ST. CHARLES Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,133,628
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 334,730
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 240,187
Fire Wood * Face Cords 600 75,000
Forestry (Total) 409,730
FRUITS
Citrus
Navels * 1 Bushels 240 240 3,360
Satsumas * 1 Bushels 365 365 4,380
Fruits (Total) * 2 7,740
HAY, SOLD
Grass 12 1,800 Tons 1 2,700 175,500
Hay Sold (Total) 175,500
HOME GARDENS 3,600 Garden 936,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding * Acre 2,750,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 60,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 125,000
Nursery Crops (Total) * 2,935,000
PECANS
Improved * 18 Pounds 250 4,500 5,625
Native * 6 Pounds 150 900 540
Pecans (Total) 6,165
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar * 2,800 lbs 7,250 20,300,000 2,334,500
Molasses * 2,800 gal 218 610,400 42,728
Sugarcane (Total) 2,377,228
SWEET POTATOES * 4 Bushels 50# 14
Canning 4 % of crop
Fresh 4 % of crop 14 56 784
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 4 14 56 784
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Beets * 2 Doz. Bunches 420 840 5,880
Broccoli (Fresh) * 10 Cartons 20# 325 3,250 32,500
Cabbage (Fresh) 10 40 Sacks 50# 530 21,200 106,000
Cantaloupe * 4 Cartons (40#) 120 480 7,200
Carrots * 1 Doz. Bunches 420 420 2,940
Cauliflower (Fresh) * 10 Cartons 20# 510 5,100 51,000
Collards (Fresh) * 3 Doz. Bunches 532 1,596 11,172
Cucumber * 2 Bushels 50# 510 1,020 8,160
Eggplant 6 6 Bushels 33# 414 2,484 24,840
Garlic * 3 Pounds 5,050 15,150 45,450
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 3 Bushels 32# 100 300 7,500
Mirliton 8 3 Pounds 2,140 6,420 9,630
Mustard (Fresh) 10 Doz. Bunches 425 4,250 25,500
Okra (Fresh) 10 10 Bushels 160 1,600 24,000
Onions 6 8 Bag 50# 140 1,120 22,400
Onions, Green 10 10 lbs. 1,200 12,000 18,000
Parsley 7 2 Doz. Bunches 800 1,600 6,400
Peppers
Bell 14 18 Bushels 28# 150 2,700 27,000
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 2 cwt. 200 400 8,000
Shallots 14 7 Doz. Bunches 1,250 8,750 43,750
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 2 Bushels 30# 200 400 6,800
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 6 6 Bushels 45# 55 330 3,300
Zucchini Squash * 2 Bushels 45# 50 100 1,000
Winter Squash * 2 Bushels 45# 60 120 1,440
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) 6 12 Doz. Ears 750 9,000 22,500
Tomatoes (Field) 21 50 Lugs 20# 1,000 50,000 900,000
Turnips (Fresh) 6 8 Doz. Bunches 500 4,000 24,000
Watermelon * 8 cwt. 220 1,760 10,560
ST. CHARLES Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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TOTAL ALL CROPS 8,305,069
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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ST. CHARLES Parish - 2000 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Alligators (Farm) * 35 acres 136 2,457
Oysters 9 acres Sacks 4,783 86,094
Aquaculture (Total) 88,551
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 112 Pounds Sold 414,191 227,805
Other Finfish Pounds Sold 546,109 113,555
Freshwater Fisheries 341,360
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 42 Pounds Sold 20,574 34,790
Crabs 141 Pounds Sold 2,487,836 1,516,820
Marine Fisheries (Total) 1,551,610
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 289 1,500
Fur Animals (Total) 1,500
ALLIGATORS - Wild 1,222 9,165 201,630
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 8 4,020 acres 48,240
HONEY 6 205 hives Pounds 23,370 12,854
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 2,245,745
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. CHARLES Parish - 2000 - 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 200 78,148
400-500 lbs. Head sold 250 108,709
500-600 lbs. Head sold 300 144,936
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 220 74,775
400-500 lbs. Head sold 250 98,820
500-600 lbs. Head sold 325 144,466
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 500 247,000
700-800 lbs. Head sold 420 220,500
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 300 214,500
Cull Cows Head sold 300 93,993
Cull Bulls Head sold 180 129,708
Cattle & Calves (Total) 32 3,245 cows 1,555,555
HORSES
Brood Mares * 14 mares Head sold 8 24,000
Stud Fees 2 studs Mares bred 10 3,000
Pleasure Horses 20 horses Head sold 15 30,000
Horses (Total) 57,000
POULTRY
Edible Eggs * 100 hens Dozen sold 600 390
Poultry (Total) * 390
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 26 sheared Pounds 208 21
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 2 213
Show Lambs Head sold 12 3,300
Cull Sheep Head sold 5 202
Sheep (Total) * 14 ewes 3,736
Sheep & Goats (Total) 3,736
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 14 3,850
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 30 3,413
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 4 345
Swine (Total) * 19 sows 7,608
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Deer/Antelope * 70 animals 110 330,000
Exotic Animals (Total) 330,000
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 1,954,289
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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