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

Wheat, Spring on Share Rent

Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20%
Number of fields 8 8
Number of farms 8 8
Acres 133.80 133.80
Yield per acre (bushel) 49.00 49.00
Operators share of yield % 65.17 65.17
Value per bushel 3.01 3.01
Total product return per acre 96.04 96.04
Miscellaneous income per acre 1.36 1.36
Gross return per acre 97.41 97.41
Direct Expenses
Seed 7.83 7.83
Fertilizer 26.48 26.48
Crop chemicals 21.15 21.15
Crop insurance 4.48 4.48
Fuel & oil 6.58 6.58
Repairs 13.54 13.54
Custom hire 1.61 1.61
Machinery & bldg leases 1.12 1.12
Operating interest 4.51 4.51
Miscellaneous 0.22 0.22
Total direct expenses per acre 87.52 87.52
Return over direct exp per acre 9.88 9.88
Overhead Expenses
Hired labor 2.92 2.92
Machinery & bldg leases 2.25 2.25
Farm insurance 2.15 2.15
Utilities 1.75 1.75
Dues & professional fees 1.91 1.91
Interest 5.49 5.49
Mach & bldg depreciation 6.89 6.89
Miscellaneous 3.86 3.86
Total overhead expenses per acre 27.22 27.22
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 114.74 114.74
Net return per acre -17.34 -17.34
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 17.24 17.24
Net return over lbr & mgt -34.58 -34.58
Government payments 15.86 15.86
Net return with govt payments -18.72 -18.72
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bushel 2.74 2.74
Total dir & ovhd exp per bushel 3.59 3.59
With labor & management 4.13 4.13
Total exp less govt & oth income 3.59 3.59
Est. labor hours per acre 1.66 1.66