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

Sugar Beets on Owned Land , Joint venture

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of fields 5
Number of farms 5
Acres 117.30
Yield per acre (ton) 17.85
Operators share of yield % 100.00
Value per ton 28.84
Total product return per acre 514.86
Miscellaneous income per acre 123.74
Gross return per acre 638.60
Direct Expenses
Seed 34.64
Fertilizer 26.48
Crop chemicals 93.20
Crop insurance 17.19
Fuel & oil 29.25
Repairs 31.90
Custom hire 11.54
Hired labor 4.59
Joint Venture 183.97
Operating interest 23.87
Total direct expenses per acre 456.64
Return over direct exp per acre 181.95
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 1.11
Hired labor 23.07
Machinery & bldg leases 5.58
RE & pers. property taxes 10.13
Farm insurance 2.31
Utilities 4.07
Dues & professional fees 2.58
Interest 52.01
Mach & bldg depreciation 30.02
Miscellaneous 8.81
Total overhead expenses per acre 139.67
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acr 596.32
Net return per acre 42.28
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 49.25
Net return over lbr & mgt -6.97
Government payments 29.28
Net return with govt payments 22.31
Cost of Producton
Total direct expense per ton 25.58
Total dir & ovhd exp per ton 33.41
With labor & management 36.17
Total exp less govt & oth income 27.59
Est. labor hours per acre 5.61