Wpływ struktury użytków rolnych na wyniki ekonomiczne gospodarstw zajmujących się hodowlą owiec

The aim of the paper was to analyze the influence of the agricultural land structure on incomes and economic efficiency of sheep breeding farms in Poland. The results show that incomes and productivity were higher in bigger farms. The paper argues that for Polish conditions, with regard to economic performance of sheep breeding farms, the optimal share of pastures in agricultural land structure should reach the level of 30-40%.