1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 372 389 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 464 110 637 Average size of farm .......acres.. 300 284 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 397 571 250 020 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 436 927 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 484 36 443 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 141 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 274 311 acres.. 56 004 61 669 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 203 219 acres.. 27 217 30 396 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 15 acres.. 119 608 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 909 13 328 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 949 34 261 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 825 4 730 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 084 8 597 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 156 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 17 $100,000 or more .................... 26 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 996 12 850 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 552 33 033 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 147 159 Other ............................... 225 230 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 237 221 200 days or more ................... 163 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 259 258 number.. 22 821 21 974 Beef cows ..................farms.. 218 228 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 243 243 number.. 10 799 10 958 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 10 number.. 82 115 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 6 number.. 81 230 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 23 number.. 364 487 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 9 acres.. (D) 1 922 bushels.. 33 165 88 885 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 6 acres.. 2 454 2 061 bushels.. 81 544 68 307 Rice..........................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 4 21 acres.. 1 181 6 050 bales.. 1 915 7 393 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 24 acres.. 8 203 5 343 bushels.. 256 711 134 703 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 169 174 acres.. 13 896 12 283 tons, dry.. 34 303 24 845 @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.