TABLE 10
                       OPERATOR INFORMATION AND NONFARM 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

            Operator Information
              Average number of operators             1.0         1.0         1.1
              Average age of operators               44.0        44.8        45.5
              Average number of years farming        20.4        20.5        22.1

            Nonfarm Income
              Nonfarm wages & salary               13,304      17,124       7,361
              Nonfarm business income               1,276       1,353       1,195
              Nonfarm rental income                   285         362         426
              Nonfarm interest income                 474         354       1,001
              Nonfarm cash dividends                  191          17          67
              Tax refunds                             611         666         343
              Nontaxable nonfarm income               263         310         306
              Gifts and inheritances                2,549       1,405       1,430
              Other nonfarm income                  2,319       3,421       3,003
            Total nonfarm income                   21,274      25,011      15,131