Table A9.  Characteristics of Representative Farrow-to-Finish Hog Farms in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and
           North Carolina.
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                         MOH100     MOH225     ILH200     ILH750     INH150     INH600     NCH350     NCH13268
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County                   Carroll    Carroll     Knox       Knox      Carroll    Carroll     Wayne       Wayne

Total Cropland             330       1020       1400       1800       1020       2250        100          0
 Acres Owned               220        520        400        950        300        800        100          0
 Acres Leased              110        500       1000        850        720       1450          0          0

Pastureland
 Acres Owned               100          0          0          0          0          0          0          0

Assets ($1,000's)
 Total                     659       1603       2060       5186       1545       4308       1290      18263
 Real Estate               481       1073       1420       3590       1165       2804        745          1
 Machinery                  62        253        320        388        218        703         83         15
 Other & Livestock         116        277        320       1208        162        801        462      18247

Debt/Asset Ratios
 Total                    0.36       0.36       0.36       0.34       0.38       0.35       0.29       0.00
 Intermediate             0.13       0.19       0.18       0.12       0.21       0.19       0.08       0.00
 Long Run                 0.44       0.44       0.44       0.44       0.44       0.44       0.44       0.44

1996 Livestock
 Beef                       25          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
 Sows                      100        225        200        750        150        600        350      13268

1996 Gross Receipts*
Total                    260.3      668.5      753.5     2387.9      604.8     2211.6      949.0    35067.1

 Cattle                    7.3        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                          2.80%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

 Hogs                    214.4      546.9      453.8     2121.2      349.4     1642.6      949.0    35067.1
                         82.40%     81.80%     60.20%     88.80%     57.80%     74.30%    100.00%    100.00%

 Corn                      3.0        6.4      137.2       25.4      189.1      311.2        0.0        0.0
                          1.10%      1.00%     18.20%      1.10%     31.30%     14.10%      0.00%      0.00%

 Soybeans                 20.2       79.9      154.8      241.3       60.1      241.5        0.0        0.0
                          7.70%     11.90%     20.50%     10.10%      9.90%     10.90%      0.00%      0.00%

 Wheat                    15.4       35.3        5.2        0.0        6.1       16.3        0.0        0.0
                          5.90%      5.30%      0.70%      0.00%      1.00%      0.70%      0.00%      0.00%

 Other Receipts            0.0        0.0        2.5        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
                          0.00%      0.00%      0.30%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%

1996 Planted Acres**
Total                      360       1000       1380       1800       1000       2250        100          0

 Corn                    160.0      400.0      750.0     1080.0      750.0     1500.0        0.0        0.0
                         44.40%     40.00%     54.30%     60.00%     75.00%     66.70%      0.00%      0.00%

 Soybeans                 80.0      400.0      610.0      720.0      225.0      700.0        0.0        0.0
                         22.20%     40.00%     44.20%     40.00%     22.50%     31.10%      0.00%      0.00%

 Wheat                    80.0      200.0       20.0        0.0       25.0       50.0        0.0        0.0
                         22.20%     20.00%      1.40%      0.00%      2.50%      2.20%      0.00%      0.00%

 Hay                      40.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0      100.0        0.0
                         11.10%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%    100.00%      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.