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

            Hay, Summer Annual Grass on Cash Rent                     

                                                Avg. Of 
                                               All Farms

	Number of fields                             10
        Number of farms                               9

        Acres                                     32.98
        Yield per acre (ton)                       1.69
        Operators share of yield %               100.00
        Value per ton                             34.38
        Total product return per acre             58.26
        Miscellaneous income per acre             10.72
        Gross return per acre                     68.98

      	Direct Expenses
          Seed                                     7.88
          Fertilizer                               4.32
          Crop chemicals                           3.30
          Crop insurance                           1.14
          Fuel & oil                               7.20
          Repairs                                 13.13
          Custom hire                              0.93
          Land rent                               17.86
          Operating interest                       3.50
          Miscellaneous                            0.53
        Total direct expenses per acre            59.80
        Return over direct exp per acre            9.19

        Overhead Expenses
          Hired labor                              1.06
          Farm insurance                           2.26
          Utilities                                1.38
          Interest                                 7.91
          Mach & bldg depreciation                 8.99
          Miscellaneous                            5.59
        Total overhead expenses per acre          27.19
        Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        86.99

        Net return per acre                      -18.00

        Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 20.02
        Net return over lbr & mgt                -38.02
        Government payments                       13.77
        Net return with govt payments            -24.25

        Cost of Production
        Total direct expense per ton              35.29
        Total dir & ovhd exp per ton              51.33
        With labor & management                   63.14
        Total exp less govt & oth income          48.69