1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SABINE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 373 414 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 683 57 789 Average size of farm .......acres.. 152 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 287 153 296 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 172 1 124 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 557 28 494 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 195 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 298 333 acres.. 24 227 25 349 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 237 249 acres.. 8 941 8 668 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 6 5 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 434 37 484 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 254 90 540 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 317 245 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 117 37 239 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 15 $100,000 or more .................... 75 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 889 30 474 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 347 73 608 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 169 205 Other ............................... 204 209 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 209 228 200 days or more ................... 127 136 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 296 337 number.. 15 915 15 858 Beef cows ..................farms.. 263 302 number.. 9 738 8 601 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 20 number.. 512 894 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 286 326 number.. 8 168 6 456 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 9 number.. 54 44 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 3 number.. 103 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 23 number.. (D) 179 903 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 73 81 number.. 26 218 529 25 399 676 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.. 226 240 acres.. 8 907 8 659 tons, dry.. 25 550 22 576 @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.