Conservation in Quitman County, Mississippi
Quitman County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 263
Payments: $4,984,646
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2012
Contracts: 51
Payments: $330,799
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 60
Payments: $8,267,705
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 560
Payments: $27,953,550
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Quitman County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Quitman County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 347 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 208,672 |
| Cropland Acres: | 155,813 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,641 |
| Woodland Acres: | 34,059 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 16,159 |
Livestock in Quitman County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: