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

                Beans, Pinto on Cash Rent

                                            Avg. Of 
                                           All Farms

     Number of fields                             23
     Number of farms                              12

     Acres                                    165.91
     Yield per acre (cwt.)                     10.90
     Operators share of yield %               100.00
     Value per cwt.                            22.64
     Total product return per acre            246.74
     Miscellaneous income per acre             22.93
     Gross return per acre                    269.67

     Direct Expenses
       Seed                                    18.30
       Fertilizer                              17.37
       Crop chemicals                          32.42
       Crop insurance                           9.94
       Fuel & oil                              10.68
       Repairs                                 12.65
       Custom hire                              9.34
       Land rent                               34.92
       Operating interest                       4.92
       Miscellaneous                            0.20
     Total direct expenses per acre           150.74
     Return over direct exp per acre          118.93

     Overhead Expenses
       Hired labor                              6.42
       Machinery & bldg leases                  4.48
       Farm insurance                           1.75
       Utilities                                1.82
       Dues & professional fees                 0.24
       Interest                                 2.69
       Mach & bldg depreciation                19.73
       Miscellaneous                            3.40
     Total overhead expenses per acre          40.54
     Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       191.28
     Net return per acre                       78.39

     Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 18.85
     Net return over lbr & mgt                 59.54
     Government payments                        9.29
     Net return with govt payments             68.83

     Cost of Production
     Total direct expense per cwt.             13.83
     Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt.             17.55
     With labor & management                   19.28
     Total exp less govt & oth income          16.32