Appendix Table A3. Characteristics of Representaive Farms in Washington, North Dakota, Kansas, and Colorado Producing Wheat.
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                      WAW1500   WAW4250   NDW1760   NDW4600   KSSC1495  KSSC3080  KSNW2325  KSNW4300  COW2700   COW4000
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County                Whitman   Whitman    Barnes    Barnes    Sumner    Sumner    Thomas    Thomas Washington  Washington

Total Cropland          1,500     4,250     1,760     4,600     1,495     3,080     2,325     4,300     2,700     4,000
 Acres Owned              750     1,700       400     1,840       498       330       930     1,075     1,650     2,000
 Acres Leased             750     2,550     1,360     2,760       997     2,750     1,395     3,225     1,050     2,000

Pastureland
 Acres Owned                0         0         0         0         0        25       500       500         0         0
 Acres Leased               0         0         0         0         0       775       500       500         0         0

Assets ($1,000)
 Total                  1,217     3,309       545     1,985       558       937       960     1,311     1,034     1,422
 Real Estate              931     2,294       215       968       277       353       585       712       743       960
 Machinery                241       756       272       838       274       474       291       474       246       369
 Other & Livestock         45       258        58       179         7       110        84       124        45        93

Number of Livestock
 Beef Cows                  0         0         0         0         0        67       100       100         0         0

1996 Gross Receipts ($1,000)*
 Total                  401.2   1,148.6     291.0     880.8     174.7     429.0     219.1     474.4     243.9     391.0

  Cattle                  0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0      21.8      28.4      28.8       0.0       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     5.10%    13.00%     6.10%     0.00%     0.00%

  Wheat                 266.7     982.4     152.1     458.3     141.0     348.8     120.5     268.3     168.2     315.5
                        66.50%    85.50%    52.30%    52.00%    80.70%    81.30%    55.00%    56.60%    69.00%    80.70%

  Sorghum                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0      33.8      58.0      27.2      34.8       0.0       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    19.30%    13.50%    12.40%     7.30%     0.00%     0.00%

  Barley                 63.9      86.6      62.9     225.2       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                        15.90%     7.50%    21.60%    25.60%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%

  Corn                    0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0      42.3     142.5      15.4       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    19.30%    30.00%     6.30%     0.00%

  Dry Peas               70.7      79.6       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                        17.60%     6.90%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%

  Sunflowers              0.0       0.0      70.9     192.3       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%    24.40%    21.80%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%

  Millet                  0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0      54.2      75.4
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    22.20%    19.30%

  Hay                     0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.4       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.10%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%

  Other Receipts          0.0       0.0       5.0       5.0       0.0       0.0       0.7       0.0       6.1       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     1.70%     0.60%     0.00%     0.00%     0.30%     0.00%     2.50%     0.00%

1996 Planted Acres**
Total                   1,500     4,250     1,760     4,600     1,495     3,080     2,250     4,300     2,430     4,000

 Wheat                  750.0   3,187.5     920.0   2,400.0   1,200.0   2,464.0     900.0   2,000.0   1,100.0   1,700.0
                        50.00%    75.00%    52.30%    52.20%    80.30%    80.00%    40.00%    46.50%    45.30%    42.50%

 Sorghum                  0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     295.0     462.0     225.0     250.0       0.0       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    19.70%    15.00%    10.00%     5.80%     0.00%     0.00%

 Barley                 300.0     425.0     400.0   1,200.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                        20.00%    10.00%    22.70%    26.10%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%

 Corn                     0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     225.0     490.0     120.0       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    10.00%    11.40%     4.90%     0.00%

 Dry Peas               450.0     637.5       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                        30.00%    15.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%

 Sunflowers               0.0       0.0     440.0   1,000.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%    25.00%    21.70%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%

 Millet                   0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     400.0     600.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    16.50%    15.00%

 Hay                      0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     154.0       0.0      75.0       0.0       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     5.00%     0.00%     1.70%     0.00%     0.00%

 Fallow                   0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     900.0   1,485.0     810.0   1,700.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    40.00%    34.50%    33.30%    42.50%
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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.