1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAFOURCHE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 398 412 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 042 132 678 Average size of farm .......acres.. 339 322 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 481 006 372 132 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 328 1 147 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 647 61 567 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 132 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 319 345 acres.. 69 402 80 627 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 248 275 acres.. 42 636 50 761 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 20 acres.. 406 1 954 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 207 27 078 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 922 65 723 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 779 23 201 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 428 3 877 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 22 $100,000 or more .................... 55 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 595 22 152 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 989 53 637 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 170 191 Other ............................... 228 221 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 235 248 200 days or more ................... 160 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 283 277 number.. 23 797 19 792 Beef cows ..................farms.. 269 259 number.. 15 523 12 824 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 15 number.. 48 26 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 281 266 number.. 11 630 9 035 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 7 number.. 143 79 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 4 number.. 135 74 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 9 number.. 47 154 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 14 number.. 815 285 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.. 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.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 58 81 acres.. 30 053 35 618 tons.. 927 086 891 084 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 168 acres.. 9 880 11 399 tons, dry.. 26 931 25 134 @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.