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Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2000
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Sunflowers on Share Rent
Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 72 8 21
Number of farms 41 8 8
Acres 76.22 100.19 62.95
Yield per acre (cwt) 13.24 6.07 19.56
Operators share of yield % 66.08 64.83 67.53
Value per cwt 9.52 9.40 9.49
Total product return per acre 82.69 36.48 125.30
Miscellaneous income per acre 4.82 7.83 3.68
Gross return per acre 87.51 44.31 128.97
Direct Expenses
Seed 11.02 12.93 11.61
Fertilizer 9.56 10.84 10.24
Crop chemicals 11.43 15.89 11.33
Crop insurance 4.98 3.48 6.53
Fuel & oil 8.74 10.10 9.47
Repairs 14.13 12.47 12.56
Custom hire 1.19 1.23 0.43
Operating interest 2.92 1.53 2.58
Miscellaneous 0.65 0.84 0.21
Total direct expenses per acre 64.63 69.32 64.96
Return over direct exp per acre 22.88 -25.00 64.01
Overhead Expenses
Hired labor 2.52 1.91 2.88
Machinery & bldg leases 0.60 0.48 0.24
Farm insurance 1.44 1.95 1.20
Utilities 1.24 0.92 1.27
Interest 4.29 5.97 3.43
Mach & bldg depreciation 8.19 14.83 6.66
Miscellaneous 2.29 2.71 0.92
Total overhead expenses per acre 20.56 28.78 16.59
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 85.19 98.09 81.55
Net return per acre 2.33 -53.78 47.42
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 16.04 17.56 14.10
Net return over lbr & mgt -13.72 -71.33 33.32
Government payments 13.22 16.65 10.56
Net return with govt payments -0.50 -54.68 43.88
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per cwt 7.39 17.60 4.92
Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt 9.73 24.91 6.17
With labor & management 11.57 29.37 7.24
Total exp less govt & oth income 9.51 23.15 6.16