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                                 Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2002                            
                    North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                                          State Report                                  
                                  (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          

                                        CRP on Owned Land                               

                                                   Avg. Of                         
                                                  All Farms     Low 20%    High 20%

            Number of fields                             92          17          17
            Number of farms                              64          13          13

            Acres                                    156.66      140.37      158.72
            Yield per acre ($)                        31.45       22.27       39.96
            Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
            Value per $                                1.00        1.00        1.00
            Other product return per acre              0.65          -         3.17
            Total product return per acre             32.10       22.27       43.13
            Miscellaneous income per acre              0.47          -           - 
            Gross return per acre                     32.57       22.27       43.13

            Direct Expenses
              Seed                                     0.65        1.21          - 
              Crop chemicals                           0.58        0.30        1.40
              Fuel & oil                               0.61        1.17        0.22
              Repairs                                  1.03        2.27        0.40
              Miscellaneous                            0.25        0.48        0.07
            Total direct expenses per acre             3.13        5.43        2.08
            Return over direct exp per acre           29.44       16.85       41.05

            Overhead Expenses
              RE & pers. property taxes                3.79        3.18        4.58
              Farm insurance                           0.47        0.37        1.26
              Utilities                                0.28        0.33        0.53
              Interest                                 6.43        8.60        3.40
              Mach & bldg depreciation                 0.91        1.92        0.31
              Miscellaneous                            0.81        0.69        0.95
            Total overhead expenses per acre          12.69       15.09       11.02
            Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        15.83       20.52       13.10
            Net return per acre                       16.75        1.75       30.03

            Lbr & mgt charge per acre                  1.82        2.49        2.85
            Net return over lbr & mgt                 14.92       -0.74       27.18
            Government payments                          -           -           - 
            Net return with govt payments             14.92       -0.74       27.18