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In 2021, 152 farmers in cities within Jack County received a total of $738,932 in 257 farm subsidies, an 82.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.3 million in 460 farm subsidies.
Though farm subsidies support agriculture in the U.S., pumping $7 trillion into the economy, they are not without controversy.
The American Action Forum discovered that the most highly subsidized crops - corn, soy, wheat, and rice - are often consumed in highly processed ways, which leads to unhealthy eating habits and obesity, while the fruits and vegetables needed for a healthy diet are rarely subsidized.
"We are consuming more calories, fats, sodium, and sugars, and not enough beneficial nutrients and vitamins," Tara O'Neill Hayes wrote. "It is critical that both policymakers and the American public understand the influence that federal agricultural subsidies have on our food supply and diet and, in turn, our nutrition and health."
Farm subsidies have also been criticized for assisting the highest-earning agricultural businesses, not local farmers on their family farms who are barely getting by.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
The U.S. has provided farm subsidies since the Great Depression to assist farmers who weather price fluctuations and disasters, to help maintain consistent farming across the country.
Farmers and Their Subsidies in Cities Associated with Jack County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Cattle Company | $212,846 | $57,774 | -72.9% |
| Carroll A. Lewis | $146,678 | $36,437 | -75.2% |
| Ted Carroll Lewis | $146,678 | $36,399 | -75.2% |
| Colton B. Hull | $50,656 | $29,945 | -40.9% |
| Richards Ranch, Inc. | $116,556 | $28,757 | -75.3% |
| Christian Ranch | $64,802 | $25,976 | -59.9% |
| Henderson-Durham Properties, Ltd. | $57,377 | $25,838 | -55% |
| Randy Deweber | $519,730 | $24,751 | -95.2% |
| Audra Deweber | $158,088 | $24,072 | -84.8% |
| Darrell H. Francis | $77,441 | $22,753 | -70.6% |
| Jerry D. Craft | $76,501 | $20,984 | -72.6% |
| Terry Lewis | $80,104 | $19,768 | -75.3% |
| Clayton Ranch | $52,134 | $14,205 | -72.8% |
| Bob Maddox | $23,277 | $13,293 | -42.9% |
| Judy K. Craft | $37,955 | $12,672 | -66.6% |
| Ronny Easter | $35,727 | $12,040 | -66.3% |
| Worth Irvin Thornton | $258 | $11,942 | 4,528.7% |
| Bayou Creek Ranch LP | $59,855 | $10,970 | -81.7% |
| Robert Lee Martin | $34,195 | $10,710 | -68.7% |
| David Robertson | $257,965 | $10,419 | -96% |
| Royce D. Turner | $18,619 | $9,669 | -48.1% |
| South Campsey Cattle Company LP | $25,479 | $9,651 | -62.1% |
| Johnny F. Johnson | $31,920 | $9,259 | -71% |
| Henderson Cattle Company | $46,987 | $9,161 | -80.5% |
| James Hall | $24,733 | $8,528 | -65.5% |
| Neely Tipton | $9,179 | $8,442 | -8% |
| Henry D. Birdwell Jr. | $34,138 | $7,467 | -78.1% |
| Flonell P Tate | $15,537 | $7,262 | -53.3% |
| Double H Cattle, LLC | $40,173 | $7,239 | -82% |
| Glenn Briscoe | $26,997 | $6,885 | -74.5% |
| Karen Thornton | $6,592 | $6,786 | 2.9% |
| Walters Ranch Partnership, Ltd. | $22,833 | $5,932 | -74% |
| Timothy B. Conway | $21,437 | $5,695 | -73.4% |
| Paula Williams | $24,972 | $5,604 | -77.6% |
| Edwin Rumage | $16,466 | $5,421 | -67.1% |
| Kent Easter | $18,183 | $5,372 | -70.5% |
