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

                        Pasture on Owned Land                             

                                        Avg. Of                         
                                       All Farms    Low 20%    High 20% 

Number of fields                            274          52          56
Number of farms                             168          33          34

Acres                                    360.09      171.81      375.79
Yield per acre (unit)                      0.70        0.59        0.95
Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
Value per unit                            11.16       10.68       10.89
Other product return per acre              0.01          -         0.03
Total product return per acre              7.85        6.32       10.40
Miscellaneous income per acre              0.06        0.02        0.13
Gross return per acre                      7.91        6.34       10.53

Direct Expenses
  Miscellaneous                            0.85        0.88        0.75
Total direct expenses per acre             0.85        0.88        0.75
Return over direct exp per acre            7.06        5.46        9.78

Overhead Expenses
  RE & pers. property taxes                1.83        2.75        1.64
  Interest                                 5.48       15.66        1.54
  Miscellaneous                            0.53        0.65        0.68
Total overhead expenses per acre           7.83       19.06        3.87
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre         8.68       19.95        4.62

Net return per acre                       -0.77      -13.61        5.91