TABLE - 9
                     Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2003          
        North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program 
                              State Report          
                      (Farms Sorted By Net Return)  
                          Barley on Owned Land      
                                       Avg. Of 
                                      All Farms     Low 20%    High 20%
Number of fields                            137          24          34
Number of farms                              92          18          19
Acres                                    121.09      112.65      138.86
Yield per acre (bu.)                      63.44       41.42       79.79
Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
Value per bu.                              2.64        2.02        2.96
Other product return per acre              0.57        1.85          - 
Total product return per acre            168.27       85.71      236.16
Miscellaneous income per acre              3.24        0.34        3.78
Gross return per acre                    171.50       86.05      239.95
Direct Expenses
  Seed                                     8.04        6.17        8.89
  Fertilizer                              17.29       13.28       17.43
  Crop chemicals                          14.55       11.65       15.90
  Crop insurance                           8.19        6.84       11.21
  Fuel & oil                               6.86        6.93        6.28
  Repairs                                 10.19       12.06        9.62
  Custom hire                              2.77        1.36        4.64
  Operating interest                       2.33        3.46        2.21
  Miscellaneous                            0.72        0.22        1.78
Total direct expenses per acre            70.93       61.98       77.97
Return over direct exp per acre          100.57       24.08      161.98
Overhead Expenses
  Hired labor                              2.87        1.72        3.19
  Machinery & bldg leases                  1.11        0.62        2.01
  RE & pers. property taxes                4.37        3.73        4.66
  Farm insurance                           1.97        2.10        2.23
  Utilities                                1.49        1.34        1.74
  Dues & professional fees                 0.46        0.18        0.54
  Interest                                11.04       12.98        7.36
  Mach & bldg depreciation                 8.67        7.51       10.65
  Miscellaneous                            2.70        2.90        3.78
Total overhead expenses per acre          34.67       33.09       36.15
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       105.60       95.06      114.12
Net return per acre                       65.90       -9.01      125.83
Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 13.79       14.06       13.69
Net return over lbr & mgt                 52.11      -23.06      112.14
Government payments                       11.34       10.81       11.45
Net return with govt payments             63.44      -12.26      123.59
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bu.               1.12        1.50        0.98
Total dir & ovhd exp per bu.               1.66        2.30        1.43
With labor & management                    1.88        2.63        1.60
Total exp less govt & oth income           1.64        2.32        1.41