| Robert C. Hamman | $17,931 | $5,218 | -70.9% |
| Mark Lowell Cooper | $16,959 | $5,213 | -69.3% |
| Jerry Henderson | $14,146 | $5,060 | -64.2% |
| Autumn Pardue | $15,152 | $4,855 | -68% |
| Ace Guy Lowrance | $13,387 | $4,763 | -64.4% |
| Peter Armstrong | $60,116 | $4,744 | -92.1% |
| Gerald Deck | $15,040 | $4,316 | -71.3% |
| Harold Gene Pankey | $9,526 | $4,296 | -54.9% |
| Trey Mathis | $14,823 | $4,170 | -71.9% |
| Nichols Ranch, LLC | $12,375 | $4,149 | -66.5% |
| Casey Conway | $19,253 | $3,948 | -79.5% |
| Brad Campsey | $9,020 | $3,304 | -63.4% |
| Mitchell Marital Trust | $14,692 | $3,222 | -78.1% |
| Sandra Mcnallen | $3,420 | $3,154 | -7.8% |
| Roberto Tinajero | $26,923 | $3,012 | -88.8% |
| Edward E. Steel | $4,763 | $2,830 | -40.6% |
| Virgie Mitchell | $9,680 | $2,760 | -71.5% |
| Elsie Anne Berry | $14,899 | $2,645 | -82.2% |
| Ward Cattle Company | $11,154 | $2,626 | -76.5% |
| Vernon Newman | $7,867 | $2,594 | -67% |
| Cody Rhea Murray | $15,855 | $2,548 | -83.9% |
| Billie Jo Godfrey | $6,151 | $2,533 | -58.8% |
| Charles T. Gardner | $7,490 | $2,482 | -66.9% |
| Drexel West | $7,220 | $2,450 | -66.1% |
| Tab Sims | $15,101 | $2,328 | -84.6% |
| Gene Bolton | $9,152 | $2,264 | -75.3% |
| Michael G. Kincaid | $1,221 | $2,233 | 82.9% |
| Charles R. Bilby | $5,951 | $2,178 | -63.4% |
| Calvin Francis | $7,347 | $2,131 | -71% |
| Roger-Lee Ralph Shipley | $8,118 | $2,002 | -75.3% |
| Kathy D. Lowrance | $0 | $1,980 | -- |
| Obie Lee Newman | $6,138 | $1,972 | -67.9% |
| Russell D. Turner | $8,275 | $1,960 | -76.3% |
| Raymond Paul Leatherwood | $6,305 | $1,894 | -70% |
| Rhonald H Brown JR | $5,170 | $1,882 | -63.6% |
| Eddie Wayne Francis | $7,491 | $1,825 | -75.6% |
| Ronnie Lee McClendon | $3,432 | $1,794 | -47.7% |
| Brad Burnett | $5,375 | $1,712 | -68.1% |
| James L. Cozart | $5,078 | $1,694 | -66.6% |
| Jack Mathis | $4,940 | $1,691 | -65.8% |
| David Hardy | $5,880 | $1,671 | -71.6% |
| John W Pursley Testamentary Trust FBO William Clyd | $0 | $1,669 | -- |
| Michael Clay Jeter | $13,852 | $1,638 | -88.2% |
| Ronald Fitzgerald | $7,040 | $1,598 | -77.3% |
| Mike Hutton | $6,564 | $1,566 | -76.1% |
| Ricky Wade | $7,975 | $1,522 | -80.9% |
| Shawn Smith | $5,423 | $1,520 | -72% |
| Michael Pruitt | $6,471 | $1,435 | -77.8% |
| Francisco Tinajero | $3,084 | $1,408 | -54.3% |
| Cindi Gay Jackson | $0 | $1,375 | -- |
| Roger A. Farmer | $4,689 | $1,294 | -72.4% |
| Kristina Jean Banuelos | $3,825 | $1,242 | -67.5% |
| Raymond Matlock | $7,190 | $1,209 | -83.2% |
| Hayden J. Behling | $0 | $1,150 | -- |
| Phyllis Best | $1,443 | $1,144 | -20.7% |
| Eddie Dodson | $6,915 | $1,067 | -84.6% |
| David K. Harmonson | $5,766 | $1,066 | -81.5% |
| Gary D. Unruh | $4,075 | $993 | -75.6% |
| Mike Voyles | $3,311 | $976 | -70.5% |
| Don Lively | $3,839 | $934 | -75.7% |
| Stanley W. Davis | $1,558 | $885 | -43.2% |
| Jerry Dean Fields | $0 | $880 | -- |
| Darrell McBrayer | $2,981 | $877 | -70.6% |
| Joe Easter | $4,492 | $872 | -80.6% |
| Tracy Lee | $4,319 | $872 | -79.8% |
| Clinton Farris | $2,365 | $854 | -63.9% |
| William J. Oquin | $4,823 | $854 | -82.3% |
| Thomas Lynn Coley | $4,768 | $850 | -82.2% |
| Michael Brad Dixon | $2,403 | $812 | -66.2% |
| Jason Johnson | $1,485 | $805 | -45.8% |
| Hitch Rack Spendthrift Trust | $4,010 | $794 | -80.2% |
