LAFAYETTE Parish - 2002 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 207
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 36,097
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 29,319
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 13,360
Forestry (Total) 29,319
FRUITS
Blackberries * 2 Pints 900.00 1,800 1,800
Citrus
Satsumas * 2 Bushels 400.00 800 9,600
Figs * 5 Pounds 400.00 2,000 2,400
Mayhaws
Orchard * 4 Pounds 400.00 1,600 2,080
Muscadines * 0 Tons 0.26 0 33
Peaches * 8 Bushels 250.00 2,125 63,750
Fruits (Total) 14 22 79,663
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) * 1,028 Bushels 115.00 118,220 254,173
Grain Sorghum * 212 cwt. 54.90 11,638 44,693
Feed Grains (Total) 298,866
HAY, SOLD
Grass 50 8,000 Tons 3.00 24,000 1,440,000
Hay Sold (Total) 1,440,000
HOME GARDENS 36,000 Garden 10,800,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 262,500
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 100,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 362,500
PECANS
Improved 10 5 Pounds 50.00 250 188
Native 300 25 Pounds 30.00 750 338
Pecans (Total) 526
RICE 30 6,770 cwt. 55.10 373,027 1,492,108
SOYBEANS 30 6,720 Bushels 22.00 147,840 829,382
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 32 16,694 lbs 5,000.00 83,470,000 10,600,690
Molasses 32 16,694 gal 150.00 2,504,100 250,410
Sugarcane (Total) 10,851,100
SWEET POTATOES * 3 Bushels 50#
Canning 3 % of crop
Fresh 3 % of crop 200.00 600 8,400
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 3 200.00 600 8,400
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) * 0 Cartons 20# 300.00 150 2,250
Cucumber * 1 Bushels 50# 215.00 215 2,150
Cucumber (Pickling) * 275 Bushels 50# 210.00 57,750 173,250
Eggplant * 3 Bushels 33# 450.00 1,350 20,250
Mirliton * 1 Pounds 1,400.00 1,400 2,100
Mustard (Fresh) 8 1 Doz. Bunches 540.00 810 5,670
Okra (Fresh) 10 5 Bushels 212.00 1,060 21,200
Onions, Green * 1 lbs. 3,000.00 3,000 4,500
Peppers
Bell 10 1 Bushels 28# 616.00 616 9,240
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 1 cwt. 104.00 104 2,080
Shallots 8 1 Doz. Bunches 1,122.00 1,122 5,610
Snap Beans (Fresh) 6 1 Bushels 30# 125.00 125 2,500
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 24# 64.00 64 1,280
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 7 1 Bushels 45# 135.00 202 2,430
Zucchini Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 120.00 120 1,200
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 14 Doz. Ears 630.00 8,820 26,460
Vegetables (Total) 87 3 Doz. Bunches 566.00 1,698 339,506
WHEAT * 856 Bushels 50.00 42,800 140,384
TOTAL ALL CROPS 26,671,754
Cut Flower 7 3 stems
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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LAFAYETTE Parish - 2002 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 30 3,000 acres Pounds 1,500,000 975,000
Oysters acres Sacks 180,000 310,000
Soft-shell Crabs * acres Dozens 300 5,400
Aquaculture (Total) 1,290,400
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) * Pounds 5,800 3,074
Catfish (Wild) Pounds 2,238 1,343
Gar * Pounds
Other Finfish Pounds 12,000 12,000
Freshwater Fisheries 16,417
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp * Pounds 300 600
Crabs Pounds 410,710 266,800
Marine Fisheries 267,400
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 88 474
Fur Animals (Total) 474
HUNTING LEASE * 2,000 acres 8,000
HONEY 15 3,000 hives Pounds 350,000 350,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 1,932,691
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LAFAYETTE Parish - 2002 - 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 1,260 431,298
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,260 864,450
500-600 lbs. Head sold 900 376,695
600-700 lbs Head sold 225 103,984
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 810 242,960
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,350 467,168
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,026 398,960
600-700 lbs. Head sold 630 271,908
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 675 311,951
700-800 lbs. Head sold 720 355,320
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 720 511,200
Cull Cows Head sold 1,100 336,600
Cull Bulls Head sold 225 158,119
Cattle & Calves (Total) 220 9,000 cows 4,830,613
HORSES
Brood Mares 140 1,250 mares Head sold 900 2,700,000
Stud Fees 85 studs Mares 1,575 787,500
Race Horses 100 500 horses Head sold 500,000
Show Horses 120 250 horses Head sold 1,000,000
Recreation Horses 450 1,200 horses Head sold 1,200,000
Horses (Total) 6,187,500
RATITE and other EXOTIC
Ostrich * 5 breedrs Birds 10 1,000
Emu * 20 breedrs Birds 20 1,000
Exotic Fowl (Total) 25 30 2,000
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS * 300 breedrs Birds 3,000 6,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 500 sheared Pounds 3,000 398
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 250 23,125
Feeder Lambs Head sold 50 2,850
Show Lambs Head sold 50 13,750
Stocker Sheep Head sold 25 1,188
Cull Sheep Head sold 50 1,625
Sheep (Total) 30 400 ewes 42,936
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 100 8,500
Stocker Goats Head Sold 50 2,750
Cull Goats Head Sold 30 975
Goats (Total) 15 125 does 12,225
Sheep & Goats (Total) 55,161
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 30 9,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 225 4,331
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 25 2,250
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 15 1,125
Swine (Total) * 20 sows 16,706
EXOTIC ANIMAL
Deer/Antelope * 300 animals 350 43,750
Exotic Animals (Total) 43,750
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 11,141,730
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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