1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 279 317 Land in farms ..................acres.. 266 435 246 536 Average size of farm .......acres.. 955 778 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 776 953 496 370 Average per acre .........dollars.. 828 667 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 057 116 836 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 59 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 92 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 265 307 acres.. 237 053 227 151 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 249 288 acres.. 223 883 209 540 Irrigated land .................farms.. 59 57 acres.. 21 352 23 091 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 455 54 835 Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 439 172 983 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 62 973 54 046 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 482 790 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 38 $100,000 or more .................... 148 148 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 632 42 197 Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 937 133 113 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 202 234 Other ............................... 77 83 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 95 115 200 days or more ................... 47 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 38 41 number.. 1 963 2 766 Beef cows ..................farms.. 31 38 number.. (D) 1 718 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 36 40 number.. 1 115 1 171 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 5 number.. 16 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 2 number.. 36 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 21 54 acres.. 5 358 8 962 bushels.. 362 587 665 538 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 28 acres.. 6 881 7 013 bushels.. 280 265 345 496 Rice..........................farms.. 18 20 acres.. 4 685 6 223 cwt.. 219 270 341 583 Cotton .......................farms.. 118 150 acres.. 40 138 47 409 bales.. 60 749 67 493 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 210 231 acres.. 99 884 92 176 bushels.. 2 806 570 3 232 625 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 14 17 acres.. 572 918 tons, dry.. 1 040 1 520 @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.