Agriculture (Nolan County – 2010-2011)
586,700 acres in Nolan County
Land mass:
Total: 914 square miles
Land: 912 square miles
Water: 2 square miles
Approximately 2-3% of the land is used for residential
456,700 acres of permanent pasture (grass land)
120,000 acres Crop land approx of which:
55,000 acres Cotton
23,000 acres of Wheat (9,000 for grain and 14,000 for grazing)
7,000 acres of Milo
8,000 acres of Hay
23,200 acres in CRP (conservation reserve program)
3,800 acres in other
Farm Service Agency (FSA) payments to producers (on average)
Direct payments on production subsidies $1,612,000.00
Counter cyclical payments on price subsidies avg. $2,100,000.00
Crop disaster payments avg. $950,000.00
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $850,000.00
Livestock feed disaster payments avg. $450,000.00
Non-insured Assistance Program (NAP) $155,000.00
(Non-traditional commodity crops such as Sudan)
Fences damaged or destroyed in 2011 wildfires will be reimbursed at approx.
$1,600,000.00 in cost share to rebuild
In the beginning of 2011 Nolan County averaged paying $5,700,000.00 in programs.
Cattle numbers avg. 27,000 but due to drought and fires (2011) we estimate this number to be down to less than 10,000.
Estimated 400 people work directly in agriculture during a normal year with average rainfall
Agriculture land is also where energy producers are located
Wind: 1371 turbines (1 MW or larger – 2060 MW total)
Oil: 825 working oil wells
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