Red River Valley Reports For 1999

                                            TABLE 12 - 20                                 
                                   Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999                         
                       Minnesota and North Dakota Farm Business Mgmt Education               
                                          Red River Valley                                
                                       (Average of All Farms)                             

                                      SUNFLOWERS ON OWNED LAND                            

                                                                     Average For
                                                                      All Farms 
                                                                     

                    Number of fields                                         14
                    Number of farms                                          12

                    Acres                                                 92.75
                    Yield per acre (cwt)                                  14.45
                    Operators share of yield %                           100.00
                    Value per cwt                                          8.87
                    Total product return per acre                        128.23
                    Miscellaneous income per acre                         48.71
                    Gross return per acre                                176.94

                    Direct expenses per acre
                      Seed                                                15.30
                      Fertilizer                                          19.55
                      Crop chemicals                                      15.76
                      Crop insurance                                       5.18
                      Fuel & oil                                           7.57
                      Repairs                                             15.76
                      Custom hire                                          4.21
                      Operating interest                                   4.43
                      Miscellaneous                                        0.56
                    Total direct expenses per acre                        88.33
                    Return over direct expenses per acre                  88.62

                    Overhead expenses per acre
                      Custom hire                                          2.02
                      Hired labor                                          6.98
                      Machinery & bldg leases                              1.99
                      RE & pers. property taxes                           10.72
                      Farm insurance                                       3.32
                      Utilities                                            2.11
                      Dues & professional fees                             1.67
                      Interest                                            28.50
                      Mach & bldg depreciation                            15.77
                      Miscellaneous                                        2.71
                    Total overhead expenses per acre                      75.78
                    Total listed expenses per acre                       164.11
                    Net return per acre                                   12.83

                    Total direct expense per cwt                           6.11
                    Total listed expense per cwt                          11.36
                    Net return per cwt                                     0.89
                    Breakeven yield per acre                              13.00
                    

                    Net return including govt. payments                   41.84
                    Lbr & mgt charge per acre                             17.29
                    Net return over lbr & mgt                             24.56

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