Table A5.  Characteristics of Representative Rice Farms in California, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana
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                         CAR424    CAR1365    TXR2118    TXR3750     MOR1900   MOR4000    ARR1260     LAR1100
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County                   Sutter      Yuba     Wharton    Wharton     Butler    Butler     Poinsett    Acadia

Total Cropland             424       1365       2118       3750       1900       4000       1260       1100
 Acres Owned               212        515        318       1688        380       2000        440         50
 Acres Leased              212        850       1800       2062       1520       2000        820       1050

Pastureland
 Acres Owned                 0          0          0        200          0          0          0          0

Assets ($,1000's)
 Total                     725       2064        587       2037       1487       5747       1409        307
 Real Estate               470       1401        208       1200        883       4139        767         81
 Machinery                 205        546        298        590        597       1351        582        194
 Other & Livestock          50        117         81        247          7        257         59         32

Debt/Asset Ratios*
 Total                    0.22       0.19       0.23       0.22       0.19       0.22       0.19       0.26
 Intermediate             0.28       0.21       0.25       0.26       0.21       0.31       0.21       0.28
 Long Run                 0.19       0.19       0.18       0.18       0.19       0.18       0.19       0.19

1996 Livestock
Beef Cows                    0          0          0        200          0          0          0          0

1996 Gross Receipts
Total                    355.6     1104.6      478.6     1355.9      623.9     1882.9      547.1      314.6

 Cattle                    0.0        0.0        0.0       33.3        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      2.50%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Medium Grain Rice       337.4     1085.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      219.1       92.8
                        94.90%     98.20%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     40.00%     29.50%

 Long Grain Rice           0.0        0.0      471.6     1302.6      308.6     1040.9      205.9      172.2
                         0.00%      0.00%     98.50%     96.10%     49.50%     55.30%     37.60%     54.70%

 Soybeans                  0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      113.7      174.4       64.9       46.7
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     18.20%      9.30%     11.90%     14.80%

 Corn                      0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      201.6      530.4        0.0        0.0
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     32.30%     28.20%      0.00%      0.00%

 Wheat                     0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0       56.2        0.0
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     10.30%      0.00%

 Cotton                    0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      137.2        0.0        0.0
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      7.30%      0.00%      0.00%

 Other Receipts           18.3       19.6        7.0       20.0        0.0        0.0        1.0        3.0
                         5.10%      1.80%      1.50%      1.50%      0.00%      0.00%      0.20%      1.00%

1996 Planted Acres
Total                      400       1265       1110       2975       1899       4000       1160       1100

 Medium Grain Rice       400.0     1265.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      348.0      189.1
                       100.00%    100.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     30.00%     17.20%

 Long Grain Rice           0.0        0.0     1110.2     2775.0      616.0     1710.0      348.0      350.9
                         0.00%      0.00%    100.00%     93.30%     32.40%     42.80%     30.00%     31.90%

 Soybeans                  0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      650.0      800.0      319.0      361.9
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     34.20%     20.00%     27.50%     32.90%

 Corn                      0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      633.0     1250.0        0.0        0.0
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     33.30%     31.30%      0.00%      0.00%

 Wheat                     0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      145.0        0.0
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     12.50%      0.00%

 Cotton                    0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      240.0        0.0        0.0
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      6.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Hay                       0.0        0.0        0.0      200.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      6.70%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Fallow                    0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      198.1
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     18.00%
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 *Receipts for 1996 are included to indicate the relative importance of each enterprise to the farm. Percents
   indicate the percentage of the total receipts accounted for by the livestock categories and the crops.
**Acreages for 1996 are included to indicate the relative importance of each enterprise to the farm; these
  values reflect acreage reduction percentages that year. Total planted acreage may exceed total cropland
  available due to double cropping. Percents indicate the percentage of total planted acreage accounted for
  by the crop.