WASHINGTON Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 92,923
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 26,158
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 103,823
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 15,690,903
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 4,760,962
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 35,045,585
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 20,826,973
Forestry (Total) 35,045,585
FRUITS
Blueberries 19 35 Pounds 1,235 43,225 43,225
Peaches 10 12 Bushels 120 1,440 21,600
Fruits (Total) 29 47 64,825
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) * 100 Bushels 25 2,500 5,250
Feed Grains (Total) 5,250
HAY, SOLD
Grass 320 5,000 Tons 0 3,750 225,000
Hay Sold (Total) 225,000
HOME GARDENS 3,600 Garden 792,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 1,000,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 10,000,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 750,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 11 11,750,000
PEANUTS 15 20 Pounds 1,800 36,000 11,520
PECANS
Improved * 10 Pounds 400 4,000 3,000
Pecans (Total) 3,000
SOD PRODUCTION * 500 Acres 1,667,500
SOYBEANS * 1,000 Bushels 10 10,000 56,500
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cantaloupe * 10 Cartons (40#) 200 2,000 30,000
Collards (Fresh) 15 10 Doz. Bunches 600 6,000 42,000
Irish Potatoes 60 22 cwt. 150 3,300 99,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 32# 50 500 12,500
Mustard (Fresh) 15 15 Doz. Bunches 450 6,750 40,500
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 30# 75 750 12,750
Southern Peas (Fresh) 20 20 Bushels 24# 75 1,500 25,500
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 10 Bushels 45# 100 1,000 8,000
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 33 20 Doz. Ears 400 8,000 20,000
Tomatoes (Field) 20 10 Lugs 20# 400 4,000 60,000
Watermelon 90 800 cwt. 150 120,000 720,000
Vegetables (Total) 273 937 1,070,250
TOTAL ALL CROPS 50,691,430
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WASHINGTON Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 15 acres Pounds Sold 27,000 20,790
Aquaculture (Total) 20,790
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 677 3,771
Fur Animals (Total) 3,771
ALLIGATORS - Wild 5 animals feet 37 563
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 25 100,000 acres 300,000
HONEY * 333 hives Pounds 45,511 25,486
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 350,610
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WASHINGTON 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 2,000 564,900
400-500 lbs. Head sold 300 97,065
500-600 lbs. Head sold 250 90,063
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 2,000 484,400
400-500 lbs. Head sold 300 86,670
500-600 lbs. Head sold 250 83,325
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 300 117,000
700-800 lbs. Head sold 100 44,250
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 150 90,000
Cull Cows Head sold 2,300 654,925
Cull Bulls Head sold 60 38,880
Cattle & Calves (Total) 300 7,500 cows 2,351,478
MILK
Dairy Cows 149 16,500 cows Pounds 190,435,412 30,469,666
Milk (Total) 30,469,666
HORSES
Brood Mares 10 100 mares Head sold 50 100,000
Stud Fees 2 studs Mares bred 15 15,000
Pleasure Horses 20 horses Head sold 50 50,000
Horses (Total) 165,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 110 sheared Pounds 520 196
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 70 8,400
Feeder Lambs Head sold 10 506
Show Lambs Head sold 30 7,500
Cull Sheep Head sold 100 3,500
Sheep (Total) * 110 ewes 20,102
Goats (Total) 10 30 does
Sheep & Goats (Total) 20,102
SWINE
Feeder Pigs Head sold 500 8,250
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 50 4,125
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 10 863
Swine (Total) * 50 sows 13,238
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 33,019,484
* Fewer Than 6 Producers