1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BIENVILLE PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 257 301 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 401 60 651 Average size of farm .......acres.. 200 201 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 710 135 611 Average per acre .........dollars.. 828 771 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 042 23 549 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 106 148 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 220 257 acres.. 20 075 23 377 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 167 187 acres.. 6 616 7 930 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 11 acres.. (D) 435 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 511 6 914 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 445 22 970 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 936 1 459 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 576 5 455 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 121 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 4 $100,000 or more .................... 12 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 764 5 061 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 611 16 812 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 256 301 $1,000.. 572 1 580 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 233 5 248 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 99 99 Other ............................... 158 202 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 146 191 200 days or more ................... 92 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 193 245 number.. 8 415 9 648 Beef cows ..................farms.. 170 213 number.. 4 517 4 596 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 23 number.. 745 1 166 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 184 232 number.. 3 355 4 436 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 14 number.. 35 57 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 49 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 36 number.. (D) 624 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 2 257 500 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.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (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.. 137 166 acres.. 5 324 5 269 tons, dry.. 12 261 10 437 @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. .