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Table B13 Sources and levels of non-farming income, 2003-04(1)

Farms in sample

Non-farming income

Proportion of non-farming income

On-farm

Off-farm

On-farm

Off-farm

Total

Non-farming activities

Employment and self employment

Investments, pensions and other

a. Type of Farm:

Number

£/farm

£/farm

£/farm

%

%

%

Specialist Sheep ( LFA)

35

1,500

12,000

13,400

10

50

35

Specialist Beef ( LFA)

112

1,300

7,300

8,600

15

55

30

Cattle and Sheep ( LFA)

54

1,800

7,000

8,700

20

55

25

Lowground Cattle and Sheep

8

500

6,600

7,100

10

65

35

Cereals

38

6,700

15,100

21,800

30

40

45

General Cropping

37

4,100

6,400

10,500

40

10

50

Dairy

58

700

5,300

6,000

10

60

30

Mixed

64

900

11,300

12,200

10

40

60

All types

406

2,300

9,000

11,300

20

45

40

b. Size of Farm

Small

167

2,500

10,700

13,100

20

45

45

Medium

85

2,000

7,600

9,600

20

60

25

Large

154

2,200

7,000

9,200

25

40

41

All sizes

406

2,300

9,000

11,300

20

45

40

(1) As co-operators are asked into which range their non-farming income falls rather than the absolute amount, the figures given here relate to a mid-point of the range.
For this reason the figures should be treated as indicative rather than exact.

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