TABLE 6
                                 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS, 2002                            
                    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                           431          86          87

            Beginning cash (farm & nonfarm)        12,630      10,804      18,086

            CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
               Gross cash farm income             245,559     182,993     415,808
               Net nonfarm income                  19,573      22,223      14,907
               Total cash farm expense           -196,922    -167,174    -319,627
               Apparent family living expense     -34,492     -26,317     -44,783
               Income and social security tax      -4,943      -2,402      -8,801
            Cash from operations                   28,774       9,323      57,504

            CASH FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               Sale of breeding livestock           4,019       3,722       3,660
               Sale of machinery & equipment        2,772       1,183       4,598
               Sale of farm land                    1,572       2,523         457
               Sale of farm buildings                 132          -          161
               Sale of other farm assets              228         261         235
               Sale of nonfarm assets               1,831         743       2,362
               Purchase of breeding livestock      -6,577      -6,035      -4,154
               Purchase of machinery & equip.     -24,716     -14,963     -50,944
               Purchase of titled vehicles           -946        -799      -1,548
               Purchase of farm land              -12,396      -9,901     -17,367
               Purchase of farm buildings          -2,726      -2,428      -3,902
               Purchase of other farm assets         -489        -661        -832
               Purchase of nonfarm assets          -9,133      -3,597     -13,140
            Cash from investing activities        -46,428     -29,951     -80,414

            CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               Money borrowed                     188,416     144,373     300,452
               Cash gifts and inheritances          1,952       2,311       3,024
               Principal payments                -172,519    -128,739    -279,229
               Dividends paid                          -           -           -
               Gifts given                           -530        -118      -1,669
            Cash from financing activities         17,319      17,827      22,579

            Net change in cash balance               -335      -2,801        -331

            Ending cash (farm & nonfarm)           12,295       8,003      17,755