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          Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2000                      

North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                   State Report                                  
           (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          

                Oats on Share Rent                               

                                       Avg. Of 
                                      All Farms

Number of fields                              6
Number of farms                               6

Acres                                     46.90
Yield per acre (bushel)                   69.97
Operators share of yield %                67.25
Value per bushel                           1.26
Total product return per acre             59.12
Miscellaneous income per acre                - 
Gross return per acre                     59.12

Direct Expenses
  Seed                                     6.78
  Fertilizer                               9.59
  Crop chemicals                           2.41
  Crop insurance                           2.73
  Fuel & oil                               8.54
  Repairs                                 11.36
  Custom hire                              2.36
  Operating interest                       1.80
Total direct expenses per acre            45.58
Return over direct exp per acre           13.53

Overhead Expenses
  Machinery & bldg leases                  0.35
  Farm insurance                           1.82
  Utilities                                1.77
  Interest                                 3.68
  Mach & bldg depreciation                 6.07
  Miscellaneous                            2.84
Total overhead expenses per acre          16.52
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        62.11

Net return per acre                       -2.99

Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 12.99
Net return over lbr & mgt                -15.98
Government payments                       13.69
Net return with govt payments             -2.30

Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bushel            0.97
Total dir & ovhd exp per bushel            1.32
With labor & management                    1.60
Total exp less govt & oth income           1.31