1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 724 772 Land in farms ..................acres.. 327 511 325 523 Average size of farm .......acres.. 452 422 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 393 047 336 525 Average per acre .........dollars.. 893 847 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 232 27 379 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 86 97 10 to 49 acres ...................... 225 253 50 to 179 acres ..................... 169 153 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 120 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 87 Total cropland .................farms.. 574 565 acres.. 160 176 168 341 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 379 393 acres.. 59 796 68 362 Irrigated land .................farms.. 140 135 acres.. 35 185 28 185 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 441 16 261 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 327 21 064 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 898 11 736 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 543 4 525 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 309 355 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 127 113 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 49 $100,000 or more .................... 47 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 610 13 336 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 179 17 297 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 724 771 $1,000.. 506 1 793 Average per farm..........dollars.. 698 2 326 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 254 300 Other ............................... 470 472 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 454 487 200 days or more ................... 313 341 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 539 528 number.. 27 941 24 778 Beef cows ..................farms.. 484 448 number.. 18 182 16 104 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 26 number.. 35 95 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 499 477 number.. 12 420 12 888 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 34 number.. 371 270 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 26 number.. 887 596 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 25 number.. 249 457 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 75 number.. 843 2 072 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 33 acres.. 3 194 6 336 bushels.. 137 042 221 796 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 40 acres.. 3 344 5 650 bushels.. 47 152 122 820 Rice..........................farms.. 119 121 acres.. 34 143 25 604 cwt.. 1 274 592 949 611 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 41 91 acres.. 12 266 27 706 bushels.. 289 502 472 364 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 258 218 acres.. 7 702 4 961 tons, dry.. 13 970 10 343 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .