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Table 1
Descriptive statistics of 47 farms growing oilseed flax in western France.
(a) Continuous variables | |||
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Variable | Mean | Median | Range |
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Farm arable land (ha) | 142 | 140 | 54–303 |
Farm workforce (number of workers∥) | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.0–6.5 |
Farm gross operating surplus† (€) | 121 897 | 100 000 | 28 109–400 000 |
Age of farmer | 46.8 | 47.0 | 26.0–62.0 |
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(b) Categorical variables | |||
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Variable | n | Percentage of 47 farms | |
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Farm with at least 1 livestock activity | 31 | 66% | |
Ruminants only | 12 | 26% | |
Granivores only | 9 | 19% | |
Ruminants and granivores | 10 | 21% | |
Farm type | |||
Specialist field crops | 22 | 47% | |
Specialist grazing livestock | 6 | 13% | |
Specialist granivores | 8 | 17% | |
Mixed livestock holdings | 5 | 11% | |
Mixed crops-livestock | 6 | 13% | |
Farm work | |||
Self-sufficient in farm equipment | 6 | 13% | |
Dependent on service-supply agency | 11 | 23% | |
Dependent on machinery cooperative | 9 | 19% | |
Dependent on the two previous groups | 21 | 45% |
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