ST. TAMMANY Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 55,769
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 11,991
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 42,045
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 15,984,461
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 2,106,817
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 21,195,494
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 12,789,035
Christmas Trees Retail 11 130 Trees Sold 10,000 275,000
Pine Straw * Bales 40# 20,000 80,000
Fire Wood 10 Face Cords 700 87,500
Forestry (Total) 21,637,994
FRUITS
Blueberries * 3 Pounds 2,000 6,000 6,000
Peaches * 1 Bushels 50 75 1,125
Fruits (Total) 7,125
HAY, SOLD
Grass 23 3,500 Tons 2 8,750 525,000
Hay Sold (Total) 525,000
HOME GARDENS 6,700 Garden 1,474,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 16,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 24 Acre 3,000,000
Woody Ornamentals 53 Acre 2,000,000
Foliage Plants 23 Acre 200,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 102 5,216,000
SOD PRODUCTION * 1,200 Acres 4,002,000
SOYBEANS * 712 Bushels 35 24,920 140,798
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) * 1 Cartons 20# 120 120 1,200
Cabbage (Fresh) * 4 Sacks 50# 230 920 4,600
Cauliflower (Fresh) 0 Cartons 20# 530 265 2,650
Collards (Fresh) * 1 Doz. Bunches 600 600 4,200
Mustard (Fresh) * 1 Doz. Bunches 600 600 3,600
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 30# 200 200 3,400
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 5 Bushels 24# 120 600 10,200
Squash (Fresh)
Zucchini Squash 1 Bushels 45# 249 249 5,976
Winter Squash 1 Bushels 45# 249 249 3,735
Squash (Processing)
Turnips (Fresh) 0 Doz. Bunches 600 300 1,800
Watermelon * 5 cwt. 100 500 3,000
Vegetables (Total) 10 19 44,361
TOTAL ALL CROPS 33,047,278
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. TAMMANY Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) * 3 acres Pounds Sold 1,800 1,116
Catfish (Farm) * 9 acres Pounds Sold 15,000 11,550
Fishbait 20 acres Pounds Sold 52,000 327,600
Alligators (Farm) * 693 animals feet 2,702 45,270
Oysters 22 acres Sacks 39,254 588,675
Soft-shell Crabs 20 acres Dozens Sold 8,000 144,000
Aquaculture (Total) 1,118,211
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 6 Pounds Sold 5,000 3,200
Catfish (Wild) 18 Pounds Sold 2,500 1,125
Gar 18 Pounds Sold 1,000 1,100
Other Finfish 18 Pounds Sold 1,000 200
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 5,625
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 418 Pounds Sold 249,375 448,875
Crabs 192 Pounds Sold 1,405,093 843,055
Commercial Finfish Pounds Sold 6,500 5,200
Marine Fisheries (Total) 1,297,130
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,310 7,297
Fur Animals (Total) 7,297
ALLIGATORS - Wild 283 animals feet 2,122 31,838
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 26 100,000 acres 350,000
HONEY 20 278 hives Pounds 11,100 6,216
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 2,816,317
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. TAMMANY 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 500 141,225
400-500 lbs. Head sold 500 161,775
500-600 lbs. Head sold 500 180,125
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 400 96,880
400-500 lbs. Head sold 450 130,005
500-600 lbs. Head sold 550 183,315
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 70 27,300
700-800 lbs. Head sold 100 44,250
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 150 90,000
Cull Cows Head sold 120 34,170
Cull Bulls Head sold 45 29,160
Cattle & Calves (Total) 147 6,145 cows 1,118,205
MILK
Dairy Cows * 340 cows Pounds 3,287,874 526,060
Milk (Total) 526,060
HORSES
Brood Mares 30 1,000 mares Head sold 4,400,000
Stud Fees 50 studs Mares bred 80,000
Pleasure Horses 70 horses Head sold 175 350,000
Horses (Total) 4,830,000
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 25 breedrs Birds sold 30 3,000
Emu 9 75 breedrs Birds sold 100 5,000
Rhea * 20 breedrs Birds sold 25 625
Exotic Fowl (Total) 15 120 150 8,625
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 210 sheared Pounds 1,050 395
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 40 4,800
Feeder Lambs Head sold 60 3,038
Show Lambs Head sold 50 12,500
Stocker Sheep Head sold 20 920
Cull Sheep Head sold 30 1,050
Sheep (Total) 8 180 ewes 22,703
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 75 5,625
Stocker Goats Head Sold 100 3,500
Cull Goats Head Sold 25 500
Goats (Total) * 120 does 9,625
Sheep & Goats (Total) 32,328
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 55 13,750
Feeder Pigs Head sold 100 1,650
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 60 4,950
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 6 518
Swine (Total) 7 45 sows 20,868
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Llama * 20 animals 15 750
Exotic Animals (Total) 750
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 6,536,836
* Fewer Than 6 Producers