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                     Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2004
        North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
                              State Report
                      (Farms Sorted By Net Return)
                          Barley on Owned Land
                                       Avg. Of                         
                                      All Farms     Low 20%    High 20%
Number of fields                            115          19          30
Number of farms                              81          16          17
Acres                                    114.24       86.11      119.08
Yield per acre (bu.)                      63.78       42.95       79.03
Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
Value per bu.                              2.37        1.66        2.79
Other product return per acre              0.53        0.89          - 
Total product return per acre            151.60       72.21      220.64
Miscellaneous income per acre              9.26       11.78        5.03
Gross return per acre                    160.86       83.99      225.67
Direct Expenses
  Seed                                     8.08        6.91        8.45
  Fertilizer                              19.71       19.45       21.14
  Crop chemicals                          13.73       10.95       13.16
  Crop insurance                           7.51        7.07        6.21
  Fuel & oil                               8.69        8.91        7.98
  Repairs                                 12.06       12.95       12.10
  Custom hire                              3.51        4.80        3.59
  Operating interest                       2.03        2.47        0.85
  Miscellaneous                            0.29        0.07        0.28
Total direct expenses per acre            75.62       73.57       73.77
Return over direct exp per acre           85.24       10.42      151.90
Overhead Expenses
  Hired labor                              4.11        4.59        4.63
  Machinery & bldg leases                  0.72        0.26        1.30
  RE & pers. property taxes                4.84        4.95        5.11
  Farm insurance                           1.99        2.14        1.90
  Utilities                                1.68        1.44        1.61
  Dues & professional fees                 0.49        0.32        0.66
  Interest                                11.84       13.60        9.01
  Mach & bldg depreciation                11.69       12.61       14.31
  Miscellaneous                            2.90        2.81        3.19
Total overhead expenses per acre          40.25       42.72       41.72
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       115.87      116.29      115.49
Net return per acre                       44.99      -32.30      110.18
Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 14.59       11.94       14.35
Net return over lbr & mgt                 30.40      -44.24       95.83
Government payments                       10.39        9.20       11.45
Net return with govt payments             40.79      -35.05      107.28
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bu.               1.19        1.71        0.93
Total dir & ovhd exp per bu.               1.82        2.71        1.46
With labor & management                    2.05        2.99        1.64
Total exp less govt & oth income           1.73        2.48        1.43