Table A9.  Characteristics of Representative Farrow-to-Finish Hog Farms in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and
           North Carolina.
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                         MOH100     MOH225     ILH200     ILH750    INH150     INH600       NCH350    NCH13268
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County                   Carroll   Carroll      Knox       Knox     Carroll    Carroll      Wayne      Wayne

Total Cropland             330       1020       1400       1800       1020       2250        100          0
 Acres Owned               220        520        400        950        300        800        100          0
 Acres Leased              110        500       1000        850        720       1450          0          0

Pastureland
 Acres Owned               100          0          0          0          0          0          0          0

Assets ($1,000's)
 Total                     688       1696       2167       5571       1625       4585       1341      21502
 Real Estate               500       1111       1485       3711       1214       2934        754          1
 Machinery                  62        253        320        388        218        703         83         15
 Other & Livestock         126        332        362       1472        193        948        505      21486

Debt/Asset Ratios*
 Total                    0.36       0.39       0.38       0.38       0.39       0.38       0.33       0.25
 Intermediate             0.20       0.31       0.27       0.30       0.30       0.30       0.19       0.25
 Long Run                 0.42       0.43       0.42       0.42       0.42       0.42       0.44       0.41

1996 Livestock
Beef Cows                   25          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
Sows                       100        225        200        750        150        600        350      13268

1996 Gross Receipts
Total                    259.8      665.7      746.5     2380.8      602.6     2203.5      947.7    35047.0

 Cattle                    7.5        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                         2.90%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Hogs                    214.2      546.8      453.2     2121.1      349.0     1642.3      947.7    35047.0
                        82.50%     82.10%     60.70%     89.10%     57.90%     74.50%    100.00%    100.00%

 Corn                      3.5        7.6      139.0       29.9      190.5      315.8        0.0        0.0
                         1.40%      1.10%     18.60%      1.30%     31.60%     14.30%      0.00%      0.00%

 Soybeans                 19.1       75.7      146.7      229.9       57.0      228.9        0.0        0.0
                         7.40%     11.40%     19.60%      9.70%      9.50%     10.40%      0.00%      0.00%

 Wheat                    15.5       35.6        5.2        0.0        6.1       16.5        0.0        0.0
                         6.00%      5.30%      0.70%      0.00%      1.00%      0.70%      0.00%      0.00%

 Other Receipts            0.0        0.0        2.5        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                         0.00%      0.00%      0.30%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

1996 Planted Acres
Total                      360       1000       1380       1800       1000       2250        100          0

 Corn                    160.0      400.0      750.0     1080.0      750.0     1500.0        0.0        0.0
                        44.40%     40.00%     54.30%     60.00%     75.00%     66.70%      0.00%      0.00%

 Soybeans                 80.0      400.0      610.0      720.0      225.0      700.0        0.0        0.0
                        22.20%     40.00%     44.20%     40.00%     22.50%     31.10%      0.00%      0.00%

 Wheat                    80.0      200.0       20.0        0.0       25.0       50.0        0.0        0.0
                        22.20%     20.00%      1.40%      0.00%      2.50%      2.20%      0.00%      0.00%

 Hay                      40.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      100.0        0.0
                        11.10%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%    100.00%      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.