Appendix Table A3. Characteristics of Representative 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      3,314        592      2,023        514        921        963      1,311      1,034      1,422
 Real Estate             931      2,294        215        968        277        353        585        712        743        960
 Machinery               241        763        321        874        223        454        294        474        246        369
 Other & Livestock        45        257         56        181         14        114         84        124         45         93

Number of Livestoc
 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. 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.