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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 Owned Land                        
                                                   Avg. Of                         
                                                  All Farms     Low 20%    High 20%
            Number of fields                             50           8          11
            Number of farms                              42           8           9
            Acres                                     80.72       77.19       62.60
            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             59.31       27.10      121.99
            Gross return per acre                     59.31       27.10      121.99
            Direct Expenses
              Seed                                     0.32        0.34        1.07
              Fertilizer                               0.16          -         0.96
              Crop chemicals                           0.75          -         3.69
              Crop insurance                           6.14        2.75       13.51
              Fuel & oil                               2.39        3.22        2.76
              Repairs                                  4.03        5.51        5.29
              Operating interest                       0.93        0.68        0.84
            Total direct expenses per acre            14.72       12.49       28.11
            Return over direct exp per acre           44.59       14.61       93.87
            Overhead Expenses
              Hired labor                              1.30        1.55        0.53
              RE & pers. property taxes                4.89        6.39        3.92
              Farm insurance                           0.71        0.62        1.24
              Utilities                                0.61        0.67        0.83
              Dues & professional fees                 0.27        0.06        0.83
              Interest                                 9.75        5.79        7.34
              Mach & bldg depreciation                 3.83        3.35        9.65
              Miscellaneous                            0.92        1.23        0.49
            Total overhead expenses per acre          22.30       19.64       24.81
            Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        37.02       32.14       52.93
            Net return per acre                       22.29       -5.04       69.06
            Lbr & mgt charge per acre                  5.52        5.95        7.39
            Net return over lbr & mgt                 16.77      -10.98       61.67
            Government payments                        9.14        9.39       10.49
            Net return with govt payments             25.91       -1.59       72.17