1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WEBSTER PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 341 368 Land in farms ..................acres.. 50 296 58 790 Average size of farm .......acres.. 147 160 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 082 137 566 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 429 895 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 475 16 855 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 264 306 acres.. 23 159 27 382 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 188 228 acres.. 8 751 10 005 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 9 acres.. 30 30 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 642 3 553 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 546 9 655 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 516 386 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 126 3 167 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 137 134 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 5 $100,000 or more .................... 9 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 730 3 658 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 870 9 940 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 136 143 Other ............................... 205 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 200 203 200 days or more ................... 141 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 250 274 number.. 10 667 11 982 Beef cows ..................farms.. 217 251 number.. 6 262 6 663 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 12 number.. 366 651 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 243 269 number.. 5 387 5 255 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 11 number.. 27 265 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 145 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. 53 42 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 305 bushels.. 0 4 919 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) 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.. 170 206 acres.. 8 262 8 979 tons, dry.. 17 724 17 371 @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.