BEAUREGARD Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 202,408
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 34,260
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 10,605
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 92,321,357
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 2,814,194
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 67,980,999
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 47,718,980
Christmas Trees Retail * 20 Trees Sold 1,200 33,000
Pine Straw * Bales 40# 10,000 40,000
Fire Wood 6 Face Cords 400 50,000
Forest Seedlings * 23 Seedlings 816,417 18,777,591 675,993
Forestry (Total) 68,779,992
FRUITS
Blueberries * 25 Pounds 2,000 50,000 50,000
Fruits (Total) 50,000
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 12 3,000 Bushels 110 330,000 841,500
Grain Sorghum * 245 cwt. 42 10,290 47,334
Feed Grains (Total) 888,834
HAY, SOLD
Grass 35 1,000 Tons 6 6,000 300,000
Hay Sold (Total) 300,000
HOME GARDENS 1,500 Garden 483,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Woody Ornamentals 25 Acre 1,500,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 25 1,500,000
RICE 11 2,835 cwt. 58 164,430 1,644,300
SOD PRODUCTION * 10 Acres 33,350
SOYBEANS 15 8,050 Bushels 28 225,400 1,555,260
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cucumber 6 10 Bushels 50# 200 2,000 20,000
Eggplant 8 2 Bushels 33# 200 400 3,200
Irish Potatoes 10 5 cwt. 185 925 18,500
Lima Beans (Fresh) 15 5 Bushels 32# 75 375 9,375
Mustard (Fresh) 10 5 Doz. Bunches 700 3,500 17,500
Okra (Fresh) 12 5 Bushels 200 1,000 20,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) 20 10 Bushels 30# 150 1,500 22,500
Southern Peas (Fresh) 50 250 Bushels 24# 110 27,500 550,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 12 4 Bushels 45# 185 740 11,840
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 20 40 Doz. Ears 600 24,000 48,000
Tomatoes (Field) 10 4 Lugs 20# 650 2,600 31,200
Turnips (Fresh) 25 10 Doz. Bunches 700 7,000 35,000
Watermelon 30 250 cwt. 150 37,500 225,000
Vegetables (Total) 55 600 1,012,115
WHEAT 6 1,300 Bushels 30 39,000 136,500
TOTAL ALL CROPS 76,383,351
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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BEAUREGARD Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 30 acres Pounds Sold 15,000 8,550
Catfish (Farm) * 8 acres Pounds Sold
Fishbait * acres Pounds Sold
Aquaculture (Total) 8,550
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 961 6,958
Fur Animals (Total) 6,958
ALLIGATORS - Wild 13 animals feet 97 1,755
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 8 150,000 acres 393,750
HONEY 10 1,200 hives Pounds 42,000 31,080
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 442,093
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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BEAUREGARD 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 3,550 1,124,463
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,365 515,970
500-600 lbs. Head sold 545 239,800
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 2,305 627,248
400-500 lbs. Head sold 887 297,367
500-600 lbs. Head sold 355 135,308
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 400 179,920
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 500 325,000
Cull Cows Head sold 5,300 1,554,225
Cull Bulls Head sold 150 98,100
Cattle & Calves (Total) 325 14,000 cows 5,097,401
MILK
Dairy Cows 11 1,500 cows Pounds 17,014,927 2,399,105
Milk (Total) 2,399,105
HORSES
Brood Mares 50 500 mares Head sold 275 412,500
Stud Fees 30 studs Mares bred 325 113,750
Horses (Total) 526,250
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 10 breedrs Birds sold
Emu * 225 breedrs Birds sold
Rhea * 10 breedrs Birds sold
Exotic Fowl (Total) 8
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 350 sheared Pounds 2,450 1,318
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 60 8,100
Feeder Lambs Head sold 275 15,456
Show Lambs Head sold 150 37,500
Cull Sheep Head sold 150 5,250
Sheep (Total) 12 350 ewes 67,624
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 250 25,000
Stocker Goats Head Sold 100 3,500
Cull Goats Head Sold 100 1,000
Goats (Total) 25 500 does 29,500
Sheep & Goats (Total) 97,124
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 150 30,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 100 3,300
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 1,000 135,000
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 150 21,600
Swine (Total) 12 125 sows 189,900
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 8,309,780
* Fewer Than 6 Producers