1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WEST CARROLL PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 493 555 Land in farms ..................acres.. 126 839 136 800 Average size of farm .......acres.. 257 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 102 135 672 Average per acre .........dollars.. 550 527 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 132 41 257 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 180 206 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 140 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 469 530 acres.. 110 745 121 349 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 423 485 acres.. 84 359 76 806 Irrigated land .................farms.. 112 89 acres.. 25 569 16 262 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 823 21 806 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 493 39 290 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 973 18 855 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 851 2 951 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 53 $100,000 or more .................... 89 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 472 16 815 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 564 30 297 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 494 555 $1,000.. 3 324 3 994 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 729 7 197 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 324 361 Other ............................... 169 194 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 203 231 200 days or more ................... 113 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 162 190 number.. 9 263 9 305 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 173 number.. 5 812 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 5 number.. 178 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 161 181 number.. 4 343 3 792 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 17 number.. (D) 5 767 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 18 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 53 183 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 10 number.. (D) 132 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 41 52 acres.. 4 555 3 500 bushels.. 202 935 164 917 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 68 acres.. 2 756 6 222 bushels.. 115 678 173 036 Rice..........................farms.. 29 30 acres.. 4 755 3 912 cwt.. 246 151 164 796 Cotton .......................farms.. 220 308 acres.. 46 584 38 337 bales.. 62 583 44 203 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 153 206 acres.. 17 922 20 382 bushels.. 454 046 393 563 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 114 134 acres.. 5 441 4 411 tons, dry.. 11 421 10 152 @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. .