TANGIPAHOA Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 58,292
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 23,205
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 42,811
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 20,776,854
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 2,931,370
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 21,102,171
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 14,286,679
Christmas Trees Retail * 35 Trees Sold 6,750 202,500
Pine Straw * Bales 40# 20,000 80,000
Forestry (Total) 21,384,671
FRUITS
Blackberries * 4 Pints 3,200 12,800 12,800
Blueberries 9 10 Pounds 1,600 16,000 16,000
Figs * 1 Pounds 5,500 5,500 5,500
Peaches * 6 Bushels 55 330 4,950
Strawberries 75 250 Flats 1,875 468,750 4,687,500
Fruits (Total) 4,726,750
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes 6 25,500sf Pounds 6 153,000 175,950
Greenhouse Vegetables 6 25,500sf Pounds 175,950
HOME GARDENS 2,200 Garden 484,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 500,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 6 Acre 2,500,000
Woody Ornamentals 9 Acre 4,000,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 1,000,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 18 8,000,000
PEANUTS 6 15 Pounds 650 9,750 3,120
PECANS
Improved * 118 Pounds 450 53,100 53,100
Pecans (Total) 53,100
SWEET POTATOES 14 13 Bushels 50# 175
Canning 13 % of crop
Fresh 13 % of crop 175 2,275 32,760
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 14 13 175 2,275 32,760
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) 9 235 Sacks 50# 585 137,475 687,375
Cabbage (Processing slaw) * 105 Tons 8 840 134,400
Cantaloupe * 20 Cartons (40#) 185 3,700 55,500
Collards (Fresh) 8 10 Doz. Bunches 600 6,000 42,000
Cucumber 20 450 Bushels 50# 300 135,000 1,080,000
Eggplant 6 20 Bushels 33# 600 12,000 120,000
Mustard (Fresh) 10 15 Doz. Bunches 600 9,000 54,000
Okra (Fresh) 8 21 Bushels 255 5,355 80,325
Peppers
Bell 19 223 Bushels 28# 750 167,250 1,672,500
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 9 cwt. 50 450 9,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) 15 40 Bushels 30# 165 6,600 112,200
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 40 Bushels 45# 350 14,000 112,000
Zucchini Squash * 5 Bushels 45# 225 1,125 9,000
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Ears 600 1,800 4,500
Tomatoes (Field) 8 20 Lugs 20# 1,000 20,000 360,000
Watermelon 10 60 cwt. 250 15,000 90,000
Vegetables (Total) 138 1,276 5,071,700
TOTAL ALL CROPS 39,932,051
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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TANGIPAHOA Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) 6 70 acres Pounds Sold 210,000 161,700
Fishbait 8 acres Pounds Sold 15,000 94,500
Alligators (Farm) 6 6,682 acres 26,059 443,017
Oysters * acres Sacks 300 4,500
Soft-shell Crabs 16 acres Dozens Sold 6,400 115,200
Other Species * 5 acres Pounds Sold 22,000 107,400
Aquaculture (Total) 926,317
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 6 Pounds Sold 5,110 3,322
Catfish (Wild) 20 Pounds Sold 50,328 25,164
Gar 20 Pounds Sold 200 220
Other Finfish 20 Pounds Sold 2,500 460
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 29,166
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 129 Pounds Sold 45,000 81,000
Crabs 69 Pounds Sold 433,785 260,271
Marine Fisheries (Total) * 341,271
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 6,149 19,738
Meat Pounds Sold 4,862 1,945
Fur Animals (Total) 21,683
ALLIGATORS - Wild 203 1,522 27,405
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 185 150,000 acres 1,050,000
HONEY * 40 hives Pounds 2,665 1,333
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 2,397,175
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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TANGIPAHOA Parish 1999 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 2,122 709,873
400-500 lbs. Head sold 930 352,000
500-600 lbs. Head sold 718 299,216
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 988 276,951
400-500 lbs. Head sold 952 315,731
500-600 lbs. Head sold 577 217,512
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 187 82,654
700-800 lbs. Head sold 165 71,775
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 758 432,060
Cull Cows Head sold 2,901 853,184
Cull Bulls Head sold 92 61,948
Cattle & Calves (Total) 474 18,960 cows 3,672,904
MILK
Dairy Cows 198 24,000 cows Pounds 295,479,368 46,390,261
Milk (Total) 46,390,261
HORSES
Brood Mares 85 600 mares Head sold 300 650,000
Stud Fees 20 studs Mares bred 125 62,500
Pleasure Horses 600 horses Head sold 1,000,000
Horses (Total) 1,712,500
RABBITS
Fryers 15 100,000 animals Pounds 350,000 280,000
Does 15 2,000 animals Pounds
Rabbits (Total) 15 102,000 350,000 280,000
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 15 breedrs Birds sold
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS * 100 breedrs Birds sold 2,000 2,500
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 20 2,406
Cull Sheep Head sold 2 70
Sheep (Total) * 20 ewes 2,476
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 200 15,000
Stocker Goats Head Sold 150 5,250
Cull Goats Head Sold 100 2,000
Goats (Total) 15 400 does 22,950
Sheep & Goats (Total) 25,426
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 15 3,750
Feeder Pigs Head sold 250 4,813
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 100 9,500
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 12 1,170
Swine (Total) * 50 sows 19,233
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 52,102,824
* Fewer Than 6 Producers