TABLE 8
                          CROP PRODUCTION AND MARKETING SUMMARY, 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
            Acreage Summary
              Total acres owned                       826         598       1,284
              Total crop acres                      1,647       1,603       2,334
              Crop acres owned                        491         354         810
              Crop acres cash rented                  846         954       1,155
              Crop acres share rented                 310         296         369
              Total pasture acres                     747         399       1,297
            Average Price Received (Cash Sales Only)
              Wheat, Spring per bushel               2.89        2.89        2.95
              Wheat, Durum per bushel                2.50        2.40        2.99
              Wheat, Winter per bushel               2.32          -           - 
              Barley per bushel                      1.71        1.70        1.73
              Canola per cwt                         8.07        8.33        7.73
              Sunflowers per cwt                     7.26        6.94        7.39
              Sunflowers, Confectionary per cwt     10.40       10.71        8.94
              Soybeans per bushel                    3.96        3.97        4.08
              Flax per bushel                        3.93        4.08        3.93
              Safflower per lb                      0.101          -           - 
              Corn per bushel                        1.67        1.67        1.73
              Oats per bushel                        1.23          -         1.31
              Beans, Pinto per cwt                  13.64       13.86       13.66
              Beans, Navy per cwt                   12.08          -           - 
              Peas, Field per bushel                 2.41          -         2.46
              Buckwheat per cwt                     11.87          -           - 
              Hay, Alfalfa per ton                  47.25       40.52          - 
              Hay, Mixed per ton                    37.44       31.84       38.74
              Hay, Grass per ton                    29.71          -           - 
            Average Yield Per Acre
              Wheat, Spring (bushel)                33.03       30.18       37.36
              Wheat, Durum (bushel)                 25.02       23.62       29.31
              Wheat, Winter (bushel)                33.15          -        35.67
              Barley (bushel)                       54.09       51.49       56.71
              Canola (cwt)                          13.84       13.35       14.27
              Sunflowers (cwt)                      14.67       12.78       14.87
              Sunflowers, Confectionary (cwt)       11.22        8.41       14.05
              Soybeans (bushel)                     31.94       26.57       35.08
              Flax (bushel)                         20.51       19.34       24.26
              Safflower (lb)                       850.05          -           - 
              Corn (bushel)                         93.81       70.07      103.60
              Corn Silage (ton)                     10.21        7.93       10.11
              Oats (bushel)                         55.29       52.44       58.90
              Beans, Pinto (cwt)                    14.64          -        13.56
              Peas, Field (bushel)                  22.44          -        17.71
              Buckwheat (cwt)                        7.64        8.95        8.86
              Hay, Alfalfa (ton)                     2.17        2.10        2.44
              Hay, Mixed (ton)                       1.32        1.33        1.49
              Hay, Grass (ton)                       1.15        1.05        1.15
              Hay, Oats (ton)                        1.97        1.78        1.97