DE SOTO Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON * 696
Lint 696 Pounds 750 522,000 234,900
Seed 696 Pounds 1,200 835,200 41,760
Cotton (Total) * 696 276,660
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 150,157
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 89,162
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 5,656
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 57,971,827
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 4,773,245
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 45,702,269
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 28,963,407
Christmas Trees Wholesale * Trees Sold 150 2,100
Christmas Trees Retail * 25 Trees Sold 150 6,000
Fire Wood 15 Face Cords 150 18,750
Forestry (Total) 45,729,119
FRUITS
Blueberries 8 145 Pounds 4,500 652,500 783,000
Mayhaws * 15 Pounds 350 5,250 6,825
Fruits (Total) 789,825
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) * 314 Bushels 105 32,970 60,665
Grain Sorghum * 191 cwt. 40 7,640 23,608
Feed Grains (Total) 84,273
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 7,500sf Pounds 5 37,500 48,750
Greenhouse Vegetables * 7,500sf Pounds 5 48,750
HAY, SOLD
Grass 70 4,700 Tons 2 9,400 611,000
Hay Sold (Total) 611,000
HOME GARDENS 600 Garden 156,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding * Acre 270,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 50,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 320,000
SOYBEANS * 222 Bushels
WHEAT * 1,439 Bushels 45 64,755 161,888
TOTAL ALL CROPS 48,177,515
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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DE SOTO Parish - 2000 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 20 acres Pounds Sold 38,926 28,027
Aquaculture (Total) 28,027
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 90 467
Meat Pounds Sold 100 50
Fur Animals (Total) 517
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 16 35,000 acres 122,500
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 151,044
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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DE SOTO Parish - 2000 - Animal Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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CATTLE and CALVES
Steer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 824 321,970
400-500 lbs. Head sold 696 302,645
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,056 510,175
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 927 315,073
400-500 lbs. Head sold 747 295,274
500-600 lbs. Head sold 721 320,492
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,580 780,520
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,460 766,500
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 309 220,935
Cull Cows Head sold 2,164 678,003
Cull Bulls Head sold 2,215 1,596,129
Cattle & Calves (Total) 101 12,880 cows 6,107,716
MILK
Dairy Cows 31 5,720 cows Pounds 79,328,371 11,066,308
Milk (Total) 11,066,308
HORSES
Brood Mares 6 50 mares Head sold 45 48,000
Horses (Total) 48,000
POULTRY
Edible Eggs 6 350,000 hens Dozen sold 7,825,000 5,086,250
Poultry (Total) 6 5,086,250
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 10 1,063
Show Lambs Head sold 2 550
Stocker Sheep Head sold 6 292
Sheep (Total) * 18 ewes 1,905
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 124 9,300
Stocker Goats Head Sold 242 8,470
Cull Goats Head Sold 210 5,775
Goats (Total) 26 475 does 23,545
Sheep & Goats (Total) 25,450
SWINE
Feeder Pigs Head sold 1,150 25,300
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 550 62,563
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 80 6,900
Swine (Total) 8 185 sows 94,763
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Deer/Antelope * 50 animals 15 7,500
Exotic Animals (Total) 7,500
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 22,435,987
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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