TABLE 11 - 10
                    Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2000                      
        North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                             State Report                                  
                     (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          
                         Barley on Owned Land                              
                                        Avg. Of                         
                                       All Farms    Low 20%    High 20% 
Number of fields                            148          26          28
Number of farms                             110          22          22
Acres                                     91.98       94.07       85.99
Yield per acre (bushel)                   53.02       41.52       67.67
Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
Value per bushel                           1.90        1.62        2.17
Other product return per acre              0.09          -           - 
Total product return per acre            100.89       67.24      147.11
Miscellaneous income per acre              4.76        6.73        4.80
Gross return per acre                    105.65       73.96      151.91
Direct Expenses
  Seed                                     5.69        5.82        6.10
  Fertilizer                              13.73       15.55       12.85
  Crop chemicals                           9.23       11.40        7.81
  Crop insurance                           4.86        4.24        6.45
  Fuel & oil                               7.16        7.58        6.24
  Repairs                                  9.86       11.90        8.41
  Custom hire                              2.25        4.65        1.48
  Operating interest                       2.48        4.47        1.76
  Miscellaneous                            0.39        0.57        1.33
Total direct expenses per acre            55.65       66.18       52.44
Return over direct exp per acre           50.00        7.79       99.47
Overhead Expenses
  Hired labor                              2.54        5.34        2.62
  Machinery & bldg leases                  0.94        1.09        0.54
  RE & pers. property taxes                4.14        4.42        4.13
  Farm insurance                           1.54        1.87        1.41
  Utilities                                1.36        1.32        1.19
  Interest                                14.08       16.15       14.55
  Mach & bldg depreciation                 7.69        7.36        6.10
  Miscellaneous                            2.78        2.73        2.28
Total overhead expenses per acre          35.07       40.28       32.81
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        90.73      106.46       85.25
Net return per acre                       14.92      -32.50       66.66
Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 13.77       15.26       14.92
Net return over lbr & mgt                  1.15      -47.76       51.73
Government payments                       20.24       19.06       21.25
Net return with govt payments             21.38      -28.70       72.98
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bushel            1.05        1.59        0.77
Total dir & ovhd exp per bushel            1.71        2.56        1.26
With labor & management                    1.97        2.93        1.48
Total exp less govt & oth income           1.50        2.31        1.10