Table A1. Characteristics of Panel Farms in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas, and South Carolina Producing Feed Grains
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                 IAG760    IAG1500   MOG1250   MOG2400   NEG800    NEG1575   TXNP1600  TXNP4500  SCG1500   SCG3500
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County             Webster   Webster   Carroll   Carroll    Phelps    Phelps     Moore     Moore Clarendon Clarendon

Total Cropland         760      1500      1250      2400       800      1575      1600      4500      1500      3500
 Acres Owned           140       132       550       840       400      1040       320       900       500      1400
 Acres Leased          620      1368       700      1560       400       535      1280      3600      1000      2100

Pastureland
Acres Owned              0         0         0         0         0         0         0         0       300      1400

Assets ($1,000)
 Total                 490       707       911      1490      1167      2547       680      1528       842      2770
 Real Estate           308       287       566       922       809      1934       168       489       529      1823
 Machinery             133       339       306       436       240       427       404       809       243       707
 Other & Livestoc       50        81        39       133       117       187       108       230        70       240

Debt/Asset Ratios
 Total                0.25      0.36      0.28      0.27      0.21      0.21      0.26      0.31      0.25      0.26
 Intermediate         0.40      0.48      0.43      0.42      0.27      0.32      0.31      0.37      0.36      0.40
 Long Run             0.17      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.15      0.19      0.19      0.19

1995 Livestock
Beef Cows                0         0         0         0       100         0         0         0         0         0

1995 Gross Receipts
Total                202.2     277.2     240.5     489.4     347.3     629.3     372.4     911.3     551.2    1159.4

 Cattle                0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0      44.2       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                       0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%     12.7%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%

 Corn                113.7     144.0      82.6     175.9     290.2     629.3     177.0     373.6     180.9     435.4
                      56.3%     52.0%     34.3%     35.9%     83.6%    100.0%     47.5%     41.0%     32.8%     37.6%

 Sorghum               0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0      64.5     195.2       0.0       0.0
                       0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%     17.3%     21.4%      0.0%      0.0%

 Wheat                 0.0       0.0      27.4      51.8       0.0       0.0     130.9     342.5     187.1     228.6
                       0.0%      0.0%     11.4%     10.6%      0.0%      0.0%     35.1%     37.6%     34.0%     19.7%

 Soybeans             88.4     133.2     130.5     261.8      12.3       0.0       0.0       0.0     183.2     381.0
                      43.7%     48.0%     54.3%     53.5%      3.6%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%     33.2%     32.9%

 Hay                   0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.5       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                       0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.1%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%

 Cotton                0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     114.4
                       0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      9.9%

1995 Planted Acres
Total                693.0    1399.1    1123.9    2247.5     746.0    1387.6    1356.8    4621.4    2193.8    4491.3

 Corn                333.0     629.3     323.8     647.5     666.0    1387.6     434.8     969.4     581.3    1416.3
                      48.1%     45.0%     28.8%     28.8%     89.3%    100.0%     32.0%     21.0%     26.5%     31.5%

 Sorghum               0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     280.0     847.0       0.0       0.0
                       0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%     20.6%     18.3%      0.0%      0.0%

 Wheat                 0.0       0.0     168.8     337.5       0.0       0.0     642.0    1680.0     750.0    1100.0
                       0.0%      0.0%     15.0%     15.0%      0.0%      0.0%     47.3%     36.4%     34.2%     24.5%

 Soybeans            360.0     769.8     631.3    1262.5      50.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     862.5    1750.0
                      51.9%     55.0%     56.2%     56.2%      6.7%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%     39.3%     39.0%

 Hay                   0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0      30.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                       0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      4.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%

 Cotton                0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0     225.0
                       0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      5.0%

 Fallow                0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0    1125.0       0.0       0.0
                       0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%      0.0%     24.3%      0.0%      0.0%
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 *Receipts for 1995 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 1995 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.


