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

Beans, Navy on Cash Rent

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of fields 7
Number of farms 7
Acres 151.44
Yield per acre (cwt.) 19.83
Operators share of yield % 100.00
Value per cwt. 11.74
Total product return per acre 232.75
Miscellaneous income per acre 35.30
Gross return per acre 268.05
Direct Expenses
Seed 30.14
Fertilizer 26.75
Crop chemicals 26.12
Crop insurance 17.54
Fuel & oil 8.34
Repairs 17.20
Custom hire 1.71
Hired labor 0.26
Land rent 70.52
Machinery & bldg leases 0.82
Operating interest 1.35
Miscellaneous 0.81
Total direct expenses per acre 201.56
Return over direct exp per acre 66.50
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 1.09
Hired labor 6.34
Machinery & bldg leases 1.22
Farm insurance 4.65
Utilities 2.62
Dues & professional fees 1.74
Interest 2.61
Mach & bldg depreciation 15.63
Miscellaneous 3.34
Total overhead expenses per acre 39.24
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 240.79
Net return per acre 27.26
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 20.20
Net return over lbr & mgt 7.06
Government payments -
Net return with govt payments 7.06
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per cwt. 10.16
Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt. 12.14
With labor & management 13.16
Total exp less govt & oth income 11.38
Est. labor hours per acre 1.97