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                                 Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2001                      
                    North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                                          State Report                                  
                                  (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          
                                Prevented Planting on Cash Rent                         
                                                   Avg. Of                         
                                                  All Farms     Low 20%    High 20% 
            Number of fields                            209          36          43
            Number of farms                              95          19          19
            Acres                                    100.29       89.46       66.84
            Yield per acre (unit)                        -           -           - 
            Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
            Value per unit                               -           -           - 
            Other product return per acre                -           -           - 
            Total product return per acre                -           -           - 
            Miscellaneous income per acre             55.66       30.86       76.63
            Gross return per acre                     55.66       30.86       76.63
            Direct Expenses
              Fertilizer                               0.24        0.72          - 
              Crop chemicals                           2.72        5.07        1.81
              Crop insurance                           5.26        4.67        5.40
              Fuel & oil                               3.42        3.91        1.68
              Repairs                                  4.50        4.49        2.93
              Custom hire                              0.47          -         0.98
              Land rent                               28.36       27.77       30.61
              Operating interest                       1.02        0.88        0.40
              Miscellaneous                            0.24          -         0.02
            Total direct expenses per acre            46.23       47.50       43.81
            Return over direct exp per acre            9.43      -16.64       32.82
            Overhead Expenses
              Hired labor                              1.03        1.14        0.63
              Machinery & bldg leases                  0.81        1.13        0.10
              Farm insurance                           0.84        1.12        0.55
              Utilities                                0.75        0.57        0.35
              Interest                                 1.69        2.84        0.62
              Mach & bldg depreciation                 4.70        4.02        2.04
              Miscellaneous                            0.95        0.90        0.75
            Total overhead expenses per acre          10.76       11.72        5.04
            Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        56.99       59.22       48.85
            Net return per acre                       -1.33      -28.36       27.78
            Lbr & mgt charge per acre                  6.49        7.64        4.77
            Net return over lbr & mgt                 -7.82      -36.00       23.00
            Government payments                       16.98       19.78       19.25
            Net return with govt payments              9.15      -16.22       42.25