ORLEANS - C/P Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 207
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 12,478
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 17,035
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 5,843
Forestry (Total) 17,035
HOME GARDENS 32,000 Garden 10,304,000
TOTAL ALL CROPS 10,321,035
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ORLEANS - C/P Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Fishbait 25 acres Pounds Sold 60,000 360,000
Oysters 24 acres Sacks 251,464 4,023,424
Soft-shell Crabs acres Dozens Sold 5,000 90,000
Aquaculture (Total) 4,473,424
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 30,000 15,600
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 10,000 5,000
Gar Pounds Sold 1,500 1,500
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 22,100
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 506 Pounds Sold 3,300,000 6,666,000
Crabs 106 Pounds Sold 1,746,778 1,048,066
Commercial Finfish Pounds Sold 187,232 159,147
Marine Fisheries (Total) 7,873,213
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 266 1,926
Fur Animals (Total) 1,926
ALLIGATORS - Wild 66 animals feet 495 8,910
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 12,379,573
* Fewer Than 6 Producers