RICHLAND Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 425 66,517
Lint 66,517 Pounds 590 39,245,030 20,799,866
Seed 66,517 Pounds 1,160 77,159,720 3,857,986
Cotton (Total) 425 66,517 24,657,852
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 2,209
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 10,834
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 20
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 556,376
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,138,579
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 1,404,066
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 626,737
Christmas Trees Retail * 20 Trees Sold 180 5,400
Forest Seedlings * 46 Seedlings 50,000 2,300,000 402,500
Forestry (Total) 1,811,966
FRUITS
Peaches * 15 Bushels 25 375 5,625
Fruits (Total) * 15 5,625
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 150 20,457 Bushels 124 2,536,668 5,098,703
Grain Sorghum 60 14,290 cwt. 46 664,485 2,026,679
Oats 8 826 Bushels 95 78,470 86,317
Feed Grains (Total) 7,211,699
HAY, SOLD
Grass 32 4,500 Tons 3 13,500 810,000
Hay Sold (Total) 810,000
HOME GARDENS 1,880 Garden 413,600
PEANUTS * 275 Pounds 2,015 554,125 177,320
PECANS
Improved 12 200 Pounds 750 150,000 150,000
Pecans (Total) 150,000
RICE 35 11,430 cwt. 56 640,080 4,640,580
SOYBEANS 252 26,257 Bushels 17 446,369 2,053,297
SWEET POTATOES * 750 Bushels 50# 375
Canning 750 % of crop 150 112,500 225,000
Fresh 750 % of crop 225 168,750 2,430,000
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 750 375 281,250 2,655,000
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 100 Bushels 32# 95 9,500 237,500
Mustard (Fresh) * 1 Doz. Bunches 600 600 3,600
Southern Peas (Fresh) 14 125 Bushels 24# 70 8,750 175,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 200 200 1,600
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 6 15 Doz. Ears 1,300 19,500 48,750
Watermelon * 30 cwt. 185 5,550 33,300
Vegetables (Total) 22 272 404,950
WHEAT 25 9,464 Bushels 45 425,880 1,171,170
TOTAL ALL CROPS 46,163,059
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RICHLAND Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 70 acres Pounds Sold 70,000 56,000
Catfish (Farm) * 65 acres Pounds Sold 343,200 250,536
Minnows * 850 acres Pounds Sold 510,000 1,606,500
Aquaculture (Total) 1,913,036
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 1,911 956
Buffalo Pounds Sold 12,458 3,115
Gar Pounds Sold 2,138 2,352
Other Finfish Pounds Sold 435 87
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 6,510
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 614 1,971
Fur Animals (Total) 1,971
ALLIGATORS - Wild 7 52 945
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 10 16,000 acres 441,120
HONEY 10 65 hives Pounds 7,150 3,575
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 2,367,157
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RICHLAND Parish 1999 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 1,925 643,970
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,672 632,844
500-600 lbs. Head sold 682 284,213
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,573 440,935
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,397 463,315
500-600 lbs. Head sold 330 124,400
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,083 478,686
700-800 lbs. Head sold 370 160,950
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 550 313,500
Cull Cows Head sold 1,396 410,564
Cull Bulls Head sold 200 134,670
Cattle & Calves (Total) 250 8,543 cows 4,088,047
HORSES
Brood Mares 8 100 mares Head sold 60 90
Stud Fees 3 studs Mares bred 50 15
Pleasure Horses * horses Head sold 5 10
Horses (Total) 115
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 15 breedrs Birds sold 10 1,000
Emu 7 23 breedrs Birds sold 20 1,000
Exotic Fowl (Total) 10 30 2,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 50 3,750
Stocker Goats Head Sold 28 980
Cull Goats Head Sold 8 160
Goats (Total) 8 80 does 4,890
Sheep & Goats (Total) 4,890
SWINE
Feeder Pigs Head sold 165 3,176
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 360 34,200
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 4 390
Swine (Total) 10 30 sows 37,766
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 4,132,818
* Fewer Than 6 Producers