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                     Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2003          
        North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program 
                              State Report          
                      (Farms Sorted By Net Return)  
                        Corn Silage on Owned Land   
                                       Avg. Of 
                                      All Farms     Low 20%    High 20%
Number of fields                             35           6           7
Number of farms                              32           6           7
Acres                                     64.01       69.88       58.41
Yield per acre (ton)                       6.46        3.49       10.86
Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
Value per ton                             16.39       16.28       16.02
Other product return per acre              0.07          -         0.39
Total product return per acre            105.97       56.79      174.39
Miscellaneous income per acre             13.12        5.17        8.05
Gross return per acre                    119.09       61.95      182.45
Direct Expenses
  Seed                                    24.32       25.94       26.66
  Fertilizer                              15.38       15.28       22.00
  Crop chemicals                          15.14       18.54       17.64
  Crop insurance                           3.94        4.54        3.72
  Drying fuel                              0.89        4.77          - 
  Fuel & oil                              11.62       14.13        9.28
  Repairs                                 16.66       21.71       13.53
  Custom hire                              7.20        5.00        5.68
  Operating interest                       3.11        3.62        1.52
  Miscellaneous                            0.73        3.84          - 
Total direct expenses per acre            99.00      117.38      100.04
Return over direct exp per acre           20.09      -55.43       82.41
Overhead Expenses
  Hired labor                              6.12        9.95        3.43
  Machinery & bldg leases                  0.83          -         1.25
  RE & pers. property taxes                4.20        3.96        4.52
  Farm insurance                           1.93        1.85        1.48
  Utilities                                1.82        1.79        1.52
  Dues & professional fees                 0.31        0.53        0.10
  Interest                                15.43       12.84       16.33
  Mach & bldg depreciation                10.29        9.06        8.63
  Miscellaneous                            2.20        1.86        1.91
Total overhead expenses per acre          43.11       41.83       39.16
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       142.12      159.21      139.20
Net return per acre                      -23.03      -97.26       43.24
Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 17.60       18.78       18.84
Net return over lbr & mgt                -40.63     -116.04       24.40
Government payments                       10.05        9.66       10.99
Net return with govt payments            -30.58     -106.38       35.39
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per ton              15.32       33.64        9.21
Total dir & ovhd exp per ton              21.99       45.63       12.81
With labor & management                   24.71       51.01       14.55
Total exp less govt & oth income          21.12       46.76       12.76