1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PLAQUEMINES PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 127 128 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 756 46 110 Average size of farm .......acres.. 289 360 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 341 036 500 597 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 219 1 321 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 925 26 731 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 21 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 12 8 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 107 110 acres.. 4 523 6 895 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 96 92 acres.. 1 305 3 923 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 38 acres.. 122 181 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 653 2 506 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 640 19 575 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 346 1 407 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 307 1 099 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 4 $100,000 or more .................... 14 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 975 2 253 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 246 17 601 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 58 47 Other ............................... 69 81 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 77 83 200 days or more ................... 46 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 40 35 number.. 7 321 5 685 Beef cows ..................farms.. 37 34 number.. 4 425 3 555 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 37 37 number.. 3 062 2 911 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 3 number.. 130 135 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 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.. 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.. 11 5 acres.. 555 (D) tons, dry.. 886 (D) @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.