1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 451 423 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 863 40 181 Average size of farm .......acres.. 93 95 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 715 232 983 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 530 3 173 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 794 22 271 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 84 10 to 49 acres ...................... 237 183 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 118 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 335 323 acres.. 16 559 18 032 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 222 231 acres.. 6 949 8 208 Irrigated land .................farms.. 69 62 acres.. 964 483 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 404 11 045 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 504 26 110 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 262 5 858 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 142 5 187 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 211 195 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 10 $100,000 or more .................... 30 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 350 9 215 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 798 21 836 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 182 183 Other ............................... 269 240 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 271 241 200 days or more ................... 184 172 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 255 226 number.. 9 350 8 082 Beef cows ..................farms.. 217 191 number.. 5 357 3 987 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 18 number.. 334 1 013 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 231 206 number.. 4 843 5 123 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 21 number.. 256 438 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 19 number.. 592 591 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 6 number.. 82 68 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 31 number.. 645 1 137 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) 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.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 138 148 acres.. 5 521 6 246 tons, dry.. 14 556 9 109 @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.