MOREHOUSE Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 248 64,765
Lint 64,765 Pounds 750 48,573,750 33,030,150
Seed 64,765 Pounds 1,200 77,718,000 4,429,926
Cotton (Total) 248 64,765 37,460,076
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 25,244
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 38,263
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 13
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 28,692,374
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,289,172
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 20,002,661
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 14,203,416
Fire Wood 8 Face Cords 100 12,500
Forestry (Total) 20,015,161
FRUITS
Blackberries * 1 Pints 1,000 1,000 1,000
Blueberries * 2 Pounds 3,000 6,000 6,000
Figs 8 2 Pounds 350 700 700
Mayhaws * 2 Pounds
Muscadines * 1 Tons 0 0 50
Peaches * 10 Bushels 250 2,500 37,500
Fruits (Total) 20 18 45,250
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 89 20,697 Bushels 120 2,483,640 6,333,282
Grain Sorghum 12 4,063 cwt. 30 121,890 560,694
Oats * 50 Bushels 40 2,000 3,400
Feed Grains (Total) 6,897,376
HAY, SOLD
Grass 35 2,050 Tons 2 4,100 205,000
Hay Sold (Total) 205,000
HOME GARDENS 5,448 Garden 1,754,256
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 8,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 20,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 28,000
PEANUTS * 480 Pounds 2,075 996,000 308,760
PECANS
Improved 9 280 Pounds 220 61,600 46,200
Native 10 70 Pounds 75 5,250 2,363
Pecans (Total) 48,563
RICE 120 39,227 cwt. 54 2,118,258 21,182,580
SOD PRODUCTION * 420 Acres 1,400,700
SOYBEANS 210 74,064 Bushels 28 2,073,792 14,309,165
SWEET POTATOES 11 3,400 Bushels 50# 265
Canning 3,400 % of crop 66 225,250 450,500
Fresh 3,400 % of crop 198 675,750 7,433,250
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 11 3,400 265 901,000 7,883,750
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cantaloupe * 4 Cartons (40#) 50 200 2,400
Collards (Fresh) 8 8 Doz. Bunches 250 2,000 10,000
Cucumber * 1 Bushels 50# 150 150 1,500
Irish Potatoes * 1 cwt. 70 70 1,400
Lima Beans (Fresh) 10 10 Bushels 32# 35 350 8,750
Mustard (Fresh) 20 20 Doz. Bunches 300 6,000 30,000
Okra (Fresh) 6 5 Bushels 200 1,000 20,000
Peppers
Bell * 1 Bushels 28# 200 200 1,400
Snap Beans (Fresh) 8 20 Bushels 30# 50 1,000 15,000
Southern Peas (Fresh) 40 80 Bushels 24# 50 4,000 80,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 2 Bushels 45# 100 200 3,200
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 10 50 Doz. Ears 350 17,500 35,000
Tomatoes (Field) 12 8 Lugs 20# 200 1,600 19,200
Turnips (Fresh) 10 10 Doz. Bunches 400 4,000 20,000
Watermelon * 40 cwt. 100 4,000 24,000
Vegetables (Total) 142 260 271,850
WHEAT 9 1,291 Bushels 30 38,730 135,555
TOTAL ALL CROPS 111,946,042
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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MOREHOUSE Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 225 acres Pounds Sold 1,068,750 737,437
Aquaculture (Total) 737,437
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 199 1,441
Fur Animals (Total) 1,441
ALLIGATORS - Wild 15 animals feet 112 2,025
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 10 5,000 acres 26,250
HONEY * 40 hives Pounds 600 444
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 767,597
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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MOREHOUSE 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 165 52,264
400-500 lbs. Head sold 447 168,966
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,105 486,200
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 290 78,916
400-500 lbs. Head sold 935 313,459
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,240 472,626
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 680 305,864
700-800 lbs. Head sold 315 166,556
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 530 344,500
Cull Cows Head sold 350 102,638
Cull Bulls Head sold 70 45,780
Cattle & Calves (Total) 143 6,120 cows 2,537,769
HORSES
Brood Mares 18 185 mares Head sold 900 2,250,000
Stud Fees 30 studs Mares bred 250
Pleasure Horses 300 horses Head sold 750 1,125,000
Horses (Total) 3,375,000
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 25 5,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 54 1,782
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 54 7,290
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 2 288
Swine (Total) * 3 sows 14,360
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 5,927,129
* Fewer Than 6 Producers