1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 27 26 Land in farms ..................acres.. 9 538 17 347 Average size of farm .......acres.. 353 667 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 777 230 832 603 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 200 1 248 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 639 148 968 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 7 5 180 to 499 acres .................... 3 4 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 24 24 acres.. 6 264 11 183 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 23 19 acres.. 4 755 8 218 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 546 4 459 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 351 171 511 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 488 4 265 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 194 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 9 8 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 2 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 1 3 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 3 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 1 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 0 $100,000 or more .................... 6 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 491 3 876 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 263 149 060 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 12 10 Other ............................... 15 16 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 17 16 200 days or more ................... 10 10 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 8 14 number.. 371 978 Beef cows ..................farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 6 14 number.. (D) 500 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 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.. 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.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 7 8 acres.. 3 703 6 677 tons.. 119 420 179 356 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 10 8 acres.. 295 338 tons, dry.. 664 1 195 @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.