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                                 Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2002                            
                    North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                                          State Report                                  
                                  (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          
                                Prevented planting on Cash Rent                         
                                                   Avg. Of                         
                                                  All Farms     Low 20%    High 20%
            Number of fields                             89          10          20
            Number of farms                              49          10          10
            Acres                                     65.13       84.04       54.28
            Yield per acre ($)                           -           -           - 
            Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
            Value per $                                  -           -           - 
            Other product return per acre                -           -           - 
            Total product return per acre                -           -           - 
            Miscellaneous income per acre             60.33       38.36       80.76
            Gross return per acre                     60.33       38.36       80.76
            Direct Expenses
              Crop chemicals                           1.25        5.33        1.20
              Crop insurance                           3.85        2.17        5.17
              Fuel & oil                               2.39        2.90        1.81
              Repairs                                  3.83        4.94        2.95
              Custom hire                              0.14        0.88          - 
              Land rent                               24.19       28.80       14.70
              Operating interest                       1.05        1.58        0.69
              Miscellaneous                            0.19          -         0.27
            Total direct expenses per acre            36.90       46.62       26.79
            Return over direct exp per acre           23.43       -8.25       53.98
            Overhead Expenses
              Hired labor                              0.58        0.57        0.50
              Machinery & bldg leases                  0.60        0.66        0.04
              Farm insurance                           0.54        0.74        0.62
              Utilities                                0.50        0.77        0.40
              Interest                                 0.99        2.25        0.36
              Mach & bldg depreciation                 3.09        3.05        3.85
              Miscellaneous                            0.83        1.16        0.56
            Total overhead expenses per acre           7.14        9.20        6.33
            Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        44.04       55.82       33.12
            Net return per acre                       16.29      -17.45       47.64
            Lbr & mgt charge per acre                  5.40        7.39        3.88
            Net return over lbr & mgt                 10.89      -24.84       43.76
            Government payments                        9.32        7.79       11.10
            Net return with govt payments             20.20      -17.05       54.86