CADDO Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 53 16,762
Lint 16,762 Pounds 698 11,699,876 7,955,916
Seed 16,762 Pounds 1,168 19,578,016 1,115,947
Cotton (Total) 53 16,762 9,071,863
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 52,192
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 41,279
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 640
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 32,959,319
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,819,753
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 24,995,091
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 16,938,668
Christmas Trees Retail * 10 Trees Sold 2,000 55,000
Fire Wood 10 Face Cords 500 62,500
Forestry (Total) 25,112,591
FRUITS
Blackberries * 2 Pints 500 1,000 1,000
Blueberries * 12 Pounds 4,000 48,000 48,000
Muscadines * 5 Tons 1 6 1,563
Peaches * 17 Bushels 250 4,250 63,750
Fruits (Total) 14 36 114,313
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 33 8,367 Bushels 101 845,067 2,154,921
Feed Grains (Total) 2,154,921
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 2,700sf Pounds 3 8,100 8,100
Greenhouse Vegetables * 2,700sf Pounds 8,100
HAY, SOLD
Alfalfa 6 400 Tons 5 2,000 200,000
Grass 15 3,000 Tons 3 10,500 525,000
Hay Sold (Total) 725,000
HOME GARDENS 18,000 Garden 5,796,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 10 Acre 2,250,000
Woody Ornamentals 10 Acre 1,150,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 125,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 15 3,525,000
PECANS
Improved 8 700 Pounds 200 140,000 105,000
Native * 200 Pounds 50 10,000 4,500
Pecans (Total) 109,500
SOYBEANS 38 18,328 Bushels 34 623,152 4,299,749
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 4 Sacks 50# 400 1,600 6,400
Cantaloupe * 8 Cartons (40#) 100 800 9,600
Collards (Fresh) 6 13 Doz. Bunches 600 7,800 39,000
Eggplant * 3 Bushels 33# 150 450 3,600
Irish Potatoes 10 187 cwt. 160 29,920 598,400
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 7 Bushels 32# 25 175 4,375
Mustard (Fresh) 15 110 Doz. Bunches 600 66,000 330,000
Okra (Fresh) 10 12 Bushels 250 3,000 60,000
Peppers
Banana * 1 Bushels 25# 150 150 1,200
Bell 7 3 Bushels 28# 200 600 4,200
Snap Beans (Fresh) 8 14 Bushels 30# 90 1,260 18,900
Southern Peas (Fresh) 12 75 Bushels 24# 68 5,100 102,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 11 12 Bushels 45# 125 1,500 24,000
Zucchini Squash * 3 Bushels 45# 125 375 4,500
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 17 Doz. Ears 900 15,300 30,600
Tomatoes (Field) 6 13 Lugs 20# 1,250 16,250 195,000
Tomatoes (Green Mature) * 11 Boxes 25# 1,800 19,800 138,600
Turnips (Fresh) 20 55 Doz. Bunches 800 44,000 220,000
Watermelon * 13 cwt. 120 1,560 9,360
Vegetables (Total) 28 558 1,799,735
WHEAT 6 2,994 Bushels 33 98,802 345,807
TOTAL ALL CROPS 53,062,579
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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CADDO Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 18 acres Pounds Sold 100,000 80,000
Minnows * 5 acres Pounds Sold 2,500 7,500
Fishbait 10 acres Pounds Sold 100 750
Other Species * 15 acres Pounds Sold 5,000 50,000
Aquaculture (Total) 138,250
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 20 Pounds Sold 50,000 40,000
Buffalo 20 Pounds Sold 50,000 15,000
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 55,000
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,201 8,695
Fur Animals (Total) 8,695
ALLIGATORS - Wild 10 animals feet 75 1,350
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 10 10,000 acres 31,500
HONEY 20 200 hives Pounds 20,000 14,800
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 249,595
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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CADDO Parish 1997 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 2,479 785,223
400-500 lbs. Head sold 4,837 1,828,386
500-600 lbs. Head sold 2,480 1,091,200
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 3,047 829,165
400-500 lbs. Head sold 4,354 1,459,679
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,306 497,782
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,800 809,640
700-800 lbs. Head sold 450 237,938
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 100 65,000
Cull Cows Head sold 2,480 727,260
Cull Bulls Head sold 129 84,366
Cattle & Calves (Total) 335 21,500 cows 8,415,639
HORSES
Brood Mares 15 425 mares Head sold 280 1,425,000
Stud Fees 10 studs Mares bred 150 150,000
Pleasure Horses 20 horses Head sold 150 250,000
Horses (Total) 1,825,000
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich 10 60 breedrs Birds sold 125 56,250
Emu 10 75 breedrs Birds sold 100 2,500
Exotic Fowl (Total) 15 135 225 58,750
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 25 5,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 75 2,475
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 100 13,500
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 5 720
Swine (Total) 7 15 sows 21,695
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 10,321,084
* Fewer Than 6 Producers