52 165 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 8 number.. 65 191 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 15 number.. 103 197 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 19 number.. 305 470 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.. 4 3 acres.. 286 525 bushels.. 8 145 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 13 20 acres.. 1 253 2 592 cwt.. 61 539 98 481 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 19 acres.. 1 444 1 480 bushels.. 38 773 31 661 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 120 146 acres.. 61 618 58 426 tons.. 1 898 408 1 516 283 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 69 95 acres.. 2 132 2 578 tons, dry.. 3 963 6 555 @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.