MOREHOUSE Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 247 77,133
Lint 77,133 Pounds 630 48,593,790 21,867,206
Seed 77,133 Pounds 1,008 77,750,064 3,887,503
Cotton (Total) 247 77,133 25,754,709
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 24,700
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 29,837
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 44
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 9,044,474
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,984,628
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 8,248,574
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 4,817,958
Fire Wood 8 Face Cords 100 12,500
Forestry (Total) 8,261,074
FRUITS
Blackberries * 1 Pints 280 280 280
Blueberries * 1 Pounds 100 100 120
Figs * 1 Pounds 300 300 375
Mayhaws * 2 Pounds 300 600 780
Muscadines * 1 Tons 0 0 50
Peaches * 5 Bushels 60 300 6,000
Fruits (Total) 11 11 7,605
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 120 23,416 Bushels 135 3,161,160 5,816,534
Grain Sorghum 68 18,242 cwt. 31 574,623 1,775,585
Feed Grains (Total) 7,592,119
HAY, SOLD
Grass 35 2,030 Tons 2 4,060 263,900
Hay Sold (Total) 263,900
HOME GARDENS 5,500 Garden 1,430,000
PEANUTS * 750 Pounds 4,010 3,007,500 962,400
PECANS
Improved * 280 Pounds 175 49,000 61,250
Native 10 70 Pounds 90 6,300 3,780
Pecans (Total) 65,030
RICE 27 24,835 cwt. 57 1,415,595 8,139,671
SOD PRODUCTION * 420 Acres 1,489,320
SOYBEANS 260 47,019 Bushels 12 564,228 2,680,083
SWEET POTATOES 13 3,400 Bushels 50# 240
Canning 3,400 % of crop 60 204,000 357,000
Fresh 3,400 % of crop 180 612,000 8,568,000
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 13 3,400 240 816,000 8,925,000
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cantaloupe * 2 Cartons (40#) 65 130 1,950
Collards (Fresh) 8 6 Doz. Bunches 140 840 5,880
Cucumber * 1 Bushels 50# 150 225 1,800
Irish Potatoes * 1 cwt. 60 90 2,700
Lima Beans (Fresh) 6 4 Bushels 32# 15 60 1,500
Mustard (Fresh) 15 10 Doz. Bunches 300 3,000 18,000
Okra (Fresh) 6 5 Bushels 175 875 13,125
Onions * 1 Bag 50# 72 108 2,160
Onions, Green * 0 lbs. 800 400 600
Peppers
Bell * 1 Bushels 28# 78 78 780
Snap Beans (Fresh) 6 10 Bushels 30# 42 420 7,140
Southern Peas (Fresh) 40 80 Bushels 24# 13 1,040 20,800
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 2 Bushels 45# 75 150 1,500
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 15 75 Doz. Ears 200 15,000 37,500
Tomatoes (Field) 8 6 Lugs 20# 110 660 11,880
Turnips (Fresh) 10 10 Doz. Bunches 275 2,750 16,500
Watermelon * 25 cwt. 160 4,000 24,000
Vegetables (Total) 84 241 167,815
MOREHOUSE Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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TOTAL ALL CROPS 66,786,926
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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MOREHOUSE Parish - 2000 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 230 acres Pounds Sold 897,000 645,840
Aquaculture (Total) 645,840
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 16 83
Fur Animals (Total) 83
ALLIGATORS - Wild 2 15 330
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 40 22,000 acres 220,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 866,253
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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MOREHOUSE 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 130 50,796
400-500 lbs. Head sold 375 163,063
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,025 495,198
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 230 78,174
400-500 lbs. Head sold 790 312,271
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,115 495,629
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 510 251,940
700-800 lbs. Head sold 275 144,375
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 450 321,750
Cull Cows Head sold 370 115,925
Cull Bulls Head sold 63 45,398
Cattle & Calves (Total) 108 5,028 cows 2,474,519
HORSES
Brood Mares 17 150 mares Head sold 51 102,000
Stud Fees 16 studs Mares bred 195 78,000
Pleasure Horses 350 horses Head sold 35 38,500
Horses (Total) 218,500
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 2,693,019
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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