Production Speciality=Dairy

	1996		1997		1998		1999		2000
ITEM	Estimate	RSE	Estimate	RSE	Estimate	RSE	Estimate	RSE	Estimate	RSE
Number of farms	4,005	51.8	2,453	26.0	4,528	16.0	1,643	15.7	1,675	13.2
Current ratio (:1)	2.97	35.9	2.71	13.3	3.25	24.5	2.58	26.8	3.18	27.3
Working caital-to-expense ratio (%)	24.56	34.0	20.39	13.6	24.85	31.5	16.06	39.0	32.97	38.8
Debt/asset ratio (%)	15.38	40.0	12.49	13.4	14.84	15.6	14.19	18.7	15.27	9.3
Rate of return on assets (%)	2.82	*	0.64	*	0.80	*	2.43	47.4	4.68	25.9
Rate of return on equity (%)	2.11	*	-0.52	*	-0.65	*	1.27	*	4.03	37.6
Operating profit margin (%)	7.26	*	1.95	*	2.47	*	7.09	43.8	13.34	28.2
Term debt coverage ratio (times)	4.32	28.7	3.92	28.5	3.02	21.4	4.12	17.8	4.90	16.5
Asset turnover ratio (times)	0.39	34.0	0.33	9.9	0.32	17.2	0.34	10.1	0.35	13.3
Operating expense ratio (%)	79.79	4.6	81.84	6.5	81.56	6.0	77.47	2.4	71.82	5.1
Economic cost-to-output ratio (%)	90.74	7.8	81.67	14.6	84.99	20.9	100.34	4.3	98.35	4.0
* The Relative Standard Error (RSE) exceeds 75 percent. The Relative Standard Error (RSE) is defined as the standard error of the estimate divided by the estimate. The larger the RSE, the less reliable the estimate. Source: Agricultural Resource Management Study, USDA.