ST. JAMES Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 1,018
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 192,184
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 124,852
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 56,923
Forestry (Total) 124,852
FRUITS
Citrus
Navels * 3 Bushels 200 650 7,800
Satsumas * 3 Bushels 200 650 3,900
Fruits (Total) 11,700
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 23,100sf Pounds 4 103,950 119,543
Cucumbers * 1,500sf Pounds 4 6,000 6,000
Greenhouse Vegetables * 19,600sf Pounds 125,543
HOME GARDENS 1,000 Garden 220,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 16,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 8,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 16,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 40,000
SOYBEANS * 380 Bushels 28 10,662 60,243
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 38 24,072 lbs 6,099 146,815,128 17,617,815
Molasses 38 24,072 gal 189 4,551,293 500,642
Sugarcane (Total) 18,118,457
SWEET POTATOES * 3 Bushels 50# 200
Canning 3 % of crop
Fresh 3 % of crop 200 650 7,150
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 3 200 650 7,150
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Beets * 1 Doz. Bunches 300 300 2,100
Broccoli (Fresh) * 2 Cartons 20# 240 600 6,000
Cabbage (Fresh) 10 19 Sacks 50# 375 7,200 36,000
Cantaloupe 9 0 Cartons (40#)
Cauliflower (Fresh) 9 11 Cartons 20#
Collards (Fresh) * 1 Doz. Bunches 85 85 595
Cucumber * 2 Bushels 50# 290 841 12,615
Eggplant * 1 Bushels 33# 320 320 3,200
Garlic * 1 Pounds
Irish Potatoes * 1 cwt.
Mustard (Fresh) 10 34 Doz. Bunches 615 21,340 128,043
Okra (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 300 75 1,125
Parsley * 0 Doz. Bunches
Peppers
Bell * 2 Bushels 28#
Radish * 0 Doz. Bunches
Shallots * 3 Doz. Bunches 1,200 4,560 18,240
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 30#
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 24#
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 0 Bushels 45# 165 123 990
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) 6 2 Lugs 20# 480 1,056 15,840
Turnips (Fresh) 6 2 Doz. Bunches 600 1,680 10,080
Vegetables (Total) 90 234,828
TOTAL ALL CROPS 18,942,773
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
=====================================================================================================
ST. JAMES Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 8 5,440 acres Pounds Sold 952,000 571,200
Aquaculture (Total) 571,200
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 5,811 3,719
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 241,783 108,964
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 112,683
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp Pounds Sold 15,000 30,000
Crabs Pounds Sold 10,851 4,802
Marine Fisheries (Total) 34,802
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 3,848 21,433
Fur Animals (Total) 21,433
ALLIGATORS - Wild 150 animals feet 1,125 16,875
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 12 42,100 acres 46,310
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 803,303
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
=====================================================================================================
ST. JAMES Parish 1998 Animal Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
HORSES
Brood Mares * 45 mares Head sold 15 22,500
Pleasure Horses horses Head sold 8 4,000
Horses (Total) 26,500
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 68 sheared Pounds 248 93
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 5 600
Show Lambs Head sold 35 8,750
Cull Sheep Head sold 10 350
Sheep (Total) * 28 ewes 9,793
Sheep & Goats (Total) 9,793
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 59 14,750
Feeder Pigs Head sold 12 198
Swine (Total) * 8 sows 14,948
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 51,241
* Fewer Than 6 Producers