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

                 Hay, Small Grain on Owned Land                         

                                                Avg. Of 
                                               All Farms

	Number of fields                             11
        Number of farms                              11

        Acres                                     99.51
        Yield per acre (ton)                       1.79
        Operators share of yield %               100.00
        Value per ton                             34.20
        Total product return per acre             61.10
        Miscellaneous income per acre             22.95
        Gross return per acre                     84.05

        Direct Expenses
          Seed                                     6.37
          Fertilizer                               7.83
          Crop chemicals                           1.16
          Crop insurance                           0.78
          Fuel & oil                               5.05
          Repairs                                  8.00
          Operating interest                       1.53
          Miscellaneous                            1.09
        Total direct expenses per acre            31.81
        Return over direct exp per acre           52.24

        Overhead Expenses
          Hired labor                              1.18
          RE & pers. property taxes                3.34
          Farm insurance                           1.90
          Utilities                                2.07
          Interest                                16.96
          Mach & bldg depreciation                 8.60
          Miscellaneous                            3.03
        Total overhead expenses per acre          37.07
        Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        68.88

        Net return per acre                       15.17

        Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 14.91
        Net return over lbr & mgt                  0.26
        Government payments                       14.16
        Net return with govt payments             14.42

        Cost of Production
        Total direct expense per ton              17.80
        Total dir & ovhd exp per ton              38.55
        With labor & management                   46.90
        Total exp less govt & oth income          26.13