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

Sunflowers, Confectionary on Cash Rent

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of fields 10
Number of farms 10
Acres 225.85
Yield per acre (cwt) 16.15
Operators share of yield % 100.00
Value per cwt 14.09
Total product return per acre 227.55
Miscellaneous income per acre 1.67
Gross return per acre 229.22
Direct Expenses
Seed 21.19
Fertilizer 15.31
Crop chemicals 14.27
Crop insurance 5.32
Drying fuel 0.18
Fuel & oil 7.83
Repairs 13.18
Custom hire 3.81
Hired labor 0.44
Land rent 68.53
Utilities 1.11
Operating interest 3.78
Miscellaneous 0.22
Total direct expenses per acre 155.18
Return over direct exp per acre 74.03
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 1.93
Hired labor 7.82
Machinery & bldg leases 3.16
Farm insurance 2.02
Utilities 1.07
Dues & professional fees 2.44
Interest 4.44
Mach & bldg depreciation 6.58
Miscellaneous 2.55
Total overhead expenses per acre 31.99
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acr 187.17
Net return per acre 42.05
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 16.79
Net return over lbr & mgt 25.26
Government payments 33.49
Net return with govt payments 58.75
Cost of Producton
Total direct expense per cwt 9.61
Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt 11.59
With labor & management 12.63
Total exp less govt & oth income 10.45
Est. labor hours per acre 1.84