IBERIA Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Fire Wood 12 Face Cords 300 37,500
Forestry (Total) 37,500
FRUITS
Blackberries * 1 Pints 5,000 5,000 5,000
Blueberries * 4 Pounds 6,000 24,000 24,000
Figs 10 1 Pounds 3,000 3,000 3,000
Fruits (Total) 15 5 32,000
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 5,000sf Pounds 5 28,000 28,000
Greenhouse Vegetables * 5,000sf Pounds 28,000 28,000
HAY, SOLD
Grass 40 500 Tons 3 1,500 75,000
Hay Sold (Total) 75,000
HOME GARDENS 5,200 Garden 1,674,400
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 750,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 4,500,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 300,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 5,550,000
PECANS
Improved 10 15 Pounds 800 12,000 9,000
Native 200 800 Pounds 500 400,000 180,000
Pecans (Total) 189,000
RICE 8 1,713 cwt. 53 90,836 908,367
SOYBEANS 14 1,365 Bushels 29 39,605 273,277
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 132 57,400 lbs 6,150 353,010,000 42,361,200
Molasses 132 57,400 gal 167 9,637,460 1,060,121
Sugarcane (Total) 43,421,321
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) * 3 Cartons 20# 350 1,050 5,775
Cabbage (Fresh) * 3 Sacks 50# 500 1,500 6,000
Cantaloupe * 1 Cartons (40#) 250 250 3,000
Cucumber 10 2 Bushels 50# 150 300 3,000
Eggplant 10 2 Bushels 33# 350 700 5,600
Garlic * 1 Pounds 5,000 5,000 10,000
Irish Potatoes 10 5 cwt. 200 1,000 20,000
Mustard (Fresh) 10 3 Doz. Bunches 800 2,400 12,000
Okra (Fresh) 20 12 Bushels 300 3,600 72,000
Peppers
Bell * 2 Bushels 28# 600 1,200 8,400
Cayenne (Processing) 15 30 cwt. 80 2,400 60,000
Italian (Processing) * 10 cwt. 80 800 24,000
Jalapeno (Processing) * 2 cwt. 80 160 3,200
Tabasco Red (Processing) * 35 cwt. 60 2,100 147,000
Shallots 15 5 Doz. Bunches 900 4,500 11,250
Snap Beans (Fresh) 10 5 Bushels 30# 150 750 11,250
Southern Peas (Fresh) 10 5 Bushels 24# 70 350 7,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 2 Bushels 45# 200 400 6,400
Zucchini Squash * 2 Bushels 45# 180 360 4,320
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) 10 8 Lugs 20# 1,000 8,000 96,000
Vegetables (Total) 166 138 516,195
WHEAT * 439 Bushels 35 15,365 53,778
TOTAL ALL CROPS 52,758,838
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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IBERIA Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 65 4,000 acres Pounds Sold 1,200,000 684,000
Oysters 10 acres Sacks 79,000 1,264,000
Soft-shell Crabs * acres Dozens Sold 1,000 18,000
Aquaculture (Total) 1,966,000
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 120 Pounds Sold 2,500,000 1,300,000
Catfish (Wild) 25 Pounds Sold 350,000 175,000
Buffalo 10 Pounds Sold 50,000 12,500
Gar * Pounds Sold 15,000 15,000
Other Finfish 10 Pounds Sold 100,000 25,000
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 1,527,500
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 200 Pounds Sold 3,400,000 6,868,000
Crabs 25 Pounds Sold 1,250,000 312,000
Commercial Finfish * Pounds Sold 100,000 85,000
Marine Fisheries (Total) 7,265,000
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,773 12,837
Meat Pounds 8,401 3,696
Fur Animals (Total) 16,533
ALLIGATORS - Wild 306 animals feet 2,295 41,310
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 100 120,000 acres 378,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 11,194,343
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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IBERIA Parish 1997 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 1,700 538,475
400-500 lbs. Head sold 300 113,400
500-600 lbs. Head sold 200 88,000
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,475 401,384
400-500 lbs. Head sold 250 83,813
500-600 lbs. Head sold 550 209,633
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 250 112,450
700-800 lbs. Head sold 120 63,450
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 75 48,750
Cull Cows Head sold 800 234,600
Cull Bulls Head sold 625 408,750
Cattle & Calves (Total) 340 5,900 cows 2,302,705
MILK
Dairy Cows * 40 cows Pounds 629,158 88,711
Milk (Total) 88,711
HORSES
Brood Mares 25 500 mares Head sold 425
Stud Fees 15 studs Mares bred 300
Pleasure Horses 15 horses Head sold 85 11,500
Horses (Total) 11,500
POULTRY
Edible Eggs 20 750 hens Dozen sold 6,000 4,080
Breeder Flocks * 25 birds Dozen eggs 1,000 1,500
Poultry (Total) 22 5,580
RABBITS
Fryers 15 750 animals Pounds 1,500 1,200
Does 21 1,525 animals Pounds 3,050 45,750
Rabbits (Total) 36 2,275 4,550 46,950
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Emu 10 100 breedrs Birds sold 20 2,000
Exotic Fowl (Total) 10 100 20 2,000
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS * 250 breedrs Birds sold 500 1,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 500 sheared Pounds 2,500 1,345
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 260 35,100
Feeder Lambs Head sold 80 4,496
Show Lambs Head sold 100 25,000
Stocker Sheep Head sold 25 1,150
Cull Sheep Head sold 60 2,100
Sheep (Total) 55 500 ewes 69,191
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 50 5,000
Stocker Goats Head Sold 25 875
Cull Goats Head Sold 10 100
Goats (Total) * 125 does 5,975
Sheep & Goats (Total) 75,166
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 125 25,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 500 16,500
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 75 10,125
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 20 2,880
Swine (Total) 15 40 sows 54,505
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 2,588,117
* Fewer Than 6 Producers