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

                                         PEAS ON OWNED LAND                               


                                                   Average Of   Average Of   Average Of 
                                                    All Farms     Low 20%     High 20% 
                                                   ----------  -----------  -----------
          Number of fields                                 51           11           10
          Number of farms                                  49           10           10

          Acres                                         36.48        35.66        38.63
          Yield per acre (lb)                         3671.97      2136.61      5111.96
          Operators share of yield %                   100.00       100.00       100.00
          Value per lb                                   0.08         0.08         0.09
          Total product return per acre                307.79       170.83       460.53
          Miscellaneous income per acre                  8.96        12.36         0.00
          Gross return per acre                        316.75       183.19       460.53

          Direct expenses per acre
            Seed                                         4.74         5.32         6.32
            Fertilizer                                  17.33        17.54        19.28
            Crop chemicals                              10.72         8.70         4.70
            Crop insurance                               6.92         9.44         4.91
            Irrigation energy                            0.14         0.55         0.00
            Fuel & oil                                   7.50         9.63         6.95
            Repairs                                      9.57        10.27         6.37
            Repair, machinery                            7.24         8.94         9.94
            Custom hire                                  4.18         2.80         6.69
            Repair, buildings                            0.77         1.11         0.99
            Repair, irrigation equip                     0.16         0.83         0.00
            Machinery & bldg leases                      0.11         0.00         0.22
            Marketing                                    0.25         0.56         0.27
            Operating interest                           4.70         5.23         4.27
            Miscellaneous                                0.24         0.00         0.22
          Total direct expenses per acre                74.56        80.92        71.14
          Return over direct expenses per acre         242.19       102.27       389.39

          Overhead expenses per acre
            Repair, machinery                            0.14         0.00         0.00
            Hired labor                                  5.38         7.04         6.27
            Machinery & bldg leases                      1.98         0.23         5.62
            RE & pers. property taxes                   11.86        13.73        13.47
            Farm insurance                               2.31         3.46         2.39
            Utilities                                    2.53         4.66         2.62
            Dues & professional fees                     0.48         0.00         1.93
            Interest                                    41.14        44.41        39.19
            Mach & bldg depreciation                    17.98        29.33        17.79
            Miscellaneous                                2.34         3.07         2.71
          Total overhead expenses per acre              86.14       105.94        92.00
          Total listed expenses per acre               160.69       186.86       163.14
          Net return per acre                          156.06        -3.67       297.39

          Total direct expense per lb                    0.02         0.04         0.01
          Total listed expense per lb                    0.04         0.09         0.03
          Net return per lb                              0.04        -0.00         0.06
          Breakeven yield per acre                    1810.17      2182.45      1810.87
          Est. labor hours per acre                      1.48         1.93         1.69

          Net return including govt. payments          164.45         7.23       302.37
          Lbr & mgt charge per acre                     19.99        33.74        20.36
          Net return over lbr & mgt                    144.46       -26.50       282.01
                                                                                  
                            

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