Appendix Table A5. Characteristics of Representative Farms in California, Texas, Missouri, Louisiana, and Arkansas
Producing Rice.
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                      CAR424     CAR1365    TXR2118    TXR3750    MOR1900    MOR4000    ARR2645    ARR3400    LAR1100
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County                Sutter     Sutter    Wharton    Wharton     Butler     Butler   Arkansas   Arkansas     Acadia

Total Cropland           424      1,365      2,118      3,750      1,900      4,000      2,645      3,400      1,100
 Acres Owned             212        515        318      1,688        380      2,000        815      1,020         50
 Acres Leased            212        850      1,800      2,062      1,520      2,000      1,830      2,380      1,050

Pastureland
Acres Owned                0          0          0        200          0          0          0          0          0

Assets ($1,000)
 Total                   694      1,985        558      1,935      1,482      5,547      1,722      2,785        302
 Real Estate             446      1,327        197      1,138        846      3,942      1,050      1,780         78
 Machinery               207        550        303        602        608      1,400        542        828        197
 Other & Livestock        40        109         59        194         28        206        130        177         27

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

1996 Gross Receipts ($1,000)*
 Total                 363.8    1,133.5      487.9    1,385.0      662.4    1,932.8      772.8    1,052.4      329.2

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

Medium Grain Rice      345.5    1,113.9        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      109.3      160.6       95.7
                      95.00%     98.30%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     14.10%     15.30%     29.10%

Long Grain Rice          0.0        0.0      480.9    1,332.3      316.2    1,078.1      266.3      472.7      177.6
                       0.00%      0.00%     98.60%     96.20%     47.70%     55.80%     34.50%     44.90%     53.90%

Soybeans                 0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      129.0      197.9      216.6      333.2       52.9
                       0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     19.50%     10.20%     28.00%     31.70%     16.10%

Corn                     0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      217.2      521.7       75.8        0.0        0.0
                       0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     32.80%     27.00%      9.80%      0.00%      0.00%

Wheat                    0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      100.7       86.0        0.0
                       0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     13.00%      8.20%      0.00%

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

Other Receipts          18.3       19.6        7.0       20.0        0.0        0.0        4.0        0.0        3.0
                       5.00%      1.70%      1.40%      1.40%      0.00%      0.00%      0.50%      0.00%      0.90%

1996 Planted Acres**
Total                    400      1,265      1,110      2,975      1,899      4,000      2,325      3,500      1,100

 Medium Grain Rice     400.0    1,265.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      175.0      325.0      189.1
                     100.00%    100.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      7.50%      9.30%     17.20%

 Long Grain Rice         0.0        0.0    1,110.2    2,775.0      616.0    1,710.0      512.0      975.0      350.9
                       0.00%      0.00%    100.00%     93.30%     32.40%     42.80%     22.00%     27.90%     31.90%

 Soybeans                0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      650.0      800.0      958.0    1,700.0      361.9
                       0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     34.20%     20.00%     41.20%     48.60%     32.90%

 Corn                    0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      633.0    1,250.0      230.0        0.0        0.0
                       0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     33.30%     31.30%      9.90%      0.00%      0.00%

 Wheat                   0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      450.0      500.0        0.0
                       0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     19.40%     14.30%      0.00%

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

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

 Fallow                  0.0        0.0        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%      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. 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.