WEST CARROLL Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 395 42,899
Lint 42,899 Pounds 650 27,884,350 18,961,358
Seed 42,899 Pounds 1,040 44,614,960 2,543,053
Cotton (Total) 395 42,899 21,504,411
FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 4,123
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 530,064
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 455,071
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 185,170
Christmas Trees Wholesale * 70 Trees Sold 3,000 36,000
Forestry (Total) 491,071
FRUITS
Blueberries * 5 Pounds 3,000 15,000 15,000
Peaches 7 50 Bushels 25 1,250 18,750
Strawberries * 2 Flats 400 800 8,000
Fruits (Total) 41,750
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 65 7,193 Bushels 120 863,160 2,201,058
Grain Sorghum 70 4,085 cwt. 31 130,311 599,433
Oats 7 331 Bushels 80 26,480 45,016
Feed Grains (Total) 2,845,507
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 4,500sf Pounds 4 18,000 18,000
Greenhouse Vegetables * 4,500sf Pounds 18,000
HAY, SOLD
Grass 25 2,200 Tons 2 4,400 220,000
Hay Sold (Total) 220,000
HOME GARDENS 700 Garden 225,400
PECANS
Improved * 80 Pounds 400 32,000 24,000
Pecans (Total) 24,000
RICE 64 7,833 cwt. 56 440,997 4,409,979
SOD PRODUCTION * 100 Acres 333,500
SOYBEANS 280 24,704 Bushels 28 691,712 4,772,813
SWEET POTATOES 54 6,000 Bushels 50# 340
Canning 6,000 % of crop 204 1,224,000 2,448,000
Fresh 6,000 % of crop 136 816,000 8,976,000
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 54 6,000 340 2,040,000 11,424,000
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Collards (Fresh) * 5 Doz. Bunches 700 3,500 17,500
Eggplant * 1 Bushels 33# 250 250 2,000
Irish Potatoes * 3 cwt. 150 450 9,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 2 Bushels 32# 65 130 3,250
Mustard (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Bunches 600 1,800 9,000
Okra (Fresh) * 2 Bushels 200 400 8,000
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 6 cwt. 10 60 1,200
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 2 Bushels 30# 100 200 3,000
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 8 Bushels 24# 65 520 10,400
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 8 6 Bushels 45# 140 840 13,440
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 10 Doz. Ears 600 6,000 12,000
Tomatoes (Field) 10 20 Lugs 20# 750 15,000 180,000
Turnips (Fresh) 6 4 Doz. Bunches 600 2,400 12,000
Watermelon * 10 cwt. 80 800 4,800
Vegetables (Total) 285,590
WHEAT 20 3,861 Bushels 70 270,270 945,945
TOTAL ALL CROPS 47,541,966
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WEST CARROLL Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,211 8,768
Fur Animals (Total) 8,768
ALLIGATORS - Wild animals feet
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 8,768
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WEST CARROLL 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 2,400 760,200
400-500 lbs. Head sold 550 207,900
500-600 lbs. Head sold 500 220,000
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 2,300 625,888
400-500 lbs. Head sold 600 201,150
500-600 lbs. Head sold 325 123,874
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 400 179,920
700-800 lbs. Head sold 500 264,375
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 560 364,000
Cull Cows Head sold 200 58,650
Cull Bulls Head sold 100 65,400
Cattle & Calves (Total) 175 10,000 cows 3,071,357
MILK
Dairy Cows * 130 cows Pounds 866,572 122,187
Milk (Total) 122,187
HORSES
Brood Mares 25 150 mares Head sold 50
Stud Fees 8 studs Mares bred 50
Pleasure Horses 20 horses Head sold 50
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 80 8,000
Cull Goats Head Sold 30 300
Goats (Total) 10 200 does 8,300
Sheep & Goats (Total) 8,300
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 200 40,000
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 15,000 2,025,000
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 150 21,600
Swine (Total) * 900 sows 2,086,600
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 5,288,444
* Fewer Than 6 Producers