Table A2. Characteristics of Panel Farms in Washington, North Dakota, Kansas, and Colorado Producing Wheat. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WAW1276 WAW4250 NDW1600 NDW4000 KSW1175 KSW2800 COW2500 COW4000 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ County Whitman Whitman Barnes Barnes Sumner Sumner WashingtonWashington Total Cropland 1276 4250 1600 4000 1175 2800 2500 4000 Acres Owned 638 1700 400 1600 388 250 1650 2000 Acres Leased 638 2550 1200 2400 787 2550 850 2000 Assets ($1000) Total 1136 3208 492 1736 568 749 828 1211 Real Estate 882 2343 199 816 300 339 685 937 Machinery 237 744 255 852 257 364 115 269 Other 17 121 37 69 11 46 28 5 Debt/Asset Ratios* Total 0.21 0.20 0.36 0.33 0.33 0.24 0.19 0.20 Intermediate 0.23 0.26 0.47 0.47 0.48 0.29 0.22 0.25 Long Run 0.20 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.18 0.18 1995 Gross Receipts Total 296.0 904.2 255.2 686.9 151.7 311.7 166.3 270.7 Wheat 189.1 577.2 125.0 383.3 143.7 301.2 129.8 225.0 63.9% 63.8% 49.0% 55.8% 94.7% 96.6% 78.1% 83.1% Sorghum 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 10.5 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.3% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% Barley 24.3 66.6 64.3 173.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.2% 7.4% 25.2% 25.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Dry Peas 82.6 260.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.9% 28.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Sunflowers 0.0 0.0 65.9 129.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 25.8% 18.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Millet 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.5 45.7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 21.9% 16.9% 1995 Planted Acres Total 1250.1 4200.0 1600.0 4000.0 1175.0 2800.0 2500.0 3500.0 Wheat 611.8 1915.2 800.0 2200.0 1100.0 2680.0 1100.0 1600.0 48.9% 45.6% 50.0% 55.0% 93.6% 95.7% 44.0% 45.7% Sorghum 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 75.0 120.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.4% 4.3% 0.0% 0.0% Barley 140.3 394.8 400.0 1000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.2% 9.4% 25.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Dry Peas 498.0 1640.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.8% 39.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Sunflowers 0.0 0.0 400.0 800.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Millet 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 300.0 400.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12.0% 11.4% Fallow 0.0 250.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1100.0 1500.0 0.0% 6.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 44.0% 42.9% _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Receipts for 1995 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 crop. **Acreages for 1995 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.

Table A3. Characteristics of Panel Farms in Texas, California, and Mississippi Producing Cotton. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TXSP1682 TXSP3697 TXRP1700 TXRP2500 TXBL1200 TXCB1700 CAC900 CAC3150 MSC1635 MSC3620 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ County Dawson Dawson Jones Jones WilliamsonSan Patric Kern Kern Washington Washington Total Cropland 1682 3697 1700 2500 1200 1700 900 3150 1635 3620 Acres Owned 653 705 170 400 250 300 600 3150 735 1650 Acres Leased 1029 2992 1530 2100 950 1400 300 0 900 1970 Pastureland Acres Leased 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non-Fed AUM"S Le 0 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 Assets ($1000) Total 648 1395 316 504 596 551 2191 9602 1455 3266 Real Estate 293 372 75 219 243 264 1661 7999 888 1897 Machinery 315 770 187 215 310 203 428 1223 548 1155 Other & Livestoc 39 253 54 70 43 85 102 381 19 214 Debt/Asset Ratios Total 0.24 0.29 0.29 0.22 0.35 0.24 0.18 0.18 0.22 0.24 Intermediate 0.29 0.33 0.32 0.24 0.47 0.29 0.15 0.17 0.27 0.32 Long Run 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.18 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.19 1995 Livestock Beef Cows 0 0 50 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 1995 Gross Receipts Total 293.1 954.1 199.6 305.4 234.3 450.4 956.2 3330.9 724.4 1503.0 Cattle 0.0 0.0 14.5 21.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 7.3% 7.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cotton 230.7 879.5 162.5 246.2 165.5 334.3 715.9 2556.9 616.3 1209.9 78.7% 92.2% 81.4% 80.6% 70.6% 74.2% 74.9% 76.8% 85.1% 80.5% Sorghum 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 68.8 116.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 29.4% 25.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Wheat 0.0 0.0 22.6 37.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 11.3% 12.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Soybeans 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 108.1 293.1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 14.9% 19.5% Hay 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 240.2 774.1 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 25.1% 23.2% 0.0% 0.0% Additional Peanu 52.1 66.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.8% 6.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% CRP 7.3 8.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1995 Planted Acres Total 1239.0 3164.0 1270.0 1933.0 1180.0 1700.0 865.0 3002.0 1565.0 3320.0 Cotton 961.0 2822.0 902.5 1340.5 640.0 935.0 640.0 2000.0 925.0 1700.0 77.6% 89.2% 71.1% 69.3% 54.2% 55.0% 74.0% 66.6% 59.1% 51.2% Sorghum 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 540.0 765.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 45.8% 45.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Wheat 0.0 0.0 367.5 592.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 28.9% 30.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Soybeans 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 640.0 1620.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 40.9% 48.8% Hay 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 225.0 1002.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 26.0% 33.4% 0.0% 0.0% Additional Peanu 95.0 128.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.7% 4.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% CRP 183.0 214.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.8% 6.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Receipts for 1995 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 1995 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.

