Appendix Table A5. Characteristics of Representaive Farms in California, Texas, Missouri,
and Louisiana Producing Rice.
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                       CAR424    CAR1365   TXR2118   TXR3750   MOR1900   MOR4000   LAR1100
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County                 Sutter      Yuba   Wharton   Wharton    Butler    Butler    Acadia

Total Cropland            424     1,365     2,118     3,750     1,900     4,000     1,100
 Acres Owned              212       515       318     1,688       380     2,000        50
 Acres Leased             212       850     1,800     2,062     1,520     2,000     1,050

Pastureland
 Acres Owned                0         0         0       200         0         0         0

Assets ($1,000)
 Total                    694     1,985       558     1,934     1,482     5,557       302
 Real Estate              446     1,327       197     1,138       846     3,942        78
 Machinery                207       550       303       602       608     1,411       197
 Other & Livestock         40       109        58       194        28       204        27

Number of Livestock
 Beef Cows                  0         0         0       200         0         0         0

1996 Gross Receipts ($1,000)*
 Total                  363.8   1,133.5     487.9   1,385.0     662.4   1,932.8     329.2

  Cattle                  0.0       0.0       0.0      32.7       0.0       0.0       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     2.40%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%

Medium Grain Rice       345.5   1,113.9       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0      95.7
                        95.00%    98.30%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    29.10%

Long Grain Rice           0.0       0.0     480.9   1,332.3     316.2   1,078.1     177.6
                         0.00%     0.00%    98.60%    96.20%    47.70%    55.80%    53.90%

Soybeans                  0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     129.0     197.9      52.9
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    19.50%    10.20%    16.10%

Corn                      0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     217.2     521.7       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    32.80%    27.00%     0.00%

Cotton                    0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     135.0       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     7.00%     0.00%

Other Receipts           18.3      19.6       7.0      20.0       0.0       0.0       3.0
                         5.00%     1.70%     1.40%     1.40%     0.00%     0.00%     0.90%

1996 Planted Acres**
Total                     400     1,265     1,110     2,975     1,899     4,000     1,100

 Medium Grain Rice      400.0   1,265.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     189.1
                       100.00%   100.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    17.20%

 Long Grain Rice          0.0       0.0   1,110.2   2,775.0     616.0   1,710.0     350.9
                         0.00%     0.00%   100.00%    93.30%    32.40%    42.80%    31.90%

 Soybeans                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     650.0     800.0     361.9
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    34.20%    20.00%    32.90%

 Corn                     0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     633.0   1,250.0       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    33.30%    31.30%     0.00%

 Cotton                   0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     240.0       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     6.00%     0.00%

 Hay                      0.0       0.0       0.0     200.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     6.70%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%

 Fallow                   0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     198.1
                         0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%    18.00%
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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.