TABLE - 11
                     Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2003          
        North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program 
                              State Report          
                      (Farms Sorted By Net Return)  
                          Barley on Share Rent      
                                       Avg. Of 
                                      All Farms     Low 20%    High 20%
Number of fields                             97          15          23
Number of farms                              48           9          10
Acres                                     91.20       89.77       96.39
Yield per acre (bu.)                      62.27       49.09       68.33
Operators share of yield %                67.86       63.36       68.31
Value per bu.                              2.58        2.01        2.91
Other product return per acre              0.14          -         0.15
Total product return per acre            109.36       62.46      136.03
Miscellaneous income per acre              2.03        2.11        4.40
Gross return per acre                    111.39       64.57      140.43
Direct Expenses
  Seed                                     8.41        5.75        9.03
  Fertilizer                              15.21       12.88       15.59
  Crop chemicals                          13.34       10.44       14.31
  Crop insurance                           5.77        5.97        5.27
  Fuel & oil                               6.83        6.29        7.27
  Repairs                                  9.92        8.25       11.12
  Custom hire                              1.56        0.72        1.19
  Operating interest                       1.95        2.46        1.09
  Miscellaneous                            0.65        2.15        0.56
Total direct expenses per acre            63.63       54.92       65.42
Return over direct exp per acre           47.76        9.66       75.00
Overhead Expenses
  Hired labor                              2.21        1.92        0.90
  Machinery & bldg leases                  1.41        1.16        1.57
  Farm insurance                           1.64        1.66        1.66
  Utilities                                1.25        0.99        1.22
  Interest                                 2.11        2.70        1.68
  Mach & bldg depreciation                 6.61        6.62        6.58
  Miscellaneous                            2.36        2.15        2.66
Total overhead expenses per acre          17.59       17.21       16.28
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        81.23       72.12       81.70
Net return per acre                       30.16       -7.55       58.72
Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 11.90        9.36       11.82
Net return over lbr & mgt                 18.26      -16.91       46.90
Government payments                        7.74        7.08        6.30
Net return with govt payments             26.00       -9.83       53.21
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bu.               1.51        1.77        1.40
Total dir & ovhd exp per bu.               1.92        2.32        1.75
With labor & management                    2.20        2.62        2.00
Total exp less govt & oth income           1.97        2.32        1.77