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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 Owned Land
Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 75 14 15
Number of farms 61 12 12
Acres 80.38 80.31 56.07
Yield per acre (unit) - - -
Operators share of yield % 100.00 100.00 100.00
Value per unit - - -
Other product return per acre - - -
Total product return per acre - - -
Miscellaneous income per acre 59.54 47.06 89.23
Gross return per acre 59.54 47.06 89.23
Direct Expenses
Fertilizer 0.39 2.08 -
Crop chemicals 1.16 3.18 1.79
Crop insurance 5.20 8.51 4.16
Fuel & oil 4.08 5.52 2.24
Repairs 5.69 8.02 3.34
Operating interest 1.11 3.08 0.36
Miscellaneous 0.44 - -
Total direct expenses per acre 18.07 30.38 11.89
Return over direct exp per acre 41.47 16.68 77.33
Overhead Expenses
Hired labor 2.29 1.22 0.47
Machinery & bldg leases 0.41 1.17 0.00
RE & pers. property taxes 4.09 4.02 3.06
Farm insurance 0.88 1.51 0.44
Utilities 0.82 1.20 0.40
Interest 13.61 24.81 14.68
Mach & bldg depreciation 4.34 5.75 3.90
Miscellaneous 1.35 1.93 0.73
Total overhead expenses per acre 27.79 41.61 23.68
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 45.86 71.99 35.58
Net return per acre 13.68 -24.93 53.65
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 7.43 11.14 6.56
Net return over lbr & mgt 6.25 -36.07 47.09
Government payments 19.55 23.51 19.82
Net return with govt payments 25.80 -12.56 66.91