ST. JAMES Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 30
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 43,748
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 16,611
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 11,501
Forestry (Total) 16,611
FRUITS
Citrus
Navels 5 Bushels 200 1,000 12,000
Satsumas 5 Bushels 200 1,000 6,000
Fruits (Total) 18,000
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 25,000sf Pounds 4 112,500 129,375
Cucumbers * 1,500sf Pounds 4 6,750 6,750
Greenhouse Vegetables * 26,500sf Pounds 136,125
HAY, SOLD
Grass * 10 Tons 5 50 3,000
Hay Sold (Total) 3,000
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
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 36 24,269 lbs 7,420 180,081,174 20,529,254
Molasses 36 24,269 gal 222 5,402,435 378,170
Sugarcane (Total) 20,907,424
SWEET POTATOES 6 2 Bushels 50# 200
Canning 2 % of crop
Fresh 2 % of crop 200 400 5,760
Sweet Potatoes (Total) 6 2 200 400 5,760
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Beets * 0 Doz. Bunches 300 111 777
Broccoli (Fresh) * 0 Cartons 20# 240 182 1,824
Cabbage (Fresh) 8 26 Sacks 50# 635 16,573 82,868
Cantaloupe * 2 Cartons (40#)
Carrots * 0 Doz. Bunches
Cauliflower (Fresh) * 9 Cartons 20#
Collards (Fresh) * 5 Doz. Bunches 600 3,240 22,680
Cucumber * 0 Bushels 50# 290 217 1,740
Eggplant * 0 Bushels 33# 320 160 1,600
Garlic * 0 Pounds 5,500 440 1,320
Irish Potatoes * 3 cwt. 125 471 14,138
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 2 Bushels 32#
Mustard (Fresh) 8 53 Doz. Bunches 615 32,656 195,939
Okra (Fresh) 6 1 Bushels 300 489 7,335
Onions * 0 Bag 50#
Parsley * 0 Doz. Bunches
Peppers
Bell 6 4 Bushels 28# 200 900 9,000
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 0 cwt.
Shallots 6 5 Doz. Bunches 1,200 7,080 28,320
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 30#
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 24#
Spinach (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 25#
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 0 Bushels 45# 165 62 502
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 0 Doz. Ears
Tomatoes (Field) 6 2 Lugs 20# 480 1,022 18,403
Turnips (Fresh) 7 5 Doz. Bunches 600 3,594 21,564
Vegetables (Total) 16 147 257,771
WHEAT * 106 Bushels 45 4,770 13,118
TOTAL ALL CROPS 21,617,809
Perique Tobacco * 13 (measure unit) 1,000
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. JAMES Parish 1999 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 8 5,440 acres Pounds Sold 1,360,000 870,400
Oysters acres Sacks 362 5,792
Aquaculture (Total) 876,192
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) * Pounds Sold 7,652 4,974
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 520,574 260,287
Buffalo Pounds Sold 4,094 1,024
Gar Pounds Sold 23,336 25,670
Other Finfish Pounds Sold 7,149 1,430
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 293,385
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp Pounds Sold 15,000 30,000
Crabs Pounds Sold 25,423 15,254
Marine Fisheries (Total) * 45,254
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,156 3,711
Fur Animals (Total) 3,711
ALLIGATORS - Wild 156 1,170 21,060
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 14 44,500 acres 51,175
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 1,290,777
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. JAMES 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 70 23,417
400-500 lbs. Head sold 40 15,140
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 45 12,614
400-500 lbs. Head sold 46 15,256
Yearling Cattle
Cull Cows Head sold 20 5,882
Cull Bulls Head sold 3 2,020
Cattle & Calves (Total) 9 260 cows 74,329
HORSES
Brood Mares * 40 mares Head sold 10 15,000
Horses (Total) 15,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 30 sheared Pounds 240 48
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 10 1,203
Show Lambs Head sold 40 10,000
Cull Sheep Head sold 10 350
Sheep (Total) * 30 ewes
Goats (Total) does 11,601
Sheep & Goats (Total) 11,601
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 60 15,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 30 578
Swine (Total) * 10 sows 15,578
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 116,508
* Fewer Than 6 Producers