1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BIENVILLE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 221 257 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 759 51 401 Average size of farm .......acres.. 212 200 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 176 197 710 Average per acre .........dollars.. 937 828 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 060 26 042 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 86 106 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 177 220 acres.. 16 343 20 075 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 144 167 acres.. 6 267 6 616 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 9 acres.. 39 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 875 5 511 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 584 21 445 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 561 936 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 314 4 576 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 4 $100,000 or more .................... 11 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 074 4 764 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 961 18 611 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 79 99 Other ............................... 142 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 141 146 200 days or more ................... 95 92 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 157 193 number.. 8 043 8 415 Beef cows ..................farms.. 137 170 number.. 4 378 4 517 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 14 number.. 508 745 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 155 184 number.. 3 655 3 355 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 14 number.. 18 35 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. 106 885 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 116 137 acres.. 5 706 5 324 tons, dry.. 12 461 12 261 @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.