Table A2. Characteristics of Panel Farms in Washington, North Dakota, Kansas, and Colorado Producing Wheat.
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WAW1276 WAW4250 NDW1760 NDW4600 KSW1495 KSW3080 COW2700 COW4000
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County Whitman Whitman Barnes Barnes Sumner Sumner Washington Washington
Total Cropland 1276 4250 1760 4600 1495 3080 2700 4000
Acres Owned 638 1700 400 1840 498 330 1650 2000
Acres Leased 638 2550 1360 2760 997 2750 1050 2000
Pastureland
Acres Owned 0 0 0 0 8 25 0 0
Acres Leased 0 0 0 0 17 775 0 0
Assets
Total 1212 3414 531 2055 574 959 1038 1420
Real Estate 989 2640 217 979 280 356 752 971
Machinery 222 731 280 968 274 487 243 383
Other & Livestock 0 43 33 108 20 116 43 66
Debt/Asset Ratios*
Total 0.19 0.21 0.33 0.34 0.34 0.32 0.21 0.20
Intermediate 0.23 0.30 0.43 0.47 0.48 0.40 0.27 0.23
Long Run 0.19 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19
1996 Livestock
Beef Cows 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 67.00 0.00 0.00
1996 Gross Receipts
Total 271.8 835.0 254.0 758.8 163.8 410.9 224.8 352.4
Cattle 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.3 0.0 0.0
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Wheat 188.5 581.8 136.6 410.8 126.9 331.9 147.9 277.9
69.4% 69.7% 53.8% 54.1% 77.5% 80.8% 65.8% 78.9%
Sorghum 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.9 62.8 0.0 0.0
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 22.5% 15.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Barley 19.6 59.7 49.9 173.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7.2% 7.2% 19.6% 22.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dry Peas 63.7 193.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
23.4% 23.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Sunflowers 0.0 0.0 62.5 169.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0% 0.0% 24.6% 22.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Millet 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 49.0 67.9
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 21.8% 19.3%
Corn 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.7 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Other Income 0.0 0.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 6.1 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 Planted Acres
Total 1250.0 4200.0 1760.0 4600.0 1495.0 3234.0 2430.0 4000.0
Wheat 627.0 1975.0 920.0 2400.0 1200.0 2618.0 1100.0 1700.0
50.2% 47.0% 52.3% 52.2% 80.3% 81.0% 45.3% 42.5%
Sorghum 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 295.0 462.0 0.0 0.0
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 19.7% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Barley 125.0 395.0 400.0 1200.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10.0% 9.4% 22.7% 26.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dry Peas 498.0 1580.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
39.8% 37.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Sunflowers 0.0 0.0 440.0 1000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 21.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Millet 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 400.0 600.0
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 16.5% 15.0%
Corn 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 120.0 0.0
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.9% 0.0%
Hay 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 154.0 0.0 0.0
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.8% 0.0% 0.0%
Fallow 0.0 250.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 810.0 1700.0
0.0% 6.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 42.5%
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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.