Table A6.  Characterstics of Representative Dairy Farms in California, Washington, Texas, Wisconsin, and Missouri
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                      CAD1710  WAD185    WAD850     TXCD400   TXCD825   TXED210    TXED650    WID70      WID600     MOD85      MOD300
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County                Tulare   Whatcom   Whatcom     Erath     Erath    Hopkins     Lamar    Winnebago  Winnebago  Christian  Christian

Total Cropland           528       120       505       300       250        250        500        182       1000        220        685
 Acres Owned             528        60       250       150       250        200        500        152        400        140        450
 Acres Leased              0        60       255       150         0         50          0         30        600         80        235

Pastureland
 Acres Owned               0         0         0         0       250         25        300          0          0         55         20
 Pasture Acres Lease       0         0         0       150         0          0          0          0          0         55        100

Assets ($1000)
 Total                  7200       754      3554      1119      2109        764       2107        442       2337        489       1434
 Real Estate            4506       485      2480       534       913        380        980        247       1242        295        882
 Machinery               406        62       279       195       227        102        279         88        186         99        213
 Other & Livestock      2288       207       794       390       969        282        848        108        910         96        340

Debt/Asset Ratios
 Total                  0.20      0.21      0.23      0.20      0.15       0.19       0.17       0.23       0.18       0.26       0.23
 Intermediate           0.04      0.06      0.09      0.11      0.05       0.09       0.07       0.15       0.06       0.22       0.13
 Long Run               0.29      0.29      0.29      0.29      0.29       0.29       0.29       0.29       0.29       0.29       0.29

1996 Livestock
 Dairy Cows             1710       185       850       400       825        210        650         70        600         85        300
 Cwt Milk/Cow            218       255       235       161       192        160        170        205        198        156        173

1996 Gross Receipts*
 Total                5335.6     653.8    2776.8    1030.7    2522.9      553.8     1759.1      227.3     1865.2      209.0      780.6

  Milk                5063.0     639.0    2700.6     982.7    2419.7      497.3     1635.4      209.7     1733.9      189.6      743.6
                       94.90%    97.70%    97.30%    95.30%    95.90%     89.80%     93.00%     92.20%     93.00%     90.70%     95.30%

 Dairy Cattle          272.5      14.8      76.2      48.0     103.2       56.5      123.7       17.7      131.3       19.3       37.0
                        5.10%     2.30%     2.70%     4.70%     4.10%     10.20%      7.00%      7.80%      7.00%      9.30%      4.70%

1996 Planted Acres**
Total                    525       112       500       290       235        195        565        202       1000        211        680

 Hay                   200.0       0.0       0.0     118.0       0.0      195.0      140.0       37.0        0.0      211.0      573.0
                       38.10%     0.00%     0.00%    40.70%     0.00%    100.00%     24.80%     18.30%      0.00%    100.00%     84.30%

 Silage                325.0     112.0     500.0     172.0     215.0        0.0      425.0       23.0      200.0        0.0      107.0
                       61.90%   100.00%   100.00%    59.30%    91.50%      0.00%     75.20%     11.40%     20.00%      0.00%     15.70%

 Haylage                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0      20.0        0.0        0.0      102.0      450.0        0.0        0.0
                        0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     8.50%      0.00%      0.00%     50.50%     45.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Corn                    0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0        0.0        0.0       40.0      350.0        0.0        0.0
                        0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     19.80%     35.00%      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 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.