TABLE 6
                                STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS, 2001                             
                   North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                                         State Report                                  
                               (Farms Sorted By Net Farm Income)                       
                                                 Avg. Of                         
                                                All Farms     Low 20%    High 20% 
            Number of farms                           452          90          91
            Beginning cash (farm & nonfarm)        10,871      14,492      13,317
            CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
               Gross cash farm income             248,851     229,807     414,824
               Net nonfarm income                  18,724      23,606      13,701
               Total cash farm expense           -197,552    -212,206    -305,629
               Apparent family living expense     -34,430     -33,349     -42,629
               Income and social security tax      -6,060      -5,158     -11,138
            Cash from operations                   29,533       2,701      69,128
            CASH FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               Sale of breeding livestock           2,421       2,706       1,758
               Sale of machinery & equipment        1,624       1,146       1,790
               Sale of farm land                      794         547       1,378
               Sale of farm buildings                 215          -        1,057
               Sale of other farm assets              474         106       1,087
               Sale of nonfarm assets               1,075         332       1,820
               Purchase of breeding livestock      -8,412      -8,275     -11,035
               Purchase of machinery & equip.     -28,276     -20,751     -53,290
               Purchase of farm land               -9,798      -5,192     -22,220
               Purchase of farm buildings          -4,264      -2,319     -12,645
               Purchase of other farm assets         -997      -1,156      -1,637
               Purchase of nonfarm assets          -8,810     -10,756     -11,260
            Cash from investing activities        -53,955     -43,613    -103,197
            CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               Money borrowed                     173,238     240,740     208,012
               Cash gifts and inheritances          2,549       1,405       1,430
               Principal payments                -149,195    -204,836    -164,754
               Dividends paid                          -7         -33          - 
               Gifts given                           -452         -60        -633
            Cash from financing activities         26,134      37,216      44,055
            Net change in cash balance              1,711      -3,696       9,986
            Ending cash (farm & nonfarm)           12,582      10,796      23,303