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

                                     SPRING WHEAT ON OWNED LAND                           


                                                   Average Of   Average Of   Average Of 
                                                    All Farms     Low 20%     High 20% 
                                                   ----------  -----------  -----------
          Number of fields                                454           78          101
          Number of farms                                 352           70           70

          Acres                                        119.04       168.11        50.82
          Yield per acre (bushel)                       44.29        35.38        58.78
          Operators share of yield %                   100.00       100.00       100.00
          Value per bushel                               4.22         3.92         4.54
          Other product return per acre                  0.01         0.00         0.00
          Total product return per acre                186.73       138.79       267.11
          Miscellaneous income per acre                  5.25         1.88        16.39
          Gross return per acre                        191.99       140.67       283.51

          Direct expenses per acre
            Seed                                        13.54        13.30        13.52
            Fertilizer                                  27.79        27.55        26.05
            Crop chemicals                              17.55        18.88         9.19
            Crop insurance                               6.65         7.77         3.35
            Drying fuel                                  0.50         0.44         0.62
            Irrigation energy                            0.01         0.00         0.09
            Fuel & oil                                   7.35         8.27         5.74
            Repairs                                     10.37         8.96         8.22
            Repair, machinery                            1.94         2.91         2.26
            Custom hire                                  3.26         4.06         1.93
            Repair, buildings                            0.16         0.27         0.29
            Hired labor                                  0.16         0.00         0.13
            Machinery & bldg leases                      0.07         0.15         0.05
            Utilities                                    0.02         0.03         0.01
            Marketing                                    0.10         0.12         0.14
            Operating interest                           3.50         4.16         2.96
            Miscellaneous                                0.41         0.53         1.09
          Total direct expenses per acre                93.45        97.41        75.64
          Return over direct expenses per acre          98.53        43.26       207.87

          Overhead expenses per acre
            Repairs                                      0.10         0.00         0.00
            Custom hire                                  0.47         1.07         0.25
            Hired labor                                  3.60         2.05         4.53
            Machinery & bldg leases                      1.32         0.69         2.44
            RE & pers. property taxes                    9.25         5.78        10.58
            Farm insurance                               2.48         2.00         2.55
            Utilities                                    1.89         2.00         1.60
            Dues & professional fees                     0.75         1.09         0.33
            Interest                                    25.05        18.83        31.31
            Mach & bldg depreciation                     8.68         8.86        11.16
            Miscellaneous                                2.77         2.31         2.92
          Total overhead expenses per acre              56.72        44.68        67.67
          Total listed expenses per acre               150.17       142.09       143.31
          Net return per acre                           41.81        -1.42       140.20

          Total direct expense per bushel                2.11         2.75         1.29
          Total listed expense per bushel                3.39         4.02         2.44
          Net return per bushel                          0.94        -0.04         2.39
          Breakeven yield per acre                      34.37        35.74        27.93
          Est. labor hours per acre                      1.94         1.98         1.99

          Net return including govt. payments           54.80        13.85       148.68
          Lbr & mgt charge per acre                     13.08        14.39        10.62
          Net return over lbr & mgt                     41.71        -0.54       138.06
                                                                           
                            

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