DE SOTO Parish - 2002 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON *
Non-irrigated 696
Lint 696 Pounds 1,100.00 765,600 229,680
Seed 696 Pounds 1,760.00 1,224,960 48,998
Cotton (Total) * 696 278,678
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 117,753
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 57,220
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 10,066
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 39,184,474
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,674,664
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 31,357,699
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 17,932,085
Christmas Trees Retail * 15 Trees Sold 10.00 150 6,000
Fire Wood 15 Face Cords 150 18,750
Forestry (Total) 31,382,449
FRUITS
Blackberries * 2 Pints 1,500.00 3,000 3,000
Blueberries 7 155 Pounds 3,500.00 542,500 678,125
Mayhaws
Orchard * 10 Pounds 150.00 1,500 1,950
Fruits (Total) 11 167 683,075
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) * 303 Bushels 130.00 39,390 84,689
Feed Grains (Total) 84,689
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 7,500sf Pounds 3.00 22,500 28,125
Greenhouse Vegetables * 7,500sf Pounds 28,125
HAY, SOLD
Grass 60 4,500 Tons 2.25 10,125 607,500
Hay Sold (Total) 607,500
HOME GARDENS 575 Garden 172,500
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 250,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 50,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 15,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 315,000
SOYBEANS * 467 Bushels 27.00 12,609 70,736
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 3 Bushels 24# 110.00 330 6,600
Vegetables (Total) * 3 6,600
WHEAT * 49 Bushels 59.00 2,891 9,482
TOTAL ALL CROPS 33,638,834
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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DE SOTO Parish - 2002 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 20 acres Pounds 38,000 22,040
Aquaculture (Total) 22,040
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) * Pounds 7,821 3,652
Buffalo * Pounds 2,607 401
Gar * Pounds 520 479
Freshwater Fisheries 4,532
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 84 453
Meat Pounds 125 63
Fur Animals (Total) 516
HUNTING LEASE 16 35,000 acres 122,500
HONEY 6 35 hives Pounds 3,500 3,500
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 153,088
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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DE SOTO Parish - 2002 - 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 1,240 424,452
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,400 535,500
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,500 627,825
600-700 lbs Head sold 800 369,720
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,120 335,944
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,300 449,865
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,400 544,390
600-700 lbs. Head sold 600 258,960
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,820 841,113
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,820 898,170
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 310 220,100
Cull Cows Head sold 2,000 612,000
Cull Bulls Head sold 150 105,413
Cattle & Calves (Total) 101 12,900 cows 6,223,452
MILK
Dairy Cows 24 4,500 cows Pounds 61,837,046 8,644,819
Milk (Total) 8,644,819
HORSES
Brood Mares 12 110 mares Head sold 90 110,000
Stud Fees 8 studs Mares 46 6,200
Race Horses * 24 horses Head sold 240,000
Show Horses 45 145 horses Head sold 980,000
Recreation Horses 65 200 horses Head sold 200,000
Horses (Total) 1,536,200
POULTRY
Breeder Flocks 7 251,000 birds Dozen 4,743,900 1,873,841
Poultry (Total) 1,873,841
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 10 925
Feeder Lambs Head sold 21 1,197
Show Lambs Head sold 10 2,750
Stocker Sheep Head sold 6 285
Cull Sheep Head sold 3 98
Sheep (Total) * 12 ewes 5,255
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 205 17,425
Stocker Goats Head Sold 150 8,250
Cull Goats Head Sold 10 325
Goats (Total) 8 175 does 26,000
Sheep & Goats (Total) 31,255
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 53 15,900
Feeder Pigs Head sold 525 10,106
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 375 33,750
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 35 2,625
Swine (Total) 8 175 sows 62,381
EXOTIC ANIMAL
Deer/Antelope * 30 animals 10 1,250
Exotic Animals (Total) 1,250
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 18,373,198
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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