PLAQUEMINES Parish - 2002 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 1,339
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 76,206
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 121,958
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 40,651
Forestry (Total) 121,958
FRUITS
Citrus
Navels 200 750 Bushels 500.00 375,000 6,000,000
Satsumas 200 275 Bushels 400.00 110,000 1,320,000
Other Citrus 200 25 Bushels 250.00 6,250 62,500
Fruits (Total) 200 7,382,500
HOME GARDENS 1,500 Garden 450,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees 10 Acre 2,500,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 10 Acre 1,000,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 300,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 300,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 10 4,100,000
PECANS
Improved 6 10 Pounds 50.00 500 375
Native 10 15 Pounds 40.00 600 270
Pecans (Total) 645
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) 10 35 Sacks 50# 600.00 21,000 147,000
Cantaloupe * 1 Cartons (40#)
Carrots * 1 Doz. Bunches
Cauliflower (Fresh) 10 12 Cartons 20# 400.00 4,800 72,000
Collards (Fresh) 7 2 Doz. Bunches 600.00 1,200 8,400
Cucumber 40 75 Bushels 50# 325.00 24,375 243,750
Eggplant 20 30 Bushels 33# 425.00 12,750 191,250
Mirliton 20 6 Pounds 2,000.00 12,000 18,000
Mustard (Fresh) 50 60 Doz. Bunches 600.00 36,000 252,000
Okra (Fresh) 10 12 Bushels 325.00 3,900 78,000
Peppers
Bell 10 10 Bushels 28# 560.00 5,600 84,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 11 12 Bushels 45# 200.00 2,400 28,800
Zucchini Squash 6 3 Bushels 45# 175.00 525 5,250
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) 50 150 Lugs 20# 1,980.00 297,000 4,455,000
Turnips (Fresh) 10 25 Doz. Bunches 600.00 15,000 105,000
Vegetables (Total) 50 424 5,688,450
TOTAL ALL CROPS 17,743,553
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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PLAQUEMINES Parish - 2002 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 738 3,978
Fur Animals (Total) 3,978
ALLIGATORS - Wild 2,001 15,007 330,165
HUNTING LEASE 10 100,000 acres 315,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 649,143
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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PLAQUEMINES 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 550 188,265
400-500 lbs. Head sold 550 210,375
500-600 lbs. Head sold 450 188,348
600-700 lbs Head sold 375 26,663
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 550 164,973
400-500 lbs. Head sold 550 190,328
500-600 lbs. Head sold 300 116,655
600-700 lbs. Head sold 140 9,296
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 300 138,645
700-800 lbs. Head sold 400 197,400
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 150 106,500
Cull Cows Head sold 700 214,200
Cull Bulls Head sold 40 28,110
Cattle & Calves (Total) 60 7,000 cows 1,779,758
HORSES
Brood Mares * 15 mares Head sold 7 7,000
Show Horses 6 10 horses Head sold 40,000
Recreation Horses 45 100 horses Head sold 100,000
Horses (Total) 147,000
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 1,926,758
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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