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Pointe Coupee

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Pointe Coupee

Total population (1990 census): 22540
County seat: New Roads

Extension office

CropSELECT

Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals Farms Acres Yield
Maize=Corn 66 24466 3225792 bu
Wheat 34 10071 407196 bu
Rice 5 2190 190008 cwt
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 92 66056 2702910 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 139 8926 19342 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 8 628 1220 tons, dry
Tame Hay 82 4255 11035 tons, dry
Wild Hay 54 3823 6763 tons dry
Grass Silage 5 220 970 tons, grn
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Pecans 50 1238 17372 in shell
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 12 3997 6665 bales
Sugarcane for Seed 21 1624 43380 tons
Sugarcane for Sugar 33 21012 613930 tons
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale Farms Sq. ft. under glass or other protection Acres in the open Sales ($1,000)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 6 D 34 250
Nursery Crops 4 D D 117

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.