Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research *) Account statistics for agriculture 2008 Main table 17a, part 6. Summary of accounts for combined dairy and beef farming   Regions   Western Norway       Size groups   decares1)   100-200   200-300   300-500   All   Number of holdings        24   17   17   63 Output   1000 NOK    789.9   969.4   1394.7   1060.4    Plant products   1000 NOK    8.3   18.5   38.8   23.8    Livestock products   1000 NOK    495.3   582.8   900.0   668.3    Production allowances, etc.   1000 NOK    274.6   352.5   426.7   351.3    Other income   1000 NOK    11.7   15.6   29.3   17.0 Total variable costs   1000 NOK    255.6   311.1   455.0   347.8    Seeds   1000 NOK    3.0   2.6   5.9   4.3    Fertilizer and lime   1000 NOK    25.3   32.2   50.5   36.9    Pesticides   1000 NOK    1.1   2.4   3.5   2.6    Preservatives   1000 NOK    7.8   6.9   7.2   7.5    Fodder   1000 NOK    161.4   194.0   283.5   215.1    Miscellaneous for animal husbandry   1000 NOK    20.7   24.8   42.9   29.3    Purchase of cattle   1000 NOK    17.1   18.4   22.6   23.0    Other variable costs   1000 NOK    19.2   29.7   39.1   29.2 Registered fixed costs:                 Hired labour   1000 NOK    57.6   66.2   96.4   71.0    Machinery and equipment   1000 NOK    33.4   24.0   39.3   31.7    Tractors   1000 NOK    7.6   13.2   21.9   14.5    Outbuildings, maintenance and rent   1000 NOK    16.6   28.7   42.0   27.4    Farmland, drainage and water supply   1000 NOK    5.2   2.4   12.8   7.1    Fuel   1000 NOK    17.9   19.6   30.8   23.6    Rented machinery   1000 NOK    19.8   35.1   51.7   38.9    Rented farmland and quota   1000 NOK    4.9   4.6   11.5   6.6    Other fixed costs   1000 NOK    72.7   87.4   124.4   92.2 Total registered costs   1000 NOK    491.2   592.3   885.7   660.7 Result before depreciation   1000 NOK    298.7   377.1   509.0   399.7 Depreciation:                 Machinery and equipment   1000 NOK    19.2   16.4   29.1   22.0    Tractors   1000 NOK    16.8   16.2   34.9   21.3    Outbuildings   1000 NOK    33.7   39.7   82.9   58.4    Farmland, drainage and water supply   1000 NOK    1.9   0.9   2.4   1.7 Required return on capital 6.0 %   1000 NOK    74.9   82.8   164.4   119.0    Net income agriculture   1000 NOK    227.2   303.9   359.8   296.2 + Net income forestry   1000 NOK    2.7   1.9   6.9   3.5 + Net income other farm-based   1000 NOK    21.0   24.4   33.2   23.5 + Net income other off-farm   1000 NOK    1.9   7.3   4.2   3.8 + Dividend   1000 NOK    8.2   -1.3   19.1   8.0 + Wage income   1000 NOK    345.9   144.5   270.0   257.6 + Pensions/sick pay   1000 NOK    26.8   23.8   13.4   20.2 + Family labour investments   1000 NOK    1.7   2.9   22.0   9.7 + Interest received   1000 NOK    20.8   15.9   19.9   18.2 - Interest paid, payments to previous owner   1000 NOK    50.9   57.2   129.1   83.9 = Total net income   1000 NOK    605.3   466.1   619.5   556.9 Change in own capital (savings)   1000 NOK    52.6   65.0   87.8   67.3    Working capital on 31 Dec.   1000 NOK    830.1   435.4   1131.5   769.0    Change in working capital   1000 NOK    -25.1   26.3   28.5   9.8 Balance on 31 Dec:                 Agriculture   1000 NOK    1267.6   1396.0   3039.2   2090.6    Forestry   1000 NOK    70.4   54.8   29.7   50.3    Other occupations   1000 NOK    266.0   147.5   764.3   357.2    Farm houses and private   1000 NOK    673.7   380.0   624.0   590.3    Outstanding claims and cash   1000 NOK    654.0   468.8   667.8   584.7    Total assets   1000 NOK    2931.6   2447.1   5125.0   3673.0    Short-term liabilities   1000 NOK    144.2   299.5   387.6   262.4    Long-term liabilities   1000 NOK    620.2   718.9   2070.4   1282.7    Own capital   1000 NOK    2167.2   1428.6   2667.0   2127.9   1)1 decare = 0.1 hectar

*) Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute pre 2015