WEST BATON ROUGE Parish 1998 Crop
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 10,539
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,919,548
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 1,275,302
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 574,913
Forestry (Total) 1,275,302
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 12 4,145 Bushels 80 331,600 696,360
Feed Grains (Total) 696,360
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 2,800sf Pounds 3 9,800 11,270
Greenhouse Vegetables * 2,800sf Pounds 11,270
HAY, SOLD
Grass 6 2,000 Tons 1 3,000 180,000
Hay Sold (Total) 180,000
HOME GARDENS 800 Garden 176,000
PECANS
Improved * 30 Pounds 325 9,750 7,313
Native 30 300 Pounds 400 120,000 54,000
Pecans (Total) 61,313
SOYBEANS 26 6,645 Bushels 32 212,640 1,201,416
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 25 14,188 lbs 5,200 73,777,600 8,853,312
Molasses 25 14,188 gal 161 2,287,105 251,582
Sugarcane (Total) 9,104,894
SWEET POTATOES * 1 Bushels 50# 200
Canning 1 % of crop
Fresh 1 % of crop 200 300 3,300
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 1 200 300 3,300
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Collards (Fresh) * 1 Doz. Bunches 100 150 1,050
Cucumber * 1 Bushels 50# 224 336 5,040
Eggplant * 1 Bushels 33# 150 187 1,875
Irish Potatoes * 2 cwt. 150 300 9,000
Mustard (Fresh) * 2 Doz. Bunches 600 1,500 9,000
Okra (Fresh) 1 Bushels 200 200 3,000
Shallots * 1 Doz. Bunches 1,500 2,250 9,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) 10 Bushels 30# 40 400 6,800
Southern Peas (Fresh) 5 Bushels 24# 30 150 2,550
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 0 Bushels 45# 20 10 80
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 2 Doz. Ears 1,500 3,750 9,375
Tomatoes (Field) * 0 Lugs 20# 20 10 150
Turnips (Fresh) * 1 Doz. Bunches 500 750 4,500
Vegetables (Total) 61,420
WHEAT * 1,163 Bushels 55 63,965 207,886
TOTAL ALL CROPS 12,979,161
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WEST BATON ROUGE Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 1,160 acres Pounds Sold 348,000 215,760
Other Species * acres Pounds Sold 30,000
Aquaculture (Total) 245,760
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 888 4,946
Fur Animals (Total) 4,946
ALLIGATORS - Wild 38 animals feet 285 4,275
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 20 50,000 acres 350,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 604,981
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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WEST 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 180 50,841
400-500 lbs. Head sold 420 135,891
500-600 lbs. Head sold 600 216,150
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 200 48,440
400-500 lbs. Head sold 535 154,562
500-600 lbs. Head sold 335 111,656
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 150 58,500
700-800 lbs. Head sold 50 22,125
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 75 45,000
Cull Cows Head sold 200 56,950
Cull Bulls Head sold 15 9,720
Cattle & Calves (Total) 75 2,800 cows 909,835
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
SHEEP and GOATS
Show Lambs Head sold 10 2,500
Sheep (Total) * 8 ewes 2,500
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 50 3,750
Cull Goats Head Sold 10 200
Goats (Total) 6 60 does 3,950
Sheep & Goats (Total) 6,450
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 150 37,500
Feeder Pigs Head sold 150 2,475
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 120 9,900
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 5 431
Swine (Total) 11 25 sows 50,306
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 1,051,091
* Fewer Than 6 Producers