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

Sugar Beets on Owned Land , Joint venture

	Avg. Of
	All Farms

Number of fields	6
Number of farms	6

Acres	85.38
Yield per acre (ton)	18.24
Operators share of yield %	100.00
Value per ton	33.15
Total product return per acre	604.72
Miscellaneous income per acre	8.35
Gross return per acre	613.06

Direct Expenses
Seed	39.86
Fertilizer	29.48
Crop chemicals	105.55
Crop insurance	9.30
Fuel & oil	37.73
Repairs	58.58
Custom hire	5.22
Hired labor	22.55
Marketing	182.89
Operating interest	22.92
Miscellaneous	4.41
Total direct expenses per acre	518.50
Return over direct exp per acre	94.56

Overhead Expenses
Custom hire	3.49
Hired labor	8.87
Machinery & bldg leases	10.90
RE & pers. property taxes	11.48
Farm insurance	3.08
Utilities	2.72
Dues & professional fees	3.20
Interest	69.89
Mach & bldg depreciation	40.84
Miscellaneous	14.13
Total overhead expenses per acre	168.60
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre	687.11
Net return per acre	-74.05

Lbr & mgt charge per acre	64.90
Net return over lbr & mgt	-138.95
Government payments	26.39
Net return with govt payments	-112.55

Cost of Production
Total direct expense per ton	28.42
Total dir & ovhd exp per ton	37.66
With labor & management	41.22
Total exp less govt & oth income	39.32

Est. labor hours per acre	7.47