EVANGELINE Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 7 1,185
Lint 1,185 Pounds 950 1,125,750 765,510
Seed 1,185 Pounds 1,550 1,836,750 104,695
Cotton (Total) 7 1,185 870,205
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 39,788
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 25,367
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 2,759
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 23,590,576
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,823,779
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 17,612,379
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 12,777,885
Christmas Trees Retail * 10 Trees Sold 1,000 27,500
Forestry (Total) 17,639,879
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 10 1,873 Bushels 118 221,014 563,586
Grain Sorghum * 430 cwt. 45 19,350 89,010
Feed Grains (Total) 652,596
HAY, SOLD
Grass 85 6,500 Tons 2 16,250 812,500
Hay Sold (Total) 812,500
HOME GARDENS 4,100 Garden 1,320,200
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 350,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 350,000
RICE 270 49,170 cwt. 55 2,733,852 27,338,520
SOYBEANS 150 41,268 Bushels 32 1,320,576 9,111,974
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar * 181 lbs 4,850 877,850 105,342
Molasses * 181 gal 132 23,966 2,636
Sugarcane (Total) 107,978
SWEET POTATOES 10 2,100 Bushels 50# 285
Canning 2,100 % of crop 114 239,400 478,800
Fresh 2,100 % of crop 171 359,100 3,950,100
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 10 2,100 285 598,500 4,428,900
WHEAT 16 4,200 Bushels 38 159,600 558,600
TOTAL ALL CROPS 63,191,352
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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EVANGELINE Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 90 6,300 acres Pounds Sold 3,780,000 2,835,000
Alligators (Farm) 23 44,062 animals feet 171,841 2,663,548
Aquaculture (Total) 5,498,548
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 2,048 2,048
Buffalo * Pounds Sold 59 222
Gar * Pounds Sold 100 100
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 2,370
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 10,503 76,042
Meat Pounds 16,803 7,393
Fur Animals (Total) 83,435
ALLIGATORS - Wild 67 animals feet 502 9,045
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 15 25,000 acres 91,875
HONEY * 250 hives Pounds 12,500 9,250
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 5,694,523
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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EVANGELINE 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 2,450 776,038
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,375 897,750
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,975 869,000
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 2,450 666,706
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,375 796,219
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,975 752,771
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,300 584,740
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,600 846,000
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 2,200 1,430,000
Cull Cows Head sold 2,800 821,100
Cull Bulls Head sold 185 120,990
Cattle & Calves (Total) 260 13,600 cows 8,561,314
MILK
Dairy Cows * 90 cows Pounds 1,079,300 152,181
Milk (Total) 152,181
HORSES
Brood Mares 12 2,000 mares Head sold 120 240,000
Stud Fees 7 studs Mares bred 240 84,000
Pleasure Horses * horses Head sold 10 15,000
Horses (Total) 339,000
POULTRY
Broilers 25 Pounds 15,000 6,000
Edible Eggs 150 4 hens Dozen sold 67,500 45,900
Cull Hens Pounds 9,000 2,250
Poultry (Total) 54,150
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS * 3,000 breedrs Birds sold 8,000 16,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 1,500 sheared Pounds 9,000 4,842
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 1,000 135,000
Feeder Lambs Head sold 250 14,051
Show Lambs Head sold 125 31,250
Stocker Sheep Head sold 50 2,300
Cull Sheep Head sold 1,200 42,000
Sheep (Total) 28 1,500 ewes 229,443
Stocker Goats Head Sold 250 8,750
Cull Goats Head Sold 75 750
Goats (Total) 15 325 does 9,500
Sheep & Goats (Total) 238,943
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 40 8,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 288 9,504
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 10 1,440
Swine (Total) 6 40 sows 18,944
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 9,380,532
* Fewer Than 6 Producers