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Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2000
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Flax on Share Rent
Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 70 9 27
Number of farms 37 7 7
Acres 82.73 115.84 65.22
Yield per acre (bushel) 19.23 14.04 22.84
Operators share of yield % 68.42 65.44 67.32
Value per bushel 5.52 5.50 5.66
Total product return per acre 72.16 49.89 87.02
Miscellaneous income per acre 5.56 0.15 14.05
Gross return per acre 77.72 50.03 101.06
Direct Expenses
Seed 4.82 5.80 4.84
Fertilizer 11.72 17.91 10.80
Crop chemicals 14.63 18.36 14.57
Crop insurance 3.22 4.06 2.90
Fuel & oil 6.82 8.64 6.22
Repairs 11.22 15.94 7.51
Custom hire 2.20 3.91 1.83
Operating interest 2.22 1.93 2.67
Miscellaneous 0.99 - 0.17
Total direct expenses per acre 57.85 76.55 51.51
Return over direct exp per acre 19.87 -26.51 49.55
Overhead Expenses
Hired labor 1.82 2.44 2.43
Machinery & bldg leases 1.55 2.01 3.54
Farm insurance 1.17 1.77 0.78
Utilities 1.75 2.18 1.42
Dues & professional fees 0.50 0.40 0.38
Interest 3.85 6.23 3.16
Mach & bldg depreciation 8.38 14.85 7.54
Miscellaneous 1.86 3.42 0.76
Total overhead expenses per acre 20.89 33.30 20.02
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 78.74 109.85 71.54
Net return per acre -1.02 -59.81 29.53
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 13.72 16.55 12.25
Net return over lbr & mgt -14.74 -76.37 17.28
Government payments 14.21 15.59 15.08
Net return with govt payments -0.53 -60.78 32.36
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bushel 4.40 8.33 3.35
Total dir & ovhd exp per bushel 5.98 11.96 4.65
With labor & management 7.03 13.76 5.45
Total exp less govt & oth income 5.53 12.05 3.56