BEAUREGARD Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 226,650
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 38,317
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 11,042
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 86,816,405
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 8,373,032
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 78,074,768
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 46,286,514
Christmas Trees Retail * 20 Trees Sold 1,200 33,000
Pine Straw * Bales 40# 8,000 32,000
Fire Wood 6 Face Cords 400 50,000
Forest Seedlings * 22 Seedlings 750,000 16,500,000 577,500
Forestry (Total) 78,767,268
FRUITS
Blueberries * 24 Pounds 2,000 48,000 48,000
Fruits (Total) * 24 48,000
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 12 3,280 Bushels 18 59,040 123,984
Grain Sorghum * 505 cwt. 25 12,625 49,238
Feed Grains (Total) 173,222
HAY, SOLD
Grass 35 1,000 Tons 2 2,000 120,000
Hay Sold (Total) 120,000
HOME GARDENS 1,500 Garden 330,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Woody Ornamentals 25 Acre 1,250,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 25 1,250,000
RICE 13 2,714 cwt. 45 122,130 1,160,235
SOD PRODUCTION * 10 Acres 33,350
SOYBEANS 18 7,243 Bushels 18 130,374 736,613
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Eggplant 10 2 Bushels 33#
Irish Potatoes 10 5 cwt.
Lima Beans (Fresh) 20 6 Bushels 32#
Mustard (Fresh) 12 6 Doz. Bunches
Southern Peas (Fresh) 50 50 Bushels 24# 7 350 5,950
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 15 Bushels 45#
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 20 40 Doz. Ears 250 10,000 25,000
Tomatoes (Field) 20 5 Lugs 20# 350 1,750 26,250
Watermelon 30 300 cwt. 50 15,000 90,000
Vegetables (Total) 55 414 147,200
WHEAT 12 1,920 Bushels 40 76,800 249,600
TOTAL ALL CROPS 83,015,488
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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BEAUREGARD Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 25 acres Pounds Sold 12,500 7,750
Catfish (Farm) * 8 acres Pounds Sold
Fishbait * acres Pounds Sold
Aquaculture (Total) 7,750
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 924 5,147
Fur Animals (Total) 5,147
ALLIGATORS - Wild animals feet 7,750
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 80 175,000 acres 612,500
HONEY 10 1,332 hives Pounds 79,920 44,755
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 677,902
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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BEAUREGARD 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 3,170 895,367
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,219 394,407
500-600 lbs. Head sold 487 175,442
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 2,058 498,448
400-500 lbs. Head sold 792 228,809
500-600 lbs. Head sold 317 105,656
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 357 139,230
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 896 537,600
Cull Cows Head sold 5,783 1,646,709
Cull Bulls Head sold 160 103,680
Cattle & Calves (Total) 305 12,500 cows 4,725,348
MILK
Dairy Cows 11 1,500 cows Pounds 13,829,916 2,212,787
Milk (Total) 2,212,787
HORSES
Brood Mares 54 505 mares Head sold 278 417,000
Stud Fees 30 studs Mares bred 333 116,750
Horses (Total) 533,750
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 10 breedrs Birds sold
Emu * 150 breedrs Birds sold
Rhea * 10 breedrs Birds sold
Exotic Fowl (Total) 8
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 345 sheared Pounds 2,415 909
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 60 7,200
Feeder Lambs Head sold 270 13,669
Show Lambs Head sold 150 37,500
Cull Sheep Head sold 145 5,075
Sheep (Total) 12 345 ewes 64,353
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 250 18,750
Stocker Goats Head Sold 100 3,500
Cull Goats Head Sold 100 2,000
Goats (Total) 25 500 does 24,250
Sheep & Goats (Total) 88,603
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 160 64,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 100 1,650
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 1,000 82,500
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 150 12,938
Swine (Total) 12 125 sows 161,088
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 7,721,576
* Fewer Than 6 Producers