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

Sugar Beets on Owned Land Excluding Joint venture

	Avg. Of
	All Farms

Number of fields	13
Number of farms	13

Acres	92.13
Yield per acre (ton)	17.14
Operators share of yield %	100.00
Value per ton	37.08
Total product return per acre	635.55
Miscellaneous income per acre	67.31
Gross return per acre	702.86

Direct Expenses
Seed	48.64
Fertilizer	26.03
Crop chemicals	105.52
Crop insurance	11.67
Fuel & oil	25.84
Repairs	62.28
Custom hire	4.99
Hired labor	21.64
Machinery & bldg leases	0.61
Operating interest	10.74
Miscellaneous	1.51
Total direct expenses per acre	319.46
Return over direct exp per acre	383.40

Overhead Expenses
Custom hire	6.52
Hired labor	28.34
Machinery & bldg leases	11.40
RE & pers. property taxes	11.56
Farm insurance	4.03
Utilities	4.43
Dues & professional fees	4.07
Interest	44.51
Mach & bldg depreciation	40.10
Miscellaneous	11.40
Total overhead expenses per acre	166.36
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre	485.82
Net return per acre	217.04

Lbr & mgt charge per acre	64.11
Net return over lbr & mgt	152.93
Government payments	14.08
Net return with govt payments	167.01

Cost of Production
Total direct expense per ton	18.64
Total dir & ovhd exp per ton	28.34
With labor & management	32.08
Total exp less govt & oth income	27.33

Est. labor hours per acre	6.96