Depreciation and Other Capital Adjustments
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community and Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Farm Income)

Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% 40 - 60% High 20%
Number of farms 75 15 15 15
Net operating profit 149,441 20,132 116,771 350,157
Breeding Livestock
Ending inventory 1,046 200 - 4,832
Capital sales - - - -
Beginning inventory 56 280 - -
Capital purchases 489 - - 2,244
Depreciation, capital adjust. 502 -80 - 2,588
Machinery and Equipment
Ending inventory 248,445 91,192 210,286 417,382
Capital sales 3,167 267 1,267 9,158
Beginning inventory 206,192 76,689 189,381 318,427
Capital purchases 68,782 23,901 43,642 148,378
Depreciation, capital adjust. -23,362 -9,132 -21,470 -40,265
Buildings and Improvements
Ending inventory 26,628 15,988 26,162 47,411
Capital sales - - - -
Beginning inventory 23,824 9,162 26,776 42,441
Capital purchases 3,683 7,219 - 7,019
Depreciation, capital adjust. -879 -394 -614 -2,050
Other Capital Assets
Ending inventory 211,155 41,789 177,607 462,294
Capital sales 14,531 3 13,679 34,013
Beginning inventory 207,457 38,261 185,322 452,638
Capital purchases 7,262 - - 13,516
Depreciation, capital adjust. 10,967 3,531 5,964 30,152
Total depreciation, capital adj. -12,772 -6,075 -16,121 -9,575
Net farm income 136,669 14,057 100,650 340,582