1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 160 175 Land in farms ..................acres.. 27 245 27 469 Average size of farm .......acres.. 170 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 412 144 079 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 122 951 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 355 19 084 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 54 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 72 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 122 151 acres.. 10 782 12 681 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 99 126 acres.. (D) 5 084 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 146 1 372 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 161 7 839 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 462 522 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 683 850 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 3 $100,000 or more .................... 1 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 456 1 657 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 099 9 467 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 41 50 Other ............................... 119 125 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 121 121 200 days or more ................... 76 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 134 134 number.. 5 012 5 529 Beef cows ..................farms.. 116 126 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 118 131 number.. 1 975 2 160 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 9 number.. 79 632 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 7 number.. 97 516 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 750 bales.. (D) 1 089 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 9 acres.. 770 738 bushels.. 15 220 26 724 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 90 109 acres.. 2 608 3 215 tons, dry.. 6 002 7 663 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (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.