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                     Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2000                      
         North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                              State Report                                  
                      (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          
                          Canola on Share Rent                              
                                        Avg. Of                         
                                       All Farms    Low 20%    High 20% 
Number of fields                            114          17          31
Number of farms                              65          13          13
Acres                                     82.30      110.01       58.36
Yield per acre (cwt)                      12.99        8.82       14.78
Operators share of yield %                67.47       72.45       63.82
Value per cwt                              9.69        9.60       10.66
Total product return per acre             84.04       60.30       98.81
Miscellaneous income per acre              5.43        4.13        8.41
Gross return per acre                     89.47       64.43      107.22
Direct Expenses
  Seed                                    18.39       17.49        9.44
  Fertilizer                              14.51       18.08       13.47
  Crop chemicals                          12.48       17.08       11.22
  Crop insurance                           4.92        4.82        5.27
  Fuel & oil                               6.28        6.16        5.37
  Repairs                                  9.87       11.85        7.31
  Custom hire                              2.25        5.47        0.97
  Operating interest                       3.06        4.02        1.74
  Miscellaneous                            0.78        3.87        0.04
Total direct expenses per acre            72.53       88.84       54.84
Return over direct exp per acre           16.94      -24.41       52.39
Overhead Expenses
  Hired labor                              2.80        1.84        2.11
  Machinery & bldg leases                  1.73        3.63        0.24
  Farm insurance                           1.41        1.90        1.23
  Utilities                                1.47        2.41        1.12
  Dues & professional fees                 0.72        0.41        0.62
  Interest                                 3.67        3.75        3.21
  Mach & bldg depreciation                 7.63        6.10        6.71
  Miscellaneous                            1.74        2.35        1.62
Total overhead expenses per acre          21.18       22.39       16.86
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        93.71      111.23       71.70
Net return per acre                       -4.24      -46.80       35.53
Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 13.15       15.19       12.54
Net return over lbr & mgt                -17.39      -61.99       22.99
Government payments                       13.74       14.03       14.26
Net return with govt payments             -3.66      -47.96       37.24
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per cwt               8.27       13.91        5.81
Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt              10.69       17.41        7.60
With labor & management                   12.19       19.79        8.93
Total exp less govt & oth income          10.00       16.94        6.53