Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Georgia, 1999

CRP Practice	Acres, 1999
Tree planting	128,496
Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established	93,518
Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes	8,466
Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established	6,585
Wetland Restoration	6,004
Permanent wildlife habitat	5,869
Hardwood tree planting	1,777
Bottomland timber that was established on wetlands	1,326
Vegetative filter strips	814
Wildlife food plot	762
Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement	733
Filter strips	571
Vegetative filter strip (trees), non-easement	404
Riparian buffer	347
Grass waterways	124
Erosion control structure	55
Shallow water areas for wildlife	43
Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips)	32
Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover, non-easement	8
Establishment of permanent native grasses	5
Grass waterways, non-easement	2

For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.

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