UNION Parish - 2002 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON *
Irrigated 163
Lint 163 Pounds 400.00 65,200 19,560
Seed 163 Pounds 630.00 102,690 4,108
Cotton (Total) * 163 23,668
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 192,186
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 86,045
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 57,033
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 52,100,348
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 5,177,634
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 49,404,990
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 28,000,562
Christmas Trees Wholesale * 10 Trees Sold 30.00 300 6,000
Forestry (Total) 49,410,990
FRUITS
Blackberries * 1 Pints 1,000.00 1,000 1,000
Blueberries * 1 Pounds 2,000.00 2,000 2,500
Mayhaws
Native 20 20 Pounds 60.00 1,200 1,500
Orchard * 20 Pounds 100.00 2,000 2,600
Muscadines 6 6 Tons 1.50 9 2,250
Peaches * 40 Bushels 150.00 6,000 180,000
Strawberries * 1 Flats 1,350.00 1,350 17,550
Fruits (Total) 207,400
HAY, SOLD
Grass 50 1,850 Tons 7.50 13,875 832,500
Hay Sold (Total) 832,500
HOME GARDENS 3,800 Garden 1,140,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Foliage Plants * Acre
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) * 1 Cartons 20# 300.00 300 4,500
Cabbage (Fresh) * 3 Sacks 50# 425.00 1,275 8,925
Collards (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Bunches 600.00 1,800 12,600
Mustard (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Bunches 650.00 1,950 13,650
Okra (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 300.00 300 6,000
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 2 cwt. 200.00 400 8,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 30# 120.00 120 2,400
Southern Peas (Fresh) 10 350 Bushels 24# 100.00 35,000 700,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 150.00 150 1,800
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) * 7 Lugs 20# 1,000.00 7,000 105,000
Watermelon 7 150 cwt. 150.00 22,500 180,000
Vegetables (Total) 1,042,875
TOTAL ALL CROPS 52,657,433
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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UNION Parish - 2002 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 130 acres Pounds 650,000 377,000
Fishbait * acres Pounds 8,800 39,600
Aquaculture (Total) 416,600
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 16 Pounds 4,400 2,055
Buffalo 12 Pounds 4,200 647
Freshwater Fisheries 2,702
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 116 625
Meat Pounds 250 125
Fur Animals (Total) 750
HUNTING LEASE 41 46,500 acres 186,000
HONEY * 220 hives Pounds 32,000 32,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 638,052
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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UNION 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 2,500 855,750
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,450 554,625
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,300 544,115
600-700 lbs Head sold 1,350 623,903
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 2,100 629,895
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,000 346,050
500-600 lbs. Head sold 250 97,213
600-700 lbs. Head sold 600 258,960
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 150 69,323
700-800 lbs. Head sold 475 234,413
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 120 85,200
Cull Cows Head sold 200 61,200
Cull Bulls Head sold 110 77,303
Cattle & Calves (Total) 240 12,465 cows 4,437,950
MILK
Dairy Cows * 170 cows Pounds 1,800,000 251,640
Milk (Total) 251,640
HORSES
Brood Mares 111 265 mares Head sold 190 285,000
Stud Fees 25 studs Mares 225 112,500
Show Horses 10 45 horses Head sold 157,500
Recreation Horses 150 600 horses Head sold 600,000
Horses (Total) 1,155,000
POULTRY
Broilers 137 Pounds 335,174,410 105,915,114
Edible Eggs * 225 hens Dozen 1,690 668
Cull Hens Pounds 968,936 77,515
Breeder Flocks 8 136,054 birds Dozen 1,733,585 684,766
Poultry (Total) 106,678,063
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 25 2,313
Stocker Sheep Head sold 25 1,188
Cull Sheep Head sold 20 650
Sheep (Total) * 50 ewes 4,151
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 225 19,125
Stocker Goats Head Sold 200 11,000
Cull Goats Head Sold 175 5,688
Goats (Total) 21 285 does 35,813
Sheep & Goats (Total) 39,964
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 15 4,500
Feeder Pigs Head sold 250 4,813
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 8,400 756,000
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 760 57,000
Swine (Total) 12 400 sows 822,313
EXOTIC ANIMAL
Deer/Antelope * 10 animals 12 1,500
Exotic Animals (Total) 1,500
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 113,386,430
Pullets * NoAniml (Prod. 125,445 400,000
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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