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

                                    Beans, Pinto on Cash Rent                           

                                                               Avg. Of 
                                                              All Farms

                        Number of fields                             27
                        Number of farms                              15

                        Acres                                    140.86
                        Yield per acre (cwt.)                     13.63
                        Operators share of yield %               100.00
                        Value per cwt.                            14.64
                        Total product return per acre            199.50
                        Miscellaneous income per acre             11.18
                        Gross return per acre                    210.68

                        Direct Expenses
                          Seed                                    21.01
                          Fertilizer                               8.18
                          Crop chemicals                          21.86
                          Crop insurance                          14.12
                          Fuel & oil                               7.18
                          Repairs                                 11.86
                          Custom hire                              8.73
                          Land rent                               34.83
                          Operating interest                       5.15
                          Miscellaneous                            0.04
                        Total direct expenses per acre           132.96
                        Return over direct exp per acre           77.71

                        Overhead Expenses
                          Hired labor                              5.40
                          Machinery & bldg leases                  8.06
                          Farm insurance                           1.99
                          Utilities                                1.99
                          Dues & professional fees                 0.30
                          Interest                                 4.57
                          Mach & bldg depreciation                13.15
                          Miscellaneous                            2.28
                        Total overhead expenses per acre          37.74
                        Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       170.71
                        Net return per acre                       39.97

                        Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 18.15
                        Net return over lbr & mgt                 21.82
                        Government payments                        8.98
                        Net return with govt payments             30.80

                        Cost of Production
                        Total direct expense per cwt.              9.76
                        Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt.             12.53
                        With labor & management                   13.86
                        Total exp less govt & oth income          12.38