ST. LANDRY Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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COTTON 9 3,688
Lint 3,688 Pounds 900 3,319,200 1,759,176
Seed 3,688 Pounds 1,440 5,310,720 265,536
Cotton (Total) 9 3,688 2,024,712
FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 290
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 15,308
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 1,465,849
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 8,255,374
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 4,384,148
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 2,872,656
Christmas Trees Retail * 16 Trees Sold 780 23,400
Fire Wood 10 Face Cords 400 50,000
Forest Seedlings * 5 Seedlings 200,000 1,000,000 175,000
Forestry (Total) 4,632,548
FRUITS
Blueberries * 1 Pounds 1,750 1,750 1,750
Figs * 1 Pounds 3,400 5,100 5,100
Peaches * 12 Bushels 25 300 4,500
Pears * 1 Bushels 260 260 1,820
Strawberries 6 2 Flats 300 600 6,000
Fruits (Total) 13 17 19,170
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 78 20,800 Bushels 115 2,392,000 4,807,920
Grain Sorghum 20 5,025 cwt. 53 267,330 815,357
Feed Grains (Total) 5,623,277
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 17,280sf Pounds 4 69,120 79,488
Cucumbers * 5,600sf Pounds 3 19,600 19,600
Greenhouse Vegetables * 22,880sf Pounds 99,088
HAY, SOLD
Grass 85 1,800 Tons 6 11,700 702,000
Hay Sold (Total) 702,000
HOME GARDENS 11,200 Garden 2,464,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 9 Acre 27,000
Woody Ornamentals 19 Acre 3,841,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 12,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 3,880,000
PECANS
Improved 9 220 Pounds 700 154,000 154,000
Native 285 650 Pounds 1,950 1,267,500 633,750
Pecans (Total) 787,750
RICE 89 26,422 cwt. 51 1,369,716 9,930,444
SOYBEANS 251 97,482 Bushels 29 2,826,978 13,004,099
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 28 18,667 lbs 4,968 92,737,656 10,572,093
Molasses 28 18,667 gal 149 2,781,383 194,697
Sugarcane (Total) 10,766,790
SWEET POTATOES 31 1,979 Bushels 50# 330
Canning 1,979 % of crop 148 293,881 587,763
Fresh 1,979 % of crop 181 359,188 5,172,314
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 31 1,979 330 653,070 5,760,077
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) 8 5 Cartons 20# 315 1,575 15,750
Cabbage (Fresh) 7 50 Sacks 50# 400 20,000 100,000
Cantaloupe 12 8 Cartons (40#) 240 1,920 28,800
Carrots 8 2 Doz. Bunches 450 900 6,300
Cauliflower (Fresh) 8 4 Cartons 20# 360 1,440 14,400
Collards (Fresh) 6 1 Doz. Bunches 460 460 3,220
Cucumber 20 15 Bushels 50# 265 3,975 31,800
Eggplant 10 3 Bushels 33# 300 1,050 10,500
Garlic 12 4 Pounds 5,000 20,000 60,000
Irish Potatoes 45 85 cwt. 125 10,625 318,750
Lima Beans (Fresh) 8 2 Bushels 32# 110 275 6,875
Mustard (Fresh) 34 30 Doz. Bunches 800 24,000 144,000
Okra (Fresh) 20 15 Bushels 300 4,500 67,500
Onions, Green 14 15 lbs. 5,000 75,000 112,500
Parsley 16 2 Doz. Bunches 1,400 2,800 11,200
Peppers
Banana 6 1 Bushels 25# 400 400 4,800
Bell 20 6 Bushels 28# 510 3,060 30,600
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 4 cwt. 150 600 12,000
Radish 12 2 Doz. Bunches 290 580 3,480
Shallots 8 20 Doz. Bunches 2,200 44,000 176,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) 14 10 Bushels 30# 212 2,120 36,040
Southern Peas (Fresh) 18 15 Bushels 24# 100 1,500 30,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 12 4 Bushels 45# 250 1,000 8,000
Zucchini Squash 2 Bushels 45# 250 500 4,000
Winter Squash 6 1 Bushels 45# 200 200 3,000
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 12 40 Doz. Ears 600 24,000 60,000
Tomatoes (Field) 28 10 Lugs 20# 500 5,000 90,000
Turnips (Fresh) 24 14 Doz. Bunches 600 8,400 50,400
Watermelon 8 10 cwt. 150 1,500 9,000
Vegetables (Total) 34 382 1,448,915
WHEAT 14 5,386 Bushels 50 269,300 740,575
TOTAL ALL CROPS 61,883,445
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. LANDRY Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 255 9,460 acres Pounds Sold 2,470,650 1,581,216
Catfish (Farm) * 790 acres Pounds Sold 2,871,622 2,038,851
Aquaculture (Total) 3,620,067
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 40 Pounds Sold 506,429 329,179
Catfish (Wild) 50 Pounds Sold 14,430 7,215
Buffalo 25 Pounds Sold 1,616 404
Gar 20 Pounds Sold 60,560 66,616
Other Finfish Pounds Sold 445,533 89,107
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 492,521
MARINE FISHERIES
Crabs Pounds Sold 909 455
Marine Fisheries (Total) * 455
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 819 2,629
Fur Animals (Total) 2,629
ALLIGATORS - Wild 83 622 11,205
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 39 105,000 acres 892,500
HONEY 19 1,965 hives Pounds 144,175 72,088
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 5,091,465
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. LANDRY 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 3,178 1,063,136
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,528 956,835
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,710 712,617
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 3,176 890,280
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,523 836,753
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,705 642,734
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 635 280,670
700-800 lbs. Head sold 431 187,485
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 4,669 2,661,330
Cull Cows Head sold 1,203 353,802
Cull Bulls Head sold 492 331,288
Cattle & Calves (Total) 598 14,798 cows 8,916,930
MILK
Dairy Cows * 311 cows Pounds 3,668,340 575,929
Milk (Total) 575,929
HORSES
Brood Mares 165 1,650 mares Head sold 632 1,896,000
Stud Fees 30 studs Mares bred 225 45,000
Pleasure Horses 2,020 horses Head sold 217 217,000
Horses (Total) 2,158,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 900 sheared Pounds 6,300 1,260
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 1,058 127,291
Show Lambs Head sold 18 4,500
Cull Sheep Head sold 350 12,250
Sheep (Total) 90 1,500 ewes 145,301
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 265 19,875
Stocker Goats Head Sold 45 1,575
Cull Goats Head Sold 55 1,100
Goats (Total) 21 350 does 22,550
Sheep & Goats (Total) 167,851
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 16 4,000
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 5,816 552,520
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 850 82,875
Swine (Total) 65 405 sows 639,395
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 12,458,105
* Fewer Than 6 Producers