1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 287 308 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 455 58 730 Average size of farm .......acres.. 144 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 211 608 207 138 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 279 1 115 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 132 30 083 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 70 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 135 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 220 250 acres.. 19 656 21 292 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 172 184 acres.. 6 075 7 567 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 16 acres.. 217 336 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 276 25 022 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 914 81 240 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 466 1 088 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 810 23 934 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 6 $100,000 or more .................... 42 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 233 21 687 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 825 70 414 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 111 133 Other ............................... 176 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 171 173 200 days or more ................... 122 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 207 232 number.. 10 963 13 447 Beef cows ..................farms.. 188 213 number.. 6 067 7 504 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 12 number.. 593 810 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 204 225 number.. 6 101 5 151 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 5 number.. 92 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 4 number.. 88 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 28 28 number.. 13 533 636 12 976 200 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 155 acres.. 5 791 7 322 tons, dry.. 15 903 16 614 @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.