ST. BERNARD Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 43
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 62,533
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 24,923
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 14,447
Forestry (Total) 24,923
FRUITS
Blackberries * 0 Pints 600 300 300
Citrus
Navels * 1 Bushels 250 250 3,000
Satsumas * 1 Bushels 250 250 1,500
Fruits (Total) * 2 4,800
HAY, SOLD
Grass * 150 Tons 1 225 13,500
Hay Sold (Total) 13,500
HOME GARDENS 10,000 Garden 2,200,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 150,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 150,000
PECANS
Improved * 35 Pounds 500 17,500 13,125
Native 10 45 Pounds 300 13,500 6,075
Pecans (Total) 19,200
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Eggplant * 3 Bushels 33# 300 900 9,000
Mustard (Fresh) * 7 Doz. Bunches 300 2,100 12,600
Okra (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 200 2,000 30,000
Onions, Green * 1 lbs. 3,000 3,000 3,750
Shallots * 1 Doz. Bunches 800 800 3,200
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) * 6 Lugs 20# 500 3,000 45,000
Turnips (Fresh) * 1 Doz. Bunches 500 500 3,000
Vegetables (Total) 6 50 106,550
TOTAL ALL CROPS 2,518,973
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. BERNARD Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Fishbait 22 acres Pounds Sold 146,000 584,000
Oysters 297 acres Sacks 648,871 9,733,065
Soft-shell Crabs 37 acres Dozens Sold 5,100 91,800
Aquaculture (Total) 10,408,865
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Gar 8 Pounds Sold 19,500 18,525
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 18,525
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 973 Pounds Sold 4,533,000 6,799,000
Crabs 305 Pounds Sold 4,331,000 3,681,350
Commercial Finfish 93 Pounds Sold 329,000 188,550
Marine Fisheries (Total) 10,668,900
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,156 6,439
Fur Animals (Total) 6,439
ALLIGATORS - Wild 136 animals feet 1,020 15,300
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 100 50,000 acres 263,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 21,381,029
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. BERNARD 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 50 14,123
400-500 lbs. Head sold 100 32,355
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 90 21,798
400-500 lbs. Head sold 60 17,334
Yearling Cattle
Cull Cows Head sold 30 8,543
Cull Bulls Head sold 4 2,592
Cattle & Calves (Total) * 500 cows 96,745
HORSES
Pleasure Horses 6 horses Head sold 16 10,000
Horses (Total) 10,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 25 1,875
Goats (Total) * 65 does 1,875
Sheep & Goats (Total) 1,875
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 108,620
* Fewer Than 6 Producers