MOREHOUSE Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 198 50,752
Lint 50,752 Pounds 490 24,868,480 17,905,306
Seed 50,752 Pounds 784 39,789,568 1,989,478
Cotton (Total) 198 50,752 19,894,784
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 30,456
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 32,103
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 31,996,487
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 2,229,740
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 24,945,367
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 15,342,871
Fire Wood 8 Face Cords 100 12,500
Forestry (Total) 24,957,867
FRUITS
Blackberries * 1 Pints 280 280 280
Blueberries * 1 Pounds 100 100 100
Figs 8 2 Pounds 300 600 600
Mayhaws * 2 Pounds 300 600 540
Muscadines * 1 Tons 0 0 50
Peaches * 10 Bushels 80 800 12,000
Fruits (Total) 16 17 13,570
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 110 34,000 Bushels 115 3,910,000 8,211,000
Grain Sorghum 10 7,398 cwt. 40 295,920 1,154,088
Oats * 50 Bushels 40 2,000 3,600
Feed Grains (Total) 9,368,688
HAY, SOLD
Grass 35 2,050 Tons 1 3,075 184,500
Hay Sold (Total) 184,500
HOME GARDENS 5,500 Garden 1,210,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 8,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre
Foliage Plants Acre 20,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 28,000
PEANUTS * 350 Pounds 3,950 1,382,500 442,400
PECANS
Improved 9 280 Pounds 200 56,000 42,000
Native 10 70 Pounds 75 5,250 2,363
Pecans (Total) 44,363
RICE 135 46,961 cwt. 49 2,301,089 21,860,346
SOD PRODUCTION * 420 Acres 1,400,700
SOYBEANS 230 68,000 Bushels 21 1,428,000 8,068,200
SWEET POTATOES 11 3,700 Bushels 50# 220
Canning 3,700 % of crop 55 203,500 407,000
Fresh 3,700 % of crop 165 610,500 6,715,500
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 11 3,700 220 814,000 7,122,500
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cantaloupe * 3 Cartons (40#) 70 210 3,150
Collards (Fresh) 8 6 Doz. Bunches 200 1,200 8,400
Cucumber * 1 Bushels 50# 150 150 2,250
Irish Potatoes * 1 cwt. 60 60 1,800
Lima Beans (Fresh) 8 5 Bushels 32# 20 100 2,500
Mustard (Fresh) 15 10 Doz. Bunches 300 3,000 18,000
Okra (Fresh) 6 5 Bushels 200 1,000 15,000
Onions * 1 Bag 50# 80 80 1,600
Peppers
Bell * 1 Bushels 28# 100 100 1,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) 6 10 Bushels 30# 50 500 8,500
Southern Peas (Fresh) 40 80 Bushels 24# 20 1,600 27,200
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 2 Bushels 45# 100 200 1,600
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 15 75 Doz. Ears 200 15,000 37,500
Tomatoes (Field) 8 6 Lugs 20# 250 1,500 22,500
Turnips (Fresh) 10 10 Doz. Bunches 300 3,000 18,000
Watermelon * 25 cwt. 80 2,000 12,000
Vegetables (Total) 95 181,000
WHEAT 10 3,900 Bushels 30 117,000 380,250
TOTAL ALL CROPS 95,157,168
Kenaf * 20 Tons 5
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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MOREHOUSE Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 190 acres Pounds Sold 902,500 694,925
Aquaculture (Total) 694,925
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 191 1,064
Fur Animals (Total) 1,064
ALLIGATORS - Wild 12 animals feet 90 1,350
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 10 5,000 acres 26,250
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 723,589
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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MOREHOUSE 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 149 42,085
400-500 lbs. Head sold 420 135,891
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,105 398,076
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 270 65,394
400-500 lbs. Head sold 870 251,343
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,180 393,294
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 640 249,600
700-800 lbs. Head sold 302 133,635
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 505 303,000
Cull Cows Head sold 330 93,968
Cull Bulls Head sold 65 42,120
Cattle & Calves (Total) 135 5,836 cows 2,108,406
HORSES
Brood Mares 18 140 mares Head sold 800 1,600,000
Stud Fees 10 studs Mares bred 140
Pleasure Horses 300 horses Head sold 950 1,890,000
Horses (Total) 3,490,140
SWINE
Feeder Pigs Head sold 55 908
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 60 4,950
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 5 431
Swine (Total) * 5 sows 6,289
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 5,604,835
* Fewer Than 6 Producers