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

Corn on Cash Rent

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of fields 12
Number of farms 12
Acres 233.08
Yield per acre (bushel) 136.10
Operators share of yield % 100.00
Value per bushel 1.96
Total product return per acre 266.89
Miscellaneous income per acre 12.79
Gross return per acre 279.68
Direct Expenses
Seed 33.18
Fertilizer 42.75
Crop chemicals 22.61
Crop insurance 10.50
Drying fuel 8.77
Fuel & oil 12.70
Repairs 21.99
Custom hire 0.22
Hired labor 1.88
Land rent 65.11
Machinery & bldg leases 0.30
Operating interest 6.44
Total direct expenses per acre 226.45
Return over direct exp per acre 53.23
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 4.68
Hired labor 7.94
Machinery & bldg leases 5.08
Farm insurance 6.20
Utilities 3.31
Dues & professional fees 1.91
Interest 7.92
Mach & bldg depreciation 12.91
Miscellaneous 2.79
Total overhead expenses per acre 52.75
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 279.20
Net return per acre 0.48
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 22.56
Net return over lbr & mgt -22.08
Government payments 24.08
Net return with govt payments 2.00
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bushel 1.66
Total dir & ovhd exp per bushel 2.05
With labor & management 2.22
Total exp less govt & oth income 1.95
Est. labor hours per acre 2.09