MADISON Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 300 60,362
Lint 60,362 Pounds 800 48,289,600 25,593,488
Seed 60,362 Pounds 1,280 77,263,360 3,863,168
Cotton (Total) 300 60,362 29,456,656
FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 9,631
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 7,340,946
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 2,990,376
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 1,443,089
Forestry (Total) 2,990,376
FRUITS
Peaches * 3 Bushels 125 375 5,625
Fruits (Total) 5,625
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 170 39,531 Bushels 110 4,348,410 8,740,304
Grain Sorghum 140 20,523 cwt. 36 738,828 2,253,425
Oats * 36 Bushels 40 1,440 1,584
Feed Grains (Total) 10,995,313
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 2,880sf Pounds 4 12,960 14,904
Greenhouse Vegetables * 2,880sf Pounds 14,000 14,904
HOME GARDENS 1,250 Garden 275,000
PECANS
Improved 10 600 Pounds 750 450,000 450,000
Native 12 40 Pounds 400 16,000 8,000
Pecans (Total) 458,000
RICE * 3,605 cwt. 53 191,065 1,385,221
SOYBEANS 500 78,317 Bushels 22 1,722,974 7,925,680
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cucumber * 1 Bushels 50# 150 150 1,200
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 32# 35 35 875
Okra (Fresh) * Bushels 160
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 3 Bushels 24# 60 180 3,600
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 1 Bushels 45#
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 5 Doz. Ears 600 3,000 7,500
Vegetables (Total) * 12 28,705
WHEAT 20 3,428 Bushels 58 198,824 546,766
TOTAL ALL CROPS 54,082,246
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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MADISON Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 250 acres Pounds Sold 100,000 75,000
Aquaculture (Total) 75,000
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 20 Pounds Sold 4,670 2,335
Buffalo 20 Pounds Sold 44,430 11,108
Gar 10 Pounds Sold 2,902 3,192
Other Finfish 10 Pounds Sold 1,000
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 16,635
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 596 1,913
Fur Animals (Total) 1,913
ALLIGATORS - Wild 43 322 5,805
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 100 100,000 acres 600,000
HONEY * 80 hives Pounds 4,500 2,250
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 701,603
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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MADISON 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 300 100,359
400-500 lbs. Head sold 400 151,398
500-600 lbs. Head sold 400 166,694
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 250 70,079
400-500 lbs. Head sold 250 82,913
500-600 lbs. Head sold 300 113,091
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 200 88,400
700-800 lbs. Head sold 200 87,000
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 200 114,000
Cull Cows Head sold 150 44,115
Cull Bulls Head sold 20 13,467
Cattle & Calves (Total) 26 2,000 cows 1,031,516
HORSES
Brood Mares 25 40 mares Head sold 15 12,500
Stud Fees 4 studs Mares bred 20 10,000
Pleasure Horses 25 horses Head sold 15 12,000
Horses (Total) 34,500
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 20 1,500
Stocker Goats Head Sold 20 700
Cull Goats Head Sold 10 200
Goats (Total) * 40 does 2,400
Sheep & Goats (Total) 2,400
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Deer/Antelope * 20 animals 20 4,000
Llama * 2 animals
Exotic Animals (Total) 4,000
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 1,072,416
* Fewer Than 6 Producers