ASCENSION Parish - 2001 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 145
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 5,598
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 141
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 350,531
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 428,340
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 727,217
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 360,316
Christmas Trees Wholesale * 8 Trees Sold 93.75 750 15,000
Christmas Trees Retail * 8 Trees Sold 125.00 1,000 40,000
Forestry (Total) 782,217
FRUITS
Blackberries * 1 Pints 500.00 500 2,500
Blueberries * 2 Pounds 600.00 1,200 1,440
Figs * 3 Pounds 1,300.00 3,900 4,875
Mayhaws
Peaches * 5 Bushels 350.00 1,750 35,000
Strawberries 11 7 Flats 1,241.00 8,687 104,244
Fruits (Total) 148,059
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * Pounds 5.50 35,750 44,688
Greenhouse Vegetables Pounds 44,688
HAY, SOLD
Grass 7 450 Tons 1.75 787 39,375
Hay Sold (Total) 39,375
HOME GARDENS 6,250 Garden 1,875,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 8,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 75,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 50,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 20,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 153,000
PECANS
Improved 25 80 Pounds 525.00 42,000 31,500
Native 55 170 Pounds 375.00 63,750 22,313
Pecans (Total) 53,813
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw
Sugar 15 15,303 lbs 6,867.00 105,085,701 12,610,284
Molasses 15 15,303 gal 206.00 3,152,418 157,621
Sugarcane (Total) 12,767,905
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Irish Potatoes * 3 cwt. 165.00 495 14,850
Lima Beans (Fresh) 7 5 Bushels 32# 75.00 375 9,375
Mustard (Fresh) 10 7 Doz. Bunches 520.00 3,640 21,840
Okra (Fresh) 11 7 Bushels 210.00 1,470 22,050
Peppers
Bell 8 5 Bushels 28# 425.00 2,125 21,250
Snap Beans (Fresh) 10 5 Bushels 30# 75.00 375 6,375
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 75.00 112 1,125
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 6 14 Doz. Ears 550.00 7,700 19,250
Tomatoes (Field) 6 3 Lugs 20# 650.00 1,950 35,100
Vegetables (Total) 151,215
TOTAL ALL CROPS 16,015,272
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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ASCENSION Parish - 2001 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 11 1,250 acres Pounds 188,000 253,800
Aquaculture (Total) 253,800
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 20 Pounds 105,000 86,100
Catfish (Wild) 30 Pounds 155,000 72,850
Freshwater Fisheries 158,950
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 559 3,293
Meat Pounds 600 300
Fur Animals (Total) 3,593
ALLIGATORS - Wild 121 animals Hide/Ft 907 19,965
HUNTING LEASE 25 12,500 acres 62,500
HONEY 10 56 hives Pounds 6,500 4,225
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 503,033
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ASCENSION Parish - 2001 - 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 1,650 637,040
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,802 1,219,795
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,540 742,904
600-700 lbs Head sold 955 509,015
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,240 418,072
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,520 594,601
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,450 633,534
600-700 lbs. Head sold 380 185,250
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 700 357,175
700-800 lbs. Head sold 460 262,200
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 615 448,950
Cull Cows Head sold 1,175 403,195
Cull Bulls Head sold 65 52,231
Cattle & Calves 155 11,856 cows 6,463,962
HORSES
Brood Mares 42 410 mares Head sold 80 320,000
Stud Fees 20 studs Mares 265 132,500
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) 3,752,500
POULTRY
Edible Eggs 30 1,400 hens Dozen 2,200 942
Poultry (Total) 30 942
RABBITS
Fryers 46 4,800 animals Pounds 12,750 10,200
Does 9 1,100 animals Pounds 1,100 16,500
Rabbits (Total) 55 6,300 13,850 26,700
RATITE and other EXOTIC
Emu * 7 breedrs Birds
Exotic Fowl (Total) * 15
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 80 sheared Pounds 840 116
Feeder Lambs Head sold 30 1,884
Show Lambs Head sold 155 42,625
Cull Sheep Head sold 15 638
Sheep (Total) 9 155 ewes 45,263
Sheep & Goats (Total) 45,263
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 155 42,625
Feeder Pigs Head sold 675 16,706
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 300 35,625
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 18 1,789
Swine (Total) 10 150 sows 96,745
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 10,386,112
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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