OUACHITA Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 52 15,550
Lint 15,550 Pounds 550 8,552,500 3,848,625
Seed 15,550 Pounds 880 13,684,000 684,200
Cotton (Total) 52 15,550 4,532,825
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 68,797
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 40,204
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 31,677
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 15,421,493
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 3,231,109
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 18,562,944
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 10,846,703
Christmas Trees Retail * 25 Trees Sold 100 4,000
Fire Wood 8 Face Cords 600 75,000
Forestry (Total) 18,641,944
FRUITS
Blackberries * 4 Pints 1,250 5,000 5,000
Blueberries 8 6 Pounds 700 4,200 5,040
Figs 12 4 Pounds 950 3,800 4,750
Mayhaws 11 10 Pounds 800 8,000 10,400
Muscadines * 3 Tons 2 6 1,500
Peaches 12 60 Bushels 120 7,200 144,000
Strawberries * 18 Flats 1,550 27,900 334,800
Fruits (Total) 505,490
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 10 1,932 Bushels 135 260,820 479,909
Grain Sorghum 11 1,744 cwt. 50 87,897 271,604
Feed Grains (Total) 751,513
HAY, SOLD
Grass 30 3,200 Tons 1 5,760 374,400
Hay Sold (Total) 374,400
HOME GARDENS 9,800 Garden 2,548,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding 12 Acre 255,000
Woody Ornamentals 14 Acre 350,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 40,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 645,000
PECANS
Improved 25 1,500 Pounds 100 150,000 187,500
Native 22 130 Pounds 25 3,250 1,950
Pecans (Total) 189,450
RICE 10 7,082 cwt. 65 460,330 2,646,898
SOD PRODUCTION * 140 Acres 496,440
SOYBEANS 52 10,847 Bushels 10 108,470 515,233
SWEET POTATOES * 300 Bushels 50# 250
Canning 300 % of crop
Fresh 300 % of crop 250 75,000 1,050,000
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 300 250 75,000 1,050,000
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 2 Sacks 50# 400 800 4,000
Cantaloupe 6 12 Cartons (40#) 230 2,760 41,400
Collards (Fresh) 12 18 Doz. Bunches 600 10,800 75,600
Irish Potatoes * 3 cwt. 400 1,200 36,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) 12 20 Bushels 32# 50 1,000 25,000
Mustard (Fresh) 18 26 Doz. Bunches 400 10,400 62,400
Okra (Fresh) 8 12 Bushels 350 4,200 63,000
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 5 cwt. 200 1,000 20,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) 8 7 Bushels 30# 75 525 8,925
Southern Peas (Fresh) 18 34 Bushels 24# 45 1,530 30,600
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 8 6 Bushels 45# 180 1,080 10,800
Zucchini Squash 8 4 Bushels 45# 150 600 6,000
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 15 Doz. Ears 700 10,500 26,250
OUACHITA Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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Turnips (Fresh) 16 23 Doz. Bunches 500 11,500 69,000
Watermelon 8 85 cwt. 100 8,500 51,000
Vegetables (Total) 597,475
TOTAL ALL CROPS 33,494,668
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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OUACHITA Parish - 2000 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 60 acres Pounds Sold 3,000 5,250
Alligators (Farm) * 7,831 acres 30,540 549,736
Other Species * 20 acres Pounds Sold 7,000 65,100
Aquaculture (Total) 620,086
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 12 Pounds Sold 23,513 11,756
Freshwater Fisheries 11,756
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 11 57
Fur Animals (Total) 57
ALLIGATORS - Wild 2 15 330
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 65 35,000 acres 140,000
HONEY 20 1,750 hives Pounds 190,750 104,913
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 877,142
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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OUACHITA 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 260 113,057
500-600 lbs. Head sold 130 62,806
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 160 54,382
400-500 lbs. Head sold 320 126,490
500-600 lbs. Head sold 160 71,122
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 310 153,140
700-800 lbs. Head sold 310 162,750
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 295 210,925
Cull Cows Head sold 385 120,624
Cull Bulls Head sold 45 32,427
Cattle & Calves (Total) 45 2,310 cows 1,158,519
MILK
Dairy Cows * 100 cows Pounds 1,372,560 191,472
Milk (Total) 191,472
HORSES
Brood Mares 45 430 mares Head sold 275 825,000
Stud Fees 60 studs Mares bred 450 180,000
Pleasure Horses 600 horses Head sold 285 570,000
Horses (Total) 1,575,000
POULTRY
Broilers 7 Pounds 11,322,964 6,227,630
Breeder Flocks 7 33,000 birds Dozen eggs 415,000 539,500
Poultry (Total) 14 6,767,130
RABBITS
Fryers 10 1,400 animals Pounds 4,500 3,600
Does 10 525 animals Pounds 1,500 22,500
Rabbits (Total) 20 1,925 6,000 26,100
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 30 breedrs Birds sold 40 4,000
Exotic Fowl (Total) * 30 40 4,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 12 1,275
Feeder Lambs Head sold 8 371
Show Lambs Head sold 5 1,375
Stocker Sheep Head sold 5 243
Cull Sheep Head sold 15 606
Sheep (Total) 10 25 ewes 3,870
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 450 33,750
Stocker Goats Head Sold 475 16,625
Cull Goats Head Sold 75 2,063
Goats (Total) 80 650 does 52,438
Sheep & Goats (Total) 56,308
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 10 2,750
Feeder Pigs Head sold 90 1,980
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 140 15,925
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 70 6,038
Swine (Total) 20 65 sows 26,693
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 9,805,222
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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