1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ASSUMPTION PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 102 100 Land in farms ..................acres.. 64 060 67 928 Average size of farm .......acres.. 628 679 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 867 571 654 300 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 362 937 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 393 167 259 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 8 12 180 to 499 acres .................... 12 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 78 85 acres.. 52 556 51 487 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 68 75 acres.. 37 744 34 991 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 066 20 395 Average per farm .........dollars.. 314 372 203 952 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 956 19 368 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 109 1 027 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 2 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 3 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 3 7 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 14 $100,000 or more .................... 56 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 408 15 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 198 131 154 414 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 66 63 Other ............................... 36 37 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 44 44 200 days or more ................... 23 26 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 25 19 number.. 496 671 Beef cows ..................farms.. 23 17 number.. 300 378 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 21 18 number.. 164 398 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 0 number.. 18 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 0 number.. 19 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 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.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 514 bushels.. (D) 13 840 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 58 68 acres.. 35 228 31 971 tons.. 1 120 718 786 307 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 8 3 acres.. 117 (D) tons, dry.. 190 (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.