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                             Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2001                      
                North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program             
                                      State Report                                  
                              (Farms Sorted By Net Return)                          

                               Beans, Pinto on Owned Land                           

                                                           Avg. Of 
                                                          All Farms

                    Number of fields                             11
                    Number of farms                               8

                    Acres                                     73.65
                    Yield per acre (cwt)                      16.41
                    Operators share of yield %               100.00
                    Value per cwt                             17.26
                    Total product return per acre            283.35
                    Miscellaneous income per acre              6.87
                    Gross return per acre                    290.22

                    Direct Expenses
                      Seed                                    16.44
                      Fertilizer                               9.70
                      Crop chemicals                          22.51
                      Crop insurance                          12.63
                      Fuel & oil                              12.72
                      Repairs                                 18.77
                      Custom hire                              2.99
                      Marketing                                0.63
                      Operating interest                       5.61
                      Miscellaneous                            0.13
                    Total direct expenses per acre           102.13
                    Return over direct exp per acre          188.09

                    Overhead Expenses
                      Hired labor                              4.69
                      Machinery & bldg leases                  1.17
                      RE & pers. property taxes                4.91
                      Farm insurance                           3.56
                      Utilities                                2.28
                      Dues & professional fees                 1.15
                      Interest                                22.03
                      Mach & bldg depreciation                15.58
                      Miscellaneous                            2.31
                    Total overhead expenses per acre          57.67
                    Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre       159.80
                    Net return per acre                      130.43

                    Lbr & mgt charge per acre                 21.15
                    Net return over lbr & mgt                109.27
                    Government payments                       16.57
                    Net return with govt payments            125.84

                    Cost of Production
                    Total direct expense per cwt               6.22
                    Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt               9.74
                    With labor & management                   11.02
                    Total exp less govt & oth income           9.60