AVOYELLES Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 38 9,102
Lint 9,102 Pounds 825 7,509,150 5,106,222
Seed 9,102 Pounds 1,320 12,014,640 684,834
Cotton (Total) 38 9,102 5,791,056
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 3,167
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 27,456
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 2,038,476
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 9,319,046
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 5,529,114
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 3,436,261
Christmas Trees Wholesale * 14 Trees Sold 3,850 46,200
Christmas Trees Retail * 7 Trees Sold 2,400 66,000
Fire Wood 46 Face Cords 2,895 361,875
Forestry (Total) 6,003,189
FRUITS
Blueberries * 0 Pounds 185 92 93
Fruits (Total) * 0 93
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 207 14,526 Bushels 122 1,772,172 4,519,039
Grain Sorghum 107 8,949 cwt. 50 447,450 2,058,270
Oats * 15 Bushels 35 525 893
Feed Grains (Total) 6,578,202
HAY, SOLD
Grass 482 9,000 Tons 1 17,100 855,000
Hay Sold (Total) 855,000
HOME GARDENS 1,908 Garden 614,376
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 1,600
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 16,500
Nursery Crops (Total) * 18,100
PECANS
Improved 12 370 Pounds 525 194,250 145,688
Native 204 515 Pounds 385 198,275 89,224
Pecans (Total) 234,912
RICE 23 9,625 cwt. 49 471,625 4,716,250
SOYBEANS 515 78,863 Bushels 27 2,129,301 14,692,177
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 35 13,084 lbs 5,104 66,780,736 8,013,688
Molasses 35 13,084 gal 139 1,823,124 200,544
Sugarcane (Total) 8,214,232
SWEET POTATOES 97 5,100 Bushels 50# 350
Canning 5,100 % of crop 105 535,500 1,071,000
Fresh 5,100 % of crop 245 1,249,500 13,744,500
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 97 5,100 350 1,785,000 14,815,500
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 4 Sacks 50# 400 1,600 6,400
Collards (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Bunches 400 1,200 6,000
Garlic 6 7 Pounds 6,500 45,500 91,000
Mustard (Fresh) 8 8 Doz. Bunches 530 4,240 21,200
Okra (Fresh) * 5 Bushels 300 1,500 30,000
Onions, Green 8 8 lbs. 800 6,400 8,000
Pumpkin, Cushaw * 0 cwt. 100 50 750
Shallots 8 8 Doz. Bunches 1,100 8,800 22,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 2 Bushels 30# 80 160 2,400
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 7 Bushels 24# 85 595 11,900
Squash (Processing)
Yellow Squash 42 56 cwt. 150 8,400 92,400
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 22 79 Doz. Ears 510 40,290 80,580
Turnips (Fresh) * 4 Doz. Bunches 500 2,000 10,000
Vegetables (Total) 112 191 382,630
WHEAT 10 1,911 Bushels 38 72,618 254,163
TOTAL ALL CROPS 63,169,880
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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AVOYELLES Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 150 acres Pounds Sold 82,500 47,025
Catfish (Farm) * 10 acres Pounds Sold 19,300 13,317
Alligators (Farm) * 802 animals feet 3,127 48,481
Aquaculture (Total) 108,823
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 45 Pounds Sold 306,000 159,120
Catfish (Wild) 85 Pounds Sold 1,470,000 735,000
Buffalo 85 Pounds Sold 1,050,000 262,500
Gar 85 Pounds Sold 84,000 84,000
Other Finfish 85 Pounds Sold 378,000 94,500
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 1,335,120
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 3,672 26,585
Meat Pounds 16,803 7,393
Fur Animals (Total) 33,978
ALLIGATORS - Wild 131 animals feet 982 17,685
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 282 78,250 acres 214,988
HONEY 30 5,100 hives Pounds 892,500 660,450
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 2,371,044
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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AVOYELLES Parish 1997 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 1,750 554,313
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,460 929,880
500-600 lbs. Head sold 2,090 919,600
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,735 472,137
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,350 787,838
500-600 lbs. Head sold 2,100 800,415
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 2,350 1,057,030
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,550 819,563
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 790 513,500
Cull Cows Head sold 2,800 821,100
Cull Bulls Head sold 280 183,120
Cattle & Calves (Total) 475 23,750 cows 7,858,496
MILK
Dairy Cows * 110 cows Pounds 1,895,606 267,280
Milk (Total) 267,280
HORSES
Brood Mares 43 172 mares Head sold 75 93,750
Stud Fees 23 studs Mares bred 215 32,250
Pleasure Horses 85 horses Head sold 175 218,750
Horses (Total) 344,750
RABBITS
Fryers * 1,300 animals Pounds 3,900 3,120
Does * 200 animals Pounds 1,000 15,000
Rabbits (Total) * 1,500 4,900 18,120
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 268 sheared Pounds 2,412 1,298
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 109 14,715
Feeder Lambs Head sold 130 7,307
Show Lambs Head sold 10 2,500
Stocker Sheep Head sold 55 2,530
Cull Sheep Head sold 55 1,925
Sheep (Total) 28 140 ewes 30,275
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 65 6,500
Stocker Goats Head Sold 108 3,780
Cull Goats Head Sold 32 320
Goats (Total) 35 250 does 10,600
Sheep & Goats (Total) 40,875
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 48 9,600
Feeder Pigs Head sold 308 10,164
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 153 20,655
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 70 10,080
Swine (Total) 21 130 sows 50,499
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 8,580,020
* Fewer Than 6 Producers