ASCENSION Parish - 2002 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 1,436
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 6,096
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 62
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 11,333
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 118,066
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 542,219
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 149,159
Forestry (Total) 542,219
FRUITS
Mayhaws
Peaches * 5 Bushels 350.00 1,750 52,500
Strawberries 11 7 Flats 1,241.00 8,687 112,931
Fruits (Total) 12 12 165,431
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 6,500sf Pounds 5.50 35,750 44,688
Greenhouse Vegetables * 6,500sf Pounds 44,688
HAY, SOLD
Alfalfa * 125 Tons 1.75 218 28,438
Grass * 125 Tons 1.75 218 13,125
Hay Sold (Total) 41,563
HOME GARDENS 6,500 Garden 1,950,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 20,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 7 Acre 175,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 40,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 35,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 7 270,000
PECANS
Improved 20 75 Pounds 50.00 3,750 2,813
Native 50 160 Pounds 40.00 6,400 2,880
Pecans (Total) 5,693
SOD PRODUCTION * 24 Acres 85,104
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 14 15,308 lbs 5,318.00 81,407,944 10,338,809
Molasses 14 15,308 gal 159.54 2,442,238 244,224
Sugarcane (Total) 10,583,033
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Irish Potatoes 6 6 cwt. 165.00 990 29,700
Lima Beans (Fresh) 7 4 Bushels 32#
Mustard (Fresh) 10 4 Doz. Bunches
Okra (Fresh) 11 5 Bushels
Peppers
Bell 8 4 Bushels 28#
Snap Beans (Fresh) 10 5 Bushels 30#
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 1 Bushels 45#
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 6 12 Doz. Ears 550.00 6,600 19,800
Tomatoes (Field) 6 3 Lugs 20# 650.00 1,950 29,250
Vegetables (Total) 78,750
TOTAL ALL CROPS 13,766,481
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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ASCENSION Parish - 2002 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 9 1,000 acres Pounds 180,000 144,000
Aquaculture (Total) 144,000
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 22 Pounds 108,000 56,160
Catfish (Wild) 30 Pounds 155,000 72,385
Freshwater Fisheries 128,545
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 366 1,973
Meat Pounds 500 250
Fur Animals (Total) 2,223
ALLIGATORS - Wild 147 1,102 24,255
HUNTING LEASE 25 12,500 acres 62,500
HONEY 10 60 hives Pounds 7,000 7,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 368,523
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ASCENSION Parish - 2002 - 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 1,700 581,910
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,800 1,071,000
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,480 619,454
600-700 lbs Head sold 900 415,935
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,250 374,938
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,600 553,680
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,480 575,498
600-700 lbs. Head sold 380 164,008
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 700 323,505
700-800 lbs. Head sold 460 227,010
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 600 426,000
Cull Cows Head sold 1,200 367,200
Cull Bulls Head sold 68 47,787
Cattle & Calves (Total) 155 11,856 cows 5,747,925
HORSES
Brood Mares 42 410 mares Head sold 350 700,000
Stud Fees 20 studs Mares 270 135,000
Race Horses * 30 horses Head sold 300,000
Show Horses 125 350 horses Head sold 1,400,000
Recreation Horses 750 1,600 horses Head sold 1,600,000
Horses (Total) 4,135,000
POULTRY
Edible Eggs 30 1,400 hens Dozen 2,500 988
Poultry (Total) 988
RABBITS
Fryers 49 5,200 animals Pounds 12,900 10,320
Does 10 1,200 animals Pounds 1,400 21,000
Rabbits (Total) 6,400 14,300 31,320
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 80 sheared Pounds 800 106
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 30 2,775
Feeder Lambs Head sold 32 1,824
Show Lambs Head sold 150 41,250
Stocker Sheep Head sold 15 713
Cull Sheep Head sold 15 488
Sheep (Total) 9 155 ewes 47,156
Stocker Goats Head Sold 10 550
Goats (Total) * 35 does 550
Sheep & Goats (Total) 47,706
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 165 49,500
Feeder Pigs Head sold 670 12,898
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 300 27,000
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 28 2,100
Swine (Total) 12 160 sows 91,498
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 10,054,437
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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