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Table 2

Income from No Till Cropping System in Northeastern Montana

  Spring Wheat Recrop Spring Wheat Peas Flax Chemical Fallow
Yield

38

32

 32 21 -
Price $3.00 $3.00 $3.30 $6.35

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Total Income $114.00 $96.00 $105.60 $133.35 -
Operating Costs $52.48 $67.80 $67.41 $51.46 $10.08
Ownership Costs $13.66 $13.63 $19.67 $12.73 $1.92
Returns over Operating Costs $61.52 $28.20 $38.19 $81.89 $(10.08)
Returns over Total Cost $47.86 $14.57 $18.52 $69.16 $(12.00)
Acres each Crop 900 1100 100 200 700
Total Income from Crop $43,074 $16,027 $1,852 $13,832 $(8,400)

Total Income from Farm: $66,385

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