TABLE 11 - 67
                   Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2000                      
        North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                            State Report                                  
                    (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          
                  Prevented planting on Owned Land                        
                                        Avg. Of                         
                                       All Farms    Low 20%    High 20% 
Number of fields                             75          14          15
Number of farms                              61          12          12
Acres                                     80.38       80.31       56.07
Yield per acre (unit)                        -           -           - 
Operators share of yield %               100.00      100.00      100.00
Value per unit                               -           -           - 
Other product return per acre                -           -           - 
Total product return per acre                -           -           - 
Miscellaneous income per acre             59.54       47.06       89.23
Gross return per acre                     59.54       47.06       89.23
Direct Expenses
  Fertilizer                               0.39        2.08          - 
  Crop chemicals                           1.16        3.18        1.79
  Crop insurance                           5.20        8.51        4.16
  Fuel & oil                               4.08        5.52        2.24
  Repairs                                  5.69        8.02        3.34
  Operating interest                       1.11        3.08        0.36
  Miscellaneous                            0.44          -           - 
Total direct expenses per acre            18.07       30.38       11.89
Return over direct exp per acre           41.47       16.68       77.33
Overhead Expenses
  Hired labor                              2.29        1.22        0.47
  Machinery & bldg leases                  0.41        1.17        0.00
  RE & pers. property taxes                4.09        4.02        3.06
  Farm insurance                           0.88        1.51        0.44
  Utilities                                0.82        1.20        0.40
  Interest                                13.61       24.81       14.68
  Mach & bldg depreciation                 4.34        5.75        3.90
  Miscellaneous                            1.35        1.93        0.73
Total overhead expenses per acre          27.79       41.61       23.68
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre        45.86       71.99       35.58
Net return per acre                       13.68      -24.93       53.65
Lbr & mgt charge per acre                  7.43       11.14        6.56
Net return over lbr & mgt                  6.25      -36.07       47.09
Government payments                       19.55       23.51       19.82
Net return with govt payments             25.80      -12.56       66.91