JEFFERSON DAVIS Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 5,129
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 2,348
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 472
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 3,972,051
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 276,245
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 2,514,860
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 1,882,000
Forestry (Total) 2,514,860
FRUITS
Blueberries * 3 Pounds 900 2,700 2,700
Citrus
Satsumas * 3 Bushels 325 975 5,850
Fruits (Total) * 6 8,550
FEED GRAINS
Grain Sorghum * 110 cwt. 35 3,850 11,743
Feed Grains (Total) 11,743
HAY, SOLD
Grass 70 5,000 Tons 2 11,250 675,000
Hay Sold (Total) 675,000
HOME GARDENS 3,500 Garden 770,000
PECANS
Native * 10 Pounds 500 5,000 2,500
Pecans (Total) 2,500
RICE 295 90,000 cwt. 55 4,950,000 35,887,500
SOD PRODUCTION * 450 Acres 1,500,750
SOYBEANS 65 22,000 Bushels 27 594,000 2,732,400
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 12 6,100 lbs 5,200 31,720,000 3,616,080
Molasses 12 6,100 gal 156 951,600 66,612
Sugarcane (Total) 3,682,692
SWEET POTATOES * 10 Bushels 50# 200
Canning 10 % of crop
Fresh 10 % of crop 200 2,000 28,800
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 10 200 2,000 28,800
WHEAT * 511 Bushels 50 25,550 70,263
TOTAL ALL CROPS 47,885,058
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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JEFFERSON DAVIS Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 160 6,200 acres Pounds Sold 3,100,000 2,325,000
Aquaculture (Total) 2,325,000
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 556 278
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 278
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 10 Pounds Sold 15,000 30,000
Crabs Pounds Sold 2,274 1,364
Marine Fisheries (Total) * 31,364
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,125 3,611
Fur Animals (Total) 3,611
ALLIGATORS - Wild 238 1,785 32,130
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 45 28,000 acres 84,000
HONEY * 300 hives Pounds 30,000 18,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 2,494,383
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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JEFFERSON DAVIS 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 1,094 365,976
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,736 1,035,562
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,642 684,279
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 730 204,630
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,824 604,930
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,094 412,405
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 900 397,800
700-800 lbs. Head sold 900 391,500
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 150 85,500
Cull Cows Head sold 1,520 447,032
Cull Bulls Head sold 61 41,074
Cattle & Calves (Total) 260 15,200 cows 4,670,688
HORSES
Brood Mares * 25 mares Head sold 8 9,600
Stud Fees 2 studs Mares bred 20 4,000
Pleasure Horses 20 horses Head sold 25 25,000
Horses (Total) 38,600
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 75 sheared Pounds 350 70
Show Lambs Head sold 20 5,000
Sheep (Total) * 40 ewes
Goats (Total) does 5,070
Sheep & Goats (Total) 5,070
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 14 3,500
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 3 293
Swine (Total) * 8 sows 3,793
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 4,718,151
* Fewer Than 6 Producers