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

Corn on Owned Land

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of fields 11
Number of farms 11
Acres 138.19
Yield per acre (bu.) 101.57
Operators share of yield % 100.00
Value per bu. 2.08
Total product return per acre 210.80
Miscellaneous income per acre 32.40
Gross return per acre 243.20
Direct Expenses
Seed 44.30
Fertilizer 52.27
Crop chemicals 17.85
Crop insurance 11.60
Drying fuel 12.42
Fuel & oil 14.73
Repairs 24.34
Custom hire 4.29
Hired labor 4.43
Utilities 0.42
Operating interest 6.13
Total direct expenses per acre 192.76
Return over direct exp per acre 50.44
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 1.40
Hired labor 12.38
RE & pers. property taxes 7.82
Farm insurance 5.94
Utilities 3.34
Dues & professional fees 2.46
Interest 32.25
Mach & bldg depreciation 18.38
Miscellaneous 4.39
Total overhead expenses per acre 88.36
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 281.12
Net return per acre -37.92
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 24.21
Net return over lbr & mgt -62.13
Government payments 15.35
Net return with govt payments -46.78
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bu. 1.90
Total dir & ovhd exp per bu. 2.77
With labor & management 3.01
Total exp less govt & oth income 2.54
Est. labor hours per acre 2.27