ACADIA Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 9,409
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 7,866
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 91
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 5,191,432
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,448,034
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 4,850,350
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 3,033,237
Christmas Trees Retail * 30 Trees Sold 5,000 137,500
Forestry (Total) 4,987,850
FRUITS
Blueberries * 2 Pounds 2,000 4,000 4,000
Fruits (Total) 4,000
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 15 2,222 Bushels 40 88,880 186,648
Grain Sorghum 15 346 cwt. 40 13,840 53,976
Feed Grains (Total) 240,624
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 5,760sf Pounds 2 14,400 16,560
Greenhouse Vegetables * 5,760sf Pounds 4 16,560
HAY, SOLD
Grass 40 6,000 Tons 1 9,000 540,000
Hay Sold (Total) 540,000
HOME GARDENS 600 Garden 132,000
RICE 450 99,767 cwt. 54 5,387,418 51,180,471
SOYBEANS 400 83,552 Bushels 21 1,754,592 9,913,445
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar * 960 lbs 5,300 5,088,000 610,560
Molasses * 960 gal 164 157,728 17,350
Sugarcane (Total) 627,910
SWEET POTATOES 8 650 Bushels 50# 300
Canning 650 % of crop 210 136,500 273,000
Fresh 650 % of crop 90 58,500 643,500
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 8 650 300 195,000 916,500
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Okra (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 250 2,500 37,500
Onions * 5 Bag 50# 200 1,000 20,000
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) * 5 Lugs 20# 850 4,250 63,750
Vegetables (Total) 6 20 121,250
WHEAT 15 1,656 Bushels 55 91,080 296,010
TOTAL ALL CROPS 68,976,620
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ACADIA Parish 1998 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 3,755,000 2,328,100
Catfish (Farm) 8 339 acres Pounds Sold 1,500,000 1,155,000
Alligators (Farm) * 1,740 animals feet 6,786 111,969
Aquaculture (Total) 3,595,069
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 20 Pounds Sold 4,200 2,688
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 13,000 5,850
Gar Pounds Sold 3,500 3,850
Other Finfish Pounds Sold 11,000 2,200
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 14,588
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 4,846 26,992
Fur Animals (Total) 26,992
ALLIGATORS - Wild 42 animals feet 315 4,725
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 20 10,000 acres 30,000
HONEY * 6,001 hives Pounds 586,763 328,587
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 3,999,961
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ACADIA Parish 1998 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 1,000 282,450
400-500 lbs. Head sold 800 258,840
500-600 lbs. Head sold 400 144,100
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,000 242,200
400-500 lbs. Head sold 800 231,120
500-600 lbs. Head sold 400 133,320
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 800 312,000
700-800 lbs. Head sold 400 177,000
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 5,450 3,270,000
Cull Cows Head sold 650 185,088
Cull Bulls Head sold 300 194,400
Cattle & Calves (Total) 200 12,000 cows 5,430,518
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 2,000 hens Dozen sold 1,500 1,050
Cull Hens Pounds 600 150
Breeder Flocks 20 200 birds Dozen eggs 100 150
Poultry (Total) 540 2,150
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 * 11 breedrs Birds sold 5 500
Emu * 25 breedrs Birds sold 10 500
Rhea * 12 breedrs Birds sold 5 125
Exotic Fowl (Total) 12 48 20 1,125
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS 10 400 breedrs Birds sold 300 600
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 2,000 sheared Pounds 12,000 4,514
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 1,200 144,000
Feeder Lambs Head sold 800 40,500
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 221,164
Sheep & Goats (Total) 221,164
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 120 30,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 2,500 41,250
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 2,250 185,625
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 150 12,938
Swine (Total) 25 300 sows 269,813
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Llama * 20 animals 10 10,000
Exotic Animals (Total) 10,000
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 7,242,770
* Fewer Than 6 Producers