TABLE 11 - 3
                                 Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2002                            
                    North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                                          State Report                                  
                                  (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          

                                   Wheat, Durum on Share Rent                           

                                                               Avg. Of             
                                                              All Farms             
                                  

                        Number of fields                             36             
                        Number of farms                              22             
                                  

                        Acres                                    135.29             
                        Yield per acre (bu.)                      23.51             
                        Operators share of yield %                65.01             
                        Value per bu.                              4.05             
                        Total product return per acre             61.98             
                        Miscellaneous income per acre              5.66             
                        Gross return per acre                     67.64             
                                  

                        Direct Expenses          
                          Seed                                     8.25             
                          Fertilizer                              12.19             
                          Crop chemicals                          10.51             
                          Crop insurance                           2.99             
                          Fuel & oil                               4.66             
                          Repairs                                  7.43             
                          Custom hire                              2.67             
                          Operating interest                       1.20             
                          Miscellaneous                            1.56             
                        Total direct expenses per acre            51.46             
                        Return over direct exp per acre           16.18             
                                  

                        Overhead Expenses          
                          Hired labor                              2.93             
                          Farm insurance                           1.28             
                          Utilities                                1.05             
                          Interest                                 1.67             
                          Mach & bldg depreciation                 9.59             
                          Miscellaneous                            2.87             
                        Total overhead expenses per acre          19.39             
                        Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        70.85             
                        Net return per acre                       -3.21             
                                  

                        Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 10.19             
                        Net return over lbr & mgt                -13.41             
                        Government payments                        5.12             
                        Net return with govt payments             -8.29             
                                  

                        Cost of Production          
                        Total direct expense per bu.               3.37             
                        Total dir & ovhd exp per bu.               4.64             
                        With labor & management                    5.30             
                        Total exp less govt & oth income           4.60