Table A4. Characteristics of Panel Farms in California, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana Producing Rice.
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                         CAR424     CAR1365     TXR2118     TXR3750     MOR1900       MOR4000      ARR1260      LAR1100
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County                   Sutter       Yuba      Wharton     Wharton      Butler       Butler       Poinsett      Acadia

Total Cropland             424        1365        2118        3750        1900         4000          1260          1100
 Acres Owned               212         515         318        1688         200         2000           440            50
 Acres Leased              212         850        1800        2062        1700         2000           820          1050

Pastureland
  Acres Owned                0           0           0         200           0            0             0             0

Assets
 Total                     683        1976         540        1899        1193         5688          1417           285
 Real Estate               453        1348         201        1159         506         3977           746            79
 Machinery                 210         594         303         615         622         1552           649           201
 Other & Livestock          21          34          36         124          65          160            22             5

Debt/Asset Ratios*
 Total                    0.21        0.23        0.22        0.23        0.30         0.29          0.33          0.25
 Intermediate             0.25        0.32        0.24        0.30        0.37         0.52          0.49          0.27
 Long Run                 0.19        0.19        0.19        0.19        0.19         0.19          0.19          0.19

1996 Livestock
Beef Cows                    0           0           0         200           0            0             0             0

1996 Gross Receipts
Total                    319.2       988.1       429.4      1220.6       597.8       1540.3         470.4         277.5

 Cattle                    0.0         0.0         0.0        32.9         0.0          0.0           0.0           0.0
                           0.0%        0.0%        0.0%        2.7%        0.0%         0.0%          0.0%          0.0%

 Medium Grain Rice       301.0       968.5         0.0         0.0         0.0          0.0         168.8          78.0
                          94.3%       98.0%        0.0%        0.0%        0.0%         0.0%         35.9%         28.1%

 Long Grain Rice           0.0         0.0       422.4      1167.7       259.1        607.5         158.9         144.9
                           0.0%        0.0%       98.4%       95.7%       43.3%        39.4%         33.8%         52.2%

 Soybeans                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0       121.1        320.2         115.8          51.7
                           0.0%        0.0%        0.0%        0.0%       20.3%        20.8%         24.6%         18.6%

 Corn                      0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0       217.5        503.1           0.0           0.0
                           0.0%        0.0%        0.0%        0.0%       36.4%        32.7%          0.0%          0.0%

 Wheat                     0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0          0.0          25.9           0.0
                           0.0%        0.0%        0.0%        0.0%        0.0%         0.0%          5.5%          0.0%

 Cotton                    0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0        109.5           0.0           0.0
                           0.0%        0.0%        0.0%        0.0%        0.0%         7.1%          0.0%          0.0%

 Other Income             18.3        19.6         7.0        20.0         0.0          0.0           1.0           3.0
                           5.7%        2.0%        1.6%        1.6%        0.0%         0.0%          0.2%          1.1%

1996 Planted Acres
Total                    400.0      1265.0       600.1      1700.0      1900.0       4000.0        1305.0         900.0

 Medium Grain Rice       400.0      1265.0         0.0         0.0         0.0          0.0         290.0         175.0
                         100.0%      100.0%        0.0%        0.0%        0.0%         0.0%         22.2%         19.4%

 Long Grain Rice           0.0         0.0       600.1      1500.0       600.0       1020.0         290.0         325.0
                           0.0%        0.0%      100.0%       88.2%       31.6%        25.5%         22.2%         36.1%

 Soybeans                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0       650.0       1600.0         580.0         400.0
                           0.0%        0.0%        0.0%        0.0%       34.2%        40.0%         44.4%         44.4%

 Corn                      0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0       650.0       1180.0           0.0           0.0
                           0.0%        0.0%        0.0%        0.0%       34.2%        29.5%          0.0%          0.0%

 Wheat                     0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0          0.0         145.0           0.0
                           0.0%        0.0%        0.0%        0.0%        0.0%         0.0%         11.1%          0.0%

 Cotton                    0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0        200.0           0.0           0.0
                           0.0%        0.0%        0.0%        0.0%        0.0%         5.0%          0.0%          0.0%

 Hay                       0.0         0.0         0.0       200.0         0.0          0.0           0.0           0.0
                           0.0%        0.0%        0.0%       11.8%        0.0%         0.0%          0.0%          0.0%
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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.