Table A7.  Characteristics of Representative Dairy Farms in New York, Vermont, Georgia, Florida, and New Mexico.
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                        NYWD700   NYWD1200    NYCD110    NYCD300     VTD85       VTD350     GAND175   GASD650    FLND380   FLSD2000   NMD2000
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County                  Wyoming    Wyoming     Cayuga    Cayuga    Washington  Washington   Putnam    Houston   Lafayette Okeechobee  Dona Ana

Total Cropland            1100       1800        355       1150        200        700          0        350        590       2250        300
 Acres Owned               825       1200        250        865        140        525          0        300        440       2250        300
 Acres Leased              275        600        105        285         60        175          0         50        150          0          0

Pastureland
 Acres Owned               200        300         50        400         50         50        200        150         60          0          0
 Acres Leased                0          0          0          0          0         50          0          0          0          0          0

Assets ($1,000)
 Total                    3258       5232        623       1617        654       1773        515       2061       1276       5648       6618
 Real Estate              1694       2676        389        899        370       1066        289        913        729       2881       3543
 Machinery                 280        581         89        207        134        258         37        280         67        203        389
 Other & Livestock        1284       1975        145        510        150        449        189        869        480       2564       2687

Debt/Asset Ratios*
 Total                    0.27       0.26       0.27       0.26       0.27       0.23       0.20       0.23       0.22       0.19       0.23
 Intermediate             0.27       0.24       0.24       0.24       0.25       0.16       0.09       0.19       0.13       0.10       0.17
 Long Run                 0.28       0.28       0.28       0.28       0.28       0.28       0.28       0.28       0.28       0.28       0.28

1996 Livestock
Dairy Cows                 700       1200        110        300         85        350        175        650        380       2000       2000
Cwt Milk/Cow               227        217        220        215        224        220        180        190        170        165        224

1996 Gross Receipts
Total                   2495.0     4036.0      377.2     1013.0      312.4     1201.8      532.0     2086.9     1165.9     6042.4     6361.7

 Milk                   2349.0     3850.2      358.3      955.0      284.4     1152.5      510.3     2000.6     1103.4     5636.7     5999.5
                        94.20%     95.40%     95.00%     94.30%     91.00%     95.90%     95.90%     95.90%     94.60%     93.30%     94.30%

 Dairy Cattle            145.9      185.8       18.8       58.1       26.5       49.3       21.7       86.3       50.8      405.7      362.3
                         5.80%      4.60%      5.00%      5.70%      8.50%      4.10%      4.10%      4.10%      4.40%      6.70%      5.70%

 Hay                       0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0       11.6        0.0        0.0
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      1.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Other Receipts            0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        1.5        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.50%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

1996 Planted Acres
Total                    985.0     1525.0      286.0      969.0      188.0      582.0        0.0      350.0      200.0     1210.0        0.0

 Hay                       0.0        0.0       45.0      170.0       40.0      195.0        0.0      150.0      200.0     1210.0        0.0
                         0.00%      0.00%     15.70%     17.50%     21.30%     33.50%      0.00%     42.90%    100.00%    100.00%      0.00%

 Silage                  580.0      825.0       72.0      190.0       68.0      220.0        0.0      200.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                        58.90%     54.10%     25.20%     19.60%     36.20%     37.80%      0.00%     57.10%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Haylage                 405.0      700.0       69.0      294.0       80.0      167.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                        41.10%     45.90%     24.10%     30.30%     42.60%     28.70%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Corn                      0.0        0.0      100.0      315.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                         0.00%      0.00%     35.00%     32.50%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      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.