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INVENTORIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

3.	INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following at December 31:


($ in thousands)	2011		2010
Farming inventories	$	3,423	$	2,801
Other		164		181

		$ 3,587		$ 2,982

Farming inventories consist of costs incurred during the current year related to the next year’s crop as well as any current year’s unsold product and farming chemicals.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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