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

Sugar Beets on Owned Land Including Joint venture

	Avg. Of
	All Farms

Number of fields	13
Number of farms	12

Acres	82.22
Yield per acre (ton)	18.06
Operators share of yield %	100.00
Value per ton	35.88
Total product return per acre	648.00
Miscellaneous income per acre	42.19
Gross return per acre	690.19

Direct Expenses
Seed	44.56
Fertilizer	26.90
Crop chemicals	112.60
Crop insurance	11.78
Fuel & oil	23.21
Repairs	53.00
Custom hire	3.04
Hired labor	21.17
Machinery & bldg leases	3.28
Marketing	170.66
Operating interest	17.42
Miscellaneous	0.96
Total direct expenses per acre	488.58
Return over direct exp per acre	201.61

Overhead Expenses
Custom hire	5.30
Hired labor	12.38
Machinery & bldg leases	7.54
RE & pers. property taxes	10.40
Farm insurance	3.19
Utilities	3.53
Dues & professional fees	2.47
Interest	48.63
Mach & bldg depreciation	36.12
Miscellaneous	7.69
Total overhead expenses per acre	137.25
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre	625.83
Net return per acre	64.36

Lbr & mgt charge per acre	49.54
Net return over lbr & mgt	14.82
Government payments	11.19
Net return with govt payments	26.01

Cost of Production
Total direct expense per ton	27.05
Total dir & ovhd exp per ton	34.65
With labor & management	37.40
Total exp less govt & oth income	34.44

Est. labor hours per acre	5.54