Crop Enterprise Analysis
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community and Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Corn on Cash Rent
| Avg. Of | |
| All Farms | |
| Number of fields | 12 |
| Number of farms | 12 |
| Acres | 233.08 |
| Yield per acre (bushel) | 136.10 |
| Operators share of yield % | 100.00 |
| Value per bushel | 1.96 |
| Total product return per acre | 266.89 |
| Miscellaneous income per acre | 12.79 |
| Gross return per acre | 279.68 |
| Direct Expenses | |
| Seed | 33.18 |
| Fertilizer | 42.75 |
| Crop chemicals | 22.61 |
| Crop insurance | 10.50 |
| Drying fuel | 8.77 |
| Fuel & oil | 12.70 |
| Repairs | 21.99 |
| Custom hire | 0.22 |
| Hired labor | 1.88 |
| Land rent | 65.11 |
| Machinery & bldg leases | 0.30 |
| Operating interest | 6.44 |
| Total direct expenses per acre | 226.45 |
| Return over direct exp per acre | 53.23 |
| Overhead Expenses | |
| Custom hire | 4.68 |
| Hired labor | 7.94 |
| Machinery & bldg leases | 5.08 |
| Farm insurance | 6.20 |
| Utilities | 3.31 |
| Dues & professional fees | 1.91 |
| Interest | 7.92 |
| Mach & bldg depreciation | 12.91 |
| Miscellaneous | 2.79 |
| Total overhead expenses per acre | 52.75 |
| Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre | 279.20 |
| Net return per acre | 0.48 |
| Lbr & mgt charge per acre | 22.56 |
| Net return over lbr & mgt | -22.08 |
| Government payments | 24.08 |
| Net return with govt payments | 2.00 |
| Cost of Production | |
| Total direct expense per bushel | 1.66 |
| Total dir & ovhd exp per bushel | 2.05 |
| With labor & management | 2.22 |
| Total exp less govt & oth income | 1.95 |
| Est. labor hours per acre | 2.09 |