LIVINGSTON Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 187,085
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 21,595
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 47,833
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 13,102,884
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 2,293,337
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 27,555,481
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 16,033,370
Christmas Trees Retail * 22 Trees Sold 2,200 60,500
Fire Wood 10 Face Cords 400 50,000
Forestry (Total) 27,665,981
FRUITS
Blackberries * 2 Pints 5,000 10,000 10,000
Blueberries * 6 Pounds 1,000 6,000 6,000
Peaches * 4 Bushels 50 200 3,000
Strawberries 35 135 Flats 750 101,250 1,012,500
Fruits (Total) 1,031,500
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 10,425sf Pounds 4 41,700 41,700
Greenhouse Vegetables * 10,425sf Pounds 41,700
HAY, SOLD
Grass 30 700 Tons 2 1,750 87,500
Hay Sold (Total) 87,500
HOME GARDENS 5,550 Garden 1,787,100
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 12 Acre 700,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 100,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 75,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 20 875,000
SOD PRODUCTION * 50 Acres 166,750
SWEET POTATOES * 30 Bushels 50# 175
Canning 30 % of crop
Fresh 30 % of crop 175 5,250 57,750
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 30 175 5,250 57,750
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 2 Sacks 50# 150 300 1,200
Cabbage (Processing slaw) * Tons
Collards (Fresh) * 2 Doz. Bunches 1,000 2,000 10,000
Cucumber 20 450 Bushels 50# 300 135,000 1,350,000
Irish Potatoes 8 15 cwt. 180 2,700 54,000
Mustard (Fresh) 10 50 Doz. Bunches
Okra (Fresh) * 2 Bushels
Peppers
Bell 10 60 Bushels 28# 550 33,000 231,000
Chili - Anaheim (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 25# 350 350 3,500
Hungarian Wax (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 25# 350 350 2,800
Jalapeno (Fresh) 8 24 Bushels 25# 350 8,400 100,800
Jalapeno (Processing) * 5 cwt. 8,500 42,500 850,000
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 3 cwt. 100 300 6,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 6 Bushels 30# 130 780 11,700
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 8 Bushels 24# 80 640 12,800
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 4 Bushels 45# 200 800 12,800
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 6 15 Doz. Ears 750 11,250 22,500
Tomatoes (Field) 6 10 Lugs 20# 300 3,000 36,000
Turnips (Fresh) * 4 Doz. Bunches 500 2,000 10,000
Vegetables (Total) 2,715,100
TOTAL ALL CROPS 34,428,381
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LIVINGSTON Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 15 acres Pounds Sold 6,000 3,420
Catfish (Farm) 7 60 acres Pounds Sold 90,000 62,100
Minnows * acres Pounds Sold 10,000 30,000
Alligators (Farm) 9 13,174 animals feet 51,378 796,368
Soft-shell Crabs * acres Dozens Sold 500 9,000
Aquaculture (Total) 900,888
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 60 Pounds Sold 8,000 4,000
Other Finfish * Pounds Sold 500 125
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 4,125
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 71 Pounds Sold 40,000 80,800
Crabs 38 Pounds Sold 3,000 1,800
Marine Fisheries (Total) 82,600
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 11,977 86,713
Meat Pounds 67,210 29,572
Fur Animals (Total) 116,285
ALLIGATORS - Wild 203 animals feet 1,522 27,405
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 120 247,300 acres 865,550
HONEY 10 100 hives Pounds 11,000 8,140
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 2,004,993
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LIVINGSTON 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 1,228 388,969
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,228 464,184
500-600 lbs. Head sold 650 286,000
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,228 334,170
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,228 411,687
500-600 lbs. Head sold 650 247,748
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 420 188,916
700-800 lbs. Head sold 420 222,075
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 380 247,000
Cull Cows Head sold 450 131,963
Cull Bulls Head sold 190 124,260
Cattle & Calves (Total) 400 9,010 cows 3,046,972
MILK
Dairy Cows 6 535 cows Pounds 5,767,928 813,278
Milk (Total) 813,278
HORSES
Brood Mares 150 525 mares Head sold 245 437,500
Stud Fees 5 studs Mares bred 115 43,125
Pleasure Horses 20 horses Head sold 25 37,500
Horses (Total) 518,125
POULTRY
Broilers 8 Pounds 10,440,996 4,176,398
Poultry (Total) 8 4,176,398
RABBITS
Fryers * 500 animals Pounds 2,000 1,600
Rabbits (Total) * 500 2,000 1,600
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich 6 18 breedrs Birds sold 180 90,000
Emu 6 24 breedrs Birds sold 2 27,500
Rhea * 5 breedrs Birds sold 70 3,500
Exotic Fowl (Total) 14 47 525 121,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 480 48,000
Stocker Goats Head Sold 50 1,750
Cull Goats Head Sold 150 1,500
Goats (Total) 40 600 does 51,250
Sheep & Goats (Total) 51,250
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 45 9,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 250 8,250
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 1,100 148,500
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 35 5,040
Swine (Total) * 175 sows 170,790
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 8,899,413
* Fewer Than 6 Producers