1999 BUSINESS ANALYSIS SUMMARY FOR GENERAL CROPS FARMS

This report is a summary of the financial and production records kept by general crops farmers, who were enrolled in the Telfarm/MicroTel record program through Michigan State University Extension. Farm records were included if a Finan summary was completed on 1999 data including beginning and ending balance sheets, plus income and expenses. This report has three purposes: 1) to provide statistical information about the financial results on general crops farms during 1999; 2)to provide production costs for comparative analysis and forward planning; and 3) to provide information on the trends in resource use, income and costs during the last few years