FRANKLIN Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 800 64,077
Lint 64,077 Pounds 550 35,242,350 25,374,492
Seed 64,077 Pounds 880 56,387,760 2,819,388
Cotton (Total) 800 64,077 28,193,880
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 2,055
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 4,775
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 2,084,887
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 770,130
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 1,931,908
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 1,112,325
Fire Wood * Face Cords 100 12,500
Forestry (Total) 1,944,408
FRUITS
Peaches * 5 Bushels 200 1,000 15,000
Fruits (Total) * 5 15,000
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 150 71,918 Bushels 110 7,910,980 16,613,058
Grain Sorghum 30 8,834 cwt. 15 132,510 516,789
Oats * 6 Bushels 100 660 1,188
Feed Grains (Total) 17,131,035
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 1,000sf Pounds 3 3,000 3,450
Greenhouse Vegetables * 1,000sf Pounds 3,450
HAY, SOLD
Grass 50 20,000 Tons 1 20,000 1,200,000
Hay Sold (Total) 1,200,000
HOME GARDENS 800 Garden 176,000
PECANS
Improved 25 900 Pounds 100 90,000 67,500
Pecans (Total) 67,500
RICE * 2,835 cwt. 50 141,750 1,346,625
SOD PRODUCTION * 140 Acres 466,900
SOYBEANS 600 29,853 Bushels 15 447,795 2,530,042
SWEET POTATOES * 2,400 Bushels 50# 330
Canning 2,400 % of crop 132 316,800 633,600
Fresh 2,400 % of crop 198 475,200 5,227,200
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 2,400 330 792,000 5,860,800
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 150 Sacks 50# 750 112,500 562,500
Mustard (Fresh) * 4 Doz. Bunches 600 2,400 14,400
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 20 Doz. Ears 600 12,000 30,000
Tomatoes (Field) * 2 Lugs 20# 450 900 13,500
Turnips (Fresh) * 4 Doz. Bunches 800 3,200 19,200
Watermelon * 40 cwt. 84 3,360 20,160
Vegetables (Total) 14 70 659,760
WHEAT 20 1,740 Bushels 35 60,900 197,925
TOTAL ALL CROPS 59,793,325
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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FRANKLIN Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 60 acres Pounds Sold 30,150 30,150
Catfish (Farm) 42 7,108 acres Pounds Sold 42,648,000 28,574,160
Other Species * acres Pounds Sold 146,000 80,780
Aquaculture (Total) 28,685,090
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,938 10,795
Meat Pounds 16,181 5,825
Fur Animals (Total) 16,620
ALLIGATORS - Wild animals feet 30,150
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 75 37,500 acres 187,500
HONEY * 12 hives Pounds 1,221 684
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 28,920,044
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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FRANKLIN 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 4,000 1,129,800
400-500 lbs. Head sold 4,000 1,294,200
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,500 540,375
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 3,000 726,600
400-500 lbs. Head sold 3,000 866,700
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,000 333,300
Yearling Cattle
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 3,000 1,800,000
Cull Cows Head sold 1,000 284,750
Cull Bulls Head sold 60 38,880
Cattle & Calves (Total) 300 25,000 cows 7,014,605
HORSES
Brood Mares 30 100 mares Head sold 100 150,000
Pleasure Horses 100 horses Head sold 50 100,000
Horses (Total) 250,000
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 10 2,500
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 750 61,875
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 3 259
Swine (Total) * 30 sows 64,634
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 7,329,239
* Fewer Than 6 Producers