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Borden County (D-10), at the edge of the Llano Estacado,qv is bounded on the east by Scurry County, on the south by Howard County, on the west by Dawson County, and on the north by Lynn and Garza counties. The rolling, broken land of the county drains to the Colorado River and its tributaries and to Lake J. B. Thomas. The Caprock,qv Gail Mountain, and Muchakooga Peak are notable physical features. The soils are loams, sandy loams, and clay. The county center is at 32°45' north latitude and 101°25' west longitude, seventy miles southeast of Lubbock. The county comprises 907 square miles at 2,400-3,000 feet elevation. The annual rainfall is 18.2 inches. The average minimum temperature in January is 32° F; the maximum in July is 96°. The 214-day growing season produces an average annual agricultural income of $12.5 million from beef cattle, sheep, cotton, wheat, sorghums, and other grains. There is no manufacturing, but 7,620,366 barrels of oil produced in 1982 earned almost $245 million.