LAFOURCHE Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 1,403
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 22,945
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 77,316
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 19,379
Forestry (Total) 77,316
FRUITS
Citrus
Navels 44 20 Bushels 450 9,000 126,000
Satsumas 45 88 Bushels 400 35,200 422,400
Other Citrus 5 Bushels 250 1,250 12,500
Figs * 4 Pounds 1,200 4,800 6,000
Fruits (Total) 50 117 566,900
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 14,000sf Pounds 6 84,000 109,200
Greenhouse Vegetables * 14,000sf Pounds 109,200
HAY, SOLD
Grass 20 400 Tons 3 1,200 78,000
Hay Sold (Total) 78,000
HOME GARDENS 5,500 Garden 1,430,000
PECANS
Improved * 5 Pounds 800 4,000 5,000
Native 1,000 50 Pounds 600 30,000 18,000
Pecans (Total) 23,000
SOYBEANS * 153 Bushels
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 56 32,896 lbs 6,856 225,534,976 25,936,522
Molasses 56 32,896 gal 206 6,776,576 474,360
Sugarcane (Total) 26,410,882
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) 10 3 Cartons 20# 200 600 6,000
Cabbage (Fresh) 10 110 Sacks 50# 575 63,250 316,250
Cantaloupe 10 2 Cartons (40#) 200 400 6,000
Carrots 10 2 Doz. Bunches 375 750 5,250
Cauliflower (Fresh) 10 3 Cartons 20# 500 1,500 15,000
Cucumber 10 10 Bushels 50# 300 3,000 24,000
Eggplant * 2 Bushels 33# 400 800 8,000
Garlic 15 4 Pounds 5,500 22,000 66,000
Irish Potatoes 12 20 cwt. 200 4,000 120,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 2 Bushels 32# 80 160 4,000
Mirliton 10 3 Pounds 3,400 10,200 15,300
Mustard (Fresh) 25 12 Doz. Bunches 850 10,200 61,200
Okra (Fresh) 12 10 Bushels 850 8,500 127,500
Onions 15 10 Bag 50# 100 1,000 20,000
Peppers
Bell 3 Bushels 28# 300 900 9,000
Pumpkin (Fresh) 15 15 cwt. 55 825 16,500
Pumpkin, Cushaw 15 6 cwt. 55 330 6,600
Shallots 12 60 Doz. Bunches 1,100 66,000 330,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) 12 5 Bushels 30# 70 350 5,950
Southern Peas (Fresh) 5 Bushels 24# 65 325 6,500
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 8 2 Bushels 45# 100 200 2,000
Zucchini Squash 2 Bushels 45# 100 200 2,000
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 18 100 Doz. Ears 800 80,000 200,000
Tomatoes (Field) 15 12 Lugs 20# 600 7,200 129,600
Turnips (Fresh) 15 10 Doz. Bunches 750 7,500 45,000
Watermelon 2 cwt. 200 400 2,400
Vegetables (Total) 65 415 1,550,050
TOTAL ALL CROPS 30,245,348
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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LAFOURCHE Parish - 2000 - 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 498,650 872,638
Fishbait 17 acres Pounds Sold 2,100 14,265
Alligators (Farm) * 21,408 acres 83,491 1,502,842
Oysters 33 acres Sacks 107,900 225,312
Soft-shell Crabs 10 acres Dozens Sold 515 7,725
Other Species * 11 acres Pounds Sold 217,300 412,870
Aquaculture (Total) 3,035,652
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 21 Pounds Sold 47,500 118,750
Catfish (Wild) 27 Pounds Sold 45,575 21,650
Gar Pounds Sold 475 198
Other Finfish Pounds Sold 4,335 1,517
Freshwater Fisheries 142,115
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 2,073 Pounds Sold 11,350,000 11,917,500
Crabs 267 Pounds Sold 7,260,235 4,719,153
Commercial Finfish Pounds Sold 4,138,476 7,846,962
Marine Fisheries (Total) 24,483,615
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 6,584 34,171
Meat Pounds Sold 1,200 600
Fur Animals (Total) 34,771
ALLIGATORS - Wild 3,456 25,920 570,240
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 19 111,800 acres 195,650
HONEY 14 40 hives Pounds 6,240 3,432
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 28,465,475
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LAFOURCHE Parish - 2000 - 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 2,734 1,068,283
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,694 1,171,445
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,872 904,401
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 2,458 835,437
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,418 955,787
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,681 747,221
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 2,132 1,053,208
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,776 932,400
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 350 250,250
Cull Cows Head sold 4,063 1,272,979
Cull Bulls Head sold 263 189,518
Cattle & Calves (Total) 275 23,750 cows 9,380,929
HORSES
Brood Mares 15 132 mares Head sold 86 129,000
Stud Fees 8 studs Mares bred 48 24,000
Pleasure Horses 67 horses Head sold 215 430,000
Horses (Total) 583,000
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 560 56
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 16 1,700
Feeder Lambs Head sold 6 278
Show Lambs Head sold 50 13,750
Cull Sheep Head sold 12 485
Sheep (Total) 10 70 ewes 16,269
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 35 2,625
Stocker Goats Head Sold 25 875
Cull Goats Head Sold 20 550
Goats (Total) 8 115 does 4,050
Sheep & Goats (Total) 20,319
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 55 15,125
Feeder Pigs Head sold 39 858
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 17 1,934
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 7 604
Swine (Total) * 15 sows 18,521
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Deer/Antelope * 5 animals 1 500
Llama * 6 animals 4 200
Exotic Animals (Total) 700
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 10,037,469
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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