WEBSTER Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON * 690
Lint 690 Pounds 400 276,000 187,680
Seed 690 Pounds 640 441,600 25,171
Cotton (Total) * 690 212,851
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 65,513
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 43,122
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 505
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 32,983,807
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 3,679,278
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 26,561,939
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 17,682,909
Christmas Trees Retail * 20 Trees Sold 10,000 275,000
Forestry (Total) 26,836,939
FRUITS
Blueberries * 4 Pounds 1,000 4,000 4,000
Peaches * 6 Bushels 60 360 5,400
Fruits (Total) * 6 9,400
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 100 250 Bushels 50 12,500 31,875
Feed Grains (Total) 31,875
HAY, SOLD
Grass 20 1,250 Tons 3 3,750 187,500
Hay Sold (Total) 187,500
HOME GARDENS 1,275 Garden 410,550
PECANS
Improved * 3 Pounds 75 225 169
Pecans (Total) 169
SWEET POTATOES * 10 Bushels 50# 250
Canning 10 % of crop
Fresh 10 % of crop 250 2,500 27,500
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 10 250 2,500 27,500
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cantaloupe 30 15 Cartons (40#) 40 600 7,200
Irish Potatoes 35 20 cwt. 185 3,700 74,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) 8 4 Bushels 32# 140 560 14,000
Mustard (Fresh) 25 12 Doz. Bunches 720 8,640 43,200
Snap Beans (Fresh) 20 10 Bushels 30# 150 1,500 22,500
Southern Peas (Fresh) 145 115 Bushels 24# 80 9,200 184,000
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 20 22 Doz. Ears 735 16,170 32,340
Tomatoes (Field) 25 18 Lugs 20# 745 13,410 160,920
Turnips (Fresh) 15 8 Doz. Bunches 600 4,800 24,000
Watermelon * 75 cwt.
Vegetables (Total) 316 295 562,160
TOTAL ALL CROPS 28,278,944
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WEBSTER Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 4 acres Pounds Sold 7,300 5,037
Fishbait * acres Pounds Sold 5,000 30,000
Other Species * 20 acres Pounds Sold 10,000 80,000
Aquaculture (Total) 115,037
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 529 3,830
Fur Animals (Total) 3,830
ALLIGATORS - Wild animals feet
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 600 78,720 acres 467,722
HONEY * 20 hives Pounds 500 370
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 586,959
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WEBSTER 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 5,500 1,742,125
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,300 869,400
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,925 847,000
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 3,150 857,194
400-500 lbs. Head sold 950 318,488
500-600 lbs. Head sold 800 304,920
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 500 224,900
700-800 lbs. Head sold 600 317,250
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 850 552,500
Cull Cows Head sold 850 249,263
Cull Bulls Head sold 250 163,500
Cattle & Calves (Total) 324 14,500 cows 6,446,540
MILK
Dairy Cows * 450 cows Pounds 4,324,045 609,690
Dairy Goats * 12 does Pounds 1,800 396
Milk (Total) 610,086
HORSES
Brood Mares 105 1,525 mares Head sold 970 1,875,000
Stud Fees 20 studs Mares bred 750 525,000
Pleasure Horses 350 horses Head sold 55 75,850
Horses (Total) 2,475,850
POULTRY
Broilers * Pounds 254,790 101,916
Breeder Flocks 6 336,000 birds Dozen eggs 3,024,000 4,536,000
Poultry (Total) 7 4,637,916
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 15 breedrs Birds sold 6 1,000
Emu * 25 breedrs Birds sold 8 800
Exotic Fowl (Total) 6 40 14 1,800
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 20 sheared Pounds 100 54
Show Lambs Head sold 5 1,250
Stocker Sheep Head sold 2 92
Cull Sheep Head sold 3 105
Sheep (Total) * 15 ewes 1,501
Sheep & Goats (Total) 1,501
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 10 2,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 65 2,145
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 8 1,080
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 3 432
Swine (Total) * 10 sows 5,657
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 14,179,350
* Fewer Than 6 Producers