1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NATCHITOCHES PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 530 559 Land in farms ..................acres.. 188 804 182 605 Average size of farm .......acres.. 356 327 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 369 431 231 449 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 033 709 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 164 37 975 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 211 231 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 403 451 acres.. 108 947 108 831 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 316 362 acres.. 75 192 61 007 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 25 acres.. 2 932 4 394 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 068 41 687 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 467 74 575 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 557 13 228 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 511 28 459 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 36 $100,000 or more .................... 84 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 165 35 258 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 236 63 187 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 240 292 Other ............................... 290 267 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 281 278 200 days or more ................... 197 195 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 403 395 number.. 36 049 30 005 Beef cows ..................farms.. 355 373 number.. 22 544 17 237 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 12 number.. 149 45 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 397 372 number.. 20 154 15 969 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 12 number.. 102 453 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 10 number.. 155 584 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 55 45 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 33 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 20 26 number.. 6 705 127 8 443 173 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 15 acres.. 2 772 2 994 bushels.. 221 625 178 915 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 15 acres.. 8 319 3 579 bushels.. 293 587 74 781 Rice..........................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 2 163 2 015 cwt.. 125 494 92 572 Cotton .......................farms.. 19 60 acres.. 5 941 19 696 bales.. 8 979 28 061 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 48 59 acres.. 20 606 13 225 bushels.. 619 477 363 353 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 250 265 acres.. 15 943 15 160 tons, dry.. 40 583 35 079 @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.