TABLE 9. CHARACTERISTICS OF PANEL FARMS PRODUCING MILK IN THE HUMID TROPICS OF MEXICO

MTNZ25 A 25-cow Central Veracruz (Martinez de la Torre) small semi-specialized dairy farm the uses Zebu/Holstein and Zebu/Brown-Swiss crossbred cows and produces 4,847 pounds of milk per cow. The farm plants 2.2 acres of Napier Grass which is harvested green and generates 77 percent of its receipts from milk. The farm has been updated for 1995.
MTNZ54 A 54-cow Central Veracruz (Martinez de la Torre) moderate semi-specialized dairy farm the uses Zebu/Holstein and Zebu/Brown-Swiss crossbred cows and produces 4,935 pounds of milk per cow. The farm plants 6 acres of Taiwan Grass, 2.2 acres of corn silage, and maintains 2.2 acres of improved pasture and generates 51 percent of its receipts from milk. The farm has been updated for 1995.
MTNZ100 A 100-cow Central Veracruz (Martinez de la Torre) large non-specialized dairy farm that uses Zebu beef cows and produces 1,004 pounds of milk per cow. The farm maintains 330 acres of improved pasture and generates 36 percent of its receipts from milk. The farm has been updated for 1995.
PLQE60 A 60-cow Northern Chiapas (Palenque) large non-specialized dairy farm the uses Zebu cows and produces 661 pounds of milk per cow. The farm maintains 304 acres of improved pasture and generates 72 percent of its receipts from milk. The farm has been updated for 1995.