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

Barley on Cash Rent

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of fields 5
Number of farms 5
Acres 246.02
Yield per acre (bu.) 46.07
Operators share of yield % 100.00
Value per bu. 3.00
Total product return per acre 138.37
Miscellaneous income per acre 23.95
Gross return per acre 162.32
Direct Expenses
Seed 7.33
Fertilizer 17.26
Crop chemicals 19.01
Crop insurance 6.58
Fuel & oil 6.64
Repairs 10.72
Custom hire 0.53
Land rent 61.49
Operating interest 1.77
Total direct expenses per acre 131.33
Return over direct exp per acre 30.99
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 1.14
Hired labor 7.27
Machinery & bldg leases 0.47
Farm insurance 3.21
Utilities 2.40
Dues & professional fees 2.02
Interest 2.04
Mach & bldg depreciation 6.14
Miscellaneous 1.41
Total overhead expenses per acre 26.12
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 157.44
Net return per acre 4.88
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 13.16
Net return over lbr & mgt -8.29
Government payments 13.12
Net return with govt payments 4.83
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bu. 2.85
Total dir & ovhd exp per bu. 3.42
With labor & management 3.70
Total exp less govt & oth income 2.90
Est. labor hours per acre 1.47