ST. HELENA Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 59,190
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 23,761
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 33,981
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 13,078,558
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 3,111,526
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 19,949,865
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 11,796,748
Fire Wood * Face Cords 50 6,250
Forestry (Total) 19,956,115
FRUITS
Blackberries * 1 Pints 800 800 800
Blueberries * 3 Pounds 1,100 3,300 3,300
Peaches * 3 Bushels 15 45 675
Fruits (Total) * 7 4,775
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 37,440sf Pounds 4 154,627 177,821
Greenhouse Vegetables * 37,440sf Pounds 177,821
HAY, SOLD
Grass 16 250 Tons 1 375 22,500
Hay Sold (Total) 22,500
HOME GARDENS 450 Garden 99,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 20,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 20,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 40,000
PEANUTS * 10 Pounds 700 7,000 2,240
SWEET POTATOES * 3 Bushels 50# 150
Canning 3 % of crop
Fresh 3 % of crop 150 450 4,950
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 3 150 450 4,950
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cantaloupe * 1 Cartons (40#) 50 50 750
Garlic * 20 Pounds 4,000 80,000 240,000
Okra (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 100 1,000 15,000
Peppers
Bell * 30 Bushels 28# 650 19,500 195,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 30# 80 800 13,600
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 18 Bushels 24# 40 720 12,240
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) * 0 Lugs 20# 700 350 5,250
Turnips (Fresh) * 5 Doz. Bunches 400 2,000 12,000
Vegetables (Total) 493,840
TOTAL ALL CROPS 20,801,241
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. HELENA Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 1,000 600
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 600
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 483 2,690
Fur Animals (Total) 2,690
ALLIGATORS - Wild animals feet
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 38 125,000 acres 1,125,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 1,128,290
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. HELENA 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 303 85,582
400-500 lbs. Head sold 505 163,393
500-600 lbs. Head sold 202 72,771
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 280 67,816
400-500 lbs. Head sold 466 134,627
500-600 lbs. Head sold 187 62,327
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 84 32,760
700-800 lbs. Head sold 111 49,118
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 195 117,000
Cull Cows Head sold 1,425 405,769
Cull Bulls Head sold 28 18,144
Cattle & Calves (Total) 120 2,640 cows 1,209,307
MILK
Dairy Cows 44 4,750 cows Pounds 60,639,221 9,702,275
Milk (Total) 9,702,275
HORSES
Brood Mares * 18 mares Head sold 8 12,000
Stud Fees 5 studs Mares bred 10 5,000
Pleasure Horses 6 horses Head sold 18 36,000
Horses (Total) 53,000
POULTRY
Broilers * Pounds
Edible Eggs * 950,900 hens Dozen sold 20,500,000 14,350,000
Cull Hens Pounds 1,700,000 425,000
Breeder Flocks * birds Dozen eggs
Poultry (Total) * 14,775,000
RABBITS
Fryers * 180 animals Pounds 900 720
Does * 650 animals Pounds 2,925 43,875
Rabbits (Total) * 830 3,825 44,595
SWINE
Feeder Pigs Head sold 110 1,815
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 3 259
Swine (Total) * 11 sows 2,074
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 25,786,251
* Fewer Than 6 Producers