DE SOTO Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON * 1,200
Lint 1,200 Pounds 700 840,000 571,200
Seed 1,200 Pounds 1,120 1,344,000 76,608
Cotton (Total) * 1,200 647,808
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 136,260
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 62,160
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 2,647
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 54,193,980
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 3,945,814
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 44,327,734
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 29,567,421
Christmas Trees Retail * 10 Trees Sold 230 6,325
Fire Wood * Face Cords 80 10,000
Forestry (Total) 44,344,059
FRUITS
Blueberries 14 189 Pounds 3,500 661,500 661,500
Mayhaws * 10 Pounds 800 8,000 7,200
Muscadines * 1 Tons 10 10 2,500
Peaches * 2 Bushels 40 80 1,200
Fruits (Total) 18 201 672,400
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 12 850 Bushels 85 72,250 184,238
Feed Grains (Total) 184,238
HAY, SOLD
Grass 80 4,850 Tons 3 14,550 727,500
Hay Sold (Total) 727,500
HOME GARDENS 835 Garden 268,870
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 12 60 Pounds 300 18,000 8,100
Pecans (Total) 8,100
SOYBEANS * 1,155 Bushels 20 23,100 159,390
WHEAT * 600 Bushels 25 15,000 52,500
TOTAL ALL CROPS 47,395,365
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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DE SOTO Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,092 7,906
Meat Pounds 8,401 3,696
Fur Animals (Total) 11,602
ALLIGATORS - Wild animals feet
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 16 35,000 acres 110,250
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 121,852
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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DE SOTO Parish 1997 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 1,013 320,868
400-500 lbs. Head sold 836 316,008
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,296 570,240
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,092 297,161
400-500 lbs. Head sold 893 299,378
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,060 404,019
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,488 669,302
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,615 853,931
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 401 260,650
Cull Cows Head sold 2,603 763,330
Cull Bulls Head sold 3,233 2,114,382
Cattle & Calves (Total) 132 15,530 cows 6,869,269
MILK
Dairy Cows 42 6,300 cows Pounds 94,429,783 13,314,599
Milk (Total) 13,314,599
HORSES
Brood Mares 6 46 mares Head sold 30 45,000
Horses (Total) 45,000
POULTRY
Edible Eggs * 50,000 hens Dozen sold 850,000 578,000
Poultry (Total) * 578,000
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 15 breedrs Birds sold 6 3,000
Exotic Fowl (Total) * 15 6 3,000
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Llama * 2 animals
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 20,809,868
* Fewer Than 6 Producers