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Other selected grains, by provinces (1981-2001 Censuses of Agriculture)
| |
1981 |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
2001 |
| |
number |
| Canada |
|
| Total number of farms |
318,361 |
293,089 |
280,043 |
276,548 |
246,923 |
| Oats for grain1 |
|
| Area in hectares2 |
1,541,665 |
1,157,853 |
1,233,107 |
2,044,748 |
1,890,131 |
| Farms reporting |
81,417 |
56,211 |
54,969 |
57,214 |
45,817 |
| Percentage of total farms |
25.6 |
19.2 |
19.6 |
20.7 |
18.6 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
19 |
21 |
22 |
36 |
41 |
| Barley3 |
|
| Area in hectares2 |
5,456,989 |
5,053,111 |
4,524,448 |
5,241,179 |
4,696,809 |
| Farms reporting |
102,190 |
97,037 |
82,677 |
76,900 |
60,467 |
| Percentage of total farms |
32.1 |
33.1 |
29.5 |
27.8 |
24.5 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
53 |
52 |
55 |
68 |
78 |
| Corn for grain |
|
| Area in hectares2 |
1,141,720 |
994,069 |
1,105,696 |
1,132,157 |
1,299,506 |
| Farms reporting |
33,543 |
28,424 |
27,819 |
28,203 |
27,842 |
| Percentage of total farms |
10.5 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
10.2 |
11.3 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
34 |
35 |
40 |
40 |
47 |
| 1. Since 1991, the data reported are for total oats, since the questionnaire made no distinction between the "Oats for grain" and the "Oats for fodder" components of total oats. |
| 2. Conversion factor: 1 hectare equals 2.471 acres. |
| 3. In 1981, the data reported pertain to barley for grain only. |
| 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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