1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IBERVILLE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 161 157 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 407 81 401 Average size of farm .......acres.. 599 518 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 967 523 690 527 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 661 1 418 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 435 111 042 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 123 125 acres.. 70 924 63 341 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 99 94 acres.. 52 967 47 135 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. 6 141 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 183 27 141 Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 951 172 875 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 996 25 236 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 187 1 906 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 11 $100,000 or more .................... 49 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 683 19 586 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 292 124 753 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 90 93 Other ............................... 71 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 78 67 200 days or more ................... 32 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 84 74 number.. 9 761 7 795 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 68 number.. (D) 5 415 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 84 74 number.. 5 015 4 139 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 63 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 339 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 576 bushels.. (D) 26 522 Rice..........................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 18 acres.. 9 929 6 425 bushels.. 453 038 244 967 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 39 46 acres.. 32 425 31 045 tons.. 1 060 064 859 027 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 38 27 acres.. 2 632 1 640 tons, dry.. 5 163 3 430 @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.