1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. LANDRY PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 966 1 144 Land in farms ..................acres.. 264 841 283 135 Average size of farm .......acres.. 274 247 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 719 222 590 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 121 979 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 101 37 121 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 123 10 to 49 acres ...................... 354 404 50 to 179 acres ..................... 279 305 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 104 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 802 946 acres.. 224 118 240 669 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 620 725 acres.. 178 239 197 068 Irrigated land .................farms.. 94 123 acres.. 29 242 26 406 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 850 47 656 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 097 41 657 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 284 40 789 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 566 6 867 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 355 420 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 159 167 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 122 142 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 74 $100,000 or more .................... 135 133 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 945 35 445 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 539 30 957 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 441 566 Other ............................... 525 578 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 534 547 200 days or more ................... 345 354 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 608 667 number.. 27 893 27 927 Beef cows ..................farms.. 555 608 number.. 17 705 17 026 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 26 number.. 486 407 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 568 601 number.. 12 767 11 074 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 52 number.. 378 2 207 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 35 number.. 252 875 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 32 number.. 327 335 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 72 number.. 920 1 635 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 57 acres.. 1 176 8 779 bushels.. 97 008 511 528 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 54 acres.. 4 331 10 274 bushels.. 172 537 457 025 Rice..........................farms.. 69 96 acres.. 27 068 24 054 cwt.. 1 116 656 999 305 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 13 acres.. 1 484 3 066 bales.. 2 701 3 435 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 222 289 acres.. 103 439 94 723 bushels.. 3 153 441 2 738 830 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 14 9 acres.. 9 196 2 979 tons.. 285 019 85 059 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 330 334 acres.. 11 624 10 590 tons, dry.. 25 891 23 251 @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.