EAST BATON ROUGE Parish 1998 Crop
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 5,026
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 18,659
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 4,123
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 3,253,258
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 3,815,166
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 5,254,735
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 2,998,495
Christmas Trees Retail * 130 Trees Sold 8,710 239,525
Fire Wood 130 Face Cords 10,000 1,250,000
Forest Seedlings * 4 Seedlings 12,500 50,000 100,000
Forestry (Total) 6,844,260
FRUITS
Blueberries * 6 Pounds 3,000 18,000 18,000
Peaches * 7 Bushels 4,300 30,100 451,500
Fruits (Total) 6 13 469,500
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) * 550 Bushels 56 30,800 64,680
Feed Grains (Total) 64,680
HAY, SOLD
Grass 50 1,500 Tons 2 3,000 180,000
Hay Sold (Total) 180,000
HOME GARDENS 31,000 Garden 6,820,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 11 Acre 400,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 200,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 12 600,000
PECANS
Improved * 60 Pounds 300 18,000 13,500
Native 350 150 Pounds 175 26,250 11,813
Pecans (Total) 25,313
SOD PRODUCTION * 521 Acres 1,737,535
SOYBEANS * 500 Bushels 30 15,000 84,750
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar * 520 lbs 5,410 2,813,200 337,584
Molasses * 520 gal 167 87,209 9,593
Sugarcane (Total) 347,177
SWEET POTATOES * 1 Bushels 50# 150
Canning 1 % of crop
Fresh 1 % of crop 150 150 1,650
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 1 150 150 1,650
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Collards (Fresh) 30 11 Doz. Bunches 500 5,500 38,500
Cucumber * 1 Bushels 50# 300 300 4,500
Eggplant * 0 Bushels 33# 600 300 3,000
Mirliton 10 1 Pounds 400 400 460
Mustard (Fresh) 40 100 Doz. Bunches 600 60,000 360,000
Okra (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 200 200 3,000
Peppers
Bell * 4 Bushels 28# 250 1,000 10,000
Shallots * 1 Doz. Bunches 600 600 2,400
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 6 Bushels 24# 60 360 6,120
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 60 60 480
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 10 15 Doz. Ears 350 5,250 13,125
Tomatoes (Field) 10 10 Lugs 20# 700 7,000 105,000
Turnips (Fresh) 10 10 Doz. Bunches 300 3,000 18,000
Vegetables (Total) 54 160 564,585
TOTAL ALL CROPS 17,739,450
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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EAST BATON ROUGE Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 23 acres Pounds Sold 13,700 8,494
Catfish (Farm) * 4 acres Pounds Sold 17,000 43,090
Fishbait * acres Pounds Sold 200 1,300
Alligators (Farm) * 972 animals feet 3,790 63,496
Other Species * 12 acres Pounds Sold 9,524 133,336
Aquaculture (Total) 249,716
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 15 Pounds Sold 87,064 39,179
Buffalo * Pounds Sold 8,417 2,118
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 41,297
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,934 10,772
Fur Animals (Total) 10,772
ALLIGATORS - Wild 18 animals feet 135 2,025
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 50 25,000 acres 78,750
HONEY 45 810 hives Pounds 77,141 43,199
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 425,759
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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EAST BATON ROUGE 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 1,525 430,736
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,055 341,345
500-600 lbs. Head sold 635 228,759
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,300 314,860
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,250 361,125
500-600 lbs. Head sold 550 183,315
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,200 468,000
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,500 663,750
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 1,000 600,000
Cull Cows Head sold 1,600 455,600
Cull Bulls Head sold 100 64,800
Cattle & Calves (Total) 450 10,000 cows 4,112,290
MILK
Dairy Cows 6 700 cows Pounds 9,475,830 1,516,133
Milk (Total) 1,516,133
HORSES
Brood Mares 300 1,500 mares Head sold 800 1,200,000
Stud Fees 50 studs Mares bred 900 450,000
Pleasure Horses 300 horses Head sold 200 400,000
Horses (Total) 2,050,000
RABBITS
Fryers 15 2,625 animals Pounds 10,500 8,400
Does 10 900 animals Pounds 8,700 130,500
Rabbits (Total) 25 3,525 19,200 138,900
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 220 breedrs Birds sold 100 10,000
Emu * 130 breedrs Birds sold 75 3,750
Exotic Fowl (Total) 13,750
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 303 sheared Pounds 1,801 678
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 14 1,680
Feeder Lambs Head sold 50 2,531
Show Lambs Head sold 62 15,500
Stocker Sheep Head sold 15 690
Cull Sheep Head sold 53 1,855
Sheep (Total) 7 323 ewes 22,934
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 450 33,750
Stocker Goats Head Sold 200 7,000
Cull Goats Head Sold 150 3,000
Goats (Total) 20 400 does 43,750
Sheep & Goats (Total) 66,684
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 750 187,500
Feeder Pigs Head sold 1,000 16,500
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 750 61,875
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 100 8,625
Swine (Total) * 225 sows 274,500
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 8,172,257
* Fewer Than 6 Producers