TABLE 1
                        FARM INCOME STATEMENT, 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
CASH FARM INCOME
  Barley                               10,139       9,623      16,767
  Beans, Garbonzo                         199          -          563
  Beans, Navy                             426          80          89
  Beans, Pinto                          4,168       3,124       8,659
  Buckwheat                               198         201         673
  Canola                                9,744      11,043      13,851
  Corn                                  3,399       2,848       6,502
  Crambe                                  191         240          19
  Flax                                  4,134       5,984       6,056
  Hay, Alfalfa                            411         716         116
  Hay, Mixed                              705         545         909
  Lentils                                 149          -          512
  Oats                                    328         782         174
  Peas, Field                             539         372       1,286
  Potatoes                                573          -        2,848
  Safflower                               287          -          970
  Soybeans                              5,140       6,096       8,979
  Sugar Beets                             284       1,425          - 
  Sunflowers                            8,787       4,236      14,695
  Sunflowers, Confectionary             3,838       7,549       3,654
  Wheat, Durum                         10,206       6,770      20,309
  Wheat, Spring                        34,522      34,431      67,417
  Wheat, Winter                           388          44       1,426
  Rented Out                              221          46         288
  Other crops                              76          -          379
  Miscellaneous crop income               352         242         731
  Beef Bulls                            1,371         360       2,802
  Beef Calves                          12,454      10,394      12,615
  Beef Replacement Heifers              1,333         873       2,254
  Background Beef                      24,954      15,077      51,019
  Finish Beef Calves                    4,047       2,489       9,758
  Finish Yrlg Steers                      286          -           - 
  Grazing Beef                          1,232       2,380          - 
  Milk                                  9,247       2,312      27,739
  Dairy Calves                            461         445       1,443
  Dairy Replacement Heifers               342          -          346
  Dairy Steers                            445         387         698
  Farrow to Finish Hogs                   562       1,572          - 
  Finish Feeder Pigs                    1,463         731         326 
  Lamb Finishing                          132         610          - 
  Finish Cull Cows                        365         105       1,460
  Cull breeding livestock               4,028       2,083       8,069
  Misc. livestock income                  913         600       2,058
  Gov't Transition payments            24,112      24,547      36,487
  Other government payments            26,654      29,561      37,505
  CRP payments                          1,820       1,391       2,118
  Custom work income                    2,680       1,887       2,112
  Patronage dividends, cash               651         381       1,260
  Insurance income                     24,930      30,885      27,862
  Cash from hedging accts                 250         535         554
  Other farm income                     4,712       3,805       8,469
Gross Cash Farm Income                248,851     229,807     414,824
 
                                TABLE 1
                  FARM INCOME STATEMENT, 2001 (Continued)                 
          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
CASH FARM EXPENSE
  Seed                                 11,247      11,773      15,429
  Fertilizer                           21,161      21,579      36,518
  Crop chemicals                       18,772      21,073      31,584
  Crop insurance                        9,129      10,218      11,590
  Drying fuel                             106         135         180
  Irrigation energy                        66           7         109
  Crop marketing                          867       1,816         908
  Crop miscellaneous                    1,879       2,143       2,887
  Feeder livestock purchase            11,490      13,370      27,009
  Purchased feed                        8,487       5,624      15,734
  Breeding fees                           143          31         387
  Veterinary                            1,954       1,034       3,249
  Livestock supplies                    1,538       1,060       2,743
  Livestock leases                        299         424          37
  Grazing fees                            280          -        1,185
  Livestock marketing                     910         534       1,580
  Interest                             18,828      22,403      20,842
  Fuel & oil                           13,367      14,011      18,609
  Repairs                              18,531      20,248      23,790
  Custom hire                           7,268       8,192      11,288
  Hired labor                           6,664       6,831      15,423
  Land rent                            26,772      31,800      38,305
  Machinery & bldg leases               3,029       2,831       4,767
  Real estate taxes                     2,435       2,120       3,313
  Farm insurance                        3,238       3,250       4,605
  Utilities                             3,173       3,134       4,276
  Dues & professional fees                805         726       1,588
  Hedging account deposits                590       1,065       1,123
  Miscellaneous                         4,524       4,774       6,570
Total cash expense                    197,552     212,206     305,629
Net cash farm income                   51,299      17,601     109,194
INVENTORY CHANGES
  Crops and feed                        6,212      -5,063      17,099
  Market livestock                      2,248      -2,119       5,188
  Accounts receivable                 -10,138     -15,771        -231
  Prepaid expenses and supplies         1,086       2,336       3,205
  Accounts payable                     -1,541      -3,829        -525
Total inventory change                 -2,134     -24,447      24,735
Net operating profit                   49,164      -6,846     133,929
DEPRECIATION AND OTHER CAPITAL ADJUSTMENTS
  Breeding livestock                   -2,517      -4,294      -3,122
  Machinery and equipment             -13,130     -14,799     -19,724
  Buildings and improvements           -1,136      -1,158      -1,663
  Other farm capital                       28        -341         961
Total depr. and other capital adj     -16,756     -20,591     -23,547
Net Farm Income                        32,408     -27,437     110,382