WEBSTER Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON * 690
Lint 690 Pounds 365 251,850 181,332
Seed 690 Pounds 585 403,650 20,183
Cotton (Total) * 690 201,515
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 74,995
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 52,001
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 542
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 42,339,581
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 7,092,724
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 38,012,947
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 22,486,899
Christmas Trees Retail * 40 Trees Sold 20,000 550,000
Forestry (Total) 38,562,947
FRUITS
Blueberries * 6 Pounds 3,600 21,600 21,600
Figs * 10 Pounds 200 2,000 2,000
Mayhaws * 10 Pounds 200 2,000 1,800
Peaches * 4 Bushels 240 960 14,400
Fruits (Total) 9 30 39,800
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 20 100 Bushels 5,000 500,000 1,050,000
Feed Grains (Total) 1,050,000
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 6,000sf Pounds 5 31,500 36,225
Greenhouse Vegetables * 6,000sf Pounds 52 36,225
HAY, SOLD
Grass 20 1,250 Tons 3 3,750 225,000
Hay Sold (Total) 225,000
HOME GARDENS 1,500 Garden 330,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 2,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 1,500
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 1,500
Foliage Plants * Acre 1,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 6,000
PECANS
Improved * 10 Pounds 50 500 375
Pecans (Total) 375
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cantaloupe 10 5 Cartons (40#) 200 1,000 15,000
Collards (Fresh) 10 5 Doz. Bunches 100 500 3,500
Irish Potatoes 20 20 cwt. 185 3,700 111,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) 8 4 Bushels 32# 140 560 14,000
Mustard (Fresh) 25 12 Doz. Bunches 500 6,000 36,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) 20 10 Bushels 30# 100 1,000 17,000
Southern Peas (Fresh) 100 80 Bushels 24# 80 6,400 108,800
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 20 Bushels 45# 20 400 3,200
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 20 20 Doz. Ears 500 10,000 25,000
Turnips (Fresh) 10 5 Doz. Bunches 200 1,000 6,000
Vegetables (Total) 155 135 339,500
TOTAL ALL CROPS 40,791,362
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WEBSTER Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 4 acres Pounds Sold 7,300 5,621
Fishbait * acres Pounds Sold 5,000 31,500
Other Species * 20 acres Pounds Sold 10,000 90,000
Aquaculture (Total) 127,121
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 509 2,835
Fur Animals (Total) 2,835
ALLIGATORS - Wild animals feet
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 600 148,600 acres 468,090
HONEY * 22 hives Pounds 222 124
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 598,170
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WEBSTER 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 4,450 1,256,903
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,070 669,749
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,733 624,313
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 2,735 662,417
400-500 lbs. Head sold 855 247,010
500-600 lbs. Head sold 720 239,976
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 450 175,500
700-800 lbs. Head sold 540 238,950
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 765 459,000
Cull Cows Head sold 765 217,834
Cull Bulls Head sold 225 145,800
Cattle & Calves (Total) 292 11,600 cows 4,937,452
MILK
Dairy Cows * 350 cows Pounds 3,995,767 639,323
Dairy Goats * 12 does Pounds 1,800 396
Milk (Total) 639,719
HORSES
Brood Mares 100 1,500 mares Head sold 900 1,350,000
Stud Fees 20 studs Mares bred 750 375,000
Pleasure Horses 350 horses Head sold 60 120,000
Horses (Total) 1,845,000
POULTRY
Broilers * Pounds 2,547,907 1,019,163
Breeder Flocks 7 392,000 birds Dozen eggs 8,493,333 12,740,000
Poultry (Total) 8 13,759,163
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 15 breedrs Birds sold 6
Emu * 25 breedrs Birds sold 8
Exotic Fowl (Total) 6 40 14
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 10 750
Stocker Goats Head Sold 10 350
Cull Goats Head Sold 20 400
Goats (Total) * 50 does 1,500
Sheep & Goats (Total) 1,500
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 20 5,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 30 495
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 10 825
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 20 1,725
Swine (Total) * 50 sows 8,045
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 21,190,879
* Fewer Than 6 Producers