Conservation in Walthall County, Mississippi
Walthall County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 277
Payments: $1,309,706
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2009-2015
Contracts: 18
Payments: $58,574
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 12
Payments: $163,230
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 526
Payments: $8,401,221
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Walthall County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Walthall County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 684 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 118,130 |
| Cropland Acres: | 32,171 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 31,985 |
| Woodland Acres: | 45,567 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 8,407 |
Livestock in Walthall County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 17,516,856 |
| Layers inventory | 159,038 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 26,104 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 78 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: