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