MOREHOUSE Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 220 62,207
Lint 62,207 Pounds 675 41,989,725 22,254,554
Seed 62,207 Pounds 1,080 67,183,560 3,359,178
Cotton (Total) 220 62,207 25,613,732
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 31,973
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 48,220
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 54
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 19,985,468
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 3,714,261
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 15,952,953
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 9,962,405
Fire Wood 8 Face Cords 100 12,500
Forest Seedlings Seedlings
Forestry (Total) 15,965,453
FRUITS
Blackberries * 1 Pints 280 280 280
Blueberries * 1 Pounds 100 100 100
Figs 8 2 Pounds 300 600 600
Mayhaws * 2 Pounds 300 600 540
Muscadines * 1 Tons 0 0 50
Peaches * 5 Bushels 80 400 6,000
Fruits (Total) 19 12 7,570
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 105 12,492 Bushels 145 1,811,340 3,640,793
Grain Sorghum 60 17,457 cwt. 60 1,047,420 3,194,631
Feed Grains (Total) 6,835,424
HAY, SOLD
Grass 35 2,050 Tons 2 4,612 276,750
Hay Sold (Total) 276,750
HOME GARDENS 5,500 Garden 1,210,000
PEANUTS * 750 Pounds 3,975 2,981,250 954,000
PECANS
Improved 280 Pounds 300 84,000 84,000
Native 10 70 Pounds 110 7,700 3,850
Pecans (Total) 87,850
RICE 45 43,341 cwt. 52 2,253,732 16,339,557
SOD PRODUCTION * 420 Acres 1,400,700
SOYBEANS 230 68,378 Bushels 17 1,162,426 5,347,160
SWEET POTATOES 11 3,300 Bushels 50# 290
Canning 3,300 % of crop 58 191,400 382,800
Fresh 3,300 % of crop 232 765,600 11,024,640
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 11 3,300 290 957,000 11,407,440
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cantaloupe * 3 Cartons (40#) 170 510 7,650
Collards (Fresh) 8 6 Doz. Bunches 500 3,000 21,000
Cucumber * 1 Bushels 50# 150 150 1,200
Irish Potatoes * 1 cwt. 60 90 2,700
Lima Beans (Fresh) 6 4 Bushels 32# 20 80 2,000
Mustard (Fresh) 15 10 Doz. Bunches 600 6,000 36,000
Okra (Fresh) 6 5 Bushels 200 1,000 15,000
Onions * 1 Bag 50# 80 120 2,400
Onions, Green * 0 lbs. 1,000 500 750
Peppers
Bell * 1 Bushels 28# 100 100 1,000
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 50 cwt. 200 10,000 200,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) 6 10 Bushels 30# 50 500 8,500
Southern Peas (Fresh) 40 80 Bushels 24# 65 5,200 104,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 2 Bushels 45# 100 200 1,600
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 15 75 Doz. Ears 600 45,000 112,500
Tomatoes (Field) 8 6 Lugs 20# 120 720 12,960
Turnips (Fresh) 10 10 Doz. Bunches 600 6,000 36,000
Watermelon * 25 cwt.
Vegetables (Total) 89 259 365,160
WHEAT 11 7,888 Bushels 30 236,640 650,760
TOTAL ALL CROPS 86,461,556
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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MOREHOUSE Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 260 acres Pounds Sold 1,074,450 762,860
Aquaculture (Total) 762,860
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 1,346 672
Buffalo Pounds Sold 3,407 852
Gar Pounds Sold 74 81
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 1,605
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 57 183
Fur Animals (Total) 183
ALLIGATORS - Wild 13 97 1,755
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 30 15,000 acres 150,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 916,403
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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MOREHOUSE 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 135 45,162
400-500 lbs. Head sold 390 147,613
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,060 441,739
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 245 68,677
400-500 lbs. Head sold 810 268,637
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,120 422,206
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 610 269,620
700-800 lbs. Head sold 281 122,235
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 490 279,300
Cull Cows Head sold 350 102,935
Cull Bulls Head sold 60 40,401
Cattle & Calves (Total) 115 5,551 cows 2,208,525
HORSES
Brood Mares 17 150 mares Head sold 750
Stud Fees 15 studs Mares bred 200
Pleasure Horses 350 horses Head sold 900
SWINE
Feeder Pigs Head sold 55 1,059
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 60 5,700
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 5 488
Swine (Total) * 5 sows 7,247
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 2,215,772
* Fewer Than 6 Producers