Table A5. Characteristics of Panel Farms in Washington, California, Texas, Wisconsin, and Missouri Producing Milk. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CAD2150 WAD175 WAD850 TXCD300 TXCD720 TXED200 TXED812 WID55 WID190 MOD77 MOD220 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ County Tulare Whatcom Whatcom Erath Erath Hopkins Hopkins Winnebago Winnebago Christian Christian Total Cropland 320 120 428 303 190 400 500 195 685 161 600 Acres Owned 320 60 225 150 190 200 500 152 411 130 402 Acres Leased 0 60 203 153 0 200 0 43 274 31 198 Pastureland Acres Owned 0 0 0 0 155 0 300 30 0 30 0 Acres Leased 0 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 Assets ($1,000) Total 7113 784 3232 1068 2519 915 2928 514 1181 454 1322 Real Estate 3334 455 1968 533 849 349 1485 281 561 215 755 Machinery 103 76 270 172 332 178 293 135 257 112 250 Other & Livestoc 3676 253 993 363 1338 387 1150 99 363 127 316 Debt/Asset Ratios Total 0.27 0.26 0.28 0.35 0.29 0.48 0.27 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 Intermediate 0.27 0.26 0.27 0.25 0.29 0.24 0.26 0.33 0.32 0.32 0.33 Long Run 0.28 0.27 0.29 0.46 0.29 0.87 0.29 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.27 1996 Livestock Dairy Cows 2150 175 850 300 720 200 812 55 190 77 220 Cwt Milk/Cow 233 243 252 166 198 169 188 201 214 203 210 1995 Gross Receipts Total 6208.1 556.2 2714.0 732.1 2111.8 500.6 2148.6 169.2 586.5 230.6 682.2 Milk 5495.4 512.4 2527.8 672.1 1927.7 441.8 1965.2 142.6 524.4 202.9 599.6 88.5% 92.1% 93.1% 91.8% 91.3% 88.3% 91.5% 84.3% 87.9% 88.0% 87.9% Dairy Cattle 677.7 33.5 151.7 60.1 184.1 58.8 183.4 18.4 57.6 27.8 51.6 10.9% 6.0% 5.6% 8.2% 8.7% 11.7% 8.5% 10.9% 9.7% 12.0% 7.6% Hay 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% Silage 0.0 10.4 34.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 14.8 0.0% 1.9% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 2.2% Haylage 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 16.1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 2.4% Other Income 35.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1995 Planted Acres Total 0.0 114.0 385.0 303.0 380.0 450.0 790.0 187.0 672.2 161.0 1002.0 Hay 0.0 0.0 0.0 136.0 0.0 250.0 337.0 43.0 120.0 161.0 452.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 44.9% 0.0% 55.6% 42.7% 23.0% 17.9% 100.0% 45.1% Corn 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 37.0 133.2 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 19.8% 19.8% 0.0% 0.0% Soybeans 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Silage 0.0 114.0 385.0 167.0 380.0 0.0 163.0 20.0 90.0 0.0 160.0 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 55.1% 100.0% 0.0% 20.6% 10.7% 13.4% 0.0% 16.0% Improved Pasture 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 200.0 290.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 350.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 44.4% 36.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 34.9% Haylage 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 72.0 242.0 0.0 40.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 38.5% 36.0% 0.0% 4.0% ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Receipts for 1995 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 1995 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.
Table A6. Characteristics of Panel Farms in New York, Vermont Georgia, Florida, and New Mexico Producing Milk. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NYWD600 NYWD1000 NYCD110 NYCD225 VTD70 VTD186 GAD160 GAD600 FLD375 FLD1500 NMD2000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ County Wyoming Wyoming Cayuga Cayuga WashingtonWashington Putnam Putnam Lafayette Lafayette Dona Ana Total Cropland 875 1510 355 413 140 285 0 350 590 300 150 Acres Owned 600 967 205 309 100 225 0 300 440 300 150 Acres Leased 275 543 150 104 40 60 0 50 150 0 0 Pastureland Acres Owned 200 200 50 300 100 50 200 150 60 800 0 Acres Leased 0 0 0 0 25 50 0 0 0 0 0 Assets ($1,000) Total 2238 4265 623 984 665 1181 684 2151 1260 5453 6252 Real Estate 1052 1895 409 494 382 606 417 887 732 2862 2832 Machinery 373 928 105 232 183 345 77 330 101 233 540 Other & Livestoc 813 1443 109 257 100 229 189 933 427 2359 2880 Debt/Asset Ratios* Total 0.30 0.28 0.34 0.32 0.34 0.37 0.29 0.27 0.27 0.24 0.28 Intermediate 0.33 0.31 0.22 0.37 0.36 0.41 0.31 0.27 0.27 0.19 0.28 Long Run 0.26 0.24 0.40 0.26 0.33 0.33 0.27 0.28 0.26 0.28 0.29 1995 Livestock Dairy Cows 600 1000 110 225 70 186 160 600 375 1500 2000 Cwt Milk/Cow 211 211 212 211 220 204 192 206 173 180 219 1995 Gross Receipts Total 1830.7 3026.7 308.4 660.5 222.5 541.8 470.9 1909.2 1108.6 4629.0 5472.3 Milk 1659.9 2721.7 280.1 609.2 200.9 495.6 434.4 1745.2 1039.5 4253.7 4975.3 90.7% 89.9% 90.8% 92.2% 90.3% 91.5% 92.3% 91.4% 93.8% 91.9% 90.9% Dairy Cattle 151.7 212.5 28.3 51.3 19.2 41.9 36.5 138.5 69.1 338.8 497.0 8.3% 7.0% 9.2% 7.8% 8.6% 7.7% 7.7% 7.3% 6.2% 7.3% 9.1% Hay 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.7 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 0.0% Silage 19.1 92.6 0.0 0.0 0.9 4.3 0.0 25.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0% 3.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.8% 0.0% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Improved Pasture 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.8 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% Other Income 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1995 Planted Acres Total 875 1510 365 415 138 284 150 700 1180 1100 180 Hay 0.0 0.0 88.0 99.0 32.0 67.0 0.0 150.0 590.0 300.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 24.1% 23.9% 23.2% 23.6% 0.0% 21.4% 50.0% 27.3% 0.0% Corn 0.0 0.0 120.0 89.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 32.9% 21.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Silage 470.0 850.0 80.0 99.0 50.0 117.0 0.0 400.0 0.0 0.0 180.0 53.7% 56.3% 21.9% 23.9% 36.2% 41.2% 0.0% 57.1% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Improved Pasture 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 150.0 150.0 590.0 800.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 21.4% 50.0% 72.7% 0.0% Haylage 405.0 660.0 77.0 128.0 56.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 46.3% 43.7% 21.1% 30.8% 40.6% 35.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Receipts for 1995 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 1995 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.

