OUACHITA Parish - 2002 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 54
Irrigated 11,426
Lint 11,426 Pounds 820.00 9,369,320 2,810,796
Seed 11,426 Pounds 1,510.00 17,253,260 690,130
Non-irrigated 2,413
Lint 2,413 Pounds 705.00 1,701,165 510,350
Seed 2,413 Pounds 1,453.00 3,506,089 140,244
Cotton (Total) 54 13,839 4,151,520
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 42,945
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 28,344
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 14,993
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 10,551,881
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,517,950
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 11,472,715
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 6,192,345
Forestry (Total) 11,472,715
FRUITS
Blackberries * 5 Pints 1,000.00 5,000 5,000
Blueberries 8 7 Pounds 800.00 5,600 7,000
Figs 6 5 Pounds 2.00 10 12
Mayhaws
Native * 50 Pounds 140.00 7,000 8,750
Orchard * 16 Pounds 850.00 13,600 17,680
Muscadines * 5 Tons 2.50 12 3,125
Peaches 10 55 Bushels 150.00 8,250 247,500
Strawberries * 15 Flats 1,700.00 25,500 331,500
Fruits (Total) 620,567
HOME GARDENS 12,100 Garden 3,630,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 10 Acre 150,000
Woody Ornamentals 14 Acre 240,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 50,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 15 440,000
PECANS
Improved 12 500 Pounds 140.00 70,000 52,500
Native 100 80 Pounds 70.00 5,600 2,520
Pecans (Total) 55,020
RICE 8 8,185 cwt. 56.25 460,406 1,841,625
SOD PRODUCTION * 140 Acres 496,440
SOYBEANS 42 9,202 Bushels 23.00 211,646 1,187,334
SWEET POTATOES * 220 Bushels 50#
Canning 220 % of crop 73.50 16,170 28,298
Fresh 220 % of crop 136.50 30,030 420,420
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 220 210.00 46,200 448,718
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 2 Sacks 50# 400.00 800 5,600
Cantaloupe * 20 Cartons (40# 240.00 4,800 72,000
Collards (Fresh) 8 12 Doz. Bunches 500.00 6,000 42,000
Irish Potatoes * 5 cwt. 20.00 100 3,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) 10 20 Bushels 32# 50.00 1,000 30,000
Mustard (Fresh) 8 10 Doz. Bunches 400.00 4,000 28,000
Okra (Fresh) 6 12 Bushels 350.00 4,200 84,000
Onions * 2 Bag 50# 40.00 80 1,600
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 85 cwt. 200.00 17,000 340,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 5 Bushels 30# 65.00 325 6,500
Southern Peas (Fresh) 10 50 Bushels 24# 80.00 4,000 80,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 8 8 Bushels 45# 200.00 1,600 19,200
Zucchini Squash * 5 Bushels 45# 200.00 1,000 10,000
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 20 Doz. Ears 800.00 16,000 48,000
Watermelonresh) 18 1,400 cwt. Bunches 350.00 490,000 3,920,000
Vegetables (Total) 4,796,650
WHEAT * 4,873 Bushels 35.00 170,555 559,420
TOTAL ALL CROPS 29,700,009
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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OUACHITA Parish - 2002 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Alligators (Farm) 7,000 acres 27,300 491,400
Aquaculture (Total) 491,400
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 13 Pounds 25,416 11,869
Buffalo 11 Pounds 13,329 2,053
Gar 11 Pounds 4,306 3,970
Other Finfish 11 Pounds 54 10
Freshwater Fisheries 17,902
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 10 54
Fur Animals (Total) 54
ALLIGATORS - Wild 20 150 3,300
HUNTING LEASE 65 26,000 acres 156,000
HONEY 23 1,680 hives Pounds 190,502 190,502
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 859,158
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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OUACHITA 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 126 43,130
400-500 lbs. Head sold 254 97,155
500-600 lbs. Head sold 109 45,622
600-700 lbs Head sold 93 42,980
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 133 39,893
400-500 lbs. Head sold 300 103,815
500-600 lbs. Head sold 140 54,439
600-700 lbs. Head sold 77 33,233
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 280 129,402
700-800 lbs. Head sold 295 145,583
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 263 186,730
Cull Cows Head sold 378 115,668
Cull Bulls Head sold 55 38,651
Cattle & Calves (Total) 68 2,800 cows 1,076,301
MILK
Dairy Cows * 75 cows Pounds 900,000 125,820
Milk (Total) 125,820
HORSES
Brood Mares 44 400 mares Head sold 275 195,000
Stud Fees 60 studs Mares 390 310,000
Race Horses * 30 horses Head sold
Show Horses 260 445 horses Head sold 4,250,000
Recreation Horses 900 1,900 horses Head sold 6,950,700
Horses (Total) 11,705,700
POULTRY
Broilers * Pounds 13,461,818 4,253,934
Breeder Flocks 7 40,838 birds Dozen 510,480 201,640
Poultry (Total) 4,455,574
RABBITS
Fryers 10 1,450 animals Pounds 4,765 3,812
Does 10 600 animals Pounds 1,790 26,850
Rabbits (Total) 2,050 6,555 30,662
RATITE and other EXOTIC
Ostrich * 70 breedrs Birds 15 1,500
Exotic Fowl (Total) 70 15 1,500
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS * 300 breedrs Birds 800 1,600
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 20 sheared Pounds 120 16
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 15 1,388
Feeder Lambs Head sold 7 399
Cull Sheep Head sold 2 65
Sheep (Total) * 8 ewes 1,868
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 498 42,330
Stocker Goats Head Sold 450 24,750
Cull Goats Head Sold 65 2,113
Goats (Total) 58 640 does 69,193
Sheep & Goats (Total) 71,061
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 4 1,200
Feeder Pigs Head sold 65 1,251
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 20 1,800
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 3 225
Swine (Total) * 6 sows 4,476
* Fewer Than 6 Producers 17,472,694
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