Depreciation and Other Capital Adjustments
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community and Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Farm Income)

Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% 40 - 60% High 20%
Number of farms 73 14 14 15
Net operating profit 113,395 12,751 87,570 259,419
Breeding Livestock
Ending inventory 58 - - -
Capital sales - - - -
Beginning inventory 33 - - -
Capital purchases 59 - - -
Depreciation, capital adjust. -35 - - -
Machinery and Equipment
Ending inventory 208,694 125,447 162,406 332,642
Capital sales 2,772 1,788 2,334 6,366
Beginning inventory 186,542 106,896 140,409 312,756
Capital purchases 45,278 30,278 41,812 60,272
Depreciation, capital adjust. -20,354 -9,939 -17,481 -34,019
Buildings and Improvements
Ending inventory 28,619 14,256 16,856 50,523
Capital sales - - - -
Beginning inventory 26,704 12,449 15,820 43,886
Capital purchases 3,138 2,200 1,795 9,220
Depreciation, capital adjust. -1,223 -392 -759 -2,583
Other Capital Assets
Ending inventory 210,920 54,044 155,054 458,497
Capital sales 4,777 - 1,531 21,794
Beginning inventory 208,468 54,005 149,591 458,389
Capital purchases 1,717 400 4,436 3,217
Depreciation, capital adjust. 5,512 -361 2,558 18,685
Total depreciation, capital adj. -16,099 -10,693 -15,681 -17,917
Net farm income 97,296 2,058 71,888 241,501