Crop Enterprise Analysis
Moorhead Farm Business Management
Northland Community and Technical College Farm Business Management
(Farms Sorted By Net return)
Sugar Beets on Owned Land Excluding Joint venture
| Avg. Of | |
| All Farms | |
| Number of fields | 20 |
| Number of farms | 19 |
| Acres | 124.38 |
| Yield per acre (ton) | 13.28 |
| Operators share of yield % | 100.00 |
| Value per ton | 29.42 |
| Total product return per acre | 390.61 |
| Miscellaneous income per acre | 288.01 |
| Gross return per acre | 678.62 |
| Direct Expenses | |
| Seed | 37.47 |
| Fertilizer | 28.13 |
| Crop chemicals | 94.39 |
| Crop insurance | 12.01 |
| Fuel & oil | 27.68 |
| Repairs | 44.89 |
| Custom hire | 9.78 |
| Hired labor | 8.33 |
| Operating interest | 20.55 |
| Miscellaneous | 1.03 |
| Total direct expenses per acre | 284.27 |
| Return over direct exp per acre | 394.36 |
| Overhead Expenses | |
| Custom hire | 4.01 |
| Hired labor | 18.97 |
| Machinery & bldg leases | 12.12 |
| RE & pers. property taxes | 12.07 |
| Farm insurance | 3.05 |
| Utilities | 5.99 |
| Dues & professional fees | 4.52 |
| Interest | 64.86 |
| Mach & bldg depreciation | 39.49 |
| Miscellaneous | 8.49 |
| Total overhead expenses per acre | 173.57 |
| Total dir & ovhd expenses per acr | 457.83 |
| Net return per acre | 220.79 |
| Lbr & mgt charge per acre | 63.20 |
| Net return over lbr & mgt | 157.59 |
| Government payments | 29.11 |
| Net return with govt payments | 186.70 |
| Cost of Producton | |
| Total direct expense per ton | 21.41 |
| Total dir & ovhd exp per ton | 34.49 |
| With labor & management | 30.04 |
| Total exp less govt & oth income | 20.80 |
| Est. labor hours per acre | 5.93 |