RAPIDES Parish - 2002 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON
Non-irrigated 17,145
Lint 17,145 Pounds 450.00 7,715,250 2,314,575
Seed 17,145 Pounds 585.00 10,029,825 401,193
Cotton (Total) 17,145 2,715,768
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 154,877
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 21,762
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 13,221
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 35,570,091
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,403,210
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 29,574,310
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 16,901,599
Christmas Trees Retail * 20 Trees Sold 6.50 130 5,200
Pine Straw * Bales 40# 9,500 19,000
Fire Wood 70 Face Cords 1,750 218,750
Forest Seedlings * 5 Seedlings 50,000.00 250,000 27,500
Forestry (Total) 29,844,760
FRUITS
Blueberries 8 12 Pounds 760.00 9,120 11,400
Mayhaws
Native * 2 Pounds 100.00 200 250
Orchard * 12 Pounds 275.00 3,300 4,290
Peaches * 10 Bushels 65.00 650 19,500
Strawberries * 1 Flats 1,223.50 1,835 23,858
Fruits (Total) 17 36 59,298
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 50 6,760 Bushels 146.00 986,960 2,121,964
Grain Sorghum 55 5,779 cwt. 54.00 312,066 1,198,333
Feed Grains (Total) 3,320,297
HAY, SOLD
Grass 150 6,000 Tons 1.25 7,500 450,000
Hay Sold (Total) 450,000
HOME GARDENS 1,400 Garden 420,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees 6 Acre 25,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 7 Acre 2,500,000
Woody Ornamentals 225 Acre 47,000,000
Foliage Plants 30 Acre 1,900,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 243 51,425,000
PECANS
Improved 11 300 Pounds 340.00 102,000 76,500
Native 60 400 Pounds 158.00 63,200 28,440
Pecans (Total) 104,940
RICE 10 7,308 cwt. 42.00 306,936 1,227,744
SOYBEANS 125 17,770 Bushels 22.00 390,940 2,193,173
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 25 14,130 lbs 4,000.00 56,520,000 7,178,040
Molasses 25 14,130 gal 120.00 1,695,600 169,560
Sugarcane (Total) 7,347,600
SWEET POTATOES * 200 Bushels 50#
Canning 200 % of crop
Fresh 200 % of crop 50.00 10,000 140,000
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 200 50.00 10,000 140,000
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 12 Sacks 50# 557.00 6,684 46,788
Collards (Fresh) * 4 Doz. Bunches 528.00 2,112 14,784
Irish Potatoes * 3 cwt. 107.00 321 9,630
Mustard (Fresh) * 7 Doz. Bunches 620.00 4,340 30,380
Okra (Fresh) 8 8 Bushels 185.00 1,480 29,600
Onions, Green 7 lbs.
Peppers
Shallots Cushaw * 2 Doz. Bunches 1,120.00 2,240 11,200
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 3 Bushels 30# 212.00 636 12,720
Southern Peas (Fresh) 17 10 Bushels 24# 82.00 820 16,400
Spinach (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 25# 220.00 110 2,750
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 2 Bushels 45# 245.00 490 5,880
Zucchini Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 225.00 225 2,250
Winter Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 200.00 200 2,800
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 11 45 Doz. Ears 748.00 33,660 100,980
Tomatoes (Field) * 5 Lugs 20# 850.00 4,250 63,750
Turnips (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Bunches 621.00 1,863 13,041
Watermelon * 3 cwt. 175.00 525 4,200
Vegetables (Total) 74 110 402,653
WHEAT * 1,630 Bushels 48.00 78,240 256,627
TOTAL ALL CROPS 99,907,860
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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RAPIDES Parish - 2002 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 400 acres Pounds 68,000 54,400
Catfish (Farm) 6 700 acres Pounds 2,800,000 1,624,000
Aquaculture (Total) 1,678,400
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 60 Pounds 13,480 377,700
Buffalo 60 Pounds 12,270 113,400
Gar 60 Pounds 1,905 105,300
Other Finfish 60 Pounds 1,154 12,600
Freshwater Fisheries 609,000
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 432 2,328
Meat Pounds 627 314
Fur Animals (Total) 2,642
ALLIGATORS - Wild 79 592 13,035
HUNTING LEASE 195 299,500 acres 1,497,500
HONEY 15 1,100 hives Pounds 150,000 150,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 3,950,577
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RAPIDES Parish - 2002 - Animal Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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CATTLE and CALVES
Steer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 3,760 1,287,048
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,155 441,788
500-600 lbs. Head sold 580 242,759
600-700 lbs Head sold 290 134,024
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 3,620 1,085,819
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,110 384,116
500-600 lbs. Head sold 555 215,812
600-700 lbs. Head sold 280 120,848
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 700 323,505
700-800 lbs. Head sold 350 172,725
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 1,400 994,000
Cull Cows Head sold 2,450 749,700
Cull Bulls Head sold 60 42,165
Cattle & Calves (Total) 470 16,450 cows 6,194,309
MILK
Dairy Cows * 147 cows Pounds 1,579,139 220,764
Milk (Total) 220,764
HORSES
Brood Mares 130 480 mares Head sold 240 525,000
Stud Fees 30 studs Mares 625 312,500
Race Horses 35 120 horses Head sold 1,200,000
Show Horses 300 600 horses Head sold 1,500,000
Recreation Horses 500 1,200 horses Head sold 1,200,000
Horses (Total) 4,737,500
POULTRY
Edible Eggs 10 225 hens Dozen 3,825 1,511
Poultry (Total) 1,511
RABBITS
Fryers * 950 animals Pounds 4,750 3,800
Does 11 715 animals Pounds 4,700 70,500
Rabbits (Total) 1,665 9,450 74,300
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 320 sheared Pounds 1,600 212
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 72 6,660
Feeder Lambs Head sold 45 2,565
Show Lambs Head sold 50 13,750
Stocker Sheep Head sold 22 1,045
Cull Sheep Head sold 20 650
Sheep (Total) 7 125 ewes 24,882
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 500 42,500
Stocker Goats Head Sold 340 18,700
Cull Goats Head Sold 85 2,763
Goats (Total) 28 560 does 63,963
Sheep & Goats (Total) 88,845
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 85 25,500
Feeder Pigs Head sold 1,095 21,079
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 500 45,000
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 30 2,250
Swine (Total) 20 140 sows 93,829
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 11,411,058
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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