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

                             Sunflowers, Confectionary on Cash Rent                     

                                                               Avg. Of 
                                                              All Farms

                        Number of fields                             26
                        Number of farms                              18

                        Acres                                    165.14
                        Yield per acre (cwt.)                     12.31
                        Operators share of yield %               100.00
                        Value per cwt.                            14.35
                        Other product return per acre              1.14
                        Total product return per acre            177.81
                        Miscellaneous income per acre             15.32
                        Gross return per acre                    193.13

                        Direct Expenses
                          Seed                                    21.97
                          Fertilizer                               9.36
                          Crop chemicals                          16.66
                          Crop insurance                           7.24
                          Drying fuel                              0.32
                          Fuel & oil                               6.73
                          Repairs                                 10.66
                          Custom hire                              2.87
                          Land rent                               32.58
                          Operating interest                       3.06
                          Miscellaneous                            0.00
                        Total direct expenses per acre           111.44
                        Return over direct exp per acre           81.69

                        Overhead Expenses
                          Hired labor                              7.07
                          Machinery & bldg leases                  3.85
                          Farm insurance                           1.85
                          Utilities                                1.50
                          Dues & professional fees                 0.70
                          Interest                                 2.20
                          Mach & bldg depreciation                14.56
                          Miscellaneous                            2.48
                        Total overhead expenses per acre          34.22
                        Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       145.66
                        Net return per acre                       47.47

                        Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 13.54
                        Net return over lbr & mgt                 33.94
                        Government payments                        9.89
                        Net return with govt payments             43.83

                        Cost of Production
                        Total direct expense per cwt.              9.05
                        Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt.             11.83
                        With labor & management                   12.93
                        Total exp less govt & oth income          10.79