ST. TAMMANY Parish 1999 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 80,155
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 4,223
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 55,946
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 14,783,503
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,418,033
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 19,651,244
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 12,712,993
Christmas Trees Retail 11 130 Trees Sold 11,000 330,000
Pine Straw * Bales 40# 20,000 80,000
Fire Wood 10 Face Cords 650 81,250
Forestry (Total) 20,142,494
FRUITS
Blueberries * 3 Pounds 2,100 6,300 6,300
Peaches * 1 Bushels 45 67 1,013
Fruits (Total) 7,313
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 3,200,000
Woody Ornamentals 53 Acre 2,500,000
Foliage Plants 23 Acre 200,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 102 5,916,000
SOD PRODUCTION * 1,200 Acres 4,002,000
SOYBEANS * 728 Bushels 45 32,760 150,696
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) * 1 Cartons 20# 121 121 1,210
Cabbage (Fresh) * 4 Sacks 50# 230 920 4,600
Cauliflower (Fresh) * 0 Cartons 20# 330 165 1,650
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) * 4 Bushels 24# 120 480 9,600
Squash (Fresh)
Zucchini Squash 1 Bushels 45# 249 249 1,992
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 20 39,787
TOTAL ALL CROPS 32,257,290
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. TAMMANY Parish 1999 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 1,152
Catfish (Farm) * 9 acres Pounds Sold 15,000 10,650
Fishbait 20 acres Pounds Sold 60,000 390,000
Oysters 22 acres Sacks 6,054 96,864
Soft-shell Crabs 27 acres Dozens Sold 12,000 216,000
Aquaculture (Total) 714,666
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 18 Pounds Sold
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 200 Pounds Sold 249,375 448,875
Crabs 172 Pounds Sold 104,950 62,970
Commercial Finfish Pounds Sold 3,828 5,742
Marine Fisheries (Total) * 517,587
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 394 1,265
Fur Animals (Total) 1,265
ALLIGATORS - Wild 290 2,175 39,150
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 26 100,000 acres 350,000
HONEY 20 250 hives Pounds 10,000 5,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 1,627,668
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. TAMMANY 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 504 168,603
400-500 lbs. Head sold 511 193,411
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 380 106,520
400-500 lbs. Head sold 445 147,584
500-600 lbs. Head sold 535 201,679
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 67 29,614
700-800 lbs. Head sold 100 43,500
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 141 80,370
Cull Cows Head sold 130 38,233
Cull Bulls Head sold 40 26,934
Cattle & Calves (Total) 147 6,150 cows 1,036,448
MILK
Dairy Cows 6 365 cows Pounds 3,553,429 557,888
Milk (Total) 557,888
HORSES
Brood Mares 30 1,007 mares Head sold 4,430,800
Stud Fees 52 studs Mares bred 83,200
Pleasure Horses 70 horses Head sold 170 340,000
Horses (Total) 4,854,000
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 25 breedrs Birds sold 25 2,500
Emu 8 65 breedrs Birds sold 75 3,750
Rhea * 18 breedrs Birds sold 23 575
Exotic Fowl (Total) 15 130 175 6,825
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 200 sheared Pounds 1,000 200
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 40 4,813
Feeder Lambs Head sold 65 3,198
Show Lambs Head sold 55 13,750
Stocker Sheep Head sold 25 1,375
Cull Sheep Head sold 25 875
Sheep (Total) 8 175 ewes
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 80 6,000
Stocker Goats Head Sold 100 3,500
Cull Goats Head Sold 20 400
Goats (Total) * 130 does 34,111
Sheep & Goats (Total) 34,111
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 60 15,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 110 2,118
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 50 4,750
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 5 488
Swine (Total) 7 47 sows 22,356
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Llama * 20 animals 15 750
Exotic Animals (Total) 750
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 6,512,378
* Fewer Than 6 Producers