Depreciation and Other Capital Adjustments
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community & Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Farm Income)

Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% 40 - 60% High 20%
Number of farms 77 15 16 16
Net operating profit 225,514 30,306 195,750 501,092
Breeding Livestock
Ending inventory 27 - - -
Capital sales - - - -
Beginning inventory 18 - - -
Capital purchases - - - -
Depreciation, capital adjust. 9 - - -
Machinery and Equipment
Ending inventory 337,660 63,533 296,337 604,402
Capital sales 6,138 3,791 4,778 16,556
Beginning inventory 315,279 65,390 264,518 564,234
Capital purchases 61,341 8,686 65,484 113,063
Depreciation, capital adjust. -32,822 -6,752 -28,887 -56,339
Buildings and Improvements
Ending inventory 48,801 13,102 73,645 61,393
Capital sales - - - -
Beginning inventory 47,423 13,557 76,375 55,612
Capital purchases 3,304 - - 8,266
Depreciation, capital adjust. -1,926 -454 -2,730 -2,484
Other Capital Assets
Ending inventory 261,778 23,886 182,559 588,685
Capital sales 8,764 3,794 16,362 18,861
Beginning inventory 256,515 25,595 186,400 579,589
Capital purchases 1,664 2,333 5,225 -
Depreciation, capital adjust. 12,363 -249 7,297 27,958
Total depreciation, capital adj. -22,375 -7,455 -24,320 -30,866
Net farm income 203,139 22,851 171,430 470,226