MFBA AVERAGES - FARM BUSINESS FACTOR SUMMARY
(Interest is computed @ 8%)


       SUMMARY YEAR:  2001            Average Farm       Top 1/2        Bottom 1/2
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Number of Farms                            131              66             65
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A.   Farm Owner-Operator-Manager Share of Farm Earnings

 1.  Net Farm Operating Profit            $21,908         $48,981       ($5,581)
 2.  Less Managerial Labor                 $9,846         $11,266        $8,405
 3.  Return to Equity & Management        $12,061         $37,714      ($13,986)
 4.  Interest on Average Capital
          Less Interest Paid              $30,504         $32,787       $28,186
 5.  Return to Management                ($18,443)         $4,927      ($42,173)
 6.  Return to Management Per
          Managerial Year                ($25,615)         $6,236      ($65,895)
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B.   Total Farm Asset Earnings (by person)

 8.  Return to Land, Labor,
              Capital & Management        $46,288         $79,244       $12,826
 9.  Charge for Land, Labor,
                      & Capital           $64,732         $74,317       $54,999
10.  Return to Management                ($18,443)         $4,927      ($42,173)
11.  Return to Capital & Management       $27,480         $57,267       ($2,764)
12.  Percent Return to Capital
                      & Management           4.78%           8.75%        (.56%)
13.  Return to Managerial Labor
                    and Management        ($8,596)        $16,193      ($33,768)
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C.   Factor Data

14.  Value of Managerial Labor             $9,846         $11,266        $8,405
15.  Hours of Managerial Labor              1,727           1,935         1,516
16.  Managerial Years of Labor                .72             .79           .64
17.  Value Hired                                                              
         & Unpaid Family Labor             $8,961         $10,710        $7,185
18.  Hours Hired                                                              
         & Unpaid Family Labor              1,191           1,345         1,033
19.  Total Farm Labor Value               $18,808         $21,977       $15,590
20.  Total Farm Labor Hours                 2,918           3,281         2,550
21.  Value of Production Per Hour          $50.28          $64.39        $31.84
22.  Labor Charge Per Hour                  $6.44           $6.69         $6.11
23.  Labor Charge Per $100 Production      $13.56          $11.00        $20.33
24.  Machine Charge Per $100 Production    $26.15          $22.46        $35.91
25.  Labor & Machine Charge
             Per $100 Production           $39.71          $33.46        $56.24
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D.   Average Capital Managed

26.  Land & Improvements                 $377,126        $416,964      $336,676
27.  Machinery & Equipment                $35,171         $40,883       $29,371
28.  Breeding Livestock                   $38,613         $44,260       $32,879
29.  Operating Capital                   $123,133        $152,143       $93,677
30.  Total Capital                       $574,045        $654,251      $492,605
31.  Capital Turnover                      3.91:1          3.09:1        6.06:1
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Note: Farms sorted into top half and bottom half by net farm operating profit.
Due to rounding of figures some variance may occur in totals.


Missouri Farm Business Management Analysis - Summary of Records
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
University of Missouri - Columbia

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