1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALDWELL PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 236 264 Land in farms ..................acres.. 66 380 58 212 Average size of farm .......acres.. 281 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 860 177 636 Average per acre .........dollars.. 733 753 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 158 34 548 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 196 225 acres.. 48 349 39 466 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 169 181 acres.. 30 402 24 009 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 30 acres.. 7 390 3 558 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 409 9 107 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 106 34 497 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 159 7 943 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 250 1 164 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 21 $100,000 or more .................... 29 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 313 7 161 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 630 27 124 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 235 264 $1,000.. 365 1 761 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 551 6 670 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 112 138 Other ............................... 124 126 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 125 148 200 days or more ................... 86 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 121 144 number.. 5 501 6 651 Beef cows ..................farms.. 106 122 number.. 3 140 4 402 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. 6 9 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 112 137 number.. 2 377 3 138 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 14 number.. 382 766 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 6 number.. 489 531 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 23 number.. 346 10 166 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 5 acres.. 2 392 414 bushels.. 142 875 20 446 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 13 10 acres.. 4 633 2 301 cwt.. 211 172 86 647 Cotton .......................farms.. 68 75 acres.. 15 325 12 398 bales.. 21 739 21 478 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 35 acres.. 4 361 5 664 bushels.. 69 070 72 733 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 89 acres.. 2 589 3 147 tons, dry.. 5 492 5 482 @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. .