Red River Valley Reports For 1999

                              TABLE 12 - 6                                  
                     Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999                         
         Minnesota and North Dakota Farm Business Mgmt Education            
                            Red River Valley                                
                         (Average of All Farms)                             

                     PINTO BEANS ON CASH RENTED LAND                        

                                                              Average For
                                                              All Farms 
                                                                   

      Number of fields                                         24
      Number of farms                                          13

      Acres                                                124.35
      Yield per acre (cwt)                                  11.97
      Operators share of yield %                           100.00
      Value per cwt                                         13.88
      Total product return per acre                        166.19
      Miscellaneous income per acre                        100.81
      Gross return per acre                                267.00
      Direct expenses per acre
        Seed                                                30.54
        Fertilizer                                          16.24
        Crop chemicals                                      31.68
        Crop insurance                                      11.98
        Fuel & oil                                           8.32
        Repairs                                             19.29
        Custom hire                                          1.29
        Land rent                                           59.05
        Operating interest                                   9.12
        Miscellaneous                                        0.11
      Total direct expenses per acre                       187.62
      Return over direct expenses per acre                  79.38
       Overhead expenses per acre
        Custom hire                                          4.66
        Hired labor                                         11.62
        Machinery & bldg leases                              2.88
        Farm insurance                                       5.63
        Utilities                                            2.97
        Dues & professional fees                             1.87
        Interest                                             4.80
        Mach & bldg depreciation                            12.72
        Miscellaneous                                        2.97
      Total overhead expenses per acre                      50.11
      Total listed expenses per acre                       237.73
      Net return per acre                                   29.27
      Total direct expense per cwt                          15.67
      Total listed expense per cwt                          19.85
      Net return per cwt                                     2.44
      Breakeven yield per acre                               9.86
         

      Net return including govt. payments                   29.27
      Lbr & mgt charge per acre                             19.10
      Net return over lbr & mgt                             10.17

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