TABLE 11 - 12
Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2000
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Barley on Share Rent
Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 147 23 40
Number of farms 80 16 16
Acres 73.60 47.77 76.15
Yield per acre (bushel) 56.54 41.75 68.17
Operators share of yield % 65.82 65.89 68.34
Value per bushel 1.99 1.42 2.15
Total product return per acre 73.92 38.56 99.89
Miscellaneous income per acre 4.04 3.24 5.29
Gross return per acre 77.96 41.80 105.17
Direct Expenses
Seed 5.21 5.55 5.37
Fertilizer 11.15 12.44 11.22
Crop chemicals 9.25 9.28 10.46
Crop insurance 4.31 4.46 5.28
Fuel & oil 6.49 7.55 5.89
Repairs 10.05 10.61 10.61
Custom hire 1.39 2.07 0.68
Machinery & bldg leases 0.20 0.09 0.67
Operating interest 1.90 2.73 1.20
Miscellaneous 0.52 0.32 0.23
Total direct expenses per acre 50.47 55.09 51.63
Return over direct exp per acre 27.49 -13.29 53.54
Overhead Expenses
Hired labor 2.24 1.92 3.28
Machinery & bldg leases 0.47 1.79 0.22
Farm insurance 1.27 1.28 1.02
Utilities 1.20 1.00 1.22
Dues & professional fees 0.68 0.89 0.70
Interest 3.12 3.53 2.75
Mach & bldg depreciation 7.10 8.66 6.42
Miscellaneous 1.45 1.36 1.52
Total overhead expenses per acre 17.53 20.42 17.13
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 67.99 75.52 68.76
Net return per acre 9.96 -33.72 36.41
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 13.04 14.12 12.86
Net return over lbr & mgt -3.08 -47.84 23.55
Government payments 13.63 13.63 14.44
Net return with govt payments 10.55 -34.21 37.99
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bushel 1.36 2.00 1.11
Total dir & ovhd exp per bushel 1.83 2.74 1.48
With labor & management 2.18 3.26 1.75
Total exp less govt & oth income 1.70 2.65 1.33