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                      Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2000                      
           North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                               State Report                                  
                       (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          
                           Barley on Share Rent                              
                                        Avg. Of                         
                                       All Farms    Low 20%    High 20% 
Number of fields                            147          23          40
Number of farms                              80          16          16
Acres                                     73.60       47.77       76.15
Yield per acre (bushel)                   56.54       41.75       68.17
Operators share of yield %                65.82       65.89       68.34
Value per bushel                           1.99        1.42        2.15
Total product return per acre             73.92       38.56       99.89
Miscellaneous income per acre              4.04        3.24        5.29
Gross return per acre                     77.96       41.80      105.17
Direct Expenses
  Seed                                     5.21        5.55        5.37
  Fertilizer                              11.15       12.44       11.22
  Crop chemicals                           9.25        9.28       10.46
  Crop insurance                           4.31        4.46        5.28
  Fuel & oil                               6.49        7.55        5.89
  Repairs                                 10.05       10.61       10.61
  Custom hire                              1.39        2.07        0.68
  Machinery & bldg leases                  0.20        0.09        0.67
  Operating interest                       1.90        2.73        1.20
  Miscellaneous                            0.52        0.32        0.23
Total direct expenses per acre            50.47       55.09       51.63
Return over direct exp per acre           27.49      -13.29       53.54
Overhead Expenses
  Hired labor                              2.24        1.92        3.28
  Machinery & bldg leases                  0.47        1.79        0.22
  Farm insurance                           1.27        1.28        1.02
  Utilities                                1.20        1.00        1.22
  Dues & professional fees                 0.68        0.89        0.70
  Interest                                 3.12        3.53        2.75
  Mach & bldg depreciation                 7.10        8.66        6.42
  Miscellaneous                            1.45        1.36        1.52
Total overhead expenses per acre          17.53       20.42       17.13
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        67.99       75.52       68.76
Net return per acre                        9.96      -33.72       36.41
Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 13.04       14.12       12.86
Net return over lbr & mgt                 -3.08      -47.84       23.55
Government payments                       13.63       13.63       14.44
Net return with govt payments             10.55      -34.21       37.99
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bushel            1.36        2.00        1.11
Total dir & ovhd exp per bushel            1.83        2.74        1.48
With labor & management                    2.18        3.26        1.75
Total exp less govt & oth income           1.70        2.65        1.33