JEFFERSON Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 233
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 93,440
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 40,055
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 22,508
Forestry (Total) 40,055
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Greenhouse Vegetables * 3,000sf Pounds
HOME GARDENS 54,000 Garden 17,388,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 8,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 13 Acre 2,000,000
Woody Ornamentals 6 Acre 800,000
Foliage Plants 6 Acre 800,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 18 3,608,000
PECANS
Improved 7 11 Pounds 1,000 11,000 8,250
Native * 4 Pounds 600 2,400 1,080
Pecans (Total) 9,330
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) 8 0 Cartons 20# 200 8 44
Cabbage (Fresh) 8 5 Sacks 50# 250 1,250 5,000
Collards (Fresh) * 7 Doz. Bunches 750 5,250 26,250
Cucumber * 2 Bushels 50# 150 300 3,000
Mustard (Fresh) * 5 Doz. Bunches 800 4,000 20,000
Okra (Fresh) 10 10 Bushels 250 2,500 50,000
Onions * 4 Bag 50# 35 140 2,100
Peppers
Bell * 2 Bushels 28# 750 1,500 10,500
Shallots * 2 Doz. Bunches 900 1,800 4,500
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) * 3 Lugs 20# 750 2,250 27,000
Turnips (Fresh) 8 4 Doz. Bunches 700 2,800 14,000
Vegetables (Total) 15 40 162,394
TOTAL ALL CROPS 21,207,779
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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JEFFERSON Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 50 acres Pounds Sold 29,000 20,300
Oysters 34 acres Sacks 124,089 1,985,424
Soft-shell Crabs 49 acres Dozens Sold 44,362 798,524
Aquaculture (Total) 2,804,248
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 12,000 7,800
Catfish (Wild) 38 Pounds Sold 337,093 286,529
Buffalo * Pounds Sold 286 72
Gar 16 Pounds Sold 82,446 82,446
Other Finfish * Pounds Sold 1,177 990
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 377,837
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 1,644 Pounds Sold 15,051,159 30,403,341
Crabs 355 Pounds Sold 2,494,408 1,721,142
Commercial Finfish 604 Pounds Sold 4,901,299 8,038,130
Marine Fisheries (Total) 40,162,613
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 13,468 97,508
Meat Pounds 33,605 14,786
Fur Animals (Total) 112,294
ALLIGATORS - Wild 654 animals feet 4,905 88,290
HONEY 20 60 hives Pounds 520 385
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 43,545,667
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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JEFFERSON Parish 1997 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 75 23,756
400-500 lbs. Head sold 40 15,120
500-600 lbs. Head sold 20 8,800
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 5 1,361
400-500 lbs. Head sold 20 6,705
500-600 lbs. Head sold 10 3,812
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 2 900
700-800 lbs. Head sold 10 5,288
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 3 1,950
Cull Cows Head sold 10 2,933
Cull Bulls Head sold 6 3,924
Cattle & Calves (Total) cows 74,549
HORSES
Brood Mares 40 120 mares Head sold 105 210,000
Stud Fees 15 studs Mares bred 200 3,000
Pleasure Horses 10 horses Head sold 25 37,500
Horses (Total) 250,500
RABBITS
Fryers 15 700 animals Pounds 3,150 2,520
Does 10 100 animals Pounds 600 9,000
Rabbits (Total) 25 800 3,750 11,520
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 8 breedrs Birds sold 20 10,000
Emu * 8 breedrs Birds sold 6 500
Exotic Fowl (Total) 10,500
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS 8 breedrs Birds sold 200 600
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 347,669
New Animal Enterprise * 150 (uni (Prod. Meas 150 7,500
New Animal Enterprise * 100 (units) (Prod. 100 1,000
* Fewer Than 6 Producers