ST. LANDRY Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 9 2,405
Lint 2,405 Pounds 485 1,166,425 839,826
Seed 2,405 Pounds 776 1,866,280 93,314
Cotton (Total) 9 2,405 933,140
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 778
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 17,925
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 721,280
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 10,662,741
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 5,384,328
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 2,933,813
Christmas Trees Retail * 20 Trees Sold 1,900 52,250
Fire Wood 10 Face Cords 550 68,750
Forest Seedlings * 5 Seedlings 340,000 1,700,000 340,000
Forestry (Total) 5,845,328
FRUITS
Blueberries * 1 Pounds 1,880 2,820 2,820
Peaches * 12 Bushels 55 660 9,900
Pears * 1 Bushels 275 275 1,925
Strawberries * 2 Flats 280 560 5,600
Fruits (Total) 13 16 20,245
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 98 42,921 Bushels 50 2,146,050 4,506,705
Grain Sorghum 7 1,485 cwt. 35 51,975 202,703
Feed Grains (Total) 4,709,408
HAY, SOLD
Grass 85 5,835 Tons 3 17,505 1,050,300
Hay Sold (Total) 1,050,300
HOME GARDENS 11,200 Garden 2,464,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 250,000
Woody Ornamentals 19 Acre 3,800,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 25,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 27 4,075,000
PECANS
Improved 9 220 Pounds 400 88,000 66,000
Native 285 650 Pounds 1,280 832,000 374,400
Pecans (Total) 440,400
RICE 86 24,319 cwt. 45 1,104,082 10,488,785
SOYBEANS 264 93,513 Bushels 18 1,683,234 9,510,272
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 28 13,327 lbs 5,760 76,763,520 9,211,622
Molasses 28 13,327 gal 178 2,379,669 261,764
Sugarcane (Total) 9,473,386
SWEET POTATOES 34 2,050 Bushels 50# 160
Canning 2,050 % of crop 96 196,800 393,600
Fresh 2,050 % of crop 64 131,200 1,443,200
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 34 2,050 160 328,000 1,836,800
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Beets * 1 Doz. Bunches 380 380 2,660
Broccoli (Fresh) 6 4 Cartons 20# 285 1,140 11,400
Cabbage (Fresh) * 35 Sacks 50# 230 8,050 40,250
Cantaloupe 6 8 Cartons (40#) 200 1,600 24,000
Carrots * 1 Doz. Bunches 360 540 3,780
Cauliflower (Fresh) * 3 Cartons 20# 280 980 9,800
Collards (Fresh) * 1 Doz. Bunches 460 690 4,830
Cucumber 15 18 Bushels 50# 250 4,500 67,500
Eggplant 8 3 Bushels 33# 210 630 6,300
Garlic 10 4 Pounds 6,000 24,000 72,000
Irish Potatoes 46 80 cwt. 88 7,040 211,200
Mustard (Fresh) 34 40 Doz. Bunches 560 22,400 134,400
Okra (Fresh) 17 15 Bushels 200 3,000 45,000
Onions, Green 14 60 lbs. 3,800 228,000 285,000
Parsley 12 1 Doz. Bunches 1,480 2,220 8,880
Peppers
Banana 7 2 Bushels 25# 250 500 11,000
Bell 14 6 Bushels 28# 263 1,578 15,780
Jalapeno (Fresh) 8 1 Bushels 25# 225 225 3,375
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 2 cwt. 125 250 5,000
Radish 8 1 Doz. Bunches 280 420 2,520
Shallots 10 30 Doz. Bunches 700 21,000 84,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) 12 8 Bushels 30# 90 720 12,240
Southern Peas (Fresh) 15 20 Bushels 24# 60 1,200 20,400
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 8 4 Bushels 45# 134 536 4,288
Zucchini Squash 6 3 Bushels 45# 132 396 9,504
Winter Squash * 3 Bushels 45# 200 600 9,000
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 8 Doz. Ears 500 4,000 10,000
Tomatoes (Field) 34 10 Lugs 20# 625 6,250 93,750
Turnips (Fresh) 24 12 Doz. Bunches 625 7,500 45,000
Watermelon * 7 cwt. 110 770 4,620
Vegetables (Total) 1,257,477
WHEAT 16 5,121 Bushels 50 256,050 832,163
TOTAL ALL CROPS 52,936,704
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. LANDRY Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 255 9,412 acres Pounds Sold 3,294,200 2,042,404
Catfish (Farm) * 1,200 acres Pounds Sold 5,760,000 4,435,200
Aquaculture (Total) 6,477,604
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 40 Pounds Sold 506,216 323,978
Catfish (Wild) 50 Pounds Sold 10,253 4,614
Buffalo 25 Pounds Sold 271,929 67,982
Gar 20 Pounds Sold 63,363 69,699
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 466,273
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 2,727 15,189
Fur Animals (Total) 15,189
ALLIGATORS - Wild 89 animals feet 667 10,013
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 39 105,000 acres 840,000
HONEY 21 2,309 hives Pounds 101,564 56,876
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 7,865,955
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. LANDRY 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 3,175 896,779
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,515 813,728
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,701 612,785
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 3,175 768,985
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,515 726,584
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,701 566,943
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 630 245,700
700-800 lbs. Head sold 424 187,620
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 4,679 2,807,400
Cull Cows Head sold 1,191 339,137
Cull Bulls Head sold 481 311,688
Cattle & Calves (Total) 600 14,793 cows 8,277,349
MILK
Dairy Cows * 270 cows Pounds 3,365,030 538,405
Milk (Total) 538,405
HORSES
Brood Mares 165 1,665 mares Head sold 640 1,920,000
Stud Fees 30 studs Mares bred 230 46,000
Pleasure Horses 2,025 horses Head sold 212 212,000
Horses (Total) 2,178,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 920 sheared Pounds 6,475 2,436
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 1,176 141,120
Show Lambs Head sold 25 6,250
Cull Sheep Head sold 335 11,725
Sheep (Total) 93 1,520 ewes 161,531
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 300 22,500
Stocker Goats Head Sold 46 1,610
Cull Goats Head Sold 54 1,080
Goats (Total) 24 340 does 25,190
Sheep & Goats (Total) 186,721
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 24 6,000
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 7,270 599,775
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 725 62,531
Swine (Total) 72 430 sows 668,306
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Llama * 4 animals 2 800
Exotic Animals (Total) 800
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 11,849,581
* Fewer Than 6 Producers