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NOTE: The tables in Section C were updated in October 2005. See the link to updated excel file below.

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List of tables

A Aggregate output, input and income
Map 1 Main agricultural areas
Commentary
A1 Output, input and income, 2000 to 2004
A2(i) Agricultural grants and subsidies included in the aggregate account, 2000 to 2004
A2(ii) Agricultural grants and subsidies not included in the aggregate account, 2000 to 2004
A3 Investment and interest, 2000 to 2004
A4 Average rent by type of farm, 2001 to 2003
A5 Estimated balance sheet for Scottish agriculture at current prices, 1996 to 2004
A6 Average weekly earnings of regular full-time hired workers, 1999 to 2004
A7 Estimated yield and production of cereals, root crops and horticultural crops, 1999 to 2004
A8 Yield per hectare of cereals by region, 2003 and 2004
A9 Output and utilisation of principle farm crops, 2000 to 2004
A10 Output and prices of livestock and livestock products, 2000 to 2004
A11 Home grown grains, ex-farm prices by month, 2003 and 2004
A12 Fruit and vegetable prices by month, 2004
A13 Breeding and store stock cattle market prices by month, 2004
A14 Breeding and store stock sheep market prices by month, 2004
A15 Fatstock market prices by month, 2004
A16(i) Prices of fertiliser and lime purchased by Scottish farmers, 2002 to 2004
A16(ii) Estimated purchases of fertiliser and lime by Scottish farmers, 2002 to 2004
A17 Feeding stuff prices by month, 2004
A18 Estimated production of hay, grass and arable silage, 2004

B Financial results by type of farming
Agricultural and farm classification and the farm accounts survey
Financial Results by type of farm 2003/04
Changes to farm accounts methodology
Annex 1 The time period covered by the FAS 2003-04 Survey
Annex 2 Flow-chart showing the construction of the main economic measures derived from the FAS data
Chart 1 Net farm income: Results and forecast
Chart 2 Mean net profit for FAS farms
Chart 3 Mean cash income: Results and forecast
B1 Average cropping and stocking, output, inputs and net farm income by type of farm, 2002-03 and 2003-04
B2 Average tenant's capital and net farm income, 2003-04
B3 Average opening and closing balance sheets by tenure and type of farm, 2003-04: owner-occupied farms
B4 Average opening and closing balance sheets by tenure and type of farm, 2003-04: tenanted
B5 Average opening and closing balance sheets by tenure and type of farm, 2003-04: mixed tenure
B6 Average opening and closing balance sheets by tenure and type of farm, 2003-04: all tenures
B7 Farm business fund flows and net profit by tenure and type of farm, 2002-03 and 2003-04: owner-occupied farms
B8 Farm business fund flows and net profit by tenure and type of farm, 2002-03 and 2003-04: tenanted farms
B9 Farm business fund flows and net profit by tenure and type of farm, 2002-03 and 2003-04: mixed tenure farms
B10 Farm business fund flows and net profit by tenure and type of farm, 2002-03 and 2003-04: all tenures
B11(i) Percentage distribution of farms according to net farm incomes, 2003-04
B11(ii) Percentage distribution of farms according to net profit, 2003-04
B11(iii) Percentage distribution of farms according to cash income, 2003-04
B12 Net farm income, outputs and inputs performance bands by quartile: 2003-04
B13 Sources and levels of non-farming income, 2003-04
B14 Percentage distribution of non-farming income in 2003-04

C The agricultural census
Commentary

NOTE: The tables in this section were updated in October 2005. See the link to take you to the revised tables:

Revised tables

Land use
Map 2 Farm types by parish (main and minor holdings)
C1 Crops, grass and rough grazings on main and minor holdings for each UK country, June 2004
Chart C1 Agricultural area on main and minor holdings by country, June 2004
Map 3 Less Favoured Areas and non- LFAs (main and minor holdings)
Map 4 Highlands and Islands Enterprise Area
C2 Agricultural area on main and minor holdings, June 2004
C3 Area of crops and number of holdings with crops on main and minor holdings by region, June 2004
Chart C2 Agricultural land use on main and minor holdings, Scotland, 1995 to 2004
C4 Main and minor holdings by region and by size of holding, June 2004
C5 Main and minor holdings which are owned/mainly owned and area on these holdings by region and by size of holding, June 2004
C6 Area of crops and grass and number of holdings with crops and grass on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
C7 Area of cereals and number of holdings with cereals on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
C8 Area of wheat and number of holdings with wheat on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
C9 Area of barley and number of holdings with barley on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
C10 Area of oats and number of holdings with oats on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
C11 Area of potatoes and number of holdings with potatoes on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
C12 Area of oilseed rape and number of holdings with oilseed rape on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
C13 Net losses of agricultural land, June to June 1989-90 to 2002-03

Livestock
C14 Number of livestock on main and minor holdings for each UK country, June 2004
Chart C3 Cattle on main and minor holdings by country, June 2004
C15 Number of livestock on main and minor holdings, June 2004
Chart C4 Livestock on main and minor holdings, Scotland, 1995 to 2004
C16(i) Main and minor holdings with livestock by region, June 2004
C16(ii) Number of livestock on main and minor holdings by region, June 2004 85
C17 Number of dairy cows and number of holdings with dairy cows on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
Chart C5 Dairy and beef cows on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
C18 Number of beef cows and number of holdings with beef cows on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
C19 Number of prime cattle and number of holdings with prime cattle on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
C20 Number of breeding ewes and number of holdings with breeding ewes on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
C21 Number of female breeding pigs and number of holdings with female breeding pigs on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
C22 Number of fattening pigs and number of holdings with fattening pigs on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
C23 Number of fowls laying eggs for eating and number of holdings with fowls laying eggs for eating on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
C24 Number of breeding fowls and number of holdings with breeding fowls on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
C25 Number of livestock on main holdings by region, December 2004

Labour
C26 Occupiers and employees on main and minor holdings, June 2004
C27 Occupiers and spouses on main and minor holdings by age group, June 2004
Chart C6 Occupiers, spouses and employees on main and minor holdings, Scotland, 1995 to 2004
C28 Number of occupiers, spouses and employees and number of holdings with occupiers, spouses and employees on main and minor holdings by region, June 2004
C29 Number of full-time employees and number of holdings with full-time employees on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2004
C30 Employees on main holdings, December 2002 to 2004
Chart C7 Full-time males on main holdings, December 1993 and 2003

Farm types and European Size Units
C31 Main and minor holdings by main farm type, June 2004
C32 Cross-tabulation of SGM and farm type changes, June 2004
C33 Main and minor holdings by region and new farm type, June 2004
C34 Main and minor holdings by size group and new farm type, June 2004 95
C35 Main and minor holdings by European Size Unit and new farm type, June 2004
C36 Main and minor holdings by European Size Unit and region, June 2004
C37 Main and minor holdings by Standard Gross Margin and region, June 2004
C38 Main and minor holdings by Standard Gross Margin and new farm type, June 2004
C39 Main and minor holdings by 2000 centred Standard Gross Margin, June 1994, 1999 and 2004
C40 Main and minor holdings by Standard Labour Requirements, and new farm type, June 2004

Farm equipment
C41 Number of tractors on main holdings, December 2002 to 2004

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