UNION Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON * 176
Lint 176 Pounds 830 146,080 99,334
Seed 176 Pounds 1,328 233,728 13,322
Cotton (Total) * 176 112,656
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 213,249
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 80,659
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 15,552
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 68,947,419
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 2,689,263
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 60,291,672
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 39,204,926
Christmas Trees Retail * 55 Trees Sold 600 16,500
Fire Wood * Face Cords 190 23,750
Forestry (Total) 60,331,922
FRUITS
Blackberries * 5 Pints 3,000 15,000 15,000
Blueberries * 8 Pounds 1,400 11,200 11,200
Peaches * 35 Bushels 250 8,750 131,250
Fruits (Total) * 35 157,450
HAY, SOLD
Grass 46 1,700 Tons 5 8,500 425,000
Hay Sold (Total) 425,000
HOME GARDENS 3,870 Garden 1,246,140
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 7,500
Foliage Plants * Acre 8,200
Nursery Crops (Total) * 15,700
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cantaloupe * 12 Cartons (40#) 250 3,000 36,000
Collards (Fresh) 10 18 Doz. Bunches 700 12,600 63,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 5 Bushels 32# 90 450 11,250
Mustard (Fresh) 12 15 Doz. Bunches 800 12,000 60,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 15 Bushels 30# 120 1,800 27,000
Southern Peas (Fresh) 50 290 Bushels 24# 90 26,100 522,000
Squash (Processing)
Watermelon * 10 cwt. 140 1,400 8,400
Vegetables (Total) 63 365 727,650
TOTAL ALL CROPS 63,016,518
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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UNION Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 50 acres Pounds Sold 700,000 490,000
Fishbait * acres Pounds Sold 5,000 30,000
Alligators (Farm) * 564 animals feet 2,199 34,094
Aquaculture (Total) 554,094
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,496 10,831
Meat Pounds 16,803 7,393
Fur Animals (Total) 18,224
ALLIGATORS - Wild animals feet
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 38 42,000 acres 294,000
HONEY 6 36 hives Pounds 1,730 1,280
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 867,598
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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UNION 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 170 53,848
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,200 453,600
500-600 lbs. Head sold 3,500 1,540,000
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 150 40,819
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,190 398,948
500-600 lbs. Head sold 3,650 1,391,198
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 2,270 1,021,046
700-800 lbs. Head sold 980 518,175
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 190 123,500
Cull Cows Head sold 470 137,828
Cull Bulls Head sold 200 130,800
Cattle & Calves (Total) 233 11,800 cows 5,809,762
MILK
Dairy Cows * 240 cows Pounds 300,363 42,351
Milk (Total) 42,351
HORSES
Brood Mares 130 190 mares Head sold 145 217,500
Stud Fees 22 studs Mares bred 175 43,750
Pleasure Horses 700 horses Head sold 350 525,000
Horses (Total) 786,250
POULTRY
Broilers 245 Pounds 312,300,000 124,920,000
Cull Hens Pounds 3,400,000 850,000
Breeder Flocks 33 420,000 birds Dozen eggs 2,900,000 4,350,000
Poultry (Total) 278 130,120,000
RABBITS
Fryers * 30 animals Pounds 120 96
Does * 80 animals Pounds 240 3,600
Rabbits (Total) * 120 360 3,696
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Emu * 40 breedrs Birds sold
Exotic Fowl (Total) * 40
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS * 500 breedrs Birds sold 19,500 39,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 12 sheared Pounds 72 39
Show Lambs Head sold 6 1,500
Sheep (Total) * 10 ewes 1,539
Sheep & Goats (Total) 1,539
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 50 10,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 230 7,590
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 21,590 2,914,650
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 400 57,600
Swine (Total) 22 1,270 sows 2,989,840
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 139,792,438
Pullet Development Unit 10 10,000 (units) (Prod. 320,000 1,040,000
* Fewer Than 6 Producers