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 76 15 15 16
Net operating profit 106,176 8,988 79,818 232,891
Breeding Livestock
Ending inventory 18 - - -
Capital sales 5 - - -
Beginning inventory 63 - - 188
Capital purchases - - - -
Depreciation, capital adjust. -39 - - -188
Machinery and Equipment
Ending inventory 302,441 218,091 290,520 450,684
Capital sales 6,616 3,303 4,540 891
Beginning inventory 272,898 215,683 241,619 404,204
Capital purchases 65,223 27,048 79,744 91,131
Depreciation, capital adjust. -29,064 -21,338 -26,302 -43,761
Buildings and Improvements
Ending inventory 51,653 49,560 40,425 64,970
Capital sales - - - -
Beginning inventory 37,335 45,737 24,182 49,394
Capital purchases 15,876 5,827 17,018 18,810
Depreciation, capital adjust. -1,558 -2,004 -775 -3,235
Other Capital Assets
Ending inventory 232,053 138,669 209,344 349,915
Capital sales 5,723 1 307 3,029
Beginning inventory 212,989 129,191 197,613 325,773
Capital purchases 15,908 1,667 2,593 4,863
Depreciation, capital adjust. 8,879 7,812 9,446 22,309
Total depreciation, capital adj. -21,783 -15,530 -17,631 -24,874
Net farm income 84,393 -6,542 62,187 208,016