FRANKLIN Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 750 64,896
Lint 64,896 Pounds 625 40,560,000 21,496,800
Seed 64,896 Pounds
Cotton (Total) 750 64,896 21,496,800
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 3,222
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 10,642
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 2
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 1,860,997
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 2,532,186
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 2,555,990
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 1,400,457
Fire Wood * Face Cords 150 18,750
Forestry (Total) 2,574,740
FRUITS
Peaches * 5 Bushels 100 500 7,500
Fruits (Total) 7,500
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 300 37,364 Bushels 128 4,782,592 9,613,010
Grain Sorghum 40 11,051 cwt. 20 221,020 674,111
Oats * 114 Bushels 100 11,400 12,540
Feed Grains (Total) 10,299,661
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 4,000sf Pounds 3 12,000 13,800
Greenhouse Vegetables * 4,000sf Pounds 13,800
HAY, SOLD
Grass 50 20,000 Tons 4 80,000 4,800,000
Hay Sold (Total) 4,800,000
HOME GARDENS 800 Garden 176,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 50,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 50,000
PECANS
Improved 25 900 Pounds 300 270,000 270,000
Pecans (Total) 270,000
RICE * 1,717 cwt. 50 85,850 622,413
SOD PRODUCTION * 180 Acres 600,300
SOYBEANS 600 43,875 Bushels 19 833,625 3,834,675
SWEET POTATOES 6 2,400 Bushels 50# 400
Canning 2,400 % of crop 168 403,200 806,400
Fresh 2,400 % of crop 232 556,800 8,017,920
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 6 2,400 400 960,000 8,824,320
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 15 Bushels 32# 100 1,500 37,500
Mustard (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Bunches 600 1,800 10,800
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 5 Bushels 30# 100 500 8,500
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 24# 80 800 16,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 75 75 600
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 20 Doz. Ears 600 12,000 30,000
Tomatoes (Field) * 2 Lugs 20# 450 900 16,200
Turnips (Fresh) * 4 Doz. Bunches 800 3,200 19,200
Watermelon * 20 cwt. 150 3,000 18,000
Vegetables (Total) 15 70 144,800
WHEAT 60 7,563 Bushels 38 287,394 790,334
TOTAL ALL CROPS 54,505,343
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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FRANKLIN Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) 30 6,425 acres Pounds Sold 33,924,000 24,764,520
Alligators (Farm) 7 acres 27 464
Aquaculture (Total) 24,764,984
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 522 339
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 2,531 1,266
Buffalo Pounds Sold 826 207
Gar 6 Pounds Sold 4,054 4,459
Other Finfish * Pounds Sold 745 168
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 6,439
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 582 1,868
Meat Pounds Sold 4,862 1,945
Fur Animals (Total) 3,813
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 75 37,500 acres 187,500
HONEY * 24 hives Pounds 448 224
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 24,962,960
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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FRANKLIN 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 4,100 1,371,573
400-500 lbs. Head sold 4,100 1,551,830
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,600 666,776
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 3,200 897,008
400-500 lbs. Head sold 3,100 1,028,115
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,500 565,455
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 2,000 884,000
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,000 435,000
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 3,100 1,767,000
Cull Cows Head sold 1,000 294,100
Cull Bulls Head sold 50 33,668
Cattle & Calves (Total) 307 25,000 cows 9,494,525
HORSES
Brood Mares 30 100 mares Head sold 100 150,000
Pleasure Horses 100 horses Head sold 50 100,000
Horses (Total) 250,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Show Lambs Head sold 8 2,000
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 30 2,250
Stocker Goats Head Sold 75 2,625
Cull Goats Head Sold 10 200
Goats (Total) * 100 does 5,075
Sheep & Goats (Total) 5,075
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 50 12,500
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 360 34,200
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 2 195
Swine (Total) * 20 sows 46,895
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 9,796,495
* Fewer Than 6 Producers