JEFFERSON DAVIS Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 3,612
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 1,163
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 655
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 5,228,581
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 977,935
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 3,383,391
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 2,788,246
Forestry (Total) 3,383,391
FRUITS
Blueberries * 5 Pounds 1,100 5,500 5,500
Citrus
Satsumas * 4 Bushels 300 1,200 7,200
Fruits (Total) * 9 12,700
FEED GRAINS
Grain Sorghum 6 950 cwt. 30 28,500 131,100
Oats * 18 Bushels 60 1,080 1,836
Feed Grains (Total) 132,936
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 2,000sf Pounds 4 8,000 8,000
Cucumbers * 1,000sf Pounds 5 5,000 5,000
Greenhouse Vegetables 1,000sf Pounds 5 13,000
HAY, SOLD
Grass 65 4,200 Tons 2 8,400 420,000
Hay Sold (Total) 420,000
HOME GARDENS 2,800 Garden 901,600
PECANS
Native * 10 Pounds 500 5,000 2,250
Pecans (Total) 2,250
RICE 305 89,000 cwt. 53 4,717,000 47,170,000
SOD PRODUCTION * 435 Acres 1,450,725
SOYBEANS 275 58,000 Bushels 24 1,392,000 9,604,800
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar * 1,890 lbs 3,360 6,350,400 762,048
Molasses * 1,890 gal 91 173,369 19,071
Sugarcane (Total) 781,119
SWEET POTATOES * 25 Bushels 50# 300
Canning 25 % of crop
Fresh 25 % of crop 300 7,500 82,500
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 25 300 7,500 82,500
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 5 Bushels 24# 60 300 6,000
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) * 5 Lugs 20# 250 1,250 15,000
Vegetables (Total) 8 10 21,000
WHEAT 10 2,055 Bushels 28 57,540 201,390
TOTAL ALL CROPS 64,177,411
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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JEFFERSON DAVIS Parish 1997 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 3,000,000 1,710,000
Catfish (Farm) * 80 acres Pounds Sold 240,000 165,600
Aquaculture (Total) 1,875,600
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 5,000 2,500
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 2,500
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 10 Pounds Sold 20,000 40,400
Marine Fisheries (Total) 40,400
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 3,894 28,193
Fur Animals (Total) 28,193
ALLIGATORS - Wild 202 animals feet 1,515 27,270
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 45 28,000 acres 88,200
HONEY * 3,500 hives Pounds 403,085 298,283
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 2,360,446
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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JEFFERSON DAVIS 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 1,112 352,226
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,781 1,051,218
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,669 734,360
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 741 201,645
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,854 621,554
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,113 424,220
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,080 485,784
700-800 lbs. Head sold 720 380,700
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 75 48,750
Cull Cows Head sold 1,545 453,071
Cull Bulls Head sold 62 40,548
Cattle & Calves (Total) 260 15,450 cows 4,794,076
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
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Emu 10 80 breedrs Birds sold 240 12,000
Exotic Fowl (Total) 12,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 150 sheared Pounds 750 404
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 75 10,125
Show Lambs Head sold 10 2,500
Cull Sheep Head sold 8 280
Sheep (Total) * 80 ewes 13,309
Sheep & Goats (Total) 13,309
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 180 36,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 1,020 33,660
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 18 2,592
Swine (Total) 8 100 sows 72,252
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 4,918,637
* Fewer Than 6 Producers