RAPIDES Parish - 2001 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 68
Non-irrigated 26,745
Lint 26,745 Pounds 645.00 17,250,525 7,590,231
Seed 26,745 Pounds 1,032.00 27,600,840 966,029
Cotton (Total) 68 26,745 8,556,260
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 135,764
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 36,058
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 9,027
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 65,162,875
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 3,247,020
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 42,778,228
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 27,158,580
Christmas Trees Retail * 25 Trees Sold 130.00 3,250 130,000
Pine Straw * Bales 40# 9,500 47,500
Fire Wood 55 Face Cords 1,375 171,875
Forestry (Total) 43,127,603
FRUITS
Blueberries 8 12 Pounds 820.00 9,840 11,808
Mayhaws
Native 10 12 Pounds 100.00 1,200 1,200
Orchard * 17 Pounds 275.00 4,675 4,675
Peaches * 10 Bushels 70.00 700 14,000
Fruits (Total) 17 36 31,683
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 45 3,100 Bushels 158.00 489,800 1,028,580
Grain Sorghum 55 5,057 cwt. 60.00 303,420 1,107,483
Feed Grains (Total) 2,136,063
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * Pounds 4.50 25,920 32,400
Greenhouse Vegetables Pounds 32,400
HAY, SOLD
Grass 150 6,000 Tons 1.50 9,000 450,000
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 210 Acre 48,000,000
Foliage Plants 30 Acre 1,900,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 243 52,425,000
PECANS
Improved 11 300 Pounds 1,025.00 307,500 230,625
Native 60 400 Pounds 475.00 190,000 66,500
Pecans (Total) 297,125
RICE 8 5,852 cwt. 56.50 330,638 1,719,318
SOD PRODUCTION * 10 Acres 35,460
SOYBEANS 1,220 15,500 Bushels 42.00 651,000 3,027,150
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw
Sugar 25 14,225 lbs 5,556.00 79,034,100 9,484,092
Molasses 25 14,225 gal 166.70 2,371,307 118,565
Sugarcane (Total) 9,602,657
SWEET POTATOES * 141 Bushels 50#
Canning 141 % of crop
Fresh 141 % of crop 80.00 11,280 157,920
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 141 80.00 11,280 157,920
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 12 Sacks 50# 410.00 4,920 24,600
Collards (Fresh) * 4 Doz. Bunches 300.00 1,200 8,400
Irish Potatoes * 3 cwt. 170.00 510 15,300
Mustard (Fresh) * 7 Doz. Bunches
Okra (Fresh) 8 8 Bushels 190.00 1,520 22,800
Onions, Green 7 3 lbs. 2,900.00 8,700 13,050
Shallots * 2 Doz. Bunches 1,475.00 2,950 14,750
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 4 Bushels 30# 30.00 120 2,040
Southern Peas (Fresh) 18 11 Bushels 24# 28.00 308 6,160
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 3 Bushels 45# 155.00 465 4,650
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 12 60 Doz. Ears 700.00 42,000 105,000
Tomatoes (Field) * 5 Lugs 20# 957.00 4,785 86,130
Turnips (Fresh) * 4 Doz. Bunches
Watermelon * 6 cwt. 128.00 768 4,608
Vegetables (Total) 50 132 307,488
WHEAT * 844 Bushels 50.00 42,200 113,940
TOTAL ALL CROPS 122,440,067
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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RAPIDES Parish - 2001 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 350 acres Pounds 60,000 81,000
Catfish (Farm) 10 1,200 acres Pounds 4,800,000 2,880,000
Aquaculture (Total) 2,961,000
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 65 Pounds 13,404 409,500
Buffalo 65 Pounds 11,200 109,200
Gar 65 Pounds 2,271 109,200
Other Finfish 65 Pounds 2,183 17,225
Freshwater Fisheries 645,125
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 660 3,887
Meat Pounds 750 375
Fur Animals (Total) 4,262
ALLIGATORS - Wild 73 animals Hide/Ft 547 12,045
HUNTING LEASE 190 294,000 acres 1,470,000
HONEY 15 1,050 hives Pounds 94,500 61,425
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 5,153,857
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RAPIDES 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 4,225 1,631,209
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,300 565,929
500-600 lbs. Head sold 650 313,563
600-700 lbs Head sold 325 173,225
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 4,060 1,368,849
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,250 488,981
500-600 lbs. Head sold 625 273,075
600-700 lbs. Head sold 315 153,563
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 700 357,175
700-800 lbs. Head sold 350 199,500
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 1,450 1,058,500
Cull Cows Head sold 2,825 969,385
Cull Bulls Head sold 65 52,231
Cattle & Calves 478 18,930 cows 7,605,185
MILK
Dairy Cows * 320 cows Pounds 4,167,274 650,095
Milk (Total) 650,095
HORSES
Brood Mares 145 875 mares Head sold 380 570,000
Stud Fees 30 studs Mares 600 90,000
Race Horses 30 45 horses Head sold 450,000
Show Horses 250 325 horses Head sold 700,000
Recreation Horses 150 185 horses Head sold 185,000
Horses (Total) 1,995,000
POULTRY
Edible Eggs 10 200 hens Dozen 3,400 1,455
Poultry (Total) 10 1,455
RABBITS
Fryers * 960 animals Pounds 4,800 3,840
Does 12 780 animals Pounds 5,200 78,000
Rabbits (Total) 16 1,740 10,000 81,840
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 350 sheared Pounds 1,750 241
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 80 7,750
Feeder Lambs Head sold 50 3,141
Show Lambs Head sold 55 15,125
Stocker Sheep Head sold 25 1,213
Cull Sheep Head sold 20 850
Sheep (Total) 7 140 ewes 28,320
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 450 39,150
Stocker Goats Head Sold 300 16,500
Cull Goats Head Sold 75 2,438
Goats (Total) 25 500 does 58,088
Sheep & Goats (Total) 86,408
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 85 23,375
Feeder Pigs Head sold 1,095 27,101
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 500 59,375
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 30 2,981
Swine (Total) 20 140 sows 112,832
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 10,532,815
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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