TABLE 11 - 25
Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2000
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Flax on Cash Rent
Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 82 11 17
Number of farms 49 9 10
Acres 95.19 117.60 97.64
Yield per acre (bushel) 18.31 11.40 24.89
Operators share of yield % 100.00 100.00 100.00
Value per bushel 5.59 4.66 5.64
Total product return per acre 102.35 53.14 140.32
Miscellaneous income per acre 5.85 1.34 6.82
Gross return per acre 108.20 54.48 147.14
Direct Expenses
Seed 5.90 6.27 7.25
Fertilizer 12.72 15.84 9.33
Crop chemicals 12.17 14.65 9.62
Crop insurance 4.17 3.10 4.26
Fuel & oil 6.59 7.03 6.08
Repairs 10.98 12.49 9.89
Custom hire 2.53 1.34 2.84
Land rent 29.10 26.12 26.40
Operating interest 3.37 6.94 1.78
Miscellaneous 0.10 0.07 0.15
Total direct expenses per acre 87.61 93.84 77.60
Return over direct exp per acre 20.59 -39.37 69.54
Overhead Expenses
Hired labor 2.28 2.95 1.42
Machinery & bldg leases 1.48 2.72 2.61
Farm insurance 1.38 1.44 0.90
Utilities 1.16 1.47 0.88
Dues & professional fees 0.46 0.59 0.24
Interest 3.29 3.25 2.90
Mach & bldg depreciation 8.65 7.12 7.07
Miscellaneous 1.64 1.41 1.43
Total overhead expenses per acre 20.33 20.94 17.46
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 107.94 114.79 95.06
Net return per acre 0.26 -60.31 52.08
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 13.62 11.85 13.00
Net return over lbr & mgt -13.36 -72.16 39.08
Government payments 20.67 19.25 17.52
Net return with govt payments 7.31 -52.91 56.60
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bushel 4.79 8.23 3.12
Total dir & ovhd exp per bushel 5.90 10.07 3.82
With labor & management 6.64 11.11 4.34
Total exp less govt & oth income 5.19 9.30 3.36