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

        Sunflowers, Confectionary on Owned Land

                                            Avg. Of 
                                           All Farms

     Number of fields                             13
     Number of farms                              10

     Acres                                    116.11
     Yield per acre (cwt.)                      5.72
     Operators share of yield %               100.00
     Value per cwt.                            17.25
     Total product return per acre             98.68
     Miscellaneous income per acre             67.33
     Gross return per acre                    166.01

     Direct Expenses
       Seed                                    19.67
       Fertilizer                              17.61
       Crop chemicals                          19.29
       Crop insurance                          11.03
       Fuel & oil                              10.78
       Repairs                                 14.24
       Custom hire                              2.45
       Operating interest                       1.58
     Total direct expenses per acre            96.63
     Return over direct exp per acre           69.38

     Overhead Expenses
       Hired labor                              3.74
       Machinery & bldg leases                  1.15
       RE & pers. property taxes                6.17
       Farm insurance                           2.21
       Utilities                                1.80
       Interest                                13.15
       Mach & bldg depreciation                12.56
       Miscellaneous                            4.03
     Total overhead expenses per acre          44.80
     Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       141.43
     Net return per acre                       24.58

     Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 17.78
     Net return over lbr & mgt                  6.80
     Government payments                       10.72
     Net return with govt payments             17.52

     Cost of Production
     Total direct expense per cwt.             16.89
     Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt.             24.72
     With labor & management                   27.83
     Total exp less govt & oth income          14.19