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Table B13 Sources and levels of non-farming income, 2004-05(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

Type of Farm:

Number

£/farm

£/farm

£/farm

%

%

%

Specialist sheep ( LFA)

44

12,649

1,395

11,253

10

50

35

Specialist beef ( LFA)

116

11,202

973

10,230

10

0

65

Cattle and sheep ( LFA)

60

9,743

1,958

7,786

20

50

25

Lowland cattle and sheep

8

8,196

785

7,411

10

105

0

Cereals

46

17,881

5,938

11,943

30

35

0

General cropping

41

8,570

2,740

5,830

30

0

30

Dairy

62

6,415

742

5,673

10

0

40

Mixed

62

11,586

1,557

10,029

10

0

60

All types

439

11,247

2,084

9,163

20

45

45

Size of farm:

Small

174

12,318

1,858

10,460

15

50

40

Medium

91

10,186

2,552

7,634

25

0

20

Large

174

10,027

2,219

7,808

20

35

65

All sizes

439

11,247

2,084

9,163

20

45

45

(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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