Conservation in Montgomery County, Mississippi
Montgomery County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2002-2015
Contracts: 334
Payments: $1,883,187
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2014
Contracts: 10
Payments: $33,319
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 20
Payments: $222,040
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 340
Payments: $6,483,729
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Montgomery County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Montgomery County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 345 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 97,262 |
| Cropland Acres: | 26,770 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 18,003 |
| Woodland Acres: | 47,264 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,225 |
Livestock in Montgomery County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 9,037 |
| Layers inventory | 123 |
| 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: