1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 923 988 Land in farms ..................acres.. 120 022 126 886 Average size of farm .......acres.. 130 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 377 193 131 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 219 1 553 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 950 34 639 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 103 10 to 49 acres ...................... 301 305 50 to 179 acres ..................... 320 344 180 to 499 acres .................... 189 199 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 742 870 acres.. 73 073 84 183 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 576 637 acres.. 31 907 34 075 Irrigated land .................farms.. 85 126 acres.. 1 412 1 536 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 280 61 601 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 225 62 349 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 763 6 985 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 517 54 616 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 292 331 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 140 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 73 $100,000 or more .................... 194 219 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 543 50 992 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 236 51 508 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 462 544 Other ............................... 461 444 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 520 481 200 days or more ................... 330 305 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 722 723 number.. 54 236 56 800 Beef cows ..................farms.. 447 386 number.. 11 775 8 430 Milk cows ..................farms.. 258 293 number.. 23 718 27 735 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 693 693 number.. 17 808 18 853 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 38 number.. 184 382 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 19 number.. 301 701 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 13 number.. 170 1 480 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 41 55 number.. 1 877 165 692 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 1 988 300 1 973 400 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 2 acres.. 140 (D) bushels.. 4 200 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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 6 acres.. (D) 195 bushels.. (D) 4 246 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 467 482 acres.. 26 505 28 360 tons, dry.. 66 785 64 314 @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.