1997 - State Totals - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 3,732 629,669
Lint 629,669 Pounds 735.95 463,403,025 315,114,058
Seed 629,669 Pounds 1,178.04 741,776,950 42,281,287
Cotton (Total) 3,732 629,669 357,395,345
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 3,835,198
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 1,600,674
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 393,562
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 1,282,320,546
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 176,686,958
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 1,156,761,633
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 766,500,692
Christmas Trees Wholesale 10 117 Trees Sold 72.65 8,500 102,000
Christmas Trees Retail 120 750 Trees Sold 108.29 81,273 2,235,008
Pine Straw 22 Bales 40# 67,300 269,200
Fire Wood 491 Face Cords 27,238 3,404,750
Forest Seedlings 6 101 Seedlings 707,795.61 71,487,357 3,129,271
Forestry (Total) 1,165,901,862
FRUITS
Blackberries 80 62 Pints 2,274.29 142,439 102,439
Blueberries 179 467 Pounds 3,283.19 1,535,219 1,531,220
Citrus
Navels 247 772 Bushels 345.83 267,237 3,206,850
Satsumas 257 353 Bushels 433.13 153,220 919,320
Other Citrus 14 33 Bushels 36.47 1,212 9,700
Figs 46 14 Pounds 1,228.57 17,200 17,200
Mayhaws 47 94 Pounds 414.25 39,250 35,325
Muscadines 21 34 Tons 5.48 188 47,238
Peaches 114 562 Bushels 202.12 113,690 1,705,350
Pears * 1 Bushels 180.00 180 1,260
Strawberries 167 449 Flats 894.12 401,460 4,014,600
Fruits (Total) 483 1,094 11,590,502
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 2,489 423,958 Bushels 117.20 49,689,161 126,707,367
Grain Sorghum 854 80,110 cwt. 42.14 3,375,602 15,527,770
Oats 41 2,566 Bushels 77.64 199,254 338,734
Feed Grains (Total) 142,573,871
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes 46 244,375sf Pounds 4.47 1,092,381 1,092,382
Cucumbers * 2,000sf Pounds 5.00 10,000 10,000
Greenhouse Vegetables 44 245,725sf Pounds 1,102,382
HAY, SOLD
Alfalfa 7 430 Tons 4.76 2,045 204,500
Grass 3,566 175,089 Tons 2.91 510,310 25,515,500
Hay Sold (Total) 25,720,000
HOME GARDENS 371,919 Garden 119,757,918
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees 32 Acre 1,542,250
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 201 Acre 26,859,100
Woody Ornamentals 366 Acre 69,292,000
Foliage Plants 119 Acre 9,271,400
Nursery Crops (Total) 581 106,964,750
PEANUTS 26 552 Pounds 2,169.05 1,198,400 371,504
PECANS
Improved 688 10,906 Pounds 580.54 6,331,325 4,748,496
Native 8,594 14,248 Pounds 440.92 6,282,250 2,827,015
Pecans (Total) 7,575,511
RICE 2,114 546,786 cwt. 52.38 28,643,181 286,431,814
SOD PRODUCTION 22 3,188 Acres 10,631,980
SOYBEANS 6,310 1,359,981 Bushels 28.61 38,905,554 268,448,328
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 784 412,225 lbs 5,836.31 2,405,877,829 288,705,340
Molasses 784 412,225 gal 159.33 65,681,507 7,224,968
Sugarcane (Total) 295,930,308
SWEET POTATOES 296 22,355 Bushels 50#
Canning 22,355 % of crop 122.90 2,747,549 5,495,098
Fresh 22,355 % of crop 198.53 4,438,111 48,819,221
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 296 22,355 321.43 7,185,660 54,314,319
TOBACCO 10 3 Pounds 1,000.00 3,000 10,350
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Beets 22 7 Doz. Bunches 415.71 2,910 13,096
Broccoli (Fresh) 55 61 Cartons 20# 366.99 22,401 123,206
Cabbage (Fresh) 157 827 Sacks 50# 440.71 364,595 1,458,382
Cabbage (Processing slaw) 14 55 Tons 7.82 430 68,800
Cantaloupe 101 127 Cartons (40#) 180.63 23,056 276,672
