ST. BERNARD Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 10
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 2,068,324
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 503,301
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 325,948
Forestry (Total) 503,301
FRUITS
Blackberries * 0 Pints 650 325 325
Citrus
Navels * 3 Bushels 350 1,050 12,600
Satsumas * 1 Bushels 300 300 1,800
Fruits (Total) 14,725
HAY, SOLD
Grass * 300 Tons 1 450 22,500
Hay Sold (Total) 22,500
HOME GARDENS 10,000 Garden 3,220,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 200,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 200,000
PECANS
Improved * 35 Pounds 1,000 35,000 26,250
Native 10 45 Pounds 500 22,500 10,125
Pecans (Total) 36,375
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) * 1 Sacks 50# 400 400 1,600
Collards (Fresh) * 5 Doz. Bunches 600 3,000 15,000
Cucumber * 1 Bushels 50# 250 250 2,500
Eggplant * 5 Bushels 33# 400 2,000 16,000
Garlic * 1 Pounds 5,000 5,000 10,000
Mustard (Fresh) 8 20 Doz. Bunches 500 10,000 50,000
Okra (Fresh) 8 10 Bushels 200 2,000 40,000
Shallots * 2 Doz. Bunches 900 1,800 4,500
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 30# 150 150 2,250
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 150 150 2,400
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) 7 12 Lugs 20# 650 8,125 97,500
Turnips (Fresh) * 5 Doz. Bunches 600 3,000 15,000
Vegetables (Total) 12 125 256,750
TOTAL ALL CROPS 4,253,651
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. BERNARD Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Fishbait 22 acres Pounds Sold 135,000 810,000
Oysters 305 acres Sacks 623,500 9,976,000
Soft-shell Crabs 35 acres Dozens Sold 4,300 77,400
Aquaculture (Total) 10,863,400
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Gar 7 Pounds Sold 12,300 12,300
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 12,300
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 1,100 Pounds Sold 3,678,412 7,724,665
Crabs 279 Pounds Sold 3,507,500 2,104,500
Commercial Finfish 99 Pounds Sold 500,300 425,255
Marine Fisheries (Total) 10,254,420
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,201 8,695
Fur Animals (Total) 8,695
ALLIGATORS - Wild 115 animals feet 862 15,525
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 50,000 acres 262,500
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 21,416,840
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. BERNARD Parish 1997 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 100 31,675
400-500 lbs. Head sold 40 15,120
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 100 27,213
400-500 lbs. Head sold 40 13,410
Yearling Cattle
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 25 16,250
Cull Cows Head sold 30 8,798
Cull Bulls Head sold 4 2,616
Cattle & Calves (Total) 7 400 cows 115,082
HORSES
Pleasure Horses 6 horses Head sold 20 15,000
Horses (Total) 15,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 15 1,500
Goats (Total) * 75 does 1,500
Sheep & Goats (Total) 1,500
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 131,582
* Fewer Than 6 Producers