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                  Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2000                      
      North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                           State Report                                  
                   (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          

             Sunflowers, Confectionary on Owned Land                     

                                                Avg. Of 
                                               All Farms

	Number of fields                             26
        Number of farms                              22

        Acres                                    113.59
        Yield per acre (cwt)                      10.09
        Operators share of yield %               100.00
        Value per cwt                             13.94
        Total product return per acre            140.62
        Miscellaneous income per acre             54.16
        Gross return per acre                    194.78

        Direct Expenses
          Seed                                    20.51
          Fertilizer                              10.01
          Crop chemicals                          15.03
          Crop insurance                           8.33
          Fuel & oil                               8.66
          Repairs                                 12.22
          Custom hire                              4.33
          Machinery & bldg leases                  0.28
          Operating interest                       4.45
          Miscellaneous                            0.13
        Total direct expenses per acre            83.95
        Return over direct exp per acre          110.83

        Overhead Expenses
          Hired labor                              3.24
          Machinery & bldg leases                  1.11
          RE & pers. property taxes                4.66
          Farm insurance                           2.19
          Utilities                                1.86
          Dues & professional fees                 0.52
          Interest                                18.03
          Mach & bldg depreciation                12.64
          Miscellaneous                            3.53
        Total overhead expenses per acre          47.77
        Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       131.72

        Net return per acre                       63.06

        Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 19.40
        Net return over lbr & mgt                 43.66
        Government payments                       23.39
        Net return with govt payments             67.05

        Cost of Production
        Total direct expense per cwt               8.32
        Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt              13.06
        With labor & management                   14.98
        Total exp less govt & oth income           7.29