TABLE 6
                    STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS, 2004                       
        North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program   
                              State Report
                    (Farms Sorted By Net Farm Income)
                                     Avg. Of                         
                                    All Farms     Low 20%    High 20%
Number of farms                           434          86          87
Beginning cash (farm & nonfarm)        14,764       9,441      30,185
CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
   Gross cash farm income             312,901     209,299     574,780
   Net nonfarm income                  20,419      29,359      15,070
   Total cash farm expense           -239,612    -186,403    -408,745
   Apparent family living expense     -39,886     -34,390     -53,674
   Income and social security tax      -5,133      -4,012      -9,191
Cash from operations                   48,689      13,854     118,240
CASH FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
   Sale of breeding livestock           2,976       1,513       4,735
   Sale of machinery & equipment        3,351       4,742       5,728
   Sale of titled vehicles                293         581         359
   Sale of farm land                    1,802       3,792         292
   Sale of farm buildings                 161          -          414
   Sale of other farm assets              569       1,019         508
   Sale of nonfarm assets               1,559       1,234       2,026
   Purchase of breeding livestock      -7,443      -5,817      -6,531
   Purchase of machinery & equip.     -36,142     -27,230     -73,199
   Purchase of titled vehicles         -3,848      -2,080      -6,650
   Purchase of farm land              -15,472     -10,347     -24,992
   Purchase of farm buildings          -5,342      -3,804     -11,896
   Purchase of other farm assets       -2,539      -1,410      -6,500
   Purchase of nonfarm assets         -10,690      -6,586     -19,692
Cash from investing activities        -70,764     -44,394    -135,400
CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
   Money borrowed                     231,409     211,081     384,749
   Cash gifts and inheritances          4,576       3,644      10,324
   Principal payments                -210,190    -178,673    -374,770
   Dividends paid                          -           -           - 
   Gifts given                           -281         -82         -54
Cash from financing activities         25,513      35,971      20,249
Net change in cash balance              3,438       5,430       3,089
Ending cash (farm & nonfarm)           18,202      14,871      33,274