LAFAYETTE Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 815
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 52,004
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 71,619
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 22,404
Christmas Trees Retail * 12 Trees Sold 2,500 68,750
Forestry (Total) 140,369
FRUITS
Blackberries * 1 Pints 2,600 2,600 2,600
Citrus
Satsumas * 2 Bushels 300 600 3,600
Figs * 2 Pounds 1,300 2,600 2,600
Peaches * 8 Bushels 250 2,000 30,000
Fruits (Total) * 12 38,800
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 7 1,399 Bushels 120 167,880 428,094
Grain Sorghum * 200 cwt. 50 10,000 46,000
Feed Grains (Total) 474,094
HAY, SOLD
Grass 35 4,000 Tons 3 12,000 600,000
Hay Sold (Total) 600,000
HOME GARDENS 36,000 Garden 11,592,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 1,850,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 1,500,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 7 3,350,000
PECANS
Improved 10 50 Pounds 1,000 50,000 37,500
Native 1,000 500 Pounds 750 375,000 168,750
Pecans (Total) 206,250
RICE 33 7,840 cwt. 51 399,840 3,998,400
SOD PRODUCTION * 3 Acres 10,005
SOYBEANS 40 15,111 Bushels 30 453,330 3,127,977
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 20 13,162 lbs 5,900 77,655,800 9,318,696
Molasses 20 13,162 gal 161 2,120,003 233,200
Sugarcane (Total) 9,551,896
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) * 1 Cartons 20# 300 300 1,650
Cantaloupe * 1 Cartons (40#) 150 150 1,800
Cucumber * 1 Bushels 50# 200 200 2,000
Cucumber (Pickling) * 500 Bushels 50# 150 75,000 225,000
Eggplant * 1 Bushels 33# 200 200 1,600
Garlic * 4 Pounds 4,500 18,000 36,000
Mirliton * 1 Pounds 6,000 6,000 9,000
Mustard (Fresh) 10 2 Doz. Bunches 400 800 4,000
Okra (Fresh) 10 5 Bushels 150 750 15,000
Onions, Green * 1 lbs. 3,000 3,000 3,750
Peppers
Bell 10 1 Bushels 28# 200 200 1,400
Jalapeno (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 25# 250 250 3,000
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 2 cwt. 200 400 8,000
Shallots 8 1 Doz. Bunches 900 900 2,250
Snap Beans (Fresh) 8 1 Bushels 30# 100 100 1,500
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 24# 70 70 1,400
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 6 1 Bushels 45# 150 150 2,400
Zucchini Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 150 150 1,800
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 6 24 Doz. Ears 500 12,000 24,000
Tomatoes (Field) 10 2 Lugs 20# 1,000 2,000 24,000
Watermelon * 1 cwt. 300 300 1,800
Vegetables (Total) 12 546 371,350
WHEAT 10 1,744 Bushels 45 78,480 274,680
TOTAL ALL CROPS 33,735,821
Cut Flowers * 1 (bunches) 700 700 21,000
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LAFAYETTE Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 25 2,000 acres Pounds Sold 1,000,000 570,000
Soft-shell Crabs * acres Dozens Sold 500 9,000
Other Species * 2 acres Pounds Sold 45,000 72,000
Aquaculture (Total) 651,000
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 50 Pounds Sold 300,000 156,000
Catfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 1,200 800
Gar * Pounds Sold 2,000 2,000
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 158,800
MARINE FISHERIES
Crabs 10 Pounds Sold 165,000 99,000
Marine Fisheries (Total) 99,000
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,145 8,290
Fur Animals (Total) 8,290
ALLIGATORS - Wild 3 animals feet 22 405
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES * 1,000 acres 3,150
HONEY 15 3,000 hives Pounds 210,000 155,400
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 1,076,045
Tilapia * (Pounds) 50,000 87,500
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LAFAYETTE 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 1,100 348,425
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,500 945,000
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,100 484,000
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 900 244,913
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,700 569,925
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,000 381,150
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 600 269,880
700-800 lbs. Head sold 600 317,250
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 600 390,000
Cull Cows Head sold 500 146,625
Cull Bulls Head sold 250 163,500
Cattle & Calves (Total) 235 10,000 cows 4,260,668
MILK
Dairy Cows * 100 cows Pounds 910,189 128,337
Milk (Total) 128,337
HORSES
Brood Mares 120 1,100 mares Head sold 800
Stud Fees 60 studs Mares bred 1,500
Pleasure Horses 250 horses Head sold 500
POULTRY
Edible Eggs 10 500 hens Dozen sold 12,500 8,500
Poultry (Total) 10 8,500
RABBITS
Fryers 10 500 animals Pounds 1,500 1,200
Does 15 1,000 animals Pounds 3,000 45,000
Rabbits (Total) 25 1,500 4,500 46,200
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 35 breedrs Birds sold 50 25,000
Emu 20 200 breedrs Birds sold 150 15,000
Rhea * 20 breedrs Birds sold 40 2,000
Exotic Fowl (Total) 20 255 240 42,000
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS * breedrs Birds sold 1,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 500 sheared Pounds 3,000 1,614
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 350 47,250
Feeder Lambs Head sold 75 4,215
Show Lambs Head sold 50 12,500
Stocker Sheep Head sold 50 2,300
Cull Sheep Head sold 50 1,750
Sheep (Total) 50 600 ewes 69,629
Sheep & Goats (Total) 69,629
SWINE
Feeder Pigs Head sold 200 6,600
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 50 6,750
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 10 1,440
Swine (Total) * 25 sows 14,790
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Deer/Antelope * 175 animals 125 62,500
Exotic Animals (Total) 62,500
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 4,632,624
* Fewer Than 6 Producers