1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OUACHITA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 377 360 Land in farms ..................acres.. 89 083 74 678 Average size of farm .......acres.. 236 207 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 276 946 219 005 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 239 1 250 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 946 37 441 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 112 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 287 295 acres.. 59 883 52 215 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 213 227 acres.. 45 853 35 035 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 40 acres.. 11 451 7 143 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 729 18 330 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 248 50 917 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 601 12 541 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 128 5 789 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 9 $100,000 or more .................... 50 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 582 15 492 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 400 42 914 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 160 161 Other ............................... 217 199 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 230 222 200 days or more ................... 173 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 168 number.. 7 017 7 459 Beef cows ..................farms.. 152 144 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 171 160 number.. 3 969 3 252 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 6 number.. 67 118 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 5 number.. 72 284 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 4 number.. 2 690 000 1 553 525 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 5 acres.. 198 745 bushels.. 14 540 41 525 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 6 acres.. 1 958 640 bushels.. 68 717 19 300 Rice..........................farms.. 11 6 acres.. 2 982 2 535 cwt.. 140 587 112 809 Cotton .......................farms.. 38 59 acres.. 18 652 20 307 bales.. 31 214 33 646 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 44 30 acres.. 11 179 4 801 bushels.. 322 610 152 867 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 111 132 acres.. 4 677 3 724 tons, dry.. 9 670 8 161 @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.