Depreciation and Other Capital Adjustments
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community and Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Farm Income)

Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% 40 - 60% High 20%
Number of farms 78 15 15 16
Net operating profit 162,111 31,763 150,751 322,500
Breeding Livestock
Ending inventory 1,395 - 120 6,690
Capital sales - - - -
Beginning inventory 1,006 - 200 4,718
Capital purchases 62 - - 303
Depreciation, capital adjust. 327 - -80 1,669
Machinery and Equipment
Ending inventory 281,137 62,946 249,890 501,411
Capital sales 2,750 1,107 - 7,870
Beginning inventory 244,198 61,839 219,311 442,696
Capital purchases 67,584 8,196 57,486 116,827
Depreciation, capital adjust. -27,895 -5,981 -26,907 -50,242
Buildings and Improvements
Ending inventory 37,051 19,102 23,098 67,244
Capital sales - - - -
Beginning inventory 27,025 18,808 21,791 41,085
Capital purchases 11,239 947 2,003 28,573
Depreciation, capital adjust. -1,214 -653 -695 -2,415
Other Capital Assets
Ending inventory 213,565 38,146 197,084 426,497
Capital sales 10,093 - 2,303 9,835
Beginning inventory 213,714 40,961 165,120 424,119
Capital purchases 6,715 - 34,717 -
Depreciation, capital adjust. 3,229 -2,815 -450 12,213
Total depreciation, capital adj. -25,552 -9,450 -28,133 -38,775
Net farm income 136,558 22,313 122,619 283,725