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                     Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2003          
        North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program 
                              State Report          
                      (Farms Sorted By Net Return)  
                        Sunflowers on Share Rent    
                                       Avg. Of 
                                      All Farms     Low 20%    High 20%
Number of fields                             59           8          13
Number of farms                              34           6           7
Acres                                    116.16      142.64      113.10
Yield per acre (cwt.)                     13.06        9.54       15.10
Operators share of yield %                66.43       64.25       67.78
Value per cwt.                            11.09       11.48       11.72
Total product return per acre             96.18       70.37      119.88
Miscellaneous income per acre              4.48        4.65        1.09
Gross return per acre                    100.66       75.03      120.97
Direct Expenses
  Seed                                    14.11       15.52       13.47
  Fertilizer                              12.51       11.78        9.73
  Crop chemicals                          17.24       19.53       17.53
  Crop insurance                           5.84        6.89        4.51
  Fuel & oil                               8.21        8.58        7.33
  Repairs                                 11.96       12.09       10.08
  Custom hire                              3.09        7.21        0.01
  Operating interest                       2.51        2.83        0.76
  Miscellaneous                            0.29        1.38          - 
Total direct expenses per acre            75.77       85.81       63.43
Return over direct exp per acre           24.89      -10.78       57.54
Overhead Expenses
  Hired labor                              3.09        3.02        2.50
  Machinery & bldg leases                  1.39        0.64        0.96
  Farm insurance                           1.71        2.18        2.16
  Utilities                                1.30        1.63        1.47
  Dues & professional fees                 0.38        0.46        0.68
  Interest                                 3.07        3.53        1.18
  Mach & bldg depreciation                 8.99       13.33        8.32
  Miscellaneous                            2.23        4.19        0.93
Total overhead expenses per acre          22.15       28.98       18.20
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        97.92      114.79       81.63
Net return per acre                        2.74      -39.76       39.33
Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 14.01       11.46       14.22
Net return over lbr & mgt                -11.27      -51.22       25.11
Government payments                        7.51        6.92        7.15
Net return with govt payments             -3.77      -44.30       32.26
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per cwt.              8.74       13.99        6.20
Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt.             11.29       18.72        7.98
With labor & management                   12.91       20.59        9.37
Total exp less govt & oth income          11.53       18.70        8.56