LAFAYETTE Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 1,186
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 388,309
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 213,308
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 105,516
Christmas Trees Retail * 12 Trees Sold 3,000 82,500
Forestry (Total) 295,808
FRUITS
Blackberries * 1 Pints 700 1,050 1,050
Citrus
Satsumas * 1 Bushels 400 400 2,400
Figs * 2 Pounds 1,300 3,250 3,250
Mayhaws * 1 Pounds 400 400 360
Peaches * 8 Bushels 250 2,000 30,000
Fruits (Total) * 14 37,060
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 13 3,300 Bushels 60 198,000 415,800
Grain Sorghum * 55 cwt. 42 2,310 9,009
Feed Grains (Total) 424,809
HAY, SOLD
Grass 35 4,000 Tons 2 10,000 600,000
Hay Sold (Total) 600,000
HOME GARDENS 36,000 Garden 7,920,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 2,000,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 1,500,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 7 3,500,000
PECANS
Improved 10 5 Pounds 750 3,750 2,813
Native 1,000 50 Pounds 560 28,000 12,600
Pecans (Total) 15,413
RICE 49 7,973 cwt. 51 406,623 3,862,919
SOYBEANS 65 13,290 Bushels 23 305,670 1,727,036
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 42 14,344 lbs 6,200 88,932,800 10,671,936
Molasses 42 14,344 gal 192 2,756,916 303,261
Sugarcane (Total) 10,975,197
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cantaloupe * 3 Cartons (40#) 250 750 11,250
Cucumber * 200 Bushels 50#
Cucumber (Pickling) * 275 Bushels 50# 150 41,250 123,750
Eggplant * 1 Bushels 33# 200 200 2,000
Garlic * 4 Pounds 4,500 18,000 54,000
Mirliton * 1 Pounds 400 400 460
Mustard (Fresh) 10 2 Doz. Bunches 400 800 4,800
Okra (Fresh) 10 5 Bushels 120 600 9,000
Onions, Green * 1 lbs. 3,000 3,000 3,750
Peppers
Bell 10 1 Bushels 28# 160 160 1,600
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 4 cwt. 20 80 1,600
Shallots 8 1 Doz. Bunches 900 900 3,600
Snap Beans (Fresh) 8 1 Bushels 30# 70 70 1,190
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 24# 20 20 340
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 6 1 Bushels 45# 100 100 800
Zucchini Squash * 0 Bushels 45# 100 50 1,200
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 15 Doz. Ears 300 4,500 11,250
Tomatoes (Field) 10 2 Lugs 20# 600 1,200 18,000
Watermelon * 2 cwt. 200 400 2,400
Vegetables (Total) 250,990
WHEAT * 847 Bushels 50 42,350 137,638
TOTAL ALL CROPS 29,746,870
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LAFAYETTE Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 30 2,500 acres Pounds Sold 1,250,000 775,000
Soft-shell Crabs * acres Dozens Sold 500 9,000
Other Species * 2 acres Pounds Sold 42,000 67,200
Aquaculture (Total) 851,200
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 20 Pounds Sold 600,000 384,000
Catfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 1,200 540
Gar * Pounds Sold 1,000 1,100
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 385,640
MARINE FISHERIES
Crabs 10 Pounds Sold 175,000 105,000
Marine Fisheries (Total) 105,000
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,101 6,133
Fur Animals (Total) 6,133
ALLIGATORS - Wild 3 animals feet 22 338
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES * 2,000 acres 7,000
HONEY 15 3,330 hives Pounds 222,011 124,326
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 1,479,637
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LAFAYETTE Parish 1998 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 1,400 395,430
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,500 808,875
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,000 360,250
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,000 242,200
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,800 520,020
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,000 333,300
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 800 312,000
700-800 lbs. Head sold 800 354,000
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 800 480,000
Cull Cows Head sold 750 213,563
Cull Bulls Head sold 300 194,400
Cattle & Calves (Total) 230 9,500 cows 4,214,038
MILK
Dairy Cows * 70 cows Pounds 738,219 118,115
Milk (Total) 118,115
HORSES
Brood Mares 125 1,100 mares Head sold 800 2,400,000
Stud Fees 60 studs Mares bred 1,500 450,000
Pleasure Horses 275 horses Head sold 500 1,000,000
Horses (Total) 3,850,000
POULTRY
Edible Eggs 10 500 hens Dozen sold 12,500 8,750
Poultry (Total) 10 8,750
RABBITS
Fryers 15 750 animals Pounds 2,250 1,800
Does 20 1,250 animals Pounds 3,750 56,250
Rabbits (Total) 30 2,000 6,000 58,050
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 10 breedrs Birds sold 15 1,500
Emu 10 100 breedrs Birds sold 75 3,750
Exotic Fowl (Total) 10 110 90 5,250
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS * 100 breedrs Birds sold 1,000 2,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 500 sheared Pounds 3,000 1,129
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 350 42,000
Feeder Lambs Head sold 75 3,797
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 63,476
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 50 3,750
Stocker Goats Head Sold 25 875
Cull Goats Head Sold 15 300
Goats (Total) * 50 does 4,925
Sheep & Goats (Total) 68,401
SWINE
Feeder Pigs Head sold 200 3,300
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 50 4,125
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 10 863
Swine (Total) * 15 sows 8,288
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Deer/Antelope * 175 animals 125 62,500
Exotic Animals (Total) 62,500
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 8,395,392
* Fewer Than 6 Producers