Table A6.  Characterstics of Representative Dairy Farms in California, Washington, Texas, Wisconsin, and Missouri.
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                         CAD1710     WAD185     WAD850    TXCD400    TXCD825    TXED210    TXED650    WID70      WID600      MOD85      MOD300
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County                   Tulare     Whatcom    Whatcom     Erath      Erath     Hopkins     Lamar    Winnebago  Winnebago  Christian  Christian

Total Cropland             528        140        505        303        250        250        500        195       1000        220        685
 Acres Owned               528         60        250        150        250        200        500        152        400        140        450
 Acres Leased                0         80        255        153          0         50          0         43        600         80        235

Pastureland
 Acres Owned                 0          0          0          0        250         25        300          0          0         55         20
 Acres Leased                0          0          0        150          0         25          0          0          0         55          0
 Non-Fed AUM"S Lease         0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0        100

Assets ($1000)
 Total                    7837        849       3667       1141       2285        810       2137        490       2540        515       1485
 Real Estate              4623        496       2545        540        932        393       1008        254       1256        306        906
 Machinery                 406         62        279        195        227        102        279         88        186         99        213
 Other & Livestock        2809        291        843        406       1126        315        851        149       1098        110        366

Debt/Asset Ratios*
 Total                    0.28       0.25       0.24       0.21       0.22       0.22       0.20       0.28       0.26       0.27       0.24
 Intermediate             0.28       0.19       0.16       0.14       0.17       0.16       0.12       0.28       0.23       0.26       0.17
 Long Run                 0.28       0.28       0.28       0.29       0.28       0.28       0.28       0.28       0.29       0.28       0.28

1996 Livestock
Dairy Cows                1710        185        850        400        825        210        650         70        600         85        300
Cwt Milk/Cow               218        255        235        161        192        160        154        205        198        156        173

1996 Gross Receipts
Total                   5328.9      678.5     2880.9     1039.3     2542.8      558.6     1618.9      226.2     1855.5      216.4      808.6

 Milk                   5040.3      662.2     2798.7      987.9     2432.4      500.0     1489.5      207.7     1718.1      196.2      769.2
                        94.60%     97.60%     97.10%     95.10%     95.70%     89.50%     92.00%     91.90%     92.60%     90.70%     95.10%

 Dairy Cattle            288.6       16.3       82.2       51.0      110.4       58.6      129.4       18.4      137.4       20.2       39.4
                         5.40%      2.40%      2.90%      4.90%      4.30%     10.50%      8.00%      8.10%      7.40%      9.30%      4.90%

 Hay                       0.0        0.0        0.0        0.4        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

1996 Planted Acres
Total                      525        115        505        303        235        195        500        195       1000        220        685

 Hay                     200.0        0.0        0.0      120.0        0.0      195.0      150.0       37.0        0.0      220.0      578.0
                        38.10%      0.00%      0.00%     39.60%      0.00%    100.00%     30.00%     19.00%      0.00%    100.00%     84.40%

 Silage                  325.0      115.0      505.0      183.0      215.0        0.0      350.0       21.0      200.0        0.0      107.0
                        61.90%    100.00%    100.00%     60.40%     91.50%      0.00%     70.00%     10.80%     20.00%      0.00%     15.60%

 Haylage                   0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0       20.0        0.0        0.0       77.0      450.0        0.0        0.0
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      8.50%      0.00%      0.00%     39.50%     45.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Corn                      0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0       60.0      350.0        0.0        0.0
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     30.80%     35.00%      0.00%      0.00%
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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.