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Table B13 Sources and levels of non-farming income 2006-07 (1)

Farms in sample

Non-farming incomeRanked to the nearest 100

Proportion of non-farming incomeRanked to the nearest 5

On-farm

Off-farm

Non- farming activities

Employment and self employment

Investments, pensions and other

On-farm

Off-farm

Total

Type of Farm:

Number

£/farm

£/farm

£/farm

%

%

%

LFA: Specialist sheep

41

900

10,800

11,700

5

55

40

LFA: Specialist beef

123

1,300

8,300

9,600

15

50

35

LFA: Cattle and sheep

67

1,700

9,600

11,200

15

60

25

Cereals

55

2,600

7,200

9,800

25

40

30

General cropping

40

2,300

7,400

9,700

25

35

40

Dairy

62

1,600

6,100

7,800

20

50

25

Lowground cattle and sheep

11

1,100

13,700

14,700

5

75

20

Mixed

66

1,500

10,300

11,700

15

25

60

All types

465

1,600

8,700

10,300

15

50

35

Size of Farm:

Small

186

1,100

10,000

11,200

10

50

40

Medium

89

1,300

7,600

8,900

15

60

25

Large

190

2,500

7,100

9,700

25

35

40

All sizes

465

1,600

8,700

10,300

15

50

35

(1) -As co-operators are asked into which range their non-farming income falls rather than the absolute amount, the figures given here relate to a mid-point of the range. For this reason, the figures should be treated as indicative rather than exact.

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