1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TENSAS PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 202 232 Land in farms ..................acres.. 240 892 245 986 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 193 1 060 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 924 480 748 741 Average per acre .........dollars.. 817 690 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 217 146 018 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 0 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 33 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 77 Total cropland .................farms.. 191 229 acres.. 196 731 206 996 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 180 220 acres.. 184 122 176 988 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 43 acres.. 11 609 19 000 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 700 57 832 Average per farm .........dollars.. 349 998 249 276 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 436 57 131 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 263 701 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 16 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 30 $100,000 or more .................... 111 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 473 48 324 Average per farm .........dollars.. 251 109 208 292 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 156 203 Other ............................... 46 29 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 76 62 200 days or more ................... 42 25 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 25 25 number.. 1 048 1 767 Beef cows ..................farms.. 24 23 number.. 745 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 24 25 number.. 437 906 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 6 number.. 80 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 30 46 acres.. 5 695 9 312 bushels.. 387 963 789 450 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 19 acres.. 3 549 1 592 bushels.. 143 431 75 665 Rice..........................farms.. 10 13 acres.. 2 582 3 095 cwt.. 122 719 164 917 Cotton .......................farms.. 125 172 acres.. 83 009 88 048 bales.. 141 428 143 426 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 129 173 acres.. 48 894 66 039 bushels.. 1 289 938 1 982 755 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 15 17 acres.. 535 566 tons, dry.. 1 125 893 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.