Table A2.  Characteristics of Representative Feed Grain Farms in Texas, Kansas, and
           South Carolina
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                        TXNP1600   TXNP5500    KSG728    KSG1652     SCG1500    SCG3500
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County                    Moore      Moore     Finney     Finney    Clarendon  Clarendon

Total Cropland            1600       5500        728       1650       1500       3500
 Acres Owned               320       1100        121        185        500       1400
 Acres Leased             1280       4400        607       1465       1000       2100

Assets ($1000)
 Total                     560       2161        402        771        909       2982
 Real Estate               185        647         95        193        567       1954
 Machinery                 313       1204        302        554        256        752
 Other                      61        310          6         25         86        277

Debt/Asset Ratios
 Total                    0.17       0.16       0.29       0.18       0.17       0.20
 Intermediate             0.15       0.15       0.21       0.18       0.13       0.22
 Long Run                 0.20       0.19       0.54       0.19       0.20       0.19

1996 Gross Receipts*
 Total                   379.4     1427.7      219.7      358.8      605.2     1599.3

  Corn                   189.1      966.1      201.1      320.0      195.5      410.3
                         49.80%     67.70%     91.50%     89.20%     32.30%     25.70%

  Sorghum                 68.4       66.8        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                         18.00%      4.70%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

  Wheat                  121.9      379.8        5.1       38.8      205.8      459.0
                         32.10%     26.60%      2.30%     10.80%     34.00%     28.70%

  Soybeans                 0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      204.0      511.8
                          0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     33.70%     32.00%

  Cotton                   0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      218.1
                          0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     13.60%

 Other Receipts            0.0       15.0       13.5        0.0        0.0        0.0
                          0.00%      1.10%      6.10%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

1996 Planted Acres**
Total                     1600       5500        728       1650       2250     5169.5

 Corn                      470       2200        600       1050        600     1130.5
                         29.40%     40.00%     82.40%     63.60%     26.67%     21.87%

 Sorghum                   280        275          0          0          0          0
                         17.50%      5.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Wheat                     642       2475        128        600        750     1669.5
                         40.10%     45.00%     17.60%     36.40%     33.33%     32.30%

 Soybeans                    0          0          0          0        900     2019.5
                          0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     40.00%     39.07%

 Cotton                      0          0          0          0          0        350
                          0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      6.77%

 Fallow                    208        550          0          0          0          0
                         13.00%     10.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%
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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 crop.
**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.