Conservation in Leake County, Mississippi
Leake County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 409
Payments: $2,466,662
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 16
Payments: $56,807
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 447
Payments: $5,343,292
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Leake County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Leake County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 637 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 106,124 |
| Cropland Acres: | 22,582 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 25,699 |
| Woodland Acres: | 49,173 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 8,670 |
Livestock in Leake County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 71,924,316 |
| Layers inventory | 327,815 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 14,888 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 63 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 60 |


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