Carrots 11 8 Doz. Bunches 400.47 3,404 15,318
Cauliflower (Fresh) 45 62 Cartons 20# 438.14 27,427 233,134
Collards (Fresh) 168 149 Doz. Bunches 486.68 72,773 363,869
Collards (Processing) 6 4 Tons 150.00 600 60,000
Cucumber 173 1,010 Bushels 50# 289.12 292,027 2,920,270
Cucumber (Pickling) * 503 Bushels 50# 150.15 75,525 226,575
Eggplant 88 81 Bushels 33# 329.32 26,678 213,426
Garlic 65 45 Pounds 5,736.26 261,000 522,000
Irish Potatoes 272 438 cwt. 166.58 73,052 1,461,055
Irish Potatoes (Proc. * 3 cwt. 160.00 480 2,880
Lima Beans (Fresh) 113 105 Bushels 32# 72.54 7,652 191,313
Mirliton 55 33 Pounds 5,405.22 181,075 271,613
Mustard (Fresh) 476 817 Doz. Bunches 570.56 466,659 2,333,295
Okra (Fresh) 284 291 Bushels 255.61 74,613 1,492,260
Onions 32 48 Bag 50# 169.69 8,145 122,175
Onions, Green 39 31 lbs. 3,394.44 106,925 133,657
Parsley 46 9 Doz. Bunches 1,526.85 14,612 94,979
Peppers
Banana 15 6 Bushels 25# 254.17 1,525 12,200
Bell 135 350 Bushels 28# 490.98 172,038 1,204,266
Cayenne (Processing) 25 80 cwt. 86.25 6,900 172,500
Chili - Anaheim (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 25# 350.00 350 3,500
Hungarian Wax (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 25# 266.67 400 3,200
Italian (Processing) * 10 cwt. 80.00 800 24,000
Jalapeno (Fresh) 29 42 Bushels 25# 626.35 26,745 320,940
Jalapeno (Processing) 6 7 cwt. 6,094.29 42,660 853,200
Tabasco Green * 4 cwt. 30.00 120 7,080
Tabasco Red (Processing) * 38 cwt. 60.79 2,310 161,700
Yellow Hots (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 25# 100.00 50 600
Pumpkin (Fresh) 48 113 cwt. 169.12 19,195 383,900
Pumpkin, Cushaw * 2 cwt. 102.50 205 3,075
Radish 13 3 Doz. Bunches 434.29 1,520 5,320
Shallots 123 147 Doz. Bunches 1,047.76 154,754 386,885
Snap Beans (Fresh) 226 308 Bushels 30# 101.07 31,129 466,936
Southern Peas (Fresh) 790 1,997 Bushels 24# 83.15 166,051 3,321,025
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 182 162 Bushels 45# 199.88 32,380 518,080
Zucchini Squash 51 35 Bushels 45# 161.26 5,644 67,728
Winter Squash 15 8 Bushels 45# 211.75 1,694 25,410
Squash (Processing)
Yellow Squash 43 60 cwt. 165.00 9,900 108,900
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 402 1,118 Doz. Ears 673.72 753,560 1,507,120
Tomatoes (Field) 390 542 Lugs 20# 932.76 505,745 6,068,940
Tomatoes (Green Mature) * 11 Boxes 25# 1,800.00 19,800 138,600
Turnips (Fresh) 319 312 Doz. Bunches 652.73 204,240 1,021,200
Watermelon 279 2,876 cwt. 139.29 400,670 2,404,020
Vegetables (Total) 2,537 10,279 31,788,300
WHEAT 461 105,328 Bushels 41.74 4,396,562 15,387,970
TOTAL ALL CROPS 2,901,897,014
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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1997 - State Totals - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 1,628 112,777 acres Pounds Sold 46,888,057 27,905,037
Catfish (Farm) 153 16,109 acres Pounds Sold 83,941,035 56,844,093
Minnows 7 1,687 acres Pounds Sold 923,000 2,769,000
Fishbait 110 acres Pounds Sold 316,217 1,832,650
Alligators (Farm) 89 155,166 animals feet 605,147 9,379,786
Oysters 1,382 acres Sacks 3,239,261 51,878,176
Soft-shell Crabs 147 acres Dozens Sold 94,749 1,705,490
Other Species 62 275 acres Pounds Sold 1,086,500 7,184,380
Aquaculture (Total) 159,498,612
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 1,742 Pounds Sold 30,114,754 15,694,350
Catfish (Wild) 1,459 Pounds Sold 11,232,443 5,766,936
Buffalo 580 Pounds Sold 3,959,038 1,017,337
Gar 533 Pounds Sold 937,194 941,747
Other Finfish 614 Pounds Sold 2,349,345 866,495
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 24,286,865
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 10,793 Pounds Sold 98,104,149 206,745,454
Menhaden 25 Pounds Sold 1,070,477,749 60,410,445
Crabs 2,856 Pounds Sold 39,150,342 23,564,896
Commercial Finfish 1,367 Pounds Sold 31,993,900 39,891,074
Marine Fisheries (Total) 330,611,869
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 487,208 3,527,389
Meat Pounds 840,182 369,675
Fur Animals (Total) 3,897,064
ALLIGATORS - Wild 28,191 animals feet 211,432 3,805,785
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 5,298 5,709,923 acres 29,140,495
HONEY 365 36,613 hives Pounds 3,592,296 2,658,301
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 553,898,991
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1997 - State Totals - 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 101,460 32,137,462
400-500 lbs. Head sold 89,105 33,681,690
500-600 lbs. Head sold 57,395 25,253,800
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 82,715 22,508,827
400-500 lbs. Head sold 78,710 26,387,537
500-600 lbs. Head sold 49,922 19,027,779
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 39,669 17,843,117
700-800 lbs. Head sold 29,056 15,363,365
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 47,053 30,584,450
Cull Cows Head sold 83,607 24,517,762
Cull Bulls Head sold 14,533 9,504,582
Cattle & Calves (Total) 13,701 675,570 cows 256,810,371
MILK
Dairy Cows 557 65,759 cows Pounds 795,108,651 112,110,319
Dairy Goats 11 53 does Pounds 46,604 10,253
Milk (Total) 112,120,572
HORSES
Brood Mares 4,196 23,899 mares Head sold 13,060 21,967,200
Stud Fees 1,089 studs Mares bred 12,826 8,301,800
Pleasure Horses 8,187 horses Head sold 7,131 7,747,300
Horses (Total) 38,016,300
POULTRY
Broilers 738 Pounds 827,694,936 331,077,974
Edible Eggs 1,593 1,419,838 hens Dozen sold 27,271,232 18,544,437
Cull Hens Pounds 11,085,787 2,771,447
Breeder Flocks 132 1,796,395 birds Dozen eggs 23,903,312 35,854,968
Poultry (Total) 2,133 388,248,826
RABBITS
Fryers 280 129,362 animals Pounds 468,309 374,647
Does 208 12,737 animals Pounds 50,293 761,895
Rabbits (Total) 401 142,093 518,040 1,136,542
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich 143 1,599 breedrs Birds sold 3,222 1,490,450
Emu 323 2,424 breedrs Birds sold 3,446 559,750
Rhea 46 260 breedrs Birds sold 452 21,300
Exotic Fowl (Total) 407 3,511 6,498 2,071,500
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS 62 5,274 breedrs Birds sold 50,711 102,550
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 12,715 sheared Pounds 75,029 40,367
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 8,068 1,089,180
Feeder Lambs Head sold 3,277 184,181
Show Lambs Head sold 1,647 411,750
Stocker Sheep Head sold 952 43,792
Cull Sheep Head sold 3,290 115,150
Sheep (Total) 757 12,000 ewes 1,884,420
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 3,343 334,300
Stocker Goats Head Sold 2,303 80,605
Cull Goats Head Sold 1,282 12,820
Goats (Total) 370 5,303 does 427,725
Sheep & Goats (Total) 2,312,145
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 4,572 914,400
Feeder Pigs Head sold 24,921 822,393
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 65,268 8,863,680
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 2,982 429,408
Swine (Total) 609 7,347 sows 11,029,881
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Deer/Antelope 20 510 animals 365 235,500
Llama 12 101 animals 37 146,000
Exotic Animals (Total) 381,500
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 812,230,187