NCTC FBM - Moorhead                              
                            OPERATOR INFORMATION & NONFARM SUMMARY, 1999                  
                    Northland Community and Technical College Farm Business Mgt.          
                                              Moorhead                                    
                                  (Farms sorted by Net Farm Income)                       


                                              Average Of   Average Of   Average Of
                                               All Farms     Low 20%     High 20% 
                                              -----------  -----------  -----------
 Number of Farms                                      72           14           14


 OPERATOR INFORMATION
   Average number of operators                       1.2          1.1          1.4
   Average age of operators                         43.6         44.1         43.4
   Average number of years farming                  21.7         22.2         22.6


 NONFARM INCOME
   Nonfarm wages & salary                          10057        15013         5626
   Nonfarm business income                          2308        10418        -3272
   Nonfarm rental income                            1664         2854           - 
   Nonfarm interest income                           370          247          349
   Nonfarm cash dividends                             47          145            3
   Tax refunds                                       775          847          941
   Gifts and inheritances                           1271          284           - 
   Other nonfarm income                             2289          331         4290
 Total nonfarm income                              18780        30139         7938



                                                      Average Of All Farms
                                                      Beginning      Ending
 NONFARM ASSETS (Mkt)                                 ---------      ------
   Checking & savings                                      4272        4621
   Stocks & bonds                                         16649       19092
   Other current assets                                    1404        1090
   Furniture & appliances                                 11224       11369
   Nonfarm vehicles                                       10420       10563
   Cash value of life ins.                                 7091        8008
   Retirement accounts                                    37242       48821
   Other intermediate assets                               7028        8121
   Nonfarm real estate                                    60808       59920
   Other long term assets                                  7553        7553
 Total nonfarm assets                                    163692      179158