1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RICHLAND PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 483 570 Land in farms ..................acres.. 236 721 247 106 Average size of farm .......acres.. 490 434 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 494 245 349 793 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 019 818 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 856 74 389 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 122 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 100 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 139 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 426 534 acres.. 196 580 212 921 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 388 490 acres.. 162 859 157 259 Irrigated land .................farms.. 168 239 acres.. 62 497 67 802 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 475 58 331 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 996 102 336 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 222 54 369 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 253 3 962 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 63 $100,000 or more .................... 172 209 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 009 49 412 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 304 86 536 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 315 374 Other ............................... 168 196 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 207 222 200 days or more ................... 135 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 176 208 number.. 14 492 15 497 Beef cows ..................farms.. 158 191 number.. 7 958 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 175 201 number.. 7 687 7 311 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 4 number.. 16 46 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 12 number.. 46 194 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 15 13 acres.. 1 471 2 040 bushels.. 88 890 93 369 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 6 acres.. 2 959 720 bushels.. 97 021 13 137 Rice..........................farms.. 25 46 acres.. 9 719 15 925 cwt.. 443 237 893 471 Cotton .......................farms.. 220 366 acres.. 89 685 116 727 bales.. 109 497 157 802 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 146 105 acres.. 26 086 16 760 bushels.. 596 729 390 915 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 115 139 acres.. 5 296 5 095 tons, dry.. 13 137 13 507 @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.