Table A7.  Characteristics of Representative Dairy Farms in New York, Vermont, Georgia, Florida, and New Mexico.
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                        NYWD700    NYWD1200   NYCD110    NYCD300    VTD85      VTD350      GAND175    GASD650    FLND380   FLSD2000   NMD2000
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County                  Wyoming    Wyoming    Cayuga     Cayuga   Washington Washington    Putnam     Houston   Lafayette Okeechobee  Dona Ana

Total Cropland             935       1800        296        800        200        700          0        350        590       2250        300
 Acres Owned               800       1200        250        700        140        525          0        300        440       2250        300
 Acres Leased              135        600         46        100         60        175          0         50        150          0          0

Pastureland
 Acres Owned               200        300         50        400         50         50        200        150         60          0          0
 Acres Leased                0          0          0          0          0         50          0          0          0          0          0

Assets ($1,000)
 Total                    2937       4817        592       1448        644       1794        491       1929       1238       5490       6325
 Real Estate              1610       2595        379        780        360       1040        280        886        700       2750       3480
 Machinery                 280        581         89        207        134        258         37        280         67        203        389
 Other & Livestock        1047       1641        124        461        150        496        175        764        471       2537       2455

Debt/Asset Ratios
 Total                    0.20       0.20       0.24       0.20       0.23       0.21       0.19       0.18       0.19       0.16       0.18
 Intermediate             0.08       0.09       0.15       0.11       0.16       0.10       0.07       0.08       0.05       0.03       0.05
 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                700       1200        110        300         85        350        175        650        380       2000       2000
 Cwt Milk/Cow              227        217        220        215        224        220        180        190        170        165        224

1996 Gross Receipts*
Total                   2460.5     3979.0      371.7      998.6      308.6     1187.6      525.8     2063.6     1240.0     6383.0     6512.7

 Milk                   2321.1     3804.4      354.0      943.6      281.5     1141.1      505.6     1982.2     1179.5     5999.4     6183.3
                         94.30%     95.60%     95.20%     94.50%     91.20%     96.10%     96.10%     96.10%     95.10%     94.00%     94.90%

 Dairy Cattle            139.4      174.7       17.7       55.0       25.5       46.5       20.2       81.4       47.5      383.6      329.4
                          5.70%      4.40%      4.80%      5.50%      8.30%      3.90%      3.90%      3.90%      3.80%      6.00%      5.10%

 Hay                       0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0       13.0        0.0        0.0
                          0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      1.10%      0.00%      0.00%

 Other Receipts            0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        1.5        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                          0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.50%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

1996 Planted Acres**
Total                    935.0     1525.0      295.0      756.0      200.0      700.0        0.0      350.0      200.0     1210.0        0.0

 Hay                       0.0        0.0       50.0      155.0       73.0      332.0        0.0      150.0      200.0     1210.0        0.0
                          0.00%      0.00%     16.90%     20.50%     36.50%     47.40%      0.00%     42.90%    100.00%    100.00%      0.00%

 Silage                  510.0      825.0       76.0      170.0       57.0      200.0        0.0      200.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                         54.50%     54.10%     25.80%     22.50%     28.50%     28.60%      0.00%     57.10%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Haylage                 425.0      700.0       94.0      286.0       70.0      168.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                         45.50%     45.90%     31.90%     37.80%     35.00%     24.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Corn                      0.0        0.0       75.0      145.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                          0.00%      0.00%     25.40%     19.20%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      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 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.