Table A7. Characteristics of Panel Farms in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Texas, and Missouri Producing Beef Cattle. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MTB400 WYB300 COB250 STB400 MOSB150 MONB150 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ County Custer Washakie Routt Gonzales Dade Nodaway Total Cropland 0 200 300 400 440 900 Acres Owned 0 200 300 400 320 450 Acres Leased 0 0 0 0 120 450 Pastureland Acres Owned 14000 1000 1800 2000 320 300 Acres Leased 0 0 0 1200 80 300 Non-Fed AUM"S 450 160 380 0 0 0 Federal AUM"S 1350 1500 250 0 0 0 Assets ($1000) Total 1144 637 1407 2324 659 1204 Real Estate 775 343 1104 2081 386 845 Machinery 78 72 108 47 146 175 Other & Livestoc 291 222 196 196 128 184 Debt/Asset Ratios* Total 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.08 0.05 Intermediate 0.03 0.04 0.06 0.03 0.13 0.06 Long Run 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.05 1995 Livestock Beef Cows 400 300 250 400 150 150 Sows 0 0 0 0 0 80 1995 Gross Receipts Total 138.7 111.1 100.3 150.8 111.2 278.6 Cattle 138.7 111.1 91.8 148.6 54.6 65.8 100.0% 100.0% 91.5% 98.5% 49.1% 23.6% Hogs 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 128.5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 46.1% Hay 0.0 0.0 5.6 2.2 6.0 2.5 0.0% 0.0% 5.5% 1.5% 5.4% 0.9% Sorghum 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.1 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 11.8% 0.0% Corn 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.3% Wheat 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.1 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 13.6% 0.0% Soybeans 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.4 72.6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 20.1% 26.1% Other Income 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 3.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1995 Planted Acres Total 300.0 200.0 300.0 480.0 520.0 817.5 Hay 300.0 200.0 300.0 400.0 200.0 150.0 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 83.3% 38.5% 18.3% Sorghum 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 80.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 15.4% 0.0% Corn 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 232.5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 28.4% Wheat 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 80.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 15.4% 0.0% Soybeans 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 160.0 435.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 30.8% 53.2% Oats 0.0 0.0 0.0 80.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Receipts for 1995 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 1995 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.

