ASSUMPTION Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 101
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 10,698
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 10,040
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 3,670
Christmas Trees Retail * 2 Trees Sold 200 5,500
Fire Wood 10 Face Cords 80 10,000
Forestry (Total) 25,540
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 14,000sf Pounds 5 70,000 70,000
Greenhouse Vegetables * 14,000sf Pounds 5 70,000
HOME GARDENS 3,500 Garden 1,127,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 16,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 4,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 6,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 26,000
SOYBEANS 188 Bushels 45 8,491 58,591
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 69 38,781 lbs 6,390 247,816,341 29,737,961
Molasses 69 38,781 gal 174 6,765,502 744,205
Sugarcane (Total) 30,482,166
WHEAT 145 Bushels 32 4,659 16,307
TOTAL ALL CROPS 31,805,604
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ASSUMPTION Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 12 300 acres Pounds Sold 90,000 51,300
Alligators (Farm) * 620 animals feet 2,418 37,479
Other Species 17 25 acres Pounds Sold 110,000 2,750,000
Aquaculture (Total) 2,838,779
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 170 Pounds Sold 8,115,000 4,219,800
Catfish (Wild) 125 Pounds Sold 768,805 384,402
Buffalo Pounds Sold 5,433 1,358
Gar 6 Pounds Sold 1,000 1,000
Other Finfish 170 Pounds Sold 260,892 65,223
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 4,671,783
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 14,390 104,184
Meat Pounds 42,007 18,483
Fur Animals (Total) 122,667
ALLIGATORS - Wild 275 animals feet 2,062 37,125
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 12 1,200 acres 3,780
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 7,674,134
Talapia pounds (pounds 150,000 270,000
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ASSUMPTION 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 71 22,489
400-500 lbs. Head sold 35 13,230
500-600 lbs. Head sold 11 4,840
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 72 19,593
400-500 lbs. Head sold 36 12,069
500-600 lbs. Head sold 10 3,812
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 11 4,948
700-800 lbs. Head sold 9 4,759
Cull Cows Head sold 38 11,144
Cull Bulls Head sold 6 3,924
Cattle & Calves (Total) * 435 cows 100,808
HORSES
Brood Mares 18 20 mares Head sold 18 45,000
Stud Fees 5 studs Mares bred 15 7,500
Horses (Total) 52,500
RABBITS
Fryers 120 animals Pounds 360 288
Does 25 animals Pounds 15 225
Rabbits (Total) 145 385 513
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Emu 10 breedrs Birds sold 4 400
Exotic Fowl (Total) 400
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 18 sheared Pounds 90 48
Show Lambs Head sold 4 1,000
Cull Sheep Head sold 1 35
Sheep (Total) * 5 ewes 1,083
Sheep & Goats (Total) 1,083
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 38 7,600
Feeder Pigs Head sold 28 924
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 10 1,350
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 2 288
Swine (Total) * 10 sows 10,162
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 165,466
* Fewer Than 6 Producers