TABLE - 55
                     Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2003          
        North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program 
                              State Report          
                      (Farms Sorted By Net Return)  

                          Pasture on Cash Rent      

                                       Avg. Of 
                                      All Farms     Low 20%    High 20%

Number of fields                            354          61          57
Number of farms                             146          29          30

Acres                                    451.68      385.51      533.43
Yield per acre (aum)                       0.63        0.60        0.71
Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
Value per aum                             13.01       12.08       12.32
Other product return per acre              0.01        0.08          - 
Total product return per acre              8.19        7.32        8.80
Miscellaneous income per acre                -           -           - 
Gross return per acre                      8.19        7.32        8.80

Direct Expenses
  Repairs                                  0.35        0.57        0.28
  Land rent                                6.88        9.95        3.09
  Miscellaneous                            0.35        0.48        0.31
Total direct expenses per acre             7.57       11.00        3.67
Return over direct exp per acre            0.62       -3.68        5.13

Overhead Expenses
  Miscellaneous                            0.67        1.19        0.59
Total overhead expenses per acre           0.67        1.19        0.59
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre         8.25       12.20        4.26
Net return per acre                       -0.06       -4.87        4.55