TABLE 11 - 40
   Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2002
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
                         Hay, Alfalfa on Cash Rent
                                        Avg. Of                         
                                      All Farms     Low 20%    High 20%
Number of fields                             88          12          17
Number of farms                              58          11          12
Acres                                     59.18       87.99       59.09
Yield per acre (ton)                       1.11        0.47        1.79
Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
Value per ton                             50.80       53.82       58.27
Other product return per acre              0.36          -           - 
Total product return per acre             56.76       25.18      104.13
Miscellaneous income per acre              3.70          -        17.54
Gross return per acre                     60.46       25.18      121.68
Direct Expenses
  Seed                                     1.05        3.37        0.23
  Fertilizer                               1.55        3.93        1.30
  Crop chemicals                           0.73          -           - 
  Crop insurance                           0.27          -         1.42
  Fuel & oil                               4.35        4.07        4.48
  Repairs                                  6.42        6.27        5.83
  Custom hire                              0.65        0.46        1.87
  Land rent                               18.00       20.07       13.63
  Operating interest                       2.58        1.81        5.08
  Miscellaneous                            0.27        0.25        0.23
Total direct expenses per acre            35.88       40.24       34.07
Return over direct exp per acre           24.58      -15.06       87.60
Overhead Expenses
  Hired labor                              1.68        1.97        3.21
  Machinery & bldg leases                  0.43        1.06        0.66
  Farm insurance                           1.16        1.10        1.40
  Utilities                                0.86        1.10        0.69
  Interest                                 3.39        2.11        2.07
  Mach & bldg depreciation                 5.89        6.45        6.78
  Miscellaneous                            2.00        1.36        2.48
Total overhead expenses per acre          15.41       15.15       17.29
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        51.28       55.39       51.36
Net return per acre                        9.17      -30.21       70.32
Lbr & mgt charge per acre                  8.92        6.77       12.27
Net return over lbr & mgt                  0.26      -36.98       58.04
Government payments                        3.98        3.70        5.02
Net return with govt payments              4.24      -33.28       63.06
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per ton              32.32       86.01       19.07
Total dir & ovhd exp per ton              46.19      118.41       28.74
With labor & management                   54.22      132.87       35.61
Total exp less govt & oth income          46.98      124.96       22.98