TANGIPAHOA Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 85,080
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 26,237
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 31,669
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 26,634,325
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 3,074,907
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 26,106,150
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 18,272,692
Forestry (Total) 26,106,150
FRUITS
Blackberries 6 10 Pints 3,600 36,000 36,000
Blueberries 10 13 Pounds 1,600 20,800 20,800
Figs * 1 Pounds 3,000 3,000 3,000
Mayhaws * 0 Pounds 1,000 750 675
Peaches * 13 Bushels 200 2,700 40,500
Strawberries 100 300 Flats 970 291,000 2,910,000
Fruits (Total) 123 338 3,010,975
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes 7 30,000sf Pounds 5 150,000 150,000
Greenhouse Vegetables 7 30,000sf Pounds 0 150,000
HOME GARDENS 2,000 Garden 644,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 400,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 2,500,000
Woody Ornamentals 9 Acre 3,500,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 1,000,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 18 7,400,000
PEANUTS 6 4 Pounds 4,000 18,000 5,580
PECANS
Improved * 118 Pounds 1,000 118,000 88,500
Pecans (Total) 88,500
SWEET POTATOES 11 12 Bushels 50# 450
Canning 12 % of crop
Fresh 12 % of crop 450 5,625 61,875
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 11 12 450 5,625 61,875
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) 10 400 Sacks 50# 435 174,000 696,000
Cantaloupe * 5 Cartons (40#) 225 1,125 13,500
Collards (Fresh) * 7 Doz. Bunches 200 1,400 7,000
Cucumber 20 400 Bushels 50# 300 120,000 1,200,000
Eggplant * 10 Bushels 33# 400 4,000 32,000
Mustard (Fresh) 7 12 Doz. Bunches 200 2,400 12,000
Okra (Fresh) 6 8 Bushels 300 2,400 48,000
Peppers
Bell 19 200 Bushels 28# 462 92,400 646,800
Jalapeno (Fresh) * 15 Bushels 25# 1,164 17,460 209,520
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 15 cwt. 120 1,800 36,000
Shallots * 1 Doz. Bunches 1,000 1,000 2,500
Snap Beans (Fresh) 10 80 Bushels 30# 15 1,200 18,000
Southern Peas (Fresh) 8 6 Bushels 24# 100 600 12,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 25 Bushels 45# 370 9,250 148,000
Zucchini Squash * 5 Bushels 45#
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Ears 625 2,187 4,375
Tomatoes (Field) 8 6 Lugs 20# 500 3,000 36,000
Watermelon 8 60 cwt. 80 4,800 28,800
Vegetables (Total) 150 1,258 3,150,495
TOTAL ALL CROPS 40,617,575
turnip roots * 25 2516 box 120
red beans * 1 bushel 100
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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TANGIPAHOA Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 70 acres Pounds Sold 130,000 89,700
Fishbait 6 acres Pounds Sold 12,000 7,200
Alligators (Farm) * 2,284 animals feet 8,907 138,068
Oysters * acres Sacks 1,965 31,440
Soft-shell Crabs acres Dozens Sold 330 5,940
Other Species * 5 acres Pounds Sold 53,000 161,000
Aquaculture (Total) 433,348
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 10 Pounds Sold 19,350 10,642
Catfish (Wild) 20 Pounds Sold 40,500 41,827
Gar 20 Pounds Sold 200 200
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 52,669
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 135 Pounds Sold 36,000 72,720
Crabs 53 Pounds Sold 67,267 306,055
Marine Fisheries (Total) 378,775
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 21,240 153,778
Meat Pounds 16,803 7,393
Fur Animals (Total) 161,171
ALLIGATORS - Wild 186 animals feet 1,395 25,110
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 185 150,000 acres 1,050,000
HONEY 7 60 hives Pounds 4,000 2,960
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 2,104,033
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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TANGIPAHOA 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 1,016 321,818
400-500 lbs. Head sold 826 312,228
500-600 lbs. Head sold 829 364,760
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 760 206,815
400-500 lbs. Head sold 634 212,549
500-600 lbs. Head sold 631 240,506
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 996 448,001
700-800 lbs. Head sold 936 494,910
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 1,276 829,400
Cull Cows Head sold 4,760 1,395,870
Cull Bulls Head sold 1,556 1,017,624
Cattle & Calves (Total) 474 14,220 cows 5,844,481
MILK
Dairy Cows 218 27,000 cows Pounds 315,986,529 44,554,101
Milk (Total) 44,554,101
HORSES
Brood Mares 72 250 mares Head sold 140
Pleasure Horses 275 horses Head sold 500
RABBITS
Fryers 15 100,000 animals Pounds 350,000 280,000
Does 15 2,000 animals Pounds
Rabbits (Total) 15 102,000 350,000 280,000
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 22 breedrs Birds sold
Emu * 15 breedrs Birds sold 12
Exotic Fowl (Total) * 32
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 650 sheared Pounds 4,000 2,152
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 700 94,500
Feeder Lambs Head sold 430 24,168
Stocker Sheep Head sold 125 5,750
Sheep (Total) * 650 ewes 126,570
Sheep & Goats (Total) 126,570
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 25 5,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 300 9,900
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 300 40,500
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 4 576
Swine (Total) * 50 sows 55,976
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Deer/Antelope * 8 animals
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 50,861,128
* Fewer Than 6 Producers