LAFOURCHE Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 140
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 20,647
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 14,495
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 6,273
Forestry (Total) 14,495
FRUITS
Citrus
Navels 35 10 Bushels 150 1,500 18,000
Satsumas 35 65 Bushels 300 19,500 117,000
Other Citrus * 3 Bushels 200 600 4,800
Figs * 2 Pounds 1,200 2,400 2,400
Fruits (Total) 37 80 142,200
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 5,000sf Pounds 4 20,000 23,000
Greenhouse Vegetables * 5,000sf Pounds 4 23,000
HAY, SOLD
Grass 20 400 Tons 4 1,600 96,000
Hay Sold (Total) 96,000
HOME GARDENS 4,600 Garden 1,012,000
SOYBEANS * 246 Bushels 45 11,070 50,922
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 57 32,903 lbs 7,030 231,308,090 26,369,122
Molasses 57 32,903 gal 211 6,942,533 485,977
Sugarcane (Total) 26,855,099
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) 10 2 Cartons 20# 200 400 4,000
Cabbage (Fresh) 10 100 Sacks 50# 550 55,000 275,000
Cantaloupe * 3 Cartons (40#) 200 600 9,000
Carrots * 2 Doz. Bunches 375 750 5,250
Cauliflower (Fresh) * 3 Cartons 20# 500 1,500 15,000
Cucumber 10 7 Bushels 50# 300 2,100 16,800
Eggplant * 2 Bushels 33# 400 800 8,000
Garlic 15 4 Pounds 5,500 22,000 66,000
Irish Potatoes 10 15 cwt. 200 3,000 90,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 32# 80 80 2,000
Mirliton 10 3 Pounds 3,400 10,200 15,300
Mustard (Fresh) 20 10 Doz. Bunches 850 8,500 51,000
Okra (Fresh) 10 6 Bushels 100 600 9,000
Onions 15 10 Bag 50# 100 1,000 20,000
Peppers
Bell * 2 Bushels 28# 300 600 6,000
Pumpkin (Fresh) 15 15 cwt. 55 825 16,500
Pumpkin, Cushaw 10 4 cwt. 55 220 4,400
Shallots 10 55 Doz. Bunches 1,100 60,500 242,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) 8 2 Bushels 30# 70 140 2,380
Southern Peas (Fresh) 3 Bushels 24# 65 195 3,900
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 6 1 Bushels 45# 100 150 1,200
Zucchini Squash 1 Bushels 45# 100 100 800
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 20 105 Doz. Ears 800 84,000 210,000
Tomatoes (Field) 15 10 Lugs 20# 600 6,000 108,000
Turnips (Fresh) 10 8 Doz. Bunches
Watermelon * 2 cwt. 200 400 2,400
Vegetables (Total) 58 376 1,137,230
TOTAL ALL CROPS 29,330,946
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LAFOURCHE Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 43 5,730 acres Pounds Sold 997,300 927,750
Catfish (Farm) * 25 acres Pounds Sold 25,150 23,300
Fishbait * acres Pounds Sold 1,900 11,100
Alligators (Farm) * 19,163 acres 74,735 1,270,507
Oysters 35 acres Sacks 20,792 332,672
Soft-shell Crabs * acres Dozens Sold 450 8,100
Other Species * 6 acres Pounds Sold 205,000 461,250
Aquaculture (Total) 3,034,679
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 74,572 48,472
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 42,125 21,063
Gar Pounds Sold 426 469
Other Finfish Pounds Sold 4,216 843
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 70,847
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 2,152 Pounds Sold 13,500,000 14,850,000
Crabs 260 Pounds Sold 3,257,539 1,954,523
Commercial Finfish Pounds Sold 1,924,521 2,886,781
Marine Fisheries (Total) * 19,691,304
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 23,187 74,430
Meat Pounds Sold 29,171 11,668
Fur Animals (Total) 86,098
ALLIGATORS - Wild 3,231 24,232 436,185
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 20 112,000 acres 196,000
HONEY 14 40 hives Pounds 6,240 3,120
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 23,518,233
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LAFOURCHE 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 2,767 925,645
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,747 1,039,726
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,901 792,213
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 2,485 696,583
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,466 817,849
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,707 643,488
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 2,165 956,930
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,804 784,740
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 350 199,500
Cull Cows Head sold 3,638 1,069,936
Cull Bulls Head sold 242 162,951
Cattle & Calves (Total) 287 24,200 cows 8,089,561
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
Wool 70 sheared Pounds 720 144
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 15 1,805
Feeder Lambs Head sold 7 344
Show Lambs Head sold 32 8,000
Cull Sheep Head sold 10 350
Sheep (Total) 10 80 ewes
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 50 3,750
Cull Goats Head Sold 10 200
Goats (Total) 8 80 does 14,593
Sheep & Goats (Total) 14,593
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 75 18,750
Feeder Pigs Head sold 50 963
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 40 3,800
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 10 975
Swine (Total) * 40 sows 24,488
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Deer/Antelope * 5 animals
Llama * 6 animals
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 8,754,142
* Fewer Than 6 Producers