£ per farm

Type of farm

LFA:
Specialist sheep

LFA:
Specialist beef

LFA:
Cattle and sheep

Lowground
cattle and sheep

Number of farms in sample

46

69

70

6

1995-96

1996-97

1995-96

1996-97

1995-96

1996-97

1995-96

1996-97

Net farm income excl. BLSA (1)

11,234

11,890

11,960

16,427

15,354

19,347

8,870

954

plus inputs not involving cash outlay

8,151

10,022

12,542

16,323

16,470

19,238

8,817

22,948

minus interest

1,693

1,701

3,326

3,121

3,880

3,760

5,262

4,638

Cash income

17,693

20,212

21,176

29,629

27,943

34,825

12,426

19,264

minus net investment spending

4,688

10,208

9,300

10,762

14,598

10,713

4,183

3,482

Cash flow from farm business

13,005

10,004

11,876

18,868

13,346

24,112

8,243

15,783

plus net cash from non-farming sources

925

2,049

1,832

-319

1,272

218

9,453

3,829

plus increase in borrowing

-2,656

3,133

-674

-5,095

1,794

-6,487

-4,393

-8,123

Flow of funds

11,273

15,186

13,034

13,453

16,411

17,843

13,303

11,489

Type of farm

Cereals

General Cropping

Dairy

Mixed

Number of farms in sample

18

33

60

55

1995-96

1996-97

1995-96

1996-97

1995-96

1996-97

1995-96

1996-97

Net farm income excl. BLSA (1)

22,362

24,893

42,380

25,937

34,848

28,959

17,409

16,841

plus inputs not involving cash outlay

17,926

29,043

32,663

46,174

33,488

45,221

17,222

27,589

minus interest

4,053

6,382

4,189

3,411

4,801

5,001

4,352

4,301

Cash income

36,234

47,554

70,854

68,699

63,535

69,179

30,278

40,130

minus net investment spending

33,017

44,088

25,809

31,912

31,350

37,889

14,885

9,088

Cash flow from farm business

3,218

3,466

45,045

36,787

32,185

31,290

15,394

31,042

plus net cash from non-farming sources

6,700

-1,899

2,453

1,797

947

1,936

624

-4,937

plus increase in borrowing

8,971

19,712

-2,558

2,923

5,147

7,804

4,457

-6,505

Flow of funds

18,889

21,279

44,940

41,506

38,279

41,030

20,475

19,600

(1) BLSA: Breeding livestock appreciation