Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms sorted by Return to Overhead)
CRP ON OWNED LAND
Average Of Average Of Average Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 101 17 19
Number of farms 70 14 14
Acres 174.14 225.81 195.72
Yield per acre 35.63 27.20 45.36
Operators share of yield % 100.00 100.00 100.00
Value per unit 1.00 1.00 1.00
Total product return per acre 35.63 27.20 45.36
Miscellaneous income per acre 0.11 0.00 0.54
Gross return per acre 35.75 27.20 45.90
Direct expenses per acre
Seed 0.60 1.93 0.00
Crop chemicals 0.14 0.21 0.00
Fuel & oil 0.38 0.73 0.28
Repairs 0.69 1.69 0.39
Custom hire 0.07 0.00 0.00
Operating interest 0.22 0.55 0.08
Miscellaneous 0.01 0.00 0.00
Total direct expenses per acre 2.10 5.11 0.75
Return over direct expenses per acre 33.65 22.10 45.15
Overhead expenses per acre
Hired labor 0.13 0.16 0.13
Machinery & bldg leases 0.07 0.28 0.01
RE & pers. property taxes 3.79 2.88 4.52
Farm insurance 0.30 0.34 0.80
Utilities 0.22 0.43 0.38
Hauling and trucking 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dues & professional fees 0.05 0.15 0.01
Interest 8.44 5.57 7.23
Mach & bldg depreciation 0.39 0.59 0.39
Miscellaneous 0.26 0.52 0.36
Total overhead expenses per acre 13.65 10.92 13.82
Total listed expenses per acre 15.75 16.02 14.58
Net return per acre 20.00 11.18 31.33
Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Average of All Farms)
CRP ON CASH RENTED LAND
Average For
All Farms
Number of fields 32
Number of farms 17
Acres 88.71
Yield per acre 27.01
Operators share of yield % 100.00
Value per unit 1.00
Total product return per acre 27.01
Miscellaneous income per acre 2.06
Gross return per acre 29.07
Direct expenses per acre
Seed 4.30
Crop chemicals 0.70
Crop insurance 0.14
Fuel & oil 0.26
Repairs 0.47
Custom hire 2.33
Land rent 15.71
Operating interest 0.22
Total direct expenses per acre 24.13
Return over direct expenses per acre 4.94
Overhead expenses per acre
Hired labor 0.15
Machinery & bldg leases 0.05
Farm insurance 0.13
Utilities 0.10
Dues & professional fees 0.05
Interest 0.34
Mach & bldg depreciation 0.41
Miscellaneous 0.17
Total overhead expenses per acre 1.40
Total listed expenses per acre 25.53
Net return per acre 3.54
Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Average of All Farms)
CRP ON SHARE RENTED LAND
Average For
All Farms
Number of fields 32
Number of farms 20
Acres 116.46
Yield per acre 31.20
Operators share of yield % 35.71
Value per unit 1.00
Total product return per acre 10.38
Miscellaneous income per acre 0.41
Gross return per acre 10.79
Direct expenses per acre
Seed 0.31
Crop chemicals 0.04
Fuel & oil 0.33
Repairs 0.41
Operating interest 0.16
Total direct expenses per acre 1.25
Return over direct expenses per acre 9.54
Overhead expenses per acre
Hired labor 0.06
Machinery & bldg leases 0.02
Farm insurance 0.08
Utilities 0.13
Dues & professional fees 0.01
Interest 0.24
Mach & bldg depreciation 0.47
Miscellaneous 0.16
Total overhead expenses per acre 1.18
Total listed expenses per acre 2.44
Net return per acre 8.36