State Totals - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 2,633 690,163
Lint 690,163 Pounds 632.64 436,622,132 200,131,763
Seed 690,163 Pounds 1,012.20 698,586,246 34,929,311
Cotton (Total) 2,633 690,163 235,061,073
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 3,718,647
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 1,635,023
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 860,573
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 1,159,040,021
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 201,100,917
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 1,058,668,878
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 661,331,396
Christmas Trees Wholesale 13 81 Trees Sold 55.86 4,525 61,900
Christmas Trees Retail 95 763 Trees Sold 93.32 71,249 2,837,560
Pine Straw 14 Bales 40# 62,100 248,400
Fire Wood 457 Face Cords 19,860 2,482,500
Forest Seedlings 9 189 Seedlings 275,106.00 51,995,000 5,719,450
Forestry (Total) 1,070,018,688
FRUITS
Blackberries 74 53 Pints 1,569.63 83,975 83,975
Blueberries 143 353 Pounds 2,895.79 1,022,212 1,225,615
Citrus
Navels 271 792 Bushels 350.67 277,730 3,886,720
Satsumas 403 505 Bushels 324.15 163,695 1,951,740
Other Citrus 209 37 Bushels 277.03 10,250 102,500
Figs 95 37 Pounds 1,648.00 61,800 76,275
Mayhaws 52 143 Pounds 696.26 99,565 129,435
Muscadines 28 32 Tons 2.51 80 20,050
Peaches 70 577 Bushels 106.92 61,694 1,222,630
Pears * 1 Bushels 165.00 165 1,980
Strawberries 149 395 Flats 2,071.54 818,260 9,813,520
Fruits (Total) 548 1,168 18,514,440
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 2,102 375,694 Bushels 108.31 40,691,712 75,559,651
Grain Sorghum 1,233 206,880 cwt. 46.85 9,692,514 29,943,638
Oats 47 3,513 Bushels 76.42 268,539 333,964
Feed Grains (Total) 105,837,253
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes 50 310,164sf Pounds 5.05 1,565,347 2,022,839
Cucumbers * 3,000sf Pounds 3.50 10,500 10,500
Greenhouse Vegetables 50 313,124sf Pounds 2,033,339
HAY, SOLD
Alfalfa * 201 Tons 5.00 1,005 130,650
Grass 3,608 218,442 Tons 1.96 427,268 27,523,529
Hay Sold (Total) 27,654,179
HOME GARDENS 411,646 Garden 107,027,960
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees 45 Acre 1,675,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 177 Acre 23,528,005
Woody Ornamentals 408 Acre 79,031,050
Foliage Plants 129 Acre 5,929,500
Nursery Crops (Total) 466 110,163,555
OTHER OILSEED
Sunflowers (for oil) 6 5 cwt 12.00 60 480
Other Oilseed (Total) 480
PEANUTS 18 1,181 Pounds 2,954.85 3,489,675 1,116,696
PECANS
Improved 628 11,935 Pounds 365.46 4,361,780 5,415,951
Native 9,892 14,368 Pounds 433.05 6,222,040 3,725,749
Pecans (Total) 9,141,700
RICE 1,872 477,936 cwt. 55.61 26,580,253 152,836,459
SOD PRODUCTION 26 4,270 Acres 15,103,440
SOYBEANS 4,548 907,150 Bushels 20.30 18,415,629 87,172,369
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw
Sugar 785 491,994 lbs 6,297.63 3,098,396,864 356,188,432
Molasses 785 491,994 gal 189.11 93,040,096 6,512,806
Sugarcane (Total) 362,701,238
SWEET POTATOES 281 27,064 Bushels 50#
Canning 27,064 % of crop 116.33 3,148,338 5,654,248
Fresh 27,064 % of crop 135.46 3,666,261 51,674,830
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 281 27,064 251.79 6,814,600 57,329,078
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Beets 11 3 Doz. Bunche 431.70 1,321 9,247
Broccoli (Fresh) 37 42 Cartons 20# 284.08 11,931 119,315
Cabbage (Fresh) 114 432 Sacks 50# 494.23 213,731 1,068,656
