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 9
Number of farms 9
Acres 170.63
Yield per acre (bu.) 59.95
Operators share of yield % 65.65
Value per bu. 3.71
Total product return per acre 146.10
Miscellaneous income per acre 1.19
Gross return per acre 147.29
Direct Expenses
Seed 12.48
Fertilizer 27.85
Crop chemicals 14.24
Crop insurance 4.88
Fuel & oil 6.64
Repairs 13.49
Custom hire 1.66
Machinery & bldg leases 0.40
Operating interest 2.94
Miscellaneous 0.13
Total direct expenses per acre 84.72
Return over direct exp per acre 62.57
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 1.99
Hired labor 4.07
Machinery & bldg leases 1.33
Farm insurance 2.79
Utilities 1.51
Dues & professional fees 1.29
Interest 2.76
Mach & bldg depreciation 7.33
Miscellaneous 2.98
Total overhead expenses per acre 26.04
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 110.76
Net return per acre 36.52
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 17.69
Net return over lbr & mgt 18.83
Government payments 11.25
Net return with govt payments 30.09
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bu. 2.15
Total dir & ovhd exp per bu. 2.81
With labor & management 3.26
Total exp less govt & oth income 2.95
Est. labor hours per acre 1.29