DE SOTO Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON * 800
Lint 800 Pounds 900 720,000 381,600
Seed 800 Pounds 1,440 1,152,000 57,600
Cotton (Total) * 800 439,200
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 132,815
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 83,781
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 2,493
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 64,048,222
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 3,280,529
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 47,354,881
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 30,199,804
Christmas Trees Retail * 25 Trees Sold 250 7,500
Forestry (Total) 47,362,381
FRUITS
Blueberries 10 182 Pounds 2,500 455,000 455,000
Mayhaws * 20 Pounds 600 12,000 10,800
Fruits (Total) 12 202 465,800
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 11 309 Bushels 90 27,810 55,898
Grain Sorghum * 425 cwt. 35 14,875 45,369
Feed Grains (Total) 101,267
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 2,500sf Pounds 5 12,500 14,375
Greenhouse Vegetables * 2,500sf Pounds 14,375
HAY, SOLD
Grass 75 4,750 Tons 2 9,500 570,000
Hay Sold (Total) 570,000
HOME GARDENS 675 Garden 148,500
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 270,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 30,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 300,000
SOYBEANS * 797 Bushels 20 15,940 73,324
TOTAL ALL CROPS 49,474,847
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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DE SOTO Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 38,926 19,463
Buffalo Pounds Sold 4,750 1,188
Gar Pounds Sold 315 347
Other Finfish Pounds Sold 820 164
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 21,162
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 316 1,014
Meat Pounds Sold 2,431 972
Fur Animals (Total) 1,986
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 16 35,000 acres 115,150
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 138,298
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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DE SOTO Parish 1999 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 896 299,739
400-500 lbs. Head sold 756 286,142
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,148 478,412
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,008 282,558
400-500 lbs. Head sold 812 269,300
500-600 lbs. Head sold 980 369,431
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,717 758,914
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,587 690,345
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 336 191,520
Cull Cows Head sold 2,352 691,723
Cull Bulls Head sold 2,408 1,621,427
Cattle & Calves (Total) 108 14,000 cows 5,939,511
MILK
Dairy Cows 37 6,375 cows Pounds 77,963,337 12,240,244
Milk (Total) 12,240,244
POULTRY
Edible Eggs * 50,000 hens Dozen sold 850,000 578,000
Poultry (Total) 578,000
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Deer/Antelope * 50 animals 15
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 18,757,755
* Fewer Than 6 Producers