Crop Enterprise Analysis
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community and Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Wheat, Spring on Share Rent
| Avg. Of | |
| All Farms | |
| Number of fields | 8 |
| Number of farms | 8 |
| Acres | 147.39 |
| Yield per acre (bu.) | 36.95 |
| Operators share of yield % | 65.72 |
| Value per bu. | 3.95 |
| Total product return per acre | 96.02 |
| Miscellaneous income per acre | 9.83 |
| Gross return per acre | 105.85 |
| Direct Expenses | |
| Seed | 8.72 |
| Fertilizer | 19.80 |
| Crop chemicals | 18.51 |
| Crop insurance | 4.76 |
| Fuel & oil | 6.25 |
| Repairs | 12.42 |
| Custom hire | 0.96 |
| Operating interest | 3.17 |
| Miscellaneous | 0.95 |
| Total direct expenses per acre | 75.54 |
| Return over direct exp per acre | 30.31 |
| Overhead Expenses | |
| Custom hire | 1.59 |
| Hired labor | 3.49 |
| Machinery & bldg leases | 2.40 |
| Farm insurance | 2.93 |
| Utilities | 1.56 |
| Dues & professional fees | 1.59 |
| Interest | 3.74 |
| Mach & bldg depreciation | 8.67 |
| Miscellaneous | 2.12 |
| Total overhead expenses per acre | 28.08 |
| Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre | 103.62 |
| Net return per acre | 2.23 |
| Lbr & mgt charge per acre | 16.46 |
| Net return over lbr & mgt | -14.24 |
| Government payments | 9.54 |
| Net return with govt payments | -4.69 |
| Cost of Production | |
| Total direct expense per bu. | 3.11 |
| Total dir & ovhd exp per bu. | 4.27 |
| With labor & management | 4.94 |
| Total exp less govt & oth income | 4.15 |
| Est. labor hours per acre | 1.45 |