Crop Enterprise Analysis 
Farm Business Management - Moorhead 
Northland Community and Technical College 
(Farms Sorted By Net Return) 
Sugar Beets on Owned Land Including Joint venture 
| Avg. Of | |
| All Farms | |
| Number of fields | 13 | 
| Number of farms | 11 | 
| Acres | 147.98 | 
| Yield per acre (ton) | 18.38 | 
| Operators share of yield % | 100.00 | 
| Value per ton | 37.60 | 
| Total product return per acre | 690.88 | 
| Miscellaneous income per acre | 40.25 | 
| Gross return per acre | 731.13 | 
| Direct Expenses | |
| Seed | 44.20 | 
| Fertilizer | 30.35 | 
| Crop chemicals | 102.75 | 
| Crop insurance | 18.37 | 
| Fuel & oil | 31.66 | 
| Repairs | 66.05 | 
| Custom hire | 14.77 | 
| Hired labor | 28.55 | 
| Stock/quota lease | 212.32 | 
| Operating interest | 17.95 | 
| Miscellaneous | 1.00 | 
| Total direct expenses per acre | 567.97 | 
| Return over direct exp per acre | 163.15 | 
| Overhead Expenses | |
| Custom hire | 3.45 | 
| Hired labor | 20.46 | 
| Machinery & bldg leases | 13.36 | 
| RE & pers. property taxes | 8.10 | 
| Farm insurance | 5.70 | 
| Utilities | 3.49 | 
| Dues & professional fees | 3.44 | 
| Interest | 43.13 | 
| Mach & bldg depreciation | 46.30 | 
| Miscellaneous | 6.23 | 
| Total overhead expenses per acre | 153.65 | 
| Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre | 721.63 | 
| Net return per acre | 9.50 | 
| Lbr & mgt charge per acre | 61.87 | 
| Net return over lbr & mgt | -52.36 | 
| Government payments | 12.08 | 
| Net return with govt payments | -40.28 | 
| Cost of Production | |
| Total direct expense per ton | 30.91 | 
| Total dir & ovhd exp per ton | 39.27 | 
| With labor & management | 42.64 | 
| Total exp less govt & oth income | 39.79 | 
| Est. labor hours per acre | 5.69 |