1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EAST CARROLL PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 258 277 Land in farms ..................acres.. 194 044 196 414 Average size of farm .......acres.. 752 709 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 643 117 494 043 Average per acre .........dollars.. 842 725 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 702 112 516 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 46 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 248 274 acres.. 178 640 180 341 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 244 266 acres.. 164 802 141 513 Irrigated land .................farms.. 91 79 acres.. 39 631 31 619 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 324 41 127 Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 804 148 474 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 532 40 854 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 792 273 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 47 $100,000 or more .................... 127 118 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 931 31 356 Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 480 113 198 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 259 277 $1,000.. 8 649 8 162 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 396 29 464 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 216 245 Other ............................... 42 32 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 72 72 200 days or more ................... 36 30 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 23 21 number.. 2 954 1 152 Beef cows ..................farms.. 21 13 number.. 1 628 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. 3 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 21 16 number.. 1 520 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 0 number.. 92 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 0 number.. 146 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 9 number.. 95 179 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 37 31 acres.. 8 883 3 043 bushels.. 602 016 168 246 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 31 46 acres.. 5 275 7 477 bushels.. 215 882 232 189 Rice..........................farms.. 54 46 acres.. 17 542 11 514 cwt.. 1 060 626 589 370 Cotton .......................farms.. 183 199 acres.. 62 230 49 241 bales.. 95 305 79 931 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 177 211 acres.. 61 581 70 524 bushels.. 2 062 390 1 809 968 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 10 11 acres.. 1 528 528 tons, dry.. 2 222 441 @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. .