1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WEST CARROLL PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 539 493 Land in farms ..................acres.. 166 915 126 839 Average size of farm .......acres.. 310 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 289 156 102 Average per acre .........dollars.. 904 550 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 727 48 132 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 209 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 122 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 460 469 acres.. 133 953 110 745 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 354 423 acres.. 108 303 84 359 Irrigated land .................farms.. 137 112 acres.. 45 885 25 569 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 339 29 823 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 407 60 493 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 929 26 973 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 410 2 851 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 195 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 54 $100,000 or more .................... 111 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 675 25 472 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 911 51 564 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 286 324 Other ............................... 253 169 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 247 203 200 days or more ................... 152 113 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 173 162 number.. 10 202 9 263 Beef cows ..................farms.. 154 156 number.. (D) 5 812 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) 178 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 168 161 number.. 4 329 4 343 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 53 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 20 number.. 267 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 25 41 acres.. 2 953 4 555 bushels.. 220 826 202 935 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 23 acres.. 4 085 2 756 bushels.. 187 626 115 678 Rice..........................farms.. 49 29 acres.. 11 592 4 755 cwt.. 455 801 246 151 Cotton .......................farms.. 131 220 acres.. 42 391 46 584 bales.. 53 458 62 583 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 144 153 acres.. 32 091 17 922 bushels.. 755 369 454 046 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 119 114 acres.. 5 953 5 441 tons, dry.. 16 115 11 421 @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.