TANGIPAHOA Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 60,449
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 22,771
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 84,372
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 23,251,554
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 2,312,604
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 26,620,071
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 16,981,741
Christmas Trees Retail * 35 Trees Sold 6,750 270,000
Pine Straw * Bales 40# 20,000 80,000
Forestry (Total) 26,970,071
FRUITS
Blackberries * 4 Pints 2,700 10,800 10,800
Blueberries 9 10 Pounds 1,600 16,000 19,200
Figs * 1 Pounds 4,000 4,000 5,000
Peaches * 6 Bushels 50 300 6,000
Strawberries 75 265 Flats 2,250 596,250 7,155,000
Fruits (Total) 95 286 7,196,000
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes 6 25,500sf Pounds 5 146,625 190,613
Greenhouse Vegetables 6 25,500sf Pounds 190,613
HOME GARDENS 2,275 Garden 591,500
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 500,000
Floraculture & Bedding 6 Acre 1,500,000
Woody Ornamentals 9 Acre 4,000,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 1,000,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 18 7,000,000
PEANUTS * 13 Pounds 475 6,175 1,976
PECANS
Improved * 118 Pounds 375 44,250 55,313
Pecans (Total) 55,313
SWEET POTATOES 12 10 Bushels 50# 160
Canning 10 % of crop
Fresh 10 % of crop 160 1,600 22,400
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 12 10 160 1,600 22,400
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) 7 72 Sacks 50# 625 45,000 225,000
Cabbage (Processing slaw) * 30 Tons 10 300 48,000
Cantaloupe * 25 Cartons (40#) 88 2,200 33,000
Collards (Fresh) 8 10 Doz. Bunches 575 5,750 40,250
Cucumber 8 103 Bushels 50# 325 33,475 267,800
Eggplant 6 27 Bushels 33# 625 16,875 168,750
Mustard (Fresh) 10 15 Doz. Bunches 600 9,000 54,000
Okra (Fresh) 8 19 Bushels 215 4,085 61,275
Peppers
Bell 7 146 Bushels 28# 925 135,050 1,350,500
Jalapeno (Fresh) * 2 Bushels 25# 394 788 11,820
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 9 cwt. 60 540 10,800
Shallots * 2 Doz. Bunches 810 1,620 8,100
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 7 14 Bushels 45# 450 6,300 63,000
Zucchini Squash 7 9 Bushels 45# 200 1,800 18,000
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Ears 475 1,425 3,563
Tomatoes (Field) 8 30 Lugs 20# 1,000 30,000 540,000
Watermelon 11 75 cwt. 225 16,875 101,250
Vegetables (Total) 160 591 3,005,108
TOTAL ALL CROPS 45,032,981
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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TANGIPAHOA Parish - 2000 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) 6 70 acres Pounds Sold 210,000 161,700
Fishbait 8 acres Pounds Sold 15,000 94,500
Alligators (Farm) * 7,217 acres 28,146 506,633
Soft-shell Crabs 16 acres Dozens Sold 6,400 115,200
Other Species * 5 acres Pounds Sold 22,000 205,260
Aquaculture (Total) 1,083,293
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 20 Pounds Sold 37,158 29,354
Freshwater Fisheries 29,354
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 129 Pounds Sold 45,000 110,250
Crabs 69 Pounds Sold 1,258,296 1,358,959
Marine Fisheries (Total) 1,469,209
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,746 9,062
Meat Pounds Sold 200 100
Fur Animals (Total) 9,162
ALLIGATORS - Wild 202 1,515 33,330
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 185 150,000 acres 1,050,000
HONEY * 40 hives Pounds 4,360 2,398
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 3,676,746
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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TANGIPAHOA 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 2,212 864,317
400-500 lbs. Head sold 898 390,482
500-600 lbs. Head sold 700 338,184
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 972 330,368
400-500 lbs. Head sold 970 383,422
500-600 lbs. Head sold 600 266,706
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 179 88,426
700-800 lbs. Head sold 175 91,875
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 760 543,400
Cull Cows Head sold 2,922 915,492
Cull Bulls Head sold 93 67,016
Cattle & Calves (Total) 475 19,082 cows 4,279,688
MILK
Dairy Cows 176 22,500 cows Pounds 291,381,046 40,647,656
Milk (Total) 40,647,656
HORSES
Brood Mares 85 600 mares Head sold 300 650,000
Stud Fees 22 studs Mares bred 130 62,500
Pleasure Horses 600 500 horses Head sold 500 1,000,000
Horses (Total) 1,712,500
RABBITS
Fryers 15 100,000 animals Pounds 350,000 280,000
Does 15 2,000 animals Pounds
Rabbits (Total) 15 102,000 350,000 280,000
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 15 breedrs Birds sold
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS * 15 breedrs Birds sold
SHEEP and GOATS
Cull Sheep Head sold 20 808
Sheep (Total) * 20 ewes 808
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 200 15,000
Stocker Goats Head Sold 150 5,250
Cull Goats Head Sold 100 2,750
Goats (Total) 15 400 does 23,000
Sheep & Goats (Total) 23,808
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 40 11,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 250 5,500
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 100 11,375
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 12 1,035
Swine (Total) * 50 sows 28,910
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 46,972,562
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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