1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UNION PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 436 425 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 170 61 883 Average size of farm .......acres.. 145 146 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 773 166 688 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 385 1 245 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 970 27 888 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 185 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 351 339 acres.. 26 914 25 931 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 268 258 acres.. 11 628 9 620 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 12 acres.. 29 48 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 86 387 59 683 Average per farm .........dollars.. 198 135 140 431 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 420 540 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 85 967 59 143 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 116 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 10 $100,000 or more .................... 117 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 480 47 947 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 919 112 816 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 213 202 Other ............................... 223 223 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 234 237 200 days or more ................... 162 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 307 280 number.. 18 298 15 118 Beef cows ..................farms.. 281 246 number.. 11 020 7 828 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 11 number.. 500 1 022 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 297 271 number.. 7 254 6 891 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 22 number.. 1 896 3 238 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 21 number.. 4 725 6 215 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 56 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 29 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 110 89 number.. 42 682 778 38 699 506 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (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.. 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.. 253 229 acres.. 11 578 9 419 tons, dry.. 31 346 25 164 @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.