1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EAST CARROLL PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 244 258 Land in farms ..................acres.. 210 262 194 044 Average size of farm .......acres.. 862 752 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 797 024 643 117 Average per acre .........dollars.. 946 842 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 428 136 702 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 238 248 acres.. 186 054 178 640 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 230 244 acres.. 175 093 164 802 Irrigated land .................farms.. 103 91 acres.. 52 978 39 631 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 163 52 324 Average per farm .........dollars.. 254 765 202 804 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 128 51 532 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 035 792 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 42 $100,000 or more .................... 136 127 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 990 44 931 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 915 173 480 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 193 216 Other ............................... 51 42 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 77 72 200 days or more ................... 39 36 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 19 23 number.. 2 631 2 954 Beef cows ..................farms.. 13 21 number.. (D) 1 628 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 3 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 19 21 number.. 1 351 1 520 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 92 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 146 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 95 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 36 37 acres.. 5 699 8 883 bushels.. 485 205 602 016 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 31 acres.. 4 812 5 275 bushels.. 211 539 215 882 Rice..........................farms.. 37 54 acres.. 14 635 17 542 cwt.. 813 713 1 060 626 Cotton .......................farms.. 130 183 acres.. 43 951 62 230 bales.. 73 393 95 305 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 178 177 acres.. 76 778 61 581 bushels.. 2 584 024 2 062 390 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 16 10 acres.. 870 1 528 tons, dry.. 1 477 2 222 @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.