TABLE 10
            OPERATOR INFORMATION AND NONFARM SUMMARY, 2003
        North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program 
                              State Report          
                    (Farms Sorted By Net Farm Income)           

                                     Avg. Of 
                                    All Farms     Low 20%    High 20%

Number of farms                           431          86          87

Operator Information
  Average number of operators             1.0         1.0         1.1
  Average age of operators               44.1        43.3        44.8
  Average number of years farming        20.5        19.3        21.8

Nonfarm Income
  Nonfarm wages & salary               14,450      18,139      11,188
  Nonfarm business income               2,016       2,674       4,483
  Nonfarm rental income                   480       1,260         780
  Nonfarm interest income                 229          19         507
  Nonfarm cash dividends                   56          25         119
  Tax refunds                             812       1,192         511
  Nontaxable nonfarm income               254         101         649
  Gifts and inheritances                3,123       4,607       3,308
  Other nonfarm income                  2,737       3,995       2,436
Total nonfarm income                   24,157      32,012      23,980