Unique Record identifier - FMSFarm and Year
Unique Farm identifier
Year of fieldbook
Average weekly wage
Agricultural Price Index
Compound Price Index
Fertiliser Price Index
Area Rough Grazing (ac)
Area Rough Grazing equivalent (ac)
Farm size as defined by census returns 1950-1970
Total area farmed (ac)
Area of grassland less RG (ac)
Total area of grassland including RG (ac)
Total Area of crops (ac)
% of crop land to area farmed
Wheat yield (tons/acre)
Barley yield (tons/acre)
Oats yield (tons/acre)
Sugar beet yield (tons/acre)
Potatoes (tons/acre)
Egg Yield (Dozen Eggs)
Milk Yield (Gallons)
Milk yield per acre of grass (excl. rough grazing)
Milk yield per £100 use of concentrates
Milk yield per £100 use of concentrates - 3yr moving average
Value of cereal output (excl. deficiency payments)
Value of other crop output
Value of horticultural output
Value of cattle output (excl. subsidies)
Value of Sheep output (excl. subsidies)
Value of pig output
Value of poultry output
Value of dairy produce
Total number of enterprises selling produce
Value of cattle stock purchases
Value of sheep stock purchases
Value of pig stock purchases
Value of poultry stock purchases
Value of all purchases
Number of working horses (closing number)
Total Output of all enterprises
Grazing Output (O5cattle + 06sheep + 09dairy)
Grazing output per grazing acre
Crop Output (O2cereals + O3othcr)
Crop Output per crop acre
Cereal Output per £100 of fertiliser
Other crop output as a ratio of total output
Crop output adjusted to 1986 prices
Crop output per acre adjusted to 1986 prices
Gross output from all animal output
Animal Output per £100 of concentrates
Animal Output per £100 of concentrates - 3yr moving average
Absolute value of highest financially yielding enterprise
Net output of enterprises less the purchase of livestock
Value of cattle outputs (Cattle and Dairy) less the purchase of cattle
Value of sheep output less the purchase of sheep
Value of grazing output (dairy, cattle, and sheep) less the purchase of cattle and sheep
Gross grazing output per acre
Value of pig output less the purchase of pigs
Value of poultry output less the purchase of poultry
Value of Animal Output less Animal purchases
Net animal output per £100 use of concentrates
Net animal output per £100 use of concentrates - 3yr moving average
Net value of highest financially yielding enterprise
Gross grazing output adjusted for 1986 prices
Gross grazing output per acre adjusted for 1986 prices
Net Grazing output adjusted for 1986 prices
Net Grazing output per acre adjusted for 1986 prices
Absolute labour (number)
Cost of labour
Cost of fertilisers
Cost of crop sprays & dust
Miscellaneous crop costs
Cost of seeds
Cost of concentrates
Vet and medicine costs
Other livestock costs (other feed + other livestock costs)
Rent and rates (Rent, Rental value, Rates & other rents - not imputed costs for improvements)
Cost of Machinery (Mach repairs, fuel, contract)
Building repairs (small tools etc.)
Drainage costs
Miscellaneous costs
Average capital cost (OV+CV)/2
Total costs of inputs
Total costs of inputs including livestock purchases (AllPurchases)
Total costs adjusted to 1986 prices
Total costs including livestock purchasing adjusted to 1986 prices
Index of Farm Specialization based on gross output values
Index of Farm Specialization based on net output values
Ratio of gross output per £100 of inputs
Ratio of gross output per £100 of labour cost
Ratio of gross output per £100 of capital
Ratio of net output per £100 of inputs
Ratio of net output per £100 of labour cost
Ratio of net output per £100 of capital
Fertiliser pesticide ratio
Input Labour Ratio (TotalCosts / Labour)
Labour costs adjusted for 1986 prices
Labour costs per acre adjusted for 1986 prices
Number of weeks of labour
Estimated Full-Time Equivalents working on farm
Estimated Full-Time Equivalents working per acre
Value of investment made
Description of investment
Total value of capital grants
Capital Grants - Capital Grant Purpose
Value of machinery bought
Description of machinery bought
Machinery Grant
Machinery Grant Purpose
Value of capital grants
Government Grant - Ploughing
Government Grant - Calf
Government Grant - Capitation Bonus
Government Grant - Beef Cow
Government Grant - Hill cattle
Government Grant - Hill Cow Subsidy
Government Grant - SCP
Government Grant - Beef Cow Brucellosis Incentive Scheme
Government Grant - EAP
Government Grant - Hill Sheep
Government Grant - Boar
Government Grant - Drainage
Government Grant - Fertiliser
Government Grant - Petrol
Government Grant - Manure
Government Grant - Cottage
Government Grant - Water Supply
Government Grant - Guidance Premium
Government Grant - Other crops
Government Grant - Other Grant
Government Grant - Other Grant Text
Age of Principle Farmer
Tenure type
Change of name on Fieldbook
Farm type (front of fieldbook)
Soil type (front of fieldbook)
Minimum altitude (front of fieldbook)
Type of district belonged to
Grid Reference
Comments that might be significant
Comments about breeds
Farms that sell cattle
Farms that sell sheep
Farms that sell pigs
Farms that sell poultry
Farms that sell dairy
Farms that sell cereals
Farms that sell other crops
Farms that keep workhorses
Farm have installed mains electricity
Farms fieldbook records in the 50s and 60s
Farms fieldbook records post 1970
Farms fieldbook records before 1950
Annual sample mean for area farmed
Annual sample median for area farmed
Farm Area compared to sample mean
Farm Area compared to sample median
Difference between farm area and sample mean
Difference between farm area and sample median
Percentage difference between farm size and sample mean
Absolute change in farm area over period of time in survey
Change in farm area over period in farm survey compared to mean
Change in farm area over period in farm survey compared to median
Relative change within farm from first to last entry
Category of relative change within farm from first to last entry
Nitrogen Use per farm (units)
Nitrogen Use per farm (units/acre)
Moving average (2 years) for nitrogen Use per farm (units/acre)
Moving average (3 years) for nitrogen Use per farm (units/acre)
Nitrogen Use per farm (kg/ha)
Moving average (2 years) for nitrogen Use per farm (kg/ha)
Moving average (3 years) for nitrogen Use per farm (kg/ha)
Concentrate use per acre
Concentrate lbs per gallon of milk
Fertiliser costs at 1986 prices
Concentrate feed costs at 1986 prices
Cereal output as a proportion of total output
Other crops output as a proportion of total output
Horticulture output as a proportion of total output
Cattle output as a proportion of total output
Sheep output as a proportion of total output
Pigs output as a proportion of total output
Poultry output as a proportion of total output
Dairy output as a proportion of total output
Cereal output as a proportion of maximum output
Other crops output as a proportion of maximum output
Horticulture output as a proportion of maximum output
Cattle output as a proportion of maximum output
Sheep output as a proportion of maximum output
Pigs output as a proportion of maximum output
Poultry output as a proportion of maximum output
Dairy output as a proportion of maximum output
Purchase of Forage Harvester
value of expenditure on forage harvester (current price)
purchase of milking machine or bail or other dairy investment
value of expenditure on milking equip in current prices
investment in Milking Parlour
value of expenditure in parlour (current prices)
investment in cubicles
value of expenditure on cubicles (current prices)
purchase of hay making equipment
value of expenditure in hay making equipment (current prices)
purchase of baler
value of expenditure on baler (current prices)
purchase of tractor
value of expenditure on tractor (current prices)
purchase of combine harvester
value of expenditure on combine (current prices)
purchase of bulk tank
value of expenditure on bulk tank (current prices)
purchase of miscellaneous dairy equipment