RED RIVER Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON * 1,824
Lint 1,824 Pounds 870 1,586,880 1,079,078
Seed 1,824 Pounds 1,392 2,539,008 144,723
Cotton (Total) * 1,824 1,223,801
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 32,732
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 17,341
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 313
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 10,840,026
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,133,817
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 9,793,493
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 6,173,274
Fire Wood 8 Face Cords 300 37,500
Forestry (Total) 9,830,993
FRUITS
Blackberries * 3 Pints 1,200 3,600 3,600
Blueberries * 12 Pounds 3,000 36,000 36,000
Mayhaws * 1 Pounds 200 200 180
Peaches * 15 Bushels 140 2,100 31,500
Fruits (Total) 6 31 71,280
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 7 1,659 Bushels 100 165,900 423,045
Grain Sorghum * 170 cwt. 38 6,460 29,716
Oats * 55 Bushels 90 4,950 8,415
Feed Grains (Total) 461,176
HAY, SOLD
Alfalfa * 30 Tons 1 45 4,500
Grass 32 4,500 Tons 3 15,750 787,500
Hay Sold (Total) 792,000
HOME GARDENS 400 Garden 128,800
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre
Woody Ornamentals * Acre
Foliage Plants * Acre
Nursery Crops (Total) 6
PECANS
Improved 12 75 Pounds 1,200 90,000 67,500
Native 21 400 Pounds 500 200,000 90,000
Pecans (Total) 157,500
SOYBEANS 31 14,127 Bushels 32 452,064 3,119,242
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Collards (Fresh) * 1 Doz. Bunches 400 400 2,000
Cucumber * 2 Bushels 50# 130 260 2,600
Garlic * 0 Pounds 2,000 1,000 2,000
Irish Potatoes * 8 cwt. 200 1,600 32,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 8 Bushels 32# 60 480 12,000
Mustard (Fresh) * 4 Doz. Bunches 400 1,600 8,000
Okra (Fresh) * 6 Bushels 300 1,800 36,000
Onions * 3 Bag 50# 100 300 4,500
Onions, Green * 0 lbs. 300 150 188
Peppers
Banana * 3 Bushels 25# 200 600 4,800
Bell * 3 Bushels 28# 200 600 4,200
Hungarian Wax (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 25# 100 50 400
Jalapeno (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 25# 300 60 720
Yellow Hots (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 25# 100 50 600
Shallots * 2 Doz. Bunches 300 600 1,500
Snap Beans (Fresh) 10 30 Bushels 30# 120 3,600 54,000
Southern Peas (Fresh) 10 20 Bushels 24# 70 1,400 28,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 4 Bushels 45# 300 1,200 19,200
Zucchini Squash * 4 Bushels 45# 300 1,200 14,400
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 12 50 Doz. Ears 500 25,000 50,000
Tomatoes (Field) 10 30 Lugs 20# 1,000 30,000 360,000
Turnips (Fresh) * 6 Doz. Bunches 400 2,400 12,000
Watermelon * 10 cwt. 150 1,500 9,000
Vegetables (Total) 12 150 658,108
WHEAT 8 6,361 Bushels 25 159,035 556,623
TOTAL ALL CROPS 16,999,523
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RED RIVER Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 1,500 1,875
Buffalo * Pounds Sold 1,800 1,800
Gar * Pounds Sold 1,800 1,800
Other Finfish * Pounds Sold 500 500
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 5,975
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 310 2,244
Fur Animals (Total) 2,244
ALLIGATORS - Wild animals feet
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 15 8,500 acres 36,750
HONEY 10 30 hives Pounds 1,000 740
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 45,709
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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RED RIVER 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 2,000 633,500
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,000 756,000
500-600 lbs. Head sold 2,000 880,000
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 2,000 544,250
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,000 670,500
500-600 lbs. Head sold 2,000 762,300
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,500 674,700
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,000 528,750
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 3,000 1,950,000
Cull Cows Head sold 1,500 439,875
Cull Bulls Head sold 600 392,400
Cattle & Calves (Total) 160 18,500 cows 8,232,275
MILK
Dairy Goats 6 12 does Pounds 2,000 440
Milk (Total) 440
HORSES
Brood Mares 50 650 mares Head sold 300 500,000
Stud Fees 40 studs Mares bred 500 200,000
Pleasure Horses 10 horses Head sold 20 15,000
Horses (Total) 715,000
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich 8 120 breedrs Birds sold 50 25,000
Emu 6 60 breedrs Birds sold 100 2,500
Exotic Fowl (Total) 10 300 100 27,500
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS 10 300 breedrs Birds sold 300 1,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 10 1,350
Feeder Lambs Head sold 40 2,248
Show Lambs Head sold 20 5,000
Stocker Sheep Head sold 20 920
Cull Sheep Head sold 10 350
Sheep (Total) * 30 ewes 9,868
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 20 2,000
Stocker Goats Head Sold 20 700
Cull Goats Head Sold 25 250
Goats (Total) 12 100 does 2,950
Sheep & Goats (Total) 12,818
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 15 3,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 40 1,320
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 50 6,750
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 20 2,880
Swine (Total) * 20 sows 13,950
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 9,002,983
* Fewer Than 6 Producers