| Farm Incomes in Scotland 1997/98 |
| TABLE 4 |
| AVERAGE TENANT'S CAPITAL AND NET FARM INCOME 1997/98 |
Type of Farming |
Size of Business |
Average of Opening and Closing Valuations |
Total |
Net Farm Income |
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Medium-Term Capital |
Short-Term (Working) Capital |
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Breeding Livestock |
Machinery |
Trading Livestock |
Crops |
Other |
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| Specialist Sheep (LFA) | Small | 20,712 |
16,516 |
5,922 |
953 |
826 |
44,929 |
7,569 |
| Medium | 62,135 |
23,085 |
23,015 |
2,433 |
2,319 |
112,987 |
6,703 |
|
| Large | 122,140 |
50,578 |
40,214 |
1,487 |
4,443 |
218,863 |
24,427 |
|
| All SIZES | 30,057 |
18,193 |
9,696 |
1,253 |
1,163 |
60,363 |
7,580 |
|
| Specialist Beef (LFA) | Small | 24,894 |
20,422 |
19,054 |
4,366 |
1,507 |
70,243 |
4,799 |
| Medium | 59,694 |
34,646 |
41,741 |
7,547 |
3,662 |
147,291 |
9,760 |
|
| Large | 104,744 |
60,888 |
74,812 |
12,298 |
4,903 |
257,645 |
15,346 |
|
| All SIZES | 41,443 |
27,653 |
30,064 |
5,916 |
2,440 |
107,517 |
7,108 |
|
| Cattle and Sheep (LFA) | Small | 28,250 |
19,579 |
13,733 |
2,164 |
1,222 |
64,949 |
1,955 |
| Medium | 65,657 |
38,812 |
36,815 |
5,759 |
3,977 |
151,020 |
11,059 |
|
| Large | 136,112 |
69,495 |
64,211 |
12,552 |
6,644 |
289,014 |
23,505 |
|
| All SIZES | 53,882 |
32,199 |
27,927 |
4,630 |
2,855 |
121,493 |
7,719 |
|
| Lowground Cattle and Sheep | Small | 11,535 |
30,918 |
30,215 |
2,074 |
1,912 |
76,654 |
-3,379 |
| Medium | 38,261 |
19,524 |
46,015 |
4,171 |
2,434 |
110,404 |
-1,042 |
|
| Large | 76,444 |
107,786 |
64,562 |
16,269 |
22,740 |
287,801 |
20,159 |
|
| All SIZES | 23,508 |
35,676 |
36,914 |
3,872 |
3,991 |
103,960 |
-647 |
|
| Cereals | Small | 699 |
37,509 |
11,751 |
6,098 |
4,394 |
60,451 |
-4,867 |
| Medium | 4,310 |
70,579 |
11,088 |
22,479 |
19,090 |
127,545 |
787 |
|
| Large | 25,090 |
111,440 |
31,118 |
52,225 |
16,126 |
235,999 |
17,393 |
|
| All SIZES | 5,797 |
60,348 |
14,620 |
18,928 |
11,172 |
110,866 |
573 |
|
| General Cropping | Small | 924 |
30,736 |
11,573 |
4,519 |
5,224 |
52,975 |
186 |
| Medium | 3,682 |
48,977 |
12,453 |
7,294 |
8,183 |
80,590 |
3,553 |
|
| Large | 17,564 |
116,282 |
17,920 |
35,382 |
31,739 |
218,887 |
-3,310 |
|
| All SIZES | 9,042 |
73,992 |
14,605 |
18,700 |
17,623 |
133,961 |
-42 |
|
| Dairy | Small | 17,114 |
18,262 |
16,847 |
2,745 |
1,110 |
56,078 |
-2,704 |
| Medium | 44,292 |
41,231 |
42,145 |
5,446 |
4,844 |
137,957 |
4,646 |
|
| Large | 82,949 |
80,403 |
69,282 |
12,097 |
8,938 |
253,668 |
32,456 |
|
| All SIZES | 56,013 |
53,458 |
49,897 |
7,614 |
6,020 |
173,002 |
14,012 |
|
| Mixed | Small | 9,691 |
27,794 |
27,798 |
6,056 |
3,796 |
75,135 |
-6,608 |
| Medium | 31,532 |
57,783 |
44,823 |
14,678 |
7,101 |
155,916 |
2,690 |
|
| Large | 84,281 |
118,957 |
63,991 |
23,682 |
21,069 |
311,979 |
-2,618 |
|
| All SIZES | 32,973 |
57,387 |
41,313 |
12,753 |
8,582 |
153,008 |
-2,556 |
|
| All Farm Types | Small | 16,659 |
24,550 |
15,884 |
3,815 |
2,341 |
63,249 |
909 |
| Medium | 38,914 |
45,617 |
32,113 |
9,602 |
7,130 |
133,377 |
5,732 |
|
| Large | 61,626 |
99,469 |
47,284 |
26,714 |
18,339 |
253,431 |
12,115 |
|
| ALL SIZES | 32,575 |
45,302 |
27,246 |
9,923 |
6,877 |
121,923 |
4,615 |
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