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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 Owned Land                     

                                                               Avg. Of 
                                                              All Farms

                        Number of fields                             22
                        Number of farms                              14

                        Acres                                     81.14
                        Yield per acre (cwt.)                     11.98
                        Operators share of yield %               100.00
                        Value per cwt.                            13.23
                        Other product return per acre              0.47
                        Total product return per acre            159.00
                        Miscellaneous income per acre             12.50
                        Gross return per acre                    171.50

                        Direct Expenses
                          Seed                                    19.57
                          Fertilizer                               8.12
                          Crop chemicals                          17.60
                          Crop insurance                           8.79
                          Drying fuel                              1.56
                          Fuel & oil                               4.79
                          Repairs                                 10.30
                          Custom hire                              5.07
                          Operating interest                       2.81
                          Miscellaneous                            0.01
                        Total direct expenses per acre            78.64
                        Return over direct exp per acre           92.86

                        Overhead Expenses
                          Hired labor                              3.16
                          Machinery & bldg leases                  1.87
                          RE & pers. property taxes                4.70
                          Farm insurance                           1.47
                          Utilities                                1.11
                          Dues & professional fees                 0.81
                          Interest                                15.47
                          Mach & bldg depreciation                10.07
                          Miscellaneous                            3.07
                        Total overhead expenses per acre          41.74
                        Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       120.37
                        Net return per acre                       51.13

                        Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 13.51
                        Net return over lbr & mgt                 37.62
                        Government payments                        9.68
                        Net return with govt payments             47.30

                        Cost of Production
                        Total direct expense per cwt.              6.56
                        Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt.             10.05
                        With labor & management                   11.17
                        Total exp less govt & oth income           9.28