1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 749 724 Land in farms ..................acres.. 311 555 327 511 Average size of farm .......acres.. 416 452 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 499 612 393 047 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 301 893 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 815 31 232 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 86 10 to 49 acres ...................... 199 225 50 to 179 acres ..................... 228 169 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 545 574 acres.. 140 044 160 176 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 358 379 acres.. 50 800 59 796 Irrigated land .................farms.. 101 140 acres.. 30 002 35 185 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 453 15 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 307 21 327 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 025 10 898 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 428 4 543 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 312 309 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 127 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 38 $100,000 or more .................... 62 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 792 14 610 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 056 20 179 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 259 254 Other ............................... 490 470 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 492 454 200 days or more ................... 361 313 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 583 539 number.. 37 023 27 941 Beef cows ..................farms.. 518 484 number.. 25 140 18 182 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 24 number.. 23 35 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 544 499 number.. 17 991 12 420 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 35 number.. 586 371 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 25 number.. 1 094 887 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 19 number.. 140 249 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 35 number.. 530 843 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 13 acres.. 1 103 3 194 bushels.. 30 884 137 042 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 16 acres.. 721 3 344 bushels.. 13 909 47 152 Rice..........................farms.. 85 119 acres.. 28 942 34 143 cwt.. 1 131 429 1 274 592 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 47 41 acres.. 10 727 12 266 bushels.. 240 229 289 502 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 260 258 acres.. 8 918 7 702 tons, dry.. 21 650 13 970 @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.