Appendix Table A4. Characteristics of Representaive Farms in California and Texas Producing Cotton.
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                       CAC2000   CAC6000   TXSP1682  TXSP3697  TXRP2065 TXBL1200    TXCB1700
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County                  Kings     Kings    Dawson    Dawson     Jones  Williamson San Patricio

Total Cropland          2,000     6,000     1,682     3,697     2,500     1,200     1,700
 Acres Owned            1,000     5,400       653       705       400       150       300
 Acres Leased           1,000       600     1,029     2,992     2,100     1,050     1,400

Pastureland
 Acres Owned                0         0         0         0         0        30         0
 Acres Leased               0         0         0         0       500       210         0

Assets ($1,000)
 Total                  4,259    14,206       613     1,165       427       525       512
 Real Estate            3,300    12,030       295       374       190       226       286
 Machinery                796     1,658       288       668       212       266       216
 Other & Livestock        163       519        29       122        25        33        10

Number of Livestock
 Beef Cows                  0         0         0         0        25        50         0

1996 Gross Receipts ($1,000)*
 Total                1,895.4   5,383.8     295.6     966.5     233.4     246.3     421.0

  Cattle                  0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       6.2       7.9       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     2.70%     3.20%     0.00%

  Cotton              1,229.5   3,787.4     240.1     900.5     170.3     122.8     294.5
                        64.90%    70.30%    81.20%    93.20%    73.00%    49.90%    70.00%

  Sorghum                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0      44.9     126.5
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    18.20%    30.00%

  Wheat                 131.3     375.5       0.0       0.0      56.8      11.7       0.0
                         6.90%     7.00%     0.00%     0.00%    24.40%     4.70%     0.00%

  Corn                  190.2     138.7       0.0       0.0       0.0      59.0       0.0
                        10.00%     2.60%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    24.00%     0.00%

  Hay                   344.4     332.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                        18.20%     6.20%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%

Additional Peanuts        0.0       0.0      45.2      57.4       0.0       0.0       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%    15.30%     5.90%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%

Other Receipts            0.0     750.0      10.3       8.6       0.0       0.0       0.0
                         0.00%    13.90%     3.50%     0.90%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%

1996 Planted Acres**
Total                   2,000     5,760     1,239     3,164     2,065     1,200     1,700

 Cotton               1,100.0   3,000.0     961.0   2,822.0   1,240.0     400.0     765.0
                        55.00%    52.10%    77.60%    89.20%    60.00%    33.30%    45.00%

 Sorghum                  0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     350.0     935.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    29.20%    55.00%

 Wheat                  300.0     720.0       0.0       0.0     825.0     100.0       0.0
                        15.00%    12.50%     0.00%     0.00%    40.00%     8.30%     0.00%

 Corn                   300.0     240.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     350.0       0.0
                        15.00%     4.20%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    29.20%     0.00%

 Hay                    300.0     300.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                        15.00%     5.20%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%

 Additional Peanuts       0.0       0.0      95.0     128.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     7.70%     4.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%

 Vegetables               0.0   1,500.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                         0.00%    26.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%

 CRP                      0.0       0.0     183.0     214.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%    14.80%     6.80%     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.