POINTE COUPEE Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 8 4,450
Lint 4,450 Pounds 985 4,383,250 2,323,123
Seed 4,450 Pounds 1,576 7,013,200 350,660
Cotton (Total) 8 4,450 2,673,783
FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 26,314
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 8,848,119
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 4,382,384
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 2,463,939
Christmas Trees Wholesale * 5 Trees Sold 300 3,600
Forestry (Total) 4,385,984
FRUITS
Blackberries * 1 Pints 2,500 2,500 2,500
Muscadines * 0 Tons 0 0 94
Strawberries * 2 Flats 2,100 4,200 42,000
Fruits (Total) 44,594
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 125 37,000 Bushels 121 4,477,000 8,998,770
Feed Grains (Total) 8,998,770
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 13,500sf Pounds 5 74,250 85,388
Greenhouse Vegetables * 13,500sf Pounds 5 85,388
HOME GARDENS 1,200 Garden 264,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre
Woody Ornamentals * Acre
Foliage Plants * Acre
PECANS
Improved 64 500 Pounds 275 137,500 137,500
Native 2,300 4,450 Pounds 360 1,602,000 801,000
Pecans (Total) 938,500
RICE * 1,400 cwt. 56 79,380 575,505
SOYBEANS 130 71,390 Bushels 43 3,069,770 14,120,942
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 43 25,600 lbs 6,800 174,080,000 19,845,120
Molasses 43 25,600 gal 204 5,222,400 365,568
Sugarcane (Total) 20,210,688
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Beets * 0 Doz. Bunches 600 300 2,100
Broccoli (Fresh) * 2 Cartons 20# 500 1,000 10,000
Cabbage (Fresh) 6 6 Sacks 50# 700 4,200 21,000
Cantaloupe * 0 Cartons (40#) 110 82 1,238
Carrots * 0 Doz. Bunches 600 300 2,100
Cauliflower (Fresh) * 2 Cartons 20# 410 922 9,225
Collards (Fresh) * 0 Doz. Bunches 515 386 2,704
Cucumber * 1 Bushels 50# 370 462 3,700
Eggplant * 2 Bushels 33# 600 1,350 13,500
Garlic 6 5 Pounds 7,200 36,000 108,000
Irish Potatoes * 10 cwt. 134 1,340 40,200
Mustard (Fresh) * 1 Doz. Bunches 600 750 4,500
Okra (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 150 150 2,250
Onions 6 6 Bag 50# 180 1,080 21,600
Onions, Green * 1 lbs. 1,500 1,500 2,250
Peppers
Bell * 2 Bushels 28# 950 2,375 23,750
Jalapeno (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 25# 400 200 3,000
Tabasco Green * 0 cwt. 30 15 885
Tabasco Red (Processing) * 0 cwt. 30 15 1,050
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 3 cwt. 300 1,125 22,500
Pumpkin, Cushaw * 2 cwt. 300 600 12,000
Shallots * 1 Doz. Bunches 1,435 1,793 7,175
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 30# 38 19 323
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 4 Bushels 45# 300 1,200 9,600
Zucchini Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 320 320 2,560
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) 6 4 Lugs 20# 2,250 9,000 162,000
Watermelon * 1 cwt. 200 200 1,200
Vegetables (Total) 6 55 1,471,280
WHEAT 21 7,600 Bushels 57 433,200 1,191,300
TOTAL ALL CROPS 54,960,734
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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POINTE COUPEE Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 10 1,200 acres Pounds Sold 311,000 199,040
Catfish (Farm) * 15 acres Pounds Sold 39,250 27,868
Other Species * 15 acres Pounds Sold 11,000 132,000
Aquaculture (Total) 358,908
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 20,115 13,075
Catfish (Wild) 8 Pounds Sold 1,402 701
Buffalo 6 Pounds Sold 5,015
Gar 6 Pounds Sold 247 272
Other Finfish Pounds Sold 994,860 198,972
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 213,020
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 204 655
Fur Animals (Total) 655
ALLIGATORS - Wild 181 1,357 24,435
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 86 68,350 acres 215,303
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 812,321
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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POINTE COUPEE 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 1,580 528,557
400-500 lbs. Head sold 7,835 2,965,508
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,290 537,588
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 725 203,228
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,900 630,135
500-600 lbs. Head sold 2,275 857,607
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 480 212,160
700-800 lbs. Head sold 300 130,500
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 250 142,500
Cull Cows Head sold 1,875 551,438
Cull Bulls Head sold 110 74,069
Cattle & Calves (Total) 94 17,105 cows 6,833,290
HORSES
Brood Mares 60 201 mares Head sold 100
Stud Fees 20 studs Mares bred 60
Pleasure Horses 125 horses Head sold 60
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 110 27,500
Feeder Pigs Head sold 300 5,775
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 75 7,125
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 28 2,730
Swine (Total) * 85 sows 43,130
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 6,876,420
* Fewer Than 6 Producers