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

                        Beans, Pinto on Cash Rent   

                                                   Avg. Of 
                                                  All Farms

            Number of fields                             23
            Number of farms                              13

            Acres                                    144.10
            Yield per acre (cwt.)                     15.74
            Operators share of yield %               100.00
            Value per cwt.                            15.29
            Total product return per acre            240.70
            Miscellaneous income per acre              4.84
            Gross return per acre                    245.54

            Direct Expenses
              Seed                                    19.94
              Fertilizer                              17.14
              Crop chemicals                          24.18
              Crop insurance                          13.61
              Fuel & oil                               9.33
              Repairs                                 15.17
              Custom hire                              3.65
              Land rent                               36.59
              Marketing                                0.37
              Operating interest                       4.18
            Total direct expenses per acre           144.17
            Return over direct exp per acre          101.38

            Overhead Expenses
              Hired labor                              4.04
              Machinery & bldg leases                  6.28
              Farm insurance                           1.32
              Utilities                                1.88
              Interest                                 4.49
              Mach & bldg depreciation                14.99
              Miscellaneous                            2.48
            Total overhead expenses per acre          35.48
            Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       179.65
            Net return per acre                       65.89

            Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 21.25
            Net return over lbr & mgt                 44.64
            Government payments                       11.13
            Net return with govt payments             55.78

            Cost of Production
            Total direct expense per cwt.              9.16
            Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt.             11.41
            With labor & management                   12.76
            Total exp less govt & oth income          11.75