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Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2002
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Pasture on Owned Land
Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 190 35 35
Number of farms 126 26 25
Acres 416.64 274.57 266.69
Yield per acre (aum) 0.64 0.56 0.98
Operators share of yield % 100.00 100.00 100.00
Value per aum 12.15 11.42 12.31
Other product return per acre 0.26 - -
Total product return per acre 8.07 6.40 12.11
Miscellaneous income per acre 0.16 0.04 0.39
Gross return per acre 8.23 6.44 12.50
Direct Expenses
Miscellaneous 0.77 0.98 0.66
Total direct expenses per acre 0.77 0.98 0.66
Return over direct exp per acre 7.46 5.46 11.85
Overhead Expenses
RE & pers. property taxes 1.67 2.35 1.24
Interest 3.25 7.97 2.01
Miscellaneous 0.71 0.63 0.50
Total overhead expenses per acre 5.63 10.95 3.76
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 6.40 11.93 4.41
Net return per acre 1.83 -5.50 8.09