OUACHITA Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 62 14,859
Lint 14,859 Pounds 850 12,630,150 8,588,502
Seed 14,859 Pounds 1,360 20,208,240 1,151,870
Cotton (Total) 62 14,859 9,740,372
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 69,354
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 61,514
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 3,646
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 28,407,159
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 4,525,167
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 26,204,073
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 16,665,167
Christmas Trees Retail 6 40 Trees Sold 4,000 110,000
Pine Straw * Bales 40# 8,000 32,000
Fire Wood 12 Face Cords 1,000 125,000
Forestry (Total) 26,471,073
FRUITS
Blackberries * 7 Pints 2,000 14,000 14,000
Blueberries 10 18 Pounds 5,000 90,000 90,000
Figs 10 4 Pounds 800 3,200 3,200
Mayhaws 11 15 Pounds 200 3,000 2,700
Muscadines * 12 Tons 2 24 6,000
Peaches 15 45 Bushels 250 11,250 168,750
Strawberries * Flats 350
Fruits (Total) 284,650
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 20 5,550 Bushels 130 721,500 1,839,825
Grain Sorghum * 340 cwt. 45 15,300 70,380
Feed Grains (Total) 1,910,205
HAY, SOLD
Grass 30 3,000 Tons 4 12,000 600,000
Hay Sold (Total) 600,000
HOME GARDENS 12,000 Garden 3,864,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 12,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 8 Acre 95,000
Woody Ornamentals 12 Acre 650,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 25,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 13 782,000
PECANS
Improved 25 1,800 Pounds 400 720,000 540,000
Native 12 120 Pounds 100 12,000 5,400
Pecans (Total) 545,400
RICE 12 7,764 cwt. 64 496,896 4,968,960
SOD PRODUCTION * 155 Acres 516,925
SOYBEANS 65 15,000 Bushels 36 540,000 3,726,000
SWEET POTATOES * 10 Bushels 50# 65
Canning 10 % of crop
Fresh 10 % of crop 65 650 7,150
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 10 65 650 7,150
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) * 2 Cartons 20# 60 120 660
Cabbage (Fresh) 8 4 Sacks 50# 100 400 1,600
Cantaloupe * 15 Cartons (40#) 150 2,250 27,000
Cauliflower (Fresh) * 3 Cartons 20# 40 120 1,020
Collards (Fresh) 18 21 Doz. Bunches 400 8,400 42,000
Collards (Processing) 6 4 Tons 150 600 60,000
Irish Potatoes 6 10 cwt. 225 2,250 45,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) 12 10 Bushels 32# 60 600 15,000
Mustard (Fresh) 12 22 Doz. Bunches 450 9,900 49,500
Okra (Fresh) 15 10 Bushels 200 2,000 40,000
Onions * 3 Bag 50# 200 600 9,000
Peppers
Bell * 3 Bushels 28# 200 600 4,200
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 15 cwt. 200 3,000 60,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 7 Bushels 30# 75 525 7,875
Southern Peas (Fresh) 20 85 Bushels 24# 70 5,950 119,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 6 5 Bushels 45# 200 1,000 16,000
Zucchini Squash * 2 Bushels 45# 200 400 4,800
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 10 Doz. Ears 450 4,500 9,000
Tomatoes (Field) 10 15 Lugs 20# 350 5,250 63,000
Turnips (Fresh) 12 15 Doz. Bunches 600 9,000 45,000
Watermelon 12 100 cwt. 200 20,000 120,000
Vegetables (Total) 83 739,655
WHEAT 10 4,000 Bushels 48 192,000 672,000
TOTAL ALL CROPS 54,828,390
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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OUACHITA Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 80 acres Pounds Sold 40,000 22,800
Alligators (Farm) * 8,464 animals feet 33,009 511,649
Other Species * 20 acres Pounds Sold 6,000 54,000
Aquaculture (Total) 588,449
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 20 Pounds Sold 15,000 7,500
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 7,500
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 135 977
Fur Animals (Total) 977
ALLIGATORS - Wild 3 animals feet 22 405
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 50 25,000 acres 78,750
HONEY 30 2,000 hives Pounds 220,000 162,800
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 838,881
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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OUACHITA 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 200 63,350
400-500 lbs. Head sold 350 132,300
500-600 lbs. Head sold 200 88,000
Heifer Calves
500-600 lbs. Head sold 800 304,920
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 400 179,920
700-800 lbs. Head sold 400 211,500
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 300 195,000
Cull Cows Head sold 300 87,975
Cull Bulls Head sold 50 32,700
Cattle & Calves (Total) 45 2,800 cows 1,295,665
MILK
Dairy Cows * 120 cows Pounds 1,494,340 210,702
Milk (Total) 210,702
HORSES
Brood Mares 50 500 mares Head sold 350 525,000
Stud Fees 45 studs Mares bred 300 105,000
Pleasure Horses 600 horses Head sold 300 450,000
Horses (Total) 1,080,000
POULTRY
Broilers * Pounds 7,643,722 3,057,489
Breeder Flocks * 67,200 birds Dozen eggs 1,478,400 2,217,600
Poultry (Total) * 5,275,089
RABBITS
Fryers 12 1,500 animals Pounds 4,500 3,600
Does 12 500 animals Pounds 7,500
Rabbits (Total) 20 2,000 4,500 11,100
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich 15 150 breedrs Birds sold 300 150,000
Emu * 4 breedrs Birds sold 10 1,000
Exotic Fowl (Total) 16 154 310 151,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 15 2,025
Show Lambs Head sold 15 3,750
Stocker Sheep Head sold 10 460
Cull Sheep Head sold 10 350
Sheep (Total) * 14 ewes 6,585
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 475 47,500
Stocker Goats Head Sold 500 17,500
Cull Goats Head Sold 50 500
Goats (Total) 50 500 does 65,500
Sheep & Goats (Total) 72,085
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 25 5,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 100 3,300
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 150 20,250
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 50 7,200
Swine (Total) 15 45 sows 35,750
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 8,131,391
* Fewer Than 6 Producers