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

Barley on Cash Rent

	Avg. Of
	All Farms

Number of fields	6
Number of farms	6

Acres	260.45
Yield per acre (bu.)	69.91
Operators share of yield %	100.00
Value per bu.	2.79
Total product return per acre	195.07
Miscellaneous income per acre	9.68
Gross return per acre	204.75

Direct Expenses
Seed	9.83
Fertilizer	22.84
Crop chemicals	24.24
Crop insurance	8.58
Drying fuel	0.69
Fuel & oil	7.80
Repairs	11.92
Custom hire	4.74
Land rent	64.67
Operating interest	2.13
Total direct expenses per acre	157.42
Return over direct exp per acre	47.33

Overhead Expenses
Custom hire	1.37
Hired labor	6.77
Machinery & bldg leases	1.82
Farm insurance	4.16
Utilities	1.84
Dues & professional fees	1.67
Interest	1.99
Mach & bldg depreciation	8.06
Miscellaneous	1.06
Total overhead expenses per acre	28.75
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre	186.17
Net return per acre	18.58

Lbr & mgt charge per acre	14.95
Net return over lbr & mgt	3.62
Government payments	15.22
Net return with govt payments	18.85

Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bu.	2.25
Total dir & ovhd exp per bu.	2.66
With labor & management	2.88
Total exp less govt & oth income	2.52

Est. labor hours per acre	1.26