1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 576 542 Land in farms ..................acres.. 303 575 291 526 Average size of farm .......acres.. 527 538 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 448 762 419 298 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 009 816 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 414 61 267 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 114 117 Total cropland .................farms.. 481 489 acres.. 252 436 264 370 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 373 398 acres.. 156 213 150 582 Irrigated land .................farms.. 259 320 acres.. 99 993 103 837 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 360 38 013 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 902 70 135 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 758 35 705 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 602 2 308 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 146 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 78 $100,000 or more .................... 173 144 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 457 32 311 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 512 59 614 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 319 338 Other ............................... 257 204 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 280 240 200 days or more ................... 184 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 316 240 number.. 19 333 12 230 Beef cows ..................farms.. 295 227 number.. 12 461 7 892 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 9 number.. 62 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 309 230 number.. 9 753 5 127 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 21 number.. 192 372 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 13 number.. 493 733 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 26 number.. 255 427 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 15 number.. (D) 309 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 28 acres.. 954 3 868 bushels.. 57 593 149 857 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 19 acres.. 2 144 2 377 bushels.. 66 408 55 592 Rice..........................farms.. 251 304 acres.. 94 130 99 582 cwt.. 4 078 428 4 396 099 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 162 164 acres.. 55 006 43 829 bushels.. 1 465 389 1 193 623 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 130 96 acres.. 4 169 2 408 tons, dry.. 9 044 5 073 @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.