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

                     Soybeans on Owned Land                             

                                                Avg. Of 
                                               All Farms

	Number of fields                             23
        Number of farms                              22

        Acres                                    158.72
        Yield per acre (bushel)                   32.68
        Operators share of yield %               100.00
        Value per bushel                           5.07
        Total product return per acre            165.73
        Miscellaneous income per acre              3.81
        Gross return per acre                    169.54

        Direct Expenses
          Seed                                    16.34
          Fertilizer                               7.91
          Crop chemicals                          19.36
          Crop insurance                           7.53
          Fuel & oil                              11.61
          Repairs                                 15.12
          Custom hire                              6.33
          Operating interest                       2.48
          Miscellaneous                            0.51
        Total direct expenses per acre            87.20
        Return over direct exp per acre           82.34

        Overhead Expenses
          Hired labor                              6.20
          Machinery & bldg leases                  1.66
          RE & pers. property taxes                4.69
          Farm insurance                           2.06
          Utilities                                2.04
          Interest                                15.35
          Mach & bldg depreciation                12.13
          Miscellaneous                            2.55
        Total overhead expenses per acre          46.68
        Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       133.87

        Net return per acre                       35.67

        Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 18.42
        Net return over lbr & mgt                 17.25
        Government payments                       22.31
        Net return with govt payments             39.56

        Cost of Production
        Total direct expense per bushel            2.67
        Total dir & ovhd exp per bushel            4.10
        With labor & management                    4.66
        Total exp less govt & oth income           3.86