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Statewide Reports for 2000

Crop Enterprise Analysis
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Farm Business Management
(Farms Sorted By Return to Overhead)

Clover Seed on Cash Rent

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of fields 5
Number of farms 5
Acres 111.94
Yield per acre (lb) 128.55
Operators share of yield % 100.00
Value per lb 0.40
Total product return per acre 51.98
Miscellaneous income per acre 3.84
Gross return per acre 55.83
Direct Expenses
Seed 7.58
Crop chemicals 5.25
Crop insurance 3.93
Fuel & oil 4.67
Repairs 7.80
Custom hire 1.34
Land rent 33.55
Operating interest 1.90
Total direct expenses per acre 66.01
Return over direct exp per acre -10.18
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 0.16
Hired labor 1.67
Machinery & bldg leases 2.48
Farm insurance 0.71
Utilities 1.00
Dues & professional fees 0.30
Interest 2.40
Mach & bldg depreciation 3.59
Miscellaneous 0.59
Total overhead expenses per acre 12.91
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 78.92
Net return per acre -23.10
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 7.61
Net return over lbr & mgt -30.71
Government payments 20.22
Net return with govt payments -10.49
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per lb 0.51
Total dir & ovhd exp per lb 0.61
With labor & management 0.67
Total exp less govt & oth income 0.49
Est. labor hours per acre 1.09

 

 

 


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