Household and Personal Expenses
Moorhead Farm Business Management
Northland Community and Technical College Farm Business Management
(Farms Sorted By Net Farm Income)

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of farms 16
Average family size 3.4
Family Living Expenses
Food and meals expense 5,956
Medical care and health insuran 3,870
Cash donations 1,667
Household supplies 4,785
Clothing 2,601
Personal care 674
Child / Dependent care 992
Gifts 1,205
Education 1,929
Recreation 3,494
Utilities (household share) 989
Nonfarm vehicle operating expen 865
Household real estate taxes 377
Dwelling rent -
Household repairs 1,552
Nonfarm interest 852
Life insurance payments 1,157
Total cash family living expense 32,965
Family living from the farm -
Total family living 32,965
Other Nonfarm Expenditures
Income taxes 15,030
Furnishing & appliance purchase -
Nonfarm vehicle purchases 313
Nonfarm real estate purchases 713
Other nonfarm capital purchases -88
Nonfarm savings & investments 1,271
Total other nonfarm expenditures 17,239
Total cash family living
investment & nonfarm capital purc 50,204