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Number of farms with gross receipts of $2,500 or more, by farm type, by provinces (2001 Census of Agriculture)

  1996 2001 1996 to 2001
  Farms reporting
  number % change
Canada    
All farms in Canada 252,839 230,540 -8.8
Farm type:1  
Dairy 24,411 18,574 -23.9
Cattle (beef) 67,531 67,814 0.4
Hog 8,063 7,148 -11.3
Poultry and egg 4,833 4,394 -9.1
Wheat 29,526 15,249 -48.4
Grain and oilseed (except wheat) 51,577 52,648 2.1
Field crop (except grain and oilseed) 16,245 17,286 6.4
Fruit 7,107 6,560 -7.7
Vegetable 3,607 2,890 -19.9
Miscellaneous specialty 28,715 28,315 -1.4
Livestock combination 6,217 4,991 -19.7
Other combination 5,007 4,671 -6.7
Notes:
- Each census farm is classified according to the commodity or group of commodities that accounts for 51% or more of the total potential receipts. Since the farm numbers include only those with receipts of $2,500 or more, the data differ from totals shown in other tables.
- Data are reported on Census Day for the preceding calendar or fiscal year.
1. To make comparisons between the two years possible, the farm typing categories are based on the historical classification structure, not the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) farm typing categories introduced in 2001.
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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