South East Area Reports for 1999

                                         S.E. Minnesota FBM                               
                                HOUSEHOLD AND PERSONAL EXPENSES, 1999                     
                                  (Farms sorted by Net Farm Income)                       


                                                      Average Of   Average Of   Average Of
                                                       All Farms    High 20%      Low 20% 
                                                     
          Number of Sole Proprietors                        127           22           23


          Average family size                               4.0          4.7          3.4


          FAMILY LIVING EXPENSES
            Food and meals expense                         5437         6428         4683
            Medical care and health insurance              4548         6622         2736
            Cash donations                                 1342         2675          466
            Household supplies                             2808         2826         1923
            Clothing                                       1733         2760         1308
            Personal care                                  2497         3369         1758
            Child / Dependent care                          676           84          790
            Gifts                                          1685         3105          970
            Education                                      1031         1259          610
            Recreation                                     1947         1978         1876
            Utilities (household share)                    1426         1484         1490
            Nonfarm vehicle operating expense              2396         3058         2314
            Household real estate taxes                     172          193          156
            Dwelling rent                                   114           -           254
            Household repairs                               862          450          532
            Nonfarm interest                                697          116          892
            Life insurance payments                        1876         2965          635
          Total cash family living expense                31247        39372        23392
            Family living from the farm                     215          369          110
          Total family living                             31462        39741        23502


          OTHER NONFARM EXPENDITURES
            Income taxes                                   6755         8334         5051
            Furnishing & appliance purchases               1091         1457         2616
            Nonfarm vehicle purchases                      1461          591          907
            Nonfarm real estate purchases                   889         1000          509
            Other nonfarm capital purchases                 189           -          1201
            Nonfarm savings & investments                  2543         6793         2048
          Total other nonfarm expenditures                12928        18175        12332

          Total cash family living,
          investment & nonfarm capital purch              44175        57547        35724




          PARTNERSHIPS
            Number of partnerships                           42
            Number of operators per partnership             1.8
            Average owner withdrawals per farm            42857
            Average withdrawals per operator              23226
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