No. of broilers |
Litter produced (tons/year) |
Nitrogen (tons) |
Phosphate (tons) |
Potash (tons) | |
Bienville Parish |
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Broilers (farms) |
5,494,141 (8) |
6,285 |
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Total crop nutrient requirements – corn, hay |
234 |
140 |
140 | ||
Nutrient equivalents supplied |
195 |
189 |
126 | ||
Claiborne Parish |
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Broilers (farms) |
28,432,045 (43) |
28,432 |
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Total crop nutrient requirements – hay |
863 |
600 |
600 | ||
Nutrient equivalents supplied |
1,008 |
976 |
651 | ||
Jackson Parish |
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Broilers (farms) |
21,068,801 (30) |
24,103 |
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Total crop nutrient requirements – hay |
362 |
252 |
252 | ||
Nutrient equivalents supplied |
747 |
723 |
482 | ||
Lincoln Parish |
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Broilers (farms) |
45,784,091 (51) |
52,377 |
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Total crop nutrient requirements |
0 |
0 |
0 | ||
Nutrient equivalents supplied |
1,624 |
1,571 |
1,048 | ||
Natchitoches Parish* |
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Broilers (farms) |
22,068,182 (43) |
25,246 |
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Total crop nutrient requirements – corn, wheat, cotton, sorghum, hay |
2,847 |
1,261 |
1,265 | ||
Nutrient equivalents supplied |
783 |
757 |
505 | ||
Ouachita Parish |
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Broilers (farms) |
5,440,682 (9) |
6,224 |
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Total crop nutrient requirements – corn, sorghum, cotton |
620 |
142 |
155 | ||
Nutrient equivalents supplied |
193 |
187 |
125 | ||
Sabine Parish |
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Broilers (farms) |
37,539,773 (71) |
42,946 |
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Total crop nutrient requirements – hay |
76 |
53 |
53 | ||
Nutrient equivalents supplied |
1,331 |
1,288 |
859 | ||
Union Parish |
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Broilers (farms) |
62,039,984 (105) |
70,974 |
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Total crop nutrient requirements |
0 |
0 |
0 | ||
Nutrient equivalents supplied |
2,200 |
2,129 |
1,420 | ||
Vernon Parish* |
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Broilers (farms) |
329,546 (13) |
377 |
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Total crop nutrient requirements – hay |
104 |
72 |
72 | ||
Nutrient equivalents supplied |
12 |
11 |
8 | ||
Webster Parish |
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Broilers |
2,154,545 |
2,465 |
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Total crop nutrient requirements – corn |
24 |
8 |
8 | ||
Nutrient equivalents supplied |
76 |
74 |
49 | ||
Winn Parish* |
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Broilers |
1,681,818 |
1,924 |
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Total crop nutrient requirements – hay |
104 |
72 |
72 | ||
Nutrient equivalent supplied |
60 |
58 |
39 |
The number of broilers is estimated using an average weight of 4.4 pounds per bird. The amount of litter is calculated based on 0.52 pounds of litter per ton of meat production. Values in this table are generated based on information obtained from the LSU AgCenter Ag Summary for 2008 and Louisiana crop enterprise budget for 2009. Broiler farm numbers in Webster and Winn parishes are not disclosed.
*The parishes with a deficit. All others had a surplus