Crop Enterprise Analysis
Moorhead Farm Business Management
Northland Community and Technical College Farm Business Management
(Farms Sorted By Net return)

Corn on Owned Land

	Avg. Of
	All Farms

Number of fields	9
Number of farms	9

Acres	108.56
Yield per acre (bushel)	72.49
Operators share of yield %	100.00
Value per bushel	1.76
Total product return per acre	127.26
Miscellaneous income per acre	41.53
Gross return per acre	168.79

Direct Expenses
Seed	32.46
Fertilizer	35.53
Crop chemicals	26.82
Crop insurance	7.85
Fuel & oil	10.91
Repairs	17.00
Custom hire	1.88
Operating interest	8.48
Total direct expenses per acre	140.93
Return over direct exp per acre	27.86

Overhead Expenses
Custom hire	1.65
Hired labor	9.58
Machinery & bldg leases	3.30
RE & pers. property taxes	12.43
Farm insurance	3.23
Utilities	2.79
Dues & professional fees	2.33
Interest	58.55
Mach & bldg depreciation	14.59
Miscellaneous	5.16
Total overhead expenses per acre	113.60
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acr	254.53
Net return per acre	-85.74

Lbr & mgt charge per acre	16.88
Net return over lbr & mgt	-102.62
Government payments	28.57
Net return with govt payments	-74.06

Cost of Producton
Total direct expense per bushel	1.94
Total dir & ovhd exp per bushel	3.51
With labor & management	2.95
Total exp less govt & oth income	2.22

Est. labor hours per acre	1.91