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Table B6 Farm business fund flows by tenure and type of farm, 1995-96 and 1996-97: owner occupied farms

£ per farm

Type of farm

LFA:
Specialist sheep

LFA:
Specialist
beef

LFA:
Cattle and sheep

Lowground
cattle and sheep (2)

Number of farms in sample

22

48

34

4

1995-96

1996-97

1995-96

1996-97

1995-96

1996-97

1995-96

1996-97

Net farm income excl. BLSA (1)

15,628

20,606

11,366

16,331

14,781

18,267

"

"

plus inputs not involving cash outlay

9,226

10,645

12,717

16,352

20,333

25,149

"

"

minus interest

2,992

2,966

4,109

3,874

5,214

5,034

"

"

Cash income

21,862

28,284

19,974

28,808

29,900

38,382

"

"

minus net investment spending

4,216

12,398

9,201

9,972

15,461

9,770

"

"

Cash flow from farm business

17,646

15,886

10,773

18,836

14,440

28,611

"

"

plus net cash from non-farming sources

-1,616

-1,636

2,311

-463

130

-1,402

"

"

plus increase in borrowing

-3,766

5,366

-838

-5,311

1,607

-9,377

"

"

Flow of funds

12,263

19,617

12,246

13,062

16,177

17,832

"

"

Type of farm

Cereals

General cropping

Dairy

Mixed

Number of farms in sample

14

24

50

37

1995-96

1996-97

1995-96

1996-97

1995-96

1996-97

1995-96

1996-97

Net farm income excl. BLSA (1)

25,141

28,457

44,956

28,197

34,998

31,484

17,278

14,698

plus inputs not involving cash outlay

20,059

34,529

38,149

55,718

36,638

45,431

22,418

31,474

minus interest

4,778

7,598

3,980

3,430

4,753

4,828

5,917

5,777

Cash income

40,422

55,388

79,125

80,485

66,883

72,087

33,779

40,395

minus net investment spending

39,477

52,480

22,452

33,048

33,647

41,431

20,235

6,273

Cash flow from farm business

945

2,908

56,673

47,437

33,235

30,656

13,544

34,122

plus net cash from non-farming sources

8,056

-1,686

3,502

-602

278

5,811

1,462

-4,480

plus increase in borrowing

11,713

21,994

-4,827

2,684

6,094

5,759

6,602

-7,983

Flow of funds

20,714

23,216

55,347

49,518

39,607

42,226

21,608

21,660

(1) BLSA: Breeding livestock appreciation
(2) Fewer than 6 farms in the sample.