Table 1
Comparison of average farm in survey with average farm in the Netherlands
Characteristics Average farm in Average farm in
a survey (n5612) the Netherlands
Number of dairy cows 58 46
Kg milk per dairy cow 7692 6626
Number of sows 231 176
Number of fattening pigs 574 399
b NGE 109 70
Labour units 1.7 1.8
c Age of farmer 44 46
c d 1996 gross farm income (Dfl.) 110 000 103 000
c e Solvency (equity-to-asset ratio) 48% 72%
Education (low-medium-high) 59/34/7 54/38/8