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                                 Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2001                      
                    North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                                          State Report                                  
                                  (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          

                                      Pasture on Owned Land                             

                                                   Avg. Of                         
                                                  All Farms     Low 20%    High 20% 

            Number of fields                            200          42          37
            Number of farms                             136          27          27

            Acres                                    412.26      164.46      290.51
            Yield per acre (unit)                      0.75        0.74        1.23
            Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
            Value per unit                            12.01       11.07       12.29
            Other product return per acre              0.05        0.03          - 
            Total product return per acre              9.06        8.25       15.13
            Miscellaneous income per acre              0.15          -         0.53
            Gross return per acre                      9.22        8.25       15.66

            Direct Expenses
              Crop chemicals                           0.11        0.58        0.02
              Repairs                                  0.40        0.62        0.34
              Miscellaneous                            0.44        0.47        0.45
            Total direct expenses per acre             0.94        1.67        0.81
            Return over direct exp per acre            8.28        6.58       14.84

            Overhead Expenses
              RE & pers. property taxes                1.38        2.72        1.03
              Interest                                 4.01       12.08        2.41
              Miscellaneous                            0.78        1.38        0.61
            Total overhead expenses per acre           6.17       16.18        4.04
            Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre         7.11       17.84        4.86
            Net return per acre                        2.11       -9.60       10.80