WASHINGTON Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 144,253
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 19,229
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 82,329
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 15,845,257
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 5,126,248
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 29,846,170
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 19,885,980
Forestry (Total) 29,846,170
FRUITS
Blueberries 19 23 Pounds 4,500 103,500 103,500
Peaches 10 12 Bushels 200 2,400 36,000
Fruits (Total) 29 35 139,500
HAY, SOLD
Grass 320 7,000 Tons 1 8,750 437,500
Hay Sold (Total) 437,500
HOME GARDENS 3,600 Garden 1,159,200
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 600,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 8,600,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 750,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 11 9,950,000
PEANUTS 15 20 Pounds 2,500 50,000 15,500
PECANS
Improved * 10 Pounds 800 8,000 6,000
Pecans (Total) 6,000
SOD PRODUCTION * 100 Acres 333,500
SOYBEANS * 1,500 Bushels 25 37,500 258,750
SWEET POTATOES * 5 Bushels 50# 150
Canning 5 % of crop
Fresh 5 % of crop 150 750 8,250
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 5 150 750 8,250
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cantaloupe * 10 Cartons (40#) 350 3,500 42,000
Collards (Fresh) 15 10 Doz. Bunches 600 6,000 30,000
Irish Potatoes 60 22 cwt. 150 3,300 66,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 32# 80 800 20,000
Mustard (Fresh) 30 15 Doz. Bunches 450 6,750 33,750
Okra (Fresh) * 5 Bushels 150 750 15,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 30# 150 1,500 22,500
Southern Peas (Fresh) 20 20 Bushels 24# 100 2,000 40,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 10 Bushels 45# 130 1,300 20,800
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 33 20 Doz. Ears 1,000 20,000 40,000
Tomatoes (Field) 20 10 Lugs 20# 800 8,000 96,000
Turnips (Fresh) 10 10 Doz. Bunches 1,000 10,000 50,000
Watermelon 90 800 cwt. 180 144,000 864,000
Vegetables (Total) 303 952 1,340,050
TOTAL ALL CROPS 43,494,420
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WASHINGTON Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 15 acres Pounds Sold 23,000 15,870
Aquaculture (Total) 15,870
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 704 5,097
Fur Animals (Total) 5,097
ALLIGATORS - Wild 4 animals feet 30 540
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 25 100,000 acres 315,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 336,507
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WASHINGTON 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 2,000 633,500
400-500 lbs. Head sold 300 113,400
500-600 lbs. Head sold 250 110,000
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 2,000 544,250
400-500 lbs. Head sold 300 100,575
500-600 lbs. Head sold 250 95,288
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 300 134,940
700-800 lbs. Head sold 100 52,875
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 150 97,500
Cull Cows Head sold 2,300 674,475
Cull Bulls Head sold 50 32,700
Cattle & Calves (Total) 165 7,500 cows 2,589,503
MILK
Dairy Cows 164 16,800 cows Pounds 207,465,660 29,252,658
Milk (Total) 29,252,658
HORSES
Brood Mares 10 100 mares Head sold 50 100,000
Stud Fees 2 studs Mares bred 15 15,000
Horses (Total) 115,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 110 sheared Pounds 520 280
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 70 9,450
Feeder Lambs Head sold 10 562
Show Lambs Head sold 30 7,500
Cull Sheep Head sold 100 3,500
Sheep (Total) * 110 ewes 21,292
Sheep & Goats (Total) 21,292
SWINE
Feeder Pigs Head sold 550 18,150
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 50 6,750
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 5 720
Swine (Total) * 50 sows 25,620
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 32,004,073
* Fewer Than 6 Producers