1973 Flood Impact on Louisiana Farmers Varies by Parish
LSU extension reports show 1973 flood cut gross farm income in Catahoula Parish by 15 million dollars from 1972 levels. Normal crops fell sharply with soybeans down 71 percent and cotton 60 percent. Some price gains offset losses, yet East Carroll and Jackson Parishes faced mixed results with forestry growing while poultry and crop sectors fluctuated.
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Catahoula Parish
W. C. Abbott
Jackson Parish
Hill Parish
Franklin Parish Cotton Planting Falls Short Amid Flooded Fields
In Franklin Parish the 1973 crop season opens with extensive flooding and mid May backwater cuts. Cotton acreage drops to 74,878 acres from 92,000 plus, due to late planting and poor yields. Soybeans profit declines, while total farm income shows a sharp drop from 1972. Catahoula reports its peak income in 1971 at $20.9 million.
Madison Parish farmers reap best year ever in 1973 crops
East Carroll and Madison Parish reports show 1973 profits surged on cotton soybeans and livestock despite seepage flood delays. Soybeans reached 140 000 acres with high yields and prices while cotton acreage dropped to 34 000 acres with strong cottonseed values and improved beef and dairy sales supported by rising costs.
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S. C. Ferguson
West Carroll
Bermuda
Morehouse Parish Farmers See Record Crop Year Despite Weather
The 1973 crop year in Morehouse and Ouachita Parishes yielded a gross income near 50.8 million across crops. Cotton led with 17.3 million, soybeans 12.2 million, and rice 8.9 million, aided by higher prices and yields despite weather and fuel shortages.
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L.S.A. Cooperative Extension Service
Morehouse Parish
Agricultural outlook and crop changes in Ouachita West Carroll Parishes
The report details 1973 farm values in Ouachita and West Carroll Parishes with pecan and livestock gains, higher costs, and frustra tions for 1974 due to fuel seed and fertilizer uncertainties. Cotton and soybeans drive income while labor trends push toward less labor intensive crops.
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Ouachita River
Agriculture Is Land Area Top Bidder in 1985 Projection
The USDA projects harvested crop land could rise to 350 million acres by 1985 up 60 million from 1972 with continued urban encroachment. Land-use planning features in federal efforts, while Congress debates long range programs. The Farm Index summarises shifts in U S land use since 1950 and implications for farming.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Congress
Nixon Administration
Senate
House
USDA
The
Economic Research Service
U.S
Richland Parish Cotton and Soybeans See Record 1973 Yields
In 1973 Richland Parish faced a wet spring delaying two main crops cotton and soybeans with back water covering land. Despite weather, yields were strong including a soy bean yield above 24 bushels per acre on 60 000 acres and 79 000 acres of cotton the state’s largest. Harvest was incomplete but expected to reach 70 000 to 75 000 bales and farmers faced price misjudgments as contracts near 30 cents per pound while market prices ranged 65 to 79 cents at harvest. UTLOOK FOR 1974: cotton may rise to 65 70 cents guiding 90 000 100 000 acres. soybeans 60 000 65 000 acres if bean prices hold at 5 6 dollars per bushel.
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East Carroll Parish
Mississippi
Morehouse Parish
West Carroll
Richland
Tensas Parish Report Shows Record Soybean Yields in 1973
Tensas Parish farmers benefited from late season rains that boosted soybean yields to a parish high, with average around 30 bushels per acre and a record 120000 acres planted. Cotton suffered delays and rot from August and September rains, but soybeans largely compensated overall crop value. Prices remained favorable though much of the cotton was booked near 30 cents per pound. Acreage for 1974 expected similar with possible shifts due to price changes.
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East Carroll
Morehouse Parish
Charles B. James
Tensas
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Louisiana State University Cooperative Extension Service
Rodney D. Ewing
Franklin Parish
Madison Parish
Austin Johnson County
ASCS
Catahoula
By Sidney Reed
A. M. Raley
Delta
Parish
Delta Parish
Walter C. Morrison
Ouachita Parish
Floyd Kent County
Ouachita
L.S.A
Bayou LaFourche
West Carroll Parish
L.S.A. Agricultural Extension Service
Richland Parish
Basil Coles
Tensas Parish
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Daniel Varyem Et
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