1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 389 399 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 637 119 681 Average size of farm .......acres.. 284 300 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 020 313 629 Average per acre .........dollars.. 927 1 196 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 443 20 818 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 96 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 311 317 acres.. 61 669 69 112 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 219 215 acres.. 30 396 32 048 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 14 acres.. 608 171 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 328 10 646 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 261 26 681 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 730 5 401 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 597 5 245 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 24 $100,000 or more .................... 24 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 850 8 333 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 033 20 884 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 389 399 $1,000.. - 1 058 2 035 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 2 721 5 101 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 159 159 Other ............................... 230 240 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 221 241 200 days or more ................... 153 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 258 251 number.. 21 974 17 781 Beef cows ..................farms.. 228 219 number.. (D) 10 338 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 11 number.. (D) 574 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 243 254 number.. 10 958 11 124 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 16 number.. 115 243 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 9 number.. 230 139 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 39 number.. 487 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 9 18 acres.. 1 922 2 708 bushels.. 88 885 104 668 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 17 acres.. 2 061 4 003 bushels.. 68 307 80 356 Rice..........................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 21 31 acres.. 6 050 8 445 bales.. 7 393 12 871 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 29 acres.. 5 343 6 703 bushels.. 134 703 118 562 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 174 156 acres.. 12 283 10 087 tons, dry.. 24 845 18 151 @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. .