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                     Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2000                      
         North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                            State Report                                  
                     (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          
                   Prevented planting on Cash Rent                         
                                        Avg. Of                         
                                       All Farms    Low 20%    High 20% 
Number of fields                            114          21          22
Number of farms                              73          14          14
Acres                                     66.66       60.40       68.65
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             59.30       22.44       86.10
Gross return per acre                     59.30       22.44       86.10
Direct Expenses
  Crop chemicals                           0.89        0.52        1.57
  Crop insurance                           5.02        1.94        3.63
  Fuel & oil                               2.91        4.87        2.02
  Repairs                                  4.12        7.81        2.49
  Land rent                               26.60       23.33       21.48
  Machinery & bldg leases                  0.86          -           - 
  Operating interest                       0.70        1.39        0.19
  Miscellaneous                            0.26        0.44        0.24
Total direct expenses per acre            41.35       40.30       31.63
Return over direct exp per acre           17.94      -17.86       54.48
Overhead Expenses
  Hired labor                              1.48        1.37        0.65
  Farm insurance                           0.51        0.77        0.14
  Utilities                                0.55        1.10        0.18
  Interest                                 1.28        3.07        0.47
  Mach & bldg depreciation                 2.21        3.63        2.34
  Miscellaneous                            1.28        1.98        0.43
Total overhead expenses per acre           7.32       11.92        4.21
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        48.67       52.22       35.83
Net return per acre                       10.63      -29.78       50.27
Lbr & mgt charge per acre                  5.25        8.59        2.50
Net return over lbr & mgt                  5.38      -38.38       47.77
Government payments                       21.72       20.30       24.26
Net return with govt payments             27.10      -18.07       72.03