PLAQUEMINES Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 10
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 2,081
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 1,231
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 458
Forestry (Total) 1,231
FRUITS
Citrus
Navels 200 750 Bushels 350 262,500 3,150,000
Satsumas 200 250 Bushels 500 125,000 750,000
Other Citrus 25 Bushels
Fruits (Total) 3,900,000
HOME GARDENS 1,500 Garden 483,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees 10 Acre 1,000,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 6 Acre 900,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 100,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 250,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 15 2,250,000
PECANS
Improved 6 10 Pounds 3,000 30,000 22,500
Native 15 Pounds 1,000 15,000 6,750
Pecans (Total) 29,250
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) * 2 Cartons 20# 400 800 4,400
Cabbage (Fresh) 20 40 Sacks 50# 400 16,000 64,000
Cauliflower (Fresh) 10 20 Cartons 20# 400 8,000 68,000
Cucumber 40 70 Bushels 50# 200 14,000 140,000
Eggplant 20 20 Bushels 33# 300 6,000 48,000
Garlic * 7 Pounds 8,000 56,000 112,000
Mirliton 20 6 Pounds 5,000 30,000 45,000
Mustard (Fresh) 50 65 Doz. Bunches 650 42,250 211,250
Okra (Fresh) 10 12 Bushels 300 3,600 72,000
Parsley 30 6 Doz. Bunches 1,500 9,000 58,500
Peppers
Bell 20 30 Bushels 28# 500 15,000 105,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) 10 2 Bushels 30# 150 300 4,500
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 15 30 Bushels 45# 150 4,500 72,000
Zucchini Squash 15 7 Bushels 45# 150 1,050 12,600
Winter Squash 8 4 Bushels 45# 200 800 12,000
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) 50 175 Lugs 20# 1,200 210,000 2,520,000
Turnips (Fresh) 10 20 Doz. Bunches 600 12,000 60,000
Vegetables (Total) 60 516 3,609,250
TOTAL ALL CROPS 10,272,731
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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PLAQUEMINES Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 300 acres Pounds Sold 120,000 68,400
Oysters 353 acres Sacks 1,158,726 18,539,616
Soft-shell Crabs * acres Dozens Sold 1,950 35,100
Aquaculture (Total) 18,643,116
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 71 Pounds Sold 239,100 124,332
Gar 71 Pounds Sold 53,985 53,985
Other Finfish 71 Pounds Sold 14,533 14,540
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 192,857
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 1,255 Pounds Sold 17,059,168 42,647,920
Menhaden * Pounds Sold 279,577,000 16,774,620
Crabs 150 Pounds Sold 2,726,500 1,635,900
Commercial Finfish 130 Pounds Sold 22,579,600 28,224,500
Marine Fisheries (Total) 89,282,940
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 9,532 69,012
Fur Animals (Total) 69,012
ALLIGATORS - Wild 1,513 animals feet 11,347 204,255
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 10 100,000 acres 315,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 108,707,180
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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PLAQUEMINES Parish 1997 Animal Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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CATTLE and CALVES
Steer Calves
400-500 lbs. Head sold 200 75,600
500-600 lbs. Head sold 50 22,000
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 100 27,213
400-500 lbs. Head sold 400 134,100
500-600 lbs. Head sold 100 38,115
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 400 179,920
700-800 lbs. Head sold 400 211,500
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 200 130,000
Cull Cows Head sold 650 190,613
Cull Bulls Head sold 25 16,350
Cattle & Calves (Total) 60 5,000 cows 1,025,411
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 1,025,411
* Fewer Than 6 Producers