1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CAMERON PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 384 453 Land in farms ..................acres.. 244 824 258 035 Average size of farm .......acres.. 638 570 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 478 314 438 018 Average per acre .........dollars.. 727 753 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 634 26 020 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 145 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 271 319 acres.. 74 744 63 210 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 180 197 acres.. 27 137 18 836 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 47 acres.. 17 194 12 299 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 058 7 362 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 796 16 251 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 109 3 304 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 948 4 057 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 16 $100,000 or more .................... 28 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 819 6 583 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 846 14 533 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 157 191 Other ............................... 227 262 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 245 200 days or more ................... 140 136 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 335 388 number.. 27 536 30 415 Beef cows ..................farms.. 292 364 number.. 18 639 20 266 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 17 number.. 29 31 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 321 376 number.. 13 451 13 011 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 26 number.. 139 327 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 10 number.. 180 318 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 7 number.. 23 85 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 24 number.. (D) 527 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Rice..........................farms.. 31 35 acres.. 16 277 11 147 cwt.. 600 212 411 798 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 14 acres.. 6 674 3 336 bushels.. 163 441 85 306 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 147 161 acres.. 3 914 4 371 tons, dry.. 9 245 10 060 @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.