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

Corn on Owned Land

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of fields 5
Number of farms 5
Acres 48.32
Yield per acre (bushel) 115.30
Operators share of yield % 100.00
Value per bushel 1.87
Total product return per acre 215.82
Miscellaneous income per acre 7.54
Gross return per acre 223.37
Direct Expenses
Seed 35.95
Fertilizer 31.42
Crop chemicals 29.43
Crop insurance 8.91
Drying fuel 8.14
Fuel & oil 10.52
Repairs 17.97
Custom hire 3.18
Machinery & bldg leases 4.37
Operating interest 8.32
Miscellaneous 0.22
Total direct expenses per acre 158.44
Return over direct exp per acre 64.92
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 0.55
Hired labor 6.05
Machinery & bldg leases 2.55
RE & pers. property taxes 11.12
Farm insurance 3.08
Utilities 3.87
Dues & professional fees 3.04
Interest 39.73
Mach & bldg depreciation 18.18
Miscellaneous 17.12
Total overhead expenses per acre 105.29
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 263.73
Net return per acre -40.36
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 29.60
Net return over lbr & mgt -69.97
Government payments 23.33
Net return with govt payments -46.64
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bushel 1.37
Total dir & ovhd exp per bushel 2.29
With labor & management 2.54
Total exp less govt & oth income 2.28
Est. labor hours per acre 2.97