Crop Enterprise Analysis
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community and Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)

Sunflowers, Confectionary on Cash Rent

	Avg. Of
	All Farms

Number of fields	8
Number of farms	8

Acres	346.70
Yield per acre (cwt.)	12.71
Operators share of yield %	100.00
Value per cwt.	15.46
Total product return per acre	196.56
Miscellaneous income per acre	28.37
Gross return per acre	224.93

Direct Expenses
Seed	21.58
Fertilizer	22.97
Crop chemicals	24.03
Crop insurance	8.35
Fuel & oil	9.14
Repairs	14.49
Custom hire	4.52
Land rent	65.09
Operating interest	3.60
Total direct expenses per acre	173.76
Return over direct exp per acre	51.17

Overhead Expenses
Custom hire	1.15
Hired labor	6.82
Machinery & bldg leases	2.30
Farm insurance	3.17
Utilities	2.06
Dues & professional fees	1.58
Interest	2.63
Mach & bldg depreciation	9.57
Miscellaneous	2.02
Total overhead expenses per acre	31.29
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre	205.05
Net return per acre	19.88

Lbr & mgt charge per acre	20.12
Net return over lbr & mgt	-0.23
Government payments	16.42
Net return with govt payments	16.19

Cost of Production
Total direct expense per cwt.	13.67
Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt.	16.13
With labor & management	17.72
Total exp less govt & oth income	14.19

Est. labor hours per acre	1.37