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 9
Number of farms 9
Acres 258.82
Yield per acre (cwt.) 14.20
Operators share of yield % 100.00
Value per cwt. 18.47
Total product return per acre 262.17
Miscellaneous income per acre 11.58
Gross return per acre 273.75
Direct Expenses
Seed 25.93
Fertilizer 26.33
Crop chemicals 19.42
Crop insurance 11.04
Drying fuel 0.77
Fuel & oil 16.60
Repairs 15.03
Custom hire 8.54
Land rent 66.31
Operating interest 6.19
Total direct expenses per acre 196.16
Return over direct exp per acre 77.59
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 4.88
Hired labor 9.02
Machinery leases 2.00
Building leases 0.28
Farm insurance 3.55
Utilities 2.77
Dues & professional fees 2.49
Interest 3.92
Mach & bldg depreciation 11.26
Miscellaneous 1.48
Total overhead expenses per acre 41.64
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 237.80
Net return per acre 35.95
Government payments 16.71
Net return with govt pmts 52.66
Labor & management charge 27.20
Net return over lbr & mgt 25.46
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per cwt. 13.82
Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt. 16.75
Less govt & other income 14.76
With labor & management 16.67
Machinery cost per acre 61.00
Est. labor hours per acre 1.46