1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LIVINGSTON PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 345 374 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 471 36 059 Average size of farm .......acres.. 117 96 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 286 123 283 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 695 1 349 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 040 15 725 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 154 165 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 104 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 252 279 acres.. 19 445 14 945 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 165 181 acres.. 11 708 4 392 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 34 acres.. 534 218 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 594 9 832 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 911 26 290 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 648 1 055 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 946 8 778 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 7 $100,000 or more .................... 15 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 421 8 345 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 408 22 314 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 131 120 Other ............................... 214 254 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 210 237 200 days or more ................... 149 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 271 272 number.. 8 431 8 902 Beef cows ..................farms.. 222 227 number.. 3 986 4 255 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 16 number.. 573 371 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 248 244 number.. 4 326 5 883 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 33 number.. 555 2 389 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 27 number.. 493 3 484 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 9 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 27 number.. 466 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 7 number.. 1 889 770 2 917 200 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.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 140 147 acres.. 10 649 4 183 tons, dry.. 18 252 8 389 @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.