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

Wheat, Spring on Share Rent

	Avg. Of
	All Farms

Number of fields	11
Number of farms	10

Acres	105.76
Yield per acre (bu.)	50.61
Operators share of yield %	67.36
Value per bu.	4.46
Total product return per acre	151.96
Miscellaneous income per acre	14.32
Gross return per acre	166.28

Direct Expenses
Seed	12.94
Fertilizer	44.17
Crop chemicals	15.44
Crop insurance	6.35
Fuel & oil	13.84
Repairs	12.97
Operating interest	6.66
Miscellaneous	0.40
Total direct expenses per acre	112.76
Return over direct exp per acre	53.52

Overhead Expenses
Custom hire	1.63
Hired labor	2.12
Machinery leases	0.87
Farm insurance	3.63
Utilities	1.73
Dues & professional fees	1.79
Interest	3.01
Mach & bldg depreciation	9.65
Miscellaneous	2.98
Total overhead expenses per acre	27.39
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre	140.16
Net return per acre	26.13

Government payments	9.72
Net return with govt pmts	35.85
Labor & management charge	22.09
Net return over lbr & mgt	13.75

Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bu.	3.31
Total dir & ovhd exp per bu.	4.11
Less govt & other income	3.41
With labor & management	4.05

Machinery cost per acre	41.91
Est. labor hours per acre	1.32