1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BEAUREGARD PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 727 846 Land in farms ..................acres.. 136 534 159 638 Average size of farm .......acres.. 188 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 059 151 574 Average per acre .........dollars.. 947 809 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 201 17 568 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 239 304 50 to 179 acres ..................... 268 302 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 608 683 acres.. 63 146 76 853 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 418 501 acres.. 23 981 29 430 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 43 acres.. 3 709 3 774 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 391 10 228 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 293 12 089 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 190 3 446 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 201 6 781 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 305 398 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 126 162 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 21 $100,000 or more .................... 23 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 549 8 263 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 135 9 768 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 727 846 $1,000.. 1 232 1 378 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 695 1 629 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 265 305 Other ............................... 462 541 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 438 524 200 days or more ................... 291 362 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 581 667 number.. 28 460 25 911 Beef cows ..................farms.. 517 574 number.. 16 888 14 250 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 45 number.. 1 500 1 845 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 549 622 number.. 12 190 13 016 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 32 number.. 1 361 1 120 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 19 number.. 3 043 1 292 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 58 number.. 1 098 2 175 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 67 138 number.. 1 625 3 423 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 76 697 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 12 acres.. (D) 1 593 bushels.. (D) 67 445 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 24 acres.. 970 3 141 bushels.. 26 106 82 930 Rice..........................farms.. 8 19 acres.. 3 338 3 321 cwt.. 139 152 131 966 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 38 acres.. 6 677 10 289 bushels.. 207 087 221 265 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 347 404 acres.. 12 069 9 819 tons, dry.. 26 724 21 438 @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. .