Cabbage (Processing slaw) 11 40 Tons 9.00 360 57,600
Cantaloupe 62 121 Cartons 188.51 22,945 344,176
Carrots 21 6 Doz. Bunche 409.89 2,508 17,560
Cauliflower (Fresh) 38 35 Cartons 20# 422.63 15,185 151,853
Collards (Fresh) 161 137 Doz. Bunche 548.93 75,582 529,074
Cucumber 167 536 Bushels 50# 296.78 159,293 1,274,344
Cucumber (Pickling) * 275 Bushels 50# 150.00 41,250 123,750
Eggplant 96 85 Bushels 33# 610.45 52,145 521,450
Garlic 42 31 Pounds 4,873.02 153,500 460,500
Irish Potatoes 223 250 cwt. 190.74 47,798 1,433,955
Lima Beans (Fresh) 63 235 Bushels 32# 77.73 18,315 457,875
Mirliton 53 24 Pounds 3,291.11 81,455 122,183
Mustard (Fresh) 438 680 Doz. Bunche 553.16 376,617 2,259,702
Okra (Fresh) 306 316 Bushels 263.23 83,228 1,248,428
Onions 32 37 Bag 50# 139.55 5,233 104,660
Onions, Green 51 26 lbs. 2,644.86 70,750 106,125
Parsley 43 14 Doz. Bunche 1,164.29 16,300 65,200
Peppers
Banana 20 6 Bushels 25# 417.31 2,712 32,550
Bell 113 277 Bushels 28# 668.67 185,381 1,853,810
Cayenne (Processing) 25 55 cwt. 56.33 3,112 77,813
Hungarian Wax (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 25# 120.00 60 720
Jalapeno (Fresh) 10 9 Bushels 25# 611.48 5,778 86,678
Jalapeno (Processing) 2 cwt.
Tabasco Green * 3 cwt. 21.43 75 4,425
Tabasco Red (Processing) * 33 cwt. 91.34 3,060 214,200
Yellow Hots (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 25# 120.00 60 900
Pumpkin (Fresh) 35 56 cwt. 163.00 9,250 185,000
Pumpkin, Cushaw 21 10 cwt. 124.29 1,305 26,100
Radish 11 1 Doz. Bunche 257.14 450 2,700
Shallots 96 121 Doz. Bunche 1,460.22 176,817 883,188
Snap Beans (Fresh) 136 167 Bushels 30# 104.41 17,529 298,006
Southern Peas (Fresh) 454 1,458 Bushels 24# 74.27 108,315 2,166,300
Spinach (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 25# 341.94 424 10,600
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 154 120 Bushels 45# 171.15 20,708 206,720
Zucchini Squash 62 40 Bushels 45# 168.23 6,813 68,135
Winter Squash 18 9 Bushels 45# 127.21 1,208 14,502
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 320 859 Doz. Ears 499.77 429,674 1,074,187
Tomatoes (Field) 347 524 Lugs 20# 980.99 514,812 9,266,616
Tomatoes (Green Mature) * 4 Boxes 25# 1,200.00 4,800 48,000
Turnips (Fresh) 229 283 Doz. Bunche 557.15 157,719 946,314
Watermelon 233 1,994 cwt. 151.06 301,291 1,807,751
Vegetables (Total) 2,275 6,430 29,750,868
WHEAT 596 160,762 Bushels 48.81 7,846,116 19,809,342
TOTAL ALL CROPS 2,411,272,157
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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State Totals - 2000 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 958 84,016 acres Pounds 16,194,968 28,262,945
Catfish (Farm) 116 14,390 acres Pounds 67,147,426 47,890,856
Minnows * 967 acres Pounds 557,000 1,810,250
Fishbait 133 acres Pounds 294,862 1,545,843
Alligators (Farm) 36 164,094 acres 639,966 11,519,398
Oysters 1,053 acres Sacks 1,579,177 21,156,094
Soft-shell Crabs 164 acres Dozens 94,382 1,689,293
Other Species 57 363 acres Pounds 844,624 7,455,663
Aquaculture (Total) 121,330,342
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 915 Pounds 2,349,822 3,479,320
Catfish (Wild) 1,593 Pounds 8,290,983 4,249,455
Buffalo 410 Pounds 2,816,087 646,008
Gar 256 Pounds 429,262 498,139
Other Finfish 508 Pounds 2,744,177 646,250
Freshwater Fisheries 9,519,172
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 8,245 Pounds 112,315,381 195,615,953
Menhaden 24 Pounds 819,442,808 49,166,569
