1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BEAUREGARD PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 676 727 Land in farms ..................acres.. 165 274 136 534 Average size of farm .......acres.. 244 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 247 002 170 059 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 072 947 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 426 18 201 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 198 239 50 to 179 acres ..................... 254 268 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 529 608 acres.. 62 128 63 146 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 404 418 acres.. 29 266 23 981 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 31 acres.. 2 904 3 709 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 947 10 391 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 194 14 293 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 066 3 190 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 882 7 201 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 292 305 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 130 126 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 15 $100,000 or more .................... 24 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 902 9 549 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 150 13 135 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 260 265 Other ............................... 416 462 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 443 438 200 days or more ................... 293 291 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 517 581 number.. 29 102 28 460 Beef cows ..................farms.. 455 517 number.. 17 029 16 888 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 27 number.. 1 029 1 500 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 492 549 number.. 15 465 12 190 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 42 number.. 1 150 1 361 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 29 number.. 1 235 3 043 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 44 number.. 409 1 098 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 67 number.. 846 1 625 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 76 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 1 189 970 bushels.. 43 070 26 106 Rice..........................farms.. 8 8 acres.. 2 865 3 338 cwt.. 99 497 139 152 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 26 acres.. 7 563 6 677 bushels.. 250 747 207 087 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 352 347 acres.. 14 737 12 069 tons, dry.. 32 983 26 724 @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.