ST. TAMMANY Parish 1997 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Pine Pulpwood Cords 57,257
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 5,513
Chip N Saw Pulpwood Cords 38,828
Pine Saw Logs Board feet 16,514,050
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 1,610,847
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 17,889,968
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 12,729,686
Christmas Trees Retail 11 130 Trees Sold 10,000 275,000
Pine Straw * Bales 40# 20,000 80,000
Fire Wood 10 Face Cords 800 100,000
Forestry (Total) 18,344,968
FRUITS
Blueberries * 3 Pounds 2,000 6,000 6,000
Peaches * 1 Bushels 50 50 750
Fruits (Total) * 4 6,750
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) * 391 Bushels 150 58,650 149,558
Feed Grains (Total) 149,558
HAY, SOLD
Grass 23 3,500 Tons 2 8,750 437,500
Hay Sold (Total) 437,500
HOME GARDENS 6,600 Garden 2,125,200
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees * Acre 16,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 24 Acre 3,000,000
Woody Ornamentals 53 Acre 2,000,000
Foliage Plants 23 Acre 200,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 60 5,216,000
SOD PRODUCTION * 1,200 Acres 4,002,000
SOYBEANS * 1,515 Bushels 25 37,875 261,338
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) * 1 Cartons 20# 125 125 688
Cabbage (Fresh) * 4 Sacks 50# 230 920 3,680
Cauliflower (Fresh) * 0 Cartons 20# 530 265 2,253
Collards (Fresh) * 1 Doz. Bunches 600 600 3,000
Mustard (Fresh) * 1 Doz. Bunches 600 600 3,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 30# 200 200 3,000
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 3 Bushels 24# 120 360 7,200
Squash (Fresh)
Zucchini Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 249 249 2,988
Winter Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 249 249 3,735
Squash (Processing)
Turnips (Fresh) * 0 Doz. Bunches 600 300 1,500
Watermelon * 5 cwt. 100 500 3,000
Vegetables (Total) 34,044
TOTAL ALL CROPS 30,577,358
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. TAMMANY Parish 1997 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Catfish (Farm) * 9 acres Pounds Sold 15,000 10,350
Fishbait 14 acres Pounds Sold 50,000 300,000
Alligators (Farm) * 2,754 animals feet 10,740 166,479
Oysters 10 acres Sacks 6,000 96,000
Soft-shell Crabs acres Dozens Sold 2,550 45,900
Other Species * 2 acres Pounds Sold 42,000 73,500
Aquaculture (Total) 692,229
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 15 Pounds Sold 5,000 2,600
Catfish (Wild) 15 Pounds Sold 2,500 1,250
Gar 15 Pounds Sold 1,000
Other Finfish 15 Pounds Sold 1,000 250
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 4,100
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 460 Pounds Sold 237,500 479,750
Crabs 150 Pounds Sold 1,382,175 829,305
Commercial Finfish 30 Pounds Sold 8,000 6,800
Marine Fisheries (Total) 1,315,855
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 1,362 9,861
Fur Animals (Total) 9,861
ALLIGATORS - Wild 245 animals feet 1,837 33,075
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 26 100,000 acres 315,000
HONEY 20 250 hives Pounds 10,000 7,400
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 2,377,520
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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ST. TAMMANY Parish 1997 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 500 158,375
400-500 lbs. Head sold 500 189,000
500-600 lbs. Head sold 500 220,000
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 450 122,456
400-500 lbs. Head sold 500 167,625
500-600 lbs. Head sold 600 228,690
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 70 31,486
700-800 lbs. Head sold 100 52,875
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 50 32,500
Cull Cows Head sold 120 35,190
Cull Bulls Head sold 45 29,430
Cattle & Calves (Total) 147 6,529 cows 1,267,627
MILK
Dairy Cows * 360 cows Pounds 4,114,501 580,145
Milk (Total) 580,145
HORSES
Brood Mares 30 990 mares Head sold 1,290,000
Stud Fees 35 studs Mares bred 48,000
Pleasure Horses 60 horses Head sold 152 228,000
Horses (Total) 1,566,000
RATITE and other EXOTIC FOWL
Ostrich * 100 breedrs Birds sold 115 57,500
Emu 18 160 breedrs Birds sold 300 30,000
Rhea 9 95 breedrs Birds sold 225 11,250
Exotic Fowl (Total) 33 380 745 98,750
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 210 sheared Pounds 1,050 565
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 80 10,800
Feeder Lambs Head sold 65 3,653
Show Lambs Head sold 60 15,000
Stocker Sheep Head sold 20 920
Cull Sheep Head sold 55 1,925
Sheep (Total) 8 210 ewes 32,863
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 75 7,500
Stocker Goats Head Sold 100 3,500
Cull Goats Head Sold 30 300
Goats (Total) * 120 does 11,300
Sheep & Goats (Total) 44,163
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 79 15,800
Feeder Pigs Head sold 250 8,250
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 120 16,200
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 6 864
Swine (Total) 9 45 sows 41,114
EXOTIC ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
Llama * 30 animals 20 50,000
Exotic Animals (Total) 50,000
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 3,647,799
* Fewer Than 6 Producers