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                    Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2000                      
       North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                            State Report                                  
                    (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          
                        Fallow on Owned Land                              
                                        Avg. Of                         
                                       All Farms    Low 20%    High 20% 
Number of fields                             33           6           6
Number of farms                              32           6           6
Acres                                     64.56       30.60       59.02
Yield per acre (unit)                        -           -           - 
Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
Value per unit                               -           -           - 
Total product return per acre                -           -           - 
Miscellaneous income per acre                -           -           - 
Gross return per acre                        -           -           - 
Direct Expenses
  Seed                                     0.23        1.23          - 
  Crop chemicals                           1.76        2.86          - 
  Fuel & oil                               4.57        5.65        3.34
  Repairs                                  5.30        7.86        2.56
  Operating interest                       1.29        4.91        1.08
  Miscellaneous                            0.30          -         0.28
Total direct expenses per acre            13.45       22.50        7.27
Return over direct exp per acre          -13.45      -22.50       -7.27
Overhead Expenses
  Hired labor                              1.28        3.59        0.70
  Machinery & bldg leases                  0.14        1.07        0.01
  RE & pers. property taxes                3.11        2.86        1.37
  Farm insurance                           0.91        1.19        0.39
  Utilities                                0.78        1.18        0.47
  Interest                                 9.64       18.63        4.41
  Mach & bldg depreciation                 5.68        3.71        4.69
  Miscellaneous                            1.01        1.12        1.32
Total overhead expenses per acre          22.55       33.35       13.36
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        36.00       55.84       20.62
Net return per acre                      -36.00      -55.84      -20.62
Lbr & mgt charge per acre                  8.10        6.76        7.47
Net return over lbr & mgt                -44.10      -62.60      -28.09
Government payments                       14.46       12.40       15.87
Net return with govt payments            -29.64      -50.21      -12.22