Crop Enterprise Analysis
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community and Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Wheat, Spring on Share Rent
| Avg. Of | |
| All Farms | |
| Number of fields | 12 |
| Number of farms | 12 |
| Acres | 153.59 |
| Yield per acre (bu.) | 64.13 |
| Operators share of yield % | 66.53 |
| Value per bu. | 3.31 |
| Total product return per acre | 141.29 |
| Miscellaneous income per acre | 1.53 |
| Gross return per acre | 142.82 |
| Direct Expenses | |
| Seed | 13.16 |
| Fertilizer | 32.66 |
| Crop chemicals | 20.80 |
| Crop insurance | 7.99 |
| Drying fuel | 0.78 |
| Fuel & oil | 7.81 |
| Repairs | 12.53 |
| Custom hire | 3.73 |
| Operating interest | 4.24 |
| Miscellaneous | 0.04 |
| Total direct expenses per acre | 103.74 |
| Return over direct exp per acre | 39.07 |
| Overhead Expenses | |
| Custom hire | 1.69 |
| Hired labor | 2.76 |
| Machinery & bldg leases | 0.71 |
| Farm insurance | 3.98 |
| Utilities | 2.23 |
| Dues & professional fees | 1.73 |
| Interest | 3.76 |
| Mach & bldg depreciation | 10.13 |
| Miscellaneous | 3.75 |
| Total overhead expenses per acre | 30.74 |
| Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre | 134.48 |
| Net return per acre | 8.33 |
| Lbr & mgt charge per acre | 18.39 |
| Net return over lbr & mgt | -10.05 |
| Government payments | 8.98 |
| Net return with govt payments | -1.07 |
| Cost of Production | |
| Total direct expense per bu. | 2.43 |
| Total dir & ovhd exp per bu. | 3.15 |
| With labor & management | 3.58 |
| Total exp less govt & oth income | 3.34 |
| Est. labor hours per acre | 1.18 |