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                                 Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2002                            
                    North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                                          State Report                                  
                                  (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          
                                      Barley on Owned Land                              
                                                   Avg. Of                         
                                                  All Farms     Low 20%    High 20%
            Number of fields                            121          19          30
            Number of farms                              82          16          16
            Acres                                     99.06       77.74       61.98
            Yield per acre (bu.)                      39.24        9.50       56.63
            Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
            Value per bu.                              2.65        1.95        3.33
            Other product return per acre              1.73        8.34          - 
            Total product return per acre            105.64       26.88      188.65
            Miscellaneous income per acre             13.65       13.07        6.40
            Gross return per acre                    119.29       39.96      195.04
            Direct Expenses
              Seed                                     7.07        7.11        7.11
              Fertilizer                              13.32       11.12       14.49
              Crop chemicals                          10.22        8.82        8.60
              Crop insurance                           5.51        4.19        6.55
              Fuel & oil                               5.43        5.23        3.83
              Repairs                                  8.81        9.18       11.14
              Custom hire                              2.70        0.80        1.91
              Operating interest                       1.57        2.10        1.62
              Miscellaneous                            0.10        0.01          - 
            Total direct expenses per acre            54.73       48.56       55.25
            Return over direct exp per acre           64.56       -8.60      139.79
            Overhead Expenses
              Hired labor                              2.60        2.52        1.53
              Machinery & bldg leases                  0.95        0.32        0.20
              RE & pers. property taxes                4.34        3.35        4.17
              Farm insurance                           1.82        1.75        1.63
              Utilities                                1.39        1.11        1.50
              Dues & professional fees                 0.50        0.52        0.56
              Interest                                11.57       10.40       11.03
              Mach & bldg depreciation                 7.98        7.43       10.57
              Miscellaneous                            1.74        2.95        1.25
            Total overhead expenses per acre          32.88       30.36       32.43
            Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        87.61       78.91       87.69
            Net return per acre                       31.68      -38.96      107.35
            Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 13.36       11.98       15.00
            Net return over lbr & mgt                 18.32      -50.94       92.36
            Government payments                        8.24        7.11        8.74
            Net return with govt payments             26.57      -43.83      101.10
            Cost of Production
            Total direct expense per bu.               1.39        5.11        0.98
            Total dir & ovhd exp per bu.               2.23        8.30        1.55
            With labor & management                    2.57        9.56        1.81
            Total exp less govt & oth income           1.97        6.56        1.55