1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TENSAS PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 232 268 Land in farms ..................acres.. 245 986 263 228 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 060 982 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 748 741 650 657 Average per acre .........dollars.. 690 679 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 018 120 057 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 0 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 229 266 acres.. 206 996 209 734 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 220 260 acres.. 176 988 182 915 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 33 acres.. 19 000 10 608 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 832 56 923 Average per farm .........dollars.. 249 276 212 400 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 57 131 56 117 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 701 807 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 17 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 42 $100,000 or more .................... 125 141 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 324 40 159 Average per farm .........dollars.. 208 292 149 849 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 232 268 $1,000.. 8 177 15 533 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 245 57 958 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 203 230 Other ............................... 29 38 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 62 80 200 days or more ................... 25 38 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 25 32 number.. 1 767 3 348 Beef cows ..................farms.. 23 31 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 25 27 number.. 906 1 015 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) 194 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 46 29 acres.. 9 312 3 791 bushels.. 789 450 238 876 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 25 acres.. 1 592 2 955 bushels.. 75 665 116 882 Rice..........................farms.. 13 15 acres.. 3 095 3 129 cwt.. 164 917 132 746 Cotton .......................farms.. 172 203 acres.. 88 048 60 325 bales.. 143 426 113 577 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 173 217 acres.. 66 039 111 609 bushels.. 1 982 755 3 172 398 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 17 14 acres.. 566 915 tons, dry.. 893 1 097 @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. .