WEST BATON ROUGE Parish 1997 Crop
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 2,096
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 2,283,252
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 736,690
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 519,308
Forestry (Total) 736,690
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 12 2,915 Bushels 130 378,950 966,323
Feed Grains (Total) 966,323
HAY, SOLD
Grass 6 2,000 Tons 2 4,000 200,000
Hay Sold (Total) 200,000
HOME GARDENS 800 Garden 257,600
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 25,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 25,000
PECANS
Improved * 30 Pounds 275 8,250 6,188
Native 30 300 Pounds 250 75,000 33,750
Pecans (Total) 39,938
SOYBEANS 26 6,865 Bushels 48 329,520 2,273,688
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 25 13,010 lbs 5,400 70,254,000 8,430,480
Molasses 25 13,010 gal 147 1,917,934 210,973
Sugarcane (Total) 8,641,453
WHEAT * 1,155 Bushels 47 54,285 189,998
TOTAL ALL CROPS 13,330,690
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WEST BATON ROUGE Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 1,160 acres Pounds Sold 700,000 399,000
Other Species * acres Pounds Sold 30,000
Aquaculture (Total) 429,000
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 924 6,690
Fur Animals (Total) 6,690
ALLIGATORS - Wild 40 animals feet 300 5,400
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 20 50,000 acres 342,500
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 783,590
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WEST BATON ROUGE 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 178 56,382
400-500 lbs. Head sold 416 157,248
500-600 lbs. Head sold 595 261,800
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 202 54,969
400-500 lbs. Head sold 535 179,359
500-600 lbs. Head sold 333 126,923
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 150 67,470
700-800 lbs. Head sold 50 26,438
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 75 48,750
Cull Cows Head sold 200 58,650
Cull Bulls Head sold 15 9,810
Cattle & Calves (Total) 75 2,800 cows 1,047,799
HORSES
Brood Mares 6 65 mares Head sold 45 52,000
Stud Fees 4 studs Mares bred 35 17,500
Pleasure Horses 40 horses Head sold 15 15,000
Horses (Total) 84,500
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 6 breedrs Birds sold 10 5,000
Emu * 25 breedrs Birds sold 20 2,000
Rhea * 40 breedrs Birds sold 30 1,200
Exotic Fowl (Total) * 71 8,200
SHEEP and GOATS
Show Lambs Head sold 10 2,500
Sheep (Total) * 8 ewes 2,500
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 50 5,000
Cull Goats Head Sold 10 100
Goats (Total) 6 60 does 5,100
Sheep & Goats (Total) 7,600
SWINE
Feeder Pigs Head sold 150 4,950
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 120 16,200
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 5 720
Swine (Total) 11 25 sows 21,870
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 1,169,969
* Fewer Than 6 Producers