LAFOURCHE Parish - 2002 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 3,152
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 43,741
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 222,225
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 56,950
Forestry (Total) 222,225
FRUITS
Citrus
Navels 40 20 Bushels 375.00 7,500 120,000
Satsumas 45 80 Bushels 400.00 32,000 384,000
Figs * 2 Pounds 320.00 640 768
Fruits (Total) 45 102 504,768
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 13,440sf Pounds 5.50 73,920 92,400
Greenhouse Vegetables * 13,440sf Pounds 92,400
HAY, SOLD
Grass 24 460 Tons 1.38 634 38,088
Hay Sold (Total) 38,088
HOME GARDENS 6,200 Garden 1,860,000
PECANS
Improved * 2 Pounds 50.00 100 75
Native 100 50 Pounds 30.00 1,500 675
Pecans (Total) 750
SOYBEANS * 100 Bushels 22.00 2,200 12,342
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 56 31,318 lbs 5,168.00 161,851,424 20,555,131
Molasses 56 31,318 gal 155.00 4,854,290 485,429
Sugarcane (Total) 21,040,560
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) 6 2 Cartons 20# 290.00 580 8,700
Cabbage (Fresh) 6 20 Sacks 50# 625.00 12,500 87,500
Cantaloupe * 1 Cartons (40# 150.00 150 2,250
Carrots * 1 Doz. Bunches 350.00 350 2,450
Cauliflower (Fresh) * 2 Cartons 20# 400.00 800 12,000
Cucumber 6 4 Bushels 50# 300.00 1,200 12,000
Eggplant * 1 Bushels 33# 500.00 500 7,500
Garlic * 2 Pounds 4,500.00 9,000 27,000
Irish Potatoes 12 10 cwt. 180.00 1,800 54,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 2 Bushels 32# 75.00 150 4,500
Mirliton 7 1 Pounds 3,150.00 3,150 4,725
Mustard (Fresh) 20 10 Doz. Bunches 750.00 7,500 52,500
Okra (Fresh) 10 8 Bushels 480.00 3,840 76,800
Onions 6 4 Bag 50# 100.00 400 8,000
Onions, Green * 2 lbs. 1,500.00 3,000 4,500
Peppers
Bell * 2 Bushels 28# 275.00 550 8,250
Pumpkin (Fresh) 12 10 cwt. 30.00 300 6,000
Pumpkin, Cushaw 12 9 cwt. 45.00 405 8,100
Shallots 6 10 Doz. Bunches 1,000.00 10,000 50,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 5 Bushels 30# 123.00 615 12,300
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 6 Bushels 24# 50.00 300 6,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 2 Bushels 45# 250.00 500 6,000
Zucchini Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 150.00 150 1,500
Winter Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 65.00 65 910
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) 10 7 Lugs 20# 1,400.00 9,800 147,000
Turnips (Fresh) 14 9 Doz. Bunches 650.00 5,850 40,950
Vegetables (Total) 35 651,435
TOTAL ALL CROPS 24,422,568
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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LAFOURCHE Parish - 2002 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 51 6,331 acres Pounds 4,589,975 4,911,273
Fishbait 28 acres Pounds 8,500 28,303
Alligators (Farm) 30,591 acres 119,304 2,147,488
Oysters 55 acres Sacks 189,450 320,867
Soft-shell Crabs * acres Dozens 350 6,563
Other Species * 11 acres Pounds 200,000 390,000
Aquaculture (Total) 7,804,494
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 14 Pounds 15,150 16,210
Catfish (Wild) 59 Pounds 16,125 7,943
Other Finfish 131 Pounds 27,000 4,090
Freshwater Fisheries 28,243
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 1,622 Pounds 10,250,000 10,598,703
Crabs 425 Pounds 8,726,984 4,640,189
Commercial Finfish 13 Pounds 2,693,626 5,280,907
Marine Fisheries 20,519,799
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 6,190 33,364
Meat Pounds 1,504 752
Fur Animals (Total) 34,116
ALLIGATORS - Wild 3,315 24,862 546,975
HUNTING LEASE 24 175,000 acres 875,000
HONEY 13 37 hives Pounds 5,900 5,900
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 29,814,527
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LAFOURCHE 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 2,800 958,440
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,720 1,040,400
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,805 755,483
600-700 lbs Head sold 739 341,529
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 2,583 774,771
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,295 794,185
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,595 620,216
600-700 lbs. Head sold 500 215,800
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,325 612,349
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,100 542,850
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 350 248,500
Cull Cows Head sold 5,000 1,530,000
Cull Bulls Head sold 270 189,743
Cattle & Calves (Total) 280 23,700 cows 8,624,266
HORSES
Brood Mares 15 132 mares Head sold 80 80,000
Race Horses * 4 horses Head sold 40,000
Show Horses * 20 horses Head sold 80,000
Recreation Horses 67 215 horses Head sold 150,000
Horses (Total) 350,000
RABBITS
Fryers 40 1,000 animals Pounds 4,000 3,200
Does 10 200 animals Pounds 2,000 30,000
Rabbits (Total) 1,200 600 33,200
RATITE and other EXOTIC
Emu * 10 breedrs Birds
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS * 225 breedrs Birds 420 840
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 15 1,388
Feeder Lambs Head sold 10 570
Show Lambs Head sold 40 11,000
Cull Sheep Head sold 15 488
Sheep (Total) 6 43 ewes 13,446
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 45 3,825
Cull Goats Head Sold 20 650
Goats (Total) 10 150 does 4,475
Sheep & Goats (Total) 17,921
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 40 12,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 30 578
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 15 1,350
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 10 750
Swine (Total) * 15 sows 14,678
EXOTIC ANIMAL
Llama * 4 animals 4 800
Exotic Animals (Total) 800
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 9,041,705
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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