The Thousandth of an Acre Row calculator return the length of a row that 
Rows of corn equals one thousandth (1/1,000) of an acre based on the width (w) of the row.
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:
- (w) Width of Row (distance between plantings)
1/1000th Acre Row Length (RL): The formula will return the length in that row that will represent 1/1,000th of an acre.
The Math / Science
The thousandth of an acre is a common area used for sampling the yield of a field. For corn, the thousands acre will be used to count ears of corn in the part of a row equaling 1/1000 of an acre. This provides a decent sample that indicative to the yield of the rest of the field.
This function is part of the Corn Yield Estimation Calculator.
Grain Crop Dollar per Bushel
The following shows the recent market auction value placed on corn, soybean and wheat. This is updated weekly.
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Grain Crop Yield Stats
To compute the return on investment in planting a grain crop, one needs to know the market value of the grain in dollars per bushel, and the yield that one's land will produce in the grain. From there, the math is pretty simple. Estimating your grain yield is possible, but the US Department of Agriculture provides annual statistics on crop yields by state. The USDA grain crop yield values for the mid-Atlantic states (PA, NJ, MD, VA) are shown in the table to the right.
| 2023 USDA Crop Yields in Bushels per Acre | |||
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| State | Soybean | Corn | Wheat |
| Pennsylvania | 47.0 | 157.0 | 76.0 |
| Maryland | 47.0 | 165.0 | 85.0 |
| Virginia | 38.0 | 157.0 | 78.0 |
| New Jersey | 43.0 | 168.0 | 82.0 |
| AVERAGE | 43.75 | 161.75 | 80.25 |
To compute the value of a crop per acre you multiply the following:
Crop Value per Acre = Dollar per Bushel * Bushel per Acre
Using the average yield across the mid-Atlantic region and the current market auction price of corn, wheat and soybean (see Dollar per Bushel above), you can see which crop has the highest ROI per acre.
Crop Value per Acre
- Corn: $706.85 USD/acre = 161.75 bu/acre * $4.37 USD/bu
- Soybean: $461.12 USD/acre = 43.75 bu/acre * $10.54 USD/bu
- Wheat: $430.94 USD/acre = 80.25 bu/acre * $5.37 USD/bu
Obviously, main factor is the volume of corn that is yielded per acre, nearly four times as many bushels of corn than soybean and over twice as many bushels as wheat.
Corn Farming Calculators:
- Grain Crop Weight Estimation - Estimate the weight of a grain harvest based on the number of bushels and pounds per bushel of the grain.
- Crop Value Estimation - Estimate the value of a grain crop based on the acres planted, yield per acre and dollar per bushel.
- US Corn Pricing Survey - Regular survey of market prices of corn
- Quantity Required for Moisture Blending - Computes the amount of grain needed of one moisture level to mix with another to achieve a desired moisture level.
- Corn with Moisture Weight Conversion: Computest the expected weight of an amount of corn based on the initial weight at at higher moisture level, and an end moister level (e.g.., 15.5%)
- Corn Yield Estimation Calculator - Estimate the size of corn harvest (number of bushels) while the crop is still in the field based on a sample, acres planted and quality factors (kernel size and moisture).
- Crop Value Estimation - Estimate the value of a crop based on the acres planted, yield per acre and dollar per bushel.
- Corn Products - Estimates the amount of derivative products that can be produced based on a volume (number of bushels) of corn including: pounds of beef, pork and poultry, corn oil and ethanol.
- 100th Acre Row Length - Computes how long a row has to be to constitute being 1/100 of an acre based on the spacing of the rows.
- Four Sided Land Size: Computes the arces of a four sided, not necessarily squared, field.
- Five SIded Land Size: Computes the arces in a five sided field.
Market Ready Grain Weights in Pounds per Bushel
- Weight of Corn - 56 lb/bu
- Weight of Wheat - 60 lb/bu
- Weight of Barley = 48 lb/bu
- Weight of Oats - 32 lb/bu
- Weight of Rye - 56 lb/bu
- Weight of Soybean - 60 lb/bu