JEFFERSON DAVIS Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 4,904
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 1,723
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 509
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 3,033,985
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,388,627
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 2,832,369
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 1,810,719
Forestry (Total) 2,832,369
FRUITS
Blueberries * 3 Pounds 900 2,700 2,700
Citrus
Satsumas * 4 Bushels 250 1,000 6,000
Fruits (Total) * 7 8,700
HAY, SOLD
Grass 65 4,800 Tons 2 12,000 720,000
Hay Sold (Total) 720,000
HOME GARDENS 4,050 Garden 891,000
PECANS
Native * 10 Pounds 300 3,000 1,350
Pecans (Total) 1,350
RICE 305 90,160 cwt. 51 4,670,288 44,367,736
SOD PRODUCTION * 450 Acres 1,500,750
SOYBEANS 275 54,000 Bushels 16 864,000 4,881,600
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 8 3,860 lbs 2,000 7,720,000 926,400
Molasses 8 3,860 gal 62 239,320 26,325
Sugarcane (Total) 952,725
SWEET POTATOES * 25 Bushels 50# 200
Canning 25 % of crop
Fresh 25 % of crop 200 5,000 55,000
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 25 200 5,000 55,000
WHEAT 10 2,815 Bushels 50 140,750 457,438
TOTAL ALL CROPS 56,668,668
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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JEFFERSON DAVIS Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 150 6,000 acres Pounds Sold 2,500,000 1,550,000
Aquaculture (Total) 1,550,000
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 5,000 2,250
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 2,250
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 10 Pounds Sold 20,000 36,000
Marine Fisheries (Total) 36,000
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 3,744 20,854
Fur Animals (Total) 20,854
ALLIGATORS - Wild 228 animals feet 1,710 25,650
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 45 28,000 acres 84,000
HONEY * 3,885 hives Pounds 388,500 217,560
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 1,936,314
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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JEFFERSON DAVIS 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 1,080 305,046
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,700 873,585
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,620 583,605
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 720 174,384
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,800 520,020
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,080 359,964
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 927 361,530
700-800 lbs. Head sold 927 410,198
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 155 93,000
Cull Cows Head sold 1,950 555,263
Cull Bulls Head sold 60 38,880
Cattle & Calves (Total) 260 15,000 cows 4,275,475
HORSES
Brood Mares * 25 mares Head sold 8 8,000
Stud Fees 2 studs Mares bred 20 4,000
Pleasure Horses 15 horses Head sold 20 15,000
Horses (Total) 27,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 100 sheared Pounds 500 188
Show Lambs Head sold 20 5,000
Cull Sheep Head sold 5 175
Sheep (Total) * 30 ewes 5,363
Sheep & Goats (Total) 5,363
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 200 50,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 450 7,425
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 10 863
Swine (Total) * 50 sows 58,288
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 4,366,126
* Fewer Than 6 Producers