CLAIBORNE Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON * 275
Lint 275 Pounds 800 220,000 149,600
Seed 275 Pounds 1,180 324,500 18,497
Cotton (Total) * 275 168,097
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 108,166
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 78,781
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 121
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 66,142,211
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 4,918,537
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 48,770,133
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 34,510,029
Christmas Trees Retail * 20 Trees Sold 3,000 82,500
Fire Wood 14 Face Cords 140 17,500
Forestry (Total) 48,870,133
FRUITS
Blackberries * 2 Pints 950 2,375 2,375
Blueberries 13 1 Pounds 5,062 8,099 8,099
Figs * 1 Pounds 1,200 1,200 1,200
Mayhaws * 1 Pounds 800 800 720
Muscadines * 2 Tons 1 2 500
Fruits (Total) 28 8 12,894
HAY, SOLD
Grass 125 8,500 Tons 3 25,500 1,275,000
Hay Sold (Total) 1,275,000
HOME GARDENS 3,000 Garden 966,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 3,750,500
Foliage Plants * Acre 3,259,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 7,009,500
SWEET POTATOES * 10 Bushels 50# 229
Canning 10 % of crop
Fresh 10 % of crop 229 2,290 25,190
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 10 229 2,290 25,190
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cantaloupe * 2 Cartons (40#) 100 210 2,520
Collards (Fresh) 6 2 Doz. Bunches 720 1,440 7,200
Irish Potatoes 10 5 cwt. 200 1,060 21,200
Mustard (Fresh) 13 2 Doz. Bunches 720 1,584 7,920
Okra (Fresh) * 2 Bushels 100 200 4,000
Southern Peas (Fresh) 30 21 Bushels 24# 70 1,470 29,400
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 25 2 Bushels 45# 175 350 5,600
Squash (Processing)
Turnips (Fresh) 25 4 Doz. Bunches 600 2,400 12,000
Watermelon * 30 cwt. 300 9,030 54,180
Vegetables (Total) 38 80 144,020
TOTAL ALL CROPS 58,470,834
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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CLAIBORNE Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 1,005 429
Buffalo * Pounds Sold 1,006 550
Gar * Pounds Sold 1,004 389
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 1,368
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 240 1,738
Fur Animals (Total) 1,738
ALLIGATORS - Wild animals feet
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 8 131,001 acres 420,000
HONEY * 8 hives Pounds 75 56
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 423,162
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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CLAIBORNE Parish 1997 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 1,010 319,918
400-500 lbs. Head sold 399 150,822
500-600 lbs. Head sold 310 136,400
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 317 86,264
400-500 lbs. Head sold 341 114,320
500-600 lbs. Head sold 340 129,591
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 281 126,394
700-800 lbs. Head sold 190 100,463
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 100 65,000
Cull Cows Head sold 345 101,171
Cull Bulls Head sold 39 25,506
Cattle & Calves (Total) 150 5,553 cows 1,355,849
MILK
Dairy Cows * 880 cows Pounds 9,000,507 1,269,071
Milk (Total) 1,269,071
HORSES
Brood Mares 33 159 mares Head sold 100 190,000
Pleasure Horses 12 horses Head sold 125 190,000
Horses (Total) 380,000
POULTRY
Broilers 67 Pounds 94,200,000 37,680,000
Edible Eggs 19 170,000 hens Dozen sold 1,321,555 898,657
Cull Hens Pounds 2,111,000 527,750
Breeder Flocks 18 175,000 birds Dozen eggs 3,400,000 5,100,000
Poultry (Total) 104 44,206,407
RABBITS
Fryers * 2,000 animals Pounds 10,000 8,000
Does * 200 animals Pounds 1,600 24,000
Rabbits (Total) * 2,200 11,600 32,000
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich 14 55 breedrs Birds sold 222 4,000
Emu 10 89 breedrs Birds sold 200 750
Rhea 7 25 breedrs Birds sold 30 500
Exotic Fowl (Total) 31 169 452 5,250
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 70 14,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 600 19,800
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 5,005 675,675
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 123 17,712
Swine (Total) 13 456 sows 727,187
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 47,975,764
* Fewer Than 6 Producers