BOSSIER Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON * 2,278
Lint 2,278 Pounds 510 1,161,780 522,801
Seed 2,278 Pounds 816 1,858,848 92,942
Cotton (Total) * 2,278 615,743
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 90,490
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 99,123
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 1,661
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 56,556,568
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 4,635,374
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 41,349,968
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 26,138,675
Christmas Trees Retail * 11 Trees Sold 650 26,000
Fire Wood 15 Face Cords 800 100,000
Forestry (Total) 41,475,968
FRUITS
Blackberries * 9 Pints 910 8,190 8,190
Blueberries * 4 Pounds 485 1,940 2,328
Fruits (Total) 10,518
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 6 548 Bushels 85 46,580 85,707
Grain Sorghum 6 665 cwt. 40 26,600 82,194
Oats * 86 Bushels 60 5,160 6,450
Feed Grains (Total) 174,351
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 9,000sf Pounds 7 63,000 81,900
Greenhouse Vegetables * 9,000sf Pounds 81,900
HAY, SOLD
Grass 41 3,200 Tons 3 12,480 811,200
Hay Sold (Total) 811,200
HOME GARDENS 5,160 Garden 1,341,600
PECANS
Improved 10 450 Pounds 100 45,000 56,250
Native 8 50 Pounds 25 1,250 750
Pecans (Total) 57,000
RICE * 303 cwt. 50 15,150 87,113
SOYBEANS 8 7,940 Bushels 10 79,400 377,150
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cucumber * 3 Bushels 50# 100 300 2,400
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 4 Bushels 32# 75 300 7,500
Okra (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 300 300 4,500
Southern Peas (Fresh) 20 125 Bushels 24# 90 11,250 225,000
Squash (Processing)
Turnips (Fresh) 12 15 Doz. Bunches 500 7,500 45,000
Vegetables (Total) 15 284,400
WHEAT 18 7,800 Bushels 45 351,000 877,500
TOTAL ALL CROPS 46,194,443
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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BOSSIER Parish - 2000 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 77 acres Pounds Sold 210,000 151,200
Fishbait * acres Pounds Sold 400 2,600
Aquaculture (Total) 153,800
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 1,100 1,925
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 15,500 7,750
Buffalo Pounds Sold 10,000 2,500
Gar Pounds Sold 425 510
Other Finfish Pounds Sold 1,300 260
Freshwater Fisheries 12,945
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 37 192
Fur Animals (Total) 192
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 15 160,000 acres 640,000
HONEY 8 775 hives Pounds 91,325 50,229
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 857,166
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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BOSSIER Parish - 2000 - 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 1,850 722,869
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,230 534,847
500-600 lbs. Head sold 800 386,496
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,910 649,180
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,200 474,336
500-600 lbs. Head sold 725 322,270
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 475 234,650
700-800 lbs. Head sold 310 162,750
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 1,300 929,500
Cull Cows Head sold 510 159,788
Cull Bulls Head sold 430 309,858
Cattle & Calves (Total) 255 14,415 cows 4,886,544
MILK
Dairy Cows * 85 cows Pounds 851,775 118,823
Milk (Total) 118,823
HORSES
Brood Mares 245 920 mares Head sold 300 900,000
Stud Fees 100 studs Mares bred 925 277,500
Pleasure Horses 525 horses Head sold 125 250,000
Horses (Total) 1,427,500
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 20 1,500
Stocker Goats Head Sold 30 1,050
Cull Goats Head Sold 10 275
Goats (Total) 8 60 does 2,825
Sheep & Goats (Total) 2,825
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 20 5,500
Feeder Pigs Head sold 180 3,960
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 75 8,531
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 10 863
Swine (Total) * 15 sows 18,854
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 6,454,546
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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