TABLE 11 - 25
Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2001
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 63 9 10
Number of farms 35 7 7
Acres 93.93 78.08 93.32
Yield per acre (bushel) 21.48 18.64 26.31
Operators share of yield % 68.21 66.44 68.64
Value per bushel 5.28 4.97 5.26
Other product return per acre 0.01 - -
Total product return per acre 77.53 62.10 95.15
Miscellaneous income per acre 0.26 - -
Gross return per acre 77.79 62.10 95.15
Direct Expenses
Seed 5.89 5.88 5.35
Fertilizer 13.62 12.22 13.31
Crop chemicals 15.41 19.99 19.18
Crop insurance 2.45 4.24 2.21
Fuel & oil 7.25 9.17 5.39
Repairs 9.25 11.74 9.78
Custom hire 2.57 4.57 1.88
Operating interest 2.18 1.82 3.13
Miscellaneous 0.49 - 2.87
Total direct expenses per acre 59.11 69.63 63.10
Return over direct exp per acre 18.67 -7.53 32.05
Overhead Expenses
Hired labor 3.44 6.48 0.52
Machinery & bldg leases 1.50 0.73 0.36
Farm insurance 1.23 1.65 1.14
Utilities 1.14 1.38 1.27
Dues & professional fees 0.67 0.53 0.68
Interest 3.29 3.42 2.67
Mach & bldg depreciation 7.84 12.65 5.03
Miscellaneous 1.84 4.94 0.96
Total overhead expenses per acre 20.94 31.77 12.63
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 80.06 101.39 75.73
Net return per acre -2.27 -39.30 19.42
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 13.73 14.86 11.56
Net return over lbr & mgt -16.00 -54.16 7.85
Government payments 12.57 11.85 13.77
Net return with govt payments -3.42 -42.31 21.63
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bushel 4.03 5.62 3.49
Total dir & ovhd exp per bushel 5.46 8.19 4.19
With labor & management 6.40 9.39 4.83
Total exp less govt & oth income 5.52 8.43 4.07