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                     Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2004
        North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
                              State Report
                      (Farms Sorted By Net Return)
                        Corn Silage on Cash Rent
                                       Avg. Of                         
                                      All Farms     Low 20%    High 20%
Number of fields                             43           7           8
Number of farms                              32           6           7
Acres                                     73.49       34.21       52.09
Yield per acre (ton)                       6.04        3.86       12.07
Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
Value per ton                             17.22       16.76       16.13
Other product return per acre              0.25          -           - 
Total product return per acre            104.22       64.71      194.66
Miscellaneous income per acre             34.10       23.82       32.97
Gross return per acre                    138.32       88.53      227.63
Direct Expenses
  Seed                                    25.32       26.98       27.86
  Fertilizer                              19.59       29.15       25.41
  Crop chemicals                          12.52        8.44       11.95
  Crop insurance                           6.66        4.66        7.17
  Fuel & oil                              11.50       13.64       17.57
  Repairs                                 16.95       13.78       20.81
  Custom hire                              2.65        2.01       15.29
  Land rent                               26.19       33.71       25.75
  Operating interest                       2.84        4.96        4.80
  Miscellaneous                            0.40          -           - 
Total direct expenses per acre           124.62      137.34      156.60
Return over direct exp per acre           13.70      -48.82       71.03
Overhead Expenses
  Hired labor                              8.65        5.97        1.09
  Farm insurance                           1.79        1.87        2.15
  Utilities                                1.32        1.29        1.66
  Dues & professional fees                 0.35        0.51        0.15
  Interest                                 3.76        3.90        3.81
  Mach & bldg depreciation                14.05       14.02       17.30
  Miscellaneous                            3.01        1.70        4.88
Total overhead expenses per acre          32.93       29.24       31.05
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       157.55      166.58      187.65
Net return per acre                      -19.23      -78.06       39.98
Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 22.36       18.48       24.39
Net return over lbr & mgt                -41.59      -96.54       15.59
Government payments                        9.04        9.98       10.23
Net return with govt payments            -32.56      -86.56       25.82
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per ton              20.63       35.58       12.98
Total dir & ovhd exp per ton              26.09       43.15       15.55
With labor & management                   29.79       47.94       17.57
Total exp less govt & oth income          22.61       39.18       13.99