Statewide
Reports
State Averages
Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1996
(Farms sorted according to Return to Overhead per Acre)
CORN SILAGE ON OWNED LAND
Average Of Average Of Average Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
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Number of fields 700 137 141
Number of farms 686 137 137
Acres 35.38 39.95 31.29
Yield per acre (ton) 14.97 10.16 21.44
Operators share of yield % 100.00 100.00 100.00
Value per ton 21.97 19.84 24.32
Total product return per acre 328.91 201.63 521.40
Miscellaneous income per acre 3.37 2.86 1.13
Gross return per acre 332.28 204.49 522.53
Direct expenses per acre
Seed 23.48 21.03 26.93
Fertilizer 31.58 33.12 34.37
Crop chemicals 26.79 23.84 30.62
Crop insurance 4.37 4.39 4.01
Drying fuel 0.16 0.24 0.34
Irrigation energy 0.20 0.33 0.06
Fuel & oil 14.77 14.79 15.59
Repairs 18.79 25.87 10.68
Repair, machinery 13.33 9.83 18.44
Custom hire 7.59 8.38 8.04
Repair, buildings 0.84 0.60 1.39
Repair, irrigation equip 0.04 0.03 0.08
Hired labor 0.30 0.82 0.14
Machinery & bldg leases 0.23 0.16 0.22
Utilities 0.01 0.04 0.00
Marketing 0.05 0.00 0.09
Operating interest 4.21 4.70 4.83
Miscellaneous 2.43 2.48 1.96
0.04 0.00 0.00
Total direct expenses per acre 149.19 150.66 157.80
Return over direct expenses per acre 183.09 53.84 364.73
Overhead expenses per acre
Custom hire 0.02 0.00 0.00
Hired labor 9.12 5.65 12.56
Machinery & bldg leases 2.60 3.31 4.21
RE & pers. property taxes 6.81 4.54 10.20
Farm insurance 2.81 2.30 3.28
Utilities 3.27 2.60 3.42
Dues & professional fees 0.48 0.37 0.56
Interest 37.22 25.81 48.96
Mach & bldg depreciation 27.27 24.98 34.69
Miscellaneous 4.15 2.77 4.05
Total overhead expenses per acre 93.77 72.35 121.93
Total listed expenses per acre 242.95 223.01 279.73
Net return per acre 89.32 -18.52 242.80
Total direct expense per ton 9.96 14.82 7.36
Total listed expense per ton 16.23 21.94 13.05
Net return per ton 5.97 -1.82 11.32
Breakeven yield per acre 10.91 11.10 11.46
Est. labor hours per acre 5.37 5.21 4.43
Net return including govt. payments 94.60 -14.11 252.15
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 27.82 27.86 31.26
Net return over lbr & mgt 66.78 -41.96 220.89
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