NCTC FBM - Moorhead                              
                                   Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999                         
                    Northland Community and Technical College Farm Business Mgt.          
                                              Moorhead                                    
                                       (Average of All Farms)                             

                            CONFECTIONARY SUNFLOWERS ON CASH RENTED LAND                  


                                                  Average For
                                                   All Farms 
                                                  -----------
 Number of fields                                          9
 Number of farms                                           9

 Acres                                                208.56
 Yield per acre (cwt)                                  14.29
 Operators share of yield %                           100.00
 Value per cwt                                         12.27
 Total product return per acre                        175.35
 Miscellaneous income per acre                         58.50
 Gross return per acre                                233.84

 Direct expenses per acre
   Seed                                                19.90
   Fertilizer                                          17.20
   Crop chemicals                                      20.60
   Crop insurance                                       4.99
   Fuel & oil                                           6.80
   Repairs                                             13.43
   Custom hire                                          2.53
   Land rent                                           64.08
   Operating interest                                   8.19
 Total direct expenses per acre                       157.71
 Return over direct expenses per acre                  76.13

 Overhead expenses per acre
   Custom hire                                          1.72
   Hired labor                                          8.07
   Machinery & bldg leases                              3.01
   Farm insurance                                       2.68
   Utilities                                            1.62
   Dues & professional fees                             2.18
   Interest                                             6.47
   Mach & bldg depreciation                             7.99
   Miscellaneous                                        2.24
 Total overhead expenses per acre                      35.98
 Total listed expenses per acre                       193.69
 Net return per acre                                   40.15

 Total direct expense per cwt                          11.04
 Total listed expense per cwt                          13.55
 Net return per cwt                                     2.81
 Breakeven yield per acre                              11.02
 Est. labor hours per acre                              2.00

 Net return including govt. payments                   69.12
 Lbr & mgt charge per acre                             16.37
 Net return over lbr & mgt                             52.76