Table A3.  Characteristics of Representative Wheat Farms in Washington, North Dakota, Kansas, and Colorado.
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                   WAW1500    WAW4250   NDW1760   NDW4600   KSSC1495   KSSC3080   KSNW2325   KSNW4300   COW2700    COW4000
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County             Whitman    Whitman   Barnes    Barnes     Sumner     Sumner     Thomas     Thomas   Washington Washington

Total Cropland       1500      4250      1760      4600       1495       3080       2325       4300       2700       4000
 Acres Owned          750      1700       400      1840        498        330        930       1075       1650       2000
 Acres Leased         750      2550      1360      2760        997       2750       1395       3225       1050       2000

Pastureland
 Acres Owned            0         0         0         0          8         25        500        500          0          0
 Acres Leased           0         0         0         0         17        775        500        500          0          0

Assets ($1,000's)
 Total               1288      3556       556      2050        577        980       1006       1372       1096       1483
 Real Estate          976      2412       225      1016        291        364        618        752        782       1006
 Machinery            241       757       272       833        253        456        291        469        243        369
 Other & Livestock     72       387        58       200         33        159         97        151         71        108

Debt/Asset Ratios*
 Total               0.20      0.22      0.19      0.20       0.36       0.27       0.19       0.19       0.25       0.19
 Intermediate        0.25      0.31      0.20      0.21       0.53       0.32       0.19       0.19       0.43       0.21
 Long Run            0.18      0.18      0.18      0.19       0.18       0.19       0.18       0.18       0.18       0.18

1996 Livestock
Beef Cows               0         0         0         0          0         67        100        100          0          0

1996 Gross Receipts
Total               398.2    1144.9     280.5     849.2      179.2      438.3      224.1      483.2      237.7      386.1

 Cattle               0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0        0.0       22.1       28.9       29.2        0.0        0.0
                    0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%      0.00%      5.00%     12.90%      6.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Wheat              268.1     984.5     153.3     461.1      142.6      353.4      121.9      271.1      169.9      318.2
                   67.30%    86.00%    54.70%    54.30%     79.60%     80.60%     54.40%     56.10%     71.50%     82.40%

 Sorghum              0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       36.6       62.4       29.6       37.9        0.0        0.0
                    0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     20.40%     14.20%     13.20%      7.80%      0.00%      0.00%

 Barley              60.6      82.4      59.8     213.8        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                   15.20%     7.20%    21.30%    25.20%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Corn                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0        0.0        0.0       43.0      145.0       12.8        0.0
                    0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     19.20%     30.00%      5.40%      0.00%

 Dry Peas            69.5      78.0       0.0       0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                   17.40%     6.80%     0.00%     0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Sunflowers           0.0       0.0      62.4     169.3        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                    0.00%     0.00%    22.30%    19.90%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Millet               0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0       49.0       67.9
                    0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     20.60%     17.60%

 Hay                  0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0        0.0        0.3        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                    0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%      0.00%      0.10%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Other Receipts       0.0       0.0       5.0       5.0        0.0        0.0        0.7        0.0        6.1        0.0
                    0.00%     0.00%     1.80%     0.60%      0.00%      0.00%      0.30%      0.00%      2.60%      0.00%

1996 Planted Acres
Total                1500      4250      1760      4600       1495       3080       2250       4300       2430       4000

 Wheat              750.0    3187.5     920.0    2400.0     1200.0     2464.0      900.0     2000.0     1100.0     1700.0
                   50.00%    75.00%    52.30%    52.20%     80.30%     80.00%     40.00%     46.50%     45.30%     42.50%

 Sorghum              0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0      295.0      462.0      225.0      250.0        0.0        0.0
                    0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     19.70%     15.00%     10.00%      5.80%      0.00%      0.00%

 Barley             300.0     425.0     400.0    1200.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                   20.00%    10.00%    22.70%    26.10%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Corn                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0        0.0        0.0      225.0      490.0      120.0        0.0
                    0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     10.00%     11.40%      4.90%      0.00%

 Dry Peas           450.0     637.5       0.0       0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                   30.00%    15.00%     0.00%     0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Sunflowers           0.0       0.0     440.0    1000.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                    0.00%     0.00%    25.00%    21.70%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Millet               0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      400.0      600.0
                    0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     16.50%     15.00%

 Hay                  0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0        0.0      154.0        0.0       75.0        0.0        0.0
                    0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%      0.00%      5.00%      0.00%      1.70%      0.00%      0.00%

 Fallow               0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0        0.0        0.0      900.0     1485.0      810.0     1700.0
                    0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     40.00%     34.50%     33.30%     42.50%
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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.