1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 103 101 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 166 81 747 Average size of farm .......acres.. 807 809 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 218 867 1 124 224 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 545 1 389 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 246 590 204 537 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 18 15 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 13 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 88 90 acres.. 65 199 71 074 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 74 86 acres.. 50 404 51 634 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 430 26 572 Average per farm .........dollars.. 382 811 263 089 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 116 26 364 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 314 208 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 11 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 4 $100,000 or more .................... 50 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 109 23 286 Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 484 230 552 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 70 76 Other ............................... 33 25 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 39 33 200 days or more ................... 24 18 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 33 21 number.. 1 675 1 204 Beef cows ..................farms.. 31 19 number.. 1 210 797 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 34 19 number.. 942 607 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 2 number.. 53 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 1 number.. 34 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. 23 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 3 number.. 71 47 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 0 acres.. 631 0 bushels.. 21 581 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 1 acres.. 1 376 (D) bushels.. 62 059 (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 59 71 acres.. 45 710 47 836 tons.. 1 444 290 1 065 036 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 13 9 acres.. 500 397 tons, dry.. 1 277 1 002 @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.