| Table B2 Average tenant's capital and net farm income, 1996-97 | £ per farm |
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Type of farm |
Size of business(1) |
Average of opening and closing valuations |
Net farm income |
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| Medium-term capital | Short-term (working) capital |
Total |
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Breeding livestock |
Machinery |
Trading livestock |
Crops |
Other |
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LFA: Specialist sheep |
Small |
19,027 |
16,514 |
5,267 |
1,192 |
1,037 |
43,037 |
11,530 |
Medium |
62,773 |
25,316 |
24,670 |
2,264 |
2,755 |
117,778 |
14,798 |
|
Large |
127,965 |
54,360 |
39,240 |
1,765 |
6,961 |
230,290 |
27,155 |
|
All sizes |
28,247 |
18,534 |
9,208 |
1,396 |
1,416 |
58,802 |
12,296 |
|
LFA: Specialist beef |
Small |
27,055 |
21,099 |
20,563 |
4,446 |
1,800 |
74,964 |
10,743 |
Medium |
67,545 |
34,679 |
42,612 |
9,670 |
4,071 |
158,578 |
26,322 |
|
Large |
108,501 |
59,985 |
80,409 |
17,254 |
8,666 |
274,816 |
34,677 |
|
All sizes |
45,278 |
27,854 |
31,347 |
6,925 |
2,950 |
114,353 |
17,343 |
|
LFA: Cattle and sheep |
Small |
30,290 |
19,749 |
15,376 |
2,004 |
1,917 |
69,336 |
9,182 |
Medium |
68,736 |
37,084 |
37,298 |
6,240 |
4,583 |
153,940 |
24,376 |
|
Large |
138,323 |
74,894 |
75,299 |
17,074 |
12,854 |
318,443 |
44,524 |
|
All sizes |
56,164 |
32,045 |
29,965 |
5,165 |
4,049 |
127,388 |
18,689 |
|
Lowground cattle and |
Small |
8,747 |
19,576 |
30,452 |
2,302 |
133 |
61,210 |
1,959 |
sheep |
Medium |
32,868 |
26,953 |
61,188 |
6,648 |
4,077 |
131,733 |
4,501 |
Large |
101,606 |
179,652 |
59,585 |
18,846 |
15,714 |
375,401 |
7,781 |
|
All sizes |
22,373 |
35,958 |
39,541 |
4,740 |
2,398 |
105,010 |
3,027 |
|
Cereals |
Small |
1,021 |
34,152 |
9,014 |
7,659 |
6,285 |
58,131 |
10,683 |
Medium |
3,154 |
73,758 |
10,621 |
29,194 |
20,945 |
137,672 |
30,224 |
|
Large |
0 |
121,922 |
0 |
75,159 |
34,287 |
231,368 |
70,428 |
|
All sizes |
1,612 |
59,332 |
8,362 |
23,983 |
15,008 |
108,297 |
25,296 |
|
General cropping |
Small |
1,008 |
37,352 |
7,000 |
4,932 |
5,817 |
56,109 |
7,113 |
Medium |
6,884 |
55,345 |
19,956 |
9,885 |
10,017 |
102,085 |
21,625 |
|
Large |
14,474 |
116,593 |
19,540 |
40,850 |
32,082 |
223,538 |
20,263 |
|
All sizes |
8,829 |
76,908 |
17,201 |
21,613 |
18,240 |
142,791 |
18,172 |
|
Dairy |
Small |
17,002 |
14,351 |
16,909 |
2,324 |
1,064 |
51,649 |
-1,411 |
Medium |
48,355 |
44,241 |
43,634 |
4,704 |
5,672 |
146,606 |
18,675 |
|
Large |
93,163 |
77,402 |
73,037 |
11,955 |
9,603 |
265,160 |
55,743 |
|
All sizes |
61,628 |
53,508 |
51,833 |
7,076 |
6,682 |
180,728 |
30,142 |
|
Mixed |
Small |
6,587 |
25,587 |
28,440 |
7,886 |
5,088 |
73,588 |
7,540 |
Medium |
31,524 |
51,035 |
46,789 |
15,325 |
9,491 |
154,165 |
15,507 |
|
Large |
76,541 |
91,292 |
69,658 |
26,340 |
18,460 |
282,290 |
46,015 |
|
All sizes |
28,804 |
47,125 |
42,739 |
14,031 |
9,215 |
141,914 |
17,860 |
|
All farm types |
Small |
16,775 |
23,583 |
16,007 |
4,382 |
3,002 |
63,749 |
9,303 |
Medium |
41,674 |
46,544 |
34,249 |
11,216 |
8,229 |
141,913 |
22,252 |
|
Large |
60,844 |
97,173 |
47,718 |
31,329 |
21,107 |
258,171 |
41,680 |
|
All sizes |
33,259 |
44,381 |
27,986 |
11,429 |
7,966 |
125,020 |
19,482 |
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(1) Defined in terms of total standard gross margin (SGM average value 1987
to 1989). |
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