TABLE 11 - 12
             Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2004
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
                      State Report
              (Farms Sorted By Net Return)

               Beans, Pinto on Owned Land

                                            Avg. Of 
                                           All Farms

     Number of fields                             18
     Number of farms                              10

     Acres                                    107.23
     Yield per acre (cwt.)                      9.69
     Operators share of yield %               100.00
     Value per cwt.                            25.84
     Total product return per acre            250.51
     Miscellaneous income per acre             50.71
     Gross return per acre                    301.22

     Direct Expenses
       Seed                                    18.64
       Fertilizer                              18.42
       Crop chemicals                          31.78
       Crop insurance                          11.70
       Fuel & oil                              14.57
       Repairs                                 18.25
       Custom hire                              0.98
       Operating interest                       6.66
       Miscellaneous                            0.79
     Total direct expenses per acre           121.80
     Return over direct exp per acre          179.42

     Overhead Expenses
       Hired labor                             11.10
       Machinery & bldg leases                  0.53
       RE & pers. property taxes                5.74
       Farm insurance                           2.96
       Utilities                                2.25
       Dues & professional fees                 1.20
       Interest                                17.06
       Mach & bldg depreciation                27.96
       Miscellaneous                            3.35
     Total overhead expenses per acre          72.14
     Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       193.93
     Net return per acre                      107.28

     Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 21.46
     Net return over lbr & mgt                 85.83
     Government payments                       10.81
     Net return with govt payments             96.64

     Cost of Production
     Total direct expense per cwt.             12.56
     Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt.             20.00
     With labor & management                   22.22
     Total exp less govt & oth income          15.87