AVOYELLES Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 29 9,566
Lint 9,566 Pounds 850 8,131,100 4,309,483
Seed 9,566 Pounds 1,360 13,009,760 650,488
Cotton (Total) 29 9,566 4,959,971
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 5,842
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 17,056
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 1,110,661
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 4,176,495
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 3,237,238
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 1,782,845
Christmas Trees Retail * 9 Trees Sold 2,824 84,720
Fire Wood 37 Face Cords 2,650 331,250
Forestry (Total) 3,653,208
FRUITS
Blueberries * 0 Pounds 350 175 175
Fruits (Total) * 0 175
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 156 12,270 Bushels 110 1,349,700 2,712,897
Grain Sorghum 146 23,681 cwt. 52 1,247,988 3,806,366
Oats * 69 Bushels 92 6,348 6,983
Feed Grains (Total) 6,526,246
HAY, SOLD
Grass 482 9,650 Tons 2 19,300 1,158,000
Hay Sold (Total) 1,158,000
HOME GARDENS 1,770 Garden 389,400
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 2,800
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 79,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 81,800
PECANS
Improved 12 357 Pounds 650 232,050 232,050
Native 202 537 Pounds 635 340,995 170,498
Pecans (Total) 402,548
RICE 23 11,170 cwt. 56 633,339 4,591,708
SOYBEANS 465 75,227 Bushels 22 1,654,994 7,612,972
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 39 18,593 lbs 5,457 101,471,297 11,567,728
Molasses 39 18,593 gal 165 3,067,845 214,749
Sugarcane (Total) 11,782,477
SWEET POTATOES 89 5,100 Bushels 50# 257
Canning 5,100 % of crop 86 443,649 887,298
Fresh 5,100 % of crop 170 867,051 12,485,534
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 89 5,100 257 1,310,700 13,372,832
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 3 Sacks 50# 750 2,250 11,250
Collards (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Bunches 635 1,905 13,335
Garlic * 5 Pounds 5,200 26,000 78,000
Mustard (Fresh) 8 9 Doz. Bunches 500 4,500 27,000
Okra (Fresh) * 5 Bushels 140 700 10,500
Pumpkin, Cushaw * 0 cwt. 60 30 600
Shallots 6 6 Doz. Bunches 1,650 9,900 39,600
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 18 55 Doz. Ears 515 28,325 70,813
Tomatoes (Field) * 1 Lugs 20# 435 652 11,745
Turnips (Fresh) * 2 Doz. Bunches 550 1,375 8,250
Watermelon * 0 cwt. 170 85 510
Vegetables (Total) 53 144 171,993
WHEAT 33 6,996 Bushels 40 279,840 769,560
TOTAL ALL CROPS 55,472,890
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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AVOYELLES Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 270 acres Pounds Sold 175,500 112,320
Catfish (Farm) * 10 acres Pounds Sold 21,000 14,910
Aquaculture (Total) 127,230
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 380 247
Catfish (Wild) 86 Pounds Sold 563,508 281,754
Buffalo 86 Pounds Sold 956,073 239,018
Gar 86 Pounds Sold 64,767 71,244
Other Finfish 86 Pounds Sold 394,747 78,949
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 671,212
MARINE FISHERIES
Commercial Finfish Pounds Sold 987 1,481
Marine Fisheries (Total) * 1,481
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,061 3,406
Meat Pounds Sold 4,862 1,945
Fur Animals (Total) 5,351
ALLIGATORS - Wild 24 180 3,240
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 285 78,709 acres 314,836
HONEY 27 5,640 hives Pounds 817,800 408,900
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 1,532,250
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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AVOYELLES Parish 1999 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 1,944 650,326
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,701 643,820
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,977 823,885
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,841 516,060
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,987 658,989
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,794 676,284
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 2,509 1,108,978
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,723 749,505
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 1,140 649,800
Cull Cows Head sold 1,950 573,495
Cull Bulls Head sold 220 148,137
Cattle & Calves (Total) 436 20,888 cows 7,199,279
HORSES
Brood Mares 15 167 mares Head sold 110 220,000
Stud Fees 22 studs Mares bred 157 15,700
Pleasure Horses 25 horses Head sold 107 214,000
Horses (Total) 449,700
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 215 sheared Pounds 1,920 384
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 104 12,513
Feeder Lambs Head sold 109 5,363
Stocker Sheep Head sold 61 3,355
Cull Sheep Head sold 52 1,820
Sheep (Total) 24 127 ewes
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 67 5,025
Stocker Goats Head Sold 104 3,640
Cull Goats Head Sold 29 580
Goats (Total) 22 215 does 32,680
Sheep & Goats (Total) 32,680
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 50 12,500
Feeder Pigs Head sold 254 4,890
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 156 14,820
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 69 6,728
Swine (Total) 20 125 sows 38,938
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 7,720,597
* Fewer Than 6 Producers