1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 473 472 Land in farms ..................acres.. 172 822 170 353 Average size of farm .......acres.. 365 361 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 357 777 286 188 Average per acre .........dollars.. 998 873 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 299 41 779 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 112 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 140 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 357 366 acres.. 94 053 90 621 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 281 289 acres.. 60 797 52 748 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 35 acres.. 2 727 3 142 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 441 21 901 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 014 46 400 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 027 15 368 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 413 6 533 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 167 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 19 $100,000 or more .................... 52 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 919 20 437 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 795 43 299 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 174 203 Other ............................... 299 269 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 270 268 200 days or more ................... 203 196 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 301 282 number.. 21 808 21 745 Beef cows ..................farms.. 258 248 number.. 11 113 10 858 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 13 number.. 114 353 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 290 273 number.. 11 542 11 795 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 19 number.. 130 359 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 16 number.. 192 758 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 1 number.. 130 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 591 bushels.. (D) 22 932 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 11 acres.. 1 803 1 821 bushels.. 97 780 51 188 Rice..........................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 34 57 acres.. 18 667 24 972 bales.. 27 763 37 034 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 48 43 acres.. 19 800 9 643 bushels.. 639 919 301 295 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 202 187 acres.. 13 021 13 020 tons, dry.. 29 399 24 220 @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.