TABLE 11 - 14
             Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2004
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
                      State Report
              (Farms Sorted By Net Return)

               Beans, Pinto on Share Rent

                                            Avg. Of 
                                           All Farms

     Number of fields                             15
     Number of farms                               5

     Acres                                    103.62
     Yield per acre (cwt.)                      7.11
     Operators share of yield %                60.53
     Value per cwt.                            21.91
     Total product return per acre             94.34
     Miscellaneous income per acre             46.61
     Gross return per acre                    140.95

     Direct Expenses
       Seed                                    14.62
       Fertilizer                               7.96
       Crop chemicals                          20.88
       Crop insurance                           9.07
       Fuel & oil                              17.27
       Repairs                                 20.26
       Operating interest                       5.78
       Miscellaneous                            2.40
     Total direct expenses per acre            98.24
     Return over direct exp per acre           42.71

     Overhead Expenses
       Hired labor                              6.26
       Machinery & bldg leases                  0.34
       Farm insurance                           2.50
       Utilities                                1.89
       Interest                                 2.77
       Mach & bldg depreciation                20.93
       Miscellaneous                            2.65
     Total overhead expenses per acre          37.34
     Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       135.58
     Net return per acre                        5.37

     Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 21.25
     Net return over lbr & mgt                -15.88
     Government payments                        5.34
     Net return with govt payments            -10.54

     Cost of Production
     Total direct expense per cwt.             22.82
     Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt.             31.49
     With labor & management                   36.42
     Total exp less govt & oth income          24.36