ACADIA Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 17,603
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 5,464
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 900
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 7,225,448
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,799,338
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 5,637,442
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 3,979,791
Christmas Trees Retail * 30 Trees Sold 140 4,200
Forestry (Total) 5,641,642
FRUITS
Blueberries * 2 Pounds 2,000 4,000 4,000
Fruits (Total) 4,000
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 15 1,483 Bushels 90 133,470 268,275
Grain Sorghum 15 488 cwt. 60 29,280 89,304
Feed Grains (Total) 357,579
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 14,400sf Pounds 2 36,000 41,400
Greenhouse Vegetables * 14,400sf Pounds 41,400
HAY, SOLD
Grass 40 6,000 Tons 1 9,000 540,000
Hay Sold (Total) 540,000
HOME GARDENS 600 Garden 132,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 100,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 20,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 75,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 195,000
RICE 450 101,089 cwt. 56 5,660,984 41,042,134
SOYBEANS 30 63,000 Bushels 26 1,638,000 7,534,800
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar * 2,224 lbs 5,300 11,787,200 1,343,741
Molasses * 2,224 gal 159 353,616 24,753
Sugarcane (Total) 1,368,494
SWEET POTATOES 8 983 Bushels 50# 350
Canning 983 % of crop 175 172,025 344,050
Fresh 983 % of crop 175 172,025 2,477,160
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 8 983 350 344,050 2,821,210
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Okra (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 250 2,500 37,500
Onions * 5 Bag 50# 100 500 10,000
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) * 5 Lugs 20# 850 4,250 76,500
Vegetables (Total) 8 20 124,000
WHEAT 15 797 Bushels 55 43,835 120,546
TOTAL ALL CROPS 59,922,805
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ACADIA Parish 1999 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 2,403,200
Catfish (Farm) 8 340 acres Pounds Sold 1,500,000 1,065,000
Aquaculture (Total) 3,468,200
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 11,669 7,318
Gar Pounds Sold 4,607 5,840
Other Finfish Pounds Sold 4,499 7,873
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 21,031
MARINE FISHERIES
Crabs Pounds Sold 1,082 650
Marine Fisheries (Total) * 650
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,456 4,674
Fur Animals (Total) 4,674
ALLIGATORS - Wild 44 330 5,940
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 20 10,000 acres 40,000
HONEY * 6,000 hives Pounds 586,763 293,382
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 3,833,877
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ACADIA Parish 1999 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 900 301,077
400-500 lbs. Head sold 700 264,947
500-600 lbs. Head sold 300 125,021
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 900 252,284
400-500 lbs. Head sold 700 232,155
500-600 lbs. Head sold 300 113,091
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 700 309,400
700-800 lbs. Head sold 400 174,000
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 5,000 2,850,000
Cull Cows Head sold 600 176,460
Cull Bulls Head sold 300 202,005
Cattle & Calves (Total) 200 10,800 cows 5,000,440
HORSES
Brood Mares 220 1,100 mares Head sold 500 1,500,000
Stud Fees 95 studs Mares bred 850 340,000
Pleasure Horses 60 horses Head sold 100 200,000
Horses (Total) 2,040,000
POULTRY
Broilers 20 Pounds 2,000 800
Edible Eggs 500 2,000 hens Dozen sold 1,500 1,020
Cull Hens Pounds 600 150
Breeder Flocks 20 200 birds Dozen eggs 100 135
Poultry (Total) 540 2,105
RABBITS
Fryers 8 850 animals Pounds 2,300 1,840
Does 8 600 animals Pounds 2,200 33,000
Rabbits (Total) 16 1,450 4,500 34,840
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) 13 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 2,400
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 1,200 144,375
Feeder Lambs Head sold 800 39,360
Show Lambs Head sold 80 20,000
Stocker Sheep Head sold 150 8,250
Cull Sheep Head sold 150 5,250
Sheep (Total) 140 1,600 ewes
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 20 1,500
Stocker Goats Head Sold 25 875
Cull Goats Head Sold 10 200
Goats (Total) * 40 does 222,210
Sheep & Goats (Total) 222,210
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 160 40,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 1,000 19,250
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 1,000 95,000
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 150 14,625
Swine (Total) 7 175 sows 168,875
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Llama * 20 animals 15 15,000
Exotic Animals (Total) 15,000
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 7,485,195
* Fewer Than 6 Producers