RAPIDES Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 25 16,384
Lint 16,384 Pounds 875 14,336,000 7,598,080
Seed 16,384 Pounds 1,400 22,937,600 1,146,880
Cotton (Total) 25 16,384 8,744,960
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 128,049
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 37,091
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 5,862
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 50,606,511
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 4,493,363
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 38,362,326
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 24,795,832
Christmas Trees Retail * 25 Trees Sold 130 3,900
Pine Straw * Bales 40# 8,700 34,800
Fire Wood 35 Face Cords 875 109,375
Forest Seedlings * 2 Seedlings 150,000 300,000 45,000
Forestry (Total) 38,555,401
FRUITS
Blueberries 8 12 Pounds 875 10,500 10,500
Mayhaws * 12 Pounds 300 3,600 3,240
Peaches * 10 Bushels 75 750 11,250
Fruits (Total) 17 34 24,990
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 62 9,485 Bushels 150 1,422,750 2,859,728
Grain Sorghum 30 9,349 cwt. 49 458,101 1,397,208
Feed Grains (Total) 4,256,936
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 5,760sf Pounds 4 25,920 29,808
Greenhouse Vegetables * 5,760sf Pounds 29,808
HAY, SOLD
Grass 150 6,000 Tons 2 12,000 720,000
Hay Sold (Total) 720,000
HOME GARDENS 2,900 Garden 638,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees 6 Acre 7,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 7 Acre 2,500,000
Woody Ornamentals 200 Acre 43,250,000
Foliage Plants 30 Acre 1,350,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 243 47,107,000
PECANS
Improved 11 300 Pounds 1,350 405,000 405,000
Native 60 400 Pounds 550 220,000 110,000
Pecans (Total) 515,000
RICE 7 5,802 cwt. 50 290,100 2,103,225
SOD PRODUCTION * 10 Acres 33,350
SOYBEANS 150 19,990 Bushels 35 699,650 3,218,390
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 22 11,354 lbs 6,100 69,259,400 7,895,572
Molasses 22 11,354 gal 183 2,077,782 145,445
Sugarcane (Total) 8,041,017
SWEET POTATOES * 440 Bushels 50# 450
Canning 440 % of crop 247 108,900 217,800
Fresh 440 % of crop 202 89,100 1,283,040
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 440 450 198,000 1,500,840
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 12 Sacks 50# 550 6,600 33,000
Collards (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Bunches 575 1,725 12,075
Irish Potatoes (Proc. * 3 cwt. 100 300 1,800
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 3 Bushels 32# 35 105 2,625
Mustard (Fresh) * 7 Doz. Bunches 620 4,340 26,040
Okra (Fresh) 8 8 Bushels 90 720 10,800
Onions, Green 7 3 lbs. 3,500 10,500 15,750
Shallots * 2 Doz. Bunches 1,550 3,100 12,400
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 4 Bushels 30# 135 540 9,180
Southern Peas (Fresh) 18 11 Bushels 24# 62 682 13,640
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 3 Bushels 45# 175 525 4,200
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 12 60 Doz. Ears 700 42,000 105,000
Tomatoes (Field) * 5 Lugs 20# 220 1,100 19,800
Turnips (Fresh) * 4 Doz. Bunches 470 1,880 11,280
Watermelon * 6 cwt. 135 810 4,860
Vegetables (Total) 54 134 203,540
WHEAT * 461 Bushels 40 18,440 50,710
TOTAL ALL CROPS 115,743,167
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RAPIDES Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 8 700 acres Pounds Sold 140,000 89,600
Catfish (Farm) 10 1,200 acres Pounds Sold 4,200,000 2,982,000
Aquaculture (Total) 3,071,600
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 15,934 7,967
Buffalo Pounds Sold 16,206 4,052
Other Finfish Pounds Sold 6,535 1,307
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 13,326
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,615 5,184
Meat Pounds Sold 12,154 4,862
Fur Animals (Total) 10,046
ALLIGATORS - Wild 54 405 7,290
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 150 277,500 acres 1,110,000
HONEY 12 950 hives Pounds 90,000 45,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 4,257,262
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RAPIDES 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 4,586 1,534,155
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,411 534,056
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,059 441,322
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 4,407 1,235,348
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,356 449,717
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,017 383,378
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 800 353,600
700-800 lbs. Head sold 410 178,350
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 1,620 923,400
Cull Cows Head sold 3,100 911,710
Cull Bulls Head sold 72 48,481
Cattle & Calves (Total) 510 20,600 cows 6,993,517
MILK
Dairy Cows * 330 cows Pounds 4,225,467 663,398
Milk (Total) 663,398
HORSES
Brood Mares 155 950 mares Head sold 410 615,000
Stud Fees 25 studs Mares bred 625 93,750
Pleasure Horses 10 horses Head sold 40 60,000
Horses (Total) 768,750
POULTRY
Edible Eggs 12 250 hens Dozen sold 4,250 2,890
Poultry (Total) 12 2,890
RABBITS
Fryers 6 2,160 animals Pounds 10,800 8,640
Does 15 1,400 animals Pounds 9,800 147,000
Rabbits (Total) 21 3,560 20,600 155,640
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 140 sheared Pounds 840 168
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 45 5,414
Feeder Lambs Head sold 25 1,230
Show Lambs Head sold 35 8,750
Stocker Sheep Head sold 10 550
Cull Sheep Head sold 10 350
Sheep (Total) * 65 ewes
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 290 21,750
Stocker Goats Head Sold 70 2,450
Cull Goats Head Sold 45 900
Goats (Total) 10 250 does 41,562
Sheep & Goats (Total) 41,562
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 120 30,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 1,200 23,100
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 550 52,250
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 40 3,900
Swine (Total) 22 150 sows 109,250
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 8,735,007
* Fewer Than 6 Producers