Conservation in Stone County, Mississippi
Stone County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 183
Payments: $864,402
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 27
Payments: $176,343
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 3
Payments: $9,503
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 91
Payments: $2,590,148
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Stone County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Stone County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 271 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 45,670 |
| Cropland Acres: | 7,541 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 18,649 |
| Woodland Acres: | 16,010 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 3,470 |
Livestock in Stone County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 11,125 |
| Layers inventory | 691 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 457 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 59 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: