OUACHITA Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 60 12,706
Lint 12,706 Pounds 500 6,353,000 4,574,160
Seed 12,706 Pounds 800 10,164,800 508,240
Cotton (Total) 60 12,706 5,082,400
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 72,699
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 56,595
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 13,327
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 20,205,897
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 4,419,980
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 24,649,021
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 13,205,215
Christmas Trees Retail 6 50 Trees Sold 5,000 137,500
Pine Straw * Bales 40# 10,000 40,000
Fire Wood 12 Face Cords 1,200 150,000
Forestry (Total) 24,976,521
FRUITS
Blackberries * 7 Pints 1,200 8,400 8,400
Blueberries 10 21 Pounds 800 16,800 16,800
Figs 10 4 Pounds 950 3,800 3,800
Mayhaws 11 15 Pounds 450 6,750 6,075
Muscadines * 5 Tons 2 10 2,500
Peaches 15 55 Bushels 350 19,250 288,750
Strawberries * 20 Flats 350 7,000 70,000
Fruits (Total) 15 99 396,325
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 30 5,602 Bushels 80 448,160 941,136
Grain Sorghum 10 730 cwt. 40 29,200 113,880
Feed Grains (Total) 1,055,016
HAY, SOLD
Grass 30 3,200 Tons 2 6,400 384,000
Hay Sold (Total) 384,000
HOME GARDENS 14,000 Garden 3,080,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 12,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 8 Acre 95,000
Woody Ornamentals 14 Acre 100,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 24,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 14 231,000
PECANS
Improved 20 1,500 Pounds 450 675,000 506,250
Native 12 120 Pounds 150 18,000 8,100
Pecans (Total) 514,350
RICE 12 8,641 cwt. 60 518,460 4,925,370
SOD PRODUCTION * 140 Acres 466,900
SOYBEANS 60 19,158 Bushels 24 459,792 2,597,825
SWEET POTATOES * 10 Bushels 50# 50
Canning 10 % of crop
Fresh 10 % of crop 50 500 5,500
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 10 50 500 5,500
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 2 Sacks 50# 150 300 1,500
Cantaloupe * 30 Cartons (40#) 150 4,500 67,500
Collards (Fresh) 15 22 Doz. Bunches 450 9,900 69,300
Irish Potatoes 6 10 cwt. 300 3,000 90,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) 15 40 Bushels 32# 30 1,200 30,000
Mustard (Fresh) 15 40 Doz. Bunches 350 14,000 84,000
Okra (Fresh) 10 15 Bushels 250 3,750 56,250
Onions * 5 Bag 50# 250 1,250 25,000
Peppers
Bell * 3 Bushels 28# 185 555 5,550
Snap Beans (Fresh) 10 7 Bushels 30# 75 525 8,925
Southern Peas (Fresh) 21 65 Bushels 24# 40 2,600 44,200
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 6 Bushels 45# 235 1,410 11,280
Zucchini Squash * 5 Bushels 45# 250 1,250 30,000
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 8 25 Doz. Ears 300 7,500 18,750
Tomatoes (Field) 12 18 Lugs 20# 400 7,200 108,000
Turnips (Fresh) 15 30 Doz. Bunches 300 9,000 54,000
Watermelon 15 125 cwt. 80 10,000 60,000
Vegetables (Total) 85 448 764,255
WHEAT * 1,319 Bushels 40 52,760 171,470
TOTAL ALL CROPS 44,650,932
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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OUACHITA Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 80 acres Pounds Sold 26,800 16,616
Alligators (Farm) * 8,278 animals feet 32,284 540,760
Other Species * 20 acres Pounds Sold 7,000 63,000
Aquaculture (Total) 620,376
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 20 Pounds Sold 15,000 6,750
Buffalo 20 Pounds Sold 25,000 6,250
Gar 10 Pounds Sold 3,000 3,300
Other Finfish 10 Pounds Sold 1,000 200
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 16,500
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 130 724
Fur Animals (Total) 724
ALLIGATORS - Wild 4 animals feet 30 450
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 60 30,000 acres 105,000
HONEY 30 2,220 hives Pounds 222,000 124,320
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 867,370
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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OUACHITA 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 200 56,490
400-500 lbs. Head sold 400 129,420
500-600 lbs. Head sold 200 72,050
Heifer Calves
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,000 333,300
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 400 156,000
700-800 lbs. Head sold 400 177,000
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 500 300,000
Cull Cows Head sold 500 142,375
Cull Bulls Head sold 60 38,880
Cattle & Calves (Total) 45 3,000 cows 1,405,515
MILK
Dairy Cows * 120 cows Pounds 1,447,508 231,601
Dairy Goats * 20 does Pounds 1,200 264
Milk (Total) 231,865
HORSES
Brood Mares 50 475 mares Head sold 325 162,000
Stud Fees 65 studs Mares bred 500 350,000
Pleasure Horses 625 horses Head sold 300 450,000
Horses (Total) 962,000
POULTRY
Broilers * Pounds 7,500,000 3,000,000
Breeder Flocks * 67,000 birds Dozen eggs 1,450,000 2,175,000
Poultry (Total) * 5,175,000
RABBITS
Fryers 12 1,500 animals Pounds 4,500 3,600
Does 12 500 animals Pounds 1,500 22,500
Rabbits (Total) 20 2,000 5,000 26,100
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich 10 100 breedrs Birds sold 200 20,000
Emu * 4 breedrs Birds sold 10 500
Exotic Fowl (Total) 20,500
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 15 1,800
Feeder Lambs Head sold 10 506
Show Lambs Head sold 7 1,750
Stocker Sheep Head sold 5 230
Cull Sheep Head sold 20 700
Sheep (Total) * 25 ewes 4,986
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 500 37,500
Stocker Goats Head Sold 525 18,375
Cull Goats Head Sold 100 2,000
Goats (Total) 75 700 does 57,875
Sheep & Goats (Total) 62,861
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 10 2,500
Feeder Pigs Head sold 100 1,650
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 150 12,375
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 75 6,469
Swine (Total) 20 75 sows 22,994
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 7,906,835
* Fewer Than 6 Producers