DESOTO Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON * 425
Lint 425 Pounds 300 127,500 91,800
Seed 425 Pounds 480 204,000 10,200
Cotton (Total) * 425 102,000
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 171,910
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 56,422
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 2,065
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 65,274,667
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 4,979,326
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 59,391,337
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 34,334,115
Christmas Trees Retail * 15 Trees Sold 250 6,875
Fire Wood * Face Cords 75 9,375
Forestry (Total) 59,407,587
FRUITS
Blueberries 12 174 Pounds 700 121,800 121,800
Mayhaws * 10 Pounds 400 4,000 3,600
Muscadines * 1 Tons 4 4 1,000
Fruits (Total) 16 185 126,400
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 6 621 Bushels 40 24,840 52,164
Feed Grains (Total) 52,164
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 6,000sf Pounds 3 18,000 20,700
Greenhouse Vegetables * 6,000sf Pounds 20,700
HAY, SOLD
Grass 80 175,000 Tons 1 175,000 10,500,000
Hay Sold (Total) 10,500,000
HOME GARDENS 800 Garden 176,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 5,500
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 200,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 50,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 75,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 330,500
PECANS
Native 8 60 Pounds 250 15,000 6,750
Pecans (Total) 6,750
SOYBEANS * 541 Bushels 10 5,410 30,567
TOTAL ALL CROPS 70,752,668
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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DESOTO Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,050 5,849
Meat Pounds 8,090 2,912
Fur Animals (Total) 8,761
ALLIGATORS - Wild animals feet
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 16 35,000 acres 115,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 123,761
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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DESOTO Parish 1998 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 1,363 384,979
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,124 363,670
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,744 628,276
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,470 356,034
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,201 346,969
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,426 475,286
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 2,002 780,780
700-800 lbs. Head sold 2,173 961,553
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 540 324,000
Cull Cows Head sold 3,502 997,195
Cull Bulls Head sold 4,350 2,818,800
Cattle & Calves (Total) 132 11,366 cows 8,437,542
MILK
Dairy Cows 36 6,444 cows Pounds 85,771,692 13,723,471
Milk (Total) 13,723,471
HORSES
Brood Mares 6 48 mares Head sold 32 48,000
Horses (Total) 48,000
POULTRY
Edible Eggs * 60,000 hens Dozen sold 1,020,000 714,000
Poultry (Total) * 714,000
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 10 breedrs Birds sold 5 2,500
Exotic Fowl (Total) * 10 5 2,500
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 22,925,513
* Fewer Than 6 Producers