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Excerpts: The Pearl River Basin is located mainly in the state of Mississippi with part of the lower basin being within Louisiana. The study area for the report is the Mississippi part of the basin. This study area contains about 7,792 square miles of various land and water resources. Land use varies, with forest being the major use. About 63 percent of the study area is forest with 30 percent being used for agriculture and the remainder being urban and built-up areas and other uses (7 percent). The objective of the study was to assimilate data and information concerning the agricultural resources of the Pearl River Basin. These data and information were needed to facilitate the orderly conservation, development, utilization, and management of the land and water resources of the basin. Conservation and development needs concerning agricultural resources for the study components were estimated and quantified for each component.