1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. MARTIN PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 243 274 Land in farms ..................acres.. 77 997 70 936 Average size of farm .......acres.. 321 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 469 758 303 909 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 583 1 258 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 776 72 727 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 58 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 216 236 acres.. 66 417 64 981 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 186 195 acres.. 47 899 42 652 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 26 acres.. 5 882 4 641 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 648 19 793 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 123 72 239 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 798 16 632 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 849 3 161 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 17 $100,000 or more .................... 56 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 330 15 221 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 898 55 549 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 126 162 Other ............................... 117 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 122 112 200 days or more ................... 71 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 102 92 number.. 3 412 2 484 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 90 number.. 2 058 1 367 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 6 number.. 167 147 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 90 83 number.. 1 395 1 108 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 6 number.. 107 202 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. 299 293 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 9 number.. 237 176 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 11 number.. 226 188 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.. 4 9 acres.. 824 939 bushels.. 28 769 34 845 Rice..........................farms.. 17 19 acres.. 5 515 3 888 cwt.. 240 616 163 229 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 22 acres.. 6 134 5 083 bushels.. 174 204 119 920 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 67 76 acres.. 31 215 27 960 tons.. 885 469 690 318 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 73 54 acres.. 2 054 1 207 tons, dry.. 4 727 2 231 @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.