RAPIDES Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 53 11,610
Lint 11,610 Pounds 525 6,095,250 4,388,580
Seed 11,610 Pounds 840 9,752,400 487,620
Cotton (Total) 53 11,610 4,876,200
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 138,325
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 37,917
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 2,137
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 53,883,342
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 8,602,725
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 49,839,804
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 29,155,767
Christmas Trees Retail * 30 Trees Sold 125 3,438
Pine Straw * Bales 40# 9,000 36,000
Fire Wood 30 Face Cords 800 100,000
Forest Seedlings * 2 Seedlings 250,000 500,000 25,000
Forestry (Total) 50,004,242
FRUITS
Blueberries 13 20 Pounds 1,100 22,000 22,000
Mayhaws * 12 Pounds 300 3,600 3,240
Peaches * 15 Bushels 125 1,875 28,125
Fruits (Total) 23 47 53,365
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 75 18,255 Bushels 75 1,369,125 2,875,163
Grain Sorghum 20 3,750 cwt. 45 168,750 658,125
Feed Grains (Total) 3,533,288
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 5,760sf Pounds 4 25,920 29,808
Greenhouse Vegetables * 5,760sf Pounds 29,808
HAY, SOLD
Grass 150 6,000 Tons 1 6,000 360,000
Hay Sold (Total) 360,000
HOME GARDENS 3,000 Garden 660,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees Acre 50,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 6 Acre 2,100,000
Woody Ornamentals 180 Acre 41,000,000
Foliage Plants 30 Acre 1,250,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 219 44,400,000
PECANS
Improved 11 310 Pounds 750 232,500 174,375
Native 60 400 Pounds 320 128,000 57,600
Pecans (Total) 231,975
RICE 16 5,290 cwt. 54 285,660 2,713,770
SOD PRODUCTION * 15 Acres 50,025
SOYBEANS 190 29,327 Bushels 18 527,886 2,982,556
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 21 8,446 lbs 5,940 50,169,240 6,020,309
Molasses 21 8,446 gal 184 1,555,246 171,077
Sugarcane (Total) 6,191,386
SWEET POTATOES * 200 Bushels 50# 75
Canning 200 % of crop 22 4,500 9,000
Fresh 200 % of crop 52 10,500 115,500
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 200 75 15,000 124,500
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 12 Sacks 50# 175 2,100 10,500
Collards (Fresh) 6 4 Doz. Bunches 400 1,600 11,200
Irish Potatoes 8 10 cwt. 117 1,170 35,100
Lima Beans (Fresh) 12 3 Bushels 32# 42 126 3,150
Mustard (Fresh) 28 47 Doz. Bunches 355 16,685 100,110
Okra (Fresh) 12 11 Bushels 125 1,375 20,625
Onions, Green 7 3 lbs. 3,700 11,100 13,875
Peppers
Bell * 1 Bushels 28# 96 96 960
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 4 cwt. 10 40 800
Shallots * 2 Doz. Bunches 600 1,200 4,800
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 4 Bushels 30# 35 140 2,380
Southern Peas (Fresh) 18 13 Bushels 24# 32 416 7,072
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 6 Bushels 45# 75 450 3,600
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 12 60 Doz. Ears 700 42,000 105,000
Tomatoes (Field) * 5 Lugs 20# 480 2,400 36,000
Turnips (Fresh) 6 8 Doz. Bunches 270 2,160 12,960
Watermelon 7 6 cwt. 40 240 1,440
Vegetables (Total) 62 199 369,572
WHEAT * 176 Bushels 35 6,160 20,020
TOTAL ALL CROPS 116,600,707
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RAPIDES Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 9 750 acres Pounds Sold 172,500 106,950
Catfish (Farm) 10 1,250 acres Pounds Sold 4,625,000 3,561,250
Aquaculture (Total) 3,668,200
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 20,600 9,270
Buffalo * Pounds Sold 19,000 4,750
Gar * Pounds Sold 600 660
Other Finfish * Pounds Sold 8,500 1,700
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 16,380
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 5,375 29,939
Meat Pounds 40,451 14,562
Fur Animals (Total) 44,501
ALLIGATORS - Wild 52 animals feet 390 5,850
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 140 273,000 acres 955,500
HONEY 15 1,065 hives Pounds 111,004 62,162
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 4,752,593
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RAPIDES 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 5,096 1,439,365
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,568 507,326
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,176 423,654
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 4,897 1,186,053
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,508 435,661
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,130 376,629
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 900 351,000
700-800 lbs. Head sold 450 199,125
Cull Cows Head sold 1,800 512,550
Cull Bulls Head sold 3,435 2,225,880
Cattle & Calves (Total) 520 22,900 cows 7,657,243
MILK
Dairy Cows * 141 cows Pounds 3,929,221 628,675
Milk (Total) 628,675
HORSES
Brood Mares 175 1,045 mares Head sold 449 673
Stud Fees 26 studs Mares bred 650 97,500
Pleasure Horses 10 horses Head sold 40 60,000
Horses (Total) 158,173
POULTRY
Edible Eggs 15 300 hens Dozen sold 5,100 3,570
Poultry (Total) 15 3,570
RABBITS
Fryers 6 2,160 animals Pounds 10,800 8,640
Does 15 1,400 animals Pounds 9,800 147,000
Rabbits (Total) 21 3,560 20,600 155,640
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 150 sheared Pounds 900 339
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 50 6,000
Feeder Lambs Head sold 25 1,266
Show Lambs Head sold 30 7,500
Stocker Sheep Head sold 15 690
Cull Sheep Head sold 9 315
Sheep (Total) * 70 ewes 16,110
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 300 22,500
Stocker Goats Head Sold 75 2,625
Cull Goats Head Sold 45 900
Goats (Total) 10 250 does 26,025
Sheep & Goats (Total) 42,135
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 155 38,750
Feeder Pigs Head sold 1,500 24,750
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 585 48,263
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 40 3,450
Swine (Total) 22 160 sows 115,213
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 8,760,649
* Fewer Than 6 Producers