Typical New England Dairy Farm, 2000                                        Attachment 3
Compact Payment Impact on Net Farm Earnings*
Per Cow Farm
Avg. Herd Size 97 97
Price of Milk  $   13.96  $          13.96
Compact price $0.91
Lbs. Sold per Cow     17,214        1,669,758
Milk Income per Cow  $   2,403          233,098
+ Cattle Income 133            12,901
+ Crop Income 102              9,894
+ Other Income 302            29,294
Value of Farm Production  $   2,940  $       285,187
Adj. Cash Operating Expenses  $   2,425          235,225
Depreciation 275            26,675
Adj. Farm Operating Expenses  $   2,700  $       261,900
Net Farm Earnings*  $     240  $        23,287
+ Net Nonfarm Income 85              8,245
-Family Living & Taxes 321            31,137
Net Earnings  $         4  $             395
  Per Cwt. 0.02
Compact Payment Impact on Net Farm Earnings*
Net Farm Earnings w/Compact  $     240  $        23,287
Compact Producer Price Payment $157 $15,197
Net Farm Earnings w/o Compact  $       84 $8,090
Source: Special analysis developed for Northeast Farm Credit Associations by James
  Putnam II, First Pioneer Farm Credit.  Data combined from US Census of Agriculture,
  1997, NASS/USDA; Milk Production, Disposition and Income Summary, 2000,
   NASS/USDA; and the Northeast Dairy Farm Summary, 2000, Northeast Farm Credit
  Associations.
*Analysis added by Compact Commission