1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POINTE COUPEE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 402 431 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 137 193 137 Average size of farm .......acres.. 500 448 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 582 130 454 685 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 131 1 002 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 830 68 857 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 107 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 65 63 Total cropland .................farms.. 339 366 acres.. 159 762 156 045 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 285 315 acres.. 131 205 130 949 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 12 acres.. 2 750 2 475 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 662 43 625 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 487 101 219 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 432 39 244 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 230 4 381 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 43 $100,000 or more .................... 93 99 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 780 32 931 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 451 76 229 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 205 249 Other ............................... 197 182 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 191 200 days or more ................... 134 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 241 253 number.. 20 809 19 926 Beef cows ..................farms.. 226 240 number.. 12 927 12 868 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 4 number.. 33 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 238 241 number.. 13 006 11 096 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) 1 023 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 1 532 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 12 acres.. 0 1 403 bushels.. 0 104 179 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 70 acres.. 10 071 16 171 bushels.. 407 196 711 643 Rice..........................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 2 190 2 323 cwt.. 190 008 128 489 Cotton .......................farms.. 12 25 acres.. 3 997 16 593 bales.. 6 665 21 918 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 92 126 acres.. 66 056 51 938 bushels.. 2 702 910 1 723 050 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 33 25 acres.. 21 012 12 583 tons.. 613 930 345 051 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 139 133 acres.. 8 926 6 725 tons, dry.. 19 342 16 931 @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.