WASHINGTON Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 109,235
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 27,552
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 108,600
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 8,486,564
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 4,002,774
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 27,057,722
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 15,668,856
Forestry (Total) 27,057,722
FRUITS
Blueberries 19 35 Pounds 2,250 78,750 78,750
Peaches 8 10 Bushels 120 1,200 18,000
Fruits (Total) 27 45 96,750
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) * 100 Bushels 45 4,500 9,045
Feed Grains (Total) 9,045
HAY, SOLD
Grass 320 5,000 Tons 0 4,000 240,000
Hay Sold (Total) 240,000
HOME GARDENS 3,600 Garden 792,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 1,250,000
Woody Ornamentals 15 Acre 10,500,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 750,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 19 12,500,000
PEANUTS 12 18 Pounds 2,000 36,000 11,520
PECANS
Improved * 10 Pounds 400 4,000 4,000
Pecans (Total) 4,000
SOD PRODUCTION * 500 Acres 1,667,500
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cantaloupe * 10 Cartons (40#) 200 2,000 30,000
Collards (Fresh) 15 12 Doz. Bunches 600 7,200 50,400
Irish Potatoes 60 25 cwt. 150 3,750 112,500
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 25 Bushels 32# 50 1,250 31,250
Mustard (Fresh) 15 15 Doz. Bunches 450 6,750 40,500
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 6 cwt. 120 720 14,400
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 30# 75 750 12,750
Southern Peas (Fresh) 20 30 Bushels 24# 75 2,250 45,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 10 Bushels 45# 100 1,000 8,000
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 30 25 Doz. Ears 400 10,000 25,000
Tomatoes (Field) 20 12 Lugs 20# 400 4,800 86,400
Turnips (Fresh) * 10 Doz. Bunches 500 5,000 30,000
Watermelon 85 850 cwt. 150 127,500 765,000
Vegetables (Total) 272 1,040 1,239,200
TOTAL ALL CROPS 43,617,737
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WASHINGTON Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 15 acres Pounds Sold 29,000 20,590
Aquaculture (Total) 20,590
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 10,277 5,139
Buffalo Pounds Sold 207 52
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 5,191
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 203 652
Fur Animals (Total) 652
ALLIGATORS - Wild 5 37 675
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 30 110,000 acres 440,000
HONEY * 300 hives Pounds 41,000 20,500
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 487,608
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WASHINGTON 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 1,900 635,607
400-500 lbs. Head sold 300 113,549
500-600 lbs. Head sold 250 104,184
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,900 532,599
400-500 lbs. Head sold 300 99,495
500-600 lbs. Head sold 250 94,243
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 400 176,800
700-800 lbs. Head sold 150 65,250
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 200 114,000
Cull Cows Head sold 2,500 735,250
Cull Bulls Head sold 70 47,135
Cattle & Calves (Total) 300 7,300 cows 2,718,112
MILK
Dairy Cows 143 15,600 cows Pounds 183,799,430 28,856,511
Milk (Total) 28,856,511
HORSES
Brood Mares 10 120 mares Head sold 50 100,000
Stud Fees 5 studs Mares bred 20 20,000
Pleasure Horses 20 horses Head sold 45 45,000
Horses (Total) 165,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 140 sheared Pounds 700 140
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 75 9,023
Feeder Lambs Head sold 10 492
Show Lambs Head sold 50 12,500
Cull Sheep Head sold 80 2,800
Sheep (Total) * 125 ewes
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 250 18,750
Stocker Goats Head Sold 175 6,125
Cull Goats Head Sold 40 800
Goats (Total) 15 200 does 50,630
Sheep & Goats (Total) 50,630
SWINE
Feeder Pigs Head sold 500 9,625
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 50 4,750
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 20 1,950
Swine (Total) * 50 sows 16,325
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 31,806,578
* Fewer Than 6 Producers