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                   Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2000                      
       North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                            State Report                                  
                    (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          
                        Canola on Owned Land                              
                                        Avg. Of                         
                                       All Farms    Low 20%    High 20% 
Number of fields                            116          15          24
Number of farms                              74          14          15
Acres                                     93.77      104.41       98.20
Yield per acre (cwt)                      13.50       10.92       16.74
Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
Value per cwt                             10.22        9.64       10.81
Total product return per acre            137.96      105.29      180.93
Miscellaneous income per acre              4.14        1.43        3.37
Gross return per acre                    142.10      106.72      184.30
Direct Expenses
  Seed                                    20.40       24.27       18.24
  Fertilizer                              16.18       17.84       17.87
  Crop chemicals                          12.78       15.96       15.12
  Crop insurance                           6.88        9.03        6.54
  Fuel & oil                               6.60        6.18        5.68
  Repairs                                 10.36       12.00        6.54
  Custom hire                              3.05        5.16        0.72
  Operating interest                       2.93        4.59        1.66
  Miscellaneous                            0.13        0.01        0.09
Total direct expenses per acre            79.31       95.04       72.46
Return over direct exp per acre           62.79       11.68      111.84
Overhead Expenses
  Hired labor                              3.08        3.96        2.15
  Machinery & bldg leases                  1.25        2.39        0.74
  RE & pers. property taxes                4.29        4.35        3.82
  Farm insurance                           1.49        1.54        1.23
  Utilities                                1.51        1.33        1.06
  Dues & professional fees                 0.71        1.71        0.43
  Interest                                17.17       35.89       13.64
  Mach & bldg depreciation                 8.68        9.81        7.51
  Miscellaneous                            2.03        2.22        2.14
Total overhead expenses per acre          40.21       63.20       32.73
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       119.52      158.23      105.20
Net return per acre                       22.58      -51.51       79.10
Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 14.35       15.03       14.32
Net return over lbr & mgt                  8.23      -66.55       64.78
Government payments                       21.38       22.64       21.82
Net return with govt payments             29.61      -43.91       86.60
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per cwt               5.87        8.70        4.33
Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt               8.85       14.49        6.28
With labor & management                    9.91       15.86        7.14
Total exp less govt & oth income           8.02       13.66        5.63