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

Wheat, Spring on Share Rent

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of fields 12
Number of farms 12
Acres 153.59
Yield per acre (bu.) 64.13
Operators share of yield % 66.53
Value per bu. 3.31
Total product return per acre 141.29
Miscellaneous income per acre 1.53
Gross return per acre 142.82
Direct Expenses
Seed 13.16
Fertilizer 32.66
Crop chemicals 20.80
Crop insurance 7.99
Drying fuel 0.78
Fuel & oil 7.81
Repairs 12.53
Custom hire 3.73
Operating interest 4.24
Miscellaneous 0.04
Total direct expenses per acre 103.74
Return over direct exp per acre 39.07
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 1.69
Hired labor 2.76
Machinery & bldg leases 0.71
Farm insurance 3.98
Utilities 2.23
Dues & professional fees 1.73
Interest 3.76
Mach & bldg depreciation 10.13
Miscellaneous 3.75
Total overhead expenses per acre 30.74
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 134.48
Net return per acre 8.33
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 18.39
Net return over lbr & mgt -10.05
Government payments 8.98
Net return with govt payments -1.07
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bu. 2.43
Total dir & ovhd exp per bu. 3.15
With labor & management 3.58
Total exp less govt & oth income 3.34
Est. labor hours per acre 1.18