TABLE 8
                           CROP PRODUCTION AND MARKETING SUMMARY, 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

            Acreage Summary
              Total acres owned                       854         731       1,025
              Total crop acres                      1,714       1,166       2,906
              Crop acres owned                        496         358         726
              Crop acres cash rented                  946         626       1,749
              Crop acres share rented                 272         182         430
              Total pasture acres                     824         669         666

            Average Price Received (Cash Sales Only)
              Wheat, Spring per bushel               3.28        3.38        3.28
              Wheat, Durum per bushel                3.48        4.01        3.23
              Barley per bushel                      2.09        2.17        2.05
              Canola per cwt                         9.96       10.35        9.85
              Sunflowers per cwt                    10.72       11.42       10.77
              Sunflowers, Confectionary per cwt     11.65          -        11.67
              Soybeans per bushel                    4.72        4.63        4.69
              Flax per bushel                        5.27        5.66        5.16
              Mustard Seed per lb                   0.182          -           -
              Corn per bushel                        1.90        1.86        1.88
              Oats per bushel                        1.96        2.07        1.74
              Peas, Field per bushel                 4.41          -           -
              Beans, Pinto per cwt                  16.20          -        16.70
              Hay, Mixed per ton                    49.19       39.22          -
              Hay, Alfalfa per ton                  50.02       58.66          -
              Hay, Grass per ton                    33.10          -        37.69

            Average Yield Per Acre
              Wheat, Spring (bushel)                24.03       16.80       29.03
              Wheat, Durum (bushel)                 22.07       20.26       27.95
              Barley (bushel)                       45.26       26.57       52.34
              Canola (cwt)                          12.04       11.37       13.59
              Sunflowers (cwt)                      13.64       10.75       15.02
              Sunflowers, Confectionary (cwt)       12.14          -        13.10
              Soybeans (bushel)                     32.49       26.72       35.32
              Flax (bushel)                         18.21       13.55       20.86
              Mustard Seed (lb)                    542.16          -       651.64
              Corn (bushel)                         98.74       52.65      101.34
              Corn Silage (ton)                      8.17        7.81        8.89
              Oats (bushel)                         36.91       31.55       44.68
              Beans, Pinto (cwt)                    14.24          -        14.84
              Beans, Navy (cwt)                     16.01          -           -
              Peas, Field (bushel)                  16.82          -           -
              Hay, Alfalfa (ton)                     1.15       0.909        1.53
              Hay, Mixed (ton)                       1.02        1.13        1.68
              Hay, Grass (ton)                      0.983       0.732        1.38
              Hay, CRP (ton)                         1.74        1.34        1.84
              Hay, Oats (ton)                        1.10       0.874        1.33
              Hay, Small Grain (ton)                 1.23       0.943          -