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Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2000
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Prevented planting on Share Rent
Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 85 20 23
Number of farms 45 9 9
Acres 61.10 53.00 56.65
Yield per acre (unit) - - -
Operators share of yield % 65.29 62.23 68.10
Value per unit - - -
Other product return per acre - - -
Total product return per acre - - -
Miscellaneous income per acre 45.47 33.05 65.85
Gross return per acre 45.47 33.05 65.85
Direct Expenses
Fertilizer 0.41 1.83 -
Crop chemicals 2.38 9.47 0.05
Crop insurance 2.88 3.23 3.86
Fuel & oil 2.59 3.56 1.83
Repairs 4.21 6.61 2.06
Operating interest 0.86 1.37 0.15
Miscellaneous 0.27 1.11 -
Total direct expenses per acre 13.60 27.18 7.96
Return over direct exp per acre 31.88 5.87 57.90
Overhead Expenses
Hired labor 1.00 1.94 1.78
Farm insurance 0.56 1.31 0.10
Utilities 0.86 1.71 0.43
Interest 1.57 3.61 0.55
Mach & bldg depreciation 2.69 4.25 2.63
Miscellaneous 1.76 1.77 1.04
Total overhead expenses per acre 8.44 14.59 6.53
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 22.04 41.77 14.48
Net return per acre 23.44 -8.72 51.37
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 5.93 8.50 3.18
Net return over lbr & mgt 17.50 -17.22 48.19
Government payments 13.57 22.18 12.74
Net return with govt payments 31.08 4.96 60.93