Table A8. Characteristics of Panel Farms in Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, and Missouri Producing Hogs. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ILH200 ILH450 INH150 INH600 NCH350 NCH12400 MOH75 MOH225 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ County Knox Knox Carroll Carroll Wayne Wayne Carroll Carroll Total Cropland 1200 1600 800 2250 50 0 330 1020 Acres Owned 350 850 280 800 50 0 220 520 Acres Leased 850 750 520 1450 0 0 110 500 Pastureland Acres Owned 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 Assets ($1,000) Total 1399 2861 1334 3565 1092 12283 459 1168 Real Estate 908 2051 955 2382 767 1 329 770 Machinery 311 476 277 813 74 18 71 264 Other & Livestoc 179 334 102 369 251 12264 58 134 Debt/Asset Ratios Total 0.39 0.37 0.45 0.40 0.32 0.20 0.40 0.42 Intermediate 0.35 0.26 0.41 0.33 0.24 0.20 0.37 0.40 Long Run 0.42 0.42 0.47 0.43 0.36 0.42 0.42 0.42 1995 Livestock Beef Cows 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 Sows 200 450 150 600 350 12400 75 225 1995 Gross Receipts Total 546.4 1144.5 437.8 1719.7 727.0 27006.0 163.9 488.3 Cattle 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.6 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.2% 0.0% Hogs 355.8 955.8 272.4 1189.9 719.9 27006.0 122.5 358.9 65.1% 83.5% 62.2% 69.2% 99.0% 100.0% 74.7% 73.5% Corn 49.2 14.2 107.7 258.5 0.0 0.0 2.1 3.9 9.0% 1.2% 24.6% 15.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 0.8% Soybeans 127.7 169.5 51.1 252.6 0.0 0.0 16.8 62.5 23.4% 14.8% 11.7% 14.7% 0.0% 0.0% 10.3% 12.8% Wheat 6.0 0.0 6.7 18.7 0.0 0.0 13.8 62.9 1.1% 0.0% 1.5% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0% 8.4% 12.9% Hay 5.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Other Income 2.5 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1995 Planted Acres Total 1104.9 1528.0 755.0 2137.5 30.0 0.0 348.0 974.0 Corn 555.0 888.0 555.0 1387.5 0.0 0.0 160.0 358.0 50.2% 58.1% 73.5% 64.9% 0.0% 0.0% 46.0% 36.8% Soybeans 500.0 640.0 175.0 700.0 0.0 0.0 80.0 333.0 45.3% 41.9% 23.2% 32.7% 0.0% 0.0% 23.0% 34.2% Wheat 25.0 0.0 25.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 68.0 283.0 2.3% 0.0% 3.3% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 19.5% 29.1% Hay 24.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 11.5% 0.0% _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Receipts for 1995 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 1995 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.