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Table B1 Average cropping and stocking, output, inputs, and net farm income by type of farm, 1995-96 and 1996-97 |
| Type of farm | LFA: |
LFA: |
LFA: |
Lowground |
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Number of farms in sample |
63 |
94 |
88 |
11 |
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1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
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Average area (ha) |
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Cereals |
1 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
14 |
16 |
Potatoes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other crops |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Grass |
40 |
40 |
66 |
67 |
85 |
85 |
48 |
46 |
Rough grazing |
730 |
722 |
29 |
30 |
243 |
243 |
4 |
4 |
Total area |
772 |
764 |
105 |
106 |
340 |
340 |
69 |
69 |
Average number of livestock |
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Dairy cows |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
Rearing cows |
9 |
8 |
69 |
71 |
58 |
58 |
14 |
19 |
Other cattle |
12 |
11 |
100 |
104 |
82 |
80 |
106 |
106 |
Breeding ewes |
605 |
610 |
117 |
117 |
447 |
451 |
112 |
94 |
Average output £ per farm (1) |
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Crops: Cereals |
400 |
319 |
5,431 |
5,407 |
6,756 |
6,541 |
11,609 |
11,651 |
Potatoes |
16 |
-1 |
5 |
6 |
176 |
113 |
0 |
0 |
Other crops |
428 |
489 |
964 |
870 |
1,020 |
949 |
4,483 |
4,442 |
Total crop output |
844 |
807 |
6,400 |
6,284 |
7,952 |
7,603 |
16,093 |
16,093 |
Livestock: Cattle |
5,365 |
5,346 |
48,764 |
54,858 |
37,810 |
42,317 |
27,901 |
26,575 |
(of which subsidies) |
(1,974) |
(2,830) |
(16,269) |
(25,541) |
(13,332) |
(21,267) |
(6,417) |
(11,486) |
Sheep |
40,232 |
38,900 |
10,424 |
10,764 |
35,031 |
36,722 |
9,720 |
8,577 |
(of which subsidies) |
(20,848) |
(16,011) |
(3,851) |
(2,805) |
(14,815) |
(11,265) |
(2,682) |
(1,803) |
Pigs |
0 |
0 |
99 |
75 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Poultry |
39 |
28 |
2 |
1 |
107 |
110 |
0 |
0 |
Milk |
12 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
2,149 |
1,613 |
12,119 |
12,075 |
Other livestock |
24 |
38 |
7 |
15 |
-17 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
Total livestock output (2) |
45,673 |
44,313 |
59,304 |
65,713 |
75,079 |
80,763 |
49,749 |
47,227 |
Miscellaneous |
2,528 |
2,031 |
2,660 |
2,872 |
3,530 |
3,516 |
9,452 |
10,822 |
Production grants (3) |
663 |
4,319 |
1,123 |
1,212 |
1,610 |
1,585 |
429 |
532 |
Total average output |
49,708 |
51,469 |
69,487 |
76,080 |
88,172 |
93,467 |
75,722 |
74,674 |
Average inputs - £ per farm |
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Feed |
7,546 |
7,594 |
12,181 |
11,395 |
15,642 |
14,690 |
16,776 |
15,639 |
(of which home-produced) |
(201) |
(188) |
(2,375) |
(2,239) |
(2,184) |
(1,924) |
(3,440) |
(3,434) |
Seed |
234 |
196 |
838 |
1,008 |
1,049 |
1,201 |
1,215 |
1,301 |
(of which home-grown) |
(7) |
(12) |
(26) |
(60) |
(46) |
(49) |
(14) |
(23) |
Labour |
5,936 |
5,819 |
5,523 |
5,852 |
10,546 |
10,447 |
6,993 |
8,115 |
Fertilisers |
2,033 |
2,192 |
5,733 |
6,114 |
5,965 |
6,168 |
4,403 |
4,718 |
Machinery (excl depreciation) |
3,556 |
4,127 |
6,606 |
7,358 |
8,281 |
8,681 |
7,117 |
7,245 |
Miscellaneous |
3,451 |
3,412 |
4,477 |
4,290 |
5,122 |
5,242 |
4,138 |
4,164 |
Land and building costs |
5,717 |
6,452 |
9,220 |
9,410 |
11,154 |
11,366 |
9,293 |
12,458 |
Machinery depreciation (4) |
4,347 |
4,641 |
6,608 |
7,144 |
7,625 |
8,192 |
8,383 |
9,501 |
Other livestock expenses |
4,185 |
4,512 |
4,701 |
5,102 |
6,841 |
7,505 |
4,164 |
4,857 |
Other crop expenses |
221 |
227 |
958 |
1,064 |
1,255 |
1,285 |
1,804 |
3,649 |
Total average inputs |
37,227 |
39,173 |
56,846 |
58,738 |
73,481 |
74,779 |
64,286 |
71,647 |
Average net farm income (2) |
12,481 |
12,296 |
12,642 |
17,343 |
14,691 |
18,689 |
11,436 |
3,027 |
of which valuation change (2) |
1,630 |
925 |
2,105 |
-2,520 |
2,078 |
-1,495 |
2,682 |
-7,976 |
Breeding livestock appreciation |
696 |
1,103 |
130 |
-1,614 |
686 |
-1,274 |
-122 |
-1,047 |
| (1) Including the value of
home-grown non-fodder crops used on the farm for feed or seed, and of milk from the dairy
cows fed to stock. (2) Excluding breeding livestock appreciation (BLSA). (3) Excluding cattle and sheep subsidies, which are in the appropriate output. (4) On a replacement cost basis. |