Crabs 1,781 Pounds 36,207,920 24,421,020
Commercial Finfish 792 Pounds 20,912,968 30,864,899
Marine Fisheries 300,068,441
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 40,008 207,638
Meat Pounds 10,000 5,000
Fur Animals (Total) 212,638
ALLIGATORS - Wild 30,927 231,952 5,089,455
HUNTING LEASE 5,653 6,872,351 acres 33,998,232
HONEY 377 33,723 hives Pounds 4,192,358 2,305,799
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 472,524,079
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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State Totals - 2000 - Animal Production
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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CATTLE and CALVES
Steer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 98,888 38,271,326
400-500 lbs. Head sold 91,103 39,183,663
500-600 lbs. Head sold 50,430 24,126,417
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 78,154 26,238,722
400-500 lbs. Head sold 77,340 30,227,928
500-600 lbs. Head sold 39,738 17,458,556
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 35,479 17,355,026
700-800 lbs. Head sold 28,693 14,897,325
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 47,148 32,464,980
Cull Cows Head sold 72,373 22,620,096
Cull Bulls Head sold 11,134 8,002,559
Cattle & Calves 12,386 650,028 cows 270,846,598
MILK
Dairy Cows 434 54,640 cows Pounds 699,511,918 97,581,914
Dairy Goats 8 48 does Pounds 38,175 8,399
Milk (Total) 97,590,313
HORSES
Brood Mares 3,422 20,560 mares Head sold 10,448 30,789,750
Stud Fees 1,581 studs Mares bred 12,766 4,810,325
Pleasure Horses 9,624 500 horses Head sold 5,981 9,797,650
Horses (Total) 45,397,725
POULTRY
Broilers 553 Pounds 1,118,302,135 615,066,254
Edible Eggs 1,383 1,555,699 hens Dozen sold 35,672,495 23,187,233
Cull Hens Pounds 1,910,337 420,292
Breeder Flocks 165 1,874,294 birds Dozen eggs 70,551,657 91,717,159
Poultry (Total) 2,100 730,390,938
RABBITS
Fryers 252 123,669 animals Pounds 439,632 351,706
Does 204 12,052 animals Pounds 59,050 885,900
Rabbits (Total) 398 135,721 481,651 1,237,606
RATITE and other EXOTIC
Ostrich 31 150 breedrs Birds sold 224 23,000
Emu 61 298 breedrs Birds sold 393 19,650
Rhea 10 53 breedrs Birds sold 30 750
Exotic Fowl (Total) 95 486 647 43,400
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS 84 5,730 breedrs Birds sold 24,630 49,260
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 10,574 sheared Pounds 64,928 6,494
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 5,529 587,462
Feeder Lambs Head sold 3,021 139,913
Show Lambs Head sold 1,485 408,375
Stocker Sheep Head sold 1,029 50,010
Cull Sheep Head sold 1,765 71,307
Sheep (Total) 688 9,481 ewes 1,263,561
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 6,568 492,600
Stocker Goats Head Sold 3,736 130,760
Cull Goats Head Sold 1,754 48,168
Goats (Total) 643 9,990 does 671,528
Sheep & Goats (Total) 1,935,089
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 4,414 1,203,850
Feeder Pigs Head sold 20,776 452,474
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 44,304 5,008,685
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 3,426 297,433
Swine (Total) 517 4,765 sows 6,962,442
EXOTIC ANIMAL
Deer/Antelope 15 630 animals 454 514,400
Llama 10 76 animals 53 60,350
Exotic Animals (Total) 574,750
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 1,155,028,121
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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