1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 183 172 Land in farms ..................acres.. 15 823 17 086 Average size of farm .......acres.. 86 99 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 096 116 569 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 794 1 127 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 316 22 219 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 131 131 acres.. 5 628 5 757 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 103 101 acres.. 1 828 1 874 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 4 acres.. 58 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 452 15 254 Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 084 88 684 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 285 168 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 168 15 085 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 2 $100,000 or more .................... 28 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 415 12 304 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 664 71 535 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 74 67 Other ............................... 109 105 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 109 84 200 days or more ................... 78 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 135 132 number.. 4 083 3 798 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 118 number.. 2 347 2 226 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 15 35 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 132 119 number.. 2 147 1 514 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 11 number.. (D) 678 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 763 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. (D) 70 443 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 26 22 number.. 12 752 412 10 469 926 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 83 91 acres.. 1 714 1 721 tons, dry.. 5 012 4 782 @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.