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