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Table B9 Percentage distribution of farms according to net farm incomes, 1996-97

Net farm income

Type of farm Size of
business

Less
than
£0

£0
to
£1999

£2000
to
£3999

£4000
to
£5999

£6000
to
£7999

£8000
to
£9999

£10000
to
£14999

£15000
to
£19999

£20000
to
£29999

£30000
and
over

LFA: Specialist sheep

Small

18.5

7.4

3.7

11.1

7.4

11.1

14.8

7.4

11.1

7.4

Medium

14.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

10.7

0.0

25.0

10.7

7.1

21.4

Large

0.0

0.0

0.0

12.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

37.5

50.0

All sizes

17.5

6.6

3.6

9.7

7.9

8.9

16.5

7.9

10.7

10.4

LFA: Specialist beef

Small

7.5

10.0

5.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

15.0

12.5

17.5

2.5

Medium

4.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

0.0

4.3

6.4

17.0

25.5

36.2

Large

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

14.3

0.0

0.0

28.6

14.3

42.9

All sizes

6.0

6.8

3.8

6.8

6.9

7.5

11.3

14.9

20.0

16.1

LFA: Cattle and sheep

Small

16.7

8.3

4.2

8.3

4.2

4.2

33.3

8.3

8.3

4.2

Medium

3.9

3.9

0.0

2.0

3.9

3.9

11.8

9.8

23.5

37.3

Large

0.0

7.7

0.0

0.0

7.7

0.0

7.7

0.0

7.7

69.2

All sizes

10.0

6.5

2.1

5.0

4.4

3.7

22.2

8.1

14.3

23.7

Lowground Cattle and

Small

33.3

33.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

33.3

0.0

0.0

sheep

Medium

20.0

20.0

0.0

20.0

0.0

20.0

20.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Large

33.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

33.3

0.0

33.3

All sizes

30.6

27.5

0.0

4.2

0.0

4.2

4.2

26.4

0.0

3.1

Cereals

Small

18.8

6.3

6.3

12.5

0.0

12.5

18.8

0.0

18.8

6.3

Medium

33.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

33.3

33.3

Large

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

100.0

All sizes

21.2

3.3

3.3

6.6

0.0

6.6

9.9

0.0

21.2

28.0

General cropping

Small

27.3

18.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

18.2

18.2

18.2

0.0

Medium

8.3

4.2

8.3

0.0

0.0

4.2

8.3

12.5

12.5

41.7

Large

13.3

0.0

6.7

0.0

6.7

0.0

20.0

6.7

13.3

33.3

All sizes

14.2

5.3

6.0

0.0

2.7

1.6

15.1

11.2

14.0

29.9

Dairy

Small

66.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

16.7

16.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

Medium

18.4

0.0

2.6

2.6

0.0

5.3

18.4

10.5

21.1

21.1

Large

3.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.4

0.0

6.9

86.2

All sizes

17.1

0.0

1.5

1.5

0.0

4.3

13.0

5.9

14.3

42.4

Mixed

Small

27.3

6.1

6.1

3.0

6.1

6.1

21.2

12.1

12.1

0.0

Medium

18.9

8.1

0.0

5.4

2.7

0.0

10.8

5.4

24.3

24.3

Large

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

10.0

0.0

10.0

80.0

All sizes

19.1

5.5

2.8

3.2

3.7

2.8

15.5

7.5

15.7

24.0

All farm types

Small

18.8

9.5

4.4

8.2

5.2

8.2

19.0

9.9

13.3

3.6

Medium

14.0

3.1

2.2

2.4

1.5

3.4

10.5

9.6

22.2

31.2

Large

5.5

0.7

2.1

0.1

3.7

0.0

9.2

4.5

9.1

65.2

All sizes

14.8

5.7

3.2

4.7

3.6

5.1

14.3

8.9

15.8

24.0