Crop Enterprise Analysis
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community and Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Sunflowers, Confectionary on Cash Rent
| Avg. Of | |
| All Farms | |
| Number of fields | 9 |
| Number of farms | 9 |
| Acres | 239.72 |
| Yield per acre (cwt.) | 13.52 |
| Operators share of yield % | 100.00 |
| Value per cwt. | 14.11 |
| Total product return per acre | 190.73 |
| Miscellaneous income per acre | 7.90 |
| Gross return per acre | 198.63 |
| Direct Expenses | |
| Seed | 21.40 |
| Fertilizer | 17.80 |
| Crop chemicals | 23.51 |
| Crop insurance | 8.11 |
| Drying fuel | 0.52 |
| Fuel & oil | 7.89 |
| Repairs | 13.50 |
| Custom hire | 6.71 |
| Land rent | 64.41 |
| Machinery & bldg leases | 0.79 |
| Operating interest | 2.26 |
| Miscellaneous | 0.80 |
| Total direct expenses per acre | 167.70 |
| Return over direct exp per acre | 30.93 |
| Overhead Expenses | |
| Custom hire | 1.53 |
| Hired labor | 8.20 |
| Machinery & bldg leases | 2.22 |
| Farm insurance | 2.91 |
| Utilities | 1.84 |
| Dues & professional fees | 1.97 |
| Interest | 3.54 |
| Mach & bldg depreciation | 9.32 |
| Miscellaneous | 2.14 |
| Total overhead expenses per acre | 33.67 |
| Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre | 201.37 |
| Net return per acre | -2.74 |
| Lbr & mgt charge per acre | 17.50 |
| Net return over lbr & mgt | -20.24 |
| Government payments | 13.20 |
| Net return with govt payments | -7.04 |
| Cost of Production | |
| Total direct expense per cwt. | 12.40 |
| Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt. | 14.89 |
| With labor & management | 16.19 |
| Total exp less govt & oth income | 14.63 |
| Est. labor hours per acre | 1.73 |