RAPIDES Parish - 2002 - Crop Production Total Gross Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ COTTON Non-irrigated 17,145 Lint 17,145 Pounds 450.00 7,715,250 2,314,575 Seed 17,145 Pounds 585.00 10,029,825 401,193 Cotton (Total) 17,145 2,715,768 FORESTRY Pine Pulpwood Cords 154,877 Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 21,762 Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 13,221 Pine Saw Logs Board feet 35,570,091 Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,403,210 Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 29,574,310 Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 16,901,599 Christmas Trees Retail * 20 Trees Sold 6.50 130 5,200 Pine Straw * Bales 40# 9,500 19,000 Fire Wood 70 Face Cords 1,750 218,750 Forest Seedlings * 5 Seedlings 50,000.00 250,000 27,500 Forestry (Total) 29,844,760 FRUITS Blueberries 8 12 Pounds 760.00 9,120 11,400 Mayhaws Native * 2 Pounds 100.00 200 250 Orchard * 12 Pounds 275.00 3,300 4,290 Peaches * 10 Bushels 65.00 650 19,500 Strawberries * 1 Flats 1,223.50 1,835 23,858 Fruits (Total) 17 36 59,298 FEED GRAINS Corn (Field) 50 6,760 Bushels 146.00 986,960 2,121,964 Grain Sorghum 55 5,779 cwt. 54.00 312,066 1,198,333 Feed Grains (Total) 3,320,297 HAY, SOLD Grass 150 6,000 Tons 1.25 7,500 450,000 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 225 Acre 47,000,000 Foliage Plants 30 Acre 1,900,000 Nursery Crops (Total) 243 51,425,000 PECANS Improved 11 300 Pounds 340.00 102,000 76,500 Native 60 400 Pounds 158.00 63,200 28,440 Pecans (Total) 104,940 RICE 10 7,308 cwt. 42.00 306,936 1,227,744 SOYBEANS 125 17,770 Bushels 22.00 390,940 2,193,173 SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug. Sugar 25 14,130 lbs 4,000.00 56,520,000 7,178,040 Molasses 25 14,130 gal 120.00 1,695,600 169,560 Sugarcane (Total) 7,347,600 SWEET POTATOES * 200 Bushels 50# Canning 200 % of crop Fresh 200 % of crop 50.00 10,000 140,000 Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 200 50.00 10,000 140,000 VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL Cabbage (Fresh) * 12 Sacks 50# 557.00 6,684 46,788 Collards (Fresh) * 4 Doz. Bunches 528.00 2,112 14,784 Irish Potatoes * 3 cwt. 107.00 321 9,630 Mustard (Fresh) * 7 Doz. Bunches 620.00 4,340 30,380 Okra (Fresh) 8 8 Bushels 185.00 1,480 29,600 Onions, Green 7 lbs. Peppers Shallots Cushaw * 2 Doz. Bunches 1,120.00 2,240 11,200 Snap Beans (Fresh) * 3 Bushels 30# 212.00 636 12,720 Southern Peas (Fresh) 17 10 Bushels 24# 82.00 820 16,400 Spinach (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 25# 220.00 110 2,750 Squash (Fresh) Yellow Squash * 2 Bushels 45# 245.00 490 5,880 Zucchini Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 225.00 225 2,250 Winter Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 200.00 200 2,800 Squash (Processing) Sweet Corn (Fresh) 11 45 Doz. Ears 748.00 33,660 100,980 Tomatoes (Field) * 5 Lugs 20# 850.00 4,250 63,750 Turnips (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Bunches 621.00 1,863 13,041 Watermelon * 3 cwt. 175.00 525 4,200 Vegetables (Total) 74 110 402,653 WHEAT * 1,630 Bushels 48.00 78,240 256,627 TOTAL ALL CROPS 99,907,860 * Fewer Than 6 Producers **Not Included in Forestry(Total) ==================================================================================================== RAPIDES Parish - 2002 - Fish & Wildlife Production Total Gross Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ AQUACULTURE Crawfish (Farm) * 400 acres Pounds 68,000 54,400 Catfish (Farm) 6 700 acres Pounds 2,800,000 1,624,000 Aquaculture (Total) 1,678,400 FRESHWATER FISHERIES Catfish (Wild) 60 Pounds 13,480 377,700 Buffalo 60 Pounds 12,270 113,400 Gar 60 Pounds 1,905 105,300 Other Finfish 60 Pounds 1,154 12,600 Freshwater Fisheries 609,000 FUR ANIMALS Pelts Pelts 432 2,328 Meat Pounds 627 314 Fur Animals (Total) 2,642 ALLIGATORS - Wild 79 592 13,035 HUNTING LEASE 195 299,500 acres 1,497,500 HONEY 15 1,100 hives Pounds 150,000 150,000 TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 3,950,577 * Fewer Than 6 Producers ================================================================================================= RAPIDES Parish - 2002 - Animal Production Total Gross Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ CATTLE and CALVES Steer Calves 300-400 lbs. Head sold 3,760 1,287,048 400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,155 441,788 500-600 lbs. Head sold 580 242,759 600-700 lbs Head sold 290 134,024 Heifer Calves 300-400 lbs. Head sold 3,620 1,085,819 400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,110 384,116 500-600 lbs. Head sold 555 215,812 600-700 lbs. Head sold 280 120,848 Yearling Cattle 600-700 lbs. Head sold 700 323,505 700-800 lbs. Head sold 350 172,725 Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 1,400 994,000 Cull Cows Head sold 2,450 749,700 Cull Bulls Head sold 60 42,165 Cattle & Calves (Total) 470 16,450 cows 6,194,309 MILK Dairy Cows * 147 cows Pounds 1,579,139 220,764 Milk (Total) 220,764 HORSES Brood Mares 130 480 mares Head sold 240 525,000 Stud Fees 30 studs Mares 625 312,500 Race Horses 35 120 horses Head sold 1,200,000 Show Horses 300 600 horses Head sold 1,500,000 Recreation Horses 500 1,200 horses Head sold 1,200,000 Horses (Total) 4,737,500 POULTRY Edible Eggs 10 225 hens Dozen 3,825 1,511 Poultry (Total) 1,511 RABBITS Fryers * 950 animals Pounds 4,750 3,800 Does 11 715 animals Pounds 4,700 70,500 Rabbits (Total) 1,665 9,450 74,300 SHEEP and GOATS Wool 320 sheared Pounds 1,600 212 Slaughter Lambs Head sold 72 6,660 Feeder Lambs Head sold 45 2,565 Show Lambs Head sold 50 13,750 Stocker Sheep Head sold 22 1,045 Cull Sheep Head sold 20 650 Sheep (Total) 7 125 ewes 24,882 Slaughter Goats Head Sold 500 42,500 Stocker Goats Head Sold 340 18,700 Cull Goats Head Sold 85 2,763 Goats (Total) 28 560 does 63,963 Sheep & Goats (Total) 88,845 SWINE Show Pigs Head sold 85 25,500 Feeder Pigs Head sold 1,095 21,079 Slaughter Hogs Head sold 500 45,000 Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 30 2,250 Swine (Total) 20 140 sows 93,829 TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 11,411,058 * Fewer Than 6 Producers =============================================================================================== x