Appendix Table A9. Characteristics of Representative Farms in Montana, Wyoming,
and Colorado Producing Beef Cattle.
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                              MTB400     WYB300     COB300
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County                        Custer   Washakie      Routt

Total Cropland                    0        200        400
 Acres Owned                      0        200        300
 Acres Leased                     0          0        100

Pastureland
 Acres Owned                 14,000      1,000      1,800
 Federal AUM"S Lea            1,350      1,500        250
 State & Private A              450        160        630

Assets ($1000)
 Total                        1,553        580      2,707
 Real Estate                  1,260        345      2,400
 Machinery                       97         75        105
 Other & Livestock              195        160        202

Number of Livestoc
 Beef Cows                      400        300        300

1996 Gross Receipts ($1,000)*
Total                         103.1       87.6      139.5

 Cattle                       103.1       87.3      123.8
                            100.00%     99.70%     88.70%

 Hay                            0.0        0.3        3.7
                              0.00%      0.30%      2.70%

 Other Receipts                 0.0        0.0       12.0
                              0.00%      0.00%      8.60%

1996 Planted Acres**
Total                           440        200        400

 Hay                          440.0      200.0      400.0
                            100.00%    100.00%    100.00%
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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.