Preface	CLICK FOR EXCERPT
Introduction	CLICK FOR EXCERPT
Chapter I	The Need CLICK FOR EXCERPT
Agricultural Credit Policy Changes     Agriculture’s Profit Track
Chapter II	Business Forecasting and Control
Evolution of the Ferguson system     Resource Analysis Management     Management By Objective     Budget Development and control     Resource Strategy And Economics Plan
Chapter III	Accounting in Agriculture
Inconsistent and Contradictory Terminology     Balance Sheets     Income Statements     Modified Value Balance Sheets     Hybrid Balance Sheets     What Is Profit?
Chapter IV	Financial Documentation
Balance Sheet Structure     Basic Formats for Balance Sheets     Operating Statements     Cash Flow Statements     Loan Documentation Requirements
Chapter V	Fourteen Signals of Financial Health CLICK FOR EXCERPT
Chapter VI	Calculating Ratio & Index Guideline Adjustments
Guidelines for Specific Farms and Ranches     Adjusting for Interest Expense Index Varying from 16% Guideline     Enterprise Analysis Index Adjustments
Chapter VII	Thirty-Six Ferguson System Financial Ratios and Indices
Ratio and Index Examples     Key Points
Chapter VIII	Case Analyses
Actual Cases #1-9
Chapter IX	Eight Fatal Flaws Leading To Problem Debt
Chapter X	Farmland Purchase Economics
Purchasing Farmland Can Be Financially Disastrous     Owning Versus Renting Cash Flow Requirements
Chapter XI	Capital Development
Winning With Lenders     What Is Negotiable?     Investor Capital     Combining Both Lender And Investor Capital     Seeking Lender Financing     Presentations To Potential Investors     Funding...One-Third Of The Total Challenge
Chapter XII	Management Stardom’s Five Points
Maintaining The Correct Internal Business Structure     Eliminating Price Risk     Maintaining Efficient Operations     Using Effective People     Using Professional Counsel

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