OUACHITA Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 52 15,159
Lint 15,159 Pounds 725 10,990,275 5,824,846
Seed 15,159 Pounds 1,160 17,584,440 879,222
Cotton (Total) 52 15,159 6,704,068
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 90,287
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 44,578
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 37,883
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 21,078,916
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 4,036,851
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 24,956,682
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 14,822,636
Christmas Trees Retail * 40 Trees Sold 1,000 30,000
Fire Wood 10 Face Cords 1,000 125,000
Forestry (Total) 25,111,682
FRUITS
Blackberries * 7 Pints 1,100 7,700 7,700
Blueberries 7 11 Pounds 800 8,800 8,800
Figs 10 4 Pounds 850 3,400 3,400
Mayhaws 10 15 Pounds 600 9,000 8,100
Muscadines * 5 Tons 2 10 2,500
Peaches 15 55 Bushels 150 8,250 123,750
Strawberries * 23 Flats 450 10,350 103,500
Fruits (Total) 257,750
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 10 1,087 Bushels 140 152,180 305,882
Grain Sorghum 20 6,446 cwt. 50 322,300 983,015
Feed Grains (Total) 1,288,897
HAY, SOLD
Grass 30 3,200 Tons 3 11,200 672,000
Hay Sold (Total) 672,000
HOME GARDENS 13,000 Garden 2,860,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees 8 Acre 12,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 9 Acre 100,000
Woody Ornamentals 14 Acre 255,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 20,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 387,000
RICE 12 7,950 cwt. 54 429,300 3,112,425
SOD PRODUCTION * 140 Acres 466,900
SOYBEANS 52 10,525 Bushels 21 221,025 1,016,715
SWEET POTATOES * 10 Bushels 50# 65
Canning 10 % of crop
Fresh 10 % of crop 65 650 9,360
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 10 65 650 9,360
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 2 Sacks 50# 550 1,100 5,500
Cantaloupe * 15 Cartons (40#) 150 2,250 33,750
Collards (Fresh) 15 22 Doz. Bunches 500 11,000 77,000
Irish Potatoes * 5 cwt. 200 1,000 30,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) 15 40 Bushels 32# 35 1,400 35,000
Mustard (Fresh) 15 30 Doz. Bunches 400 12,000 72,000
Okra (Fresh) 8 10 Bushels 250 2,500 37,500
Onions * 3 Bag 50# 150 450 9,000
Peppers
Bell * 3 Bushels 28# 470 1,410 14,100
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 3 cwt. 100 300 6,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 5 Bushels 30# 75 375 6,375
Southern Peas (Fresh) 21 60 Bushels 24# 55 3,300 66,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 6 Bushels 45# 220 1,320 10,560
Zucchini Squash * 6 Bushels 45# 260 1,560 12,480
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 8 25 Doz. Ears 600 15,000 37,500
Tomatoes (Field) 12 18 Lugs 20# 200 3,600 64,800
Turnips (Fresh) 15 35 Doz. Bunches 600 21,000 126,000
Watermelon 12 100 cwt. 120 12,000 72,000
Vegetables (Total) 25 358 620,815
WHEAT * 2,668 Bushels 60 160,080 440,220
TOTAL ALL CROPS 42,947,832
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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OUACHITA Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 60 acres Pounds Sold 25,000 16,000
Alligators (Farm) * 7,900 acres 30,810 523,770
Other Species * 20 acres Pounds Sold 7,000 63,000
Aquaculture (Total) 602,770
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 28,865 14,433
Buffalo Pounds Sold 22,891 5,723
Gar Pounds Sold 2,054 2,259
Other Finfish Pounds Sold 632 126
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 22,541
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 39 125
Fur Animals (Total) 125
ALLIGATORS - Wild 1 7 135
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 60 30,000 acres 105,000
HONEY 30 2,300 hives Pounds 230,000 115,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 845,571
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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OUACHITA 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 150 50,180
400-500 lbs. Head sold 300 113,549
500-600 lbs. Head sold 150 62,510
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 185 51,858
400-500 lbs. Head sold 370 122,711
500-600 lbs. Head sold 185 69,739
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 370 163,540
700-800 lbs. Head sold 370 160,950
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 350 199,500
Cull Cows Head sold 460 135,286
Cull Bulls Head sold 55 37,034
Cattle & Calves (Total) 45 2,750 cows 1,166,857
MILK
Dairy Cows * 110 cows Pounds 1,587,343 249,213
Milk (Total) 249,213
HORSES
Brood Mares 45 425 mares Head sold 300
Stud Fees 60 studs Mares bred 450
Pleasure Horses 600 horses Head sold 275
POULTRY
Broilers * Pounds 17,000,000 6,800,000
Edible Eggs * 65,000 hens Dozen sold 14,000,000 9,520,000
Breeder Flocks * 34,000 birds Dozen eggs 425,000 573,750
Poultry (Total) 7 16,893,750
RABBITS
Fryers 12 1,600 animals Pounds 4,750 3,800
Does 12 550 animals Pounds 1,600 24,000
Rabbits (Total) 12 2,150 6,350 27,800
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 40 breedrs Birds sold 50
Exotic Fowl (Total) * 40 50
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 12 1,444
Feeder Lambs Head sold 8 394
Show Lambs Head sold 5 1,250
Stocker Sheep Head sold 5 275
Cull Sheep Head sold 15 525
Sheep (Total) 10 25 ewes
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 450 33,750
Stocker Goats Head Sold 475 16,625
Cull Goats Head Sold 75 1,500
Goats (Total) 75 600 does 55,763
Sheep & Goats (Total) 55,763
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 10 2,500
Feeder Pigs Head sold 90 1,733
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 140 13,300
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 70 6,825
Swine (Total) 20 70 sows 24,358
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 18,417,741
* Fewer Than 6 Producers