Dave Forgey's River-View Farm Comparisons
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
Dry Lot
Dry Lot
Graz 6mo
Graz 6 mo
Seasonal
Seasonal
Seasonal
Seasonal
Seasonal
Capitol Eqpt purchased
19000
11542
13800
13987
Debt
Avge Farm Assets
976578
979432
983561
986100
950466
915455
884455
907255
915242
Reduction
Liabilities
573850
565967
501002
476001
417123
343721
311574
272266
232658
341192
Capitol Eqpt sold
2742
12500
27176
28140
Eqpt Sold
70558
Debt reduced from Profit.
270634
Average cows
106
115
125
132
118
117
91
106
106
Milk sold per cow
20447
19649
18517
12153
15325
15747
16265
15624
14777
Income
Tl milk
Milk
270924
285619
290255
206466
244732
244950
217218
226457
234682
2221303
Cull Cows
7726
8112
12478
6415
6372
11608
11175
14109
13309
Tl Brdng
Bull Calves
3520
2520
2640
2580
8024
8520
4525
4565
5765
Lvstk Sld
Breeding Stock
30000
8308
63896
52299
52274
48000
8000
17037
23809
303623
Crop & Ag Pmts
7147
20811
13234
10558
8260
17324
11099
5907
6117
Cull Sales
Pat Dividends
680
0
1146
1040
944
1136
2182
1122
575
91304
Other farm income
11009
Tl Sales
Total Income
319997
325370
383649
279358
320606
331538
254199
269197
295266
2779180
Expenses
Purchased Feed
71807
63906
67889
56219
61832
83496
56553
45214
42536
Labor
32157
33150
30879
26518
24116
21578
19745
18300
22821
Fert/Chem/Lime
11800
13340
2660
711
708
3692
5185
4305
5145
Repairs
27040
33355
29180
28192
30916
26270
10787
17970
25285
Custom Hire
0
2617
3072
1970
0
0
1470
722
6454
Fuel
18136
10929
12166
9004
8968
7526
6083
6896
6364
Supplies
18386
16180
20737
17878
20532
14626
13032
9734
10414
Seed
3451
6492
4393
3591
3540
1562
2843
876
2247
Rent
5690
5440
6940
5679
5546
4400
4400
5400
4300
Vet/ Medicine
10025
6495
5608
4678
4602
4544
3289
3173
3927
Breeding
6391
4777
2897
2737
2714
2272
1784
1430
1430
Insurance
22312
24201
25983
15753
15694
17040
14292
19053
19287
Taxes
7762
7860
7856
7964
8024
7952
7695
7980
8683
Utilities
10911
9119
10308
8275
8260
8236
6304
6129
6016
DHIA
1317
1153
1450
1242
1180
1278
1034
515
535
Misc. Exp.
3251
1969
3723
2140
1534
646
427
7842
18138
Farm Interest
57114
52004
46618
39084
37170
41748
32076
27570
27399
Total Expense
307550
292987
282359
231635
235336
246866
186999
183109
210981
Total
Net Cash Income
12447
32383
101290
47723
85270
84672
67200
86088
84285
Dep
Inventory Change
1500
0
10200
5400
-12900
-10600
0
400
20000
taken
Depreciation
38500
37500
36759
36871
35414
34621
33213
32579
31852
317309
Net Farm Income
-24553
-5117
74731
16252
36956
39451
33987
53909
72433
Net Farm Income %
-8%
-2%
19%
6%
12%
12%
13%
20%
25%
Operating Exp ratio
78.26%
74.06%
61.45%
68.93%
61.81%
61.87%
60.95%
57.78%
62.18%
Net Per Cow
-232
-44
598
123
313
337
373
509
683
Acres Farmed
415
398
398
398
398
370
370
370
370
Income Per Acre
-59
-13
188
41
93
107
92
146
196
Value
Operator
Labor
40000
40000
40000
40000
40000
40000
40000
40000
40000
Retun on Frm Assts
-7439
6887
81349
15336
34126
41199
26063
41479
59832
Nt Worth
Rate rtn on Frm Ast
-1%
1%
8%
2%
4%
5%
3%
5%
7%
Increase
Net Worth
402728
413465
482559
510099
533343
571734
572881
634989
682584
279856
Retun on Frm Equity
-64553
-45117
34731
-23748
-3044
-549
-6013
13909
32433
Rate rtn on Frm Eqty
-16%
-11%
7%
-5%
-1%
0%
-1%
2%
5%
Debt / Asset Ratio
59%
58%
51%
48%
44%
38%
35%
30%
25%
Equity / Asset Ratio
41%
42%
49%
52%
56%
62%
65%
70%
75%
Debt / Equity Ratio
142%
137%
104%
93%
78%
60%
54%
43%
34%