ST. LANDRY Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 13 2,974
Lint 2,974 Pounds 950 2,825,300 1,921,204
Seed 2,974 Pounds 1,520 4,520,480 257,667
Cotton (Total) 13 2,974 2,178,871
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 495
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 14,217
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 22
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 577,125
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 7,991,156
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 3,377,303
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 2,184,121
Christmas Trees Retail * 25 Trees Sold 2,283 62,783
Fire Wood 10 Face Cords 550 68,750
Forestry (Total) 3,508,836
FRUITS
Blueberries * 2 Pounds 3,739 7,478 7,478
Peaches 6 14 Bushels 175 2,450 36,750
Pears * 1 Bushels 180 180 1,260
Strawberries * 3 Flats 350 1,050 10,500
Fruits (Total) 15 20 55,988
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 94 18,632 Bushels 126 2,347,632 5,986,462
Grain Sorghum * 568 cwt. 58 32,944 151,542
Oats * 198 Bushels 75 14,850 25,245
Feed Grains (Total) 6,163,249
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 2,400sf Pounds 1 3,600 3,600
Greenhouse Vegetables * 2,400sf Pounds 3,600
HAY, SOLD
Grass 85 5,830 Tons 6 34,980 1,749,000
Hay Sold (Total) 1,749,000
HOME GARDENS 11,400 Garden 3,670,800
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 7 Acre 150,000
Woody Ornamentals 19 Acre 3,700,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 20,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 28 3,870,000
PECANS
Improved 9 220 Pounds 1,250 275,000 206,250
Native 285 650 Pounds 1,085 705,250 317,363
Pecans (Total) 523,613
RICE 81 20,541 cwt. 53 1,098,121 10,981,219
SOYBEANS 265 120,355 Bushels 28 3,369,940 23,252,586
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 24 10,648 lbs 5,900 62,823,200 7,538,784
Molasses 24 10,648 gal 161 1,715,073 188,658
Sugarcane (Total) 7,727,442
SWEET POTATOES 34 1,950 Bushels 50# 330
Canning 1,950 % of crop 132 257,400 514,800
Fresh 1,950 % of crop 198 386,100 4,247,100
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 34 1,950 330 643,500 4,761,900
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Beets 8 2 Doz. Bunches 350 700 3,150
Broccoli (Fresh) 8 5 Cartons 20# 330 1,650 9,075
Cabbage (Fresh) * 40 Sacks 50# 415 16,600 66,400
Cantaloupe 8 14 Cartons (40#) 310 4,340 52,080
Carrots * 2 Doz. Bunches 460 920 4,140
Cauliflower (Fresh) 6 4 Cartons 20# 400 1,600 13,600
Collards (Fresh) * 1 Doz. Bunches 580 870 4,350
Cucumber 18 20 Bushels 50# 300 6,000 60,000
Eggplant 8 3 Bushels 33# 405 1,215 9,720
Garlic 12 4 Pounds 6,000 24,000 48,000
Irish Potatoes 48 85 cwt. 175 14,875 297,500
Lima Beans (Fresh) 6 2 Bushels 32# 109 272 6,813
Mustard (Fresh) 34 38 Doz. Bunches 800 30,400 152,000
Okra (Fresh) 19 15 Bushels 300 4,500 90,000
Onions, Green 15 16 lbs. 5,000 80,000 100,000
Parsley 12 2 Doz. Bunches 1,525 3,050 19,825
Peppers
Banana 7 1 Bushels 25# 400 600 4,800
Bell 15 7 Bushels 28# 525 3,675 25,725
Jalapeno (Fresh) 8 1 Bushels 25# 200 200 2,400
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 6 cwt. 200 1,200 24,000
Radish 10 2 Doz. Bunches 410 820 2,870
Shallots 10 30 Doz. Bunches 900 27,000 67,500
Snap Beans (Fresh) 15 10 Bushels 30# 180 1,800 27,000
Southern Peas (Fresh) 15 22 Bushels 24# 120 2,640 52,800
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 8 4 Bushels 45# 265 1,060 16,960
Zucchini Squash 6 3 Bushels 45# 260 780 9,360
Winter Squash * 2 Bushels 45# 200 400 6,000
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 15 40 Doz. Ears 650 26,000 52,000
Tomatoes (Field) 34 10 Lugs 20# 1,000 10,000 120,000
Turnips (Fresh) 28 15 Doz. Bunches 900 13,500 67,500
Watermelon 8 12 cwt. 170 2,040 12,240
Vegetables (Total) 34 419 1,427,808
WHEAT 10 2,436 Bushels 45 109,620 383,670
TOTAL ALL CROPS 70,258,582
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. LANDRY Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 260 9,800 acres Pounds Sold 5,145,000 2,793,000
Catfish (Farm) * 1,500 acres Pounds Sold 7,200,000 4,968,000
Aquaculture (Total) 7,761,000
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 35 Pounds Sold 434,494 225,937
Catfish (Wild) 30 Pounds Sold 4,753 2,377
Buffalo 25 Pounds Sold 213,016 53,254
Gar 8 Pounds Sold 7,568 7,568
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 289,136
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 2,835 20,525
Fur Animals (Total) 20,525
ALLIGATORS - Wild 61 animals feet 457 8,235
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 39 105,000 acres 330,750
HONEY 21 2,095 hives Pounds 108,940 80,616
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 8,490,262
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. LANDRY 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 3,528 1,117,494
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,794 1,056,132
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,890 831,600
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 3,528 960,057
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,794 936,689
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,890 720,374
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 700 314,860
700-800 lbs. Head sold 471 249,041
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 4,874 3,168,100
Cull Cows Head sold 1,241 363,923
Cull Bulls Head sold 506 330,924
Cattle & Calves (Total) 603 15,569 cows 10,049,194
MILK
Dairy Cows * 275 cows Pounds 3,868,691 545,485
Milk (Total) 545,485
HORSES
Brood Mares 162 1,672 mares Head sold 644 1,932,000
Stud Fees 32 studs Mares bred 225 45,000
Pleasure Horses 2,000 horses Head sold 200 200,000
Horses (Total) 2,177,000
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 1 breedrs Birds sold
Emu 7 60 breedrs Birds sold
Rhea * 6 breedrs Birds sold
Exotic Fowl (Total) 9 67
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 925 sheared Pounds 6,475 3,484
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 1,238 167,130
Show Lambs Head sold 20 5,000
Cull Sheep Head sold 340 11,900
Sheep (Total) 95 1,520 ewes 187,514
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 275 27,500
Stocker Goats Head Sold 50 1,750
Cull Goats Head Sold 50 500
Goats (Total) 24 335 does 29,750
Sheep & Goats (Total) 217,264
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 29 5,800
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 8,100 1,093,500
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 750 108,000
Swine (Total) 74 450 sows 1,207,300
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Llama * 2 animals
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 14,196,243
* Fewer Than 6 Producers