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

Corn on Cash Rent

	Avg. Of
	All Farms

Number of fields	18
Number of farms	18

Acres	309.48
Yield per acre (bu.)	126.64
Operators share of yield %	100.00
Value per bu.	2.24
Total product return per acre	283.84
Miscellaneous income per acre	11.78
Gross return per acre	295.62

Direct Expenses
Seed	39.51
Fertilizer	40.58
Crop chemicals	20.72
Crop insurance	10.06
Drying fuel	3.97
Fuel & oil	12.40
Repairs	24.03
Custom hire	1.96
Hired labor	0.04
Land rent	67.56
Machinery & bldg leases	0.73
Operating interest	7.45
Total direct expenses per acre	228.99
Return over direct exp per acre	66.64

Overhead Expenses
Custom hire	3.94
Hired labor	11.45
Machinery & bldg leases	2.86
Farm insurance	4.28
Utilities	3.83
Dues & professional fees	1.64
Interest	8.07
Mach & bldg depreciation	19.38
Miscellaneous	3.03
Total overhead expenses per acre	58.49
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre	287.48
Net return per acre	8.14

Lbr & mgt charge per acre	25.04
Net return over lbr & mgt	-16.90
Government payments	15.33
Net return with govt payments	-1.57

Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bu.	1.81
Total dir & ovhd exp per bu.	2.27
With labor & management	2.47
Total exp less govt & oth income	2.25

Est. labor hours per acre	2.01