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TABLE 9: SOURCES AND LEVELS OF NON-FARMING INCOME 2006/07(1)

Number of Farms in Sample

Total Non-Farming Income (£ per farm)

of which:

On-Farm Non-Farming Activities

Proportion of Non-Farming Income from:

On-Farm Non- Agricultural Income (£ per farm)

Off-Farm Income (£ per farm)

Off-Farm Employment & Self Employment

Off-Farm Investments, Pensions & Other

a.Type of Farm

Specialist Sheep ( LFA)

41

11,691

873

10,818

7

55

38

Specialist Beef ( LFA)

123

9,552

1,295

8,257

14

52

35

Cattle and sheep ( LFA)

67

11,234

1,681

9,554

15

58

27

Cereals

55

9,783

2,570

7,212

26

41

32

General Cropping

40

9,695

2,310

7,386

24

36

40

Dairy

62

7,762

1,633

6,129

21

52

27

Lowland Cattle and Sheep

11

14,728

1,050

13,678

7

75

18

Mixed

66

11,720

1,465

10,255

13

26

61

All types

465

10,316

1,620

8,696

16

48

37

b.Size of Farm

Small

186

11,154

1,129

10,024

10

52

38

Medium

89

8,867

1,309

7,558

15

58

27

Large

190

9,674

2,532

7,143

26

36

38

All sizes

465

10,316

1,620

8,696

16

48

37

(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, and the income level per farm has been rounded to the nearest £100, and the proportions to the nearest 5%.

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