ASCENSION Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 16,051
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 12,978
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 12
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 3,269,039
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,098,717
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 3,657,838
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 2,025,404
Christmas Trees Wholesale * 8 Trees Sold 725 8,700
Christmas Trees Retail * 8 Trees Sold 1,100 33,000
Forestry (Total) 3,699,538
FRUITS
Blueberries * 2 Pounds 600 1,200 1,200
Figs * 3 Pounds 1,300 3,900 3,900
Peaches * 5 Bushels 350 1,750 26,250
Strawberries 11 7 Flats 400 2,800 28,000
Fruits (Total) 13 13 59,350
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 6,500sf Pounds 5 35,750 41,113
Greenhouse Vegetables * 6,500sf Pounds 2 41,113
HAY, SOLD
Grass 7 450 Tons 1 787 47,250
Hay Sold (Total) 47,250
HOME GARDENS 6,250 Garden 1,625,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding * Acre 75,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 58,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 75,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 208,000
PECANS
Improved 25 80 Pounds 520 41,600 41,600
Native 55 170 Pounds 375 63,750 31,875
Pecans (Total) 73,475
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 18 15,738 lbs 7,334 115,422,492 13,158,164
Molasses 18 15,738 gal 220 3,462,360 242,365
Sugarcane (Total) 13,400,529
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cucumber * 3 Bushels 50# 175 525 4,200
Irish Potatoes * 3 cwt. 170 510 15,300
Lima Beans (Fresh) 7 5 Bushels 32# 50 250 6,250
Mustard (Fresh) 10 7 Doz. Bunches 520 3,640 21,840
Okra (Fresh) 11 7 Bushels 210 1,470 22,050
Snap Beans (Fresh) 10 5 Bushels 30# 60 300 5,100
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 70 105 840
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 6 14 Doz. Ears 550 7,700 19,250
Tomatoes (Field) 6 3 Lugs 20# 650 1,950 35,100
Vegetables (Total) 15 48 129,930
TOTAL ALL CROPS 19,284,185
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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ASCENSION Parish - 2000 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 11 1,250 acres Pounds Sold 187,500 328,125
Aquaculture (Total) 328,125
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 20 Pounds Sold 100,000 175,000
Catfish (Wild) 30 Pounds Sold 150,000 75,000
Freshwater Fisheries 250,000
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pounds Sold 389 2,019
Meat Pounds Sold 400 200
Fur Animals (Total) 2,219
ALLIGATORS - Wild 83 622 11,205
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 25 12,500 acres 37,500
HONEY 10 56 hives Pounds 6,104 3,357
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 632,406
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ASCENSION Parish - 2000 - 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 1,500 501,795
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,602 984,844
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,500 625,103
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,500 420,473
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,491 494,490
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,491 562,062
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 600 265,200
700-800 lbs. Head sold 450 195,750
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 592 337,440
Cull Cows Head sold 1,203 353,802
Cull Bulls Head sold 69 46,461
Cattle & Calves (Total) 155 11,794 cows 4,787,420
HORSES
Brood Mares 45 425 mares Head sold 85 127,500
Stud Fees 20 studs Mares bred 250 125,000
Pleasure Horses 15 horses Head sold 69 69,000
Horses (Total) 321,500
POULTRY
Edible Eggs 30 1,400 hens Dozen sold 2,200 1,496
Poultry (Total) 30 1,496
RABBITS
Fryers 42 4,200 animals Pounds 12,500 10,000
Does 9 1,100 animals Pounds 1,100 16,500
Rabbits (Total) 42 5,300 13,600 26,500
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Emu * 20 breedrs Birds sold
Exotic Fowl (Total) * 20
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 150 sheared Pounds 1,050 105
Feeder Lambs Head sold 30 1,389
Show Lambs Head sold 125 34,375
Cull Sheep Head sold 10 404
Sheep (Total) 9 150 ewes 36,273
Sheep & Goats (Total) 36,273
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 150 37,500
Feeder Pigs Head sold 672 12,936
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 288 27,360
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 20 1,950
Swine (Total) 10 120 sows 79,746
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 5,252,935
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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