Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms sorted by Return to Overhead)
FALLOW ON OWNED LAND
Average Of Average Of Average Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 34 6 6
Number of farms 31 6 6
Acres 86.24 76.35 154.53
Yield per acre 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operators share of yield % 100.00 100.00 100.00
Value per unit 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total product return per acre 0.00 0.00 0.00
Miscellaneous income per acre 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gross return per acre 0.00 0.00 0.00
Direct expenses per acre
Seed 0.05 0.00 0.00
Crop chemicals 1.46 4.09 0.24
Fuel & oil 3.30 4.97 1.37
Repairs 4.81 9.66 1.30
Operating interest 1.51 5.24 0.16
Total direct expenses per acre 11.13 23.97 3.06
Return over direct expenses per acre -11.13 -23.97 -3.06
Overhead expenses per acre
Hired labor 1.06 0.88 0.55
Machinery & bldg leases 0.07 0.15 0.00
RE & pers. property taxes 2.49 3.32 0.57
Farm insurance 0.75 1.44 0.33
Utilities 0.66 1.69 0.09
Dues & professional fees 0.28 0.28 0.33
Interest 4.96 5.82 2.20
Mach & bldg depreciation 3.06 2.60 0.11
Miscellaneous 1.01 1.44 0.09
Total overhead expenses per acre 14.34 17.61 4.26
Total listed expenses per acre 25.48 41.58 7.32
Net return per acre -25.48 -41.58 -7.32
Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms sorted by Return to Overhead)
FALLOW ON CASH RENTED LAND
Average Of Average Of Average Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 49 9 8
Number of farms 32 6 6
Acres 82.93 73.73 164.40
Yield per acre 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operators share of yield % 100.00 100.00 100.00
Value per unit 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total product return per acre 0.00 0.00 0.00
Miscellaneous income per acre 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gross return per acre 0.00 0.00 0.00
Direct expenses per acre
Seed 0.04 0.00 0.12
Crop chemicals 1.81 5.61 0.07
Fuel & oil 3.92 4.70 4.00
Repairs 5.36 7.32 5.03
Custom hire 0.58 3.36 0.11
Land rent 16.28 23.64 2.11
Operating interest 1.57 1.79 1.51
Total direct expenses per acre 29.58 46.41 12.95
Return over direct expenses per acre -29.58 -46.41 -12.95
Overhead expenses per acre
Hired labor 1.78 0.56 3.73
Machinery & bldg leases 0.10 0.31 0.04
Farm insurance 0.66 0.82 0.75
Utilities 0.63 0.96 0.38
Dues & professional fees 0.19 0.23 0.10
Interest 1.90 4.25 1.92
Mach & bldg depreciation 3.85 1.38 2.62
Miscellaneous 1.27 1.50 0.58
Total overhead expenses per acre 10.37 10.00 10.12
Total listed expenses per acre 39.95 56.42 23.07
Net return per acre -39.95 -56.42 -23.07
Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Average of All Farms)
FALLOW ON SHARE RENTED LAND
Average For
All Farms
Number of fields 29
Number of farms 17
Acres 76.78
Yield per acre 0.00
Operators share of yield % 73.31
Value per unit 0.00
Total product return per acre 0.00
Miscellaneous income per acre 0.00
Gross return per acre 0.00
Direct expenses per acre
Crop chemicals 0.81
Fuel & oil 3.29
Repairs 5.00
Operating interest 0.97
Total direct expenses per acre 10.06
Return over direct expenses per acre -10.06
Overhead expenses per acre
Hired labor 1.35
Machinery & bldg leases 0.06
Farm insurance 0.61
Utilities 0.60
Hauling and trucking 0.01
Dues & professional fees 0.13
Interest 1.34
Mach & bldg depreciation 7.93
Miscellaneous 1.96
Total overhead expenses per acre 13.99
Total listed expenses per acre 24.05
Net return per acre -24.05