JEFFERSON Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 97
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 334,186
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 102,417
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 67,799
Forestry (Total) 102,417
HOME GARDENS 54,500 Garden 14,170,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 7,500
Floraculture & Bedding 10 Acre 2,000,000
Woody Ornamentals 6 Acre 250,000
Foliage Plants Acre 250,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 2,507,500
PECANS
Improved 6 12 Pounds 1,500 18,000 22,500
Native 4 Pounds 1,400 5,600 3,360
Pecans (Total) 25,860
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) 6 6 Cartons 20# 200 1,200 12,000
Cabbage (Fresh) 6 6 Sacks 50# 280 1,680 8,400
Collards (Fresh) * 5 Doz. Bunches 800 4,000 28,000
Cucumber * 3 Bushels 50# 180 540 4,320
Mustard (Fresh) 8 6 Doz. Bunches 750 4,500 27,000
Okra (Fresh) 11 7 Bushels 270 1,890 28,350
Onions 3 Bag 50# 100 300 6,000
Peppers
Bell * 2 Bushels 28# 785 1,570 15,700
Shallots * 1 Doz. Bunches 1,000 1,000 5,000
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) * 3 Lugs 20# 785 2,355 42,390
Turnips (Fresh) 8 2 Doz. Bunches 710 1,420 8,520
Vegetables (Total) 13 60 185,680
TOTAL ALL CROPS 16,991,457
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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JEFFERSON Parish - 2000 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 50 acres Pounds Sold 6,000 7,500
Oysters 37 acres Sacks 43,943 659,145
Soft-shell Crabs 45 acres Dozens Sold 44,363 798,567
Aquaculture (Total) 1,465,212
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 35 Pounds Sold 87,876 69,409
Gar 15 Pounds Sold 60,762 75,345
Freshwater Fisheries 144,754
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 1,845 Pounds Sold 21,377,172 25,866,378
Crabs 326 Pounds Sold 2,217,795 1,742,553
Commercial Finfish 545 Pounds Sold 2,650,947 4,771,706
Marine Fisheries (Total) 32,380,637
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,108 5,751
Meat Pounds Sold 400 200
Fur Animals (Total) 5,951
ALLIGATORS - Wild 873 6,547 144,045
HONEY 20 60 hives Pounds 500 275
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 34,140,874
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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JEFFERSON Parish - 2000 - 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 85 33,213
400-500 lbs. Head sold 22 9,566
500-600 lbs. Head sold 35 16,909
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 27 9,177
400-500 lbs. Head sold 10 3,953
500-600 lbs. Head sold 10 4,445
Yearling Cattle
Cull Cows Head sold 20 6,266
Cull Bulls Head sold 5 3,603
Cattle & Calves (Total) 10 200 cows 87,132
HORSES
Brood Mares 42 150 mares Head sold 100 185,000
Stud Fees 12 studs Mares bred 40 20,000
Pleasure Horses 12 horses Head sold 25 50,000
Horses (Total) 255,000
RABBITS
Fryers 15 750 animals Pounds 2,250 1,800
Does 8 80 animals Pounds 240 3,600
Rabbits (Total) 23 830 2,490 5,400
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 4 breedrs Birds sold 8 800
Emu * 4 breedrs Birds sold 4 200
Exotic Fowl (Total) * 8 12 1,000
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS 8 200 breedrs Birds sold 600 1,200
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 50 sheared Pounds 350 35
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 25 2,656
Feeder Lambs Head sold 20 926
Cull Sheep Head sold 5 202
Sheep (Total) * 50 ewes 3,819
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 120 9,000
Cull Goats Head Sold 10 275
Goats (Total) * 120 does 9,275
Sheep & Goats (Total) 13,094
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 362,826
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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