ACADIA Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 3,104
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 5,151
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 8
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 5,260,906
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 479,710
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 3,423,863
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 2,690,692
Christmas Trees Retail * 30 Trees Sold 5,000 137,500
Forestry (Total) 3,561,363
Blueberries * 2 Pounds 2,000 4,000
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 15 436 Bushels 80 34,880 88,944
Grain Sorghum 15 238 cwt. 45 10,710 49,266
Feed Grains (Total) 138,210
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 3,000sf Pounds 3 11,250 11,250
Greenhouse Vegetables * 3,000sf Pounds 11,250
HAY, SOLD
Grass 40 6,000 Tons 1 9,000 450,000
Hay Sold (Total) 450,000
HOME GARDENS 600 Garden 193,200
RICE 450 94,388 cwt. 53 5,002,564 50,025,640
SOYBEANS 400 93,708 Bushels 28 2,623,824 18,104,386
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar * 643 lbs 4,800 3,086,400 370,368
Molasses * 643 gal 131 84,258 9,268
Sugarcane (Total) 379,636
SWEET POTATOES * 325 Bushels 50# 370
Canning 325 % of crop 111 36,075 72,150
Fresh 325 % of crop 259 84,175 925,925
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 325 370 120,250 998,075
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) * 1 Cartons 20# 300 300 1,650
Cabbage (Fresh) * 5 Sacks 50# 400 2,000 8,000
Cantaloupe * 4 Cartons (40#) 250 1,000 12,000
Carrots * 3 Doz. Bunches 500 1,500 6,750
Cauliflower (Fresh) * 3 Cartons 20# 500 1,500 12,750
Collards (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Bunches 600 1,800 9,000
Cucumber * 4 Bushels 50# 200 800 8,000
Eggplant * 1 Bushels 33# 300 300 2,400
Garlic * 7 Pounds 5,000 35,000 70,000
Irish Potatoes * 3 cwt. 150 450 9,000
Mustard (Fresh) 6 6 Doz. Bunches 600 3,600 18,000
Okra (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 250 2,500 50,000
Onions * 5 Bag 50# 200 1,000 15,000
Peppers
Bell * 2 Bushels 28# 500 1,000 7,000
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 1 cwt. 100 100 2,000
Shallots * 4 Doz. Bunches 900 3,600 9,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 3 Bushels 30# 150 450 6,750
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 3 Bushels 24# 90 270 5,400
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 2 Bushels 45# 200 400 6,400
Zucchini Squash * 2 Bushels 45# 200 400 4,800
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 6 8 Doz. Ears 600 4,800 9,600
Tomatoes (Field) 6 4 Lugs 20# 850 3,400 40,800
Turnips (Fresh) * 2 Doz. Bunches 800 1,600 8,000
Watermelon * 5 cwt. 150 750 4,500
Vegetables (Total) 22 91 326,800
WHEAT 20 960 Bushels 45 43,200 151,200
TOTAL ALL CROPS 74,339,760
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ACADIA Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 250 12,000 acres Pounds Sold 5,514,000 3,142,980
Catfish (Farm) 8 339 acres Pounds Sold 1,584,825 1,093,529
Alligators (Farm) * 2,531 animals feet 9,870 152,999
Aquaculture (Total) 4,389,508
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 6,000 3,120
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 12,991 6,495
Gar Pounds Sold 3,479 3,479
Other Finfish Pounds Sold 11,194 2,798
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 15,892
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 5,040 36,490
Fur Animals (Total) 36,490
ALLIGATORS - Wild 40 animals feet 300 5,400
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 20 10,000 acres 31,500
HONEY 10 7,080 hives Pounds 418,900 309,986
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 4,788,776
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ACADIA 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 1,200 380,100
400-500 lbs. Head sold 800 302,400
500-600 lbs. Head sold 400 176,000
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,200 326,550
400-500 lbs. Head sold 800 268,200
500-600 lbs. Head sold 400 152,460
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 800 359,840
700-800 lbs. Head sold 400 211,500
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 6,500 4,225,000
Cull Cows Head sold 650 190,613
Cull Bulls Head sold 350 228,900
Cattle & Calves (Total) 250 13,500 cows 6,821,563
HORSES
Brood Mares 230 1,200 mares Head sold 500 750,000
Stud Fees 100 studs Mares bred 900 360,000
Pleasure Horses 60 horses Head sold 100 150,000
Horses (Total) 1,260,000
POULTRY
Broilers 20 Pounds 2,000 800
Edible Eggs 500 1,000 hens Dozen sold 1,000 680
Cull Hens Pounds 600 150
Breeder Flocks 20 200 birds Dozen eggs 100 150
Poultry (Total) 540 1,780
RABBITS
Fryers 10 1,000 animals Pounds 3,000 2,400
Does 10 650 animals Pounds 3,000 45,000
Rabbits (Total) 20 1,650 6,000 47,400
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 16 breedrs Birds sold 10 5,000
Emu 6 30 breedrs Birds sold 12 1,200
Rhea 6 15 breedrs Birds sold 10 500
Exotic Fowl (Total) 16 61 32 6,700
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS 10 400 breedrs Birds sold 300 600
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 2,000 sheared Pounds 12,000 6,456
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 1,200 162,000
Feeder Lambs Head sold 800 44,964
Show Lambs Head sold 80 20,000
Stocker Sheep Head sold 150 6,900
Cull Sheep Head sold 150 5,250
Sheep (Total) 140 1,600 ewes 245,570
Sheep & Goats (Total) 245,570
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 250 50,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 3,000 99,000
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 2,250 303,750
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 150 21,600
Swine (Total) 30 360 sows 474,350
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Llama * 20 animals 12,000
Exotic Animals (Total) 12,000
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 8,869,963
* Fewer Than 6 Producers