1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAIBORNE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 261 260 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 409 63 674 Average size of farm .......acres.. 224 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 616 185 215 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 170 827 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 436 34 705 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 99 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 207 219 acres.. 22 047 27 262 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 149 148 acres.. 7 752 6 931 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 90 11 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 465 18 564 Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 713 71 399 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 918 931 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 547 17 633 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 7 $100,000 or more .................... 40 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 107 15 169 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 691 58 341 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 115 110 Other ............................... 146 150 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 162 144 200 days or more ................... 116 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 209 207 number.. 12 940 12 590 Beef cows ..................farms.. 193 188 number.. 6 983 6 058 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 15 number.. 935 1 391 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 199 191 number.. 6 616 6 469 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 14 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 8 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 24 18 number.. 10 512 415 6 871 229 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 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.. 136 138 acres.. 7 355 6 363 tons, dry.. 19 309 17 219 @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.