 |
Applications to the land, by provinces (2001 Census of Agriculture)
| |
1995 |
2000 |
1995 to 2000 |
1995 |
2000 |
1995 to 2000 |
| |
Farms reporting |
Area1, 2 |
| |
number |
% change |
hectares |
% change |
| Canada |
|
|
|
|
| Land in crops in Canada |
237,760 |
215,581 |
-9.3 |
34,918,733 |
36,395,150 |
4.2 |
| Application of:3, 4 |
|
|
| Herbicides |
137,184 |
126,850 |
-7.5 |
23,264,691 |
25,900,910 |
11.3 |
| Insecticides |
39,087 |
27,742 |
-29.0 |
2,935,144 |
2,225,937 |
-24.2 |
| Fungicides |
22,022 |
22,482 |
2.1 |
1,818,436 |
2,572,388 |
41.5 |
| Irrigation |
21,448 |
17,204 |
-19.8 |
856,132 |
784,469 |
-8.4 |
| Commercial fertilizer |
162,257 |
134,120 |
-17.3 |
24,942,635 |
24,014,813 |
-3.7 |
| Manure application using:5 |
|
|
| Solid spreader |
101,890 |
85,542 |
-16.0 |
1,881,417 |
1,828,534 |
-2.8 |
| Irrigation system |
2,163 |
1,297 |
-40.0 |
66,876 |
48,287 |
-27.8 |
| Liquid spreader (surface) |
16,851 |
16,461 |
-2.3 |
579,177 |
718,162 |
24.0 |
| Liquid spreader (injected) |
1,011 |
1,958 |
93.7 |
51,512 |
126,306 |
145.2 |
| Note : Data are reported on Census
Day for the preceding calendar year. |
| 1. Conversion factor: 1 hectare
is equivalent to 2.471 acres. |
| 2. Excludes Christmas tree area. |
| 3. Respondents could report more
than one application. |
| 4. As in previous censuses, the
area of land on which herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and commercial
fertilizer were applied is under-reported. However, the data are comparable
with previous censuses. |
| 5. As in 1995, the area of land
on which manure was applied using each manure application method was under-reported.
However, the 1995 and 2000 data are comparable. |
| Source: Statistics Canada,
Census of Agriculture. |
| Last modified: 2004-05-30. |
For more information on the concepts, methods and quality of the data contained in this table, consult the 2001 Census of Agriculture.
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