1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WEST FELICIANA PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 148 175 Land in farms ..................acres.. 76 164 86 856 Average size of farm .......acres.. 515 496 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 677 230 517 972 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 371 1 048 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 209 28 111 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 48 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 112 135 acres.. 23 798 38 219 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 81 99 acres.. 10 870 18 223 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 163 16 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 406 6 830 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 015 39 030 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 768 4 011 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 638 2 819 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 4 $100,000 or more .................... 3 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 329 6 168 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 491 35 447 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 45 62 Other ............................... 103 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 105 108 200 days or more ................... 60 73 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 97 129 number.. 10 539 13 697 Beef cows ..................farms.. 86 119 number.. 6 916 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 9 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 97 123 number.. 4 784 5 689 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. 70 79 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 8 number.. 47 73 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 15 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 18 number.. (D) 265 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 650 (D) bushels.. 26 000 71 016 Rice..........................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 5 990 bushels.. (D) 158 490 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 68 74 acres.. 6 813 5 994 tons, dry.. 14 978 11 456 @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.