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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 Share Rent                        
                                        Avg. Of                         
                                       All Farms    Low 20%    High 20% 
Number of fields                             85          20          23
Number of farms                              45           9           9
Acres                                     61.10       53.00       56.65
Yield per acre (unit)                        -           -           - 
Operators share of yield %                65.29       62.23       68.10
Value per unit                               -           -           - 
Other product return per acre                -           -           - 
Total product return per acre                -           -           - 
Miscellaneous income per acre             45.47       33.05       65.85
Gross return per acre                     45.47       33.05       65.85
Direct Expenses
  Fertilizer                               0.41        1.83          - 
  Crop chemicals                           2.38        9.47        0.05
  Crop insurance                           2.88        3.23        3.86
  Fuel & oil                               2.59        3.56        1.83
  Repairs                                  4.21        6.61        2.06
  Operating interest                       0.86        1.37        0.15
  Miscellaneous                            0.27        1.11          - 
Total direct expenses per acre            13.60       27.18        7.96
Return over direct exp per acre           31.88        5.87       57.90
Overhead Expenses
  Hired labor                              1.00        1.94        1.78
  Farm insurance                           0.56        1.31        0.10
  Utilities                                0.86        1.71        0.43
  Interest                                 1.57        3.61        0.55
  Mach & bldg depreciation                 2.69        4.25        2.63
  Miscellaneous                            1.76        1.77        1.04
Total overhead expenses per acre           8.44       14.59        6.53
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        22.04       41.77       14.48
Net return per acre                       23.44       -8.72       51.37
Lbr & mgt charge per acre                  5.93        8.50        3.18
Net return over lbr & mgt                 17.50      -17.22       48.19
Government payments                       13.57       22.18       12.74
Net return with govt payments             31.08        4.96       60.93