VERNON Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 324,176
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 39,038
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 24,616
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 70,147,038
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 2,699,884
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 63,838,776
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 39,107,537
Christmas Trees Wholesale * 27 Trees Sold 425 5,100
Christmas Trees Retail * 25 Trees Sold 2,025 60,750
Pine Straw * Bales 40# 15,000 60,000
Fire Wood * Face Cords 270 33,750
Forestry (Total) 63,998,376
FRUITS
Blueberries * 3 Pounds 3,000 9,000 9,000
Fruits (Total) 9,000
HAY, SOLD
Grass 15 460 Tons 2 920 55,200
Hay Sold (Total) 55,200
HOME GARDENS 1,200 Garden 264,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 4,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 60,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 64,000
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Irish Potatoes 16 8 cwt. 200 1,600 48,000
Mustard (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Bunches 700 2,100 12,600
Okra (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 300 300 4,500
Southern Peas (Fresh) 8 10 Bushels 24# 80 800 16,000
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 8 8 Doz. Ears 600 4,800 12,000
Tomatoes (Field) * 8 Lugs 20# 1,250 10,000 180,000
Watermelon * 100 cwt. 200 20,000 120,000
Vegetables (Total) 45 138 393,100
TOTAL ALL CROPS 64,783,676
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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VERNON Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 12 acres Pounds Sold 12,700 10,000
Minnows * 2 acres Pounds Sold 500 1,675
Other Species * 15 acres Pounds Sold 4,500 40,500
Aquaculture (Total) 52,175
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 1,000 450
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 450
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 614 1,971
Meat Pounds Sold 2,431 972
Fur Animals (Total) 2,943
ALLIGATORS - Wild 5 37 675
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 10 90,000 acres 315,000
HONEY * 12 hives Pounds 350 175
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 371,418
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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VERNON 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 2,500 836,325
400-500 lbs. Head sold 825 312,258
500-600 lbs. Head sold 500 208,368
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 2,600 728,819
400-500 lbs. Head sold 650 215,573
500-600 lbs. Head sold 525 197,909
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 350 154,700
700-800 lbs. Head sold 375 163,125
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 1,500 855,000
Cull Cows Head sold 3,750 1,102,875
Cull Bulls Head sold 130 87,536
Cattle & Calves (Total) 365 18,475 cows 4,862,488
MILK
Dairy Cows * 650 cows Pounds 7,025,414 1,102,990
Milk (Total) 1,102,990
HORSES
Brood Mares 80 560 mares Head sold 300 615,681
Stud Fees 18 studs Mares bred 150 93,750
Pleasure Horses 575 horses Head sold 150 150,000
Horses (Total) 859,431
POULTRY
Broilers 13 Pounds 1,450,000 580,000
Breeder Flocks 10 300 birds Dozen eggs 1,000 1,350
Poultry (Total) 23 581,350
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Emu * 30 breedrs Birds sold 30 6,000
Exotic Fowl (Total) 6,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 200 15,000
Stocker Goats Head Sold 500 17,500
Cull Goats Head Sold 50 1,000
Goats (Total) 40 500 does 33,500
Sheep & Goats (Total) 33,500
SWINE
Feeder Pigs Head sold 3,000 57,750
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 100 9,500
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 200 19,500
Swine (Total) 20 220 sows 86,750
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Deer/Antelope * 45 animals 28 16,800
Llama * 22 animals 12 44,000
Exotic Animals (Total) 60,800
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 7,593,309
* Fewer Than 6 Producers