1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 814 835 Land in farms ..................acres.. 100 006 116 221 Average size of farm .......acres.. 123 139 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 994 148 916 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 922 1 186 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 514 31 137 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 249 230 50 to 179 acres ..................... 336 364 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 181 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 686 740 acres.. 60 199 68 702 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 494 564 acres.. 29 488 30 702 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 26 acres.. 707 744 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 118 38 690 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 427 46 336 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 779 5 497 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 339 33 193 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 336 317 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 135 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 43 $100,000 or more .................... 135 136 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 415 28 853 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 401 34 555 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 367 401 Other ............................... 447 434 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 493 446 200 days or more ................... 302 290 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 650 670 number.. 39 670 42 262 Beef cows ..................farms.. 428 446 number.. 9 639 9 715 Milk cows ..................farms.. 175 207 number.. 17 069 17 055 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 623 624 number.. 14 748 13 989 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 36 number.. 222 291 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 18 number.. 458 283 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 185 437 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 51 number.. 1 030 1 054 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 947 bushels.. (D) 33 125 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 5 acres.. 1 100 475 bushels.. 31 900 14 642 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 419 464 acres.. 22 494 23 377 tons, dry.. 51 406 55 798 @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.