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

Corn on Owned Land

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of fields 11
Number of farms 11
Acres 131.57
Yield per acre (bu.) 149.54
Operators share of yield % 100.00
Value per bu. 1.90
Total product return per acre 284.13
Miscellaneous income per acre 48.70
Gross return per acre 332.82
Direct Expenses
Seed 52.73
Fertilizer 48.06
Crop chemicals 16.04
Crop insurance 10.35
Drying fuel 15.98
Fuel & oil 20.51
Repairs 30.85
Custom hire 1.11
Machinery leases 0.36
Operating interest 6.53
Total direct expenses per acre 202.51
Return over direct exp per acre 130.31
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 3.99
Hired labor 14.23
Machinery leases 0.51
Building leases 0.42
RE & pers. property taxes 8.62
Farm insurance 4.90
Utilities 4.08
Dues & professional fees 4.76
Interest 34.77
Mach & bldg depreciation 22.28
Miscellaneous 5.16
Total overhead expenses per acre 103.71
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 306.22
Net return per acre 26.60
Government payments 17.63
Net return with govt pmts 44.23
Labor & management charge 28.92
Net return over lbr & mgt 15.31
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bu. 1.35
Total dir & ovhd exp per bu. 2.05
Less govt & other income 1.60
With labor & management 1.80
Machinery cost per acre 82.58
Est. labor hours per acre 2.35