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Louisiana CropMAP

Washington

Total population (1990 census): 43185
County seat: Franklinton

Extension office

CropSELECT

Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals Farms Acres Yield
Maize=Corn 32 2044 203617 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 4 1100 31900 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 419 22494 51406 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 8 117 109 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 96 4295 9627 tons, dry
Tame Hay 285 13235 33432 tons, dry
Wild Hay 76 2680 4544 tons dry
Grass Silage 43 2167 11074 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 32 2793 37810 tons, grn
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop 5 192 2690 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 5 7  
Green Cowpeas 3 4  
Mustard Greens 4 15  
Okra 4 9  
Squash 3 D  
Sweet Corn 6 6  
Tomatoes 10 9  
Watermelons 20 78  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 8 14 1110 trees
Figs 3 D 36 trees
Grapes 5 9 5005 vines
Peaches 10 8 404 trees
Pears 6 3 96 trees
Plums and Prunes 3 D D
Pecans 18 145 1858 in shell
Tame Blueberries 9 34 76588 lbs
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale Farms Sq. ft. under glass or other protection Acres in the open Sales ($1,000)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 21 666500 1907 10112
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 8 X D X
Floriculture Crops 10 213844 4 1345
Bedding and Garden Plants 3 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 6 122328 D 732
Nursery Crops 8 D D D

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.