ST. JAMES Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 11,691
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 760,728
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 220,408
Forestry (Total) 760,728
FRUITS
Citrus
Navels * 3 Bushels 250 812 9,750
Satsumas * 1 Bushels 200 350 2,100
Other Citrus * 0 Bushels 150 112 900
Fruits (Total) 12,750
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 18,100sf Pounds 4 81,450 81,450
Greenhouse Vegetables * 18,100sf Pounds 81,450
HOME GARDENS 1,000 Garden 322,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 15,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 6,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 6,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 27,000
SOYBEANS * 550 Bushels 42 23,100 159,390
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw Sug.
Sugar 38 25,905 lbs 6,088 157,709,640 18,925,157
Molasses 38 25,905 gal 166 4,305,411 473,595
Sugarcane (Total) 19,398,752
SWEET POTATOES * 2 Bushels 50# 200
Canning 2 % of crop
Fresh 2 % of crop 200 540 5,940
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 2 200 540 5,940
TOBACCO 10 3 Pounds 1,000 3,000 10,350
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Beets * 1 Doz. Bunches 400 400 1,800
Broccoli (Fresh) 6 3 Cartons 20# 300 1,050 5,775
Cabbage (Fresh) 11 22 Sacks 50# 425 9,477 37,910
Cantaloupe * 0 Cartons (40#) 250 10 120
Cauliflower (Fresh) 10 14 Cartons 20# 400 5,840 49,640
Collards (Fresh) * 1 Doz. Bunches 625 643 3,219
Cucumber * 3 Bushels 50# 200 650 6,500
Eggplant * 1 Bushels 33# 325 328 2,626
Garlic * 1 Pounds 5,000 5,000 10,000
Irish Potatoes * 0 cwt. 175 43 875
Mustard (Fresh) 12 56 Doz. Bunches 800 45,360 226,800
Okra (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 250 100 2,000
Parsley * 0 Doz. Bunches 1,500 105 683
Peppers
Bell * 2 Bushels 28# 500 1,200 8,400
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 2 cwt. 200 400 8,000
Radish * 0 Doz. Bunches 400 200 700
Shallots 7 5 Doz. Bunches 900 4,680 11,700
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 30# 150 112 1,688
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 0 Bushels 24# 125 6 125
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 225 225 3,600
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 0 Doz. Ears 550 275 550
Tomatoes (Field) 6 2 Lugs 20# 1,000 2,200 26,400
Turnips (Fresh) 7 2 Doz. Bunches 600 1,740 8,700
Vegetables (Total) 417,811
WHEAT * 77 Bushels 28 2,156 7,546
TOTAL ALL CROPS 21,203,717
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. JAMES Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 9 5,380 acres Pounds Sold 1,076,000 613,320
Aquaculture (Total) 613,320
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 30 Pounds Sold 30,738 15,984
Catfish (Wild) Pounds Sold 519,927 259,964
Buffalo Pounds Sold 2,113 528
Gar Pounds Sold 41,862 41,862
Other Finfish Pounds Sold 9,947 2,487
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 320,825
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp Pounds Sold 15,000 30,300
Crabs Pounds Sold 18,218 10,931
Marine Fisheries (Total) 41,231
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 4,002 28,974
Fur Animals (Total) 28,974
ALLIGATORS - Wild 145 animals feet 1,087 19,575
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 12 42,100 acres 44,205
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 1,068,130
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. JAMES Parish 1997 Animal Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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CATTLE and CALVES
Steer Calves
400-500 lbs. Head sold 55 20,790
Heifer Calves
400-500 lbs. Head sold 25 8,381
Yearling Cattle
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 90 58,500
Cull Cows Head sold 30 8,798
Cull Bulls Head sold 5 3,270
Cattle & Calves (Total) 7 155 cows 99,739
HORSES
Brood Mares * 60 mares Head sold 20 30,000
Pleasure Horses * horses Head sold 8 3,200
Horses (Total) 33,200
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 75 sheared Pounds 400 215
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 10 1,350
Show Lambs Head sold 50 12,500
Cull Sheep Head sold 20 700
Sheep (Total) * 30 ewes 14,765
Sheep & Goats (Total) 14,765
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 147,704
* Fewer Than 6 Producers