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

                        Pasture on Cash Rent                              

                                        Avg. Of                         
                                       All Farms    Low 20%    High 20% 

Number of fields                            420          95          80
Number of farms                             179          35          36

Acres                                    426.59      367.15      191.83
Yield per acre (unit)                      0.63        0.55        1.20
Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
Value per unit                            11.61       11.30       11.05
Other product return per acre              0.06          -         0.48
Total product return per acre              7.36        6.27       13.74
Miscellaneous income per acre              0.11        0.04        0.04
Gross return per acre                      7.47        6.31       13.78

Direct Expenses
  Land rent                                6.84        9.42        6.58
  Miscellaneous                            0.69        0.73        0.82
Total direct expenses per acre             7.53       10.14        7.39
Return over direct exp per acre           -0.06       -3.84        6.39

Overhead Expenses
  Miscellaneous                            0.60        0.94        0.70
Total overhead expenses per acre           0.60        0.94        0.70
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre         8.13       11.08        8.09

Net return per acre                       -0.66       -4.77        5.69