NMAC. AGRICULTURAL PLT TOOK OFF ON AN OCCUPIED RWY AT A NON TWR ARPT. NMAC RESULTS.

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I WAS FERRYING AN AGRICULTURAL ACFT TO SOUTH TEXAS IN COMPANY WITH ANOTHER AGRICULTURAL PLANE. WE STOPPED IN RUSTON; LA; FOR FUEL; LNDG ON RWY 34. WHEN WE DEPARTED; I TAXIED OUT FIRST; AND PROCEEDED N DOWN THE TXWY FOR A DEP ON RWY 16. THE OTHER PLT MORE CORRECTLY TAXIED STRAIGHT OUT ONTO THE RWY AND MADE AN INTXN TKOF ON RWY 34. THE WIND WAS NOT THAT STRONG; AND WE WERE HDG IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. RATHER THAN TURN AROUND; I CONTINUED TAXIING FOR A S DEP. WE WERE NOT RADIO EQUIPPED; SO I COULD NOT ANNOUNCE MY INTENTIONS. AFTER RUNUP; I SAW NO APCHING OR DEPARTING TFC; SO I TAXIED ONTO THE RWY FOR TKOF. I THEN REALIZED THAT THE RWY WAS ON A SLIGHT HILL; AND THAT I ACTUALLY COULD NOT SEE THE OTHER END OF THE RWY. NOT WANTING TO GET TOO FAR BEHIND THE OTHER ACFT; I BEGAN MY TKOF ROLL; WAS AIRBORNE IN A FEW HUNDRED FT; AND INSTANTLY SAW ANOTHER AIRPLANE ON THE APCH END OF RWY 34. I TURNED SLIGHTLY TO THE E; THEN BACK TO RWY HDG; AND REALLY FELT LIKE A DUMB JERK; AND SAID TO MYSELF; 'THAT'S WHAT GIVES AGRICULTURAL PLTS A BAD NAME.' I'VE BEEN FLYING FOR OVER HALF OF MY LIFE; AND CONSIDER MYSELF A COMPETENT; COURTEOUS; AND SAFE PLT; WHETHER IN AN AGRICULTURAL PLANE OR TWIN. A COMPLACENT AND HURRY-UP ATTITUDE IS ALWAYS DANGEROUS; EVEN ON A BEAUTIFUL VFR DAY.