1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. HELENA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 333 347 Land in farms ..................acres.. 65 741 50 319 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 145 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 251 149 149 334 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 251 1 086 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 092 35 303 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 139 157 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 264 313 acres.. 24 062 28 384 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 191 230 acres.. 9 168 11 247 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 250 28 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 224 22 666 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 762 65 319 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 478 500 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 746 22 166 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 12 $100,000 or more .................... 40 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 056 18 309 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 240 52 915 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 156 172 Other ............................... 177 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 177 174 200 days or more ................... 121 107 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 275 289 number.. 16 346 16 683 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 202 number.. 6 009 4 237 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 76 number.. 4 757 6 350 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 266 278 number.. 6 974 7 063 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 15 number.. 69 95 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 6 number.. 185 69 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 10 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (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.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 168 199 acres.. 8 282 10 196 tons, dry.. 23 088 20 983 @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.