RICHLAND Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 400 68,484
Lint 68,484 Pounds 375 25,681,500 11,556,675
Seed 68,484 Pounds 600 41,090,400 2,054,520
Cotton (Total) 400 68,484 13,611,195
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 258
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 24,062
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 1
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 77,914
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 2,042,635
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 1,845,641
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 691,776
Christmas Trees Retail * 20 Trees Sold 180 7,200
Forest Seedlings * 65 Seedlings 50,000 3,250,000 357,500
Forestry (Total) 2,210,341
FRUITS
Peaches * 10 Bushels 25 250 5,000
Fruits (Total) * 10 5,000
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 150 20,153 Bushels 125 2,519,125 4,635,190
Grain Sorghum 60 9,632 cwt. 36 350,604 1,083,369
Oats * 587 Bushels 90 52,830 66,038
Feed Grains (Total) 5,784,597
HAY, SOLD
Grass 35 4,700 Tons 2 11,750 763,750
Hay Sold (Total) 763,750
HOME GARDENS 1,880 Garden 488,800
PECANS
Improved 12 200 Pounds 350 70,000 87,500
Pecans (Total) 87,500
RICE 32 7,944 cwt. 60 476,640 2,740,680
SOYBEANS 225 26,671 Bushels 14 373,394 1,773,622
SWEET POTATOES * 250 Bushels 50# 425
Canning 250 % of crop 199 49,937 87,391
Fresh 250 % of crop 225 56,312 788,375
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 250 425 106,250 875,766
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 125 Bushels 32# 95 11,875 296,875
Mustard (Fresh) * 1 Doz. Bunches 600 600 3,600
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 5 Bushels 30# 165 825 14,025
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 135 Bushels 24# 70 9,450 189,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 200 200 2,000
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 6 20 Doz. Ears 1,000 20,000 50,000
Watermelon * 60 cwt. 175 10,500 63,000
Vegetables (Total) 8 347 618,500
WHEAT 75 17,394 Bushels 48 834,912 2,087,280
TOTAL ALL CROPS 31,047,031
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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RICHLAND Parish - 2000 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 30 acres Pounds Sold 30,000 52,500
Catfish (Farm) * 480 acres Pounds Sold 2,534,400 1,824,768
Minnows * 440 acres Pounds Sold 264,000 858,000
Aquaculture (Total) 2,735,268
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 10 Pounds Sold 1,700 850
Buffalo 10 Pounds Sold 12,000 3,000
Gar 10 Pounds Sold 21,000 25,200
Freshwater Fisheries 29,050
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 174 903
Fur Animals (Total) 903
ALLIGATORS - Wild 1 7 165
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 15 17,000 acres 470,050
HONEY 12 70 hives Pounds 7,700 4,235
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 3,239,671
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RICHLAND Parish - 2000 - 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 1,950 761,943
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,700 739,220
500-600 lbs. Head sold 700 338,184
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,600 543,816
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,320 521,770
500-600 lbs. Head sold 350 155,579
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,080 533,520
700-800 lbs. Head sold 370 194,250
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 550 393,250
Cull Cows Head sold 1,420 444,900
Cull Bulls Head sold 175 126,105
Cattle & Calves (Total) 250 8,600 cows 4,752,537
HORSES
Brood Mares 8 100 mares Head sold 60 180,000
Stud Fees 3 studs Mares bred 50 10,000
Pleasure Horses * horses Head sold 5 10,000
Horses (Total) 200,000
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 5 breedrs Birds sold 5 500
Emu * 15 breedrs Birds sold 15 750
Exotic Fowl (Total) * 20 20 1,250
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 75 5,625
Stocker Goats Head Sold 25 875
Cull Goats Head Sold 5 138
Goats (Total) 8 80 does 6,638
Sheep & Goats (Total) 6,638
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 25 6,875
Feeder Pigs Head sold 150 3,300
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 350 39,813
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 4 345
Swine (Total) 15 50 sows 50,333
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 5,010,758
Bull Frogs * (units) (Prod. 1,000 5,000
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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