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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 Share Rent                           

                                                               Avg. Of 
                                                              All Farms

                        Number of fields                             19
                        Number of farms                               8

                        Acres                                     99.28
                        Yield per acre (cwt.)                     13.90
                        Operators share of yield %                67.49
                        Value per cwt.                            14.82
                        Total product return per acre            138.99
                        Miscellaneous income per acre              9.37
                        Gross return per acre                    148.36

                        Direct Expenses
                          Seed                                    18.34
                          Fertilizer                               2.19
                          Crop chemicals                          17.44
                          Crop insurance                           7.65
                          Fuel & oil                              12.77
                          Repairs                                 19.01
                          Custom hire                              1.91
                          Operating interest                       3.82
                          Miscellaneous                            0.21
                        Total direct expenses per acre            83.34
                        Return over direct exp per acre           65.02

                        Overhead Expenses
                          Custom hire                              0.00
                          Hired labor                              4.47
                          Machinery & bldg leases                  2.97
                          Farm insurance                           2.60
                          Utilities                                2.00
                          Interest                                 3.10
                          Mach & bldg depreciation                10.65
                          Miscellaneous                            2.92
                        Total overhead expenses per acre          28.71
                        Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       112.05
                        Net return per acre                       36.30

                        Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 19.36
                        Net return over lbr & mgt                 16.94
                        Government payments                        4.60
                        Net return with govt payments             21.55

                        Cost of Production
                        Total direct expense per cwt.              8.89
                        Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt.             11.95
                        With labor & management                   14.01
                        Total exp less govt & oth income          12.52