Conservation in Clarke County, Mississippi
Clarke County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 159
Payments: $827,803
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2014
Contracts: 53
Payments: $248,840
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1
Payments: $3,480
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 192
Payments: $3,145,644
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Clarke County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Clarke County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 329 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 56,372 |
| Cropland Acres: | 13,872 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 12,383 |
| Woodland Acres: | 27,476 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 2,641 |
Livestock in Clarke County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 9,761,700 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 6,394 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 142 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 54 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: