WEST CARROLL Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 380 39,419
Lint 39,419 Pounds 400 15,767,600 11,352,672
Seed 39,419 Pounds 640 25,228,160 1,261,408
Cotton (Total) 380 39,419 12,614,080
FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 2,700
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 729,041
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 419,757
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 190,285
Christmas Trees Retail * 70 Trees Sold 3,000 82,500
Forestry (Total) 502,257
FRUITS
Blueberries * 6 Pounds 3,000 18,000 18,000
Peaches 7 100 Bushels 30 3,000 45,000
Strawberries * 12 Flats 400 4,800 48,000
Fruits (Total) 111,000
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 125 11,952 Bushels 100 1,195,200 2,509,920
Grain Sorghum 65 6,665 cwt. 28 186,620 727,818
Oats 10 442 Bushels 80 35,360 63,648
Feed Grains (Total) 3,301,386
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 8,640sf Pounds 3 25,920 29,808
Greenhouse Vegetables * 8,640sf Pounds 29,808
HAY, SOLD
Grass 25 700 Tons 1 700 42,000
Hay Sold (Total) 42,000
HOME GARDENS 700 Garden 154,000
PECANS
Improved * 80 Pounds 200 16,000 12,000
Pecans (Total) 12,000
RICE 70 9,732 cwt. 56 547,911 5,205,160
SOD PRODUCTION * 100 Acres 333,500
SOYBEANS 260 23,014 Bushels 20 460,280 2,600,582
SWEET POTATOES 71 6,700 Bushels 50# 280
Canning 6,700 % of crop 112 750,400 1,500,800
Fresh 6,700 % of crop 168 1,125,600 12,381,600
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 71 6,700 280 1,876,000 13,882,400
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Collards (Fresh) * 4 Doz. Bunches 700 2,800 19,600
Eggplant * 1 Bushels 33# 250 250 2,500
Irish Potatoes * 4 cwt. 150 600 18,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 3 Bushels 32# 65 195 4,875
Mustard (Fresh) * 4 Doz. Bunches 600 2,400 14,400
Okra (Fresh) * 2 Bushels 200 400 6,000
Peppers
Bell * 1 Bushels 28# 300 300 3,000
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 6 cwt. 8 48 960
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 24# 50 500 8,500
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 6 4 Bushels 45# 120 480 3,840
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 6 Doz. Ears 300 1,800 4,500
Tomatoes (Field) 10 15 Lugs 20# 700 10,500 157,500
Turnips (Fresh) 6 10 Doz. Bunches 500 5,000 30,000
Vegetables (Total) 68 273,675
WHEAT 60 7,125 Bushels 55 391,875 1,273,594
TOTAL ALL CROPS 40,335,442
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WEST CARROLL Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 30 acres Pounds Sold 9,000 5,580
Aquaculture (Total) 5,580
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,165 6,489
Fur Animals (Total) 6,489
ALLIGATORS - Wild animals feet
HONEY 7 111 hives Pounds 4,440 2,486
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 14,555
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WEST CARROLL 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 650 183,593
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,050 339,728
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,500 540,375
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 800 193,760
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,600 462,240
500-600 lbs. Head sold 800 266,640
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 300 117,000
700-800 lbs. Head sold 400 177,000
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 150 90,000
Cull Cows Head sold 400 113,900
Cull Bulls Head sold 50 32,400
Cattle & Calves (Total) 170 8,000 cows 2,516,636
MILK
Dairy Cows * 70 cows Pounds 767,855 122,857
Milk (Total) 122,857
HORSES
Brood Mares 25 170 mares Head sold 60 60,000
Stud Fees 7 studs Mares bred 50 5,000
Pleasure Horses 20 horses Head sold 35 17,000
Horses (Total) 82,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 30 2,250
Stocker Goats Head Sold 5 175
Cull Goats Head Sold 2 40
Goats (Total) * 40 does 2,465
Sheep & Goats (Total) 2,465
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 100 25,000
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 16,000 1,320,000
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 150 12,938
Swine (Total) * 900 sows 1,357,938
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 4,081,896
* Fewer Than 6 Producers