ST. BERNARD Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 65
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 434,110
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 142,842
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 111,854
Forestry (Total) 142,842
FRUITS
Citrus
Navels * 3 Bushels 250 750 9,000
Satsumas * 3 Bushels 700 2,100 12,600
Fruits (Total) * 6 21,600
HOME GARDENS 10,000 Garden 2,200,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 150,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 20,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 170,000
PECANS
Improved * 30 Pounds 450 13,500 13,500
Native 9 40 Pounds 275 11,000 5,500
Pecans (Total) 19,000
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cucumber * 1 Bushels 50# 350 350 2,800
Eggplant * 2 Bushels 33# 400 800 8,000
Mustard (Fresh) * 7 Doz. Bunches 600 4,200 25,200
Okra (Fresh) * 10 Bushels 250 2,500 37,500
Onions, Green * 1 lbs. 3,000 3,000 4,500
Shallots * 1 Doz. Bunches 900 900 3,600
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) * 7 Lugs 20# 1,000 7,000 126,000
Turnips (Fresh) * 2 Doz. Bunches 600 1,200 7,200
Vegetables (Total) * 30 214,800
TOTAL ALL CROPS 2,768,242
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. BERNARD Parish 1999 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 481,315 7,701,040
Soft-shell Crabs 37 acres Dozens Sold 5,100 91,800
Aquaculture (Total) 8,376,840
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Gar Pounds Sold 15,517 17,069
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 17,069
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 973 Pounds Sold 4,533,000 6,799,000
Crabs 305 Pounds Sold 6,059,010 3,633,606
Commercial Finfish 93 Pounds Sold 1,993,062 2,989,593
Marine Fisheries (Total) * 13,422,199
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 347 1,114
Fur Animals (Total) 1,114
ALLIGATORS - Wild 137 1,027 18,495
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 100 50,000 acres 263,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 22,098,717
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. BERNARD Parish 1999 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 16,727
400-500 lbs. Head sold 160 60,559
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 90 25,228
400-500 lbs. Head sold 80 26,532
Yearling Cattle
Cull Cows Head sold 30 8,823
Cull Bulls Head sold 4 2,693
Cattle & Calves (Total) * 500 cows 140,562
SHEEP and GOATS
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 35 2,625
Stocker Goats Head Sold 30 1,050
Cull Goats Head Sold 7 140
Goats (Total) * 70 does 3,815
Sheep & Goats (Total) 3,815
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 144,377
* Fewer Than 6 Producers