CATAHOULA Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 96 44,728
Lint 44,728 Pounds 585 26,165,880 18,839,434
Seed 44,728 Pounds 936 41,865,408 2,093,270
Cotton (Total) 96 44,728 20,932,704
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 43,752
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 14,335
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 10,731,858
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 3,349,368
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 12,360,232
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 6,836,862
Christmas Trees Retail * 3 Trees Sold 250 6,875
Forestry (Total) 12,367,107
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 54 23,791 Bushels 62 1,475,042 3,097,588
Grain Sorghum 53 24,851 cwt. 29 738,074 2,878,491
Oats * 40 Bushels 78 3,120 5,616
Feed Grains (Total) 5,981,695
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 3,000sf Pounds 4 13,500 15,525
Greenhouse Vegetables * 3,000sf Pounds 4 15,525
HAY, SOLD
Grass 46 3,000 Tons 2 8,250 495,000
Hay Sold (Total) 495,000
HOME GARDENS 600 Garden 132,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 6 Acre 50,400
Foliage Plants * Acre 8,500
Nursery Crops (Total) 58,900
PECANS
Improved * 110 Pounds 600 66,000 49,500
Native 75 150 Pounds 90 13,500 6,075
Pecans (Total) 55,575
RICE 9 12,681 cwt. 49 628,343 5,969,264
SOYBEANS 162 78,572 Bushels 11 864,292 4,883,250
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 24# 75 750 12,750
Vegetables (Total) * 10 12,750
WHEAT 12 3,487 Bushels 62 216,194 702,631
TOTAL ALL CROPS 51,606,401
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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CATAHOULA Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 55 acres Pounds Sold 8,000 4,960
Catfish (Farm) 28 1,400 acres Pounds Sold 7,392,000 5,691,840
Minnows * 520 acres Pounds Sold 200,000 630,000
Alligators (Farm) * 101 animals feet 393 6,598
Other Species 27 80 acres Pounds Sold 150,000 2,250,000
Aquaculture (Total) 8,583,398
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 4,000 2,560
Catfish (Wild) 45 Pounds Sold 1,750,000 875,500
Buffalo 45 Pounds Sold 1,500,000 375,000
Gar 15 Pounds Sold 110,000 110,000
Other Finfish 45 Pounds Sold 40,000 12,500
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 1,375,560
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 185 1,030
Fur Animals (Total) 1,030
ALLIGATORS - Wild 6 animals feet 45 675
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 60 210,000 acres
HONEY * 111 hives Pounds 9,990 5,594
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 9,966,257
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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CATAHOULA 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 930 262,679
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,380 446,499
500-600 lbs. Head sold 420 151,305
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 826 200,057
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,400 404,460
500-600 lbs. Head sold 150 49,995
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 325 126,750
700-800 lbs. Head sold 100 44,250
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 350 210,000
Cull Cows Head sold 1,000 284,750
Cull Bulls Head sold 60 38,880
Cattle & Calves (Total) 158 6,125 cows 2,219,625
HORSES
Brood Mares 26 130 mares Head sold 80 160,000
Stud Fees 5 studs Mares bred 70 14,000
Pleasure Horses 80 horses Head sold 135 135,000
Horses (Total) 309,000
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Emu * 8 breedrs Birds sold 25 1,250
Exotic Fowl (Total) 1,250
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 150 11,250
Stocker Goats Head Sold 25 875
Cull Goats Head Sold 25 500
Goats (Total) 6 150 does 12,625
Sheep & Goats (Total) 12,625
SWINE
Feeder Pigs Head sold 200 3,300
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 50 4,125
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 14 1,208
Swine (Total) * 15 sows 8,633
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 2,551,133
* Fewer Than 6 Producers