AVOYELLES Parish - 2001 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 85
Non-irrigated 30,182
Lint 30,182 Pounds 340.00 10,261,880 4,515,227
Seed 30,182 Pounds 489.00 14,758,998 516,565
Cotton (Total) 85 30,182 5,031,792
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 5,489
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 33,460
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 260
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 1,064,975
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 2,801,007
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 4,220,578
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 1,952,909
Christmas Trees Retail * 4 Trees Sold 464.75 1,859 74,360
Fire Wood 35 Face Cords 2,730 341,250
Forestry (Total) 4,636,188
FRUITS
Blueberries * 0 Pounds 370.00 185 222
Mayhaws
Orchard * 1 Pounds 350.00 350 350
Fruits (Total) 572
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 50 7,084 Bushels 125.00 885,500 1,859,550
Grain Sorghum 137 27,280 cwt. 49.60 1,353,088 4,938,771
Feed Grains (Total) 6,798,321
HAY, SOLD
Grass 482 11,150 Tons 3.50 39,025 1,951,250
Hay Sold (Total) 1,951,250
HOME GARDENS 1,640 Garden 492,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 8,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 200,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 20,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 228,000
PECANS
Improved 15 401 Pounds 550.00 220,550 165,413
Native 205 540 Pounds 450.00 243,000 85,050
Pecans (Total) 250,463
RICE 27 12,707 cwt. 62.69 796,601 4,142,330
SOYBEANS 438 54,442 Bushels 25.00 1,361,050 6,328,883
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw
Sugar 44 21,942 lbs 5,670.00 124,411,140 14,929,337
Molasses 44 21,942 gal 168.00 3,686,256 184,313
Sugarcane (Total) 15,113,650
SWEET POTATOES 62 4,500 Bushels 50#
Canning 4,500 % of crop 48.00 216,000 378,000
Fresh 4,500 % of crop 72.00 324,000 4,536,000
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 62 4,500 120.00 540,000 4,914,000
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 3 Sacks 50# 715.00 2,145 10,725
Cantaloupe * 50 Cartons 250.00 12,500 187,500
Collards (Fresh) * 4 Doz. Bunches 450.00 1,800 12,600
Garlic * 1 Pounds 4,500.00 6,750 20,250
Mustard (Fresh) 8 11 Doz. Bunches 750.00 8,250 49,500
Okra (Fresh) * 3 Bushels 220.00 660 9,900
Pumpkin, Cushaw * 0 cwt. 60.00 30 600
Shallots * 3 Doz. Bunches 1,750.00 5,250 26,250
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 19 50 Doz. Ears 650.00 32,500 81,250
Tomatoes (Field) * 4 Lugs 20# 700.00 2,800 50,400
Turnips (Fresh) * 2 Doz. Bunches 825.00 2,062 12,375
Watermelon * 600 cwt. 175.00 105,000 630,000
Vegetables (Total) 55 732 1,091,350
WHEAT 35 8,131 Bushels 45.00 365,895 987,917
TOTAL ALL CROPS 51,966,716
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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AVOYELLES Parish - 2001 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 12 310 acres Pounds 18,220 24,597
Catfish (Farm) * 10 acres Pounds 22,500 13,500
Aquaculture (Total) 38,097
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 40 Pounds 329,000 269,780
Catfish (Wild) 90 Pounds 1,540,000 723,800
Buffalo 90 Pounds 375,211 56,281
Gar 90 Pounds 84,105 68,125
Other Finfish 90 Pounds 376,584 45,190
Freshwater Fisheries 1,163,176
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 433 2,550
Meat Pounds 300 150
Fur Animals (Total) 2,700
ALLIGATORS - Wild 324 animals Hide/Ft 2,430 53,460
HUNTING LEASE 289 82,350 acres 411,750
HONEY 34 5,925 hives Pounds 841,350 546,878
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 2,216,061
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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AVOYELLES Parish - 2001 - 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 2,135 824,291
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,948 848,023
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,803 869,776
600-700 lbs Head sold 2,753 1,467,349
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 2,241 755,564
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,102 822,271
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,827 798,253
600-700 lbs. Head sold 2,716 1,324,050
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,725 880,181
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,503 856,710
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 2,209 1,612,570
Cull Cows Head sold 2,196 753,546
Cull Bulls Head sold 343 275,618
Cattle & Calves 430 20,107 cows 12,088,202
HORSES
Brood Mares 18 171 mares Head sold 110 110,000
Stud Fees 24 studs Mares 162 16,200
Recreation Horses 48 268 horses Head sold 268,000
Horses (Total) 394,200
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 233 sheared Pounds 2,330 320
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 106 10,269
Feeder Lambs Head sold 114 7,161
Show Lambs Head sold 2 550
Stocker Sheep Head sold 65 3,153
Cull Sheep Head sold 45 1,913
Sheep (Total) 24 215 ewes 23,366
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 109 9,483
Stocker Goats Head Sold 115 6,325
Cull Goats Head Sold 34 1,105
Goats (Total) 26 187 does 16,913
Sheep & Goats (Total) 40,279
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 15 4,125
Feeder Pigs Head sold 240 5,940
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 156 18,525
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 71 7,056
Swine (Total) 21 142 sows 35,646
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 12,558,327
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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