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                                           State Averages                                 
                                   Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1996                         
                       (Farms sorted according to Return to Overhead per Acre)            

                                      CORN ON SHARE RENTED LAND                           


                                                   Average Of   Average Of   Average Of 
                                                    All Farms     Low 20%     High 20% 
                                                   ----------  -----------  -----------
          Number of fields                                343           61           59
          Number of farms                                 262           52           52

          Acres                                         95.85        81.92       112.41
          Yield per acre (bushel)                      126.21       102.21       149.35
          Operators share of yield %                    55.54        56.26        55.75
          Value per bushel                               2.46         2.43         2.52
          Total product return per acre                171.21       139.92       207.57
          Miscellaneous income per acre                  1.88         0.38         3.05
          Gross return per acre                        173.08       140.31       210.62

          Direct expenses per acre
            Seed                                        21.21        21.93        20.54
            Fertilizer                                  29.65        36.30        25.91
            Crop chemicals                              19.08        23.04        17.29
            Crop insurance                               4.52         5.89         4.01
            Drying fuel                                  6.44         7.94         5.70
            Irrigation energy                            0.02         0.00         0.00
            Fuel & oil                                   9.96        11.16         9.60
            Repairs                                     12.23        15.12        11.26
            Repair, machinery                            7.65        11.30         4.81
            Custom hire                                  2.91         2.28         2.68
            Repair, buildings                            0.57         0.56         0.47
            Hired labor                                  0.62         1.71         0.86
            Machinery & bldg leases                      0.56         0.48         0.58
            Utilities                                    0.12         0.03         0.24
            Marketing                                    0.35         0.25         0.09
            Operating interest                           8.38         9.66         7.97
            Miscellaneous                                0.30         0.16         0.17
          Total direct expenses per acre               124.56       147.80       112.17
          Return over direct expenses per acre          48.52        -7.49        98.46

          Overhead expenses per acre
            Repair, machinery                            0.06         0.00         0.28
            Hired labor                                  4.44         4.12         3.15
            Machinery & bldg leases                      3.37         1.14         3.71
            RE & pers. property taxes                    0.01         0.04         0.00
            Farm insurance                               2.36         2.60         2.72
            Utilities                                    2.40         2.65         2.96
            Dues & professional fees                     0.56         0.35         0.72
            Interest                                     4.96         5.72         4.22
            Mach & bldg depreciation                    17.83        16.02        19.13
            Miscellaneous                                4.83         3.23         5.77
          Total overhead expenses per acre              40.83        35.87        42.67
          Total listed expenses per acre               165.39       183.67       154.84
          Net return per acre                            7.70       -43.37        55.78

          Total direct expense per bushel                1.78         2.57         1.35
          Total listed expense per bushel                2.36         3.19         1.86
          Net return per bushel                          0.11        -0.75         0.67
          Breakeven yield per acre                     119.59       134.08       108.24
          Est. labor hours per acre                      2.04         2.41         2.39

          Net return including govt. payments           11.23       -40.62        59.87
          Lbr & mgt charge per acre                     25.88        22.14        28.47
          Net return over lbr & mgt                    -14.65       -62.76        31.40
                                                                             
                         

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