TABLE 10
                     CROP PRODUCTION AND MARKETING SUMMARY                       
            Minnesota and North Dakota Farm Business Mgmt. Education             
                            Red River Valley, 2004                               
                       (Farms Sorted By Net Farm Income)                         
                                     Avg. Of                                     
                                    All Farms     Low 20%    40 - 60%    High 20%
Number of farms                           230          46          46          46
Acreage Summary
  Total acres owned                       377         320         314         493
  Total crop acres                      1,726       1,432       1,665       2,438
  Crop acres owned                        351         278         292         480
  Crop acres cash rented                1,291       1,094       1,339       1,767
  Crop acres share rented                  84          60          33         192
  Total pasture acres                       2          -           -           10
Average Price Received (Cash SalesOnly)
  Soybeans per bushel                    6.69        6.33        6.38        6.82
  Wheat, Spring per bushel               3.47        3.27        3.47        3.50
  Corn per bushel                        2.27        2.11        2.22        2.42
  Barley per bushel                      2.41        2.35        2.20        2.36
  Sunflowers per cwt                    12.55          -           -        13.25
  Sugar Beets per ton                   40.55          -           -           - 
  Beans, Navy per cwt                   20.22          -           -           - 
  Sunflowers, Confectionary per cwt     16.75          -        16.55          - 
  Hay, Alfalfa per ton                  73.26          -           -           - 
  Beans, Black Turtle per cwt           17.39          -           -           - 
  Beans, Pinto per cwt                  24.34          -           -           - 
Average Yield Per Acre
  Soybeans (bushel)                     22.38       17.18       20.96       27.93
  Wheat, Spring (bushel)                63.70       61.79       63.87       65.26
  Sugar Beets (ton)                     19.65       18.76       19.35       20.51
  Corn (bushel)                        114.50      104.43      126.54      127.73
  Rented Out ($)                        93.15          -           -        77.49
  CRP ($)                               57.75          -           -        55.02
  Barley (bushel)                       83.94          -           -           - 
  Sunflowers (cwt)                      11.15          -           -           - 
  Beans, Navy (cwt)                      7.80          -           -           - 
  Soybeans, Food (bushel)               15.78          -           -           - 
  Sunflowers, Confectionary (cwt)        8.77          -         6.60          - 
  Hay, Alfalfa (ton)                     3.92          -           -           - 
  Beans, Black Turtle (cwt)              6.61          -           -           -