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                     Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2003          
        North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program 
                              State Report          
                      (Farms Sorted By Net Return)  

                Sunflowers, Confectionary on Owned Land         

                                                   Avg. Of 
                                                  All Farms

            Number of fields                             11
            Number of farms                               9

            Acres                                    121.00
            Yield per acre (cwt.)                     15.04
            Operators share of yield %               100.00
            Value per cwt.                            14.79
            Total product return per acre            222.34
            Miscellaneous income per acre                - 
            Gross return per acre                    222.34

            Direct Expenses
              Seed                                    23.42
              Fertilizer                              11.21
              Crop chemicals                          18.97
              Crop insurance                           9.94
              Drying fuel                              0.07
              Fuel & oil                               8.67
              Repairs                                 11.54
              Custom hire                              4.23
              Operating interest                       2.71
            Total direct expenses per acre            90.77
            Return over direct exp per acre          131.57

            Overhead Expenses
              Hired labor                              4.41
              Machinery & bldg leases                  1.58
              RE & pers. property taxes                4.80
              Farm insurance                           2.08
              Utilities                                1.41
              Dues & professional fees                 0.59
              Interest                                11.81
              Mach & bldg depreciation                16.15
              Miscellaneous                            3.34
            Total overhead expenses per acre          46.17
            Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       136.94
            Net return per acre                       85.41

            Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 20.09
            Net return over lbr & mgt                 65.32
            Government payments                       11.64
            Net return with govt payments             76.96

            Cost of Production
            Total direct expense per cwt.              6.04
            Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt.              9.11
            With labor & management                   10.44
            Total exp less govt & oth income           9.67