ST. LANDRY Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 12 5,789
Lint 5,789 Pounds 750 4,341,750 1,953,788
Seed 5,789 Pounds 1,200 6,946,800 347,340
Cotton (Total) 12 5,789 2,301,128
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 1,729
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 10,688
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 279,717
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 5,822,829
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 2,414,040
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 1,437,903
Christmas Trees Retail * 1 Trees Sold 150 6,000
Fire Wood 10 Face Cords 200 25,000
Forestry (Total) 2,445,040
FRUITS
Blueberries * 1 Pounds 1,625 1,625 1,950
Figs * 1 Pounds 3,000 4,500 5,625
Peaches * 7 Bushels 75 525 10,500
Pears * 1 Bushels 165 165 1,980
Strawberries 6 2 Flats 480 960 11,520
Fruits (Total) 11 12 31,575
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 65 21,882 Bushels 112 2,450,784 4,509,443
Grain Sorghum 30 10,937 cwt. 58 640,908 1,980,406
Feed Grains (Total) 6,489,849
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 9,000sf Pounds 4 40,500 52,650
Cucumbers * 3,000sf Pounds 3 10,500 10,500
Greenhouse Vegetables * 12,000sf Pounds 63,150
HAY, SOLD
Grass 85 1,800 Tons 3 5,400 351,000
Hay Sold (Total) 351,000
HOME GARDENS 11,311 Garden 2,940,860
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding 6 Acre 18,000
Woody Ornamentals 19 Acre 4,033,050
Foliage Plants * Acre 20,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 30 4,071,050
PECANS
Improved 9 190 Pounds 775 147,250 184,063
Native 285 645 Pounds 1,660 1,070,700 642,420
Pecans (Total) 826,483
RICE 87 24,279 cwt. 52 1,281,931 7,371,104
SOYBEANS 235 85,232 Bushels 27 2,301,264 10,931,004
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 30 24,320 lbs 4,560 110,899,200 12,753,408
Molasses 30 24,320 gal 136 3,326,976 232,888
Sugarcane (Total) 12,986,296
SWEET POTATOES 34 2,050 Bushels 50# 230
Canning 2,050 % of crop 149 306,475 536,331
Fresh 2,050 % of crop 80 165,025 2,310,350
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 34 2,050 230 471,500 2,846,681
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Beets 7 0 Doz. Bunches 350 175 1,225
Broccoli (Fresh) 8 5 Cartons 20# 300 1,500 15,000
Cabbage (Fresh) 10 40 Sacks 50# 375 15,000 75,000
Cantaloupe 11 6 Cartons (40#) 285 1,710 25,650
Carrots 8 2 Doz. Bunches 450 900 6,300
Cauliflower (Fresh) 10 4 Cartons 20# 360 1,440 14,400
Collards (Fresh) 6 1 Doz. Bunches 475 475 3,325
Cucumber 16 10 Bushels 50# 280 2,800 22,400
Eggplant 10 3 Bushels 33# 300 1,050 10,500
Garlic 11 3 Pounds 5,000 15,000 45,000
Irish Potatoes 40 70 cwt. 150 10,500 315,000
ST. LANDRY Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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Okra (Fresh) 24 18 Bushels 280 5,040 75,600
Onions, Green 16 6 lbs. 5,000 30,000 45,000
Parsley 16 2 Doz. Bunches 1,350 2,700 10,800
Peppers
Banana 8 1 Bushels 25# 375 375 4,500
Bell 16 6 Bushels 28# 560 3,360 33,600
Pumpkin, Cushaw * 2 cwt. 150 375 7,500
Radish 10 1 Doz. Bunches 300 300 1,800
Shallots 12 20 Doz. Bunches 2,300 46,000 230,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) 12 10 Bushels 30# 215 2,150 36,550
Southern Peas (Fresh) 14 12 Bushels 24# 110 1,320 26,400
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 14 4 Bushels 45# 250 1,000 10,000
Zucchini Squash 6 1 Bushels 45# 250 250 2,500
Winter Squash 6 1 Bushels 45# 215 215 2,580
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 15 50 Doz. Ears 600 30,000 75,000
Tomatoes (Field) 34 10 Lugs 20# 300 3,000 54,000
Turnips (Fresh) 20 10 Doz. Bunches 870 8,700 52,200
Watermelon * 4 cwt. 150 600 3,600
Vegetables (Total) 35 341 1,344,030
WHEAT 14 6,934 Bushels 60 416,040 1,040,100
TOTAL ALL CROPS 56,039,350
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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ST. LANDRY Parish - 2000 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 40 6,500 acres Pounds Sold 1,125,000 1,968,750
Catfish (Farm) * 721 acres Pounds Sold 3,611,000 2,599,920
Fishbait * acres Pounds Sold 612 3,978
Aquaculture (Total) 4,572,648
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 63,304 110,782
Catfish (Wild) 50 Pounds Sold 17,638 8,819
Buffalo 25 Pounds Sold 250,000 62,500
Gar 20 Pounds Sold 63,593 76,312
Other Finfish * Pounds Sold 12,384 2,477
Freshwater Fisheries 260,890
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 233 1,209
Fur Animals (Total) 1,209
ALLIGATORS - Wild 63 472 10,395
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 45 110,000 acres 1,100,000
HONEY 19 1,951 hives Pounds 212,659 116,962
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 6,062,104
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. LANDRY 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 3,739 1,460,977
400-500 lbs. Head sold 3,090 1,343,640
500-600 lbs. Head sold 855 413,068
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 3,736 1,269,810
400-500 lbs. Head sold 3,083 1,218,648
500-600 lbs. Head sold 853 379,167
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 318 157,092
700-800 lbs. Head sold 216 113,400
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 4,674 3,341,910
Cull Cows Head sold 1,213 380,045
Cull Bulls Head sold 494 355,976
Cattle & Calves (Total) 589 14,822 cows 10,433,733
MILK
Dairy Cows * 380 cows Pounds 3,402,744 474,683
Milk (Total) 474,683
HORSES
Brood Mares 165 1,650 mares Head sold 635 1,905,000
Stud Fees 30 studs Mares bred 230 46,000
Pleasure Horses 2,020 horses Head sold 218 436,000
Horses (Total) 2,387,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 1,400 sheared Pounds 9,800 980
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 1,050 111,563
Feeder Lambs Head sold 150 6,947
Show Lambs Head sold 11 3,025
Stocker Sheep Head sold 50 2,430
Cull Sheep Head sold 346 13,978
Sheep (Total) 89 1,480 ewes 138,923
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 270 20,250
Stocker Goats Head Sold 43 1,505
Cull Goats Head Sold 58 1,595
Goats (Total) 19 338 does 23,350
Sheep & Goats (Total) 162,273
SWINE
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 5,234 595,368
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 865 74,606
Swine (Total) 60 385 sows 669,974
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 14,127,663
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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