RICHLAND Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 465 62,434
Lint 62,434 Pounds 388 24,224,392 17,441,562
Seed 62,434 Pounds 621 38,771,514 1,938,576
Cotton (Total) 465 62,434 19,380,138
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 795
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 12,716
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 420,078
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 2,600,819
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 2,010,997
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 904,002
Christmas Trees Retail * 20 Trees Sold 3,900 107,250
Forest Seedlings * 2 Seedlings 325,000 650,000 130,000
Forestry (Total) 2,248,247
FRUITS
Peaches * 15 Bushels 235 3,525 52,875
Fruits (Total) * 16 52,875
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 460 62,828 Bushels 75 4,712,100 9,895,410
Grain Sorghum 40 7,302 cwt. 52 379,704 1,480,846
Oats * 170 Bushels 90 15,300 27,540
Feed Grains (Total) 11,403,796
HAY, SOLD
Grass 32 4,500 Tons 1 8,550 513,000
Hay Sold (Total) 513,000
HOME GARDENS 1,880 Garden 413,600
PEANUTS * 51 Pounds 2,800 142,800 45,696
PECANS
Improved 12 200 Pounds 210 42,000 31,500
Pecans (Total) 31,500
RICE 30 9,227 cwt. 54 498,258 4,733,451
SOYBEANS 272 26,903 Bushels 13 349,739 1,976,025
SWEET POTATOES * 450 Bushels 50# 300
Canning 450 % of crop 120 54,000 108,000
Fresh 450 % of crop 180 81,000 891,000
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 450 300 135,000 999,000
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Southern Peas (Fresh) 14 30 Bushels 24# 185 5,550 94,350
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 6 15 Doz. Ears 1,300 19,500 48,750
Watermelon * 20 cwt. 85 1,700 10,200
Vegetables (Total) 19 65 153,300
WHEAT 16 3,866 Bushels 45 173,970 565,403
TOTAL ALL CROPS 42,516,031
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RICHLAND Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 70 acres Pounds Sold 47,740 29,599
Catfish (Farm) * 140 acres Pounds Sold 490,000 377,300
Minnows * 1,200 acres Pounds Sold 720,000 2,268,000
Aquaculture (Total) 2,674,899
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 2,042 11,374
Fur Animals (Total) 11,374
ALLIGATORS - Wild 7 animals feet 52 788
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 10 16,000 acres 441,120
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 3,128,181
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RICHLAND 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 1,750 494,288
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,520 491,796
500-600 lbs. Head sold 620 223,355
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,430 346,346
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,270 366,903
500-600 lbs. Head sold 300 99,990
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,140 444,600
700-800 lbs. Head sold 390 172,575
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 580 348,000
Cull Cows Head sold 1,470 418,583
Cull Bulls Head sold 210 136,080
Cattle & Calves (Total) 250 8,500 cows 3,542,516
HORSES
Brood Mares 8 100 mares Head sold 60 90,000
Stud Fees 3 studs Mares bred 50 15,000
Pleasure Horses * horses Head sold 5 10,000
Horses (Total) 115,000
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 16 breedrs Birds sold 15 1,500
Emu * 25 breedrs Birds sold 30 1,500
Exotic Fowl (Total) * 31 45 3,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 45 3,375
Stocker Goats Head Sold 25 875
Cull Goats Head Sold 10 200
Goats (Total) * 70 does 4,450
Sheep & Goats (Total) 4,450
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 15 3,750
Feeder Pigs Head sold 165 2,723
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 360 29,700
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 4 345
Swine (Total) 10 30 sows 36,518
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 3,701,484
* Fewer Than 6 Producers