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

Soybeans, Food on Cash Rent

	Avg. Of
	All Farms

Number of fields	6
Number of farms	6

Acres	205.72
Yield per acre (bu.)	18.16
Operators share of yield %	100.00
Value per bu.	6.43
Total product return per acre	116.85
Miscellaneous income per acre	54.26
Gross return per acre	171.11

Direct Expenses
Seed	10.49
Crop chemicals	27.23
Crop insurance	10.09
Fuel & oil	6.39
Repairs	12.05
Custom hire	1.72
Land rent	58.51
Operating interest	3.64
Total direct expenses per acre	130.10
Return over direct exp per acre	41.01

Overhead Expenses
Custom hire	0.13
Hired labor	4.59
Machinery & bldg leases	1.85
Farm insurance	5.33
Utilities	1.94
Dues & professional fees	3.87
Interest	3.61
Mach & bldg depreciation	9.96
Miscellaneous	1.81
Total overhead expenses per acre	33.08
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre	163.18
Net return per acre	7.93

Lbr & mgt charge per acre	13.19
Net return over lbr & mgt	-5.26
Government payments	13.64
Net return with govt payments	8.38

Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bu.	7.16
Total dir & ovhd exp per bu.	8.99
With labor & management	9.71
Total exp less govt & oth income	5.97

Est. labor hours per acre	1.14