RAPIDES Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 58 21,857
Lint 21,857 Pounds 900 19,671,300 8,852,085
Seed 21,857 Pounds 1,440 31,474,080 1,573,704
Cotton (Total) 58 21,857 10,425,789
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 129,956
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 36,398
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 3,809
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 53,874,070
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 5,315,180
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 39,533,959
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 26,012,795
Christmas Trees Retail * 20 Trees Sold 2,600 104,000
Pine Straw * Bales 40# 9,000 36,000
Fire Wood 45 Face Cords 1,125 140,625
Forestry (Total) 39,814,584
FRUITS
Blueberries 8 12 Pounds 870 10,440 12,528
Mayhaws * 12 Pounds 275 3,300 4,290
Peaches * 10 Bushels 75 750 15,000
Fruits (Total) 17 34 31,818
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 60 6,427 Bushels 125 803,375 1,478,210
Grain Sorghum 40 7,172 cwt. 53 380,116 1,174,558
Feed Grains (Total) 2,652,768
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 5,760sf Pounds 4 25,920 33,696
Greenhouse Vegetables * 5,760sf Pounds 33,696
HAY, SOLD
Grass 150 6,000 Tons 1 6,000 390,000
Hay Sold (Total) 390,000
HOME GARDENS 2,000 Garden 520,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees 6 Acre 6,500
Floraculture & Bedding 7 Acre 2,500,000
Woody Ornamentals 210 Acre 48,000,000
Foliage Plants 30 Acre 1,750,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 243 52,256,500
PECANS
Improved 11 300 Pounds 1,150 345,000 431,250
Native 60 400 Pounds 500 200,000 120,000
Pecans (Total) 551,250
RICE 8 5,255 cwt. 56 294,280 1,692,110
SOD PRODUCTION * 10 Acres 35,460
SOYBEANS 140 18,219 Bushels 30 546,570 2,596,208
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 25 13,558 lbs 5,759 78,080,522 8,979,260
Molasses 25 13,558 gal 173 2,345,534 164,187
Sugarcane (Total) 9,143,447
SWEET POTATOES * 300 Bushels 50# 350
Canning 300 % of crop 140 42,000 73,500
Fresh 300 % of crop 210 63,000 882,000
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 300 350 105,000 955,500
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 12 Sacks 50# 510 6,120 30,600
Collards (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Bunches 300 900 6,300
Irish Potatoes * 3 cwt. 70 210 6,300
Mustard (Fresh) * 7 Doz. Bunches 200 1,400 8,400
Okra (Fresh) 8 8 Bushels 80 640 9,600
Onions, Green 7 3 lbs. 3,000 9,000 13,500
Shallots * 2 Doz. Bunches 500 1,000 5,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 4 Bushels 30# 30 120 2,040
Southern Peas (Fresh) 18 11 Bushels 24# 30 330 6,600
Squash (Fresh)
RAPIDES Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 12 60 Doz. Ears 700 42,000 105,000
Tomatoes (Field) * 5 Lugs 20# 100 500 9,000
Turnips (Fresh) * 4 Doz. Bunches 240 960 5,760
Watermelon * 6 cwt. 240 1,440 8,640
Vegetables (Total) 51 131 218,840
WHEAT 10 3,476 Bushels 45 156,420 391,050
TOTAL ALL CROPS 121,709,02
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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RAPIDES Parish - 2000 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) 10 1,200 acres Pounds Sold 4,800,000 3,456,000
Aquaculture (Total) 3,456,000
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 93 Pounds Sold 1,171,800 585,900
Buffalo 93 Pounds Sold 781,200 195,300
Other Finfish 93 Pounds Sold 976,500 195,300
Freshwater Fisheries 976,500
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 459 2,382
Meat Pounds Sold 500 250
Fur Animals (Total) 2,632
ALLIGATORS - Wild 16 120 2,640
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 165 288,750 acres 1,227,188
HONEY 15 1,050 hives Pounds 114,450 62,948
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 5,727,908
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RAPIDES 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 4,290 1,676,275
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,319 573,547
500-600 lbs. Head sold 990 478,289
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 4,120 1,400,326
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,270 502,006
500-600 lbs. Head sold 950 422,285
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 750 370,500
700-800 lbs. Head sold 370 194,250
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 1,500 1,072,500
Cull Cows Head sold 2,900 908,599
Cull Bulls Head sold 70 50,442
Cattle & Calves (Total) 485 19,250 cows 7,649,019
MILK
Dairy Cows * 310 cows Pounds 4,124,515 575,370
Milk (Total) 575,370
HORSES
Brood Mares 145 870 mares Head sold 375 562,500
Stud Fees 25 studs Mares bred 575 86,250
Pleasure Horses 10 horses Head sold 40 60,000
Horses (Total) 708,750
POULTRY
Edible Eggs 10 200 hens Dozen sold 3,400 2,210
Poultry (Total) 10 2,210
RABBITS
Fryers * 1,800 animals Pounds 9,000 7,200
Does 12 1,120 animals Pounds 7,840 117,600
Rabbits (Total) 17 2,920 16,840 124,800
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 180 sheared Pounds 1,080 108
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 80 8,500
Feeder Lambs Head sold 50 2,316
Show Lambs Head sold 50 13,750
Stocker Sheep Head sold 18 875
Cull Sheep Head sold 20 808
Sheep (Total) * 120 ewes 26,357
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 230 17,250
Stocker Goats Head Sold 85 2,975
Cull Goats Head Sold 55 1,513
Goats (Total) 12 300 does 21,738
Sheep & Goats (Total) 48,095
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 110 30,250
Feeder Pigs Head sold 1,120 24,640
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 515 58,581
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 35 3,019
Swine (Total) 20 140 sows 116,490
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 9,224,734
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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