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

Sunflowers, Confectionary on Cash Rent

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of fields 7
Number of farms 7
Acres 346.53
Yield per acre (cwt.) 8.35
Operators share of yield % 100.00
Value per cwt. 17.98
Total product return per acre 150.13
Miscellaneous income per acre 60.14
Gross return per acre 210.27
Direct Expenses
Seed 22.90
Fertilizer 25.84
Crop chemicals 22.17
Crop insurance 11.13
Drying fuel 1.71
Fuel & oil 10.12
Repairs 19.67
Custom hire 4.17
Land rent 68.28
Machinery & bldg leases 0.65
Operating interest 4.69
Miscellaneous 0.10
Total direct expenses per acre 191.43
Return over direct exp per acre 18.84
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 1.50
Hired labor 6.71
Machinery & bldg leases 1.55
Farm insurance 3.43
Utilities 2.53
Dues & professional fees 2.24
Interest 4.13
Mach & bldg depreciation 12.57
Miscellaneous 1.61
Total overhead expenses per acre 36.27
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 227.70
Net return per acre -17.43
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 19.73
Net return over lbr & mgt -37.16
Government payments 15.07
Net return with govt payments -22.09
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per cwt. 22.93
Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt. 27.27
With labor & management 29.63
Total exp less govt & oth income 20.63
Est. labor hours per acre 1.37