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                     Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2000                      
        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                             24
          Number of farms                              12

          Acres                                     89.96
          Yield per acre (cwt)                      15.65
          Operators share of yield %               100.00
          Value per cwt                             11.31
          Total product return per acre            176.96
          Miscellaneous income per acre              7.50
          Gross return per acre                    184.47

          Direct Expenses
            Seed                                    17.57
            Fertilizer                              10.34
            Crop chemicals                          16.87
            Crop insurance                          13.18
            Fuel & oil                               9.35
            Repairs                                 11.45
            Custom hire                              4.96
            Land rent                               31.24
            Operating interest                       5.41
            Miscellaneous                            0.12
          Total direct expenses per acre           120.49
          Return over direct exp per acre           63.98

          Overhead Expenses
            Hired labor                              6.08
            Machinery & bldg leases                  3.38
            Farm insurance                           2.26
            Utilities                                1.40
            Dues & professional fees                 1.01
            Interest                                 6.13
            Mach & bldg depreciation                14.91
            Miscellaneous                            3.01
          Total overhead expenses per acre          38.19
          Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       158.68

          Net return per acre                       25.79

          Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 15.90
          Net return over lbr & mgt                  9.89
          Government payments                       22.13
          Net return with govt payments             32.02

          Cost of Production
          Total direct expense per cwt               7.70
          Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt              10.14
          With labor & management                   11.15
          Total exp less govt & oth income           9.26