ST. HELENA Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 60,892
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 19,433
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 53,378
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 10,444,333
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 2,119,356
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 16,909,178
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 10,588,478
Fire Wood * Face Cords 60 7,500
Forestry (Total) 16,916,678
FRUITS
Blackberries * 1 Pints 850 850 850
Blueberries * 3 Pounds 1,000 3,000 3,000
Peaches * 1 Bushels 150 225 3,375
Fruits (Total) 7 5 7,225
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 30,500sf Pounds 5 164,700 189,405
Greenhouse Vegetables * 30,500sf Pounds 189,405
HAY, SOLD
Grass 15 220 Tons 1 220 13,200
Hay Sold (Total) 13,200
HOME GARDENS 400 Garden 88,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 20,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 20,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 40,000
SWEET POTATOES * 2 Bushels 50# 125
Canning 2 % of crop
Fresh 2 % of crop 125 250 3,600
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 2 125 250 3,600
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Garlic * 2 Pounds 5,500 11,000 33,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 30# 75 750 12,750
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 11 Bushels 24# 60 660 13,200
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) * 5 Lugs 20# 600 3,000 54,000
Watermelon * 5 cwt. 200 1,000 6,000
Vegetables (Total) * 43 102,550
TOTAL ALL CROPS 17,360,658
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. HELENA Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 145 465
Fur Animals (Total) 465
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 35 130,000 acres 1,170,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 1,170,465
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. HELENA 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 252 84,302
400-500 lbs. Head sold 420 158,968
500-600 lbs. Head sold 168 70,011
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 233 65,313
400-500 lbs. Head sold 388 128,680
500-600 lbs. Head sold 155 58,430
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 70 30,940
700-800 lbs. Head sold 92 40,020
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 162 92,340
Cull Cows Head sold 1,500 441,150
Cull Bulls Head sold 30 20,201
Cattle & Calves (Total) 110 2,200 cows 1,190,355
MILK
Dairy Cows 40 4,400 cows Pounds 58,557,418 9,193,515
Milk (Total) 9,193,515
HORSES
Brood Mares * 14 mares Head sold 12 18,000
Stud Fees 2 studs Mares bred 2 1,000
Pleasure Horses * horses Head sold 17
Horses (Total) 19,000
POULTRY
Edible Eggs * 950,900 hens Dozen sold 20,500,000 13,940,000
Cull Hens Pounds 1,650,000 412,500
Poultry (Total) 14,352,500
RABBITS
Fryers * 150 animals Pounds 750 600
Does * 600 animals Pounds 2,700 40,500
Rabbits (Total) * 750 3,450 41,100
SWINE
Feeder Pigs Head sold 37 712
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 50 4,750
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 7 683
Swine (Total) * 2 sows 6,145
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 24,802,615
* Fewer Than 6 Producers