RAPIDES Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 60 15,248
Lint 15,248 Pounds 850 12,960,800 8,813,344
Seed 15,248 Pounds 1,360 20,737,280 1,182,025
Cotton (Total) 60 15,248 9,995,369
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 186,138
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 50,422
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 5,666
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 77,163,842
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 10,985,853
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 61,443,123
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 42,308,767
Christmas Trees Retail * 30 Trees Sold 4,050 111,375
Pine Straw 6 Bales 40# 9,500 38,000
Fire Wood 25 Face Cords 625 78,125
Forestry (Total) 61,670,623
FRUITS
Blueberries 13 20 Pounds 3,800 76,000 76,000
Mayhaws * 12 Pounds 450 5,400 4,860
Peaches * 15 Bushels 175 2,625 39,375
Fruits (Total) 23 47 120,235
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 70 11,584 Bushels 154 1,783,936 4,549,037
Grain Sorghum 20 3,160 cwt. 61 192,760 886,696
Feed Grains (Total) 5,435,733
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 19,400sf Pounds 5 97,000 97,000
Greenhouse Vegetables * 19,400sf Pounds 97,000
HAY, SOLD
Grass 70 3,000 Tons 3 9,000 450,000
Hay Sold (Total) 450,000
HOME GARDENS 3,300 Garden 1,062,600
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 40,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 15 Acre 1,900,000
Woody Ornamentals 175 Acre 39,000,000
Foliage Plants 30 Acre 1,250,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 214 42,190,000
PECANS
Improved 11 310 Pounds 1,350 418,500 313,875
Native 60 400 Pounds 510 204,000 91,800
Pecans (Total) 405,675
RICE 19 5,243 cwt. 60 314,580 3,145,800
SOD PRODUCTION * 15 Acres 50,025
SOYBEANS 205 36,238 Bushels 41 1,485,758 10,251,730
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 14 5,800 lbs 7,020 40,716,000 4,885,920
Molasses 14 5,800 gal 191 1,111,570 122,273
Sugarcane (Total) 5,008,193
SWEET POTATOES * 93 Bushels 50# 310
Canning 93 % of crop 93 8,649 17,298
Fresh 93 % of crop 217 20,181 221,991
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 93 310 28,830 239,289
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 4 Sacks 50# 225 900 3,600
Collards (Fresh) 6 4 Doz. Bunches 500 2,000 10,000
Irish Potatoes 8 8 cwt. 110 880 17,600
Lima Beans (Fresh) 12 3 Bushels 32# 80 240 6,000
Mustard (Fresh) 25 45 Doz. Bunches 350 15,750 78,750
Okra (Fresh) 12 11 Bushels 245 2,695 53,900
Onions, Green 7 3 lbs. 4,700 14,100 17,625
Peppers
Bell * 3 Bushels 28# 180 540 3,780
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 8 cwt. 30 240 4,800
Shallots * 2 Doz. Bunches 800 1,600 4,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 7 Bushels 30# 135 945 14,175
Southern Peas (Fresh) 22 18 Bushels 24# 90 1,620 32,400
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 8 Bushels 45# 200 1,600 25,600
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 12 60 Doz. Ears 1,000 60,000 120,000
Tomatoes (Field) * 5 Lugs 20# 750 3,750 45,000
Turnips (Fresh) 6 10 Doz. Bunches 400 4,000 20,000
Watermelon 7 9 cwt. 70 630 3,780
Vegetables (Total) 60 208 461,010
WHEAT * 150 Bushels 34 5,100 17,850
TOTAL ALL CROPS 140,601,132
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RAPIDES Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 10 800 acres Pounds Sold 236,000 134,520
Catfish (Farm) 10 1,250 acres Pounds Sold 5,250,000 3,622,500
Aquaculture (Total) 3,757,020
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 24,000 12,000
Buffalo * Pounds Sold 18,000 4,500
Gar * Pounds Sold 670 670
Other Finfish * Pounds Sold 9,400 2,350
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 19,520
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 5,589 40,464
Meat Pounds 42,007 18,483
Fur Animals (Total) 58,947
ALLIGATORS - Wild 35 animals feet 262 4,725
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 125 268,000 acres 844,200
HONEY 15 975 hives Pounds 136,500 101,010
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 4,785,422
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RAPIDES 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 5,870 1,859,323
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,800 680,400
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,360 598,400
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 5,635 1,533,424
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,735 581,659
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,300 495,495
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 600 269,880
700-800 lbs. Head sold 400 211,500
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 825 536,250
Cull Cows Head sold 1,950 571,838
Cull Bulls Head sold 65 42,510
Cattle & Calves (Total) 530 24,380 cows 7,380,679
MILK
Dairy Cows * 280 cows Pounds 3,584,957 505,479
Milk (Total) 505,479
HORSES
Brood Mares 175 1,050 mares Head sold 451 675,500
Stud Fees 25 studs Mares bred 625 93,750
Pleasure Horses 8 horses Head sold 32 48,000
Horses (Total) 817,250
POULTRY
Edible Eggs 15 300 hens Dozen sold 5,100 3,468
Poultry (Total) 15 3,468
RABBITS
Fryers 6 1,440 animals Pounds 7,200 5,760
Does 15 1,050 animals Pounds 7,350 110,250
Rabbits (Total) 21 2,490 14,550 116,010
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 8 breedrs Birds sold 10 5,000
Emu 6 40 breedrs Birds sold 35 3,500
Rhea * 10 breedrs Birds sold 15 750
Exotic Fowl (Total) 9 58 60 9,250
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 200 sheared Pounds 1,000 538
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 35 4,725
Feeder Lambs Head sold 25 1,405
Show Lambs Head sold 70 17,500
Stocker Sheep Head sold 20 920
Cull Sheep Head sold 30 1,050
Sheep (Total) * 90 ewes 26,138
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 190 19,000
Stocker Goats Head Sold 30 1,050
Cull Goats Head Sold 30 300
Goats (Total) 6 200 does 20,350
Sheep & Goats (Total) 46,488
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 150 30,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 1,350 44,550
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 300 40,500
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 30 4,320
Swine (Total) 20 150 sows 119,370
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 8,997,994
* Fewer Than 6 Producers