Conservation in Bleckley County, Georgia
Bleckley County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 145
Payments: $1,234,680
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2013
Contracts: 18
Payments: $209,908
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 5
Payments: $534,558
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 204
Payments: $2,569,990
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Bleckley County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Bleckley County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 219 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 65,978 |
| Cropland Acres: | 33,293 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 5,904 |
| Woodland Acres: | 24,431 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 2,350 |
Livestock in Bleckley County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 3,670 |
| Layers inventory | 76 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: