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 | 9 |
| Number of farms | 8 |
| Acres | 174.49 |
| Yield per acre (bu.) | 42.21 |
| Operators share of yield % | 67.48 |
| Value per bu. | 3.52 |
| Total product return per acre | 100.40 |
| Miscellaneous income per acre | 12.62 |
| Gross return per acre | 113.02 |
| Direct Expenses | |
| Seed | 11.78 |
| Fertilizer | 36.95 |
| Crop chemicals | 13.53 |
| Crop insurance | 7.87 |
| Fuel & oil | 12.36 |
| Repairs | 12.76 |
| Custom hire | 1.06 |
| Operating interest | 4.01 |
| Miscellaneous | 0.05 |
| Total direct expenses per acre | 100.36 |
| Return over direct exp per acre | 12.66 |
| Overhead Expenses | |
| Custom hire | 1.48 |
| Hired labor | 2.82 |
| Machinery leases | 0.11 |
| Farm insurance | 4.52 |
| Utilities | 1.73 |
| Dues & professional fees | 1.78 |
| Interest | 3.23 |
| Mach & bldg depreciation | 7.03 |
| Miscellaneous | 2.44 |
| Total overhead expenses per acre | 25.14 |
| Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre | 125.50 |
| Net return per acre | -12.48 |
| Government payments | 11.38 |
| Net return with govt pmts | -1.10 |
| Labor & management charge | 21.71 |
| Net return over lbr & mgt | -22.81 |
| Cost of Production | |
| Total direct expense per bu. | 3.52 |
| Total dir & ovhd exp per bu. | 4.41 |
| Less govt & other income | 3.56 |
| With labor & management | 4.33 |
| Machinery cost per acre | 37.65 |
| Est. labor hours per acre | 1.33 |