| Stephen Ray Moody | $2,464 | $790 | -67.9% |
| James H. Pierce | $2,343 | $712 | -69.6% |
| Burke E. Lyons | $2,728 | $689 | -74.7% |
| Robert Frie | $2,761 | $678 | -75.4% |
| Henry Ray Hurd | $3,742 | $661 | -82.3% |
| Richard L. Singleton | $1,425 | $636 | -55.4% |
| Clinton Easter | $2,541 | $617 | -75.7% |
| Floyd Easter | $2,454 | $614 | -75% |
| David Solomon | $1,518 | $579 | -61.9% |
| Donnie J. Johnson | $1,426 | $558 | -60.9% |
| Linnette Jennings | $5,487 | $554 | -89.9% |
| Michael Ray Brooks | $1,760 | $545 | -69% |
| Garland Easter | $2,253 | $512 | -77.3% |
| Newton P. Perkins II | $1,732 | $508 | -70.7% |
| Donald Gardner Jr. | $1,412 | $507 | -64.1% |
| Jacob William O'Quin | $891 | $466 | -47.7% |
| Judith Marie Schroeder | $1,496 | $421 | -71.9% |
| Kay Cline | $902 | $388 | -57% |
| Robert E. Kincaid | $2,211 | $380 | -82.8% |
| John W. Matlock | $990 | $374 | -62.2% |
| Scott Rasor | $990 | $364 | -63.2% |
| David Nathan Matlock | $2,383 | $353 | -85.2% |
| Valorie Kondracki | $2,017 | $350 | -82.6% |
| James G. Murray Jr. | $396 | $342 | -13.6% |
| Scott Creech | $2,331 | $339 | -85.5% |
| Orlin Ainsworth | $1,048 | $304 | -71% |
| Wade Marley | $1,353 | $276 | -79.6% |
| Milton Dunlap | $1,627 | $267 | -83.6% |
| Darryl W. Balas | $3,063 | $259 | -91.5% |
| James Craig | $5,929 | $254 | -95.7% |
| Eva O. Bowman | $0 | $247 | -- |
| Toby Wayne Alsip Jr. | $2,228 | $200 | -91% |
| Joan M. Patterson | $0 | $199 | -- |
| Marion Tillery | $737 | $190 | -74.2% |
| Dale Camp | $0 | $185 | -- |
| Loren Sell | $10,234 | $170 | -98.3% |
| Larry J. Buchanan | $851 | $163 | -80.8% |
| Lucinda Beck | $572 | $158 | -72.4% |
| Douglas Wayne Williams | $873 | $149 | -82.9% |
| Johnnie L. Jackson | $330 | $142 | -57% |
| Jake Johnson Cattle Company | $495 | $140 | -71.7% |
| Mike Petty | $0 | $136 | -- |
| David Dixon | $231 | $100 | -56.7% |
| Jason M. Hull | $540 | $97 | -82% |
| Charles P. Martin | $4,840 | $17 | -99.6% |
| Mary Alice King | $920 | $0 | -100% |
| True Oil Land & Cattle, LLC | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Bret E. Hull | $429,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Caroline Spence | $1,216 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Molloy | $97 | $0 | -100% |
| DE Baca Land & Cattle, LLC | $56,577 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward A. Leach | $1,322 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold E. Williams | $10,496 | $0 | -100% |
| James Lloyd Fitzgerald | $2,038 | $0 | -100% |
| Janay Hull | $429,080 | $0 | -100% |
| John T. Worthington | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| John W Pursley Testamentary Trust | $3,498 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Nilson | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Lynn Thomas | $33,258 | $0 | -100% |
| Laurie Draheim | $3,404 | $0 | -100% |
| Melanie Beth Camp | $617 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Thornton | $15,402 | $0 | -100% |
| Paulina Guadalupe Ponce Saucedo | $3,960 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Glynn Ramsey | $110 | $0 | -100% |
| Wesley McCurry | $972 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,251,061 | $738,932 | -82.6% |
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