LAFAYETTE Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 4,882
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 285,904
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 333,936
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 107,266
Christmas Trees Retail * 1 Trees Sold 100 4,000
Forestry (Total) 337,936
FRUITS
Blackberries * 1 Pints 700 1,050 1,050
Citrus
Satsumas * 1 Bushels 400 400 4,800
Figs * 5 Pounds 1,300 6,500 8,125
Mayhaws * 4 Pounds 400 1,600 2,080
Peaches * 8 Bushels 250 2,125 42,500
Fruits (Total) 10 20 58,555
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 6 1,440 Bushels 60 86,400 158,976
Grain Sorghum * 114 cwt. 47 5,358 16,556
Feed Grains (Total) 175,532
HAY, SOLD
Grass 40 8,000 Tons 2 16,000 1,040,000
Hay Sold (Total) 1,040,000
HOME GARDENS 36,000 Garden 9,360,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding * Acre 2,000,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 1,500,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 250,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 7 3,750,000
PECANS
Improved 10 5 Pounds 800 4,000 5,000
Native 1,000 50 Pounds 600 30,000 18,000
Pecans (Total) 23,000
RICE 30 6,520 cwt. 58 378,160 2,174,420
SOYBEANS 35 7,786 Bushels 30 233,580 1,109,505
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 32 15,870 lbs 6,700 106,329,000 12,227,835
Molasses 32 15,870 gal 201 3,189,870 223,291
Sugarcane (Total) 12,451,126
SWEET POTATOES * 3 Bushels 50# 65
Canning 3 % of crop
Fresh 3 % of crop 65 195 2,730
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 3 65 195 2,730
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cantaloupe * 1 Cartons (40#) 250 250 3,750
Cucumber * 1 Bushels 50# 200 200 1,600
Cucumber (Pickling) * 275 Bushels 50# 150 41,250 123,750
Eggplant * 4 Bushels 33# 4,500 18,000 180,000
Mirliton * 1 Pounds 400 400 600
Mustard (Fresh) 10 2 Doz. Bunches 400 800 4,800
Okra (Fresh) 10 5 Bushels 120 600 9,000
Onions, Green * 1 lbs. 3,000 3,000 4,500
Peppers
Bell 10 1 Bushels 28# 160 160 1,600
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 2 cwt. 20 40 800
Shallots 8 1 Doz. Bunches 900 900 4,500
Snap Beans (Fresh) 8 1 Bushels 30# 70 70 1,190
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 24# 20 20 400
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 6 1 Bushels 45# 100 100 1,000
Zucchini Squash * 0 Bushels 45# 100 50 500
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 15 Doz. Ears 300 4,500 11,250
Tomatoes (Field) 10 2 Lugs 20# 400 800 14,400
Watermelon * 1 cwt. 200 200 1,200
LAFAYETTE Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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WHEAT * 692 Bushels 38 26,296 65,740
TOTAL ALL CROPS 30,913,384
Cut Flower * 1 (measure unit) 20,000
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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LAFAYETTE Parish - 2000 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 25 2,000 acres Pounds Sold 200,000 350,000
Aquaculture (Total) 350,000
MARINE FISHERIES
Crabs 10 Pounds Sold 375,000 187,500
Marine Fisheries (Total) 187,500
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 94 488
Fur Animals (Total) 488
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES * 2,000 acres 8,000
HONEY 15 3,000 hives Pounds 327,000 179,850
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 725,838
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LAFAYETTE 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 1,300 507,962
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,300 1,000,121
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,100 531,432
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 900 305,897
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,500 592,920
500-600 lbs. Head sold 800 355,608
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 800 395,200
700-800 lbs. Head sold 800 420,000
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 700 500,500
Cull Cows Head sold 1,050 328,976
Cull Bulls Head sold 250 180,150
Cattle & Calves (Total) 230 9,500 cows 5,118,766
HORSES
Brood Mares 130 1,200 mares Head sold 850 2,550,000
Stud Fees 70 studs Mares bred 1,500 450,000
Pleasure Horses 300 horses Head sold 550 1,100,000
Horses (Total) 4,100,000
RABBITS
Fryers 15 800 animals Pounds 2,500 2,000
Does 20 1,250 animals Pounds 3,750 56,250
Rabbits (Total) 30 2,050 6,250 58,250
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 5 breedrs Birds sold 10 1,000
Emu * 30 breedrs Birds sold 25 1,250
Exotic Fowl (Total) * 35 35 2,250
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS * 200 breedrs Birds sold 2,000 4,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 500 sheared Pounds 3,000 300
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 250 26,563
Feeder Lambs Head sold 50 2,316
Show Lambs Head sold 50 13,750
Stocker Sheep Head sold 25 1,215
Cull Sheep Head sold 50 2,020
Sheep (Total) 35 500 ewes 46,164
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 75 5,625
Stocker Goats Head Sold 35 1,225
Cull Goats Head Sold 25 688
Goats (Total) 10 125 does 7,538
Sheep & Goats (Total) 53,702
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 25 6,875
Feeder Pigs Head sold 200 4,400
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 50 5,688
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 10 863
Swine (Total) * 10 sows 17,826
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Deer/Antelope * 250 animals 200 100,000
Exotic Animals (Total) 100,000
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 9,454,794
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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