AVOYELLES Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 27 7,202
Lint 7,202 Pounds 275 1,980,550 1,346,774
Seed 7,202 Pounds 440 3,168,880 180,626
Cotton (Total) 27 7,202 1,527,400
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 6,661
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 19,769
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 497
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 1,238,981
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 6,041,072
Forestry FOB Mill (Total)** 4,584,500
**Forestry Stumpage (Total) 2,389,764
Christmas Trees Retail * 12 Trees Sold 3,765 103,538
Fire Wood 42 Face Cords 2,925 365,625
Forestry (Total) 5,053,663
FRUITS
Blueberries * 0 Pounds 125 62 63
Fruits (Total) * 0 63
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 228 25,690 Bushels 30 770,700 1,618,470
Grain Sorghum 131 15,174 cwt. 17 257,958 1,186,607
Oats * 22 Bushels 61 1,342 2,281
Feed Grains (Total) 2,807,358
HAY, SOLD
Grass 480 9,600 Tons 0 7,200 360,000
Hay Sold (Total) 360,000
HOME GARDENS 1,892 Garden 609,224
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 1,600
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 30,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 31,600
PECANS
Improved 12 377 Pounds 370 139,490 104,618
Native 202 515 Pounds 522 268,830 120,974
Pecans (Total) 225,592
RICE 23 11,003 cwt. 46 506,138 5,061,380
SOYBEANS 489 77,255 Bushels 10 772,550 5,330,595
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 37 15,358 lbs 4,239 65,102,562 7,812,307
Molasses 37 15,358 gal 131 2,284,957 222,001
Sugarcane (Total) 8,034,308
SWEET POTATOES 94 3,600 Bushels 50# 117
Canning 3,600 % of crop 70 252,720 505,440
Fresh 3,600 % of crop 46 168,480 1,853,280
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 94 3,600 117 421,200 2,358,720
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 4 Sacks 50# 700 2,800 11,200
Collards (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Bunches 300 900 4,500
Garlic * 6 Pounds 5,400 32,400 64,800
Mustard (Fresh) 8 8 Doz. Bunches 510 4,080 20,400
Okra (Fresh) * 4 Bushels 135 607 12,150
Pumpkin, Cushaw * 1 cwt. 50 50 750
Shallots 8 8 Doz. Bunches 675 5,400 13,500
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 5 Bushels 24# 40 200 4,000
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 18 60 Doz. Ears 110 6,600 13,200
Turnips (Fresh) * 4 Doz. Bunches 350 1,400 7,000
Watermelon * 1 cwt. 70 70 420
Vegetables (Total) 58 104 151,920
WHEAT 29 3,522 Bushels 40 140,880 493,080
TOTAL ALL CROPS 32,044,903
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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AVOYELLES Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 225 acres Pounds Sold 146,250 90,675
Catfish (Farm) * 10 acres Pounds Sold 21,000 16,170
Aquaculture (Total) 106,845
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 42 Pounds Sold 311,000 199,040
Catfish (Wild) 85 Pounds Sold 1,502,000 675,900
Buffalo 85 Pounds Sold 1,052,000 263,000
Gar 85 Pounds Sold 86,000 94,600
Other Finfish 85 Pounds Sold 390,000 78,000
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 1,310,540
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 3,531 19,668
Meat Pounds 16,181 5,825
Fur Animals (Total) 25,493
ALLIGATORS - Wild 214 animals feet 1,605 24,075
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 280 75,618 acres 264,663
HONEY 31 5,785 hives Pounds 838,825 469,742
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 2,201,358
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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AVOYELLES Parish 1998 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 1,862 602,823
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,667 630,126
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,892 811,668
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,989 541,257
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,107 687,409
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,807 688,738
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 2,475 1,113,255
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,645 854,989
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 909 772,650
Cull Cows Head sold 2,950 865,088
Cull Bulls Head sold 309 202,086
Cattle & Calves (Total) 464 21,682 cows 7,770,089
HORSES
Brood Mares 40 165 mares Head sold 85 106,250
Stud Fees 22 studs Mares bred 207 31,050
Pleasure Horses 95 horses Head sold 180 225,000
Horses (Total) 362,300
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 269 sheared Pounds 2,403 1,293
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 112 15,120
Feeder Lambs Head sold 128 7,194
Show Lambs Head sold 4 1,000
Stocker Sheep Head sold 67 3,082
Cull Sheep Head sold 57 1,995
Sheep (Total) 26 138 ewes 29,684
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 67 3,350
Stocker Goats Head Sold 111 3,885
Cull Goats Head Sold 34 340
Goats (Total) 33 257 does 7,575
Sheep & Goats (Total) 37,259
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 60 15,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 287 9,471
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 158 20,738
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 71 10,224
Swine (Total) 22 132 sows 55,433
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 8,225,081
* Fewer Than 6 Producers