LAFAYETTE Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 225
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 147,679
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 60,909
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 41,709
Christmas Trees Wholesale * 2 Trees Sold
Christmas Trees Retail 8 12 Trees Sold 3,000 90,000
Forestry (Total) 150,909
FRUITS
Blackberries * 1 Pints 700 1,050 1,050
Citrus
Satsumas * 1 Bushels 400 400 2,400
Figs * 5 Pounds 1,300 6,500 6,500
Mayhaws * 4 Pounds 400 1,600 1,440
Peaches * 8 Bushels 250 2,125 31,875
Fruits (Total) 10 20 43,265
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 12 1,130 Bushels 100 113,000 227,130
Feed Grains (Total) 227,130
HAY, SOLD
Grass 40 8,000 Tons 3 28,000 1,680,000
Hay Sold (Total) 1,680,000
HOME GARDENS 36,000 Garden 7,920,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 2,000,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 1,500,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 100,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 7 3,600,000
PECANS
Improved 10 5 Pounds 800 4,000 4,000
Native 1,000 50 Pounds 600 30,000 15,000
Pecans (Total) 19,000
RICE 47 7,550 cwt. 55 415,250 3,010,563
SOYBEANS 32 5,285 Bushels 33 174,405 802,263
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 32 14,590 lbs 7,500 109,425,000 12,474,450
Molasses 32 14,590 gal 225 3,282,750 229,793
Sugarcane (Total) 12,704,243
SWEET POTATOES * 3 Bushels 50# 65
Canning 3 % of crop
Fresh 3 % of crop 65 195 2,808
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 3 65 195 2,808
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) * 0 Cartons 20# 300 150 1,500
Cantaloupe * 2 Cartons (40#) 250 500 7,500
Cucumber * 275 Bushels 50# 150 41,250 330,000
Cucumber (Pickling) * 275 Bushels 50# 200 55,000 165,000
Eggplant * 4 Bushels 33# 650 2,600 26,000
Mirliton * 1 Pounds 3,400 3,400 5,100
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 4,500
Peppers
Bell 10 1 Bushels 28# 460 460 4,600
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 2 cwt. 20 40 800
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# 60 60 1,200
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 6 1 Bushels 45# 100 100 800
Zucchini Squash * 0 Bushels 45# 100 50 400
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 15 Doz. Ears 600 9,000 22,500
Tomatoes (Field) 10 2 Lugs 20# 400 800 14,400
Watermelon * 1 cwt. 200 200 1,200
Vegetables (Total) 92 117 574,140
WHEAT 12 665 Bushels 40 26,600 73,150
TOTAL ALL CROPS 30,807,471
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LAFAYETTE Parish 1999 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 1,250,000 800,000
Alligators (Farm) * 120 acres 468 7,956
Oysters acres Sacks 28,806 460,896
Aquaculture (Total) 1,268,852
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 68,592 44,585
Gar Pounds Sold 4,933 5,426
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 50,011
MARINE FISHERIES
Crabs 10 Pounds Sold 92,768 55,661
Marine Fisheries (Total) * 55,661
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 331 1,063
Fur Animals (Total) 1,063
ALLIGATORS - Wild 3 22 405
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES * 2,000 acres 8,000
HONEY 15 3,000 hives Pounds 210,000 105,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 1,488,992
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LAFAYETTE Parish 1999 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 1,250 418,163
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,250 851,614
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,000 416,735
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 900 252,284
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,600 530,640
500-600 lbs. Head sold 900 339,273
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 750 331,500
700-800 lbs. Head sold 750 326,250
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 750 427,500
Cull Cows Head sold 1,000 294,100
Cull Bulls Head sold 250 168,338
Cattle & Calves (Total) 225 9,300 cows 4,356,397
MILK
Dairy Cows * 70 cows Pounds 737,739 115,825
Milk (Total) 115,825
HORSES
Brood Mares 130 1,150 mares Head sold 825 2,475,000
Stud Fees 65 studs Mares bred 1,500 450,000
Pleasure Horses 290 horses Head sold 525 1,050,000
Horses (Total) 3,975,000
POULTRY
Edible Eggs 10 500 hens Dozen sold 1,200 816
Poultry (Total) 816
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 * 5 breedrs Birds sold 10 1,000
Emu * 50 breedrs Birds sold 50 2,500
Exotic Fowl (Total) 6 55 60 3,500
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS * 200 breedrs Birds sold 2,000 4,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 500 sheared Pounds 3,000 600
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 325 39,102
Feeder Lambs Head sold 75 3,690
Show Lambs Head sold 50 12,500
Stocker Sheep Head sold 50 2,750
Cull Sheep Head sold 50 1,750
Sheep (Total) 45 600 ewes
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 60 4,500
Stocker Goats Head Sold 30 1,050
Cull Goats Head Sold 20 400
Goats (Total) 7 100 does 66,342
Sheep & Goats (Total) 66,342
SWINE
Feeder Pigs Head sold 200 3,850
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 50 4,750
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 10 975
Swine (Total) * 15 sows 9,575
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Deer/Antelope * 200 animals 150 75,000
Exotic Animals (Total) 75,000
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 8,664,505
* Fewer Than 6 Producers