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                                 Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2002                            
                    North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                                          State Report                                  
                                  (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          
                                    Peas, Field on Cash Rent                            
                                                               Avg. Of 
                                                              All Farms
                        Number of fields                             15
                        Number of farms                               9
                        Acres                                    108.52
                        Yield per acre (bu.)                      17.51
                        Operators share of yield %               100.00
                        Value per bu.                              4.25
                        Other product return per acre              4.12
                        Total product return per acre             78.44
                        Miscellaneous income per acre             19.04
                        Gross return per acre                     97.49
                        Direct Expenses
                          Seed                                    16.52
                          Fertilizer                               3.88
                          Crop chemicals                          21.15
                          Crop insurance                           4.70
                          Fuel & oil                               6.14
                          Repairs                                 12.86
                          Custom hire                              2.79
                          Hired labor                              1.61
                          Land rent                               26.56
                          Operating interest                       3.38
                          Miscellaneous                            0.01
                        Total direct expenses per acre            99.59
                        Return over direct exp per acre           -2.10
                        Overhead Expenses
                          Hired labor                              5.59
                          Machinery & bldg leases                  0.88
                          Farm insurance                           1.70
                          Utilities                                1.93
                          Dues & professional fees                 0.64
                          Interest                                 2.94
                          Mach & bldg depreciation                 7.79
                          Miscellaneous                            2.69
                        Total overhead expenses per acre          24.16
                        Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       123.75
                        Net return per acre                      -26.26
                        Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 13.80
                        Net return over lbr & mgt                -40.06
                        Government payments                        7.87
                        Net return with govt payments            -32.19
                        Cost of Production
                        Total direct expense per bu.               5.69
                        Total dir & ovhd exp per bu.               7.07
                        With labor & management                    7.86
                        Total exp less govt & oth income           6.08