TANGIPAHOA Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 65,682
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 28,336
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 39,100
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 23,495,596
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 4,132,754
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 27,986,000
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 17,119,610
Forestry (Total) 27,986,000
FRUITS
Blackberries * 5 Pints 3,800 19,000 19,000
Blueberries 9 10 Pounds 1,600 16,000 16,000
Figs * 1 Pounds 7,000 7,000 7,000
Mayhaws * 0 Pounds 10,000 7,500 6,750
Peaches * 6 Bushels 100 600 9,000
Strawberries 75 250 Flats 2,141 535,250 5,352,500
Fruits (Total) 5,410,250
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes 6 25,500sf Pounds 5 140,250 161,288
Greenhouse Vegetables 6 25,500sf Pounds 161,288
HOME GARDENS 2,000 Garden 440,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 500,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 1,700,000
Woody Ornamentals 9 Acre 3,500,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 1,200,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 18 6,900,000
PEANUTS 6 15 Pounds 700 10,500 3,360
PECANS
Improved * 118 Pounds 420 49,560 37,170
Pecans (Total) 37,170
SWEET POTATOES 11 12 Bushels 50# 150
Canning 12 % of crop
Fresh 12 % of crop 150 1,800 19,800
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 11 12 150 1,800 19,800
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) 10 275 Sacks 50# 270 74,250 371,250
Cabbage (Processing slaw) * 125 Tons 6 750 120,000
Cantaloupe * 20 Cartons (40#) 85 1,700 25,500
Collards (Fresh) * 7 Doz. Bunches 200 1,400 9,800
Cucumber 20 400 Bushels 50# 57 22,800 342,000
Eggplant 7 10 Bushels 33# 460 4,600 46,000
Mustard (Fresh) 10 15 Doz. Bunches 200 3,000 18,000
Okra (Fresh) 7 18 Bushels 225 4,050 60,750
Peppers
Bell 19 200 Bushels 28# 366 73,200 732,000
Jalapeno (Processing) * 1 cwt. 45 45 900
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 15 cwt. 50 750 15,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) 10 30 Bushels 30#
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 30 Bushels 45# 500 15,000 120,000
Zucchini Squash * 5 Bushels 45# 225 1,125 27,000
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Ears 625 2,187 5,469
Tomatoes (Field) 8 10 Lugs 20# 300 3,000 45,000
Watermelon 10 60 cwt. 250 15,000 90,000
Vegetables (Total) 151 1,223 2,028,669
TOTAL ALL CROPS 42,986,537
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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TANGIPAHOA Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) 6 70 acres Pounds Sold 210,000 161,700
Fishbait 8 acres Pounds Sold 15,000 94,500
Alligators (Farm) 6 5,922 animals feet 23,095 386,855
Oysters * acres Sacks 300 4,500
Soft-shell Crabs 16 acres Dozens Sold 6,400 115,200
Other Species * 5 acres Pounds Sold 47,000 96,800
Aquaculture (Total) 859,555
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 6 Pounds Sold 5,110 3,270
Catfish (Wild) 20 Pounds Sold 43,140 19,413
Gar 20 Pounds Sold 200 220
Other Finfish 20 Pounds Sold 2,300 460
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 23,363
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 129 Pounds Sold 45,000 81,000
Crabs 69 Pounds Sold 101,257 60,754
Marine Fisheries (Total) 141,754
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 20,423 113,756
Meat Pounds 16,181 5,825
Fur Animals (Total) 119,581
ALLIGATORS - Wild animals feet
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 185 150,000 acres 1,050,000
HONEY * 44 hives Pounds 2,958 1,656
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 2,195,909
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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TANGIPAHOA 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 1,102 311,260
400-500 lbs. Head sold 893 288,930
500-600 lbs. Head sold 901 324,585
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 680 164,696
400-500 lbs. Head sold 625 180,563
500-600 lbs. Head sold 630 209,979
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 999 389,610
700-800 lbs. Head sold 955 422,588
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 1,280 768,000
Cull Cows Head sold 4,822 1,373,065
Cull Bulls Head sold 1,603 1,038,744
Cattle & Calves (Total) 474 cows 5,472,020
MILK
Dairy Cows 206 25,000 cows Pounds 307,133,517 49,141,363
Milk (Total) 49,141,363
HORSES
Brood Mares 72 350 mares Head sold 200 450,000
Stud Fees 15 studs Mares bred 300 25,000
Pleasure Horses 275 horses Head sold 500 1,000,000
Horses (Total) 1,475,000
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
Exotic Fowl (Total) 8 37
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS * 100 breedrs Birds sold 2,000 2,500
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 530 sheared Pounds 3,200 1,204
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 520 62,400
Feeder Lambs Head sold 350 17,719
Show Lambs Head sold 2 500
Stocker Sheep Head sold 100 4,600
Cull Sheep Head sold 100 3,500
Sheep (Total) 8 530 ewes 89,923
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 200 15,000
Stocker Goats Head Sold 150 5,250
Cull Goats Head Sold 100 2,000
Goats (Total) 15 400 does 22,250
Sheep & Goats (Total) 112,173
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 15 3,750
Feeder Pigs Head sold 250 4,125
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 100 8,250
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 12 1,035
Swine (Total) * 50 sows 17,160
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 56,500,216
* Fewer Than 6 Producers