TABLE 11 - 17
             Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2004
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
                      State Report
              (Farms Sorted By Net Return)

                  Canola on Share Rent

                                            Avg. Of 
                                           All Farms

     Number of fields                             35
     Number of farms                              18

     Acres                                     99.87
     Yield per acre (cwt.)                     16.32
     Operators share of yield %                64.92
     Value per cwt.                            10.83
     Total product return per acre            114.81
     Miscellaneous income per acre              0.82
     Gross return per acre                    115.62

     Direct Expenses
       Seed                                    25.26
       Fertilizer                              19.94
       Crop chemicals                           9.52
       Crop insurance                           4.14
       Fuel & oil                               7.21
       Repairs                                 12.89
       Custom hire                              2.05
       Operating interest                       1.06
       Miscellaneous                            4.77
     Total direct expenses per acre            86.84
     Return over direct exp per acre           28.78

     Overhead Expenses
       Hired labor                              2.11
       Machinery & bldg leases                  0.88
       Farm insurance                           1.75
       Utilities                                1.18
       Dues & professional fees                 0.70
       Interest                                 1.76
       Mach & bldg depreciation                 9.13
       Miscellaneous                            1.84
     Total overhead expenses per acre          19.36
     Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       106.20
     Net return per acre                        9.42

     Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 13.11
     Net return over lbr & mgt                 -3.69
     Government payments                        7.03
     Net return with govt payments              3.34

     Cost of Production
     Total direct expense per cwt.              8.19
     Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt.             10.02
     With labor & management                   11.26
     Total exp less govt & oth income          10.52