LAFOURCHE Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 153
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 5,352
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 10,193
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 3,400
Forestry (Total) 10,193
FRUITS
Citrus
Navels 33 8 Bushels 150 1,275 15,300
Satsumas 33 65 Bushels 300 19,500 117,000
Other Citrus 6 3 Bushels 200 700 5,600
Figs * 2 Pounds 30 60 60
Peaches * 3 Bushels
Fruits (Total) 36 81 137,960
HAY, SOLD
Grass 20 300 Tons 3 900 54,000
Hay Sold (Total) 54,000
HOME GARDENS 4,100 Garden 902,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre
Nursery Crops (Total) 6
SOYBEANS * 150 Bushels 33 4,950 27,968
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 57 32,090 lbs 6,016 193,053,440 23,166,413
Molasses 57 32,090 gal 186 5,984,785 658,326
Sugarcane (Total) 23,824,739
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Beets 9 Doz. Bunches 140
Broccoli (Fresh) * 1 Cartons 20# 200 200 2,000
Cabbage (Fresh) 13 100 Sacks 50# 550 55,000 275,000
Cabbage (Processing slaw) * 15 Tons 18 270 43,200
Cantaloupe * 2 Cartons (40#) 200 400 6,000
Carrots * 2 Doz. Bunches 175 350 2,450
Cauliflower (Fresh) * 3 Cartons 20# 500 1,500 15,000
Cucumber 8 5 Bushels 50# 300 1,500 22,500
Eggplant * 2 Bushels 33# 190 380 3,800
Garlic 17 3 Pounds 7,000 21,000 63,000
Irish Potatoes 7 10 cwt. 200 2,000 60,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 32# 80 80 2,000
Mirliton 10 3 Pounds 6,000 18,000 20,700
Mustard (Fresh) 18 6 Doz. Bunches 850 5,100 30,600
Okra (Fresh) 10 6 Bushels 100 600 9,000
Onions 15 10 Bag 50# 100 1,000 20,000
Peppers
Bell * 1 Bushels 28# 300 300 3,000
Pumpkin (Fresh) 10 10 cwt. 55 550 11,000
Pumpkin, Cushaw * 3 cwt. 55 165 1,650
Shallots 10 50 Doz. Bunches 1,100 55,000 220,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 5 Bushels 30# 180 900 15,300
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 24# 100 1,000 17,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 200 200 1,600
Zucchini Squash * 0 Bushels 45# 150 75 1,800
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 16 100 Doz. Ears 800 80,000 200,000
Tomatoes (Field) 10 6 Lugs 20# 1,100 6,600 99,000
Turnips (Fresh) 10 5 Doz. Bunches 600 3,000 18,000
Vegetables (Total) 57 360 1,163,600
TOTAL ALL CROPS 26,120,460
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LAFOURCHE Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 48 6,041 acres Pounds Sold 1,011,539 920,500
Catfish (Farm) * 25 acres Pounds Sold 28,550 22,269
Fishbait * acres Pounds Sold 1,727 10,362
Alligators (Farm) * 19,292 animals feet 75,238 1,260,250
Oysters 35 acres Sacks 113,166 1,697,490
Soft-shell Crabs 19 acres Dozens Sold 9,551 171,918
Other Species * 6 acres Pounds Sold 166,512 441,257
Aquaculture (Total) 4,524,046
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 21 Pounds Sold 106,387 68,088
Catfish (Wild) 27 Pounds Sold 52,088 24,533
Gar 20 Pounds Sold 632 313
Other Finfish Pounds Sold 15,847 6,240
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 99,174
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 2,152 Pounds Sold 13,500,000 14,850,000
Crabs 260 Pounds Sold 2,783,962 1,935,221
Commercial Finfish Pounds Sold 1,831,736 3,673,759
Marine Fisheries (Total) 20,458,980
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 77,129 429,609
Meat Pounds 97,082 34,950
Fur Animals (Total) 464,559
ALLIGATORS - Wild 3,131 animals feet 23,482 352,238
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 112,000 acres 196,000
HONEY 14 36 hives Pounds 5,547 3,106
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 26,098,103
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LAFOURCHE 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 3,506 990,270
400-500 lbs. Head sold 3,206 1,037,301
500-600 lbs. Head sold 2,908 1,047,607
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 3,184 771,165
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,886 833,765
500-600 lbs. Head sold 2,582 860,581
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,862 726,180
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,250 553,125
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 312 187,200
Cull Cows Head sold 3,630 1,033,643
Cull Bulls Head sold 121 78,408
Cattle & Calves (Total) 287 24,200 cows 8,119,245
HORSES
Brood Mares 15 130 mares Head sold 85 127,500
Stud Fees 8 studs Mares bred 48 24,000
Pleasure Horses 67 horses Head sold 220 440,000
Horses (Total) 591,500
RABBITS
Fryers 40 1,000 animals Pounds 4,000 3,200
Does 10 200 animals Pounds 2,000 30,000
Rabbits (Total) 40 1,200 6,000 33,200
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Emu 6 breedrs Birds sold
Exotic Fowl (Total) 6
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS * 200 breedrs Birds sold 400 800
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 15 1,800
Feeder Lambs Head sold 7 354
Show Lambs Head sold 24 6,000
Cull Sheep Head sold 12 420
Sheep (Total) 11 80 ewes 8,574
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 40 3,000
Cull Goats Head Sold 10 200
Goats (Total) 8 80 does 3,200
Sheep & Goats (Total) 11,774
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 75 18,750
Feeder Pigs Head sold 50 825
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 40 3,300
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 10 863
Swine (Total) * 40 sows 23,738
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 8,780,257
* Fewer Than 6 Producers