Crop Enterprise Analysis
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community and Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Sunflowers on Cash Rent
| Avg. Of | |
| All Farms | |
| Number of fields | 7 |
| Number of farms | 7 |
| Acres | 198.07 |
| Yield per acre (cwt.) | 17.11 |
| Operators share of yield % | 100.00 |
| Value per cwt. | 12.57 |
| Total product return per acre | 215.00 |
| Miscellaneous income per acre | 8.85 |
| Gross return per acre | 223.85 |
| Direct Expenses | |
| Seed | 17.30 |
| Fertilizer | 21.37 |
| Crop chemicals | 11.65 |
| Crop insurance | 8.15 |
| Drying fuel | 0.50 |
| Fuel & oil | 9.70 |
| Repairs | 17.44 |
| Custom hire | 3.31 |
| Land rent | 64.67 |
| Operating interest | 3.13 |
| Total direct expenses per acre | 157.22 |
| Return over direct exp per acre | 66.63 |
| Overhead Expenses | |
| Custom hire | 1.56 |
| Hired labor | 4.18 |
| Machinery & bldg leases | 5.42 |
| Farm insurance | 2.92 |
| Utilities | 2.34 |
| Dues & professional fees | 1.80 |
| Interest | 2.83 |
| Mach & bldg depreciation | 13.65 |
| Miscellaneous | 1.17 |
| Total overhead expenses per acre | 35.86 |
| Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre | 193.08 |
| Net return per acre | 30.77 |
| Lbr & mgt charge per acre | 20.51 |
| Net return over lbr & mgt | 10.26 |
| Government payments | 14.90 |
| Net return with govt payments | 25.16 |
| Cost of Production | |
| Total direct expense per cwt. | 9.19 |
| Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt. | 11.29 |
| With labor & management | 12.49 |
| Total exp less govt & oth income | 11.10 |
| Est. labor hours per acre | 1.28 |