
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:
58,500 acres Cotton
20,400 acres of Wheat
5,800 acres of Milo
8,000 acres of Hay
12,300 acres in CRP (conservation reserve program)
12,500 acres in improved grasses
2,500 acres in other
Farm Service Agency (FSA) payments to producers (on average)
Program payments $840,000.00
Crop disaster payments avg. $703,000.00
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $424,000.00
Livestock feed disaster payments avg. $650,000.00
Non-insured Assistance Program (NAP) $185,000.00
Cattle estimated numbers show to be approximately 14,000.
Estimated 400 people work directly in agriculture during a normal year with average rainfall
Agriculture land is also where energy producers are located
Wind: 1365 turbines (1 MW or larger – 2060 MW total)
Oil: 825 working oil wells