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

Corn on Owned Land

	Avg. Of
	All Farms

Number of fields	7
Number of farms	7

Acres	126.60
Yield per acre (bu.)	115.66
Operators share of yield %	100.00
Value per bu.	2.12
Total product return per acre	245.02
Miscellaneous income per acre	19.18
Gross return per acre	264.20

Direct Expenses
Seed	33.58
Fertilizer	33.26
Crop chemicals	20.57
Crop insurance	9.80
Fuel & oil	11.35
Repairs	15.47
Operating interest	14.41
Total direct expenses per acre	138.44
Return over direct exp per acre	125.76

Overhead Expenses
Custom hire	2.43
Hired labor	10.98
Machinery & bldg leases	2.52
RE & pers. property taxes	9.91
Farm insurance	4.56
Utilities	4.24
Dues & professional fees	2.31
Interest	30.76
Mach & bldg depreciation	17.11
Miscellaneous	5.71
Total overhead expenses per acre	90.54
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre	228.98
Net return per acre	35.22

Lbr & mgt charge per acre	19.27
Net return over lbr & mgt	15.95
Government payments	12.60
Net return with govt payments	28.56

Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bu.	1.20
Total dir & ovhd exp per bu.	1.98
With labor & management	2.15
Total exp less govt & oth income	1.87

Est. labor hours per acre	2.05