TABLE 11 - 41
Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2000
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Sunflowers, Confectionary on Cash Rent
Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 46 6 6
Number of farms 32 6 6
Acres 176.58 133.78 165.83
Yield per acre (cwt) 11.46 6.16 15.37
Operators share of yield % 100.00 100.00 100.00
Value per cwt 14.10 13.74 13.73
Total product return per acre 161.63 84.63 211.07
Miscellaneous income per acre 17.08 26.13 9.49
Gross return per acre 178.71 110.76 220.56
Direct Expenses
Seed 21.08 21.51 20.95
Fertilizer 11.86 14.23 10.85
Crop chemicals 18.82 13.07 23.92
Crop insurance 6.85 6.33 6.35
Fuel & oil 7.41 9.56 7.67
Repairs 10.58 15.56 11.56
Custom hire 5.91 4.77 4.02
Land rent 33.78 30.67 27.41
Operating interest 5.92 3.59 2.93
Miscellaneous 0.28 - 0.02
Total direct expenses per acre 122.48 119.30 115.69
Return over direct exp per acre 56.22 -8.54 104.87
Overhead Expenses
Hired labor 3.81 1.70 2.10
Machinery & bldg leases 1.39 0.54 3.85
Farm insurance 1.71 1.29 1.22
Utilities 1.35 1.19 1.55
Dues & professional fees 0.54 0.49 0.01
Interest 6.55 1.93 2.10
Mach & bldg depreciation 14.17 11.01 8.01
Miscellaneous 2.39 2.42 2.80
Total overhead expenses per acre 31.91 20.57 21.64
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 154.40 139.87 137.32
Net return per acre 24.31 -29.11 83.24
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 15.96 14.93 14.06
Net return over lbr & mgt 8.35 -44.04 69.17
Government payments 23.89 21.62 21.91
Net return with govt payments 32.23 -22.42 91.08
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per cwt 10.68 19.37 7.52
Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt 13.47 22.71 8.93
With labor & management 14.86 25.14 9.85
Total exp less govt & oth income 11.29 17.38 7.80