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

                      Safflower on Cash Rent                             

                                                Avg. Of 
                                               All Farms

	Number of fields                              8
        Number of farms                               7

        Acres                                     64.09
        Yield per acre (lb)                      851.73
        Operators share of yield %               100.00
        Value per lb                               0.08
        Total product return per acre             70.23
        Miscellaneous income per acre              9.70
        Gross return per acre                     79.92

        Direct Expenses
          Seed                                     9.70
          Fertilizer                              12.07
          Crop chemicals                           5.87
          Crop insurance                           1.63
          Fuel & oil                               6.38
          Repairs                                  8.11
          Custom hire                              1.29
          Land rent                               22.83
          Operating interest                       3.97
          Miscellaneous                            0.88
        Total direct expenses per acre            72.71
        Return over direct exp per acre            7.21

        Overhead Expenses
          Hired labor                              2.58
          Machinery & bldg leases                  0.25
          Farm insurance                           1.16
          Utilities                                1.30
          Interest                                 2.09
          Mach & bldg depreciation                 5.65
          Miscellaneous                            1.81
        Total overhead expenses per acre          14.84
        Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        87.56

        Net return per acre                       -7.63

        Lbr & mgt charge per acre                  9.49
        Net return over lbr & mgt                -17.12
        Government payments                       12.74
        Net return with govt payments             -4.38

	Cost of Production
        Total direct expense per lb                0.09
        Total dir & ovhd exp per lb                0.10
        With labor & management                    0.11
        Total exp less govt & oth income           0.09