1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CAMERON PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 453 442 Land in farms ..................acres.. 258 035 255 447 Average size of farm .......acres.. 570 578 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 438 018 442 656 Average per acre .........dollars.. 753 789 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 020 24 474 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 145 140 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 319 295 acres.. 63 210 63 048 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 197 190 acres.. 18 836 19 560 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 63 acres.. 12 299 12 723 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 362 7 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 251 16 987 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 304 4 151 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 057 3 357 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 183 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 19 $100,000 or more .................... 19 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 583 5 995 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 533 13 594 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 453 442 $1,000.. 593 1 181 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 310 2 672 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 191 188 Other ............................... 262 254 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 245 232 200 days or more ................... 136 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 388 381 number.. 30 415 28 454 Beef cows ..................farms.. 364 345 number.. 20 266 19 291 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 18 number.. 31 47 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 376 378 number.. 13 011 12 267 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 25 number.. 327 221 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 17 number.. 318 390 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 15 number.. 85 127 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 43 number.. 527 819 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 35 48 acres.. 11 147 11 511 cwt.. 411 798 424 882 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 24 acres.. 3 336 4 581 bushels.. 85 306 102 896 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 161 142 acres.. 4 371 3 388 tons, dry.. 10 060 5 829 @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. .