1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAIBORNE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 260 291 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 674 63 548 Average size of farm .......acres.. 245 218 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 185 215 209 014 Average per acre .........dollars.. 827 879 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 705 23 696 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 128 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 219 241 acres.. 27 262 27 839 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 148 190 acres.. 6 931 8 680 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 11 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 564 7 103 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 399 24 409 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 931 578 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 633 6 525 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 5 $100,000 or more .................... 32 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 169 5 554 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 341 19 086 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 260 291 $1,000.. 2 582 1 217 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 930 4 182 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 131 Other ............................... 150 160 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 144 143 200 days or more ................... 95 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 207 247 number.. 12 590 14 163 Beef cows ..................farms.. 188 218 number.. 6 058 6 816 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 26 number.. 1 391 2 109 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 191 244 number.. 6 469 6 391 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 20 number.. (D) 273 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 7 number.. (D) 318 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 8 number.. 6 871 229 1 584 859 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 138 173 acres.. 6 363 7 676 tons, dry.. 17 219 19 139 @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. .