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                     Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2003          
        North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program 
                              State Report          
                      (Farms Sorted By Net Return)  
                    Prevented planting on Owned Land
                                       Avg. Of 
                                      All Farms     Low 20%    High 20%
Number of fields                             46           8          10
Number of farms                              40           8           8
Acres                                     66.98       78.22       80.47
Yield per acre (bu.)                       0.00        0.00          - 
Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00          - 
Value per bu.                                -           -           - 
Total product return per acre                -           -           - 
Miscellaneous income per acre             58.61       32.00       77.79
Gross return per acre                     58.61       32.00       77.79
Direct Expenses
  Seed                                     0.18          -         0.68
  Crop chemicals                           1.63        1.63        0.45
  Crop insurance                           5.26        3.54        6.12
  Drying fuel                              0.13        0.66          - 
  Fuel & oil                               2.77        3.87        2.08
  Repairs                                  4.39        5.18        4.74
  Operating interest                       0.76        0.95        0.28
  Miscellaneous                            0.23        0.41          - 
Total direct expenses per acre            15.36       16.25       14.35
Return over direct exp per acre           43.25       15.75       63.44
Overhead Expenses
  Hired labor                              0.81        0.45        0.82
  RE & pers. property taxes                4.81        4.21        5.84
  Farm insurance                           1.63        1.99        1.12
  Utilities                                1.05        1.14        0.73
  Interest                                 9.76       13.96        7.14
  Mach & bldg depreciation                 2.70        3.43        1.14
  Miscellaneous                            2.45        2.80        1.71
Total overhead expenses per acre          23.21       27.98       18.51
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        38.58       44.23       32.85
Net return per acre                       20.04      -12.23       44.93
Lbr & mgt charge per acre                  5.27        5.81        6.53
Net return over lbr & mgt                 14.76      -18.04       38.40
Government payments                       11.47        9.86       12.78
Net return with govt payments             26.23       -8.18       51.18