RICHLAND Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 580 88,121
Lint 88,121 Pounds 675 59,481,675 40,447,539
Seed 88,121 Pounds 1,080 95,170,680 5,424,729
Cotton (Total) 580 88,121 45,872,268
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 330
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 13,974
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 94,844
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,606,346
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 1,603,098
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 658,797
Christmas Trees Retail * 20 Trees Sold 3,900 107,250
Forestry (Total) 1,710,348
FRUITS
Peaches * 15 Bushels 210 3,150 47,250
Fruits (Total) * 15 47,250
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 280 34,322 Bushels 118 4,049,996 10,327,490
Grain Sorghum 22 2,541 cwt. 36 91,476 420,790
Oats 8 854 Bushels 90 76,860 130,662
Feed Grains (Total) 10,878,942
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 3,000sf Pounds 5 15,750 15,750
Greenhouse Vegetables * 3,000sf Pounds 15,750
HAY, SOLD
Grass 32 4,500 Tons 3 17,100 855,000
Hay Sold (Total) 855,000
HOME GARDENS 1,880 Garden 605,360
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 30,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 30,000
PEANUTS * 48 Pounds 2,800 134,400 41,664
PECANS
Improved 12 90 Pounds 480 43,200 32,400
Pecans (Total) 32,400
RICE 45 5,533 cwt. 57 315,381 3,153,810
SOYBEANS 340 42,184 Bushels 22 928,048 6,403,531
SWEET POTATOES * 300 Bushels 50# 110
Canning 300 % of crop 44 13,200 26,400
Fresh 300 % of crop 66 19,800 217,800
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 300 110 33,000 244,200
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 12 Bushels 32# 110 1,320 33,000
Southern Peas (Fresh) 14 30 Bushels 24# 270 8,100 162,000
Squash (Processing)
Yellow Squash * 4 cwt. 375 1,500 16,500
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 15 Doz. Ears 1,700 25,500 51,000
Vegetables (Total) 14 61 262,500
WHEAT 23 6,764 Bushels 44 297,616 1,041,656
TOTAL ALL CROPS 71,194,679
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RICHLAND Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 70 acres Pounds Sold 77,000 43,890
Catfish (Farm) * 140 acres Pounds Sold 490,000 338,100
Minnows * 1,200 acres Pounds Sold 720,000 2,160,000
Aquaculture (Total) 2,541,990
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 724 409
Buffalo * Pounds Sold 1,593 362
Gar * Pounds Sold 159 114
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 885
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 2,124 15,378
Fur Animals (Total) 15,378
ALLIGATORS - Wild 4 animals feet 30 540
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 10 16,000 acres 441,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 2,999,793
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RICHLAND 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 1,980 627,165
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,800 680,400
500-600 lbs. Head sold 870 382,800
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,660 451,728
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,500 502,875
500-600 lbs. Head sold 360 137,214
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,320 593,736
700-800 lbs. Head sold 420 222,075
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 670 435,500
Cull Cows Head sold 1,620 475,065
Cull Bulls Head sold 250 163,500
Cattle & Calves (Total) 260 9,000 cows 4,672,058
HORSES
Brood Mares 8 100 mares Head sold 60 60,000
Stud Fees 3 studs Mares bred 50 15,000
Horses (Total) 75,000
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 16 breedrs Birds sold 15 7,500
Emu * 25 breedrs Birds sold 30 3,000
Rhea * breedrs Birds sold
Exotic Fowl (Total) 31 10,500
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 4,757,558
* Fewer Than 6 Producers