TABLE 6
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS, 2000
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms Sorted By Net Farm Income)
Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of farms 475 95 95
Beginning cash (farm & nonfarm) 12,013 10,030 15,490
CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Gross cash farm income 231,441 164,908 405,641
Net nonfarm income 18,472 24,675 13,279
Total cash farm expense -186,270 -152,072 -314,826
Apparent family living expense -32,639 -26,742 -40,747
Income and social security tax -4,849 -2,919 -8,442
Cash from operations 26,155 7,851 54,905
CASH FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Sale of breeding livestock 2,679 1,397 2,647
Sale of machinery & equipment 1,552 797 1,853
Sale of farm land 362 534 211
Sale of farm buildings 82 - 296
Sale of other farm assets 489 5 1,290
Sale of nonfarm assets 1,085 1,364 1,113
Purchase of breeding livestock -7,011 -3,889 -7,535
Purchase of machinery & equip. -26,811 -12,591 -54,166
Purchase of farm land -12,664 -7,740 -26,738
Purchase of farm buildings -2,799 -3,036 -6,049
Purchase of other farm assets -845 -467 -985
Purchase of nonfarm assets -7,251 -5,075 -10,070
Cash from investing activities -51,132 -28,702 -98,132
CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Money borrowed 162,833 155,483 238,007
Cash gifts and inheritances 3,125 5,331 3,289
Principal payments -142,540 -139,214 -204,305
Dividends paid -10 -51 -
Gifts given -352 -644 -76
Cash from financing activities 23,056 20,904 36,914
Net change in cash balance -1,920 53 -6,313
Ending cash (farm & nonfarm) 10,093 10,083 9,177